DFI Infinity NF-ULTRA-M2, Infinity NF-M2 User Manual

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System Board User’s Manual

935-NF4UM1-000G

92510626

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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

Product names or trademarks appearing in this manual are for identification purpose only and are the properties of the respective owners.

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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

About this Manual................................................................................

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

Registering the Product.......................................................................

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Français................................................................................................................................................

Deutsch...............................................................................................................................................

Español................................................................................................................................................

Русский язык.........................................................................................................................

Japanese.............................................................................................................................................

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

NVRAID BIOS..........................................................................................................................

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

Chapter 4 - Supported Softwares.....................................................

Chapter 5 - Cool’n’Quiet Technology..............................................

Chapter 6 - RAID.................................................................................

Appendix A - System Error Message...............................................

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

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About this Manual

An electronic file of this manual is included in the CD. To view the user’s manual, insert the CD into a CD-ROM drive. The autorun screen (Mainboard Utility CD) will appear. Click the “TOOLS” icon then click “Manual” on the main menu.

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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Registering the Product

We encourage you to register your DFI product online. DFI’s product registration service entitles you to notifications about product updates, special discounts and/or promotional offers; and puts your licensing information on file so that we may efficiently assist you if in any case needed. Please follow the steps below to access the product registration page.

1. Run Internet Explorer then type www.dfi.com.tw in the Address bar. On DFI’s homepage, click Global or the language of your choice.

2. Click the Support menu then select Product Register Service.

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3. The DFI Product Registration page will appear. Click Next to continue.

4. Select or fill in the necessary information to complete the registration.

5. Thank you for registering your DFI product.

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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 the battery manufacturer’s

instructions.

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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 Serial ATA power cable ; One I/O shield ; One RAID driver diskette ; One “Mainboard Utility” CD ; One user’s manual

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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Chapter 1 - Introduction

Specifications

Processor

Front Side Bus

Chipset

System Memory

Expansion Slots

BIOS

Power Management

Hardware Monitor

Audio

LAN

• AMD® AthlonTM 64 X2 / Athlon 64 FX / AthlonTM 64 / Sempron

• Socket AM2

• 2000MT/s HyperTransport interface

• NVIDIA nForce4

Ultra (INFINITY NF ULTRA-M2)

NVIDIA nForce4TM (INFINITY NF-M2)

• Four 240-pin DDR2 DIMM sockets

• Supports DDR2 533 and DDR2 667 DIMMs

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

• Supports up to 4GB system memory

• Supports unbuffered non-ECC x8 and x16 DIMMs

• 1 PCI Express x16 slot

• 2 PCI Express x1 slots

• 3 PCI slots

• Award BIOS

• 4Mbit flash memory

• 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-LAN

• Wake-On-Ring

• 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

• Realtek ALC655 6-channel AC’97 audio CODEC

• True stereo line level outputs

• S/PDIF-in/out interface

• Realtek RTL8111 Gigabit PCIE LAN

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

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IDE with NVIDIA RAID

Serial ATA with RAID

IEEE 1394

Rear Panel I/O

Internal I/O

PCB

• Supports two IDE connectors that allow connecting up to four UltraDMA 133Mbps hard drives

• NVIDIA RAID allows RAID arrays spanning across Serial ATA and Parallel ATA

• RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1 and JBOD

• Four Serial ATA por ts

• SATA speed up to 3Gb/s (INFINITY NF ULTRA-M2) SATA speed up to 1.5Gb/s (INFINITY NF-M2)

• NVIDIA RAID allows RAID arrays spanning across Serial ATA and Parallel ATA

• RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1 and JBOD

• VIA VT6307

• Supports two 100/200/400 Mb/sec ports

• 1 mini-DIN-6 PS/2 mouse port

• 1 mini-DIN-6 PS/2 keyboard port

• 1 RCA S/PDIF-in port

• 1 RCA S/PDIF-out port

• 1 parallel port

• 1 COM port

• 1 IEEE 1394 port

• 1 RJ45 LAN port

• 4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports

• Line-in, line-out and mic-in jacks

• 3 connectors for 6 additional external USB 2.0/1.1 ports

• 1 connector for 1 external IEEE 1394 port

• 1 front audio connector for external line-out and mic-in jacks

• 1 CD-in internal audio connector

• 1 S/PDIF connector for optical cable connection

• 1 IrDA connector

• 4 Serial ATA connectors

• 2 IDE connectors

• 1 floppy connector

• 1 24-pin ATX power connector

• 1 4-pin ATX 12V power connector

• 1 front panel connector

• 3 fan connectors

• ATX form factor

• 22cm (8.66") x 30.5cm (12")

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Features

The system board supports the AMD AthlonTM 64 X2 / Athlon 64 FX / AthlonTM 64 / SempronTM processor for Socket AM2. AMD Athlon

64 provides superior computing for many software applications by allowing both 32-bit and 64-bit applications to run simultaneously on the same platform. The operating system and software are able to process more data and access a tremendous amount of memory which improves the overall system performance.

2T timing which provides better system stability is supported in CG or later revisions of the AMD Athlon

64 processor. You can select the memory timing in the Genie BIOS Setting submenu (“DRAM Configuration” section) of the BIOS.

The AMD Cool‘n’Quiet

technology allows

the system to detect the CPU’s tasks and utilization status. When the CPU’s task slows down, the system effectively lowers power consumption by lowering its CPU speed and voltage, subsequently decreasing its noise level.

PCI Express is a high bandwidth I/O infrastructure that possesses the ability to scale speeds by forming

multiple lanes. The system board currently supports the physical layer of x1 and x16 lane widths. The x1 PCI Express lane supports transfer rate of 2.5 Gigabytes (250MBbps) per second. The PCI Express architecture also provides a high performance graphics infrastructure by enhancing the capability of a x16 PCI Express lane to provide 4 Gigabytes per second transfer rate.

Cool‘n’Quiet

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CPU Overheat Protection has the capability of monitoring the CPU’s temperature during sys-

tem boot up. Once the CPU’s temperature exceeded the temperature limit pre-defined 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.

DDR2 is a higher performance DDR technology whose data transfer rate delivers bandwidth of 4.3 GB per second and beyond. That is twice the speed of the conventional DDR without increasing its power consump-

tion. 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 onboard Realtek ALC655 is an AC’97 compatible audio codec that will support 6-channel audio only when the audio utility is configured to support this function. The mic-in at the rear will be disabled. Use the

front audio’s mic-in jack.

CPU Overheat Protection

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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 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 connector on the system board sends surround sound and 3D audio signal outputs to amplifiers and speakers and to digital recording devices like CD recorders.

Serial ATA is a storage interface that is com-

pliant with SATA 1.0 specification. The system board supports 4 Serial ATA ports with speed of up to 3Gb/s (INFINITY NF ULTRA-M2) or 1.5Gb/s (INFINITY NF-M2). Serial ATA improves hard drive performance faster than the standard parallel ATA whose data transfer rate is 100MB/s.

The south bridge chip supports NVIDIA RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disk) that allows RAID arrays spanning across 4 Serial ATA and Parallel ATA drives. It supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1 and JBOD.

The Realtek RTL8111 Gigabit PCIE LAN chip supports up to 1Gbps.

IEEE 1394 is fully compliant with the 1394 OHCI (Open Host Controller Interface) 1.1 specification. It supports up to 63 devices that can run simultaneously on a system.

1394 is a fast external bus standard that supports data transfer rates of up to 400Mbps. In addition to its high speed, it also supports isochronous data transfer which is ideal for video devices that need to transfer high levels of data in real-time. 1394 supports both Plug-and-Play and hot plugging.

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The system board is equipped with an IrDA connector

for wireless connectivity between your computer and peripheral devices. The IRDA (Infrared Data Association) specification supports data transfers of 115K baud at a distance of 1 meter.

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

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

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

Important:

The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support

≥

720mA.

This function allows you to use the PS/2 keyboard or PS/2 mouse to power-on the sys-

tem.

Important:

The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support

≥

720mA.

Wake-On-LAN

IrDA

Wake-On-PS/2

Wake-On-Ring

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

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 (Ad-

vanced Configuration and Power Interface) specification. ACPI has energy saving features that enables PCs to implement Power Management and Plug-and-Play with operating systems that support OS Direct Power Management. Currently, only Windows

®®

2000/XP supports the ACPI function. ACPI when enabled in the Power Management Setup will allow you to use the Suspend to RAM function.

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 Windows

®®

2000/XP 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 choose to either power-on the

system manually, let the system power-on automatically or return to the state where you left off before power failure occurs.

rtc

str

Wake-On-USB

power failure recovery

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Français

Processeur

Chipset

Mémoire Système

Logements d’Extension

BIOS

Gestion de Puissance

Fonctions de Moniteur de Matériel

Audio

LAN

• AMD® AthlonTM 64 X2 / Athlon 64 FX / AthlonTM 64 / Sempron

• Socket AM2

• Interface HyperTransport 2000MT/s

• NVIDIA nForce4

Ultra (INFINITY NF ULTRA-M2)

NVIDIA nForce4TM (INFINITY NF-M2)

• 4 socles DIMM DDR2 240-pin

• Supporte DDR2 533 et DDR2 667 DIMMs

• Supporte l’interface de mémoire deux canaux (128-bit)

• Supporte jusqu’à 4 GB de mémoire système

• Supporte exclusivement les modules DIMM non-ECC x8 et x16

• Supporte les DIMM non-tamponnés

• 1 slot PCI Express x16

• 2 slots PCI Express x1

• 3 slots PCI

• Compatible avec Award BIOS

• Mémoire Flash 4Mbit

• ACPI et OS Directed Power Management

• ACPI STR (Suspend to RAM) fonction

• Réveil-Sur-PS/2 Clavier/Souris

• Réveil-Sur-USB Clavier/Souris

• Eveil Sonnerie

• Réveil Par Le Réseau

• Minuterie RTC pour allumer le système

• Récupération après Défaillance d’Alimentation CA

• Gère l’alarme de température et de surchauffe de CPU/ système/chipset

• Gère l’alarme de voltage et d’échec de 12V/5V/3.3V/Vcore/ Vbat/5Vsb/Vdimm/Vchip

• Gère la vitesse de ventilateur du ventilateur

• Protection du CPU - supporte la mise hors circuit automatique en cas de surchauffage du système

• AC’97 CODEC Realtek ALC655 6-canaux

• Sorties de niveau de lignes stéréo vraies

• Interface entrée/sortie S/PDIF

• Realtek RTL8111 Gigabit PCIE LAN

• Supporte IEEE 802.3 (10BASE-T), 802.3u (100BASE-TX) et

802.3ab (1000BASE-T)

Caractéristiques et Spécifications

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IDE avec NVIDIA RAID

Serial ATA avec RAID

IEEE 1394

Panneau Arrière

I/O

Interne I/O

PCB

• Supporte des disques durs jusqu’à UltraDMA 133Mbps

• NVIDIA RAID permet des ensembles RAID sur toute l’étendue du port de série ATA et du parallèle ATA

• RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1 et JBOD

• 4 ports de série ATA

• Vitesse SATA jusqu’à 3Gb/s (INFINITY NF ULTRA-M2) Vitesse SATA jusqu’à 1.5Gb/s (INFINITY NF-M2)

• NVIDIA RAID permet des ensembles RAID sur toute l’étendue du port de série ATA et du parallèle ATA

• RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1 et JBOD

• VIA VT6307

• Supporte 2 100/200/400 Mb/sec ports

• 1 port souris PS/2

• 1 port clavier PS/2

• 1 port RCA S/PDIF-in

• 1 port RCA S/PDIF-out

• 1 port parallèle DB-25

• 1 port de DB-9 série

• 1 port IEEE 1394

• 1 port RJ45 LAN

• 4 ports USB 2.0/1.1

• Line-in, line-out (front R/L) et mic-in prises audio

•

3 connecteurs pour 6 ports USB 2.0/1.1 supplémentaires

• 1 connecteur pour 1 IEEE 1394

• 1 connecteur audio frontal pour les jacks de sortie externe et d’entrée micro

•1 connecteur CD-in audio internes

• 1 S/PDIF l’assemblage pour l’adjonction de câble optique

• 1 connecteur IR

• 4 ports de Série ATA

• 2 connecteurs IDE

• 1 connecteur de FDD

• 1 connecteur d’alimentation 24-pin ATX

• 1 connecteur d’alimentation 4-pin 12V ATX

• 1 connecteur devant panneau

• 3 connecteurs de ventilateurs

• Facteur de forme de ATX

• 22cm (8.66") x 30.5cm (12")

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Deutsch

Prozessor

Chipset

Systemspeicher

Expansion Schlitz

BIOS

Energie Management

Kleinteilmonitor

Audio

LAN

• AMD® AthlonTM 64 X2 / Athlon 64 FX / AthlonTM 64 / Sempron

• Socket AM2

• Interface HyperTransport 2000MT/s

• NVIDIA nForce4

Ultra (INFINITY NF ULTRA-M2)

NVIDIA nForce4TM (INFINITY NF-M2)

• 4 Sockel 240-pin DDR2 DIMM

• Unterhält DDR2 533 und DDR2 667 DIMMs

• Unterhält 128-bit – Speiher mit den zwei Kanälen

• Unterhält bis zum 4GB-Systemspeicher

• Unterhält nur non-ECC x8 und x16 DIMMs

• Unterhält DIMMs ohne Dämpfer

• 1 PCI Express x16-Einbauplätzen

• 2 PCI Express x1-Einbauplätzen

• 3 PCI-Einbauplätzen

• Kompatibilität mit Award BIOS

• Flash-Speicher (4Mbit)

• ACPI und OS Directed Power Management

• ACPI STR (Suspend to RAM) funktion

• Wecken bei Betätigung der PS/2 Tastatur/Maus

• Wecken bei USB-Tastatur/Maus

• Wecken bei Klingeln

• Wecken des Systems durch das Netzwerk

• RTC-Taktgeber zum Einschalten des Systems

• Wiederherstellung der Wechselstromversorgung nach einem Ausfall

• Überwachung der Temperatur des CPU/Systems/Chipset sowie Warnsignal bei Überhitzung

• Überwachung der Spannungen des 12V/5V/3.3V/Vcore/Vbat/ 5Vsb/Vdimm/Vchip

• Überwachung der Geschwindigkeit des Ventilators

• Prozessor-Shutz - Die Ausschaltung bei der Überhitzung – die automatische Ausschaltung des Computers bei der Überhitzung

• Realtek ALC655 6-Kanal, AC’97 Codec

• Naturgetreue Stereo-Leitungspegel-Ausgabe

• S/PDIF-In/Aus-Schnittstelle

• Realtek RTL8111 Gigabit PCIE LAN

• Unterstützt IEEE 802.3 (10BASE-T), 802.3u (100BASE-TX) und

802.3ab (1000BASE-T)

Leistungsmerkmale und Technische Daten

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IDE mit NVIDIA RAID

Serial ATA mit RAID

IEEE 1394

Porte an der Rückwand

Internes I/O

PCB

• Unterstützung der Festplatten bis zum UltraDMA 133Mbps

• NVIDIA RAID ermöglicht, dass die RAID-Arrays sowohl serielle als auch parallele ATA-Schnittstellen umfassen.

• RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1 und JBOD

• 4 serielle Serial ATA-Ports

• SATA bis zu 3Gb/s schnell (INFINITY NF ULTRA-M2) SATA bis zu 1.5Gb/s schnell (INFINITY NF-M2)

• NVIDIA RAID ermöglicht, dass die RAID-Arrays sowohl serielle als auch parallele ATA-Schnittstellen umfassen.

• RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1 und JBOD

• VIA VT6307

• Unterstützt 2 100/200/400 Mb/sec porte

• 1 Mini-DIN-6-Anschluß für eine PS/2-Maus

• 1 Mini-DIN-6-Anschluß für eine PS/2-Tastatur

• 1 S/PDIF-in RCA-Anschlüsse

• 1 S/PDIF-out RCA-Anschlüsse

• 1 Parallel-Anschlüsse

• 1 serieller DB-9-Anschlüsse

• 1 IEEE 1394-Anschlüsse

• 1 RJ45 LAN-Anschlüsse

• 4 USB 2.0/1.1-Anschlüsse

• Line-in, line-out (front R/L) und mic-in Audio-Anschlußbuchsen

•3

Anschlußfassung für 6 zusätzliche externe USB 2.0/1.1-

Anschlüsse

• 1 Anschluß für eine externe IEEE 1394 Schnittstelle

• 1 Front-Audioanschluss für externe Mikrofon-Ein- und – Ausgänge

• 1 CD-in interne Audioanschlüsse

• 1 S/PDIF Anschluß für die Verbindung des optischen Kabel

• 1 Anschluß für die IR-Schnittstelle

• 4 serielle Serial ATA-Ports

• 2 IDE-Anschlüsse

• 1 Floppy-Anschlüsse

• 1 24-polige Anschlußstecker für das ATX-Netzgerät

• 1 4-polige 12V Anschlußstecker für das ATX-Netzgerät

• 1 Vorderseite Füllung Anschlüsse

• 3-ventilator-Anschlüsse

• ATX Formfaktor

• 22cm (8.66") x 30.5cm (12")

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Español

Procesador

Chipset

Memoria de Sistema

Ranuras de Expansión

BIOS

Gerencia de la Energía

Monitor del Hardware

Audio

LAN

• AMD® AthlonTM 64 X2 / Athlon 64 FX / AthlonTM 64 / Sempron

• Socket AM2

• Interface de HyperTransport 2000MT/s

• NVIDIA nForce4

Ultra (INFINITY NF ULTRA-M2)

NVIDIA nForce4TM (INFINITY NF-M2)

• 4 240-pin DDR2 DIMM asientos

• Suporta DDR2 533 y DDR2 667 DIMMs

• Soporta memoria de dos canales (128-bit)

• Soporta hasta 4GB de memoria sistémica

• Soporta sólo non-ECC x8 y x16 DIMM

• Soporta unbuffered DIMM

• 1 slot PCI Express x16

• 2 slots PCI Express x1

• 3 slots PCI

• Award BIOS

• Memoria Instante (4Mbitios)

• ACPI y OS Directed Power Management

• ACPI STR (Suspend to RAM) función

• PS/2 Teclado/Ratón de Wake-On

• USB Teclado/Ratón de Wake-On

• Wake-On-LAN

• Wake-On-Ring

• Temporizador de RTC para encender el sistema

• Recuperación de Fracaso de Energía AC

• Monitores de los CPU/sistema/chipset temperaturas y alarma acalorada.

• Monitores de voltajes de 12V/5V/3.3V/Vcore/Vbat/5Vsb/ Vdimm/Vchip

• Vigila la velocidad del abanico del abanido

• Protección del procesador - Desconección en caso de recalentamiento –el ordenador se desconecta automáticamente en caso de recalentamiento

• Realtek ALC655 6-canal AC’97 CODEC

• Auténtico salidas de nivel de línea estéreo

• Interfáz de S/PDIF-in/out

• Realtek RTL8111 Gigabit PCIE LAN

• Soporta IEEE 802.3 (10BASE-T), 802.3u (100BASE-TX) y

802.3ab (1000BASE-T)

Características y Especificaciones

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IDE con NVIDIA RAID

Serial ATA con RAID

IEEE 1394

Panel Trasero I/O

Conectador Interno

PCB

• Soporta las unidades duras hasta de UltraDMA 133Mbps

• NVIDIA RAID permite RAID órdenes atravesando Serial ATA y Parallel ATA

• RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1 y JBOD

• 4 ports de Serial ATA

• SATA se acelera a 3Gb/s (INFINITY NF ULTRA-M2) SATA se acelera a 1.5Gb/s (INFINITY NF-M2)

• NVIDIA RAID permite RAID órdenes atravesando Serial ATA y Parallel ATA

• RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1 y JBOD

• VIA VT6307

• Soporta 2 ports 100/200/400 Mb/sec

• 1 puerto de ratón PS/2

• 1 puerto de teclado PS/2

• 1 puerto de S/PDIF-in RCA

• 1 puerto de S/PDIF-out RCA

• 1 puerto paralelo de DB-25

• 1 puerto de serie DB-9

• 1 puerto de IEEE 1394

• 1 puerto de RJ45 LAN

• 4 puertos de USB 2.0/1.1

• Line-in, line-out (front R/L) y mic-in enchufes de audio

• 3 conectores para 6 puertos de USB 2.0/1.1 externo adicional

• 1 conector para un puerto de IEEE 1394

• 1 connector de sonido delantera por linea externa y micrófono interno

• 1 conector de CD-in audio interno

• 1 S/PDIF mortaja para conección de cable óptico

• 1 conector de IR

• 4 ports de Serial ATA

• 2 conector de IDE

• 1 conector de FDD

• 1 conector 24-pin de fuente de alimentación de ATX

• 1 conector 4-pin 12V de fuente de alimentación de ATX

• 1 conector de panel delante

• 3 conectores de abanicos

• ATX forme el factor

• 22cm (8.66") x 30.5cm (12")

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• AMD® AthlonTM 64 X2 / Athlon 64 FX / AthlonTM 64 /

Sempron

• гнездо AM2

• Интерфейс системной шины 2000MT/s

• NVIDIA nForce4

Ultra (INFINITY NF ULTRA-M2)

NVIDIA nForce4TM (INFINITY NF-M2)

•4 240-pin DDR2 DIMM гнезда

•Поддерживает DDR2 533 и DDR2 667 DIMMs

•Поддерживает двухканальную память (128-бит)

•Поддерживает до 4ГБ системной памяти

•Поддерживает только non-ECC x8 и x16 DIMM

•Поддерживает небуфф. DIMM

• 1 PCI Express x16 слотов

• 2 PCI Express x1 слотов

• 3 PCI слотов

•Award BIOS

•4Mbit Flash Память

• ACPI è OS Directed Power Management

• ACPI STR (Suspend to RAM)

• Активизация На Движение Мыши

• Активизация На Нажатие Кнопки USB Клавиатуры

• Активизация На Входящий Звонок

• Активизация На Сетевое Событие

• RTC Таймер для Включения Системы

• Скачки Напряжения

• Mониторинг температуры процессора/системы/

Чипсет

• Mониторинг напряжений 12V/5V/3.3V/Vcore/Vbat/

5Vsb/Vdimm/Vchip

• Mониторинг скорости вращения вентилятора

• Защита процессора - Выключение при перегреве –

автоматическое выключение компьютера при перегреве

• Полнодуплексный Realtek ALC655 AC’97 codec 6-и

канальный звуковой выход

• Настоящий линейный стерео выход

• интерфейса S/PDIF-in/out

Характеристики и свойстваХарактеристики и свойства

Характеристики и свойства

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LANLAN

LAN

IDE c NVIDIAIDE c NVIDIA

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RAID

Serial ASerial A

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PCBPCB

PCB

•Realtek RTL8111 Gigabit PCIE LAN

• Поддержка IEEE 802.3 (10BASE-T), 802.3u (100BASE-

TX) è 802.3ab (1000BASE-T)

• Поддерживает жесткие диски до UltraDMA 133Mbps

• NVIDIA RAID позволяет создавать массивы RAID через

Serial ATA è Parallel ATA

• RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1 è JBOD

• 4 порта Serial ATA

• Скорость SATA до 3 ГБ/с (INFINITY NF ULTRA-M2)

Скорость SATA до 1.5 ГБ/с (INFINITY NF-M2)

• NVIDIA RAID позволяет создавать массивы RAID через

Serial ATA è Parallel ATA

• RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1 è JBOD

• VIA VT6307

• Поддерживает 2 100/200/400 Mb/sec порта

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• 1 мини-DIN-6 PS/2 порт для клавиатуры

• 1 S/PDIF-in RCA ïîðò

• 1 S/PDIF-out RCA ïîðò

• 1 DB-25 параллельный порт

• 1 внешнего DB-9 порта

• 1 IEEE 1394 ïîðò

• 1 RJ45 LAN ïîðò

• 4 USB 2.0/1.1 порта

• Mic-in, line-in и line-out гнезда для звука

• 3 разъем для 6-х дополнительных внешних USB 2.0/

1.1 портов

• 1 разъем для внешнего IEEE 1394 порта

• 1 фронтальный аудио-разъем для внешнего

линейного и микрофонного выходов

• 1 CD-in внутренних звуковых разъема

• 1 S/PDIF разъем для присоединения оптического кабеля

• 1 разъем для интерфейса IR

• 4 порта Serial ATA

• 2 IDE разъема и

• 1 разъем

FDD

• 1 24-штырьковых разъемов питания ATX

• 1 4-штырьковых 12V разъемов питания ATX

• 1 Фронт панель разъем

• 3 Разъемы для вентилятора

• ATX

• 22cm (8.66") x 30.5cm (12")

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System Board Layout

Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation

INFINITY NF ULTRA-M2

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INFINITY NF-M2

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System Memory

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.

The system board supports 240-pin DDR2 DIMM sockets. The four DDR2 DIMM sockets on the system board are divided into 2 channels:

Channel A - DDR2-1 and DDR2-3 Channel B - DDR2-2 and DDR2-4

DDR2-1, Channel A DDR2-2, Channel B

DDR2-3, Channel A DDR2-4, Channel B

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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.

Dual Channel (DC)

Data will be accessed in chunks of 128 bits from the memory channels. Dual channel provides better system performance because it doubles the data transfer rate.

• DIMMs are on the same channel.

• DIMMs in a channel can be identical or

completely different. However, we highly recommend using identical DIMMs.

• Not all slots need to be populated.

• DIMMs of the same memory configura-

tion are on different channels.

Single Channel

Dual Channel

The table below shows the DIMM sockets that must be populated with DIMMs for single or dual channel interface. We strongly recommend that you strictly follow the memory configurations below. Installing DDR2 DIMMs other than the recommended configurations may cause system boot failure.

DDR2-1

Dual Channel

Single Channel

DDR2-2

DDR2-3

DDR2-4

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DDR2 Speed in Relation to the CPU’s Core Multiplier

The DDR2 speed is highly relevant to the CPU’s core multiplier. It varies in accordance to the DRAM speed set in the BIOS (Genie BIOS Setting, “DRAM Speed” field) and the CPU’s core multiplier.

Core

Frequency

800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000 2200 2400 2600 2800 3000

DDR2 400

DDR2 320 DDR2 400 DDR2 400 DDR2 400 DDR2 400 DDR2 400 DDR2 400 DDR2 400 DDR2 400 DDR2 400 DDR2 400 DDR2 400

Core

Multiplier

4x 5x 6x 7x 8x

9x 10x 11x 12x 13x 14x 15x

DDR2 533

DDR2 320 DDR2 400 DDR2 480 DDR2 466 DDR2 534 DDR2 514 DDR2 500 DDR2 488 DDR2 534 DDR2 520 DDR2 510 DDR2 500

DDR2 667

DDR2 320 DDR2 400 DDR2 480 DDR2 560 DDR2 640 DDR2 600 DDR2 666 DDR2 628 DDR2 600 DDR2 650 DDR2 622 DDR2 666

DDR2 800

DDR2 320 DDR2 400 DDR2 480 DDR2 560 DDR2 640 DDR2 720 DDR2 800 DDR2 734 DDR2 800 DDR2 742 DDR2 800 DDR2 750

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Installing the DIM Module

A DIM module simply snaps into a DIMM socket on the system board. Pin 1 of the DIM module must correspond with Pin 1 of the socket.

1. Pull the “tabs” which are at the ends of the socket to the side.

2. Position the DIMM above the socket with the “notch” in the module aligned with the “key” on the socket.

3. Seat the module vertically into the socket. Make sure it is completely seated. The tabs will hold the DIMM in place.

Pin 1

Notch Key

Tab

BIOS Setting

Configure the system memory in the Genie BIOS Setting submenu (“DRAM Timing and Config section) of the BIOS.

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CPU

Overview

The system board is equipped with Socket AM2 for installing an AMD CPU designed for this socket.

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 Socket AM2 on the system board.

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5. Position the CPU above the socket. The gold mark on the CPU must align with the corner of the CPU socket (refer to the enlarged image) shown below.

Important:

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

4. Unlock the socket by pushing the lever sideways, away from the socket, then lifting it up to a 90

angle. Make sure the lever is lifted

to at least this angle otherwise the CPU will not fit in properly.

Gold mark

Lever

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6. 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.

7. Once the CPU is in place, push down the lever to lock the socket. The lever should click on the side tab to indicate that the CPU is completely secured in the socket.

Side tab

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Installing the Fan and Heat Sink

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

The fan / heat sink assembly must provide airflow adequate to ensure appropriate internal temperature and cooling of the components in the system. Failure to use the appropriate cooling system may result in reduced performance or, in some instances, damage to the 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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3. Place the heat sink on top of the CPU. Now hook one side of the retention clip onto the retention module base by fitting the hole(s) on the retention clip into the retaining tab(s) of the retention module base.

Retaining tab

Retention

module base

2. The system board comes with the retention module base already installed.

Retaining tab

Retention clip

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Note:

1. You will not be able to secure the fan and heat sink assembly in place if it did not fit properly onto the retention module base.

2. Make sure there is sufficient air circulation across the CPU fan and heat sink.

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

5. Move the retention lever to its opposite side then push it down to lock the fan and heat sink assembly to the retention module base.

Retention

lever

4. Hook the other side of the retention clip so that the hole(s) on the retention clip also fit into the retaining tab(s) of the retention module base.

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Jumper Settings

If you encounter the following,

a) CMOS data becomes corrupted. b) You forgot the supervisor or user password. c) You are unable to boot-up the computer system because the

processor’s ratio/clock was incorrectly set in the BIOS.

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 and 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 and power-on the system.

If your reason for clearing the CMOS data is due to incorrect setting of the processor’s ratio/clock in the BIOS, please proceed to step 4.

2-3 On:

Clear CMOS Data

1-2 On: Normal

(default)

JP2

Clear CMOS Data

312 312

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4. After powering-on the system, press <Del> to enter the main menu of the BIOS.

5. Select the Genie BIOS Setting submenu and press <Enter>.

6. Set the processor’s ratio/clock to its default setting or an appropriate setting. Refer to the Genie BIOS Setting section in chapter 3 for more information.

7. Press <Esc> to return to the main menu of the BIOS setup utility. Select “Save & Exit Setup” and press <Enter>.

8. Type <Y> and press <Enter>.

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PS/2 Power Select

JP7

JP7 is used to select the power of the PS/2 keyboard/mouse port. Selecting 5VSB will allow you to use the PS/2 keyboard or PS/2 mouse to wake up the system.

BIOS Setting

Configure the PS/2 keyboard/mouse wake up function in the Power Management Setup submenu of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

Important:

The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support

≥

720mA.

2-3 On: 5VSB

1-2 On: 5V

(default)

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USB Power Select

USB 1-4

(JP5)

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

(default)

USB 5-10

(JP6)

JP5 and JP6 are used to select the power of the USB ports. Selecting 5VSB will allow you to use the USB keyboard or USB mouse to wake up the system..

Important:

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

(default)

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The system board allows connecting a CPU fan that comes with a 3-pin or 4-pin cable connector. Set JP11 according to the type of cable connector that you are using.

Important:

If JP11 is set incorrectly, the system will not be able to appropriately detect the CPU fan.

CPU Fan Select

JP11

2-3 On:

4-pin CPU fan

1-2 On:

3-pin CPU fan

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Rear Panel I/O Ports

The rear panel I/O ports consist of the following:

• PS/2 mouse port

• PS/2 keyboard port

• Parallel Port

• RCA S/PDIF-out jack

• RCA S/PDIF-in jack

• COM port

• 1394-1 port

• USB ports

• LAN port

• Line-in port

• Line-out port

• Mic-in port

PS/2

Mouse

PS/2

K/B

COM

S/PDIF-out

S/PDIF-in

USB 1-2 USB 3-4

1394-1

LAN

Parallel

Line-out

Line-in

Mic-in

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PS/2 Mouse and PS/2 Keyboard Ports

The system board is equipped with an onboard PS/2 mouse (Green) and PS/2 keyboard (Purple) ports - both at location CN2 of the system board. The PS/2 mouse port uses IRQ12. If a mouse is not connected to this port, the system will reserve IRQ12 for other expansion cards.

Warning:

Make sure to turn off your computer prior to connecting or disconnecting a mouse or keyboard. Failure to do so may damage the system board.

Wake-On-PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse

The Wake-On-PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse function allows you to use the PS/2 keyboard or PS/2 mouse to power-on the system. To use this function:

• Jumper Setting:

JP7 must be set to “2-3 On: 5VSB”. Refer to “PS/2 Power Select” in this chapter for more information.

• BIOS Setting:

Configure the PS/2 wake up function in the Integrated Peripherals submenu (“Super IO Device” section) of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

PS/2 Mouse

PS/2 Keyboard

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Parallel

Parallel Port

The system board has a standard parallel port (Burgundy) at location CN8 for interfacing your PC to a parallel printer. It supports SPP, ECP and EPP.

BIOS Setting

Configure the parallel port in the Integrated Peripherals submenu (“Super IO Device” section) of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

Setting

SPP (Standard Parallel Port)

ECP (Extended Capabilities Port)

EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port)

Function

Allows normal speed operation but in one direction only.

Allows parallel port to operate in bidirectional mode and at a speed faster than the SPP’s data transfer rate.

Allows bidirectional parallel port operation at maximum speed.

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S/PDIF

The system board is equipped with an onboard RCA S/PDIF-out jack and a RCA S/PDIF-in jack at locations CN5 and CN7 respectively. It is also equipped with a connector at location J3 for optical S/PDIF connection. S/PDIF ports are used to connect audio output devices.

Your optical S/PDIF 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 audio cable connector to J3. Make sure pin 1 of the audio cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of J3.

Important:

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

Optical

S/PDIF

+5V

Key

SPDIF out

SPDIF in

GND

S/PDIF-in

S/PDIF-out

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COM

COM Port

The system board is equipped with an onboard serial port at location CN1. The serial port is RS-232 asynchronous communication port with 16C550A-compatible UARTs that can be used with modems, serial printers, remote display terminals, and other serial devices.

BIOS Setting

Configure the serial port in the Integrated Peripherals submenu (“Super IO Device” section) of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

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The system board is equipped with an onboard IEEE 1394 port at location CN3 (IEEE 1394-1) of the system board.

It is also equipped with an IEEE 1394 connector at location J8 (1394-2) for connecting an additional 1394 device. The 1394 port may come mounted on a card-edge bracket. Install the card-edge bracket to an available slot at the rear of the system chassis then insert the connector that is attached to the 1394 port cable to J8. Make sure pin 1 of the cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of the J8.

IEEE 1394

1394-2

1394-1

+12V (fused)

TPA+

Ground

TPB+

+12V (fused)

Key

TPA-

Ground

TPB-

Ground

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Universal Serial Bus Ports

The system board supports 10 USB 2.0/1.1 ports. USB allows data exchange between your computer and a wide range of simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals.

Four onboard USB 2.0/1.1 ports (Black) are at locations CN3 (USB 1-2) and CN4 (USB 3-4) of the system board.

J34 (USB 5-6), J18 (USB 7-8) and J33 (USB 9-10) connectors allow you to connect 6 additional USB 2.0/1.1 ports. The 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 insert the connector that is attached to the USB port cables to J34, J18 or J33.

BIOS Setting

Configure the onboard USB in the Integrated Peripherals submenu (“Onboard Device” section) of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

USB 9-10

USB 2

USB 1

USB 4

USB 3

USB 7-8

USB 5-6

VCC

-Data

+Data

GND

Key

VCC

-Data

+Data

GND

N. C.

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Driver Installation

You may need to install the proper drivers in your operating system to use the USB device. Refer to your operating system’s manual or documentation for more information.

Refer to chapter 4 for more information about installing the USB 2.0 driver.

Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse

The Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse function allows you to use a USB keyboard or USB mouse to wake up a system from the S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state. To use this function:

• Jumper Setting: JP5 and/or JP6 must be set to “2-3 On: 5VSB”. Refer to “USB Power Select” in this chapter for more information.

Important:

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RJ45 LAN Port

The onboard LAN port is at location CN4 of the system board. LAN allows the system board to connect to a local area network by means of a network hub.

BIOS Setting

Configure the onboard LAN in the Integrated Peripherals submenu (“Onboard Device” section) of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

Driver Installation

Install the nVidia Chipset Drivers which already includes the NVIDIA Ethernet Driver. Refer to chapter 4 for more information.

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Rear Panel Audio (CN6)

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.

Line-out (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.

Audio

Rear audio

Front audio

Line-out

Line-in

Mic-in

1 2

MicGND

Mic Power

AuD_Vcc

AuD_R_Out

AuD_R_Return

N. C.

Key

AuD_L_Out

AuD_L_Return

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The front audio is disabled. The rear audio is enabled.

The front audio is enabled. The rear audio is disabled.

Pins 5-6 and 9-10 short (default)

Pins 5-6 and 9-10 open

BIOS Setting

Configure the onboard audio in the Integrated Peripherals submenu (“Onboard Device” section) of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

Driver Installation

Install the audio driver. Refer to chapter 4 for more information.

Front Audio

The front audio connector at location J4 allows you to connect to the line-out and mic-in jacks that are at the front panel of your system. Using this connector will disable the rear audio’s line-out and mic-in functions.

Remove the jumper caps from pins 5-6 and pins 9-10 of J4 prior to connecting the front audio cable connector. Make sure pin 1 of the cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of J4. If you are not using this connector, make sure to replace the jumper caps back to their original pin locations.

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I/O Connectors

CD-in Internal Audio Connector

The CD-in connector at location J1 is used to receive audio from a CD-ROM drive, TV tuner or MPEG card.

Right audio channel

Left audio channel

Ground Ground

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Floppy Disk Drive Connector

The system board is equipped with a floppy disk drive connector that supports two standard floppy disk drives. To prevent improper floppy cable installation, the floppy disk header has a keying mechanism. The 34-pin connector on the floppy cable can be placed into the header only if pin 1 of the connector is aligned with pin 1 of the header.

Connecting the Floppy Disk Drive Cable

Install one end of the floppy disk drive cable into the shrouded floppy disk header (J23) on the system board and the other endmost connector to the drive you want to designate as Drive A. If you are connecting another drive (Drive B), install the middle connector of the cable to the drive. The colored edge of the daisy chained ribbon cable should be aligned with pin 1 of J23.

BIOS Setting

Enable or disable this function in the Integrated Peripherals submenu (“Super IO Device” section) of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

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Serial ATA Connectors

• SATA speed up to 3Gb/s (INFINITY NF ULTRA-M2) SATA speed up to 1.5Gb/s (INFINITY NF-M2)

• RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1 and JBOD

• NVIDIA RAID allows RAID arrays spanning across Serial ATA

and Parallel ATA

Connecting Serial ATA Cables

Connect one end of the Serial ATA cable to the Serial ATA connector and the other end to your Serial ATA device.

BIOS Setting

Configure Serial ATA in the Integrated Peripherals submenu (“OnChip IDE Device” section) of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for

more information.

Configuring RAID

The system board allows configuring RAID on Serial ATA drives. Refer to chapter 6 for steps in configuring RAID.

SATA 1

(J11)

SATA 2 (J13)

SATA 3 (J2)

SATA 4 (J10)

GND

TXP

TXN

GND

RXN

RXP

GND

TXP

TXN

GND

RXN

RXP

GND

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IDE Disk Drive Connector

• NVIDIA RAID allows RAID arrays spanning across Serial ATA

and Parallel ATA

• RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1 and JBOD

The system board is equipped with two shrouded PCI IDE headers that will interface four Enhanced IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) disk drives. To prevent improper IDE cable installation, each shrouded PCI IDE header has a keying mechanism. The 40-pin connector on the IDE cable can be placed into the header only if pin 1 of the connector is aligned with pin 1 of the header.

Each IDE connector supports 2 devices, a Master and a Slave. Use an IDE ribbon cable to connect the drives to the system board. An IDE ribbon cable have 3 connectors on them, one that plugs into an IDE connector on the system board 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.

Connecting the IDE Disk Drive Cable

Install one end of the IDE cable into the IDE 1 header (J25) on the system board and the other connectors to the IDE devices.

IDE 2

IDE 1

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If you are adding a third or fourth IDE device, use another IDE cable and install one end of the cable into the IDE 2 header (J22) on the system board and the other connectors to the IDE devices.

Note:

Refer to your disk drive user’s manual for information about selecting proper drive switch settings.

Adding a Second IDE Disk Drive

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

The system board supports Enhanced IDE or ATA-2, ATA/33, ATA/66, ATA/100 or ATA/133 hard drives. We recommend that you use hard drives from the same manufacturer. In a few cases, drives from two different manufacturers will not function properly when used together. The problem lies in the hard drives, not the system board.

Important:

If you encountered problems while using an ATAPI CD-ROM drive that is set in Master mode, please set the CD-ROM drive to Slave mode. Some ATAPI CD-ROMs may not be recognized and cannot be used if incorrectly set in Master mode.

BIOS Setting

Configure the onboard IDE in the Integrated Peripherals submenu (“OnChip IDE Device” section) of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

Configuring RAID

The system board allows configuring RAID on Parallel ATA drives. Refer to chapter 6 for steps in configuring RAID.

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IrDA Connector

Connect the cable connector from your IrDA module to the IrDA connector (J5).

Note:

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

BIOS Setting

Configure IrDA in the Integrated Peripherals submenu (“Super IO Device” section) of the BIOS.

Driver Installation

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

VCC

N. C.

IRRX

Ground

IRTX

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Cooling Fan Connectors

Connect the CPU fan’s cable connector to the CPU fan connector (J30) on the system board. Chipset fan (J32) and System fan (J31) are used to connect additional cooling fans. The cooling fans will provide adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the CPU and system board components.

BIOS Setting

The “PC Health Status” submenu of the BIOS will display the current speed of the cooling fans. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

CPU fan

System fan

Sense

Power

Ground

Sense

Power

Ground

Speed Control

Chipset fan

Ground

Power

N. C.

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Standby Power LED

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

Warning:

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

Standby

Power LED

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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 onto CN10.

131

12 24

+3.3VDC

COM

+5VDC

COM

+5VDC

COM

PWR_OK

+5VSB

+12VDC

+3.3VDC

-12VDC

COM

PS_ON#

COM

+5VDC

COM

Your power supply unit also comes with a 4-pin +12V power connector. The +12V power enables the delivery of more +12VDC current to the processor’s Voltage Regulator Module (VRM). Connect the 4-pin power connector to CN9.

4 3

+12V

Ground

+12V

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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.

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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

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. Refer to “Soft-Off By PBTN” in the Power Management Setup (Chapter 3).

J19

HD-LED

PWR-LED

ATX-SW

RESET

SPEAKER

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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.

3 5

14 16

10 18

7 9

13 15 17 19

2 4 6

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. N. C.

PWRBT+ PWRBT-

N. C. N. C.

Ground H/W Reset

Speaker Data N. C. Ground Speaker Power

LED Power (+) LED Power (+) LED Power (-) or Standby Signal

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PCI Express x16

Install PCI Express x16 graphics card, that comply to the PCI Express specifications, into the PCI Express x16 slot. To install a graphics card into the x16 slot, align the graphics card above the slot then press it down firmly until it is completely seated in the slot. The retaining clip of the slot will automatically hold the graphics card in place.

PCI Express x1

Install PCI Express x1 cards such as network cards or other cards that comply to the PCI Express specifications into the PCI Express x1 slot.

PCI Express Slots

PCI Express x16

PCI Express x1

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The lithium ion battery powers the real-time clock and CMOS memory. It is an auxiliary source of power when the main power is shut off.

Safety Measures

• Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced.

• Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommend

the manufacturer.

• Dispose of used batteries according to the battery manufacturer’s

instructions.

Battery

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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.

Chapter 3 - BIOS Setup

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X Genie BIOS Setting

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

Esc : Quit F10 : Save & Exit Setup

↑ ↓ → ← : Select Item

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

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

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

Date

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.

Time

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.

Standard CMOS Features

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

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

X IDE Channel 0 Master X IDE Channel 0 Slave X IDE Channel 1 Master X IDE Channel 1 Slave X IDE Channel 2 Master X IDE Channel 3 Master X IDE Channel 4 Master X IDE Channel 5 Master

Drive A Halt On

Base Memory Extended Memory Total Memory

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Standard CMOS Features

Item Help

Menu Level

Change the day, month, year and century

640K 980992K 982016K

Tue, Jun 6 2006 9 : 3 : 54

ST340823A None CD-532E None None None None None

1.44M, 3.5 in. All, But Keyboard

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

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

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IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave, IDE Channel 1 Master/Slave and IDE Channel 2/3/4/5 Master

IDE Channel 0 Master IDE Channel 0 Slave IDE Channel 1 Master IDE Channel 1 Slave

IDE Channel 2 Master IDE Channel 3 Master IDE Channel 4 Master IDE Channel 5 Master

Note:

The NVIDIA nForce4 chip supports RAID arrays spanning across Serial ATA and Parallel ATA. Enable the RAID function in the Integrated Peripherals submenu, OnChip IDE Device section of the BIOS.

Used to configure Parallel ATA drives

Used to configure Serial ATA drives

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IDE HDD Auto-Detection

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

IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave and IDE Channel 1 Master/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. Certain operating systems require that you select CHS or Large. Please check your operating system’s manual or Help desk on which one to select.

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

IDE HDD Auto-Detection IDE Channel 0 Master

Access Mode Capacity Cylinder

Head Precomp Landing Zone Sector

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IDE Channel 0 Master

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

19158

19157

255

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

Press Enter Auto

Auto 40022MB

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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.

Drive A

This field identifies the type of floppy disk drive installed.

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

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

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 keyboard

error; it will stop for all other errors.

All, But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a disk error;

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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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.

The screen above list all the fields available in the Advanced BIOS Features 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.

X Removable Device Priority X Hard Disk Boot Priority X Network Boot Priority

Virus Warning CPU Internal Cache External 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

Typematic Rate Setting x Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) x Typematic Delay (Msec)

Security Option

APIC Mode

MPS Version Control For OS

OS Select For DRAM > 64MB

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

Full Screen LOGO Show

Small Logo(EPA) Show

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Advanced BIOS Features

Item Help

Menu Level

Select Removable 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

Press Enter Press Enter Press Enter Disabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Removable Hard Disk CDROM Enabled Disabled On Disabled 6 250 Setup Enabled

1.4 Non-OS2 Disabled Disabled Enabled

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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.

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

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

1. Floppy Disks

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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.

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

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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.

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

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

1. Bootable Add-in Cards

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Network Boot Priority

This field is used to select the boot sequence of the network. 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.

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

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

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Network 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.

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

1. Network 0 : NVIDIA Boot Agent 229.0525

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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.

After seeing the error message, if necessary, 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. Also, disable this field if you are installing or running certain operating systems like Windows

95/98/2000 or the operating system may not

install nor work.

CPU Internal Cache and External Cache

These fields speed up the memory access. The default is Enabled, which provides better performance by enabling 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 “Enabled”.

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.

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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.

Typematic Rate Setting

Disabled Continually holding down a key on your keyboard will

cause the BIOS to report that the key is down.

Enabled The BIOS will not only report that the key is down,

but will first wait for a moment, and, if the key is still down, it will begin to report that the key has been depressed repeatedly. For example, you would use such a feature to accelerate cursor movements with the arrow keys. You can then select the typematic rate and typematic delay in the “Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)” and “Typematic Delay (Msec)” fields below.

Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)

This field allows you to select the rate at which the keys are accelerated.

Typematic Delay (Msec)

This field allows you to select the delay between when the key was first depressed and when the acceleration begins.

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Security Option

This field determines when the system will prompt for the password

- everytime 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.

APIC Mode

Leave this field in its default setting.

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.

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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.

Small Logo(EPA) Show

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

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Advanced Chipset Features

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.

SSE/SSE2/SSE3 Instructions

The options are Enabled and 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.

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

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Advanced Chipset Features

SSE/SSE2/SSE3 Instructions

System BIOS Cacheable

SLI Broadcast Aperture

Item Help

Menu Level

Enabled Disabled Disabled

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

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

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SLI Broadcast Aperture

To enhance SLI’s performance, set this field to Auto. However, enhanced performance is supported only if you are using NVIDIA graphics driver version 7.84 or later. If you are using an older version, you must disable this function otherwise you may encounter problems.

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Integrated Peripherals

OnChip IDE Device

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

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Integrated Peripherals

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

X OnChip IDE Device X Onboard Device X Super IO Device

Press Enter Press Enter Press Enter

OnChip IDE Channel 0 Primary Master PIO Primary Slave PIO Primary Master UDMA Primary Slave UDMA OnChip IDE Channel 1 Secondary Master PIO Secondary Slave PIO Secondary Master UDMA Secondary Slave UDMA IDE DMA Transfer Access Serial-ATA Controller IDE Prefetch Mode IDE HDD Block Mode

****************

Onboard RAID Setting

****************

RAID Enable x IDE Primary Master RAID x IDE Primary Slave RAID x IDE Secndry Master RAID x IDE Secndry Slave RAID x SATA 1 Primary RAID x SATA 1 Secondary RAID x SATA 2 Primary RAID x SATA 2 Secondary RAID

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OnChip IDE Device

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

Enabled Auto Auto Auto Auto Enabled Auto Auto Auto Auto Enabled All Enabled Enabled Enabled

Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled

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

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OnChip IDE Channel0 and OnChip IDE Channel1

These fields allow you to enable or disable the primary and secondary IDE controller. The default is Enabled. Select Disabled if you want to add a different hard drive controller.

Primary Master/Slave PIO and Secondary Master/Slave PIO

PIO means Programmed Input/Output. Rather than have the BIOS issue a series of commands to effect a transfer to or from the disk drive, PIO allows the BIOS to tell the controller what it wants and then let the controller and the CPU perform the complete task by themselves. Your system supports five modes, 0 (default) to 4, which primarily differ in timing. When Auto is selected, the BIOS will select the best available mode after checking your drive.

Auto The BIOS will automatically set the system according

to your hard disk drive’s timing.

Mode 0-4 You can select a mode that matches your hard disk

drive’s timing. Caution: Do not use the wrong setting or you will have drive errors.

Primary Master/Slave UDMA and Secondary Master/Slave UDMA

These fields allow you to set the Ultra DMA in use. When Auto is selected, the BIOS will select the best available option after checking your hard drive or CD-ROM.

Auto The BIOS will automatically detect the settings for

you.

Disabled The BIOS will not detect these categories.

IDE DMA Transfer Access

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

Serial-ATA Controller

This field is used to select the Serial ATA channels you want enabled.

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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 size the system can transfer. The block size will depend on the type of hard disk drive.

Disabled The IDE HDD uses the standard mode.

RAID Enable

This field is used to enable or disable the RAID function of Parallel ATA drives and Serial ATA drives.

IDE Primary Master RAID and IDE Primary Slave RAID

These fields are used to enable or disable the RAID function of the

primary IDE’s master and slave channels.

IDE Secondary Master RAID and IDE Secondary Slave RAID

These fields are used to enable or disable the RAID function of the

secondary IDE’s master and slave channels.

SATA 1 Primary RAID and SATA 1 Secondary RAID

These fields are used to enable or disable the RAID function of

Serial ATA’s first channel (SATA 1 and SATA 2).

SATA 2 Primary RAID and SATA 2 Secondary RAID

These fields are used to enable or disable the RAID function of

Serial ATA’s second channel (SATA 3 and SATA 4).

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Onboard Device

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

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Onboard Device

Item Help

Menu Level

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

OnChip USB USB Keyboard Support AC97 Audio

V1.1+V2.0 Disabled Auto

OnChip USB

This field is used to enable or disable USB 2.0.

USB Keyboard Support

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

AC97 Audio

Auto Select this option when using the onboard audio. Disabled Select this option when using a PCI sound card.

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Onboard FDC Controller

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

Onboard Serial Port 1

Auto The system will automatically select an I/O address

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 port.

Disabled Disables the onboard serial port.

Onboard Serial Port (IR)

Auto The system will automatically select an I/O address

for the IR device.

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

manually select an I/O address for the IR device.

Disabled Disables the IR device.

Super IO Device

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

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Super IO Device

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Onboard FDC Controller

Onboard Serial Port 1

Onboard Serial Port (IR)

IR Mode Select

IR Duplex Mode

Onboard Parallel Port

Parallel Port Mode x ECP Mode Use DMA

Enabled 3F8/IRQ4 2F8/IRQ3 IrDA Half 378/IRQ7 SPP 3

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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.

IR Duplex Mode

Half Data is completely transmitted before receiving data. Full Transmits and receives data simultaneously.

Onboard Parallel Port

378/IRQ7, 3BC/IRQ7, 278/IRQ5 Selects the I/O address and

IRQ for the onboard parallel port.

Disabled Disables the onboard parallel port.

Parallel Port Mode

The options are SPP, EPP, ECP and ECP+EPP. These apply to a standard specification and will depend on the type and speed of your device. Refer to your peripheral’s manual for the best option.

SPP

Allows normal speed operation but in one direction only.

“ECP (Extended Capabilities Port)”

Allows parallel port to operate in bidirectional mode and at a speed faster than the normal mode’s data transfer rate.

“EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port)”

Allows bidirectional parallel port operation at maximum speed.

ECP Mode Use DMA

This field is used to select a DMA channel for the parallel port.

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Power Management Setup

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

ACPI Function

This function should be enabled only in operating systems that support ACPI. Currently, only Windows

®®

98SE/2000/ME/XP supports this function. When this field is enabled, the system will ignore the settings in the “HDD Power Down” field. If you want to use the Suspend to RAM function, make sure this field is enabled then select “S3(STR)” in the field below.

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.

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

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ACPI Function ACPI Suspend Type Power Management HDD Power Down HDD Down In Suspend Soft-Off By PBTN Wake Up On LAN Resume By Ring

Resume By Alarm x Day of Month Alarm x Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm

Power On Function x Hot Key Power On

Enabled S1(POS) User Define Disabled Disabled Instant-Off Disabled Disabled Disabled 0 0 : 0 : 0 BUTTON ONLY Ctrl-F1

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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 “HDD Power Down” field is activated.

Min Saving Minimum power saving time for the “HDD Power

Down” = 15 min.

Max Saving Maximum power saving time for the “HDD Power

Down” = 1 min.

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

“HDD Power Down” field.

HDD Power Down

This is selectable only when the Power Management field is set to User Define. When the system enters the HDD Power Down mode according to the power saving time selected, 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 PBTN

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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Wake Up On LAN

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.

Resume By Ring

When this field is set to Enabled, the system will power-on to respond to calls coming from an external modem.

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.

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Power On Function

This field allows you to use the PS/2 keyboard or PS/2 mouse to power-on the system.

Button only Default setting. Uses the power button to power

on the system.

Hot Key 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 Press the “wake up” key of the Windows

98 com-

patible keyboard to power-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.

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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.

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.

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

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Resources Controlled By

x IRQ Resources

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop

PCI Express Relative Items

Maximum Payload Size

Auto Press Enter

Disabled

4096

Default is Disabled. Select Enabled to reset Extended System Configuration Data (ESCD) when you exit Setup if you have installed a new add-on and the system reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the OS cannot boot.

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PCI/VGA Palette Snoop

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

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

VGA.

Maximum Payload Size

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

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.

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

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IRQ Resources

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IRQ- 3 assigned to IRQ- 4 assigned to IRQ- 5 assigned to IRQ- 7 assigned to IRQ- 9 assigned to IRQ-10 assigned to IRQ-11 assigned to IRQ-12 assigned to IRQ-14 assigned to IRQ-15 assigned to

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

Legacy ISA for devices 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.

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PC Health Status

Shutdown Temperature

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

Shutdown Temperature (Chipset)

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

CPU/Chip/System Fan Power

Auto Enables the Smart Fan function. The speed of the fan will

rotate according to the current temperature.

60%, 70%, 80%, 90% These options allow you to manually select

the speed of the fan.

VCC3 Voltage to System Fan Speed

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

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

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PC Health Status

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Shutdown Temperature

Shutdown TEMP (Chipset)

CPU Fan Power

Chip Fan Power

System Fan Power

VCC3 Voltage

+12V Voltage

5V Standby Voltage

Voltage Battery

CPU Temperature

Chipset TEMP

System TEMP

CPU Fan Speed

Chipset Fan Speed

System Fan Speed

85oC/185oF 90

C/194oF AUTO AUTO AUTO

3.29V

11.90V

5.02V

3.05V 32

C 3245 RPM 4440 RPM 2596 RPM

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Genie BIOS Setting

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.

X DRAM Configuration

AMD K8 Cool‘n’Quiet Control =========== Ratio & Clock Setting =========

CPU FSB Ratio Setting CPU’n’NB Bus Ratio Setting CPU Clock Setting DRAM Speed CPU’n’NB Bus Width PCIE Clock Setting

============ Voltage Setting ============ CPU Voltage Setting DRAM Voltage Setting Chip Voltage Setting HT Voltage Setting Current CPU Voltage Current DRAM Voltage Current Chipset Voltage Current HT Voltage

============ Miscellaneous ============ PCI eXpress Configuration Init Display First CPU Spread Spectrum SATA Spread Spectrum PCIE Spread Spectrum ACPI XSDT Table

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DRAM timing and control

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Press Enter Auto

Auto Auto 200MHz Auto

↓16 ↑16

100MHz

Default Auto

1.5V

1.2V

1.36V

1.96V

1.47V

1.20V

16X 2X PCIEx-Master Disabled Disabled Disabled Enabled

Important:

The maximum operating temperature of an AMD CPU is 70

C while

the maximum operating temperature of the NVIDIA chipset is 90

Refer to the PC Health Status or the Smart Guardian utility for the current CPU and chipset temperatures. Ensure that the CPU and chipset temperatures does not exceed 60

C and 80oC respectively as these are most ideal for providing safe and stable system condition. You can control these temperatures or reduce the fan’s noise by adjusting the fan speed in the “CPU/Chip/System Fan Power” field. The faster the fan speed, the lower the temperature.

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1T/2T Memory Timing

2T timing which provides better system stability is supported in CG or later revisions of the AMD Athlon

64 CPU. This field will not appear if you are using a CPU whose version is older than the CG revision.

Auto Automatically detects the memory timing. 1T Sets the memory timing to Performance mode. Select this

mode for better system performance.

2T Sets the memory timing to Normal mode. Select this

mode if you encounter system instability. (default)

DRAM Configuration

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

The screen above list all the fields available in the DRAM Configuration 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.

1T/2T Memory Timing CAS# Latency (Tcl)

DDRII Timing Item x TwTr Command Delay x Trfc0 for DIMM0 x Trfc1 for DIMM1 x Trfc2 for DIMM2 x Trfc3 for DIMM3 x (Twr) Write Recovery Time x (Trtp) Precharge Time x (Trc) Row Cycle Time x (Trcd) RAS to CAS R/W Delay x (Trrd) RAS to RAS Delay x (Trp) Row Precharge Time x (Tras) Minimum RAS Active Time

DRAM Output Driving

DQS Training Control

CKE Base Power Down Mode

CKE Based Power Down

Memclock Tri-stating

Memory Hole Remapping

Auto Optimize Bottom IO x Bottom of [31:24] IO Space

DRAM ECC Enable x DRAM MCE Enable x Chip-Kill Mode Enable x DRAM ECC Redirection x DRAM Background Scrubber x L2 Cache Background Scrubber x DCache Background Scrubber

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Auto Auto Disabled 3 bus clocks 75ns 75ns 75ns 75ns 6 bus clocks 3 clocks 26 bus clocks 6 clocks 5 clocks 6 clocks 18 bus clocks Level 1 Skip DQS Disabled Per Channel Disabled Enabled Enabled C0 Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled