DFI SB336-Ni User Manual

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SB336-Ni

System Board User’s Manual

A20610217

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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

All trademarks and registered trademarks of products appearing in this manual are the properties of their respective holders.

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FCC and DOC Statement on Class B

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

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

Notice:

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

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

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Introduction

Table of Contents

Trademarks ........................................................................................ 2

FCC and DOC Statement on Class B .............................................. 3

About this Manual ............................................................................. 6

Warranty .......................................................................................... 6

Static Electricity Precautions ............................................................. 7

Safety Measures ................................................................................. 7

About the Package ............................................................................ 8

Before Using the System Board ........................................................8

Chapter 1 - Introduction ..................................................................9

Specifications .................................................................................. 9

Features ...................................................................................... 12

Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation .................................................. 15

System Board Layout .................................................................... 15

System Memory ........................................................................... 16

Installing the DIM Module ......................................................... 18

CPU ............................................................................................ 20

Installing the CPU .................................................................... 21

Installing the Fan and Heat Sink ................................................ 25

Jumper Settings ............................................................................. 27

Clear CMOS Data ..................................................................... 27

PS/2 Power Select .................................................................... 28

USB Power Select ..................................................................... 29

Power-on Select ....................................................................... 30

COM1/COM2 RS232/RS422/RS485 Select.................................... 31

Rear Panel I/O Ports ..................................................................... 32

PS/2 Mouse and PS/2 Keyboard Ports ......................................... 33

COM (Serial) Ports ................................................................... 34

VGA Port ................................................................................. 35

RJ45 LAN Ports ........................................................................ 36

USB Ports................................................................................ 37

Audio ...................................................................................... 39

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Introduction

I/O Connectors ............................................................................ 41

CD-in Internal Audio Connector ................................................. 41

S/PDIF Connector ..................................................................... 42

SATA (Serial ATA) Connectors .................................................... 43

Cooling Fan Connectors ............................................................. 44

Cassis Instrusion Connectors ..................................................... 45

Power Connectors .................................................................... 46

Standby Power LED .................................................................. 47

Front Panel Connectors ............................................................. 48

Expansion Slots ....................................................................... 49

Battery ................................................................................... 50

Chapter 3 - BIOS Setup .................................................................. 51

Overview .............................................................................................................. 51

AMI BIOS Setup Utility ................................................................. 53

Main ....................................................................................... 53

Advanced ................................................................................ 54

Chipset ................................................................................... 67

Boot ....................................................................................... 73

Security .................................................................................. 75

Save & Exit ............................................................................. 77

Updating the BIOS ........................................................................ 78

Chapter 4 - Supported Software ................................................... 79

Appendix A - Watchdog Sample Code ........................................... 99

Appendix B - System Error Message ............................................ 100

Appendix C - Troubleshooting ...................................................... 102

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Introduction

About this Manual

An electronic file of this manual is included in the CD. To view the user’s manual in the CD, insert the CD into a CD-ROM drive. The autorun screen (Main Board Utility CD) will appear. Click “User’s 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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Introduction

Static Electricity Precautions

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

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

2. Wear an antistatic wrist strap.

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

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

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

Important:

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

Safety Measures

To avoid damage to the system:

• Use the correct AC input voltage range.

To reduce the risk of electric shock:

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

Battery:

• Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced.

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

• Dispose of used batteries according to local ordinance.

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Introduction

About the Package

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

 One SB336-Ni board  Two Serial ATA data cables  Two USB cables  One COM port cable  One I/O shield  One DVD  One QR (Quick Reference)

Optional Items

 USB port cable  COM port cable  Serial ATA data cable  Serial ATA power cable  I/O shield

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

Before Using the System Board

Before using the system board, prepare basic system components.

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

• A CPU

• Memory module

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

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

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Introduction

Processor

Chipset System Memory

Expansion Slots

Graphics

Audio

Chapter 1 - Introduction

• LGA 1155 socket for:

- Intel

Core™ i7-2600 (8M Cache, up to 3.8 GHz); 95W

- Intel

Core™ i5-2400 (6M Cache, up to 3.4 GHz); 95W

- Intel

Core™ i3-2120 (3M Cache, 3.3 GHz); 65W

- Intel

Pentium® G850 (3M Cache, 2.9 GHz); 65W

• New microarchitecture on 32nm process technology

• Intel

Advanced Vector Extensions (Intel® AVX) Instruc-

tions

• Intel

Turbo Boost Technology

• Intel

H61 Express Chipset

• Two 240-pin DDR3 DIMM sockets

• Supports DDR3 1066/1333MHz

• Supports dual channel memory interface

• Supports up to 16GB system memory

• DRAM device technologies: 1Gb, 2Gb and 4Gb DDR3 DRAM technologies are supported for x8 and x16 devices, unbuffered, non-ECC

• 1 PCIe x16 Gen 2 slot (PCIe 2.0)

• 2 PCI slots

• Intel

HD Graphics

• Display port: VGA

• VGA display resolution up to 2048x1536 pixels with 32-bit color at 75Hz

• Supports 6 Graphics Execution Units (EUs)

• Intel

Clear Video Technology

• DirectX Video Acceleration (DXVA) support for accelerating

video processing

• Realtek ALC262 2-channel High Definition Audio

• DACs with 100dB SNR; two stereo DACs support 24-bit PCM

format for stereo audio playback

• ADCs with 90dB SNR; three stereo ADCs support 20-bit PCM

format for multiple input streaming

• S/PDIF audio interface

Specifications

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Introduction

LAN

Serial ATA (SATA)

Super I/O Features

Rear Panel I/O Ports

I/O Connectors

BIOS

Energy Efficient Design

• 1 Realtek RTL8111DL Gigabit Ethernet Controller

• Integrated 10/100/1000 transceiver

• Fully compliant with IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE

802.3ab

• Supports wire management

• 4 SATA 2.0 ports with data transfer rate up to 3Gb/s

• 1 Fintek F71879 I/O controller supports 2 RS232 COM ports

• 2 Fintek F81217 I/O controllers support 8 RS232 COM ports

• 1 mini-DIN-6 PS/2 mouse port

• 1 mini-DIN-6 PS/2 keyboard port

• 2 DB-9 RS232 serial ports

• 1 DB-15 VGA port

• 1 RJ45 LAN port

• 4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports

• Mic-in, line-in and line-out jacks

• 3 connectors for 6 external USB 2.0/1.1 ports

• 8 connectors for 8 external RS232 serial ports

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

• 1 S/PDIF connector

• 1 CD-in connector

• 4 Serial ATA ports

• 1 24-pin ATX power connector

• 1 8-pin 12V power connector

• 1 chassis intrusion connector

• 1 front panel connector

• 3 fan connectors

• AMI BIOS

• 32Mbit SPI BIOS

• Supports ErP Lot6 power saving (optional)

• Supports ACPI

• System Power Management

• Wake-On-Events include:

- Wake-On-PS/2 KB/Mouse

- Wake-On-USB KB/Mouse

- Wake-On-LAN

- RTC timer to power-on the system

• CPU stopped clock control

• AC power failure recovery

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Introduction

Damage Free Intelligence

Temperature

Humidity

PCB

• Monitors CPU/system temperature and overheat alarm

• Monitors VCORE/5V/3.3V/V_DIMM/12V/5VSB voltages and failure alarm

• Monitors CPU/system fan speed and failure alarm

• Read back capability that displays temperature, voltage and fan speed

• Watchdog timer function

• Operating: 0

C to 60oC

• Storage: -20

C to 85oC

• 10% to 90%

• microATX form factor

• 244mm (9.6”) x 244mm (9.6”)

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Introduction

Features

Watchdog Timer

The Watchdog Timer function allows your application to regularly “clear” the system at the set time interval. If the system hangs or fails to function, it will reset at the set time interval so that your system will continue to operate.

DDR3

DDR3 delivers increased system bandwidth and improved performance. It offers peak data transfer rate of up to 21 Gb/s bandwidth. The advantages of DDR3 are its higher bandwidth and its increase in performance at a lower power than DDR2.

Graphics

The integrated Intel HD graphics for graphics intensive applications delivers exceptional 3D, 2D and video capabilities. It supports VGA and DVI interfaces.

PCI Express

PCI Express is a high bandwidth I/O infrastructure that possesses the ability to scale speeds by forming multiple lanes. The PCI Express architecture also provides a high performance graphics infrastructure by enhancing the capability of a x16 PCI Express lane to provide 8 Gigabytes per second transfer rate.

Audio

The Realtek ALC262 audio codec provides 2-channel High Definition audio output.

Serial ATA

Serial ATA is a storage interface that is compliant with SATA 1.0a specification. SATA 2.0 supports speed up to 3Gb/s. This improves hard drive performance faster than the standard parallel ATA whose data transfer rate is 100MB/s.

Gigabit LAN

The Realtek RTL8111DL PCI Express Gigabit controllers support up to 1Gbps data transmission.

USB

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.

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Introduction

Wake-On-LAN

This feature allows the network to remotely wake up a Soft Power Down (SoftOff) 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 5V_standby power source of your power supply must support ≥720mA.

Wake-On-PS/2

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

Important:

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

Wake-On-USB

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

RTC Timer

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

ACPI STR

The system board is designed to meet the ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) specification. ACPI has energy saving features that enables PCs to implement Power Management and Plug-and-Play with operating systems that support OS Direct Power Management. ACPI when enabled in the Power Management Setup will allow you to use the Suspend to RAM function.

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

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.

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Important:

The 5V_standby power source of your power supply must support 720mA.

Power Failure Recovery

When power returns after an AC power failure, you may choose to either poweron the system manually or let the system power-on automatically.

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System Board Layout

Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation

LGA 1155

PS/2 KB/ MS

COM1,2

PCI 1

PCI 2

LAN 1 USB 8-9

Intel

H61

PCIE x16

Realtek RTL8111DL

Fintek

F71879F

Power-on Select(JP8)

System fan_1

COM 8 COM 7

Realtek ALC262

Front audio

S/PDIF

iTE

IT8893E

1 2

USB 10-11

1 2

Standby Power LED

CD-in

Mic-in

Line-in Line-out

DDR3_1

DDR3_2

CPU fan

Battery

12 24

ATX power

Front panel

SATA 1

SATA 0

SATA 5

SATA 4

SPI Flash BIOS

Fintek F81217

COM 10 COM 9

+12V power

PS/2 Power Select (JP3)

VGA

USB 0-1, 8-9 Power Select (JP4)

SATA 2.0

Buzzer

System fan_2

Fintek F81217

COM 3

COM 4 COM 5

COM 6

1 2

USB 2-5 Power Select (JP5)

USB 10-11 Poewr Select (JP6)

Clear CMOS (JP7)

Chassis intrusion

USB 2.0

USB 0-1

USB 2.0

USB4-5 USB2-3

COM 2 RS232/ 422/485 select(JP2)

COM 1 RS232/422/485 select(JP1)

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System Memory

Important:

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

DDR3-2

DDR3-1

Channel A

Standby Power LED

Important:

When the Standby Power LED lit red, it indicates that there is power on the system board. Power-off the PC then unplug the power cord prior to installing any devices. Failure to do so will cause severe damage to the motherboard and components.

Features

• The two DIMM sockets are divided into two channels:

Channel A - DDR3_1 Channel B - DDR3_2

• Dual channel memory interface

• Maximum of 16GB system memory

Channel B

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DIMMs are on the same channel. DIMMs in a channel can be identical or com-

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

Not all slots need to be populated.

DIMMs of the same memory conﬁ guration are on different channels.

Single Channel

Dual Channel

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.

Important:

1. You can populate either Channel A or Channel B ﬁ rst.

2. If you intend to use dual channel, populate DDR3_1 and DDR3_2 the same rule applies - always the socket farthest the CPU.

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Note:

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

Installing the DIM Module

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

2. Disconnect all power cords and cables.

3. Locate the DIMM socket on the system board.

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

Ejector tab

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

Key

Notch

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7. Seat the module vertically, pressing it down ﬁ rmly until it is completely seat- ed in the socket.

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

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

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CPU

The system board is equipped with a surface mount LGA 1155 socket. This socket is exclusively designed for installing a LGA 1155 packaged Intel CPU.

Important:

1. Before you proceed, make sure (1) the LGA 1155 socket comes with a protective cap, (2) the cap is not damaged and (3) the socket’s contact pins are not bent. If the cap is missing or the cap and/or contact pins are damaged, contact your dealer immediately.

2. Make sure to keep the protective cap. RMA requests will be accepted and processed only if the LGA 1155 socket comes with the protective cap.

Protective cap

Note:

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

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Installing the CPU

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

2. Disconnect all power cords and cables.

3. Locate the LGA 1155 CPU socket on the system board.

Important:

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

4. Unlock the socket by pushing the load lever down, moving it sideways until it is released from the retention tab; then lift the load lever up.

Retention tab

Load lever

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6. Remove the protective cap from the CPU socket. The cap is used to protect the CPU socket against dust and harmful particles. Remove the protective cap only when you are about to install the CPU.

Load lever

Load

plate

5. Lifting the load lever will at the same time lift the load plate.

Lift the load lever up to

the angle shown on the photo.

Protective cap

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7. Insert the CPU into the socket. The gold triangular mark on the CPU must align with the corner of the CPU socket shown on the photo.

The CPU’s notch will at

the same time ﬁ t into the socket’s alignment key.

Important:

The CPU will ﬁ t in only one orientation and can easily be inserted without exerting any force.

Alignment key

Gold triangular mark

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8. Close the load plate then push the load lever down.

While closing the load

plate, make sure the front edge of the load plate slides under the retention knob.

Retention knob

9. Hook the load lever under the retention tab.

Load lever

Retention 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 sufﬁ cient air circulation across the CPU and heat sink, the CPU will overheat damaging both the CPU and system board.

Note:

A boxed Intel

processor already includes the CPU fan and heat sink assembly. If your CPU was purchased separately, make sure to only use Intel

-certiﬁ ed fan and heat sink.

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 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.

Some heat sinks come with a patch of pre-applied thermal paste. Do not ap-

ply thermal 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.

PS/2 KB/ MS

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

Mounting hole

3. Orient the heat sink such that the CPU fan’s cable is nearest the CPU fan connector.

CPU fan connector

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4. Rotate each push-pin according to the direction of the arrow shown on top of the pin.

Push down two pushpins

that are diagonally across the heat sink. Perform the same procedure for the other two push-pins.

Heat sink

“Locked” position of

push-pin

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

“Unlocked” position

of push-pin

PS/2 KB/ MS

CPU fan connector

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Jumper Settings

Clear CMOS

If you encounter the following,

a) CMOS data becomes corrupted. b) You forgot the supervisor or user password.

you can reconﬁ gure 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 JP7 pins 2 and 3 to On. Wait for a few seconds and set JP7 back to its default setting, pins 1 and 2 On.

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

JP7

2-3 On:

Clear CMOS Data

1-2 On: Normal

(default)

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PS/2 KB/ MS

JP3 is used to select the power of the PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse ports. Selecting +5V_standby will allow you to use the PS/2 keyboard or PS/2 mouse to wake up the system.

PS/2 Power Select

JP3

2-3 On:

+5V_standby

1-2 On: +5V

(default)

Important:

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

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These jumpers are used to select the power of the USB ports. Selecting +5V_standby will allow you to use a USB device to wake up the system.

Important:

If you are using the Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse function for 2 USB ports, the +5V_standby power source of your power supply must support ≥1.5A. For 3 or more USB ports, the +5V_standby power source of your power supply must support ≥2A.

USB Power Select

USB 0-1/8-9 (JP4)

2-3 On:

+5V_standby

1-2 On: +5V

(default)

USB 2-5 (JP5)

2-3 On:

+5V_standby

1-2 On: +5V

(default)

132

USB 10-11 (JP6)

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Power-on Select

JP8 is used to select the method of powering on the system. If you want the system to power-on whenever AC power comes in, set JP8 pins 2 and 3 to On. If you want to use the power button, set pins 1 and 2 to On.

When using the JP8 “Power On” feature to power the system back on after a power failure occurs, the system may not power on if the power lost is resumed within 5 seconds (power ﬂ icker).

Note:

In order to ensure that power is resumed after a power failure that recovers within a 5 second period, JP8 must be set to pins 2-3 and the “AC Power Lose” in CMOS is set to “On”.

1-2 On: Power-on via power button (default)

2-3 On: Power-on via AC power

JP8

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COM1/COM2 RS232/RS422/RS485 Select

1-2 On: RS232

(default)

3-4 On: RS422

Full Duplex

5-6 On: RS485

531

JP1 (for COM1) and JP2 (for COM2) are used to conﬁ gure the COM ports to RS232, RS422 (Full Duplex) or RS485.

The pin function of the COM ports will vary according to the jumper’s setting.

JP1/JP2

531531

COM 1

COM 2

JP1 JP2

RS232 RS422

Full Duplex

RS485

COM 1 / COM 2

DCD-TDRD

DTR-

GND

12345

RTS-

RI-

DSR-

CTS-

6789

DATA+

N.C.

DATA-

N.C.

12345

N.C.

6789

RXD+

TXD+

RXD-

TXD-

N.C.

12345

N.C.

6789

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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

• 2 COM ports

• VGA port

• Realtek LAN port

• 4 USB ports

• Mic-in jack

• Line-in jack

• Line-out jack

PS/2 K/B

COM 1

USB 8-9

USB 0-1

VGA

Line-out

Line-in

Mic-in

PS/2

Mouse

COM 2

LAN1

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PS/2 Mouse and PS/2 Keyboard Ports

These ports are used to connect a PS/2 mouse and a PS/2 keyboard. The PS/2 mouse port uses IRQ12.

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

JP3 must be set to “2-3 On: +5V_standby”. Refer to “PS/2 Power Select” in

this chapter for more information.

• BIOS Setting

Conﬁ gure the PS/2 keyboard/mouse wake up function in the Advanced menu (“ACPI Power Management Conﬁ guration” submenu) of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

Important:

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

PS/2 Mouse

PS/2 KB

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COM 2

COM (Serial) Ports

COM 1

COM 3 to COM 10 are ﬁ xed at RS232.

The pin function of COM 1 and COM 2 ports will vary according to JP1/JP2’s setting. Refer to “COM1/COM2 RS232/RS422/RS485 Select” in this chapter for more information.

The serial ports are asynchronous communication ports with 16C550A-compatible UARTs that can be used with modems, serial printers, remote display terminals, and other serial devices.

Connecting External Serial Ports

Your COM port may come mounted on a card-edge bracket. Install the card-edge bracket to an available slot at the rear of the system chassis then insert the serial port cable to the COM connector. Make sure the colored stripe on the ribbon cable is aligned with pin 1 of the COM connector.

BIOS Setting

Conﬁ gure the serial ports in the Advanced menu (“Super IO Conﬁ guration” sub- menu) of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

COM 4

COM 3

COM 5

COM 6

COM 1 and COM 2:

RS232/422/485

COM 3 to COM 6:

RS232

COM 9

COM 7

COM 10

COM 8

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The VGA port is used for connecting a VGA monitor. Connect the monitor’s 15-pin D-shell cable connector to the VGA port

. After you plug the monitor’s cable con-

nector into the VGA port, gently tighten the cable screws to hold the connector in place.

BIOS Setting

Conﬁ gure VGA in the Chipset menu (“North Bridge Conﬁ guration” submenu) of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

Driver Installation

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

VGA Port

VGA

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RJ45 LAN Ports

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

BIOS Setting

Conﬁ gure the onboard LAN in the Chipset menu (“South Bridge Conﬁ guration” submenu) of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

Driver Installation

Install the LAN drivers. Refer to chapter 4 for more information.

Realtek LAN

Features

• Realtek RTL8111DL PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller

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USB Ports

USB allows data exchange between your computer and a wide range of simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals.

The system board is equipped with four onboard USB 2.0/1.1 ports. The three 10-pin connectors allow you to connect 6 additional USB 2.0/1.1 ports. The additional USB ports may be mounted on a card-edge bracket. Install the card-edge bracket to an available slot at the rear of the system chassis and then insert the USB port cables to a connector.

BIOS Setting

Conﬁ gure the onboard USB in the Advanced menu (“USB Conﬁ guration” sub- menu) of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

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.

USB 2-3

VCC

-Data +Data

GND

Key

VCC

-Data

+Data

GND

N. C.

USB 4-5

USB 10-11

USB 0

USB 1

USB 8

USB 9

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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

JP4, JP5 and/or JP6 must be set to “2-3 On: 5V_standby”. Refer to “USB

Power Select” in this chapter for more information.

Important:

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Audio

Rear Audio

The system board is equipped with 3 audio jacks. A jack is a one-hole connecting interface for inserting a plug.

• Mic-in Jack (Pink) This jack is used to connect an external microphone.

• Line-in Jack (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 Jack (Lime) This jack is used to connect a headphone or external speakers.

Front Audio

The front audio connector allows you to connect to the second line-out and micin jacks that are at the front panel of your system.

Rear audio

Front audio

Mic2-L

Line2-R

Front_IO_Sense

GND

Presence Signal

Key

Mic2-JD

Line2-JD

Mic2-R

Line2-L

Line-out

Line-in

Mic-in

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BIOS Setting

Conﬁ gure the onboard audio in the Chipset menu (“South Bridge” submenu) of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

Driver Installation

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

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I/O Connectors

CD-in Internal Audio Connector

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

Left audio channel

Right audio channel

Ground

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S/PDIF Connector

The S/PDIF connector is used to connect an external S/PDIF port. Your S/PDIF port may be 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 to the S/PDIF connector. Make sure pin 1 of the audio cable is aligned with pin 1 of the S/PDIF connector.

+5V

Key

SPDIF out

Ground

SPDIF in

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

BIOS Setting

Conﬁ gure the Serial ATA drives in the Advanced menu (“SATA Conﬁ guration” sub- menu) of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

SATA (Serial ATA) Connectors

RXN

GND

TXP

TXN

GND

RXP

GND

Features

• SATA 0, SATA 1, SATA 4 and SATA 5 support data transfer rate up to 3Gb/s

SATA 4 provides adequate space for SATA DOM

SATA 2.0 3Gb/s SATA 4 provides adequate space for SATA DOM

SATA 5

SATA 4

SATA 1

SATA 0

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Cooling Fan Connectors

The fan connectors are used to connect cooling fans. The cooling fans will provide adequate airﬂ ow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the CPU and sys- tem board components.

BIOS Setting

The Advanced menu (“PC Health Conﬁ guration” submenu) of the BIOS will dis- play the current speed of the cooling fans. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

System fan_1

CPU fan

Sense

Power

Ground Speed

Control

Sense

Power

Ground

System fan_2

Sense

Power

Ground

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Chassis Intrusion Connector

The board supports the chassis intrusion detection function. Connect the chassis intrusion sensor cable from the chassis to this connector. When the system’s power is on and a chassis intrusion occurred, an alarm will sound. When the system’s power is off and a chassis intrusion occurred, the alarm will sound only when the system restarts.

MyGuard Hardware Monitor

Install the “MyGuard Hardware Monitor” utility. By default, the chassis intrusion detection function is disabled. When enabled, a warning message will appear when the chassis is open. The utility can also be conﬁ gured so that a beeping alarm will sound when the chassis is open. Refer to the “MyGuard Hardware Monitor” section in chapter 4 for more information.

Chassis

signal

Ground

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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 into the 24-pin connector. The 8-pin +12V power connector enables the delivery of more +12VDC current to the processor’s Voltage Regulator Module (VRM).

The power connectors from the power supply unit are designed to ﬁ t the 24-pin and 8-pin connectors in only one orientation. Make sure to ﬁ nd the proper orien- tation before plugging the connectors.

The system board requires a minimum of 300 Watt power supply to operate. Your system conﬁ guration (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:

Insufﬁ cient 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.

12 24

+3.3VDC

COM

+5VDC

COM

+5VDC

COM

PWR_OK

+5VSB

+12VDC

+3.3VDC

-12VDC

COM

PS_ON#

COM

+5VDC

COM

Ground

ATX power

12V power

12V

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Standby Power LED

This LED will light red when the system is in the standby mode. It indicates that there is power on the system board. Power-off the PC and then unplug the power cord prior to installing any devices. Failure to do so will cause severe damage to the motherboard and components.

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Front Panel Connectors

HDD-LED - HDD LED

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

RESET SW - Reset Switch

This switch allows you to reboot without having to power off the system.

PWR-BTN - Power Switch

This switch is used to power on or off the system.

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) state, it will blink every second. When the system is in the S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state, it will blink every 4 seconds.

HDD-LED

RESET-SW

PWR-LED

PWR-BTN

Pin Pin Assignment Pin Pin Assignment

HDD-LED

3 HDD Power PWR-LED 2 LED Power

5 Signal 4 LED Power

RESET SW 7 Ground 6 Signal

9 RST Signal

PWR-BTN 8 Ground

11 N.C. 10 Signal

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Expansion Slots

PCI Express x16 Slot

Install PCI Express x16 graphics card, that comply to the PCI Express speciﬁ ca- tions, 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 ﬁ rmly until it is com- pletely seated in the slot. The retaining clip of the slot will automatically hold the graphics card in place.

PCI Slots

The PCI slot supports expansion cards that comply with PCI speciﬁ cations.

PCI Express x16

PCI 1

PCI 2

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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 by the manufacturer.

• Dispose of used batteries according to local ordinance.

Battery

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Chapter 3 - BIOS Setup

Overview

The BIOS is a program that takes care of the basic level of communication between the CPU and peripherals. It contains codes for various advanced features found in this system board. The BIOS allows you to conﬁ gure the system and save the conﬁ guration in a battery-backed CMOS so that the data retains even when the power is off. In general, the information stored in the CMOS RAM of the EEPROM will stay unchanged unless a conﬁ guration change has been made such as a hard drive replaced or a device added.

It is possible that the CMOS battery will fail causing CMOS data loss. If this happens, you need to install a new CMOS battery and reconﬁ gure the BIOS settings.

Note:

The BIOS is constantly updated to improve the performance of the system board; therefore the BIOS screens in this chapter may not appear the same as the actual one. These screens are for reference purpose only.

Default Configuration

Most of the conﬁ guration settings are either predeﬁ ned according to the Load Op- timal Defaults settings which are stored in the BIOS or are automatically detected and conﬁ gured without requiring any actions. There are a few settings that you may need to change depending on your system conﬁ guration.

Entering the BIOS Setup Utility

The BIOS Setup Utility can only be operated from the keyboard and all commands are keyboard commands. The commands are available at the right side of each setup screen.

The BIOS Setup Utility does not require an operating system to run. After you power up the system, the BIOS message appears on the screen and the memory count begins. After the memory test, the message “Press DEL to run setup” will appear on the screen. 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.

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Legends

Keys

Right and Left arrows

Up and Down arrows

<Esc> + (plus key)

- (minus key)

Tab <F1> <F4> <Enter>

Function

Moves the highlight left or right to select a menu.

Moves the highlight up or down between submenus or ﬁ elds.

Exits to the BIOS Setup Utility. Scrolls forward through the values

or options of the highlighted ﬁ eld. Scrolls backward through the values

or options of the highlighted ﬁ eld. Selects a ﬁ eld. Displays General Help. Saves and exits the Setup program. Press <Enter> to enter the high-

lighted submenu.

Scroll Bar

When a scroll bar appears to the right of the setup screen, it indicates that there are more available ﬁ elds not shown on the screen. Use the up and down arrow keys to scroll through all the available ﬁ elds.

Submenu

When ““ appears on the left of a particular ﬁ eld, it indicates that a submenu which contains additional options are available for that ﬁ eld. To display the sub- menu, move the highlight to that ﬁ eld and press <Enter>.

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Main

The Main menu is the ﬁ rst screen that you will see when you enter the BIOS Setup Utility.

System Language

Choose the system default language.

System 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 1980 to 2099.

System Time

The time format is <hour>, <minute>, <second>. The time is based on the 24hour 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.

Choose the system default language.

Save & ExitChipset

 Select Screen  Select Item

Enter: Select +/-: Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save & Exit ESC: Exit

BIOS Information BIOS Vendor Core Version Compliency Project Version Build Date and Time

Memory Information Total Memory

System Language

System Date System Time

Access Level

American Megatrends

4.6.4.1 UEFI 2.1 1AOQI 0.20 x64 02/02/2012 14:12:36

2048 MB (DDR3 1333)

[English]

[Sun 02/06/2011] [13:56:17]

Administrator

Advanced

Boot Security

Main

AMI BIOS Setup Utility

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Advanced

The Advanced menu allows you to conﬁ gure 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.

Important:

Setting incorrect ﬁ eld values may cause the system to malfunction.

Launch PXE OpROM

Enables or disables the boot option for legacy network devices.

Launch Storage OpROM

Enables or disables the boot option for legacy mass storage devices with option ROM.

ACPI Power Management Conﬁ guration.

Legacy OpROM Support

Launch PXE OpROM Launch Storage OpROM



ACPI Power Management Conﬁ guration



PC Health Status



CPU Conﬁ guration



SATA Conﬁ guration



Intel IGD SWSCI OpRegion



USB Conﬁ guration



F71879 Super IO Conﬁ guration



Second Super IO Conﬁ guration



Third Super IO Conﬁ guration

[Disabled] [Enabled]

Save & ExitChipset Boot Security

Main

Advanced

 Select Screen  Select Item

Enter: Select +/-: Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save & Exit ESC: Exit

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ACPI Power Management Conﬁ guration

This section is used to conﬁ gure the ACPI Power Management.

Select the highest ACPI sleep state the system will enter, when the SUSPEND button is pressed.

ACPI Power Management Conﬁ guration

ACPI Sleep State

Resume by PME Resume by Ring Resume by RTC Alarm

Advanced

[S3 (Suspend to RAM) ]

[Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled]

ACPI Sleep State

Selects the highest ACPI sleep state the system will enter when the Suspend button is pressed.

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

Resume by PME

Enable this ﬁ eld to use the PME signal to wake up the system.

Resume by Ring

Set this ﬁ eld to Enabled to use the modem ring-on function. This will allow your system to power-on to respond to calls coming through an external or internal modem.

Resume by RTC Alarm

When Enabled, the system uses the RTC to generate a wakeup event.

 Select Screen  Select Item

Enter: Select +/-: Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save & Exit ESC: Exit

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PC Health Status

This section displays the SIO hardware health monitor.



Smart Fan Function

Case Open System Hardware Monitor

CPU Temperature System Temperature CPU FAN Speed System FAN1 Speed System FAN2 Speed VCore +5.0V +12V VDIMM +3.3V VSB5V VSB3V VBAT

Advanced

[Disabled]

: +70 C : +37 C : 2189 RPM : N/A : N/A : +1.184 V : +5.072 V : +11.968V : +1.536 V : +3.376 V : +4.992 V : +3.424 V : +3.360 V

 Select Screen  Select Item

Enter: Select +/-: Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save & Exit ESC: Exit

Smart Fan Function CPU Smart Fan Control

Boundary 1 Boundary 2 Boundary 3 Boundary 4 Speed Count 1 Speed Count 2 Speed Count 3 Speed Count 4 Speed Count 5

Advanced

[Automatic]

60 50 40 30 100 75 50 40 30

 Select Screen  Select Item

Enter: Select +/-: Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save & Exit ESC: Exit

Smart Fan Function

CPU Smart Fan Control

When this feature is set to Automatic, the CPU’s fan speed will rotate according to the CPU’s temperature. The higher the temperature, the faster the speed of rotation.

Smart Fan Function

Enable CPU SmartFan

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Boundary 1 to Boundary 4

The range is from 0-127.

Speed Count 1 to Speed Count 5

The range is from 1-100.

Case Open

Set this ﬁ eld to Enabled to allow the system to alert you of a chassis intru- sion event.

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CPU Conﬁ guration

This section is used to conﬁ gure the CPU. It will also display the detected CPU information.

Socket speciﬁ c CPU information.

CPU Conﬁ guration



Socket 0 CPU Information

CPU Speed 64-bit

Hyper-threading

Limit CPUID Maximum Intel Virtualization Technology Power Technology

Advanced

Hyper-threading

Enable this ﬁ eld for Windows XP and Linux which are optimized for Hyper- Threading technology. Select disabled for other OSes not optimized for HyperThreading technology. When disabled, only one thread per enabled core is enabled.

Limit CPUID Maximum

The CPUID instruction of some newer CPUs will return a value greater than

3. The default is Disabled because this problem does not exist in the Windows series operating systems. If you are using an operating system other than Windows, this problem may occur. To avoid this problem, enable this ﬁ eld to limit the return value to 3 or less than 3.

Intel Virtualization Technology

When this ﬁ eld is set to Enabled, the VMM can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Vanderpool Technology.

Power Technology

Enables the power management features.

3400 MHz Supported

[Enabled]

[Disabled] [Disabled] [Energy Efﬁ cient]

 Select Screen  Select Item

Enter: Select +/-: Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save & Exit ESC: Exit

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Socket 0 CPU Information

Socket 0 CPU Information Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2600 CPU @3.40 GHz

CPU Signature Microcode Patch Max CPU Speed Min CPU Speed Processor Cores Intel HT Technology Intel VT-x Technology

L1 data Cache L1 Code Cache L2 Cache L3 Cache

Advanced

206a7 14 3400 MHz 1600 MHz 4 Supported Supported

32 kB x4 32 kB x4 256 kB x4 8192 kB x4

 Select Screen  Select Item

Enter: Select +/-: Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save & Exit ESC: Exit

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SATA Conﬁ guration

This section is used to conﬁ gure SATA functions.

IDE Mode.

SATA Conﬁ guration

SATA Mode

Serial-ATA Controller 0 Serial-ATA Controller 1

SATA Port 0 SATA Port 1 SATA Port 4 SATA Port 5

Advanced

[IDE Mode]

[Compatible] [Enhanced]

Not Present Not Present Not Present Not Present

 Select Screen  Select Item

Enter: Select +/-: Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save & Exit ESC: Exit

SATA Mode

IDE Mode

This option conﬁ gures the Serial ATA drives as Parallel ATA storage devices.

Serial-ATA Controller 0 and Serial-ATA Controller 1

These ﬁ elds are used to enable or disable the Serial ATA channels.

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Intel IGD SWSCI OpRegion

This section is used to conﬁ gure the Intel graphics display.

DVMT Mode Select

This ﬁ eld shows the current DVMT mode.

DVMT/FIXED Memory

This ﬁ eld is used to select the graphics memory size used by DVMT/Fixed mode.

Spread Spectrum Clock

Leave this ﬁ eld in its default setting. Do not alter this setting unless advised by an engineer or technician.

Intel IGD SWSCI OpRegion Conﬁ guration

DVMT Mode Select

DVMT/FIXED Memory Spread Spectrum Clock

Advanced

[DVMT Mode]

[256MB] [Disabled]

 Select Screen  Select Item

Enter: Select +/-: Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save & Exit ESC: Exit

Select DVMT Mode used by Internal Graphics Device

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USB Conﬁ guration

This section is used to conﬁ gure USB.

Enables Legacy USB support. AUTO option disables legacy support if no USB devices are connected. DISABLE option will keep USB devices available only for EFI applications.

USB Conﬁ guration USB Devices:

1 Driver, 2 Hubs

Legacy USB Support

EHCI Hand-off

Mass Storage Device:

Advanced

[Enabled]

[Disabled]

 Select Screen  Select Item

Enter: Select +/-: Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save & Exit ESC: Exit

Legacy USB Support

Enabled

Enables legacy USB.

Auto

Disables support for legacy when no USB devices are connected.

Disabled

Keeps USB devices available only for EFI applications.

EHCI Hand-off

This is a workaround for OSes that does not support EHCI hand-off. The EHCI ownership change should be claimed by the EHCI driver.

Mass Storage Device:

Auto detected USB device.

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F71879 Super IO Conﬁ guration

This section is used to conﬁ gure the I/O functions supported by the onboard Super I/O chip.

Restore AC Power Loss help.

F71879 Super IO Conﬁ guration Super IO Chip



Restore AC Power Loss

WatchDog Timer

Super IO WatchDog Timer



Serial Port 1 Conﬁ guration



Serial Port 2 Conﬁ guration

Advanced

Fintek F71879

[Power Off]

[Disabled]

 Select Screen  Select Item

Enter: Select +/-: Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save & Exit ESC: Exit

Restore AC Power Loss

Off

When power returns after an AC power failure, the system’s power is off. You must press the Power button to power-on the system.

When power returns after an AC power failure, the system will automatically power-on.

Last State

When power returns after an AC power failure, the system will return to the state where you left off before power failure occurs. If the system’s power is off when AC power failure occurs, it will remain off when power returns. If the system’s power is on when AC power failure occurs, the system will power-on when power returns.

WatchDog Timer

This ﬁ eld is used to select the time interval of the Watchdog timer. If the system hangs or fails to function, it will reset at the set time interval so that your system will continue to operate.

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Enable or Disable Serial Port (COM)

Serial Port 1 Conﬁ guration

Serial Port

Device Settings

Change Settings

Advanced

[Enabled]

IO=3F8h; IRQ=4;

[Auto]

Serial Port 1 Conﬁ guration to Serial Port 2 Conﬁ guration

 Select Screen  Select Item

Enter: Select +/-: Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save & Exit ESC: Exit

Serial Port

Enables or disables the serial port.

Change Settings

Selects the IO/IRQ setting of the I/O device.

Enable or Disable Serial Port (COM)

Serial Port 2 Conﬁ guration

Serial Port

Device Settings

Change Settings

Advanced

[Enabled]

IO=2F8h; IRQ=3;

[Auto]

 Select Screen  Select Item

Enter: Select +/-: Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save & Exit ESC: Exit

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Enable or Disable Serial Port (COM)

Serial Port 3 Conﬁ guration

Serial Port

Device Settings

Change Settings

Advanced

[Enabled]

IO=3E8h; IRQ=5;

[Auto]

Serial Port 3 Conﬁ guration to Serial Port 6 Conﬁ guration

 Select Screen  Select Item

Enter: Select +/-: Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save & Exit ESC: Exit

Second Super IO Conﬁ guration

This section is used to conﬁ gure the serial port functions.

Set Parameters of Serial Port 3 (COMC)

Second Super IO Conﬁ guration Super IO Chip



Serial Port 3 Conﬁ guration



Serial Port 4 Conﬁ guration



Serial Port 5 Conﬁ guration



Serial Port 6 Conﬁ guration

Advanced

Fintek F81217

 Select Screen  Select Item

Enter: Select +/-: Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save & Exit ESC: Exit

Serial Port

Enables or disables the serial port.

Change Settings

Selects the IO/IRQ setting of the I/O device.

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Enable or Disable Serial Port (COM)

Serial Port 7 Conﬁ guration

Serial Port

Device Settings

Change Settings

Advanced

[Enabled]

IO=200h; IRQ=11;

[Auto]

Serial Port 7 Conﬁ guration to Serial Port 10 Conﬁ guration

 Select Screen  Select Item

Enter: Select +/-: Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save & Exit ESC: Exit

Third Super IO Conﬁ guration

This section is used to conﬁ gure the serial port functions.

Set Parameters of Serial Port 7 (COMC)

Second Super IO Conﬁ guration Super IO Chip



Serial Port 7 Conﬁ guration



Serial Port 8 Conﬁ guration



Serial Port 9 Conﬁ guration



Serial Port 10 Conﬁ guration

Advanced

Fintek-F81217

 Select Screen  Select Item

Enter: Select +/-: Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save & Exit ESC: Exit

Serial Port

Enables or disables the serial port.

Change Settings

Selects the IO/IRQ setting of the I/O device.

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Chipset

Conﬁ gures relevant chipset functions.



North Bridge



South Bridge



ME Subsystem

Save & Exit

Advanced

Boot Security

Main

Chipset

North Bridge Parameters

 Select Screen  Select Item

Enter: Select +/-: Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save & Exit ESC: Exit

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North Bridge

Select which graphics controller to use as the primary boot device.

Memory Information Total Memory Memory Slot0

Memory Slot1

Initiate Graphic Adapter

IGD Memory IGD Multi-Monitor

PCI Express Port PEG Force Gen1

2048 MB (DDR3 1333) 2048 MB (DDR3 1333)

0 MB (DDR3 1333)

[PEG/IGD]

[64M] [Disabled]

[Auto] [Disabled]

Chipset

 Select Screen  Select Item

Enter: Select +/-: Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save & Exit ESC: Exit

Initiate Graphic Adapter

Selects the graphics controller to use as the primary boot device.

When this ﬁ eld is set to “IGD Function”, you can use the display output from both the integrated graphics and PCIe x16 graphics card to support total of 4 multiple displays (Extended Mode).

IGD Memory

Selects the internal graphics device’s shared memory size.

IGD Multi-Monitor

Selects Enabled to support multiple monitors.

PCI Express Port

This ﬁ eld is used to enable or disable the PCI Express Port function.

PEG Force Gen1

Enables or disables the PEG Force Gen1.

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South Bridge

Enable/Disable Azalia HD Audio.

SB Chipset Conﬁ guration Audio Conﬁ guration

Azalia HD Audio

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PCI Express Ports Conﬁ guration

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USB Conﬁ guration

[Enabled]

Chipset

 Select Screen  Select Item

Enter: Select +/-: Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save & Exit ESC: Exit

Azalia HD Audio

Enables or disables the Azalia HD audio.

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On Board LAN

Enables or disables the onboard LAN.

PCI Express Ports Conﬁ guration

Enable/Disable the PCI Express Ports in the Chipset.

PCI Express Ports Conﬁ guration

On Board LAN

[Enabled]

Chipset

 Select Screen  Select Item

Enter: Select +/-: Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save & Exit ESC: Exit

All USB Devices

Enables or disables all USB devices.

EHCI Controller 1 and EHCI Controller 2

These ﬁ elds are used to enable or disable Enhanced Host Controller Interface (USB 2.0).

USB Conﬁ guration

Enable/Disable All USB Devices

USB Conﬁ guration

All USB Devices

EHCI Controller 1 EHCI Controller 2

USB Port 0 USB Port 1 USB Port 2 USB Port 3 USB Port 4 USB Port 5 USB Port 8 USB Port 9 USB Port 10 USB Port 11

[Enabled]

[Enabled] [Enabled]

[Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled]

Chipset

 Select Screen  Select Item

Enter: Select +/-: Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save & Exit ESC: Exit

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USB Port 0 to USB Port 11

Enables or disables the selected USB port.

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ME Subsystem

ME Subsystem Help

Intel ME Subsystem Conﬁ guration ME Version

ME Subsystem

7.1.14.1107

[Enabled]

Chipset

 Select Screen  Select Item

Enter: Select +/-: Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save & Exit ESC: Exit

ME Subsystem

The options are Enabled and Disabled.

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Setup Prompt Timeout

Selects the number of seconds to wait for the setup activation key. 65535(0xFFFF) denotes indeﬁ nite waiting.

Bootup NumLock State

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.

Quiet Boot

Enables or disables the quiet boot function.

Boot Option #1 and Boot Option #2

Selects the boot sequence of the device.

Hard Drive BBS Priorities

Selects the sequence of the legacy devices in this group.

Boot

Number of seconds to wait for setup activation key. 65535(0xFFFF) means indeﬁ nite waiting.

Boot Conﬁ guration

Setup Prompt Timeout

Bootup NumLock State Quiet Boot

CSM16 Module Version Boot Option Priorities

Boot Option #1 Boot Option #2

Hard Drive BBS Priorities

Save & ExitChipset

Advanced

Security

Main

Boot

 Select Screen  Select Item

Enter: Select +/-: Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save & Exit ESC: Exit

[On] [Disabled]

07.64

[UEFI: JetFlashTS1G...] [JEtFlashTS1GJF150...]

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Boot Option #1

Sets the system boot order.

Boot Option #1

Boot

 Select Screen  Select Item

Enter: Select +/-: Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save & Exit ESC: Exit

[UEFI: JetFlashTS1G...]

Boot Option #2

Sets the system boot order.

Boot Option #2

Boot

 Select Screen  Select Item

Enter: Select +/-: Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save & Exit ESC: Exit

[JEtFlashTS1GJF150...]

Boot Option #1 and Boot Option #2

Selects the boot sequence of the device.

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Security

Set Setup Administrator Password

Password Description If ONLY the Administrator’s password is set,

then this only limits access to Setup and is only asked for when entering Setup. If ONLY the User’s password is set, then this is a power on password and must be entered to boot or enter Setup. In Setup the User will have Administrator rights. The password must be 3 to 20 characters long.

Administrator Password

User Password

HDD Security Conﬁ guration:

HDD 0:ST3160815AS

Save & ExitChipset

Advanced

Main

Boot Security

 Select Screen  Select Item

Enter: Select +/-: Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save & Exit ESC: Exit

Administrator Password

Sets the administrator password.

User Password

Sets the user password.

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HDD Security Conﬁ guration

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

HDD Password Description: Allows access to set, modify and clear hard disk

user and master passwords. User Password need to be installed for enabling

security. Master password can be modiﬁ ed only when successfully unlocked with Master Password in POST.

HDD PASSWORD CONFIGURATION: Security Supported :

Security Enabled : Security Locked : Security Frozen : HDD User Password Status : HDD Master Password Status :

Security

 Select Screen  Select Item

Enter: Select +/-: Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save ESC: Exit

Yes No No Yes Not Installed Installed

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Save & Exit

Reset the system after saving the changes.

Save Changes and Reset

Discard Changes and Reset

Save Options

Restore Defaults Save as User Defaults Restore User Defaults

Boot Override

UEFI: JetFlashTS1G150 8.07 JetFlashTS1G150 8.07 Launch EFI Shell from ﬁ le system device

Chipset

Advanced

Main

Boot Security Save & Exit

 Select Screen  Select Item

Enter: Select +/-: Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save & Exit ESC: Exit

Save Changes and Reset

To save the changes, select this ﬁ eld and then press <Enter>. A dialog box will appear. Select Yes to reset the system after saving all changes made.

Discard Changes and Reset

To discard the changes, select this ﬁ eld and then press <Enter>. A dialog box will appear. Select Yes to reset the system setup without saving any changes.

Restore Defaults

To restore and load the optimized default values, select this ﬁ eld and then press <Enter>. A dialog box will appear. Select Yes to restore the default values of all the setup options.

Save as User Defaults

To save changes done so far as user default, select this ﬁ eld and then press <Enter>. A dialog box will appear. Select Yes to save values as user default.

Restore User Defaults

To restore user default to all the setup options, select this ﬁ eld and then press <Enter>. A dialog box will appear. Select Yes to restore user default.

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Updating the BIOS

To update the BIOS, you will need the new BIOS ﬁ le and a ﬂ ash utility, AFUDOS. EXE. Please contact technical support or your sales representative for the ﬁ les.

To execute the utility, type:

A:> AFUDOS BIOS_File_Name /b /p /n

then press <Enter>.

C:\AFU\AFUDOS>afudos ﬁ lename /B /P /N

+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

AMI Firmware Update Utility(APTIO) v2.25

+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

| |

Reading ﬁ le ..............................

Erasing ﬂ ash .............................

Writing ﬂ ash .............................

Verifying ﬂ ash ..........................

Erasing BootBlock ....................

Writing BootBlock ....................

Verifying BootBlock .................

C:\AFU\AFUDOS>

done done done done done done done

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Supported Software

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

Insert the CD into a CD-ROM drive. The autorun screen (Mainboard Utility CD) will appear. If after inserting the CD, “Autorun” did not automatically start (which is, the Mainboard Utility CD screen did not appear), please go directly to the root directory of the CD and double-click “Setup”.

Chapter 4 - Supported Software

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Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 (for Windows XP only)

Note:

Before installing Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, make sure you have updated your Windows XP operating system to Service Pack 3.

To install the driver, click “Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5” on the main menu.

1. Read the license agreement carefully.

Click “I have read and

accept the terms of the License Agreement” then click Install.

2. Setup is now installing the driver.

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3. Click Exit.

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Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility

The Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility is used for updating Windows® INF ﬁ les so that the Intel chipset can be recognized and conﬁ gured properly in the system.

To install the utility, click “Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility” on the main menu.

1. Setup is now ready to install the utility. Click Next.

2. Read the license agreement then click Yes.

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3. Go through the readme document for system requirements and installation tips then click Next.

4. Setup is now installing the driver. Click Next to continue.

5. Click “Yes, I want to restart this computer now” then click Finish.

Restarting the system will

allow the new software installation to take effect.

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1. Click “I accept the agreement” then click Next.

Microsoft DirectX 9.0C Driver (for Windors XP)

To install the utility, click “Microsoft DirectX 9.0C Driver” on the main menu.

2. To start installation, click Next.

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3. Click Finish. Reboot the system for DirectX to take effect.

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Intel Graphics Drivers (for Windows Vista)

To install the driver, click “Intel Graphics Drivers” on the main menu.

1. Setup is now ready to install the graphics driver. Click Next.

By default, the “Automatically run WinSAT and enable the Windows Aero desktop theme” is enabled. With this enabled, after installing the graphics driver and the system rebooted, the screen will turn blank for 1 to 2 minutes (while WinSAT is running) before the Windows Vista desktop appears. The “blank screen” period is the time Windows is testing the graphics performance.

We recommend that you

skip this process by disabling this function then click Next.

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3. Go through the readme document for system requirements and installation tips then click Next.

2. Read the license agreement then click Yes.

4. Setup is currently installing the driver. After installation has completed, click Next.

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5. Click “Yes, I want to restart this computer now” then click Finish.

Restarting the system will

allow the new software installation to take effect.

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Intel Graphics Drivers (for Windows XP)

To install the driver, click “Intel Graphics Drivers” on the main menu.

3. Go through the readme document for more installation tips then click Next.

1. Setup is ready to install the graphics driver. Click Next.

2. Read the license agreement then click Yes.

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4. Setup is currently installing the driver. After installation has completed, click Next.

5. Click “Yes, I want to restart this computer now.” then click Finish.

Restarting the system will

allow the new software installlation to take effect.

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Audio Drivers

To install the driver, click “Audio Drivers” on the main menu.

1. Setup is now ready to install the audio driver. Click Next.

2. Follow the remainder of the steps on the screen; clicking “Next” each time you ﬁ nish a step.

3. Click “Yes, I want to restart my computer now” then click Finish.

Restarting the system will

allow the new software installation to take effect.

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Realtek LAN Drivers

To install the driver, click “Realtek LAN Drivers” on the main menu.

2. Click Install to begin the installation.

3. After completing installation, click Finish.

1. Setup is ready to install the driver. Click Next.

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Intel Management Engine Interface

To install the driver, click “Intel Management Engine Interface” on the main menu.

1. Setup is ready to install the driver. Click Next.

3. Go through the readme document for more installation tips then click Next.

2. Read the license agreement then click Yes.

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4. Setup is currently installing the driver. After installation has completed, click Next.

5. After completing installation, click Finish.

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MyGuard Hardware Monitor

5. Setup is ready to install the utility. Click Next.

6. Click Install to begin installation.

1. Locate for the MyGuard folder in the provided disc.

2. In the MyGuard folder, right-click on the “setup” ﬁ le.

3. Select Run As Administrator.

4. Double-click Setup.

Important: Perform steps 1-3 only when using Windows 7 or Windows Vista.

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8. After completing installation, click Finish to exit setup.

7. Setup is currently installing the utility.

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Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.3

To install the reader, click “Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.3” on the main menu.

1. Click Next to install or click Change Destination Folder to select another folder.

2. Click Install to begin installation.

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3. Click Finish to exit installation.

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Watchdog Timer

Appendix A - Watchdog Sample Code

;Software programming example:

;--------------------------------------------;(1) Enter Super IO Conﬁ guration mode ;--------------------------------------------MOV DX,2EH MOV AL,87H OUT DX,AL OUT DX,AL

;------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------;(2) Conﬁ guration Logical Device 7, register CRF5/CRF6 (WDT Control /WDT timer) ;------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------MOV DX,2EH MOV AL,07H ;Ready to Program Logical Device OUT DX,AL

MOV DX,2FH MOV AL,07H ;Select Logical Device 7 OUT DX,AL

MOV DX,2EH MOV AL, F6H ;Select watchdog timer register OUT DX,AL

MOV DX,2FH MOV AL,10H ;Set watchdog timer value OUT DX,AL

MOV DX,2EH MOV AL, F5H ;Select watchdog Control Register OUT DX,AL

MOV DX,2FH MOV AL,61H ;Set Watchdog Control Value OUT DX,AL

;---------------------------------------------------------------;(1) Exit extended function mode ;---------------------------------------------------------------MOV DX,2EH MOV AL,AAH OUT DX,AL

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System Error Message

When the BIOS encounters an error that requires the user to correct something, either a beep code will sound or a message will be displayed in a box in the middle of the screen and the message, PRESS F1 TO CONTINUE, CTRL-ALT-ESC or DEL TO ENTER SETUP, will be shown in the information box at the bottom. Enter Setup to correct the error.

Error Messages

One or more of the following messages may be displayed if the BIOS detects an error during the POST. This list indicates the error messages for all Awards BIOSes:

CMOS BATTERY HAS FAILED

The CMOS battery is no longer functional. It should be replaced.

Important

Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries according to the battery manufacturer’s instructions.

CMOS CHECKSUM ERROR

Checksum of CMOS is incorrect. This can indicate that CMOS has become corrupt. This error may have been caused by a weak battery. Check the battery and replace if necessary.

DISPLAY SWITCH IS SET INCORRECTLY

The display switch on the motherboard can be set to either monochrome or color. This indicates the switch is set to a different setting than indicated in Setup. Determine which setting is correct, either turn off the system and change the jumper or enter Setup and change the VIDEO selection.

FLOPPY DISK(S) fail (80)

Unable to reset ﬂ oppy subsystem.

FLOPPY DISK(S) fail (40)

Floppy type mismatch.

Hard Disk(s) fail (80)

HDD reset failed.

Hard Disk(s) fail (40)

HDD controller diagnostics failed.

Appendix B - System Error Message