ECS G43T-WM User Manual

Preface

Copyright

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under international copyright laws, with all rights reserved. Neither this manual, nor
any of the material contained herein, may be reproduced without written consent of
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.
MMX, Pentium, Pentium-II, Pentium-III, Celeron 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.

Preface

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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 Software

Chapter 5
Intel® Remote Wake T echnology

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.

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Describes the Intel
Wake Technology.

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Chapter 1 1

Introducing the Motherboard 1

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

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

Motherboard Components.............................................................5

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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

Installing Hardware........................................................................10

Installing the Processor.....................................................10

Installing Memory Modules...............................................12

Expansion Slots.................................................................15

Connecting Optional Devices............................................17

Installing a SATA Hard Drive..........................................20

Installing a Floppy Diskette Drive....................................21

Connecting I/O Devices................................................................22

Connecting Case Components.....................................................23

Front Panel Header...........................................................25

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Chapter 3 27

Using BIOS 27

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

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

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

Using BIOS......................................................................................28

Standard CMOS Setup......................................................29

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

Advanced Chipset Setup....................................................33

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Integrated Peripherals.......................................................34

Power Management Setup.................................................35

PCI/PnP Setup...................................................................36

PC Health Status...............................................................37

Frequency/Voltage Control................................................39

Load Default Settings........................................................40

Supervisor Password........................................................40

User Password..................................................................41

Save & Exit Setup...............................................................41

Exit Without Saving............................................................41

Updating the BIOS..............................................................42

Chapter 4

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Using the Motherboard Software 43

About the Software CD-ROM......................................................43

Auto-installing under W indows V ista.........................................43

Running Setup....................................................................44

Manual Installation........................................................................48

Utility Software Reference............................................................48

Chapter 5

Intel® Remote W ake Technology 49

About the Intel

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Remote W ake T echnology ..............................49

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IRW T Installation and Setup........................................................50

Driver and Software Installation......................................50

Getting Ready for Remote W ake

Put Y our Computer to Sleep Mode

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Chapter 1

Introducing the Motherboard

Introduction

Thank you for choosing the G43T-WM motherboard. This motherboard is a high
performance, enhanced function motherboard designed to support the LGA775 socket

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Intel

CoreTM 2 Quad/CoreTM 2 Duo processors for high-end business or personal

desktop markets.

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The motherboard incorporates the Intel
Southbridge (SB) chipsets. The Northbridge supports a Front Side Bus (FSB) fre­quency of 1333/1066/800 MHz using a scalable FSB Vcc_CPU. The memory con­troller supports DDR2 memory DIMM frequencies of 800/667 MHz. It supports two
DDR2 sockets with up to maximum memory of 4 GB. DDR2 Maximum memory
bandwidth of 12.8 GB/s in dual-channel symmetric mode assuming DDR2 800 MHz.
High resolution graphics via one PCI Express slot, intended for Graphics Interface,
is fully compliant to the PCI Express Base Specification revision 2.0.

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The Intel
In addition, one PCI Express x1 slot is supported. It implements an EHCI compliant
interface that provides 480 Mb/s bandwidth for 12 USB 2.0 ports (4 USB ports and
4 USB 2.0 headers support additional 8 USB ports). The Southbridge integrates a
Serial ATA host controller, supporting six SATA ports with maximum transfer rate up
to 3.0 Gb/s each.

The motherboard is equipped with advanced full set of I/O ports in the rear panel,
including PS/2 mouse and keyboard connectors, COM1, one VGA port, four USB
ports, one LAN port, one 1394a port and audio jacks for microphone, line-in and 8­channel line-out.

ICH10 Southbridge supports two PCI slots which are PCI 2.3 compliant.

G43 Northbridge (NB) and Intel® ICH10

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Introducing the Motherboard

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Feature

Processor

The motherboard uses an LGA775 type of Intel
processors that carries the following features:

• Accommodates Intel® CoreTM 2 Quad/CoreTM 2 Duo processors

• Supports a system bus (FSB) of 1333/1066/800 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.

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CoreTM 2 Quad/CoreTM 2 Duo

Chipset

The Intel® G43 Northbridge (NB) and Intel® ICH10 Southbridge (SB) chipsets
are based on an innovative and scalable architecture with proven reliability and
performance.

G43
(NB)

• Supports 36-bit host bus addressing, allowing the CPU to
access the entire 64 GB of the memory address space

• Chip-to-chip connection interface to Intel ICH10

• 2 GB/s point-to-point Direct Media Interface (DMI) to ICH10
(1 GB/s each direction)

• Supports 2-Gb,1-Gb and 512-Mb DDR2 DRAM technolo­gies for x8 and x16 devices

• One 16-lane (x16) PCI Express port intended for support­ing up to two external PCI Express graphics card in bifur­cated mode, fully compatible to the PCI Express Base Speci­fication revision 2.0

• An integrated graphics device (IGD) delivering cost com­petitive 3D, 2D and video capabilities

ICH10
(SB)

• Enhanced DMA Controller, Timer/Counter functions, and
Interrupt Controller

• Compliant with PCI Express Base Specification Revision

1.1

• Compliant with PCI 2.3 specification

• Integrated SATA 3.0 Gb/s Host Controller

• Integrated USB 2.0 Host Controller supporting up to twelve
USB 2.0 ports

• Integrated Gigabit LAN Controller

Memory

• Supports DDR2 800/667 DDR2 SDRAM with Dual-channel architec­ture

• Accommodates two unbuffered DIMMs

• Up to 2 GB per DIMM with maximum memory size up to 4 GB

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Audio

• All DACs support 192K/96K/48K/44.1KHz DAC sample rate

• High-quality analog differential CD input

• Software selectable 2.5V/3.75V VREFOUT

• Meets Microsoft WLP 3.08 audio requirements

• Direct Sound 3D

TM

compatible

Onboard LAN

• Integrated Intel 82567V Gigabit Ethernet Controller for PCI Express
Applications

• Integrated 10/100/1000 transceiver

• Wake-on-LAN and remote wake-up support

1394a FireWire

• Compliant with single chip host controller for IEEE Std 1394-1995 and
IEEE 1394a-2000

• Integrated 400 Mb/s 2-Port PHY for the PCI BUS

• 3.3V Power supply with 5V Tolerant Inputs

Expansion Options

The motherboard comes with the following expansion options:

One PCI Express x 16 slot for Graphic Interface

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• One PCI Express x1 Slot

• Two 32-bit PCI v2.3 compliant slots

• One floppy disk drive interface

• Six 7-pin SATA connectors

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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 VGA port

• Four USB ports

• One 1394a port

• One LAN port

• Audio jacks for microphone, line-in and 8-channel High Definition Au­dio output

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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

• CPU and memory timing

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

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

2. Due to chipset limitation, we recommend that motherboard be oper­ated in the ambiance between 0 and 50 °C.

Introducing the Motherboard

Motherboard Components

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Table of Motherboard Components

LABEL COMPONENTS

1. CPU Socket

2. CPU_FAN

3. DIMM1/3

4. FDD 1

5. ATX_POWER1

6. SATA1~6

7. F_PANEL

8. MED1

9. SPI_ROM1

10. F_USB1~4

11. CLR_CMOS

12. 1394A1

13. COM2

14. F_AUDIO Front panel audio header

15. PCI1~2

16. PCIEX1-1

17. PCIE1

18. ATX12V1

19. SYS_FAN

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

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CoreTM 2 Quad/CoreTM 2 Duo processors CPUs

Intel
CPU cooling fan connector
240-pin DD R2 SDRAM slots
Floppy disk drive connector
Standard 24-pin ATX power connector
Serial ATA connectors
Front panel switch/LED header
ME Disable jumper
SPI ROM header
Front panel USB headers
Clear CMOS jumper
Onboard 1394a header
Onboard serial port header

32-bit add-on card slots
PCI Express x1 slot
PCI Express x16 graphics card slot
ATX12V power connector
System fan connector

Introducing the Motherboard

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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 floppy diskette drive.
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 244 mm. Choose a case
that accommodates this form factor.

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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.

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Jumper Settings

Jumper Type Description Setting (default)

1-2: NORMAL

CLR_CMOS 3-pin CLEAR CMOS

3-pin MED1

ME Disable

To avoid the system instability after clearing CMOS, we recommend
users to enter the main BIOS setting page to “Load Default Settings”
and then “Save & Exit Setup”.

2-3: CLEAR
Before clearing the
CMOS, make sure to turn
off the system.

1-2: DISABLE
2-3: ENABLE

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CLR_CMOS

1

1

MED1

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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 surface­mount 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 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:

1. 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.

2. Always remove the AC power by unplugging the power cord from
the power outlet before installing or removing the motherboard or
other hardware components.

This motherboard has an LGA775 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.

Installing the Motherboard

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.

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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 the cap on the LGA775 socket.

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Installing Memory Modules

This motherboard accommodates two memory modules. It can support two 240-pin
DDR2 800/667. The total memory capacity is

4 GB.

DDR2 SDRAM memory module table

Memory module Memory Bus

DDR2 667 333 MHz
DDR2 800 400 MHz

You must install at least one module in any of the two slots. Each module can be
installed with 2 GB of memory; total memory capacity is 4 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.

Installation Procedure

Refer to the following to install the memory modules.

1 This motherboard supports unbuffered DDR2 SDRAM .
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.

Installing the Motherboard

Table A: DDR2 (memory module) QVL (Qualified V endor List)

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

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Type

DDR2 667

Size

512 MB

1 GB

2 GB

Module NameVe ndor

Ramxel RML1520M38D6F-667

Samsung

Apacer

Cors air

Hexon

Kingston

Mic ron

PSC

Samsung

Aeneon

Apacer

Hexon

Hynix

Kingston

LeadM ax

PSC

Qimonda

AU01GE667C5KBGC/Apacer/AM4B 5708

Elpida 1G B AM4B5708GEWS7E-0637F

VS1GB667D 2/Corsair/64M8CFEG

KVR667D2N5/RAm os/R C12T083CA6-

K4T51083QC

CPJS7E0810C

78.91G92.9K5

78.01G9O.9K 5

QIB0900721

HYNT7AUDR-30M48

53EC

M T4HTF6464AY-667E1

M T8HTF12864AY-667E1

AL6E8E63J-6E1

AL7E8E63B-6E1T

AL7E8F 63J -6E1

AL7E8F 73C-6E1

GOLD BAR M378T2863DZS

0742/SEC/ZCE6 K4T1G084QD

AET 860UD00-30DB08X

78.A1G9O.9K4

HYNT8AUDR-30M88

HYMP125U64AP8-Y5-AB-A

KVR667D2N5

LD5PS1G831

AL8E8F 73C-6E1

HYS64T256020EU-3S-C2

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DDR2 800

512 MB

1 GB

2 GB

Module NameVendorType Size

Infineon

Kingston KVR800D2N5/512

Micron

Qimonda

A-DATA

Aeneon

Apacer

Geil

Hexon

Kingston

PQI

Ramaxel

Samsung

Silicon Power

Transcend

A-DATA

Aeneon
Apacer

CORSA IR

Geil Platinum Edition/Geil/boxed/2GB/DS

Hexon ELPT8AUDR-25M88

Kingston KVR800D 2N5

Micron M T16HTF25664AY-800E1

PSC AL8E8F 73C-8E1

Qimonda HYS64T256020EU-25F-C2
Samsung

Silicon

Pow er

HYS64T64020HU-2.5-

A/Infineon/HYB18T256 800AF25

M T8HTF6464AY-80ED4

HYS72T64000HU-2.5-

B/Qimonda/HYB18T512800BF25

M2GVD6G3I41P0U1E5E/A-

DATA/VD29608A8D-25EG -E0722

AET 760UD00-

30DB97X/Aeneon/AET93R250B 0725

AET 760UD00-25DC08X

AU01GE800C5KBGC/Apacer/AM4B5708

JQJS8E0749D

78.01GA0.9K5
GEI L

MILLENARY/Geil/GL2L64M088BA18H

ELP T7AUDR-25M48

KH X6400D2ULK2/2G

KVR800D 2N5/1G

IMEAER422LA0112

MEAER421LA0110-08A6

M EAER422LB0107

RML1320EH38D7F-

800/Elpida/E5108AHSE-8E-E 0705098L1

GOLD BAR M378T2953EZ3-CE7

0726/SEC/ZCE 7 K4T510830E

SP001GBLRU800S01

Transc end/DIMM 5-5-

5/Transcend/TQ123PGF8T0709

Red ADATA M2OMI6H3J4720L1C5Z/A-

DATA/boxed

AET 860UD00-25DC08X

78.A1GA0.9K4

DDR2/800/CO RSAIR/CM2X2048-

6400C5/CORSAIR/boxed

DDR2/800/Sam sung/M378T5663QZ3-

CF7K4T1G084QQ/2GB/DS

SP002GBLRU800S01

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Expansion Slots

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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PCIE1 Slot

PCIEX1-1 Slot

PCI1~2 Slots

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.

The PCI Express x16 slot is used to install an external PCI
Express graphics card that is fully compliant to the PCI Express
Base Specification revision 2.0.

The PCI Express x1 slot is fully compliant to the PCI Express
Base Specification revision 1.1.

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.

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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.

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Connecting Optional Devices

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

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F_AUDIO: Front Panel Audio header

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

Pin Signal Name

1 PORT 1L 2 AUD_GND

3 PORT 1R 4 PRESENCE#
5 PORT 2R 6 SENSE1_RETURN

7 SENSE_SEND 8 KEY

9 PORT 2L 10 SENSE2_RETURN

Pin Signal Name

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SAT A1~6: Serial A T A connectors

These connectors are used to support the new Serial ATA devices for the highest date
transfer rates (3.0 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

F_USB1~4: 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 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.

1394A1: IEEE 1394a header

Connect this header to any device with IEEE 1394a interface.

Pin Signal Name
Pin Signal Name Function

1 TPA+ 2 TPA-

3 GND 4 GND
5 TPB+ 6 TPB-

7 Cable-Power 8 Cable-Power

9 Key Pin 10 GND

Pin Signal Name

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SPI_ROM1: SPI ROM header

This 8 Mb ROM contains the programmable BIOS program.

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Pin Signal Name

1 CHIP SELECT Select chip
2 VCC V CC
3 DATA OUTPUT data output

4 HOLD hold
5 WRITE PROTECT BIOS write protect
6 CLOCK clock
7 CND CN D

8 DATA INPUT data input

Function

COM2: Onboard serial port header

Connect a serial port extension bracket to this header to add a second serial port to
your system.

Pin Signal Name Function

1 DCDB Data Carrier Detect
2 SINB Serial Input
3 SOUTB UART B Serial Output

4 DTRB UART B Data Terminal Ready

5 GND Ground

6 DSRB Data Set Ready

7 RTSB RART B Request to Send
8 CTSB Clear to Send

9 RI Ring Indicator

10 Key No pin

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Installing a SATA Hard Drive

About SAT A Connectors

Your motherboard features six SATA connectors supporting a total of six 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 T A 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 (optional) SATA power cable (optional)

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 supports the “Hot-Plug” function.

Installing the Motherboard

Installing a Floppy Diskette Drive

FDD: Floppy Disk Connector

Connect the single end of the of the floppy connector to the onboard floppy
connector firstly, and then connect the remaining plugs on the other end to the
floppy drives correspondingly.

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.

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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.

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

VGA1 Port Connect your monitor to the VGA port.

1394A1 Port Use the 1394a port to connect 1394 devices.

USB Ports Use the USB ports to connect USB devices.
LAN1 Port Connect an RJ-45 jack to the LAN port to connect your

Audio Ports

computer to the network.

Use the audio jacks to connect audio devices. The D port is
for stereo line-in signal, while the F port is for microphone
in signal. This motherboard supports 8-channel audio de­vices that correspond to the A, B, C, and E port respec­tively. In addition, all of the 3 ports, B, C, and E provide
users with both right & left channels individually. Users
please refer to the following note for specific port function
definition.

A : Center & Woofer D : Line-in
B : Back Surround E : Front Out
C : Side Surround F : Mic_in Rear

The above port definition can be changed to audio input or
audio output by changing the driver utility setting.

Installing the Motherboard

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_FAN.
2 Connect the standard power supply connector to ATX_POWER1.
3 Connect the case switches and indicator LEDs to the F_PANEL.
4 Connect the auxiliary case power supply connector to ATX12V1.
5 Connect the system cooling fan connector to SYS_FAN.

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Connecting 24-pin power cable

The ATX 24-pin connector allows you to connect to ATX v2.x power
supply.

With ATX v2.x power supply, users please
note that when installing 24-pin power
cable, the latches of power cable and the
ATX_POWER1 match perfectly.

24-pin power cable

Connecting 4-pin power cable

The ATX12V1 power connector is used to provide power to the CPU.

When installing 4-pin power cable, the
latches of power cable and the ATX12V1
match perfectly.

4-pin power cable

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CPU_FAN: CPU Cooling F AN Power Connector

Pin Signal Name Function

1 GND System Ground

2 +12V Power +12V
3 Sense Sensor
4 Control CPU FAN control

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

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

ATX_ POWER1: 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

ATX12V1: A TX 12V Power Connector

Pin Signal Name

1 Ground

2 Ground

3 +12V

4 +12V

SYS_FAN: System Cooling F AN Power Connector

Pin Signal Name Function

1 GND System Ground
2 +12V Power +12V

3 Sense Sensor

Installing the Motherboard

Front Panel Header

The front panel header (F_PANEL) 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

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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 pins 5 and 7 to a momentary­contact 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 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.

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

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Memo

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.

This chapter provides explanations for Setup Utility options.

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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:

Press DEL to enter SETUP

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Press the delete key to access the BIOS Setup Utility.

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Standard CMOS Setup

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Advanced Setup

f

Advanced Chipset Setup

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Integrated Peripherals

f

Power Management Setup

f

PCI/PnP Setup

f

PC Health Status

f

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Enter : Select

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Frequency/Voltage Control

f

Load Default Settings
Supervisor Password

f

User Password

f

Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving

+/-/: Value

F9: Load Default Settings

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>.

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

The default BIOS setting for this motherboard applies for most conditions
with optimum performance. It is not suggested to change the default
values in the BIOS setup and the manufacture takes no responsibility to
any damage caused by changing the BIOS settings.

BIOS Navigation Keys

The BIOS navigation keys are listed below:

ff

f) lead to submenus that enable you to change

ff

KEY FUNCTION

ESC Exits the current menu

mnlk

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

Enter Select
F9 Loads an optimized setting for better performance

F10 Saves the current configuration and exits setup
F1 Displays a screen that describes all key functions

Scrolls through the items on a menu

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For the purpose of better product maintenance, the manufacture reserves
the right to change the BIOS items presented in this manual. The BIOS setup
screens shown in this chapter are for reference only and may differ from the
actual BIOS. Please visit the manufacture’s website for updated manual.

Standard CMOS Setup

This option displays basic information about your system.

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Date (www mm:dd:yy)
Time (hh:mm:ss)

SAT A 1 Not Detected

f
f

SAT A 2 Not Detected

f

SAT A 3 Not Detected

f

SAT A 4 Not Detected

f

SAT A 5 Not Detected

f

SAT A 6 Not Detected

IDE BusMaster
Drive A:

: Move

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F1: General Help

Thu 01/01/2008
00:04:38

Enabled
Disabled

Enter: Select

+/-/: Value

F9: Load Default Settings

Help Item

Use [ENTER], [TAB]
or [SHIFT-T AB] to
select a field.

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

F10: Save ESC: Exit

Date (www mm:dd:yy) & Time (hh:mm:ss)

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.

SATA Devices

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This motherboard supports six SATA channels and each channel allows one SATA
device to be installed. Use these items to configure each device on the SATA channel.

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SAT A1

Device : Not Detected

Type Auto

LBA/Large Mode Auto
Block (Multi-Sector Transfer Auto

PIO Mode Auto

DMA Mode Auto

S.M.A.R.T . Auto

32Bit Data Transfer Enabled

SAT A1

Help Item

Select the type
of device connected
to the system.

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F1: General Help

: Move

Enter: Select

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+/-/: Value

F10: Save ESC: Exit

F9: Load Default Settings

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Type (Auto)

Use this item to configure the type of the IDE device that you specify. If the feature
is enabled, it will enhance hard disk performance by reading or writing more data
during each transfer.

LBA/Large Mode (Auto)

Use this item to set the LBA/Large mode to enhance hard disk performance by
optimizing the area the hard disk is visited each time.

Block (Multi-Sector Transfer) (Auto)

If the feature is enabled, it will enhance hard disk performance by reading or writing
more data during each transfer.

PIO Mode (Auto)

Use this item to set the PIO mode to enhance hard disk performance by optimizing
the hard disk timing.

DMA Mode (Auto)

DMA capability allows user to improve the transfer-speed and data-integrity for
compatible IDE devices.

S.M.A.R.T. (Auto)

The S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) system is a
diagnostics technology that monitors and predicts device performance. S.M.A.R.T.
software resides on both the disk drive and the host computer.

32Bit Data Transfer (Enabled)

Use this item to enable or disable 32Bit Data Transfer.

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

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 (Disabled)

This item defines the characteristics of any diskette drive attached to the system.
You can connect one or two diskette drives.

Press <Esc> to return to the main menu setting 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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TM Status TM1/TM2

Limit CPUID MaxVal Disabled
Enhanced Halt (C1E) Enabled
Intel XD Bit Enabled
Intel EIST Enabled
Intel Virtualization T echnol Enabled
Quick Power on Self T est Enabled
Boot Up Numlock Status On
APIC Mode Enabled
1st Boot Device 1st FLOPPY DRIVE
2nd Boot Device CD/DVD
3rd Boot Device Hard Drive

f

Removable Drives Press Enter
Boot Other Device Y es

: Move

mnlk

F1: General Help

Enter: Select

+/-/: Value

F10: Save ESC: Exit

F9: Load Default Settings

Help Item

Disabled for WindowsXP

TM Status (TM1/TM2)

This item shows TM function status if CPU can support TM function.

Limit CPUID MaxVal (Disabled)

Use this item to enable or disable the Max CPU ID value limit. When supports
Prescott and LGA775 CPUs, enables this to prevent the system from “rebooting”

when trying to install Windows NT 4.0.

Enhanced Halt (C1E) (Enabled)

This item enables or disables enhanced halt (C1E).

Intel XD Bit (Enabled)

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

Intel EIST (Enabled)

This item allows users to enable or disable the EIST (Enhanced Intel SpeedStep

technology).

Intel Virtualization Technol (Enabled)

Hardware Virtualization Technology enables processor feature for running multiple
simultaneous Virtual Machines allowing specialized software applications to run in
full isolation of each other.

Quick Power on Self Test (Enabled)

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

Boot Up Numlock Status (On)

This item defines if the keyboard Num Lock key is active when your system is
started.

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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 (1st FLPOOY DRIVE/CD/DVD/Hard Drive)

Use this item to determine the device order the computer used to look for an
operating system to load at start-up time. The devices showed here will be different
depending on the exact devices installed on your motherboard.

f Removable Drives (Press Enter)

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

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Removable Drives

Removable Drives

1st Drive 1st FLOPPY DRIVE

: Move

mnlk

F1: General Help

Enter: Select

+/-/: Value

F10: Save ESC: Exit

F9: Load Default Settings

Help Item

Specifies the boot
sequence from the
available devices.

Press <Esc> to return to the Advanced Setup page.

Boot Other Device (Yes)

When enabled, the system searches all other possible locations for an 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 setting page.

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Advanced Chipset 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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DRAM Frequency Auto
Configure DRAM Timing by SPD Enabled
PA VP Mode Lite
Pre-allocated share mem 64MB
DVMT Memory 256MB
Memory Remap Feature Enabled
HPET Enabled

: Move

mnlk

F1: General Help

Enter: Select

+/-/: Value

F9: Load Default Settings

F10: Save ESC: Exit

Help Item

Options

Auto
667 MHz
800 MHz

DRAM Frequency (Auto)

This item enables users to adjust the DRAM frequency. The default setting is auto and
we recommend users leave the setting unchanged. Modify it at will may cause the
system to be unstable.

Configure DRAM Timing by SPD (Enabled)

When this item is set to enable, the DDR timing is configured using SPD. SPD (Serial
Presence Detect) is located on the memory modules, BIOS reads information coded
in SPD during system boot up.

PAVP Mode (Lite)

This item allows you to select the PAVP (Protected Audio-Video Path) mode.
PAVP supports secure playback of Intel HD Audio and Video content.

Pre-allocated share mem (64MB)

This item is used to choose the pre-allocated Graphics VGA memory size when IGD
(Internal Graphics Device) is enabled.

DVMT Memory (256MB)

When set to Fixed Mode, the graphics driver will reserve a fixed portion of the
system memory as graphics memory, according to system and graphics requirements.

Memory Remap Feature (Enabled)

This item allows you to remap the overlapped PCI memory above the total physical
memory if you have a 64 bit OS and 8 GB of RAM.

HPET (Enabled)

This item enables or disables HPET (High Precision Event Timer) support.
Press <Esc> to return to the main menu setting page.

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Integrated Peripherals

This page sets up some parameters for peripheral devices connected to the system.

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Integrated Peripherals

Onboard SAT A Mode Enhanced

GbE Controller Enabled

GbE LAN Boot Disabled
Onboard AUDIO Function Enabled
Serial Port1 Address 3F8/IRQ4
Serial Port2 Address 2F8/IRQ3
Serial Port2 Mode Normal
USB Functions Enabled
Legacy USB Support Enabled

: Move

mnlk

F1: General Help

Enter: Select

+/-/: Value

F9: Load Default Settings

F10: Save ESC: Exit

Help Item

Options

Disabled
Compatible
Enhanced

Onboard SATA Mode (Enhanced)

Use this item to select the mode of the Serial ATA.

GbE Controller (Enabled)

This item enables or disables you to control Onboard LAN by Onboard LAN Func­tion.

GbE LAN Boot (Disabled)

This item enables or disables you to control Onboard LAN Boot ROM.

Onboard AUDIO Function (Enabled)

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

Serial Port1/2 Address (3F8/IRQ4)/(2F8/IRQ3)

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

Serial Port2 Mode (Normal)

If Serial Port 2 Address is not disabled, it allows you to set the Serial Port 2 Mode.

USB Functions (Enabled)

Use this item to enable or disable the USB function.

Legacy USB Support (Enabled)

Use this item to enable or disable support for legacy USB devices. Setting to Auto
allows the system to detect the presence of USB device at startup. If detected, the
USB controller legacy mode is enabled. If no USB device is detected, the legacy USB
support is disabled.

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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ACPI Suspend Type S3 (STR)
Soft-off by PWR-BTTN Instant Off
PWRON After PWR-Fail Power Off
Resume by Ring Disabled
Resume by PCI/PCI-E/Lan PME Disabled
Resume by USB (S3) Disabled
Resume By PS2 KB (S3) Disabled
Resume By PS2 MS (S3) Disabled
Resume on RTC Alarm Disabled

: Move

mnlk

F1: General Help

Enter: Select

+/-/: Value

F9: Load Default Settings

F10: Save ESC: Exit

Help Item

Select the ACPI
state used for
System Suspend.

ACPI Suspend Type (S3 (STR))

Use this item to define how your system suspends. In the default, S3, the suspend
mode is a suspend to RAM, i.e, the system shuts down with the exception of a refresh
current to the system memory.

Soft-off by PWR-BTTN (Instant Off)

Under ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power management Interface) you can
create a software power down. In a software power down, the system can be resumed
by Wake Up Alarms. This item lets you install a software power down that is con­trolled by the power button on your system. 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 operating
status.

Resume by Ring (Disabled)

An input signal on the serial Ring Indicator (RI) line (in other words, an incoming call
on the modem) awakens the system from a soft off state.

Resume by PCI/PCI-E/Lan PME (Disabled)

These items specify whether the system will be awakened from power saving modes
when activity or input signal of the specified hardware peripheral or component is
detected.

Resume by USB (S3) (Disabled)

This item allows users to enable or disable the USB device Walk-up from S3 mode.

Resume By PS2 KB (S3) (Disabled)

Use this item to allow keyboard activity to awaken the system from power saving
mode.

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Resume By PS2 MS (S3) (Disabled)

This item enables or disables you to allow mouse activity to awaken the system from
power saving 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.

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

PCI/PnP 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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PCI/PnP Setup

Init Display First PCI

: Move

mnlk

Enter: Select

F1: General Help

+/-/: Value

F10: Save ESC: Exit

F9: Load Default Settings

Help Item

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

Init Display First (PCI)

Use this item to select which graphics controller to use as the primary boot devices.

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

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PC Health Status

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

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-=- System Hardware Monitor-=­ Smart Fan Function Press Enter

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Shutdown Temperature Disabled
Warning T emperature Disabled

CPU Temperature
CPU FAN Speed
SYS FAN Speed
CPU Core
VDIMM

: Move

mnlk

Smart Fan Function (Press Enter)

f

Enter: Select

F1: General Help

: 48°C/1 18°F
: 2509 RPM
: N/A
: 1.296 V
: 1.872 V

+/-/: Value

F9: Load Default Settings

F10: Save ESC: Exit

Help Item

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

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CPU SMART FAN Control Enabled
SMART Fan start PWM value 28
SMART Fan start PWM TEMP. (°C) 36
DeltaT +2
SMART Fan Slope PWM value 3 PWM value/°C

Help Item

Options

Disabled
Enabled

: Move

mnlk

F1: General Help

Enter: Select

+/-/: Value

F10: Save ESC: Exit

F9: Load Default Settings

CPU SMART FAN Control (Enabled)

This item enables you to define the CPU temperature by smartly adjusting the CPU
fan. When it is set at certain temperature, the CPU Fan PWM value will change
accordingly.

SMART Fan start PWM value (28)

This item is used to set the start PWM value of the smart fan.

SMART Fan start PWM TEMP. (°C) (36)

This item is used to set the start temperature of the smart fan.

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DeltaT (+2)

This item specifies the range that controls CPU temperature and keeps it from going
so high or so low when smart fan works.

SMART Fan Slope PWM value (3 PWM value/°C)

This item is used to set the Slope Select PWM of the smart fan.
Press <Esc> to return to the PC Health Status page.

ECS supports the latest PECI host technology. While using CoreTM 2 Quad
or CoreTM 2 Duo CPU, the original images of the BIOS item “PC Health
Status” and “Smart FAN Function” will be replaced by PECI mode and
negative number. (The max data from PECI is zero.)

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PC Health Status

Hardware Health Event Monitoring
Smart Fan Function Press Enter

f

System Temperature 33°C/91°F
CPU Fan Speed: 2537 RPM
SYS FAN Speed: 0 RPM
CPU Vcore: 1.280V
VDIMM: 1.840V

-=- PECI Mode-=-

Offset to TCC Activation Temp.: - 20

: Move

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Smart Fan Function

SMART Fan Control Enabled
SMART Fan start PWM value 28
SMART Fan start Offset (-) 30
CPU DeltaT +3
Fan1 Slope PWM value/1 Unit 5

Fan1 Full Speed Offset (-) 10

SMART Fan2 Control Disabled

Enter: Select

F1: General Help

+/-/: Value

F10: Save ESC: Exit

F9: Load Default Settings

Options

Disabled
Enabled

Help Item

Help Item

: Move

mnlk

F1: General Help

Enter: Select

+/-/: Value

F9: Load Default Settings

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

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F10: Save ESC: Exit

Shutdown Temperature (Disabled)

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

Warning Temperature (Disabled)

This item enables or disables the warning temperature.

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.

• CPU Temperature

• CPU FAN Speed

• SYS FAN Speed

• CPU Core

• VDIMM

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

Frequency/Voltage Control

This page 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.

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Manufacturer: Intel
Ratio Actual V alue: 7
CPU Frequency Setting : 266MHz

CPU Over-clocking Func.: Disabled
Auto Detect DIMM/PCI CIk Enabled
Spread Spectrum Enabled

: Move

mnlk

F1: General Help

Enter: Select

+/-/: Value

F9: Load Default Settings

F10: Save ESC: Exit

Help Item

Options

Disabled
Enabled

Manufacturer (Intel)

This item displays the information of current manufacturer of the CPU installed in
your computer.

Ratio Actual Value (7)

This item shows the actual ratio of the CPU installed in your System.

CPU Frequency Setting (266MHz)

This item indicates the current CPU frequency. Users can not make any change to
this item. Please note that the frequency will be varied with different CPU.

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CPU Over-clocking Func. (Disabled)

This item decides the CPU over-clocking function/frequency installed in your sys­tem.

Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk (Enabled)

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

Spread Spectrum (Enabled)

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

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

Load Default Settings

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

Supervisor Password

This page helps you install or change a password.

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Supervisor Password

Supervisor Password : Not Installed

Change Supervisor Password Press Enter

: Move

mnlk

F1: General Help

Enter: Select

+/-/: Value

F9: Load Default Settings

F10: Save ESC: Exit

Help Item

Install or Change the
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 (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.

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

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User Password

This page helps you install or change a password.

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User Password : Not Installed

: Move

mnlk

Enter: Select

F1: General Help

+/-/: Value

F10: Save ESC: Exit

F9: Load Default Settings

Help Item

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.

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

Save & Exit Setup

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.

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.

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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 Ad-

vanced 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 bootable device.

5 Turn off your computer and insert the bootable device in your com-

puter. (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 bootable device first.)

6 At the C:\ or 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

7 When the installation is complete, remove the bootable device from the

computer 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.

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

1.
your motherboard.

The notice of Intel HD audio installation (optional): The Intel High Defi-

2.
nition 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;en­us;901105#appliesto for more information.

Auto-installing under Windows Vista

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 Vista. 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,
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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

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

The Exit button closes the Auto Setup window.

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:

Check the box next to the items you want to install. The default options are recom-

3.

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.

1. 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.

2. During the Windows Vista Driver Auto Setup Procedure, users should
use one of the following two methods to install the driver after the
system restart.

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Method 1. Run Reboot Setup

Windows Vista will block startup programs by default when installing drivers after the
system restart. You must select taskbar icon Run Blocked Program and run Reboot
Setup to install the next driver, until you finish all drivers installation.

Method 2. Disable UAC (User Account Control)

* For administrator account only. Standard user account can only use Method 1.

Disable Vista UAC function before installing drivers, then use CD driver to install
drivers, it will continue to install drivers after system restart without running blocked
programs.

Follow these instructions to Disable Vista UAC function:

1. Go to Control Panel.

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2. Select Classic View.

3. Set User Account.

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4. Select Turn User Account Control on or off and press Continue.

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5. Disable User Account Control (UAC) to help protect your computer item and
press OK, then press Restart Now. Then you can restart your computer and continue to
drivers without running blocked programs.

install

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.

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Chapter 5

Intel® Remote Wake Technology

About the Intel® Remote Wake T echnology

Intel® Remote Wake Technology enables remote wake up of your home computer
from energy efficient sleep mode by enabled programs over the Internet.

While outside your home, with an Intel Remote Wake Technology (IRWT) enabled
program, you can wake up your computer from sleep mode. Upon the PC awakening,
you can access photos, music, movies, and documents through third party enabled
programs. These enabled programs can also wake your computer for backup or
tune up services, VoIP calls as well as a variety of other uses.

®

With Intel
by keeping their home PCs in energy-efficient sleep mode rather than fully powered
on, all the while still able to remotely access their PCs while on the road.

Intel Remote Wake Technology requires:

Remote Wake Technology users will be able to reduce wasted energy,

• Windows Vista Premium or Vista Ultimate (32-bit/64-bit)

• home PC to be in “Standby” (S3) or fully on mode,

• always-on internet connection. Works with existing/standard home
network router

• Intel LAN onboard

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party IRWT enabled program and services (Cyberlink, ORB, Jajah)

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Note:

The following pages assumes Cyberlink Live, available from Cyberlink
Corp., as an example of 3
advised to refer to the user manual for the 3rd party enabled programs
for detail installation and setup.

rd

party IRWT enabled programs. Users are

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IRWT Installation and Setup

Driver and Software Installation

1. Install IRWT driver from bundled CD. When complete, an IRWT applet will appear in the
Control Panel. Click Start -->

ogy applet.

2. Connect to internet and install Cyberlink Live. You will be required to create a member
account that you can use to remotely wake up this PC over the internet. Follow the step-by­step installation process shown on the screen till complete.

3. After installation, you can find the Cyberlink icon in the taskbar.

Control Panel, you will find the Intel Remote Wake Technol-

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Getting Ready for Remote Wake

1. Verify that Intel Remote Wake Technology is turned on:

a. Click Start --> Control Panel --> Network and Internet.
b. Double-click the Intel Remote Wake Technology applet.
c. On the General tab, select On, then click OK.

d. Ensure also the item Power setting are adjusted for Intel

Remote Technology is checked. This item is grayed when
condition is normal.

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e. Click on the Programs tab and verify that Cyberlink Live is

checked.

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2. Verify that Hybrid Sleep is disabled in Windows Vista.

a. Click Start --> Control Panel --> Power Options
b. Set Allow hybrid sleep to Off . This will allows Windows Vista

to enter pure Sleep mode.

3. Verify that your computer has a wired Internet connection. IRWT requires an always on
wired Internet connection while your computer is in sleep mode. Your computer must be
configured to obtain an IP (Internet Protocol) address automatically using DHCP (Dynamic
Host Configuration Protocol). To configure your network settings for Intel Remote Wake
Technology:

a. Click Start --> Control Panel --> Network and Internet.
b. Click Network and Sharing Center.
c. Select your network connection and click View status.
d. Click Properties.
e. Select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4), and then

click Properties.

f. Confirm that Obtain an IP address automatically is

selected.

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4. Verify that Cyberlink Live is ready for IRWT.

a. Connect to internet and ensure the Cyberlink Live icon is

ready.

b. Click on the Cyberlink Live icon in the taskbar to start the

application.

c. Select Remote Wake Setting and check Enable Intel Remote

Wake Technology for Cyberlink Live.

d. Click Apply to continue.

Put Your Computer to Sleep Mode

1. Keep the Internet connection to your computer.

2. Put your computer to Sleep Mode. Click Start, click the arrow next to the Lock button,
and then select Sleep.

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Your computer must be in sleep mode--not hibernation or Shut-down

Note:

mode.

Your PC is now ready for remote wake up from internet.

This concludes Chapter 5.

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