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DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES:
THERE ARE NO WARRANTIES WHICH EXTEND BEYOND THE
DESCRIPTION ON THE FACE OF THE MANUFACTURER LIMITED
WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER EXPRESSLY EXCLUDES ALL
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PRODUCTS; INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
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HANDLING PROCEDURES:
Static electricity can severely damage your equipment. Handle the mainboard and
any other device in your system with extreme care and avoid unnecessary contact
with system components on the mainboard. Always work on an antistatic surface
to avoid possible damage to the mainboard from static discharge. Always have
the power supply unplugged and powered off when inserting and removing
devices within the computer chassis. The Manufacturer assumes no responsibility
for any damage to the mainboard that results from failure to follow instruction or
failure to observe safety precautions.
CAUTION
The mainboard is subject to damage by static electricity.
Always observe the handling procedures.
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Post Port Frequently Asked Questions
Below is a list of some basic POST Codes, possible problems and solutions. For more detailed
information about POST Codes, refer to Appendix in this manual.
Post Code Problem Solution
FFh or CFh
C1h - C5h
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07h - 12h
1. BIOS ch ip inserted incorr ectly
2. Incorrect BIOS update version
3. Mainboard problem
4. Add-on card inserted incorrectly
1. Memo ry modu le inserted incorrectly
2. Memo ry compatibility pro blem
3. Memory module damaged
1. Error occured in VGA BIOS
2. VGA card inserted incorrectly
Overclock error Clear CMOS or press the insert key to
1. In it ial Keyboard con troller error
2. RTC error
1. Rein s ert the BIOS chip
2. Download the correct BIOS version
update from the manufacturer's
Web site
3. Replace mainboard
4. Remove and replace th e add-on card
1. Reinsert memroy module
2. Replace memory with correct type
3. Replace memory module
1. Replace VGA card
2. Reinsert the VGA card
power on the system
1. Ensure the Keyboard and mouse are
connected correctly
2. Replace the RTC battery
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Table of Contents
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1-2 Mainboard Features .............................................................................. 2
1-3 Mainboard Specification .........................................................................4
1-4 System Block Diagram ........................................................................... 6
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InstallationInstallation
Installation
InstallationInstallation
2-1 CPU Installation ....................................................................................7
2-2 Jumper Settings ...................................................................................8
2-3 System Memory Configuration ............................................................... 9
2-4 Rear I/O Port........................................................................................10
2-5 Internal Connectors ..............................................................................10
EZ-IDEEZ-IDE
EZ-IDE
EZ-IDEEZ-IDE
Thermo Stick Thermo Stick
Thermo Stick
Thermo Stick Thermo Stick
BIOS SetupBIOS Setup
BIOS Setup
BIOS SetupBIOS Setup
5-1 Main Menu............................................................................................15
5-2 Standard CMOS Setup ..........................................................................16
5-3 Advanced BIOS Features ...................................................................... 16
5-4 Power BIOS Features............................................................................18
Driver & UtilityDriver & Utility
Driver & Utility
Driver & UtilityDriver & Utility
Ghost BIOSGhost BIOS
Ghost BIOS
Ghost BIOSGhost BIOS
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8-2 HotKey Summary ..................................................................................26
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1-1 Package Contents
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Section 1 -- Introduction
Contents
A . Mainboard
B. User’s manual
C. Floppy drive cable
D. HDD drive cable
E. CD (drivers and utilities)
F. I/O Shield
G. SATA II data cable
H. EZ-IDE bridge cable
Optional items
I. Extra USB2.0 port cable
J. Thermo Stick cable
K. Mini heatsink
If you need the optional item, please
contact your dealer for assistance.
USER’S
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Introduction
1-2 Mainboard Features
Brief Introduction
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Socket 775
Socket 775-based motherboards are designed to provide performance enhancements for Intel Core
processor-based systems, and it also expected to be the next-generation of platform innovations.
For more details about the Intel Core
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processor, please visit the Intel Web site at http://www.Intel.com.
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Chipset
The board is designed with Intel (965P+ICH8/ICH8R) chipset, offering gaming and hardware enthusiasts an
immediate upgrade path, packed with the newest features:
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1) Intel
Fast Memory Access:
- Updated Memory Controller Hub (MCH) backbone architecture that improves system performance by
optimizing the use of available memory bandwidth and reducing the latency of the memory accesses.
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2) Intel
Flex Memory Technology:
- Facilitates easier upgrades by allowing different memory size to be populated and remain in dual-channel
mode.
For more details about the Intel Chipset, please visit the Intel Web site at http://www.Intel.com.
DDR2
DDR2 ushers in the new era of DDR memory technology. DDR2 memory offers faster speed, higher data
bandwidth and lower power consumption over DDR.
GLI mode (Graphics Link Interface)
GLI mode allows two PCI-Express VGA cards to be installed on the same mainboard to enjoy dual display
experience. With this technology you can expand your desktop space across two monitors and have
independent display on each monitor.
PCI-Express (PCI-E)
Next generation peripheral interface to succeed to current PCI bus for the next decade. With smaller slot size
and 250MB/sec (PCI-E*1) or 4GB/sec(PCI-E*16) maximum transfer, PCI-Express overcomes PCI bus
bottleneck.
Dual Channel
Supports dual channel of DDR2 memory to give you twice the memory bandwidth for greater system
performance.
Hardware Monitoring
Hardware monitoring enables you to monitor various aspects of the system operation and status. This
includes CPU temperature, voltage and fan speed in RPMs.
GbE LAN
The new Gigabit Ethernet LAN allows data transmission at 1,000 megabits per second (Mbps), which runs 10
times faster than conventional 10/100BASE-T Ethernet LANs.
Serial ATA II
S-ATA II is the second generation SATA interface with double the transferring speed up to 300MB/sec. It
supports NCQ to provide faster reading speed for your storage devices.
USB2.0
A popular USB standard for plugging in peripherals with up to 480Mbps transfer speed while maintaining
backward compatibility with older USB1.1 device.
6ch (Optional)
Mainboard is equipped with 6 channel of audio to support Dolby Digital 5.1 audio for DVD-playback. The onboard
audio jacks can be configured for normal 2 channel mode or 6 channel mode.
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8ch (Optional)
Delivers 8 channel audio to bring you the latest in audio realism from DVD movies and games. Perfect for your
home theatre system.
Special Features
BIOS Features:
Ghost BIOS
No more worries if BIOS gets corrupted leaving your system unable to boot. The onboard backup BIOS will
rescue & recover main BIOS in just a few easy steps.
Thunder Probe
A hardware diagnostic software to monitor voltage, temperature and speed of a variety of hardware. It also
includes an ingenious built in fan control feature called Smart Fan.
Thunder Flash
A Windows based innovation tool to provide safe and easy BIOS rescue function, BIOS flash function and
personal start up screen.
Magic Health
Reports your system hardware status for every boot-up to help detect faults early. Monitor hardware status
including CPU temperature, CPU/Memory/Chipset voltage, fan RPM speed for chassis fan, CPU fan & Power
supply fan.
EZ-Boot
Simply press “ESC” to select your bootable device. No more hassle to search the BIOS menu, change and restart.
PowerBIOS
Supporting a full range of overclocking setting via BIOS. Various adjustable feature include CPU/Memory/
Chipset voltage tweaking.
H/W Features:
Post Port
An onboard LED-display trouble-shooting device, facilitating user to detect boot-up problems.
QuickSPDIF
On board SPDIF-out connector for quick connection to multi-channel speakers. Not only removes cable
cluttering but also delivers loss-free digital audio to let you enjoy DVD movies and games with crystal clear
sound.
EZ-Button
A handy power-on button located onboard to turn on/off the system easily, especially while debugging or
testing the system.
Thermo Stick (Optional)
Flexible thermometer to let you measure any temperature by software. Ideal for monitoring VGA card,
chipset or even disk drives temperatures.
EZ-IDE
Unlike previous Intel chipsets, the new ICH8 supports only SATA storage devices. To support older IDE HDD
or optical drives, this mainboard is designed with onboard SATA-to-IDE convertor, the SiI3811A. EZ-IDE works
even for CD-ROM and DVD-ROM drives.
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1-3 Mainboard Specification
Processor
Socket LGA775 for Intel® Quad Core processor Q6000 series
Support Intel Core 2 Duo processor E6000/ E4000 series
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Support Intel Dual core Pentium D 8xx/9xx series up to 3.6GHz
Support Intel Single core Celeron-D 3xx series, Pentium-4 5xx/6xx series, P4EE up to 3.8GHz
Support 533/800/1066MHz front-side bus
Support Intel CPU manufactured with 65nm process
Chipset
Intel® 965P + ICH8 or ICH8R
Main Memory
Four 240-pin DDR2 SDRAM DIMM sockets
Support 1.8v DDR2-533/667/800 DIMMs with dual channel architecture
Support single-sided or double-sided, non-ECC, DIMMs with 256Mb/512Mb/1Gb devices
Supports up to 8GB memory size
Expansion Slots
Three PCI connectors compliant with PCI v2.3
One PCI-Express (x1) connectors compliant with PCI Express 1.0a
One PCI-Express (x16) connectors compliant with PCI Express 1.0a
One PCI Express (x4) connector for extra PCI-E VGA in GLI (Graphics Link Interface) mode
USB
Ten USB connectors compliant with USB2.0 from embedded USB controller (4 connectors at rear panel)
LAN
One Gb Ethernet from Realtek RTL8111B PCI-E (x1) controller
EZ-IDE
One IDE interface (for 1 device) from onboard extra Silicon Image SiI3811A SATA-IDE converter for driver-
free IDE
One extra IDE interface (for 1 device) from onboard extra Silicon Image SiI3811A SATA-IDE converter
(Optional)
S-ATA II
Four S-ATA II ports with up to 300MB/s bandwidth from ICH8
Six S-ATA II ports with up to 300MB/s bandwidth from ICH8R (Optional)
Support RAID 0, 1, 10, 5 (Optional)
I/O
Onboard EPoX EP1308 LPC bus I/O controller
Legacy peripheral interface for PS/2 keyboard & mouse, FDD, Parallel, Serial, and IrDA (v1.0 compliant)
Support Hardware Monitoring for fan speed monitoring and CPU temperature sensing
Intelligent fan speed control for CPU-fan (PWM) for quiet operation
BIOS
Flash EEPROM with Award Plug&Play BIOS
Support EZ Boot for fast bootable device selection
Support Magic Health for system hardware status report during system boot-up
Support Ghost BIOS for BIOS Recovery
Audio
6 or 8 channel audio from onboard Realtek ALC8xx HDA compliant CODEC
- Support CD-In
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- Support Jack detection for fool-proof audio device installation
- Rear panel audio jacks configuration: depending on model you purchased, please refer to one of the
following table:
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PS/2 keyboard and mouse ports
One Parallel (printer) port
One S/PDIF-Out Coaxial jack
One S/PDIF-Out Optical (Optional)
One Serial port
One RJ45 LAN connector
Four USB2.0 ports
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One floppy drive connector
Two ATA-133 IDE connectors (one for optional)
Six extra USB2.0 ports
One CD-IN connector
One IR connector
Four S-ATA II connectors from ICH8, or
Six S-ATA II connectors from ICH8R
Three Fan connectors
Front Panel Controller
Supports Reset & Soft-Off switches
Supports HDD & Power LEDs
Supports PC speaker
Supports Front Panel Audio connector
Special Features
Support KBPO function – Keyboard power on, turn on the computer from keyboard
Support Wake-On-LAN by PME
Onboard Post Port LED display for system debugging
PowerBIOS for excellent overclocking features:
- Programmable FSB and PCI-E Clock output frequency with 1MHz fine tuning
- Support BIOS adjustable CPU multiplier, FSB clock, PCI-E x16 clock and DIMM frequency
- Support BIOS adjustable CPU Core voltage, Chipset voltage and DIMM voltage
Support EZ-Button – A handy power-on button onboard to turn on/off the system easily
Support Thermo Stick temperature (Optional)
Support EZ-IDE - A S-ATA to IDE conversion device designed onboard
Support Ghost BIOS - Rescue, recover BIOS in an easy step and no more worry of BIOS being corrupted.
Powerful utilities for Windows
Support Thunder Probe - A hardware diagnostic software to monitor voltage, temperature and speed of
a variety of hardware. It also includes an ingenious built in fan control feature called Smart Fan.
Support Thunder Flash - A Windows based innovation tool to provide safe and easy BIOS rescue
function, BIOS flash function and personal start up screen.
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Form Factor
305mm x 245 mm A TX size
Supported Operating System
Windows 2000, Windows XP
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Depending on the model you purchased, some components are optional and may
not be available.
1-4 System Block Diagram
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Always have the power supply unplugged and powered off when inserting and
removing devices within the computer chassis.
2-1 CPU Installation
Introduction
Section 2 -- Installation
Step 1
Open load plate ( A ) , DO NOT touch socket contacts ( B ).
Step 2
Remove protective cover ( C ) from load plate. Please do not discard the
protective cover. Always replace the protective cover if the processor is
removed from the socket.
Step 3
Remove the processor from the protective cover. Do not touch the
bottom of the processor. The processor cover should not be discarded.
Always replace the processor cover if the processor is removed from
the socket.
Step 4
Hold the processor with thumb and index fingers as shown. Ensure
fingers align to the socket cutouts ( D ) , processor notches ( E ) align
to socket convexes ( F ). Place the processor straight down without
tilting or sliding in the socket.
The CPU is keyed to prevent incorrect insertion, do not
force the CPU into the socket. If it does not go in easily,
check for mis-orientation.
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Fan Clips
Step 5
Place the fan heatsink onto the mainboard with the fasteners align to the
holes. Be care not to damage the thermal interface material attached to
the bottom of the heatsink. Rotate the clips 90 degrees to lock the CPU
cooler in place.
Connect the fan cable to the mainboard header JCPU_FAN.
When sending the mainboard for repair, please put back
this protective cover onto the socket.
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2-2 Jumper Settings
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JCMOS: Clear CMOS data Jumper
If the CMOS data becomes corrupted or you forgot the supervisor or
user password, clear the CMOS data to reconfigure the system back to
the default values stored in the ROM BIOS.
Settings:
1-2: Normal (Default)
2-3: Clear CMOS
To CMOS Clear data, please follow the steps below.
1. Turn off the system.
2. Change the jumper from “1-2” to “2-3” position for a few
seconds.
3. Replace the jumper back to the “1-2” position.
4. Turn on the system and hold down the <Del> key to enter
BIOS setup.
JUSB: USB Wake up Jumper (Optional)
This jumper disconnects 5V standby voltage to USB devices. This means
USB devices such as keyboard/mouse will not be able to wake-up or
power-on the system.
Settings:
1-2: Enabled (USB device active at shutdown)
2-3: Disabled (USB device power-off)
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2-3 System Memory Configuration
The mainboard accommodates four 240-pin DDR2 DIMM sockets.
• Supports up to 8GB of 533/667/800MHz DDR2 SDRAM.
• Supports unbuffered DIMM configurations defined in JEDEC DDR2 DIMM specification.
Dual Channel interface:
• Dual channel memory access offers increased system performance.
• For dual channel to operate, both channel must be populated with same amount of memory, preferably
of the same type.
• The four DIMM sockets are divided into two colors to help you identify the channel pairs <Figure 1>. Each
dual channel pair has the same color, e.g. DIMM1 and DIMM3. To obtain best performance, simply
mount DIMM sockets of the same color.
Channel A
Channel B
DDR2-A1 DIMM 1
DDR2-A2 DIMM 2
DDR2-B2 DIMM 4
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Memory Installation :
To install, align the notch on the DIMM module with the connector.
Press straight down as shown in the figure until the white clips close and the module fits tightly into the
DIMM socket.
Notch
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2-4 Rear IO Port
The I/O back panel for this mainboard is shown below. When installing the mainboard into the computer case, use the
bundled I/O shield to protect this back panel.
RJ45
LAN
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PS/2
Mouse
PS/2
Keyboard
Parallel Port
S/PDIF-out
Coaxial Jack
S/PDIF-out
Optical
(Optional)
2-5 Internal Connectors
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USB2.0 x 4 ports
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JCPU_FAN
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JPWR_FAN
JSYS_FAN
FDD
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PW1
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PW12
Control
Ground
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Sense
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+12V
Ground
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CPU / Power / Chassis Fan Power Connectors
JCPU_FAN: Connect the CPU fan to this connector.
JPWR_FAN: Use this connector if you are installing an
JSYS_FAN: The chassis fan will provide adequate
Floppy Drive Connector
PW1: 24-pin ATX Power Connector
PW12: 8-pin ATX12V Power Connector
The plugs of the power cables are designed to fit in only one
orientation.
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additional fan in the unit.
airflow throughout the chassis to prevent
overheating the CPU.
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The PW1 and PW12 Power Connector must
be used simultaneously.
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CD-IN
CFP
CIR
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CFPA: Front Panel Audio Connector
This audio connector connects to the audio jacks located on the
front panel. Refer to your case manual to match the pin-out
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CD-IN: CD Audio-in connectors
This connector is used to receive audio from a CD-ROM drive,
TV tuner or MPEG card.
CFP: Case Front Panel Connector
HD_LED
This LED indicates hard drive activity.
PWR_LED
Connects to the power indicator on the PC case.
RST
Connects to the RESET switch on the PC case.
PW_ON
Connects to the Power button on the PC case, to turn on
the system. To turn off the system, press the power
button for 4 seconds.
CIR: IR connector
For connection to an IrDA receiver unit.
CSPK: Speaker
Connects to the case’s speaker for PC beeps.
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Connectors Figure Descriptions
CUSB3/CUSB4/CUSB5: Six USB2.0 header
CUSB3
CUSB4
CUSB5
This mainboard includes 6 additional onboard USB ports.
To use these additional USB ports, a USB bracket is required.
Please contact your retailer for details.
SP-A
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SP-B (Optional)
IDE-A
8-2
IDE-B (Optional)
EZ-Button
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SATA1~SATA4
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SATA5~SATA6
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EZ-IDE Input Connectors
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GND
B+
GND
A+
A-B-
GND
Connects to the EZ-IDE bridge cable.
EZ-IDE Output Connectors
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Connects to the IDE device, i.e. HDD and CD-ROM device.
Refer to EZ-IDE page on Section 3.
EZ-Button — RESET, PW-ON:
These onboard buttons lets you turn on/off the system easily,
it is especially handy for debugging or testing the system.
CP80P: Post Port Debug LED
Provides two-digit POST code to show why the system fail to
boot. Allows quick and easy optimization.
The LED will display the CPU temperature when you run the
bundled Thunder Probe software.
Thermo Stick:
Flexible thermometer to let you measure any temperature by
software. Ideal for monitoring VGA card, chipset or even disk
drives temperatures.
Refer to Thermo Stick page on Section 4.
SATA1~SATA4: Four Serial ATA II Connectors
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These connectors enable you to connect Serial ATA HDDs or
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GND
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A-B-
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optical drives type.
SATA5~SATA6: Two extra Serial ATA II Connectors from ICH8R.
The SATA controller of ICH8/R operates in the following modes
available in the BIOS setup:
[Combined] - Force S-ATA to replace one of the traditional
IDE Primary or Secondary ports. This mode is not supported
on SATA5-SATA6 with ICH8R.
[Enhanced] - Native SATA mode common among today's
O/S, requiring no driver in O/S environment.
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Section 3 -- EZ-IDE
Unlike previous Intel chipsets, the new ICH8 supports only SATA storage devices. To support older IDE HDD or optical
drives, this mainboard is designed with onboard SATA-to-IDE convertor, the SiI3811A.
To use EZ-IDE:
1. First, set the jumpers on IDE drives to “Master mode”.
EZ-IDE
IDE HDD or
Optical drives
2. From above, connect IDE drive to IDE-A.
3. Connect any of SATA1 - SATA4 to SP-A using the bundled EZ-IDE cable, or any ordinary SATA cable.
(Optional : Connect to SP-B if using IDE-B).
4. Enter BIOS setup, ensure SATA mode is set to “Combined mode”.
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5. Save changes and exit. Installation is now complete.
Benefits of EZ-IDE:
- Simple installation requiring no software driver.
- Works with any O/S since no software is required.
- Works with any old IDE devices.
- Ideal for installing O/S on new computer, quick and hassle-free.
Some notes on usage:
- Each IDE port supports only 1 Master device, no Slave devices are supported.
- Disconnect the EZ-IDE bridge cable if no IDE devices are present on IDE-A/B.
- Optional: SATA5 - SATA6 does not support bootable drives.
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Section 4 -- Thermo Stick (Optional)
This mainboard is equipped with a digital thermometer capability to monitor any temperature. This is useful for
measuring heat on peripherals such as VGA cards, hard disk drives, DIMMs or even on-board components such as
chipset, MOSFETS, etc.
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Thermo Stick consists of:
1) THM_ST header located on the mainboard.
2) Thermostick sensor cable with heat-tolerant adhesive sticker bundled in the
mainboard package.
3) Thunder Probe software utility.
To setup Thermo Stick,
1. Insert the sensor cable to THM_ST header on the mainboard.
2. Using the adhesive sticker, affix the sensor head of the cable to your desired point of measure. e.g. the
chipset as in the picture below. Trim the adhesive sticker to a suitable size so that it will not affect the heat
dissipation of any heatsink.
3. Ensure the cable is neatly tucked away from fans or other moving parts.
4. Install and run the Thunder Probe software. The temperature will be shown as below.
THM-ST
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Section 5 -- BIOS Setup
5-1 Main Menu
The ROM BIOS contains a built-in Setup program which allows user to modify the basic system configuration and
hardware parameters. The modified data is stored in a battery-backed CMOS, so that data will be retained even
when the power is turned off. In general, the information saved in the CMOS RAM will stay unchanged unless there
is a configuration change in the system, such as hard drive replacement or a device is added.
It is possible for the CMOS battery to fail causing CMOS data loss. If this happens you will need install a new CMOS
battery and reconfigure your BIOS settings.
The BIOS setup screen and description are for reference only, and may not
exactly match what you see on your screen. The contents of BIOS are subject
to change without notice. Please visit our website for BIOS updates.
To enter the Setup Program :
Power on the computer and press the <Del> key during the POST (Power On Self Test). The BIOS CMOS SETUP
UTILITY opens.
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The main menu displays all the major selection items. Select the item you need to reconfigure. The selection is made
by moving the cursor, press any direction (arrow key ) to the item and pressing the ‘Enter’ key. An on-line help
message is displayed at the bottom of the screen as the cursor is moved to various items which provides a better
understanding of each function. When a selection is made, the menu of the selected item will appear so that the user
can modify associated configuration parameters.
For more information regarding BIOS settings refer to the complete manual in the
bundled CD.
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5-2 Standard CMOS Setup
Choose “STANDARD CMOS FEATURES” in the CMOS SETUP UTILITY Menu. Standard CMOS Features Setup allows the
user to configure system settings such as the current date and time, type of hard disk drive installed, floppy drive
type, and display type. Memory size is auto-detected by the BIOS and displayed for your reference. When a field is
highlighted (use direction keys to move the cursor and the <Enter> key to select), the entries in the field can be
changed by pressing the <PgDn> or the <PgUp> key.
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Notes:
• If the hard disk Primary Master/Slave and Secondary Master/Slave are set to Auto, the hard disk size and
model will be auto-detected.
• The “Halt On:” field is used to determine when the BIOS will halt the system if an error occurs.
5-3 Advanced BIOS Features
Selecting the “ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES” option in the CMOS SETUP UTILITY menu allows users to change system
related parameters in the displayed menu. This menu shows all of the manufacturer’s default values for the board.
Pressing the [F1] key displays a help message for the selected item.
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CPU Feature
This field is available only for Pentium® CPU Features.
Hard Disk Boot Priority
This item allows you to select the hard disk boot priority.
Options: Pri. Master, Pri. Slave, Sec. Master, Sec. Slave, USBHDD0, USBHDD1, USBHDD2, Bootable Add-in cards.
Init Display First
This item is used to select whether to initialize the PCI-E or PCI first when the system boots.
Options: PCI Slot, PCI Express.
Hyper-Threading Technology
Enables the CPU Hyper-Threading Technology.
Options: Enables, Disabled.
It is recommend to enable Hyper-Threading Technology on system with Windows XP and Linux 2.4
and disabling it for legacy OS.
First /Second/Third Boot Device
The BIOS attempts to load the operating system from the devices in the sequence selected in these items.
Options: Removable, Hard Disk, CDROM, Legacy LAN, Disabled.
Boot Other Device
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.
Options: Enabled, Disabled.
Boot Up Floppy Seek
If this item is enabled, it checks the size of the floppy disk drives at start-up time. You don’t need to enable this item
unless you have a legacy diskette drive with 360K capacity.
Options: Enabled, Disabled.
Boot Up NumLock Status
This controls the state of the NumLock key when the system boots.
On: The keypad acts as a 10-key pad.
Off: The keypad acts like cursor keys.
Security Option
This category allows you to limit access to the System and Setup, or just to Setup.
System: The system will not boot and access to Setup will be denied unless the correct password is
entered at the prompt.
Setup: The system will boot, but access to Setup will be denied unless the correct password is
entered at the prompt.
APIC Mode
This item allows you to enable APIC (Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller) functionality.
Options: Enabled, Disabled.
HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability
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. If a device failure is predicted, the host software, through the Client WORKS S.M.A.R.T applet, warns
the user of the impending condition and advises appropriate action to protect the data.
Options: Enabled, Disabled.
Full Screen LOGO Show
This item allows you determine Full Screen LOGO display during POST.
Options: Enabled, Disabled.
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5-4 POWER BIOS Features
This page lets you adjust various parameters to obtain improved performance for overclocking.
Overclocking requires expert knowledge and risks permanent damage to system components.
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We recommend you leave these parameters at their default values for proper operation.
Auto Detect PCI Clk
When enabled the mainboard automatically disables the clock source for a PCI slot which does not have a module in it,
reducing EMI (ElectroMagnetic Interference).
Options: Enabled, Disabled.
Spread Spectrum Modulated
If you enable spread spectrum, it can significantly reduce the EMI (ElectroMagnetic Interference) generated by the
system.
Options: Enabled, Disabled.
Watch Dog Function
If you select “Enabled” and overclock fail before POST code 26h, the system will reset automatically by default configuration.
Options: Enabled, Disabled.
CPU CLOCK/SPEED
Enables you to increment the CPU’s clock generator at 1 MHz step. This works together with CPU Clock Ratio (below)
to set the CPU operating frequency.
CPU Clock Generator x CPU Clock Ratio = CPU Frequency
For example, if you have a processor that is rated at 2.4GHz and the clock generator is 200MHz, then 200MHz x 12
= 2.4GHz
Press <Enter> to display the following screen:
(When FSB is 1066MHz)
Warning:
(When FSB is 800MHz)
(When FSB is 533MHz)
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Key in the DEC (decimal) number for the CPU CLOCK/SPEED.
Overclocking failure will cause no display on the monitor. To overcome this switch off the power supply
and switch on again. Restart the system, press and hold <
default or initial setting. Refer to Hotkey summary at the end of this manual.
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PCI Ex/PCI Freq Control
Enables you to control the PCI Express and PCI Frequency.
"Enabled" allows you to fine tune its frequency at 1MHz steps using the next selection item below. Selecting "Disabled"
will lock the PCI-E/PCI frequency at 100MHz. "Auto" will increment the PCI-E/PCI frequency by a prefixed value
according to FSB.
Options: Auto, Enabled, Disabled.
PCI Ex Freq
Enables you to subtle tune the PCI Express frequency at increments of 1MHz step. Press <Enter> to display the
following screen:
Key in the DEC (decimal) number for the PCI Express frequency.
CPU Clock Ratio
Use this item to select a multiplier to set the CPU frequency. See CPU CLOCK/SPEED item above for explanation. If
your CPU multiplier is locked this option will be unavailable.
System Memory Frequency
Enables you to select a ratio of the DDRII DRAM to match the installed DRAM frequency. We recommend that you
leave this item at the default value.
Options available depend on system FSB.
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Voltage Adjust Menu
Scroll to Voltage Adjust Menu and press <Enter>. The following screen appears:
In the following items, “Default Voltage” indicates the original factory value, and “New
Voltage” indicates the value that you assign.
CPU Vcore Voltage
This item allows you to adjust the CPU Vcore voltage.
Options: +0.0000V to +0.4000V in 0.0125V increments. We recommend that you leave this at the default value.
Chipset Voltage
This item allows you to adjust the Chipset voltage.
Options: +0.00V to +0.30V in 0.1V increments. We recommend that you leave this at the default value.
VDIMM Voltage
This item allows you to adjust the DIMM slot voltage.
Options: +0.00V to +0.35V in 0.05V increments. We recommend that you leave this at the default value.
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Section 6 -- Driver & Utility
After the operating system has been installed, you need to install the drivers for the mainboard.
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Please select:
Method 1
Auto Installation
Method 2
Insert the bundled CD into the CD-ROM and the main menu screen will appear. The main menu displays links to
the supported drivers, utilities and software.
Method 1
This item installs all drivers automatically.
Method 2
This item allows you to install the drivers selectively.
Step 1 : Click “INTEL CHIPSET INF FILES” to install chipset driver.
Step 2 : Click “REALTEK LAN Driver” to install LAN driver.
Step 3 : Click “REALTEK High Definition Audio Driver” to install audio driver.
Step 4 : Click “INTEL APPLICATION ACCELERATOR RAID EDITION” to install RAID driver. (Optional)
Once the drivers have been successfully installed, you may proceed to install the bundled utility software.
Manual Installation
Please visit www.windowsupdate.com to update Windows XP
before installing the Intel series driver
>> INTEL CHIPSET INF FILES
>> REALTEK LAN Driver
>> REALTEK High Definition Audio Driver
>> INTEL APPLICATION ACCELERATOR RAID EDITION
Main menu items may vary depending on model you purchased.
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Section 7 -- Ghost BIOS
Ghost BIOS helps you to recover from a corrupted BIOS situation, which normally would leave your system unable to
boot. Ghost BIOS lets you repair the BIOS yourself saving the hassle of returning the mainboard for repair.
Preparing for Ghost BIOS:Preparing for Ghost BIOS:
Preparing for Ghost BIOS:
Preparing for Ghost BIOS:Preparing for Ghost BIOS:
1. Install the Thunder Flash utility found in the bundled CD.
2. Create a BIOS Recovery Disk (BRD) with this utility.
“LOAD”
Making BIOS Recovery Disk:
1. Run the Thunder Flash utility.
2. Connect to the internet.
3. Insert a blank floppy disk into floppy drive and click "LOAD".
4. Keep this floppy in a safe place for future use.
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1. Choose to recover from BIOS Recovery Disk floppy, insert the floppy disk created earlier and click "1".
2. Choose to recover from mainboard system driver CD, insert driver CD into optical drive and click "2".
Note that system driver CD consists only of Safe Mode BIOS. Proper BIOS must be updated
after it's recovered.
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If the screen below is shown, that means your BIOS version is not
updated. Refer to Magic Flash steps to update the BIOS.
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Section 8 -- Appendix
8-1 Post Codes8-1 Post Codes
8-1 Post Codes
8-1 Post Codes8-1 Post Codes
POST (hex) DESCRIPTION
CFh Test CMOS R/W functionality.
C0h Early chipset initialization:
C1h Detect memory
C3h Expand compressed BIOS code to DRAM
C5h Call chipset hook to copy BIOS back to E000 & F000 shadow RAM.
01h Expand the Xgroup codes locating in physical address 1000:0
02h Reserved
03h Initial Superio_Early_Init switch.
04h Reserved
05h 1. Blank out screen
06h Reserved
07h 1 . Clear 8042 interface
08h 1. Test special keyboard controller for Winbond 977 series Super I/O chips.
09h Reserved
0Ah 1. Disable PS/2 mouse interface (optional).
0B-0Dh Reserved
0Eh Test F000h segment shadow to see whether it is R/W-able or not. If test fails, keep
0Fh Reserved
10h Auto detect flash type to load appropriate flash R/W codes into the run time area in
11h Reserved
12h Use walking 1’s algorithm to check out interface in CMOS circuitry.
13h Reserved
14h Program chipset default values into chipset. Chipset default values are MODBIN able
15h Reserved
16h Initial Early_Init_Onboard_Generator switch.
17h Reserved
18h Detect CPU information including brand, SMI type (Cyrix or Intel) and CPU level (586 or
19-1Ah Reserved
1Bh Initial interrupts vector table. If no special specified, all H/W interrupts are directed to
1Ch Reserved
1Dh Initial EARLY_PM_INIT switch.
1Eh Reserved
1Fh Load keyboard matrix (notebook platform)
20h Reserved
- Disable shadow RAM
- Disable L2 cache (socket 7 or below)
- Program basic chipset registers
- Auto-detection of DRAM size, type and ECC.
- Auto-detection of L2 cache (socket 7 or below)
2. Clear CMOS error flag
2. Initialize 8042 self-test
2. Enable keyboard interface.
2. Auto detect ports for keyboard & mouse followed by a port & interface swap
(optional).
3. Reset keyboard for Winbond 977 series Super I/O chips.
beeping the speaker.
F000 for ESCD & DMI support.
Also set real-time clock power status, and then check for override.
by OEM customers.
686).
SPURIOUS_INT_HDLR & S/W interrupts to URIOUS_soft_HDLR.
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21h HPM initialization (notebook platform)
22h Reserved
23h 1 . Check validity of RTC value:
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24-26h Reserved
27h Initialize INT 09 buffer
28h Reserved
29h 1. Program CPU internal MTRR (P6 & PII) for 0-640K memory address.
2A-2Ch Reserved
2Dh 1. Initialize multi-language
2E-32h Reserved
33h Reset keyboard except Winbond 977 series Super I/O chips.
34-3Bh Reserved
3Ch Test 8254
3Dh Reserved
3Eh Test 8259 interrupt mask bits for channel 1.
3Fh Reserved
40h Test 8259 interrupt mask bits for channel 2.
41h Reserved
42h Reserved
43h Test 8259 functionality.
44h Reserved
45-46h Reserved
47h Initialize EISA slot
48h Reserved
49h 1. Calculate total memory by testing the last double word of each 64K page.
4A-4Dh Reserved
4Eh 1. Program MTRR of M1 CPU
4Fh Reserved
50h Initialize USB
51h Reserved
52h Test all memory (clear all extended memory to 0)
53-54h Reserved
55h Display number of processors (multi-processor platform)
56h Reserved
57h 1. Display PnP logo
e.g. a value of 5Ah is an invalid value for RTC minute.
2. Load CMOS settings into BIOS stack. If CMOS checksum fails, use default value
instead.
3. Prepare BIOS resource map for PCI & PnP use. If ESCD is valid, take into
consideration of the ESCD’s legacy information.
4. Onboard clock generator initialization. Disable respective clock resource to empty
PCI & DIMM slots.
5. Early PCI initialization:
-Enumerate PCI bus number
-Assign memory & I/O resource
-Search for a valid VGA device & VGA BIOS, and put it into C000:0.
2. Initialize the APIC for Pentium class CPU.
3. Program early chipset according to CMOS setup.
Example: onboard IDE controller.
4. Measure CPU speed.
5. Invoke video BIOS.
2. Put information on screen display, including Award title, CPU type, CPU speed ….
2. Program writes allocation for AMD K5 CPU.
2. Initialize L2 cache for P6 class CPU & program CPU with proper cacheable range.
3. Initialize the APIC for P6 class CPU.
4. On MP platform, adjust the cacheable range to smaller one in case the cacheable
ranges between each CPU are not identical.
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2. Early ISA PnP initialization
-Assign CSN to every ISA PnP device.
58h Reserved
59h Initialize the combined Trend Anti-Virus code.
5Ah Reserved
5Bh (Optional Feature) Show message for entering AWDFLASH.EXE from FDD (optional)
5Ch Reserved
5Dh 1. Initialize Init_Onboard_Super_IO switch.
2. Initialize Init_Onbaord_AUDIO switch.
5E-5Fh Reserved
60h Okay to enter Setup utility; i.e. not until this POST stage can users enter the CMOS setup
utility.
61-64h Reserved
65h Initialize PS/2 Mouse
66h Reserved
67h Prepare memory size information for function call: INT 15h ax=E820h
68h Reserved
69h Turn on L2 cache
6Ah Reserved
6Bh Program chipset registers according to items described in Setup & Auto-configuration
table.
6Ch Reserved
6Dh 1. Assign resources to all ISA PnP devices.
2. Auto assign ports to onboard COM ports if the corresponding item in Setup is set to
“AUTO”.
6Eh Reserved
6Fh 1. Initialize floppy controller
2. Set up floppy related fields in 40:hardware.
70-72h Reserved
73h (Optional Feature) Enter AWDFLASH.EXE if :
-AWDFLASH is found in floppy drive.
-ALT+F2 is pressed
74h Reserved
75h Detect & install all IDE devices: HDD, LS120, ZIP, CDROM…..
76h Reserved
77h Detect serial ports & parallel ports.
78h-79h Reserved
7Ah Detect & install co-processor
7B-7Eh Reserved
7Fh 1. Switch back to text mode if full screen logo is supported.
-If errors occur, report errors & wait for keys
-If no errors occur or F1 key is pressed to continue:
Clear EPA or customization logo.
80h-81h Reserved
82h 1. Call chipset power management hook.
2. Recover the text font used by EPA logo (not for full screen logo)
3. If password is set, ask for password.
83h Save all data in stack back to CMOS
84h Initialize ISA PnP boot devices
85h 1. USB final Initialization
2. NET PC: Build SYSID structure
3. Switch screen back to text mode
4. Set up ACPI table at top of memory.
5. Invoke ISA adapter ROMs
6. Assign IRQs to PCI devices
7. Initialize APM
8. Clear noise of IRQs.
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86-92h Reserved
93h Read HDD boot sector information for Trend Anti-Virus code
94h 1. Enable L2 cache
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95h 1. Program daylight saving
96h 1. Build MP table
FFh Boot attempt (INT 19h)
2. Program boot up speed
3. Chipset final initialization.
4. Power management final initialization
5. Clear screen & display summary table
6. Program K6 write allocation
7. Program P6 class write combining
2. Update keyboard LED & typematic rate
2. Build & update ESCD
3. Set CMOS century to 20h or 19h
4. Load CMOS time into DOS timer tick
5. Build MSIRQ routing table.
8-2 HotK8-2 HotK
8-2 HotK
8-2 HotK8-2 HotK
Hotkeys are special keyboard buttons that activate hidden commands at various stages of bootup. Most Hotkeys
serve mainly as trouble shooting tools while others as simple shortcuts for user's convenience.
Below is a reference list of Hotkeys available:
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HotKey1 Description How to use2 Note
Alt+F2
Home
Insert
Ctrl+F1 ~ F12
Any Key
ESC
Force BIOS update from floppy
Enter Ghost BIOS interface
Clear CMOS when system hang
up from overclock
Keyboard Power On
(depend on setting in BIOS)
Keyboard Power On
(depend on setting in BIOS)
EZ-Boot, a pop-up manual to
easily select boot device.
Power on the system and wait for the “Alt+F2 to enter
AWDFLASH” message to appear, press the <Alt+F2> key to
force BIOS update from floppy.
In power off state, press and hold <Home> key, then power
on. The system will enter Ghost BIOS interface.
In power off state, press and hold <Insert> key, then power on.
This will Clear CMOS and revert t he BIOS to default or initial
setting.
In power off or suspend state, press hot key combination to
power on or wake up the system.
In power off or suspend state, press any key to power on or
wake up the system.
After power on, before jump to next page, press <ESC> key to
pop-up the [Boot device list] page.
Models with
Ghost BIOS
only
1. Hotkeys are generally common to all boards. There may be remote cases where some Hotkeys
may not work due to design limitation of hardware or BIOS.
2. In some cases the Hotkey will not work after AC power has been previously disconnected.
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