LANPARTY NFII ULTRA B User Guide

Rev. A+ System Board User’s Manual
75300331
Copyright
This publication contains information that is protected by copy­right. No part of it may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any transformation/adaptation without the prior written permission from the copyright holders.
This publication is provided for informational purposes only. The manufacturer makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents or use of this manual and specifically disclaims any express or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. The user will assume the entire risk of the use or the results of the use of this document. Further, the manufacturer reserves the right to revise this publication and make changes to its contents at any time, without obligation to notify any person or entity of such revisions or changes.
© 2003 All Rights Reserved.
Trademarks
Microsoft® MS-DOS®, WindowsTM, Windows® 95, Windows® 98, Windows® 98 SE, Windows® ME, Windows® 2000, Windows NT
4.0 and Windows® XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. AMD, AthlonTM XP and AthlonTM are registered trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. nVIDIA® is a regis­tered trademark of NVIDIA Corporation. Award is a registered trademark of Award Software, Inc. Other trademarks and regis­tered trademarks of products appearing in this manual are the properties of their respective holders.
Caution
To avoid damage to the system:
• Use the correct AC input voltage range
To reduce the risk of electric shock:
• Unplug the power cord before removing the system chassis cover for installation or servicing. After installation or servicing, cover the system chassis before plugging the power cord.
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Battery:
• Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced.
• Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommend the manufacturer.
• Dispose of used batteries according to the battery manufacturer’s
Joystick or MIDI port:
• Do not use any joystick or MIDI device that requires more than 10A current at 5V DC. There is a risk of fire for devices that exceed this limit.
instructions.
FCC and DOC Statement on Class B
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
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• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help.
Notice:
1. The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.
2. Shielded interface cables must be used in order to comply with the emission limits.
Notice
This user’s manual contains detailed information about the system board. If, in some cases, some information doesn’t match those shown in the multilingual manual, the multilingual manual should always be regarded as the most updated version. The multilingual manual is included in the system board package.
To view the user’s manual, insert the CD into a CD-ROM drive. The autorun screen (Mainboard Utility CD) will appear. Click the “TOOLS” icon then click “Manual” on the main menu.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 - Introduction
1.1 Features and Specifications.................................................................................
1.2 Package Checklist.........................................................................................................
Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation
2.1 System Board Layout ........................................................................................
2.2 Installing the CPU....................................................................................................
2.3 System Memor y........................................................................................................
2.4 Jumper Settings...........................................................................................................
2.5 Rear Panel I/O Ports............................................................................................
2.6 I/O Connectors..........................................................................................................
Chapter 3 - Award BIOS Setup Utility
3.1 The Basic Input/Output System....................................................................
3.1.1 Standard CMOS Features.............................................................
3.1.2 Advanced BIOS Features..............................................................
3.1.3 Advanced Chipset Features .....................................................
3.1.4 Integrated Peripherals........................................................................
3.1.5 Power Management Setup..........................................................
3.1.6 PnP/PCI Configurations....................................................................
3.1.7 PC Health Status...................................................................................
3.1.8 Genie BIOS Setting.............................................................................
3.1.9 CMOS Reloaded.....................................................................................
3.1.10 Load Optimized Defaults..............................................................
3.1.11 Set Supervisor Password...............................................................
3.1.12 Set User Password..............................................................................
3.1.13 Save & Exit Setup.................................................................................
3.1.14 Exit Without Saving.............................................................................
3.2 Sil3114 SataRAID BIOS...........................................................................................
3.3 Selecting the First Boot Device During POST.............................
3.4 Updating the BIOS.......................................................................................................
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Chapter 4 - Supported Softwares
4.1 Desktop Management Interface..................................................................
4.2 Drivers, Utilities and Software Applications..................................
4.3 Installation Notes........................................................................................................
Appendix A - Using the Suspend to RAM
Function
A.1 Using the Suspend to RAM Function..................................................
Appendix B - System Error Messages
B.1 POST Beep......................................................................................................................
B.2 Error Messages.............................................................................................................
Appendix C - Troubleshooting
C.1 Troubleshooting Checklist...................................................................................
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Introduction

Chapter 1 - Introduction
1.1 Features and Specifications
1.1.1 Features
Chipset
• nVIDIA® nForce2 chipset
- nForce2 Ultra 400
- nForce2 MCP-T
Processor
The system board is equipped with Socket-A for PGA processor. It is also equipped with a switching voltage regulator that auto­matically detects 1.100V to 1.850V.
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• AMD AthlonTM XP 266/333/400MHz FSB
• AMD Athlon
• AMD Duron
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200/266MHz FSB
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200/266MHz FSB
Important:
To ensure proper boot up and operation of your system, you must power-off the system then turn off the power supply’s switch or unplug the AC power cord prior to replacing the CPU.
System Memory
• Supports dual channel memory interface
• Supports up to 3GB memory (unbuffered DIMM)
• Suppor ts PC1600 (DDR200), PC2100 (DDR266), PC2700 (DDR333) and PC 3200 (DDR 400) DDR SDRAM DIMM,
2.5V type
• Three 184-pin DDR SDRAM DIMM sockets
DIMMs
2MBx64 4MBx64 8MBx64
Memory Size
16MB 32MB 64MB
DIMMs
16MBx64 32MBx64 64MBx64
Memory Size
128MB 256MB 512MB
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Expansion Slots
• 1 AGP slot
• 5 PCI slots
AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port)
AGP is an interface designed to support high performance 3D graphics cards. It utilizes a dedicated pipeline to access system memory for texturing, z-buffering and alpha blending. The AGP slot supports AGP 8x with up to 2132MB/sec. bandwidth and AGP 4x with up to 1066MB/sec. bandwidth for 3D graphics applications. AGP in this system board will deliver faster and better graphics to your PC.
Onboard Audio Features
• Realtek ALC650
• AC’97 2.2 S/PDIF extension compliant codec
• Supports Microsoft® DirectSound/DirectSound 3D
• AC’97 supported with full duplex, independent sample rate converter for audio recording and playback
• S/PDIF-in/out interface
• 6-channel audio output
S/PDIF
S/PDIF is a standard audio file transfer format that transfers digital audio signals to a device without having to be converted first to an analog format. This prevents the quality of the audio signal from degrading whenever it is converted to analog. S/PDIF is usu­ally found on digital audio equipment such as a DAT machine or audio processing device. The S/PDIF connector on the system board sends surround sound and 3D audio signal outputs to am­plifiers and speakers and to digital recording devices like CD re­corders.
6-channel Audio
The center/bass and rear out jacks which support four audio out­put signals: center channel, subwoofer, rear right channel and rear left channel; together with the line-out (2-channel) jack support 6-channel audio output.
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Onboard Dual LAN Features
• nVIDIA® nForce2 MCP-T and ICS1893 Phy
- Full duplex support at both 10 and 100 Mbps
• Realtek RTL8110S Gigabit LAN
- Full duplex support at 10, 100 and 1000 Mbps
• Integrated IEEE 802.3, 10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX compatible PHY
• Integrated power management functions
• Supports IEEE 802.3u auto-negotiation
PCI Bus Master IDE Controller
• Supports ATA/33, ATA/66, ATA/100 and ATA/133 hard drives
• UDMA Modes 3, 4, 5 and 6 Enhanced IDE (data transfer rate up to 133MB/sec.)
• Bus mastering reduces CPU utilization during disk transfer
• Supports ATAPI CD-ROM, LS-120 and ZIP
SATA IDE/RAID Interface
• Silicon Image Sil3114 PCI to Serial ATA controller
• Supports four SATA (Serial ATA) interfaces which are compli­ant with SATA 1.0 specification (1.5Gbps interface)
• Supports RAID 0 and RAID 1
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Serial ATA (SATA) is a storage interface that is compliant with SATA 1.0 specification. With speed of up to 1.5Gbps, it improves hard drive performance even in data intensive environments such as audio/video, consumer electronics and entry-level servers.
IEEE 1394 Interface
• nVIDIA® nForce2 MCP-T and Agere FW803 Phy chips
• Supports three 100/200/400 Mb/sec ports
IEEE 1394 is fully compliant with the 1394 OHCI (Open Host Controller Interface) 1.1 specification. It suppor ts up to 63 de­vices that can run simultaneously on a system. 1394 is a fast ex­ternal bus standard that supports data transfer rates of up to 400Mbps. In addition to its high speed, it also supports iso­chronous data transfer which is ideal for video devices that need to transfer high levels of data in real-time. 1394 supports both Plug-and-Play and hot plugging.
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Introduction
IrDA Interface
The system board is equipped with an IrDA connector for wire­less connectivity between your computer and peripheral devices. The IRDA (Infrared Data Association) specification supports data transfers of 115K baud at a distance of 1 meter.
USB Ports
The system board supports USB 2.0 and USB 1.1 ports. USB 1.1 supports 12Mb/second bandwidth while USB 2.0 supports 480Mb/ second bandwidth providing a marked improvement in device transfer speeds between your computer and a wide range of simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals..
BIOS
• Award BIOS, Windows® 95/98/2000/ME/XP Plug and Play compatible
• Genie BIOS provides:
- CPU/DRAM/AGP overclocking
- CPU/AGP/DRAM/Chipset overvoltage
• Supports SCSI sequential boot-up
• Flash EPROM for easy BIOS upgrades
• Supports DMI 2.0 function
• 4Mbit flash memory
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Desktop Management Interface (DMI)
The system board comes with a DMI 2.0 built into the BIOS. The DMI utility in the BIOS automatically records various information about your system configuration and stores these information in the DMI pool, which is a part of the system board's Plug and Play BIOS. DMI, along with the appropriately networked software, is designed to make inventory, maintenance and troubleshooting of computer systems easier.
Introduction
Rear Panel I/O Ports (PC 99 color-coded connectors)
• 1 PS/2 mouse port
• 1 PS/2 keyboard port
• 1 DB-9 serial port
• 1 DB-25 parallel port
• 4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports
• 2 RJ45 LAN ports
• 2 S/PDIF RCA jacks (S/PDIF-in and S/PDIF-out)
• 3 audio jacks: line-out, line-in and mic-in
• 2 audio jacks for center/bass and rear out
I/O Connectors
• 1 connector for 2 additional external USB 2.0/1.1 ports
• 3 connectors for 3 external IEEE 1394 por ts
• 1 front audio connector for external line-out and mic-in jacks
• 2 internal audio connectors (AUX-in and CD-in)
• 1 S/PDIF connector for optical cable connection
• 1 connector for IrDA interface
• 4 Serial ATA connectors
• 2 IDE connectors
• 1 floppy connector
• 2 ATX power supply connectors
• 3 fan connectors for CPU fan, chassis fan and 2nd fan
• 4 diagnostic LEDs
• 1 diagnostic LED connector for external 4 diagnostic LEDs display
• EZ touch switches (power switch and reset switch)
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1.1.2 System Health Monitor Functions
The system board is capable of monitoring the following “system health” conditions.
• Monitors CPU/system temperature
• Monitors ±12V/5V/3.3V/VBAT(V)/5VSB(V) voltages
• Monitors CPU/chassis fan speed
• Read back capability that displays temperature, voltage and fan speed
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1.1.3 Intelligence
CPU Temperature Protection
The CPU Temperature Protection function has the capability of monitoring the CPU’s temperature during system boot-up. To pre­vent CPU overheat and damage, the system will automatically shutdown once it has detected that the CPU’s temperature ex­ceeded the temperature limit pre-defined by the system.
Overvoltage
The Overvoltage function allows you to manually adjust to a higher core voltage that is supplied to the CPU, AGP, DRAM and/ or chipset. Although this function is supported, we do not recom­mend that you use a higher voltage because unstable current may be supplied to the system board causing damage.
Overclocking
The Overclocking function allows you to adjust the CPU and DRAM clock. However, overclocking may result to the CPU’s or system’s instability and are not guaranteed to provide better sys­tem performance.
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Dual Function Power Button
Depending on the setting in the “Soft-Off By PBTN” field of the Power Management Setup, this switch will allow the system to enter the Soft-Off or Suspend mode.
Wake-On-Ring
This feature allows the system that is in the Suspend mode or Soft Power Off mode to wake-up/power-on to respond to calls coming from an external modem or respond to calls from a modem PCI card that uses the PCI PME (Power Management Event) signal to remotely wake up the PC.
Important:
If you are using a modem add-in card, the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support a minimum of ≥720mA.
Introduction
Wake-On-LAN
This feature allows the network to remotely wake up a Soft Power Down (Soft-Off) PC. It is supported via the onboard LAN port or via a PCI LAN card that uses the PCI PME (Power Man­agement Event) signal. However, if your system is in the Suspend mode, you can power-on the system only through an IRQ or DMA interrupt.
Important:
The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support
720mA.
Wake-On-PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse
This function allows you to use the PS/2 keyboard or PS/2 mouse to power-on the system.
Important:
The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support
720mA.
Wake-On-USB
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This function allows you to use a USB device to wake up a system from the S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state.
Important:
• If you are using the Wake-On-USB function for 2 USB ports, the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support
1.5A.
• If you are using the Wake-On-USB function for 3 or more USB ports, the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support ≥2A.
RTC Timer to Power-on the System
The RTC installed on the system board allows your system to automatically power-on on the set date and time.
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ACPI
The system board is designed to meet the ACPI (Advanced Con­figuration and Power Interface) specification. ACPI has energy sav­ing features that enables PCs to implement Power Management and Plug-and-Play with operating systems that support OS Direct Power Management. Currently, only Windows supports the ACPI function. ACPI when enabled in the Power Management Setup will allow you to use the Suspend to RAM function.
With the Suspend to RAM function enabled, you can power-off the system at once by pressing the power button or selecting “Standby” when you shut down Windows without having to go through the sometimes tiresome process of closing files, applications and operating system. This is because the system is capable of storing all programs and data files during the entire operating session into RAM (Random Access Memory) when it powers-off. The operating session will resume exactly where you left off the next time you power-on the system.
Important:
The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support
1A.
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AC Power Failure Recovery
When power returns after an AC power failure, you may choose to either power-on the system manually, let the system power-on automatically or return to the state where you left off before power failure occurs.
1.2 Package Checklist
The system board package contains the following items:
; One LANPARTY NFII ULTRA B system board ; One LANPARTY NFII ULTRA B user’s manuals ; One LANPARTY NFII ULTRA B quick installation guide ; Two Serial ATA data cables ; One Serial ATA power cable ; One card-edge bracket mounted with 2 IEEE 1394 ports ; Two IDE round cables ; One FDD round cable ; One PC Transpo kit ; One FrontX device equipped with:
- Two USB 2.0/1.1 ports
- One IEEE 1394 port
- One line-out jack
- One mic-in jack
- Four diagnostic LEDs
; One I/O shield ; One thermal paste ; One LANPARTY sticker ; One case badge ; One pack of jumper caps (five 2.54mm jumper caps) ; One “Silicon Image Sil3114 RAID Drivers” diskette ; One “Mainboard Utility” CD ; One “WinDVD/WinRIP Utility” CD
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If any of these items are missing or damaged, please contact your dealer or sales representative for assistance.
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Hardware Installation

Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation
2.1 System Board Layout
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Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage your system board, proces­sor, disk drives, add-in boards, and other components. Perform the upgrade instruction procedures described at an ESD workstation only. If such a station is not available, you can provide some ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap and attaching it to a metal part of the system chassis. If a wrist strap is unavailable, establish and maintain contact with the system chassis throughout any procedures requiring ESD protection.
2.2 System Memory
DDR 1 DDR 2
DDR 3
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The system board supports DDR SDRAM DIMM. Double Data Rate SDRAM (DDR SDRAM) is a type of SDRAM that doubles the data rate through reading and writing at both the rising and falling edge of each clock. This effectively doubles the speed of operation therefore doubling the speed of data transfer.
Refer to chapter 1 (System Memory section) for detailed specifi­cation of the memory supported by the system board.
The three DDR DIMM sockets on the system board are divided into 2 channels:
1st channel - DDR 1 and DDR 2 2nd channel - DDR 3
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The system board supports the following memory interface.
Single Channel (SC)
Data will be accessed in chunks of 64 bits (8B) from the memory channels.
Dual Channel (DC)
Dual channel provides better system performance because it doubles the data transfer rate.
Single Channel
Dual Channel
DIMMs are on the same channel.
DIMMs in a channel can be identical or
completely different. However, we highly recommend using identical DIMMs.
Not all slots need to be populated.
DIMMs of the same memor y configu-
ration are on different channels.
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2.2.1 Installing the DIM Module
A DIM module simply snaps into a DIMM socket on the system board. Pin 1 of the DIM module must correspond with Pin 1 of the socket.
Notch Key
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Tab
Pin 1
1. Pull the “tabs” which are at the ends of the socket to the side.
2. Position the DIMM above the socket with the “notch” in the module aligned with the “key” on the socket.
3. Seat the module vertically into the socket. Make sure it is completely seated. The tabs will hold the DIMM in place.
Tab
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2.3 CPU
2.3.1 Overview
The system board is equipped with a surface mount Socket A CPU socket. This socket is exclusively designed for installing an AMD CPU.
2.3.2 Installing the CPU
1. Make sure the PC and all other peripheral devices connected to it has been powered down.
2. Disconnect all power cords and cables.
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3. Locate Socket A on the system board.
4. Unlock the socket by pushing the lever sideways, away from the socket, then lifting it up to a 90o angle. Make sure the socket is lifted to at least this angle otherwise the CPU will not fit in properly.
Lever
Hardware Installation
5. Position the CPU above the socket then align the gold mark on the corner of the CPU (designated as pin 1) with pin 1 of the socket.
Important:
Handle the CPU by its edges and avoid touching the pins.
Gold mark
Pin 1
6. Insert the CPU into the socket until it is seated in place. The CPU will fit in only one orientation and can easily be inserted without exerting any force.
Important:
Do not force the CPU into the socket. Forcing the CPU into the socket may bend the pins and damage the CPU.
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7. Once the CPU is in place, push down the lever to lock the socket. The lever should click on the side tab to indicate that the CPU is completely secured in the socket.
Lever lock
2.3.3 Installing the Fan and Heat Sink
The CPU must be kept cool by using a CPU fan with heat sink. Without sufficient air circulation across the CPU and heat sink, the CPU will overheat damaging both the CPU and system board.
1. Before you install the fan / heat sink, you must apply a ther­mal paste onto the top of the CPU. The thermal paste, which is usually supplied together with the CPU, looks somewhat similar to the one shown below. Do not spread the paste all over the surface. When you later place the heat sink on top of the CPU, the compound will disperse evenly.
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Do not apply the paste if the fan / heat sink already has a patch of thermal paste on its underside. Peel the strip that covers the paste then place the fan / heat sink on top of the CPU.
Strip
2. After placing the fan / heat sink on top of the CPU, latch the retaining clip on one side of the fan heat sink onto the pro­truding tab on the side of the socket.
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Retaining clip
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3. Push down the other retaining clip until it latches and lock onto the protruding tab on that side of the socket. Make sure there is sufficient air circulation across the CPU fan and heat sink.
4. Connect the CPU fan’s cable connector to the CPU fan con­nector on the system board.
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2.4 Jumper Settings
2.4.1 Jumper Settings for Clearing CMOS Data
JP1
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1-2 On: Normal
(default)
If you encounter the following,
a) CMOS data becomes corrupted. b) You forgot the keyboard, supervisor or user password. c) You are unable to boot-up the computer system because the proc-
essor’s clock/ratio was incorrectly set in the BIOS.
you can reconfigure the system with the default values stored in the ROM BIOS.
To load the default values stored in the ROM BIOS, please follow the steps below.
1. Power-off the system and unplug the power cord.
2. Set JP1 pins 2 and 3 to On. Wait for a few seconds and set JP1 back to its default setting, pins 1 and 2 On.
3. Plug the power cord and power-on the system.
If your reason for clearing the CMOS data is due to incorrect setting of the processor’s clock/ratio in the BIOS, please pro­ceed to step 4.
Clear CMOS Data
312312
2-3 On:
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4. After powering-on the system, press <Del> to enter the main menu of the BIOS.
5. Select the Genie BIOS Setting submenu and press <Enter>.
6. Set the “CPU Clock Setting” or “CPU Ratio” field to its de­fault setting or an appropriate bus clock or frequency ratio. Refer to the Genie BIOS Setting section in chapter 3 for more information.
7. Press <Esc> to return to the main menu of the BIOS setup utility. Select “Save & Exit Setup” and press <Enter>.
8. Type <Y> and press <Enter>.
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2.4.2 Jumper Settings for Selecting the CPU’s FSB
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J8
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On: Other CPUs
(default)
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Off: 100MHz
This jumper is used to select the front side bus of the CPU installed on the system board.
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To ensure proper boot up and operation of your system, you must power-off the system then turn off the power supply’s switch or unplug the AC power cord prior to altering the setting of the jumper.
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2.5 Rear Panel I/O Ports
Hardware Installation
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PS/2
Mouse
PS/2
K/B
The rear panel I/O ports consist of the following:
• PS/2 mouse port
• PS/2 keyboard port
• Parallel port
• COM port
• S/PDIF-in jack
• S/PDIF-out jack
• LAN ports
• USB ports
• Mic-in jack
• Line-in jack
• Line-out jack
• Center/Bass jack
• Rear out jack
Parallel
COM S/PDIF-in
S/PDIF-out
LAN 1
USB 1-2
LAN 2
USB 4
USB 3-4
Mic-in
Line-in
Center/Bass
Rear out
Line-out
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2.5.1 PS/2 Mouse and PS/2 Keyboard Ports
PS/2 Mouse
PS/2 Keyboard
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The system board is equipped with an onboard PS/2 mouse (Green) and PS/2 keyboard (Purple) ports - both at location CN1 of the system board. The PS/2 mouse port uses IRQ12. If a mouse is not connected to this port, the system will reserve IRQ12 for other expansion cards.
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Warning:
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Make sure to turn off your computer prior to connecting or disconnecting a mouse or keyboard. Failure to do so may dam­age the system board.
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Wake-On-PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse
The Wake-On-PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse function allows you to use the PS/2 keyboard or PS/2 mouse to power-on the system. To use this function:
BIOS Setting:
“Keyboard/Mouse Power On” in the Power Management Setup submenu of the BIOS must be set accordingly. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.
Important:
The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support
720mA.
Hardware Installation
2.5.2 Serial Port
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The system board is equipped with an onboard serial port (Teal/ Turquoise) at location CN6 of the system board. It is a RS-232C asynchronous communication port with 16C550A-compatible UART that can be used with a modem, serial printer, remote display terminal or other serial devices.
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BIOS Setting
Select the serial port’s I/O address in the Integrated Peripherals submenu (“Super IO Device” section) of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.
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2.5.3 Parallel Port
Parallel
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The system board has a standard parallel port (Burgundy) at lo­cation CN9 for interfacing your PC to a parallel printer. It sup­ports SPP, ECP and EPP.
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Setting
SPP (Standard Parallel Port)
ECP (Extended Capabilities Por t)
EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port)
BIOS Setting
Select the parallel port’s mode in the Integrated Peripherals submenu (“Super IO Device” section) of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.
Allows normal speed operation but in one direction only.
Allows parallel port to operate in bidirectional mode and at a speed faster than the SPP’s data transfer rate.
Allows bidirectional parallel port operation at maximum speed.
Function
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