Dfi GF9400 T2RS User Manual

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System Board User’s Manual

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This publication contains information that is protected by copyright. No part of it may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any transformation/adaptation without the prior written permission from the copyright holders.

This publication is provided for informational purposes only. The manufacturer makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents or use of this manual and specifically disclaims any express or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. The user will assume the entire risk of the use or the results of the use of this document. Further, the manufacturer reserves the right to revise this publication and make changes to its contents at any time, without obligation to notify any person or entity of such revisions or changes.

Trademarks

Windows® 2000 and Windows® XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Award is a registered trademark of Award Software, Inc. Other trademarks and registered trademarks of products appearing in this manual are the properties of their respective holders.

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FCC and DOC Statement on Class B

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio 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 to which the receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help.

Notice:

1. The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.

2. Shielded interface cables must be used in order to comply with the emission limits.

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Table of Contents

Warranty.................................................................................................

Static Electricity Precaution................................................................

Safety Measures.....................................................................................

About the Package...............................................................................

Before Using the System Board.........................................................

Chapter 1 - Introduction....................................................................

Specifications...................................................................................................................................

Features..............................................................................................................................................

Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation....................................................

System Board Layout ..........................................................................................................

System Memory..........................................................................................................................

CPU.......................................................................................................................................................

Chipset Heat Sink.....................................................................................................................

Jumper Settings............................................................................................................................

Rear Panel I/O Ports.............................................................................................................

Internal I/O Connectors.....................................................................................................

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Chapter 3 - BIOS Setup......................................................................

Switchable Modes for Overclocking........................................................................

Award BIOS Setup Utility.................................................................................................

RAID BIOS.....................................................................................................................................

Updating the BIOS..................................................................................................................

Chapter 4 - Supported Software.......................................................

Chapter 5 - RAID.................................................................................

Chapter 6 - NVIDIA SLI Technology.................................................

Chapter 7 - GeForce 9400 Temperature.........................................

Appendix A - ABS................................................................................

Appendix B - Troubleshooting..........................................................

Appendix C -Debug LED POST and Troubleshooting ...............

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100 113 116 120 122 130 134

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Warranty

1. Warranty does not cover damages or failures that arised from misuse of the product, inability to use the product, unauthorized replacement or alteration of components and product specifications.

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

3. Unless otherwise instructed in this user’s manual, the user may not, under any circumstances, attempt to perform service, adjustments or repairs on the product, whether in or out of warranty. It must be returned to the purchase point, factory or authorized service agency for all such work.

4. We will not be liable for any indirect, special, incidental or consequencial damages to the product that has been modified or altered.

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Introduction

Static Electricity Precautions

It is quite easy to inadvertently damage your PC, system board, components or devices even before installing them in your system unit. Static electrical discharge can damage computer components without causing any signs of physical damage. You must take extra care in handling them to ensure against electrostatic build-up.

1. To prevent electrostatic build-up, leave the system board in its anti-static bag until you are ready to install it.

2. Wear an antistatic wrist strap.

3. Do all preparation work on a static-free surface.

4. Hold the device only by its edges. Be careful not to touch any of the components, contacts or connections.

5. Avoid touching the pins or contacts on all modules and connectors. Hold modules or connectors by their ends.

Important:

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage your processor, disk drive and other components. Perform the upgrade instruction procedures described at an ESD workstation only. If such a station is not available, you can provide some ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap and attaching it to a metal part of the system chassis. If a wrist strap is unavailable, establish and maintain contact with the system chassis throughout any procedures requiring ESD protection.

Safety Measures

To avoid damage to the system:

• Use the correct AC input voltage range

To reduce the risk of electric shock:

• Unplug the power cord before removing the system chassis cover for installation or servicing. After installation or servicing, cover the system chassis before plugging the power cord.

Battery:

• Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced.

• Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommend the manufacturer.

• Dispose of used batteries according to local ordinance.

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About the Package

The system board package contains the following items. If any of these items are missing or damaged, please contact your dealer or sales representative for assistance.

; One system board ; One IDE cable ; One floppy cable ; Two Serial ATA data cables ; One power cable with 2 Serial ATA power connectors ; Smart connectors ; One I/O shield ; One DVD disk ; One user’s manual ; Auto Boost System (ABS) installation guide

Introduction

The system board and accessories in the package may not come similar to the information listed above. This may differ in accordance to the sales region or models in which it was sold. For more information about the standard package in your region, please contact your dealer or sales representative.

Before Using the System Board

Before using the system board, prepare basic system components.

If you are installing the system board in a new system, you will need at least the following internal components.

• A CPU

• Memory module

• Storage devices such as hard disk drive, CD-ROM, etc.

You will also need external system peripherals you intend to use which will normally include at least a keyboard, a mouse and a video display monitor.

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Introduction

Chapter 1 - Introduction

Specifications

Processor

Chipset

System Memory

Expansion Slots

BIOS

• LGA 775 socket for:

- Intel

• Supports Intel Enhanced Memory 64 Technology (EMT64T)

• Supports Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology (EIST)

• Supports Intel Hyper-Threading Technology

• Supports 1333/1066/800MHz FSB

• NVIDIA GeForce 9400 chipset

• Four 240-pin DDR2 DIMM sockets

• Supports DDR2 667/800 MHz DIMMs

• Supports dual channel (128-bit wide) memory interface

• Supports up to 8GB system memory

• Supports unbuffered non-ECC x8 and x16 DIMMs

• 2 PCI Express (Gen 2) x16 slots

- Hybrid SLI

- Two graphics cards support SLI®; each operating at x8 (8-

• 1 PCI Express x1 slot

• 1 PCI slot

• Award BIOS

• CMOS Reloaded

• 8Mbit SPI flash memory

CoreTM2 Quad and Intel® CoreTM2 Duo

- combination of the integrated graphics and a

discrete graphics card in a PCIE slot (16-lane port).

lane ports) bandwidth

Graphics

Audio

LAN

• Integrated graphics core

• Hybrid SLI graphics and a discrete PCIE graphics card

• Onboard graphics interface

- HDMI port for both digital audio and video HD display

- DVI-I port for digital LCD display

• Microsoft® DirectX 10

• PureVideo® HD and PhysX technology will provide highdefinition video decode acceleration.

• Realtek ALC885 8-channel HD Audio Codec

• High-performance DACs with 106dB dynamic range (A-Weight), ADCs with 101dB dynamic range (A-Weight)

• Vitesse VSC8601 PCIE Gigabit LAN controller

• Fully compliant to IEEE 802.3 (10BASE-T), 802.3u (100BASETX) and 802.3ab (1000BASE-T) standards

technology combines the onboard integrated

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Introduction

IDE

Serial ATA with RAID

Rear Panel I/O

Internal I/O

• One IDE connector allows connecting up to two UltraDMA 133Mbps hard drives

• Supports up to 6 SATA devices

• SATA speed up to 3Gb/s

• RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1 and RAID 5

• 1 mini-DIN-6 PS/2 mouse port

• 1 mini-DIN-6 PS/2 keyboard port

• 1 HDMI-out port

• 1 coaxial RCA S/PDIF-out por t

• 1 optical S/PDIF-out port

• 1 DVI-I port

• 4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports

• 1 RJ45 LAN port

• Center/subwoofer, rear R/L and side R/L jacks

• Line-in, line-out (front R/L) and mic-in jacks

• 3 connectors for 6 additional external USB 2.0 ports

• 1 connector for an external COM por t

• 1 front audio connector

• 1 CD-in connector

• 1 IrDA connector

• 1 CIR connector

• 6 Serial ATA connectors

• 1 40-pin IDE connector

• 1 floppy connector

• 1 24-pin ATX power connector

• 1 8-pin 12V power connector

• 2 4-pin 5V/12V power connectors (FDD type)

• 1 front panel connector

• 4 fan connectors

• EZ touch switches (power switch and reset switch)

Power Management

Hardware Monitor

PCB

• ACPI and OS Directed Power Management

• ACPI STR (Suspend to RAM) function

• Wake-On-PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse

• Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse

• Wake-On-Ring

• Wake-On-LAN

• RTC timer to power-on the system

• AC power failure recovery

• Monitors CPU/system/chipset temperature

• Monitors 12V/5V/3.3V/Vcore/Vbat/5Vsb/Vdimm/Vchip voltages

• Monitors the speed of the cooling fans

• CPU Overheat Protection function monitors CPU temperature during system boot-up

• microATX form factor

• 24.5cm (9.64") x 24.5cm (9.64")

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Introduction

Features

The system board supports high performance DDR2 technology whose data transfer rate delivers bandwidth of 12.8 Gb/s and beyond. That is twice the speed of

the conventional DDR without increasing its power consumption. DDR2 SDRAM modules work at 1.8V supply compared to 2.6V memory voltage for DDR modules. DDR2 also incorporates new innovations such as the On-Die Termination (ODT) as well as larger 4-bit pre-fetch against DDR which fetches 2 bits per clock cycle.

The NVIDIA SLI

SLISLI

SLI

SLISLI

ers to intelligently scale graphics performance. This provides extreme performance allowing you to enjoy games with the most visual effects and the most graphics demanding multimedia utilities. Dual GPUs provide increased 3D graphics and and doubles the graphics performance.

HybridHybrid

Hybrid

HybridHybrid

SLISLI

SLI

SLISLI

quality gaming images and improved performance. Its multi-GPU performance capabilities enhance gaming performance, productivity and platform power efficiency to the mainstream PC.

connects two SLI-ready PCI Express graphics cards in a single and scalable system. The two identical graphics cards, which are connected via the SLI bridge, allows us-

Based on the NVIDIA SLI® multi-GPU technology, the Hybrid SLI takes gaming experience to the next level. Hybrid SLI is a combination of the integrated graphics and a discrete graphics card delivering high

(Scalable Link Interface) technology

PCI Express Gen 2 is a high bandwidth I/O infrastructure that possesses the ability to scale speeds by forming multiple lanes. The x16 PCI Express lane supports transfer rate up to 5Gb/s.

DVI (Digital Visual Interface) is a form of video interface

DVIDVI

DVI

DVIDVI

ferential Signaling) protocol, providing a digital signal from the PC’s graphics subsystem to the display.

technology made to maximize the quality of flat panel LCD monitors and modern video graphics cards. Data is transmitted using the TMDS (Transition Minimized Dif-

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Introduction

HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is a

HDMIHDMI

HDMI

HDMIHDMI

1080p visuals through a single cable. Connect a LCD monitor or digital TV that has the HDMI port.

ports S/PDIF output, allowing digital connections with DVD systems or other audio/video multimedia.

S/PDIFS/PDIF

S/PDIF

S/PDIFS/PDIF

it is converted to analog. S/PDIF is usually found on digital audio equipment such as a DAT machine or audio processing device. The S/PDIF interface on the system board sends surround sound and 3D audio signal outputs to amplifiers and speakers and to digital recording devices like CD recorders.

compact audio/video connector interface for transmitting uncompressed digital streams. It delivers multi-channel audio and uncompressed digital video signals for full HD

The onboard Realtek ALC885 is a High Definition audio codec and the 6 audio jacks at the rear I/O panel provides 8-channel audio output for advanced 7.1-channel super surround sound audio system. ALC885 also sup-

S/PDIF is a standard audio file transfer format that transfers digital audio signals to a device without having to be converted first to an analog format. This prevents the quality of the audio signal from degrading whenever

is 100MB/s.

RAIDRAID

RAID

RAIDRAID

GigabitGigabit

Gigabit

GigabitGigabit

ANAN

Serial ATA is a storage interface that is compliant with SATA 1.0 specification. It supports speed of up to 3Gb/ s. Serial ATA improves hard drive performance faster than the standard parallel ATA whose data transfer rate

The system board allows configuring RAID on Serial ATA devices. It supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1 and RAID 5.

The Vitesse VSC8601 PCI Express Gigabit LAN controller supports up to 1Gbps data rate.

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Introduction

CMOS Reloaded is a technology that allows storing multiple user-defined BIOS settings by using the BIOS utility to save, load and name the settings. This is especially use-

ful to overclockers who require saving a variety of overclocked settings and being able to conveniently switch between these settings simultaneously.

The options in Genie BIOS allows configuring the system to optimize system performance and overclock capability.

The presence of the power switch and reset switch on the system board are user-friendly especially to DIY users. They provide convenience in powering on and/or resetting the system while fine tuning the system board

before it is installed into the system chassis.

IntelIntel

Intel

IntelIntel

Hyper-Hyper-

Hyper-

Hyper-Hyper-

ThreadingThreading

Threading

ThreadingThreading

echnologyechnology

echnology

echnologyechnology

The system board supports Intel processors with HyperThreading Technology. Enabling the functionality of HyperThreading Technology for your computer system requires ALL of the following platforms.

Components:

• CPU - an Intel

Pentium® 4 Processor with HT Technology

• Chipset - an Intel® chipset that supports HT Technology

• BIOS - a BIOS that supports HT Technology and has it enabled

• OS - an operating system that includes optimizations for HT

Technology

For more information on Hyper-Threading Technology, go to: www.intel.com/info/hyperthreading.

CPU Overheat Protection has the capability of monitoring

CPUCPU

CPU

CPUCPU

OverheatOverheat

Overheat

OverheatOverheat

ProtectionProtection

Protection

ProtectionProtection

the CPU’s temperature during system boot up. Once the CPU’s temperature exceeded the temperature limit pre-de-

fined by the CPU, the system will automatically shutdown. This preventive measure has been added to protect the CPU from damage and insure a safe computing environment.

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Introduction

The system board is equipped with an IrDA connector

IrDAIrDA

IrDA

IrDAIrDA

distance of 1 meter.

USBUSB

USB

USBUSB

2.02.0

2.0

2.02.0

your computer and a wide range of simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals.

for wireless connectivity between your computer and peripheral devices. The IRDA (Infrared Data Association) specification supports data transfers of 115K baud at a

The system board supports USB 2.0 and USB 1.1 ports. USB 1.1 supports 12Mb/second bandwidth while USB

2.0 supports 480Mb/second bandwidth providing a marked improvement in device transfer speeds between

akak

OnOn

RingRing

Ring

RingRing

PCI PME (Power Management Event) signal to remotely wake up the PC.

akak

OnOn

ANAN

ever, if your system is in the Suspend mode, you can power-on the system only through an IRQ or DMA interrupt.

This feature allows the system that is in the Suspend

mode or Soft Power Off mode to wake-up/power-on to respond to calls coming from an external modem or respond to calls from a modem PCI card that uses the

Important:

If you are using a modem add-in card, the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support a minimum of ≥720mA.

This feature allows the network to remotely wake up a

Soft Power Down (Soft-Off) PC. It is supported via the onboard LAN port or via a PCI LAN card that uses the PCI PME (Power Management Event) signal. How-

Important:

The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support

≥

720mA.

akak

OnOn

PS/2PS/2

PS/2

PS/2PS/2

This function allows you to use the PS/2 keyboard or

PS/2 mouse to power-on the system.

Important:

The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support

≥

720mA.

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Introduction

akak

OnOn

USBUSB

USB

USBUSB

must support ≥1.5A. For 3 or more USB ports, the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support ≥2A.

RTCRTC

RTC

RTCRTC

STRSTR

STR

STRSTR

operating systems that support OS Direct Power Management. ACPI when enabled in the Power Management Setup will allow you to use the Suspend to RAM function.

This function allows you to use a USB keyboard or USB

mouse to wake up a system from the S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state.

Important:

If you are using the Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse function for 2 USB ports, the 5VSB power source of your power supply

The RTC installed on the system board allows your system to automatically power-on on the set date and

time.

The system board is designed to meet the ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) specification. ACPI has energy saving features that enables PCs to implement Power Management and Plug-and-Play with

With the Suspend to RAM function enabled, you can power-off the system at once by pressing the power button or selecting “Standby” when you shut down the system without having to go through the sometimes tiresome process of closing files, applications and operating system. This is because the system is capable of storing all programs and data files during the entire operating session into RAM (Random Access Memory) when it powers-off. The operating session will resume exactly where you left off the next time you power-on the system.

Important:

The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support

≥

1A.

When power returns after an AC power failure, you may

PowerPower

Power

PowerPower

FailureFailure

Failure

FailureFailure

RecoveryRecovery

Recovery

RecoveryRecovery

choose to either power-on the system manually or let the system power-on automatically.

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Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation

System Board Layout

Hardware Installation

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Hardware Installation

Warning:

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage your system board, processor, disk drives, add-in boards, and other components. Perform the upgrade instruction procedures described at an ESD workstation only. If such a station is not available, you can provide some ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap and attaching it to a metal part of the system chassis. If a wrist strap is unavailable, establish and maintain contact with the system chassis throughout any procedures requiring ESD protection.

System Memory

Warning:

When the DRAM Power LED lit red, it indicates that power is present on the DIMM sockets. Power-off the PC then unplug the power cord prior to installing any memory modules. Failure to do so will cause severe damage to the motherboard and components.

Channel A

Channel B

The four DIMM sockets on the system board are divided into 2 channels:

DIMM 3 DIMM 4

DIMM 1 DIMM 2

DRAM Power LED

Channel A - DIMM 3 and DIMM 4 Channel B - DIMM 1 and DIMM 2

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The system board supports the following memory interface.

Single Channel (SC)

Data will be accessed in chunks of 64 bits (8B) from the memory channels.

Virtual Single Channel (VSC)

If both channels are populated with different memory configurations, the MCH defaults to Virtual Single Channel.

Dual Channel (DC)

Dual channel provides better system performance because it doubles the data transfer rate.

Dynamic Mode Addressing

This mode minimizes the overhead of opening/closing pages in memory banks allowing for row switching to be done less often.

Single Channel

Virtual Single Channel

Dual Channel

Dynamic Mode Addressing

DIMMs are on the same channel. DIMMs in a channel can be identical or completely different. Not all slots need to be populated.

DIMMs of different memory configurations are on different channels. Odd number of slots can be populated.

DIMMs of the same memory configuration are on different channels.

In single channel, requires even number or rows (side of the DIMM) populated. This mode can be enabled with 1 SS, 2 SS or 2 DS.

In VSC mode, both channels must have identical row structure.

BIOS Setting

Configure the system memory in the Genie BIOS Setting submenu of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

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The table below lists the various optimal operating modes that should be configured for the memory channel operation.

Config

No memory

Single channel A

Single channel B

Virtual single channel

DIMM 1

P(**)

p(**)

DIMM 2

P(**)

DIMM 3

P(**)

DIMM 4

P(**)

Virtual single channel

Dual channel

Continued on the next page...

P(**)

P(*)(1,3)

P(**)

P(*)(2,4)

P(**)

P(*)(1,3)

P(**)

P(*)(2,4)

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Config

Dynamic Mode Addressing

P - denotes populated E - denotes empty * - denotes DIMMs are identical ** - denotes DIMMs are not identical SS - denotes Single Sided DIMM DS - denotes Double Sided DIMM 1, 2, 3 or 4 - denotes the DDR DIMM slot

DIMM 1

P(*)(1,3)

DIMM 2

P(*)(2,4)

DIMM 3

P(*)(1,3)

DIMM 4

P(*)(2,4)

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Installing the Memory Module

Note:

The system board used in the following illustrations may not resemble the actual board. These illustrations are for reference only.

1. Make sure the PC and all other peripheral devices connected to

it has been powered down.

2. Disconnect all power cords and cables.

3. Locate the DIMM socket on the system board.

4. Push the “ejector tabs” which are at the ends of the socket to

the side.

Ejector

tab

DIMM sockets

5. Note how the module is keyed to the socket.

Notch

Ejector tab

Key

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6. Grasping the module by its edges, position the module above the socket with the “notch” in the module aligned with the “key” on the socket. The keying mechanism ensures the module can be plugged into the socket in only one way.

7. Seat the module vertically, pressing it down firmly until it is completely seated in the socket.

8. The ejector tabs at the ends of the socket will automatically snap into the locked position to hold the module in place.

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Hardware Installation

CPU

Overview

The system board is equipped with a surface mount LGA 775 socket. This socket is exclusively designed for installing a LGA 775 packaged Intel CPU.

Important:

1. Before you proceed, make sure (1) the LGA775 socket1. Before you proceed, make sure (1) the LGA775 socket

1. Before you proceed, make sure (1) the LGA775 socket

1. Before you proceed, make sure (1) the LGA775 socket1. Before you proceed, make sure (1) the LGA775 socket comes with a protective cap, (2) the cap is not dam-comes with a protective cap, (2) the cap is not dam-

comes with a protective cap, (2) the cap is not dam-

comes with a protective cap, (2) the cap is not dam-comes with a protective cap, (2) the cap is not damaged and (3) the socket’s contact pins are not bent. Ifaged and (3) the socket’s contact pins are not bent. If

aged and (3) the socket’s contact pins are not bent. If

aged and (3) the socket’s contact pins are not bent. Ifaged and (3) the socket’s contact pins are not bent. If the cap is missing or the cap and/or contact pins arethe cap is missing or the cap and/or contact pins are

the cap is missing or the cap and/or contact pins are

the cap is missing or the cap and/or contact pins arethe cap is missing or the cap and/or contact pins are damaged,damaged,

damaged,

damaged,damaged,

2. Make sure to keep the protective cap. RMA requests2. Make sure to keep the protective cap. RMA requests

2. Make sure to keep the protective cap. RMA requests

2. Make sure to keep the protective cap. RMA requests2. Make sure to keep the protective cap. RMA requests will be accepted and processed only if the LGA775will be accepted and processed only if the LGA775

will be accepted and processed only if the LGA775

will be accepted and processed only if the LGA775will be accepted and processed only if the LGA775 socket comes with the protective cap.socket comes with the protective cap.

socket comes with the protective cap.

socket comes with the protective cap.socket comes with the protective cap.

contact your dealer immediately contact your dealer immediately

contact your dealer immediately

contact your dealer immediately contact your dealer immediately

Installing the CPU

1. Make sure the PC and all other peripheral devices connected to it has been powered down.

2. Disconnect all power cords and cables.

3. Locate the LGA 775 CPU socket on the system board.

Important:

The CPU socket must not come in contact with anything other than the CPU. Avoid unnecessary exposure. Remove the protective cap only when you are about to install the CPU.

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Hardware Installation

4. The CPU socket comes with a cover that is attached with a removable protective cap. The cap is used to protect the CPU socket against dust and harmful par ticles. Remove the protective cap only when you are about to install the CPU.

5. Lift the protective cap from the location pointed below to detach the cap from the cover.

Cover

Protective cap

Lever

Lift this part up

6. Unlock the socket by pushing the lever down, moving it away from the side tab of the socket, then lifting it up.

7. Now lift the cover.

Lever lifted

Ta b

Cover

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8. Position the CPU above the socket. The gold mark on the CPU must align with pin 1 of the CPU socket.

Important:

Handle the CPU by its edges and avoid touching the pins.

Pin 1 of the socket

9. Insert the CPU into the socket until it is seated in place. The CPU will fit in only one orientation and can easily be inserted without exerting any force.

Important:

Do not force the CPU into the socket. Forcing the CPU into the socket may bend the pins and damage the CPU.

Gold mark

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10. Once the CPU is in place, move the cover down.

11. Push the lever down to lock the socket. The lever should hook onto the side tab to indicate that the CPU is completely secured in the socket.

Installing the Fan and Heat Sink

Hardware Installation

Cover

Lever

The CPU must be kept cool by using a CPU fan with heat sink. Without sufficient air circulation across the CPU and heat sink, the CPU will overheat damaging both the CPU and system board.

Note:

• Use only certified fan and heat sink.

• The fan and heat sink package usually contains the fan and

heat sink assembly, and an installation guide. If the installation procedure in the installation guide differs from the one in this section, please follow the installation guide in the package.

1. Before you install the fan / heat sink, you must apply a thermal paste onto the top of the CPU. The thermal paste is usually supplied when you purchase the CPU or fan heat sink assembly. Do not spread the paste all over the surface. When you later place the heat sink on top of the CPU, the compound will disperse evenly.

Do not apply the paste if the fan / heat sink already has a patch of thermal paste on its underside. Peel the strip that covers the paste before you place the fan / heat sink on top of the CPU.

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2. Place the heat sink on top of the CPU. The 4 studs around the heat sink which are used to secure the heat sink onto the system board must match the 4 mounting holes around the socket.

Position each stud so that the groove faces the heat sink then push it down firmly until it clicks into place.

Groove

Mounting hole

Fan

Heat sink Stud

Note:

You will not be able to secure the fan and heat sink assembly in place if the groove is not facing the heat sink.

3. Connect the CPU fan’s cable connector to the CPU fan connector on the system board.

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Chipset Heat Sink

The chipset must be kept cool by using a heat sink. The heat sink will dissipate heat generated by the chipset. Without the heat sink, the chipset will overheat damaging both the chipset and the system board.

The system board comes with the heat sink already installed on the board. The copper-made heat pipe technology provides excellent heat dissipation.

Hardware Installation

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Hardware Installation

Jumper Settings

Clear CMOS Data

JP2

1-2 On: Normal

312

(default)

312

2-3 On:

Clear CMOS Data

If you encounter the following,

a) CMOS data becomes corrupted. b) You forgot the supervisor or user password. c) The overclocked settings in the BIOS resulted to the system’s in-

stability or caused system boot up problems.

you can reconfigure the system with the default values stored in the ROM BIOS.

To load the default values stored in the ROM BIOS, please follow the steps below.

1. Power-off the system then unplug the power cord.

2. Set JP2 pins 2 and 3 to On. Wait for a few seconds and set JP2 back to its default setting, pins 1 and 2 On.

3. Now plug the power cord then power-on the system.

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PS/2 Power Select

Hardware Installation

JP7

1-2 On: 5V

Important:

The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support ≥720mA.

3 2

2-3 On: 5VSB

(default)

3 2 1

Selecting 5VSB will allow you to use the PS/2 keyboard or PS/2 mouse to wake up the system.

USB Power Select

Selecting 5VSB will allow you to use the USB keyboard or USB mouse to wake up the system.

USB 0-3 (JP5)

USB 6-11 (JP6)

312 312

(default)

312 312

1-2 On: 5V

(default)

2-3 On: 5VSB1-2 On: 5V

2-3 On: 5VSB

Important:

The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support ≥1.5A (2 devices) or ≥2A (3 or more devices).

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Hardware Installation

Speaker On/Off Select

Buzzer

JP8

312 312

1-2 On:

Speaker Off

The system board is equipped with a buzzer which serves as the PC’s speaker. By default the buzzer is “on” allowing you to hear the system’s beep messages and warnings. If you intend to use an external speaker, turn this function off by setting JP8 pins 1 and 2 to On.

2-3 On:

Speaker On

(default)

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Safe Boot

Hardware Installation

3 2 1

2-3 On:

Default

JP1

3 2 1

1-2 On:

Safe boot

This jumper is used to safely reboot the system whenever the system hangs and you are unable to restart the system.

1. Power-off the system then unplug the power cord.

2. Set pins 1 and 2 to On. Wait for a few seconds then set the jumper back to its default setting, pins 2 and 3 On.

3. Plug the power cord then power-on the system. The system will reboot normally without losing all data stored in the CMOS.

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Hardware Installation

Rear Panel I/O Ports

PS/2

Mouse

PS/2 K/B Optical

HDMI

PS/2 Ports and S/PDIF Ports

PS/2 Mouse

PS/2 KB

Coaxial

S/PDIF-out

DVI-I

S/PDIF-out

USB 1

USB 0

Center/ Subwoofer

LAN

USB 2-3

Rear R/L

Line-in

Front R/L

Mic-in

Side R/L

Coaxial RCA

S/PDIF

Optical S/PDIF

PS/2 Mouse and PS/2 Keyboard Ports

These ports are used to connect a PS/2 mouse and a PS/2 keyboard.

Optical S/PDIF

The optical S/PDIF jack is used to connect an external audio output device using an optical S/PDIF cable.

Coaxial RCA S/PDIF

The coaxial RCA S/PDIF jack is used to connect an external audio output device using a coaxial S/PDIF cable.

Important:

DO NOT use optical S/PDIF and Coaxial RCA S/PDIF at the same time.

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HDMI and DVI-I Ports

HDMI

DVI-I

Hardware Installation

HDMI

The HDMI port which carries both digital audio and video signals is used to connect a LCD monitor or digital TV that has the HDMI port.

DVI-I

The DVI-I port is used to connect a digital LCD monitor or LCD TV.

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Hardware Installation

USB and LAN Ports

USB 1

USB 0

LAN

USB 3

USB 2

-Data

+Data

-Data +Data

GND

N. C.

Key

GND

USB 6-7

USB 10-11

USB 8-9

VCC

2 1

VCC

USB

The USB ports are used to connect USB 2.0/1.1 devices. The 10-pin connectors allow you to connect 6 additional USB 2.0/1.1 ports. Your USB ports may come mounted on a card-edge bracket. Install the card-edge bracket to an available slot at the rear of the system chassis then connect the USB port cables to these connectors.

LAN

The LAN port allows the system board to connect to a local area network by means of a network hub.

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Audio and CD-In

Hardware Installation

Center/

Subwoofer

Rear R/L

Side R/L

AuD_L_Return

Key

AuD_R_Return

AuD_Vcc

GND

Rear audio

Front audio

Line-in

Front R/L

Mic-in

AuD_L_Out

N. C.

AuD_R_Out

Mic Power Mic

Right audio channel

Left audio channel

Ground Ground

CD-in

Rear Panel Audio

Center/Subwoofer Jack (Orange)

This jack is used to connect to the center and subwoofer speakers of the audio system.

Rear Right/Left Jack (Black)

This jack is used to connect to the rear right and rear left speakers of the audio system.

Side Right/Left Jack (Gray)

This jack is used to connect to the side left and side right speakers of the audio system.

Line-in (Light Blue)

This jack is used to connect any audio devices such as Hi-fi set, CD player, tape player, AM/FM radio tuner, synthesizer, etc.

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Hardware Installation

Line-out - Front Right/Left Jack (Lime)

This jack is used to connect to the front right and front left speakers of the audio system.

Mic-in Jack (Pink)

This jack is used to connect an external microphone.

Front Audio

The front audio connector is used to connect to the line-out and mic-in jacks that are at the front panel of your system.

CD-in

The CD-in connector is used to receive audio from a CD-ROM drive, TV tuner or MPEG card.

Internal I/O Connectors

Serial ATA Connectors

SATA 4-5

SATA 0-1

SATA 2-3

The Serial ATA (SATA) connectors are used to connect Serial ATA drives. Connect one end of the Serial ATA cable to a Serial ATA connector and the other end to your Serial ATA device.

Configuring RAID

Refer to the RAID chapter in this manual for more information about creating RAID on Serial ATA drives.

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FDD Connector and IDE Connector

Hardware Installation

FDD Connector

IDE

133

FDD

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

IDE Connector

The IDE disk drive connector is used to connect 2 IDE disk drives. An IDE cable have 3 connectors on them, one that plugs into this connector and the other 2 connects to IDE devices. The connector at the end of the cable is for the Master drive and the connector in the middle of the cable is for the Slave drive. The colored edge of the cable should align with pin 1 of this connector.

Note:

When using two IDE drives, one must be set as the master and the other as the slave. Follow the instructions provided by the drive manufacturer for setting the jumpers and/or switches on the drives.

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Hardware Installation

IrDA,CIR and Serial (COM) Connectors

5VSB N. C. CIRRX

Ground CIRTX

COM

IRRX

N. C.

Ground

VCC

IRTX

IrDA

CIR

DSR

DTR

GND

CTS

RTS

IrDA and CIR

Connect the cable connector from your IrDA module to the IrDA connector or CIR connector.

Note:

The sequence of the pin functions on some IrDA/CIR cable may be reversed from the pin function defined on the system board. Make sure to connect the cable connector to the IrDA/ CIR connector according to their pin functions.

You may need to install the proper drivers in your operating system to use the IrDA/CIR function. Refer to your operating system’s manual or documentation for more information.

Serial (COM)

The serial (COM) connector is used to connect modems, serial printers, remote display terminals, or other serial devices. Your COM port may come mounted on a card-edge bracket. Install the card-edge

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bracket to an available slot at the rear of the system chassis then connect the serial port cable to this connector. The colored edge of the cable should align with pin 1 of this connector.

Cooling Fan Connectors

Hardware Installation

Sense

Power

Ground

Speed Control

CPU fan

Sense

Power

1st Fan

Sense

Power

2nd Fan

Ground

Sense

System fan

Power

These fan connectors are used to connect cooling fans. Cooling fans will provide adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the CPU and system board components.

Ground

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Hardware Installation

EZ Touch Switches

Reset Power

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LEDs

Hardware Installation

DRAM Power LED

Diagnostic

LED

Standby Power LED

DRAM Power LED

This LED will light when the system’s power is on.

Standby Power LED

This LED will light when the system is in the standby mode.

Diagnostic LED

The Diagnostic LED displays POST codes. POST (Power-On Self Tests) which is controlled by the BIOS is performed whenever you power-on the system. POST will detect the status of the system and its components. Each code displayed on the LED corresponds to a certain system status.

Warning:

When the DRAM Power LED and/or Standby Power LED lit red, it indicates that power is present on the DIMM sockets and/or PCI slots. Power-off the PC then unplug the power cord prior to installing any memory modules or add-in cards. Failure to do so will cause severe damage to the motherboard and components.

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Hardware Installation

Power Connectors

Use a power supply that complies with the ATX12V Power Supply Design Guide Version 1.1. An ATX12V power supply unit has a standard 24-pin ATX main power connector that must be inserted into this connector.

+3.3VDC

+12VDC +12VDC

+5VSB

PWR_OK

+5VDC

+3.3VDC +3.3VDC

COM

12 24

COM +5VDC +5VDC +5VDC

COM COM

COM

PS_ON#

COM

-12VDC +3.3VDC

131

Your power supply unit may come with an 8-pin or 4-pin +12V power connector. The +12V power enables the delivery of more +12VDC current to the processor’s Voltage Regulator Module (VRM). If available, it is preferable to use the 8-pin power; otherwise connect a 4-pin power to this connector.

+12V

Ground

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Hardware Installation

The power connectors from the power supply unit are designed to fit the 24-pin and 8-pin connectors in only one orientation. Make sure to find the proper orientation before plugging the connectors.

A FDD-type power connector provides auxiliary power to a graphics card. We recommend that you plug a power cable from the power supply unit to the 5V/12V power connector. This will provide more stability to the entire system. The system board will still work even if the additional power connector is not connected.

+5V

Ground

The system board requires a minimum of 300 Watt power supply to operate. Your system configuration (CPU power, amount of memory, add-in cards, peripherals, etc.) may exceed the minimum power requirement. To ensure that adequate power is provided, we

strongly recommend that you use a minimum of 400 Watt (or greater) power supply.

Important:

Insufficient power supplied to the system may result in instability or the add-in boards and peripherals not functioning properly. Calculating the system’s approximate power usage is important to ensure that the power supply meets the system’s consumption requirements.

+12V

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Hardware Installation

Restarting the PC

Normally, you can power-off the PC by:

1. Pressing the power button at the front panel of the chassis.

2. Pressing the power switch that is on the system board (note: not all system boards come with this switch).

If for some reasons you need to totally cut off the power supplied to the PC, switch off the power supply or unplug the power cord. Take note though that if you intend to restart it at once, please strictly follow the steps below.

1. The time where power is totally discharged varies among power supplies. It's discharge time is highly dependent on the system's configuration such as the wattage of the power supply, the sequence of the supplied power as well as the number of peripheral devices connected to the system. Due to this reason, we strongly recommend that you wait for the Standby Power LED (refer to the “LEDs” section in this chapter for the location of the Standby Power LED) to lit off.

2. After the Standby Power LED has lit off, wait for 6 seconds before powering on the PC.

If the system board is already enclosed in a chassis which apparently will not make the Standby Power LED visible, wait for 15 seconds before you restore power connections. 15 seconds is approximately the time that will take the LED to lit off and the time needed before restoring power.

The above will ensure protection and prevent damage to the motherboard and components.

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Front Panel Connectors

Hardware Installation

ATX-SW

PWR-LED

HD-LED

RESET

HD-LED: Primary/Secondary IDE LED

This LED will light when the hard drive is being accessed.

RESET: Reset Switch

This switch allows you to reboot without having to power off the system thus prolonging the life of the power supply or system.

SPEAKER: Speaker Connector

This connects to the speaker installed in the system chassis.

ATX-SW: ATX Power Switch

Depending on the setting in the BIOS setup, this switch is a “dual function power button” that will allow your system to enter the SoftOff or Suspend mode.

SPEAKER

20 19

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Hardware Installation

PWR-LED: Power/Standby LED

When the system’s power is on, this LED will light. When the system is in the S1 (POS - Power On Suspend) or S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state, it will blink every second.

Note:

If a system did not boot-up and the Power/Standby LED did not light after it was powered-on, it may indicate that the CPU or memory module was not installed properly. Please make sure they are properly inserted into their corresponding socket.

HD-LED

(Primary/Secondary IDE LED)

Reserved

ATX-SW

(ATX power switch)

Reserved

RESET

(Reset switch)

SPEAKER

(Speaker connector)

PWR-LED

(Power/Standby LED)

Pin Assignment

HDD LED Power

HDD

N. C.

PWRBT+

PWRBT-

N. C.

Ground

H/W Reset

Speaker Data

N. C.

Ground

Speaker Power

LED Power (+)

LED Power (-) or Standby Signal

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Expansion Slots

PCI Express x1

PCI Express x16

Hardware Installation

PCI

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Hardware Installation

Smart Connectors

The Smart Connectors (USB, IEEE 1394 and Front Panel) serve as extended connectors allowing you to easily connect cables to the connectors that are on the system board. This is specially advantageous when using the front panel connectors as this will prevent wrong cable connection.

USB 1394 Front Panel

Front Panel Connectors

1. Connect all front panel cables from the chassis to the front panel smart connector. Connect according to the pin definition shown on the smart connector.

2. Connect the front panel smart connector to the front panel connector on the system board.

USB and IEEE 1394 Connectors

1. Connect your USB/1394 port cable to the USB/1394 smart connector. Connect according to the pin definition shown on the smart connector.

2. Connect the USB/1394 smart connector to the respective connectors on the system board.

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Chapter 3 - BIOS Setup

Switchable Modes for Overclocking

Aimed to provide convenience and superb overclockability, the Genie BIOS Setting submenu comes available in Easy mode (default mode) and Advance mode.

Easy Mode

Easy mode displays fields commonly used by users.

Advance Mode

If you intend to tweak your PC or boost its overclock feature, you can switch the Genie BIOS Setting submenu from Easy mode to Advance mode by simply pressing <F9> in the main menu of the Award BIOS utility then pressing <Y> to select Advance Mode. The Advance mode will display a wide range of fields useful in overclocking the board.

BIOS Setup

X Standard CMOS Features X Advanced BIOS Features X Advanced Chipset Features X Integrated Peripherals X Power Management Setup X PnP/PCI Configurations X PC Health Status

Esc : Quit F10 : Save & Exit Setup

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

X Genie BIOS Setting X CMOS Reloaded

Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password

Y:Advance Mode; N:Easy Mode (Y/N)? Y

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

Set User Password Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving

↑ ↓ → ← : Select Item

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BIOS Setup

Award BIOS Setup Utility

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

After you power up the system, the BIOS message appears on the screen and the memory count begins. After the memory test, the following message will appear on the screen:

Press DEL to enter setup

If the message disappears before you respond, restart the system or press the “Reset” button. You may also restart the system by pressing the <Ctrl> <Alt> and <Del> keys simultaneously.

When you press <Del>, the main menu screen will appear.

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

X Standard CMOS Features X Advanced BIOS Features X Advanced Chipset Features X Integrated Peripherals X Power Management Setup X PnP/PCI Configurations X PC Health Status

Esc : Quit F10 : Save & Exit Setup

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

X Genie BIOS Setting X CMOS Reloaded

Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving

↑ ↓ → ← : Select Item

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Standard CMOS Features

Use the arrow keys to highlight “Standard CMOS Features” then press <Enter>. A screen similar to the one below will appear.

BIOS Setup

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Date <mm:dd:yy> Time <hh:mm:ss>

X Primary IDE Master X Primary IDE Slave X Secondary IDE Master X Secondary IDE Slave X Internal Phy SATA 1 X Internal Phy SATA 3 X Internal Phy SATA 2 X Internal Phy SATA 4

Drive A Halt On

Base Memory Extended Memory Total Memory

↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select F1: General Help+/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exi t

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Standard CMOS Features Wed, Feb 4 2009

20 : 20 : 30 None

None None None WDC WD1600AAJS-00B4A PIONEER DVD-ROM DVDNone None

1.44M, 3.5 in. All, But keyboard

640K 2096128K 2097152K

Item Help Menu Level Change the day, month,

year and century

The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one.

Date

Time

The date format is <day>, <month>, <date>, <year>. Day displays a day, from Sunday to Saturday. Month displays the month, from January to December. Date displays the date, from 1 to 31. Year displays the year, from 1994 to 2079.

The time format is <hour>, <minute>, <second>. The time is based on the 24-hour military-time clock. For example, 1 p.m. is 13:00:00. Hour displays hours from 00 to 23. Minute displays minutes from 00 to 59. Second displays seconds from 00 to 59.

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BIOS Setup

Primary IDE Master to Internal Phy SATA 4

Primary IDE Master/Slave

Used to configure Parallel ATA drives

Secondary IDE Master/Slave

Internal Phy SATA 1 Internal Phy SATA 3

Used to configure Serial ATA drives

Internal Phy SATA 2 Internal Phy SATA 4

Note:

The fields for configuring Serial ATA drives will appear only if the Serial ATA function is Enabled. Enable this function in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS.

Primary IDE Master to Secondary IDE Slave

To configure IDE drives, move the cursor to a field then press <Enter>. The following screen will appear.

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

IDE HDD Auto-Detection Primary IDE Master

Access Mode Capacity Cylinder

Head Precomp Landing Zone Sector

Primary IDE Master

Press Enter Auto

Auto

0 MB 0

0 0 0 0

Item Help Menu Level To auto-detect the

HDD’s size, head... on this channel

↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select F1: General Help+/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one.

IDE HDD Auto-Detection

Detects the parameters of the drive. The parameters will automatically be shown on the screen.

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BIOS Setup

Primary IDE Master to Secondary IDE Slave

The drive type information should be included in the documentation from your hard disk vendor. If you select ”Auto”, the BIOS will autodetect the HDD & CD-ROM drive at the POST stage and show the IDE for the HDD & CD-ROM drive. If a hard disk has not been installed, select “None”.

Access Mode

For hard drives larger than 528MB, you would typically select the LBA type. Cer tain operating systems require that you select CHS or Large. Please check your operating system’s manual or Help desk on which one to select.

Capacity

Displays the approximate capacity of the disk drive. Usually the size is slightly greater than the size of a formatted disk given by a disk checking program.

Cylinder

This field displays the number of cylinders.

Head

This field displays the number of read/write heads.

Precomp

This field displays the number of cylinders at which to change the write timing.

Landing Zone

This field displays the number of cylinders specified as the landing zone for the read/write heads.

Sector

This field displays the number sectors per track.

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BIOS Setup

Internal Phy SATA 1 to Internal Phy SATA 4

Move the cursor to a field then press <Enter>. The following screen will appear.

The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one.

Drive A

This field identifies the type of floppy disk drive installed.

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

IDE Auto-Detection Extended IDE Drive

Access Mode Capacity Cylinder

Head Precomp Landing Zone Sector

↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select F1: General Help+/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Internal Phy SATA 1

Press Enter Auto

Auto

0 MB 0

0 0 0 0

Item Help Menu Level To auto-detect the

HDD’s size, head... on this channel

None No floppy drive is installed 360K, 5.25 in. 5-1/4 in. standard drive; 360KB capacity

1.2M, 5.25 in. 5-1/4 in. AT-type high-density drive; 1.2MB capacity 720K, 3.5 in. 3-1/2 in. double-sided drive; 720KB capacity

1.44M, 3.5 in. 3-1/2 in. double-sided drive; 1.44MB capacity

2.88M, 3.5 in. 3-1/2 in. double-sided drive; 2.88MB capacity

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Halt On

This field determines whether the system will stop if an error is detected during power up. The default setting is All Errors.

BIOS Setup

No Errors The system boot will not stop for any errors

detected.

All Errors The system boot will stop whenever the

BIOS detects a non-fatal error.

All, But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a key-

board error; it will stop for all other errors.

All, But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a disk er-

ror; it will stop for all other errors.

All, But Disk/Key The system boot will not stop for a disk or

keyboard error; it will stop for all other errors.

Base Memory

Displays the amount of base (or conventional) memory installed in the system. The value of the base memory is typically 512K for systems with 512K memory installed on the motherboard or 640K for systems with 640K or more memory installed on the motherboard.

Extended Memory

Displays the amount of extended memory detected during boot-up.

Total Memory

Displays the total memory available in the system.

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BIOS Setup

Advanced BIOS Features

The Advanced BIOS Features allows you to configure your system for basic operation. Some entries are defaults required by the system board, while others, if enabled, will improve the performance of your system or let you set some features according to your preference.

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

X Removable Device Priority X Hard Disk Boot Priority

Virus Warning CPU L3 Cache Quick Power On Self Test First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Boot Other Device Boot Up Floppy Seek Boot Up Numlock Status Security Option MPS Version Control For OS OS Select For DRAM > 64MB HDD S.M.A.R.T Capability Delay For HDD (Secs) Full Screen LOGO Show

Advanced BIOS Features

Press Enter Press Enter Disabled Enabled Enabled CDROM Removable Hard Disk Enabled Disabled On Setup

1.4 Non-OS2 Disabled 0 Disabled

Item Help Menu Level Select Hard Disk Boot

Device Priority

↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select F1: General Help+/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one.

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Removable Device Priority

This field is used to select the boot sequence of the removable devices. Move the cursor to this field then press <Enter>. Use the Up or Down arrow keys to select a device then press <+> to move it up or <-> to move it down the list.

1. Floppy Disks

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Removable Device Priority

BIOS Setup

Item Help Menu Level Use <↑> or <↓> to

select a device, then press <+> to move it up, or <-> to move it down the list. Press <ESC> to exit this menu.

↑↓: Move PU/PD/+/-: Change Priority F10: Save ESC: Exit

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one.

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BIOS Setup

Hard Disk Boot Priority

This field is used to select the boot sequence of the hard drives. Move the cursor to this field then press <Enter>. Use the Up or Down arrow keys to select a device then press <+> to move it up or <-> to move it down the list.

1. Bootable Add-in Cards

↑↓: Move PU/PD/+/-: Change Priority F10: Save ESC: Exit

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one.

Virus Warning

This field protects the boot sector and partition table of your hard disk drive. When this field is enabled, the Award BIOS will monitor the boot sector and partition table of the hard disk drive. If an attempt is made to write to the boot sector or partition table of the hard disk drive, the BIOS will halt the system and an error message will appear.

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Hard Disk Boot Priority

Item Help Menu Level Use <↑> or <↓> to

select a device, then press <+> to move it up, or <-> to move it down the list. Press <ESC> to exit this menu.

After seeing the error message, if necessar y, you will be able to run an anti-virus program to locate and remove the problem before any damage is done.

Many disk diagnostic programs which attempt to access the boot sector table will cause the warning message to appear. If you are running such a program, we recommend that you first disable this field.

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BIOS Setup

CPU L3 Cache

This field is used to enable or disable the CPU’s L3 cache.

Quick Power On Self Test

This field speeds up Power On Self Test (POST) whenever the system is powered on. The BIOS will shorten or skip some check items during POST. To attain the shortest POST time, select “Fast”.

First Boot Device, Second Boot Device, Third Boot Device and Boot Other Device

Select the drive to boot first, second and third in the “First Boot Device” “Second Boot Device” and “Third Boot Device” fields respectively. The BIOS will boot the operating system according to the sequence of the drive selected. Set “Boot Other Device” to Enabled if you wish to boot from another device.

Boot Up Floppy Seek

When enabled, the BIOS will check whether the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks. Note that the BIOS cannot distinguish between 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M drive types as they are all 80 tracks. When disabled, the BIOS will not search for the type of floppy disk drive by track number. Note that there will not be any warning message if the drive installed is 360KB.

Boot Up NumLock Status

This allows you to determine the default state of the numeric keypad. By default, the system boots up with NumLock on wherein the function of the numeric keypad is the number keys. When set to Off, the function of the numeric keypad is the arrow keys.

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BIOS Setup

Security Option

This field determines when the system will prompt for the passwordeverytime the system boots or only when you enter the BIOS setup. Set the password in the Set Supervisor/User Password submenu.

System The system will not boot and access to Setup will be

denied unless the correct password is entered at the prompt.

Setup The system will boot, but access to Setup will be denied

unless the correct password is entered at the prompt.

MPS Version Control for OS

This field is used to select the MPS version that the system board is using.

OS Select for DRAM > 64MB

Select the “OS2” option only if the system that is running an OS/2 operating system has greater than 64MB RAM.

HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability

The system board supports SMART (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) hard drives. SMART is a reliability prediction technology for ATA/IDE and SCSI drives. The drive will provide sufficient notice to the system or user to backup data prior to the drive’s failure. The default is Disabled. If you are using hard drives that support S.M.A.R.T., set this field to Enabled. SMART is supported in ATA/33 or later hard drives.

Delay for HDD (Secs)

This field is used to select the time that would delay the HDD controller’s initial time. This is specially useful for some HDDs which will not be ready at first boot when you power-on the system.

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Full Screen Logo Show

This field is applicable only if you want a particular logo to appear during system boot-up.

Enabled The logo will appear in full screen during system boot-

up.

Disabled The logo will not appear during system boot-up.

BIOS Setup

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BIOS Setup

Advanced Chipset Features

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Advanced Chipset Features

Init Display First Hybrid SLI

Display Detection x Onboard GPU x iGPU Frame Buffer Control

Frame Buffer Size

Retrain PCIE dev to Gen2

System BIOS Cacheable

↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select F1: General Help+/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one.

PCI Express Slot Auto Enabled Always Enable Manual 256M Auto Disabled

Item Help

Menu Level

This section gives you functions to configure the system based on the specific features of the chipset. The chipset manages bus speeds and access to system memory resources. These items should not

be altered unless necessary. The default settings have been chosen

because they provide the best operating conditions for your system. The only time you might consider making any changes would be if you discovered some incompatibility or that data was being lost while using your system.

Init Display First

PCI Express Slot When the system boots, it will first initialize the

Onboard When the system boots, it will first initialize the

Hybrid SLI

The options are Auto and Disabled. Set this field to Disabled if you intend to use the onboard GPU only.

PCI Express graphics card.

onboard VGA.

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Display Detection

When this field is enabled, it will allow SMBUS to search for the monitor connected to the system; that is, if boot pref (BGPU) does not have a monitor connected.

Onboard GPU

This field is used to enable the onboard GPU. If you are using the onboard GPU only, select the “Enable If No Ext GPU” field.

iGPU Frame Buffer Control

The options are Auto and Manual.

Frame Buffer Size

BIOS Setup

This field is used to select the total amount of system memory locked by the BIOS for video. A larger frame buffer size should result in higher video performance.

Retrain PCIE Dev to Gen2

By default, all devices installed in the PCEe slots will run according to the Gen2 speed. To use the Gen1 speed, set this field to Disabled.

System BIOS Cacheable

When this field is enabled, accesses to the system BIOS ROM addressed at F0000H-FFFFFH are cached, provided that the cache controller is enabled. The larger the range of the Cache RAM, the higher the efficiency of the system.

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Integrated Peripherals

X IDE Function Setup X MCP Storage Config X Onboard Superio Device

HD Audio MAC Lan MAC Media Interface

X USB Device Setting

↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select F1: General Help+/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one.

IDE Function Setup

MCP Storage Config

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Integrated Peripherals

Press Enter Press Enter Press Enter INT Codec * EXT Codec Auto RGMII Press Enter

Item Help

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Refer to the following pages for more information on these submenus

Onboard Superio Device

HD Audio

The options are Disabled, Internal Codec, External Codec and INT Codec + EXT Codec.

MAC Lan

The options are Auto and Disabled.

MAC Media Interface

The options are MII and RGMII.

USB Device Setting

Refer to the following pages for more information on this submenu.

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IDE Function Setup

BIOS Setup

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IDE DMA Transfer Access IDE Prefetch Mode IDE HDD Block Mode

↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select F1: General Help+/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one.

IDE Function Setup

Enabled Enabled Enabled

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IDE DMA Transfer Access

This field is used to enable or disable the DMA transfer function of an IDE hard drive.

IDE Prefetch Mode

This allows data and addresses to be stored in the internal buffer of the chip, thus reducing access time. Enable this field to achieve better performance.

IDE HDD Block Mode

Enabled The IDE HDD uses the block mode. The system

BIOS will check the hard disk drive for the maximum block read/write per sector the system can transfer. The block size will depend on the type of hard disk drive.

Disabled The IDE HDD uses the standard mode.

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BIOS Setup

MCP Storage Config

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Serial-ATA Controller SATA Operation Mode

↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select F1: General Help+/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one.

Onboard PCI Device

Enabled IDE

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Serial-ATA Controller

This field is used to enable or disable the Serial ATA controller.

SATA Operation Mode

This field is used to configure SATA devices.

IDE This option configures the Serial ATA drives as

Parallel ATA storage devices.

RAID This option allows you to create RAID configuration

on Serial ATA devices.

AHCI This option allows the Serial ATA devices to use

AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface).

Linux AHCI This option allows the Serial ATA devices to use

Linux AHCI.

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Onboard Super IO Device

Power On Function x KB Power On Password x Hot Key Power On

Onboard FDC Controller

Onboard Serial Port

Onboard IRDA Select x IR Mode Select x UR2 Duplex Mode

PWRON After PWR-Fail

↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select F1: General Help+/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one.

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Onboard Super IO Device

Button Only Enter Ctrl-F1 Enabled 3F8/IRQ4 Disabled IrDA Half Off

BIOS Setup

Item Help

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Power On Function

This field allows you to use the keyboard or PS/2 mouse to poweron the system.

Button only Default setting. Uses the power button to power

on the system.

Password When this option is selected, set the password

you would like to use to power-on the system in the “KB Power On Password” field.

Hot Key When this option is selected, select the function

key you would like to use to power-on the system in the “Hot Key Power On” field.

Mouse Move Move the PS/2 mouse to wake up the system. Mouse Click Click the PS/2 mouse to wake up the system. Any Key Press any key to power-on the system. Keyboard 98 When this option is selected, press the “wake

up” key of the Windows 98 compatible keyboard to power-on the system.

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KB Power On Password

Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. Enter your password. You can enter up to 5 characters. Type in exactly the same password to confirm, then press <Enter>.

The power button will not function once a keyboard password has been set in this field. You must type the correct password to poweron the system. If you forgot the password, power-off the system and remove the battery. Wait for a few seconds and install it back before powering-on the system.

Hot Key Power On

This field is used to select a function key that you would like to use to power-on the system.

Onboard FDC Controller

Enabled Enables the onboard floppy disk controller. Disabled Disables the onboard floppy disk controller.

Onboard Serial Port

Auto The system will automatically select an I/O ad-

dress for the onboard serial port.

3F8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3 Allows you to

manually select an I/O address for the onboard serial por t.

Disabled Disables the onboard serial port.

Onboard IRDA Select

3F8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3 Allows you to

manually select an I/O address for the onboard IrDA.

Disabled Disables the onboard IrDA.

IR Mode Select

This field is used to select the type of IrDA standard supported by your IrDA device. For better transmission of data, your IrDA peripheral device must be within a 30o angle and within a distance of 1 meter.

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UR2 Duplex Mode

Half Data is completely transmitted before receiving

data.

Full Transmits and receives data simultaneously.

PWRON After PWR-Fail

Off When power returns after an AC power failure,

the system’s power is off. You must press the Power button to power-on the system.

On When power returns after an AC power failure,

the system will automatically power-on.

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USB Device Setting

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USB 1.0 Controller USB 2.0 Controller USB Operation Mode USB Keyboard Function USB Mouse Function USB Storage Function

*** USB Mass Storage Device Boot Setting ***

↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select F1: General Help+/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one.

USB Device Setting

Enabled Enabled High Speed Enabled Enabled Enalbed

Item Help Menu Level [Enable] or [Disable]

Universal Host Controller Interfacefor Universal Serial Bus USB Operation Mode

USB 1.0 Controller

This field is used to enable or disable the Universal Host Controller Interface (USB 1.0).

USB 2.0 Controller

This field is used to enable or disable the Enhanced Host Controller Interface (USB 2.0).

USB Operation Mode

This field is used to select the USB’s operation mode.

High Speed If the USB device is a high speed device, it will

operate in high speed mode. If it is a full/low speed device, it will operate in full/low speed mode.

Full/Low Speed Regardless of the speed of the USB device, it will

always operate in full/low speed mode.

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USB Keyboard Function

Due to the limited space of the BIOS ROM, the support for legacy USB keyboard (in DOS mode) is by default set to Disabled. With more BIOS ROM space available, it will be able to support more advanced features as well as provide compatibility to a wide variety of peripheral devices.

If a PS/2 keyboard is not available and you need to use a USB keyboard to install Windows (installation is performed in DOS mode) or run any program under DOS, set this field to Enabled.

USB Mouse Function

Due to the limited space of the BIOS ROM, the support for legacy USB mouse (in DOS mode) is by default set to Disabled. With more BIOS ROM space available, it will be able to support more advanced features as well as provide compatibility to a wide variety of peripheral devices.

If a PS/2 mouse is not available and you need to use a USB mouse to install Windows (installation is performed in DOS mode) or run any program under DOS, set this field to Enabled.

USB Storage Function

This field is used to enable or disable the support for legacy USB mass storage.

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Power Management Setup

The Power Management Setup allows you to configure your system to most effectively save energy.

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ACPI AWAY Mode ACPI Suspend Type Power Management HDD Power Down HDD Down In Suspend Soft-Off By PWR-BTTN WOL (PME#) From Soft-Off S5 Resume by USB

Power-On by Alarm x Date Of Month Alarm x Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm

HPET Support

Power Management Setup

Disabled S1 (POS) User Define Disabled Disabled Instant-Off Disabled Disabled Disabled 0 11 : 0 : 0 Enabled

Item Help

Menu Level

↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select F1: General Help+/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one.

ACPI Away Mode

When enabled, this new feature of WinXP MCE 2005 allows the computer to appear off to the user while it continues to perform tasks that do not require user input.

ACPI Suspend Type

This field is used to select the type of Suspend mode.

S1(POS) Enables the Power On Suspend function. S3(STR) Enables the Suspend to RAM function.

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Power Management

This field allows you to select the type (or degree) of power saving by changing the length of idle time that elapses before the Suspend mode and HDD Power Down fields are activated.

Min Saving Minimum power saving time for the Suspend

Mode (1 hour) and HDD Power Down (15 min.)

Max Saving Maximum power saving time for the. Suspend

Mode and HDD Power Down = 1 min.

User Define Allows you to set the power saving time in the

“Suspend Mode” and “HDD Power Down” fields.

HDD Power Down

This is configurable only when the Power Management field is set to User Define. When the system enters the power saving time set in this field, the hard disk drive will be powered down while all other devices remain active.

HDD Down in Suspend

The default setting is Disabled. When enabled, the hard drive will be powered off once the system enters the Suspend mode.

Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN

This field allows you to select the method of powering off your system.

Delay 4 Sec. Regardless of whether the Power Management func-

tion is enabled or disabled, if the power button is pushed and released in less than 4 sec, the system enters the Suspend mode. The purpose of this function is to prevent the system from powering off in case you accidentally “hit” or pushed the power button. Push and release again in less than 4 sec to restore. Pushing the power button for more than 4 seconds will power off the system.

Instant-Off Pressing and then releasing the power button at

once will immediately power off your system.

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WOL (PME#) From Soft-Off

Set this field to Enabled to wake up the system via the onboard LAN or via a LAN card that uses the PCI PME (Power Management Event) signal to remotely wake up the system. Access to the LAN card will cause the system to wake up. Refer to the card’s documentation for more information.

S5 Resume By USB

This field, when enabled, allows you to use a USB device to wake up a system that is in the S5 state.

Power On By Alarm

Enabled When Enabled, you can set the time you would like

the Soft Power Down (Soft-Off) PC to power-on in the “Time (dd:hh:mm) of Alarm” field. However, if the system is being accessed by incoming calls or the network prior to the time set in the field, the system will give priority to the incoming calls or network.

Disabled Disables the automatic power-on function. (default).

Day (of Month) Alarm

0 The system will power-on everyday according to the

time set in the “Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm” field.

1-31 Select a date you would like the system to power-

on. The system will power-on on the set date, and time set in the “Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm” field.

Time (hh:mm:ss) of Alarm

This is used to set the time you would like the system to power-on.

HPET Support

This field is used to enable or disable HPET.

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PnP/PCI Configurations

This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. It covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes to the default settings.

BIOS Setup

Reset Configuration Data Resources Controlled By

x IRQ Resources

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop PCI Latency Timer (Per 8CLK) INT Pin 1 Assignment INT Pin 2 Assignment INT Pin 3 Assignment INT Pin 4 Assignment INT Pin 5 Assignment INT Pin 6 Assignment INT Pin 7 Assignment INT Pin 8 Assignment

Maximum Payload Size

↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select F1: General Help+/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one.

Reset Configuration Data

Enabled The BIOS will automatically reset the Extended

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PnP/PCI Configurations

Disabled Auto(ESCD)

Press Enter Disabled

8 Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto

128

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System Configuration Data (ESCD) once. It will then recreate a new set of configuration data.

Disabled The BIOS will not reset the configuration data.

Resources Controlled By

The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capability to automatically configure all of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices.

Auto(ESCD) The system will automatically detect the settings for

you.

Manual Choose the specific IRQ in the “IRQ Resources”

field.

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IRQ Resources

Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. This field is used to set each system interrupt to either Reserved or PCI Device.

IRQ- 5 assigned to IRQ- 7 assigned to IRQ- 9 assigned to IRQ-10 assigned to IRQ-11 assigned to IRQ-14 assigned to IRQ-15 assigned to

↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select F1: General Help+/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one.

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop

This field determines whether the MPEG ISA/VESA VGA cards can work with PCI/VGA or not.

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IRQ Resources

PCI Device PCI Device PCI Device PCI Device PCI Device PCI Device PCI Device

Item Help

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compliant with the original PC AT bus specification. PCI/ISA PnP for devices compliant with the Plug and Play standard whether designed for PCI or ISA bus architecture.

Enabled MPEG ISA/VESA VGA cards work with PCI/VGA. Disabled MPEG ISA/VESA VGA cards does not work with PCI/

VGA.

PCI Latency Timer (Per 8CLK)

This feature is used to select the length of time each PCI device will control the bus before another takes over. The larger the value, the longer the PCI device can retain control of the bus. Since each access to the bus comes with an initial delay before any transaction can be made, low values for the PCI Latency Timer will reduce the effectiveness of the PCI bandwidth while higher values will improve it.

INT Pin 1 Assignment to INT Pin 8 Assignment

By default, a device is automatically assigned to each INT. You can also manually assign an INT for each device.

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Maximum Payload Size

This field is used to select the maximum TLP payload size of the PCI Express devices. The unit is byte.

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PC Health Status

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Shutdown Temperature CPUFan Fully On If CPUTemp CPUFan Turn OFF if CPUTemp ATX +3.3V Voltage ATX +5.0V Voltage ATX +12V Voltage DRAM Voltage +5V Dual Voltage Battery Voltage CPU CORE Temperature PWM AREA Temperature CHIPSET Temperature CPU FAN Fan Speed SYSTEM Fan Speed CHIPSET Fan Speed

↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select F1: General Help+/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

PC Health Status

85oC/185oF > 50oC < 25oC

3.24V

4.83V

12.35V

1.95V

4.97V

3.20V 50oC 39oC 45oC 2700 RPM 0 RPM 0 RPM

Item Help

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The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one.

Shutdown Temperature

You can prevent the system from overheating by selecting a temperature at which the system will shutdown. If the system detected that its temperature exceeded the one set in this field, it will automatically shutdown.

CPUFan Fully On If CPUTemp

This field is used to select the CPU’s temperature at which the CPU fan will rotate at full speed.

CPUFan Turn Off If CPUTemp

This field is used to select the CPU’s temperature at which the CPU fan will rotate at a start speed which is the slowest speed.

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Note:

1. If the CPU temperature runs between the highest (set in the “CPUFan Fully On If CPUTemp” field) and lowest (set in the “CPUFan Turn Off If CPUTemp” field) temperature, the system will automatically adjust the CPU fan’s speed according to the temperature.

2. If you want to reduce the CPU fan’s noise or prevent CPU overheat, select a lower temperature in the “CPUFan Fully On If CPUTemp” field to allow the CPU fan to rotate full speed at the selected lower temperature.

ATX +3.3V Voltage to CHIPSET Fan Speed

These fields will show the output voltage, temperature and fan speed of the monitored devices or components.

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Genie BIOS Setting

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X FSB & Memory Config X Memory Timing Setting X CPU Feature

O.C. Fail Retry Counter O.C. Fail CMOS Reload CPU VID Special Add DRAM Voltage Control HT Voltage Control Core Aux +1.2V Dual Core VDD Voltage

GTLVREF Lane 0 GTLVREF Lane 1 GTLVREF Lane 2 GTLVREF Lane 3 CPU Clock Ratio

CPU Core Voltage HT +1.2V Voltage VDD SB Voltage

↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select F1: General Help+/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Genie BIOS Setting

Press Enter Press Enter Press Enter 1 Disabled Auto

1.925V

1.20V

1.19

1.199 Auto

Auto Auto Auto 9X

1.28V

1.18V

Menu Level

Item Help

The screen above list all the fields available in the Genie BIOS Setting submenu, for ease of reference in this manual. In the actual CMOS setup, you have to use the scroll bar to view the fields. The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one.

FSB & Memory Config

Memory Timing Setting

CPU Feature

O.C. Fail Retry Counter

The options are 1, 2 and 3.

O.C. Fail CMOS Reload

The options are Disabled, Bank 1, Bank 2, Bank 3 and Bank 4.

CPU VID Special Add

This field is used to select the voltage of the CPU.

DRAM Voltage Control

This field allows you to manually select higher voltage supplied to the DRAM.

Refer to the following pages for more information on these submenus.

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HT Voltage Control

This field allows you to manually select higher voltage supplied to the chipset.

Core Aux +1.2V Dual

This field is used to select the core aux +1.2V dual voltage.

Core VDD Voltage

This field is used to select the core VDD voltage.

GTLVREF Lane 0 to GTLVREF Lane 3

This field is used to add extra voltage or reduce voltage from the CPU GTLREF Lane voltage level.

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CPU Clock Ratio

This field is used to select the CPU’s frequency ratio.

CPU Core Voltage

This field will show the CPU’s current voltage.

HT +1.2V Voltage

This field will show the HT +1.2V’s current voltage.

VDD SB Voltage

This field will show the VDD SB’s current voltage.

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FSB & Memory Config

Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. The following screen will appear.

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Parameters Current CPU Freq, MHz

FSB - Memory Clock Mode x FSB - Memory Ratio x FSB (QDR), MHz

Actual FSB (QDR), MHz

x MEM (DDR), MHz

Actual MEM (DDR), MHz

MEM Power Features

Advance Path x ADSTB x Budget

↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select F1: General Help+/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

FSB & Memory Config

Setting

1800.0 Auto Auto Auto

800.0

Auto

800.0

Disabled

Auto Auto Auto

Current Value

1800.0

800.0

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The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one.

Current CPU Freq, MHz

This field will show the detected frequency of the CPU.

FSB - Memory Clock Mode

This field is used to select the system clock mode.

Auto The system will automatically select the FSB and

memory speed.

Linked Allows you to manually select the FSB speed. The

memory speed will change proportionally.

Unlinked Allows you to manually select the FSB and memory

speed.

FSB - Memory Ratio

This field is used to select the memory ratio.

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FSB (QDR), MHz

This field is used to select the CPU FSB frequency. To adjust, enter a new value or use the +/- keys. Note that the Actual FSB (QDR) reflects the actual frequency that will take effect on a reboot.

MEM (DDR), MHz

This field is used to select the memory frequency. To adjust, enter a new value or use the +/- keys. Note that the Actual MEM (DDR) reflects the actual frequency that will take effect on a reboot.

MEM Power Features

The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Advance Path

The options are Auto, Enabled and Disabled.

ADSTB

The options are Auto, 0, 1, 2 and 3.

Budget

The options are Auto, 1.50ns to 3.75 ns.

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Memory Timing Setting

Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. The following screen will appear.

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Parameters

Memory Timing Setting x tCL (CAS Latency) x tRCD x tRP x tRAS x Command Per Clock (CMD)

** Advanced Memory Settings ** x tRRD xtRC x tWR x tWTR x tREF

↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select F1: General Help+/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Memory Timing Setting

Setting Optimal

Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto

Current Value

5 5 5 15 2T

3 23 6 11

7.6uS

Item Help

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The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one.

Memory Timing Setting

Expert Allows you to enter the timings manually. Optimal Select this option to use the value recommended by

the DIMM manufacturer.

tCL (CAS Latency)

This field is used to select the clock cycle of the SDRAM CAS latency time. The option selected specifies the time before SDRAM starts a read command after receiving it.

tRCD

This field is used to select the RAS# to CAS# delay time when reading and writing to the same bank.

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tRP

This field is used to select the row precharge time, precharge to active or auto-refresh of the same bank.

tRAS

This field is used to select the minimum RAS# active time.

Command Per Clock (CMD)

This field is used to select the command timing setting (per clock unit).

tRRD

This field is used to select the row to row delay time of different banks.

tRC

This field is used to select the RAS# to RAS# or auto refresh time of the same bank.

tWR

This field is used to select the write recovery time when the DRAM safely registers the last write data. This is the time from the last write data to precharge.

tWTR

The options are Auto, 1 to 15.

tREF

This field is used to select the number of clock cycles between each refresh.

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CPU Feature

Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>, the following screen will appear:

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Thermal Management Control

PPM(EIST) Mode

Limit CPUID MaxVal

C1E Function

CPU C State Capability

Execute Disable Bit

Core Multi-Processing

↑↓: Move PU/PD/+/-: Change Priority F10: Save ESC: Exit

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one.

CPU Feature

Enabled Enabled Disabled Auto Disabled Enabled Enabled

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Thermal Management Control

This field is used to enable or disable thermal management.

PPM (EIST) Mode

The EIST Native mode fully support operating systems that support ACPI such as Windows XP and Windows Vista. EIST SMM mode is for legacy OS like Windows 2000.

Limit CPUID MaxVal

The CPUID instruction of some newer CPUs will return a value greater than 3. Problems will occur only in certain operating systems. The default is Disabled because this problem does not exist in the Windows series operating systems. If you are using an operating system other than Windows, this problem may occur. To avoid tihs problem, enable this field to limit the return value to 3 or lesser than

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C1E Function

This field is used to enable the CPU C1E function. The options are Auto and Disabled.

CPU C State Capability

This field allows you to select the lowest supported C state based on the CPU and motherboard.

Execute Disable Bit

When this field is set to Disabled, it will force the XD feature flag to always return to 0.

Core Multi-Processing

The options are Enabled and Disabled.

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CMOS Reloaded

The CMOS Reloaded submenu allows you to save different configurations and when needed, allows you to conveniently restore one of these previously saved configurations. Highlight CMOS Reloaded in

the main menu then press <Enter>.

Auto Save Bootable Setting Load Last Bootable Setting

Save Setting to Bank with

User Defined Setting Bank #1

Description Options

User Defined Setting Bank #2

Description Options

Description

User Defined Setting Bank #3

Description Options

Description

User Defined Setting Bank #4

Description Options

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CMOS Reloaded

Enabled Load

Last Saved CMOS

Bank description Save to this bank Load from this bank Hotkey => 1

OptionsDescription

Bank description Save to this bank Load from this bank Hotkey => 1

Options

Bank description Save to this bank Load from this bank Hotkey => 1

Options

Bank description Save to this bank Load from this bank Hotkey => 1

OptionsDescription

Item Help Menu Level This item will

immediately decide which setting will be saved to User Defined Setting Banks. The option is one of following:

1. Current BIOS setting

2. Last BIOS setting which already exists in CMOS.

↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select F1: General Help+/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

The screen above list all the fields available in the CMOS Reloaded submenu, for ease of reference in this manual. In the actual CMOS setup, you have to use the scroll bar to view the fields. The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one.

CMOS Reloaded is especially helpful to overclockers who often go through the tiresome trial and error process of repeatedly changing the BIOS settings to come up with the most ideal overclocked setting. By being able to save and load the settings, it eliminates the tedious job of remembering several settings and/or repeatedly resetting settings during the trial process. The settings are stored in the SEEPROM. SEEPROM is divided into 5 banks - the backup bank and the 4 user defined banks.

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Auto Save Bootable Setting

This field is used to automatically save the last bootable setting from CMOS to an area in the SEEPROM referred to as the backup bank. To use this function:

1. Set this field to Enabled.

2. Select “Save & Exit Setup” in the main menu then press <Enter>.

3. Type <Y> then press <Enter>.

If the changes to the setting allowed the system to boot, the setting will be stored in the SEEPROM. In other words, if the system did not boot up, the setting will not be stored. You may then follow the steps in the next section to load the last bootable setting.

Load Last Bootable Setting

If, during the trial and error process, the setting resulted to the system’s instability or worse yet, not being able to boot up the system, please follow the steps below to use the Load function.

Note:

You can use the Load function only if you have set the “Auto Save Bootable Setting” to Enabled.

1. If the system did not boot up properly but you were able to enter the BIOS utility: a. Select “CMOS Reloaded” in the main menu then press <En-

ter>.

b. Move the cursor to “Load Last Bootable Setting” then press

“Load”.

c. Press <Y> to load the last bootable setting that was stored

in the backup bank.

2. If you cannot enter the BIOS utility: a. Use the Clear CMOS jumper to clear the CMOS. Refer to

chapter 2 for more information about clearing CMOS.

b. Enter the BIOS utility then perform steps 1a to 1c.

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Saving, Loading and Naming BIOS Settings

For overclockers who require different sets of settings for various system environments or operating systems, CMOS Reloaded allows you to save, load and name up to four sets of BIOS settings - in the “User Defined Setting Bank #1” to “User Defined Setting Bank #4” fields.

Save Setting to Bank With

This field is used to select the type of setting you would like saved to a User Defined Setting Bank when you use the “Save to this Bank” function of that bank.

Current BIOS Setting This option will save the current BIOS setting

to the User Defined Setting Bank.

Last BIOS Setting This option will save the last saved BIOS set-

ting to the User Defined Setting Bank.

User Defined Setting Bank #1/2/3/4

Bank Description

To name the BIOS setting, move the cursor to “Bank Description” then press <Enter>. You can enter up to 60 characters. Providing a name to the BIOS setting will allow you to easily remember the settings in the bank.

Save to this Bank

To save the BIOS setting, move the cursor to “Save to this Bank” then press <Enter>. Type <Y> then press <Enter>. This will save the current setting or the last saved setting to this bank; depending on the option selected in the “Save Setting to Bank With” field.

If you want to immediately reboot to use the new settings, make sure to save before you exit the BIOS setup utility by selecting “Y” in the “Save & Exit Setup” submenu.

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Load from this Bank

To load the setting saved in the bank, move the cursor to “Load from this Bank” then press <Enter>. The setting in this bank will replace the current setting. Make sure to save before you exit the BIOS setup utility by selecting “Y” in the “Save & Exit Setup” submenu.

Hotkey

You can now load a BIOS setting during system boot up; bypassing the lengthy process of entering the BIOS utility to load a setting. Move the cursor to “Hotkey” then press <Enter>. Select the key you would like to use to load the settings from the bank. When the system boots up, press the key to load the setting.

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Load Optimized Defaults

The “Load Optimized Defaults” option loads optimized settings from

the BIOS ROM. Use the default values as standard values for your system. Highlight this option in the main menu and press <Enter>.

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

X Standard CMOS Features X Advanced BIOS Features X Advanced Chipset Features X Integrated Peripherals X Power Management Setup X PnP/PCI Configurations X PC Health Status

Esc : Quit F10 : Save & Exit Setup

Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N)?

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

X Genie BIOS Setting X CMOS Reloaded

Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving

↑ ↓ → ← : Select Item

Type <Y> and press <Enter> to load the Setup default values.

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Set Supervisor Password

If you want to protect your system and setup from unauthorized entry, set a supervisor’s password with the “System” option selected in the Advanced BIOS Features. If you want to protect access to setup only, but not your system, set a supervisor’s password with the “Setup” option selected in the Advanced BIOS Features. You will not be prompted for a password when you cold boot the system.

Use the arrow keys to highlight “Set Super visor Password” and press <Enter>.

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

BIOS Setup

X Standard CMOS Features X Advanced BIOS Features X Advanced Chipset Features X Integrated Peripherals X Power Management Setup X PnP/PCI Configurations X PC Health Status

Esc : Quit F10 : Save & Exit Setup

Enter Password:

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

X Genie BIOS Setting X CMOS Reloaded

Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving

↑ ↓ → ← : Select Item

Type in the password. You are limited to eight characters. When done, the message below will appear:

Confirm Password:

You are asked to verify the password. Type in exactly the same password. If you type in a wrong password, you will be prompted to enter the correct password again. To delete or disable the password function, highlight “Set Supervisor Password” and press <Enter>, instead of typing in a new password. Press the <Esc> key to return to the main menu.

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Set User Password

If you want another user to have access only to your system but

not to setup, set a user’s password with the “System” option selected in the Advanced BIOS Features. If you want a user to enter a password when trying to access setup, set a user’s password with the “Setup” option selected in the Advanced BIOS Features.

Using user’s password to enter Setup allows a user to access only “Set User Password” that appears in the main menu screen. Access to all other options is denied.

Use the arrow keys to highlight “Set User Password” and press <Enter>.

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

X Standard CMOS Features X Advanced BIOS Features X Advanced Chipset Features X Integrated Peripherals X Power Management Setup X PnP/PCI Configurations X PC Health Status

Esc : Quit F10 : Save & Exit Setup

Enter Password:

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

X Genie BIOS Setting X CMOS Reloaded

Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving

↑ ↓ → ← : Select Item

Type in the password. You are limited to eight characters. When done, the message below will appear:

Confirm Password:

You are asked to verify the password. Type in exactly the same password. If you type in a wrong password, you will be prompted to enter the correct password again. To delete or disable the password function, highlight “Set User Password” and press <Enter>, instead of typing in a new password. Press the <Esc> key to return to the main menu.

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Save & Exit Setup

When all the changes have been made, highlight “Save & Exit Setup” and press <Enter>.

BIOS Setup

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

X Standard CMOS Features X Advanced BIOS Features X Advanced Chipset Features X Integrated Peripherals X Power Management Setup X PnP/PCI Configurations X PC Health Status

Esc : Quit F10 : Save & Exit Setup

SAVE to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)?

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

X Genie BIOS Setting X CMOS Reloaded

Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving

↑ ↓ → ← : Select Item

Type “Y” and press <Enter>. The modifications you have made will be written into the CMOS memory, and the system will reboot. You will once again see the initial diagnostics on the screen. If you wish to make additional changes to the setup, press <Ctrl> <Alt> <Esc> simultaneously or <Del> after memory testing is done.

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Exit Without Saving

When you do not want to save the changes you have made, highlight “Exit Without Saving” and press <Enter>.

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

X Standard CMOS Features X Advanced BIOS Features X Advanced Chipset Features X Integrated Peripherals X Power Management Setup X PnP/PCI Configurations X PC Health Status

Esc : Quit F10 : Save & Exit Setup

Quit Without Saving (Y/N)? N

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

X Genie BIOS Setting X CMOS Reloaded

Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving

↑ ↓ → ← : Select Item

Type “Y” and press <Enter>. The system will reboot and you will once again see the initial diagnostics on the screen. If you wish to make any changes to the setup, press <Ctrl> <Alt> <Esc> simultaneously or <Del> aft

er memory testing is done.

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RAID BIOS

The RAID BIOS utility is used to configure and manage RAID on Serial ATA drives.

When the system powers-up and all drives have been detected, the RAID BIOS status message screen will appear. Press the <F10> key to enter the utility. The utility allows you to build a RAID system on Serial ATA drives.

Important:

Before creating RAID, make sure you have installed the Serial ATA drives and connected the data cables otherwise you won’t be able to enter the RAID BIOS utility.

Refer to chapter 5 for steps in configuring RAID.

BIOS Setup

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Updating the BIOS

To update the BIOS, you will need the new BIOS file and a flash utility, AWDFLASH.EXE. You can download them from DFI’s web site or contact technical support or your sales representative.

1. Save the new BIOS file along with the flash utility AWDFLASH.EXE to a floppy disk.

2. Reboot the system and enter the Award BIOS Setup Utility to set the first boot drive to “Floppy”.

3. Save the setting and reboot the system.

4. After the system booted from the floppy disk, execute the flash utility by typing AWDFLASH.EXE. The following screen will appear.

Award BIOS Flash Utility V.8.15B

(The current BIOS information will appear in this area.) File Name to Program :

5. Type the new BIOS file name onto the gray area that is next to “File Name to Program” then press <Enter>.

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6. The following will appear.

Do You Want to Save BIOS (Y/N)

This question refers to the current existing BIOS in your system. We recommend that you save the current BIOS and its flash utility; just in case you need to reinstall the BIOS. To save the current BIOS, press <Y> then enter the file name of the current BIOS. Otherwise, press <N>.

7. The following will then appear.

Press “Y” to Program or “N” to Exit

8. Press <Y> to flash the new BIOS.

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Supported Software

Chapter 4 - Supported Software

Drivers, Utilities and Software Applications

The DVD that came with the system board contains drivers, utilities and software applications required to enhance the performance of the system board.

Insert the DVD into an optical drive. The screen shown below will appear. If after inserting the DVD, "Autorun" did not automatically start, please go directly to the root directory of the DVD and double-click "Setup".

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