Sapphire Audio PE-AM2RS690V2 User Manual

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of 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 accordance with instructions contained in this manual, may cause harmful interference to radio and television communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.

If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

- REORIENT OR RELOCATE THE RECEIVING ANTENNA

- INCREASE THE SEPARATION BETWEEN THE EQUIPMENT AND THE RECEIVER

- CONNECT THE EQUIPMENT INTO AN OUTLET ON A CIRCUIT DIFFERENT FROM THAT OF THE RECEIVER

- CONSULT THE DEALER OR AN EXPERIENCED AUDIO/TELEVISION TECHNICIAN

NOTE: Connecting this device to peripheral devices that do not comply with Class B

requirements, or using an unshielded peripheral data cable, could also result in harmful interference to radio or television reception.

The user is cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user‟s authority to operate this equipment.

To ensure that the use of this product does not contribute to interference, it is necessary to use shielded I/O cables.

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While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this manual, no responsibility for errors or omissions is assumed. Neither is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein.

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INTRODUCTION

FEATURES OF MOTHERBOARD .................................................................................... 1

SPECIAL DESIGN OF MOTHERBOARD ........................................................................ 2

SPECIFICATION ................................................................................................................... 3

MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT ............................................................................................... 4

HARDWARE INSTALLATION

INSTALL SOCKET AM2 SUPPORTED AMD PROCESSOR ........................................ 5

INSTALL MEMORY ............................................................................................................ 5

EXPANSION CARDS............................................................................................................ 7

CONNCTORS, HEADERS & JUMPERS SETTING

CONNECTORS ...................................................................................................................... 8

HEADERS .............................................................................................................................. 11

BIOS & SETUP

BIOS Setup Utility .................................................................................................................. 13

Setup SATA RAID ............................................................................................................... 14

BIOS/FLASH Update Procedure .......................................................................................... 20

TROUBLE SHOOTING ...................................................................................................... 20

Box Included Checklist



Sapphire PE-AM2RS690V2 Motherboard



Cable for ATA 133 IDE



Sapphire Driver CD for Motherboard



Cable for Serial ATA II



Rear External I/O Shield

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Sapphire PE-AM2RS690V2 Motherboard User‟s Manual

Environmental Protection Announcement

Do not dispose this electronic device into the trash while discarding. To minimize pollution and ensure environment protection of mother earth, please recycle.

TABLE OF CONTENT

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Features of motherboard

The AMD 690V Series motherboards are based on the latest AMD 690V Chipset and SB600 chipset which supports the new generation innovative 64-bit AMD Socket AM2 dual core multi-tasking Socket AM2 Athlon64 X2 processors and dual core AMD Phenom™ processors. With an integrated low-latency high-bandwidth DDR2 memory controller and the highly-scalable Hyper Transport technology-based system bus which is up to 1000 MHZ, AMD 690V Platform Processor Chipset motherboard series deliver the outstanding system performance and professional desktop platform solution with the advantages of new generation 64-bit AMD Socket AM2 Athlon64 X2 processors, AMD Phenom™ processors and the fully compatibility of the next generation operation system.

The AMD 690V Series motherboards support new generation Socket AM2 processors with an integrated DDR2 memory controller which provides with 266MHz / 333MHz/ 400MHz memory clock frequency for Dual channel DDR2 533 / DDR2 667 / DDR2 800 (Sempron processor of AM2 socket only supports up DDR2 667) DDR2 Module up to 8.0GB. The whole motherboard series are embedded with SB600 chipset that provides ULTRA ATA 133 connectors and Serial ATA2 with RAID 0, 1 and RAID 10 functions which support up to two IDE devices and four Serial ATA2 devices to accelerate hard disk drives and guarantee the data security without failure in advanced computing performance.

The AMD 690V Chipset incorporates ATI Radeon X1200 Graphics with a core frequency of 400 MHz and 2 shader pipeline featured with DirectX 9.0 compliant 2D/3D graphics processor , Maximum DAC frequency of 400 MHz Resolution up to 2560x1600 (Under condition), refresh rate up to 85MHz delivering incredible graphics and blistering performance. AMD 690V give you the best performance in game experience. AMD™ 690V chipset provides incredible flexibility and unlimited upgrade potential as it supports all Radeon® PCI – E graphics cards on a system configured for either single GPU or next generation multimedia operation. Designed with ATI‟s unique architecture to optimize speed and stability, this solution is perfect for overclocking – without the need of additional cooling systems.

The 690V series motherboards provide optional 10/100 LAN functions with Realtek RTL8101E-GR PCI-E 10/100 LAN or RTL8111B-GR PCI-E Gigabit LAN which supports 10/100Mbps or 10/100/1000 Mbps data transfer rate. And the embedded optional Azalia

6-channel and 8-channel HD Audio CODEC is fully compatible with Sound Blaster Pro



standards that offer you with the home cinema quality and satisfying software compatibility.

The motherboards offer one PCI-Express x16 graphics slot of 4Gbyte/sec data transfer rate at each relative direction which gets 3.5 times of bandwidth more than AGP 8X and it‟s up to a peak concurrent bandwidth of 8Gbyte/sec at full speed to guarantee the ultimate GPU computing performance. Two 32-bit PCI slots guarantee the rich connectivity for the I/O of peripherals; the motherboards are designed of tackling the profuse multimedia requirements nowadays.

Embedded USB controller as well as capability of expanding to 8 of USB2.0 functional ports delivering 480Mb/s bandwidth and rich connectivity, these motherboards meet the future USB demands which are also equipped with hardware monitor function on system to monitor and protect your system and maintain your non-stop business computing.

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Special Features of Motherboard

CPU Smart Fan---( The Noise Management System（Only support 4-pin CPU cooler）) It‟s never been a good idea to gain the performance of your system by sacrificing its acoustics. CPU Smart Fan Noise Management System is the answer to control the noise level needed for now-a-day‟s high performance computing system. The system will automatically increase the fan speed when CPU operating loading is high, after the CPU is in normal operating condition, the system will low down the fan speed for the silent operating environment. The system can provide the much longer life cycle for both CPU and the system fans for game use and business requirements.

CPU Vcore 7-Shift--- (Shift to Higher Performance) The CPU voltage can be adjusted up by 13 steps for the precisely over-clocking of extra demanding computing performance.

CPU Thermal Throttling Technology---(The CPU Overheat Protection Technology) To prevent the increasing heat from damage of CPU or accidental shutdown while at high workload, the CPU Thermal Throttling Technology will force CPU to enter partially idle mode from 87.5% to 12.5% according to preset CPU operating temperature in BIOS (from 40℃ to 90℃). When the system senses the CPU operating temperature reaching the preset value, the CPU operating bandwidth will be decreased to the preset idle percentage to cool down the processor. When at throttling mode the beeper sound can be optionally selected to indicate it is in working.

Above Sapphire Feature Functions in this motherboard are designed for power user to use the over-clocking function in more flexible ways. But please be caution that the over-clocking maybe cause the fails in system reliabilities. This motherboard provides the guaranteed performance and meets the demands of the next generation computing. But if you insist to gain more system performance with variety possibilities of the components you choose, please be careful and make sure to read the detailed descriptions of these value added product features, please get them in the coming section.

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Specification

Spec

Description

Design



Micro ATX form factor 4 layers PCB

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size: 24.4 cm*21.0cm or 24.4*19.3cm

Chipset



AMD 690V Chipset and AMD SB600 Chipset

CPU Socket AM2

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Support 64bit AMD AM2 940-Pin package utilizes Flip-Chip Pin Grid

Array package compatible processor

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Support for HTT 1GHz dual core AMD Phenom processors

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Support HTT 1GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 processor and Athlon 64, and HTT 800MHz Sempron Processors

Memory Socket

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240-pin DDR2 Module socket x 4/2

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Support 4 / 2 pcs DDR2 533 / DDR2 667 / DDR2 800 Modules Expandable to 8.0 / 4.0 GB

Expansion Slot



PCI-Express x16 slot 1pcs delivers up to 8 GB/s of concurrent bandwidth.

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32-bit PCI slot x 2 pcs

Integrate IDE and Serial ATA2 RAID

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One IDE controllers support PCI Bus Mastering, ATA PIO / DMA and the ULTRA DMA 33/66/100/133 functions that deliver the data transfer rate up to 133 MB/s.

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Four Serial ATA2 ports provide 300 MB/sec data transfer rate with

RAID 0, 1, 10 functions.

Integrated VGA

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Integrated with ATI Radeon X1200 / X1250 Graphic

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a core frequency of 400 MHz and 4 shader pipeline

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DirectX 9.0 compliant 2D/3D graphics processor

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supported ATI innovated AVIVO Technology and Multiple Display

configurations (only for 690G series)

LAN (Option)



Integrated Realtek RTL8101E-GR PCI-E 10/100 LAN chip or

RTL8111B-GR PCI-E gigabit LAN chip



Supports Fast Ethernet LAN function provide 10/100 or 10/100/1000

Mb /s data transfer rate

Optional Audio



Optional 6-channel Realtek ALC662 or 8-channelALC883 Azalia HD

Audio Codec integrated



Support 8-channel 3D surround & Positioning Audio (optional)



Audio driver and utility included

BIOS



Award 4MB Flash ROM / Award 4MB SPI Flash ROM

Multi I/O



PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse connectors

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Floppy disk drive connector x1

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1* Parallel port of 25-pin Block / 1 * Serial port of 9-pin Block

 1 * VGA port / 1 * TV-OUT header  1 * HDMI port（optional） /1 * DVI port（optional）  1* SPDIF header（optional）  1 * HDTV-OUT header (optional） 

USB2.0 port x 4 and headers x 4 (connecting optional cable)



Audio connector (Line-in, Line-out, MIC/optional 8CH Audio)

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Motherboard Layout

Floppy Connector

Front Panel Connector

ATA 133 IDE Conn.(IDE1)

Clear CMOS (JBAT)

CPU Socket AM2

AMD Phenom™ Ready

ATX Power Conn.

Serial-ATAII Connector (SATA II 1, 2,3,4)

USB Power On Jumper (JP2)

PCI Slot

PS2 KB/Mouse Port

CPU FAN

Audio Connector

USB Port

RJ45 Over

USB Connector

Audio

DDR2 Socket x 2

SFAN1

ATX 12V Power Connector

Realtek ALC880E

Audio Decode

CDIN

Optional Realtek RTL8111B-GR/RTL8111C-GR Gigabit LAN chip

Speaker Connector

USB Port

(USB3, USB4)

PCI Express x16

Power LED Connector

Parallel Connector

COM1

AMD 690G/690V Chipset

AMD SB600 Chipset

I/O Controller Chip

TV-OUT

Keyboard/USB Power

(JP1)

Optional VGA

Optional DVI

Audio Connector

SFAN2

HDTV-OUT

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Hardware Installation

Install Socket AM2 / AM2+ Supported AMD Processor

This motherboard provides a 940-pin surface mount, Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) socket, referred to as the mPGA940 socket supports AMD Athlon64 processor in the 940 Pin package utilizes Flip-Chip Pin Grid Array package technology.

The CPU that comes with the motherboard should have a cooling FAN attached to prevent overheating. If this is not the case, then purchase a correct cooling FAN before you turn on your system.

WARNING!

Be sure that there is sufficient air circulation across the processor‟s

heatsink and CPU cooling FAN is working correctly, otherwise it may cause the processor and motherboard overheat and damage, you may install an auxiliary cooling FAN, if necessary.

To install a CPU, first turn off your system and remove its cover. Locate the ZIF socket and open it by first pulling the level sideways away from the socket then upward to a 90-degree angle. Insert the CPU with the correct orientation as shown below. The notched corner should point toward the end of the level. Because the CPU has a corner pin for two of the four corners, the CPU will only fit in the orientation as shown.

CPU ZIF mPGAB Socket

Colden Arrow

Socket AM2

When you put the CPU into the ZIF socket， No force require to insert of the CPU, then press the level to Locate position slightly without any extra force.

Install Memory

The motherboards provide two 240-pin DDRII DUAL INLINE MEMORY MODULES (DIMM) sites for DDRII memory expansion available from minimum memory size of 128MB to maximum memory size of 8.0GB / 4.0GB DDRII SDRAM.

Valid Memory Configurations of 2-DIMM Design Motherboard

Bank

240-Pin DIMM

PCS

Total Memory

Bank 0, 1 (DIMM1)

DDRII400/DDRII533/DDRII667/DDRII800

X1

128MB4.0GB

Bank 2, 3 (DIMM2)

DDRII400/DDRII533/DDRII667/DDRII800

X1

128MB4.0GB

Total

System Memory (Max. 8.0GB)

2

128MB8.0GB

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Recommend DIMM Module Combination

1.

One DIMM Module ----Plug in DIMM1

2.

Two DIMM Modules---Plug in DIMM1 and DIMM2 or DIMM3 and DIMM4 for Dual

channel function of 4-DIMM Design motherboard and Plug in DIMM1 and DIMM2 for Dual channel function of 2-DIMM Design motherboard.

3.

Four DIMM Modules---Plug in DIMM1/DIMM2/DIMM3/DIMM4.

For Dual channel Limited!

1. Dual channel function only supports when 2 DIMM Modules plug in either both DIMM1 & DIMM2 or DIMM3 &DIMM4, or four DIMM Modules plug in DIMM1~DIMM4 of 4-DIMM motherboard and 2 DIMM Modules plug in DIMM1 & DIMM2 of 2-DIMM Motherboard.

2. DIMM1 & DIMM2, or DIMM3 & DIMM4 of 4-DIMM motherboard, and DIMM1 & DIMM2 of 2-DIMM motherboard must be the same type, the same size, and the same frequency for dual channel function.

Generally, installing DDR SDRAM modules to your motherboard is very easy, you can refer to figure 2-4 to see what a 240-Pin DDR2 400 / 533 / 667 / 800 SDRAM module looks like.

NOTE! When you install DIMM module fully into the DIMM socket the eject

tab should be locked into the DIMM module very firmly and fit into its indention on both sides

DIMM1 & DIMM2: Dual Channel 1

DIMM3 & DIMM4: Dual Channel 2

Figure 2-4

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Expansion Cards

The motherboards offer one PCI-Express x16 graphics slot of 4Gbyte/sec data transfer rate at each relative direction which gets 3.5 times of bandwidth more than AGP 8X and it‟s up to a peak concurrent bandwidth of 8Gbyte/sec at full speed to guarantee the ultimate GPU computing performance. Two32-bit PCI slots guarantee the rich connectivity for the I/O of peripherals; the motherboards are designed of tackling the profuse multimedia requirements nowadays.

PE1 / PCI-E x16 Slot

32-bit PCI Slot

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Connectors, Headers & Jumpers Setting

Connectors

(1)

Power Connector (24-pinblock) : ATXPWR1

ATX Power Supply connector: This is a

new defined 24-pins connector that usually comes with ATX case. The ATX Power Supply allows using soft power on momentary switch that connect from the front panel switch to 2-pins Power On jumper pole on the motherboard. When the power switch on the back of the ATX power supply turned on, the full power will not come into the system board until the front panel switch is momentarily pressed. Press this switch again will turn off the power to the system board.

** We recommend that you use an ATX 12V

Specification 2.0-compliant power supply unit (PSU) with a minimum of 350W power rating. This type has 24-pin and 4-pin power plugs.

** If you intend to use a PSU with 20-pin and 4-pin power plugs, make sure that the 20-pin power plug

can provide at least 15A on +12V and the power supply unit has a minimum power rating of 350W. The system may become unstable or may not boot up if the power is inadequate.

(2) ATX 12V Power Connector (8-pin block) : ATX12V1

This is a new defined 8-pins connector that usually comes with ATX Power Supply. The ATX Power

Supply which fully supports AM2 processor must including this connector for support extra 12V voltage to maintain system power consumption. Without this connector might cause system unstable because the power supply can not provide sufficient current for system.

(3) PS/2 Mouse & PS/2 Keyboard Connector: KB1

The connectors are for PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 Mouse .

(4) USB Port connector: CN3

The connectors are 4-pin connectors that connect USB devices to the system board.

(5) LAN Port connector: UL1

This connector is standard RJ45 connector for Network The USBLAN1 support optional

10M/100M or 10M/100Mb/1000Mb s data transfer rate

(6) Audio Line-In, Lin-Out, MIC, Surrback, Surround, CEN/LEF Connector: SURROUND1 / CN1

This Connector are 6 phone Jack for LINE-OUT, LINE-IN, MIC, Surrback, Surround, CEN/LEF

Line-in : (BLUE)

Audio input to sound chip

Line-out : (GREEN)

Audio output to speaker

MIC : (PINK)

Microphone Connector

Surrback : (ORANGE)

Audio output to speaker-Rear speaker out

CEN/LEF : (BLACKNESS)

Audio output to speaker-Center/Subwoofer speaker out

Surround: (GRAY)

Audio output to speaker-Side speaker out

Pin 1

ROW1

ROW2

24-Pin

ROW1

ROW2

Pin 1

20-Pin

ROW1

ROW2

1

3.3V

3.3V 2

3.3V

-12V 3

GND

4

5V

Soft Power On

5

GND

6

5V

GND

7

GND

8

Power OK

-5V 9

+5V (for Soft Logic)

+5V

10

+12V

+5V

11

+12V

+5V

12

+3V

GND

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(7) Floppy drive Connector (34-pin block): FDD1

This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable. After connecting the single plug end to motherboard, connect the two plugs at other end to the floppy drives.

(8) Primary IDE Connector (40-pin block): IDE1

This connector connects to the next set of Master and Slave

hard disks. Follow the same procedure described for the primary IDE connector. You may also configure two hard disks to be both Masters using one ribbon cable on the primary IDE connector and another ribbon cable on the secondary IDE connector.



Two hard disks can be connected to each connector. The first

HDD is referred to as the “Master” and the second HDD is referred

to as the “Slave”.



For performance issues, we strongly suggest you don‟t install a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive on the same IDE channel as a hard disk. Otherwise, the system performance on this channel may drop.

(9) Serial-ATA Port connector: SATA1 / SATA2 / SATA3/ SATA4

These connectors support the provided Serial

ATA and Serial ATA2 IDE hard disk cable to connecting the motherboard and serial ATA hard disk.

Primary IDE Connector

Pin 1

IDE1

Floppy Drive Connector

Pin 1

FDD

Serial-ATA1 & 2 Compatible Connectors

SATA2

SATA1

SATA4

SATA3

PS/2

Keyboard

PS/2

Mouse

VGA

USB1

UL2

10/100 LAN

MIC-IN

Line-OUT

Line-IN

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(10)

D-Sub 15-pin Connector: VGA

VGA is the 15-pin D-Subminiature female connector; it is for the display devices, such as the CRT monitor, LCD monitor and so on.

(11) DVI:

Digital Visual Interface

(Optional)

This interface standard designed to maximize the visual quality of digital display devices such as flat panel LCD computer displays and digital projectors.

(12) HDMI:

High-Definition Multimedia Interface

(Optional)

This point-to-point interface is for audio and video signals designed as a single-cable solution for home theater and consumer electronics equipment.

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Headers

(1) Line-Out/MIC Header for Front Panel (9-pin): AUDIO1

These headers connect to Front Panel Line-out, MIC connector with cable. Without install

the cable, this header default setting is 5-6 short, 9-10 short. When you install the cable you have take off these jumpers.

(2) USB Port Headers (9-pin) :

USB3 / USB4

These headers are used for connecting the

additional USB port plug. By attaching an option USB cable, your can be provided with two additional USB plugs affixed to the back panel.

(3) Speaker connector: SPEAK1

This 4-pin connector connects to the case-mounted speaker. See the figure below.

(4) Power LED: PWR LED1

The Power LED is light on while the system power is on. Connect the Power LED from

the system case to this pin.

(5) IDE Activity LED: HD LED

This connector connects to the hard disk activity

indicator light on the case.

(6) Reset switch lead: RESET

This 2-pin connector connects to the case-mounted

reset switch for rebooting your computer without having to turn off your power switch. This is a preferred method of rebooting in order to prolong the

lift of the system‟s power supply. See the figure

below.

(7) Power switch: PWR BTN

USB Port Headers

Pin 1

USB3

VCC

-DATA

GND

+DATA

VCC

OC

-DATA

GND

+DATA

Pin 1

USB4

VCC

-DATA

GND

+DATA

VCC

OC

-DATA

GND

+DATA

System Case Connections

HDLED

RESET

VCC5

GND

VCC5

PWR LED

PWRBTN

PWRLED

HDDLE

D

RSTSW

NC

GND

JW FP

Pin 1

SPEAK

SPKR

GND

NC VCC5

Pin 1

PWRLED

Pin 1

Line-Out, MIC Headers

AUDIO

Pin 1

MIC2-L

LINEOUT2-L

MIC2-R

LINEOUUT2-R

SENSE-FB

AUD

_

GND

AUD

_

GND

AUD

_

GND

AUD

_

JD 9

2 9 10

ALC883

Line-Out, MIC Headers

AUDIO

Pin 1

AUD

_

MIC

AUD

_

FPOUT

_

L

AUD

_

MIC

_

BIAS

AUD

_

FPOUT

_

R

HP

_

ON

AUD

_

GND

AUD

_

RET

_

L

AUD

_

RET

_

R

AUD

_

VCC

2 9 10

ALC662

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This 2-pin connector connects to the case-mounted power switch to power ON/OFF the

system.

(8) FAN Power Headers: SYSFAN1, SYSFAN2 (3-pin), CPUFAN (4-pin)

These connectors support cooling fans of 350mA (4.2 Watts) or less, depending on the fan

manufacturer, the wire and plug may be different. The red wire should be positive, while the black should be ground. Connect the fan‟s plug to the board taking into consideration the polarity of connector.

FAN Power Headers

CPUFAN

1

4

GND

+12V

CPUFAN IN

CPUFAN OUT

SYSFAN1

1

3

SYSFAN2

1

3

(9) CD Audio-In Headers (4-pin) : CDIN

CDIN are the connectors for CD-Audio Input signal. Please

connect it to CD-ROM CD-Audio output connector.

(10) Parallel Port Header (25-pin male): PARALLEL1

The On-board Parallel Port can be disabled through the BIOS

SETUP.

(11)

Serial COM Port Header: COM1

COM1 is the 9-pin block pin-header. The On-board serial

port can be disabled through BIOS SETUP.

(12) TV-OUT Header

TV-OUT is the 9-pin block pin-header. TV-out is

commonly used to label the connector of equipment offering an analog video signal that is acceptable for a television AV input.

CD Audio-In Headers

CDIN

4 1

Pin 1

PARALLEL

Serial COM Port 9-pin Block

Pin1

TV-OUT Conn. 9-pin Block

Pin1

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BIOS & SETUP

BIOS Setup Utility

About the Phoenix-Award BIOS Setup Utility

The motherboard uses the latest Award BIOS with support for Windows Plug and Play. The CMOS chip on the motherboard contains the ROM setup instructions for configuring the motherboard BIOS.

The BIOS ( Basin Input and Output System ) Setup Utility displays the system‟s configuration status and provides you with options to set system parameters. The parameters are stored in battery-backed-up CMOS RAM that saves this information when the power is turned off. When the system is turned back on, the system is configured with the values you stored in CMOS.

The BIOS Setup Utility enables you to configure: Hard drives, diskette drivers and peripherals

Video display type and display options Password protection to prevent unauthorized use Power Management features

The settings made in the Setup Utility affect how the computer performs. Before using the Setup utility, ensure that you understand the Setup Utility options.

The Standard Configuration

A standard configuration has already been set in the Setup Utility. However, we recommend that you understand to make any changes in the feature.

This Setup Utility should be used:

 when changing the system configuration  when a configuration error is detected and you are prompted to make changes to the

Setup Utility

 when trying to resolve IRQ conflicts  when making changes to the Power Management configuration  when changing the password or making other changes to the Security Setup

Entering the Setup Utility When you power on the system, BIOS enters the Power-On Self Test (POST) routines. POST is a series of build-in diagnostics performed by the BIOS. After the POST routines are completed, the following message appears:

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Main Menu

Once you enter the Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear one the screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from various setup functions and two exit choices. Use the arrow keys to select among the items and press <Enter> to accept and enter the sub-menu.

Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

 Standard CMOS Features

 Power User Overclocking Settings

 Advanced BIOS Features

 CPU Thermal Throtting Setup

 Advanced Chipset Fetures

 Password Settings

 Integrated Peripherals

Load Failed-Safe Default

 Power Management Setup

Load Optimized Default

 PnP / PCI Configurations

Save & Exit Setup

 PC Health Status

Exit without Saving

ESC : Quit  : Select Item

F10 : Save & Exit Setup

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type ……

( Note: The sample BIOS Setup Menu included here only shows a typical case, and may not be exactly the same as the one on your unit. )

Note that a brief description of each highlighted item will appear at the bottom of the screen.

Setup SATA RAID

Press the delete key accessed the BIOS Setup Utility.

When you have entered, the Main Menu appears on the screen. Use the arrow keys to select the item “ Integrated Peripherals” and press the <Enter> key to accept. Use the arrow keys to select the item “South OnChip IDE Device” and press the <Enter> key to accept. After that, use the arrow keys to set the item “ ATI SATA Type” to “RAID”

Creat a Bootable Logical Drive

 Description

 Create a Logical Drive

Description

A logical drive appears to the computer as a single hard disk drive. As a result, you can install your operating system onto a logical drive and boot your computer from the logical drive. The following steps describe how to create a bootable logical drive.

Create a Logical Drive

You will now use the onboard FastBuild BIOS utility ot create a logical drive.

1. Boot your system. If this is the first time you have booted with the disk drives installed, the ATI

onboard BIOS will display the following screen ( below).

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RAID AHCI ™ BIOS Version 2.5.1540.18

No Array is defined…

Press <Ctrl-F> to enter FastBuild ™ Utility…

2. Press the Ctrl-F keys to display the FastBuild Utility Main Menu (below).

Main Menu Viov Drive Assignments.…..[1] Define LD…….…..………..[2] Delete LD…………………..[3] Controller Configuration…...[4]

Keys Available

Press 1...4 to select option [Esc]….Exit

3. Press 2 on the Main Menu screen to display the Define LD Menu (below).

Define LD Menu

LD No RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity (MB) Status LD 1 ---- ---- ---- ---LD 2 ---- ---- ---- ---LD 3 ---- ---- ---- ---LD 4 ---- ---- ---- ---LD 5 ---- ---- ---- ---LD 6 ---- ---- ---- ---LD 7 ---- ---- ---- ---LD 8 ---- ---- ---- ----

Keys Available

[] UP [] Down [Esc] Exit [Enter] Select

4. Press the arrow keys to highlight an logical drive number you want to defines and press Enter to

select it.

The Define LD Menu for the logical drive number you selected will next appear (below).

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Define LD Menu LD No RAID Mode Total Drv LD 1 RAID 1 2

Stripe Block: NA Fast Init: OFF Gigabyte Boundary: ON Cache Mode: Write Back

Drive Assignments Channel ID Drive Model Capacity (MB) Assignment 1: Mas ST380013AS 80027 Y 2: Mas ST380013AS 80027 Y 3: Mas ST380013AS 80027 N 4: Mas ST380013AS 80027 N

Keys Available

[] UP [] Down [Esc] Exit [Space] Change Option [Ctrl-Y] Save

5. Choose the RAID Level you want. In the Define LD Menu section, press the Space bar to cycle

through logical drive types:

 RAID 0 (Stripe)

 RAID 1 ( Mirror)

 RAID 10 ( Stripe / Mirror )

NOTE: While you can use any available RAID Level for your bootable logical drive,

ATI recommends RAID 1 for most applications.

6. Press the arrow keys to move to the next option. Option choices depend on th RAID Level you

selected.

 Initialize logical drive , zero the disk drives. RADI 1 or 10 only

 Stripe Block Size, the default 64KB is best for most applications. RAID 0 or 10 only.

 Gigabyte Boundary, allows use of slightly smaller replacement drives.

 Cache Mode, WriteThru or WriteBack.

7. Press the arrow keys to move to Disk Assignments. Press the space bar to toggle between N and Y for

each available drive. Y means this disk drive will be assigned to the logical drive.

Assign the appropriate number of disk drives to your logical drive.

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8. Press Ctrl-Y to save your logical drive configuration.

You have the option of using all of the disk drive capacity for one logical drive or allocating a portion

to a second logical drive.

Press Ctrl-Y to modify Array Capacity or press any other Key to use Maximum Capacity …

Choose one of the following actions:

 Use the full capacity of the disk drives for a single logical drive. Go to “One Logical Drive” below.

 Split the disk drives among two logical drives. Go to “Two Logical Drives” below.

One Logical Drive

Continued from Create a Logical Drive step 8, above.

1. Press any key ( except for Ctrl-Y ) to use the full portion of the logical drive for one logical drive.

2. Press Esc to exit to the Main Menu. Press Esc again to exit the Utility.

3. Press Y to restart the computer.

You have successfully created a new RAID logical drive.

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Two Logical Drives

Continued from Create Logical Drive Step 8, above.

1. Press Ctrl-Y to allocate a portion of the disk drives to the first logical drives.

Define LD Menu LD No RAID Mode Total Drv LD 1 RAID 1 2 Stripe Block: NA Fast Init: OFF Gigabyte Boundary: ON Cache Mode: Write Back

Drive Assignments Channel ID Drive Model Capacity (MB) Assignment 1: Mas ST380013AS 80027 Y 2: Mas ST380013AS 80027 Y 3: Mas ST380013AS 80027 N 4: Mas ST380013AS 80027 N

Keys Available

[] UP [] Down [Esc] Exit [Space] Change Option [Ctrl-Y] Save

2. Enter the desired capacity in MB for the first logical drive and press Enter.

The Define LD Menu displays again.

Define LD Menu

LD No RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity (MB) Status LD 1 RAID 1 2 10000 Functional LD 2 ---- ---- ---- ---LD 3 ---- ---- ---- ---LD 4 ---- ---- ---- ---LD 5 ---- ---- ---- ---LD 6 ---- ---- ---- ---LD 7 ---- ---- ---- ---LD 8 ---- ---- ---- ----

Keys Available

[] UP [] Down [Esc] Exit [Enter] Select

3. Press the up and down arrow keys to select an available logical drive number and press Enter.

Enter array capacity (in MB) here: 100000

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Define LD Menu LD No RAID Mode Total Drv LD 1 RAID 1 2

Stripe Block: NA Fast Init: OFF Gigabyte Boundary: ON Cache Mode: Write Back

Drive Assignments Channel ID Drive Model Capacity (MB) Assignment 1: Mas ST380013AS 39960 Y 2: Mas ST380013AS 39960 Y 3: Mas ST380013AS 80027 N 4: Mas ST380013AS 80027 N

Keys Available

[] UP [] Down [Esc] Exit [Space] Change Option [Ctrl-Y] Save

4. Choose the RAID level and options for the second logical drive.

Note that the disk drives in Channels 1 and 2 reflect smaller capacities because a portion of their capacity belongs the first logical drive.

In this example the disk drives in Channels 3 and 4 are not assigned to a logical drive.

5. Press Ctrl-Y to save your logical drive configuration.

6. Press Ecs to exit to the Main Menu. Press Esc again to exit the Utility.

7. Press Y to restart the computer.

You have successfully created a new RAID logical drive.

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BIOS/FLASH Update Procedure

Before updating the BIOS, users have to “Disable” the “Flash Part Write Protect” selection in “PnP / PCI Configurations” of BIOS SETUP. Otherwise the system the will not allow you to

upgrade BIOS by Award Flash Utility. STEP 1. Prepare a DOS bootable diskette. (you may make one by click START click RUN type

SYS A:click OK)

STEP 2. Copy utility program to your DOS bootable diskette. You may copy from DRIVER CD

X:\FLASH\AWDFLASH.EXE or download from our web site.

STEP 3. Download and make a copy of the latest BIOS from the web site to your DOS bootable

diskette.

STEP 4. Insert your DOS boot diskette into A:,

start the computer, type “Awdflash A:\ XXXX.BIN /SN/PY/CC/R”

XXXX .BIN is the file name of latest BIOS

SN means don‟t save existing BIOS data PY means renew existing BIOS data CC means clear existing CMOS data R means restart computer You can type “Awdflash /? To list all switch and command definitions.

STEP 5. Push ENTER to update and flash the BIOS, then the system will restart automatically.

Trouble Shooting

Problem

Solution

No power to the system to the all power light

don‟t illuminate, fan inside power supply doesn‟t

turn on.

1. Make sure power cable is security plugged in.

2. Replace cable. 3. Contact technical support.

System inoperative. Keyboard lights are on , power indicator lights are lit, and hard drive is spinning.

Using ever pressure on both ends of the DIMM , press down firmly until the module snaps into places.

System doesn‟t boot from hard disk drive, can be booted from optical drive.

1. Check cable running from disk to disk controller board. .Make sure both ends are securely plugged in, check the drive type in the standard CMOS setup. 2. Backing up the hard drive is extremely important .All hard disks are capable of breaking down at any time.

System only boots from optical drive .Hard disk can be read and applications can be used but booting from hard disk is impossible.

1. Back up date and applications files. 2. Reformat the hard drive. Reinstall applications and date using backup disks.

Screen message says “Invalid Configuration” or

“CMOS Failure”

Review system „s equipment .Make sure correct

information on is in setup.

Can not boot system after installing second hard drive.

1. Set master /slave jumpers correctly. 2. Run SETUP program and select correct drive types. Call the drive manufacture for compatibility with other drives.