ECS 761GXM-M2 Manual

Preface

Copyright

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the author.

Version 1.0

Disclaimer

The information in this document is subject to change without notice. The manufac­turer makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents hereof and
specifically disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any
particular purpose. The manufacturer reserves the right to revise this publication and
to make changes from time to time in the content hereof without obligation of the
manufacturer to notify any person of such revision or changes.

Trademark Recognition

Microsoft, MS-DOS and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp.

AMD, Athlon, Sempron and Duron are registered trademarks of AMD 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 Interference­causing 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 Soft-

ware

Chapter 5
SIS965L SA TA RAID Setup Guide

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Chapter 1 1

Introducing the Motherboard 1

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

Features.............................................................................................2

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

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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 Header...........................................................12

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

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

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

Installing a Hard Disk Drive/CD-ROM/SA TA Hard Drive...18

Installing a Floppy Diskette Drive....................................20

Installing Add-on Cards...................................................21

Connecting Optional Devices ...........................................23

Connecting I/O Devices................................................................26

Chapter 3

Using BIOS 27

About the Setup Utility .................................................................27

The Standard Configuration..............................................27

Entering the Setup Utility...................................................27

Updating the BIOS............................................................29

Using BIOS......................................................................................29

Standard CMOS Setup.......................................................30

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

Features Setup...................................................................32

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Power Management Setup...........................................................34

PCI/Plug and Play Setup.............................................................35

BIOS Security Features................................................................36

CPU PnP Setup............................................................................36

Hardware Monitor.......................................................................37

Load Optimal Defaults.................................................................38

Save Changes and Exit.................................................................38

Discard Changes and Exit ..........................................................38

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Using the Motherboard Software 39

About the Software CD-ROM......................................................39

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

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

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

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

Chapter 5

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SIS965L SATA RAID Setup Guide 43

Introduction for SiS965L 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 761GXM-M2 motherboard. This motherboard is a high
performance, enhanced function motherboard that supports Socket AM2 for AMD
Athlon 64 FX/Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core/Athlon 64/Sempron processors for high-end
business or personal desktop markets.

The motherboard incorporates the SiS761GX Northbridge (NB) and SiS965L
Southbridge (SB) chipsets. The SiS761GX Northbridge on this motherboard features
the HyperTranport
FX/Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core/Athlon 64/Sempron processors up to 2000 MT/s data
rate. The Northbridge supports integrated Host-to-PCI Express Bridge, compliant
with PCI Express Spec. 1.0a. Plus, SiS MuTIOL, a high bandwidth and mature tech­nology, is incorporated to connect SiS761GX and SiS965L MuTIOL Media I/O
together.

The SiS965L Southbridge on this motherboard supports Hi-Precision Event Timer
(HPET) for Microsoft Windows with multiple DMA bus architecture that supports
isochronous request and continuous packet transmission. It implements an EHCI
compliant interface that supports up to eight USB 2.0 ports. The Southbridge inte­grates a Serial ATA host controller supporting two SATA ports with maximum trans­fer rate up to 1.5 Gb/s.

There is an advanced full set of I/O ports in the rear panel, including PS/2 mouse and
keyboard connectors, COM1, LPT1, one VGA port and four USB ports, one optional
LAN port, and audio jacks for microphone, line-in, and line-out.

TM

complaint bus driver technology to support AMD Athlon 64

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Feature

Processor

This motherboard uses socket AM2 that carries the following features:

• Accommodates AMD Athlon 64 FX/Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core/Athlon 64/

Sempron processors

• Supports up to 2000 MT/s HyperTransportTM (HT) interface speeds

HyperTransportTM Technology is a point-to-point link between two devices, it en­ables integrated circuits to exchange information at much higher speeds than cur­rently available interconnect technologies.

Chipset

The SiS761GX Northbridge (NB) and SiS965L Southbridge (SB) chipsets are
based on an innovative and scalable architecture with proven reliability and
performance.

SiS761GX

(NB)

SiS965L

(SB)

• SiS MuTIOL is incorporated to connect SiS761GX and
SiS965L MuTIOL Media I/O

• Supports HyperTransportTM Technology up to 2000 MT/s
bandwidth

• Integrated MuTIOL 1G to PCI Express x1 Bridge, compliant
with PCI Express spec.1.0a

• Supports up to 128 MB display memory with shared sys­tem memory

• 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 specification supporting up to 6 PCI
masters

• Compliant with PCI Express 1.0a

• 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 800/667/533/400 DDR SDRAM with Dual-channel
achitecture

• Accommodates two unbuffered DIMMs, with maximum memory size
up to 16 GB

Onboard LAN (optional)

The onboard LAN provides the following features:

• Supports 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX IEEE 802.3u fast Ethernet trans­ceiver

• Integrated voltage regulator to allow operation from a single 3.3 V/

2.5V supply source

• Supports MII and 7-wire serial interface

• Supports low-power mode

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Audio

• Compliant with AC’97 v2.3 CODEC

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

• Provides three analog line-level stereo input with 5-bit volume control:

Line-in, CD, AUX

• 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

• One PCI Express x1 slot

• Two 32-bit PCI slots

• One CNR slot (optional)

• Two IDE connectors which support four IDE devices

• One floppy disk drive interface

• Two 7-pin SATA connectors

This motherboard supports Ultra DMA bus mastering with transfer rates of 133/
100/66 MB/s.

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 line-out

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BIOS Firmware

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

• Power management

• Wake-up alarms

• CPU parameters

• 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

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LABE

1. CPU Socket

Socket AM2 for AMD Athlon 64 FX/Athlon 64
X2 Dual-Core/Athlon 64/Sempron CPUs

COMPONENTS

2. DDRII1~2 240-pin DDR2 SDRAM slots

3. IR1 Infrared header

4. CPU_FAN1 CPU cooling fan connector

5. PWR1 Standard 24-Pin ATX Power connector

6. FDD1 Floppy Disk Drive connector

7. IDE1 Primary IDE connector

8. IDE2 Secondary IDE connector

9. F_USB1~2 Front Panel USB headers

10. SATA1~2 Serial ATA connectors

11. PANEL1 Front panel switch/LED header

12. SYS_FAN1 System Fan connector

13. SPK1 Speaker header

14. CLR_CMOS1 Clear CMOS jumper

15. PCI1~2 32-bit add-on card slots

16. CNR1* CNR slot

17. SPDIFO1 SPDIF out header

18. CD_IN1 Analog audio input connecor

19. PCI-E2 PCI Express x1 slot

20. PCI-E1 PCI Express x16 slot for graphics interface

21. F_AUDIO1 Front Panel Audio header

22. PWR2 4-pin +12V power connector

“*” stands for optional components

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

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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. Firstly, 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 floppy controller 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 200 mm. Choose a case
that accommodates this form factor.

Installing the Motherboard in a Case

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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 overtighten 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.

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Jumper Settings

Jumper

CLR_CMOS1

To avoid the system unstability after clearing CMOS, we recom­mend users to enter the main BIOS setting page to “Load Optimal
Defaults” and then “Save Changes and Exit”.

Type

Description Setting (default)

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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CLR_CMOS1

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

Connecting 20/24-pin power cable

Users please note that the 20-pin and 24-pin power cables can both be
connected to the PWR1 connector. With the 20-pin power cable, just align
the 20-pin power cable with the pin 1 of the PWR1 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
latch of power cable falls on the left side of the
PWR1 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 cling to the right side of
PWR1 connector latch.

24-pin power cable

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CPU_FAN1: CPU cooling Fan Power Connector

Pin Signal Name Function

1 GND System Ground
2 +12V Power +12V
3 Sense Sense
4 Control Control

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

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

SYS_FAN1: F AN Power Connectors

Pin Signal Name Function

1 GND System Ground

2 +12V Power +12V
3 Sense Sensor

PWR1: A TX 24-pin Power Connector

Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name

1 +3.3V 13 +3.3V

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

4 +5V 16 PS_ON

5 Ground 17 Ground

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

9 +5VSB 21 +5V

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

12 +3.3V 24 Ground

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PWR2: ATX 12V Power Connector

Pin Signal Name

1 Ground

2 Ground
3 +12V

4 +12V

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SPK1: Internal speaker

Pin Signal Name

1 +5V

2 NC
3 GND

4 SPKR

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 Name 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)

Pin Signal Name Function

4 FP P WR/SLP *MSG LED(-)

6 PWR_SW_P Power Switch(+)

8 PWR_SW_N Power Switch(-)

10 Key No pin

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.

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 momentary­contact switch that is normally open. When the switch is closed, the board resets and
runs POST.

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Power Switch

Supporting the power on/off function requires connecting pins 6 and 8 to a momen­tary-contact 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 de-bounce circuitry. After receiving a power on/off signal, at least
two seconds elapses before the power supply recognizes another on/off signal.

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.

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This motherboard has an Socket AM2. 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.

1 Install your CPU. Pull up the lever away from the

socket and lift up to 90-degree angle.

2 Locate the CPU cut edge (the corner with the pin

hold noticeably missing). Align and insert the CPU
correctly.

3 Press the lever down and apply thermal grease on

top of the CPU.

4 Put the CPU Fan down on the retention module and

snap the four retention legs of the cooling fan into
place.

5 Flip the levers over to lock the heat sink in place and

connect the CPU cooling Fan power cable to the
CPUFAN connector . This completes the inst allation.

To achieve better airflow rates and heat dissipation, we suggest that you use
a high quality fan with 4800 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.

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Installing Memory Modules

This motherboard accommodates two 240-pin DIMM sockets (Dual Inline Memory
Module) for unbuffered DDR2 800/667/533/400 memory modules (Double Data
Rate SDRAM), and maximum 16 GB installed memory.

DDR2 SDRAM memory module table

Memory module Memory Bus

DDR2 400 200 MHz
DDR2 533 266 MHz

DDR2 667 333 MHz

DDR2 800 400 MHz

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.

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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T able A: Unbuffered DIMM Address Timings and Drive Strengths for
AM2 Package

DRAM
Speed

DDR2-400 - Any 1T 002F_2F2Fh X011_1222h
DDR2-400 Any Any 2T 002F_2F2Fh X011_1322h
DDR2-533 - Any 1T 002F_2F2Fh X011_1222h

DDR2-533
DDR2-533 SRx8 SRx8 2T 0000_2F2Fh X011_1322h

DDR2-533 DRx8 DRx8 2T 0034_2F2Fh X011_1322h

DDR2-667 - Any 1T 0020_2020h X011_1222h
DDR2-667
DDR2-667 SRx8 SRx8 2T 0030_2020h X011_1322h

DDR2-667 DRx8 DRx8 2T 002B_2020h X011_1322h

DDR2-800 - Any 2T 0020_2520h X011_3222h
DDR2-800 Any Any 2T 0020_2520h X011_3222h

1. SRx16=Single Rank x16 DIMM

1

DIMM21 Timing

DIMM1

SRx16 SRx16
SRx16 SRx8

SRx8 SRx16

DRx8 SRx16 DDR2-533

SRx16 DRx8

DRx8 SRx8 DDR2-533
SRx8 DRx8

SRx16 SRx16
SRx16 SRx8

SRx8 SRx16

DRx8 SRx16 DDR2-667

SRx16 DRx8

DRx8 SRx8 DDR2-667
SRx8 DRx8

SRx8=Single Rank x8 DIMM
DRx16=Dual Rank x16 DIMM
DRx8=Dual Rank x8 DIMM

Mode

2T 002F_2F2Fh X011_1322h

2T 0038_2F2Fh X011_1322h
2T 0037_2F2Fh X011_1322h

2T 0020_2020h X011_1322h

2T 002C_2020h X011_1322h
2T 002A_2020h X011_1322h

Address Timing

Control Register

Output Driver

Compensation

Control Register

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

The following DDR2 800/667/533 memory modules have been tested and qualified
for use with this motherboard.

Type Size Vendor Module Name

DDR2 533

DDR2 667

DDR2 800 1 GB

CORSAIR 4PB11D9CHM
CORSAIR AET94F-370
CORSAIR VC256MB533D2 4PB11D9CHM

ELPIDA E2508AA-DF-E
ELPIDA E2508AA-T7F-E

256 MB

512 MB

1 GB

256 MB

512 MB

1 GB

Hynix HY5PS121621
Kingston Infineon HYB18T512260AF-3.7
Kingston ELPIDA E5116AF-5C-E
Kingmax Hynix HY5PS121621

Nanya NT5TU32M16AG-37B

Ramaxel 5PB42 D9DCD

SAMSUNG K4T56083QF-GCD5

TwinMOS ELPIDA 8D22IB-ED

AENEON AET93F370A98Z
AENEON AET94F370A98U

A-DATA M2GXX2F3H4140A1B0E

CORSAIR VS512MB533D2 64M8CEC
CORSAIR K4T510830B-GCD5
CORSAIR 4PB11D9CHM

Infineon HY818T512800AF373346778

Kingston Hynix HYB18T512800AF37
Kingston Hynix HY5PS12821
Kingston Nanya NT5TU64M8AE-37B
Ramaxel ELPIDA E5108AG-5C-E
Ramaxel 5PB42 D9DCD

Ramaxel ELPIDA E5116AF-5C-E
SAMSUNG K4T56083QF
SAMSUNG K4T51083QB-GCD5

TwinMOS ELPIDA E5108AB-5C-E

APACER ELPIDA E5108AB-5C-E

GEIL A016E2864T2AG8AKT5H120001
Hynix HY5P512821 F-C4

Infineon HY818T512800AF3733344539

Kingmax KKEA88E4AAKKG-37

PQI PQB2648D38R
SAMSUNG K4T51083QC
SAMSUNG K4T51083QB-GCD5

UMAX U2S12D30TP-5C

Infineon HYS64T325001HU-3-A

Ramaxel 5NB31 D9DCG

A-DATA Eipida E5108AE-6E-E

A-DATA AD29608A88-3EG
CORSAIR VALUESELECT 32M8CEC
CORSAIR 64M8CFEPS1000545

GEIL GL2L64M088BA30AW

Infinity 0547W64M8

Ramaxel 6AD11 D9GCT

SyncMAX 04400WB01 R050008A

SAMSUNG K4T56083QF-ZCE6
SAMSUNG K4T51083QC

Transcend SAMSUNG K4T5108AE-6E-E
Transcend Infineon HYB18T512 800AF3S
Transcend Jet Ram J12Q3AB-6
Transcend SAMSUNG K4T51083QC
TwinMOS TMM6208G8M30B

APACER AM4B5708GQJS7E0631F
APACER AM4B5708GEWS7E-0637F

Infineon HYB18T512800AF3S

SAMSUNG K4T51083QC

UMAX U2S12D30TP-6E

APACER AM4B5708BPJS8E0634E
SyncMAX R050075B
Transcend Hynix HY5PS12821AFP-S5

UMAX U2S12D30TP-8E

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Installing a Hard Disk Drive/CD-ROM/SA T A Hard Drive

This section describes how to install IDE devices such as a hard disk drive and a CD­ROM 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 corresponds 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 configuration 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.

Installing the Motherboard

About SA TA 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.

Installing Serial A TA 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.

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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)

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Installing a Floppy Diskette Drive

The motherboard has a floppy diskette drive (FDD1) 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.

FDD1: 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.

Installing the Motherboard

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.

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PCI-E2 slot The PCI Express x1 slot is fully compliant to the PCI Express Base

PCI-E1 slot

PCI1~2
Slots

CNR1 Slot
(optional)

Specification revision 1.0a as well.
The PCI Express x16 slot is fully compliant to the PCI Express Base

Specification revision 1.0a as well.
This motherboard is equipped with two 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 and Audio 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.

Installing the Motherboard

Connecting Optional Devices

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

F_AUDIO1: Front Panel Audio header

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

Pin Signal Name Function

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

Pin Signal Name

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F_USB1~2: Front Panel USB headers

The motherboard has two 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 USBPWR0 Front Panel USB Power
2 USBPWR1 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 USB_FP_OC0 Overcurrent signal

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

SA T A1~2: Serial A T A 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

1 Ground 2 TX+

3 TX- 4 Ground
5 RX- 6 RX+

7 Ground - -

Pin Signal Name

IR1: Infrared header

The motherboard supports an Infrared (IR1) data port. Infrared port allows the
wireless exchange of information between your computer and similarly equipped
devices such as printers, laptops, Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), and other
computers.

Pin Signal Name

1 NC

Pin Description

2 Key

3 +5V

4 GND

5 IRTX

6 IRRX

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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 coxial connector.

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Pin Signal Name

Pin Signal Name Function

1 SPDIF SPDIF-OUT Signal
2 +5VA 5V analog power
3 Key No pin

4 GND Ground

CD_IN1: Analog Audio Input header

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

Function

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Connecting I/O Devices

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

PS2 Mouse

PS2 Keyboard
Parallel Port (LPT1)

Serial Port (COM1)

VGA Port
LAN Port (optional)

USB Ports
Audio Ports

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

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

Use the lower PS/2 port to connect a PS/2 keyboard.
Use LPT1 to connect printer or other parallel commu-

nication devices.
Use the COM port to connect serial devices such as mice

or fax/modems.
Connect your monitor to the VGA port.
Connect an RJ-45 jack to the LAN port to connect your

computer to the Network.

Use the USB ports to connect USB devices.
Use the three audio ports to connect audio devices. The

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

Installing the Motherboard

Chapter 3

Using BIOS

About the Setup Utility

The computer uses the latest “American Megatrends Inc. ” 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.

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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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Press DEL to enter SETUP

Press the delete key to access the BIOS Setup Utility.

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Standard CMOS Setup

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Advanced Setup

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Features Setup

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Power Management Setup

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PCI/Plug and Play Setup

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BIOS Security Features

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Enter : Select

: Move

F1:General Help

Standards CMOS setup for changing time, date, hard disk type, etc.

v02.54 (C) 1985-2005, American Mega trends, Inc.

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+/-/: Value
F9: Optimized Defaults

BIOS Navigation Keys

The BIOS navigation keys are listed below:

KEY FUNCTION

ESC Exits the current menu

Scrolls through the items on a menu

+/-/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

CPU PnP Setup
Hardware Monitor
Load Optimal Settings
Save Changes and Exit
Discard Changes and Exit

F10: Save

ESC: Exit

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

information on creating a bootable system disk.)

2 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.

3 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.)

4 At the A:\ prompt, type the Flash Utility program name and the file name

of the new bios and then press <Enter>. Example: AMINF340.EXE

040706.ROM

5 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. The computer will restart automatically.

Using BIOS

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>.

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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
the 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

ff

f.

ff

ff

f) lead to submenus that enable you to change

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Standard CMOS Setup

This option displays basic information about your system.

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System Time 00 : 47 : 28
System Date Mon 05/12/2006

Primary IDE Master Hard Disk

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Primary IDE Slave Not Detected

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Secondary IDE Master Not Detected
Secondary IDE Slave Not Detected

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f

Third IDE Master Not Detected
Third IDE Slave Not Detected

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Fourth IDE Master Not Detected

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Fourth IDE Slave Not Detected

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Floppy A 1.44 MB 31/
Floppy B Disabled

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F1: General Help

System Date & System 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.

IDE Devices

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Your computer has two IDE channel which can be installed with two or four 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.

: Move

Standard CMOS Setup

Enter : Select

+/-/: Value

F9: Optimized Defaults

Help Item

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

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

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F10: Save ESC: Exit

Floppy A/B (1.44 MB 31/2/Disabled)

These items set up size and capacity of the floppy diskette drive(s) installed in the
system.

Press <Esc> to return to the Standard CMOS Setup page.

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Advanced Setup

This page sets up more advanced information about your system. Handle this page
with caution. Any changes can affect the operation of your computer.

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Advanced Setup

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Share Memory 64 MB
Quick Boot Enabled
1st Boot Device Hard Drive
2nd Boot Device CD/DVD
3rd Boot Device Removable Dev.
Removable Drives Press Enter

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Try Other Boot Device Yes
Bootup Num-Lock On
Boot to Os/2>64MB No
Apterture Size 128MB
Auto Detect DIMM/PCI C1K Enabled
Spread Spectrum Disabled

: Move

mnlk

F1: General Help

Enter : Select

+/-/: Value

F9: Optimized Defaults

F10: Save ESC: Exit

Help Item

Allows BIOS to skip
certain tests while
booting. This will
decrease the time
needed to boot the
system.

Share Memory (64MB)

This item lets you allocate a portion of the main memory for the onboard VGA
display application with several options.

Quick Boot (Enabled)

If you enable this item, the system starts up more quickly be elimination some of
the power on test routines.

1st Boot Device/2nd Boot Device/3rd Boot Device

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

Try Other Boot Device (Yes)

If you enable this item, the system will also search for other boot devices if it fails
to find an operating system from the first two locations.

BootUp Num-Lock (On)

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

Boot to OS/2 > 64MB (No)

Enable this item if you are booting the OS/2 operating system and you have more
than 64MB of system memory installed.

Aperture Size (128MB)

This item defines the size of aperture if you use a graphic adapter.

Auto detect DIMM/PCI Clock (Enabled)

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

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Spread Spectrum (Disabled)

If you enable spread spertrum, it can significantly reduce the EMI (Electro-Magnetic
interface) generated by the system.and voltage according to its temperature.

Features Setup

This page sets up more advanced information about your system. Handle this page
with caution. Any changes can affect the operation of your computer.

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OnBoard Floppy Controller Enabled

Serial Port1 Address 3F8/IRQ4
OnBoard IR Port Disabled
Parallel Port Address 37 8
Parallel Port Mode EC P
ECP Mode DMA Channel DMA3
Parallel Port IRQ IRQ7
OnBoard PCI IDE Controller Both
OnBoard PCI SAT A Controller IDE
Onboard AC97 Audio DEVICE Enabled
OnBoard AC97 Modem DEVICE Auto
Onboard LAN Device Enabled
OnBoard LAN Boot ROM Disabled
OnBoard USB Function Enabled
USB Function For DOS Disabled

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OnBoard Floppy Controller (Enabled)

Use this item to enable or disable the onboard floppy disk drive interface.

Serial Port1 Address (3F8/IRQ4)

Use this item to enable or disable the onboard COM1/2 serial port, and to assign
a port address.

OnBoard IR Port (Disabled)

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

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 ECP (Extended Capa­bilities Port) & EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port).

ECP Mode DMA Channel (DMA3)

This item assigns a DMA channel to the parallel port.

Parallel Port IRQ (IRQ7)

Use this item to assign IRQ to the parallel port.

Advanced Chipset Setup

: Move

F1: General Help

Enter : Select

F9: Optimized Defaults

+/-/: Value

Help Item

Allows BIOS to
Enable or Disable
Floppy Controller.

F10: Save ESC: Exit

Using BIOS

OnBoard PCI IDE Controller (Both)

Use this item to enable or disable both of the onboard Primary and Secondary IDE
channels.

OnBoard PCI S-ATA Controller (IDE)

Use this item to enable the onboard PCI SATA Controller.

Onboard AC97 Audio DEVICE (Enabled)

This item enables or disables the AC’97 audio chip.

OnBoard AC97 Modem Device (Auto)

This item enables or disables the onboard AC97 Modem device.

Onboard LAN Device (Enabled)

This item enables or disables the onboard Ethernet LAN.

OnBoard LAN Boot ROM (Disabled)

Enable this item if you want to execute the Boot ROM function of onboard LAN
while starting the system.

OnBoard USB Function (Enabled)

Enable this item if you plan to use the USB ports on this motherboard.

USB Function For DOS (Disabled)

Enable this item if you plan to use the USB ports on this motherboard in a DOS
environment.

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

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Power Management Setup

This page sets up some parameters for system power management operation.

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Power Management Setup

ACPI Aware O/S Yes
Power Management Enabled
Suspend mode S1
Suspend Time Out Disabled
Resume On RTC Alarm Disabled
Resume On KeyBoard Disabled
Keyboard Power On Disabled
LAN/Ring Power On Disabled

: Move

mnlk

F1: General Help

Enter : Select

+/-/: Value

F9: Optimized Defaults

F10: Save ESC: Exit

Help Item

Enable /Disable
ACPI support for
Operating
System.

ENABLE: If OS
supports ACPI.

DISABLE: If OS
does not support

ACPI Aware O/S (Yes)

This item supports ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power management Inter­face). Use this item to enable or disable the ACPI feature.

Power Management (Enabled)

Use this item to enable or disable a power management scheme. If you enable power
management, you can use the items below to set the power management operation.
Both APM and ACPI are supported.

Suspend mode (S1)

This item selects the status S1 (Stop Clock) or S3 (Suspend to RAM) when the system
enters the power-saving Suspend mode.

Suspend Time Out (Disabled)

This sets the timeout for Suspend mode in minutes. If the time selected passes
without any system activity, the computer will enter power-saving Suspend mode.

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.

Resume On KeyBoard (Disabled)

The system can be turned off with a software command. If you enable this item,
system can automatically resume by pressing any keys or power keys on the key­board, or typing in the password. You must use an ATX power supply in order to use
this feature.

KeyBoard Power On (Disabled)

If you enable this item, system can automatically resume by pressing hot keys on the
keyboard or typing in the password. You must enable the Key-board Power On
jumper and use an ATX power supply in order to use this feature.

Using BIOS

LAN/Ring Power On (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.

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

PCI / Plug and Play Setup

This page sets up some parameters for devices installed on the PCI bus and those
utilizing the system plug and play capability.

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Primary Graphics Adapter PCI
Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA Ye s
PCI IDE BusMaster Enabled

PCI / Plug and Play Setup

Help Item

Options

PCI
PCI Express Card

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: Move

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F1: General Help

Enter : Select

+/-/: Value

F9: Optimized Defaults

F10: Save ESC: Exit

Primary Graphics Adapter (PCI)

This item indicates if the primary graphics adapter uses the PCI or the AGP bus. The
default AGP setting still lets the onboard display work and allows the use of a second
display card installed in a PCI slot.

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.

PCI IDE BusMaster (Enabled)

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

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

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BIOS Security Features

This item helps you install or change a password.

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Security Settings

Supervisor Password: Not Installed

Change Supervisor Password Press Enter

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F1: General Help

BIOS Security Features

: Move

Enter : Select

F9: Optimized Defaults

+/-/: Value

Help Item

Install or Change the
password.

F10: Save ESC: Exit

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 (Press Enter)

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

CPU PnP Setup

This item helps you manually configure the mainboard for the CPU. The system will
automatically detect the type of installed CPU and make the appropriate adjust­ments to the items on this page.

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CPU Type : AMD Athlon (tm) 64 Processor 3500+

CPU OVERCLOCK : 200
DIMM Voltage Adjust Function Normal
CPU Voltage Control Disabled

CPU PnP Setup

Help Item

CPU Freq Over
Clock 200 to 255
MHz

: Move

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F1: General Help

Enter : Select

+/-/: Value

F9: Optimized Defaults

F10: Save ESC: Exit

CPU Type

This item shows the type of the CPU installed in your system.

Using BIOS

CPU OVERCLOCK (200)

This item decides the CPU over-clocking function installed in your system. If the
over-clocking fails, please turn off the system power. And then, hold the PageUp
key (similar to the Clear CMOS function) and turn on the power, the BIOS will
recover the safe default.

DIMM Voltage Adjust Function (Normal)

This item enables or disables users to adjust DIMM voltage.

CPU Voltage Control (Disabled)

This item enables or disables users to control CPU voltage.

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

Hardware Monitor

This page sets up some parameters for the hardware monitoring function of this
motherboard.

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*** System Hardware Monitor***
Smart Fan Function Press Enter

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Vcore :1.360V
NB Vcore : 1.808V
VDIMM : 1.824V
CPU FAN Speed :5720 RPM
System Fan Speed :0 RPM
CPU Temperature :27°C/80°F
System Temperature :21°C/69°F

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F1: General Help

Smart Fan Function

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Hardware Monitor Setup

: Move

Enter : Select

F9: Optimized Defaults

+/-/: Value

Help item

F10: Save ESC: Exit

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

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Smart Fan Function

SMART Fan Control Disabled

: Move

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F1: General Help

Enter : Select

+/-/: Value

F9: Optimized Defaults

F10: Save ESC: Exit

Item Help

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Smart Fan Control (Disabled)

This item enables or disables the control of the system fan speed by adjusting the fan
parameter.

Press <Esc> to return to the Hardware Monitor setup page.

System Component Characteristics

These items display the monitoring of the overall inboard hardware health events,
such as System & CPU temperature, CPU & DIMM voltage, CPU & system fan
speed,...etc.

• Vcore

• NB Vcore

• VDIMM

• CPU FAN Speed

• System Fan Speed

• CPU Temperature

• System Temperature

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

Load Optimal Defaults

This option opens a dialog box that lets you install stability-oriented defaults for
all appropriate items in the Setup Utility. Select <OK> and then press <Enter>
to install the defaults. Select <Cancel> and then press <Enter> to not install the
defaults.

Save Changes and Exit

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

Discard Changes and Exit

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 “Discard
Changes and Exit” 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.

Using BIOS

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 thedrivers and utility programs needed to properly run the bundled products.
Below you can finda brief description of each software program, and the location for
your motherboardversion. More information on some programs is available in a
README file, located in thesame directory as the software. Before installing any
software, always inspect the folder forfiles named README.TXT, INSTALL.TXT,
or something similar. These files may con-tain important information that is not
included in this manual.

Never try to install all software from folfer 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 Win-dows Server
2003 Service Pack 1 or Windows XP Professional x64 Edition. Usersneed to
download and install the update packages from the Microsoft
DownloadCenter “before” installing HD audio driver bundled in the Driver
CD. Please logon to http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en­us;901105#appliestofor more information.

Auto-installing under Windows 98/2000/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 98/2000/
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.

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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, such as Windows 98/2000/XP. Always go to the correct
folder for the kind of OS you are using.

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.

Using the Motherboard Software

2. Click Next. The following screen appears:

3. Check the box next to the items you want to install. The default optionsare recom-

mended.

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

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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.

This concludes Chapter 4.

Using the Motherboard Software

Chapter 5

SiS965L SA TA RAID Setup Guide

Introduction for SiS965L SA T A RAID Function

The SiS965L S-ATA Host 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.

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 150
MB/sec per drive, depending on individual drive specifications.

Features

• The SiS 965L 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 sev-

eral 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 SiS965L SATA with RAID function.

1 For RAID function, SiS965L support RAID0, RAID1 and JBOD by soft-

ware 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

additional devices to be installed, do so at this time. Once all devices

are specified, 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 installation.
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 SiS965L 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/A TAPI Controllers” hardware type. The

driver “SiS 180 IDE Dual Channel” and “SiS 180 IDE/RAID Control-

ler” should appear.

BIOS Utility Operation

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

St arting BIOS Utility

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

SiS965L and the drives installed, the BIOS will display the following:

Silicon Integrated Systems Corp. RAID BIOS Setting Utility v0.XX
(c) 2003-2005 Silicon Integrated Systems Corp. All Rights Reserved.

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

2 Press <Ctrl-S> keys to display the SiS965L Utility Main Menu.

3 You can press <B> key to select the boot disk on the 965L 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

• SiS965L 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.

• SiS965L 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 965L/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 SiS965L 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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