Soltek SL-75FRN-RL User Manual

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Contents

Chapter 1 Specification ........................................... 10

1-1 75FRN / 75FRN-R / 7FRN-L / 75FRN-RL Layout ........... 11

1-2 Mainboard Specifications .................................................... 12

1-2.1 CPU Socket ...................................................................................12

1-2.2 System Chipsets ........................................................................... 12

1-2.3 Memory ......................................................................................... 12

1-2.4 BIOS............................................................................................... 12

1-2.5 Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) Interface........................... 13

1-2.6 Advanced System Power Management ....................................13

1-2.7 Multi-I/O Functions ....................................................................13

1-2.8 Expansion Slots ............................................................................ 13

1-2.9 AC’97 Audio Codec on board .................................................... 14

1-2.10 Hardware Monitor on board ................................................... 14

1-2.11 Serial ATA RAID Controller (75FRN-R / RL only) ............. 14

1-2.12 LAN on board (75FRN-L / 75FRN-RL only) ........................ 14

1-2.13 Form Factor................................................................................ 14

1-3 Mainboard Specification Table ........................................... 15

1-4 Chipset System Block Diagram........................................... 16

Chapter 2 Hardware Setup..................................... 18

2-1 CPU Identification and Installation ................................... 19

2-1.1 CPU Identification Legends.......................................................19

2-1.2 CPU Installation with Socket 462 ............................................. 20

2-2 Memory Installation ............................................................. 21

2-2.1 To Install DDR SDRAM Module .............................................. 21

2-2.2 To Remove a DIMM ....................................................................22

2-3 AGP Slot Installation ............................................................ 23

2-4 IDE Connector Installation ................................................. 24

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2-5 Floppy Drive Connector Installation ................................. 25

2-6 Serial ATA Connectors (75FRN-R / 75FRN-RL Only).... 26

2-7 ATX Power Supply Installation .......................................... 27

2-8 Jumper Settings ..................................................................... 28

2-8.1 How to tackle the Jumpers: ....................................................... 29

2-8.2 Jp2: CPU Clock/Overclock Select ............................................29

2-8.3 J5: Clear CMOS...........................................................................30

2-8.4 Jp5: Anti-burn Shield (ABSII).................................................. 31

2-8.5 Jp1: USB & PS/2 KB/Mouse Wake-up .................................... 32

2-8.6 Jp4: SATA Raid Controller Select(75FRN-R/RL Only) ....... 32

2-9 Other Connectors Configuration........................................ 33

2-9.1 Onboard FAN Connectors .........................................................33

2-9.2 USB Ports and USB Pin-headers ..............................................34

2-9.3 Chassis Panel Connectors .......................................................... 35

2-9.4 PS/2 Mouse And PS/2 Keyboard...............................................35

2-9.5 CD-ROM Audio Connectors......................................................36

2-9.6 Thermal Resistors........................................................................ 36

2-9.7 Wake On LAN Connector: ......................................................... 37

2-9.8 Complex Pin-header (Front Panel Connectors)..................... 38

2-9.9 6-channel Sound Output Connector(Optional)...................... 40

2-9.10 LAN Connector (75FRN-L / 75FRN-RL Only) .................... 40

2-10 IRQ Description................................................................... 41

Chapter 3 Software Setup ....................................... 42

3-1 To Open up the Support CD ................................................ 43

3-2 To Install “nVIDIA nForce2 All in 1 Driver” ................... 44

3-3 To Verify 6-channel Audio.................................................... 45

3-4 To Install Hardware Monitor Utility.................................. 47

3-4.1 Installation ................................................................................... 47

3-4.2 Verification .................................................................................. 48

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3-5 To Install USB 2.0 Driver for Win2000 or WinXP........... 49

3-6 RAID Controller Drivers (75FRN-R / RL Only).............. 50

Chapter 4 BIOS Setup............................................. 52

4-1 About BIOS Setup ................................................................. 53

4-2 To Run BIOS Setup ............................................................... 53

4-3 About CMOS .......................................................................... 53

4-4 The POST ( Power On Self Test ) ....................................... 53

4-5 To Upgrade BIOS .................................................................. 54

4-5.1 Before Upgrading BIOS ............................................................. 54

4-5.2 Upgrade Process........................................................................... 54

4-6 BIOS SETUP --- CMOS Setup Utility................................ 57

4-6.1 CMOS Setup Utility ....................................................................57

4-6.2 Standard CMOS Setup ...............................................................58

4-6.3 Advanced BIOS Features ........................................................... 61

4-6.4 Advanced Chipset Features ....................................................... 65

4-6.5 Integrated Peripherals................................................................ 68

4-6.6 Power Management Setup ......................................................... 73

4-6.7 PnP / PCI Configuration ............................................................ 76

4-6.8 SmartDoc Anti-Burn Shield....................................................... 78

4-6.9 CPU Ratio/Voltage Control........................................................80

4-6.10 Load Optimized Defaults ........................................................82

4-6.11 SET SUPERVISOR / USER PASSWORD.............................83

4-6.12 SAVE & EXIT SETUP.............................................................. 84

4-6.13 EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ......................................................84

Chapter 5 RAID Controller................................... 85

5-0 Before Creating Disk Array: ............................................... 86

5-1 Creating Your Disk Array .................................................... 87

5-1.1 Creating An Array For Performance/Security.......................87

5-1.2 Creating Security Array With Existing Data Drive ..............89

5-2 Installing Drivers................................................................... 91

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5-2.1 For Windows 2000/XP ................................................................91

5-2.2 Windows 95/98 .............................................................................93

5-2.3 DOS/Windows 3.1x ...................................................................... 96

5-2.4 Windows NT4.0 ............................................................................97

APPENDICES.......................................................... 99

Appendix-1 Identify BIOS Version & BIOS Part Number . 100

Appendix-2 Identify Mainboard Model Number ................. 101

Appendix-3 Technical Terms .................................................... 102

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ITEM CHECKUP

• Mainboard

• Mainboard User Manual

• Multi-lingual Quick Installation Guide

• Support CD

• Bundled Bonus Pack CD

• Bundled Bonus Pack Manual

• Promise SATA RAID Driver Diskette (Optional)

• Cables : ATA66/100/133 IDE Cable FDD Cable USB Cable (Optional) 2 x Serial ATA Cable (Optional)

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Memo

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Chapter 1 Specification

Introduction

This series features an integration of the powerful AMD processors Athlon/Athlon XP/Duron and the North Bridge nVIDIA nFORCE2 SPP plus South Bridge nFORCE2 MCP, with which the whole system performance supports 333/266/200 MHz system bus.

nVIDIA nFORCE2 SPP plus nFORCE2 MCP supports on-board AMD processors to implement the 333/266/200 MHz Front Side Bus, the AGP 8X/4X interface, the LPC Super I/O, the Dual-channel DDR 400/333/ 266 MHz SDRAM, the 6-channel AC’97 Audio interface, the USB 2.0 interface and ATA 133/100/66 data transfer rate. This chapter is to introduce to users every advanced function of this high performance integration.

Topics included in this chapter are: 1-1 Mainboard Layout 1-2 Mainboard Specifications** 1-3 Mainboard Specification Table 1-4 Chipset System Block Diagram

** If any difference is found between this manual and the Mainboard you are using, please look up the ERRATA/UPDATE Slip enclosed inside for the correction or updated information, or else contact the Mainboard Dealer or visit our Web Site for the latest manual update.

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1-1 75FRN / 75FRN-R / 7FRN-L / 75FRN-RL Layout

RJ45 (75FRN-L / RL Only)

Mouse

(on top)

PS/2 K/B

(underside)

Jp1

ET 462

Fan2

Jp5

COM1

COM2

Out

Line

Mic

RJ45

(on top)

USB1

(underside)

AC'97 Codec

LPT1

Game/MIDI Port

USB0

CDIN1

RTL

ALC650

Audio1

WOL1

Clock

Generator

+12V Power

ATX Main Power

(middle)

RT2

3 1

Jp2

CE2

nFO

SPP

DDR 400/333/266MHz

IDE2

IDE1

Fan1

RT1

AGP 4X/8X

DIM1

DIM2

DIM3

tte

PCI1



LPC I/O

W83627HF



Fan3

PCI2

PCI3

PCI4

PCI5

nVIDIA

nFORCE2

MCP

ATA2

20376

P D C

ATA1

USB1

BIOS

Jp4

FDC1

USB2

RAID Controller and connectors (75FRN-R / RL Only)

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1-2 Mainboard Specifications

1-2.1 CPU Socket

CPU Socket 462 (Socket A) on board, supporting AMD Athlon, Athlon XP and Duron processors and implementing 333/266/200MHz system bus

1-2.2 System Chipsets

• North Bridge nVIDIA nFORCE2 SPP for managing and supporting

333/266/200MHz system Bus, AGP 8X/4X interface and DDR 333/ 266MHz Memory Interface with an enhanced support of DDR 400MHz Memory Module.

• South Bridge nVIDIA nFORCE2 MCP working with North Bridge

nFORCE2 SPP supporting the HyperTransport, LPC Super I/O, PCI interface, ATA133 interface, LAN interface, USB V2.0 interface, as well as AC’97 Audio 6-channel interface.

1-2.3 Memory

3 DDR DIMM 184-pin slots on board :

• Supporting unregistered, non-ECC Dual-channel DDR 400/333/266/

200 SDRAM up to 3 GBs

• Supporting installation of mixed volumes yet same type of DDR

SDRAM modules

1-2.4 BIOS

Flash Memory for easy upgrade, supporting BIOS Writing Protection, Year 2000 compliant, and supporting various hardware configuration during booting system (See Chapter 4 BIOS Setup):

• Standard CMOS Features (Times, Date, Hard Disk Type etc,)

• Advanced BIOS Features (Virus Protection, Boot Sequence etc.)

• Advanced Chipset Features (AT Clock, DRAM Timing etc.)

• Power Management Features (Sleep timer, Suspend Timer etc.)

• PNP/PCI Configurations (IRQ Settings, Latency Timers etc.)

• Integrated Peripherals (Onboard I/O, IRQ, DMA Assign. etc.)

• SmartDoc Anti-Burn Shield (CPU/System Temp., Fan speed etc.)

• Voltage Control (Voltage of CPU, DIMM, AGP etc.)

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1-2.5 Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) Interface

AGP Controller embedded on board, supporting:

• 1.5V(8X/4X) power mode only, 1 AGP Slot supported

• 8X 66MHz AD and SBA signaling; AGP pipelined split-transaction

long burst transfers up to 2GB/sec.

• AGP 8X/4X supported, AGP V3.0 compliant

1-2.6 Advanced System Power Management

Advanced Configuration and Power Interface incorporated in BIOS for reducing power consumption :

• ACPI 1.0B compliant (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface),

including ACPI Suspend mode support (See Power management of

BIOS Setup)

• APM V1.2 compliant (Legacy Power Management)

• PS/2 Keyboard & Mouse Wake up

• Real Time Clock (RTC) with date alarm, month alarm, and century

field

1-2.7 Multi-I/O Functions

• PCI EIDE Controller, supporting:

-- 2 ATA 133 / 100 / 66 IDE connectors supporting up to 4 IDE devices

• Dedicated IR Functions:

-- 1x5 IR connector dedicated to IR function with Infrared-IrDA (HPSIR) and ASK (Amplitude Shift Keyed) IR

• Multi-mode parallel data transfer:

-- Standard mode, high speed mode ECP and enhanced mode EPP

• Floppy Drive Connector:

-- 1 FDD connector supporting 2 floppy drives with drive swap support

• Universal Serial Bus Transfer Mode:

-- USB V2.0 compliant, 480 MB/s USB Bus, supporting Win2000 / XP.

-- 2 built-in USB connectors and 2 more USB pin-headers which require 2 optional USB cables to provide 4 more USB ports

• PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse

• UARTs (Universal Asynchronous Receiver / Transmitter):

-- 2 complete serial ports (COM1 & COM2) on board

1-2.8 Expansion Slots

• 5 PCI Bus Master slots

• 1 AGP 8X/4X slot

• 3 DDR DIMM slots

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1-2.9 AC’97 Audio Codec on board

AC’97 Audio Codec on board, 6-channel interface compliant

• Supporting up to 6 channels of PCM audio output

• 6 channel audio consists of Front Left, Front Right, Back Left, Back Right, Center and Sub-woofer for complete surround sound effect

• AC’97 Audio Codec Driver enclosed in Support CD for user’s installation

1-2.10 Hardware Monitor on board

• Hardware Monitor supported by LPC I/O W83627HF, providing monitoring functions on hardware voltage, temperatures and fan speeds.

• Utility Software Soltek Hardware Monitor for displaying monitor status is enclosed in Support CD for user’s installation.

1-2.11 Serial ATA RAID Controller (75FRN-R / RL only)

• Promise PDC20376 integrated on board

• Supporting 2 serial RAID connectors for 2 serial RAID hard disks with up to 150MB/s transfer rate

• Supporting an additional RAID IDE connector for one more RAID IDE hard disk with up to 133MB/s transfer rate

1-2.12 LAN on board (75FRN-L / 75FRN-RL only)

Fast Ethernet Controller integrated in nFORCE2 MCP and nFORCE2 Media Access Controller:

• Supporting 10/100Mb Fast Ethernet Base T LAN

• LAN Driver enclosed in Support CD for user’s installation

1-2.13 Form Factor

• ATX Form Factor, ATX Power Supply

• Mainboard size: 305mm x 245mm

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1-3 Mainboard Specification Table

Series 75FRN Specifications and Features

CPU

Socket 462 for AMD Athlon, Athlon XP, Duron CPU

North Bridge

South Bridge

BIOS

Memory

I/O Chip

AGP interface

Audio

IDE Interface

VGA

PCI Slots

I/O Connectors

SATA Interface

Other Common Features

Optional Features

nFORCE2 SPP, supporting 333/266/200 MHz FSB

nFORCE2 MCP

Award BIOS

Dual-channel DDR 400/333/266 SDRAM, up to 3GB in 3 DDR DIMM slots

Winbond W83627HF with Soltek HM

AGP 8X/4X mode only

AC’97 Audio Codec, 6-channel compliant

2 ATA 133/100/66 IDE Connector

Not integrated on board

5 PCI Master slots on board

6 USB V2.0, 1 FDD port, 2 COM ports, 1 LPT, 1 IrDA, 1 PS/2 K/B, 1 PS/2 Mouse

2 SATA RAID Connectors and 1 SATA RAID IDE Connector (Optional)

BIOS Writing Protection; PS/2 Keyboard/ Mouse Wake up; ATX Power sSpply; ATX Form Factor

75FRN

75FRN-R

75FRN-L 75FRN-RL

Serial ATA

Network

NO NO

YES

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1-4 Chipset System Block Diagram

Socket 462

for AMD CPUs

System Bus 333/266/200MHz

AGP Slot

2 SATA ports+ 1 IDE port

PDC20376

2 IDE connectors

Serial Ports

Printer Port Game/MIDI

H/Monitor

Mouse

Keyboard

AGP 8X/4X

(Optional)

ATA 133/100/66

FDD

North Bridge

LPC I/O W83627HF

NVIDIA

nFORCE2

SPP

HyperTransport

NVIDIA

nFORCE2

MCP

South

Bridge

DDR memory Interface

DDR 400/ 333/266 SDRAM

PCI Bus

AC’97

USB Bus V2.0

MAC

(Optional)

BIOS

System Memory

5 PCI Slots

Audio Codec (6-channel)

USB Ports

RJ45

Socket 462 + NVIDIA nFORCE2 SPP + NVIDIA

nFORCE2 MCP Diagram

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Chapter 2 Hardware Setup

To Get Things Ready for Hardware Setup !

1. We recommend to install your CPU before any other components.

For detailed installation instructions of processor, you can also refer to the pamphlet enclosed in your CPU package.

2. Installing a cooling fan with a good heatsink is a must for proper heat

dissipation for your CPU. Get ready an appropriate fan with heatsink for proper installation. Improper fan and installation will damage your CPU.

3. In case CPU Vcore, CPU clock or Frequency Ratio is adjustable on

board, please follow the instructions described in the User Manual for proper setup. Incorrect setting will cause damage to your CPU.

The following topics are included in this chapter:

2-1 CPU Identification and Installation 2-2 Memory Installation 2-3 AGP Slot Installation 2-4 IDE Connector Installation 2-5 Floppy Drive Connector ( FDC ) Installation 2-6 Serial ATA Connector Installation (75FRN-R / 75FRN-RL only) 2-7 ATX Power Supply Installation 2-8 Jumper Settings 2-9 Other Connectors Configuration 2-10 IRQ Description

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AMD

AMD Athlon

T M

A X D A 2 4 0 0 D K V 3 C

R F B C Y A 5 2 8 0 0 6 1

X X X X X X X X X X X X X

X X X X X X X X X X

2-1 CPU Identification and Installation

2-1.1 CPU Identification Legends

AMD

XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXXX

0.18um CPU

AMD Athlon(Duron)

AX 1900 D M T 3 C

(1) (2) (3) (4)(5) (6) (7)

Family / Architecture:

(1)

A, AX, AXDA=AMD Athlon Processor D, DHD, DHM, DHL=AMD Duron Processor

Speed: 1000=1000MHz, 1600=1400MHz, 1700=1467MHz, 1800=1533Mhz, 1900=1600MHz, 2000=1667MHz, 2100=1733MHz,

(2)

2200=1800MHz, 2400=2000MHz, 2600=2133MHz, 2700=2167MHz

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

Package Type: A=CPGA, D=OPGA

Voltage: L=1.5V, U=1.6V, K=1.65V, P=1.7V, M=1.75V, N=1.8V

Maximum Temperature: R=70˚C, Y=75˚C,V=85˚C T=90˚C, S=95˚C, Q=100˚C

Size of L2 Cache: 1=64Kb, 2=128Kb, 3=256Kb, 4=512Kb

Max FSB: A=B=200MHz, C=266MHz, D=333MHz Note: Get the Host CPU Clock by dividing FSB by 2.

0.13 um CPU

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2-1.2 CPU Installation with Socket 462

This mainboard is built with CPU Socket 462 supporting the AMD CPUs Athlon, Athlon XP and Duron:

• Follow the steps described in this section to install CPU into the onboard Socket 462.

• After installation of CPU, you must also install a proper cooling fan on top of the CPU and connect the Fan cable to the CPU fan connector.

1. First pull sideways the lever of Socket 462, and then turn it up

so as to raise the upper layer

90 of the socket from the lower platform.

2. Configure Pin 1 of CPU to Pin 1

SOCKET 462

of the Socket, just as the way shown in the diagram on the right. Adjust the position of CPU until you can feel all CPU pins get into the pin holes of the socket.

SOCKET 462

Pin 1

3. Make sure that all CPU pins have completely entered the socket and then lower down the lever to lock up CPU to socket.

Pin 1

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2-2 Memory Installation

How to tackle the memory Modules:

• Make sure to unplug your power supply before adding or removing

memory module. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both your mainboard and the memory module.

• Pay attention to the orientation of the DIMM slots. Forcing a DIMM

into a slot improperly will damage the memory module and slot itself.

• Make sure you have the right type of memory module for your

mainboard.

2-2.1 To Install DDR SDRAM Module

• This series supports up to 3GB unbuffered Dual-channel DDR 400/

333/266 SDRAM, with 3 DDR DIMM slots on board. other type of modules into these slots.

• The nFORCE2 dual memory controller can double the DDR memory

bandwidth up to 6.4GB/s with DDR400, 5.4GB/s with DDR333 and 4. 2GB/s with DDR266.

• To enable Dual-channel memory function, users should insert at least

2 DDR SDRAMs into the 184-pin slots and be sure one of the DDR SDRAMs is on the DIMM3 slot. Only one DDR SDRAM will not activate Dual-channel memory function.

• DDR DIMM slot has 184-pins and one notch. Insert a DDR SDRAM

vertically into the 184-pin slot with the notch-to-rib matching.

Do not insert

184-Pin DIMM Notch Key Definitions

DRAM Key Position Voltage Key Position

DDR Notch

2.5V

DDR Rib

Module Latch

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2-2.2 To Remove a DIMM

Press down the holding latches on both sides of slot to release the module from the DIMM slot.

DDR DIMM Slots (184-pin)

Mouse

PS/2 K/B

(on top)

Jp1

(underside)

Fan2

Jp5

COM2

Line

Mic

(on top)

USB1

(underside)

COM1

Out

RJ45

CDIN1

RTL

ALC650

AC'97 Codec

Audio1

WOL1

LPT1

Game/MIDI Port

(middle)

USB0

r o t

e G

+12V Power

ATX Main Power

Jp2

nVIDIA

nFORCE2

SPP

DDR 400/333/266MHz

IDE2

IDE1

Fan1

AGP 4X/8X

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

PCI4

PCI5

nVIDIA

nFORCE2

ATA2

20376

P D C

ATA1

USB1

DIM1

MCP

USB2

DIM2

DIM3

Battery



LPC I/O

BIOS

W83627HF

Jp4

FDC1



IDE3

Fan3

P W

R I

K e

o c

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2-3 AGP Slot Installation

The AGP slot on board supports 1.5V AGP 8X/4X card only. A Rib is specifically added to the 8X/4X slot so as to match the AGP 8X/4X card. To insert a 3.3V AGP 2X card into the AGP 4X slot will damage the system chip and burn the 1.5V circuitry. An AGP 8X card will support a data transfer rate up to 2GB/sec, while an AGP 4X card will provide 1GB/sec transfer rate.

AGP Accelerator

notch

AGP 8X/4X Slot

Mouse

PS/2 K/B

(on top)

Jp1

(underside)

Fan2

Jp5

Line

Mic

USB1

(underside)

COM1

COM2

Out

RJ45

(on top)

CDIN1

RTL

ALC650

AC'97

Codec

Audio1

WOL1

LPT1

Game/MIDI Port

(middle)

USB0

r o t

e G

+12V Power

ATX Main Power

Jp2

nVIDIA

nFORCE2

SPP

DDR 400/333/266MHz

IDE2

IDE1

Fan1

AGP 4X/8X

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

PCI4

PCI5

nVIDIA

nFORCE2

ATA2

20376

P D C

ATA1

USB1

DIM1

MCP

USB2

DIM2

DIM3

Battery



LPC I/O

BIOS

W83627HF

Jp4

FDC1



IDE3

Fan3

E D

R I

c k

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2-4 IDE Connector Installation

1. To install IDE Connector, you may connect the blue connector of IDE cable to the primary (IDE1) or secondary (IDE2) connector on board, and then connect the gray connector to your slave device and the black connector to your master device. If you install two hard disks, you must configure the second drive to Slave mode by setting its jumpers correctly. Please refer to your hard disk documentation for the jumper settings.

2. An additional Parallel ATA connector IDE3 is supported by the optional Serial ATA Controller PDC20376. IDE3 is enabled as a RAID IDE connector if and only if the Controller is enabled by Jp4 (See Jumper Setting in this chapter).

Mouse

PS/2 K/B

Line

USB1

(underside)

(on top)

COM1

COM2

Out

Mic

RJ45

(on top)

AC'97

(underside)

LPT1

Game/MIDI Port

CDIN1

RTL

ALC650

Codec

Audio1

WOL1

Jp1

+12V Power

3 1

Jp2

RCE2

nFO

SPP

ATX Main Power

(middle)

USB0

Fan1

r o t

e G

AGP 4X/8X

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

PCI4

PCI5

nFORCE2

ATA2

20376

ATA1

USB1

Jp5

nVIDIA

P D C

MCP

Fan2

DDR 400/333/266MHz

DIM1

DIM2

BIOS

Jp4

FDC1

USB2

T S

DIM3



LPC I/O

W83627HF

ATA IDE connectors:

IDE2

Orient the red line on the IDE

IDE1

Flat Cable to Pin1.

IDE2

IDE1



Fan3

Pin 1 (to Red Line)

IDE3: RAID IDE Connector

Black Connector

(To Master Device)

Gray Connector (To Slave Device)

80-conductor cable

Red Line

Blue Connector

(To Mainboard)

IDE Flat Cable

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Chapter 2 Hardware Setup

2-5 Floppy Drive Connector Installation

To install FDC, you should connect the end of FDC cable with single connector to the board, and connect the other end with two connectors to the floppy drives.

Mouse

(on top)

Jp1

PS/2 K/B

(underside)

COM1

LPT1

+12V Power

COM2

3 1

Jp2

Out

Line

Game/MIDI Port

Mic

ATX Main Power

RJ45

(on top)

(middle)

USB0

Fan1

USB1

r o t

(underside)

e G

CDIN1

RTL

ALC650

AC'97 Codec

Audio1

WOL1

Pin 1 (to Red Line)

nFO

SPP

AGP 4X/8X

ID RCE2

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

PCI4

PCI5

nVIDIA

nFORCE2

ATA2

20376

P D C

ATA1

USB1

Jp5

MCP

Fan2

DDR 400/333/266MHz

DIM1

DIM2

BIOS

Jp4

FDC1

USB2

DIM3



LPC I/O

W83627HF

IDE2

IDE1



Floppy Drive Connector:

Orient the red line of the



Fan3

Floppy Flat Cable to Pin1.

Signal Swap End

To 1st Floppy Drive

Red line

FDD Cable

To 2nd Floppy Drive

To mainboard

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2-6 Serial ATA Connectors (75FRN-R / 75FRN-RL Only)

2 Serial ATA connectors are built on board, supported by the SATA RAID Controller PDC20376. Before we install SATA RAID disk drive to the Serial ATA Connector, we must first enable the controller PDC20376 by Jumper Jp4 1-2 closed and then install the RAID Controller Driver (see Chapter 5 Disk Array Installation).

Mouse

(on top)

PS/2 K/B

Line

USB1

(underside)

COM1

COM2

Out

Mic

RJ45

(on top)

ALC650

AC'97 Codec

(underside)

LPT1

Game/MIDI Port

USB0

CDIN1

RTL

Audio1

WOL1

Jp1

+12V Power

3 1

Jp2

IDIA

RCE2

nFO

SPP

ATX Main Power

(middle)

Fan1

r o t

e G

AGP 4X/8X

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

PCI4

PCI5

nFORCE2

ATA2

20376

ATA1

USB1

Jp5

nVIDIA

P D C

MCP

Fan2

DDR 400/333/266MHz

DIM1

DIM2

BIOS

Jp4

FDC1

USB2

T S

DIM3



LPC I/O

W83627HF

IDE2

IDE1

Serial ATA Select

Jp4:

1-2 closed (default) Serial ATA Controller enabled



Fan3

2-3 closed Serial ATA Controller disabled

Serial ATA Connector SATA1 and SATA2

Serial ATA Hard Disk

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2-7 ATX Power Supply Installation

+12V Power Connector

+12V

5SB

PWR OK

GND

+5V

GND

+5V

GND +3.3V +3.3V

Pin1

GND

+12V

GND

+5V +5V

-5V GND

GND GND

PS ON# GND

-12V +3.3V

Pin11

Main Power Connector

PS/2 K/B

Line

USB1

(underside)

Mouse (on top)

Line

Mic

COM1

COM2

Out

RJ45 (on top)

CDIN1

RTL

ALC650

AC'97 Codec

(underside)

LPT1

Game/MIDI Port

USB0

Audio1

WOL1

Jp1

+12V Power

3 1

Jp2

RCE2

nFO

ATX M ai n Power

(middle)

r o t

e G

SPP

Fan1

AGP 4X/8X

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

PCI4

PCI5

20376

ATA1

USB1

Jp5

nVIDIA

nFORCE2

ATA2

P D C

MCP

Fan2

DDR 400/333/266MHz

DIM1

DIM2

BIOS

Jp4

FDC1

USB2

T S

DIM3



W83627HF

IDE2

IDE1



LPC I/O



Fan3

(20-pin)

ATX V2.03 Power Supply is strongly recommended running with the

nFORCE2-chipset mainboard.

To set up Power Supply on this mainboard:

1. Get ready a V2.03 ATX Power Supply which provides a square-shaped +12V Power Connector in addition to the 20-pin Main Power Connector and other peripheral power connectors.

2. Connect the on-board square-shaped +12V Power Connector to the square-shaped +12V Power Connector of the Power Supply.

3. Connect the on-board 20-pin Main Power Connector to the 20-pin Main Power Connector of the Power Supply. Please note that both the +12V Power Connector and the 20-pin Main Power Connector should be connected to Power Supply to power on the system.

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2-8 Jumper Settings

The following diagrams show the locations and settings of jumper blocks on the mainboard.

Jp2 :

CPU Clock Select

(default)

1-2 closed Auto Detect 100MHz / 133MHz

Anti-burn Shield (ABSII)

(Overheated CPU Shutdown)

(only for Athlon XP/ Duron Morgan)

To enable overheated CPU (85oC) shutdown function

Jp5:

1-2 closed (default)

2-3 closed 166MHz Select

Jp1:

USB & PS/2 KB/Mouse Wake-

1-2 closed (default) USB & PS/2 KB/Mouse

Wake-up Disabled

2-3 closed

USB & PS/2 KB/Mouse Wake-up Enabled

Jp4: (75FRN-R/RL Only))

Serial ATA Select

1-2 closed (default) Serial ATA Controller enabled

2-3 closed Serial ATA Controller disabled

Mouse (on top)

PS/2 K/B

Line

Mic

USB1

(underside)

COM1

COM2

Out

RJ45

(on top)

RTL

ALC650

AC'97 Codec

(underside)

LPT1

Game/MIDI Port

USB0

CDIN1

Audio1

WOL1

2-3 closed

To disable overheated

CPU shutdown function

Jp1

+12V Power

3 1

Jp2

CE2

nFO

ATX Main Power

(middle)

r o t

e G

SPP

Fan1

AGP 4X/8X

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

PCI4

PCI5

J5:

Clear CMOS

1-2 closed (default)

To hold data

2-3 closed To clear CMOS

nFORCE2

ATA2

20376

ATA1

USB1

Jp5

nVIDIA

P D C

MCP

Fan2

DDR 400/333/266MHz

DIM1

DIM2

BIOS

Jp4

FDC1

USB2

DIM3

W83627HF

IDE2

IDE1



LPC I/O



Fan3

W R

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2-8.1 How to tackle the Jumpers:

123

A 3-pin Jumper

If a pin-header (of 2 or more pins) is designed in such a way that its pins can be closed or linked together to set up a specific function, is called a jumper in this manual.

this header

A 2-pin Jumper Cap

The conductor inside the cap links two header-pins together.

• A Jumper is usually but not necessarily given a “JpX” legend.

• In the Jumper setting diagram, all jumper pins covered with

black marks stand for closed pins with jumper cap.

1 13313

Jp X

Jumper with

Pin 2-3 closed

Jumper with

all pins open

Jumper with

Pin 1-2 closed

• Do not remove any jumper cap when power is on. Always

make sure the power is off before changing any jumper settings. Otherwise, mainboard could be damaged.

2-8.2 Jp2: CPU Clock/Overclock Select

Jp2 is designed on board for CPU clock select.

1. Before setting the CPU clock, read the Identification Legend on the CPU, find the Max FSB and divide it by two. The result is the default CPU clock.

2. Setting Jp2 1-2 closed is for auto-detection of 100/133MHz CPU.

3. Setting Jp2 2-3 closed is to select a CPU clock 166MHz for your CPU. If 166MHz is an overclock for your CPU, it may or may not boot your system. If an overclock fails to boot system, you should restore the default setting and then clear CMOS to reboot your system. (See Clear CMOS in next paragraph.)

Note on 100MHz CPU Installation:

Whenever a 100MHz CPU(such as Duron) is used to start system, users should first restore Jp2 to default setting and clear CMOS with J5, so that the 100MHz CPU clock can be surely detected. After starting system, users should enter “Advanced Chipset Features” of BIOS Setup and set the “FSB Frequency” to “100MHz”.

Only after configuring “FSB Frequency” to “100MHz”, could you start system with 100MHz CPU without trouble.

Jp2 :

CPU Clock Select

(default)

1-2 closed Auto Detect 100MHz / 133MHz

2-3 closed 166MHz Select

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Further notes on CPU Overclocking:

1. CPU overclocking should take all components on board into account. If you fail in overclocking, you will not be able to restart system. In such case, power off system and clear CMOS by J5 as stated below and then restart your system. And remember to reconfigure whatever should be reconfigured.

2. If your system is already fixed in a cabinet or case, you may not like to take the trouble to clear CMOS. Then power on your system with the power button on the case and simultaneously press down the “Insert” key of the keyboard until you see the initial bootup screen appear. And remember you should also enter CMOS BIOS Setup and choose “Load Optimized Defaults” to restore default BIOS .

2-8.3 J5: Clear CMOS

When you have problem with rebooting your system, you can clear CMOS data and restore it to default value. To clear CMOS with Jumper J5, please follow the steps below:

1. Power off system.

2. Set J5 to Pin 2-3 closed.

3. After 2 or 3 seconds, return the J5 setting to Pin1-2 closed.

4. CMOS data are restored to default. Remember never clear CMOS when system power is on.

2-3 closed To clear CMOS

Clear CMOS

1-2 closed (default) To hold data

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2-8.4 Jp5: Anti-burn Shield (ABSII)

Anti-burn Shield (ABSII)

(Overheated CPU Shutdown)

(only for Athlon XP/ Duron Morgan)

1-2 closed (default)

To enable overheated CPU (85oC) shutdown function

2-3 closed

To disable overheated

CPU shutdown function

Jp5 is designed to enable the overheat safeguard for some CPUs which are incorporated with a protective thermal diode. The latest AMD Athlon XP and Duron Morgan CPUs are incorporated with such thermal diode and can be protected by this function. Setting Jp5 1-2 closed (default setting) will get system shutdown when the above-mentioned CPUs get

Jp5:

C (the default protection temperature.) Only when the CPU re-

to 85 turns to a cooler state can you restart your system. For other CPUs that are not incorporated with a protective thermal diode, please set Jp5 2-3 closed to disable the function because it is a vain design now.

Reminder: If a sudden shutdown happens to your system which has been running well for a while with an AMD Athlon XP/ Duron Morgan CPU, this might be caused by the “Overheated CPU Shutdown” design. Please use a better CPU cooling fan and restart your system.

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2-8.5 Jp1: USB & PS/2 KB/Mouse Wake-up

JP1 is designed to select USB & PS/2 Keyboard / Mouse Wake-up function. Setting JP1 to 2-3 closed will allow users to wake up system from suspending while setting JP1 to 1-2 closed (default) will allow users to disable this function.

USB & PS/2 KB/Mouse Wake-

Jp1:

1-2 closed (default) USB & PS/2 KB/Mouse

Wake-up Disabled

2-3 closed

USB & PS/2 KB/Mouse Wake-up Enabled

2-8.6 Jp4: SATA Raid Controller Select(75FRN-R/RL Only)

Jp4 is a 3-pin jumper for enabling or disabling the on-board Serial ATA RAID Controller PDC20376. Setting Jp4 1-2 CLOSED will allow user to enable on-board RAID Controller so as to allow user to set up the Disk Array.

Jp4: (75FRN-R/RL Only))

Serial ATA Select

1-2 closed (default) Serial ATA Controller enabled

2-3 closed Serial ATA Controller disabled

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2-9 Other Connectors Configuration

This section lists out all connectors configurations for users’ reference.

2-9.1 Onboard FAN Connectors

Void

+12V

No Sensor

Mouse (on top)

PS/2 K/B

Line

Mic

USB1

(underside)

COM1

COM2

Out

RJ45 (on top)

ALC650

AC'97

Codec

(underside)

LPT1

Game/MIDI Port

CDIN1

RTL

Audio1

WOL1

Sensor

Jp1

+12V Power

3 1

Jp2

RCE2

nFO

SPP

ATX Main Power

(middle)

USB0

Fan1

r o t

AGP 4X/8X

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

PCI4

PCI5

nFORCE2

ATA2

20376

P D C

ATA1

USB1

Jp5

nVIDIA

MCP

Fan2

DDR 400/333/266MHz

DIM1

DIM2

BIOS

Jp4

USB2

+12V

GND

Sensor Conn.

IDE2

IDE1

FAN2, Sensor Fan Connector (Yellow)

DIM3



LPC I/O

W83627HF

FDC1



Fan3

W R

FAN1, Sensor Fan Connector (Yellow)

FAN3, Sensor Fan Connector (Yellow)

Both Sensor and No-sensor Fan Connectors support CPU/AGP/System/Case cooling fan with +12V mode. When connecting the wire to any Fan Connector, user should make sure that the red wire is for the positive current and should be connected to pin +12V, and the black wire is Ground and should be connected to pin GND. A Hardware Monitor chipset is on board, with which user can install a Hardware Monitor Utility and read the fan speed transmitted from the sensor fan connector. Otherwise, user can read the fan speed from the “Hardware Monitor Status” in CMOS BIOS.

A running fan will send out 2 electric pulses per rotation of its fan blade to a Sensor Fan Connector which in turn will count the electric pulses and send the information to the System Hardware Monitor. The hardware Monitor Program will work out the fan rotation speed and display it on screen.

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2-9.2 USB Ports and USB Pin-headers

This series provides two USB ports USB0 and USB1 on board supporting various USB devices. In addition, two USB pin-headers are added on board to provide expansion of four more optional USB ports by using two additional USB Cables. User can order the optional USB cables from your mainboard dealer or vender.

When plugging the USB cable to USB Header, user must make sure the red wire is connected to Pin 1.

All 6 USB ports are compliant with 1.0 / 2.0 USB Bus. USB 2.0 supports Win 2000 and above. USB 1.0 / 2.0 drivers are provided in Support CD for user’s installation.

USB connectors USB0, USB1(underside)

Mouse

PS/2 K/B

USB1

(underside)

(on top)

Jp1

(underside)

COM1

LPT1

COM2

Out

Line

Game/MIDI Port

Mic

RJ45 (on top)

USB0

CDIN1

RTL ALC650

AC'97

Codec

Audio1

WOL1

+12V Power

3 1

Jp2

ATX Main Power

(middle)

Fan1

to k c

e lo C

AGP 4X/8X

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

PCI4

PCI5

Fan2

Jp5

IDE2

IDE1

DDR 400/333/266MHz

DIM1

DIM2

DIM3

Battery

nFORCE2

ATA2

20376

ATA1

USB1

nVIDIA

P D C

MCP

USB2



LPC I/O

BIOS

W83627HF

Jp4

FDC1



R I

USB Pin-headers USB1 and USB2

First USB Port Wiring for Front USB

USB Cable (Optional)

USB Port

Red wire

USB Header

Pin Assignment

Second USB Port Wiring for Front USB

Red White

+5V

+5V Red

D1-

D2-

White

Green

D1+

D2+

Green

black GND

GND black

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2-9.3 Chassis Panel Connectors

B. C. D.

E. F. G. H. I. J. K.

A: PS/2 Mouse B: LPT1 Port C: Game/MIDI D: Lan Port RJ45 (Top) (75FRN-L / 75FRN - RL Only) E: PS/2 Keyboard F,G: COM 1, COM 2

H: Line Out / Front Speaker OUT I: Line In / Rear Speaker Out J: Microphone Input / Center Subwoofer Out K: USB 1 (underside) USB 0 (middle)

2-9.4 PS/2 Mouse And PS/2 Keyboard

PS/2 Mouse Connector

6 Void

(green, on top)

5 Mouse Clock

4 VCC

2 Void

6 Void

4 VCC

2 Void

PS/2 Keyboard Connector

3 GND

1 Mouse Data

5 Keyboard Clock

3 GND

1 Keyboard Data

(purple, underside)

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2-9.5 CD-ROM Audio Connectors

CDIN1 is an audio connector connecting CD-ROM audio to mainboard.

Mouse

PS/2 K/B

(on top)

Line

Mic

USB1

(underside)

COM1

COM2

Out

RJ45

(on top)

ALC650

AC'97 Codec

(underside)

LPT1

Game/MIDI Port

CDIN1

RTL

Audio1

WOL1

Jp1

+12V Power

3 1

Jp2

CE2

nFO

ATX Main Power

(middle)

USB0

r o t

e G

SPP

Fan1

AGP 4X/8X

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

PCI4

PCI5

nFORCE2

ATA2

20376

ATA1

USB1

P D C

Jp5

nVIDIA

MCP

Fan2

DDR 400/333/266MHz

DIM1

DIM2

BIOS

Jp4

FDC1

USB2

DIM3

W83627HF

CD-ROM Audio Connector

IDE2

IDE1

CDIN1

Pin 1

Pin 2



LPC I/O



Fan3

Pin 3

Pin 4

Pin Signal

Left Channel

GND

Right Channel

2-9.6 Thermal Resistors

Thermal Resistor RT2

Mouse

PS/2 K/B

Line

USB1

(underside)

(on top)

COM1

COM2

Out

Line

Mic

RJ45 (on top)

CDIN1

RTL

ALC650

AC'97

Codec

Audio1

WOL1

(underside)

LPT1

Game/MIDI Port

USB0

r o t

e G

Jp1

+12V Power

3 1

Jp2

nFO

SPP

ATX Main Power

(middle)

Fan1

AGP 4X/8X

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

PCI4

PCI5

Jp5

nVIDIA

nFORCE2

ATA2

20376

P D C

ATA1

USB1

MCP

Fan2

DDR 400/333/266MHz

DIM1

DIM2

BIOS

Jp4

FDC1

USB2

RT2

RT2 is mounted with Thermal Resistor by

IDE2

IDE1

default for detecting external CPU temperature.

DIM3



LPC I/O

W83627HF



Fan3

R /

Thermal Resistor RT1

RT1

RT1 is mounted with Thermal Resistor by default for detecting system temperature.

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2-9.7 Wake On LAN Connector:

1. This connector connects to a PCI LAN card with a Ring signal output. The connector powers up the system when it receives a wake-up packet or signal through the LAN card.

2. This feature requires that Resume On Ring feature is enabled in the BIOS setting “Power Management Setup” and that your system must be on ATX power supply with at least 720mA / +5V standby power.

Mouse

(on top)

PS/2 K/B

Line

Mic

USB1

(underside)

COM1

COM2

Out

RJ45

(on top)

ALC650

AC'97 Codec

(underside)

LPT1

Game/MIDI Port

CDIN1

RTL

Audio1

WOL1

Jp1

SOCKET 462

+12V Power

Jp2

ATX Main Power

(middle)

USB0

Fan1

r o t

e G

AGP 4X/8X

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

PCI4

PCI5

nFORCE2

ATA2

20376

ATA1

USB1

Jp5

nVIDIA

PD C

MCP

Fan2

DDR 400/333/266MHz

DIM1

DIM2

BIOS

Jp4

FDC1

USB2

DIM3



LPC I/O

W83627HF

IDE2

IDE1



WOL1

+5V Standby

GND

Ring

Connect the Wake On LAN signal from LAN card to WOL1

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2-9.8 Complex Pin-header (Front Panel Connectors)

This complex Pin-header consists of the following connectors for various front panel supports. When you have fixed the mainboard to the case, join the connectors of this Complex Pin-header to the case Front Panel.

Mouse

(on top)

Jp1

PS/2 K/B

(underside)

COM1

COM2

Out

Line

Mic

RJ45 (on top)

USB1

(underside)

CDIN1

RTL ALC650

AC'97 Codec

LPT1

Game/MIDI Port

USB0

Audio1

WOL1

+12V Power

3 1

Jp2

nVIDIA

nFORCE2

SPP

ATX Main Power

(middle)

Fan1

r o t

e G

AGP 4X/8X

Fan2

Jp5

IDE2

IDE1

DDR 400/333/266MHz

DIM1

DIM2

DIM3

PCI1

nVIDIA

nFORCE2

PCI2

MCP

PCI3

ATA2

PCI4

20376

P D C

PCI5

ATA1

USB1



LPC I/O

BIOS

W83627HF

Jp4

FDC1



USB2

HDD/LED

PWR

IRTX/IRRX

SMI

RST

SPK

Keylock

Case Front Panel

Power Switch

Infrared(IR)

2nd HDD LED

1st HDD LED

(Optional)

SMI

ATX POWER SWITCH

NO CONNECTION

INFRARED TRANSMIT SIGNAL

Logic High HDD LED SIGNAL HDD LED SIGNAL

Logic High

GND

SMI SIGNAL

Vcc

GND

(+)

(-) (-)

(+)

GND SUSPEND LED SIGNAL

GND NO CONNECTION

GND

RESET SIGNAL SPEAKER SIGNAL GND NO CONNECTION Vcc

GND KLOCK

Vcc

(-)

(+)

Keylock

Suspend LED

(Optional)

Power LED

Reset Switch

Speaker

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(1) SMI Connector (Optional):

Connection: Connected to the Suspend Switch. Function: Manually selecting DOS system into the Suspend Mode or “Green Mode” by System Mangement Interupt.

(2) Power Switch Connector:

Connection: Connected to a momentary button or switch. Function: Manually switching the system between “On” and “Soft Off”. Pressing the momentary button for more than 4 seconds will also turn the system off.

(3) IR Connector (Infrared Connector):

Connection: Connected to Connector IR on board. Function: To support wireless transmitting and receiving

on board.

module

(4) 1st HDD LED Connector/2nd HDD LED Connector:

Connection: Connected to HDD LED. Function: To supply power to HDD LED.

(5) Suspend LED Connector (Optional):

Connection: Connected to Suspend Indicator. Function: To supply power to “Suspend Indicator”.

(6) Keylock Connector (Optional):

Connection: Connected to keyboard. Function: To lock keyboard and disable keyboard function.

(7) Power LED Connector:

Connection: Connected to System Power LED. Function: To supply power to “System Power LED”.

(8) Reset Switch Connector:

Connection: Connected to “Reset Switch”.

Function: To supply power to “Reset Switch” and support system reboot function.

(9) Speaker Connector:

Connection: Connected to the case-mounted Speaker. Function: To supply power to the case-mounted Speaker.

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2-9.9 6-channel Sound Output Connector(Optional)

Mouse

This series is designed with a 6-channel Audio-out connector “Audio1”. If this option is chosen, it will provide 3 additional audio-out ports for the 6-channel sound.

6-channel Audio-out Pin Assignment

Pin 1 LFE-out Pin 3 Center-out Pin 5 Surround-out-R Pin 7 Surround-out-L Pin 9 Jack-detect Pin11 SPDIFI Pin13 SPDIFO

1 2

Pin 2 Gnd Pin 4 Gnd Pin 6 Gnd Pin 8 Gnd Pin10 (Void) Pin12 Gnd Pin14 Gnd

(on top)

Jp1

PS/2 K/B

(underside)

COM1

LPT1

COM2

Out

Line

Game/MIDI Port

Mic

RJ45 (on top)

USB1

(underside)

CDIN1

RTL

ALC650

AC'97 Codec

Audio1

WOL1

+12V Power

3 1

Jp2

n F

ATX Main Power

(middle)

USB0

Fan1

r o t

e G

2-9.10 LAN Connector (75FRN-L / 75FRN-RL Only)

One RJ45 connector is on board for network connection.

AGP 4X/8X

Fan2

Jp5

IDE2

IDE1

DDR 400/333/266MHz

DIM1

DIM2

DIM3

PCI1

nVIDIA

nFORCE2

PCI2

MCP

PCI3

ATA2

PCI4

20376

P D C

PCI5

ATA1

USB1

5 J



LPC I/O

BIOS

W83627HF

Jp4

FDC1



USB2

Fan3

R I

Yellow LED “On” to indicate Network hub is in connection with the system.

Green LED blinks to indicate that data transmission is undergoing in 10/100 Base T mode.

Mouse

(on top)

Jp1

PS/2 K/B

(underside)

COM1

LPT1

COM2

Out

Line

Game/MIDI Port

Mic

RJ45

(on top)

USB1

(underside)

CDIN1

RTL ALC650

AC'97 Codec

Audio1

WOL1

+12V Power

3 1

Jp2

ATX Main Power

(middle)

USB0

Fan1

r o t

e G

AGP 4X/8X

Fan2

Jp5

DDR 400/333/266MHz

20376

ATA1

nFORCE2

ATA2

USB1

DIM1

nVIDIA

MCP

P D C

USB2

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

PCI4

PCI5

IDE2

IDE1

DIM2

DIM3



LPC I/O

BIOS

W83627HF

Jp4

FDC1



Fan3

R IR T

/IR

T S

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2-10 IRQ Description

IRQ Function Description Priority

IRQ 0 System Timer 1 IRQ 1 Keyboard Controller 2 IRQ 2 Programmable Interrupt N/A IRQ 3 Serial Port (COM 2) 11 IRQ 4 Serial Port (COM 1) 12 IRQ 5 Free 13 IRQ 6 Floppy Disk Controller 14 IRQ 7 Parallel Port (LPT1) 15 IRQ 8 Real Time Clock (RTC) 3 IRQ 9 Free 4 IRQ 10 Free 5 IRQ 11 Free 6 IRQ 12 PS/2 Mouse Port 7 IRQ 13 Coprocessor 8 IRQ 14 Primary IDE Channel 9 IRQ 15 Secondary IDE Channel 10

• Both ISA and PCI expansion cards may require IRQs. System IRQs are available to cards installed in the ISA expansion bus first, then any remaining IRQs are available to PCI cards. Currently, there are two types of ISA cards.

• The original ISA expansion card design, now referred to as “Legacy” ISA card, requires you to configure the card’s jumpers manually and then install it in any available slot on the ISA bus. To see a map of your used and free IRQs in Windows 98, the Control Panel in My Computer, contains a Sys- tem icon, which gives you a Device Manager tab. Double-Clicking on a specific hardware device gives you a Resources tab which shows the Interrupt number and address. Double-Clicking Computers to see all the interrupts and addresses for your system. Make sure that each ISA device should be assigned to one IRQ respectively. If ISA device share IRQ with any other device, your computer will easily get into trouble.

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Chapter 3 Software Setup

Drivers, Utilities and Software Installation

• Support CD: This series of mainboards will be shipped with a Support CD which contains those necessary driver files, Application Softwares and some helpful utilities. It is a user-friendly, auto-run CD which will open itself up in a CD-ROM automatically.

• Contents of Support CD:

For this series, users should be able to find in the Support CD the following drivers and utilities:

1. nVIDIA nForce2 Driver (including Audio, Network, USB2.0 Driver)

2. Graphics Drivers

3. Hardware Monitor Utility

This chapter is devoted to describing the installations of all these essential drivers and utilities on Windows 9X, Windows ME, Windows 2000 and Windows XP. And installation on Windows 98 as the general illustration example hereby. The priority of drivers to be installed should also be noted. Users are recommended to take the following installation orders :

3-1 To Open up the Support CD 3-2 To Install “nVIDIA nForce2 All in 1 Driver” 3-3 To Verify 6-channel Audio 3-4 To Install Hardware Monitor Utility 3-5 To Install RAID Controller PDC20376 Drivers (75FRN-R/

RL Only)

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3-1 To Open up the Support CD

1. Please put the Support CD enclosed in your mainboard package into the CD-ROM drive. In a few seconds, the Main Menu will automatically appear, displaying the contents to be installed for this series:

2. In case your system does not open the Support CD automatically, please click to the following path to enter the Main Installation Menu:

D:\ Autorun.exe (assuming that your CD-ROM Drive is Drive D)

3. We should take “Nvidia Nforce2 All in 1 Driver” as first installation priority to optimize the Intel system.

From next section, we provide detailed descriptions of all these

installations with graphical illustrations.

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3-2 To Install “nVIDIA nForce2 All in 1 Driver”

1. Before opening the Support CD, please update Win 2K or Win XP with the latest Service Pack. Otherwise, the installation of USB2.0 driver will not take effect. Please also note that the nVIDIA nForce2 All in 1 Driver does not support Win NT4.

2. Following the procedures of opening the Support CD, click to “ Install Nvidia nForce2 All in 1 Driver” to proceed.

3.The Nvidia InstallShield Wizard will pop up to guide you to set up nForce2 Drivers. Press “Next” button to continue.(Note: This All in 1 Driver will first install IDE Driver, Audio Driver, Lan Driver.)

4.The nVIDIA InstallShield Wizard will get on installing IDE Driver.

5.The nVIDIA InstallShield Wizard will get on installing AC’97 Audio Driver.

6.The nVIDIA InstallShield Wizard will get on installing LAN Driver.

7. After all the setup process is finished, please restart your computer by clicking on “Finish” so as to take the Utility into effect.

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Note on DMA Activation:

After nVIDIA nForce2 All in 1 Driver installation, DMA (Direct

Memory Access)function should be activated manually.

1. For DMA on HDD, take the following path to enter the “Setting” screen: \My Computer\Properties\Hareware\Device Manager\Disk drives\Generic IDE Disk Type 47\Setting\ And then on the “Setting” screen, click “DMA” option to activate HDD DMA function.

2. For DMA on CDROM, take the following path to enter the “Setting” screen: \My Computer\Properties\Hareware\Device Manager\CDROM\(Your CDROM name)\Setting\ And then on the “Setting” screen, click “DMA” option to activate CDROM DMA function.

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3-3 To Verify 6-channel Audio

After installation of AC’97 6-channel Codec(AC’97 Driver is already packed in the nVIDIA nForce2 All in 1 Driver), you must configure the 5. 1 Speaker connection to enable the 6-channel audio.

1. Connect your on-board Audio Connector to your 6-channel speakers as depicted in the figure below:

Pale Green Connector to Front Speaker

Pale Blue Connector to Rear Speaker

2. After Connection is done, start your Windows system and double click the speaker icon in the taskbar to enter volume configuration:

Pale Pink Connector to Center/Subwoofer Speaker

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3. Again click “Advanced“ button to enter 6 channel configuration.

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3-4 To Install Hardware Monitor Utility

3-4.1 Installation

Hardware Monitor is built on this mainboard. Its installation is pro-

gramed to a fully automated mode on Windows 9X/Me/NT4/2000/ XP. User can follow the model installation below for its installation on various Windows System.

1.Following the procedures of opening the Support CD, click to “

Hardware Monitor Utility” to proceed.

2.Then the installation program

automatically opens the “Soltek HM Setup” screen.

Click “OK” to continue.

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5.On the “Soltek HM Setup”

screen, click “OK” to restart your computer so that the Utility can be put into effect.

3-4.2 Verification

1. After restarting your

computer, click “Start” and choose the following path: \ Soltek HM \ Soltek HM to open

the main window of the

Soltek Hardware Doctor.

2.Then the pop-up screen will

show all information about CPU Temperature, Fan Speed and various Voltages.

Minimizing Button

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3-5 To Install USB 2.0 Driver for Win2000 or WinXP

USB V2.0 with its 480Mb/s transfer rate supports operating system Win2000 and WinXP via the Win 2K and Win XP Service Pack. Users should install the latest Service Pack for Win 2K or Win XP.

1. After installation of nVIDIA nFORCE2 All in 1 Driver in Win2000 or WinXP, start to install the latest Service Pack version into the operating system. The installation of the latest Service Pack will suppor USB2.0 in Win2000 or WinXP now.(The latest Service Pack can be found in Microsoft Web Site.)

2. To verify USB2.0 installation, please enter “Device Manager” of “My Computer”. On the “Device Manager” screen, you should be able to see the item “Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller” and “USB2.0 Root Hub”, verifying USB2.0 Driver is installed successfully.

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3-6 RAID Controller Drivers (75FRN-R / RL Only)

1. Please locate the Promise RAID Controller on your mainboard to make sure that you are using the right board.

2. Refer to Chapter 5 of this manual for Disk Array Setup and RAID Controller Drivers Installation.

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Chapter 4 BIOS Setup

THE BIOS

BIOS stands for Basic Input and Output System. It was once called ROM BIOS when it was stored in a Read-Only Memory(ROM) chip Now manufacturers would like to store BIOS in EEPROM which means Electrically Erasable Programmable Memory. BIOS used in this series of mainboard is stored in EEPROM, and is the first program to run when you turn on your computer.

BIOS performs the following functions:

1. Initializing and testing hardware in your computer (a process called “POST”, for Power On Self Test).

2. Loading and running your operating system.

3. Helping your operating system and application programs manage your PC hardware by means of a set of routines called BIOS RunTime Service.

This Chapter includes the following topics : 4-1 About BIOS Setup 4-2 To run BIOS Setup 4-3 About CMOS 4-4 The POST (Power On Self Test) 4-5 To upgrade BIOS 4-6 BIOS Setup

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4-1 About BIOS Setup

BIOS setup is an interactive BIOS program that you need to run when:

1. Changing the hardware of your system. (For example: installing a new Hard Disk etc.)

2. Modifying the behavior of your computer. (For example: changing the system time or date, or turning special features on or off etc.)

3. Enhancing your computer’s behavior. (For example: speeding up performance by turning on shadowing or cache)

4-2 To Run BIOS Setup

First access BIOS setup menu by pressing < DEL > key after “POST” is complete ( before OS is loaded ). BIOS will then display the following message:

Press “DEL” to enter “SETUP”

4-3 About CMOS

CMOS is the memory maintained by a battery. CMOS is used to store the BIOS settings you have selected in BIOS Setup. CMOS also maintains the internal clock. Every time you turn on your computer, the BIOS Looks into CMOS for the settings you have selected and configures your computer accordingly. If the battery runs out of power, the CMOS data will be lost and POST will issue a “CMOS invalid” or “CMOS checksum invalid” message. If this happens, you have to replace the battery and do some proper settings in BIOS Setup.

4-4 The POST ( Power On Self Test )

POST is an acronym for Power On Self Test. This program will test all things the BIOS does before the operating system is started. Each of POST routines is assigned a POST code, a unique number which is sent to I/O port 080h before the routine is executed.

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4-5 To Upgrade BIOS

• System BIOS is incorporated into a Flash memory component. Flash

BIOS allows user to upgrade BIOS without the need to replace an EPROM component.

• The Upgrade Utility can be loaded on a floppy diskette to execute saving,

verifying, and updating the system BIOS. The Upgrade Utility can also be run from a hard disk drive or a network drive.

4-5.1 Before Upgrading BIOS

• It is highly recommended that you save a copy of the original mainboard

BIOS along with a Flash EPROM Programming utility (AWDFLASH.EXE) to a bootable floppy disk so that you can reinstall the BIOS when needed.

4-5.2 Upgrade Process

• Normally, to upgrade BIOS is unnecessary if the system is working fine

Users should only upgrade the BIOS when you experience incompatible problems or need to create new features.

• “AWDFLASH.EXE” is a Flash EPROM Programming utility that up dates

the BIOS by uploading a new BIOS file to the programmable flash ROM on the mainboard. This program only works in DOS environment, the

utility can not be executed in Win95/98, ME, NT WINDOWS 2000 or Windows XP environment.

• Please follow the steps below for upgrading the system BIOS:

Step 1. Please visit the board maker’s website, download the latest BIOS file and Award Flash Utility “AWDFLASH.EXE”. The BIOS file format will be *.bin, of which “ * ” stands for the specific BIOS file name.

Step 2. Create a bootable diskette. Then copy the BIOS file and Award Flash Utility “AWDFLASH.EXE” into the diskette.

Step 3. Insert the diskette into drive A, reboot your system and boot from the diskette.

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Step 4. Type awdflash *.bin /sn/py/cc and then press <Enter> to run BIOS upgrade program. (*.bin depends on your mainboard model and version code. Instead of typing “*”, you should type specific file name for your specific mainboard).

Step 5. Please press <F1> or <F10> to exit or reset your system.

Warning ! If the message “ Write Fail ” appears while Award “FLASH MEMORY WRITER” is verifying Flash memory, just repeat the process. Please DO NOT reset or turn off the system. If the award memory flash utility is not able to update the BIOS successfully, your system may not be able to boot up.

Step 6. You will need a message “CMOS checksum error-Default loaded” during booting the system. Press <Del> to run CMOS setup utility, then reload “LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS” or “Load Optimized Defaults” and save this change.

The parameters of AWDFLASH.EXE

/sn: No original BIOS backup /py: Program flash memory /cc: Clear CMOS data (and update data automatically) after pro gramming

NOTE: Users can type AWDFLASH /? to get further details about

the parameters. Incorrect usage of the parameter will damage the BIOS information, so we strongly recommend users to leave parameters alone unless you fully understand their function.

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Award Flash Memory Writer Start Screen

Award Flash Memory Writer Complete Screen

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4-6 BIOS SETUP --- CMOS Setup Utility

Warning and Tips: If changing CMOS Configuration causes difficulty in rebooting system, you can take the following measures:

1. At pressing the power button to reboot, press the “Insert” key at the same time. As soon as the screen displays the booting message, release the “Insert” key and press “Delete” key to enter CMOS Setup Utility . Then choose the “Load Optimized (Optimal) Defaults” menu to restore the default values for a new start. Or,

2. Open your machine cabinet and clear CMOS with jumper setting. Please refer to the Jumper Setting Section of this User manual.

4-6.1 CMOS Setup Utility

This mainboard comes with the AWARD BIOS from AWARD Software Inc. Enter the CMOS Setup Utility Main Menu by:

1. Turn on or reboot your system. After a series of diagnostic checks, the following message will appear:

PRESS <DEL> TO ENTER SETUP

2. Press <DEL> key and the main program screen will appear as follows.

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Standard CMOS Features

Advanced BIOS Features

Advanced Chipset Features

Integrated Peripherals

Power Management Setup

PnP/PCI Configurations

SmartDoc Anti-Burn Shield

Esc: Quit : Select Item F10: Save & Exit Setup

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

Voltage Control

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Passward

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

3. Use the arrow keys on your keyboard to select an option, and press <Enter>. Modify the system parameters to reflect the options installed in your system.

4. You may return to the Main Menu anytime by pressing <ESC>.

5. In the Main Menu, “SAVE AND EXIT SETUP” saves your changes and reboots the system, and “EXIT WITHOUT SAVING” ignores your changes and exits the program.

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4-6.2 Standard CMOS Setup

Standard CMOS Setup records some basic system hardware configuration and sets the system clock and error handling. You only need to modify the configuration values of this option if you want to change your system hardware configuration or when the data stored in the CMOS memory gets lost or damaged.

Run the Standard CMOS Setup as follows:

1. Choose “Standard CMOS Setup” from the Main Menu and a screen with a list of options will appear:

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Standard CMOS Features

Date (mm:dd:yy) Mon, January 20 2003 Time (hh:mm:ss) 9 : 41 : 11

IDE Primary Master WDC WD400BB-00DEA0 IDE Primary Slave None IDE Secondary Master None IDE Secondary Slave None

Drive A 1.44M, 3.5 in. Drive B None

Video EGA/VGA Halt On All, But Keyboard

Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 252928K Total Memory 253952K

:Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Item Help

Menu Level

Change the day, month, year and century

2. Use one of the arrow keys to move between options and modify the selected options by using PgUp / PgDn / + / - keys.

3. Press <ESC> to return to the Main Menu when you finish setting up all items. The following item descriptions are provided as a quick guide to your setup.

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Date (mm:dd:yy) The BIOS determines the day of the week from the

other date information. This field is for information only. Press the left or right arrow key to move to the desired field (date, month, year). Press the PgUp or PgDn key to increment the setting, or type the desired value into the field.

Time (hh:mm:ss) The time format is based on the 24-hour military-time

clock. For example, 1 p.m. is 13:00:00. Press the left or right arrow key to move to desired field. Press the PgUp or PgDn key to increment the setting, or type the desired value into the field.

Primary / Secondary

Master / Slave

This field records the specifications for all non-SCSI hard disk drives installed in your system. Refer to the respective documentation on how to install the drives.

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press Enter

IDE Primary Master Auto Access Mode Auto

Capacity 40022MB

Cylinder 19158 Head 16 Precomp 0 Landing Zone 19157 Sector 255

:Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

IDE Primary Master

Item Help

Menu Level

To auto-detect the HDD’s size, head... on this channel

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Drive A / Drive B Select this field to the type(s) of floppy disk drive(s)

installed in your system. The choices are: 360KB, 5.25 in.

1.2MB, 5.25 in. 720KB, 3.5 in.

1.44MB, 3.5 in.

2.88MB, 3.5 in. None

Video Select the type of primary video subsystem in your

computer. The BIOS usually detects the correct video type automatically. The BIOS supports a secondary video subsystem, but you do not select it in setup.

Halt On During the power-on self-test (POST), the computer

stops if the BIOS detects a hardware error. You can tell the BIOS to ignore certain errors during POST and continue the boot-up process.

Base Memory Typically 640KB. Also called conventional memory.

The DOS operating system and conventional applications use this area.

Extended Memory Above the 1MB boundary. Early IBM personal

computers could not use memory above 1MB, but current PCs and their software can use extended memory.

Total Memory This option shows system memory capacity.

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4-6.3 Advanced BIOS Features

Advanced BIOS Features improves your system performance or sets up system features according to your preference.

Run the Advanced BIOS Features as follows:

1. Choose “Advanced BIOS Features” from the Main Menu and a screen with a list of options will appear:

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features

Virus Warning Disabled CPU Internal Cache Enabled External Cache Enabled Quick Power On Self Test Enabled First Boot Device Floppy Second Boot Device HDD-0 Third Boot Device CDROM Boot Other Device Enabled Swap Floppy Drive Disabled Boot Up Floppy Seek Disabled Boot Up NumLock Status On Gate A20 Option Fast

Typematic Rate Setting Disabled x Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) 6 x Typematic Delay (Msec) 250

Security Option Setup

APIC Mode Enabled

OS Select For DRAM > 64MB Non-OS2

: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Item Help

Menu Level

Allows you to choose the VIRUS warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection. If this functions is enabled and someone attempt to write data into this area, BIOS will show a warning message on screen and alarm beep

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2. Use one of the arrow keys to move between options and modify the selected options by using PgUp / PgDn / + / - keys. An explanation of the <F> keys follows:

<F1>: “Help” gives options available for each item. <F5>: Get the previous values. These values are the values with which the user starts the current session. <F6>: Load all options with the BIOS default values. <F7>: Load all options with the Setup default values.

3. Press <ESC> to return to the Main Menu when you finish setting up all items. The following item descriptions are provided as a quick guide to your setup.

Virus Warning When enabled, you receive a warning message if a

program (specifically, a virus) attempts to write to the boot sector or the partition table of the hard disk drive. You should then run an antivirus program. Keep in mind that this feature protects only the boot sector, not the entire hard drive.

NOTE: Many disk diagnostic programs that access the boot

sector table can trigger the virus warning message. If you plan to run such a program, we recommend that you disable the virus warning.

CPU Internal / External

Cache

Cache memory is additional memory that is much faster than conventional DRAM (system memory). CPUs from 486-type up contain internal cache memory (L1), and most, but not all, modern PCs have additional (external) cache memory (L2). When the CPU requests data, the system transfers the requested data from the main DRAM into cache memory, for faster access by the CPU.

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Quick Power On Self

First/Second/Third/

Other Boot Device

Swap Floppy Drive When enabled, floppy drives A and B will be exchanging

Boot Up Floppy Seek When enabled, the BIOS tests (seeks) floppy drives

Boot Up NumLock

Status

Select Enabled to reduce the amount of time required to

Test

run the power-on self-test (POST). A quick POST skips certain steps. We recommend that you normally enable quick POST.

The BIOS attempts to load the operating system from the devices in the sequence selected in these items. The choices: Floppy; LS/ZIP; HDD; SCSI; CDROM; Disabled

without any physical connection and modification on the cables.

to determine whether they have 40 or 80 tracks. Only 360-KB floppy drives have 40 tracks; drives with 270KB, 1.2MB, and 1.44MB capacity all have 80 tracks. Because very few modern PCs have 40-track floppy drives, we recommend that you set this field to disabled to save time.

Toggle between On or Off to control the state of the NumLock key when the system boots. If On, the numeric keypad is in numeric mode. If off, the numeric keypad is in cursor control mode.

Gate A20 Option

Typematic Rate Setting When Disabled, the following two items (Typematic

Gate A20 refers to the way the system addresses memory above 1MB (extended memory). When set to Fast, the system chipset controls Gate A20. When set to Normal, a pin in the keyboard controller controls Gate A20, Setting Gate A20 to Fast improves system speed, particularly with OS/2 and Windows.

Rate and Typematic Delay) are irrelevant. Keystroke repeats at a rate determined by the keyboard controller in your system. When Enabled, you can select a typematic rate and typematic delay.

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Typematic Rate (Chars

/ Sec)

Typematic Delay

(Msec)

Security Option If you have set a password, select whether the

APIC Mode

OS Select For DRAM >

64MB

When the typematic rate setting is enabled, you can select a typematic rate (the rate at which character repeats when you hold down a key) of 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, or 30 characters per second.

Choices: 250; 500; 750; 1000. This option sets the time interval for displaying the first and the second characters. If enabled, the time interval is optional.

password is required every time the System boots, or only when you enter setup. The choices: System(default); Setup

Allows you to enable (default) / disable the APIC function for selecting the APIC interrupt Mode.

Select OS2 only if you are running OS/2 operating system with greater than 64MB of RAM on your system.

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4-6.4 Advanced Chipset Features

Advanced Chipset Features is used to modify the values of chipset buffers. These buffers control the system options.

Run the Advanced Chipset Features as follows:

1. Choose “Advanced Chipset Features” from the Main Menu and a

list of option will appear:

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Features

System Performance Optimal FSB Frequency 100MHz x CPU Interface Optimal Memory Frequency By SPD Resulting Frequency 133MHz x Memory Timings Optimal x T(RAS) 6 x T(RCD) 3 x T(RP) 3 x Cas Latency 2.0 FSB Spread Spectrum Disabled AGP Spread Spectrum Disabled AGP Aperture Size (MB) 64M AGP 8X Support Enabled AGP Fast Write Capability Enabled CPU Thermal-Throttling 50.0% System BIOS Cacheable Disabled Video RAM Cacheable Disabled

: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Item Help

Menu Level

[Optimal] - Use the most stable settings.

[Aggressivee/Turbo] - Use over clocked settings for higher performance but with higher risk of instability.

[Expert] - Allows full customization of performance options. Advanced users only.

2. Use one of the arrow keys to move between options and modify the selected options by using PgUp / PgDn / + / - keys. An explanation of the <F> keys follows:

3. Press <ESC> to return to the Main Menu when you finish setting up all items. The following item descriptions are provided as a quick guide to your setup.

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System Performance Allows you to set different system performance

modes. Choices: Optimal(default); Aggressive; Turbo; Ex pert

FSB Frequency Allows you to set the FSB Frequency.

The Choices: 100MHz(default); 133MHz; 166MHz

CPU Interface This value will change in accordance of the setting

of “System Performance”.

Memory Frequency This item allows you to set the Memory Frequency.

SPD (Serial Presence Detect) is located on the memory modules, BIOS reads information coded in SPD during system boot up. Choices: By SPD(default); Auto; 50%~200% (when “System Performance” is set to “Expert”)

Resulting Frequency This item is to show the current DRAM Frequency.

Memory Timing This value will change in accordance of the setting

of “System Performance”.

T(RAS)

T(RCD)

Cas Latency

FSB Spread Spectrum Allows you to enable / disable (Default) FSB Spread

AGP Spread Spectrum Allows you to enable / disable (Default) AGP Spread

This value will change in accordance of the setting of “System Performance”.

This value will change in accordance of the setting

T(RP)

of “System Performance”. This value will change in accordance of the setting

of “System Performance”.

Spectrum.

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AGP Aperture Size Series of options are available: 32, 64, 128, 256 or

512 MB. Memory mapped and graphics data structures can reside in a Graphics Aperture. This area is like a linear buffer. BIOS will automatically report the starting address of this buffer to the O.S. The default setting is 64MB.

AGP 8X Support

AGP Fast Write

Capability

CPU Thermal- Throt-

System BIOS

Cacheable

Video BIOS Cacheable Selecting Enabled allows caching of the video

Allows you to enable(default) / disable AGP 8X mode. This item will enable the AGP model into fast write mode. If your graphics card does not support this function, please do not enable this function.

If your CPU is up to certain temperature that may damage itself, this option can be set to lower down

tling

current CPU speed to decrease temperature to protect CPU itself. The percentage in the option is to set how fast the running speed of the CPU is.

Selecting Enabled allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at F0000h-FFFFFh, resulting in better system performance.

memory (RAM) at A0000h-AFFFFh, resulting in better video performance. However, check your AGP manual to find out if any compatibility problem exists.

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4-6.5 Integrated Peripherals

Integrated Peripherals option allows you to get some information inside your system when it is working.

Run the Integrated Peripherals as follows:

1. Choose “Integrated peripherals” from the Main Menu and a list of options will appear:

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals

OnChip IDE Channel0 Enabled Primary Master PIO Auto Primary Slave PIO Auto Primary Master UDMA Auto Primary Slave UDMA Auto OnChip IDE Channel1 Enabled Secondary Master PIO Auto Secondary Slave PIO Auto Secondary Master UDMA Auto Secondary Slave UDMA Auto IDE Prefetch Mode Enabled Init Display First AGP OnChip USB V1.1+V2.0 USB Keyboard Support Disabled AC97 Audio Auto MAC Lan(nVIDIA) Auto Machine MAC(NV) Address Disabled x MAC(NV) Address Input Press Enter IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled POWER ON Function BUTTON ONLY x KB Power ON Password Enter x Hot Key Power ON Ctrl-F1 Onboard FDC Controller Enabled Onboard Serial Port 1 Auto Onboard Serial Port 2 Auto UART Mode Select Normal x RxD , TxD Active Hi, Lo x IR Transmission Delay Enabled x UR2 Duplex Mode Half x Use IR Pins IR-Rx2Tx2 Onboard parallel Port 378/IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode SPP x EPP Mode Select EPP1.9 x ECP mode Use DMA 3 PWRON After PWR-Fail Off Game Port Address 201 Midi Port Address 330 Midi Port IRQ 10

Item Help

: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

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2. Use one of the arrow keys to move between options and modify the selected options by using PgUp / PgDn / + / - keys. An explanation of the <F> keys follows:

<F1>: “Help” gives options available for each item. <F5>: Get the previous values. These values are the values with which the

user starts the current session. <F6>: Load all options with the BIOS default values. <F7>: Load all options with the Setup default values.

3. Press <ESC> to return to the Main Menu when you finish setting up all items. The following item descriptions are provided as a quick guide to your setup.

On-Chip IDE Channel

Primary

Master / Slave PIO

Secondary

Master / Slave PIO

Primary

Master / Slave UDMA

Secondary

Master / Slave UDMA

IDE Prefetch Mode The on-board IDE drive supports IDE perfecting for

The chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with

0/1

support from two IDE channels. Select Enabled to activate the first and/or the second IDE interface. Select Disabled to inactivate an interface if you install a primary and/or second addon IDE interface. The choices: Enabled(default); Disabled

Choose Auto or Mode 0~4. The BIOS will detect the HDD mode type automatically when you choose Auto. You need to set to a lower mode than Auto when your hard disk becomes unstable. The choices: Auto(default); Mode 0; Mode 1; Mode 2; Mode 3; Mode 4

Ultra DMA33/66/100/133 implementation is possible only if your IDE hard drive supports it, if the operating environment includes a DMA drive, and if your system software supports Ultra DMA33/66/100/133. Select “Auto” to enable BIOS support. The choices: Auto(default); Disabled

faster drive accesses. If the IDE device doesn’t support perfecting, set this field to Disabled. The choices: Enabled(default); Disabled

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Init Display First Initialize the AGP video display before initializing any

other display device on the system. Thus the AGP display becomes the primary display.

OnChip USB Allows you to select the USB transfer rate mode.

Usually USB2.0 is up to 480Mb/s, while USB1.1 is up to 12Mb/s. Choices: Disabled, V1.1+V2.0(default), V1.1

USB Keyboard Sup-

AC97 Audio Select “Disabled” to use the on-chip audio capabil-

MAC LAN(nVIDIA) This option allows you to enable/disable the Onboard

Machine MAC(NV)

Address

MAC(NV) Address

IDE HDD Block Mode Block mode is also called block transfer, multiple

Select Enabled(default) if your system contains a

port

Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller and you have a USB keyboard.

ity of your system. Most of the field do not appear when this field is “Disabled”, for user who wants to use add-on sound card, this item must be disabled.

LAN Controller. The choices: Auto(default); Disabled

This option allows you to enable/disable the Onboard LAN Controller Address setting. The choices: Auto; Disabled(default)

This option allows you to input the address of the

Input

Onboard LAN Controller.

commands, or multiple sector read/write. If your IDE hard drive supports block mode (most new drives do), select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block read/write per sector the drive can support. The choices: Enabled(default); Disabled

POWER ON Function Allows you to set the way to boot up the system.

Choices: Password; Hot KEY; Mouse Left; Mouse Right; Any KEY; BUTTON ONLY(default); Keyboard 98

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KB Power On Pass-

Hot Key Power ON Allows you to set the hot key to boot up the system.

Onboard FDC

Controller

Onboard Serial

Port 1 / Port 2

UART Mode Select The second serial port on your system may offer

RxD , TxD Active When UART Mode is selected in IrDA or ASKIR

If Keyboard Power-on function is set at “Password”,

word

this item shows up to allow you to type a password for the power-On function. Choices: N/A; Password

Select Enabled if your system has a floppy drive controller (FDC) installing in the system board and you want to use it. If you install add-in FDC or the system has no floppy drive, select Disabled in this field. The choices: Enabled; Disabled

Select a logical COM port name and matching address for the first and second serial ports. Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first and second serial ports. Choices: Disabled; Auto(default);

3F8/IRQ4; 2F8/IRQ3; 3E8/IRQ4; 2E8/IRQ3

a variety of infrared port modes. Click here for a description of various modes. (Click your browser’s Back button, or your right mouse button, to return to this page.) The choices: Normal(default); IrDA; ASKIR

mode, it allows you to adjust the value of RxD and TxD active priority.

IR Transmission Delay When UART Mode is selected in IrDA or ASKIR

mode, it allows you to enable / disable IR Transmission Delay.

UR2 Duplex Mode When UART Mode is selected in IrDA or ASKIR

mode, this item allows you to select the IR half / full duplex function. The choices: Half; Full

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Use IR Pins When UART Mode is selected in IrDA or ASKIR

mode, this item allows you to select the IR Pins signal selection. The choices: IR-Rx2Tx2; RxD2, TxD2

Onboard Parallel Port This item allows you to determine onboard parallel

port controller I/O address setting. The choices: 378H/IRQ7(default); 278H/IRQ5; 3BC/

IRQ7; Disabled

Parallel Port Mode Select an operating mode for the on-board parallel

(printer) port. Select Normal, Compatible, or SPP unless you are certain your hardware and software both support one of the other available modes. Choices: SPP(default); EPP; ECP; ECP+EPP; Nor mal

EPP Mode Select Select EPP Mode when you choose EPP or

ECP+EPP mode in the Parallel Port Mode. Choices: EPP1.7; EPP1.9

ECP mode Use DMA Select a DMA channel for the port when you choose

ECP or ECP+EPP mode for the Parallel Port Mode. Choices: 1; 3

PWRON After PWR-

Game Port Address This item allows you to select the Game Port

Midi Port Address Allows you to configure the onboard Midi port

Midi Port IRQ This item allows you to select the Midi Port IRQ.

This item is to set the mode to power on when power

Fail

resumes after power fails. Choices: Off(default) ; On; Former-Sts

Address. The choices: Disabled, 201(default), 209

address. The choices: Disabled, 290; 330(default), 300

The choices: 5, 10(default)

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4-6.6 Power Management Setup

Power Management Setup allows you to set the system’s power saving functions.

Run the Power Management Setup as follows:

1. Choose “Power Management Setup” from the Main Menu and a list of options will appear:

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Power Management Setup

ACPI function Enabled ACPI Suspend Type S1(POS) Power Management User Define Video Off Method DPMS Support HDD Power Down Disabled HDD Down In Suspend Disabled Soft-off by PBTN Instant-off WOL(PME#) From Soft-off Disabled WOR(RI#) From Soft-off Disabled Power-On by Alarm Disabled x Time(hh:mm:ss) of Alarm 0 : 0 : 0

Item Help

: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

2. Use one of the arrow keys to move between options and modify the selected options by using PgUp / PgDn / + / - keys. An explanation of the <F> keys follows:

<F1>: “Help” gives options available for each item. <F5>: Get the previous values. These values are the values with which the

user starts the current session. <F6>: Load all options with the BIOS default values. <F7>: Load all options with the Setup default values.

3. Press <ESC> to return to the Main Menu when you finish setting up all items. The following item descriptions are provided as a quick guide to your setup.

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ACPI Function Select Enabled(default) only if your computer’s op-

erating system supports the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) specification. Currently, Windows NT 5.0 ( Windows 2000 )supports ACPI.

ACPI Suspend Type This item allows you to select the ACPI Suspend

type. You can select S3(STR) for Suspending To RAM if your system supports this mode. Or you can select S1(POS) for Power On Suspend under ACPI mode. Choices: S1(POS)(default); S3(STR); S1&S3

Power Management This option allows you to select the type (or degree)

of power saving for Doze, Standby, and Suspend modes. This table describes each power management mode:

Max Saving

User Define

Min Saving

Video Off Method

Maximum power savings. Only Available for SL CPUs. Inactivity perios id 1 minute in each mode.

Set each mode in dividually. Select time-out perios in the section for each mode stated below.

Minimum power savings. Inactivity period is 1 hour in each mode (except the hard drive).

This determines the manner by which the monitor is blanked.

V/H SYNC+Blank

Blank Screen

DPMS Support

This selection will cause the system to turn off the vertical and horizontal snchronization ports and write blanks to the video buffer.

This option only writes blanks to the video buffer.

Select this option if your monitor supports the Display Power Management Singaling (DPMS) standard of the Video Electronics Standards to select video power management values.

HDD Power Down When enabled and after the set time of system

inactivity, the hard disk drive will be powered down while all other devices remain active.

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HDD Down In Suspend Allows you to enable / disable(default) to power down

HDD when suspend.

Soft-Off by PBTN When Enabled, turning the system off by pressing

the on/off button places the system in a very lowpower-usage state.

WOL(PME#) From

Soft-Off

WOR(RI#) From Soft-

Off

Power-On by Alarm

Time of Alarm (Hour /

Minute / Second)

Allows you to enable / disable(default) the Wake on Lan(PME#) function.

Allows you to enable / disable(default) the Wake on Ring Signal function. An input signal on the serial Ring Indicator (RI) Line (in other words, an incoming call on the modem) awakens the system from a soft off state.

Allows you to enable / disable(default) the PowerOn by Alarm function.

If Resume On Power-On by Alarm is enabled, this field allows you to set the Alarm Hour, Minute and Second. Hour Choices: 00 ~ 23 Minute Choices: 00 ~ 59 Second Choices: 00 ~ 59

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4-6.7 PnP / PCI Configuration

PnP/PCI Configuration allows you to modify the system’s power saving functions.

Run the PnP/PCI Configuration as follows:

1. Choose “PnP/PCI Configuration” from the Main Menu and a screen with a list of options will appear:

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PnP PCI Configurations

Reset Configuration Data Disabled

Resources Controlled by Auto(ESCD)

x IRQ Resources Press Enter

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop Disabled PCI SLOT1/5 IRQ Assigned Auto PCI SLOT2 IRQ Assigned Auto PCI SLOT3 IRQ Assigned Auto PCI SLOT4 IRQ Assigned Auto

: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Item Help

2. Use one of the arrow keys to move between options and modify the selected options by using PgUp / PgDn / + / - keys. An explanation of the <F> keys follows:

<F1>: “Help” gives options available for each item. <F5>: Get the previous values. These values are the values with which the

user starts the current session. <F6>: Load all options with the BIOS default values. <F7>: Load all options with the Setup default values.

3. Press <ESC> to return to the Main Menu when you finish setting up all items. The following item descriptions are provided as a quick guide to your setup.

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Reset Configuration

Normally, you leave this Disabled(default). Select

Data

Enabled to reset Extended System Configuration Data (ESCD), when you exit Setup if you have installed a new add-on and the system reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the operating system cannot boot.

Resource ControlledByThe Plug and Play Award BIOS can automatically

configure all the boot and Plug and Play-compatible devices. If you select Auto(default), all the interrupt request (IRQ) and DMA assignment fields will not appear, as the BIOS automatically assigns them. If you select Manual, the IRQ Resources item will appear for your configuration (see below).

IRQ Resources Press Enter. Please refer to the list below:

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility IRQ Resources

IRQ-3 assigned to PCI Device IRQ-4 assigned to PCI Device IRQ-5 assigned to PCI Device IRQ-7 assigned to PCI Device IRQ-9 assigned to PCI Device IRQ-10 assigned to PCI Device IRQ-11 assigned to PCI Device IRQ-12 assigned to PCI Device IRQ-14 assigned to PCI Device IRQ-15 assigned to PCI Device

Item Help

: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop This option allows the BIOS to preview VGA status,

and to modify the information delivered from the feature Connector of the VGA card to MPEG card. This option can solve the display inversion to black after you have used a MPEG card.

PCI Slot 1/2/3/4/5 IRQ

Assigned

Allows you to specify the IRQ for the PCI slots. Choices: Auto; 3; 4; 5; 7; 9; 10; 11; 12; 14; 15

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4-6.8 SmartDoc Anti-Burn Shield

This section helps you to get more information about your system including CPU temperature, FAN speed and voltage. It is recommended that you contact your mainboard supplier to get proper values about the setting of the CPU temperature.

Run the “SmartDoc Anti-Burn Shield” as follows:

1. Choose “SmartDoc Anti-Burn Shield” from the Main Menu and a screen with a list of options will appear:

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility SmartDoc Anti-Burn Shield

Item Help

Shutdown By ABS II 85˚C / 185˚F

ABS II Temp. 72˚C / 161˚F System Temp. 33˚C/ 93˚F CPU External Temp. 42˚C/ 107˚F Current CPUFAN1 Speed 5232 RPM Current CPUFAN2 Speed 0 RPM Current CPUFAN3 Speed 0 RPM CPU Vcore 1.79 V

3.3V 3.26 V +5V 5.02V +12V 11.75V

-12V -11.74V

-5V -5.25V VBAT(V) 1.53V 5VSB(V) 5.05V

: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

2. Use one of the arrow keys to move between options and modify the selected options by using PgUp / PgDn / + / - keys.

<F1>: “Help” gives options available for each item. <F5>: Get the previous values. These values are the values with which the

user starts the current session. <F6>: Load all options with the BIOS default values. <F7>: Load all options with the Setup default values.

3. Press <ESC> to return to the Main Menu when you finish setting up all items. The following item descriptions are provided as a quick guide to your setup.

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Shutdown By ABS II

(for AMD XP/Duron

Morgan)

ABS II Temp. (for AMD

XP/Duron Morgan)

System Temp. Shows current system temperature.

CPU External Temp. Shows current CPU external temperature.

Current CPUFAN 1/2/3

Speed

This item will appear if AMD XP or Duron Morgan CPU is running on board. ABS II (Anti-burn Shield II) allows user to set up the safeguard temperature for the CPU designed with a protective thermal diode inside the CPU itself. Default Safeguard temperature is 85˚C, at which the XP or Duron Morgan CPU will shutdown. Usually, a jumper is also designed on board for enabling/disabling ABS II function. Choices: 75˚C / 167˚F; 80˚C / 176˚F 85˚C / 185˚F(default); 90˚C / 194˚F 95˚C / 203˚F; 100˚C / 212˚F

This item will appear if AMD XP or Duron Morgan CPU is running on board. This item is to show the current temperature inside the running CPU.

These fields display the current speed of the CPU / System fan.

CPU Vcore Shows CPU core actual voltage value.

3.3V, +5V, +12V, -12V,

-5V, 5VSB

VBAT Shows voltage value of the battery on board. (Default

Shows actual voltage value of all these default voltage value on board.

Battery Voltage is 1.5V, not 3V)

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4-6.9 CPU Ratio/Voltage Control

Run the “CPU Ratio/Voltage Control” as following:

1. Choose “CPU Ratio/Voltage Control” from the Main Menu and a screen with a list of options will appear:

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility CPU Ratio/Voltage Control

Item Help

CPU Ratio Default CPU Vcore Select Default AGP Voltage Select 1.5V DIMM Voltage Select 2.5V

: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

2. Use one of the arrow keys to move between options and modify the selected options by using PgUp / PgDn / + / - keys.

<F1>: “Help” gives options available for each item. <F5>: Get the previous values. These values are the values with which the

user starts the current session. <F6>: Load all options with the BIOS default values. <F7>: Load all options with the Setup default values.

3. Press <ESC> to return to the Main Menu when you finish setting up all items. The following item descriptions are provided as a quick guide to your setup.

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CPU Ratio If CPU onboard is one with an adjustable or un-

locked CPU ratio, this item allows you user to adjust the CPU Ratio. If your CPU is one with the CPU Ratio locked, this item will be invalid.

CPU Vcore

Select

AGP Voltage

Select

DIMM Voltage

Select

Allows you to configure the CPU Voltage. Usually, to raise CPU voltage will raise the chance of CPU overclocking and yet risk damage of CPU. Choices: Default; 1.100V ~1.850V in 0.025V stepping

Allows you to configure the AGP Voltage. Choices: 1.5V; 1.6V; 1.7V; 1.8V

Allows you to configure the DIMM Voltage. Choices: 2.5V; 2.6V; 2.7V; 2.8V

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4-6.10 Load Optimized Defaults

When you press <Enter> on this item, you will get a confirmation dialog box with a message similar to:

“ Load Optimized Defaults (Y / N) ? N ”

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Standard CMOS Features

Advanced BIOS Features

Advanced Chipset Features

Integrated Peripherals

Power management Setup

pnP/PCI Configurations

SmartDoc Anti-Burn Shield

Esc: Quit : Select Item F10: Save & Exit Setup

Load Optimized Defaults [Y/N] Y

Change CPU Clock & Voltage

Voltage Control

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Passward

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

“Y” is for “Yes”, and “N” is for “No”.

Pressing “Y” loads the BIOS Optimized default values to restore the BIOS to its original status.

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4-6.11 SET SUPERVISOR / USER PASSWORD

These two options allow you to set your system passwords. Normally, the supervisor has a higher priority to change the CMOS setup option than the users. The way to set up the passwords for both Supervisor and Users are as follows:

1. Choose “Change Password” in the Main Menu and press <Enter>. Then following message appears:

“Enter Password : “

2. The first time you run this option, enter your password up to 8 characters and press <Enter>. (The screen does not display the entered characters.)

3. After you enter the password, the following message appears prompting you to confirm the password:

“Confirm Password : “

4. Enter the same password “exactly” the same as you have just typed to confirm the password and press <Enter>.

5. Move the cursor to Save & Exit Setup to save the password.

6. If you need to delete the password entered before, choose the Supervisor Password and press <Enter>. It will delete the password that you have entered before.

7. Move the cursor to Save & Exit Setup to save the option you have just configured; otherwise the old password will still be there the next time you turn your system on.

8. Press <Enter> to exit to the Main Menu.

NOTE: If you forget or lose the password, the only way to access the system is to clear the CMOS RAM. All setup information will be lost and you need to run the BIOS setup program again.

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4-6.12 SAVE & EXIT SETUP

SAVE & EXIT SETUP allows you to save all modifications you have specified into the CMOS memory. Highlight this option on the Main Menu and the following message appears:

“SAVE to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N) ? Y “

“Y” is for “Yes”, and “N” is for “No”. Press <Enter> key to save the configuration changes.

4-6.13 EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

EXIT WITHOUT SAVING option allows you to exit the Setup Utility without saving the modifications that you have specified. Highlight this option on the Main Menu and the following message appears:

“Quit Without Saving (Y/N) ? N “

“Y” is for “Yes”, and “N” is for “No”. You may change the prompt to “Y” and press <Enter> key to leave this option .

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(This Chapter is ONLY for 75FRN-R and 75FRN-RL)

The following topics are included in this chapter:

5-0 Before Creating Disk Array 5-1 Creating your Disk Array 5-2 Installing RAID Controller PDC20376 Driver

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5-0 Before Creating Disk Array:

1. Jp4 is a 3-pin jumper for enabling or disabling the on-board Serial ATA RAID Controller PDC20376. Setting Jp4 1-2 CLOSED will allow user to enable on-board RAID Controller so as to allow user to set up the Disk Array.

2. Please locate the Promise RAID Controller on your mainboard to make sure that you are using the right board.

3. After you have enabled the Serial ATA Controller with Jp4, you can now install the Serial ATA RAID Controller Driver into your system.

Mouse

PS/2 K/B

(on top)

Jp1

(underside)

Fan2

Jp5

COM1

LPT1

+12V Power

COM2

Out

Line

Game/MIDI Port

Mic

ATX Main Power

RJ45

(on top)

(middle)

USB0

USB1

(underside)

Fan1

r o t

e G

CDIN1

RTL

ALC650

AC'97 Codec

Audio1

WOL1

On-Board RAID Controller

IDE2

Jp2

nVIDIA

nFORCE2

SPP

AGP 4X/8X

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

PCI4

PCI5

nVIDIA

nFORCE2

ATA2

20376

PD C

ATA1

USB1

MCP

DDR 400/333/266MHz

DIM1

DIM2

BIOS

USB2

IDE1

ATA2

DIM3

Battery



LPC I/O

W83627HF

Jp4

FDC1



IDE3

Fan3

K e

Serial ATA Select

1-2 closed (default) Serial ATA Controller enabled

2-3 closed Serial ATA Controller disabled

Jp4:

ATA1

IDE3: RAID IDE Connector

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5-1 Creating Your Disk Array

To create your disk array, you have to open the FastBuild Utility, which

should have already been built in the Promise Controller. At booting your system, you will see the following intiating screen:

No Array is defined....................................

Press <Ctrl-F> to enter Fastbuild(tm) Utility or

Press <ESC> to continue booting.....

Press <Ctrl-F> to enter Fastbuild Utility NOW!

You can create two types of array with the help of FastBuild Utility.

1. An array for Performance in Striping type with 1 or 2 drives (or called RAID 0).

2. An array for Data Security in Mirroring type with 2 drives treated as one disk array (or called RAID 1).

WARNING :

backup any necessary data. Failure to follow this could result in data loss.

To create a Security array using an existing hard drive,

5-1.1 Creating An Array For Performance/Security

FastTrak 376 allows users to create striped arrays with 1 or 2 drives.

1. Boot your system with Controller PDC20376 enabled by Jp4 and your hard drive(s) connected to IDE3/ATA1/ATA2. Suppose this is the first time to create a Disk Array. The Promise BIOS on board with FastBuild Utility built in will scan the IDE devices and display the result as below:

No array is defined...

Press <Ctrl-F> to enter FastBuild (tm) Utility or

Press <ESC> key to continue booting .........

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

Auto Setup ............................................[ 1 ]

View Drive Assignment .........................[ 2 ]

Define Array .........................................[ 3 ]

Delete Array .........................................[ 4 ]

Rebuild Array .......................................[ 5 ]

3. Press “1” to display the Auto Setup Menu below. This is the fastest and easiest method to create your first array.

[Auto Setup Options Menu]

Optimize Array for: Performance

[Array Setup Configuration]

Mode ............................................... Stripe

Spare Drive .............................................0

Drives used in Array ................................1

Array Disk Capacity .........................38166

[Keys Available]

[] Up [] Down [,, Space] Change Option [ESC] Exit [Ctrl-Y] Save

4. If only one hard disk is inserted, the only choice is “Performance” under “Optimize Array for “ section. If two hard disks are inserted, “Performance” and “Security” are the choices. If three hard disks are inserted, “Performance is the only choice.

5. If only one hard disk is inserted, “Stripe” will appear under “Mode “ section. If two or three hard disks are inserted, “Mirror” will appear for “Security” in “Mode” section.

6. Press <Ctrl-Y> keys to save and create the array.

7. Reboot your system.

8. Once the array has been created on new drive(s), you would need to FDisk and format the array as if it were a new single hard drive.

9. Also proceed to “Installing Drivers” section of this Chapter for system and FastTrak 376 Driver setup.

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5-1.2 Creating Security Array With Existing Data Drive

FastTrak 376 on board permits only two drives to be used for a single Mirroring (Security) array with FastBuild Utility.

Checkpoints before creating a Security Array:

(1) You may use a drive that is containing data or a bootable O/S. Then you will need another new drive of identical or larger storage capacity. (2) Backup any necessary data before proceeding. Failure to follow this accepted PC practice could result in data loss. (3) If you wish to include your current bootable drive holding Window NT 4.x or Windows 2000 O/S as part of a bootable Mirroring ( RAID 1 ) array on your FastTrak 376 controller , you SHOULD first install the Windows NT4 or 2000 driver software to this drive while it is still attached to your system hard drive controller (e.g. IDE1/IDE2). For all other Operating Systems except Win NT4.0 and 2000, you can proceed with your hard driver(s) connected to IDE3/ATA1/ATA2.

1. Boot your system with FastTrak 376 Controller enabled by Jp4 and your hard drive(s) connected to IDE3/ATA1/ATA2. Suppose this is the first time to create a Disk Array. The Promise BIOS on board with FastBuild Utility built in will scan the IDE devices and display the result as below:

No array is defined...

Press <Ctrl-F> to enter FastBuild (tm) Utility or

Press <ESC> key to continue booting .........

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

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3. Press “1” to display the Auto Setup Menu below. This is the fastest

and easiest method to create your first array.

[Auto Setup Options Menu]

Optimize Array for: Performance

[Array Setup Configuration]

Mode ............................................... Stripe

Spare Drive .............................................0

Drives used in Array ................................1

Array Disk Capacity .........................38166

[Keys Available]

[] Up [] Down [,, Space] Change Option [ESC] Exit [Ctrl-Y] Save

4. Using the Spacebar, choose “Security” under the Optimize Array

for section.

5. Press <Ctrl-Y> keys to Save your selection.

6. Reboot your system.

7. Once the array has been created on new drive(s), you would need to FDisk and format the array as if it were a new single hard drive.

8. Also proceed to “Installing Drivers” section of this Chapter for system and FastTrak 376 Driver setup.

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5-2 Installing Drivers

This section details the PDC 20376 FastTrak 376 driver installation for

various operating systems. The driver should have been included either into the Support CD or into a Support Floppy Diskette.

Checkpoints for the driver installation:

1. To install FastTrak 376 Driver for an operating system, you must use

the driver in Floppy Diskette instead of the one in CD. If you are not provided with a Driver Diskette, you should create one by copying the driver files through the support CD with the path:

“E \Driver\Promise\FastTrak 376. (Suppose that CD-ROM Drive is E).

2. The following sections describe the detailed procedures of installing FastTrak 100-Lite Driver for windows 2000, Windows 95/98, Windows NT4.0, and Windows 3.1 / DOS.

5-2.1 For Windows 2000/XP

5-2.1-1 Installing Driver During New Installation of Windows 2000 / XP

1. Connect your hard driver(s) for RAID Array to IDE3/ATA1/ATA2, and enable FastTrak 376 Controller by Jp4.

1a. Bootable floppy: Boot from bootable floppy and type “WINNT”. After files have been copied, the system will reboot. On the reboot, press <F6> after the message “Setup is inspecting your computer’s hardware configuration... ”appears. 1b. CD-ROM Install: Boot from the Win 2000 / XP CD. Press <F6> after the message “ Press F6 if you need to install third party SCSI or RAID driver” appears.

2. When the “Win 2000/ XP Setup” window is generated, Press “S”

to specify an Additional Device(s).

3. Press “O” to select “Other” and press the “Enter” key.

4. Insert into drive A the Promise Technology ® RAID driver diskette

(you can make one yourself from your Support CD if you cannot

find one in the Mainboard Package) and press “Enter” key.

5. Choose “Win2000/ XP Promise FastTrak 376 Controller” from the

list that appears on screen, then press the “Enter” key.

6. The Win 2000/XP Setup screen will appear again saying “Setup will

load support for the following mass storage devices:” The list will include “Win2000/XP Promise FastTrak 376 controller”.

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Note: If you need to specify any additional devices to be installed, do

so at this time. Once all devices are specified, continue to step 7.

7. From the Win 2000/XP Setup screen, press the Enter key. Setup will

now load all device files and then continue the Win 2000/XP installation.

5-2.1-2 Installing Driver To Existing Win 2000/XP System

WARNING:

moving the boot drive containing the existing Win 2000/XP operating system on to the FastTrak 376 controller (e.g. IDE3/ATA1/ATA2). On mainboard, IDE1/2 are for system IDE controller, while IDE3 & ATA1/ 2 are under RAID controller.

At booting with Win 2000/XP system and your hard drive(s) connected to

IDE1/2, Win 2000/XP setup will show a “New Hardware Found” dialog box. Under Win 2000/XP, the “PCI RAID Controller” will be displayed.

1. In the dialog box, choose “Driver from disk provided by hardware manu-

facturer “ button.

2. In the A: drive, insert the FastTrak 376 driver diskette.

3. Type “A:\WIN2000/XP” in the text box. Press “Enter”.

4. Choose ”Win2000/XP Promise FastTrak 376 Controller” from the

list that appears on screen, then press the “Enter” key.

5. The Win 2000/XP setup screen will appear again saying “Setup will

load support for the following mass storage device - Win2K/XP Promise FastTrak 376 controller. The FastTrak 376 driver will now be copied

on to the system and entered into the Win 2000/XP driver database.

6. When the “System Setting Change” dialog box appears, remove

the floppy diskette and click on “Yes” to restart the system. Win

2000/XP will then restart for the driver installation to take effect.

7. Power off your system, then attach your hard drive to the FastTrak 376 controller, e.g. IDE3/ATA1/ATA2.

Your must first complete installing the driver before

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5-2.1-3 Confirming Windows 2000 Installation

1. From Windows 2000, open the Control Panel from “ My Computer”

followed by the System icon.

2. Choose the “Hardware” tab, then click the “Device Manager” tab.

3. Click the “+” in front of “SCSI & RAID Controllers hardware type.” The

driver “Win2000 Promise FastTrak/FastTrak 376 Controller” should appear, informing user that the controller driver is already installed.

5-2.2 Windows 95/98

5-2.2-1 Installing Drivers During Windows 95/98 Installation

The following three sections detail the installation of the FastTrak 376 driv-

ers while installing Windows 95/98 (with the FastTrak 376 controller card already in place). If you’re installing the FastTrak 376 drivers on a system with Windows 95/98 already installed, see “Installing Drivers with Existing Windows 95/98”.

5-2.2-2 Windows 98

1. Connect your hard drive(s) for RAID Array to IDE3/ATA1/ATA2, and enable FastTrak 376 Controller by Jp4. Configure the hard drive(s), partition and format your hard driver(s).

2. Install Windows 98 normally.

3. After installation, go to “Start” menu and choose “Settings.”

4. Form the “Settings” menu, choose “Control Panel.”

5. In the “Controller Panel” window, double-click on the “System” icon.

6. In the “System” window, choose the “Device Manager” tab.

7. In the hierarchical display under “Other Devices” is a listing for “PCI

RAID Controller.” Choose it and then press the “Properties” button.

8. Choose the “Driver” tab in the “Properties” window, choose “Update

Driver,” and then press “Next.”

9. Choose “Search for a better driver than the one your device is using

now (recommended), “then press ”Next”.

10. Choose “Specify Location,” and then type “A:\WIN95-98” in the text box.

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11. Insert the “FastTrak 376 Driver” diskette into the A: drive.

12. Press the “Next” button. A message informing you that Windows 98

has found “Win95-98 Promise FastTrak 376 (tm) Controller” should appear.

13. Press “Next,” then “Finish,” then “Yes” when asked if you want to restart

your computer. Be sure to remove the diskette from drive A:.

5-2.2-3 Windows 95

1. Connect your hard drive(s) for RAID Array to IDE3/ATA1/ATA2, and enable FastTrak 376 Controller by Jp4. Configure the hard drive(s) for RAID Array, partition and format your hard driver(s).

2. Install Windows 95 normally.

3. After installation, go to “Start” menu and choose “Settings.”

4. Form the “Settings” menu, choose “Control Panel.”

5. In the “Controller Panel” window, double-click on the “System” icon,

6. In the “System” window, choose the “Device Manager” tab.

7. In the hierarchical display under “Other Devices” is a listing for “PCI

RAID Controller.” Choose it and then press the “Properties” button.

8. Choose the “Driver” tab in the “Properties” window, and then press the

“Update Driver” button.

9. When asked if you want Windows to research for the driver, choose

“Yes (recommended).”

10. Insert the “FastTrak 376 Driver” diskette into the A: drive, then

press “Next.”

11. When Windows informs you that it was unable to find the drivers, press

“Other Locations...”

12. In the “Select Other Location” dialog box, type “A:\WIN9x-ME”.

13. Press “Next” button. A message informing you that Windows 95 has found ”

Win95-98 Promise FastTrak 376 (tm) Controller” should appear.

14. Press “Finish.” (If Windows can’t find the “FastTrak 376.MPD” file,

type “A:\WIN9x-ME” in the copy files from:” text box).

15. Choose “Yes” when asked if you wish to restart the system, and remove

the diskette from Drive A.

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5-2.2-4 Installing Drivers With Existing Windows 95/98

The following three sections detail the installation of the FastTrak 376 driv-

ers on a system that has Windows 95/98 already installed. If you’re installing the FastTrak 376 drivers on a system during a Windows 95/98 installation, see “Installing Drivers During Windows 95/98 Installation”.

5-2.2-5 Windows 98

1. Connect your hard drive(s) for RAID Array to IDE3/ATA1/ATA2, and enable FastTrak 376 Controller by Jp4. Configure the hard drive(s) for RAID Array, power up the system and boot Windows.

2. The “Add New Hardware Wizard” will appear, informing you that it has

found a “PCI RAID Controller.”

3. Check the “Search for the best driver for your device” box and click the

Next button.

4. Check the “Specify a Location” box and click the Next button.

5. Type “A:\WIN9x-ME” in the text box that appears.

6. Insert the “FastTrak 376 Driver” diskette in drive A:.

7. Click on “Next.” The Add New Hardware wizard will say it has found

“Win95-98 Promise FastTrak 376 Controller”.

8. Click on “Next,” and then on “Finish.”

9. Choose “Yes” when asked if you want to restart your computer. Be sure to

remove the diskette from drive A:.

5-2.2-6 Windows 95

1. Connect your hard drive(s) for RAID Array to IDE3/ATA1/ATA2, and enable FastTrak 376 Controller by Jp4. Configure the hard drive(s) for RAID Array, power up the system and boot Windows.

2. The “Update Device Drive Wizard” will appear, informing you that it has

found a “PCI Mass Storage Controller.”

3. Insert the “FastTrak 376 Driver” diskette in drive A:.

4. Type “A:\WIN9x-ME” in the text box, then click on “Next.” Windows

will inform you that it has found the “Win95/98 Promise FastTrak

376 controller”.

5. Click on “Finish,” and when prompted to insert the “FastTrak 376 Driver”

diskette, click on “OK.”

6. If a message informing you that the file “Win95/98 Promise FastTrak 376. MPD” cannot be found, go to the “Copy files from:” text box and type:

“A:\WIN9x-ME”.

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7. Choose “Yes” when asked whether you want to start your computer. Be

sure to remove the diskette from drive A.

5-2.2-7 Confirming Driver Installation in Windows 98/95

To confirm that the driver has been properly loaded in Win 95/98, perform

the following steps:

1. Choose “Settings” from the “Start” menu.

2. Choose “Controller Panel”, and then double-click on the “System” icon.

3. Choose the ”Device Manager” tab, and click the “+” in front of “SCSI &

RAID controllers.” “Win95-98 Promise FastTrak 376 controller” should appear.

5-2.3 DOS/Windows 3.1x

For first -time installation, follow the standard procedure of installing DOS

on to your hard disk (partition all hard drive with FDISK and format before performing the following procedure):

1. Insert “Disk 1” of your DOS installation diskettes into drive A:.

2. Type “A:\SETUP” at the “A:\” prompt.

3. Continue with normal DOS installation procedure, and refer to your DOS

manual for additional details.

Note: The FastTrak 376 BIOS supports both DOS and Windows 3.1x

without software drivers installed.

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5-2.4 Windows NT4.0

5-2.4-1 Installing Drivers During Windows NT 4.0 Installation

1. Connect your hard drive(s) for RAID Array to IDE3/ATA1/ATA2, and enable FastTrak 376 Controller by Jp4. Start the system installation by booting from the Windows NT disk:

a) Floppy install: boot the system with the Windows NT installation diskettes. b) Other bootable Floppy: boot from the bootable floppy and type “WINNT/B”. After files have been copied, the system will reboot. On the reboot, press the “F6” key when the message “Setup is inspecting your computer’s hardware configuration...” appears. c) CD-ROM disk install: boot from the CD-ROM disk and press the “F6” key when the message “Setup is inspecting your computer’s hardware configuration...” appears.

2. When the “Windows NT Setup” windows is generated, press “S” to specify an

Additional Device(s).

3. Press “O” to select “Other” and press the “Enter” key.

4. Insert into drive A the Promise Technology ® FastTrak 376 driver

diskette that you have made from the support CD: and press “Enter” key.

5. Choose “Win NT Promise FastTrak 376 (tm) Controller” from

the list that appears on screen, then press the “Enter” key.

6. The Windows NT Setup screen will appear again saying “Setup will load

support for the following mass storage devices:” The list will include “Win NT Promise FastTrak 376 (tm) controller”.

Note: If you need to specify any additional devices to be installed, do so at

this time. Once all devices are specified, continue to step 7.

7. From the Windows NT Setup screen, press the Enter key. Setup will now

load all device files and then continue the Windows NT installation.

8. After a successful installation, the “SCSI Adapter Setup” box will show

that the “Win NT Promise FastTrak 376 (tm) Controller” driver has been installed.

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5-2.4-2 Installing Drivers With Existing Windows NT4.0

WARNING:

moving the boot drive containing the existing Windows 2000 operating system on to the FastTrak 376 controller (e.g. IDE3/ATA1/ATA2). On mainboard, IDE1/0 are for system IDE controller, while IDE3 & ATA1/ 2 are under RAID controller.

With your bootable hare drive connected to IDE1/IDE2 and FastTrak 376

enabled by Jp4, boot Win NT4.0.

1. Choose “Settings” from the “Start” menu.

2. Choose “Controller Panel” from the “Settings” menu.

3. Double-click on the “SCSI Adapters” icon, which generates the

“SCSI Adapters” dialog box.

4. Choose “Drivers,” and then press “Add.”

5. In the “Install Drivers” dialog box, press “Have Disk...”

6. When the “Install From Disk” appears, insert into Drive A the “FastTrak 376 Driver” diskette that you have made from support CD:.

7. Type “A:\NT4” in the text box window, then choose “OK.”

8. When the “Install Driver” dialog box appears, select “ Win NT Prom

ise FastTrak 376 controller” and then press “OK.”

9. When the “Select SCSI Adapter Option” dialog box appears, press “Install”.

10. After a successful installation, the “SCSI Adapter Setup” box will show

that the “Win NT Promise FastTrak 376 (tm) Controller” driver has been installed.

11. Power off your system.

12. Now you can move the boot drive to the FastTrak 376 Controller.

Your must first complete installing the driver before

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