MSI MS-7173, RC410M2-F, RC410M2-FI, RC410M2-L, RC410M2 User Manual

RC410M2 Series

MS-7173 (v2.X) Mainboard

G52-71731X1

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Copyright Notice

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INTERNATIONAL. We take every care in the preparation of this document, but no

guarantee is given as to the correctness of its contents. Our products are under

continual improvement and we reserve the right to make changes without notice.

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Revision History

Revision Revision History Date

v2.0 PCB v2.X September 2006

Technical Support

If a problem arises with your system and no solution can be obtained from the user’s

manual, please contact your place of purchase or local distributor. Alternatively,

please try the following help resources for further guidance.

Visit the MSI website for FAQ, technical guide, BIOS updates, driver updates,

and other information: htt p : //www. m s i. c om .tw/p rogram/s ervice/ f aq /

faq/esc_f a q _l i s t.php

Contact our technical staff at: http://support.msi.com.tw

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Safety Instructions

1. Always read the safety instructions carefully.

2. Keep this User’s Manual for future reference.

3. Keep this equipment away from humidity.

4. Lay this equipment on a reliable flat surface before setting it up.

5. The openings on the enclosure are for air convection hence protects the equip­ment from overheating. DO NOT COVER THE OPENINGS.

6. Make sure the voltage of the power source and adjust properly 110/220V before

connecting the equipment to the power inlet. Rating: 100-127/200-240V~, 4/2A,
60/50Hz.

7. Place the power cord such a way that people can not step on it. Do not place
anything over the power cord.

8. Always Unplug the Power Cord before inserting any add-on card or module.

9. All cautions and warnings on the equipment should be noted.

10. Never pour any liquid into the opening that could damage or cause electrical
shock.

11. If any of the following situations arises, get the equipment checked by service
personnel:

† The power cord or plug is damaged.
† Liquid has penetrated into the equipment.
† The equipment has been exposed to moisture.
† The equipment does not work well or you can not get it work according to

User’s Manual.

† The equipment has dropped and damaged.
† The equipment has obvious sign of breakage.

12. DO NOT LEAVE THIS EQUIPMENT IN AN ENVIRONMENT UNCONDITIONED, STOR­AGE TEMPERATURE ABOVE 600 C (1400F), IT MAY DAMAGE THE EQUIPMENT.

CAUTION: Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.

Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the
manufacturer.

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FCC-B Radio Frequency Interference Statement

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 in a residential installation. This equipment generates,

uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accor-

dance with the instructions, 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 measures listed

below.

† Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
† Increase the separation between the equipment and 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/television 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.

Notice 2

Shielded interface cables and A.C. power cord, if any, must be used in order to
comply with the emission limits.

VOIR LA NOTICE D ’INSTALLATION AVANT DE RACCORDER AU RESEAU.

Micro-Star International

MS-7173

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions:

(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and
(2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that

may cause undesired operation.

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WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Statement

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CONTENTS

Copyright Notice.............................................................................................................ii

Trademarks.....................................................................................................................ii

Revision History.............................................................................................................ii

Technical Support..........................................................................................................ii

Safety Instructions.........................................................................................................iii

FCC-B Radio Frequency Interference Statement..........................................................iv

WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Statement.......................................v

Chapter 1. Getting Started....................................................................................1-1

Mainboard Specifications....................................................................................1-2

Mainboard Layout...............................................................................................1-4

Packing Checklist.................................................................................................1-5

Chapter 2. Hardware Setup...................................................................................2-1

Quick Components Guide...................................................................................2-2

Central Processing Unit: CPU..............................................................................2-3

Introduction to LGA 775 CPU.......................................................................2-3

CPU & Cooler Installation.............................................................................2-4

Memory................................................................................................................2-8

Memory Population Rules............................................................................2-8

Installing DDR II Modules..............................................................................2-9

Power Supply.....................................................................................................2-10

ATX 24-Pin Power Connector: ATX1.........................................................2-10

ATX 12V Power Connector: JPW1............................................................2-11

Rear Panel...........................................................................................................2-12

Connectors..........................................................................................................2-15

Floppy Disk Drive Connector: FDD1...........................................................2-15

Fan Power Connectors: CPU_FAN1 / SYS_FAN.......................................2-15

Hard Disk Connector: IDE1.........................................................................2-16

Serial ATA Connectors: SATA1~SATA4.....................................................2-17

Serial Port Connector: JCOM1....................................................................2-18

CD-In Connector: JCD1...............................................................................2-18

Front Panel Audio Connector: JAUD1........................................................2-18

IEEE 1394 Connectors: J1394_1 (Optional)...............................................2-19

Front Panel Connectors: JFP1....................................................................2-20

Front USB Connectors: JUSB1~JUSB3......................................................2-20

TV-Out Connector: JTV1 (Optional)...........................................................2-21

SPDIF-Out Connector: SPDOUT (Optional).................................................2-22

FWH / LPC Debugging Connector: JLPC1..................................................2-23

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Jumper.................................................................................................................2-24

Clear CMOS Jumper: JBAT1.......................................................................2-24

Slots.....................................................................................................................2-25

PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Express Slots...........................2-25

PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slots.........................................2-25

PCI Interrupt Request Routing....................................................................2-25

Chapter 3. BIOS Setup............................................................................................3-1

Entering Setup.....................................................................................................3-2

Control Keys................................................................................................3-3

Getting Help.................................................................................................3-3

General Help <F1>.....................................................................................3-3

The Main Menu...................................................................................................3-4

Standard CMOS Features..................................................................................3-6

Advanced BIOS Features..................................................................................3-9

Advanced Chipset Features..............................................................................3-12

Integrated Peripherals.........................................................................................3-14

Power Management Setup.................................................................................3-17

PNP/PCI Configurations.......................................................................................3-20

H/W Monitor........................................................................................................3-21

Load Optimized Defaults.....................................................................................3-23

BIOS Setting Password......................................................................................3-23

Appendix A: Realtek ALC883 Audio....................................................................A-1

Installing the Realtek HD Audio Driver..................................................................A-2

Installation for Windows 2000/XP..............................................................A-2

Software Configuration......................................................................................A-4

Sound Effect...............................................................................................A-5

Mixer............................................................................................................A-8

Audio I/O.....................................................................................................A-12

Microphone..................................................................................................A-16

3D Audio Demo...........................................................................................A-17

Information...................................................................................................A-18

Hardware Setup.................................................................................................A-19

2-Channel Mode for Stereo-Speaker Output............................................A-19

4-Channel Mode for 4-Speaker Output.....................................................A-20

6-Channel Mode for 6-Speaker Output.....................................................A-21

8-Channel Mode for 8-Speaker Output.....................................................A-22

Appendix B: ATI SURROUND VIEWTM......................................................................B-1

Getting Started....................................................................................................B-2

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System Requirements................................................................................B-3

Installing a Graphics Card...................................................................................B-4

Before You Begin.......................................................................................B-4

Basic Graphics Card Installation..................................................................B-4

Enabling SURROUNDVIEWTM...............................................................................B-6

Enabling the Integrated Graphics Processor...............................................B-6

Enabling SURROUNDVIEW™.......................................................................B-6

Frequently Asked Questions......................................................................B-7

Using Multiple Displays.......................................................................................B-8

Setting Up Multiple Displays........................................................................B-8

Using SURROUNDVIEWTM...................................................................................B-10

Business Applications.................................................................................B-10

Games..........................................................................................................B-12

Appendix C: Using the TV-Out Function.............................................................C-1

Installing the TV-Out Bracket..............................................................................C-2

Connecting S-Video/ RCA & HDTV Cables.........................................................C-3

Display Setup......................................................................................................C-6

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Chapter 1

Getting Started

Thank you for choosing the RC410M2 Series (MS-7173
v2.X) Micro-ATX mainboard. The RC410M2 Series

mainboards are based on ATI® RC410S & SB600

chipsets for optimal system efficiency. Designed to fit
the advanced Intel® Pentium 4, Cedar Mill, and Celeron D
processors, the RC410M2 Series deliver a high perfor­mance and professional desktop platform solution.

Getting Started

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Mainboard Specifications

Processor Support

- Supports LGA775 Intel® Pentium 4, Cedar Mill, and Celeron D proces­sors

- Supports 2005 mainstream FMB 05A CPU VR design

(For the latest information about CPU, please visit http://www.msi.com.

tw/program/products/slim_pc/slm/pro_slm_cpu_support.php)

Supported FSB

- 1066 / 800 / 533 MHz

Chipset

- North Bridge: ATI® RC410S

- South Bridge: ATI® SB600

Memory Support

- DDR II 400 / 533 / 667 SDRAM (2GB Max)

- 2 DDR II DIMM slots (240-pin / 1.8v)

LAN

- 10/100 Mb/s supported by Realtek® RTL8100C

- 10/100/1000 Mb/s supported by Realtek® RTL8110SB (Optional)

- Integrated Fast Ethernet MAC and PHY in one chip

- Supports ACPI Power Management

- Compliance with PCI v2.2

Audio

- Chip integrated by ATI® SB600

- 8-channel HD audio codec supported by Realtek® ALC655/880/883

- Compliance with AC97 v2.3 Spec

- Meets PC2001 audio performance requirement

IDE

- 1 Ultra DMA 133/100/66 IDE controller integrated by ATI® SB600

- Supports PIO, Bus Master operation modes

- Can connect up to 4 IDE devices

SATA

- Supports 4 SATAII ports

- Supports storage and data transfer rate at up to 300MB/s

IEEE 1394 (Optional)

- Chip integrated by VIA® VT 6308P

- Transfer rate is up to 400Mbps

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Connectors

Back Panel

- 1 PS/2 mouse port

- 1 PS/2 keyboard port

- 1 parallel port supporting SPP/EPP/ECP mode

- 2 serial ports (Rear * 1 / Pinheader * 1)

- 1 VGA port

- 2 IEEE1394 ports (Rear * 1 / Front * 1) (Optional)

- 4 USB2.0 ports

- 1 RJ-45 LAN Jack

- 1 audio ports (Line-In / Line-Out / MIC / Center Speaker Out / Rear

Speaker Out / Side Surround)

On-Board Pinheaders

- 1 SPDIF-Out pinheader

- 1 TV-Out pinheader

- 1 CD-In pin header

- 1 audio pinheader

- 6 USB 2.0 pinheaders

Slots

- One PCI Express x1 slot

- One PCI Express x16 slot

- Two 32-bit Master 3.3V/5V PCI Bus slots

Form Factor

- Micro-ATX Form Factor: 24.4cm X 23.0cm

Mounting

- 6 mounting holes

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PCIE 1X1

(Optional)

PCIE16X1

BATT

JUSB1

JUSB2

SYS_FAN

IDE1ATX1FDD 1

BIOS

ATI RC410S

JBAT1

JLPC1

Mainboard Layout

Top: Mouse
Bottom: Keyboard

Top:
Parallel Port

Bottom:
COM 1
VGA Port

Top: 1394 Port
Bottom:orts

Top: LAN Jack
Bottom: USB Ports

T: C

S-Out
M: RS
B:

Side Surround

T:

Line-In

M:

Line-Out

B:

Mic

USB P

-Out

(Optional)

RTL8110SB
/RTL8100C
(Optional)

JCOM1

JTV1

JPW1

CPU_FAN1

DIMM1

DIMM2

1-4

ALC883

VIA

VT6308P

(Optional)

JAUD1

+

PCI1

PCI 2

JCD1

SPDOUT

J1394_1

JUSB3

ATI SB600

RC410M2 Series

(MS-7173 v2.X) M-ATX Mainboard

JFP1

SAT A2

SATA4

SATA3 SATA1

Packing Checklist

Getting Started

MSI mainboard

1394 Bracket

(Optional)

User’s Guide

Standard Cable for

IDE Devices

USB Bracket

(Optional)

SATA CableMSI Driver/Utility CD

Power Cable

Back IO Shield

* These pictures are for yuour reference only. Your packing contents may vary

depending on the model you purchased.

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Chapter 2

Hardware Setup

This chapter provides you with the information about

hardware setup procedures. While doing the installation,

be careful in holding the components and follow the

installation procedures. For some components, if you

install in the wrong orientation, the components will not

work properly.

Hardware Setup

Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer

components. Static electricity may damage the

components.

ONLY FOR SERVICE PERSONEL

Always unplug the power cord before in­serting any add-on card or module.

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Quick Components Guide

Rear Panel

I/O, p.2-12

PCI Express

Slots, p.2-25

JTV1,

p.2-21

(Optional)

JCOM1,

p.2-18

JPW1,

p.2-11

CPU,

p.2-3

CPU_FAN1,

p.2-15

DDR DIMMs,

p.2-8

FDD1, p.2-15

ATX1, p.2-10

IDE1, p.2-16

PCI Slots,

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p.2-25

JAUD1,

p.2-18

JUSB1-3

p.2-20

JFP1,

p.2-20

JCD1,

p.2-18

SPDOUT,

p.2-22

(Optional)

J1394_1,

p.2-19

(Optional)

MS-7173 (V2.X) Mainboard

SATA 1-4,

p.2-17

JLPC1, p.2-23
JBAT, p.2-24

SYS_FAN,

p.2-15

Hardware Setup

Central Processing Unit: CPU

This mainboard supports Intel® Pentium 4, Cedar Mill, and Celeron D processors in

LGA 775 package. When you are installing the CPU, make sure to install the
cooler to prevent overheating. If you do not have the CPU cooler, contact your

dealer to purchase and install them before turning on the computer. For the latest

information about CPU, please visit http://www.msi.com.tw/program/products/

mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_cpu_support.php.

Important

Overheating

Overheating will seriously damage the CPU and system, always make
sure the cooling fan can work properly to protect the CPU from overheating.

Replacing the CPU

While replacing the CPU, always turn off the ATX power supply or un­plug the power supply’s power cord from grounded outlet first to ensure
the safety of CPU.

Introduction to LGA 775 CPU

The pin-pad side of LGA 775 CPU.

Alignment Key

Yellow triangle is the Pin 1 indicator

The surface of LGA 775 CPU. Remem­ber to apply some silicone heat trans­fer compound on it for better heat
dispersion.

Alignment Key

Yellow triangle is the Pin 1 indicator

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CPU & Cooler Installation

When you are installing the CPU, make sure the CPU has a cooler attached on
the top to prevent overheating. If you do not have the cooler, contact your dealer

to purchase and install them before turning on the computer. Meanwhile, do not
forget to apply some silicon heat transfer compound on CPU before installing the heat
sink/cooler fan for better heat dispersion. Follow the steps below to install the CPU &
cooler correctly. Wrong installation will cause the damage of your CPU & mainboard.

1.The CPU has a land side cover on
the bottom to protect the CPU con­tact from damage. Rotate it to make
the pin 1 indicator (yellow triangle)
in the right-bottom corner.

land side cover

3.Use 2 hands to remove the land side
cover (if any). Please note not to
touch the pins.

2.Take out the accompanying CPU Clip
and rotate it for the same direction
as the CPU (Pin 1 indicator is in the
left-bottom corner).

4.Align the two pin 1 indicators (the
triangles on the CPU & the CPU Clip),
and use the CPU Clip to clip the CPU
up, pressing the clips on both sides
to the center, as the arrows shown.

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Hardware Setup

Important

1. Confirm if your CPU cooler is firmly installed before turning on your
system.

2. Do not touch the CPU socket pins to avoid damaging.

3. The availability of the CPU land side cover depends on your CPU packing.

5.The CPU has a plastic cap on it to
protect the contact from damage.
Before you have installed the CPU,
always cover it to protect the socket
pin.

7.Lift the load lever up and open the
load plate.

6.Remove the cap from lever hinge
side (as the arrow shows). The pins
of socket reveal.

8.Correctly align the triangle of CPU
Clip with the CPU chamfer, and the
square on the CPU Clip to the hook
of the socket.

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9.Use your thumb and the middle fin­gers to push the clips to release
the CPU, then press down the CPU
with your index finger to allow the
whole module to be installed onto
the CPU socket.

11.Visually inspect if the CPU is seated
well into the socket, then remove
the CPU Clip with 2 fingers. Then
cover the load plate onto the
package.

10.The CPU is installed well on the CPU
socket.

12. Press down the load lever lightly

onto the load plate, and then se­cure the lever with the hook under
retention tab.

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Hardware Setup

13. Align the holes on the mainboard
with the cooler. Push down the
cooler until its four clips get wedged
into the holes of the mainboard.

15.Turn over the mainboard to confirm

that the clip-ends are correctly
inserted.

14.Press the four hooks down to fas­ten the cooler. Then rotate the lock­ing switch (refer to the correct di­rection marked on it) to lock the
hooks.

locking

switch

Note:If you want to uninstall the CPU,

align the 4 points (see Point 8 for
details) again and push the clip
to lift up the CPU.

Important

1. Check the information in PC Health Status of H/W Monitor in BIOS
(Chapter 3) for the CPU temperature.

2. Whenever CPU is not installed, always protect your CPU socket pin with
the plastic cap covered (shown in Figure 1) to avoid damaging.

3. Please note that the mating/unmating durability of the CPU is 20 cycles.
Therefore we suggest you do not plug/unplug the CPU too often.

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Memory

The mainboard provides two 240-pin non-ECC DDR II 667 DIMMs and supports up to

2GB system memory. For more information on compatible components, please visit

http://www.msi.com.tw/program/products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_trp_list.php.

DIMM1 (green)
DIMM2 (green)

Memory Population Rules

This mainboard supports DDR II 667 memory interface. Each DIMM slot supports up to
a maximum size of 2GB. Users can install either single- or double-sided modules
depending on their needs.

Slot Combination 1 Combination 2 Combination 3

DIMM1 64MB~1GB 2GB 0

DIMM2 64MB~1GB 0 2GB

Total Memory 128MB~2GB 2GB 2GB

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Hardware Setup

Important

Make sure that you install memory modules of the same type and den­sity on DDR II DIMMs.

Installing DDR II Modules

1. The DDR II DIMM has only one notch on the center of module. The module will only

fit in the right orientation.

2. Insert the DIMM memory module vertically into the DIMM slot. Then push it in until the

golden finger on the memory module is deeply inserted in the socket.

Important

You can barely see the golden finger if the module is properly inserted
in the socket.

3. The plastic clip at each side of the DIMM slot will automatically close.

Volt

Notch

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Power Supply

The mainboard supports ATX power supply for the power system. Before inserting
the power supply connector, always make sure that all components are installed
properly to ensure that no damage will be caused.

ATX 24-Pin Power Connector: ATX1

This connector allows you to connect an ATX 24-pin power supply.

To connect the ATX 24-pin power supply, make sure the plug of the

power supply is inserted in the proper orientation and the pins are

aligned. Then push down the power supply firmly into the connector.

You may use the 20-pin ATX power supply as you like. If you’d like

to use the 20-pin ATX power supply, please plug your power sup-

ply along with pin 1 & pin 13 (refer to the image at the right hand).

There is also a foolproof design on pin 11, 12, 23 & 24 to avoid wrong installation.

pin 13

pin 12

12 24

1

ATX1

Pin Definition

PIN

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

13

12

SIGNAL

+3.3V

+3.3V

GND

+5V

GND

+5V

GND

PWROK

5VSB

+12V

+12V

NC

PIN

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

PINSIGNAL

+3.3V

-12V

GND

PS-ON#

GND

GND

GND

Res

+5V

+5V

+5V

GND

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ATX 12V Power Connector: JPW1

This 12V power connector is used to provide power to the CPU.

Pin Definition

2

4

JPW1

Important

PIN

1

3

1

2

3

4

SIGNAL

GND

GND

12V

12V

Hardware Setup

1. These two connectors connect to the ATX power supply and have to work
together to ensure stable operation of the mainboard.

2. Power supply of 350 watts (and above) is highly recommended for sys­tem stability.

3. ATX 12V power connection should be greater than 18A.

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Rear Panel

The Rear Panel provides the following connectors:

Mouse

(green)

Serial Ports

(purple)

Mouse Connector

Pin6 NC

Pin4 VCC

Parallel 1394 Port

VGA Port USB PortsKeyboard

(Optional)

Keyboard Connector

Pin5 Mouse Clock

Pin3 GND

Pin1 Mouse DATAPin2 NC

Pin6 NC

Pin4 VCC

Pin2 NC

LAN

CS-Out

RS-Out

Side

Surround

Pin5 KBD Clock

Pin1 KBD DATA

Line-In

Line-Out

MIC-In

Pin3 GND

Serial Port

2-12

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9

PIN SIGNAL

1 DCD
2 SIN
3 SOUT
4 DTR
5 GND
6 DSR
7 RTS
8 CTS
9 RI

VGA Port

5

15

PIN SIGNAL

1 RED
2 GREEN
3 BLUE
4 N/C
5 GND
6 GND
7 GND
8 GND
9 +5V
10 GND
11 N/C
12 SDA
13 Horizontal Sync
14 Vertical Sync
15 SCL

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Hardware Setup

IEEE 1394 Port (Optional)

6

12345

PIN SIGNAL

1 PWR
2 GND
3 TPB­4 TPB+
5 TPA­6 TPA+

10/100 LAN Jack (Optional)

8 1

USB Ports

1 2 3 4

PINSIGNAL

1 VCC
2 -Data
3 +Data
4 GND

Gigabit LAN Jack (Optional)

8 1

PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION

1 TDP Transmit Differential Pair

2 TDN Transmit Differential Pair

3 RDP Receive Differential Pair

4 NC Not Used

5 NC Not Used

6 RDN Receive Differential Pair

7 NC Not Used

8 NC Not Used

PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION

1 D0P Differential Pair 0+

2 D0N Differential Pair 0-

3 D1P Differential Pair 1+

4 D2P Differential Pair 2+

5 D2N Differential Pair 2-

6 D1N Differential Pair 1-

7 D3P Differential Pair 3+

8 D3N Differential Pair 3-

Mouse/Keyboard Connector

The standard PS/2® mouse/keyboard DIN connector is for a PS/2® mouse/keyboard.

Parallel Port Connector

A parallel port is a standard printer port that supports Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP)
and Extended Capabilities Parallel Port (ECP) mode.

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Serial Ports

The mainboard offers two 9-pins male DIN connectors as serial ports. The ports are
16550A high speed communication ports that send/receive 16 bytes FIFOs. You can
attach a serial mouse or other serial devices directly to the connectors.

VGA Connector

The DB15-pin female connector is provided for VGA monitors.

IEEE 1394 Port

The 1394 port on the back panel provides connection to 1394 devices.

USB Connectors

The OHCI (Open Host Controller Interface) Universal Serial Bus root is for attaching
USB devices such as keyboard, mouse, or other USB-compatible devices.

LAN (RJ-45) Jacks

The standard RJ-45 jacks are for connection to single Local Area Network (LAN). You
can connect a network cable to it.

Activity

Indicator

LED Color LED State

Off

Left

Right

Orange

Green

Orange

On (steady state)

On (brighter & pulsing)

On

On

LAN link is not established.

LAN link is established.

The computer is communicating with another computer on the LAN.

10 Mbit/sec data rate is selected.Off

100 Mbit/sec data rate is selected.

1000 Mbit/sec data rate is selected.

Link
Indicator

Condition

Audio Port Connectors

These audio connectors are used for audio devices. You can differentiate the color
of the audio jacks for different audio sound effects.

Orange audio jack - Center/ Subwoofer Out in 5.1/ 7.1 channel mode.
Black audio jack - Rear-Surround Out in 5.1/ 7.1 channel mode.
Gray audio jack - If there is a gray audio jack on the back panel in your

mainboard, the Gray audio jack is for Rear-Surround Out and the Black
audio jack will be used as the Side-Surround Out.

Blue audio jack - Line-In/ Side-Surround Out in 5.1 channel mode, is

used for external CD player, tapeplayer or other audio devices.

Green audio jack - Line-Out, is a connector for speakers or headphones.
Pink audio jack - Mic-In/ Center-LEF, is a connector for microphones.

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Connectors

Floppy Disk Drive Connector: FDD1

The mainboard provides a standard floppy disk drive connector that supports 360K,
720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk types.

FDD1

Fan Power Connectors: CPU_FAN1 / SYS_FAN

The fan power connectors support system cooling fan with +12V. When connecting
the wire to the connectors, always take note that the red wire is the positive and
should be connected to the +12V, the black wire is Ground and should be connected
to GND. If the mainboard has a System Hardware Monitor chipset on-board, you must
use a specially designed fan with speed sensor to take advantage of the CPU fan
control.

CONTROL

SENSOR

+12V

GND

CPU_FAN1

Important

Please refer to the recommended CPU fans at Intel® official website or
consult the vendors for proper CPU cooling fan.

SENSOR

GND

+12V

SYS_FAN

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Hard Disk Connector: IDE1

The mainboard provides a one-channel Ultra ATA 100 bus Master IDE controller that
supports PIO mode 0~4, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA 33/66/100 function. You can
connect hard disk drives, CD-ROM drives and other IDE devices.

Definition

IDE VDMA Controller RAID ATAPI

1 66/100 Intel ICH6 N/A Yes

IDE1

IDE1 (Primary IDE Connector)

IDE1 can connect a Master and a Slave drive. You must configure the second hard
drive to Slave mode by setting the jumper accordingly.

Important

If you install two hard disks on cable, you must configure the second
drive to Slave mode by setting its jumper. Refer to the hard disk docu­mentation supplied by hard disk vendors for jumper setting instructions.

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Serial ATA Connectors: SATA1~SATA4

The ATI SB450 SouthBridge supports four serial ATA connectors SATA1~SATA4.
SATA1~SATA4 are high-speed Serial ATA interface ports. Each supports 1st genera­tion serial ATA data rates of 150MB/s and is fully compliant with Serial ATA 1.0
specifications. Each Serial ATA connector can connect to 1 hard disk device.

SATA1SATA2

7

Pin Definition

1

7

1

PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL

1 GND 2 TXP

3 TXN 4 GND

5 RXN 6 RXP

7 GND

SATA3SATA4

Serial ATA cable

Take off the Dust Cover and
connect to the Hard Disk
Devices

Connect to SATA1/2

Important

Please do not fold the Serial ATA cable into 90-degree angle. Otherwise,
data loss may occur during transmission.

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Serial Port Connector: JCOM1

The mainboard provides one 9-pin header as serial port JCOM1. The port is a 16550A
high speed communication port that sends/receives 16 bytes FIFOs. You can attach
a serial mouse or other serial devices directly to it.

Pin Definition

PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION

1 DCD Data Carry Detect
2 SIN Serial In or Receive Data

9

JCOM1

1
2

3 SOUT Serial Out or Transmit Data
4 DTR Data Terminal Ready
5 GND Ground
6 DSR Data Set Ready
7 RTS Request To Send
8 CTS Clear To Send
9 RI Ring Indicate

CD-In Connector: JCD1

This connector is provided for CD-ROM audio.

R

GND

L

JCD1

Front Panel Audio Connector: JAUD1

The JAUD1 front panel audio connector allows you to connect to the front panel
audio and is compliant with Intel® Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide.

Pin Definition

PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION

1 AUD_MIC Front panel microphone input signal

2
1

JAUD1

10

9

2 AUD_GND Ground used by analog audio circuits

3 AUD_MIC_BIAS Microphone power

4 AUD_VCC Filtered +5V used by analog audio circuits

5 AUD_FPOUT_R Right channel audio signal to front panel

6 AUD_RET_R Right channel audio signal return from front panel

7 HP_ON Reserved for future use to control headphone amplifier

8 KEY No pin

9 AUD_FPOUT_L Left channel audio signal to front panel

10 AUD_RET_L Left channel audio signal return from front panel

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Important

6

If you don’t want to connect to the front audio header, pins 5 & 6,

10

9 & 10 have to be jumpered in order to have signal output di­rected to the rear audio ports. Otherwise, the Line-Out connec-

5

9

tor on the back panel will not function.

IEEE 1394 Connectors: J1394_1 (Optional)

The mainboard provides one 1394 pin header that allows you to connect IEEE 1394
ports via an external IEEE1394 bracket (optional).

Pin Definition

2

1

10
9

J1394_1

IEEE1394 Bracket (Optional)

Connected to J1394_1

PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL

1 TPA+ 2 TPA-

3 Ground 4 Ground

5 TPB+ 6 TPB-

7 Cable power 8 Cable power

9 Key (no pin) 10 Ground

Foolproof design

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Front Panel Connectors: JFP1

The mainboard provides one front panel connector for electrical connection to the
front panel switches and LEDs. The JFP1 is compliant with Intel® Front Panel I/O
Connectivity Design Guide.

Pin Definition

Power
LED

2
1

HDD
LED

Power
Switch

10
9

Reset
Switch

JFP1

PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION

1 HD_LED_P Hard disk LED pull-up

2 FP PWR/SLP MSG LED pull-up

3 HD_LED_N Hard disk active LED

4 FP PWR/SLP MSG LED pull-up

5 RST_SW_N Reset Switch low reference pull-down to GND

6 PWR_SW_P Power Switch high reference pull-up

7 RST_SW_P Reset Switch high reference pull-up

8 PWR_SW_N Power Switch low reference pull-down to GND

9 RSVD_DNU Reserved. Do not use.

Front USB Connectors: JUSB1 / JUSB2 / JUSB3

The mainboard provides three standard USB 2.0 pin headers JUSB1 & JUSB2 &
JUSB3. USB 2.0 technology increases data transfer rate up to a maximum throughput
of 480Mbps, which is 40 times faster than USB 1.1, and is ideal for connecting high­speed USB interface peripherals such as USB HDD, digital cameras, MP3 players,
printers, modems and the like.

Pin Definition

PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL

2 10

1

9

JUSB1 / JUSB2 / JUSB3

USB 2.0 Bracket (Optional)

1 VCC 2 VCC

3 USB0- 4 USB1-

5 USB0+ 6 USB1+

7 GND 8 GND

9 Key (no pin) 10 USBOC

Connected to JUSB1/JUSB2/JUSB3

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TV-Out Connector

(S-Video)

TV-Out Connector

(RCA Composite)

Important

Note that the pins of VCC and GND must be connected correctly to
avoid possible damage.

TV-Out Connector: JTV1 (Optional)

The mainboard optionally provides a TV-Out connector for you to attach a TV-Out
bracket that integrates HDTV-out. The TV-Out bracket offers two types of TV-Out
connectors: S-Video and RCA Composite connectors. Select the appropriate one to
connect to the standard television or the HDTV (High-Definition TeleVision) and it will
be able to display PC’s information.

1
2

3

4

5

JTV1

TV-Out Bracket (Optional)

Connected to JTV1

Pin Definition

Pin Description Pin Description

1 GND 4 COMP

2 Y 5 GND

3 C

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Important

1. Please note that the TV-Out bracket can connect to one TV only.
Users have to choose either the RCA Composite or the S-Video to
connect. Simultaneous connection (of this bracket) to two TVs is pro­hibited and may lead to the malfunction of the TVs.

2. Please refer to Appendix D: Using the TV-Out Function (HDTV-Out
Integrated) for details.

SPDIF-Out Connector: SPDOUT (Optional)

This connector is used to connect SPDIF (Sony & Philips Digital Interconnect Format)
interface for digital audio transmission.

SPDIF Bracket (Optional)

Connect to SPDOUT

VCC

GND

SPDIF

SPDOUT

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FWH/LPC Debugging Connector: JLPC1

The connector is for internal debugging only.

PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL

1 LCLK 2 Key (no pin)

113

14 2

JLPC1

3 LRST# 4 VCC3

5 LAD0 6 FID0_LRST

7 LAD1 8 VCC5

9 LAD2 10 Key (no pin)

11 LAD3 12 GND

13 LFRAME# 14 GND

Hardware Setup

Pin Definition

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Jumper

The motherboard provides the following jumpers for you to set the computer’s function.
This section will explain how to change your motherboard’s function through the use
of jumpers.

Clear CMOS Jumper: JBAT1

There is a CMOS RAM onboard that has a power supply from external battery to keep
the data of system configuration. With the CMOS RAM, the system can automatically
boot OS every time it is turned on. If you want to clear the system configuration, set
the JBAT1 (Clear CMOS Jumper ) to clear data.

JBAT1

1

3

1

Keep Data Clear Data

13

Important

You can clear CMOS by shorting 2-3 pin while the system is off. Then
return to 1-2 pin position. Avoid clearing the CMOS while the system is
on; it will damage the mainboard.

Hardware Setup

Slots

The motherboard provides one PCI Express x1 slot, one PCI Express x16 slot, and
two 32-bit/33MHz PCI slots.

PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Express Slots

The PCI Express slots support high-bandwidth, low pin count, and serial interconnect
technology. You can insert the expansion cards to meet your needs. When adding or
removing expansion cards, make sure that you unplug the power supply first. PCI
Express architecture provides a high performance I/O infrastructure for Desktop
Platforms with transfer rates starting at 2.5 Giga transfers per second over a PCI
Express x1 lane for Gigabit Ethernet, TV Tuners, 1394 controllers, and general pur­pose I/O. Also, desktop platforms with PCI Express Architecture will be designed to
deliver highest performance in video, graphics, multimedia and other sophisticated
applications. Moreover, PCI Express architecture provides a high performance graphics
infrastructure for Desktop Platforms doubling the capability of existing AGP 8x de­signs with transfer rates of 4.0 GB/s over a PCI Express x16 lane for graphics
controllers, while PCI Express x1 supports transfer rate of 250 MB/s.

PCI Express x16 slot

PCI Express x1 slot

PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slots

The PCI slots allow you to insert the expansion cards to meet your needs. When
adding or removing expansion cards, make sure that you unplug the power supply
first. Meanwhile, read the documentation for the expansion card to make any neces­sary hardware or software settings for the expansion card, such as jumpers,
switches or BIOS configuration.

PCI Slot

PCI Interrupt Request Routing

The IRQ, acronym of interrupt request line and pronounced I-R-Q, are hardware lines
over which devices can send interrupt signals to the microprocessor. The PCI IRQ
pins are typically connected to the PCI bus pins as follows:

Order 1 Order 2 Order 3 Order 4

PCI Slot 1 INT E# INT F# INT G# INT H#

PCI Slot 2 INT F# INT G# INT H# INT E#

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Chapter 3

BIOS Setup

This chapter provides the information on the BIOS Setup
program and allows you to configure the system for
optimum use.

You may need to run the Setup program when:

An error message appears on the screen during the

system booting up, and requests you to run SETUP.

You want to change the default settings for custom-

ized features.

BIOS Setup

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Entering Setup

Power on the computer and the system will start POST (Power On Self Test)
process. When the message below appears on the screen, press <DEL> key
to enter Setup.

Press DEL to enter SETUP

If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to enter
Setup, restart the system by turning it OFF and On or pressing the RESET
button. You may also restart the system by simultaneously pressing <Ctrl>,
<Alt>, and <Delete> keys.

Important

1. The items under each BIOS category described in this chapter are
under continuous update for better system performance. Therefore, the
description may be slightly different from the latest BIOS and should be
held for reference only.

2. Upon boot-up, the 1st line appearing after the memory count is the BIOS
version. It is usually in the format:

Important

A7173AMS V2.0 060920 where:

1st digit refers to BIOS maker as A= AMI, W= AWARD, and P= PHOENIX.
2nd - 5th digit refers to the model number.
6th digit refers to the chipset as I= Intel, N= nVidia, and V= VIA, A= ATi.
7th - 8th digit refers to the customer as MS= all standard customers.
V1.0 refers to the BIOS version.
060920 refers to the date this BIOS was released.

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Control Keys

<↑> Move to the previous item
<↓> Move to the next item
<←> Move to the item in the left hand
<→> Move to the item in the right hand

<Enter> Select the item

<Esc> Jumps to the Exit menu or returns to the main menu from a submenu

<+/PU> Increase the numeric value or make changes

<-/PD> Decrease the numeric value or make changes

<F1> General Help

<F5> Previous Values

<F6> Optimized Defaults

<F10> Save & Exit Setup

Getting Help

After entering the Setup menu, the first menu you will see is the Main Menu.

Main Menu

The main menu lists the setup functions you can make changes to. You can

use the arrow keys (↑↓) to select the item. The on-line description of the

highlighted setup function is displayed at the bottom of the screen.

Sub-Menu

If you find a right pointer symbol (as
shown in the right view) appears to the
left of certain fields that means a sub­menu can be launched from this field. A sub-menu contains additional options

for a field parameter. You can use arrow keys ( ↑↓ ) to highlight the field and

press <Enter> to call up the sub-menu. Then you can use the control keys to
enter values and move from field to field within a sub-menu. If you want to

return to the main menu, just press the <Esc >.

General Help <F1>

The BIOS setup program provides a General Help screen. You can call up this
screen from any menu by simply pressing <F1>. The Help screen lists the
appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item.
Press <Esc> to exit the Help screen.

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The Main Menu

Once you enter BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu (Figure 1) will appear on the
screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from nine setup functions and two exit
choices. Use arrow keys to select among the items and press <Enter> to accept or
enter the sub-menu.

Standard CMOS Features

Use this menu for basic system configurations, such as time, date etc.

Advanced BIOS Features

Use this menu to setup the items of BIOS special enhanced features.

Advanced Chipset Features

Use this menu to change the values in the chipset registers and optimize your system’s
performance.

Integrated Peripherals

Use this menu to specify your settings for integrated peripherals.

Power Management Features

Use this menu to specify your settings for power management.

PNP/PCI Configurations

This entry appears if your system supports PnP/PCI.

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H/W Monitor

This entry shows your PC health status.

Load Optimized Defaults

Use this menu to load the default values set by the mainboard manufacturer specifi­cally for optimal performance of the mainboard.

BIOS Setting Password

Use this menu to set the password for BIOS.

Save & Exit Setup

Save changes to CMOS and exit setup.

Exit Without Saving

Abandon all changes and exit setup.

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Standard CMOS Features

The items in Standard CMOS Features Menu are divided into several categories.
Each category includes no, one or more than one setup items. Use the arrow keys to
highlight the item and then use the <PgUp> or <PgDn> keys to select the value you
want in each item.

Date

This allows you to set the system to the date that you want (usually the current date).
The format is <day><month> <date> <year>.

day Day of the week, from Sun to Sat, determined by

BIOS. Read-only.

month The month from Jan. through Dec.
date The date from 1 to 31 can be keyed by numeric func

tion keys.

year The year can be adjusted by users.

Time

This allows you to set the system time that you want (usually the current time). The
time format is <hour> <minute> <second>.

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BIOS Setup

Primary IDE Master/Slave, Secondary IDE Master/Slave, Third/Fourth/Fifth/
Sixth IDE Master

Type

Press PgUp/<+> or PgDn/<-> to select [Manual], [None] or [Auto] type. Note that
the specifications of your drive must match with the drive table. The hard disk
will not work properly if you enter improper information for this category. If
your hard disk drive type is not matched or listed, you can use [Manual] to
define your own drive type manually.
If you select [Manual], related information is asked to be entered to the follow­ing items. Enter the information directly from the keyboard. This information
shouldbe provided in the documentation from your hard disk vendor or the
system manufacturer.

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LBA/Large Mode

The setting specifies the access mode.

[Auto] The BIOS automatically determines the optimal

mode.

[Normal] Maximum number of cylinders, heads, and sec

tors supported are 1024, 16, and 63.

[Large] For drives that do not support LBA and have

more than 1024 cylinders. Applicable to only a
few drives.

[LBA] (Logical Block Addressing) During drive

accesses, the IDE controller transforms the data
address described by sector, head, and cylin
der number into a physical block address, sig
nificantly improving data transfer rates. For
drives with greater than 1024 cylinders.

DMA Mode

This setting specifies the DMA (Direct Memory Access) mode.

Hard Disk S.M.A.R.T.

This allows you to activate the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring Analysis & Reporting
Technology) capability for the hard disks. S.M.A.R.T is a utility that monitors
your disk status to predict hard disk failure. This gives you an opportunity to
move data from a hard disk that is going to fail to a safe place before the hard
disk becomes offline. Settings: [Auto], [Enabled], [Disabled].

Floppy A

This item allows you to set the type of floppy drives installed.

System Information

The items in this sub-menu show the CPU type, BIOS version and memory status of
your system (read only).

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Advanced BIOS Features

BIOS Setup

Quick Boot

Setting the item to [Enabled] allows the system to boot within 5 seconds since it will
skip some check items. Available options: [Enabled], [Disabled].

Boot Sector Protection

This function protects the BIOS from accidental corruption by unauthorized users or
computer viruses. When enabled, the BIOS’ data cannot be changed when attempt­ing to update the BIOS with a Flash utility. To successfully update the BIOS, you’ll
need to disable this Flash BIOS Protection function.

Execute Disable Bit

Intel's Execute Disable Bit functionality can prevent certain classes of malicious
"buffer overflow" attacks when combined with a supporting operating system. This
functionality allows the processor to classify areas in memory by where application
code can execute and where it cannot. When a malicious worm attempts to insert
code in the buffer, the processor disables code execution, preventing damage or
worm propagation.

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Hyper-Threading Function

The processor uses Hyper-Threading technology to increase transaction rates and
reduces end-user response times. The technology treats the two cores inside the
processor as two logical processors that can execute instructions simultaneously.
In this way, the system performance is highly improved. If you disable the function,
the processor will use only one core to execute the instructions. Please disable this
item if your operating system doesn’t support HT Function, or unreliability and insta­bility may occur.Settings: [Enabled], [Disabled].

Important

Enabling the functionality of Hyper-Threading Technology for your com­puter system requires ALL of the following platform 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 supports HT Technology.
For more information on Hyper-threading Technology, go to:
www.intel.com/info/hyperthreading

IOAPIC Function

This field is used to enable or disable the APIC (Advanced Programmable Interrupt
Controller). Due to compliance with PC2001 design guide, the system is able to run in
APIC mode. Enabling APIC mode will expand available IRQ resources for the system.
Settings: [Enabled], [Disabled].

MPS Table Version

This field allows you to select which MPS (Multi-Processor Specification) version to
be used for the operating system. You need to select the MPS version supported by
your operating system. To find out which version to use, consult the vendor of your
operating system. Settings: [1.4], [1.1].

Full Screen LOGO Display

This item enables you to show the company logo on the bootup screen. Settings are:

[Enabled] Shows a still image (logo) on the full screen at

boot.

[Disabled] Shows the POST messages at boot.

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Boot Sequence

Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears:

1st/2nd/3rd Boot Device

The items allow you to set the sequence of boot devices where BIOS attempts
to load the disk operating system.

Boot From Other Device

Setting the option to [Enabled] allows the system to try to boot from other
device if the system fails to boot from the 1st/2nd/3rd boot device.

Hard Disk Drives, Removable Drives, CD/DVD Drives

Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu. Then you may use the arrow keys (↑↓)

to select the desired device, then press <+>, <-> or <PageUp>, <PageDown>
key to move it up/down in this priority list.

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Advanced Chipset Features

Important

Change these settings only if you are familiar with the chipset.

DRAM Timing

This field has the capacity to automatically detect all of the DRAM timing. If you set this
field to [Manual], the following fields will be selectable. The settings are: [Auto],
[Manual].

CAS Timing

This setting disables/enables the CAS (column address strobe) timing.

RAS# to CAS# Delay (TRCD)

This field allows you to set the number of cycles for a timing delay between
the CAS and RAS strobe signals, used when DRAM is written to, read from
or refreshed. Fast speed offers faster performance while slow speed of­fers more stable performance.

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RAS# Precharge Time (TRP)

This item controls the number of cycles for Row Address Strobe (RAS) to be
allowed to precharge. If insufficient time is allowed for the RAS to accumu­late its charge before DRAM refresh, refresh may be incomplete and DRAM
may fail to retain data. This item applies only when synchronous DRAM is
installed in the system.

Cycle Time (TRAS)

This setting determines the time RAS takes to read from and write to a
memory cell.

UMA Frame Buffer Size

Frame Buffer is the video memory that stores data for video display (frame). This field
is used to determine the memory size for Frame Buffer. Larger frame buffer size
increases video performance.

Surround View Function

SURROUNDVIEW™ provides the power and convenience of multi-adapter, multi­monitor support for computers that use an AGP- or PCI Express®-based graphics
card in conjunction with ATI integrated graphics processors (IGPs). Setting options:
[Enabled], [Disabled].

A-Link & GPP Configuration

This setting controls the A-Link & GPP configuration.

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Integrated Peripherals

USB Controller

This setting disables/enables the onchip USB controller. Setting options: [Enabled],
[Disabled].

USB Device Legacy Support

Set to [Enabled] if your need to use any USB 1.1/2.0 device in the operating system
that does not support or have any USB 1.1/2.0 driver installed, such as DOS and SCO
Unix. Set to [Disabled] only if you want to use any USB device other than the USB
mouse. Setting options: [Disabled], [Enabled].

Onboard LAN Controller

This setting allows you to enable/disable the onboard LAN controller. Setting options:
[Enabled], [Disabled].

Onboard LAN Option ROM

This setting enables/disables the initialization of the onboard LAN Boot ROM during
bootup. Selecting [Disabled] will speed up the boot process.

HD Audio Azalia Device

Azalia is the codename of “High Definition Audio.” This setting allows users to disable/
enable the High Definition Audio interface integrated in ICH6 / ICH6R southbridge.

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IDE Device Configuration

Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears:

On-Chip IDE Controller

The integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE interface with support for
two IDE channels. Select [Disabled] to disable the integrated IDE controller,
[Primary] to enable only the primary IDE controller, [Secondary] to enable only
the secondary IDE controller, or [Both] to enable both IDE controllers. Setting
options: [Disabled], [Primary], [Secondary], [Both].

PCI IDE BusMaster

Set this option to [Enabled] to specify that the IDE controller on the PCI local bus
has bus mastering capability. Settings options: [Disabled], [Enabled].

I/O Device Configuration

Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears:

COM Port 1

Select an address and corresponding interrupt for Serial Port 1. The settings
are: [3F8/IRQ4], [2E8/IRQ3], [3E8/IRQ4], [2F8/IRQ3], [Disabled].

Parallel Port

This specifies the I/O port address and IRQ of the onboard parallel port.

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Parallel Port Mode

[EPP] Enhanced Parallel Port
[ECP + EPP] Extended Capability Port + Enhanced Parallel Port
[Normal] SPP/EPP/ECP/ECP+EPP

To operate the onboard parallel port in the EPP mode simultaneously,
choose [EPP]. Choosing [ECP + EPP] will allow the onboard parallel
port to support both the ECP and EPP modes simultaneously. Choose
[Normal] to use Standard Parallel Port + Bi-Directional Mode
simultaneously.

SATA Device Configuration

Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears:

OnChip SATA Channel

This setting controls the onchip SATA channel (SATA & PATA).

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OnChip SATA Type

This setting specifies the operation mode of SATA devices.

Power Management Setup

BIOS Setup

Important

S3-related functions described in this section are available only when
your BIOS supports S3 sleep mode.

ACPI Function

This item is to activate the ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Management
Interface) Function. If your operating system is ACPI-aware, such as Windows 98SE/
2000/ME, select [Enabled]. Settings: [Enabled] and [Disabled].

ACPI Standby State

This item specifies the power saving modes for ACPI function. If your operating
system supports ACPI, such as Windows 98SE, Windows ME and Windows 2000,
you can choose to enter the Standby mode in S1(POS) or S3(STR) fashion through
the setting of this field. Options are:

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S1/POS The S1 sleep mode is a low power state. In this state, no

system context is lost (CPU or chipset) and hardware main
tains all system context.

S3/STR The S3 sleep mode is a lower power state where the informa

tion of system configuration and open applications/files is saved
to main memory that remains powered while most other hard
ware components turn off to save energy. The information
stored in memory will be usedto restore the system when a
“wake up” event occurs.

Auto The system will decide when to enter S1 or S3 state.

Re-Call VGA BIOS from S3

When ACPI Standby State is set to [S3/STR], users can select the options in this
field. Selecting [Enable] allows BIOS to call VGABIOS to initialize the VGA card when
system wakes up (resumes) from S3 sleep state. The system resume time is short­ened when you disable the function, 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.

Suspend Time Out (Minute)

If system activity is not detected for the length of time specified in this field, all devices
except CPU will be shut off. Settings: [Disabled], [1], [2], [4], [8], [10], [20], [30], [40],
[50], [60].

Power Button Function

This feature sets the function of the power button. Settings are:

[Power Off] The power button functions as normal power off button.
[Suspend] When you press the power button, the computer enters the

suspend/sleep mode, but if the button is pressed for more
than four seconds, the computer is turned off.

Restore On AC Power Loss

This item specifies whether your system will reboot after a power failure or interrupt
occurs. Available settings are:

[Off] Always leaves the computer in the power off state.
[On] Always leaves the computer in the power on state.
[Last State] Restores the system to the status before power failure

or interrupt occurred.

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Wakeup Event Setup

Press <Enter> and the following sub-menu appears.

Resume From S3 By USB Device

This setting allows the activities of USB devices to wake up the system from S3 sleep
state. Settings: [Enabled], [Disabled].

Resume By PCI Device (PME#), Resume By PCIE Device (PME#)

When set to [Enabled], the feature allows your system to be awakened from the
power saving modes through any event on PCI/PCIE PME (Power Management Event).
Settings: [Enabled], [Disabled].

Resume By RTC Alarm

The field is used to enable or disable the feature of booting up the system on a
scheduled time/date. Settings: [Enabled], [Disabled].

Important

If you have changed this setting, you must let the system boot up until it
enters the operating system, before this function will work.

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PNP/PCI Configurations

This section describes configuring the PCI bus system and PnP (Plug & Play) feature.
PCI, or Peripheral Component Interconnect, is a system which allows I/O devices to
operate at speeds nearing the speed the CPU itself uses when communicating with
its special components. This section covers some very technical items and it is
strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes to the
default settings.

Primary Graphics Adapter

This setting specifies which VGA card is your primary graphics adapter.

PCI Latency Timer

This feature controls how long each PCI device can hold the bus before another
takes over. The larger the value, the longer the PCI device can retain control of the
bus. As 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 effective PCI
bandwidth while higher values improve it. Key in a DEC number between [0] and
[255].

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H/W Monitor

This section shows the status of your CPU, fan, overall system status, etc. Monitor
function is available only if there is hardware monitoring mechanism onboard.

Auto Disable PCI Clock

This item is used to auto detect the PCI slots. When set to [Enabled], the system will
remove (turn off) clocks from empty PCI slots to minimize the electromagnetic inter­ference (EMI). Settings: [Enabled], [Disabled].

Spread Spectrum

When the motherboard’ s clock generator pulses, the extreme values (spikes) of the
pulses creates EMI (Electromagnetic Interference). The Spread Spectrum function
reduces the EMI generated by modulating the pulses so that the spikes of the pulses
are reduced to flatter curves.

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Important

1. If you do not have any EMI problem, leave the setting at [Disabled] for
optimal system stability and performance. But if you are plagued by
EMI, select the value of Spread Spectrum for EMI reduction.

2. The greater the Spread Spectrum value is, the greater the EMI is reduced,
and the system will become less stable. For the most suitable Spread
Spectrum value, please consult your local EMI regulation.

3. Remember to disable Spread Spectrum if you are overclocking be­cause even a slight jitter can introduce a temporary boost in clock
speed which may just cause your overclocked processor to lock up.

CPU Smart Fan Target Temperature

Select a temperature setting here, and if the temperature of the CPU climbs up to the
selected temperature setting, the system will automatically increase the speed of the
CPU fan to cool down the overheated CPU.

Important

CPU Fan Failure Warning

When enabled, the system will automatically monitor the CPU fan during boot-up. If it
detects that the CPU fan is not rotating, the system will show an error message on
the screen and halt the boot-up process. The function is built with CPU fan power
connector (CFAN1) only and enables you to protect the CPU from possible overheat­ing problem. If you don’t connect the CPU fan to the CPU fan power connector, we
recommend disabling the feature. Settings: [Enabled], [Disabled].

PC Health Status

Press <Enter> and the following sub-menu appears.

CPU/System Temperature, System/CPU Fan Speed, CPU Vcore, +3.3V,
+5V, +12V

These items display the current status of all of the monitored hardware de­vices/components such as CPU voltage, temperatures and all fans’ speeds.

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Load Optimized Defaults

The Optimized Defaults are the default values set by the mainboard manufacturer
specifically for optimal performance of the mainboard.

When you select Load Optimized Defaults, a message as below appears:

Pressing Y loads the default factory settings for optimal system performance.

BIOS Setting Password

When you select this function, a message as below will appear on the screen:

Type the password, up to 8 characters in length, and press <Enter>. The password
typed now will replace any previously set password from CMOS memory. You will
be prompted to confirm the password. Retype the password and press <Enter>. You
may also press <Esc> to abort the selection and not enter a password.

To clear a set password, just press <Enter> when you are prompted to enter the
password. A message will show up confirming the password will be disabled. Once
the password is disabled, the system will boot and you can enter Setup without
entering any password.

When a password has been set, you will be prompted to enter it every time you try
to enter Setup. This prevents an unauthorized person from changing any part of your
system configuration.

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Appendix A

Realtek ALC883 Audio

The Realtek ALC883 provides 10-channel DAC that si­multaneously supports 7.1 sound playback and 2 chan­nels of independent stereo sound output (multiple
streaming) through the Front-Out-Left and Front-Out­Right channels.

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Installing the Realtek HD Audio Driver

You need to install the driver for Realtek ALC883 codec to function properly before
you can get access to 2-, 4-, 6-, 8- channel or 7.1+2 channel audio operations.
Follow the procedures described below to install the drivers for different operating
systems.

Installation for Windows 2000/XP

For Windows® 2000, you must install Windows® 2000 Service Pack4 or later before
installing the driver. For Windows® XP, you must install Windows® XP Service Pack1
or later before installing the driver.
The following illustrations are based on Windows® XP environment and could look
slightly different if you install the drivers in different operating systems.

1. Insert the application CD into the CD-ROM drive. The setup screen will auto­matically appear.

2. Click Realtek HD Audio Driver.

Important

The HD Audio Configuration software utility is under continuous update
to enhance audio applications. Hence, the program screens shown here in

this section may be slightly different from the latest software utility and shall
be held for reference only.

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3. Click Next to install the Realtek High Definition Audio Driver.

4. Click Finish to restart the system.

Click here

Select this
option

Click here

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Software Configuration

After installing the audio driver, you are able to use the 2-, 4-, 6- or 8- channel audio

feature now. Click the audio icon from the system tray at the lower-right corner of

the screen to activate the HD Audio Configuration. It is also available to enable the
audio driver by clicking the Realtek HD Audio Manager from the Control Panel.

Double click

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Sound Effect

Here you can select a sound effect you like from the Environment list.

Environment Simulation

You will be able to enjoy different sound experience by pulling down the arrow,
totally 23 kinds of sound effect will be shown for selection. Realtek HD Audio Sound
Manager also provides five popular settings “Stone Corridor”, “Bathroom”, “Sewer
pipe”, “Arena” and “Audio Corridor” for quick enjoyment.

You may choose the provided sound effects, and the equalizer will adjust automatically.
If you like, you may also load an equalizer setting or make an new equalizer setting to

save as an new one by using the “Load EQ Setting” and “Save Preset” button,
click “Reset EQ Setting” button to use the default value, or click “Delete EQ Set-
ting” button to remove a preset EQ setting.

There are also other pre-set equalizer models for you to choose by clicking “Others”
under the Equalizer part.

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Equalizer Selection

Equalizer frees users from default settings; users may create their owned preferred
settings by utilizing this tool.

10 bands of equalizer, ranging from 100Hz to 16KHz.

Save

The settings are saved
permanently for future
use

Enable / Disable

To disable, you can tem­porarily stop the sound
effect without losing the
settings

Reset

10 bands of equalizer
would go back to the de­fault setting

Load

Whenever you would like to
use preload settings, simply
click this, the whole list will
be shown for your selection.

Delete

To delete the pre-saved settings which are created from previous steps.

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Frequently Used Equalizer Setting

Realtek recognizes the needs that you might have. By leveraging our long experience
at audio field, Realtek HD Audio Sound Manager provides you certain optimized equal­izer settings that are frequently used for your quick enjoyment.

[How to Use It]
Other than the buttons “Pop” “Live” “Club” & “Rock” shown on the page, to pull down

the arrow in “Others”, you will find more optimized settings available to you.

Karaoke Mode

Karaoke mode brings Karaoke fun back home. Simply using the music you usually
play, Karaoke mode can help you eliminate the vocal of the song or adjust the key to
accommodate your range.

1.Vocal Cancellation: Single click on “Voice Cancellation” , the vocal of the song would
be eliminated, while the background music is still in place, and you can be that
singer!

2.Key Adjustment: Using “Up / Down Arrow” to find a key which better fits your vocal
range.

Remove the
human voice

Raise the key

Lower the key

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Mixer

In the Mixer part, you may adjust the volumes of the rear and front panels individually.

1. Adjust Volume

You can adjust the volume of the speakers that you pluged in front or rear panel by

select the Realtek HD Audio rear output or Realtek HD Audio front output

items.

Important

Before set up, please make sure the playback devices are well plugged in the
jacks on the rear or front panel. The Realtek HD Audio front output item
will appear after you pluging the speakers into the jacks on the front panel.

2. Multi-Stream Function

ALC883 supports an outstanding feature called Multi-Stream, which means you may
play different audio sources simultaneously and let them output respectively from the
indicated real panel or front panel. This feature is very helpful when 2 people are
using the same computer together for different purposes.

Click the button and the Mixer ToolBox menu will appear. Then check the Enable

playback multi-streaming and click OK to save the setup.

Important

If you use AC97 front panel, the device have to be plugged into the jacks on
the panel before enable the multi-stream function.

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When you are playing the first audio source (for example: use Windows Media
Player to play DVD/VCD), the output will be played from the rear panel, which is the
default setting.

Then you must to select the Realtek HD Audio front output from the scroll list
first, and use a different program to play the second audio source (for example: use

Winamp to play MP3 files). You will find that the second audio source (MP3 music) will
come out from the Line-Out audio jack of Front Panel.

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3. Playback control

Tool Mute

Playback device

This function is to let you freely decide which ports to

output the sound. And this is essential when multi-

streaming playback enabled.

- Realtek HD Audio Rear Output

- Realtek HD Audio Front Output

Mute

You may choose to mute single or multiple volume controls or to completely mute
sound output.

Tool

- Show the following volume controls

This is to let you freely decide which volume control items to be displayed.

- Advanced controls

- Enable playback multi-streaming
With this function, you will be able to have an audio chat with your friends via
headphone (stream 1 from front panel) while still have music (stream 2 from back
panel) in play. At any given period, you can have maximum 2 streams operating
simultaneously.

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4. Recording control

Recording device

-Back Line in/Mic, Front Lin in

Tool Mute

-Realtek HD Audio Input

Mute

You may choose to mute single or multiple volume controls or to completely mute
sound input.

Tool

- Show the following volume controls

This is to let you freely decide which volume control items to be displayed.

- Enable recording multi-streaming

Important

ALC883 allows you to record the CD, Line, Mic and Stereo Mix channels
simultaneously, frees you from mixing efforts. At any given period, you may
choose 1 of the following 4 channels to record.

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Audio I/O

In this tab, you can easily configure your multi-channel audio function and speakers.
You can choose a desired multi-channel operation here.

a. Headphone for the common headphone
b. 2CH Speaker for Stereo-Speaker Output
c. 4CH Speaker for 4-Speaker Output
d. 6CH Speaker for 5.1-Speaker Output
e. 8CH Speaker for 7.1-Speaker Output

Speaker Configuration:

1. Plug the speakers in the corresponding jack.

2. Dialogue “connected device” will pop up for your selection. Please select the
device you have plugged in.

- If the device is being plugged into the correct jack, you will be able to find the icon
beside the jack changed to the one that is same as your device.

- If not correct, Realtek HD Audio Manager will guide you to plug the device into the
correct jack.

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Connector Settings

Click to access connector settings.

Disable front panel jack detection (option)

Find no function on front panel jacks? Please check if front jacks on your system are
so-called AC’97 jacks. If so, please check this item to disable front panel jack detection.

Mute rear panel output when front headphone plugged in.

Enable auto popup dialogue, when device has been plugged in

Once this item checked, the dialog “Connected device” would not automatically pop
up when device plugged in.

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S/PDIF

Short for Sony/Philips Digital Interface, a standard audio file transfer format. S/PDIF
allows the transfer of digital audio signals from one device to another without having
to be converted first to an analog format. Maintaining the viability of a digital signal
prevents the quality of the signal from degrading when it is converted to analog.

Output Sampling Rate

44.1KHz: This is recommend while playing CD.
48KHz: This is recommended while playing DVD or Dolby.
96KHz: This is recommended while playing DVD-Audio.
192KHz: This is recommended while playing High quality Audio.

Output Source

Output digital audio source: The digital audio format (such as .wav, .mp3,.midi etc)
will come out through S/PDIF-Out.
S/PDIF-in to S/PDIF -out pass though mode: The data from S/PDIF-In can be real­ time played from S/PDIF-Out.

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Test Speakers

You can select the speaker by clicking it to test its functionality. The one you select
will light up and make testing sound. If any speaker fails to make sound, then check
whether the cable is inserted firmly to the connector or replace the bad speakers

with good ones. Or you may click the auto test button to test the sounds of

each speaker automatically.

Center

Front Left

Side Left

Rear Left

Front Right

Side Right

Subwoofer

Rear Right

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Microphone

In this tab you may set the function of the microphone. Select the Noise Suppres­sion to remove the possible noise during recording, or select Acoustic Echo
Cancelltion to cancel the acoustic echo druing recording.

Acoustic Echo Cancelltion prevents playback sound from being recorded by mi-

crophone together with your sound. For example, you might have chance to use
VOIP function through Internet with your friends. The voice of your friend will come
out from speakers (playback). However, the voice of your friend might also be
recorded into your microphone then go back to your friend through Internet. In that
case, your friend will hear his/her own voice again. With AEC(Acoustic Echo
Cancellation) enabled at your side, your friend can enjoy the benefit with less echo.

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3D Audio Demo

In this tab you may adjust your 3D positional audio before playing 3D audio applica­tions like gaming. You may also select different environment to choose the most
suitable environment you like.

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Information

In this tab it provides some information about this HD Audio Configuration utility,
including Audio Driver Version, DirectX Version, Audio Controller & Audio Codec. You

may also select the language of this utility by choosing from the Language list.

Also there is a selection Show icon in system tray . Switch it on and an icon
will show in the system tray. Right-click on the icon and the Audio Accessories

dialogue box will appear which provides several multimedia features for you to take
advantage of.

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Hardware Setup

Connecting the Speakers

When you have set the Multi-Channel Audio Function mode properly in the software
utility, connect your speakers to the correct phone jacks in accordance with the
setting in software utility.

n 2-Channel Mode for Stereo-Speaker Output

Refer to the following diagram and caption for the function of each phone jack on the
back panel when 2-Channel Mode is selected.

Back Panel

1

2

3

1 Center / Subwoofer Out (in 5.1CH / 7.1CH)

2 Side-Surround Out (in 5.1CH / 7.1CH)

3 Rear-Surround Out (in 5.1CH / 7.1CH)

4 Line-In

5 Line-Out

6 Mic-In

4

5

6

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n 4-Channel Mode for 4-Speaker Output

Back Panel

1

2

4

5

3

6

Description:
Connect two speakers to back
panel’ s Line Out connector and
two speakers to the real-chan­nel Line Out connector.

4-Channel Analog Audio Output

1 Center / Subwoofer Out (in 5.1CH / 7.1CH)

2 Side-Surround Out (in 5.1CH / 7.1CH)

3 Rear-Surround Out (in 5.1CH / 7.1CH)

4 Line-In

5 Line-Out

6 Mic-In

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n 6-Channel Mode for 6-Speaker Output

Back Panel

Realtek ALC883 Audio

1

2

4

5

3

6

Description:
Connect two speakers to back
panel’ s Line Out connector, two
speakers to the rear-channel
Line out connector and two
speakers to the center/
subwoofer-channel Line Out
connector.

6-Channel Analog Audio Output

1 Center / Subwoofer Out (in 5.1CH / 7.1CH)

2 Side-Surround Out (in 5.1CH / 7.1CH)

3 Rear-Surround Out (in 5.1CH / 7.1CH)

4 Line-In

5 Line-Out

6 Mic-In

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n 8-Channel Mode for 8-Speaker Output

Back Panel

2

8-Channel Analog Audio Output

1

4

5

3

6

Description:
Connect two speakers to back
panel’s Line Out connector, two
speakers to the rear-channel
Line out connector, two speak­ers to the center/subwoofer­channel Line Out connector and
two speakers to the side-chan­nel Line Out connector.

1 Center / Subwoofer Out (in 5.1CH / 7.1CH)

2 Side-Surround Out (in 5.1CH / 7.1CH)

3 Rear-Surround Out (in 5.1CH / 7.1CH)

4 Line-In

5 Line-Out

6 Mic-In

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Appendix B

ATI SURROUND VIEW

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ATI SURROUND VIEW

ATI SURROUNDVIEW ™ is an integrated feature sup­ported by the onboard ATI northbridge chipset. It pro­vides the power and convenience of multi-adapter,
multi-monitor support for computers that use an AGP­or PCI Express®-based graphics card in conjunction
with specific ATI integrated graphics processors (IGPs).

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Getting Started

SURROUNDVIEW™ provides the power and convenience of multi-adapter, multi­monitor support for computers that use an AGP- or PCI Express®-based graphics
card in conjunction with the following ATI integrated graphics processors (IGPs):

u RADEON® XPRESS 200
u RADEON® 9100 Pro
u RADEON® 9100
u RADEON® 9000

SURROUNDVIEW ™ enables support for up to three independent monitors.
Multi-monitor capability increases productivity, allowing you to read e-mail on one

screen, work on a spreadsheet on another, and create a document on yet another.
SURROUNDVIEW™ is also ideal for an office environment. For example, a brokerage
can monitor trades, place orders, and sell—each on a different display.

When the home-office computer is not being used for work, it can be used to play the
latest games, several of which can take advantage of SURROUNDVIEW ™’s multi­monitor display capabilities. For example, with Microsoft® Flight Simulator, cyber
pilots can move different views to separate monitors.

Enabling the SURROUNDVIEW ™ feature requires only a few steps:

1. Installing a graphics card in the motherboard’s PCIe™ slot.

2. Enabling the integrated graphics processor (if necessary).

3. Enabling SURROUNDVIEW™ in the BIOS.

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System Requirements

Supported ATI Products Integrated graphics processors (enabled by system BIOS):

• RADEON® XPRESS 200

• RADEON® 9100 Pro

• RADEON® 9100 IGP

• RADEON® 9000 IGP

AGP/PCIe™ graphics cards:

• RADEON® X800 series

• RADEON® X700 series

• RADEON® X600 series

• RADEON® X300 series

• RADEON® 9800 SE / PRO / XT

• RADEON® 9600 Series

• RADEON® 9500 / PRO

• RADEON® 9200 / SE / PRO

• RADEON® 9000 Series

• All All-in-Wonder® cards

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Expansion Slot • AGP 2X, 8X, or 2X/4X/8X

• PCIe™ X16

Operating System • Windows® 2000

• Windows® XP (Home or Pro)

CPU Pentium® 4 2.0 GHz or equivalent; 3.0 GHz recommended.

System Memory

AGP Aperture (for AGP-based
cards)

UMA Frame Buffer

256 MB minimum; 512 MB recommended.

128 MB minimum; 256 MB recommended.

64 MB minimum; 128 MB recommended.

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Installing a Graphics Card

Important

Important

This section provides generic installation instructions only. In most
cases a graphics card will come with specific installation instructions, in
which case users should consult their graphics card manual and follow
the instructions therein.

Before You Begin

Before you begin installing your graphics card, please do the following:

1. Record any serial numbers printed on the card itself.

2. Update your PCIe™ chipset drivers to the latest version. Consult your
motherboard manual or manufacturer’s Web site for more information.

3. Uninstall the graphics drivers for any previously installed graphics card if
you are installing a new ATI graphics card.

Important

Your integrated graphics processor will have separate drivers from your
PCIe™ graphics card. Do not uninstall the drivers for your IGP.

Basic Graphics Card Installation

u To install a graphics card

1. Turn off the computer, monitor, and other peripheral devices.

2. Unplug the computer’s power cord and disconnect all cables from the back of
your computer.

Important

WARNING - Wait approximately 20 seconds after unplugging the power
cord before disconnecting a peripheral or removing a component from
the motherboard to avoid possible damage to the motherboard.

3. Remove the computer cover. If necessary, consult your computer’s manual
for help in removing the cover.

4. Unscrew or unfasten and remove any existing graphics card from your

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Important

WARNING - Remember to discharge your body’s static electricity by
touching the power supply or the metal surface of the computer chassis.

computer.

5. Locate the appropriate slot and, if necessary, remove the metal back-plate
cover.

6. Align your graphics card with the slot and press it in firmly until the card is
fully seated.

7. Screw in or fasten the graphics card securely and replace the computer
cover.

8. Reconnect any cables you have disconnected and plug in the computer’s

Important

power cord.

9. Turn on the monitor and then your computer. If you have properly installed
your graphics card, operating system messages will appear once the boot
procedure is finished.

Your monitor will be running in a basic video mode. Higher refresh rates are not
available at this stage of the installation. Once you have installed the proper drivers
and software, you can use the Display Properties control panel to adjust the video
settings and configure multiple monitors.

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Enabling SURROUNDVIEW

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Enabling the Integrated Graphics Processor

In order to use SURROUNDVIEW™, the integrated graphics processor (IGP) on the
motherboard must be enabled in addition to the graphics card in the PCIe™ slot. Make
sure the IGP is enabled (using the BIOS setup utility) in addition to the graphics card
before continuing.

u BIOS options (under “Advanced Chipset Features” and “Integrated

Peripherals”).

Enabling SURROUNDVIEW™

To enable SURROUNDVIEW™, you must first alter your computer’s BIOS settings.

1. Restart your system, and enter CMOS setup. CMOS is part of your system’ s
BIOS (Basic Input/Output System). When restarting, press DEL key to enter
Setup. The CMOS Setup screen appears.

2. Use the arrow keys to navigate to Advanced Chipset Features, and
then press Enter. The Advanced Chipset Features screen appears.

3. Use the arrow keys to navigate to Internal Video Mode and set it to UMA.

4. Use the arrow keys to navigate to UMA Frame Buffer Size and set it to
64MB.

5. Press Esc to return to the CMOS Setup screen.

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6. Use the arrow keys to navigate to Integrated Peripherals, and then press
Enter. The Integrated Peripherals screen appears.

7. Use the arrow keys to navigate to Init Display First and set it to PCI-E.

8. Use the arrow keys to navigate to Surroundview and set it to Enabled.

9. Press F10 to Save your changes. When the Save to CMOS and Exit prompt
appears, press Y.

Frequently Asked Questions

Using SURROUNDVIEW™

Question Answer

Does the Windows® “Standby” function work when
SURROUNDVIEW™ is enabled?

Do all ATI cards support SURROUNDVIEW™?

Can SURROUNDVIEW™ run with other manufacturers’ graphics
cards?

If the integrated graphics processor (IGP) is enabled and I install
a PCI graphics card, is SURROUNDVIEW™ available?

Yes, Standby should work properly with SURROUNDVIEW™.

No, only the ATI graphics cards noted in System Requirements will
support SURROUNDVIEW™.

No, this function is called “dual adaptor,” and functions similarly to using
two, discrete graphics cards. SURROUNDVIEW™ requires an AGP- or
PCIe-based graphics card.

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Using Multiple Displays

Setting Up Multiple Displays

To use SURROUNDVIEW ™, connect display devices to the output connections of
both your integrated graphics processor (IGP) and your PCI Express® graphics card.

There will normally be three connections: one from the IGP and two from the graphics
card.

u To connect your monitors

1. Power off your computer and monitors.

2. Plug the monitor cables into their appropriate connectors.

3. Power on your monitors first, and then restart your computer so that Win­dows® can detect the new hardware settings.

Once your monitors are connected, you can configure them for a multi-monitor dis­play using SURROUNDVIEW™.

Windows® Display Properties Dialog with Multiple Monitors

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u To set up a multi-monitor display

1. Right-click on a clear area of your desktop and choose Properties. The
Display Properties dialog opens.

2. Select the Settings tab.

3. Click the Identify button to display a large number on each monitor.

4. Right-click the display icon in the Display Properties dialog that you wish to be
your primary (main) monitor, and choose Primary.

Note: When you use multiple monitors with your card, one monitor will always
be Primary. All additional monitors will be designated as Secondary.

5. Select the display icon identified by the number 2.

6. Click Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor.

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7. Right-click the display icon and choose Attached, if necessary.

8. Set the Screen Resolution and Color Quality as appropriate for the sec­ond monitor. Click Apply or OK to apply these new values.

u Refer to your Windows® online help and documentation for further infor-

mation on using the Settings tab.

Note: Each display can use a different screen resolution. For games, it is
recommended that you use the same resolution on all displays.

9. Repeat steps 5 through 7 for the display icon identified by the number three.

10.Click and drag the display icons to positions that represent the physical setup
of your monitors that you wish to use. The placement of display icons deter­mines how you move items from one monitor to another.

u To move items by dragging left and right, place the display icons side by

side.

u To move items by dragging up and down, play the display icons one

above the other.

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Using SURROUNDVIEW

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Business Applications

Using SURROUNDVIEW ™, you can run multiple applications simultaneously — for
example, a spreadsheet, a Web browser and a stock trader could be run and viewed
on separate screens at the same time.

u To enable SURROUNDVIEW™ for business applications

1. Right-click a clear area of your desktop, click Properties, click the Settings
tab, and then click the Identify button to display a large number on each
monitor, showing which monitor corresponds with each icon.

Identifying your screens

2. Open your spreadsheet program. Your spreadsheet opens in the primary
monitor.

Launching a spreadsheet in your primary monitor

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3. Open your Web browser, and then drag it to monitor 2.

Web browser displayed on monitor 2

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4. Launch another instance of your Web browser, and then drag it to monitor 3.

Another Web browser displayed on monitor 3

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Games

The following section uses Microsoft® Flight Simulator as an example of using
SURROUNDVIEW™ for games.

Using SURROUNDVIEW™, you can display a different Flight Simulator view on each
of your monitors.

u To enable SURROUNDVIEW™ for Microsoft® Flight Simulator

1. Start with Flight Simulator running in windowed mode, so that you can move
windows off the primary display.

To switch between full-screen and windowed mode, press Alt + Enter or, in
the Views menu, click Full Screen.

Your displays will look like the following:

Initial Start Up Screen for Microsoft® Flight Simulator

u Monitor 2
v Monitor 1 (Primary)
w Monitor 3

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2. Click the FLY NOW! button to start Flight Simulator. Then click the “ X” button to
continue. You are now “flying”.

“Flying” in Microsoft® Flight Simulator using primary monitor only

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3. From the Views menu, create a new window, and then drag it to monitor 2.

Microsoft® Flight Simulator with both Primary and Monitor 2 running

Important

1. When moving a 3D window, you may see some hesitation when cross-

ing the boundary to a secondary display. After you move the 3D window
to the secondary display, that scene will be displayed in 3D. You can
return to full-screen mode on each display after you move the windows.

2. Multiple full-screen setups are not saved in the Flight Simulator or

Flight Configuration (.cfg) files. You can save a Flight while each dis­play is in windowed mode, and then switch to full-screen mode after you
launch Flight Simulator.

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4. From the Views menu, create another new window, and then drag it to
monitor 3.

Microsoft® Flight Simulator using all three monitors

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Using TV-Out Function

Appendix C

Using TV-Out Function

You need to install the TV-Out bracket before you can
get access to the TV-out function. Follow the proce­dures described later to set up the TV-Out bracket and
configure the display settings. Note that the TV-Out
bracket works with the onboard graphic core. Do not
insert any VGA card into the slot while using the TV­Out bracket.

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