ECS 662/1066T-M2 User Manual

Preface

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MMX, Pentium, Pentium-II, Pentium-III, Pentium 4, Celeron D and Pentium D are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation.

Other product names used in this manual are the properties of their respective owners and are acknowledged.

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

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 in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, 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 onto 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

Shielded interconnect cables and a shielded AC power cable must be employed with this equipment to ensure compliance with the pertinent RF emission limits governing this device. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the system’s manufacturer could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

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Declaration of Conformity

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following conditions:

• This device may not cause harmful interference, and

• This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation

Canadian Department of Communications

This class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-causing Equipment Regulations.

Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Réglement sur le matériel brouilieur du Canada.

About the Manual

The manual consists of the following:

Chapter 1

Introducing the Motherboard

Chapter 2

Installing the Motherboard

Chapter 3

Using BIOS

Chapter 4

Using the Motherboard Software

Chapter 5

SiS964 SATA RAID Setup

Guide

Describes features of the motherboard.

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Describes installation of motherboard components.

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Provides information on using the BIOS Setup Utility.

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Describes the motherboard software

Go to

Provides information about SATA RAID Setup

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Chapter 1

Introducing the Motherboard 1

Introduction.................................................................................................1

Feature..........................................................................................................2

Motherboard Components........................................................................4

Chapter 2

Installing the Motherboard 7

Safety Precautions......................................................................................7

Choosing a Computer Case.......................................................................7

Installing the Motherboard in a Case......................................................7

Checking Jumper Settings.........................................................................8

Setting Jumpers..............................................................................8

Checking Jumper Settings..............................................................9

Jumper Settings..............................................................................9

Connecting Case Components...............................................................10

Front Panel Connector.................................................................12

Installing Hardware...................................................................................13

Installing the Processor...............................................................13

Installing Memory Modules.........................................................15

Installing a Hard Disk Drive/CD-ROM/SATA Hard Drive........18

Installing a Floppy Diskette Drive...............................................19

Installing Add-on Cards ..............................................................20

Connecting Optional Devices ......................................................21

Connecting I/O Devices..........................................................................24

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Chapter 3

Using BIOS 25

About the Setup Utility............................................................................25

The Standard Configuration........................................................25

Entering the Setup Utility..............................................................25

Updating the BIOS.......................................................................27

Using BIOS................................................................................................27

Standard CMOS Setup................................................................28

Advanced Setup............................................................................29

Advanced Chipset Setup...............................................................31

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Integrated Peripherals.................................................................32

Power Management Setup ...........................................................33

PCI/PnP Setup.............................................................................34

PC Health Status..........................................................................35

Frequency/Voltage Control ..........................................................36

Load Default Setting.....................................................................37

Supervisor/User Password..........................................................37

Save & Exit Setup ........................................................................38

Exit Without Saving......................................................................38

Chapter 4

39 39

Using the Motherboard Software 39

About the Software CD-ROM................................................................47

Auto-installing under Windows 2000/XP..............................................39

Running Setup..............................................................................40

Manual Installation...................................................................................42

Utility Software Reference.......................................................................42

Chapter 5

43 43

SiS964 SATA RAID Setup Guide 43

Introduction for SiS 964 SATA RAID Function.........................43

Features.....................................................................................................43

Support Operating Systems...................................................................43

What is RAID...........................................................................................43

Installing Software Drivers.....................................................................44

BIOS Utility Operation............................................................................45

Chapter 1

Introducing the Motherboard

Introduction

Thank you for choosing the 662/1066T-M2 motherboard. This motherboard is a high performance, enhanced function motherboard that supports LGA775 socket for latest Intel® CoreTM 2 Duo/Pentium D/Pentium 4/Celeron D Processors.

The motherboard incorporates the SiS662 Northbridge (NB) and SiS964 Southbridge (SB) chipsets. The SiS662 Northbridge chipset features the AGTL & AGTL+ compliant bus driver technology with integrated on-die termination to support Intel Pentium 4 series processors with FSB 1066 (overclocking)/800/533 MHz. The memory controller supports DDR2 memory DIMM frequencies of 667/533 and supports two DDR2 Sockets with up to maximum memory of 2 GB. It can offer bandwidth up to 5.3 GB/s under DDR2 667 to sustain the bandwidth demand from host processors. High resolution graphics via one PCI Express slot, intended for Graphics Interface, is fully compliant to the PCI Express Specification revision 1.1.

The SiS964 Southbridge supports Multiple DMA Bus Architecture with isochroous request and continuous packet transmission. It supports the build-in USB 2.0 providing higher bandwith, implementing Universal Serial Bus Specification Revision 2.0 and is compliant with UHCI 1.1 and EHCI 1.0. It integrates 6-channel AC’97 Audio Codec and provides two IDE Ultra DMA 133/100/66/33 channel. It supports the Integrated Serial ATA Host Controllers and complies with PCI 2.3 specification at 33 MHz.

There is an advanced full set of I/O ports in the rear panel, including PS/2 mouse and keyboard connectors, COM1, LPT1, VGA1, four USB ports, one optional LAN port, and audio jacks for microphone, line-in and line-out. This motherboard is designed in a Micro ATX factor using a four-layer printed circuit board and measures 244 mm x 220 mm.

1. This motherboard supports native FSB800, and FSB1066 can be achieved by overclocking. Users please be aware that overclocking could possibly make the system unstable or damage the system!

2. You must initiate the over-clocking function by adjusting the BIOS Setup Settings.

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Feature

Processor

This motherboard uses an LGA775 type of Intel® CoreTM 2 Duo/Pentium D/Pentium 4/Celeron D that carries the following features:

• Accommodates Intel® CoreTM 2 Duo/Pentium D/Pentium 4/Celeron D processors

• Supports a system bus (FSB) of 1066 (overclocking)/800/533 MHz

• Supports “Hyper-Threading” technology CPU

“Hyper-Threading” technology enables the operating system into thinking it’s hooked up to two processors, allowing two threads to be run in parallel, both on separate “logical” processors within the same physical processor.

Chipset

The SiS662 Northbridge (NB) and SiS964 Southbridge (SB) chipsets are based on an innovative and scalable architecture with proven reliability and performance.

SiS662 (NB)

SiS964 (SB)

• Supports 12 outstanding transactions and out-of-order completion

• Accommodates high throughput SiS MuTIOL 1G intercon-

necting to SiS966(L) MuTIOL media I/O with bi-directional 16 bit data bus

• Integrates Host-to-PCI Express Bridge fully compliant with

PCI Express Specification 1.1

• Supports DDR2 667/533/400 SDRAM

• Supports High Performance & High Quality 3D/2D Graphics

Accelerator

• Integrated Multi-threaded I/O link Ensures Concurrency of

Upstream/down Stream Data Transfer with 1.2 GB/s Bandwidth

• Compliant with PCI 2.3 specificaiton supporting up to 6 PCI

masters

• Compliant with Serial ATA 1.0 specification

• Supports Dual IDE Master/Slave Controller supports Ultra

DMA 133/100/66/33

• Integrated USB 2.0 Controller supporting up to eight ports

Memory

• Supports DDR2 667/533 DDR2 SDRAM memory module

• Accommodates two unbuffered DIMMs

• Up to 1 GB per DIMM with maximum memory size up to 2 GB

Onboard LAN (Optional)

The onboard LAN controller provides the following features:

• Supports 100/10 Mb/s N-way Auto-negotiation operation

• Half/Full duplex capability

• Supports Wake-On-LAN (WOL) function and remote wake-up

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Audio

The motherboard may support either of the following Audio Chipset:

• Compliant with AC’97 v2.3 CODEC

• Supports 6-channel audio CODEC designed for PC multimedia systems

• Provides three analog line-level stereo inputs with 5-bit volume control: Line-in,CD in

• Meets Microsoft WHQL/WLP 2.0 audio requirements

Expansion Options

The motherboard comes with the following expansion options:

• One PCI Express x16 slot for Graphics Interface

• Three 32-bit PCI v2.3 compliant slots

• Two 40-pin IDE headers

• One floppy disk drive interface

• Two 7-pin SATA connectors

• One CNR slot (optional)

The motherboard supports UltraDMA bus mastering with transfer rates of 133/100

MB/s.

/66/33

Integrated I/O

The motherboard has a full set of I/O ports and connectors:

• Two PS/2 ports for mouse and keyboard

• One serial port

• One parallel port

• One VGA port

• Four USB ports

• One LAN port (optional)

• Audio jacks for microphone, line-in and 6-Ch line-out & microphone

BIOS Firmware

This motherboard uses AMI BIOS that enables users to configure many system features including the following:

• Power management

• Wake-up alarms

• CPU parameters and memory timing

• CPU and memory timing

The firmware can also be used to set parameters for different processor clock speeds.

Some hardware specifications and software items are subject to change without prior notice.

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Motherboard Components

Introducing the Motherboard

Table of Motherboard Components

LABEL COMPONENTS

1. CPU Socket

2. DDRII1~2

3. CPU_FAN1

4. IDE1

5. IDE2

6. IR1

7. SPK1

8. PANEL1

9. SYS_FAN1

10. CLR_CMOS1

11. SATA1~2

12. F_USB1~2

13. FDD1

14. CNR1*

15. CD_IN1

16. SPDIFO1

17. PCI1~3

18. PCI-E1

19. F_AUDIO1

20. PWR1

21. PWR2

* Stands for optional components

This concludes Chapter 1. The next chapter explains how to install the motherboard.

LGA775 socket for Intel Core D/Pentium 4/Celeron D CPUs

240-pin DDR2 SDRAM sockets CPU Fan connector Primary IDE channel Secondary IDE channel Infrared header Speaker header Front panel switch/LED header System cooling fan connector Clear CMOS jumper Serial ATA connectors Front Panel USB headers Floppy Disk Drive connector CNR slot Analog Audio Input header SPDIF out header 32-bit add-on card slots PCI Express slot for graphics interface Front panel audio header Standard 24-pin ATX Power connetor 4-pin + 12V Power connetor

2 Duo/Pentium

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Memo

Introducing the Motherboard

Chapter 2

Installing the Motherboard

Safety Precautions

• Follow these safety precautions when installing the motherboard

• Wear a grounding strap attached to a grounded device to avoid damage from static electricity

• Discharge static electricity by touching the metal case of a safely grounded object before working on the motherboard

• Leave components in the static-proof bags they came in

• Hold all circuit boards by the edges. Do not bend circuit boards

Choosing a Computer Case

There are many types of computer cases on the market. The motherboard complies with the specifications for the Micro ATX system case. First, some features on the motherboard are implemented by cabling connectors on the motherboard to indicators and switches on the system case. Make sure that your case supports all the features required. Secondly, this motherboard supports one or two floppy diskette drives and four enhanced IDE drives. Make sure that your case has sufficient power and space for all drives that you intend to install.

Most cases have a choice of I/O templates in the rear panel. Make sure that the I/O template in the case matches the I/O ports installed on the rear edge of the motherboard.

This motherboard carries a Micro ATX form factor of 244 x 220 mm. Choose a case that accommodates this form factor.

Installing the Motherboard in a Case

Refer to the following illustration and instructions for installing the motherboard in a case.

Most system cases have mounting brackets installed in the case, which correspond the holes in the motherboard. Place the motherboard over the mounting brackets and secure the motherboard onto the mounting brackets with screws.

Ensure that your case has an I/O template that supports the I/O ports and expansion slots on your motherboard.

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Do not over-tighten the screws as this can stress the motherboard.

Checking Jumper Settings

This section explains how to set jumpers for correct configuration of the motherboard.

Setting Jumpers

Use the motherboard jumpers to set system configuration options. Jumpers with more than one pin are numbered. When setting the jumpers, ensure that the jumper caps are placed on the correct pins.

The illustrations show a 2-pin jumper. When the jumper cap is placed on both pins, the jumper is SHORT. If you remove the jumper cap, or place the jumper cap on just one pin, the jumper is OPEN.

This illustration shows a 3-pin jumper. Pins 1 and 2 are SHORT

SHORT OPEN

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Checking Jumper Settings

The following illustration shows the location of the motherboard jumpers. Pin 1 is labeled.

Jumper Settings

Jumper

CLR_CMOS1

Type

Description

1-2: CLEAR CMOS

3-pin

CLEAR CMOS

2-3: NORMAL

Before clearing the CMOS, make sure to turn off the system.

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Setting (default)

CLR_CMOS1

Connecting Case Components

After you have installed the motherboard into a case, you can begin connecting the motherboard components. Refer to the following:

1 Connect the CPU cooling fan cable to CPU_FAN1. 2 Connect the case speaker cable to SPK1. 3 Connect the system cooling fan connector to SYS_FAN1. 4 Connect the case switches and indicator LEDs to the PANEL1. 5 Connect the standard power supply connector to PWR1. 6 Connect the auxiliary case power supply connector to PWR2.

Connecting 20/24-pin power cable

Users please note that the 20-pin and 24-pin power cables can both be connected to the ATX_POWER connector. With the 20-pin power cable, just align the 20pin power cable with the pin 1 of the ATX_POWER connector. However, using 20-pin power cable may cause the system to become unbootable or unstable because of insufficient electricity. A minimum power of 300W is recommended for a fully-configured system.

With ATX v1.x power supply, users please note that when installing 20-pin power cable, the latche of power cable falls on the left side of the ATX_POWER connector latch, just as the picture shows.

20-pin power cable

With ATX v2.x power supply, users please note that when installing 24-pin power cable, the latches of power cable and the ATX_POWER match perfectly.

24-pin power cable

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CPU_FAN1: Cooling Fan Connector

Pin Signal Name Function

1 GND System Ground

2 +12V Power +12V

3 Sense Sensor

4 Control FAN Control Signal

Users please note that the fan connector supports the CPU cooling fan of

1.1A ~ 2.2A (26.4W max) at +12V.

SYS_FAN1: FAN Power Connector

Pin Signal Name Function

1 GND System Ground

2 +12V Power +12V 3 Sense Sensor

PWR1: ATX 24-pin Power Connector

Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name

1 +3.3V 13 +3.3V

2 +3.3V 14 -12V 3 Ground 15 COM

4 +5V 16 PS_ON

5 Ground 17 COM

6 +5V 18 COM 7 Ground 19 COM 8 PWRGD 20 -5V

9 +5VSB 21 +5V

10 +12V 22 +5V 11 +12V 23 +5V

12 +3.3V 24 COM

SPK1: Internal speaker

Pin Signal Name

1 VCC

2 Key

3 NC

4 Signal

PWR2: ATX 12V Power Connector

Pin Signal Name

1 Ground

2 Ground 3 +12V

4 +12V

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Front Panel Header

The front panel header (PANEL1) provides a standard set of switch and LED headers commonly found on ATX or Micro ATX cases. Refer to the table below for information:

Pin Signal Function Pin Signal Function

1 HD_LED_P Hard disk LED (+) 2 FP PWR/SLP *MSG LED (+)

3 HD_LED_N Hard disk LED (-)

5 RST_SW_N Reset Switch (-)

7 RST_SW_P Reset Switch (+)

9 RSVD Reserved

* MSG LED (dual color or single color)

Hard Drive Activity LED

Connecting pins 1 and 3 to a front panel mounted LED provides visual indication that data is being read from or written to the hard drive. For the LED to function properly, an IDE drive should be connected to the onboard IDE interface. The LED will also show activity for devices connected to the SCSI (hard drive activity LED) connector.

4 FP PWR/SLP *MSG LED (-)

6 PWR_SW_P Power Switch (+)

8 PWR_SW_N Power Switch (-)

10 Key No pin

Power/Sleep/Message waiting LED

Connecting pins 2 and 4 to a single or dual-color, front panel mounted LED provides power on/off, sleep, and message waiting indication.

Reset Switch

Supporting the reset function requires connecting pin 5 and 7 to a momentary-contact switch that is normally open. When the switch is closed, the board resets and runs POST.

Power Switch

Supporting the power on/off function requires connecting pins 6 and 8 to a momentarycontact switch that is normally open. The switch should maintain contact for at least 50 ms to signal the power supply to switch on or off. The time requirement is due to internal debounce circuitry. After receiving a power on/off signal, at least two seconds elapses before the power supply recognizes another on/off signal.

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Installing Hardware

Installing the Processor

Caution: When installing a CPU heatsink and cooling fan make sure that you DO NOT scratch the motherboard or any of the surface-mount resistors with the clip of the cooling fan. If the clip of the cooling fan scrapes across the motherboard, you may cause serious damage to the motherboard or its components.

On most motherboards, there are small surface-mount resistors near the processor socket, which may be damaged if the cooling fan is carelessly installed.

Avoid using cooling fans with sharp edges on the fan casing and the clips. Also, install the cooling fan in a well-lit work area so that you can clearly see the motherboard and processor socket.

Before installing the Processor

This motherboard automatically determines the CPU clock frequency and system bus frequency for the processor. You may be able to change these settings by making changes to jumpers on the motherboard, or changing the settings in the system Setup Utility. We strongly recommend that you do not over-clock processors or other components to run faster than their rated speed.

Warning: Over-clocking components can adversely affect the reliability of the system and introduce errors into your system. Over-clocking can permanently damage the motherboard by generating excess heat in components that are run beyond the rated limits.

This motherboard has an LGA775 processor socket. When choosing a processor, consider the performance requirements of the system. Performance is based on the processor design, the clock speed and system bus frequency of the processor, and the quantity of internal cache memory and external cache memory.

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CPU Installation Procedure

The following illustration shows CPU installation components.

A. Read and follow the instructions shown on the sticker on the CPU cap.

B. Unload the cap

· Use thumb & forefinger to hold the lifting tab of the cap.

· Lift the cap up and remove the cap completely from the socket.

C. Open the load plate

· Use thumb & forefinger to hold the hook of the lever, pushing down and pulling aside unlock it.

· Lift up the lever.

· Use thumb to open the load plate. Be careful not to touch the contacts.

D. Install the CPU on the socket

· Orientate CPU package to the socket. Make sure you match triangle marker to pin 1 location.

E. Close the load plate

· Slightly push down the load plate onto the tongue side, and hook the lever.

· CPU is locked completely.

F. Apply thermal grease on top of the CPU.

G. Fasten the cooling fan supporting base onto the CPU socket on the motherboard.

H. Make sure the CPU fan is plugged to the CPU fan connector. Please refer to the CPU cooling fan user’s manual for more detail installation procedure.

1. To achieve better airflow rates and heat dissipation, we suggest that you use a high quality fan with 3800 rpm at least. CPU fan and heatsink installation procedures may vary with the type of CPU fan/heatsink supplied. The form and size of fan/heatsink may also vary.

2. DO NOT remove the CPU cap from the socket before installing a CPU.

3. Return Material Authorization (RMA) requests will be accepted only if the motherboard comes with thecap on the LGA775 socket.

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Installing Memory Modules

This motherboard accommodates two memory modules. It can support two 240-pin unbuffered DIMM, DDR2 667/533/400. The total memory capacity is 2 GB.

DDR2 SDRAM memory module table

Memory module Memory Bus

DDR2 400 DDR2 533

DDR2 667

You must install at least one module in any of the two slots. Each module can be installed with 1 GB of memory; total memory capacity is 2 GB.

Do not remove any memory module from its antistatic packaging until you are ready to install it on the motherboard. Handle the modules only by their edges. Do not touch the components or metal parts. Always wear a grounding strap when you handle the modules.

200 MHz 266 MHz 333 MHz

Installation Procedure

Refer to the following to install the memory modules.

1 This motherboard supports unbuffered DDR2 SDRAM only. 2 Push the latches on each side of the DIMM slot down. 3 Align the memory module with the slot. The DIMM slots are keyed with

notches and the DIMMs are keyed with cutouts so that they can only be installed correctly.

4 Check that the cutouts on the DIMM module edge connector match the notches

in the DIMM slot.

5 Install the DIMM module into the slot and press it firmly down until it seats

correctly. The slot latches are levered upwards and latch on to the edges of the DIMM.

6 Install any remaining DIMM modules.

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Table A: DDR2 (memory module) QVL (Qualified Vendor List)

The following DDR2 memory modules have been tested and qualified for use with this motherboard.

Type Size Vendor Model Name

DDR2

400

533

256 MB

512 MB

256 MB

512 MB

1 GB

SAMSUNG K4T56083QF-GCCC SAMSUNG K4T5163QB-ZCCC SAMSUNG K4T51083QB-GCCC

TwinMOS K4T51083QB-GCCC

Elixir N2TU51216AF-37B ELPIDA 04180WB00 Kingston HYB18T512260AF-3.7 Kingston E5116AF-5C-E

Kingmax HY5PS121621

Nanya NT5TU32M16AG-37B

Ramaxel E5116AF-5C-E

SAMSUNG K4T56083QF-GCD5

A-DATA M2GXX2F3H4140A1B0E AENEON AET660UD00-370A98X AENEON AET660UD00-370A98Z

CORSAIR K4T51083QF-ZCD5

CORSAIR 4PB11D9CHM

Eipida 04180WB01

ELPIDA 04180WB01

G.SKILL G76 GT

Infineon HY818T512800AF373346778 Kingston HY5PS12821

Kingston HYB81T512800AFS Kingston HY5PS56821 Kingston HY5PS 1211621 Kingston HY818T512

SAMSUNG K4T51083QC

TwinMOS Hynix 8D22JB-HX TwinMOS Elpida 8D22JB-ED

Apacer E5108AB-5C-E

GEIL AG8AKT5H120004

Infineon HYB18T512800AF3F Kingston NANYA NT5TU64MBAEKingmax KKEA88E4AAKKG-37

UMAX U2S12030TP-5C

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A-DATA Eipida E5108AE-6E-E

A-DATA NT512T64U88A0BY-3C CORSAIR CM2X512-5400C4PRO CORSAIR VALUESELECT 32M8CEC CORSAIR 64M8CFEPS1000547

Eipida A-DATA E5108AE-6E-E

GEIL GL2L64MO88BA18W

512 MB

DDR2

667

1 GB

Infinity 0547W64M8

Kingston D6408TE8EWL3

SAMSUNG K4T51083QC SAMSUNG K4T56083QF-ZCE6

SyncMAX E5108AB-5C-E SyncMAX 64MX8 D2-F

SIS SLX264M8-T6E

Transcend K4T51083QC

TwinMOS TMM6208G8M30B

Apacer E5108AE-6E-E

Infineon HYB18T512800AF3S

Transcend D6408TE8EWL3

TwinMOS TMM6208G8M30A

UMAX U2S12030TP-6E

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Installing a Hard Dish Drive/CD-ROM/SATA Hard Drive

This section describes how to install IDE devices such as a hard disk drive and a CD-ROM drive.

About IDE Devices

Your motherboard has a primary and secondary IDE channel interface (IDE1 and IDE2). An IDE ribbon cable supporting two IDE devices is bundled with the motherboard.

You must orient the cable connector so that the pin1 (color) edge of the cable correspoinds to the pin 1 of the I/O port connector.

IDE1: Primary IDE Connector

The first hard drive should always be connected to IDE1.

IDE2: Secondary IDE Connector

The second drive on this controller must be set to slave mode. The cinfiguration is the same as IDE1.

IDE devices enclose jumpers or switches used to set the IDE device as MASTER or SLAVE. Refer to the IDE device user’s manual. Installing two IDE devices on one cable, ensure that one device is set to MASTER and the other device is set to SLAVE. The documentation of your IDE device explains how to do this.

About SATA Connectors

Your motherboard features two SATA connectors supporting a total of two drives. SATA refers to Serial ATA (Advanced Technology Attachment) is the standard interface for the IDE hard drives which are currently used in most PCs. These connectors are well designed and will only fit in one orientation. Locate the SATA connectors on the motherboard and follow the illustration below to install the SATA hard drives.

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Installing Serial ATA Hard Drives

To install the Serial ATA (SATA) hard drives, use the SATA cable that supports the Serial ATA protocol. This SATA cable comes with an SATA power cable. You can connect either end of the SATA cable to the SATA hard drive or the connector on the motherboard.

SATA cable

Refer to the illustration below for proper installation:

1 Attach either cable end to the connector on the motherboard. 2 Attach the other cable end to the SATA hard drive. 3 Attach the SATA power cable to the SATA hard drive and connect the other

end to the power supply.

This motherboard does not support the “Hot-Plug” function.

(optional)

SATA power cable (optional)

Installing a Floppy Diskette Drive

The motherboard has a floppy diskette drive (FDD) interface and ships with a diskette drive ribbon cable that supports one or two floppy diskette drives. You can install a 5.25-inch drive and a 3.5-inch drive with various capacities. The floppy diskette drive cable has one type of connector for a 5.25-inch drive and another type of connector for a 3.5-inch drive.

You must orient the cable connector so that the pin 1 (color) edge of the cable corresponds to the pin 1 of the I/O port connector.

FDD: Floppy Disk Connector

This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable. After connecting the single end to the onboard floppy connector, connect the remaining plugs on the other end to the floppy drives correspondingly.

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Installing Add-on Cards

The slots on this motherboard are designed to hold expansion cards and connect them to the system bus. Expansion slots are a means of adding or enhancing the motherboard’s features and capabilities. With these efficient facilities, you can increase the motherboard’s capabilities by adding hardware that performs tasks that are not part of the basic system.

PCI-E1 Slot

PCI1~3 Slots

CNR1 Slot (optional)

The PCI-E1 slot is used to install PCI Express graphics card that emulates the PCI-E1 slot, we recommend you should use one of the PCI Express graphics cards that have been tested by our company.

This motherboard is equipped with three standard PCI slots. PCI stands for Peripheral Component Interconnect and is a bus standard for expansion cards, which for the most part, is a supplement of the older ISA bus standard. The PCI slots on this board are PCI v2.3 compliant.

This slot is used to insert CNR cards with Modem functionality.

Before installing an add-on card, check the documentation for the card carefully. If the card is not Plug and Play, you may have to manually configure the card before installation.

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Follow these instructions to install an add-on card:

1 Remove a blanking plate from the system case corresponding to the slot you

are going to use.

2 Install the edge connector of the add-on card into the expansion slot. Ensure

that the edge connector is correctly seated in the slot.

3 Secure the metal bracket of the card to the system case with a screw.

For some add-on cards, for example graphics adapters and network adapters, you have to install drivers and software before you can begin using the add-on card.

Connecting Optional Devices

Refer to the following for information on connecting the motherboard’s optional devices:

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F_AUDIO1: Front Panel Audio header

This header allows the user to install auxiliary front-oriented microphone and line-out ports for easier access.

Pin Signal Name Function

Pin Signal Name

1 AUD_MIC Front Panel Microphone input signal 2 AUD_GND Ground used by Analog Audio Circuits 3 AUD_MIC_BIAS Microphone Power

4 AUD_VCC Filtered +5V used by Analog Audio Circuits 5 AUD_F_R Right Channel audio signal to Front Panel 6 AUD_RET_R Right Channel Audio signal to Return from Front Panel 7 REVD Reserved

8 Key No Pin 9 AUD_F_L Left Channel Audio signal to Front Panel

10 AUD_RET_L Left Channel Audio signal to Return from Front Panel

CD_IN: Analog audio input connector

Pin Signal Name Function

1 CD in_L CD In left channel 2 GND Ground 3 GND Ground 4 CD in_R CD In right channel

IR1: Infrared header

Pin Signal Name Function

1 Not Assigned

2 Ke y

3 +5V

Not assigned

No pin

IR Power

4 GND Ground

5 IR_TX IrDA serial output

6 IR_RX IrDA serial input

SPDIFO1: SPDIF out header

This is an optional header that provides an S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) output to digital multimedia device through optical fiber or coaxial connector.

Pin Signal Name Function

1 SPDIF SPDIF digital output 2 +5VA 5V analog Power 3 Key No pin

4 GND Ground

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F_USB1/2: Front Panel USB headers

The motherboard has four USB ports installed on the rear edge I/O port array. Additionally, some computer cases have USB ports at the front of the case. If you have this kind of case, use auxiliary USB connector to connect the front-mounted ports to the motherboard.

Pin Signal Name Function

1 USBPWR Front Panel USB Power 2 USBPWR Front Panel USB Power 3 USB_FP_P0- USB Port 0 Negative Signal

4 USB_FP_P1- USB Port 1 Negative Signal 5 USB_FP_P0+ USB Port 0 Positive Signal 6 USB_FP_P1+ USB Port 1 Positive Signal

7 GND Ground

8 GND Ground 9 Key No pin 10 NC Not connected

Please make sure that the USB cable has the same pin assignment as indicatged above. A different pin assignment may cause damage or system hang-up.

SATA1/2: Serial ATA connectors

These connectors are use to support the new Serial ATA devices for the highest date transfer rates (1.5 Gb/s), simpler disk drive cabling and easier PC assembly. It eliminates limitations of the current Parallel ATA interface. But maintains register compatibility and software compatibility with Parallel ATA.

Pin Signal Name

Pin Signal Name Function

1 Ground 2 TX+

3 TX- 4 Ground 5 RX- 6 RX+

7 Ground - -

Pin Signal Name

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Connecting I/O Devices

The backplane of the motherboard has the following I/O ports:

PS2 Mouse Use the upper PS/2 port to connect a PS/2 pointing device.

PS2 Keyboard Use the lower PS/2 port to connect a PS/2 keyboard.

Parallel Port (LPT1) Use LPT1 to connect printers or other parallel communications

Serial Port Use the COM port to connect serial devices such as mice or (COM1) fax/modems. COM1 is identified by the system as COM1.

VGA Port Connect your monitor to the VGA1 port.

LAN Port (optional) Connect an RJ-45 jack to the LAN port to connect your computer

USB Ports Use the USB ports to connect USB devices.

Audio Ports Use the three audio ports to connect audio devices. The first jack

This concludes Chapter 2. The next chapter covers the BIOS.

devices.

to the Network.

is for stereo line-in signal. The second jack is for stereo line-out signal. The third jack is for microphone.

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Chapter 3

Using BIOS

About the Setup Utility

The computer uses the latest American Megatrends BIOS with support for Windows Plug and Play. The CMOS chip on the motherboard contains the ROM setup instructions for configuring the motherboard BIOS.

The BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) Setup Utility displays the system’s configuration status and provides you with options to set system parameters. The parameters are stored in battery-backed-up CMOS RAM that saves this information when the power is turned off. When the system is turned back on, the system is configured with the values you stored in CMOS.

The BIOS Setup Utility enables you to configure:

• Hard drives, diskette drives and peripherals

• Video display type and display options

• Password protection from unauthorized use

• Power Management features

The settings made in the Setup Utility affect how the computer performs. Before using the Setup Utility, ensure that you understand the Setup Utility options.

This chapter provides explanations for Setup Utility options.

The Standard Configuration

A standard configuration has already been set in the Setup Utility. However, we recommend that you read this chapter in case you need to make any changes in the future.

This Setup Utility should be used:

• when changing the system configuration

• when a configuration error is detected and you are prompted to make changes to the Setup Utility

• when trying to resolve IRQ conflicts

• when making changes to the Power Management configuration

• when changing the password or making other changes to the Security Setup

Entering the Setup Utility

When you power on the system, BIOS enters the Power-On Self Test (POST) routines. POST is a series of built-in diagnostics performed by the BIOS. After the POST routines are completed, the following message appears:

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Phoenix-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility:

Press DEL to enter SETUP

Pressing the delete key accesses the BIOS Setup Utility:

Standard CMOS Setup

Advanced Setup

Advanced Chipset Setup

Integrated Peripherals

Power Management Setup

PCI/PnP Setup

PC Health Status

: Move Enter: Select +/-/: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit F1: General Help F9: Optimized Defaults

Frequency/Voltage Control

Load Default Settings

Supervisor Password

User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

BIOS Navigation Keys

The BIOS navigation keys are listed below:

KEY FUNCTION

ESC Exits the current menu

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oqrt Scrolls through the items on a menu

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+/-/PU/PD Modifies the selected field’s values

F1 Displays a screen that describes all key functions

F9 Loads an optimized setting for better performance

F10 Saves the current configuration and exits setup

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Updating the BIOS

You can download and install updated BIOS for this motherboard from the manufacturer’s Web site. New BIOS provides support for new peripherals, improvements in performance, or fixes for known bugs. Install new BIOS as follows:

1 If your motherboard has a BIOS protection jumper, change the setting to allow

BIOS flashing.

2 If your motherboard has an item called Firmware Write Protect in Advanced

BIOS features, disable it. (Firmware Write Protect prevents BIOS from being overwritten.

3 Create a bootable system disk. (Refer to Windows online help for information

on creating a bootable system disk.)

4 Download the Flash Utility and new BIOS file from the manufacturer’s Web

site. Copy these files to the system diskette you created in Step 3.

5 Turn off your computer and insert the system diskette in your

computer’s diskette drive. (You might need to run the Setup Utility and change the boot priority items on the Advanced BIOS Features Setup page, to force your computer to boot from the floppy diskette drive first.)

6 At the A:\ prompt, type the Flash Utility program name and press <Enter>. 7 Type the filename of the new BIOS in the “File Name to Program” text box.

Follow the onscreen directions to update the motherboard BIOS.

8 When the installation is complete, remove the floppy diskette from the diskette

drive and restart your computer. If your motherboard has a Flash BIOS jumper, reset the jumper to protect the newly installed BIOS from being overwritten.

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When you start the Setup Utility, the main menu appears. The main menu of the Setup Utility displays a list of the options that are available. A highlight indicates which option is currently selected. Use the cursor arrow keys to move the highlight to other options. When an option is highlighted, execute the option by pressing <Enter>.

Some options lead to pop-up dialog boxes that prompt you to verify that you wish to execute that option. Other options lead to dialog boxes that prompt you for information.

Some options (marked with a triangle values for the option. Use the cursor arrow keys to scroll through the items in the submenu.

In this manual, default values are enclosed in parenthesis. Submenu items are denoted by a

triangle

f .

f) lead to submenus that enable you to change the

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Standard CMOS Setup

This option displays basic information about your system.

Standard CMOS Setup

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Primary IDE Master Not Detected

Primary IDE Slave Not Detected

Secondary IDE Master Not Detected

Secondary IDE Slave ATAPI CDROM

S-ATA 1 Not Detected

S-ATA 2 Not Detected

IDE BusMaster Enabled

Drive A: 1.44 MB 3 1/2”

: Move Enter: Select +/-/: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit F1: General Help F9: Optimized Defaults

Item Help

User [Enter], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to select a field.

Use [+] or [-] to configure system Date.

Date and Time

The Date and Time items show the current date and time on the computer. If you are running a Windows OS, these items are automatically updated whenever you make changes to the Windows Date and Time Properties utility.

Primary/Secondary IDE Master/Slave, S-ATA 1~2

Your computer has two IDE channels and each channel can be installed with one or two devices (Master and Slave). In addition, this motherboard supports two SATA channels and each channel allows one SATA device to be installed. Use these items to configure each device on the IDE channel.

IDE BusMaster (Enabled)

This item enables or disables the DMA under DOS mode. We recommend you to leave this item at the default value.

Drive A (1.44 MB 3 1/2”)

This item sets up size and capacity of the floppy diskette drive(s) installed in the system.

Press <Esc> to return to the main menu page.

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Advanced Setup

This option defines advanced information about your system.

Advanced Setup

Thermal Management

TM Status

Limit CPUID MaxVal Enhanced Halt (C1E) Intel XD Bit Intel EIST Quick Power on Self Test Boot Up Numlock Status APIC Mode Ist Boot Device 2nd Boot Device 3rd Boot Device Removable Drives CD/DVD Drives Boot Other Device

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Enabled

TM1

Disabled Enabled Disabled Automatic Enabled On Enabled Hard Drive Pioneer DVD-ROM ATA 1st FLOPPY DRIVE Press Enter Press Enter Yes

Item Help

For the processor its CPUID belows 0F41h. TM2 only can be enable under below setting.

1. Freq. >=3.6GHz FSB800

2. Freq. >=2.8GHz FSB533

Thermal Management (Enabled)

This item displays CPU’s temperature and enables you to set a safe temperature to Prescott CPU.

• TM Status (TM1): This item displays CPU Monitor status.

Limit CPUID MaxVal (Disabled)

This item can support Prescott CPUs for old OS. Users please note that under NT 4.0, it must be set “Enabled”, while under WinXP, it must be set “Disabled”

Enhanced Halt (CE1) (Enabled)

This item enables or disables enhanced halt.

Intel XD Bit (Disabled)

This item allows users to enable or disable the Intel XD bit.

Intel EIST (Automatic)

This item allows users to enbale or disable the EIST(Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology.

Quick Power On Self Test (Enabled)

Enable this item to shorten the power on self testing (POST) and have your system start up faster. You might like to enable this item after you confident that your system hardware is operating smoothly.

Boot Up NumLock Status (On)

This item determines if the NumLock key is active or inactive at system start-up time.

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APIC Mode (Enabled)

This item allows you to enable or disable the APIC (Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller) mode. APIC provides symmetric multi-processing (SMP) for systems, allowing support for up to 60 processors.

1st/2nd/3rd Boot Device (Hard Drive/Pioneer DVD-ROM ATA/1st FLOPPY DRIVE)

Use these items to determine the device order the computer uses to look for an operating system to load at start-up time.

Removable Drives (Press Enter)

Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the following screen:

Removable Drives

1st Drive

1st FLOPPY DRIVE

Item Help

Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices.

Press <Esc> to return to Advanced Setup screen.

f CD/DVD Drives (Press Enter)

Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the following screen:

CD/DVD Drives

1st Drive

CD/DVD Drives

DVD-ROM DDU1622

Item Help

Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices.

Press <Esc> to return to Advanced Setup screen.

Boot Other Boot Device (Yes)

When enabled, the system searches all other possible locations for operating system if it fails to find one in the devices specified under the First, Second, and Third boot devices.

Press <Esc> to return to the main menu page.

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Advanced Chipset Setup

These items define critical timing parameters of the motherboard. You should leave the items on this page at their default values unless you are very familiar with the technical specifications of your system hardware. If you change the values incorrectly, you may introduce fatal errors or recurring instability into your system.

CAS Latency Time By SPD Aperature Size Select 128MB Share Memory Size 64MB

: Move Enter: Select +/-/: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit

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CAS Latency Time (By SPD)

When synchronous DRAM is installed, the number fo clock cycles of CAS latency depends on the DRAM timing. Do not reset this field from the default value specified by the system designer.

Aperature Size Select (128MB)

This item enables you to select the size of the aperture if you use an AGP graphics adapter. The AGP aperture refers to a section of the PCI memory address range used for graphics memory. We recommend that you leave this item at the default value.

Share Memory Size (64MB)

This item shows the VGA memory size borrowed from main memory capability. In this case, 64MB is borrowed, which in the meanwhile the same the main memory loses.

Advanced Chipset Setup

By SPD 3T 4T 5T

Item Help

Options

Press <Esc> to return to the main menu page.

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Integrated Peripherals

These options display items that define the operation of peripheral components on the system’s input/output ports.

Onboard IDE Controller Onboard PCI S-ATA Controller USB Controller Legacy USB Support Onboard AUDIO Function Modem Device Onboard LAN Function OnBoard LAN Boot ROM Serial Port1 Address Onboard IR Parallel Port Address Parallel Port Mode ECP Mode DMA Channel Parallel Port IRQ

: Move Enter: Select +/-/: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit

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Onboard IDE Controller (Both)

Use this item to enable or disable the onboard IDE controllers.

OnBoard PCI S-ATA Controller (IDE)

Use this item to enable or disable the onboard PCI S-ATA channel.

USB Controller (Enabled)

This item enables the USB controller. Leave this at the default “Enabled” if you want to connect USB devices to your computer.

Legacy USB Support (Enabled)

This item allows users to enable or disable the Legacy USB Support function.

Onboard AUDIO Function (Enabled)

Use this item to enable or disable the onboard audio device.

Modem Device (AUTO)

Use this item to enable or disable the onboard modem device.

Onboard LAN Function (Enabled)

Use this item to enable or disable the onboard LAN function.

OnBoard LAN Boot ROM (Disabled)

Use this item to enable or disable the boot function using the onboard LAN boot rom.

Serial Port1 Address (3F8/IRQ4)

Use this item to enable or disable the onboard COM1 serial port, and to assign a port address.

OnBoard IR (Disabled)

Use this item to enable or disable the onboard infrared port, and to assign a port address.

Integrated Peripherals

Both IDE Enabled Enabled Enabled AUTO Enabled Disabled 3F8/IRQ4 Disabled 378 ECP DMA3 IRQ7

Item Help

DISABLED: disables the integrated IDE Controller. PRIMARY: enables only the Primary IDE Controller. SECONDARY: enables only the Secondary IDE Controller. BOTH: enables both IDE Controllers.

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Parallel Port Address (378)

Use this item to enable or disable the onboard Parallel port, and to assign a port address.

Parallel Port Mode (ECP)

Use this item to set the parallel port mode. You can select Normal (Standard Parallel Port), ECP (Extended Capabilities Port), EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port), or EPP & ECP.

ECP Mode DMA Channel (DMA3)

Use this item to assign the DMA Channel under ECP Mode function.

Parallel Port IRQ (IRQ7)

Use this item to assign IRQ to the parallel port.

Press <Esc> to return to the main menu page.

Power Management Setup

This option lets you control system power management. The system has various powersaving modes including powering down the hard disk, turning off the video, suspending to RAM, and software power down that allows the system to be automatically resumed by certain events.

Power Management Setup

ACPI Enhanced Efficiency Disabled Soft-off by PWR-BTTN Delay 4 Sec PWRON After PWR-Fail Power Off Resume on LAN Disabled Wake-Up by PME Enabled Power On by Ring Disabled Resume on RTC Alarm Disabled

Options

Disabled Enabled

Item Help

: Move Enter: Select +/-/: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit

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ACPI Enhanced Efficiency (Disabled)

This item allows you to enable or disable ACPI Enhanced Efficiency function.

Soft-off by PWR-BTTN (Delay 4 Sec)

If the item is set to Instant-Off, then the power button causes a software power down. If the item is set to Delay 4 Sec. then you have to hold the power button down for four seconds to cause a software power down.

PWRON After PWR-Fail (Power Off)

This item enables your computer to automatically restart or return to its last operating status.

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Resume on LAN (Disabled)

This item allows users to enable or disable LAN activity to wake up the system from power saving mode.

Wake-Up by PME (Enabled)

This item allows users to enable or disable PCI activity to wake up the system form a power saving mode.

Power On by Ring (Disabled)

The system can be turned off with a software command. If you enable this item, the system can automatically resume if there is an incoming call on the Modem/Ring, or traffic on the network adapter. You must use an ATX power supply in order to use this feature.

Resume on RTC Alarm (Disabled)

The system can be turned off with a software command. If you enable this item , the system can automatically resume at a fixed time based on the system’s RTC (realtime clock). Use the items below this one to set the date and time of the wake-up alarm. You must use an ATX power supply in order to use this feature.

Press <Esc> to return to the main menu page.

PCI/PnP Setup

These options configure how PnP (Plug and Play) and PCI expansion cards operate in your system. Both the the ISA and PCI buses on the motherboard use system IRQs (Interrup ReQuests) and DMAs (Direct Memory Access). You must set up the IRQ and DMA assignments correctly through the PnP/PCI Configurations Setup utility for the motherboard to work properly. Selecting PnP/PCI Configurations on the main program screen displays this menu:

Power Management Setup

Init Display First PCI Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA Yes

Item Help

Options

PCI PCI Express Card

: Move Enter: Select +/-/: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit

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Init Display First (PCI)

Use this item to decide which device to be the initial display device.

Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA (Yes)

If this item is enabled, an IRQ will be assigned to the PCI VGA graphics system. You set this value to No to free up an IRQ.

Press <Esc> to return to the main menu page.

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PC Health Status

On motherboards that support hardware monitoring, this item lets you monitor the parameters for critical voltages, temperatures and fan speeds.

PC Health Status

Hardware Health Event Monitoring Smart Fan Function Press Enter

Shutdown Temperature Disabled

CPU Temperature : 20oC/68oF System Temperature : 25oC/77oF CPU Fan Speed : 2596 RPM System Fan Speed : 0 RPM CPU Vcore : 1.232 V VDIMM : 1.824 V

: Move Enter: Select +/-/: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit

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Smart Fan Function (Press Enter)

Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the following screen:

Smart Fan Function

Item Help

CPU SMART FAN Control

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Disabled

Item Help

Options

Disabled Enabled

CPU SMART FAN Control (Disabled)

This item allows users to enable or disable smart fan control function.

Press <Esc> to return to the PC Health Status page.

Shutdown Temperature (Disabled)

Enables you to set the maximum temperature the system can reach before powering down.

System Component Characteristics

These fields provide you with information about the systems current operating status. You cannot make changes to these fields.

• CPU Temperature

• System Temperature

• CPU Fan Speed

• System Fan Speed

• CPU Vcore

• VDIMM

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Frequency/Voltage Control

This item enables you to set the clock speed and system bus for your system. The clock speed and system bus are determined by the kind of processor you have installed in your system.

Frequency/Voltage Control

Manufacturer: Intel Ratio Status: Unlocked (Max:17, Min:12) Ratio Actual Value:17

Auto Dectect CPU Frequency

CPU Frequency Setting 200

Auto Detect DRAM Frequency Enabled

CPU: DRAM Frequency Ratio 6:5 (667MHZ)

Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk Enabled Spread Spectrum Disabled Vcore Voltage Control Normal Vdimm Voltage Control Normal

: Move Enter: Select +/-/: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit

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Enabled

Item Help

Options

Disabled Enabled

Manufacturer (Intel)

These items show the brand of the CPU installed in your system.

Ratio Status/Ratio Actual Value

These items show the Locked ratio status and the actual ratio of the CPU installed in your system.

Auto Detect CPU/DRAM Frequency (Enabled)

When this item is enabled, it automatically detects and shows the frequency of the CPU and DRAM memory installed in your system; when disabled, it can adjust the frequency of the CPU and DRAM memory.

Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk (Enabled)

When this item is enabled, BIOS will disable the clock signal of free DIMM and PCI slots.

Spread Spectrum (Disabled)

If you enable spread spectrum, it can significantly reduce the EMI (Electro-Magnetic Interference) generated by the system.

Vcore Voltage Control (Normal)

This item shows the Vcore Voltage Control function.

Vdimm Voltage Control (Normal)

This item shows the Vdimm Voltage Control function.

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Load Default Setting

This option opens a dialog box to ask if you are sure to install optimized defaults or not. You select [OK], and then press <Enter>, the Setup Utility loads all default values; or select [Cancel], and then press <Enter>, the Setup Utility does not load default values.

Supervisor Password Page

This page helps you install or change a password.

Supervisor Password (Not Installed)

This item indicates whether a supervisor password has been set. If the password has been installed, Installed displays. If not, Not Installed displays.

Change Supervisor Password

You can select this option and press <Enter> to access the sub menu. You can use the sub menu to change the supervisor password.

Supervisor Password : Not Installed

Change Supervisor Password Press Enter

: Move Enter: Select +/-/: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit

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Supervisor Password

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Install or Change the password.

User Password Page

This page helps you install or change a password.

User Password (Not Installed)

This item indicates whether a user password has been set. If the password has been installed, Installed displays. If not, Not Installed displays.

User Password : Not Installed

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Save & Exit Setup

Highlight this item and press <Enter> to save the changes that you have made in the Setup Utility configuration. When the Save & Exit dialog box appears, select [OK] to save and exit, or select [Cancel] to return to the main menu.

Exit Without Saving

Highlight this item and press <Enter> to discard any changes that you have made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility. When the Exit Without Saving dialog box appears, select [OK] to discard changes and exit, or select [Cancel] to return to the main menu.

If you have made settings that you do not want to save, use the “Exit

Without Saving” item and select [OK] to discard any changes you have

made.

This concludes Chapter 3. Refer to the next chapter for information on the software supplied with the motherboard.

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Chapter 4

Using the Motherboard Software

About the Software CD-ROM

The support software CD-ROM that is included in the motherboard package contains all the drivers and utility programs needed to properly run the bundled products. Below you can find a brief description of each software program, and the location for your motherboard version. More information on some programs is available in a README file, located in the same directory as the software. Before installing any software, always inspect the folder for files named README.TXT, INSTALL.TXT, or something similar. These files may contain important information that is not included in this manual.

Never try to install all software from folder that is not specified for use with your motherboard.

The notice of Intel HD audio installation (optional): The Intel High Definition audio functionality unexpectedly quits working in Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 or Windows XP Professional x64 Edition. Users need to download and install the update packages from the Microsoft Download Center “before” installing HD audio driver bundled in the Driver CD. Please log on to http:// support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;901105#appliesto for more information.

Auto-installing under Windows 2000/XP

The Auto-install CD-ROM makes it easy for you to install the drivers and software for your motherboard.

If the Auto-install CD-ROM does not work on your system, you can still install drivers through the file manager for your OS (for example, Windows Explorer). Refer to the Utility Folder Installation Notes later in this chapter.

The support software CD-ROM disc loads automatically under Windows 2000/XP. When you insert the CD-ROM disc in the CD-ROM drive, the autorun feature will automatically bring up the install screen. The screen has three buttons on it, Setup, Browse CD and Exit.

If the opening screen does not appear; double-click the file “setup.exe” in the root directory.

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Setup Tab

Setup

Browse CD

Exit The EXIT button closes the Auto Setup window.

Application Tab

Lists the software utilities that are available on the CD.

Read Me Tab

Displays the path for all software and drivers available on the CD.

Click the Setup button to run the software installation program. Select from the menu which software you want to install.

The Browse CD button is the standard Windows command that allows you to open Windows Explorer and show the contents of the support CD.

Before installing the software from Windows Explorer, look for a file named README.TXT, INSTALL.TXT or something similar. This file may contain important information to help you install the software correctly.

Some software is installed in separate folders for different operating systems.

In install the software, execute a file named SETUP.EXE or INSTALL.EXE by double-clicking the file and then following the instructions on the screen.

Running Setup

Follow these instructions to install device drivers and software for the motherboard:

1. Click Setup. The installation program begins:

The following screens are examples only. The screens and driver lists will be different according to the motherboard you are installing.

The motherboard identification is located in the upper left-hand corner.

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2. Click Next. The following screen appears:

3. Check the box next to the items you want to install. The default options are recommended.

4. Click Next run the Installation Wizard. An item installation screen appears:

5. Follow the instructions on the screen to install the items.

Drivers and software are automatically installed in sequence. Follow the onscreen instructions, confirm commands and allow the computer to restart a few times to complete the installation.

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Manual Installation

Insert the CD in the CD-ROM drive and locate the PATH.DOC file in the root directory. This file contains the information needed to locate the drivers for your motherboard.

Look for the chipset and motherboard model; then browse to the directory and path to begin installing the drivers. Most drivers have a setup program (SETUP.EXE) that automatically detects your operating system before installation. Other drivers have the setup program located in the operating system subfolder.

If the driver you want to install does not have a setup program, browse to the operating system subfolder and locate the readme text file (README.TXT or README.DOC) for information on installing the driver or software for your operating system.

Utility Software Reference

All the utility software available from this page is Windows compliant. They are provided only for the convenience of the customer. The following software is furnished under license and may only be used or copied in accordance with the terms of the license.

These software(s) are subject to change at anytime without prior notice. Please refer to the support CD for available software.

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Chapter 5

SiS 964 SATA RAID Setup Guide

Introduction for SiS964 SATA RAID Function

The 964 S-ATA controller only support two serial ATA on two independent ports. The Serial ATA RAID is designed to provide a cost-effective, high performance RAID solution that adds performance and/or reliability to PC desktops and/or servers using Serial ATA/150 hard disks.

Serial ATA RAID function supports striping (RAID 0), mirroring (RAID 1), and span (JBOD). Please note that the function supports hard disk drives only and the 964 S-ATA controller don’t support Striping + mirroring (Raid 0+1).

With striping, identical drives can read and write data in parallel to increase performance. Mirroring increases read performance through load balancing and elevator sorting while creating a complete backup of your files. Span would increase the logic hard disk space.

Serial ATA RAID striped arrays can double the sustained data transfer rate of Serial ATA/

150. Serial ATA RAID fully supports Serial ATA/150 specification of up to 150MB/sec per drive, depending on individual drive specifications.

Features

• The SiS 964 controller only support two Serial ATA (Serial ATA RAID) drivers.

• Support RAID function: RAID 0, RAID 1, JBOD.

• Support bootable disk.

• Windows-based RAID Utility software tool (only support Windows XP and

2000).

• BIOS Utility.

Support Operating Systems

Support Microsoft Windows 98/98SE/ME/2000 Professional and Server/XP.

What is RAID?

This section will give you an overview about the RAID system and introduce the basic background and glossary which you need to know before using “SiS RAID Controller Application”.

1 RAID: (Redundant Array of Independent Disk Drives) use jointly several hard

drives to increase data transfer rates and data security. It depends on the number of drives present and RAID function you select to fulfill the security or performance purposes or both.

2 RAID 0: Also known as “Stripping”. All of the data are distributed evenly to all

of the existing drives. You gain benefits on performance because the data transfer rate is multiplied by the number of drives. However, RAID 0 has high risks of data security. All of the stored data will be lost if even any one drive in the RAID set crashes.

3 RAID 1: Also known as “Mirroring”. Two hard drives are required. The goal of

RAID 0 is to ensure data security. Data is written to two or more drives synchronously. That is, 100% duplication of data from one drive to another.

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4 JBOD: (Just a Bunch of Drives). Also known as “Spanning”. Two or more hard

drives are required. Several hard disk types configured as a single hard disk. The hard drives are simply hooked up in series. This expands the capacity of your drive and results in a useable total capacity. However, JBOD will not increase any performance or data security.

Installing Software Drivers

SiS provides RAID driver for SiS 964 SATA with RAID function.

1 For RAID function, SiS 964 support RAID0, RAID1 and JBOD by software

RAID driver only.

2 Support the function of installing windows to RAID array.

New Windows 2000/XP Installation

1 Start the installation:

Boot from the CD-ROM. Press F6 when the message “Press F6 key if you

need to install third party SCSI or RAID driver” appears.

2 When the Windows 2000/XP Setup window is generated, press S key to

specify an Additional Device(s). 3 Insert the driver diskette into drive A: and press Enter. 4 Choose one of the following items:

“WinXP SiS Raid/IDE Controller”, “Win2000 SiS Raid/IDE Controller”,

that appears on screen, and then press the Enter key.

5 Press Enter to continue with installation or if you need to specify any addi-

tional devices to be installed, do so at this time. Once all devices are speci-

fied, Press Enter to continue with installation. 6 From the Windows 2000/XP Setup screen, press the Enter key. Setup will

now load all device files and then continue the Windows 2000/XP instal-

lation. 7 Please install the driver package again (ex. SiS RAID driver v1.00) while the

operation system has been setup.

If you would like to install windows to any RAID set, you should create RAID from BIOS utility or SiS 964 RAID Utility first and then follow the steps above.

Existing Windows 2000/XP/98/Me Installation

1 Install the driver by executing SiS driver setup utility. 2 The drivers will be automatically installed.

Confirming Windows 2000/XP Driver Installation

1 From Windows 2000/XP, open the Control Panel from “My Computer” followed

by the System icon. 2 Choose the “Hardware” tab, then click the “Device Manager” tab. 3 Click the “+” in front of “SCSI and RAID Controllers” hardware type. The driver

“SiS 180 Raid Controller” should appear.

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Confirming Windows 98/Me Driver Installation

1 From Windows 98/Me, open the Control Panel from “My Computer” followed

by the System icon. 2 Choose the “Device Manager” tab. 3 Click the “+” in front of “IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers” hardware type. The driver

“SiS 180 IDE Dual Channel” and “SiS 180 IDE/RAID Controller” should

appear.

BIOS Utility Operation

BIOS Utility supports windows 2000/XP/98/Me.

Starting BIOS Utility

1 Boot your system. If this is the first time you have booted with the SiS 964 and

the drives installed, the BIOS will display the following:

Press <Ctrl.<S> to run BIOS Setting Utility

2 Press <Ctrl-S> keys to display the SiS 964 Utility Main Menu.

3 You can press <B> key to select the boot disk on the 964 controller. The

yellow highlight will show on the disk and you can switch it to select the disk

you wanted. Press “Enter” key to select it and the selected boot device will be

marked by “*”. The default boot device will be set as Disk 1. 4 Press <R> to display the RAID setup menu below. This is the fastest and

easiest method to creating your first array.

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Create RAID

• SIS 964 controller support RAID 0, RAID 1 and JBOD.

Creating a RAID 0 (Stripe) Array for Performance

• SIS 180 enables users to create striped arrays with 2, 3, or 4 drives.

• SIS 964 only supports 2 SATA drivers to create a stripe array.

To create an array for best performance, follow these steps:

1 Press <A> to start creating a RAID array. 2 Press <2> and <Enter> to select RAID 0.

3 You will have two selections to create a RAID 0 array. The default value is

<1>. If you select <1>Auto Create, you can create a RAID 0 array faster and easier. The Blocksize will be selected by its default value “64K”. The result after creating will be show on step 8. Besides, you also can select <2>Manual Create, see following steps.

4 Press <1>-<5> keys and <Enter> to select Block Size. (Default:64K)

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5 Use <↑ > < ↓ > to select disk, and press <Enter> to select disk, <Q> to exit.

When you press <Enter> on the disk you wanted, the RAID Type will be

changed from Single to RAID 0. An the disk you select first will be the SOURCE

disk.

6 Next, you will see a message “Split the SOURCE(DISK x) data to RAID disks?”.

Press <N> and <Enter> to create RAID 0 array only or press <Y> and <Enter>

to split the data from source disk to other disks.

7 Starting splitting action, the following frame will be shown.

8 After all steps finished, press ,<Q> until escape the setup menu and RAID 0

array will be show on the top of the main frame.

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9 Press <Q> again to exit this BIOS utility and the red message frame will show.

Press <Y> and <Enter> to save changes.

10 Once the array has been created, you will need to FDISK and format the array

as if it were a new single hard drive.

Creating a RAID 1 (Mirror) Array

SIS 964/180 enables users to create Mirror arrays with 2 drives only.

To create a Mirror array, follow these steps:

1 Press <A> to start creating a RAID array. 2 Press <3> and <Enter> to select Mirror.

3 You will have two selections to create a RAID 1 array. The default value is

<1>. If you select <1>Auto Create, you can create a RAID 1 array faster and easier. The result after creating will be show on step 7. Besides, you also can select <2>Manual Create, see following steps.

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4 Use <↑ > < ↓ > to select disk, and press <Enter> to select disk, <Q> to exit.

When you press <Enter> on the disk you wanted, the RAID Type will be

changed from Single to RAID 1. The same as RAID 0, the disk you select first

will be the SOURCE disk.

5 Next, you will see a message “Duplicate the SOURCE (DISK x) data to RAID

disks?”. Press <N> and <Enter> to create RAID 1 array only or press <Y> and

<Enter> to duplicate the data from source disk to mirror disk.

6 Starting duplicating action, the following frame will be showing.

7 After all steps finished, press <Q> until escape the setup menu and RAID 1

array will be show on the top of the main frame.

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8 Press <Q> again to exit this BIOS utility and the red message frame will show

as the same as the creation of the RAID 0 array. Press <Y> and <Enter> to save changes.

9 Once the array has been created, you will need to FDISK and format the array

as if it were a new single hard drive.

Creating a JBOD Array

1 SIS 180 enables users to create JBOD arrays with 2,3, or 4 drives.

2 SIS 964 only supports 2 SATA drivers to create a JBOD arrays.

To create an JBOD array, follow these steps:

1 Press <A> to start creating a RAID array. 2 Press <1> and <Enter> to select JBOD. 3 You will have two selections to create a JBOD array. The default value is

<1>. If you select <1>Auto Create, you can create a JBOD array faster and easier. The result after creating will be show on step 5. Besides, you also can select <2>Manual Create, see following steps.

4 Use <↑> < ↓ > to select disk, and press <Enter> to select disk, <Q> to exit.

When you press <Enter> on the disk you wanted, the RAID Type will be changed from Single to JBOD.

5 After all steps finished, press <Q> until escape the setup menu and JBOD

array will be show on the top of the main frame.

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6 Press <Q> again to exit this BIOS utility and the red message frame will show

as the same age as the creation of the RAID 0 array. Press <Y> and <Enter>

to save changes. 7 Once the array has been created, you will need to FDISK and format the array

as if it were a new single hard drive.

This concludes Chapter 5.

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