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1. WJ T 2 3 1 2 3 2 On Normal 2 3 On default Clear CMOS Data If you encounter the following a CMOS data becomes corrupted b You forgot the keyboard supervisor or user password c You are unable to boot up the computer system because the processor s clock was incorrectly set in the BIOS you can reconfigure the system with the default values stored in the ROM BIOS To load the default values stored in the ROM BIOS please follow the steps below Power off the system and unplug the power cord 2 Set JP2 pins 2 and 3 to On Wart for a few seconds and set JP2 back to its default setting pins and 2 On 3 Plug the power cord and power on the system If your reason for clearing the CMOS data is due to incorrect setting of the processor s clock in the BIOS please proceed to step 4 Hardware Installation After powering on the system press lt Del gt to enter the main menu of the BIOS Select the Genie BIOS Setting submenu and press lt Enter gt Set the processor s clock to its default setting or an appropriate bus clock Refer to the Genie BIOS Setting section in chapter 3 for more information Press lt Esc gt to return to the main menu of
2. IEEE 1394 ERIL ES a EPLL ES a iE a Ei i tp E chy i 1394 lt q mn lO9 Ground Key 2V fused 2V fused TPB TPB Ground Ground TPA TPA The system board is equipped with an onboard IEEE 1394 port at location CN3 IEEE 1394_1 of the system board It is also equipped with an IEEE 1394 connector at location J8 1394_2 for connecting an additional 1394 device Your 1394 port may come mounted on a card edge bracket Install the card edge bracket to the system chassis then insert the connector that is attached to the 1394 port cable to J8 Make sure pin of the cable connector is aligned with pin of the J8 31 Hardware Installation RJ45 Fast Ethernet Port EEL LML LL ML OML LOLU DALEE LOA LUU AALE REPL OO LE TE i E clit Fs 2 a R45 LAN 4
3. EE H H m HHHH Abt le jc 34 ER 33 The system board is equipped with a shrouded floppy disk drive connector for connecting two standard floppy disk drives To prevent improper floppy cable installation the shrouded floppy disk header has a keying mechanism The 34 pin connector on the floppy cable can be placed into the header only if pin of the connector is aligned with pin of the header Connecting the Floppy Disk Drive Cable Install one end of the floppy disk drive cable into the shrouded floppy disk header J23 on the system board and the other end most connector to the drive you want to designate as Drive A If you are connecting another drive Drive B install the middle connector of the cable to the drive The colored edge of the daisy chained ribbon cable should be aligned with pin of J23 BIOS Setting Enable or disable this function in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Onboard Device section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information 4 42 Hardware Installation Serial ATA Connectors
4. EE E OTOQOOOOOOTTNOOTOTIV ss za EEU E Liga UE ch fan HH ih i al CI Important P gt If you are installing an AMD Athlon 64 FX CPU make sure to use a high quality fan and heat sink assembly that will provide adequate heat dissipation 20 Hardware Installation 4 Unlock the socket by pushing the lever sideways away from the socket then lifting it up to a 90 angle Make sure the lever is lifted to at least this angle otherwise the CPU will not fit in properly 5 Position the CPU above the socket The gold mark on the CPU must align with the corner of the CPU socket refer to the enlarged view shown below Important Handle the CPU by its edges and avoid touching the pins Gold mark eee se fe ee a teh he om te tte te errr a e att th te es eo Beth ha ft a a nee ae Ze 48 2 Hardware Installation 6 Insert the CPU into the socket until it is seated in place The CPU will fit in only one orientation and can easily be inserted without exerting any force Important Do not force the CPU into the socket Forcing the CPU into the socket may bend the pins
5. E LEILI EOE E LEILI oO oO SATA 4 JI 1 SATA 3 J10 YOT AaZAzea SATA 21 x x SATA 2 J20 Four Serial ATA interfaces with speed up to 5Gbps Two Serial ATA ports supported by nForce3 Ultra chip Two Serial ATA ports supported by Marvell SATA PHY RAID 0 RAID I RAID O 1 and JBOD NVIDIA RAID allows RAID arrays spanning across Serial ATA and Parallel ATA Connecting Serial ATA Cables Connect one end of the Serial ATA cable to the Serial ATA connector and the other end to your Serial ATA device Configuring RAID The following describes the basic steps on configuring RAID Set the IDE RAID field to Enabled Integrated Peripherals submenu RAID Config section of the Award BIOS Enable the IDE and or Serial ATA drives you want to configure as RAID in the Integrated Peripherals submenu RAID Config section of the Award BIOS Reboot the PC Hardware Installation 4 When the system powers up
6. 32 Hardware Installation Serial Port a LVEDD E a Laa POU TVRRRVRATVRRGOERTWERVGRYTTORQVGQTWOUHORRSSdOQQMOUNUTQONOTROQQQONTQEU0 Ol 6 a z a 4 OO t70 COM CO HE The system board is equipped with an onboard serial port Teal Turquoise at location Jl The serial port is an RS 232C asynchronous communication port with 6C550A compatible UARTs that can be used with a modem serial printer remote display terminal or other serial devices BIOS Setting Select the serial ports I O address in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Onboard Device section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information 33 Hardware Installation
7. IRRX N C Ground ie E om li CEID HO Connect your IrDA cable to connector J5 on the system board Note The sequence of the pin functions on some IrDA cable may be reversed from the pin function defined on the system board Make sure to connect the cable to the IrDA connector according to their pin functions BIOS Setting Configure IrDA in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Onboard Device section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Driver Installation You may need to install the proper drivers in your operating system to use the IrDA function Refer to your operating system s manual or documentation for more information 47 48 Hardware Installation Cooling Fan Connectors EE E F EEMU S E tr o ih am HH oO oth i pI CI 3 3 Sense Ground Sense Ground Power Power 2nd fan CPU fa
8. T2 BIOS Setup Mouse Right When this option is selected double click the right button of the mouse to power on the system Any Key Press any key to power on the system Keyboard 98 When this option is selected press the wake up key of the Windows 98 compatible keyboard to power on the system KB Power On Password Move the cursor to this field and press lt Enter gt Enter your password You can enter up to 5 characters Type in exactly the same password to confirm then press lt Enter gt The power button will not function once a keyboard password has been set in this field You must type the correct password to power on the system If you forgot the password power off the system and remove the battery Wait for a few seconds and install it back before powering on the system Hot Key Power On This field is used to select a function key that you would like to use to power on the system Onboard FDC Controller Enabled Enables the onboard floppy disk controller Disabled Disables the onboard floppy disk controller Onboard Serial Port COMI Auto The system will automatically select an I O address for the onboard serial port 3F8 IRQ4 2FE IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Allows you to manually select an I O address for the onboard serial port Disabled Disables the onboard serial port Onboard Serial Port IR This field is used to select the I O address of the IrDA device BIOS Setup IR Mode Sel
9. On the left side of the autorun screen click the CHIPSET icon 2 Click nVidia nF3 Ultra Drivers on the main menu The following screen will appear Click Next A Wieck af arier ert NVIDIA Windows nForce Drivers U 3 The following screen will appear Select the drivers you want to install The drivers will be installed automatically Make sure you have selected NVIDIA IDE Driver because this driver will replace Windows ATA drivers enabling the processor and other system level hardware to be more productive and efficient Click Next to continue le i EE NFIDIA Windows nForce Drivers AIDIL Wiis af ance Dipara ier Pe Senay Sh na ra i See A ee a D F 4 The following screen will appear Click Next ie z x 7 ma NVIDIA Windows nForce Drivers AG Wicdeer of orra Grier Feint one Pe lei pre a he ADA CL De i LEADS DH Fer hers levies Tie i OE D rs jia ha ATA ri ja a mih aiei Meti Pi h pid ha id aa asij dish b i njiti Fia ADH DE Pe dee am a ara p pam beei eain ta footing FFl utap peera ieg hbang ig be mep cece ed peri i eel comer Pa WAD DE Pe deas a r g oppen hr pa g d mgen ig h Cec Supported Software 5 When prompted about installing NVIDIA Firewall and ForceWare Network Access Manager click Yes ANTEA Wh S a E fo NVIDIA Windows nForce Drivers HEDH Binders ol rice Daire i pr de Pe ed OU Peel rel Pore liter da ein Maree f 6 The fo
10. 5 Type the new BIOS file name onto the gray area that is next to File Name to Program then press lt Enter gt 97 98 BIOS Setup 6 The following will appear Do You Want to Save BIOS Y N This question refers to the current existing BIOS in your system We recommend that you save the current BIOS and its flash utility Just In case you need to reinstall the BIOS To save the current BIOS press lt Y gt then enter the file name of the current BIOS Otherwise press lt N gt 7 The following will then appear Press Y to Program or N to Exit 8 Press lt Y gt to flash the new BIOS Chapter 4 Supported Software Drivers Utilities and Software Applications The CD that came with the system board contains drivers utilities and software applications required to enhance the performance of the system board Insert the CD into a CD ROM drive The autorun screen Mainboard Utility CD will appear If after inserting the CD Autorun did not automatically start which is the Mainboard Utility CD screen did not appear please go directly to the root directory of the CD and double click Setup MAINBOARD _ Uzay CD nVidia nF3 Ultra chipset Chipset Drivers nVidia Drivers Important You must first install Microsoft DirectX 9 prior to installing the nVidia nF3 Ultra Drivers Supported Software Microsoft DirectX 9 To install please follow the steps below On the left side o
11. System Board User s Manual 88800534 Copyright This publication contains information that is protected by copyright No part of it may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any transformation adaptation without the prior written permission from the copyright holders This publication is provided for informational purposes only The manufacturer makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents or use of this manual and specifically disclaims any express or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose The user will assume the entire risk of the use or the results of the use of this document Further the manufacturer reserves the right to revise this publication and make changes to its contents at any time without obligation to notify any person or entity of such revisions or changes 2005 All Rights Reserved Trademarks Windows 98 Windows 98 SE Windows ME Windows 2000 Windows NT 4 0 and Windows XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation VIA is a registered trademark of VIA Technologies Inc Award is a registered trademark of Award Soft ware Inc Other trademarks and registered trademarks of products appearing in this manual are the properties of their respective holders FCC and DOC Statement on Class B This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of th
12. 4 additional USB 2 0 1 1 ports The USB ports may be mounted on a card edge bracket Install the card edge bracket to the system chassis then insert the connector that is attached to the USB port cables to J17 or JI8 BIOS Setting Configure the onboard USB in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Hardware Installation Driver Installation You may need to install the proper drivers in your operating system to use the USB device Refer to your operating system s manual or documentation for more information Refer to chapter 4 for more information about installing the USB 2 0 driver oy 39 Hardware Installation Audio Rear Audio and Front Audio KESU E CE a KESU E O CE ff o Hib HH E coh i pl Rear audio H Line in O C _ Line out O lt i Mic in O a v X OO eee or oE ee Tan r n b ORR mno 22
13. L Standby Power LED Front audio CD in fe GH Ss nForce3 Ultra BIOS Write Protect J13 LETETTE mmm iE 2 USB 5 6 USB 7 8 TERRE Chassis fan 1 Hardware Installation Warning Electrostatic discharge ESD can damage your system board proces sor disk drives add in boards and other components Perform the upgrade instruction procedures described at an ESD workstation only If such a station is not available you can provide some ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap and attaching it to a metal part of the system chassis If a wrist strap is unavailable establish and maintain contact with the system chassis throughout any procedures requiring ESD protection System Memory gt Warning gt Wer the DRAM Power LED lit red it indicates that power is present on the DDR sockets Power off the PC then unplug the power cord prior to installing any memory modules Failure to do so will cause severe damage to the motherboard and components iE a om DDR 4 Channel B z S DDR 2 Channel A i EE DR 3 Channel B et me DDR Cha
14. O66MB sec bandwidth for 3D graphics applications e Supports 0 8 1 5V add in cards Introduction Rear Panel I O Ports PS 2 mouse port PS 2 keyboard port DB 25 parallel port 2 S PDIF RCA jacks S PDIF in and S PDIF out DB 9 serial port IEEE 1394 port RJ45 LAN port 4 USB 2 0 1 1 ports Line in line out and mic in jacks I O Connectors 2 connectors for 4 additional external USB 2 0 1 1 ports connector for external IEEE 1394 port front audio connector for external line out and mic in jacks CD in internal audio connector S PDIF connector for optical cable connection IrDA connector 4 Serial ATA connectors 2 IDE connectors floppy connector 20 pin ATX power connector 4 pin ATX 12V power connector front panel connector 3 fan connectors EZ touch switches power switch and reset switch Expansion Slots AGP 8x 4x slot 5 PCI slots PCB AIX form factor 30 5cm 12 x 24cm 9 44 Introduction Special Features of the System Board AMD Athlon 64 The system board supports the AMD Athlon 64 processor AMD Athlon 64 provides superior computing for many software applications by allowing both 32 bit and 64 bit applications to run simultaneously on the same platform The operating system and software are able to process more data and access a tremendous amount of memory which improves the overall system performance 21 timing which provides better system stability is
15. Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults The screen above list all the fields available in the DRAM Configuration submenu for ease of reference in this manual In the actual CMOS setup you have to use the scroll bar to view the fields The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be Identical to this one Memory Hole for MMIO This field is used to enable or disable the memory hole for MMIO Max Memclock Mhz This field is used to select the maximum memory clock If you are installing double rank DDR400 on both DDR and DDR 2 sockets the maximum DRAM speed will be limited to the speed of a DDR333 However you can manually adjust the speed to DDR400 by selecting the 200 option in this field BIOS Setup IT 2T Memory Timing 21 timing which provides better system stability is supported in CG or later revisions of the AMD Athlon 64 CPU This field will not appear if you are using a CPU whose version is older than the CG revision Auto Automatically detects the memory timing IT Sets the memory timing to Performance mode Select this mode for better system performance 27 Sets the memory timing to Normal mode Select this mode if you encounter system instability default CAS Latency Tcl This field is used to select the clock cycle of the CAS latency time The option selected specifies the timing delay before SDRAM starts a read command after receiving it RAS t
16. Z3929 O O LLX lt L Front audio 2 vo Mic Mic Power AuD_L_Out Rear Audio CN6 Line in Light Blue In a 2 channel mode this jack Is used to connect any audio devices such as Hi fi set CD player tape player AM FM radio tuner synthesizer etc In a 4 channel or 6 channel mode this jack functions as rear nght left speaker out Line out Lime In a 2 channel mode this jack is used to connect a headphone or external speakers In a 4 channel or 6 channel mode this jack functions as front right left speaker out Mic in Pink In a 2 channel or 4 channel mode this jack is used to connect an extemal microphone In a 6 channel mode this jack functions as Center Subwoofer Hardware Installation 2 channel 4 channel 6 channel Light Blue Line in Rear R L Rear R L Lime Line out Front R L Front R L Pink Mic in Mic in Center Subwoofer Front Audio The front audio connector J2 allows you to connect to the line out and mic in jacks that are at the front panel of your system Using this connector will disable the rear audio s line out and mic in func tions Remove the jumper caps from pins 5 6 and pins 9 10 of J2 prior to connecting the front audio cable connector Make sure pin of the cable connector is aligned with pin of J2 If you are not using this connector make sure to replace the Jumper caps back to their original pin locations Pins 5 6 and 9 10 short default The f
17. inability to use the product unauthorized replacement or alteration of components and product specifications The warranty is void if the product has been subjected to physical abuse improper installation modification accidents or unauthorized repair of the product Unless otherwise instructed in this user s manual the user may not under any circumstances attempt to perform service adjustments or repairs on the product whether in or out of warranty It must be returned to the purchase point factory or authorized service agency for all such work We will not be liable for any indirect special incidental or consequencial damages to the product that has been modified or altered Static Electricity Precautions It is quite easy to inadvertently damage your PC system board components or devices even before installing them in your system unit Static electrical discharge can damage computer components without causing any signs of physical damage You must take extra care in handling them to ensure against electrostatic build up UJ To prevent electrostatic build up leave the system board in its anti static bag until you are ready to install it Wear an antistatic wrist strap Do all preparation work on a static free surface Hold the device only by its edges Be careful not to touch any of the components contacts or connections Avoid touching the pins or contacts on all modules and connectors Hold modules or connector
18. the NVRAID BIOS status message screen will appear Press the lt FIO gt key to enter the utility The utility allows you to build a RAID system on Serial ATA drives and Parallel ATA drives 5 Install the NVRAID driver If you are in the process of installing Windows XP or Windows 2000 on RAID configured Serial ATA drives you will need the provided nVRAID driver floppy diskette If you are installing the driver on existing Windows XP or Windows 2000 install the NVIDIA Windows nForce Drivers that is in the provided CD For steps to 4 refer to chapter 3 for more information For step 5 refer to chapter 4 for more information Important Before creating RAID make sure you have installed the Serial Parallel ATA drives and connected the data cables otherwise you won t be able to enter the NVIDIA RAID BIOS utility 43 Hardware Installation IDE Disk Drive Connector ETT TTT 40 39 40 39 pa 2 h RE g Eei i i ma SEC IDE _ Qo 1 E PRI
19. 1 4 in standard drive 360KB capacity 1 2M 5 25 in 5 1 4 in Al type high density drive 2MB capacity 720K 3 5 in 3 1 2 in double sided drive 720KB capacity 1 44M 3 5 in 3 1 2 in double sided drive 1 44MB capacity 2 88M 3 5 in 3 2 in double sided drive 2 88MB capacity 37 58 BIOS Setup Video This field selects the type of video adapter used for the primary system monitor Although secondary monitors are supported you do not have to select the type The default setting is EGA VGA EGA VGA Enhanced Graphics Adapter Video Graphics Array For EGA VGA SVGA and PGA monitor adapters CGA 40 Color Graphics Adapter Power up in 40 column mode CGA 80 Color Graphics Adapter Power up in 80 column mode Mono Monochrome adapter Includes high resolution mono chrome adapters Halt On This field determines whether the system will stop if an error is detected during power up The default setting is All Errors No Errors The system boot will not stop for any errors detected All Errors The system boot will stop whenever the BIOS detects a non fatal error All But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error it will stop for all other errors All But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a disk error it will stop for all other errors All But Disk Key The system boot will not stop for a disk or keyboard error it will stop for all other errors Base Memory Displays the amount of base
20. A R T set this field to Enabled SMART is supported in ATA 33 or later hard drives BIOS Setup Full Screen Logo Show This field is applicable only if you want a particular logo to appear during system boot up Enabled The logo will appear in full screen during system boot Up Disabled The logo will not appear during system boot up Small Logo EPA Show Enabled The EPA logo will appear during system boot up Disabled The EPA logo will not appear during system boot up 65 BIOS Setup Advanced Chipset Features Phoenix AwardBIOS CHOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Features AGP Aperture Size MB 128M AGP 2 0 Speed AGP Fast Write AGP Sideband Address Special I 0 for PCI Card System BIOS Cacheable Tle Move Enter Select PU PD Value F1 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F Optimized Defaults The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one This section gives you functions to configure the system based on the specific features of the chipset The chipset manages bus speeds and access to system memory resources These items should not be altered unless necessary The default settings have been chosen because they provide the best operating conditions for your system The only time you might consider making any changes would be if you discovered some incompatibility or that data was being lost while using your syste
21. Help Dawe H Huta ta iterat avd Peel eg ab balp et Fa pei ae ag Pi eee aesa 104 Supported Software RAID Configuration The steps below describe configuring RAID on Serial ATA and Parallel ATA drives O Run the Award BIOS setup utility then go to the Integrated Peripherals submenu RAID Config section of the BIOS Set the IDE RAID field to Enabled NVIDIA RAID allows RAID arrays spanning across Serial ATA and Parallel ATA therefore enable the IDE and or Serial ATA drives you want to configure as RAID Save and exit the BIOS then reboot the PC When the system powers up the NVRAID BIOS status message screen will appear Press the lt F10 gt key to enter the utility The utility allows you to build a RAID system on Serial ATA drives and Parallel ATA drives Press the lt Ctrl gt and lt X gt keys to exit the RAID BIOS Press lt F6 gt once the Windows blue setup screen appears Now the following steps are extremely crucial because there are 2 essential files that must be installed here Press lt S gt to select Specify Additional Device At this point you will be prompted to insert a floppy disk containing the RAID driver Insert the NVRAID Driver diskette Locate for the drive where you inserted the diskette then select NVIDIA nForce3 ATA Controller Press lt Enter gt to install the driver Now press lt S gt again to specify another device This time select
22. NVIDIA nForce3 ATA RAID Class Controller Press lt Enter gt to install the driver Make sure both files have been installed or the setup will fail After installing the operating system if in any case necessary create the hard drives partition Ua Supported Software x Warning gt Tica the hard drives cables with extreme caution especially while creating RAID A damaged cable will ruin the entire installation process and operating system The system will not boot and you will lost all data in the hard drives Please give special attention to this warning because there is no way of recovering back the data 106 Supported Software Realtek Audio Driver To install the driver please follow the steps below On the left side of the autorun screen click the AUDIO icon 2 Click Realtek Audio Driver on the main menu The following screen will appear Welcome to the InctallShield Wizard for Meatek ACHT Audi Thee Iria ina vel rectal Antik ACS Boards on pow campu To cidos tHE Hel 3 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 4 Reboot the system for the driver to take effect Q7 Supported Software Hardware Monitor The system board comes with the Hardware Monitor utility con tained in the provided CD This utility is capable of monitoring the system s temperature fan speed voltage etc and allows you to manually set a range Highest and Lowest Limi
23. RAID on Serial ATA drives and Parallel ATA drives After you power up the system and all drives have been detected the NVRAID BIOS status message screen will appear Press the lt F 10 gt key to enter the utility The utility allows you to build a RAID system on Serial ATA drives and Parallel ATA drives Important P gt Before creating RAID make sure you have connected Serial ATA drives and Parallel ATA drives e Set the IDE RAID field to Enabled Integrated Peripherals submenu RAID Config section of the Award BIOS e Enable the IDE and or Serial ATA drives you want to configure as RAID Integrated Peripherals submenu RAID Config section of the Award BIOS BIOS Setup Updating the BIOS To update the BIOS you will need the new BIOS file and a flash utility AVVDFLASH EXE You can download them from DFI s web site or contact technical support or your sales representative Save the new BIOS file along with the flash utility AVVDFLASH EXE to a floppy disk 2 Reboot the system and enter the Award BIOS Setup Utility to set the first boot drive to Floppy 3 Save the setting and reboot the system 4 After the system booted from the floppy disk execute the flash utility by typing AVWVDFLASH EXE The following screen will appear Award BIOS Flash Utility V 8 15B C Phoenix Technologies Ltd All Rights Reserved The current BIOS information will appear in this area File Name to Program
24. You are asked to verify the password Type in exactly the same password If you type in a wrong password you will be prompted to enter the correct password again To delete or disable the password function highlight Set Supervisor Password and press lt Enter gt instead of typing In a new password Press the lt Esc gt key to return to the main menu BIOS Setup Set User Password If you want another user to have access only to your system but not to setup set a user s password with the System option se lected in the Advanced BIOS Features If you want a user to enter a password when trying to access setup set a users password with the Setup option selected in the Advanced BIOS Features Using user s password to enter Setup allows a user to access only Set User Password that appears in the main menu screen Access to all other options is denied Use the arrow keys to highlight Set User Password and press lt Enter gt Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Set User Password Enter Password Esc Quit z Select Item Fi Save amp Exit Setup Type in the password You are limited to eight characters When done the message below will appear Confirm Password You are asked to verify the password lype in exactly the same password If you type in a wrong password you will be prompted to enter the correct password again To delete or disable the password function highlight Set
25. and damage the CPU 7 Once the CPU is in place push down the lever to lock the socket The lever should click on the side tab to indicate that the CPU is completely secured in the socket Side tab LA Hardware Installation Installing the Fan and Heat Sink The CPU must be kept cool by using a CPU fan with heat sink Without sufficient air circulation across the CPU and heat sink the CPU will overheat damaging both the CPU and system board Note e Use only certified fan and heat sink e The fan and heat sink package usually contains the fan and heat sink assembly and an installation guide If the installation procedure in the installation guide differs from the one in this section please follow the installation guide in the package Before you install the fan heat sink you must apply a thermal paste onto the top of the CPU The thermal paste is usually supplied when you purchase the CPU or fan heat sink assembly Do not spread the paste all over the surface When you later place the heat sink on top of the CPU the compound will disperse evenly Do not apply the paste if the fan heat sink already has a patch of thermal paste on its underside Peel the strip that covers the paste before you place the fan heat sink on top of the CPU 2 The system board comes with the retention module base already installed ___ Retention module base 23 Hardware Installation 3 Place the heat sink on top
26. card and power up the system Check the jumper settings to ensure that the jumpers are prop erly set Verify that all memory modules are seated securely into the memory sockets Make sure the memory modules are in the correct locations If the board fails to function place the board on a flat surface and seat all socketed components Gently press each compo nent into the socket If you made changes to the BIOS settings re enter setup and load the BIO S defaults 115
27. enable or disable the RAID function of SATA and or SATA 2 BIOS Setup SATA 2 Primary Master RAID and SATA 2 Secondary Master RAID These fields are used to enable or disable the RAID function of SATA 3 and or SATA 4 Onboard Device Move the cursor to this field and press lt Enter gt The following screen will appear Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Onboard Device POWER ON Function BUTTON ONLY KB Power ON Password Hot Key Power ON Onboard FDC Controller Onboard Serial Port COM1 gt Onboard Serial Port CIR gt IR Mode Select IR Duplex Mode Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode ECP Mode Use DMA Tle lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value Fi Save Boe Fi General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults timized Defaults The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Power On Function This field allows you to use the keyboard or PS 2 mouse to power on the system Button only Default setting Uses the power button to power on the system Password When this option is selected set the password you would like to use to power on the system in the KB Power On Password field Hot Key When this option is selected select the function key you would like to use to power on the system in the Hot Key Power On field Mouse Left When this option is selected double click the left button of the mouse to power on the system 7
28. in this manual In the actual CMOS setup you have to use the scroll bar to view the fields The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one BIOS Setup Hard Disk Boot Priority This field is used to select the boot sequence of the hard drives Move the cursor to this field then press lt Enter gt Use the Up or Down arrow keys to select a device then press lt gt to move it up or lt gt to move it down the list Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Hard Disk Boot Priority Pri Master Item Help il Pac sic 4 Dc 6 tile 8 tl Move PU PD Change Priority Fi Save ESC Exit F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F Optimized Defaults The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Virus Warning This field protects the boot sector and partition table of your hard disk drive When this field is enabled the Award BIOS will monitor the boot sector and partition table of the hard disk drive If an attempt is made to write to the boot sector or partition table of the hard disk drive the BIOS will halt the system and an error message will appear After seeing the error message if necessary you will be able to run an anti virus program to locate and remove the problem before any damage Is done Many disk diagnostic programs which attempt to access the boot sector table will cause the warning message to ap
29. of the CPU Now hook one side of the retention clip onto the retention module base by fitting the holes on the retention clip into the retaining tabs of the retention module base Retaining A wa i pid i f li fi 1 F Retention clip Retention module base Side View Retaining Retaining tabs tabs Top View 24 Hardware Installation 4 Hook the other side of the retention clip the one near the retention lever so that the holes on the retention clip also fit into the retaining tabs of the retention module base Note You will not be able to secure the fan and heat sink assembly in place if it did not fit properly onto the retention module base Retention lever 5 Move the retention lever to its opposite side then push it down to lock the fan and heat sink assembly to the retention module base Note Make sure there is sufficient air circulation across the CPU fan and heat sink 6 Connect the CPU fan s cable connector to the CPU fan connec tor on the system board 23 ZO Hardware Installation Jumper Settings Clear CMOS Data RE EOE EL LLEI EELO O UOU EDO LEUCA fe visa o h coh i Bi
30. on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one ACPI Function This function should be enabled only in operating systems that support ACPI Currently only Windows 98SE 2000 ME XP sup ports this function When this field is enabled the system will ignore the settings in the HDD Power Down field If you want to use the Suspend to RAM function make sure this field is enabled then select S3 STRY in the field below ACPI Suspend Type This field is used to select the type of Suspend mode SI POS Enables the Power On Suspend function S3 STR Enables the Suspend to RAM function 76 BIOS Setup Power Management This field allows you to select the type or degree of power saving by changing the length of idle time that elapses before the HDD Power Down field is activated Min Saving Minimum power saving time for the HDD Power Down 5 min Max Saving Maximum power saving time for the HDD Power Down min User Define Allows you to set the power saving time in the HDD Power Down field Video Off Method This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked WH SYNC Blank This selection will cause the system to turn off the vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and write blanks to the video buffer Blank Screen This option only writes blanks to the video buffer DPMS Initializes display power management signaling Use thi
31. or conventional memory installed in the system The value of the base memory is typically 512K for systems with 512K memory installed on the motherboard or 640K for systems with 640K or more memory installed on the motherboard BIOS Setup Extended Memory Displays the amount of extended memory detected during boot up Total Memory Displays the total memory available in the system J BIOS Setup Advanced BIOS Features The Advanced BIOS Features allows you to configure your system for basic operation Some entries are defaults required by the system board while others if enabled will improve the performance of your system or let you set some features according to your preference Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features Bo Virus Warning CPU Internal Cache External Cache Quick Power On Self Test First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Boot Other Device Swap Floppy Drive Boot Up Floppy Seek Boot Up NumLock Status Gate A2 Option Typematic Rate Setting Security Option APIC Mode MPS Version Control For OS 0S Select For DRAM gt 64MB HDD M A R T Capability Full Screen LOGO Show Small LogoCEPA gt Show Disabled Tle lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value Fi Save ESC Exit Fi General Help FS Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults The screen above list all the fields available in the Advanced BIOS Features submenu for ease of reference
32. out jack e COM port EEE 1394_ port e USB ports LAN port Line in jack e Line out jack Mic in jack VE Hardware Installation PS 2 Mouse and PS 2 Keyboard Ports KELLA SC KELLU LAOL LAOA ULA UELEDI EE E ch E E Gii pl TH PETE TTY J oo TM ce 4 H rannuvnnnnnwnvnnnnnvnnnnvuvnnnanvnananu savone doo T S i mw JI lf 3 ie b i og Sm a 7 TEEPE PEEP EEEE a J To The system board is equipped with an onboard PS 2 mouse Green and PS 2 keyboard Purple ports both at location CN2 of the system board The PS 2 mouse port uses IRQI2 If a mouse is not connected to this port the system will reserve IRQI2 for other expansion cards gt Warning Make sure to tum off your computer prior to connecting or disconnecting a mouse or keyboard Failure to do so may dam age the system board Wake On PS 2 Keyboard Mouse The Wake On PS 2 Keyboard Mouse function allows you to use th
33. the BIOS setup utility Select Save amp Exit Setup and press lt Enter gt Type lt Y gt and press lt Enter gt 2 Hardware Installation BIOS Write Protect EEUU U E ICAA EELO UOU OOI LEUCA fe visa i ait a oO coh i p or On CR JI3 is used to enable or disable the BIOS Write Protect function When enabled the system will be protected from unnecessary up dating or flashing of the BIOS It secures the BIOS therefore any updates to it will not take effect 28 Z BIOS Write r y a Protected Off BIOS Not Write Protected Hardware Installation Rear Panel I O Ports PS 2 Mous Parallel i Line in Line out a TE amp EEN of sfl i Mic in PSi2 S PDIF E COM USB l 2 USB 3 4 we S PDIF out The rear panel I O ports consist of the following e PS 2 mouse port e PS 2 keyboard port e Parallel port S PDIF in jack e S PDIF
34. the keyboard is locked Keyboard controller is pulled low Keyboard error or no keyboard present Cannot initialize the keyboard Make sure the keyboard is attached correctly and no keys are being pressed during the boot Manufacturing POST loop System will repeat POST procedure infinitely while the keyboard controller is pull low This is also used for the M B burn in test at the factory BIOS ROM checksum error System halted The checksum of ROM address FOQOOH FFFFFH is bad Memory test fail The BIOS reports memory test fail if the memory has error s 112 Appendix B Troubleshooting B 1 Troubleshooting Checklist This chapter of the manual is designed to help you with problems that you may encounter with your personal computer To efficiently troubleshoot your system treat each problem individually This is to ensure an accurate diagnosis of the problem in case a problem has multiple causes Some of the most common things to check when you encounter problems while using your system are listed below l 2 3 The power switch of each peripheral device is turned on All cables and power cords are tightly connected The electrical outlet to which your peripheral devices are con nected is working Test the outlet by plugging in a lamp or other electrical device The monitor is turned on The display s brightness and contrast controls are adjusted prop erly All add in boards in the expansion slots are seated s
35. CPI specification and OS Directed Power Management e Supports ACPI STR Suspend to RAM function Wake On Events include Wake On PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Wake On Ring external modem Wake On LAN RIC timer to power on the system e AC power failure recovery Introduction Hardware Monitor e Monitors CPU system temperature e Monitors VCC3 5V 12V 5Vsb Vbat voltages e Monitors the speed of the cooling fans e CPU Overheat Protection function monitors CPU temperature during system boot up Audio Features e Realtek 6 channel audio CODEC e True stereo line level outputs e S PDIF in out interface Onboard LAN Features e Gigabit PHY e Fully compliant to IEEE 802 3 OBASE T 802 3u OOBASE TX and 802 3ab OOOBASE 1T standards IDE Interface with NVIDIA RAID e Two IDE connectors support four UltraDMA 33Mbps hard drives e NVIDIA RAID allows RAID arrays spanning across Serial ATA and Parallel ATA e RAID 0 RAID I RAID O I and JBOD Serial ATA Interface with NVIDIA RAID e Four Serial ATA interfaces with speed up to 5Gbps Two Serial ATA ports supported by nForce3 Ultra chip Two Serial ATA ports supported by Marvell SATA PHY e NVIDIA RAID allows RAID arrays spanning across Serial ATA and Parallel ATA e RAID 0 RAID I RAID O I and JBOD IEEE 1394 Interface e VIAV16307 controller e Supports two 100 200 400 Mb sec ports Accelerated Graphics Port A G P e Supports AGP 8x up to 2132MB sec and AGP 4x up to
36. Event signal to remotely wake up the system Access to the modem card will cause the system to wake up Refer to the card s documentation for more information BIOS Setup Power On By Alarm Enabled When Enabled you can set the time you would like the Soft Power Down Soft Off PC to power on in the Time dd hh imm of Alarm field However if the system Is being accessed by incoming calls or the net work prior to the time set in the field the system will give priority to the incoming calls or network Disabled Disables the automatic power on function default Day of Month Alarm 0 The system will power on everyday according to the time set in the Time hh mm ss Alarm field 3 Select a date you would like the system to power on The system will power on on the set date and time set in the Time hh mm ss Alarm field Time hh mm ss of Alarm This is used to set the time you would like the system to power on 79 BIOS Setup PnP PCI Configurations This section describes configuring the PCI bus system It covers some very technical tems and it is strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes to the default settings Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PnP PCI Configurations Resources Controlled By PCI UGA Palette Snoop Tle lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value Fi Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimiz
37. IDE 2 2 aa SEC IDE PRI IDE Configuring RAID on IDE Drives The system board allows configuring RAID across Parallel ATA drives and Serial ATA drives It supports RAID 0 RAID RAID O 1 and JBOD For optimal performance install identical drives of the same model and capacity The drives matched performance allows the RAID array to function better as a single drive Set the IDE RAID field to Enabled Integrated Peripherals submenu RAID Config section of the Award BIOS 2 Enable the IDE and or Serial ATA drives you want to configure as RAID in the Integrated Peripherals submenu RAID Config section of the Award BIOS 3 Reboot the PC 4 When the system powers up the NVRAID BIOS status message screen will appear Press the lt FIO gt key to enter the utility The utility allows you to build a RAID system on Serial ATA drives and Parallel ATA drives Hardware Installation 5 Install the NVRAID driver If you are in the process of installing Windows XP or Windows 2000 on RAID configured Serial ATA drives you will need the provided nVRAID driver floppy diskette If you are installing the driver on existing Windows XP or Windows 2000 install the NVIDIA Windows nForce Drivers that is in the provided CD For steps to 4 refer to chapter 3 for more information For step 5 refer to chapter 4 for more information Important Before creating RAID make su
38. Mhz This field provides several options for selecting the external system bus clock of the processor The available options allow you to adjust the processor s bus clock by I MHz increment Important Ay Selecting an external bus clock other than the default setting may result to the processors or system s instability and are not guaranteed to provide better system performance Hammer Fid Control This field is used to select the CPU FSB s operating frequency AGP Overclock in Mhz This field is used to select the AGP clock HT Frequency This field is used to select the maximum operating frequency 83 84 BIOS Setup DRAM Configuration Move the cursor to this field and press lt Enter gt The following screen will appear Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility DRAM Configuration Memory Hole for MMIO Dishaled Max Memclock Mhz gt 1T 2T Memory Timing CASH latency lt Tcl gt RASH to CASH delay Trced gt Min RASH active time lt Tras gt Row precharge Time lt Trp gt Write Recovery Time lt Twr gt RAS to RASH delay Row Refresh timeCTrfc gt ROW cycle time lt Tre gt Write to Read Delay lt Tutr gt Read to Write Delay lt Trut gt Refresh Rate CTref gt Write Cas Latency lt Twel gt Max Asynchronous latency Read Preamble Dynamic Idle cycle counter DDK output Driving DDR DQ drive strength ECC Function Dishaled Tle lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value Fi Save ESC Exit Fi General Help FS
39. Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Load Fail Safe Defaults Esc Quit Fi Save amp Exit Setup If you want to proceed type lt Y gt and press lt Enter gt The default settings will be loaded BIOS Setup Load Optimized Defaults The Load Optimized Defaults option loads optimized settings from the BIOS ROM Use the default values as standard values for your system Highlight this option in the main menu and press lt Enter gt Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Load Optimized Defaults Esc Quit Fi6 Save amp Exit Setup Type lt Y gt and press lt Enter gt to load the Setup default values 9 BIOS Setup Set Supervisor Password If you want to protect your system and setup from unauthorized entry set a supervisor s password with the System option selected in the Advanced BIOS Features If you want to protect access to setup only but not your system set a supervisor s password with the Setup option selected in the Advanced BIOS Features You will not be prompted for a password when you cold boot the system Use the arrow keys to highlight Set Supervisor Password and press lt Enter gt Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Set Supervisor Password Enter Password Esc Quit z Select Item Fi Save amp Exit Setup Type in the password You are limited to eight characters When done the message below will appear Confirm Password
40. SC Exit Fi General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Shutdown Temperature You can prevent the system from overheating by selecting a temperature in this field If the system detected that its temperature exceeded the one set in this field it will automatically shutdown VCC3 Voltage to System Fan Speed These fields will show the output voltage temperature and fan speed of the monitored devices or components 82 BIOS Setup Genie BIOS Setting Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Genie BIOS Setting CPU OverClock in Mhz Hammer Fid control AGP OverClock in Mhz HT Frequency DRAM Configuration AMD K8 Cool amp Quiet CPU VID Control CPU Voltage adjusting Chipset Voltage Control Memory Voltage Control DDR strength Control AGP Voltage Control Tlz lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value Fi Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F 0 F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults timized Defaults The screen above list all the fields available in the Genie BIOS Setting submenu for ease of reference in this manual In the actual CMOS setup you have to use the scroll bar to view the fields The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Current CPU Frequency is This field will show the detected frequency of the CPU CPU Overclock in
41. User Password and press lt Enter gt instead of typing in a new password Press the lt Esc gt key to return to the main menu 22 74 BIOS Setup Save amp Exit Setup When all the changes have been made highlight Save amp Exit Setup and press lt Enter gt Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility SAVE to CMOS and EXIT lt Y N Y etup Esc Quit z Select Item Fi Save amp Exit Setup Type Y and press lt Enter gt The modifications you have made will be written into the CMOS memory and the system will reboot You will once again see the initial diagnostics on the screen If you wish to make additional changes to the setup press lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt lt Esc gt simultaneously or lt Del gt after memory testing Is done BIOS Setup Exit Without Saving When you do not want to save the changes you have made highlight Exit Without Saving and press lt Enter gt Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Quit Without Saving CYN N Saving Esc Quit z Select Item Fi Save amp Exit Setup Type Y and press lt Enter gt The system will reboot and you will once again see the initial diagnostics on the screen If you wish to make any changes to the setup press lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt lt Esc gt simulta neously or lt Del gt after memory testing Is done 23 96 BIOS Setup NVRAID BIOS The NVRAID BIOS utility is used to configure and manage
42. a 300 Watt or greater power supply Hardware Installation Front Panel Connectors SELLUM UOI UU UOU THQ DAL VOLU OICR REE E TEA KE E h visa E h CI ATX SW PWR LED HD LED SPEAKER RESET HD LED Primary Secondary IDE LED This LED will light when the hard drive is being accessed RESET Reset Switch This switch allows you to reboot without having to power off the system thus prolonging the life of the power supply or system SPEAKER Speaker Connector This connects to the speaker installed in the system chassis ATX SW ATX Power Switch Depending on the setting in the BIOS setup this switch is a dual function power button that will allow your system to enter the Soft Off or Suspend mode Refer to Soft Off By PBTN in the Power Management Setup Chapter 3 gt 52 Hardware Installation PWR LED Power Standby LED When the system s power is on this LED will l
43. a I The system board is equipped with an onboard RJ45 fast ethernet LAN port at location CN4 of the system board It allows the system board to connect to a local area network by means of a network hub BIOS Setting Configure the onboard LAN in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Driver Installation Install the LAN Drivers Refer to chapter 4 for more information 35 Hardware Installation Universal Serial Bus Ports EE ULU E FONTAN LO EE OULU EL O vita vital m USB 2 USB T O eee SEE a i os J use 4 Ju n M l l USB 7 8 Four onboard USB 2 0 1 1 ports Black are at locations CN3 USB 2 and CN4 USB 3 4 of the system board JIZ USB 5 6 and J18 USB 7 8 connectors allow you to connect
44. ad Delay Twtr This field is used to select the write to read delay time This is measured from the rising edge of the last non masked data strobe to the rising edge of the next read command Read to Write Delay Trwt This field is used to select the read to write delay time Although this is not a DRAM specified timing parameter it is related to the routing latencies on the clock forwarded bus This is measured from the first address bus slot which is not associated with part of the read burst Refresh Rate Tref This field is used to select the refresh rate of the DIMM that requires the most frequent refresh Write CAS Latency Twcl This field is used to select the write CAS latency time BIOS Setup Max Asynchronous Latency This field is used to select a value equal to the maximum asynchronous latency in the DRAM read round trip loop Read Preamble When the DQS receiver is turned on you can select the time prior to the max read DQS return This will notify the controller on when to enable tts DQS receiver when awaiting the DRAM DQS driver to turn on for a read The controller will disable tts DOS receiver until the read preamble time and then enable its DOS receiver while the DRAM asserts DOS Dynamic Idle Cycle Counter This field is used to enable the dynamic idle cycle counter DDR Output Driving The default setting is Auto Normal Drive and Weak Drive DDR DQ Drive Strength This field is used to select a le
45. addresses to be stored in the internal buffer of the chip thus reducing access time Enable this field to achieve better performance IDE DMA Transfer Access This field is used to enable or disable the DMA transfer function of an IDE hard drive Serial ATA This field is used to enable or disable SATA and or SATA 2 supported by Marvell SATA Phy 69 BIOS Setup SATA DMA Transfer This field is used to enable or disable the DMA transfer function of SATA and or SATA 2 Serial ATA 2 Internal Phy This field is used to enable or disable SATA 3 and or SATA 4 supported by nForce3 Ultra SATA2 DMA Transfer This field is used to enable or disable the DMA transfer function of SATA 3 and or SATA 4 RAID Config The system board allows RAID arrays spanning across Parallel ATA and Serial ATA This section is used to enable the RAID function of the Parallel ATA and Serial ATA channels IDE RAID This field is used to enable or disable the RAID function of Parallel ATA drives and Serial ATA drives IDE Channel 0 Master RAID and IDE Channel 0 Slave RAID These fields are used to enable or disable the RAID function of the primary IDE s master and slave channels IDE Channel Master RAID and IDE Channel Slave RAID These fields are used to enable or disable the RAID function of the secondary IDE s master and slave channels SATA Primary Master RAID and SATA Secondary Master RAID These fields are used to
46. d or USB 2 0 USB Memory Type The options are Shadow and Base Memory USB KB Storage Support If you are using a USB device set this fleld to Enabled USB Park Mode The options are Enabled and Disabled USB Perf Mode The options are Optimal High Compatible and Moderate USB Read Requests From The options are non ISO Queue and ISO Queue AC97 Audio Auto Select this option when using the onboard audio Disabled Select this option when using a PCI sound card MAC LAN This field is used to enable or disable the onboard LAN controller BIOS Setup MAC Media Interface The options are MII RGMII and Pin Strap IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled The IDE HDD uses the block mode The system BIOS will check the hard disk drive for the maximum block size the system can transfer The block size will depend on the type of hard disk drive Disabled The IDE HDD uses the standard mode 73 BIOS Setup Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup allows you to configure your system to most effectively save energy Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type Power Management Video Off Method HDD Power Down HDD Down In Suspend Soft Off by PBIN WOLCPMEH gt From Soft Off WORCRI gt From 4 amp 5 Power On by Alarm Tle lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value Fi Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults Optimized Defaults The settings
47. e PS 2 keyboard or PS 2 mouse to power on the system To use this function e BIOS Setting Configure the PS 2 keyboard mouse wake up function in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Onboard Device section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Important The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 2 20mA Parallel Port Parallel 22822222 6 OO oa Hardware Installation LOE ULLOA L REE E iE o cip cip T 3g EEE The system board has a standard parallel port Burgundy at loca tion CNI for interfacing your PC to a parallel printer It supports SPR ECP and EPR Setting Function PF Standard Parallel Port Allows normal speed operation but in one direction only ECP Extended Capabilities Port Allows parallel port to operate in bidirectional mode and at a speed faster than the SPP s data
48. e BIOS will not search for the type of floppy disk drive by track number Note that there will not be any warning message if the drive installed is 360KB Boot Up NumLock Status This allows you to determine the default state of the numeric keypad By default the system boots up with NumLock on wherein the function of the numeric keypad is the number keys When set to Off the function of the numeric keypad is the arrow keys BIOS Setup Gate A20 Option This field allows you to select how gate A20 is handled Gate A20 is a device used to address memory above Mbyte Initially gate A20 was handled via the keyboard controller Today while keyboards still provide this support it is more common and much faster for the system chipset to provide support for gate A20 A20 refers to the first 64KB of extended memory Fast The chipset controls Gate A20 Normal A pin in the keyboard controller controls Gate A20 Typematic Rate Setting Disabled Continually holding down a key on your keyboard will cause the BIOS to report that the key is down Enabled The BIOS will not only report that the key is down but will first wait for a moment and if the key is still down It will begin to report that the key has been depressed repeatedly For example you would use such a feature to accelerate cursor movements with the arrow keys You can then select the typematic rate and typematic delay in the Typematic Rate Chars Sec and Typ
49. e FCC rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user Is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver e Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Notice The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment 2 Shielded interface cables must be used in order to comply with the emission limits Table of Contents OU is TTNA aeiia EEE AA 5 AN goers EE OEE oer E AE A E 5 Static Electricity Precaut OM yrersscccavcsisiavestecasossansncdecnssccrnsebasenserannentveess 6 NL FOTU E ee ee eee eee eee 6 About the Fe cet
50. e Installation Power Connectors 10 20 ERL ES a 2V 5V a ANOVA RAMOVOUAORMOVOOTRORMOV OER HUH Teg SVSB 5V i z PW OK 5V Ground Ground 5V Ground ol Ground Ground i 5V PS ON Ground Ground 33V 12V m E 3 3V 3 3 V r 3o U h pyu cc rane 12V ea Ground j inna nnan z 4 2 3 Ground 2V Use a power supply that complies with the ATXI2V Power Supply Design Guide Version 1 1 An ATXI2V power supply has a standard 20 pin ATX main power connector and a 4 pin 12V power connector that must be inserted onto J24 and CNIO connectors respectively The 4 pin 12V power connector enables the delivery of more 2VDC current to the processor s Voltage Regulator Module VRM The system board requires a minimum of 250 Watt power supply to operate Your system configuration amount of memory add in cards peripherals etc may exceed the minimum power requirement To ensure that adequate power is provided use
51. ecieiee eee ie ENEE 7 Before Using the System Board esssssssessessseccscsseecscceescseees 7 Chapter 1 3 ge 1 Cat 2 9 nen even ne re ee en ee mney 8 P T erent eet arene ete E 8 Special Features of the Syster DOAN etcsestecescitecreanienteceeentiianerensteas Chapter 2 Hardware Installation cccsssscsscscsccscsceecscceesceeees 16 YENE EVO a AA I6 A e gy TEE EE A AN EA 7 Se ee ee E E ee A eee 20 fla ees a lg csc arenes nner E ene ne er N E ern Teen none eee ee 26 PEE Fe AV AP E ee ee ee ee 29 5 Bai gig sale goiter E arene eee tenraree rene tert 40 napter 3 BIOS SeU Desni 54 Awar T BIOS JeW LHI asasen E 54 Bearg aede Oe E E E E Te eer 97 Chapter 4 Supported Softwares sesssessesssssesesesesssesssesesssssse 99 Drivers Utilities and Software Applications 99 Installation NOTES soisessa annannati 109 Appendix A System Error Messages sscssssecesseseceseeesesceseees 110 FD ee E A E E 10 mea E Lai IE AA ere A E A ee ee 10 Appendix B Troubleshooting esesessesesessssssesessesesesecscseseseoseses 12 Toue gle 6 a alex R enaa 12 About this Manual An electronic file of this manual is included in the CD To view the user s manual in the CD insert the CD into a CD ROM drive The autorun screen Main Board Utility CD will appear Click User s Manual on the main menu Warranty Warranty does not cover damages or failures that arised from misuse of the product
52. ect This field is used to select the type of IrDA standard supported by your IrDA device For better transmission of data your IrDA peripheral device must be within a 30 angle and within a distance of meter IR Duplex Mode Half Data is completely transmitted before receiving data Full ransmits and receives data simultaneously Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 3BC IRQ7 278 IRQ5 Selects the I O address and IRQ for the onboard parallel port Disabled Disables the onboard parallel port Parallel Port Mode The options are SPR EPR ECP and ECP EPR These apply to stand ard specifications and will depend on the type and speed of your device Refer to your peripherals manual for the best option SPP Allows normal speed operation but in one direction only ECP Extended Capabilities Port Allows parallel port to operate in bidirectional mode and at a speed faster than the normal mode s data transfer rate EPP Enhanced Parallel Port Allows bidirectional parallel port operation at maximum speed ECP Mode Use DMA This field is used to select the DMA channel used for the parallel port 73 74 BIOS Setup Init Display First This field is used to select whether to initialize the AGP or PCI first when the system boots AGP When the system boots it will first initialize the AGP PCI Slot When the system boots it will first initialize PCI OnChip USB This field is used to enable or disable USB I I an
53. ecurely Any add in board you have installed is designed for your system and is set up correctly Monitor D isplay If the display screen remains dark after the system is turned on l Zi Make sure that the monitor s power switch is on Check that one end of the monitor s power cord is properly attached to the monitor and the other end is plugged into a working AC outlet If necessary try another outlet Check that the video input cable is properly attached to the monitor and the system s display adapter Adjust the brightness of the display by turning the monitor s brightness contro knob Troubleshooting The picture seems to be constantly moving 1 The monitor has lost its vertical sync Adjust the monitor s vertical sync 2 Move away any objects such as another monitor or fan that may be creating a magnetic field around the display 3 Make sure your video card s output frequencies are supported by this monitor The screen seems to be constantly wavering 1 If the monitor is close to another monitor the adjacent monitor may need to be turned off Fluorescent lights adjacent to the monitor may also cause screen wavering Power Supply W hen the computer is turned on nothing happens 1 Check that one end of the AC power cord is plugged into a live outlet and the other end properly plugged into the back of the system 2 Make sure that the voltage selection switch on the back panel is set for the correct
54. ed Defaults The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Resources Controlled By The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capability to automatically configure all of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices Auto ESCD The system will automatically detect the settings for you Manual Choose the specific IRQ in the IRQ Resources field 80 BIOS Setup IRQ Resources Move the cursor to this field and press lt Enter gt This field is used to set each system interrupt to either Reserved or PCI Device Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility IRQ Resources assigned PCI Device Item Help assigned assigned assigned assigned assigned assigned assigned assigned assigned I I I I I I I I I I Tlee Move Enter Select PU PD Value Fi Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one PCI VGA Palette Snoop This field determines whether the MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards can work with PCI VGA or not Enabled MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards work with PCI VGA Disabled MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards does not work with PCI VGA 8 BIOS Setup PC Health Status Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PC Health Status Shutdown Temperature 75 C 167 F Tle lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value Fi Save E
55. ed to the system board causing damage Current Chip Voltage This field will show the chip s current voltage 88 BIOS Setup Memory Voltage Control This field allows you to manually select higher voltage supplied to the DRAM If you want to use the DRAM s default voltage leave this field in tts default setting Important Although this function is supported we do not recommend that you use a higher voltage because unstable current may be supplied to the system board causing damage DDR Strength Control The options are Level Level 2 Level 3 and Level 4 Current Memory Voltage This field will show the DRAM s current voltage AGP Voltage Control This field allows you to manually select higher voltage supplied to the AGP If you want to use the default voltage leave this field in its default setting Important P gt Although this function is supported we do not recommend that you use a higher voltage because unstable current may be supplied to the system board causing damage Current AGP Voltage This field will show the AGP s current voltage oh BIOS Setup Load Fail Safe Defaults The Load Fail Safe Defaults option loads the troubleshooting default values permanently stored in the ROM chips These settings are not optimal and turn off all high performance features You should use these values only if you have hardware problems Highlight this option in the main menu and press lt Enter gt
56. el O Master IDE Channel Slave IDE Channel 1 Master IDE Channel 1 Slave Drive A Drive B Video Halt On Tle lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value Fi Save ESC Exit Fi General Help FS Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F Optimized Defaults The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Date The date format is lt day gt lt month gt lt date gt lt year gt Day displays a day from Sunday to Saturday Month displays the month from January to December Date displays the date from to 31 Year displays the year from 1994 to 2079 Time The time format is lt hour gt lt minute gt lt second gt The time is based on the 24 hour military time clock For example p m is 13 00 00 Hour displays hours from 0O to 23 Minute displays minutes from 00 to 59 Second displays seconds from OO to 59 99 BIOS Setup IDE Channel 0 Master IDE Channel 0 Slave IDE Channel Master and IDE Channel Slave Move the cursor to a field then press lt Enter gt The following screen will appear Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility IDE Channel Master IDE HDD Auto Detection Press Enter IDE Channel O Master Tle lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value Fi Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this o
57. ematic Delay Msec fields below Typematic Rate Chars Sec This field allows you to select the rate at which the keys are accelerated Typematic Delay Msec This field allows you to select the delay between when the key was first depressed and when the acceleration begins 63 64 BIOS Setup Security Option This field determines when the system will prompt for the password everytime the system boots or only when you enter the BIOS setup Set the password in the Set Supervisor User Password submenu System The system will not boot and access to Setup will be denied unless the correct password is entered at the prompt Setup The system will boot but access to Setup will be denied unless the correct password is entered at the prompt APIC Mode Leave this field in its default setting MPS Version Control for OS This field is used to select the MPS version that the system board is USING OS Select for DRAM gt 64MB Select the OS2 option only if the system that is running an OS 2 operating system has greater than 64MB RAM HDD S M A R T Capability The system board supports SMART Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology hard drives SMART is a reliability prediction technology for ATA IDE and SCSI drives The drive will provide sufficient notice to the system or user to backup data prior to the drive s failure The default is Disabled If you are using hard drives that support S M
58. end mode or Soft Power Off mode to wake up power on to respond to calls coming from an external modem or respond to calls from a modem PCI card that uses the PCI PME Power Management Event signal to remotely wake up the PC Important If you are using a modem add in card the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support a minimum of 2 720mA Wake On LAN This feature allows the network to remotely wake up a Soft Power Down Soft Off PC It is supported via the onboard LAN port or via a PCI LAN card that uses the PCI PME Power Management Event signal However if your system is in the Suspend mode you can power on the system only through an IRQ or DMA interrupt Important The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support gt 20mA Wake On PS 2 Keyboard Mouse This function allows you to use the PS 2 keyboard or PS 2 mouse to poweron the system Important The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support gt 20mA Introduction RTC Timer to Power on the System The RTC installed on the system board allows your system to auto matically power on on the set date and time AC Power Failure Recovery When power returns after an AC power failure you may choose to either allow the system to power on automatically or leave the system in Off state ACPI The system board is designed to meet the ACPI Advanced Con figuration and Power Interface specification ACPI has energy saving features that enab
59. f the autorun screen click the TOOLS icon 2 Click Microsoft DirectX 9 on the main menu The following screen will appear Installing Microsoft R DirectX R Welcome to setup for Direct The Directs setup wizard guides vou through installation of Directs Runtime Components Please read the following license agreement Press the PAGE DOWN key to see the rest of the agreement You must accept the agreement to continue the setup MICROSOFT DIRECTX 9 0 SUPPLEMENTAL END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR MICROSOFT SOFTWARE Supplemental EULA IMPORTANT READ CAREFULLY These Microsoft Corporation Microsoft operating system components including any online or electronic documentation OS Components are subject to the terns and conditions of the agreement Under which you have licensed the applicable Microsoft operating system product described s gt C accept the agreement f don t accept the agreement oo Tea 3 Click l accept the agreement then click Next 4 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 5 Reboot the system for the driver to take effect 0O Supported Software NVIDIA Windows nForce Drivers The NVIDIA Windows nForce Drivers contains the following e NVIDIA GART Driver e NVIDIA SMBus Driver e NVIDIA Ethernet Driver e NVIDIA IDE Driver e NVIDIA Audio Driver To install NVIDIA Windows nForce Drivers please follow the steps below
60. fe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one These fields allow you to enable or disable the primary and second ary IDE controller The default is Enabled Select Disabled if you want to add a different hard drive controller BIOS Setup Primary Master Slave PIO and Secondary Master Slave PIO PIO means Programmed Input Output Rather than have the BIOS issue a series of commands to effect a transfer to or from the disk drive PIO allows the BIOS to tell the controller what it wants and then let the controller and the CPU perform the complete task by themselves Your system supports five modes O default to 4 which primarily differ in timing When Auto is selected the BIOS will select the best available mode after checking your drive Auto The BIOS will automatically set the system according to your hard disk drive s timing Mode 0 4 You can select a mode that matches your hard disk drive s timing Caution Do not use the wrong setting or you will have drive errors Primary Master Slave UDMA and Secondary Master Slave UDMA These fields allow you to set the Ultra DMA in use When Auto is selected the BIOS will select the best available option after checking your hard drive or CD ROM Auto The BIOS will automatically detect the settings for yOu Disabled The BIOS will not detect these categories IDE Prefetch Mode This allows data and
61. g a Second IDE Disk Drive When using two IDE drives one must be set as the master and the other as the slave Follow the instructions provided by the drive manufacturer for setting the jumpers and or switches on the drives The system board supports Enhanced IDE or ATA 2 ATA 33 ATA 66 or ATA 100 hard drives We recommend that you use hard drives from the same manufacturer In a few cases drives from two different manufacturers will not function properly when used together The problem lies in the hard drives not the system board Important Pr you encountered problems while using an ATAPI CD ROM drive that is set in Master mode please set the CD ROM drive to Slave mode Some ATAPI CD ROMs may not be recognized and cannot be used if incorrectly set in Master mode BIOS Setting Configure the onboard IDE in the Integrated Peripherals submenu IDE Function Setup section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more Information Hardware Installation IrDA Connector z SERLO L HEC IL o Oo a Eka z og m EEREEEEERA G
62. ight When the system is in the S POS Power On Suspend or S3 STR Suspend To RAM state rt will blink every second Note If a system did not boot up and the Power Standby LED did not light after it was powered on it may indicate that the CPU or memory module was not installed properly Please make sure they are properly inserted into their corresponding socket Pin Assignment HD LED HDD LED Power Primary Secondary IDE LED HDD Reserved N C N C ATX SW PWRBT ATX power switch PVVRBT Reserved N C N C RESET 7 Ground Reset switch H W Reset SPEAKER Speaker Data Speaker connector N C Ground Speaker Power PWR LED LED Power Power Standby LED LED Power LED Power or Standby Signal Hardware Installation EZ Touch Switches E ELOD ELUEA e FEP EE i SEES EHEH tf Power Switch 4 TMT a Reset Switch The presence of the power sw
63. ilable for download at Microsoft s Windows Update website Installation Notes Autorun ONLY supports the Windows 98 Windows 98 SE Windows ME Windows 2000 and Windows XP operating systems If after inserting the CD Autorun did not automatically start which is the Main Board Utility CD screen did not appear please go directly to the root directory of the CD and double click Setup 2 All steps or procedures to install software drivers are subject to change without notice as the softwares are occassionally updated Please go to DH s web site at http www dfi com support download 2 asp for the latest version of the drivers or software applications 09 Appendix A System Error Message When the BIOS encounters an error that requires the user to correct something either a beep code will sound or a message will be displayed in a box in the middle of the screen and the message PRESS FI TO CONTINUE CTRL ALT ESC or DEL TO ENTER SETUP will be shown in the information box at the bottom Enter Setup to correct the error POST Beep There are two kinds of beep codes in the BIOS One code indicates that a video error has occured and the BIOS cannot initialize the video screen to display any additional information This beep code consists of a single long beep followed by three short beeps The other code indicates that a DRAM error has occured This beep code consists of a single long beep Error Messages O
64. itch and reset switch on the system board are user friendly especially to DIY users They provide convenience in powering on and or resetting the system while fine tuning the system board before It Is installed into the system chassis 53 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Award BIOS Setup Utility The Basic Input Output System BIOS is a program that takes care of the basic level of communication between the processor and peripherals In addition the BIOS also contains codes for various advanced features found in this system board This chapter explains the Setup Utility for the Award BIOS After you power up the system the BIOS message appears on the screen and the memory count begins After the memory test the following message will appear on the screen Press DEL to enter setup If the message disappears before you respond restart the system or press the Reset button You may also restart the system by pressing the lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt and lt Del gt keys simultaneously When you press lt Del gt the main menu screen will appear Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Esc Quit z Select Item Fi Save amp Exit Setup BIOS Setup Standard CMOS Features Use the arrow keys to highlight Standard CMOS Features and press lt Enter gt A screen similar to the one below will appear Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Time Chh mm ss gt IDE Chann
65. les PCs to implement Power Management and Plug and Play with operating systems that support OS Direct Power Management Currently only Windows 98 2000 ME XP _ supports the ACPI function allowing you to use the Suspend to RAM function With the Suspend to RAM function enabled you can power off the system at once by pressing the power button or selecting Standby when you shut down Windows 98 2000 ME XP without having to go through the sometimes tiresome process of closing files applica tions and operating system This is because the system is capable of storing all programs and data files during the entire operating session into RAM Random Access Memory when it powers off The operating session will resume exactly where you left off the next time you power on the system Important The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support SIA Virus Protection Most viruses today destroy data stored in hard drives The system board is designed to protect the boot sector and partition table of your hard disk drive Chapter 2 Hardware Installation System Board Layout Channel B Ill Channel A j S PDIF 1 out I poe Channel A Channel B Parallel A TT ry E SATA 3 I E sA 4 1 1 2nd fan IEEE 1394_2 m DRAM Power LED al ek CPU fan 1 1 SEC IDE PRI IDE ee eee E i CL Audio EAUUUURAATOUUATAUATUTAUUURUNTUTTTNANNNN Codec TENTEN S PDIF 1D PEEEEEE TEEPE EEE a
66. lity CD NNNANNANAAAR The system board and accessories in the package may not come similar to the information listed above This may differ in accordance to the sales region or models in which tt was sold For more information about the standard package in your region please contact your dealer or sales representative Before Using the System Board Before using the system board prepare basic system components If you are installing the system board in a new system you will need at least the following internal components e A CPU e Memory module e Storage devices such as hard disk drive CD ROM etc You will also need external system peripherals you intend to use which will normally include at least a keyboard a mouse and a video display monitor Chapter Introduction Specifications Processor e AMD Athlon 64 FX Athlon 64 Sempron e Socket 939 System Bus e 2000MT s HyperTransport interface Chipset nVIDIA nForce3 Ultra System Memory e Four 184 pin DDR SDRAM DIMM sockets e Supports dual channel 1 28 bit wide memory interface e Supports up to 4GB system memory e Supports PC2100 DDR266 PC2700 DDR333 and PC3200 DDR400 DDR SDRAM DIMM e Supports x8 xl6 non ECC ECC unbuffered DIMMs up to 512Mb DDR devices BIOS e Award BIOS e CPU DRAM AGP overclocking e CPU DRAM Chipset overvoltage e 4Mbit flash memory e AMD Cool n Quiet technology Energy Efficient Design e Supports A
67. llowing screen will appear Click Yes to activate Firewall f areas aaa aa tt AR ane Setup Status NVIDIA Forceware Network Access Manager Setup is performing the requested operations S Question 2 A Do you want to actiyate On the personal Firewall Yes No Cancel 7 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 03 Supported Software NVIDIA ForceWare Network Access Manager After completing installation the NVIDIA web based icon is automatically created on your desktop Double click this icon to launch the NVIDIA ForceWare Network Access Manager utility The utility allows you to configure the Ethernet interface features and personal Firewall for optimized security This prevents unauthorized access to your system s software or data Fle EM Ves Piem Tous Help O O 4 BG Pace Yerevan Ga O S ia Abbess iB hetre 17 0 0 LM ijogHin droge anaras himd TEML he ee E han foes Ethernet Setup ell Ethernet Infonmation Koichi garn Earl ia Ache Pa gbasrs mr am WAM Mare Deea irlatan Apion or a grap bined viem Ipaa A pare eee ET Maadi aed Faire R Firewan Setup ali Firewall information hahja Mea Fammi pitied Metheny batia H iiimmiil Vormm P iimm aliii Qusgeicetly Bets fiskat iit ae bata rlicish imeni arm ariii gi Firewall Loge Ky Firewall Wizard rer ibet get at arte Aamijad jatan bp Pe SE kp ibep mag stab balp de geyee Iha Fre Trea LL BackupRestore F
68. m AGP Aperture Size MB This field is used to select the size of the system RAM that can be allocated to the AGP for graphics purposes Aperture refers to a portion of the PCI memory address range that is dedicated for the graphics memory address space Host cycles that hit the aperture range are forwarded to the AGP without any translation AGP 3 0 Speed This field is configurable only when you are using an AGP 3 0 mode card that supports AGP 8x with up to 2 1 3GB sec bandwidth You can also select another mode from the options available in this field BIOS Setup AGP 2 0 Speed This field is used to configure AGP 2 0 mode card that supports AGP 4x with up to 1066MB sec bandwidth You can also select another mode from the options available in this field AGP Fast Write This field is used to enable or disable the AGP Fast Write function AGP Fast Write allows the CPU to send data directly to the graphics controller skipping the system memory This improves the speed accordingly AGP SideBand Address Auto The system will run according to the mode of the AGP card installed on the system board Disabled Disables AGP 3 0 mode Special I O for PCI Card Set this field to Enabled to configure the Base I O Address and I O Length fields System BIOS Cacheable When this field is enabled accesses to the system BIOS ROM addressed at FOQOOH FFFFFH are cached provided that the cache controller is enabled The la
69. me channel e DIMMs in a channel can be identical or completely different However we highly recommend using identical DIMMs e Wot all slots need to be populated Dual Channel e DIMMs of the same memory configura tion are on different channels BIOS Setting Configure the system memory in the Genie BIOS Setting submenu DRAM Configuration section of the BIOS Hardware Installation Installing the DIM Module A DIM module simply snaps into a DIMM socket on the system board Pin of the DIM module must correspond with Pin of the socket Notch 7 Key Tab Tab Pin Pull the tabs which are at the ends of the socket to the side 2 Position the DIMM above the socket with the notch in the module aligned with the key on the socket 3 Seat the module vertically into the socket Make sure it Is completely seated The tabs will hold the DIMM in place Hardware Installation CPU Overview The system board is equipped with a surface mount 939 pin CPU socket This socket is exclusively designed for installing an AMD CPU Installing the CPU Make sure the PC and all other peripheral devices connected to it has been powered down 2 Disconnect all power cords and cables 3 Locate the 939 pin CPU socket on the system board
70. n Power Ground Sense E s 3 Chassis fan Connect the CPU fan s cable connector to the CPU fan connector J32 on the system board The 2nd fan connector J6 and chassis fan connector J31 are used to connect additional cooling fans The cooling fans will provide adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the CPU and system board components BIOS Setting The PC Health Status submenu of the BIOS will display the current speed of the cooling fans Refer to chapter 3 for more information Hardware Installation DRAM Power LED and Standby Power LED DRAM Power LED ULOL ICA SLU cob cob EEPL AU EES MU LL KE fE alfa Q Da gap ee Standby Power LED DRAM Power LED This LED will light when the system s power is on Standby Power LED This LED will light when the system is in the standby mode 49 Hardwar
71. ne IDE HDD Auto Detection Detects the parameters of the drive The parameters will automati cally be shown on the screen IDE Channel 0 Master IDE Channel 0 Slave IDE Channel Master and IDE Channel Slave The drive type information should be included in the documentation from your hard disk vendor If you select Auto the BIOS will auto detect the HDD amp CD ROM drive at the POST stage and show the IDE for the HDD amp CD ROM drive If a hard disk has not been installed select None Access Mode For hard drives larger than 528MB you would typically select the LBA type Certain operating systems require that you select CHS or Large Please check your operating system s manual or Help desk on which one to select BIOS Setup Capacity Displays the approximate capacity of the disk drive Usually the size is slightly greater than the size of a formatted disk given by a disk checking program Cylinder This field displays the number of cylinders Head This field displays the number of read write heads Precomp This field displays the number of cylinders at which to change the write timing Landing Zone This field displays the number of cylinders specified as the landing zone for the read write heads Sector This field displays the number sectors per track Drive A and Drive B These fields identify the types of floppy disk drives installed None No floppy drive is installed 360K 5 25 in 5
72. ne or more of the following messages may be displayed if the BIOS detects an error during the POST This list indicates the error messages for all Awards BlOSes CMOS BATTERY HAS FAILED The CMOS battery is no longer functional It should be replaced Caution D Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer Disbose of used batteries according to the battery manufacturer s instructions CMOS CHECKSUM ERROR Checksum of CMOS is incorrect This can indicate that CMOS has become corrupt This error may have been caused by a weak battery Check the battery and replace if necessary DISPLAY SWITCH IS SET INCORRECTLY The display switch on the motherboard can be set to either monochrome or color This indicates the switch is set to a different System Error Message setting than indicated in Setup Determine which setting is correct either turn off the system and change the jumper or enter Setup and change the VIDEO selection FLOPPY DISK S fail 80 Unable to reset floppy subsystem FLOPPY DISK S fail 40 Floppy type mismatch Hard Disk s fail 80 HDD reset failed Hard Disk s fail 40 HDD controller diagnostics failed Hard Disk s fail 20 HDD initialization error Hard Disk s fail 10 Unable to recalibrate fixed disk Hard Disk s fail 08 Sector Verify failed Keyboard is locked out Unlock the key The BIOS detects that
73. nnel A ole The system board supports DDR SDRAM DIMM Double Data Rate SDRAM DDR SDRAM is a type of SDRAM that doubles the data rate through reading and writing at both the rising and falling edge of each clock This effectively doubles the speed of operation therefore doubling the speed of data transfer Refer to chapter System Memory section for detailed specification of the memory supported by the system board Hardware Installation Note If you are installing more than one double rank DDR400 the maximum DRAM speed will automatically be limited to the speed of a DDR333 However the BIOS provides the option of manually adjusting the speed to DDR400 by selecting 200 in the Max Memclock Mhz field Genie BIOS Setting submenu DRAM Configuration section of the BIOS The four DDR DIMM sockets on the system board are divided into 2 channels channel A and channel B The system board supports the following memory interface Single Channel SC Data will be accessed in chunks of 64 bits 8B from the memory channels Dual Channel DC Data will be accessed in chunks of 128 bits from the memory channels Dual channel provides better system performance because it doubles the data transfer rate Single Channel e DIMMs are on the sa
74. o CAS Delay Tred When DRAM refreshes both rows and columns are addressed separately This field is used to select the delay time from RAS Row Address Strobe to CAS Column Address Strobe when reading and writing to the same bank The lesser the clock cycle the faster the DRAM s performance Min RAS Active Time Tras This field is used to select the minimum time RAS takes to read from and write to a memory cell Row Precharge Time Trp This field is used to select the number of cycles that is allowed for Row Address Strobe RAS to precharge If insufficient time is allowed for the RAS to accumulate its charge before DRAM refreshes refreshing may be incomplete and DRAM may fail to retain data 85 86 BIOS Setup Write Recovery Time Twr This field is used to select the write recovery time when the DRAM safely registers the last write data This is the time from the last write data to precharge RAS to RAS Delay This field is used to select the delay time from RAS Row Address Strobe to the next RAS Row Address Strobe when reading to the same bank The lesser the clock cycle the faster the DRAM s performance Row Refresh Time Trfc This field is used to select the row refresh cycle time Auto refresh active to RAS active or RAS to auto refresh similar to Trc Row Cycle Time Trc This field is used to select the row cycle time RAS active or auto refresh of the same bank Write to Re
75. pear If you are running such a program we recommend that you first disable this field CPU Internal Cache and External Cache These fields speed up the memory access The default is Enabled which provides better performance by enabling cache 62 BIOS Setup Quick Power On Self Test This field speeds up Power On Self Test POST whenever the system Is powered on The BIOS will shorten or skip some check items during POST To attain the shortest POST time select Enabled First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device and Boot Other Device Select the drive to boot first second and third in the First Boot Device Second Boot Device and Third Boot Device fields respectively The BIOS will boot the operating system according to the sequence of the drive selected Set Boot Other Device to Enabled if you wish to boot from another device Swap Floppy Drive When this field is enabled and the system is booting from the floppy drive the system will boot from drive B instead of drive A When this field is disabled and the system is booting from the floppy drive the system will boot from drive A You must have two floppy drives to use this function Boot Up Floppy Seek When enabled the BIOS will check whether the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks Note that the BIOS cannot distinguish between 20K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 88M drive types as they are all 80 tracks When disabled th
76. re you have installed the Serial Parallel ATA drives and connected the data cables otherwise you won t be able to enter the NVIDIA RAID BIOS utility Connecting the IDE Disk Drive Cable The system board is equipped with two shrouded PCI IDE headers that will interface four Enhanced IDE Integrated Drive Electronics disk drives To prevent improper IDE cable installation each shrouded PCI IDE header has a keying mechanism The 40 pin connector on the IDE cable can be placed into the header only if pin of the connector Is aligned with pin of the header Each IDE connector supports 2 devices a Master and a Slave Use an IDE ribbon cable to connect the drives to the system board An IDE ribbon cable have 3 connectors on them one that plugs into an IDE connector on the system board and the other 2 connects to IDE devices The connector at the end of the cable is for the Master drive and the connector in the middle of the cable is for the Slave drive Install one end of the IDE cable into the Primary IDE header J25 on the system board and the other connectors to the IDE devices If you are adding a third or fourth IDE device use another IDE cable and install one end of the cable into the Secondary IDE header J22 on the system board and the other connectors to the IDE devices Note Refer to your disk drive users manual for information about selecting proper drive switch settings 15 46 Hardware Installation Addin
77. rger the range of the Cache RAM the higher the efficiency of the system 6 68 Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals Press Enter IDE Function Setup H RAID Config Onboard Device Press Enter Press Enter Init DisPlay First OnChip USB USB Memory Type USB KB Storeage Support USB Park Mode USB Perf Mode USB Read Requests From AC Audio MAC Lan MAC Media Interface IDE HDD Block Mode PCI Slot U1 1 U2 6 SHADOW Disabled Enabled non ISO Queue ISO Queue Auto Auto RGMI I Disabled Menu Level gt Tle lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value Fi Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility OnChip IDE Channel Primary Master PIO Primary Slave PIO Primary Master UDMA Primary Slave UDMA OnChip IDE Channeli Secondary Master PIO Secondary Slave PIO Secondary Master UDMA Secondary Slave UDMA IDE Prefetch Mode IDE DMA transfer access Serial ATA SATA DMA transfer Serial ATA 2 Internal PHY Disabled SATA2 DMA transfer IDE Function Setup Enabled Auto Auto Auto Auto Enabled Auto Auto Auto Auto Enabled Enabled Disabled Disabled Enabled Menu Level bb Tle lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value Fi Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Sa
78. ront audio is disabled The rear audio is enabled Pins 5 6 and 9 10 open The front audio is enabled The rear audio is disabled Driver Installation Install the Audio Drivers An audio software application program will at the same time be installed into your system Refer to chapter 4 for more information a7 Hardware Installation I O Connectors CD in Internal Audio Connector OBESTAT Ce KELLA OANITTTNOOOT OOOO QoQ OTTO TTT fn E h E E Ah CI T coon Ground Ground ee ge Left audio Right audio channel channel 5 The CD in 4 connector is used to receive audio from a CD ROM drive TV tuner or MPEG card 40 Hardware Installation Floppy Disk Drive Connector z FEUL ALLU LOO Lae REE E TTOONTTOQOOOTATTI Misa a Misa a
79. rts isochronous data transfer which is ideal for video devices that need to transfer high levels of data in real time 1394 supports both Plug and Play and hot plugging IrDA Interface The system board is equipped with an IrDA connector for wireless connectivity between your computer and peripheral devices The IRDA Infrared Data Association specification supports data transfers of 15K baud at a distance of meter USB Ports The system board supports USB 2 0 and USB I I ports USB supports 2Mb second bandwidth while USB 2 0 supports 480Mb second bandwidth providing a marked improvement in device transfer speeds between your computer and a wide range of simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals Dual Function Power Button Depending on the setting in the Soft Off By PBIN field of the Power Management Setup this switch will allow the system to enter the Soft Off or Suspend mode Introduction AGP Accelerated Graphics Port AGP is an interface designed to support high performance 3D graphics cards It utilizes a dedicated pipeline to access system memory for texturing z buffering and alpha blending The AGP slot supports AGP 8x 0 8V with up to 2 13GB sec bandwidth and AGP 4x 1 5V with up to 1066MB sec bandwidth for 3D graphics applications AGP in this system board will deliver faster and better graphics to your PC Wake On Ring This feature allows the system that is in the Susp
80. s by their ends Important Electrostatic discharge ESD can damage your processor disk drive and other components Perform the upgrade instruction procedures described at an ESD workstation only If such a station is not available you can provide some ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap and attaching it to a metal part of the system chassis If a wrist strap is unavailable establish and maintain contact with the system chassis throughout any procedures requiring ESD protection Safety Measures To avoid damage to the system Use the correct AC input voltage range To reduce the risk of electric shock Unplug the power cord before removing the system chassis cover for installation or servicing After installation or servicing cover the system chassis before plugging the power cord Battery Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommend by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to the battery manufacturer s instructions Introduction About the Package The system board package contains the following items If any of these Items are missing or damaged please contact your dealer or sales representative for assistance The system board A users manual Two IDE round cables One floppy round cable Two Serial ATA data cables One Serial ATA power cable One nVRAID Driver diskette One I O shield One Mainboard Uti
81. s option if your video board supports it HDD Power Down This is selectable only when the Power Management field is set to User Define When the system enters the HDD Power Down mode according to the power saving time selected the hard disk drive will be powered down while all other devices remain active E 78 BIOS Setup Soft Off by PBTN This field allows you to select the method of powering off your system Delay 4 Sec Regardless of whether the Power Management func tion is enabled or disabled if the power button is pushed and released in less than 4 sec the system enters the Suspend mode The purpose of this function is to prevent the system from powering off in case you accidentally hit or pushed the power button Push and release again in less than 4 sec to restore Pushing the power button for more than 4 seconds will power off the system Instant Off Pressing and then releasing the power button at once will immediately power off your system WOL PME From Soft Off Set this field to Enabled to wake up the system via the onboard LAN or via a LAN card that uses the PCI PME Power Management Event signal to remotely wake up the system Access to the LAN card will cause the system to wake up Refer to the card s documentation for more information WOR RI From Soft Off Set this field to Enabled to wake up the system via an external modem or via a modem card that uses the PCI PME Power Management
82. supported in CG or later revisions of the AMD Athlon 64 processor You can select the memory timing in the Genie BIOS Setting submenu DRAM Configuration section of the BIOS AMD Cool n Quiet Technology The AMD Cool n Quiet technology allows the system to detect the CPU s tasks and utilization status When the CPU s task slows down the system effectively lowers power consumption by lowering its CPU speed and voltage subsequently decreasing its noise level CPU Overheat Protection CPU Overheat Protection has the capability of monitoring the CPU s temperature during system boot up Once the CPU s temperature exceeded the temperature limit pre defined by the CPU the system will automatically shutdown This preventive measure has been added to protect the CPU from damage and insure a safe computing environment Introduction DDR DDR Double Data Rate is a type of SDRAM that doubles the data rate through reading and writing at both the rising and falling edge of each clock This effectively doubles the speed of operation therefore providing two times faster data transfer Note If you are installing more than one double rank DDR400 the maximum DRAM speed will automatically be limited to the speed of a DDR333 However the BIOS provides the option of manually adjusting the speed to DDR400 by selecting 200 in the DRAM Frequency Set Mhz field Genie BIOS Setting submenu DRAM Configuration sec
83. t to the items being monitored If the settings values are over or under the set range a warning message will pop up The utility can also be configured so that a beeping alarm will sound whenever an error occurs We rec ommend that you use the Default Setting which is the ideal setting that would keep the system in good working condition To install please follow the steps below On the left side of the autorun screen click the TOOLS icon 2 Click Hardware Monitor on the main menu 1 Smart Guardian Setup Smart Guardian Choose Destination Location Sich wil iial Smat Gumdian i thes holing hoides To relal bo thes Joker cho Hen To irittell to a dierent folder click Diger and peleci another ou can choote not bo mpal Smart Guardian bp chelang Cancel by evel Sextus 3 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 4 Reboot the system for the driver to take effect 108 Supported Software USB 2 0 Drivers Windows XP If your Windows XP CD already includes Service Pack the USB 2 0 driver will automatically install when you install the operating system If the CD does not include Service Pack I It is available for download at Microsoft s Windows Update website Windows 2000 If your Windows 2000 CD already includes Service Pack 4 the USB 2 0 driver will automatically install when you install the operating system If the CD does not include Service Pack 4 it is ava
84. tion of the BIOS S PDIF S PDIF is a standard audio file transfer format that transfers digital audio signals to a device without having to be converted first to an analog format This prevents the quality of the audio signal from degrading whenever it is converted to analog S PDIF is usually found on digital audio equipment such as a DAT machine or audio processing device The S PDIF connector on the system board sends surround sound and 3D audio signal outputs to amplifiers and speakers and to digital recording devices like CD recorders 6 channel Audio The audio jacks at the rear panel will support 6 channel audio only when the audio utility is configured to support this function The mic in at the rear will be disabled Use the front audio s mic in jack Serial ATA Interface Serial ATA is a storage interface that is compliant with SATA 1 0 specification With speed of up to 5Gbps it improves hard drive performance faster than the standard parallel ATA Introduction NVIDIA RAID NVIDIA RAID allows RAID arrays spanning across Serial ATA and Parallel ATA It supports RAID 0 RAID RAID O 1 and JBOD IEEE 1394 Interface IEEE 1394 is fully compliant with the 1394 OHCI Open Host Controller Interface l l specification It supports up to 63 devices that can run simultaneously on a system 394 is a fast external bus standard that supports data transfer rates of up to 400Mbps In addition to its high speed it also suppo
85. transfer rate EPP Enhanced Parallel Port BIOS Setting Allows bidirectional parallel port op eration at maximum speed Configure the parallel port in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Onboard Device section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information oa Hardware Installation S PDIF EEPL U E UICE EELO UOU E UICN iE h Lian 02222222 6 i QO alejo S PDIF in S PDIF out SPDIF out Key GND oi a in The system board is equipped with an onboard S PDIF in RCA jack red and a S PDIF out RCA jack yellow at locations CN5 and CN7 respectively The S PDIF connector at location J3 is for optical S PDIF cable con nection Connect the optical audio cable connector of your S PDIF module to J3 Make sure pin of the audio cable connector is aligned with pin of J3 DO NOT use RCA S PDIF and optical S PDIF at the same time
86. ttached Verify that the onboard LPT port s I O address and IRQ settings are configured correctly Verify that the attached device works by attaching it to a parallel port that is working and configured correctly If it works the printer can be assumed to be in good condition If the printer remains inoperative replace the printer cable and try again Serial Port The serial device modem printer doesn t output anything or is outputting garbled characters L 2 114 Make sure that the serial device s power is turned on and that the device is on line Verify that the device is plugged into the correct serial port on the rear of the computer gt Troubleshooting Verify that the attached serial device works by attaching it to a serial port that is working and configured correctly If the serial device does not work either the cable or the serial device has a problem If the serial device works the problem may be due to the onboard I O or the address setting Make sure the COM settings and I O address are configured correctly Keyboard N othing happens when a key on the keyboard was pressed l 2 Make sure the keyboard is properly connected Make sure there are no objects resting on the keyboard and that no keys are pressed during the booting process System Board if Make sure the add in card is seated securely in the expansion Slot If the add in card is loose power off the system re install the
87. type of voltage you are using 3 The power cord may have a short or open Inspect the cord and install a new one if necessary Floppy Drive The computer cannot access the floppy drive 1 The floppy diskette may not be formatted Format the diskette and try again 2 The diskette may be write protected Use a diskette that is not write protected 3 You may be writing to the wrong drive Check the path state ment to make sure you are writing to the targeted drive 4 There is not enough space left on the diskette Use another diskette with adequate storage space 113 Troubleshooting Hard Drive Hard disk failure 1 2 Make sure the correct drive type for the hard disk drive has been entered in the BIO S If the system is configured with two hard drives make sure the bootable first hard drive is configured as Master and the sec ond hard drive is configured as Slave The master hard drive must have an active bootable partition Excessively long formatting period If your hard drive takes an excessively long period of time to for mat it is likely a cable connection problem However if your hard drive has a large capacity it will take a longer time to format Parallel Port The parallel printer doesn t respond when you try to print iF 2 Make sure that your printer is turned on and that the printer is on line Make sure your software is configured for the right type of printer a
88. vel of the DRAM drive strength ECC Function This field is used to enable or disable the ECC function AMD K8 Cool amp Quiet Auto Enables AMD s Cool n Quiet technology This function allows the system to detect the CPU s tasks and utilization status When the CPU s task slows down the system effectively lowers power consumption by changing its CPU speed and voltage subsequently decreasing its noise level Disabled Disables AMD s Cool n Quiet technology 8 BIOS Setup CPU VID Control This field allows you to manually adjust to a higher core voltage that is supplied to the CPU If you want to use the CPU s default core voltage leave this field in its default setting The CPU s Vcore will be generated according to the CPU VID configuration Important Although this function is supported we do not recommend that you use a higher voltage because unstable current may be supplied to the system board causing damage CPU Voltage Adjusting This field provides more options to further adjust the voltage of the CPU by 0 1V increment Current CPU Voltage This field will show the CPU s current voltage Chipset Voltage Control This field allows you to manually select higher voltage supplied to the chipset If you want to use the default voltage leave this field in its default setting Important Although this function is supported we do not recommend that you use a higher voltage because unstable current may be suppli

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