LANPARTY X48-T3RS User Guide

System Board User’s Manual

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Trademarks

Windows® 2000 and Windows® XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft 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.

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:

• 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.

Table of Contents

Warranty.................................................................................................

Static Electricity Precaution................................................................

Safety Measures.....................................................................................

About the Package...............................................................................

Before Using the System Board.........................................................

Chapter 1 - Introduction....................................................................

Specifications...................................................................................................................................

Features..............................................................................................................................................

Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation....................................................

System Board Layout ..........................................................................................................

System Memory..........................................................................................................................

CPU.......................................................................................................................................................

Northbridge Heat Sink........................................................................................................

Jumper Settings............................................................................................................................

Rear Panel I/O Ports.............................................................................................................

Bernstein Audio Module......................................................................................................

Internal I/O Connectors.....................................................................................................

5 6 6 7 7

8 8

16 16 17 23 28 32 39 41 43

Chapter 3 - BIOS Setup......................................................................

Award BIOS Setup Utility.................................................................................................

RAID BIOS.....................................................................................................................................

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

Chapter 4 - Supported Software.......................................................

Chapter 5 - RAID.................................................................................

Chapter 6 - ATI CrossFire Technology.............................................

Appendix A - System Error Message...............................................

Appendix B - Troubleshooting..........................................................

Appendix C -Debug LED POST and Troubleshooting ...............

54 102 103

105 121 128 136 138 142

Warranty

1. Warranty does not cover damages or failures that arised from misuse of the product, inability to use the product, unauthorized replacement or alteration of components and product specifications.

2. The warranty is void if the product has been subjected to physical abuse, improper installation, modification, accidents or unauthorized repair of the product.

3. Unless otherwise instructed in this user’s manual, the user may not, under any circumstances, attempt to perform service, adjustments or repairs on the product, whether in or out of warranty. It must be returned to the purchase point, factory or authorized service agency for all such work.

4. We will not be liable for any indirect, special, incidental or consequencial damages to the product that has been modified or altered.

Introduction

Static Electricity Precautions

It is quite easy to inadvertently damage your PC, system board, components or devices even before installing them in your system unit. Static electrical discharge can damage computer components without causing any signs of physical damage. You must take extra care in handling them to ensure against electrostatic build-up.

1. To prevent electrostatic build-up, leave the system board in its anti-static bag until you are ready to install it.

2. Wear an antistatic wrist strap.

3. Do all preparation work on a static-free surface.

4. Hold the device only by its edges. Be careful not to touch any of the components, contacts or connections.

5. Avoid touching the pins or contacts on all modules and connectors. Hold modules or connectors by their ends.

Important:

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage your processor, disk drive 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.

Safety Measures

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.

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 local ordinance.

About the Package

The system board package contains the following items. If any of these items are missing or damaged, please contact your dealer or sales representative for assistance.

; One system board ; One Bernstein audio module with cable ; One IDE round cable ; One floppy round cable ; Four Serial ATA data cables ; Four Serial ATA power cables ; One I/O shield ; One RAID driver diskette ; One “Mainboard Utility” CD ; One user’s manual

Introduction

The system board and accessories in the package may not come similar to the information listed above. This may differ in accordance to the sales region or models in which it was sold. For more information about the standard package in your region, please contact your dealer or sales representative.

Before Using the System Board

Before using the system board, prepare basic system components.

If you are installing the system board in a new system, you will need at least the following internal components.

• A CPU

• Memory module

• Storage devices such as hard disk drive, CD-ROM, etc.

You will also need external system peripherals you intend to use which will normally include at least a keyboard, a mouse and a video display monitor.

Introduction

Chapter 1 - Introduction

Specifications

Processor

Chipset

System Memory

Expansion Slots

• LGA 775 socket for:

- Intel® CoreTM2 Quad and Intel® CoreTM2 Duo

• Supports Intel Enhanced Memory 64 Technology (EMT64T)

• Supports Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology (EIST)

• Supports Intel Hyper-Threading Technology

• Supports 1600/1333/1066/800MHz FSB

• Intel

• Four 240-pin DDR3 DIMM sockets

• Supports DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600MHz

• Delivers up to 21Gb/s bandwidth at 1333MHz

• Supports dual channel (128-bit wide) memory interface

• Supports up to 8GB system memory

• Supports unbuffered x8 and x16 DIMMs

• 2 PCI Express (Gen 2) x16 slots (PCIE 1 and PCIE 3)

• 1 PCI Express x1 slot (PCIE 2)

• 1 PCI Express x4 slot (PCIE 4)

• 3 PCI slots

chipset

- Northbridge: Intel® X48 Express chipset Intel® Fast Memory Access technology

- Southbridge: Intel® ICH9R

- 2-way CrossFire at x16/x16 bandwidth

- 2-way CrossFire + Physics at x16/x16/x4 bandwidth

BIOS

Audio

LAN

• Award BIOS

• 8Mbit flash memory

• CMOS Reloaded

• Bernstein audio module

- Realtek ALC885 8-channel High Definition Audio CODEC

- Center/subwoofer, rear R/L and side R/L jacks

- Line-in, line-out (front R/L) and mic-in jacks

- 2 coaxial RCA S/PDIF-in/out jacks

- 1 optical S/PDIF connector

- 1 CD-in connector

- 1 front audio connector

• DAC SNR/ADC SNR of 106dB/101dB

• Full-rate lossless content protection technology

• Marvell 88E8052 and Marvell 88E8053 PCIE Gigabit LAN controllers

• Fully compliant to IEEE 802.3 (10BASE-T), 802.3u (100BASETX) and 802.3ab (1000BASE-T) standards

Introduction

Storage

IEEE 1394

Rear Panel I/O

Internal I/O

• Intel ICH9R chip

- Intel Matrix Storage technology

- Supports up to 6 SATA devices

- SATA speed up to 3Gb/s

- RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1 and RAID 5

• JMicron JMB363 PCI Express to SATA and PATA host controller

- Supports up to 2 UltraDMA 100Mbps IDE devices

- Supports 2 SATA devices

- SATA speed up to 3Gb/s

- RAID 0 and RAID 1

• VIA VT6307

• Supports two 100/200/400 Mb/sec ports

• Mini-DIN-6 PS/2 mouse port and PS/2 keyboard port

• 1 IEEE 1394 port

• 6 USB 2.0/1.1 ports

• 2 RJ45 LAN ports

• 3 connectors for 6 additional external USB 2.0 ports

• 1 connector for an external COM por t

• 1 connector for an IEEE 1394 port

• 1 connector for the Bernstein audio module

• 1 front audio connector (on the Bernstein audio module)

• 1 CD-in connector (on the Bernstein audio module)

• 1 S/PDIF connector (on the Bernstein audio module)

• 1 IrDA connector and 1 CIR connector

• 8 Serial ATA connectors

• 1 40-pin IDE connector and 1 floppy connector

• 1 24-pin ATX power connector

• 1 8-pin 12V power connector

• 2 4-pin 5V/12V power connectors (FDD type)

• 1 front panel connector

• 6 fan connectors

• 1 diagnostic LED

• EZ touch switches (power switch and reset switch)

Power Management

Hardware Monitor

PCB

• ACPI and OS Directed Power Management

• ACPI STR (Suspend to RAM) function

• Wake-On-PS/2 / Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse

• Wake-On-LAN and Wake-On-Ring

• RTC timer to power-on the system

• AC power failure recovery

• Monitors CPU/system/Northbridge temperature and overheat alarm

• Monitors Vcore/Vdimm/Vnb/VCC5/12V/V5sb/Vbat voltages

• Monitors the speed of the cooling fans

• CPU Overheat Protection function monitors CPU temperature and fan during system boot-up - automatic shutdown upon system overheat

• 6 layers, ATX form factor ;

• 24.5cm (9.64") x 30.5cm (12")

Introduction

Features

DDR3 delivers increased system bandwidth and improved performance. It offers peak data transfer rate of up to 21 Gb/s bandwidth. The advantages of DDR3 are its higher bandwidth and its increase in performance at a

lower power than DDR2.

ATI’s CrossFire peak of performance by combining multiple GPUs in a single system. By connecting a Radeon CrossFire Edition

graphics card and a standard PCI Express graphics card, the power of the dual GPUs (Graphics Processing Units) within the system will accelerate your gaming performance and improve image quality.

Aside from dual GPU for 3D rendering, CrossFire’s new feature asymmetric processing technology, allows adding another dedicated GPU for physics processing. The 3 GPUs simultaneously handle Data Parallel Processing (DPP) computing tasks such as game rendering and physics in a single system. This provides more realistic cutting edge 3D graphics to run at high resolutions.

The Realtek ALC885 on the Bernstein audio module

supports 6 audio jacks that provide 8-channel audio

output for advanced 7.1-channel super surround sound

audio system. It is also equipped with a CD-in connector, front audio connector and S/PDIF output allowing digital connections with DVD systems or other audio/video multimedia.

technology drives your PC to a new

Introduction

S/PDIF is a standard audio file transfer format that

S/PDIFS/PDIF

S/PDIF

S/PDIFS/PDIF

it is converted to analog. S/PDIF is usually found oyn digital audio equipment such as a DAT machine or audio processing device. The S/PDIF interface on the system board sends surround sound and 3D audio signal outputs to amplifiers and speakers and to digital recording devices like CD recorders.

JMB363JMB363

JMB363

JMB363JMB363

ard parallel ATA whose data transfer rate is 100MB/s.

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

The JMicron JMB363 controller supports up to two UltraDMA 100Mbps IDE devices and two Serial ATA devices.

Serial ATA is a storage interface that is compliant with SATA 1.0 specification. Intel ICH9R and JMicron JMB363 both support speed of up to 3Gb/s. Serial ATA improves hard drive performance faster than the stand-

The Intel ICH9R chip allows configuring RAID on Serial

RAIDRAID

RAID

RAIDRAID

RAID 0 and RAID 1.

IEEEIEEE

IEEE

IEEEIEEE

13941394

1394

13941394

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 realtime. 1394 supports both Plug-and-Play and hot plugging.

ATA devices. It supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1 and RAID 5. The JMicron JMB363 chip allows configuring RAID on another 2 Serial ATA devices. It suppor ts

The Marvell 88E8052 and Marvell 88E8053 PCI Express Gigabit LAN controllers support up to 1Gbps data rate.

IEEE 1394 is fully compliant with the 1394 OHCI (Open Host Controller Interface) 1.1 specification. It supports up to 63 devices that can run simultaneously on a system. 1394 is a fast external bus standard that

Introduction

CMOS Reloaded is a technology that allows storing multiple user-defined BIOS settings by using the BIOS utility to save, load and name the settings. This is especially

useful to overclockers who require saving a variety of overclocked settings and being able to conveniently switch between these settings simultaneously.

The options in Genie BIOS allows configuring the system to optimize system performance and overclock capability.

The presence of the power switch and reset switch on the system board are user-friendly especially to DIY users. They provide convenience in powering on and/or resetting the system while fine tuning the system board

before it is installed into the system chassis.

IntelIntel

Intel

IntelIntel

Hyper-Hyper-

Hyper-

Hyper-Hyper-

ThreadingThreading

Threading

ThreadingThreading

echnologyechnology

echnology

echnologyechnology

The system board supports Intel processors with HyperThreading Technology. Enabling the functionality of HyperThreading Technology for your computer system requires ALL of the following platforms.

Components:

• CPU - an Intel

Pentium® 4 Processor with HT Technology

• Chipset - an Intel® chipset that supports HT Technology

• BIOS - a BIOS that supports HT Technology and has it enabled

• OS - an operating system that includes optimizations for HT

Technology

For more information on Hyper-Threading Technology, go to: www.intel.com/info/hyperthreading.

PCI Express Gen 2 is a high bandwidth I/O infrastructure that possesses the ability to scale speeds by forming multiple lanes. The x16 PCI Express lane supports transfer rate up to 5Gb/s.

Introduction

CPU Overheat Protection has the capability of monitor-

CPUCPU

CPU

CPUCPU

OverheatOverheat

Overheat

OverheatOverheat

ProtectionProtection

Protection

ProtectionProtection

down. This preventive measure has been added to protect the CPU from damage and insure a safe computing environment.

IrDAIrDA

IrDA

IrDAIrDA

distance of 1 meter.

USBUSB

USB

USBUSB

2.02.0

2.0

2.02.0

your computer and a wide range of simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals.

ing the CPU’s temperature during system boot up. Once the CPU’s temperature exceeded the temperature limit pre-defined by the CPU, the system will automatically shut-

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

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

akak

OnOn

RingRing

Ring

RingRing

PCI PME (Power Management Event) signal to remotely wake up the PC.

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OnOn

ANAN

However, if your system is in the Suspend mode, you can power-on the system only through an IRQ or DMA interrupt.

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

Important:

If you are using a modem add-in card, the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support a minimum of ≥720mA.

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.

Important:

The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support

≥

720mA.

Introduction

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OnOn

PS/2PS/2

PS/2

PS/2PS/2

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OnOn

USBUSB

USB

USBUSB

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.

This function allows you to use a USB keyboard or USB

mouse to wake up a system from the S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state.

Important:

If you are using the Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse function for 2 USB ports, the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support ≥1.5A. For 3 or more USB ports, the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support ≥2A.

The RTC installed on the system board allows your

RTCRTC

RTC

RTCRTC

STRSTR

STR

STRSTR

operating systems that support OS Direct Power Management. 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 the system 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

system to automatically power-on on the set date and time.

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

Introduction

(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.

When power returns after an AC power failure, you may

PowerPower

Power

PowerPower

FailureFailure

Failure

FailureFailure

RecoveryRecovery

Recovery

RecoveryRecovery

choose to either power-on the system manually or let the system power-on automatically.

Hardware Installation

Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation

System Board Layout

Warning:

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.

System Memory

Warning:

When the DRAM Power LED lit red, it indicates that power is present on the DIMM sockets. Power-off the PC then unplug the power cord prior to installing any memory modules. Failure to do so will cause severe damage to the motherboard and components.

Hardware Installation

Channel A

DIMM 2

DIMM 3

DIMM 1

Channel B

DIMM 4

DRAM Power LED

The four DIMM sockets on the system board are divided into 2 channels:

Channel A - DIMM 1 and DIMM 2 Channel B - DIMM 3 and DIMM 4

Hardware Installation

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.

Virtual Single Channel (VSC)

If both channels are populated with different memory configurations, the MCH defaults to Virtual Single Channel.

Dual Channel (DC)

Dual channel provides better system performance because it doubles the data transfer rate.

Dynamic Mode Addressing

This mode minimizes the overhead of opening/closing pages in memory banks allowing for row switching to be done less often.

Single Channel

Virtual Single Channel

Dual Channel

Dynamic Mode Addressing

DIMMs are on the same channel. DIMMs in a channel can be identical or completely different. Not all slots need to be populated.

DIMMs of different memory configurations are on different channels. Odd number of slots can be populated.

DIMMs of the same memory configuration are on different channels.

In single channel, requires even number or rows (side of the DIMM) populated. This mode can be enabled with 1 SS, 2 SS or 2 DS.

In VSC mode, both channels must have identical row structure.

BIOS Setting

Configure the system memory in the Genie BIOS Setting submenu of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

Hardware Installation

The table below lists the various optimal operating modes that should be configured for the memory channel operation.

Config

No memory

Single channel A

Single channel B

Virtual single channel

DIMM 1

P(**)

p(**)

DIMM 2

P(**)

DIMM 3

P(**)

DIMM 4

P(**)

Virtual single channel

Dual channel

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P(**)

P(*)(1,3)

P(**)

P(*)(2,4)

P(**)

P(*)(1,3)

P(**)

P(*)(2,4)

Hardware Installation

Config

Dynamic Mode Addressing

P - denotes populated E - denotes empty * - denotes DIMMs are identical ** - denotes DIMMs are not identical SS - denotes Single Sided DIMM DS - denotes Double Sided DIMM 1, 2, 3 or 4 - denotes the DDR DIMM slot

DIMM 1

P(*)(1,3)

DIMM 2

P(*)(2,4)

DIMM 3

P(*)(1,3)

DIMM 4

P(*)(2,4)

Installing the Memory Module

Note:

The system board used in the following illustrations may not resemble the actual board. These illustrations are for reference only.

1. Make sure the PC and all other peripheral devices connected to it has been powered down.

2. Disconnect all power cords and cables.

3. Locate the DIMM socket on the system board.

4. Push the “ejector tabs” which are at the ends of the socket to the side.

Hardware Installation

Ejector

tab

DIMM sockets

5. Note how the module is keyed to the socket.

Notch

Ejector tab

Key

Hardware Installation

6. Grasping the module by its edges, position the module above the socket with the “notch” in the module aligned with the “key” on the socket. The keying mechanism ensures the module can be plugged into the socket in only one way.

7. Seat the module vertically, pressing it down firmly until it is completely seated in the socket.

8. The ejector tabs at the ends of the socket will automatically snap into the locked position to hold the module in place.

Hardware Installation

CPU

Overview

The system board is equipped with a surface mount LGA 775 socket. This socket is exclusively designed for installing a LGA 775 packaged Intel CPU.

Important:

1. Before you proceed, make sure (1) the LGA775 socket1. Before you proceed, make sure (1) the LGA775 socket

1. Before you proceed, make sure (1) the LGA775 socket

1. Before you proceed, make sure (1) the LGA775 socket1. Before you proceed, make sure (1) the LGA775 socket comes with a protective cap, (2) the cap is not dam-comes with a protective cap, (2) the cap is not dam-

comes with a protective cap, (2) the cap is not dam-

comes with a protective cap, (2) the cap is not dam-comes with a protective cap, (2) the cap is not dam-

aged and (3) the socket’s contact pins are not bent. Ifaged and (3) the socket’s contact pins are not bent. If

aged and (3) the socket’s contact pins are not bent. If

aged and (3) the socket’s contact pins are not bent. Ifaged and (3) the socket’s contact pins are not bent. If the cap is missing or the cap and/or contact pins arethe cap is missing or the cap and/or contact pins are

the cap is missing or the cap and/or contact pins are

the cap is missing or the cap and/or contact pins arethe cap is missing or the cap and/or contact pins are damaged,damaged,

damaged,

damaged,damaged,

2. Make sure to keep the protective cap. RMA requests2. Make sure to keep the protective cap. RMA requests

2. Make sure to keep the protective cap. RMA requests

2. Make sure to keep the protective cap. RMA requests2. Make sure to keep the protective cap. RMA requests

will be accepted and processed only if the LGA775will be accepted and processed only if the LGA775

will be accepted and processed only if the LGA775

will be accepted and processed only if the LGA775will be accepted and processed only if the LGA775 socket comes with the protective cap.socket comes with the protective cap.

socket comes with the protective cap.

socket comes with the protective cap.socket comes with the protective cap.

contact your dealer immediately contact your dealer immediately

contact your dealer immediately

contact your dealer immediately contact your dealer immediately

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.

3. Locate the LGA 775 CPU socket on the system board.

Important:

The CPU socket must not come in contact with anything other than the CPU. Avoid unnecessary exposure. Remove the protective cap only when you are about to install the CPU.

Hardware Installation

4. The CPU socket comes with a cover that is attached with a removable protective cap. The cap is used to protect the CPU socket against dust and harmful particles. Remove the protective cap only when you are about to install the CPU.

5. Lift the protective cap from the location pointed below to detach the cap from the cover.

Cover

Protective cap

Lever

Lift this part up

6. Unlock the socket by pushing the lever down, moving it away from the side tab of the socket, then lifting it up.

7. Now lift the cover.

Lever lifted

Ta b

Cover

8. Position the CPU above the socket. The gold mark on the CPU must align with pin 1 of the CPU socket.

Important:

Handle the CPU by its edges and avoid touching the pins.

Hardware Installation

Pin 1 of the socket

9. 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.

Gold mark

Hardware Installation

10. Once the CPU is in place, move the cover down.

11. Push the lever down to lock the socket. The lever should hook onto the side tab to indicate that the CPU is completely secured in the socket.

Installing the Fan and Heat Sink

Cover

Lever

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.

Note:

• Use only certified fan and heat sink.

• The fan and heat sink package usually contains the fan and

heat sink assembly, and an installation guide. If the installation procedure in the installation guide differs from the one in this section, please follow the installation guide in the package.

1. Before you install the fan / heat sink, you must apply a thermal paste onto the top of the CPU. The thermal paste is usually supplied when you purchase the CPU or fan heat sink assembly. 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.

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 before you place the fan / heat sink on top of the CPU.

Hardware Installation

2. Place the heat sink on top of the CPU. The 4 studs around the heat sink which are used to secure the heat sink onto the system board must match the 4 mounting holes around the socket.

Position each stud so that the groove faces the heat sink then push it down firmly until it clicks into place.

Groove

Mounting hole

Fan

Heat sink Stud

Note:

You will not be able to secure the fan and heat sink assembly in place if the groove is not facing the heat sink.

3. Connect the CPU fan’s cable connector to the CPU fan connector on the system board.

Note:

LP UT series provides the option of using the Transpiper heat sink. However, instead of using the push-pin type of CPU heat sink / fan assembly, opt for an assembly that uses mounting screws. Refer to the Transpiper Heat Sink section for details.

Hardware Installation

Northbridge Heat Sink

The Northbridge must be kept cool by using a heat sink. The heat sink will dissipate heat generated by the Northbridge. Without the heat sink, the Northbridge will overheat damaging both the Nor thbridge and the system board.

1. Apply a thin layer of thermal paste on the northbridge chip and at the bottom of the heat sink base.

Bottom of the heat sink base

Northbridge chip

2. Now place the heat sink on top of the northbridge.

3. Position the push-pin type spring loaded clip on the heat sink making sure the protrusion in the middle of the clip fits into the notch located in the middle of the heat sink.

Push-pin type spring loaded clip

Hardware Installation

4. Insert a screw washer into each M3 screw.

Screw washer

M3 screw

5. The 2 mounting holes diagonally positioned near the corners of the northbridge are for the M3 screws. Insert each M3 screw into the mounting holes, from the bottom through the top of the system board, making sure the screws also go through the ends of the spring loaded clip.

Mounting hole

Push-pin type spring loaded clip

Mounting hole

M3 screw

Hardware Installation

6. Fasten a nut on top of each M3 screw.

M3 round nut

7. The provided fan wire clips are used to secure a cooling fan.

8. Insert the ends of the clips to the corresponding holes on the heat sink (circled in the illustration) so that these clips are hooked onto the heat sink.

M3 round nut

Fan wire clip

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LANPARTY X48-T3RS User Guide

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Warranty

Static Electricity Precautions

Safety Measures

About the Package

Before Using the System Board

Chapter 1 - Introduction

Specifications

Features

Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation

System Board Layout

System Memory

Northbridge Heat Sink