Zotac IONITX-N, IONITX-O, IONITX-P User Manual

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Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device,
pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and
can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with instructions
contained in this manual, may cause harmful interference to radio and television communications.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.

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

- REORIENT OR RELOCATE THE RECEIVING ANTENNA

- INCREASE THE SEPARATION BETWEEN THE EQUIPMENT AND THE RECEIVER

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

- CONSULT THE DEALER OR AN EXPERIENCED AUDIO/TELEVISION TECHNICIAN

NOTE:

Connecting this device to peripheral devices that do not comply with Class B requirements, or
using an unshielded peripheral data cable, could also result in harmful interference to radio or
television reception.

The user is cautioned that any changes or modications not expressly approved by the party

responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.

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

Copyright

This manual is copyrighted with all rights reserved. No portion of this manual may be copied or
reproduced by any means.

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

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All brand names, logos and registered trademarks mentioned are property of their respective
owners.

Electronic Emission Notices

WARNING!

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IONITX series Motherboard

Table of Contents

Motherboard Specications ------------------------------------------------------------------- 4

Motherboard Layout------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6
Hardware Installation ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9

Safety Instructions ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9

Preparing the Motherboard -------------------------------------------------------------------- 10

Installing Memory Modules ------------------------------------------------------------------ 10
Installing the Motherboard ------------------------------------------------------------------- 11
Installing the I/O Shield ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 11
Securing the Motherboard into the Chassis --------------------------------------------- 11

Connecting Cables and Setting Switches ------------------------------------------------ 12

20-pin ATX Power ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 13
Front Audio Header ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13
COM Header ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 14
SPK Header ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14
USB Headers------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 14
SPDIF-out Header ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15
Front Panel Header ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15
Connecting Serial ATA Cables -------------------------------------------------------------- 16
Fan Connectors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16
Expansion Slots -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17
Jumper Settings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18

Conguring the BIOS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19

Enter BIOS Setup ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 19
Main Menu --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19
Advanced Menu -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20

CPU Conguration ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20
IDE Conguration -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20
ACPI Conguration ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 21
AHCI Conguration ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 21
APM Conguration ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21
Event Log Conguration ----------------------------------------------------------------- 21
MPS Conguration ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 21
PCI Express Conguration -------------------------------------------------------------- 21
Smbios Conguration --------------------------------------------------------------------- 21
USB Conguration ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21

PCI/PnP Menu ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 22
Boot Menu --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 23
Security Menu ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 24
Chipset Menu ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 25
Exit Menu ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 25

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Table of Contents

Flash Update Procedure --------------------------------------------------------------------- 26

Installing Drivers and Software -------------------------------------------------------------- 27

Drivers Installation ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 27
HDMI SETUP ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 33
Realtek HD Audio Driver Setup ----------------------------------------------------------- 34
Getting Started ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 34
Sound Effect -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 34
Mixer------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 36
Audio I/O------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 38
Microphone --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 42
3D Audio Demo ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 43
Information --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 43

SATA RAID User Manual ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 44

Setting up the BIOS --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 44
Entering the RAID BIOS Setup ------------------------------------------------------------- 45
Installing the RAID Drives -------------------------------------------------------------------- 46

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IONITX series Motherboard

Motherboard Specications

q Chipset
v NVIDIA® MCP7A-LP
q Size
v Mini-ITX form factor of 6.69 inch x 6.69 inch (171mm x 171mm)
q Microprocessor support
v Intel® CULV CPU
v Support for 800 MHz FSB
q Operating systems:
v Supports Windows XP 32 bit/64 bit, Windows Vista 32 bit/64 bit and Windows 7
32 bit/64 bit
q System Memory support

v Supports dual-channel (128 bits wide) DDRIII memory interface

v Supports DDRIII 1066/800

v Maximum memory size: 8 GB
q USB 2.0 Ports
v Supports hot plug and play
v Ten USB 2.0 ports (six on the back panel, four via the USB brackets connected

to the internal USB headers)

v Supports USB 2.0 protocol up to 480 Mbps transmission rate
q Onboard Serial ATA

v Independent DMA operation on four ports (three onboard SATA headers, one
rear panel e-SATA).

v Data transfer rates of 3 Gb/s.
q On board RTL8211CL Gigabit LAN (Optional)
v Supports 10/100/1000 Mbps operation
q On board RTL8201EL Fast Ethernet (Optional)

v Supports 10/100 Mbps operation
v Supports half/full duplex operation
q Onboard Audio(Optional)
v Azalia High-Denition audio

v Supports 6-channel
v Supports Jack-Sensing function
q Green Function
v Supports ACPI (Advanced Conguration and Power Interface)
v RTC timer to power-on the system
v AC power failure recovery
q PCIE x16 Interface
v PCIE x16 Generation 2.0 compatible

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Motherboard Specications

v Wake up function is supported
v Clock spread spectrum capability.
q Onboard Graphics support
v Integrated 300 MHz DAC for analog displays with resolutions up to 1920x1440

at 75 Hz.

v Integrated GeForce 9xxx Series GPU, Supports DX10
v VGA/DVI/HDMI output support (optional)
q Integrated HDMI Interface with HDCP

v Support Dual link DVI,resolutions up to 2560x1600

v Supports DVI or HDMI 1.3 interfaces
v Secure digital audio merged from integrated HDA codec with no external audio

signals required

v Support for HDCP 1.3 using soft or hard HDCP keys
v HDCP encryption support when congured as DVI or HDMI link without the

need for external HDCP key crypto ROM

q Dual Head Display Controller
v Full NVIDIA nView™ multi-display technology capability, with independent

display controllers for the CRT, TMDS, DisplayPort, and HDMI interface
v Each controller can drive same or different display contents to different resolu­ tions and refresh rates

q Expansion Slots
v One Mini PCI Express slot
v One PCI Express x16 slot

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Motherboard Layout

Figure 1 shows the motherboard and Figure 2 shows the back panel connectors.

Figure 1. Board Layout

1. 20-pin ATX Power Connector-PW1

2. System Fan Connector-S_FAN1

3. Front Panel Header-FP1

4. Speaker Header-SPK

5. SPDIF-out Header-SPDIF

6. COM Header-COM

7. Serial-ATA (SATA) Connectors-SATA1~SATA3

8. PCI Express x16 Slot-PCIE1

9. Clear CMOS Jumper-JP1

10. Mini PCIE Slot

11. Front Audio Header-FP_S1

12. Backpanel Connectors

13. USB power Jumper-JP3

14. USB Headers-FP_U1~FP_U2

15. CPU

16. Chipset

17. CPU Fan Connector-CPU FAN

18. DDRIII DIMM Sockets-DDR3_1~DDR3_2

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7. Port 2-Channel 4-Channel 6-Channel

Blue Line-In Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out

Green Line-Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out

Pink Mic In Mic In Center/Subwoofer

8. LAN Connector

Lan Port with LEDs to indicate status.

· Yellow/Light Up/Blink = 10 Mbps/Link/Activity

· Yellow and Orange/Light Up/Blink = 100 Mbps/link/Activity

· Yellow and Orange/Light Up/Blink = 1000 Mbps/link/Activity

9. VGA Port

Rear Panel

Figure 2: Backpanel connectors

1. PS/2 keyboard connector 2. USB Connectors

3. HDMI Port 4. SPDIF Out (Coaxial / Optical)

5. DVI Connector 6. eSATA Connector

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10. WiFi antenna connctor (Optional)

Refer to the following to install the WiFi antenna modules.

Step 1. Secure the MINI PCIE card into the MINI PCIE slot with screws.

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Step 4. Remove the red cap from the WiFi antenna connector.

Install the WiFi antenna to the WiFi antenna connector, and make sure the screws

are rotated in clockwise direction.

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Note: 1. Users please note that the appearance of your WiFi antenna modules may not

be exactly the same as those shown in this manual.

2. Users can bend or rotate the WiFi antennas to the best receiving direction

according to the picture below.

Step 2. Secure the bracket to the motherboard with screws according to the picture below.

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MINI PCIE card

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WiFi wire

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Hardware Installation

This section will guide you through the installation of the motherboard. The topics
covered in this section are:

q Preparing the motherboard

v Installing Memory Modules

q Installing the motherboard

q Connecting cables and setting switches

Safety Instructions

To reduce the risk of re, electric shock, and injury, always follow basic safety precations.

Remember to remove power from your computer by disconnecting the AC main
source before removing or installing any equipment from/to the computer chassis

Hardware Installation

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Preparing the Motherboard

The motherboard shipped in the box does not contain a memory. You need to pur­chase these to complete this installation.

Installing Memory Modules

Your new motherboard has two 1.5 V 240-pin slots for DDR3 memory DIMMs. These
slots support 1 GB/2 GB/4 GB DDR3 technologies. There must be at least one memory
bank populated to ensure normal operation. Use the following the recommendations

for installing memory. (See Figure 1 for the location of the memory slots.)

q One DIMM: Install it into slot 1 or 2. You can install the DIMM into any slot, how

ever, slot 1 is preferred.

q Two DIMMs: Install them into slot 1 and slot 2.

Refer to the following procedure to install memory DIMMs into the slots on the moth­erboard. Note that there is only one gap near the center of the DIMM slot. This slot
matches the slot on the memory DIMM to ensure the component is installed properly.

1. Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the module clips outward.

2. Align the memory module to the DIMM slot, and insert the module vertically into
the DIMM slot. The plastic clips at both sides of the DIMM slot automatically lock
the DIMM into the connector.

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Installing the Motherboard

The sequence of installing the motherboard into the chassis depends on the chassis

you are using and if you are replacing an existing motherboard or working with an

empty chassis. Determine if it would be easier to make all the connections prior to this
step or to secure the motherboard and then make all the connections. It is normally

easier to secure the motherboard rst.

Refer to the following procedure to install the I/O shield and secure the motherboard
into the chassis.

Installing the I/O Shield

The motherboard kit comes with an I/O shield that is used to block radio frequency

transmissions, protects internal components from dust and foreign objects, and
promotes correct airow within the chassis.

Before installing the motherboard, install the I/O shield from the inside of the chassis.

Press the I/O shield into place and make sure it ts securely. If the I/O shield does not
t into the chassis, you would need to obtain the proper size from the chassis supplier.

Securing the Motherboard into the Chassis

Most computer chassis have a base with mounting studs or spacers to allow the
motherboard to be secured to the chassis and help to prevent short circuits. If there are
studs that do not align with a mounting hole on the motherboard, it is recommended
that you remove that stud to prevent the possibility of a short circuit. In most cases, it
is recommended to secure the motherboard with spacers.

1. Carefully place the motherboard onto the studs/spacers located inside the
chassis.

2. Align the mounting holes with the studs/spacers.

3. Align the connectors to the I/O shield.

4. Ensure that the fan assembly is aligned with the chassis vents according to the fan
assembly instruction.

5. Secure the motherboard with screws.

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Connecting Cables and Setting Switches

This section takes you through all the connectors and switch settings necessary on
the motherboard. This will include:
q Power Connectors
v 20-pin ATX power-PW1
v Front Audio Header-FP_S1
q Internal Headers
v COM Header-COM
v Speaker Header-SPK
v USB Headers-FP_U1~FP_U2
v SPDIF-out Header-SPDIF
v Front panel header-FP1

q Serial ATA

q Fan Connectors

q Expansion slots

q Jumper settings

See Figure 1 to locate the connectors and jumpers referenced in the following
procedure.

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Hardware Installation

20-pin ATX Power-PW1

PW1 is the main power supply connector located along the edge of the board next to

the DIMM slots. Make sure that the power supply cable and pins are properly aligned
with the connector on the motherboard. Firmly plug the power supply cable into the
connector and make sure it is secure.

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PW1-Pin Assignments

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 +3.3V 11 +3.3V

2 +3.3V 12 -12V

3 GND 13 GND

4 +5V 14 PS_ON

5 GND 15 GND

6 +5V 16 GND

7 GND 17 GND

8 PWROK 18 -5V

9 +5V_AUX 19 +5V

10 +12V 20 +5V

Front Audio Header-FP_S1

The audio connector supports HD audio standard and
provides two kinds of audio output choices: the Front
Audio, the Rear Audio. The front Audio supports retask­ing function.

Note:

In order to utilize the front audio header,
your chassis must have front audio con-

nector. Also please make sure the pin

assignment on the cable is the same as
the pin assignment on the mainboard

header. To nd out if the chassis you are

buying supports a front audio connec-

tor, please contract your dealer.

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FP_S1-Pin Denition

PIN Assignment PIN Assignment

1 MIC2(L) 2 GND

3 MIC(R) 4 -ACZ-DET

5 Front Audio(R) 6 Reserved

7 FAVDIO-JD 8 Key(No pin)

9 Front Audio(L) 10 Reserved

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SPK Header

COM Header-CN2

USB Headers-FP_U1~FP_U2

This motherboard contains six USB 2.0
ports that are exposed on the rear panel
of the chassis (Figure 2). The motherboard

also contains two 10-pin internal header
connectors onboard.

Note. Secure the bracket to either the
front or rear panel of your chassis (not
all chassis are equipped with the front
panel option).

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PIN Assignment

1 VCC

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3 NC

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CN2 - Pin Denition

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 DCD 2 RXD

3 TXD 4 DTR

5 GND 6 DSR

7 RTS 8 CTS

9 RI 10 NC

FP_U1~FP_U2-Pin Denition

PIN Assignment PIN Assignment

1 VCC 2 VCC

3 USBP0- 4 USBP1-

5 USBP0+ 6 USBP1+

7 GND 8 GND

9 KEY 10 NC