ECS P41G Series User Manual

Motherboard User’s Guide

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Trademarks

IBM, VGA, and PS/2 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines. Intel, Pentium/II/III, Pentium 4, Celeron and MMX are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. Microsoft, MS-DOS and Windows 2000/XP/Vista are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. AMI is a trademark of American Megatrends Inc. It has been acknowledged that other brands or product names in this manual are trademarks or the properties of their respective owners.

Static Electricity Precautions

1. Don’t take this motherboard and components out of their original staticproof package until you are ready to install them.

2. While installing, please wear a grounded wrist strap if possible. If you don’t have a wrist strap, discharge static electricity by touching the bare metal of the system chassis.

3. Carefully hold this motherboard by its edges. Do not touch those components unless it is absolutely necessary. Put this motherboard on the top of static-protection package with component side facing up while installing.

Pre-Installation Inspection

1. Inspect this motherboard whether there are any damages to components and connectors on the board.

2. If you suspect this motherboard has been damaged, do not connect power to the system. Contact your motherboard vendor about those damages.

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February 2008

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Exit Without Saving ......................................................................................................32

Trademark............................................................................................................i

Static Electricity Precautions ......................................................................................... i

Pre-Installation Inspection ............................................................................................. i

Chapter 1: Introduction..................................................................................... 1

Key Features ....................................................................................................................1

Package Contents ........................................................................................................... 4

Chapter 2: Motherboard Installation .............................................................. 5

Motherboard Components ............................................................................................ 6

I/O Ports .......................................................................................................................... 7

Installing the Processor ................................................................................................. 8

Installing Memory Modules .......................................................................................... 9

Jumper Settings ............................................................................................................10

Install the Motherboard ...............................................................................................12

Connecting Optional Devices ..................................................................................... 1 3

Install Other Devices ....................................................................................................15

Expansion Slots ............................................................................................................18

Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility ....................................................................... 20

Introduction ..................................................................................................................20

Running the Setup Utility ...................................................…………………………...20

Standard CMOS Setup Page .......................................................................................21

Advanced Setup Page ..................................................................................................22

Advanced Chipset Setup Page .................................................................................... 2 4

Integrated Peripherals Page ....................................................................................... 2 5

Power Management Setup Page ................................................................................27

PCI/PnP Setup Page ....................................................................................................28

PCI Health Status Page ...............................................................................................29

Frequency/Voltage Control Page ...............................................................................30

Load Default Settings ...................................................................................................31

Supervisor Password Page .......................................................................................... 3 1

User Password Page ....................................................................................................32

Save & Exit Setup .........................................................................................................32

Chapter 4: Software & Applications .............................................................. 33

Introduction ..................................................................................................................33

Installing Support Software ........................................................................................ 3 3

Bundled Software Installation ....................................................................................37

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Notice:

1 Owing to Microsoft’s certifying schedule is various to every supplier,

we might have some drivers not certified yet by Microsoft. Therefore, it might happen under Windows XP that a dialogue box (shown as below) pop out warning you this software has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows XP. Please rest assured that our RD department has already tested and verified these drivers. Just click the “Continue Anyway” button and go ahead the installation.

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 1 Introduction

Note: 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.

LGA775 Socket Processor

• Supports the latest Intel

CoreTM 2 Quad/Intel® Core

2 Duo/

Pentium

Dual-Core (E21xx series) /Celeron

Dual-Core/

Celeron

4xx series processors with Hyper-Threading Technology

• Supports up to 1333 MHz Front-Side Bus

Key Features

The key features of this motherboard include:

It is a Micro ATX motherboard and has power connectors for an ATX power supply.

It integrates the G31 Northbridge and ICH7 Southbridge that supports the Serial ATA interface for high-performance and mainstream desktop PCs; the built-in

USB 2.0 providing higher bandwidth, implementing Universal Serial Bus Specification Revision 2.0 and is compliant with UHCI 1.1 and EHCI 1.0. It

supports High Definition Audio Codec and provides Ultra DMA 100/66 function. It has one PCI Expressx16, one PCI Expressx1 and two 32-bit PCI slots. There is a full set of I/O ports including two PS/2 ports for mouse and keyboard, οne serial port, one VGA port, one LAN port, four back-panel USB

2.0 ports and Audio jacks for microphone, line-in and line-out and onboard USB headers providing extra ports by connecting the Extended USB Module to the motherboard.

This motherboard has a LGA775 socket for latest Intel® CoreTM 2 Quad/

Intel

Core

2 Duo/Pentium® Dual-Core (E21xx series)/Celeron

Dual-

Core/Celeron

4xx series processors with Hyper-Threading Technology

and Front-Side Bus (FSB) speeds up to 1333 MHz. Hyper-Threading Technology, designed to take advantage of the multitasking features, giving you the power to do more things at once.

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Audio

Serial AT A

•

Four Serial ATA Connectors

• Transfer rate exceeding best ATA (3.0 Gb/s) with scalability to higher

rates

• Low pin count for both host and devices

Onboard IDE channels

• One IDE Connector

• Supports PIO (Programmable Input/Output) and DMA (Direct Memory

Access) modes

• Supports IDE Ultra DMA bus mastering with transfer rates of 100/66

MB/sec

Expansion Slots

• Two 32-bit PCI slots

• One PCI Expressx16 slot

• One PCI Expressx1 slot

Memory Support

• Two 240-pin DIMM sockets for DDR2 SDRAM memory modules

• Supports DDR2 800/667 with dual-channel architecture

• Maximum installed memory is 4 GB

• System Memory Controller Support: DDR2 SDRAM with up to

maximum memory of 4 GB.

• PCI Express Graphics Interface Support: One PCI Express x16 slot

• PCI Bus Interface Support: PCI Revision 2.3 Specification at 33MHz

• Integrade Serial ATA Host Controller: Independent DMA operation with

Data transfer rates up to 3.0 Gb/s

• Intgrated IDE Controller: Ultra DMA-100/66 Bus Master EIDE

Controller

• USB 2.0: Integrated USB 2.0 interface

• Hyper-Threading Technology

There are G31 Northbridge and ICH7 in the chipsets in accordance with an innovative and scalable architecture with proven reliability and performance.

Chipset

• 5.1Channel High Definition Audio Codec

• Exceeds Microsoft Windows Logo Program (WLP) Requirements

• ADCs support 44.1K/48K/96K/192KHz sample rate

• Power Support: Digital: 3.3V ; Analog: 5.0V

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LAN (Optional)

Onboard I/O Ports

• Two PS/2 ports for mouse and keyboard

• One serial port

• One VGA port

• One LAN port

• Four back-panel USB2.0 ports

• Audio jacks for microphone, line-in and line-out

BIOS Firmware

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

• Power management

• Wake-up alarms

• CPU parameters and memory timing

• CPU and memory timing

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

Note: Hardware specifications and software items are subject to change

without notification.

Dimensions

• Micro ATX form factor of 244 x 200 mm

• Supports 10/100 Mbps Ethernet transceiver

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

• Wake-On-LAN (WOL) by Magic Packet/ Frame/ Link Change

• Integrated PHY for 10/100/1000 Mbps

• IEEE 802.3x compliant flow control support

• Three power supplies: 2.5V, 1.8V and 1.2V

• PCI Express base 1.1 compliant

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Package Contents

Your motherboard package ships with the following items:

 The motherboard  The User’s Guide  One diskette drive ribbon cable (optional)  One IDE drive ribbon cable  The Software support CD

Optional Accessories

You can purchase the following optional accessories for this motherboard.

 The Extended USB module  The CNR v.90 56K Fax/Modem card  The Serial AT A cable  The Serial A TA power cable

Note: You can purchase your own optional accessories from the third party,

but please contact your local vendor on any issues of the specification and compatibility.

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Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation

To install this motherboard in a system, please follow these instructions in this chapter:

 Identify the motherboard components  Install a CPU  Install one or more system memory modules  Make sure all jumpers and switches are set correctly  Install this motherboard in a system chassis (case)  Connect any extension brackets or cables to headers/connectors on the

motherboard

 Install peripheral devices and make the appropriate connections to

headers/connectors on the motherboard

Note:

1. Before installing this motherboard, make sure jumper CLR_CMOS is

under Normal setting. See this chapter for information about locating CLR_CMOS and the setting options.

2. Never connect power to the system during installation; otherwise, it

may damage the motherboard.

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Motherboard Components

ITEM L ABEL COM PONENTS

CPU Socket

LGA775 socket for Intel

CoreTM2 Quad/Intel® CoreTM2 Duo/

Pen tium

Dual-Core (E21xx series)/Celeron® Dual-Core/Celeron® 4xx series

2 CPU_FAN CPU cooling fan connector 3 DIMM1~2 240-pin DDR2 SDRA M slots 4 ATX1 Standard 24-pin ATX power connector 5 SATA1~4

Serial ATA connectors

6F_PANEL1

Front panel sw itch/LED header

7 USBPWR_F

Front Panel USB Power Select Jumper

8 F_USB1~2

Front Panel USB headers

9SPK1

Speaker header

10 ID E

Primary IDE connector

11 CLR_CMOS

Clear CMOS jumper

12 FDD

Floppy disk drive connector

13 SPDIFO 1

SPDIF out header

14 CD_IN1

Analog audio input connector

15 F_AUDIO1

Front panel audio header

16 PCI1~2

32-bit add-on card slots

17 SPI_ROM

SPI ROM header

18 PCI-E1

PCI Express x1 slot

19 PCIE X1

PCI Express slot for graphics interface

20 USBPWR_R

Real Panel USB PS/2 Pow er Selec t Ju mper

21 SYS_FAN

System cooling fan connector

22 ATX12V1

Auxiliary 4-pin pow er connector

23 LPT

Onboard parallel port header

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I/O Ports

The illustration below shows a side view of the built-in I/O ports on the motherboard.

PS/2 Mouse

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

PS/2 Keyboard

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

COM

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

VGA Port

Use the VGA port to connect VGA devices.

LAN Port

Connect an RJ-45 jack to the LAN port to connect your computer to the Network.

USB Po r ts

Use the USB ports to connect USB devices.

Audio Ports

Use these three audio jacks to connect audio devices. The first jack is for stereo Line-In signal, the second jack for stereo Line-Out signal, and the third jack for Microphone.

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Installing the Processor

This motherboard has a LGA775 socket for the latest Intel

CoreTM 2 Quad/

Intel

Core

2 Duo/Pentium® Dual-Core (E21xx series)/Celeron

Dual-

Core/Celeron

4xx series processors. 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.

CPU Installation Procedure

Follow these instructions to install the CPU:

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.

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

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E. Close the load plate

• Slightly push down the load plate onto

the tongue side, and hook the lever.

• CPU is locked completely.

F. Apply thermal grease on top of the CPU. G. Fasten the cooling fan supporting base

onto the CPU socket on the motherboard. H. Make sure the CPU fan is plugged to the CPU

fan connector. Please refer to the CPU cooling fan user’s manual for mor detail installation procedure.

Installing Memory Modules

This motherboard accommodates two 240-pin DIMM sockets (Dual Inline Memory Module) for DDR2 800/667 with dual-channel architecture, and maximum 4 GB installed memory.

Over its predecessor, DDR-SDRAM, DDR2-SDRAM offers greater bandwith and density in a smaller packahe along with a reduction in power consumption. In addition, DDR2-SDRAM offers new features and functions that enable a higher clock rate and data rate operations of 400 MHz, 533 MHz and 667 MHz. DDR2 transfer 64 bits of data twice every clock cycle.

Note 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. Note 2: The fan connector supports the CPU cooling fan of 1.1A~2.2A (26.4W max.) at +12V.

Note 3: Do Not remove the CPU cap from the socket before installing a CPU. Note 4: Return Material Authorization (RMA) requests will be accepted only if

the motherboard comes with the cap on the LGA775 socket.

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Memory Module Installation Procedure

These modules can be installed with up to 4 GB system memory. Refer to the following to install the memory module.

1. Push down the latches on both sides of the DIMM socket.

2. Align the memory module with the socket. There is a notch on the DIMM socket that you can install the DIMM module in the correct direction. Match the cutout on the DIMM module with the notch on the DIMM socket.

3. Install the DIMM module into the socket and press it firmly down until it is seated correctly. The socket latches are levered upwards and latch on to the edges of the DIMM.

4. Install any remaining DIMM modules.

Jumper Settings

Connecting two pins with a jumper cap is SHORT; removing a jumper cap from these pins, OPEN.

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CLR_CMOS: Clear CMOS Jumper

Use this jumper to clear the contents of the CMOS memory. You may need to clear the CMOS memory if the settings in the Setup Utility are incorrect and prevent your motherboard from operating. To clear the CMOS memory, disconnect all the power cables from the motherboard and then move the jumper cap into the CLEAR setting for a few seconds.

Function Jumper Setting

Normal Short Pins 1-2 Clear CMOS Short Pins 2-3

Note: To avoid the system unstability after clearing CMOS, we recommend

users to enter the main BIOS setting page to “Load Optimal De-faults” and then “Save Changes and Exit”.

CLR_CMOS

Note: Make sure the power supply provides enough SB5V voltage before

selecting the SB5V function.

USBPWR_F: FRONT P ANEL USB POWER SELECT Jumper

USBPWR_F

Function Jumper Setting

VCC Short Pins 1-2

5VSB Short Pins 2-3

USBPWR_R: REAR USB PS/2 POWER SELECT Jumper

Use this jumper to set the Rear USB PS/2 Power function.

USBPWR_R

Function Jumper Setting

VCC Short Pins 1-2

5VSB Short Pins 2-3

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Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 HD_LED_P(+) 2 FP PWR/SLP(+) 3 HD_LED_N(-) 4 FP PWR/SLP(-) 5 RESET_SW_N(-) 6 POWER_SW_P(+) 7 RESET_SW_P(+) 8 POWER_SW_N(-) 9 RSVD_DNU 10 KEY

Here is a list of the F_PANEL1 pin assignments.

Install the Motherboard

Install the motherboard in a system chassis (case). The board is a Micro ATX size motherboard. You can install this motherboard in an ATX case. Make sure your case has an I/O cover plate matching the ports on this motherboard.

Install the motherboard in a case. Follow the case manufacturer’s instructions to use the hardware and internal mounting points on the chassis.

Connect the power connector from the power supply to the ATX1 connector on the motherboard. The ATX12V1 is a +12V connector for CPU Vcore power.

If there is a cooling fan installed in the system chassis, connect the cable from the cooling fan to the SYS_FAN fan power connector on the motherboard.

Connect the case switches and indicator LEDs to the F_PANEL1 header.

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Pin Signal Pin Signal

1VCC2Key 3 NC 4 Signal

Connecting Optional Devices

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

SPK1: Speaker Header

Connect the cable from the PC speaker to the SPK1 header on the motherboard.

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1SPDIFOUT2 5VA 3KEY4GDN

SPDIFO1: S/PIF Out Header

S/PDIF (Sony/Plilips Digital Interface) is a standard audio transfer file format and allows the transfer of digatal audio signals from one device to another without having to be converted first to an analog format. V ia a specific audio cable, you can connect the SPDIFO1 header (S/PDIF output) on the motherboard to the S/PDIF digital input on the external speakers or AC Decode devices.

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F_AUDIO1: Front Panel Audio Header

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

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1PORT1L 2GND 3 PORT1R 4 PRESENCE# 5 PORT2R 6 Sense1_return 7 SENSE_SEND 8 KEY 9PORT2L 10Sense2_return

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 VERG_FP_USBPWR0 2 VERG_FP_USBPWR0 3 USB_FP_P0(-) 4 USB_FP_P1 (-) 5 USB_FP_P0(+) 6 USB_FP_P1(+) 7 GRO UND 8 GRO UND 9KEY 10NC

1. Locate the F_USB1/F_USB2 header on the motherboard.

2. Plug the bracket cable onto the F_USB1/F_USB2 header.

3. Remove a slot cover from one of the expansion slots on the system chassis. Install an extension bracket in the opening. Secure the extension bracket to the chassis with a screw.

F_USB1~USB2: Front panel USB Headers

The motherboard has 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 headers F_USB1/F_USB2 to connect the front-mounted ports to the motherboard.

SPI_ROM: SPI ROM Header

This 4 Mb ROM contains the programmable BIOS program.

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 CHIPSELECT 2 V CC 3 DA TAOUTPUT 4 HOLD 5WRITEPROTECT 6CLOCK 7 CND 8 DA TAINPUT

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Install Other Devices

Install and connect any other devices in the system following the steps below.

LPT : Onboard p arallel port Header

This header allows the user to connect to the printer, scanner or devices.

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1STROBE 2PD0 3 PD1 4 PD2 5 PD3 6 PD4 7 PD5 8 PD6

9PD7 10ACK 11 BUSK 12 PE 13 SLCT 14 ALF 15 ERROR 16 INIT 17 SLCTIN 18 Ground 19 Ground 20 Ground 21 Ground 22 Ground 23 Ground 24 Ground 25 Ground 26 Key

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Floppy Disk Drive

The motherboard ships with a floppy disk drive cable that can support one or two drives. Drives can be 3.5" or 5.25" wide, with capacities of 360 K, 720 K,

1.2 MB, 1.44 MB, or 2.88 MB. Install your drives and connect power from the system power supply. Use the

cable provided to connect the drives to the floppy disk drive connector FDD.

IDE Devices

IDE devices include hard disk drives, high-density diskette drives, and CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drives, among others.

The motherboard ships with an IDE cable that can support one or two IDE devices. If you connect two devices to a single cable, you must configure one of the drives as Master and one of the drives as Slave. The documentation of the IDE device will tell you how to configure the device as a Master or Slave device. The Master device connects to the end of the cable.

Install the device(s) and connect power from the system power supply. Use the cable provided to connect the device(s) to the Primary IDE channel connector IDE on the motherboard.

Serial AT A Devices

The Serial A T A (Advanced Technology Attachment) is the standard interface for the IDE hard drives, which is designed to overcome the design limitations while enabling the storage interface to scale with the growing media rate demands of PC platforms. It provides you a faster transfer rate of 3.0 Gb/s. If you have installed a Serial AT A hard drive, you can connect the Serial AT A cables to the Serial AT A hard drive or the connector on the motherboard.

On the motherboard, locate the Serial ATA connectors SATA1~4, which support new Serial AT A devices for the highest data transfer rates, simpler disk drive cabling and easier PC assembly.

It eliminates limitations of the current Parallel AT A interface, but maintains register compatibility and software compatibility with Parallel ATA.

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the CD-ROM/DVD drive that you have installed. On the motherboard, locate the 4-pin connector CD_IN1.

Pin Signal

1CD IN L 2GND 3GND 4CD IN R

Analog Audio Input Connector

If you have installed a CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM drive, you can connect the drive audio cable to the onboard sound system.

When you first start up your system, the BIOS should automatically detect your CD-ROM/DVD drive. If it doesn’t, enter the Setup Utility and configure

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Expansion Slots

This motherboard has one PCI Ex16, one PCI Ex1 and two 32-bit PCI slots.

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4 Secure the metal bracket of the card to the system chassis with a

screw.

PCI Express Slot

Y ou can install an external PCI Express graphics card that is fully compliant to the PCI Express Base Specification revsion 1.0a.

Follow the steps below to install an PCI Express/PCI expansion card.

1 Locate the PCI Express or PCI slots on the motherboard. 2 Remove the blanking plate of the slot from the system chassis. 3 Install the edge connector of the expansion card into the slot. Ensure

the edge connector is correctly seated in the slot.

PCI Slots

You can install the 32-bit PCI interface expansion cards in the slots.

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Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility

Introduction

The BIOS Setup Utility records settings and information of your computer, such as date and time, the type of hardware installed, and various configuration settings. Your computer applies the information to initialize all the components when booting up and basic functions of coordination between system components.

If the Setup Utility configuration is incorrect, it may cause the system to malfunction. It can even stop your computer booting properly. If it happens, you can use the clear CMOS jumper to clear the CMOS memory which has stored the configuration information; or you can hold down the Page Up key while rebooting your computer. Holding down the Page Up key also clears the setup information.

You can run the setup utility and manually change the configuration. You might need to do this to configure some hardware installed in or connected to the motherboard, such as the CPU, system memory, disk drives, etc.

Running the Setup Utility

Every time you start your computer, a message appears on the screen before the operating system loading that prompts you to “Hit <DEL>if you want to run SETUP”. Whenever you see this message, press the Delete key, and the Main menu page of the Setup Utility appears on your monitor.

Standard CMOS Setup Advanced Setup Advanced Chipset Setup Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PCI / PnP Setup PC Health Status

: Move Enter: Select +/-/: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit F1: General Help F9: Load Default Settings

Frequency/Voltage Control Load Default Settings Supervisor Password User Password Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving

You can use cursor arrow keys to highlight anyone of options on the main menu page. Press Enter to select the highlighted option. Press the Escape key to leave the setup utility. Press +/-/ to modify the selected field’s values.

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Some options on the main menu page lead to tables of items with installed values that you can use cursor arrow keys to highlight one item, and press PgUp and PgDn keys to cycle through alternative values of that item. The other options on the main menu page lead to dialog boxes requiring your answer OK or Cancel by selecting the [OK] or [Cancel] key. If you have already changed the setup utility, press F10 to save those changes and exit the utility. Press F1 to display a screen describing all key functions. Press F9 to load optimtimal settings.

Standard CMOS Setup Page

This page displays a table of items defining basic information of your system.

Date Tue 02/19/2008 Time 01:46:51 Primary IDE Master Not Detected

Primary IDE Slave Hard Disk Secondary IDE Master Not Detected Secondary IDE Slave Not Detected Third IDE Master ATAPI CDROM Third IDE Slave Not Detected

IDE BusMaster Enabled

Drive A : 1.44 MB 31/

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

F1: General Help F9: Load Default Settings

Standard CMOS Setup

Help Item

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

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

Date & Time

These items set up system date and time.

Primary/Secondary/Third IDE Master/ Slave

Use these items to configure devices connected to the IDE channels. T o configure an IDE hard disk drive, choose Auto. If the Auto setting fails to find a hard disk drive, set it to User, and then fill in the hard disk characteristics (Size, Cyls, etc.) manually. If you have a CD-ROM drive, select the setting CDROM. If you have an ATAPI device with removable media (e.g. a ZIP drive or an LS-120), select Floptical.

IDE BusMaster

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

Drive A

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

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Advanced Setup Page

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

Thermal Management

TM Status

Max CPUID Value Limit Enhanced Halt (C1E) Intel XD Bit Intel EIST Quick Power on Self Test Bootup NumLock Status APIC Mode 1st Boot Device 2nd Boot Device 3rd Boot Device Hard Disk Drives Removable Drives CD/DVD Drives Boot Other Device

: Move Enter: Select +/-/: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit F1: General Help F9: Load Default Settings

Advanced Setup

Enabled

TM1

Disabled

Enabled Disabled Enabled Enabled On Enabled ST31000340AS ASUS DVD-E616P3H 1st FLOPPY DRIVE Press Enter Press Enter Press Enter Yes

Help Item

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

1.Freq.>=3.6GHz FSB800

2.Freq.>=2.8GHz FSB533

Thermal Management

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

TM Status

This item display CPU Thermal Monitor status.

Max CPUID Value Limit

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

Enhanced Halt (C1E)

This item enables or disables enhanced halt (C1E).

Intel XD Bit

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

Intel EIST

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

Quick Power On Self Test

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

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Boot Up NumLock Status

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

APIC Mode

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

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

Hard Disk Drives (Press Enter)

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

Hard Disk Drives

1st Drive

: Move Enter: Select +/-/: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit F1: General Help F9: Load Default Settings

Hard Disk Drives

ST31000340AS

Help Item

Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices.

Press <Esc> to return to Advanced Setup screen.

Removable Drives (Press Enter)

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

Removable Drives

1st Drive

: Move Enter: Select +/-/: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit F1: General Help F9: Load Default Settings

Removable Drives

1st FLOPPY DRIVE

Help Item

Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices.

Press <Esc> to return to Advanced Setup screen.

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CD/DVD Drives (Press Enter)

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

CD-DVD Drives

1st Drive

: Move Enter: Select +/-/: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit F1: General Help F9: Load Default Settings

CD/DVD Drives

ASUS DVD-E616P3H

Help Item

Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices.

Press <Esc> to return to Advanced Setup screen.

Boot Other Device

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

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

Advanced Chipset Setup Page

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

DRAM Frequency Configure DRAM Timing bySPD VGA Share Memory DVMT Mode Select DVMT/FIXED Memory HPET

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Auto Enabled Enabled,8MB DVMT Mode 256MB Enabled

Auto 667 MHz 800 MHz

Help Item Options

: Move Enter: Select +/-/: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit F1: General Help F9: Load Default Settings

DRAM Frequency

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.

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Configure DRAM Timing by SPD

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.

VGA Share Memory

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

DVMT Mode Select

This item allows you to select the DVMT operating mode.

DVMT/FIXED Memory

When set to Fixed Mode, the graphics

system memory as graphics memory, according to system and graphics requirements.

driver will reserve a fixed portion of the

HPET

This item enables or disables HPET (High Performance Event Timer) support.

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

Integrated Peripherals Page

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

Onboard IDE Controller Enabled OnBoard SATA Controller Enhanced Onboard LAN Function Enabled Onboard LAN Boot ROM Disabled Onboard AUDIO Function Enabled Serial Port1 Address 3F8/IRQ4 Parallel Port Address 378 Parallel Port Mode Normal Parallel Port IRQ IRQ7 USB Functions Enabled Legacy USB Support Enabled

Integrated Peripherals

Help Item

DISABLED: disables the integrated IDE Controller. ENABLED: enables both Controllers.

OnBoard IDE Controller

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

: Move Enter: Select +/-/: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit F1: General Help F9: Load Default Settings

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OnBoard SATA Controller

Use this item to enable or disable the onboard SA T A controller .

OnBoard LAN Function

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

OnBoard LAN Boot ROM

Use this item to enable or disable the booting from the onboard LAN or a network add-in card with a remote boot ROM installed.

OnBoard AUDIO Function

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

Serial Port1 Address

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

Parallel Port Address

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

Parallel Port Mode

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

Parallel Port IRQ

Use this item to assign IRQ to the parallel port.

USB Functions

Use this item to enable or disable the USB function.

Legacy USB Support

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 devices 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 Page

This page sets some parameters for system power management operation.

ACPI Suspend Type S3

Soft-off by PWR-BTTN Delay 4 Sec

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 Enter: Select +/-/: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit F1: General Help F9: Load Default Settings

Power Management Setup

Help Item

Select the ACPI state used for System Suspend.

ACPI Suspend Type

Use this item to define how your system suspends. In the default, S3 (STR), 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

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 power down.

PWRON After PWR-Fail

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

Resume By Ring

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. You must use an ATX power supply in order to use this feature.

Resume by PCI/PCI-E/Lan PME

This item specifies whether the system will be awakened from power saving modes when activity or input signal of the specified WOL device is detected.

Resume By USB (S3)

This item allows you to enable or disable the USB device wakeup function from S3 mode.

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Resume By PS/2 KB (S3)

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

Resume By PS/2 MS (S3)

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

Resume On RTC Alarm

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 Page

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

Init Display First Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA Yes

: Move Enter: Select +/-/: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit F1: General Help F9: Load Default Settings

PCI / PnP Setup

PCI

Help Item

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

Init Dispaly First

This item allows you to choose the primary display card.

Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA

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

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

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PCI Health Status Page

This page helps you monitor the parameters for critical voltages, temperatures and fan speeds.

Hardware Health Event Monitoring

Shutdown Temperature Disabled

CPU Temperature : 62°C/143°F

CPU Fan Speed : 3924RPM

CPU Vcore : 1.248V

VDIMM : 1.880V

: Move Enter: Select +/-/: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit F1: General Help F9: Load Default Settings

Smart Fan Function

PC Health Status

Help Item

Pess EnterSmart Fan Function

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

SMART Fan Control Enabled

CPUFAN0 StartUp Value 096

CPUFAN0 TargetTemp Value 050

CPUFAN0 Tolerance Value 03

CPUFAN0 Stop Value 064

CPUFAN0 StopTime Value 060

: Move Enter: Select +/-/: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit F1: General Help F9: Load Default Settings

Smart Fan Function

Help Item

Options

Disabled Enabled

SMART Fan Control

This item allows you to enable or disable the control of the system fan speed by changing the fan voltage.

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

Shutdown Temperature

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

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System Component Characteristics

These fields provide you with information about the system current operating status.

• CPU Temperature

• CPU Fan Speed

• CPU Vorce

• VDIMM

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

Frequency/V oltage Control Page

This page helps 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.

Manufacturer : Intel Ratio Status : Unlocked (Min: 12, Max: 17) Ratio Actual Value : 17 CPU Frequency : 200MHz

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

: Move Enter: Select +/-/: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit F1: General Help F9: Load Default Settings

Frequncey/Voltage Control

Options

Disabled Enabled

Help Item

Manufacturer

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

Ratio Status/Ratio Actual Value

This item shows the locked ratio status and the actual ratio of the CPU installed in your system.

CPU Frequency

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

CPU Over-clocking Func.

This item decides the CPU over-clocking function/frequencyinstalled in your system. If the over-clocking fails, please turn offthe system power. And then, hold the PageUp key (similar to theClear CMOS function) and turn on the power, the BIOS willrecover the safe default.

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Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk

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

Spread Spectrum

If you enable spread spectrum, it can significantly reduce the EMI (ElectroMagnetic interface) generated by the system.

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.

Note: It is highly recommend that users enter this option to load optimal default

values for accessing the best performance.

Supervisor Password Page

This page helps you set up some parameters for the hardware monitoring function of this motherboard.

Supervisor Password : Not Installed

Change Supervisor Password

: Move Enter: Select +/-/: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit F1: General Help F9: Load Default Settings

Supervisor Password

Press Enter

Help Item

Installed or Change the password

Supervisor Password

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

Change Supervisor Password

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

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

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User Password Page

This page helps you set up some parameters for the hardware monitoring function of this motherboard.

User Password : Not Installed

: Move Enter: Select +/-/: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit F1: General Help F9: Load Default Settings

User Password

Help Item

User Password

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

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, press [Y] to save and exit, or press [N] 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, press [Y] to discard changes and exit, or press [N] to return to the main menu.

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

Without Saving” item and presst [Y] to discard any changes you have made.

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Chapter 4 Software & Applications

Introduction

This chapter describes the contents of the support CD-ROM that comes with the motherboard package.

The support CD-ROM contains all useful software, necessary drivers and utility programs to properly run our products. More program information is available in a README file, located in the same directory as the software.

To run the support CD, simply insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive. An Auto Setup screen automatically pops out, and then you can go on the auto-installing or manual installation depending on your operating system.

If your operating system is Windows 2000/XP/Vista, it will automatically install all the drivers and utilities for your motherboard.

Installing Support Software

1 Insert the support CD-ROM disc in the CD-ROM drive. 2 When you insert the CD-ROM disc in the system CD-ROM drive,

the CD automatically displays an Auto Setup screen.

3 The screen displays three buttons of Setup, Browse CD and Exit on

the right side, and three others Setup, Application and ReadMe at the bottom. Please see the following illustration.

The Setup button runs the software auto-installing program as explained in next section.

The Browse CD button is a standard Windows command that you can check the contents of the disc with the Windows file browsing interface.

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The Exit button closes the Auto Setup window. To run the program again, reinsert the CD-ROM disc in the drive; or click the CD-ROM driver from the Windows Explorer, and click the Setup icon.

The Application button brings up a software menu. It shows the bundled software that this mainboard supports.

The ReadMe brings you to the Install Path where you can find out path names of software driver.

Auto-Installing under Windows 2000/XP/Vista

If you are under Windows 2000/XP, please click the Setup button to run the software auto-installing program while the Auto Setup screen pops out after inserting the support CD-ROM:

1 The installation program loads and displays the following screen.

Click the Next button.

2 Select the items that you want to setup by clicking on it (the default

options are recommended). Click the Next button to proceed.

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3 The support software will automatically install.

Once any of the installation procedures start, software is automatically installed in sequence. You need to follow the onscreen instructions, confirm commands and allow the computer to restart as few times as needed to complete installing whatever software you selected. When the process is finished, all the support software will be installed and start working.

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.

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.

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Follow these instructions to Disable Vista UAC function:

1. Go to Control Panel.

2. Select Classic View.

3. Set User Account.

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

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 install drivers without running blocked programs.

Bundled Software Installation

All bundled software available on the CD-ROM is for users’ convenience. You can install bundled software as follows:

1 Click the Application button while the Auto Setup screen pops out

after inserting the support CD-ROM. 2 A software menu appears. Click the software you want to install. 3 Follow onscreen instructions to install the software program step by

step until finished.

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