LanPorty X48-T3RS User Guide

System Board User’s Manual

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Trademarks

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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

Hardware Installation

9. Position an 8cm cooling fan to the heat sink then secure the fan by moving the fan wire clips toward the center.

English

Jumper Settings

Clear CMOS Data

English

Clearing CMOS Data using JP2

If you encounter the following,

JP2

1-2 On: Normal

(default)

312 312

2-3 On:

Clear CMOS Data

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.

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

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

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Clearing CMOS Data using the EZ Clear® Function

EZ Clear® bypasses the manual process of using a jumper to clear the CMOS by simply using the reset and power buttons.

Important:

EZ Clear® is supported only if standby power is present in the system.

To use EZ Clear®:

1. Make sure the standby power is present.

2. Using the EZ touch switches on the system board, first press the Reset button then the Power button simultaneously for approximately 4 seconds.

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Reset

If the system board is already enclosed in a chassis, apply the same method using the Reset button and Power button located at the front panel of the chassis.

3. After 4 seconds, release the power button first then the Reset button.

4. The CMOS will restore the clock settings back to their default values.

Power

English

PS/2 Power Select

English

JP7

312

1-2 On: 5V

(default)

Important:

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

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

2-3 On:

5VSB

USB Power Select

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 ≥1.5A (2 devices) or ≥2A (3 or more devices).

USB 6-11 (JP5)

USB 0-5 (JP6)

1-2 On: 5V

(default)

1-2 On: 5V

(default)

3 2 1

312

3 2

2-3 On:

5VSB

312

2-3 On:

5VSB

Speaker On/Off Select

English

312 312

Buzzer

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.

JP8

1-2 On:

Speaker Off

2-3 On:

Speaker On

(default)

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Safe Boot

JP1

312 312

1-2 On:

Default

This jumper is used to safely reboot the system whenever the system hangs and you are unable to restart the system.

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

2. Set pins 2 and 3 to On. Wait for a few seconds then set the jumper back to its default setting, pins 1 and 2 On.

3. Plug the power cord then power-on the system. The system will reboot normally without losing all data stored in the CMOS.

2-3 On:

Safe boot

Secondary RTC Reset

English

JP12

312

1-2 On: Normal

(default)

When the RTC battery is removed, this jumper resets the manageability register bits in the RTC.

Note:

1. The SRTCRST# input must always be high when all other RTC power planes are on.

2. In the case where the RTC battery is dead or missing on the platform, the SRTCRST# pin must rise before the RSMRST# pin.

2-3 On:

RTC reset

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CPU FSB Select

JP14

2 1

JP15

JP13

By default, JP13 to JP15 are set to pins 1 and 2 On. This setting will allow the system to automatically run according to the CPU’s FSB. If you want to change the setting, please refer to the table below.

JP14

JP13

JP15

By CPU

1-2 On

FSB 800

3-4 On

2-3 On

FSB 1066

2-3 On

FSB 1333

2-3 On

3-4 On

Rear Panel I/O Ports

English

PS/2

Mouse

PS/2

K/B

PS/2 Ports and IEEE 1394 Ports

PS/2 Mouse

PS/2 KB

1394-0

USB 8-9

LAN 2LAN 1

English

USB 6-7

USB 10-11

Ground

TPB-

+12V (fused)

Ground

TPA-

1394-1

TPA+

Ground

Key

TPB+

+12V (fused)

PS/2 Mouse and PS/2 Keyboard Ports

These ports are used to connect a PS/2 mouse and a PS/2 keyboard.

IEEE 1394 Ports

The IEEE 1394-0 port is used to connect audio/video devices or storage peripherals. The 10-pin connector allows you to connect an additional 1394 port. Your 1394 port may come mounted on a card-edge bracket. Install the card-edge bracket to an available slot at the rear of the system chassis then connect the 1394 port cable to this connector.

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USB Ports and LAN Ports

English

LAN 1

USB 11

USB 10

USB 9

USB 8

LAN 2

USB 7

USB 6

USB Ports

USB 4-5 USB 2-3

USB 0-1

-Data

+Data

-Data +Data

GND

N. C.

Key

GND

VCC

2 1

VCC

The USB ports are used to connect USB 2.0/1.1 devices. The 10-pin connectors allow you to connect 6 additional USB 2.0/1.1 ports. Your USB ports may come mounted on a card-edge bracket. Install the card-edge bracket to an available slot at the rear of the system chassis then connect the USB port cables to these connectors.

LAN Ports

The LAN ports allow the system board to connect to a local area network by means of a network hub.

Bernstein Audio Module

Line-in

Line-out

English

Left audio channel

Ground Ground Right audio channel

English

Mic-in

Center/

Subwoofer

Rear R/L

Side R/L

S/PDIF-out

S/PDIF-in

Line-in Jack (Light Blue)

This jack is used to connect any audio devices such as Hi-fi set, CD player, tape player, AM/FM radio tuner, synthesizer, etc.

Side view

Bernstein audio module connector

Mic Jet Detect

SPDIF in

GND

SPDIF out

Key

+5V

CD-in

10 9

N. C.

Vcc

GND

Front audio

Optical S/PDIF

Line out_LeftLine out Jet Detect

Sense

Line out_Right Mic_Right Mic_Left

Line-out Jack (Lime)

This jack is used to connect to the front right and front left speakers of the audio system.

Mic-in Jack (Pink)

This jack is used to connect an external microphone.

Center/Subwoofer Jack (Orange)

This jack is used to connect to the center and subwoofer speakers of the audio system.

Rear Right/Left Jack (Black)

This jack is used to connect to the rear right and rear left speakers of the audio system.

Side Right/Left Jack (Gray)

This jack is used to connect to the side left and side right speakers of the audio system.

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Coaxial RCA S/PDIF-in and SPDIF-out Jacks

These jacks are used to connect external audio output devices using coaxial S/PDIF cables.

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CD-in Connector

The CD-in connector is used to receive audio from a CD-ROM drive, TV tuner or MPEG card.

Front Audio Connector

The front audio connector is used to connect to the line-out and mic-in jacks that are at the front panel of your system.

Optical S/PDIF Connector

The optical S/PDIF connector is used to connect an external audio output device using an optical S/PDIF cable.

Important:

DO NOT use optical S/PDIF and coaxial RCA S/PDIF at the same time.

Installing the Bernstein Audio Module

1. The Bernstein audio module connects to the system board by means of the provided audio cable.

2. Insert one end of the cable to the Bernstein audio connector on the system board and the other end to the corresponding connector on the audio module.

Bernstein audio

module connector

3. The length of the audio cable provides the option and flexibility of installing the module on any available expansion bracket slot at the rear of the system chassis. Remove the screw of the bracket where you want the audio module installed then remove the bracket. Place the Bernstein audio module on the expansion bracket slot then secure the module by replacing the bracket screw you removed earlier.

I/O Connectors

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Audio cable

Serial ATA Connectors

The Serial ATA (SATA) connectors are used to connect Serial ATA drives. Connect one end of the Serial ATA cable to a Serial ATA connector and the other end to your Serial ATA device.

SATA 7-8 SATA 1-2

SATA 3-4 SATA 5-6

ICH9R supports SATA 1 to SATA 6.

JMB363 supports SATA 7 and SATA 8.

Configuring RAID

Refer to the RAID chapter in this manual for more information about creating RAID on Serial ATA drives.

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Floppy Disk Drive Connector and IDE Connector

English

IDE

FDD

Floppy Disk Drive Connector

The floppy disk drive connector is used to connect a floppy drive. Insert one end of the floppy cable into this connector and the other end-most connector to the floppy drive. The colored edge of the cable should align with pin 1 of this connector.

1 2

IDE Disk Drive Connector

The IDE disk drive connector is used to connect 2 IDE disk drives. An IDE cable have 3 connectors on them, one that plugs into this connector and the other 2 connects to IDE devices. The connector at the end of the cable is for the Master drive and the connector in the middle of the cable is for the Slave drive. The colored edge of the cable should align with pin 1 of this connector.

Note:

When using two IDE drives, one must be set as the master and the other as the slave. Follow the instructions provided by the drive manufacturer for setting the jumpers and/or switches on the drives.

IrDA, CIR and Serial (COM) Connectors

IRRX

Ground

IRTX

IrDA

N. C.

VCC

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COM

CIR

CIRTX

CIRRX

N. C.

Ground

DSR

DTR

GND

CTS

RTS

5VSB

IrDA and CIR Connectors

These connectors are used to connect an IrDA module and/or CIR module.

Note:

The sequence of the pin functions on some IrDA/CIR cable may be reversed from the pin function defined on the system board. Make sure to connect the cable connector to the IrDA/ CIR connector according to their pin functions.

You may need to install the proper drivers in your operating system to use the IrDA/CIR function. Refer to your operating system’s manual or documentation for more information.

Serial (COM) Connector

The serial (COM) connector is used to connect modems, serial printers, remote display terminals, or other serial devices. Your COM port may come mounted on a card-edge bracket. Install the card-edge bracket to an available slot at the rear of the system chassis then connect the serial port cable to this connector. The colored edge of the cable should align with pin 1 of this connector.

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Cooling Fan Connectors

English

N. C.

Power

Ground

NB fan

Power

N. C.

CPU fan

Power

Ground

3rd fan

Ground

N. C.

Power

2nd fan

These fan connectors are used to connect cooling fans. Cooling fans will provide adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the CPU and system board components.

System fan

Power

Ground

1st fan

Ground Power

Sense Speed

Control

N. C.

EZ Touch Switches

Reset Power

LEDs

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DRAM Power LED

Standby

Power LED

Diagnostic

LED

DRAM Power LED

This LED will light when the system’s power is on.

Standby Power LED

This LED will light when the system is in the standby mode.

Diagnostic LED

The Diagnostic LED displays POST codes. POST (Power-On Self Tests) which is controlled by the BIOS is performed whenever you power-on the system. POST will detect the status of the system and its components. Each code displayed on the LED corresponds to a certain system status.

Warning:

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

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Power Connectors

Use a power supply that complies with the ATX12V Power Supply Design Guide Version 1.1. An ATX12V power supply unit has a standard 24-pin ATX main power connector that must be inserted into this connector.

+3.3VDC

+12VDC +12VDC

PWR_OK

+5VDC

+3.3VDC +3.3VDC

+5VSB

COM

12 24

COM +5VDC +5VDC +5VDC NC COM COM COM PS_ON#

COM

-12VDC +3.3VDC

131

Your power supply unit may come with an 8-pin or 4-pin +12V power connector. The +12V power enables the delivery of more +12VDC current to the processor’s Voltage Regulator Module (VRM). If available, it is preferable to use the 8-pin power; otherwise connect a 4-pin power to this connector.

+12V

58 14

Ground

English

The power connectors from the power supply unit are designed to fit the 24-pin and 8-pin connectors in only one orientation. Make sure to find the proper orientation before plugging the connectors.

The FDD-type power connectors are additional power connector.s If you are using more than one graphics cards, we recommend that you plug power cables from your power supply unit to the 5V/12V power connectors. This will provide more stability to the entire system. The system board will still work even if the additional power connector is not connected.

+5V

Ground

+12V

English

The system board requires a minimum of 300 Watt power supply to operate. Your system configuration (CPU power, amount of memory, add-in cards, peripherals, etc.) may exceed the minimum power requirement. To ensure that adequate power is provided, we

strongly recommend that you use a minimum of 400 Watt (or greater) power supply.

Important:

Insufficient power supplied to the system may result in instability or the add-in boards and peripherals not functioning properly. Calculating the system’s approximate power usage is important to ensure that the power supply meets the system’s consumption requirements.

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Restarting the PC

Normally, you can power-off the PC by:

1. Pressing the power button at the front panel of the chassis.

2. Pressing the power switch that is on the system board (note: not all system boards come with this switch).

If for some reasons you need to totally cut off the power supplied to the PC, switch off the power supply or unplug the power cord. Take note though that if you intend to restart it at once, please strictly follow the steps below.

1. The time where power is totally discharged varies among power supplies. It's discharge time is highly dependent on the system's configuration such as the wattage of the power supply, the sequence of the supplied power as well as the number of peripheral devices connected to the system. Due to this reason, we strongly recommend that you wait for the Standby Power LED (refer to the “LEDs” section in this chapter for the location of the Standby Power LED) to lit off.

2. After the Standby Power LED has lit off, wait for 6 seconds before powering on the PC.

If the system board is already enclosed in a chassis which apparently will not make the Standby Power LED visible, wait for 15 seconds before you restore power connections. 15 seconds is approximately the time that will take the LED to lit off and the time needed before restoring power.

The above will ensure protection and prevent damage to the motherboard and components.

Front Panel Connectors

SPEAKER

English

RESET

HD-LED

PWR-LED

ATX-SW

HD-LED: Primary/Secondary IDE LED

This LED will light when the hard drive is being accessed.

RESET: Reset Switch

This switch allows you to reboot without having to power off the system thus prolonging the life of the power supply or system.

SPEAKER: Speaker Connector

This connects to the speaker installed in the system chassis.

ATX-SW: ATX Power Switch

Depending on the setting in the BIOS setup, this switch is a “dual function power button” that will allow your system to enter the SoftOff or Suspend mode.

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PWR-LED: Power/Standby LED

When the system’s power is on, this LED will light. When the system is in the S1 (POS - Power On Suspend) or S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state, it will blink every second.

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Note:

If a system did not boot-up and the Power/Standby LED did not light after it was powered-on, it may indicate that the CPU or memory module was not installed properly. Please make sure they are properly inserted into their corresponding socket.

Pin Assignment

HD-LED

(Primary/Secondary IDE LED)

Reserved

ATX-SW

(ATX power switch)

Reserved

RESET

(Reset switch)

SPEAKER

(Speaker connector)

PWR-LED

(Power/Standby LED)

HDD LED Power

HDD

N. C.

PWRBT+

PWRBT-

N. C.

Ground

H/W Reset

Speaker Data

N. C.

Ground

Speaker Power

LED Power (+)

LED Power (-) or Standby Signal

PCI Express Slots

PCIE 2 (x1)

PCIE 1 (x16)

PCIE 4 (x4)

PCIE 3 (x16)

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PCI Express x16

Install PCI Express x16 graphics card, that comply to the PCI Express specifications, into the PCI Express x16 slot. To install a graphics card into the x16 slot, align the graphics card above the slot then press it down firmly until it is completely seated in the slot. The retaining clip of the slot will automatically hold the graphics card in place.

PCI Express x1

Install PCI Express cards such as network cards or other cards that comply to the PCI Express specifications into the PCI Express x1 slot (PCIE 2).

BIOS Setup

Chapter 3 - BIOS Setup

Award BIOS Setup Utility

The Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) is a program that takes care of the basic level of communication between the processor and peripherals. In addition, the BIOS also contains codes for various advanced features found in this system board. This chapter explains the Setup Utility for the Award BIOS.

After you power up the system, the BIOS message appears on the screen and the memory count begins. After the memory test, the following message will appear on the screen:

Press DEL to enter setup

If the message disappears before you respond, restart the system or press the “Reset” button. You may also restart the system by pressing the <Ctrl> <Alt> and <Del> keys simultaneously.

When you press <Del>, the main menu screen will appear.

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

X Standard CMOS Features X Advanced BIOS Features X Advanced Chipset Features X Integrated Peripherals X Power Management Setup X PnP/PCI Configurations X PC Health Status

Esc : Quit F10 : Save & Exit Setup

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

X Genie BIOS Setting X CMOS Reloaded

Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving

↑ ↓ → ← : Select Item

Standard CMOS Features

Use the arrow keys to highlight “Standard CMOS Features” then press <Enter>. A screen similar to the one below will appear.

BIOS Setup

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Date <mm:dd:yy> Time <hh:mm:ss>

X IDE Channel 0 Master X IDE Channel 0 Slave X IDE Channel 1 Master X IDE Channel 1 Slave X IDE Channel 2 Master X IDE Channel 3 Master X IDE Channel 4 Master X IDE Channel 4 Slave X IDE Channel 5 Master X IDE Channel 5 Slave

Drive A Halt On

Base Memory Extended Memory Total Memory

↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select F1: General Help+/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Standard CMOS Features

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ST3160815AS None None None None None None LITE-ON COMBO LTC None None

1.44M, 3.5in. All, But Keyboard

639K 2095104K 2096128K

Menu Level Change the day, month,

year and century

Item Help

The screen above list all the fields available in the Standard CMOS Features submenu, for ease of reference in this manual. In the actual CMOS setup, you have to use the scroll bar to view the fields. The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one.

Date

Time

The date format is <day>, <month>, <date>, <year>. Day displays a day, from Sunday to Saturday. Month displays the month, from January to December. Date displays the date, from 1 to 31. Year displays the year, from 1994 to 2079.

The time format is <hour>, <minute>, <second>. The time is based on the 24-hour military-time clock. For example, 1 p.m. is 13:00:00. Hour displays hours from 00 to 23. Minute displays minutes from 00 to 59. Second displays seconds from 00 to 59.

BIOS Setup

IDE Channel 0 Master to IDE Channel 5 Slave

To configure the IDE drives, move the cursor to a field then press <Enter>. The following screen will appear.

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

IDE HDD Auto-Detection IDE Channel 0 Master

Access Mode Capacity Cylinder

Head Precomp Landing Zone Sector

↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select F1: General Help+/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one.

IDE Channel 0 Master

Press Enter Auto

Auto

160GB

65535

65534

255

Item Help Menu Level To auto-detect the

HDD’s size, head... on this channel

IDE HDD Auto-Detection

Detects the parameters of the drive. The parameters will automatically be shown on the screen.

IDE Channel 0 Master to IDE Channel 5 Slave

The drive type information should be included in the documentation from your hard disk vendor. If you select ”Auto”, the BIOS will autodetect the HDD & CD-ROM drive at the POST stage and show the IDE for the HDD & CD-ROM drive. If a hard disk has not been installed, select “None”.

Access Mode

For hard drives larger than 528MB, you would typically select the LBA type. Certain operating systems require that you select CHS or Large. Please check your operating system’s manual or Help desk on which one to select.

BIOS Setup

Capacity

Displays the approximate capacity of the disk drive. Usually the size is slightly greater than the size of a formatted disk given by a disk checking program.

Cylinder

This field displays the number of cylinders.

Head

This field displays the number of read/write heads.

Precomp

This field displays the number of cylinders at which to change the write timing.

Landing Zone

This field displays the number of cylinders specified as the landing zone for the read/write heads.

Sector

This field displays the number sectors per track.

Drive A

This field identifies the type of floppy disk drive installed.

None No floppy drive is installed 360K, 5.25 in. 5-1/4 in. standard drive; 360KB capacity

1.2M, 5.25 in. 5-1/4 in. AT-type high-density drive; 1.2MB capacity 720K, 3.5 in. 3-1/2 in. double-sided drive; 720KB capacity

1.44M, 3.5 in. 3-1/2 in. double-sided drive; 1.44MB capacity

2.88M, 3.5 in. 3-1/2 in. double-sided drive; 2.88MB capacity

BIOS Setup

Halt On

This field determines whether the system will stop if an error is detected during power up. The default setting is All Errors.

No Errors The system boot will not stop for any errors detected. All Errors The system boot will stop whenever the BIOS detects

a non-fatal error.

All, But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard

error; it will stop for all other errors.

All, But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a disk error;

it will stop for all other errors.

All, But Disk/Key The system boot will not stop for a disk or

keyboard error; it will stop for all other errors.

Base Memory

Displays the amount of base (or conventional) memory installed in the system. The value of the base memory is typically 512K for systems with 512K memory installed on the motherboard or 640K for systems with 640K or more memory installed on the motherboard.

Extended Memory

Displays the amount of extended memory detected during boot-up.

Total Memory

Displays the total memory available in the system.

Advanced BIOS Features

The Advanced BIOS Features allows you to configure your system for basic operation. Some entries are defaults required by the system board, while others, if enabled, will improve the performance of your system or let you set some features according to your preference.

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

X Hard Disk Boot Priority

Quick Power On Self Test First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Boot Other Device Boot Up Floppy Seek Boot Up Numlock Status Security Option MPS Version Control For OS HDD S.M.A.R.T Capability Full Screen LOGO Show

Advanced BIOS Features

Press Enter Enabled Floppy Hard Disk CDROM Enabled Disabled On Setup

1.4 Disabled Enabled

BIOS Setup

Item Help Menu Level Select Hard Disk Boot

Device Priority

↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select F1: General Help+/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one.

BIOS Setup

Hard Disk Boot Priority

This field is used to select the boot sequence of the hard drives. Move the cursor to this field then press <Enter>. Use the Up or Down arrow keys to select a device then press <+> to move it up or <-> to move it down the list.

1. Ch0 M. : ST3160815AS

2. Bootable Add-in Cards

↑↓: Move PU/PD/+/-: Change Priority F10: Save ESC: Exit

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one.

Quick Power On Self Test

This field speeds up Power On Self Test (POST) whenever the system is powered on. The BIOS will shorten or skip some check items during POST. To attain the shortest POST time, select “Fast”.

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Hard Disk Boot Priority

Item Help Menu Level Use <↑> or <↓> to

select a device, then press <+> to move it up, or <-> to move it down the list. Press <ESC> to exit this menu.

First Boot Device, Second Boot Device, Third Boot Device and Boot Other Device

Select the drive to boot first, second and third in the “First Boot Device” “Second Boot Device” and “Third Boot Device” fields respectively. The BIOS will boot the operating system according to the sequence of the drive selected. Set “Boot Other Device” to Enabled if you wish to boot from another device.

Boot Up Floppy Seek

When enabled, the BIOS will check whether the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks. Note that the BIOS cannot distinguish between 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M drive types as they are all 80 tracks. When disabled, the BIOS will not search for the type of floppy disk drive by track number. Note that there will not be any warning message if the drive installed is 360KB.

Boot Up NumLock Status

This allows you to determine the default state of the numeric keypad. By default, the system boots up with NumLock on wherein the function of the numeric keypad is the number keys. When set to Off, the function of the numeric keypad is the arrow keys.

BIOS Setup

Security Option

This field determines when the system will prompt for the passwordeverytime the system boots or only when you enter the BIOS setup. Set the password in the Set Supervisor/User Password submenu.

System The system will not boot and access to Setup will be

denied unless the correct password is entered at the prompt.

Setup The system will boot, but access to Setup will be denied

unless the correct password is entered at the prompt.

MPS Version Control for OS

This field is used to select the MPS version that the system board is using.

HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability

The system board supports SMART (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) hard drives. SMART is a reliability prediction technology for ATA/IDE and SCSI drives. The drive will provide sufficient notice to the system or user to backup data prior to the drive’s failure. The default is Disabled. If you are using hard drives that support S.M.A.R.T., set this field to Enabled. SMART is supported in ATA/33 or later hard drives.

BIOS Setup

Full Screen Logo Show

This field is applicable only if you want a particular logo to appear during system boot-up.

Enabled The logo will appear in full screen during system boot-

up.

Disabled The logo will not appear during system boot-up.

Advanced Chipset Features

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Advanced Chipset Features

PCI-E Compliancy Mode Init Display First

↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select F1: General Help+/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one.

v1.0a PCI Slot

BIOS Setup

Item Help

Menu Level

This section gives you functions to configure the system based on the specific features of the chipset. The chipset manages bus speeds and access to system memory resources. These items should not

be altered unless necessary. The default settings have been chosen

because they provide the best operating conditions for your system. The only time you might consider making any changes would be if you discovered some incompatibility or that data was being lost while using your system.

PCI-E Compliancy Mode

This field is used to select the mode for the PCI Express add-in card.

Init Display First

PCI Express Slot When the system boots, it will first initialize the

PCI Slot When the system boots, it will first initialize

PCI Express Master graphics card.

PCI.

BIOS Setup

Integrated Peripherals

X OnChip IDE Device X Onboard PCI Device X Super IO Device X USB Device Setting

↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select F1: General Help+/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exi t

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one.

OnChip IDE Device

SATA Mode

- Legacy Mode Support Onboard JMB36X Controller

- Controller Mode

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Integrated Peripherals

Press Enter Press Enter Press Enter Press Enter

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OnChip IDE Device

IDE Disabled Enabled Native IDE

Item Help

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Item Help

Menu Level

↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select F1: General Help+/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

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BIOS Setup

SATA Mode

This field is used to configure the SATA devices supported by the Intel ICH9R.

IDE This option configures the Serial ATA drives as Parallel

ATA storage devices.

RAID This option allows you to create RAID or Intel Matrix

Storage configuration on Serial ATA devices.

AHCI This option allows the Serial ATA devices to use AHCI

(Advanced Host Controller Interface).

Legacy Mode Support

The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Onboard JMB36X Controller

This field is used to enable or disable the onboard JMicron JMB363 controller.

Controller Mode

This field is used to configure the SATA devices supported by the JMicron JMB363. The options are AHCI+IDE, RAID+IDE and Native IDE.

BIOS Setup

Onboard PCI Device

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Onboard Lan1 Controller Onboard Lan2 Controller IEEE 1394 Controller Onboard HD Audio

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Onboard PCI Device

Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled

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Onboard Lan1 Controller

This field is used to enable or disable the onboard LAN 1 controller.

Onboard Lan2 Controller

This field is used to enable or disable the onboard LAN 2 controller.

IEEE 1394 Controller

This field is used to enable or disable the onboard IEEE 1394.

Onboard HD Audio

This field is used to enable or disable the onboard HD audio.

Super IO Device

BIOS Setup

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Power On By Mouse

Power On By Keyboard x Power On By Button x KB Power On Password x Hot Key Power On

Onboard FDC Controller

Onboard Serial Port

Onboard IRDA Select x IR Mode Select x UR2 Duplex Mode

PWRON After PWR-Fail

CIR Port Address x CIR Port IRQ

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Super IO Device

Disabled Button Only Enabled Enter Ctrl-F1 Enabled 3F8/IRQ4 Disabled IrDA Half Off Disabled 11

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Power On By Mouse

Disabled Disables the mouse power-on function. Mouse Move/Click Move or click the mouse to power on the

system.

Mouse Click Click the mouse to power on the system.

Power On By Keyboard

This field allows you to use the keyboard to power-on the system.

Button only Default setting. Uses the power button to power

on the system.

Password When this option is selected, set the password

you would like to use to power-on the system in the “KB Power On Password” field.

Hot Key When this option is selected, select the function

key you would like to use to power-on the system in the “Hot Key Power On” field.

Any Key Press any key to power-on the system. Keyboard 98 When this option is selected, press the “wake

up” key of the Windowsâ 98 compatible keyboard to power-on the system.

BIOS Setup

Power On By Button

To use the power button to power on the system, set this field to Enabled.

KB Power On Password

Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. Enter your password. You can enter up to 5 characters. Type in exactly the same password to confirm, then press <Enter>.

The power button will not function once a keyboard password has been set in this field. You must type the correct password to poweron the system. If you forgot the password, power-off the system and remove the battery. Wait for a few seconds and install it back before powering-on the system.

Hot Key Power On

This field is used to select a function key that you would like to use to power-on the system.

Onboard FDC Controller

Enabled Enables the onboard floppy disk controller. Disabled Disables the onboard floppy disk controller.

Onboard Serial Port

Auto The system will automatically select an I/O ad-

dress for the onboard serial port.

3F8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3 Allows you to

manually select an I/O address for the onboard serial por t.

Disabled Disables the onboard serial port.

Onboard IRDA Select

3F8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3 Allows you to

manually select an I/O address for the onboard IrDA.

Disabled Disables the onboard IrDA.

BIOS Setup

IR Mode Select

This field is used to select the type of IrDA standard supported by your IrDA device. For better transmission of data, your IrDA peripheral device must be within a 30o angle and within a distance of 1 meter.

UR2 Duplex Mode

Half Data is completely transmitted before receiving

data.

Full Transmits and receives data simultaneously.

PWRON After PWR-Fail

Off When power returns after an AC power failure,

the system’s power is off. You must press the Power button to power-on the system.

On When power returns after an AC power failure,

the system will automatically power-on.

Former-Sts When power returns after an AC power failure,

the system will return to the state where you left off before power failure occurs. If the system’s power is off when AC power failure occurs, it will remain off when power returns. If the system’s power is on when AC power failure occurs, the system will power-on when power returns.

CIR Port Address

This field is used to select an I/O address for the CIR device.

CIR Port IRQ

This field is used to select an IRQ for the CIR device.

BIOS Setup

USB Device Setting

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USB 1.0 Controller USB 2.0 Controller USB Operation Mode USB Keyboard Function USB Mouse Function USB Storage Function

*** USB Mass Storage Device Boot Setting *** TOSHIBA TransMemory 5.00

↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select F1: General Help+/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

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USB Device Setting

Enabled Enabled High Speed Enabled Enabled Enalbed

Auto mode

Item Help Menu Level [Enable] or [Disable]

Universal Host Controller Interfacefor Universal Serial Bus USB Operation Mode

USB 1.0 Controller

This field is used to enable or disable the Universal Host Controller Interface (USB 1.0).

USB 2.0 Controller

This field is used to enable or disable the Enhanced Host Controller Interface (USB 2.0).

USB Operation Mode

This field is used to select the USB’s operation mode.

High Speed If the USB device is a high speed device, it will

operate in high speed mode. If it is a full/low speed device, it will operate in full/low speed mode.

Full/Low Speed Regardless of the speed of the USB device, it will

always operate in full/low speed mode.

BIOS Setup

USB Keyboard Function

Due to the limited space of the BIOS ROM, the support for legacy USB keyboard (in DOS mode) is by default set to Disabled. With more BIOS ROM space available, it will be able to support more advanced features as well as provide compatibility to a wide variety of peripheral devices.

If a PS/2 keyboard is not available and you need to use a USB keyboard to install Windows (installation is performed in DOS mode) or run any program under DOS, set this field to Enabled.

USB Mouse Function

Due to the limited space of the BIOS ROM, the support for legacy USB mouse (in DOS mode) is by default set to Disabled. With more BIOS ROM space available, it will be able to support more advanced features as well as provide compatibility to a wide variety of peripheral devices.

If a PS/2 mouse is not available and you need to use a USB mouse to install Windows (installation is performed in DOS mode) or run any program under DOS, set this field to Enabled.

USB Storage Function

This field is used to enable or disable the support for legacy USB mass storage.

TOSHIBA TransMemory 5.00

Auto The USB device will boot according to the device

type.

FDD Mode The USB device will always boot as a floppy

drive.

HDD Mode The USB device will always boot as a hard drive.

BIOS Setup

Power Management Setup

The Power Management Setup allows you to configure your system to most effectively save energy.

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ACPI Suspend Type USB KB WakeUp From S3(S4) Soft-Off By PWR-BTTN PCI Express PME Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume Wake-Up by PCI Card

Resume by Alarm x Date(Of Month) Alarm x Time(hh:mm:ss) Alarm

HPET Support x HPET Mode

WDRT Support x WDRT Run/Stop x WDRT Count

Power Management Setup

S3(STR) Disabled Instant-Off Disabled Auto Disabled Disabled 0 0 : 0 : 0 Disabled 32-bit Mode Disabled Stop 1023

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ACPI Suspend Type

This field is used to select the type of Suspend mode.

S1(POS) Enables the Power On Suspend function. S3(STR) Enables the Suspend to RAM function.

USB KB Wakeup From S3(S4)

This field, when enabled, allows you to use a USB keyboard to wake up a system that is in the S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state. This can be configured only if the “ACPI Suspend Type” field is set to “S3(STR)”.

BIOS Setup

Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN

This field allows you to select the method of powering off your system.

Delay 4 Sec. Regardless of whether the Power Management func-

tion is enabled or disabled, if the power button is pushed and released in less than 4 sec, the system enters the Suspend mode. The purpose of this function is to prevent the system from powering off in case you accidentally “hit” or pushed the power button. Push and release again in less than 4 sec to restore. Pushing the power button for more than 4 seconds will power off the system.

Instant-Off Pressing and then releasing the power button at

once will immediately power off your system.

PCI Express PME

This field is used to enable or disable the PCI Express PME.

Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume

When this field is set to Auto, the system will initialize the VGA BIOS when it wakes up from the S3 state. This can be configured only if the “ACPI Suspend Type” field is set to “S3(STR)”. When this feature is disabled, the system resume time is shortened but system will need an AGP driver to initialize the VGA card. Therefore, if the AGP driver of the card does not support the initialization feature, the display may work abnormally or not function after resuming from S3.

Wake-Up by PCI Card

Enabled This field should be set to Enabled only if your PCI

card such as LAN card or modem card uses the PCI PME (Power Management Event) signal to remotely wake up the system. Access to the LAN card or PCI card will cause the system to wake up. Refer to the card’s documentation for more information.

Disabled The system will not wake up despite access to the

PCI card.

BIOS Setup

Resume By Alarm

Enabled When Enabled, you can set the time you would like

the Soft Power Down (Soft-Off) PC to power-on in the “Time (dd:hh:mm) of Alarm” field. However, if the system is being accessed by incoming calls or the network prior to the time set in the field, the system will give priority to the incoming calls or network.

Disabled Disables the automatic power-on function. (default).

Day (of Month) Alarm

0 The system will power-on everyday according to the

time set in the “Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm” field.

1-31 Select a date you would like the system to power-

on. The system will power-on on the set date, and time set in the “Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm” field.

Time (hh:mm:ss) of Alarm

This is used to set the time you would like the system to power-on.

HPET Support

This field is used to enable or disable HPET.

HPET Mode

This field is used to select the HPET mode.

WDRT Support

This field is used to enable or disable WDRT.

WDRT Run/Stop and WDRT Count

These fields are used to configure WDRT.

PnP/PCI Configurations

This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. It covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes to the default settings.

BIOS Setup

Resources Controlled By

x IRQ Resources

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop PCI Latency Timer (Per 8CLK) INT Pin 1 Assignment INT Pin 2 Assignment INT Pin 3 Assignment INT Pin 4 Assignment INT Pin 5 Assignment INT Pin 6 Assignment INT Pin 7 Assignment INT Pin 8 Assignment

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F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

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Resources Controlled By

The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capability to automatically configure all of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices.

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PnP/PCI Configurations

Auto(ESCD) Press Enter

Disabled 8 Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto

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Auto(ESCD) The system will automatically detect the settings for

you.

Manual Choose the specific IRQ in the “IRQ Resources”

field.

BIOS Setup

IRQ Resources

Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. This field is used to set each system interrupt to either Reserved or PCI Device.

IRQ- 3 assigned to IRQ- 4 assigned to IRQ- 5 assigned to IRQ- 7 assigned to IRQ-10 assigned to IRQ-11 assigned to

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PCI/VGA Palette Snoop

This field determines whether the MPEG ISA/VESA VGA cards can work with PCI/VGA or not.

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IRQ Resources

PCI Device PCI Device PCI Device PCI Device PCI Device PCI Device

Item Help

Menu Level Legacy ISA for devices

compliant with the original PC AT bus specification. PCI/ISA PnP for devices compliant with the Plug and Play standard whether designed for PCI or ISA bus architecture.

Enabled MPEG ISA/VESA VGA cards work with PCI/VGA. Disabled MPEG ISA/VESA VGA cards does not work with PCI/

VGA.

PCI Latency Timer (Per 8CLK)

This feature is used to select the length of time each PCI device will control the bus before another takes over. The larger the value, the longer the PCI device can retain control of the bus. Since each access to the bus comes with an initial delay before any transaction can be made, low values for the PCI Latency Timer will reduce the effectiveness of the PCI bandwidth while higher values will improve it.

INT Pin 1 Assignment to INT Pin 8 Assignment

By default, a device is automatically assigned to each INT. You can also manually assign an INT for each device.

PC Health Status

BIOS Setup

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Shutdown Temperature Adjust CPU Temp CPUFan Fully On If CPUTemp CPUFan Turn OFF if CPUTemp CHSFan Fully On If CHSTemp CHSFan Turn OFF if CHSTemp NB Fan Fully On If NB Temp NB Fan Turn OFF if NB Temp

CPU Core Voltage DRAM Voltage NB Core Voltage CPU VTT Voltage ATX +3.3V Voltage ATX +12V Voltage 5V Standby Voltage Battery Voltage CPU CORE Temperature CHIPSET Temperature PWM AREA Temperature CPU FAN Fan Speed SYSTEM Fan Speed CHIPSET Fan Speed

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F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

PC Health Status

85oC/185oF Default >50oC

<25

>35

C <25oC >55oC <25oC

1.07V

1.53V

1.29V

1.12V

3.21V

11.96V

4.99V

3.29V 31oC 31oC 28oC 1273 RPM 1430RPM 4891RPM

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Shutdown Temperature

You can prevent the system from overheating by selecting a temperature at which the system will shutdown. If the system detected that its temperature exceeded the one set in this field, it will automatically shutdown.

Adjust CPU Temp

This field is used to select the CPU’s temperature and allows you to adjust in small increment.

CPUFan Fully On If CPUTemp

This field is used to select the CPU’s temperature at which the CPU fan will rotate at full speed.

BIOS Setup

CPUFan Turn Off If CPUTemp

This field is used to select the CPU’s temperature at which the CPU fan will rotate at a start speed which is the slowest speed.

Note:

1. If the CPU temperature runs between the highest (set in the “CPUFan Fully On If CPUTemp” field) and lowest (set in the “CPUFan Turn Off If CPUTemp” field) temperature, the system will automatically adjust the CPU fan’s speed according to the temperature.

2. If you want to reduce the CPU fan’s noise or prevent CPU overheat, select a lower temperature in the “CPUFan Fully On If CPUTemp” field to allow the CPU fan to rotate full speed at the selected lower temperature.

CHSFan Fully On If CHSTemp

This field is used to select the system’s temperature at which the chassis fan will rotate at full speed.

CHSFan Turn Off If CHSTemp

This field is used to select the system’s temperature at which the chassis fan will rotate at a start speed which is the slowest speed.

Note:

If the system’s temperature runs between the highest (set in the “CHSFan Fully On If CHSTemp” field) and lowest (set in the ”CHSFan Turn Off If CHSTemp” field) temperature, the system will automatically adjust the chassis fan’s speed according to the temperature.

NB Fan Fully On If NB Temp

This field is used to select the Northbridge chip’s temperature at which the chip’s fan will rotate at full speed.

NB Fan Turn Off If NB Temp

This field is used to select the Northbridge chip’s temperature at which the chip’s fan will rotate at a start speed which is the slowest speed.

Note:

If the Northbridge chip’s temperature runs between the highest (set in the “NB Fan Fully On If NB Temp” field) and lowest (set in the “NB Fan Turn Off If NB Temp” field) temperature, the system will automatically adjust the fan speed of the Northbridge chip according to the temperature.

CPU Core Voltage to CHIPSET Fan Speed

These fields will show the output voltage, temperature and fan speed of the monitored devices or components.

BIOS Setup

Genie BIOS Setting

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X CPU Feature X DRAM Timing X Voltage Setting

Exit Setup Shutdown Shutdown after AC Loss O.C. Fail retry Counter CPU Clock Ratio Target CPU Clock CPU Clock Boot Up Clock CPU Clock Amplitude CPU Clock0 Skew CPU Clock1 Skew DRAM Speed Target DRAM Speed PCIE Clock PCIE Slot Config

CPU Spread Spectrum PCIE Spread Spectrum

↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select F1: General Help+/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Genie BIOS Setting

Press Enter Press Enter Press Enter Mode 2 Disabled 0 10 X 2660 MHz 266 MHz Auto 800mV 0ps 0ps Auto DDR3 1066 100 MHz 1x 1x

Disabled Disabled

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CPU Feature

DRAM Timing

Refer to the following pages for more information on these submenus.

Voltage Setting

Exit Setup Shutdown

The options are Mode 1 and Mode 2.

Shutdown After AC Loss

The options are Enabled and Disabled.

O.C. Fail Retry Counter

The options are 0, 1, 2 and 3.

CPU Clock Ratio

This field is used to select the CPU’s frequency ratio.

Target CPU Clock

This field will show the targeted CPU clock.

CPU Clock

This field provides several options for selecting the external system bus clock of the processor. The available options allow you to adjust the processor’s bus clock by 1MHz increment.

Important:

Selecting an external bus clock other than the default setting may result to the processor’s or system’s instability and are not guaranteed to provide better system performance.

Boot Up Clock

BIOS Setup

This field is used to select the boot up clock.

CPU Clock Amplitude

The options are 700mV, 800mV, 900mV and 1000mV.

CPU Clock0 Skew and CPU Clock1 Skew

Thse fields are used to select a skew control value of the CPU clock.

DRAM Speed

This field is used to select the clock speed of the DIMM.

Target DRAM Speed

This field will show the targeted DRAM speed.

PCIE Clock

This field is used to select the bus clock of the PCI Express.

BIOS Setup

PCIE Slot Config

This field is used to configure the PCI Express slots.

CPU Spread Spectrum

The field is used to configure the CPU spread spectrum.

PCIE Spread Spectrum

The field is used to configure the PCIE spread spectrum.

CPU Feature

Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>, the following screen will appear:

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Thermal Management Control PPM(EIST) Mode Limit CPUID MaxVal C1E Function Execute Disable Bit Virtualization Technology Core Multi-Processing

↑↓: Move PU/PD/+/-: Change Priority F10: Save ESC: Exit

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

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CPU Feature

Enabled Enabled Disabled Auto Enabled Enabled Enabled

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Thermal Management Control

This field is used to enable or disable thermal management.

PPM (EIST) Mode

The options are Enabled and Disabled.

BIOS Setup

Limit CPUID MaxVal

The CPUID instruction of some newer CPUs will return a value greater than 3. Problems will occur only in certain operating systems. The default is Disabled because this problem does not exist in the Windows series operating systems. If you are using an operating system other than Windows, this problem may occur. To avoid tihs problem, enable this field to limit the return value to 3 or lesser than

C1E Function

The options are Auto and Disabled.

Execute Disable Bit

When this field is set to Disabled, it will force the XD feature flag to always return to 0.

Virtualization Technology

When this field is set to Enabled, the VMM can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Vanderpool Technology.

Core Multi-Processing

The options are Enabled and Disabled.

BIOS Setup

DRAM Timing

Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. The following screen will appear.

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Enhanced Data transmitting Enhance Addressing T2 Dispatch

X Clock Setting Fine Delay

CAS Latency Time (tCL) RAS# to CAS# Delay (tRCD) RAS# Precharge (tRP) Precharge Delay (tRAS) All Precharge to ACT REF to ACT Delay (tRFC) Performance LVL (Read delay)

X Read delay phase adjust

MCH ODT Latency Write to PRE Delay (tWR) Rank Write to Read (tWTR) ACT to ACT Delay (tRRD) Read to Write Delay (tRDWR) Ranks Write to Write (tWRWR) Ranks Read to Read (tRDRD) Ranks Write to Read (tWRRD) Read CAS# Precharge (tRTP) All PRE to Refresh

↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select F1: General Help+/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

DRAM Timing Auto

Auto Auto Press Enter

Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Press Enter Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto

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Enhance Data Transmitting

The options are Auto, Normal, Fast and Turbo.

Enhance Addressing

The options are Auto, Normal and Fast.

T2 Dispatch

The options are Auto, Enabled and Disabled.

Clock Setting Fine Delay

Refer to the following pages for more information on this submenu.

BIOS Setup

CAS Latency Time (tCL)

This field is used to select the clock cycle of the CAS latency time. The option selected specifies the timing delay before SDRAM starts a read command after receiving it.

RAS# to CAS# Delay (tRCD)

This field is used to select the RAS# to CAS# delay time when reading and writing to the same bank.

RAS# Precharge (tRP)

This field is used to select the idle clocks after issuing a precharge command to the DRAM.

Precharge Delay (tRAS)

The options are Auto, and 9 to15.

All Precharge to ACT

The options are Auto, and 2 to 9.

REF to ACT Delay (tRFC)

The options are Auto, and 16 to 33.

Performance LVL (Read delay)

The options are Auto, and 1 to 15.

Read Delay Phase Adjust

Refer to the following pages for more information on this submenu.

MCH ODT Latency

The options are Auto, and 1 to 15.

Write to PRE Delay (tWR)

The options are Auto, and 8 to 31.

BIOS Setup

Rank Write to Read (tWTR)

The options are Auto, and 8 to 39.

ACT to ACT Delay

The options are Auto, and 0 to 31.

Read to Write Delay (tRDWR)

This field is used to select the read to write delay time. Although this is not a DRAM specified timing parameter, it is related to the routing latencies on the clock forwarded bus. This is measured from the first address bus slot which is not associated with part of the read burst.

Ranks Write to Write (tWRWR)

The options are Auto, and 1 to 15.

Ranks Read to Read (tRDRD)

The options are Auto, and 1 to 15.

Ranks Write to Read (tWRRD)

The options are Auto, and 1 to 15.

Read CAS# Precharge (tRTP)

The options are Auto, and 0 to 31.

ALL PRE to Refresh

The options are Auto, and 1 to 15.

Clock Setting Fine Delay

Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. The following screen will appear.

BIOS Setup

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DRAM CLK Driving Strength DRAM Data Driving Strength Ch1 DLL Default Skew Model Ch2 DLL Default Skew Model

Fine Delay Step Degree Ch1 Clock Crossing Setting

DIMM 1 Clock Fine Delay DIMM 2 Clock Fine Delay DIMM 2 Control Fine Delay DIMM 1 Control Fine Delay Ch1 Command Fine Delay

Ch2 Clock Crossing Setting DIMM 3 Clock Fine Delay DIMM 4 Clock Fine Delay DIMM 4 Control Fine Delay DIMM 3 Control Fine Delay Ch2 Command Fine Delay

Ch1Ch2 CommonClock Setting Ch1 RDCAS GNT-Chip Delay

Ch1 WRCAS GNT-Chip Delay Ch1 Command to CS Delay

Ch2 RDCAS GNT-Chip Delay Ch2 WRCAS GNT-Chip Delay Ch2 Command to CS Delay

Common CMD to CS Timing

Clock Setting Fine Delay

Level 6 Level 8 Model 0 Model 0

5ps Auto

Current 555ps Current 555ps Current 565ps Current 565ps Current 419ps

Auto Current 760ps Current 760ps Current 624ps Current 624ps Current 477ps

Auto Auto

Auto Auto Auto

Auto

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Item Help

↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select F1: General Help+/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

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DRAM Clock Driving Strength

This field is used to select the DRAM clock’s driving strength.

DRAM Data Driving Strength

This field is used to select the DRAM data’s driving strength.

Ch1/Ch2 DLL Default Skew Model

This field is used to select the DRAM’s skew model.

Fine Delay Step Degree

This is used to select the fine delay step degree.

BIOS Setup

Ch1 Clock Crossing Setting

The options are Auto, More Aggressive, Aggressive, Nominal, Relaxed and More Relaxed.

DIMM 1 Clock Fine Delay, DIMM 2 Clock Fine Delay, DIMM 1 Control Fine Delay, DIMM 2 Control Fine Delay and Ch1 Command Fine Delay

The options are Current, 70ps to 2170ps.

Ch2 Clock Crossing Setting

The options are Auto, More Aggressive, Aggressive, Nominal, Relaxed and More Relaxed.

DIMM 3 Clock Fine Delay, DIMM 4 Clock Fine Delay, DIMM 3 Control Fine Delay, DIMM 4 Control Fine Delay and Ch2 Command Fine Delay

The options are Current, 70ps to 2170ps.

Ch1Ch2 CommonClock Setting

The options are Auto, More Aggressive, Aggressive, Nominal, Relaxed and More Relaxed.

Ch1 RDCAS GNT-Chip Delay

The options are Auto, 1CLK to 7CLK.

Ch1 WRCAS GNT-Chip Delay

The options are Auto, 1CLK to 7CLK.

Ch1 Command to CS Delay

The options are Auto, 1CLK to 7CLK.

Ch2 RDCAS GNT-Chip Delay

The options are Auto, 1CLK to 7CLK.

Ch2 WRCAS GNT-Chip Delay

The options are Auto, 1CLK to 7CLK.

BIOS Setup

Ch2 Command to CS Delay

The options are Auto, 1CLK to 7CLK.

Common CMD to CS Timing

This field is used to select the CMD to CS timing.

Read Delay Phase Adjust

Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. The following screen will appear.

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Read Delay Phase Adjust

Ch1 Read delay phase (4~0)

Channel 1 Phase 0 Pull-In Channel 1 Phase 1 Pull-In Channel 1 Phase 2 Pull-In Channel 1 Phase 3 Pull-In Channel 1 Phase 4 Pull-In

Ch2 Read delay phase (4~0)

Channel 2 Phase 0 Pull-In Channel 2 Phase 1 Pull-In Channel 2 Phase 2 Pull-In Channel 2 Phase 3 Pull-In Channel 2 Phase 4 Pull-In

8-8-8-8-8

Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto

8-8-8-8-8

Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto

Item Help

Menu Level

↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select F1: General Help+/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one.

Channel 1 Phase 0 Pull-In to Channel 1 Phase 4 Pull-In

The options are Auto and Enabled.

Channel 2 Phase 0 Pull-In to Channel 2 Phase 4 Pull-In

The options are Auto and Enabled.

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Voltage Setting

Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. The following screen will appear.

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CPU VID Control CPU VID Special Add Limit CPU VID Special Add DRAM Voltage Control SB Core/CPU PLL Voltage NB Core Voltage CPU VTT Voltage Vcore Droop Control Clockgen Voltage Control GTL+ Buffers Strength

Host Slew Rate x MCH RON Offset Value x MCH RTT Offset Value x MCH Slew Rate Offset Value x MCH VREF 1 Value x MCH VREF 2 Value x MCH VREF 3 Value

GTL REF Voltage Control x CPU GTL 1/2 REF Volt x CPU GTL 0/3 REF Volt x North Bridge GTL REF Volt

CPU Core Voltage

DRAM Voltage

NB Core Voltage

CPU VTT Voltage

↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select F1: General Help+/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Voltage Setting

Auto 1.0950V Enabled Auto

1.521V

1.510V

1.265V

1.100V Enabled

3.45V Strong Weak 00 00 00 00 00 00 Disable 113 100 100

1.07V

1.53V

1.29V

1.12V

Menu Level

Item Help

The screen above list all the fields available in the Voltage Setting submenu, for ease of reference in this manual. In the actual CMOS setup, you have to use the scroll bar to view the fields. The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one.

CPU VID Control

This field allows you to manually adjust to a higher core voltage that is supplied to the CPU. If you want to use the CPU’s default core voltage, leave this field in its default setting. The CPU’s Vcore will be generated according to the CPU VID configuration.

Important:

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.

CPU VID Special Add Limit

The options are Enabled and Disabled.

BIOS Setup

CPU VID Special Add

This field provides more options to further adjust the voltage of the CPU.

DRAM Voltage Control

This field allows you to manually select higher voltage supplied to the DRAM.

SB Core/CPU PLL Voltage

The options are 1.510V to 2.380V.

NB Core Voltage

The options are 1.265V to 2.040V.

CPU VTT Voltage

This field is used to select the CPU’s voltage.

Vcore Droop Control

This field is used to enable or disable the Vcore Droop control.

Clockgen Voltage Control

This field is used to select the clock generator’s voltage.

GTL+ Buffers Strength

This field is used to configure the GTL+ Buffers Strength. The options are Strong and Weak.

Host Slew Rate

This field is used to configure the Host Slew Rate. The options are Strong and Weak.

GTL REF Voltage Control

The options are Enabled and Disabled.

BIOS Setup

CPU GTL 1/2 REF Volt and CPU GTL 0/3 REF Volt

These fields are used to configure the CPU GTL REF voltage.

Northbridge GTL REF Volt

This field is used to configure the Northbridge GTL REF voltage.

CPU Core Voltage

This field will show the CPU’s current voltage.

DRAM Voltage

This field will show the DRAM’s current voltage.

NB Core Voltage

This field will show the NB’s current core voltage.

CPU VTT Voltage

This field will show the HT Link’s current voltage.

CMOS Reloaded

The CMOS Reloaded submenu allows you to save different configurations and when needed, allows you to conveniently restore one of these previously saved configurations. Highlight CMOS Reloaded in

the main menu then press <Enter>.

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Auto Save Bootable Setting Load Last Bootable Setting

Save Setting to Bank with

User Defined Setting Bank #1

Description Options

User Defined Setting Bank #2

Description Options

Description

User Defined Setting Bank #3

Description Options

Description

User Defined Setting Bank #4

Description Options

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CMOS Reloaded

Enabled Load

Last Saved CMOS

Bank description Save to this bank Load from this bank Hotkey => 1

OptionsDescription

Bank description Save to this bank Load from this bank Hotkey => 1

Options

Bank description Save to this bank Load from this bank Hotkey => 1

Options

Bank description Save to this bank Load from this bank Hotkey => 1

OptionsDescription

Item Help Menu Level This item will

immediately decide which setting will be saved to User Defined Setting Banks. The option is one of following:

1. Current BIOS setting

2. Last BIOS setting which already exists in CMOS.

↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select F1: General Help+/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

The screen above list all the fields available in the CMOS Reloaded submenu, for ease of reference in this manual. In the actual CMOS setup, you have to use the scroll bar to view the fields. The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one.

CMOS Reloaded is especially helpful to overclockers who often go through the tiresome trial and error process of repeatedly changing the BIOS settings to come up with the most ideal overclocked setting. By being able to save and load the settings, it eliminates the tedious job of remembering several settings and/or repeatedly resetting settings during the trial process. The settings are stored in the SEEPROM. SEEPROM is divided into 5 banks - the backup bank and the 4 user defined banks.

BIOS Setup

Auto Save Bootable Setting

This field is used to automatically save the last bootable setting from CMOS to an area in the SEEPROM referred to as the backup bank. To use this function:

1. Set this field to Enabled.

2. Select “Save & Exit Setup” in the main menu then press <Enter>.

3. Type <Y> then press <Enter>.

If the changes to the setting allowed the system to boot, the setting will be stored in the SEEPROM. In other words, if the system did not boot up, the setting will not be stored. You may then follow the steps in the next section to load the last bootable setting.

Load Last Bootable Setting

If, during the trial and error process, the setting resulted to the system’s instability or worse yet, not being able to boot up the system, please follow the steps below to use the Load function.

Note:

You can use the Load function only if you have set the “Auto Save Bootable Setting” to Enabled.

1. If the system did not boot up properly but you were able to enter the BIOS utility: a. Select “CMOS Reloaded” in the main menu then press <En-

ter>.

b. Move the cursor to “Load Last Bootable Setting” then press

“Load”.

c. Press <Y> to load the last bootable setting that was stored

in the backup bank.

2. If you cannot enter the BIOS utility: a. Use the Clear CMOS jumper to clear the CMOS. Refer to

chapter 2 for more information about clearing CMOS.

b. Enter the BIOS utility then perform steps 1a to 1c.

Saving, Loading and Naming BIOS Settings

For overclockers who require different sets of settings for various system environments or operating systems, CMOS Reloaded allows you to save, load and name up to four sets of BIOS settings - in the “User Defined Setting Bank #1” to “User Defined Setting Bank #4” fields.

Save Setting to Bank With

This field is used to select the type of setting you would like saved to a User Defined Setting Bank when you use the “Save to this Bank” function of that bank.

Current BIOS Setting This option will save the current BIOS setting

to the User Defined Setting Bank.

Last BIOS Setting This option will save the last saved BIOS set-

ting to the User Defined Setting Bank.

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User Defined Setting Bank #1/2/3/4

Bank Description

To name the BIOS setting, move the cursor to “Bank Description” then press <Enter>. You can enter up to 60 characters. Providing a name to the BIOS setting will allow you to easily remember the settings in the bank.

Save to this Bank

To save the BIOS setting, move the cursor to “Save to this Bank” then press <Enter>. Type <Y> then press <Enter>. This will save the current setting or the last saved setting to this bank; depending on the option selected in the “Save Setting to Bank With” field.

If you want to immediately reboot to use the new settings, make sure to save before you exit the BIOS setup utility by selecting “Y” in the “Save & Exit Setup” submenu.

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Load from this Bank

To load the setting saved in the bank, move the cursor to “Load from this Bank” then press <Enter>. The setting in this bank will replace the current setting. Make sure to save before you exit the BIOS setup utility by selecting “Y” in the “Save & Exit Setup” submenu.

Hotkey

You can now load a BIOS setting during system boot up; bypassing the lengthy process of entering the BIOS utility to load a setting. Move the cursor to “Hotkey” then press <Enter>. Select the key you would like to use to load the settings from the bank. When the system boots up, press the key to load the setting.

Load Optimized Defaults

The “Load Optimized Defaults” option loads optimized settings from

the BIOS ROM. Use the default values as standard values for your system. Highlight this option in the main menu and press <Enter>.

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X Standard CMOS Features X Advanced BIOS Features X Advanced Chipset Features X Integrated Peripherals X Power Management Setup X PnP/PCI Configurations X PC Health Status

Esc : Quit F10 : Save & Exit Setup

Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N)?

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

X Genie BIOS Setting X CMOS Reloaded

Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving

↑ ↓ → ← : Select Item

Type <Y> and press <Enter> to load the Setup default values.

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Set Supervisor Password

If you want to protect your system and setup from unauthorized entry, set a supervisor’s password with the “System” option selected in the Advanced BIOS Features. If you want to protect access to setup only, but not your system, set a super visor’s password with the “Setup” option selected in the Advanced BIOS Features. You will not be prompted for a password when you cold boot the system.

Use the arrow keys to highlight “Set Supervisor Password” and press <Enter>.

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X Standard CMOS Features X Advanced BIOS Features X Advanced Chipset Features X Integrated Peripherals X Power Management Setup X PnP/PCI Configurations X PC Health Status

Esc : Quit F10 : Save & Exit Setup

Enter Password:

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

X Genie BIOS Setting X CMOS Reloaded

Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving

↑ ↓ → ← : Select Item

Type in the password. You are limited to eight characters. When done, the message below will appear:

Confirm Password:

You are asked to verify the password. Type in exactly the same password. If you type in a wrong password, you will be prompted to enter the correct password again. To delete or disable the password function, highlight “Set Supervisor Password” and press <Enter>, instead of typing in a new password. Press the <Esc> key to return to the main menu.

Set User Password

If you want another user to have access only to your system but

not to setup, set a user’s password with the “System” option selected in the Advanced BIOS Features. If you want a user to enter a password when trying to access setup, set a user’s password with the “Setup” option selected in the Advanced BIOS Features.

Using user’s password to enter Setup allows a user to access only “Set User Password” that appears in the main menu screen. Access to all other options is denied.

Use the arrow keys to highlight “Set User Password” and press <Enter>.

BIOS Setup

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X Standard CMOS Features X Advanced BIOS Features X Advanced Chipset Features X Integrated Peripherals X Power Management Setup X PnP/PCI Configurations X PC Health Status

Esc : Quit F10 : Save & Exit Setup

Enter Password:

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

X Genie BIOS Setting X CMOS Reloaded

Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving

↑ ↓ → ← : Select Item

Type in the password. You are limited to eight characters. When done, the message below will appear:

Confirm Password:

You are asked to verify the password. Type in exactly the same password. If you type in a wrong password, you will be prompted to enter the correct password again. To delete or disable the password function, highlight “Set User Password” and press <Enter>, instead of typing in a new password. Press the <Esc> key to return to the main menu.

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Save & Exit Setup

When all the changes have been made, highlight “Save & Exit Setup” and press <Enter>.

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X Standard CMOS Features X Advanced BIOS Features X Advanced Chipset Features X Integrated Peripherals X Power Management Setup X PnP/PCI Configurations X PC Health Status

Esc : Quit F10 : Save & Exit Setup

SAVE to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)?

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

X Genie BIOS Setting X CMOS Reloaded

Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving

↑ ↓ → ← : Select Item

Type “Y” and press <Enter>. The modifications you have made will be written into the CMOS memory, and the system will reboot. You will once again see the initial diagnostics on the screen. If you wish to make additional changes to the setup, press <Ctrl> <Alt> <Esc> simultaneously or <Del> after memory testing is done.

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LanPorty 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

Jumper Settings

Rear Panel I/O Ports

Bernstein Audio Module

I/O Connectors

Chapter 3 - BIOS Setup

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