LanParty X58-T3EH6 User Manual

System Board User’s Manual

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.

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.............................................................................................................

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

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

Switchable Modes for Overclocking........................................................................

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

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

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

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

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

Chapter 6 - Multiple GPUs................................................................

Appendix A - ABS................................................................................

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

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

5 6 6 7 7

8 8

15 15 16 20 27 28 34 38

51 51

52 105 106

108 129 136 144 152 156

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.

Introduction

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 IDE round cable ; One floppy round cable ; Two Serial ATA data cables ; One power cable with 2 Serial ATA power connectors ; Smart connectors ; One I/O shield ; One DVD disc ; One user’s manual

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

QPI

System Memory

Expansion Slots

BIOS

Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)

Audio

LAN

IEEE 1394

• LGA 1366 socket for Intel® CoreTM i7 processors

• Intel® QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) technology - point-to-point interface that connects to X58; providing a dynamically scalable interconnect for increased bandwidth, lower latency and stability

• Integrated Memory Controller (IMC) supports 3 channels of DDR3

• Intel Hyper-Threading Technology delivers 8-threaded performance

•6-phase digital PWM provides stable voltage to the CPU

• Intel

chipset

- Northbridge: Intel® X58 Express chipset

- Southbridge: Intel® ICH10R

• System bus - 4.8GT/s to 6.4GT/s

• Six 240-pin DDR3 DIMM sockets

• DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600(O.C.) MHz DIMMs

• Triple-channel memory architecture

• Supports up to 24GB system memory

• Delivers up to 43.2GB/s bandwidth

• Unbuffered x8/x16, non-ECC and ECC, up to 4Gb DDR3 devices

• 3 PCI Express (Gen 2) x16 slots

- 2-way SLI or Quad CrossFireX configuration at x16/x16/x4

transfer rate lanes

• 1 PCI Express x4 slot

• 2 PCI slots

• Award BIOS

• 8Mbit SPI flash memory

• CMOS Reloaded

• Multiple GPUs

- 3 graphics cards in 2-way SLI or Quad CrossFireX

configuration

• Realtek ALC889 High Definition audio CODEC

• 8-channel audio output

• 108dB Signal-to-Noise ratio (SNR) playback (DAC) quality and 104dB SNR recording (ADC) quality

• Marvell 88E8053 PCIE Gigabit LAN controller with Teaming technology

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

• VIA VT6308P

• Supports two 100/200/400 Mb/sec IEEE 1394a ports

Introduction

Storage

Rear Panel I/O

Internal I/O

Power Management

Hardware Monitor

PCB

• Intel ICH10R 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

• 1 mini-DIN-6 PS/2 mouse port

• 1 mini-DIN-6 PS/2 keyboard port

• 1 optical S/PDIF-out port

• 1 coaxial RCA S/PDIF-out por t

• 6 USB 2.0/1.1 ports

• 1 IEEE 1394 port

• 1 RJ45 LAN port

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

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

• 3 connectors for 6 additional external USB 2.0 por ts

• 1 connector for an external COM por t

• 1 connector for an external IEEE 1394 por t

• 1 front audio connector

• 1 CD-in connector

• 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 download flash BIOS connector

• 1 diagnostic LED

• EZ touch switches (power switch and reset switch)

• 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

technology drives your PC to a new 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.

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.

The onboard Realtek ALC889 is a High Definition audio codec and the 6 audio jacks at the rear I/O panel provides 8-channel audio output for advanced 7.1-channel

super surround sound audio system. ALC889 also supports S/PDIF output, allowing digital connections with DVD systems or other audio/video multimedia.

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 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.

S/PDIFS/PDIF

S/PDIF

Introduction

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 ICH10R and JMicron JMB363 both support speed of up to 3Gb/s. Serial ATA improves hard drive performance faster than the stand-

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

The Intel ICH10R chip allows configuring RAID on Serial 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 supports

RAID 0 and RAID 1.

The Marvell 88E8053 PCI Express Gigabit LAN controller supports 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 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.

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.

GigabitGigabit

Gigabit

ANAN

JMB363JMB363

JMB363

RAIDRAID

RAID

IEEEIEEE

IEEE

13941394

1394

Introduction

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.

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.

CPU Overheat Protection has the capability of monitoring the CPU’s temperature during system boot up. Once the CPU’s temperature exceeded the temperature limit pre-de-

fined by the CPU, the system will automatically shutdown. This preventive measure has been added to protect the CPU from damage and insure a safe computing environment.

The system board is equipped with an IrDA connector

for wireless connectivity between your computer and pe-

ripheral devices. The IRDA (Infrared Data Association)

specification supports data transfers of 115K baud at a distance of 1 meter.

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.

CPUCPU

CPU

OverheatOverheat

Overheat

ProtectionProtection

Protection

IrDAIrDA

IrDA

USBUSB

USB

2.02.0

2.0

IntelIntel

Intel

Hyper-Hyper-

Hyper-

ThreadingThreading

Threading

echnologyechnology

echnology

Introduction

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 re-

spond 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.

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.

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 - Sus-

pend 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.

akak

OnOn

RingRing

Ring

akak

OnOn

ANAN

akak

OnOn

PS/2PS/2

PS/2

akak

OnOn

USBUSB

USB

Introduction

The RTC installed on the system board allows your 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 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 (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

choose to either power-on the system manually or let

the system power-on automatically.

PowerPower

Power

FailureFailure

Failure

RecoveryRecovery

Recovery

RTCRTC

RTC

STRSTR

STR

Hardware Installation

Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation

System Board Layout

Front panel

Reset Power

SATA 5 SATA 6

SATA 3 SATA 4

SATA 1 SATA 2

SATA 7 SATA 8

1 1

IrDA

CIR

1394-1

System fan

Fan 2

Fan 1

PCIE 2

NB fan

5V/12V

power

PCI 2

CPU fan

JP15

J13P

JP14

12V power

Mouse

2412

ATX

power

IDE

Intel

X58

Battery

JMicron

JMB363

LGA 1366

USB 2-3

Clear CMOS (J )P2

Intel

ICH10R

Speaker On/Off (J )P8

Safe boot (J )P1

Secondary RTC Reset (J )P12

PCIE 1

PCIE 3

PCIE 4

DIMM 1

DIMM 2 DIMM 4

DIMM 3

DIMM 6

DIMM 5

Fan 3

SPI Flash

BIOS

PS/2 power select (J )P7

DRAM Power LED

USB 6-11 select (JP5)

power

Realtek

ALC889

Marvell

88E8053

PCI 1

JP26

JP27

CPU FSB select (JP13-JP15)

5V/12V power

ITE

IT8718F

VIA

VT6308P

COM

USB 0-5 power select (JP6)

USB 4-5 USB 0-1

Download

Flash BIOS

CPU_VTT select

(JP26-JP27)

Standby Power LED

LAN

USB 10-11

Line-in Front R/L Mic-in

Center/

Subwoofer

Side R/L

Rear R/L

USB 6-7

Optical S/PDIF-out

Coaxial RCA S/PDIF-out

Clear CMOS (JP10)

1394-0

USB 8-9

CD-in

Front audio

FDD

Hardware Installation

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.

The 6 DIMM sockets on the system board are divided into 3 channels:

Channel A - DIMM 1 and DIMM 2 Channel B - DIMM 3 and DIMM 4 Channel C - DIMM 5 and DIMM 6

DIMM 1 DIMM 2

Channel A

Channel B

DRAM Power LED

DIMM 3 DIMM 4

Channel C

DIMM 5 DIMM 6

Hardware Installation

Memory Configuration

1 module 1 module 1 module

DIMM2

Single Channel

DIMM1

DS/SS

DIMM4

DIMM3

DS/SS

DIMM6

DIMM5

DS/SS

“SS” denotes single-sided DIMM “DS” denotes double-sided DIMM “-” denotes no DIMM

Note:

DO NOT populate DIMM2, DIMM4 and DIMM6. The system will not boot when DIMM is installed in one of these sockets.

Channel A

Channel B Channel C

2 modules 4 modules

DIMM2

DS/SS

Dual Channel

DIMM1

DS/SS

DIMM4

DS/SS

DIMM3

DS/SS

DIMM6

DIMM5

“SS” denotes single-sided DIMM “DS” denotes double-sided DIMM “-” denotes no DIMM

Note:

When installing 2 modules, install in DIMM1 and DIMM3 or DIMM3 and DIMM5. The system will not boot when a module is installed in DIMM2, DIMM4 or DIMM6.

Channel A

Channel B Channel C

3 modules 4 modules 6 modules

DIMM2

DS/SS

Triple Channel

DIMM1

DS/SS

DIMM4

DS/SS

DIMM3

DS/SS

DIMM6

DS/SS

DIMM5

DS/SS

“SS” denotes single-sided DIMM “DS” denotes double-sided DIMM “-” denotes no DIMM

Note:

• When installing 3 modules, install in DIMM1, DIMM3 and DIMM5.

The system will not boot when a module is installed in DIMM2, DIMM4 or DIMM6.

• When 4 memor y modules of different capacities and chips are

installed, the system memory is able to operate in triple “Intel Flex Memory Mode” and works in 2N mode.

Channel A

Channel B Channel C

Hardware Installation

Installing the DIM 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.

Ejector tab

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

Ejector

tab

Key

Notch

Hardware Installation

BIOS Setting

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

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

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.

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 1366 socket. This socket is exclusively designed for Intel® CoreTM i7 CPU.

Important:

1. Before you proceed, make sure (1) the LGA 13661. Before you proceed, make sure (1) the LGA 1366

1. Before you proceed, make sure (1) the LGA 1366 socket comes with a protective cap, (2) the cap is notsocket comes with a protective cap, (2) the cap is not

socket comes with a protective cap, (2) the cap is notsocket comes with a protective cap, (2) the cap is not

socket comes with a protective cap, (2) the cap is not damaged and (3) the socket contacts are not bent. Ifdamaged and (3) the socket contacts are not bent. If

damaged and (3) the socket contacts are not bent. Ifdamaged and (3) the socket contacts are not bent. If

damaged and (3) the socket contacts are not bent. If the cap is missing or the cap and/or contacts arethe cap is missing or the cap and/or contacts are

the cap is missing or the cap and/or contacts arethe cap is missing or the cap and/or contacts are

the cap is missing or the cap and/or contacts are damaged,damaged,

damaged,damaged,

damaged,

contact your dealer immediately contact your dealer immediately

contact your dealer immediately

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 will be accepted and processed only if the LGA 1366will be accepted and processed only if the LGA 1366

will be accepted and processed only if the LGA 1366will be accepted and processed only if the LGA 1366

will be accepted and processed only if the LGA 1366 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.

Protective cap

Hardware Installation

4. Unlock the socket by pushing the load lever down, moving it sideways until it is released from the retention tab.

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 1366 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.

Load lever

Retention tab

Hardware Installation

5. Lift the load lever.

6. Lift the load plate.

Load lever

Load plate

7. Remove the protective cap from the CPU socket. 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.

Hardware Installation

8. Insert the CPU into the socket. The gold triangular mark on the CPU must align with the corner of the CPU socket shown on the right photo.

Gold triangular mark

The CPU’s notch will at the same time fit into the socket alignment key.

Important:

The CPU will fit in only one orientation and can easily be inserted without exerting any force.

Alignment key

CPU notch

Hardware Installation

9. Close the load plate.

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

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.

Note:

A boxed Intel® processor already includes the CPU fan and heat sink assembly. If your CPU was purchased separately, make sure to use only Intel®-certified fan and heat sink.

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 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.

Some heat sinks come with a patch of pre-applied thermal paste. Do not apply thermal 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 push-pins 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.

Mounting hole

4. Rotate each push-pin

according to the direction of the arrow shown on top of the pin.

Push down two pushpins that are diagonally across the heat sink.. Perform the same procedure for the other two push-pins.

“Unlocked” position of push-pin

“Locked” position of push-pin

3. Orient the heat sink

such that the CPU fan’s cable is closest the CPU fan connector.

CPU fan connector

Hardware Installation

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

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 Northbridge and the system board.

The system board comes with the heat sink already installed on the board. The copper-made heat pipe technology provides excellent heat dissipation.

Hardware Installation

Jumper Settings

Clear CMOS Data

2-3 On:

Clear CMOS Data

1-2 On: Normal

(default)

JP2

312 312

JP10

2-3 On:

Clear CMOS Data

1-2 On: Normal

(default)

3 2

If you encounter the following,

a) CMOS data becomes corrupted. b) You forgot the supervisor or user password. c) The overclocked settings in the BIOS resulted to the system’s in-

stability or caused system boot up problems.

you can reconfigure the system with the default values stored in the ROM BIOS.

JP10 is accessible from the rear panel of the system. This provides convenience by allowing you to clear the CMOS without having to remove the chassis cover.

To load the default values stored in the ROM BIOS, please follow the steps below.

1. Power-off the system then unplug the power cord.

2. Set JP2 or JP10 pins 2 and 3 to On. Wait for a few seconds and set JP2 or JP10 back to its default setting, pins 1 and 2 On.

3. Now plug the power cord then power-on the system.

Hardware Installation

PS/2 Power Select

Selecting 5VSB will allow you to use the PS/2 keyboard or PS/2 mouse to wake up the system.

JP7

2-3 On:

5VSB

1-2 On: 5V

(default)

312

USB Power Select

USB 6-11 (JP5)

USB 0-5 (JP6)

2-3 On:

5VSB

1-2 On: 5V

(default)

3 2

2-3 On:

5VSB

1-2 On: 5V

(default)

Selecting 5VSB will allow you to use the USB keyboard or USB mouse to wake up the system..

Important:

The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support ≥720mA.

Important:

The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support ≥1.5A (2 devices) or ≥2A (3 or more devices).

312 312

Hardware Installation

The system board is equipped with a buzzer which serves as the PC’s speaker. By default the buzzer is “on” allowing you to hear the system’s beep messages and warnings. If you intend to use an external speaker, turn this function off by setting JP8 pins 1 and 2 to On.

Speaker On/Off Select

JP8

2-3 On:

Speaker On

(default)

1-2 On:

Speaker Off

Buzzer

312 312

+ 130 hidden pages

LanParty X58-T3EH6 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual