Gigabyte GA-K8N User Manual

GA-K8N

AMD Socket 754 Processor Motherboard

User's Manual

Rev. 1002 12ME-K8N-1002

© 2003 GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD Copyright by GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. ("GBT"). No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any from without the expressed, written permission of GBT.

Trademarks

Third-party brands and names are the property of their respective owners.

Notice

Please do not remove any labels on motherboard, this may void the warranty of this motherboard. Due to rapid change in technology, some of the specifications might be out of date before publication of this booklet. The author assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this document nor does the author make a commitment to update the information ontained herein.

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Mother Board

GA-K8N

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August 29, 2003

Motherboard GA-K8N

August 29 ,2003

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When you installing AGP card, please make sure the following notice is fully understood and practiced. If your AGP card has "AGP 4X/8X(1.5V) notch" (show below), please make sure your AGP card is AGP 4X/8X(1.5V).

AGP 2X(3.3V) card is not supported by nVIDIA® nForce™ 3 150 chipset. Y ou might experience system unable to boot up normally. Please insert an AGP 4X/8X(1.5V) card. Although Gigabyte's AG32S(G) graphics card is based on A T i Rage 128 Pro chip, the design of AG32S(G) is compliance with AGP 4X(1.5V) specification. Therefore, AG32S(G) will work fine with nVIDIA

Read Me First !

nForce™ 3 150 based motherboards.

AGP 4X/8X notch

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Preparing Your Computer

Computer motherboards and expansion cards contain very delicate Integrated Circuit (IC) chips. T o protect them against damage from static electricity, you should follow some precautions whenever you work on your computer.

1. Unplug your computer when working on the inside.

2. Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components. If you do not have one, touch both of your hands to a safely grounded object or to a metal object, such as the power supply case.

3. Hold components by the edges and try not touch the IC chips, leads or connectors, or other components.

4. Place components on a grounded antistatic pad or on the bag that came with the components whenever the components are separated from the system.

5. Ensure that the A TX power supply is switched of f before you plug in or remove the ATX power connector on the motherboard.

Installing the motherboard to the chassis…

If the motherboard has mounting holes, but they don't line up with the holes on the base and there are no slots to attach the spacers, do not become alarmed you can still attach the spacers to the mounting holes. Just cut the bottom portion of the spacers (the spacer may be a little hard to cut off, so be careful of your hands). In this way you can still attach the motherboard to the base without worrying about short circuits. Sometimes you may need to use the plastic springs to isolate the screw from the motherboard PCB surface, because the circuit wire may be near by the hole. Be careful, don't let the screw contact any printed circuit write or parts on the PCB that are near the fixing hole, otherwise it may damage the board or cause board malfunctioning.

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The manufacturer assumes no liability for any damage, caused directly or indirectly, by improper installation of any comfortable performing the installation, consult a qualified computer technician. Damage to system components, and injury to yourself may result if power is applied during installation.

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5 Read Me First

Table of Content

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Read Me First !.......................................................................................4

Chapter 1 Introduction............................................................................8

Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process.............................................13

Chapter 3 BIOS Setup .........................................................................33

1-1 Check List ....................................................................................8

1-2 Features Summary................................................................................ 8

1-3 GA-K8N Motherboard Layout.............................................................. 11

1-4 Block Diagram - GA-K8N.................................................................... 12

Step 1: Installing Processor and CPU Cooling Fan.................................. 14

Step 2: Installing Memory Modules...........................................................16

Step 3: Installing expansion cards ............................................................ 18

Step 3-1: AGP Card Installation .....................................................................................18

Step 4: Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires and power supply ............ 19

Step 4-1: I/O Back Panel Introduction ...........................................................................19

Step 4-2: Connectors Introduction.................................................................................21

The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : F1f) ....................................... 34

Standard CMOS Features......................................................................... 36

Advanced BIOS Features .......................................................................... 39

Integrated Peripherals .............................................................................. 41

Power Management Setup .......................................................................46

PnP/PCI Configurations.............................................................................49

PC Health Status........................................................................................ 50

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Frequency/Voltage Control........................................................................52

Load Fail-Safe Defaults.............................................................................54

Load Optimized Defaults........................................................................... 55

Set Supervisor/User Password.................................................................. 56

Save & Exit Setup.......................................................................................57

Exit Without Saving ...................................................................................58

Chapter 4 Technical Reference ...........................................................59

@BIOS™ Introduction................................................................................. 59

™

EasyTune

Flash BIOS Method Introduction............................................................... 61

2- / 4- / 6-Channel Audio Function Introduction........................................ 65

Jack-Sensing Introduction ......................................................................... 71

UAJ Introduction ........................................................................................73

Xpress Recovery Introduction ...................................................................75

4 Introduction .........................................................................60

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Chapter 5 Appendix.............................................................................79

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Chapter 1 Introduction

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1-1 Item Checklist

1-2 Features Summary

Form Factor y 30.5cm x 23.2cm ATX size form factor, 4 layers PCB CPU y Socket 754 for AMD AlthlonTM 64 processor (K8)

Chipset y nVIDIA® nForce™ 3 150 Memory y 3 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets

I/O Control y IT8712F Slots y 1 AGP slot supports 8X/4X mode,

The GA-K8N motherboard CD for motherboard driver & utility The GA-K8N user's manual Quick PC Installation Guide GigaRAID manual SA T A RAID manual GC-SATA Card (optional)

(Manual; SATA cable x 1; Power cable x 1)

IDE cable x 1 / Floppy cable x 1

128K L1& 256K / 512K / 1M L2 cache on die

y Support core frequencies in excess of 1.6 GHz(2800+) and faster

y Supports DDR400/DDR333/DDR266 DIMM y Supports unbuffered DIMMs with a 64-bit databus with optional 8

bits of Error Correcting Code (ECC)

y Supports 128MB/256MB/512MB/1GB DRAM y Supports up to 3GB DRAM (Max)

AGP3.0 8X interface at 533MHz

y 5 PCI slots support 33MHz & PCI 2.3 compliant

Serial ATA cable x 2 USB & IEEE 1394 Cable x 1 Audio Combo Kit x 1

(SURROUND-Kit + SPDIF Out Kit)

USB cable x1

I/O Shield Motherboard Settings Label

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On-Board IDE y 2 IDE controllers provides IDE HDD/CD-ROM (IDE1, IDE2) with

PIO, Bus Master (Ultra DMA33/AT A66/ATA100/A TA133) operation modes

Hardware Monitor y CPU/System fan revolution detect

y CPU temperature detect y CPU warning temperature y System voltage detect y CPU/System fan fail warning y Thermal shutdown function

On-Board Peripherals y 1 Floppy port supports 2 FDD with 360K, 720K,1.2M, 1.44M

and 2.88M bytes

y 1 Parallel port supports Normal/EPP/ECP mode y 2 Serial ports (COMA & COMB) y 6 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 x Front by cable) y 1 IrDA connector for IR/CIR y 1 Front Audio connector

On-Board LAN y RTL 8100C

y 1 RJ45 ports

On-Board Sound y Realtek ALC658 CODEC (UAJ)

y Supports Jack Sensing function y Line Out / 2 front speaker y Line In / 2 rear speaker (by s/w switch) y Mic In / center & subwoofer (by s/w switch) y SPDIF In / Out y CD In / AUX In / Game port

PS/2 Connector y PS/2 Keyboard interface and PS/2 Mouse interface BIOS y Licensed AWARD BIOS

y Supports Q-Flash

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Additional Features y PS/2 Keyboard power on by password

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Overclocking y Over Voltage (CPU/DDR/AGP/Vcc_12HT) by BIOS

y PS/2 Mouse power on y External Modem wake up y STR(Suspend-To-RAM) y PME Event wake up y AC Recovery y Poly fuse for keyboard over-current protection y USB KB/Mouse wake up from S3 y Supports Thermal Shutdown function y Supports Easy Tune 4 y Supports @BIOS

y Over Clock (CPU/DDR/AGP) by BIOS

Please set the CPU host frequency in accordance with your processor's specifications. We don't recommend you to set the system bus frequency over the CPU's specification because these specific bus frequencies are not the standard specifications for CPU, chipset and most of the peripherals. Whether your system can run under these specific bus frequencies properly will depend on your hardware configurations, including CPU, Chipsets, SDRAM, Cards…etc.

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1-3 GA-K8N Motherboard Layout

KB_MS

ATX_12V

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RAM_LED

COMB

COMA

AUDIO

CODEC

SPDIF_IO

SUR_CEN

USB

LPT

LAN

RTL8100C

F_AUDIO

BIOS

GAME

CD_IN

AUX_IN

IT8712F

IR_CIR

CPU_FAN

2X_DET

SOCKET 754

INFO_LINK

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

PCI4

PCI5

AGP

GA-K8N

nVIDIA nForce™ 3 150

DDR1

PWR_LED

DDR2

DDR3

ATX

IDE2

F_PANEL

FDD

IDE1

BAT

SYS_FAN

CLR_PWD

F_USB2

F_USB1

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1-4 Block Diagram - GA-K8N

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AGPCLK

(66MHz)

5 PCI

AGP Slot

4X/8X

LAN

RJ45

RTL8100C

AMD

Althlon

processor (K8)

HyperTransport Bus

nVIDIA nForce™ 3 150

6 USB

Ports

CPUCLK+/- (200MHz)

DDR400/333/266 DIMM

BIOS

LPC BUS

IT8712

24 MHz

AC97 Link

33 MHz

AC97

CODEC

DDR RAM

IR/CIR

Game Port

Floppy

LPT Port

PS/2 KB/Mouse

2 COM Ports

PCICLK (33MHz)

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ATA33/66/100/133

IDE Channels

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MIC

LINE-IN

LINE-OUT

Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process

T o set up your computer , you must complete the following steps:

Step 1- Installing Processor and CPU Cooling Fan Step 2- Installing Memory Modules Step 3- Installing Expansion Cards Step 4- Connect ribbon Cables, Cabinet Wires, And Power Supply

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Step 4

Step 3

Congratulations! Y ou have accomplished the hardware installation! Turn on the power supply or connect the power cable to the power outlet. Continue with the BIOS/software installation.

Step 1

Step 2

Step 4

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Step 1: Installing Processor and Heatsink

Before installing the processor and heatsink, adhere to the following warning:

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1.1 The installation of the processor and heatsink is performed in four main steps: Step 1-1. Processor insertion Step 1-2. Applying thermal grease Step 1-3. Heatsink attachment Step 1-4. Connecting processor fan power These steps are described in detail in the following paragraphs.

Step 1-1. First, check the processor pins to see that none are bent. Move the socket lever to the unlocked position as shown in Figure 1 & Figure 2.(90´ to the plane of the motherboard) prior to inserting the processor. The A1 pin location is designated on the processor by a copper triangle that matches up to a triangle on the socket as shown in Figure 3. Align the processor to the socket and gently lower it into place. Do not force the processor into the socket.

1. The processor will overheat without the heatsink and/or fan, resulting in permanent irreparable damage.

2. Never force the processor into the socket.

3. Apply thermal paste between the processor and heatsink.

4. Please make sure the CPU type is supported by the motherboard.

5. If you do not match the CPU socket Pin 1 and CPU cut edge well, it will cause improper installation. Please change the insert orientation. Please use AMD approved cooling fan.

Angling the

rod to 65

Figure 1.Angling the rod to 65-degree maybe feel a kind of tight , and then continue pull the rod to 90degree when a noise “cough” made.

Socket Actuation Lever

Figure 2.Pull the rod to

the 90-degree directly.

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Figure 3. A1 pin location on the Socket and Processor.Move the socket lever to the locked position while holding pressure on the center of the processor.

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Step1-2. When the processor is installed in the socket, apply thermal grease to the processor(as

shown in Figure 4) prior to installing the heatsink. AMD recommends using a high thermal conductivity grease (such as Shin-Etsu types G751 or G749, or an equivalent product) for the thermal interface material rather than a phase change material. Phase change materials develop strong adhesive forces between the heatsink and processor.

Removing the heatsink under such conditions can cause the processor to be removed from the socket without moving the socket lever to the unlocked position and then damage the processor pins or socket contacts.

** We recommend you to apply the thermal tape to provide better heat conduction between your CPU and heatsink. (The CPU cooling fan might stick to the CPU due to the hardening of the thermal paste. During this condition if you try to remove the cooling fan, you might pull the processor out of the CPU socket alone with the cooling fan, and might damage the processor. To avoid this from happening, we suggest you to either use thermal tape instead of thermal paste, or remove the cooling fan with extreme caution.)

Figure 4. Application of Thermal Grease to the processor.

Step 1-3.Once the thermal grease has been applied to the processor, the heatsink can be attached to

the processor. Align the heatsink assembly with the support frame mating with the backer plate standoffs as shown in Figure 5&6.

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Step 1-4. Connect the fan power wires to the header on the motherboard as shown in Figure 7.

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Figure 5&6 Alignment of Heatsink Assembly with Standoffs

Figure 7. Connecting the Fan Power Wires

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Step 2: Installing Memory Modules

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The motherboard has 3 dual inline memory module (DIMM) sockets. The BIOS will automatically detects memory type and size. T o install the memory module, just push it vertically into the DIMM socket. The DIMM module can only fit in one direction due to the notch. Memory size can vary between sockets.

Before installing the memory modules, adhere to the following warning:

1.When DIMM LED is ON, do not install / remove DIMM from socket.

2.Please note that the DIMM module can only fit in one direction due to the one notch. Wrong orientation will cause improper installation. Please change the insert orientation.

Notch

DDR

Total Memory Size Per Chip Select Device Used on DIMMs Size Per CS Comments 64 Mbit (2Mx8-bitsx4 banks) 64 Mbyte 64 Mbit (1Mx16-bitsx4 banks) 32 Mbyte 128 Mbit(4Mx8-bitsx4 banks) 128 Mbyte 128 Mbit(2Mx16-bitsx4 banks) 64 Mbyte 256 Mbit(8Mx8-bitsx4 banks) 256 Mbyte 256 Mbit(4Mx16x4 banks) 128 Mbyte 512 Mbit(16Mx8-bitsx4 banks) 512 Mbyte 512 Mbit(8Mx16-bitsx4 banks) 256 Mbyte 1 Gbit(32Mx8-bitsx4 banks) 1 Gbyte 1 Gbit(16Mx16-bitsx4 banks) 512 Mbyte

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1. The DIMM socket has a notch, so the DIMM memory module can only fit in one direction.

2. Insert the DIMM memory module vertically into the DIMM socket. Then push it down.

3. Close the plastic clip at both edges of the DIMM sockets to lock the DIMM module. Reverse the installation steps when you wish to remove the DIMM module.

DDR Introduction

Established on the existing SDRAM infrastructure, DDR (Double Data Rate) memory is a high performance and cost-effective solution that allows easy adoption for memory vendors, OEMs, and system integrators.

DDR memory is a great evolutionary solution for the PC industry that builds on the existing SDRAM architecture, yet make the awesome advances in solving the system performance bottleneck by doubling the memory bandwidth. Nowadays, with the highest bandwidth of 3.2GB/s of DDR400 memory and complete line of DDR400/333/266/200 memory solutions, DDR memory is the best choice for building high performance and low latency DRAM subsystem that are suitable for servers, workstations, and full range of desktop PCs.

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Step 3 Install expansion cards

Step 3-1: AGP Card Installation

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1. Read the related expansion card's instruction document before install the expansion card into the computer.

2. Remove your computer's chassis cover, screws and slot bracket from the computer.

3. Press the expansion card firmly into expansion slot in motherboard.

4. Be sure the metal contacts on the card are indeed seated in the slot.

5. Replace the screw to secure the slot bracket of the expansion card.

6. Replace your computer's chassis cover.

7. Power on the computer, if necessary, setup BIOS utility of expansion card from BIOS.

8. Install related driver from the operating system.

Please carefully pull out the small white-drawable bar at the end of the AGP slot when you try to install / uninstall the AGP card. Please align the AGP card to the onboard AGP slot and press firmly down on the slot. Make sure your AGP card is locked by the small whitedrawable bar.

When an AGP 2X (3.3V) card is installed the 2X_DET will light up, indicating a non-supported graphics card is inserted. Informing users that system might not boot up normally due to AGP 2X (3.3V) is not supported by the chipset.

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Step 4: Connect ribbon Cables, Cabinet Wires And Power Supply

Step 4-1: I/O Back Panel Introduction

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u PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connector

PS/2 Mouse Connector (6 pin Female)

PS/2 Keyboard Connector (6 pin Female)

v Parallel Port, Serial Ports (COMA / COMB)

Parallel Port (25 pin Female)

COMA COMB

Serial Port (9 pin Male)

This connector supports standard PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse.

According to your motherboard, please see the following descriptions for the devices. Device like printer can be connected to Parallel port; mouse and modem etc. can be connected to Serial ports.

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w USB/LAN Connector

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LAN

USB 2 USB 3

Before you connect your device(s) into USB connector(s), please make sure your device(s) such as USB keyboard,mouse, scanner, zip, speaker...etc. Have a standard USB interface. Also make sure your OS supports USB controller. If your OS does not support USB controller, please contact OS vendor for possible patch or driver upgrade. For more information please contact your OS or device (s) vendors.

x Audio Connectors

Line In (Rear Speaker)

Line Out (Front Speaker)

MIC In (Center and Subwoofer)

If you want the detail information for 2-/4-/6-channel audio setup installation, please refer to page 65.

After install onboard audio driver, you may connect speaker to Line Out jack, microphone to MIC In jack. Device like CD-ROM,walkman etc. can be connected to Line-In jack.

Please note:

Y ou are able to use 2-/4-/6-channel audio feature by S/W selection. If you want to enable 6-channel function, you have 2 choose for hardware connection.

Method1:

Connect "Front Speaker" to "Line Out" Connect "Rear Speaker" to "Line In" Connect "Center and Subwoofer" to "MIC Out ".

Method2:

You can refer to page 28, and contact your nearest dealer for optional SUR_CEN cable.

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Step 4-2: Connectors Introduction

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15 12

16 11

14 13

1) ATX_12V

2) ATX (Power Connector)

3) CPU_FAN

4) SYS_FAN

5) FDD

6) IDE1 / IDE2

7) F_PANEL

8) BAT

9) PWR_LED

10) RAM_LED 1 1 ) 2X_DET

181720

8 4

9 7

12) F_AUDIO

13) SUR_CEN

14) SPDIF_IO

15) CD_IN

16) AUX_IN

17) F_USB1 / F_USB2

18) IR_CIR

19) GAME

20) INFO_LINK

21) CLR_PWD

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1) ATX_12V (+12V Power Connector)

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This connector (ATX_12V) supplies the CPU operation voltage (Vcore).

If this "ATX_12V connector" is not connected, system cannot boot.

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Pin No. Definition

1 GND 2 GND 3 +12V 4 +12V

2) ATX (A TX Power)

AC power cord should only be connected to your power supply unit after ATX power cable and

other related devices are firmly connected to the mainboard.

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Pin No. Definition

1 3.3V 2 3.3V 3 GND 4 VCC 5 GND 6 VCC 7 GND 8 Power Good 9 5V SB (stand by +5V) 10 +12V 11 3.3V 12 -12V 13 GND 14 PS_ON(soft on/off) 15 GND 16 GND 17 GND 18 -5V 19 VCC 20 VCC

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3) CPU_FAN (CPU Fan Connector)

Please note, a proper installation of the CPU cooler is essential to prevent the CPU from running

under abnormal condition or damaged by overheating. The CPU fan connector supports Max.

current up to 600 mA.

Pin No. Definition

1 GND 2 +12V 3 Sense

4) SYS_FAN (System Fan Connector)

This connector allows you to link with the cooling fan on the system case to lower the system

temperature.

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Pin No. Definition

1 GND

2 +12V 3 Sense

Hardware Installation Process

5) FDD (Floppy Connector)

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Please connect the floppy drive ribbon cables to FDD. It supports 360K, 1.2M, 720K, 1.44M and

2.88M bytes floppy disk types.

The red stripe of the ribbon cable must be the same side with the Pin1.

6) IDE1 / IDE2 (IDE1 / IDE2 Connector)

Important Notice:

Please connect first hard disk to IDE1 and connect CD-ROM to IDE2.

The red stripe of the ribbon cable must be the same side with the Pin1.

3940

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IDE2

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IDE1

7) F_PANEL (2 x 10 pins Connector)

Please connect the power LED, PC speaker, reset switch and power switch etc. of your chassis

front panel to the F_PANEL connector according to the pin assignment above.

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Message LED/ Power/ Sleep LED

IDE Hard Disk Active LED

Soft Power Connector

MSG+

MSG-

HD-

HD+

Reset Switch

PW+

RES-

RES+

PW-

Speaker Connector

SPEAK+

SPEAK-

20 19

HD (IDE Hard Disk Active LED) Pin 1: LED anode(+) (Blue) Pin 2: LED cathode(-) SPK (Speaker Connector) Pin 1: VCC(+) (Amber) Pin 2- Pin 3: NC

Pin 4: Data(-) RES (Reset Switch) Open: Normal Operation (Green) Close: Reset Hardware System PW (Soft Power Connector) Open: Normal Operation (Red) Close: Power On/Off MSG(Message LED/ Power/ Sleep LED) Pin 1: LED anode(+) (Y ellow) Pin 2: LED cathode(-) NC (Purple) NC

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8) BATTERY

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9) PWR_LED

CAUTION

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

If you want to erase CMOS...

1. Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord.

2. Remove the battery, wait for 30 second.

3. Re-install the battery.

4. Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer.

PWR_LED is connect with the system power indicator to indicate whether the system is on/off. It will blink when the system enters suspend mode. If you use dual color LED, power LED will turn to another color.

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Pin No. Definition

1 MPD+ 2 MPD3 MPD-

10) RAM_LED

Do not remove memory modules while RAM_LED is on. It might cause short or other unexpected damages due to the stand by voltage. Remove memory modules only when AC power cord is disconnected.

11) 2X_DET

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12) F_AUDIO (Front Audio Connector)

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13)SUR_CEN (Surround Center Connector)

If you want to use Front Audio connector, you must remove 5-6, 9-10 Jumper. In order to utilize the front audio header, your chassis must have front audio connector. Also please make sure the pin assigment on the cable is the same as the pin assigment on the MB header. To find out if the chassis you are buying support front audio connector, please contact your dealer. Please note, you can have the alternative of using front audio connector or of using rear audio connector to play sound.

Pin No. Definition

1 MIC 2 GND 3 REF

10 9

4 Power 5 Front Audio (R) 6 Rear Audio (R) 7 Reserved 8 No Pin 9 Front Audio (L) 10 Rear Audio (L)

Please contact your nearest dealer for optional SUR_CEN cable.

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Pin No. Definition

1 SUR OUTL 2 SUR OUTR 3 GND 4 No Pin 5 CENTER_OUT 6 BASS_OUT

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14)SPDIF_IO (SPDIF In / Out Connector)

The SPDIF output is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or compressed AC3 data to an external Dolby Digital Decoder. Use this feature only when your stereo system has digital input function. Be careful with the polarity of the SPDIF_IO connector. Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the SPDIF_IO cable, incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it. For optional SPDIF_IO cable, please contact your local dealer.

English

15)CD_IN (CD In Connector)

Connect CD-ROM or DVD-ROM audio out to the connector.

Pin No. Definition

1 VCC 2 No Pin 3 SPDIF 4 SPDIFI 5 GND 6 GND

Pin No. Definition

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

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