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1. 3 m o a m som 6 me Cr own i Le Due to the limitation of NVIDIA chipset SATA 4 5 support AHCI RAID Mode only Installing the Motherboard 20 CD IN Analog Audio Input connector Pin Signal Name Function CD Inleft channel 4 cDR CD In right channel COM Onboard serial port header Connect a serial port extension bracket to this header to add a second serial port to your system Pin Signal Name Function Serial Input SOUTB UART B Serial Output RTSB RART B Request to Send 8 CISB Clear to Send RI Ring Indicator 9 10 Key No pin Installing the Motherboard Installing a Hard Disk Drive CD ROM SATA Hard Drive This section describes how to install IDE devices such as a hard disk drive and a CD ROM drive About IDE Devices Your motherboard has one IDE interface An IDE ribbon cable supporting two IDE devices is bundled with the motherboard You must orient the cable connector so that the pinl color edge of the cable corresponds to the pin 1 of the I O port connector IDE IDE Connector This motherboard supports five high data transfer SATA ports with each runs up to 3 0 Gb s To get better system performance we recommend users connect the CD ROM to the IDE channel and set up the hard drives on the SATA ports IDE devices enclose jumpers or switches used to set the IDE device as MASTER or SLAVE Refer to the IDE device user s manual Installing two IDE devices on one ca
2. Ar PATEA ELIITTI 24 pin power cable Installing the Motherboard 26 Connecting 4 pin power cable The ATX12V power connector is used to provide power to the CPU When installing 4 pin power cable the latches of power cable and the ATXI2V match perfectly 4 pin power cable CPU FAN CPU cooling FAN Power Connector Pin Signal Name Function 1 GND System Ground Power 12V 4 Control CPUFAN control bs Users please note that the fan connector supports the CPU cooling fan of 5 LIA 2 2A 26 4W max at 12V SYS FAN PWR FAN NB FAN FAN Power Connectors Pin Signal Name Function ATX_POWER ATX 24 pin Power Connector Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 4 ew 46 ON 8 PWRGD 020 5 Installingthe Motherboard ATX12V ATX 12V Power Connector Pin Signal Name 4 ew SPK Internal speaker header Installing the Motherboard 27 28 Front Panel Header The front panel header F PANEL provides a standard set of switch and LED headers commonly found on ATX or Micro ATX cases Refer to the table below for information F PANEL Pin Signal Function Pin Signal Function HD LED P HarddiskLED 2 FP PWR SLP MSG LED HD LED N HarddiskLED 4 FP PWR SLP MSGLED RST SW N Reset Switch PWR SW P Power Switch RST SW P ResetSwitch 8 PWR SW N Power Switch MSG LED dual color or single color Hard Drive Activity LED Con
3. Optimized Defaults AMD Phenon tm 9600 Quad Core Processor Revision Speed These are display only fields and display the information of current manufacturer brand of the CPU CPU ID revision and speed of the CPU installed in your computer Cache L1 L2 L3 These items show the actual CPU interal level 1 2 3 cache size Using BIOS 42 NB CIk This item shows the frequency of Northbridge clock Auto Detect DIMM PCI CIk Enabled When this item is enabled BIOS will disable the clock signal of free DIMM PCI slots CPU LDT Spread Spectrum Enabled If you enable spread spectrum it can significantly reduce the EMI Electro Magnetic Interference generated by CPU LDT PCI Spread Spectrum Enabled If you enable spread spectrum it can significantly reduce the EMI Electro Magnetic Interference generated by PCI CPU Frequency MHz 200 MHz This item indicates the current CPU frequency Users can not make any change to this item Please noted that the frequency will be varied with different CPU DRAM Frequency Auto This item enables users to adjust the DRAM frequency The default setting is auto and we recommend users leave the setting unchanged Modify it at will may cause the system to be unstable DRAM Timing Mode Auto This item enables you to specify the DRAM timing mode to be configured automati cally or manually Memory Voltage 1 90V This item allows users to adjust the DDR memory voltage NB Voltage 1
4. 5 Provides information about Setting Up NVIDIA RAID Configuration SA ARAID Setup Go to v page 57 Chapter 6 Provides information about NVIDIA Hybrid SLI Technology Support SATARAID Setup Go to ve page 67 Preface Preface i Chapter 1 1 Introducing the Motherboard 1 Lino t Te HEI NNMERO E l ig bir PEIEE AAEE E A AT E A n 2 Motherboard C Onip OCHS si jicniscedscrnartnensdevnseienoedtvdenisksencdotdestats 5 Chapter 2 7 Installing the Motherboard 7 Sy TOOCOULIOBS ases cinstecctoan se yacetiedioss isori in EAn e Eesi annae 7 Choosing a Computer CAS vecsstucxitecscntercosecteumnesadiensoomertedatandsecncssens f Installing the Motherboard in a Case ssssss 7 Checking Jumper SCUIIOS sssisdcnssivascoasaindeodedhtansicsagerastiecruiesvinclaoucns 8 SCRE 110012 CIS MR Checking Jumper Sellin DYeepxesteosctext vtaubin evi veo Roo PAR HRE 9 JUMPE SOLOS NENNT 9 Installing Hard War 6 C 10 Mstalling the PYODOSSOIE evan ceriam vedaxnt IER t evo RS vise 10 Installing Memory Modules ccce ll EPOSON 1015 T T EEEE 16 Connecting Optional Devices sese 18 Installing a Hard Disk Drive CD ROM SATA Hard Drive 21 Installing a Floppy Diskette Drive eeeeee 22 Conmecime DO DEVICES aruse aeae MR cep emp ii 23 Connecting Case Components esee 22 Froni Panel cader aste iubes rnei 26 Chapter 3 29 Using BIOS 29 About the Se
5. Boost and provides intel ligent power management with HybridPower M GeForce Boost GeForce Boost turbocharges the performance of NVIDIA discrete GPUs when com bined with NVIDIA motherboard GPUs Plug any NVIDIA Hybrid SLI enabled GPU into any NVIDIA Hybrid SLI enabled motherboard to enjoy additive performance and more for your money Users always insert the external graphics card to boost the display efficiency when using the motherboard with onboard VGA and leave the onboard VGA unused Hybrid SLI technology enables the inserted graphics card to operate SLI together with the onboard VGA to avoid only having efficiency of one graphics card HybridPower HybridPower unleashes graphics performance when needed and switches to quiet low power quiet operation for everyday computing Plug any NVIDIA Hybrid SLI enabled GPU into any NVIDIA Hybrid SLI enabled motherboard for the ultimate control Dial up performance for demanding 3D games and applications reduce noise and power consumption for everyday computing tasks like browsing the Web word processing or watching HD videos 1 HybridPower will unleash adequately when the system needs high graphics performance and reduce noise and power consumption auto matically when the system switches to low power quiet operation 2 The HybridPower is supported when it connected to onboard display MOA Hybrid SU amp Technology Support 67 68 Hybrid SLI products Hybrid SLI Enabled
6. By PS2 KB S3 Disabled Resume By PS2 MS S3 Disabled Resume by USB S3 Disabled Resume on RTC Alarm Disabled l lt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Load Default settings ACPI Suspend Type S3 Use this item to define how your system suspends In the default S3 the suspend mode is a suspend to RAM i e the system shuts down with the exception of a refresh current to the system memory 38 Soft off by PWR BTTN Instant off Under ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power management Interface you can create a software power down In a software power down the system can be resumed by Wake Up Alarms This item lets you install a software power down that is con trolled by the power button on your system If the item is set to Instant Off then the power button causes a software power down If the item is set to Delay 4 Sec then you have to hold the power button down for four seconds to cause a software power down PWRON After PWR Fail Power Off This item enables your computer to power off automatically restart or return to its previous status after abnormal power lost Resume By RING Disabled The system can be turned off with a software command If you enable this item the system can automatically resume if there is an incoming call on the Modem You must use an ATX power supply in order to use this feature Resume By PCI PCI E Lan PME Disabled The system can be turned
7. Drive CD DVD 1st FLOPPY DRIVE Use this item to determine the device order the computer used to look for an operating system to load at start up time The devices showed here will be different depending on the exact devices installed on your motherboard Using BI CS 33 34 gt Hard Disk Drives Press Enter Scroll to this item and press Enter to view the following screen CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2007 American Megatrends Inc Hard Disk Drives Hard Disk Drives Help Item 1st Drive Hard Drive Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices tl lt gt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Load Default settings The default value will change according to the type of the HDD you installed Press Esc to return to the Advanced Setup page Removable Drives Press Enter Scroll to this item and press Enter to view the following screen CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2007 American Megatrends Inc Removable Drives Removable Drives Help Item 1st Drive 1st FLOPPY DRIVE Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices lt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Load Default settings Press Esc to return to the Advanced Setup page Boot Other Device Yes When enabled the system searches all other possible locations for an operating system if it fails to find one in the devices spe
8. POST routines POST is a series of built in diagnostics performed by the BIOS After the POST routines are completed the following message appears Press DEL to enter SETUP Using BIOS 29 30 Press the delete key to access the BIOS Setup Utility CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2007 American Megatrends Inc p Standard CMOS Setup p gt M I B MB Intelligent Bios p gt Advanced Setup Load Default Settings p Advanced Chipset Setup gt Supervisor Password p gt Integrated Peripherals gt User Password p gt Power Management Setup Save amp Exit Setup p gt PCI PnP Setup Exit Without Saving p PC Health Status l lt gt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Load Default settings v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2007 American Mega trends Inc Using BIOS When you start the Setup Utility the main menu appears The main menu of the Setup Utility displays a list of the options that are available A highlight indicates which option is currently selected Use the cursor arrow keys to move the highlight to other options When an option is highlighted execute the option by pressing lt Enter gt Some options lead to pop up dialog boxes that prompt you to verify that you wish to execute that option Other options lead to dialog boxes that prompt you for infor mation Some options marked with a triangle gt lead to submenus that enable you to change the values for the o
9. in components that are run beyond the rated limits 2 Always remove the AC power by unplugging the power cord from the power outlet before installing or removing the motherboard or other hardware components This motherboard has a socket AM2 AM2 processor socket When choosing a processor consider the performance requirements of the system Performance is based on the processor design the clock speed and system bus frequency of the processor and the quantity of internal cache memory and external cache memory Installing the Motherboard CPU Installation Procedure The following illustration shows CPU installation components 4 Cc A Unhook the locking lever of the CPU socket Pull the locking lever away from the socket and raising it to the upright position Match the pin1 corner marked as the beveled edge on the CPU with the pin1 corner on the socket Insert the CPU into the socket Do not use force Push the locking lever down and hook it under the latch on the edge of socket Apply thermal grease to the top of the CPU Install the cooling fan heatsink unit onto the CPU and secure them all onto the socket base Plug the CPU fan power cable into the CPU fan connector CPU_FAN on the motherboard To achieve better airflow rates and heat dissipation we suggest that you use a high quality fan with 4800 rpm at least CPU fan and heatsink installation procedures may vary with the type of CPU fan heatsink sup p
10. onto 2 3 pin rather than 1 2 pin as default if you want to wake up the computer by USB PS2 KB Mouse Installingthe Motherboard 10 Installing Hardware Installing the Processor you DO NOT scratch the motherboard or any of the surface mount resis tors with the clip of the cooling fan If the clip of the cooling fan scrapes across the motherboard you may cause serious damage to the motherboard or its components Caution When installing a CPU heatsink and cooling fan make sure that On most motherboards there are small surface mount resistors near the processor socket which may be damaged if the cooling fan is carelessly installed Avoid using cooling fans with sharp edges on the fan casing and the clips Also install the cooling fan in a well lit work area so that you can clearly see the motherboard and processor socket Before installing the Processor This motherboard automatically determines the CPU clock frequency and system bus frequency for the processor You may be able to change these settings by making changes to jumpers on the motherboard or changing the settings in the system Setup Utility We strongly recommend that you do not over clock processors or other components to run faster than their rated speed fy Warning 1 Over clocking components can adversely affect the reliability of the system and introduce errors into your system Over clocking can perma nently damage the motherboard by generating excess heat
11. or remove user accounts Security Check for updates Appearance and kth y nbl Check this computer s security status Personaliza Allow progtam through Windows e Firewall Change desktop background Customize colors Adjust screen resolution Network and Internet Connect to the Internet m View network status and tasks Clock Language and Region Set up file sharing F Change keyboards or other input methods c Hardware and Sound n Play CDs or other media automatically Printer Mouse Ease of Access Let Windows suggest settings Optimize visual display Programs E E Uninstall a program Additional Options Change startup programs Recent Task 3 Set User Account a Penand People Near Performance Personaic Phone and Input Devices Me Informatio Modem wa Dae Programs Regional and Scanners and Cameras c it 1 amp i a 4 Make changes to your user account Create a password for your account Change your picture Change your account name Change your account type I Manage another account Turn User Account Contret on or off Using the Motherboard Software 5 Disable User Account Control UAC to help protect your computer item and press OK then press Restart Now Then you can restart your computer and continue to install arivers without running blocked programs 7 TO x c Turn on User Account Control UAC to make your computer more secure User Account Contr
12. 13V This item allows users to adjust the Northbridge voltage HT Voltage 1 20V This item allows users to adjust the HyperTransport voltage 43 When using black boxed CPU the following screen appears CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2007 American Megatrends Inc M I B MB Intelligent BIOS Help item AMD Athlon tm 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5000 Revision G2 Cache L1 256KB Cache L2 1024KB Cache L3 N A Speed 2615MHz NBCLK N A Current FSB Multiplier 13x Maximum FSB Multiplier 25x Auto Detect DIMM PCI Clk Enabled CPU LDT Spread Spectrum Enabled PCI Spread Spectrum Enabled CPU Frequency MHz 200 AMD CPU Function Press Enter Configure CPU frequency DRAM Frequency Auto DRAM Timing Mode Auto CPU Voltage Disabled 11 Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults gt AMD CPU Function Press Enter Scroll to this item and press Enter to view the following screen CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2007 American Megatrends Inc AMD CPU Function AMD Overclock Ctrl Disabled Help Item Tells BIOS whether to use the setup options below this to configure the P States or whether to configure the P States automatically l lt gt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Load Default settings Press lt Esc gt to return to the main menu setting page Using BIOS 4d Load Default S
13. B Back Surround E Front Out C Side Surround F Mic in Rear The above port definition can be changed to audio input or audio output by changing the driver utility setting Installingthe Motherboard 29 24 Line in Line out B microphone This motherboard may adopt 6 channel audio ports Use the three audio ports to connect audio devices The first jack 1s for stereo line in signal The second jack is for stereo line out signal The third jack is for microphone Installing the Motherboard 25 Connecting Case Components After you have installed the motherboard into a case you can begin connecting the motherboard components Refer to the following CONOoaRWN Connect the CPU cooling fan cable to CPU_FAN Connect the system cooling fan connector to SYS_FAN Connect the standard power supply connector to ATX_POWER Connect the auxiliary case power supply connector to ATX12V Connect the case switches and indicator LEDs to the F_PANEL Connect the power cooling fan connector to PWR_FAN Connect the northbridge cooling fan connector to NB_FAN Connec the case speaker cable to SPK ATX12V CPU FAN qe F PANEL Connecting 24 pin power cable Users please note that the 24 pin power cable can be connected to the ATX POWER connector With ATX v2 x power supply users please note that when installing 24 pin power cable the latches of power cable and the GL ATX POWER match perfectly
14. CS website www ecs com tw for for more information of this motherboard Make sure that your graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA Hybrid SLI Technology Download the latest driver from the NVIDIA website www nvidia com Or visit this website http www nvidia com object hybrid sli html for more Hybrid SLI information Make sure that your power supply unit PSU can provide at least the minimum power required by your system NVIDIA requires that customers update their current inventory and future builds of GeForce 8400 GS 8400 cards using VBIOS version 62 98 29 00 00 or later NVDIAGHybridSLI amp Technology Support 70 Installation and Use 1 Prepare one Hybrid SLI enabled graphics card 2 Insert the Hybrid SLI enabled graphics card into the PCIEXI6 Slot on the motherboard 3 Start your computer then press Delete to enter the BIOS setup use the arrow keys to select Advanced Chipset Setup then press Enter set the item Hybrid SLI supprt to Enabled Copyright C 159H5 200 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Chipset Setup CAOS Setup Utility Help Iten Share Memory Auto Detection Auto DRA Frequency futa DRAH Timing Mode Auto DCI Unganged Mode uto Hemory Hole Renapping Enabled HDHI AUDIO Disabled 1 Hemeory have to over 25640 size 2 External UGA must support this feture Lint bine Disabled Enabled Hybrid SLI support fle HMous Enter Select Ua
15. Certificate HK07 01191 00 Tha manquant sysiem ol ELITEGROUP COMPUTER SYSTEMS CO LTD i ECS MANUFACTURING TN SHENZHEN CO LTD 2F No 240 Sec 1 Nei Hu Road Taipei Taiwan 114 R O C Na 20 amp No 26 Except 1F 2F amp 3F Free Trade Zone Shalougao Shenzhen City Guangdong Province China Aus been aiid aed corded as meeting the requirements of ISO 9001 2000 Fer the flown acinis Design and Sales of Mainboards Personal Computers Notebooks and Peripheral Cards Design and Manufacturing of Mainboards and Peripheral Cards Further clantcabons negardrg the scope of thes cecifcalbe and Thr al This certificate is valid from 16 March 2007 until 15 March 2010 issue 1 Certified with SGS since March 2007 Mulbple certificates have been issued for this scope The main certificate is numbered HKO 01191 00 Authored by I Earl DGS Unded Kingdom Lid Systema amp Servicer Cerdeabon Ritimo Bupness Par EBpgmese Por Cheshing CHES 3EM LIK 44 0151 35040685 44 0 151 350 000 mew agea Page 1 al 1 cpm ype eec epi RR pe ed Certificate No PRC HSPM 1172 July 10 2007 N A July 09 2010 IECQ Certificate of Hazardous Substance Process Management HSPM applicable to the European Directive 2002 95 EC RoHS requirements The Supervising Inspectorate SGS CSTC Standards Technical Services Co Ltd sponsored by the United States National Authorized Institution ECCB certify that ECS Manufacturing Shenzhe
16. Motherboard GPUs Hybrid Power GeForce Boost Technology Technology GeForce 8300 Yes GeForce 8200 GeForce 8100 nForce 730a nForce 720a GPUs Hybrid Power GeForce 9800 GX2 GeForce 9800 GTX GeForce 8500 GT NO GeForce 8400 GS fL Reference Website ex http www nvidia com object hybrid sli html 69 Hybrid Requirements and Constraints 1 10 You should have a Hybrid SLI Enabled Motherboard and Hybrid SLI En abled Graphics Card Hybrid SLI is only supported with the Vista operating system GeForce Boost mode allows up to two displays to be connected to either mGPU or to the dGPU When displays are connected to both adapters hybrid mode is disabled and multi adapter extended desktop mode is en abled In the multi adapter extended desktop mode up to four displays could be connected up to two displays driven by mGPU and up to two displays by dGPU HybridPower mode requires displays to be connected to the mGPU HybridPower cannot be enabled when displays are driven through the dGPU Hybrid SLI requires at least 256 MB of frame buffer carve out for the motherboard GPU Hybrid SLI will not work if the frame buffer size is set to be less than 256 MB For best GeForce Boost performance the following minimum system configuration is recommended AMD Phenom CPU or Intel CPU run ning at FSB 1333 MHz 2 x 1024 MB of DDR2 800 DRAM Discrete GPU recommended for GeForce Boost Visit the E
17. Not Installed This item indicates whether a user password has been set If the password has been installed nstalled displays If not Not Installed displays Press Esc to return to the main menu setting page Save amp Exit Setup Highlight this item and press Enter to save the changes that you have made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility When the Save and Exit dialog box appears select OK to save and exit or select Cancel to return to the main menu Exit Without Saving Highlight this item and press Enter to discard any changes that you have made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility When the Exit Without Saving dialog box appears select OK to discard changes and exit or select Cancel to return to the main menu If you have made settings that you do not want to save use the Exit Without Saving item and select OK to discard any changes you have made Using BIOS 46 Updating the BIOS You can download and install updated BIOS for this motherboard from the manufacturer s Web site New BIOS provides support for new peripherals improve ments in performance or fixes for known bugs Install new BIOS as follows 1 If your motherboard has a BIOS protection jumper change the setting to allow BIOS flashing If your motherboard has an item called Firmware Write Protect in Ad vanced BIOS features disable it Firmware Write Protect prevents BIOS from being overwritten Pr
18. Y to wipe out all the data otherwise press N Press Enter again to go back to the previous screen and then press F10 to exit the RAID setup NVIDIARAID Configuration 63 64 Installing the RAID Drivers Your system may come with a Windows install CD that already includes NVIDIA RAID drivers If so then this section is not relevant If that is not the case or you are trying to install a new version of Windows then you will need an NVIDIA RAID driver F6 install floppy Check to see if one came with your system If not you can create one by downloading the appropriate driver package and following the steps in this section 1 Copy all files in DEWinXPNsataraid to a floppy disk For Windows 2000 substitute Win2K in the path 2 After you complete the RAID BIOS setup boot from the Windows CD The Windows Setup program starts 3 Press F6 and wait a few moments for the Windows Setup screen to appear Windows Setup E M eee Setup could not determine the type of one or more mass storage devices installed in your system or you have chosen to manually specify an adapter Currently Setup will load support for the following mass storage device s none To specify additional SCSI adapters CD ROM drives or special disk controllers for use with Windows including those for which you have a device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer press S lf you do not have any device support disks from
19. a mass storage device manufacturer or do not want to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows press ENTER S Specify Additional Devices ENTER Continue F3 Exit Figure 2 13 Windows Setup Specify Devices 4 Specify the NVIDIA drivers a Insert the floppy that has the RAID driver press S then press Enter The following Windows Setup screen appears Windows Setup You have chosen to configure a SCS Adapter for use with Windows using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer Select the SCSI Adapter you want from the following list or press ESC to resutrn to the previous screen NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER required NVIDIA NForce Storage Controller required Enter Select F3 Exit Figure 2 14 Windows Setup Selected SCSI Adapter NVIDIARAID Configuration 65 b Select NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER required and then press Enter c Press S again at the Specify Devices screen then press Enter d Select NVIDIA NForce Storage Controller required and then press Enter The following Windows Setup screen appears listing both drivers Windows Setup Setup will load support for the following mass storage device NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER NVIDIA NForce Storage Controller To specify additional SCSI adapters CD ROM drives or special disk controllers for use with Windows including those for which you have a device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer p
20. al Serial Bos controllers All in all the NVIDIA SLI technology works This concludes Chapter 6 NVDIAGHybridSLI amp TechnologySupport
21. ard supports an Infrared IR data port Infrared ports allow the wire less exchange of information between your computer and similarly equipped devices such as printers laptops Personal Digital Assistants PDAs and other computers Pin Signal Name Function Not Assigned No pin IR Power Ground IrDA setial DEB F USB1 3 Front Panel USB headers The motherboard has six USB ports installed on the rear edge I O port array Addi tionally some computer cases have USB ports at the front of the case If you have this kind of case use auxiliary USB connector to connect the front mounted ports to the motherboard Pin Signal Name Function Front Panel USB Power L2 _ wssrwn _ Front Panel USB Power USB Port 0 Negative Signal EN N USB Port 1 Negative Signal 5 USB_FP Po USB Port 0 Positive Signal 6 USB FP Pit USB Port 1 Positive Signal 7 GND Ground 8 GND Ground No pin Please make sure that the USB cable has the same pin assignment as indicated above A different pin assignment may cause damage or system hang up SATA1 5 Serial ATA connectors These connectors are used to support the new Serial ATA devices for the highest date transfer rates 3 0 Gb s simpler disk drive cabling and easier PC assembly It elimi nates limitations of the current Parallel ATA interface But maintains register com patibility and software compatibility with Parallel ATA Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 Ground O 2
22. ble ensure that one device is set to MASTER and the other device is set to SLAVE The documentation of your IDE device explains how to do this About SATA Connectors Your motherboard features five SATA connectors supporting a total of five drives SATA refers to Serial ATA Advanced Technology Attachment is the standard inter face for the IDE hard drives which are currently used in most PCs These connectors are well designed and will only fit in one orientation Locate the SATA connectors on the motherboard and follow the illustration below to install the SATA hard drives Installing Serial ATA Hard Drives To install the Serial ATA SATA hard drives use the SATA cable that supports the Serial ATA protocol This SATA cable comes with an SATA power cable You can connect either end of the SATA cable to the SATA hard drive or the connector on the motherboard SATA cable optional SATA power cable optional Installingthe Motherboard 21 22 Refer to the illustration below for proper installation 1 Attach either cable end to the connector on the motherboard 2 Attach the other cable end to the SATA hard drive 3 Attach the SATA power cable to the SATA hard drive and connect the other end to the power supply fey This motherboard supports the Hot Plug function Installing a Floppy Diskette Drive FDD Floppy Disk Connector Connect the single end of the floppy connector to the onboard floppy connecto
23. ble RAID Array ssss 27 Setting Up a Bootable RAID Array eeeeeeeeeesee 59 Chapter 6 67 NVIDIA Hybrid SLI Technology Support 67 MP MMS MN 67 Hybrid SLI PEOGQUGIS iare ttes ord EE rU rera aee cipe tibns b dede 68 Hybrid Requirements and Constraints essssss 69 Installation dal US ao oo os sce se dtr vo nerve Eden ides sedaa tures dus oou Rue xe erede 70 Chapter 1 Introducingthe Motherboard Introduction Thank you for choosing the GF8200A motherboard This motherboard is a high performance enhanced function motherboard that supports socket for AMD Phenom processor socket AM2 AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Athlon 64 Sempron processors for high end business or personal desktop markets This motherboard is based on NVIDIA GeForce8200 MCP78S Premium media and communications processor MCP for best desktop platform solution GeForce8200 is a single chip highly integrated high performance HyperTransport peripheral controller unmatched by any other single chip device controller The memory con troller supports DDR2 memory DIMM frequencies of 1066 AM2 800 667 533 400 It supports four DDR2 sockets with maximum memory size of 32 GB High resolution graphics via one PCI Express x16 slot two PCI Express x1 slots 12 USB 2 0 ports 6 USB ports and 3 USB 2 0 headers support additional 6 USB ports and SATA support with RAID function There
24. board BIOS The BIOS Basic Input and Output System Setup Utility displays the system s configuration status and provides you with options to set system parameters The parameters are stored in battery backed up CMOS RAM that saves this information when the power is turned off When the system is turned back on the system is configured with the values you stored in CMOS The BIOS Setup Utility enables you to configure Hard drives diskette drives and peripherals Video display type and display options Password protection from unauthorized use Power Management features The settings made in the Setup Utility affect how the computer performs Before using the Setup Utility ensure that you understand the Setup Utility options This chapter provides explanations for Setup Utility options The Standard Configuration A standard configuration has already been set in the Setup Utility However we recommend that you read this chapter in case you need to make any changes in the future This Setup Utility should be used when changing the system configuration when a configuration error is detected and you are prompted to make changes to the Setup Utility e when trying to resolve IRQ conflicts e when making changes to the Power Management configuration when changing the password or making other changes to the Security Setup Entering the Setup Utility When you power on the system BIOS enters the Power On Self Test
25. cified under the First Second and Third boot devices Press Esc to return to the main menu setting page Using BI 35 Advanced Chipset Setup This page sets up more advanced information about your system Handle this page with caution Any changes can affect the operation of your computer CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2007 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Chipset Setup Help Item Hybrid SLI support Disabled Share Memory Auto Detection Auto Memory Hole Remapping Enabled Auto Detect HDMI AUDIO Disabled fle Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Load Default settings Hybrid SLI support Disabled This item allows users to enable or disable the NVIDIA Hybrid SLI technology Share Memory Auto Detection Auto Disable this item to set the Share Memory Size And if the item is set to Auto Share Memory Size can be controlled according to the dram size When the dram size is less than 512 MB Share Memory Size should be set to 64 MB While between 512 MB and 1 GB it should be set to 128 MB When more than 1 GB it should be set to 256 MB DCT Unganged Mode Auto This item is used to select the DCT mode DRAM Controller mode Memory Hole Remapping Enabled This item allows users to enable or disable memory hole remapping HDMI AUDIO Disabled This item is used to enable or disable the NB HDMI audio support Press lt Esc gt to return to the main menu sett
26. d to wait ready longer l lt gt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Load Default settings Press lt Esc gt to return to the Integrated Peripherals page Using BIOS 37 OnBoard AUDIO Function Enabled Use this item to enable or disable the onboard Audio function OnBoard LAN Function Enabled Use this item to enable or disable the onboard LAN function OnBoard LAN Boot ROM Disabled Use this item to enable or disable the booting from the onboard LAN or a network add in card with a remote boot ROM installed Serial Port Address 3F8 IRQ4 Use this item to enable or disable the onboard COMI serial port and to assign a port address OnBoard IR Disabled Use this item to enable or disable the onboard infrared port and to assign a port address USB Controller Enabled Use this item to enable or disable the USB function Legacy USB Support Enabled Use this item to enable or disable support for legacy USB devices Press Esc to return to the main menu setting page Power Management Setup This page sets up some parameters for system power management operation CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2007 American Megatrends Inc Power Management Setup Help Item ACPI Suspend Type S3 Soft off by PWR BTTN Instant Off PWRON After PWR Fail Power Off Selectthe ACPI Resume by RING Disabled state used for Resume By PCI PCI E Lan PME Disabled System Suspend Resume
27. do CODE Narking RTC HP DF righ Oefirubon Audo CODE Verking SPOIF Out DI High Defibtan Aude CODEC Norking Using the Motherboard Software 3 Speaker Set Default gt OK User Speaker Palyback function working preken H DH gh Oetinmoan Aude CODICE 4 SPDIF Out gt Set Default gt OK User SPDIF Out Playback function working sd Payback Recording Sounds Select a playbork dence below to modify ity settimgs Digital Output Device HDMT Hah Dafinition Audio Deuce Working Speskers HP IDT High De inition Working amp IDT High Deninitior Ww This concludes chapter 4 Usingthe Motherboard Software 29 56 Memo Usingthe Motherboard Software Chapter 5 Setting Up NVIDIA RAID Configuration There are two ways to setup NVIDIA RAID Configuration One is to create a RAID 1 Array for backup or a RAID O Array for increased performance just by adding additional disk array without changing the original OS Non Bootable RAID Array while the other is to configure the RAID Array disks when reinstalling the OS Bootable RAID Array Setting Up a Non Bootable RAID Array RAID arrays can be created deleted using both MediaShield RAID BIOS and the MediaShield RAID Manager from Windows This section only covers basic BIOS setup required for non bootable array See the section Setting Up a Bootable RAID Array for instructions on configuring the RAID array in BIOS See sections on using th
28. e or to Drive A 1 44 MB 37 configure system Date l lt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Load Default settings Date amp Time The Date and Time items show the current date and time on the computer If you are running a Windows OS these items are automatically updated whenever you make changes to the Windows Date and Time Properties utility gt Primary IDE Master Slave Your computer has one IDE channel which can be installed with one or two devices Master and Slave Use these items to configure each device on the IDE channel CMOS SETUP UTILITY Copyright C 1985 2007 American Megatrends Inc Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Master Help Item Device Not Detected Select the type Type Auto of device connected LBA Large Mode Auto to the system Block Mode Auto PIO Mode Auto DMA Mode Auto S M A R T Auto 32Bit Data Transfer Enabled l lt gt Move Enter Select 4 Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Load Default settings Using BIOS y f 32 Type Auto Use this item to configure the type of the IDE device that you specify If the feature is enabled it will enhance hard disk performance by reading or writing more data during each transfer LBA Large Mode Auto Use this item to set the LAB Large mode to enhance hard disk performance by optimizing the area the hard disk is visited each time Block Mode Auto If the feature i
29. e MediaShield RAID Manager for details on configuring non bootable RAID from Windows Setting Up the BIOS 1 Start your computer then press Delete to enter the BIOS setup The BIOS CMOS Setup Utility window appears CHAOS Setup Wei lity Copyright iC 1985 4007 Aer ican Rega trend t Standard CAS Setup eee ee ee ee t fideanced Setup Load Dafanlt Setting n Chipset LI uperelser Panasiord amp Integrated Per liphara la ser Password t Power Funagesent Setup Saue A Exit Setup t PCL PsP Setup Exit Mithost Sau ing k PC Health Status Select ilalue FI0 Saue ESCi Exit Te iRove Enter 3 E Poiload Default Batt imp tha Fl Gemeral Help vO2 61 Copyright 1985 2007 fmerican Megatrends Im BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Window Figure 11 2 Use the arrow keys to select Integrated Peripherals see Figure 1 1 then press Enter The Integrated Peripherals window appears SIT Placer RAID Pede PCI Pose Figure 1 2 Integrated Peripherals Window NVIDIARAID Configuration Sy 3 From the Integrated Peripherals Window globally set SATA Mode select to RAID Mode see Figure 1 2 4 Press F10 to save the configuration and exit F10 is the navigation key to save the current configuration and exit setup in BIOS setting The PC reboots Installing the NVIDIA RAID Software Under Windows This section describes how to run the setup application and install the RAID soft ware 1 Start the nForce Setup program
30. e changes from time to time in the content hereof without obligation of the manufacturer to notify any person of such revision or changes Trademark Recognition Microsoft MS DOS and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp AMD Athlon Sempron and Duron are registered trademarks of AMD Corporation Other product names used in this manual are the properties of their respective owners and are acknowledged Federal Communications Commission FCC This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installa tion This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful inter ference 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 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment onto an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is co
31. e oper ated in the ambiance between 0 and 50 C Introducing the Motherboard Motherboard Components 1 zz 1 6 Ej ia S e NN AM2 il Saree uir e E d 3 Phenom CPU J d E un z5 ETIN dus bap bbb 4 i Giga LAN PCI E Ws P T m re B Li Li sur GE od od Log ia Fm E i Zi a d T i TAS HI CENE AHCIJAAID On EE h e C9 pt TE LL BN nd NN amm Tl saij er ames ALU i a m J H 49 943 jo Introducingthe Motherboard Table of Motherboard Components LABEL COMPONENTS Socket for AMD Phenom processor socket AM2 AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Athlon 64 Sempron processors I USB PWR FAN Power cooling fan connector 0 U IF El 25 2 2 P 1 F_AUD SP O 2 6 U W A 2 4 C 2 Rear USB P S2 Power Select jumper 27 ATX12V 4 pin 12V power connector This concludes Chapter 1 The next chapter explains how to install the motherboard Chapter 2 InstallingtheMotherboard Safety Precautions Follow these safety precautions when installing the motherboard Wear a grounding strap attached to a grounded device to avoid dam age from static electricity Discharge static electricity by touching the metal case of a safely grounded object before working on the motherboard Leave components in the static proof bags they came in Hold all circuit boards by the edges Do not bend circuit board
32. epare a bootable device or create a bootable system disk Refer to Windows online help for information on creating a bootable system disk Download the Flash Utility and new BIOS file from the manufacturer s Web site Copy these files to the bootable device Turn off your computer and insert the bootable device in your com puter You might need to run the Setup Utility and change the the boot priority items on the Advanced BIOS Features Setup page to force your computer to boot from the bootable device first At the CX or AA prompt type the Flash Utility program name and the file name of the new BIOS and then press Enter Example AMINF340 EXE040706 ROM When the installation is complete remove the bootable device from the computer and restart your computer If your motherboard has a Flash BIOS jumper reset the jumper to protect the newly installed BIOS from being overwritten The computer will restart automatically This concludes Chapter 3 Refer to the next chapter for information on the software supplied with the motherboard Using BIOS Chapter 4 Using the Motherboard Software About the Software CD ROM The support software CD ROM that is included in the motherboard package contains all the drivers and utility programs needed to properly run the bundled products Below you can find a brief description of each software program and the location for your motherboard version More information on some programs is available i
33. erboard Software 23 HDMI Audio setting SOP OS XP system 1 Control Panel gt Sound and Audio Device Properties trang race rid aaee for vn ron puer nv ctu m sancti nur ROME AIPA ea fsa Fone 7 2 a Audio gt Sound playback gt Default device gt HD Auido Output b Audio gt Sound playback gt Default device gt HDMI Auido Output eem Ree a i omm fee pene serege et or rm gee dom enm for omm no aml on dr rmm Sues D crt otn LI CIENT 3 a User Playback Audio speaker function working b User Playback HDMI speaker function working hare p sand a hana For paa compete sa conrra eee Per pap apnd amj sweety chores ear De cernir onim nn Fae pete Using the Motherboard Software 54 OS Vista system Control Panel Soundback Sound Digital Output Device HDMI Set Default Coteyury X l 3b SH Adnani AutoPlay Bachupand Bocher Color ea Took Restore C Drive Er Menegernent Tim Muere A M Pevtack aecedeg Sounds A 7 Font Geme S fect PlayOadk devic Below to modify ns imagi s WT Audio Controles Control og oy Mouse Network and Offline Filec Sranng Ce 3 Phose and Pone Modern Opions 1 Volume gt Playback 2 Digital Output Device HDMI gt Set Default gt OK User HDMI Playback function working Digital Output Dever HDMI High Definition Audio Device witing Speakers HP DT togh Detinibun Au
34. es Ton Rada um ILE Conan Tooo hok Hier fy The following screens are examples only The screens and driver lists will be different according to the motherboard you are installing The motherboard identification is located in the upper left hand corner Using the Motherboard Software 49 2 Click Next The following screen appears Auto Setup Package software Version 2 00 0018 Select Features Choose the features Setup will install Description NVIDIA Windows nForce Drivers Version 5 31 Release Date 2004 11 03 Space Required on C 101143 K Space Available on C 18753568 K InstallShield Next gt Cancel 3 Check the box next to the items you want to install The default options are recom mended 4 Click Next run the Installation Wizard An item installation screen appears HYIDLA Windews noice Drivers 5 Follow the instructions on the screen to install the items the onscreen instructions confirm commands and allow the computer to l 1 Drivers and software are automatically installed in sequence Follow restart a few times to complete the installation 2 During the Windows Vista Driver Auto Setup Procedure users should use one of the following two methods to install the driver after the system restart Using the Motherboard Software 50 Method 1 Run Reboot Setup Windows Vista will block startup programs by default when installing drivers after the system restart You must se
35. ettings This option opens a dialog box to ask if you are sure to install optimized defaults or not You select OK and then Enter the Setup Utility loads all default values or select Cancel and then Enter the Setup Utility does not load default values Supervisor Password This page helps you install or change a password CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2007 American Megatrends Inc Supervisor Password Help item Supervisor Password Not Installed Change Supervisor Password Press Enter Install or Change the password tl lt gt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Load Default settings Supervisor Password Not Installed This item indicates whether a supervisor password has been set If the password has been installed nstalled displays If not Not Installed displays Change Supervisor Password Press Enter You can select this option and press Enter to access the sub menu You can use the sub menu to change the supervisor password Press Esc to return to the main menu setting page Using BIOS 45 User Password This page helps you install or change a password CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2007 American Megatrends Inc User Password User Password Not Installed Help item Install or Change the password tl lt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Load Default settings User Password
36. ex Shader 4 0 graph icS processor Compliant with PCI v2 3 interface at 33 MHz Integrated SATA 3 0 Gb s Host Controller Twelve USB 2 0 ports supported Fast ATA 133 IDE controller NVIDIA MediaShield RAID with support for RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 0 1 RAID 5 and JBOD NVIDIA PureVideo HD video supported Integrated Hybrid SLI technology NVIDIA UltraShadow technology full NVIDIA nView multi display technology capability There are three Hybrid SLI modes for you to select Save Power Boost Performance and Additional Displays Memory Supports DDR2 1066 AM2 800 667 533 400 DDR2 SDRAM with Dual channel architecture Accommodates four unbuffered DIMMs e Up to 8 GB per DIMM with maximum memory size up to 32 GB Introducing the Motherboard Audio Optional The onboard Audio provides either of the following features 5 1 Channel High Definition Audio Codec DACs Support 96K 48K 44 1KHz DAC sample rate Power support Digital 3 3V Analog 5 0V WOW and Tru Surround from SRS Provides single ended CD input with DRM solutions and legacy OS issues 7 1 Channel High Definition Audio Codec SPDIF In Out supports 96K 48K 44 1KHz plus SPDIF OUT sup ports 88 2 KHz Power support Digital 3 3V Analog 5 0V MAxx Player from Waves Provides single ended CD input with DRM solutions and legacy OS issues Onboard LAN Optional The onboard LAN provides either of the following features Integ
37. in the list is selected Move it from the Free Disks block to the Array Disks block by pressing the right arrow key gt The first disk in the list is moved and the next disk in the list is selected and ready to be moved Continue pressing the right arrow key gt until all the disks that you want to use as RAID array disks appear in the Array Disks block NVIDIA RAID Configuration 61 62 Figure 1 8 illustrates the Define a New Array screen after one disk have been assigned as RAID 0 array disk Figure 1 8 MediaShield BIOS Array Disks Assigned Completing the RAID BIOS Setup After assigning your RAID array disk press F7 The Clear disk array prompt appears Figure 1 9 Clear Disk Data Prompt NVIDIA RAID Configuration 2 Press Y to clear the disk data The Array List screen appears where you can review the RAID arrays that you have set up I T ET ETITIEMITEUE Rar 31 Z665 Array List Array Select E Set Bootable ENTER Detail Figure 1 10 Array List Window Use the arrow keys to select the array that you want to set up then press B to specify the array as bootable Press Enter to view and verify details The Array Detail screen shows various information about the array that you selected such as Striping Block used RAID Mode Striping Width Disk Model Name and disk capacity If you want to mark this disk as empty and wipe out all its contents press C At the prompt press
38. ing page 36 Integrated Peripherals This page sets up some parameters for peripheral devices connected to the system CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2007 American Megatrends Inc Integrated Peripherals Onboard IDE Controller OnChip S ATA Controller SATA Mode select gt AHCI Configuration Enabled Enabled AHCI Mode Press Enter Help Item Onboard AUDIO Function Onboard LAN Function Onboard LAN Boot ROM Serial Port Address OnBoard IR USB Controller Legacy USB Support Enabled Enabled Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 Disabled Enabled Enabled tl lt gt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Load Default settings OnBoard IDE Controller Enabled Use this item to enable or disable the onboard IDE interface Onboard S ATA Controller Enabled This item allows you to enable or disable the onboard SATA controller SATA Mode select AHCI Mode Use this item to select the mode of the Serial ATA gt AHCI Configuration Press Enter Scroll to this item and press lt Enter gt to view the following screen CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2007 American Megatrends Inc AHCI Configuration AHCI Settings Help Item AHCI CD DVD Boot Time out gt AHCI Porto gt AHCI Port gt AHCI Port2 gt AHCI Port3 gt AHCI Port4 gt AHCI Port5 35 Hard Disk Not Detected Not Detected Not Detected Not Detected Not Detected Some SATA CD DVD in AHCI mode nee
39. is an advanced full set of I O ports in the rear panel including PS 2 mouse and keyboard connectors one VGA port one HDMI port one eSATA port six USB ports one LAN port and audio jacks for microphone line in and 6 8 ch optional line out This motherboard is designed in an ATX form factor using a four layer printed circuit board and measures 305 mm x 220 mm 1 Due to the limitation of AMD CPU spec please refer to Memory QVL for more information 2 Due to the DRAM maximum size 2 GB per dimm at present the memory maximum size we have tested is 8 GB Introducing the Motherboard Feature Processor This motherboard uses a socket AM2 AM2 that carries the following features e Accommodates AMD Phenom processor socket AM2 AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Athlon 64 Sempron processors e Supports HyperTransport HT 3 0 interface speeds HyperTransport Technology is a point to point link between two devices it enables integrated circuits to exchange information at much higher speeds than currently available interconnect technologies fe This board supports CPU up to 95W TDP only Chipset The NVIDIA GeForce8200 is a single chip with proven reliability and perfor mance e HyperTransport 3 0 x16 up and down links to the AMD socket AM2 AM2 CPU PCI Express 16 lane link interface for external graphics processors e PCI Express Generation 2 0 compatible Integrated NVIDIA GeForce Series DirectX 10 Vert
40. lect taskbar icon Run Blocked Program and run Reboot Setup to install the next driver until you finish all drivers installation a3intenance Windows has blocked some startup programs Windows blocks programs that require permission to run when Windows starts Click to view blocked programs Mo 7 28 PM nel System and Maintenance Show or remove blocked startup programs Run blocked program gt View help W Reboot Setup Exit Method 2 Disable UAC User Account Control For administrator account only Standard user account can only use Method 1 Disable Vista UAC function before installing drivers then use CD driver to install drivers it will continue to install drivers after system restart without running blocked programs Follow these instructions to Disable Vista UAC function 1 Go to Control Panel m Internet Ty Internet Explorer E mail Q965T M HE Windows Mai ox ments d Welcome Center te Windows Media Center w Windows Ultimate Extras Windows hedis Player fa Windows Photo Gallery ea Windows Live Messenger Download Windows DVD Maker 1 5 Windows Meeting Space E System Configuration Usingthe Motherboard Software 2 Select Classic View a IK LL Ud Control Panel gt Control Panel Home System and Maintenance User Accounts and Family Get started with Windows Safety Back up your computer WB Set up parental controls for eny user E Add
41. lied The form and size of fan heatsink may also vary Installing Memory Modules This motherboard accommodates four memory modules It can support four 240 pin DDR2 1066 AM2 800 667 533 400 The total memory capacity is 32 GB DDR2 SDRAM memory module table Memory module Memory Bus DDR2 400 200 MHz DDR2 533 266 MHz DDR2 667 333 MHz DDR2 800 400 MHz DDR2 1066 533 MHz You must install at least one module in any of the four slots Each module can be installed with 8 GB of memory total memory capacity is 32 GB you are ready to install it on the motherboard Handle the modules only b Do not remove any memory module from its antistatic packaging until by their edges Do not touch the components or metal parts Always wear a grounding strap when you handle the modules Installing the Motherboard Installation Procedure Refer to the following to install the memory modules 1 This motherboard supports unbuffered DDR2 SDRAM only 2 Push the latches on each side of the DIMM slot down 3 A Align the memory module with the slot The DIMM slots are keyed with notches and the DIMMs are keyed with cutouts so that they can only be installed correctly 4 Check that the cutouts on the DIMM module edge connector match the notches in the DIMM slot 5 Install the DIMM module into the slot and press it firmly down until it seats correctly The slot latches are levered upwards and latch on to the edges of the DIMM 6 Ins
42. luge Fi8 Saum ESC Exitt Ie HG Tn Default Settings Fi General Help 4 Press F10 to save the configuration and exit the BIOS MDOA Hybrid SU amp TechnologySupport Enter Window Vista to install the latest driver which supports the NVIDIA Hybrid SLI technology Restart your computer after installing the driver You can see the green icon of NVIDIA Hybrid SLI in the bottom right hand corner while accessing the Windows Vista again Click the green Hybrid SLI icon then the choosing menu appears Select a graphics mode There are three SLI modes for you to select Save Power Boost Performance and Additional Displays NVIDIA Hybrid SLI Graphics S Select a graphics mode Save Power Boost Performance Additional Displays What is Hybrid SLI 4 08 PM Whether the Save Power and Boost Performace can be used depends on the graphics card being inserted NVDIAGHyboridSLI amp TechnologySupport 8 Click with your right mouse button on My Computer then click the option Man age and choose the Device Manager finally click the Display Adapters The following screen appears EI tu Boo ae 31 Bg Human Interface Devices cg IDE ATA ATAPI zantrelleet aE Keyboards A Mice and other pointing devices 3j Ms Monton aj MP Network adapters 3 ER Perlable Dernei aj f Pons COM Be LPT Dl Processors SHA Sound video and gamie controllers a erage controllers 3 fe Syttem dence a ME Univers
43. n Co Ltd No 20 amp 26 except IF 2F amp 3F Free Trade Zone Shatoujiao Shenzhen Guangdong Province P R China Electronic Component Certification Board Stanley H Salot Jr President ECCC ECCH GS8 CSTC Standards Technical Services Co Lid PO Bax 9041 BF Century YaHui Mansion Midland Texas 79708 73 Fucheng Road Tel 432 097 9970 Fax 266 260 6181 Beijing China Web Site www pcb ong Web Site www sgs cam The validity of this certificate is maintained through on going surveillance inspections Note This certificate is valid only in conjunction with the approval document s This approval amd this certificate may be suspended or withdrawn in accordance with the Rules of Procedure of the IECQ This certificate remains the property of the body which granted ii Preface Copyright This publication including all photographs illustrations and software is protected under international copyright laws with all rights reserved Neither this manual nor any of the material contained herein may be reproduced without written consent of the author Version 1 0A Disclaimer The information in this document is subject to change without notice The manufac turer makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose The manufacturer reserves the right to revise this publication and to mak
44. n press Enter The Integrated Peripherals screen or a screen similar to it appears CAS Setup Utility Mur ight Ll DoS 7e 7 Aer ican Hegatrends I ii IITE Eus Per iphera ls Onboard IDE Control ber Enab led Help Item UnChip S ATA Controller Enabled SATA Node select RAID Rode sitions nBoard AUDIO Function Enabled SATA Pode nlard LAN Function Enabled RAID Mode nboard LAN Boot R h Disabled AHCI Aode arial Porti Address Disabled OnBoard IR EITTIE USH Control ler Enab ed Legacy USE Sapport Enabled ff Ua Ius F10 Sane Foo Exit Fo load Default Settings Figure 1 5 Integrated Peripherals Screen 3 From the Integrated Peripherals Window globally set SATA Mode select to RAID Mode see Figure 1 5 NVIDIA RAID Configuration 60 6 Press F10 to save the configuration and exit The PC reboots 7 Enter the RAID BIOS Setup by pressing F10 when prompted and proceed to set up the NVIDIA RAID BIOS as described in the next section Configuring the NVIDIA RAID BIOS The NVIDIA RAID BIOS set up lets you choose the RAID type and which hard drives you want to make part of the array Entering the RAID BIOS Setup 1 Wait until you see the RAID software prompting you to press F10 The RAID prompt appears as part of the system POST and boot process prior to loading of the OS You have a few seconds to press F10 before the screen disappears see Figure 1 6 Pedia hield ROH DIOS 10 6 6 311 RPT IDF Detec
45. n a README file located in the same directory as the software Before installing any software always inspect the folder for files named README TXT INSTALL TXT or something similar These files may contain important information that is not included in this manual 1 Never try to install all software from folder that is not specified for use with your motherboard 2 The notice of Intel HD audio installation optional The Intel High Defi nition audio functionality unexpectedly quits working in Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 or Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Users need to download and install the update packages from the Microsoft Download Center before installing HD audio driver bundled in the Driver CD Please log on to http support microsoft com default aspx scid kb en us 901105 appliesto for more information Auto installing under Windows XP Vista The Auto install CD ROM makes it easy for you to install the drivers and software for your motherboard If the Auto install CD ROM does not work on your system you can still install drivers through the file manager for your OS for example Win dows Explorer Refer to the Utility Folder Installation Notes later in this chapter The support software CD ROM disc loads automatically under Windows XP Vista When you insert the CD ROM disc in the CD ROM drive the autorun feature will automatically bring up the install screen The screen has three buttons on it Set
46. nabled HT frequency selection Boot Up Numlock Status ON by CPU capability and LOGO Display Enabled SouthBridge to CPU APIC Mode Enabled frequency selection 1st Boot Device Hard Drive 2nd Boot Device CD DVD 3rd Boot Device 1st FLOPPY DRIVE Hard Disk Drives Press Enter gt Removable Drives Press Enter Boot Other Device Yes lt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Load Default settings HT Frequency Auto Anto This item enables users to manually set up the HyperTransport frequency ranging from Auto 1x to 5x AMD C amp Q Enabled This item helps the system to lower the frequency when CPU idles When the frequency decreases the temperature will drop automatically as well Quick Power on Self Test Enabled Enable this item to shorten the power on testing POST and have your system start up faster You might like to enable this item after you are confident that your system hardware is operating smoothly Boot Up Numlock Status ON This item defines if the keyboard Num Lock key is active when your system is started LOGO Display Enabled Enables or disables the display of the special logo of Black Series during boot APIC Mode Enabled This item allows you to enable or disable the APIC Advanced Programmable Inter rupt Controller mode APIC provides symmetric multi processing SMP for sys tems allowing support for up to 60 processors 1st 2nd 3rd Boot Device Hard
47. necting pins 1 and 3 to a front panel mounted LED provides visual indication that data is being read from or written to the hard drive For the LED to function properly an IDE drive should be connected to the onboard IDE interface The LED will also show activity for devices connected to the SCSI hard drive activity LED connector Power Sleep Message waiting LED Connecting pins 2 and 4 to a single or dual color front panel mounted LED provides power on off sleep and message waiting indication Reset Switch Supporting the reset function requires connecting pin 5 and 7 to a momentary contact switch that is normally open When the switch is closed the board resets and runs POST Power Switch Supporting the power on off function requires connecting pins 6 and 8 to a momen tary contact switch that is normally open The switch should maintain contact for at least 50 ms to signal the power supply to switch on or off The time requirement is due to internal de bounce circuitry After receiving a power on off signal at least two seconds elapses before the power supply recognizes another on off signal This concludes Chapter 2 The next chapter covers the BIOS Installingthe Motherboard Chapter 3 Using BICS About the Setup Utility The computer uses the latest American Megatrends Inc BIOS with support for Windows Plug and Play The CMOS chip on the motherboard contains the ROM setup instructions for configuring the mother
48. nnected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Shielded interconnect cables and a shielded AC power cable must be employed with this equipment to ensure compliance with the pertinent RF emission limits governing this device Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the system s manu facturer could void the user s authority to operate the equipment Preface Declaration of Conformity This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules Operation is subject to the following conditions e This device may not cause harmful interference and This device must accept any interference received including interfer ence that may cause undesired operation Canadian Departmentof Communications This class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference causing Equipment Regulations Cet appareil num rique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du R glement sur le mat riel brouilieur du Canada Aboutthe Manual The manual consists of the following Chapter 1 Describes features of the motherboard Go to v page Introducing the Motherboard Chapter 2 Describes installation of motherboard components Go to v page 7 Installing the Motherboard Chapter 3 Provides information on us ing the BIOS Setup Utility Using BIOS r d Go to v page 29 Chapter 4 Describes the motherboard software Go to page 47 Using the Motherboard Software Chapter
49. off with a software command If you enable this item the system can automatically resume if there is an incoming call on the PCI Modem or PCI LAN card You must use an ATX power supply in order to use this feature Use this item to do wake up action if inserting the PCI card Resume By PS2 KB S3 Disabled This item enables or disables you to allow keyboard activity to awaken the system from S3 mode Resume By PS2 MS S3 Disabled This item enables or disables you to allow mouse activity to awaken the system from S3 mode Resume By USB S3 Disabled This item allows you to enable disable the USB device wakeup function from S3 mode Resume on RTC Alarm Disabled The system can be turned off with a software command If you enable this item the system can automatically resume at a fixed time based on the system s RTC realtime clock Use the items below this one to set the date and time of the wake up alarm You must use an ATX power supply in order to use this feature Press Esc to return to the main menu setting page Using BIOS 39 PCI PnP Setup This page sets up some parameters for devices installed on the PCI bus and those utilizing the system plug and play capability CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2007 American Megatrends Inc PCI PnP Setup Help Item iGPU and Ext VGA Selection Single Init Display First PCI Select Internal VGA or External VGA CARD to display tl lt gt Move En
50. ol UAC can help prevent unauthorized changes to your computer We recommend that you leave UAC tumed on to help protect your computer Use User Account Control UAC to help protect your computer Manual Installation Insert the CD in the CD ROM drive and locate the PATH DOC file in the root directory This file contains the information needed to locate the drivers for your motherboard Look for the chipset and motherboard model then browse to the directory and path to begin installing the drivers Most drivers have a setup program SETUP EXBE that automatically detects your operating system before installation Other drivers have the setup program located in the operating system subfolder If the driver you want to install does not have a setup program browse to the operating system subfolder and locate the readme text file README TXT or README DOC for information on installing the driver or software for your oper ating system Utility Software Reference All the utility software available from this page is Windows compliant They are provided only for the convenience of the customer The following software is fur nished under license and may only be used or copied in accordance with the terms of the license 1 These software s are subject to change at anytime without prior no tice Please refer to the support CD for available software 2 Please go to ECS website to download AMD Cool n Quiet technology Usingthe Moth
51. ows you to enable or disable the control of the CPU fan speed by changing the CPU temperature Press lt Esc gt to return to the PC Health Status page Using BIOS 41 ShutDown Temperature Disabled Enable you to set the maximum temperature the system can reach before powering down System Component Characteristics These items display the monitoring of the overall inboard hardware health events such as System amp CPU temperature CPU amp DIMM voltage CPU amp system fan speed etc Vcore VDIMM e VNB VHT e CPU FAN Speed e SYS FAN Speed CPU Temperature e SYS Temperature Press Esc to return to the main menu setting page M I B MB Intelligent BIOS This page enables you to set the clock speed and system bus for your system The clock speed and system bus are determined by the kind of processor you have installed in your system CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2007 American Megatrends Inc M I B MB Intelligent BIOS Help item AMD Phenon tm 9600 Quad Core Processor Revision B2 CacheL1 512KB Disabled CacheL2 2048KB Enabled CacheL3 2MB Speed 2310MHz NBCLK 1800MHz Auto Detect DIMM PCI Clk Enabled CPU LDT Spread Spectrum Enabled PCI Spread Spectrum Enabled CPU Frequency MHz 200 MHz Options DRAM Frequency Auto DRAM Timing Mode Auto Memory Voltage 1 90V NB Voltage 1 13V HT Voltage 1 20V 1 Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9
52. ption Use the cursor arrow keys to scroll through the items in the submenu In this manual default values are enclosed in parenthesis Submenu items are denoted by a triangle P The default BIOS setting for this motherboard applies for most conditions with optimum performance It is not suggested to change the default values in the BIOS setup and the manufacture takes no responsibility to any damage caused by changing the BIOS settings BIOS Navigation Keys The BIOS navigation keys are listed below FUNCTION liem Scrolls through the items on a menu PU PD Modifies the selected field s values Enter F9 Load a default optimized setting F10 Saves the current configuration and exits setup F1 Displays a screen that describes all key functions Using BIOS 34 For the purpose of better product maintenance the manufacture reserves the right to change the BIOS items presented in this manual The BIOS setup screens shown in this chapter are for reference only and may differ from the actual BIOS Please visit the manufacture s website for updated manual Standard CMOS Setup This option displays basic information about your system CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2007 American Megatrends Inc Standard CMOS Setup Date Tue 04 29 2008 Help Item Time 00 02 03 User Enter TAB or SHIFT TAB to select a field Primary IDE Master Not Detected gt Primary IDE Slave Not Detected IDE BusMaster Enabled Us
53. r firstly and then connect the remaining plugs on the other end to the floppy drives correspondingly You must orient the cable connector so that the pin I color edge of the cable corresponds to the pin I of the I O port connector Connecting I O Devices The backplane of the motherboard has the following I O ports PS2 mouse UC NE PS2 Mouse PS2 Keyboard VGA Port HDMI Port USB Ports eSATA Port i LAN Port Audio Ports optional VGA port HDMI USB eSATA USB C ports port ports Use the upper PS 2 port to connect a PS 2 pointing device Use the lower PS 2 port to connect a PS 2 keyboard Connect your monitor to the VGA port Connect the HDMI port to the HDMI devices Use the USB ports to connect USB devices Use this port to connect to an external SATA box or a Serial ATA port multiplier It is suggested that users use the eSATA hard disk with external power Connect an RJ 45 jack to the LAN port to connect your computer to the network Use the audio jacks to connect audio devices The D port is for stereo line in signal while the F port is for microphone in signal This motherboard supports 8 channel audio de vices that correspond to the A B C and E port respec tively In addition all of the 3 ports B C and E provide users with both right amp left channels individually Users please refer to the following note for specific port function definition A Center amp Woofer
54. rated Gigabit Ethernet Controller for PCI Express Applications Integrated 10 100 1000 transceiver Wake On LAN and remote wake up support Integrated Fast Ethernet Controller for PCI Express Applications Integrated 10 100 transceiver Wake On LAN and remote wake up support Expansion Options The motherboard comes with the following expansion options e One PCI Express x16 slot for Graphics Interface e Two PCI Express x1 slots e Three 32 bit PCI v2 3 compliant slots e One IDE connector supporting up to two IDE devices e One floppy disk drive interface Five 7 pin SATA connectors This motherboard supports Ultra DMA bus mastering with transfer rates of 133 100 66 33 Mb s Introducingthe Motherboard Integrated I O The motherboard has a full set of I O ports and connectors e Two PS 2 ports for mouse and keyboard One VGA port e One HDMI port One eSATA port Six USB ports e One LAN port Audio jacks for microphone line in and 6 8 ch optional line out BIOS Firmware The motherboard uses AMI BIOS that enables users to configure many system features including the following Power management Wake up alarms CPU parameters CPU and memory timing The firmware can also be used to set parameters for different processor clock speeds 1 Some hardware specifications and software items are subject to change without prior notice 2 Due to chipset limitation we recommend that motherboard b
55. ress 5 if you do not have any device support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer or do not want to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows press ENTER S Specify Additional Devices ENTER Continue F3 Exit Figure 2 15 Windows Setup NVIDIA drives listed 5 Press Enter to continue with Windows XP Installation Be sure to leave the floppy disk inserted in the floppy drive until the blue screen portion of Windows XP installation is completed then take out the floppy 6 Follow the instructions on how to install Windows XP After Windows XP is completely installed it is recommended that you install the ForceWare software in order to access the MediaShield RAID Management tool Note Each time you add a new hard drive to a RAID array the RAID driver will have to be installed under Windows once for that hard drive After that the driver will not have to be installed This concludes chapter 5 NVIDIARAID Configuration 66 Memo NVIDIARAID Configuration Chapter 6 MDA Hybrid SU Technology Support This motherboard supports the NVIDIA Hybrid SLI Technology Hybrid SLI technology based on NVIDIA s industry leading SLI technology deliv ers multi GPU graphics processing unit benefits when an NVIDIA motherboard GPU is combined with an NVIDIA discrete GPU Follow the installation procedure in this section Key Features Hybrid SLI increases graphics performance with GeForce
56. s Choosing a Computer Case There are many types of computer cases on the market The motherboard complies with the specifications for the ATX system case Firstly some features on the motherboard are implemented by cabling connectors on the motherboard to indica tors and switches on the system case Make sure that your case supports all the features required Secondly this motherboard supports one floppy diskette drive and two enhanced IDE drives Make sure that your case has sufficient power and space for all drives that you intend to install Most cases have a choice of I O templates in the rear panel Make sure that the I O template in the case matches the I O ports installed on the rear edge of the motherboard This motherboard carries an ATX form factor of 305 x 220 mm Choose a case that accommodates this form factor Installing the Motherboard in a Case Refer to the following illustration and instructions for installing the motherboard in a case Most system cases have mounting brackets installed in the case which correspond the holes in the motherboard Place the motherboard over the mounting brackets and secure the motherboard onto the mounting brackets with screws Ensure that your case has an I O template that supports the I O ports and expansion slots on your motherboard Installing the Motherboard a pe Ibi m Bi 8 EL n eo ier B Br nt IB NET Fr Phenom CPU ce Roose Do not over tighten the
57. s enabled it will enhance hard disk performance by reading or writing more data during each transfer PIO Mode Auto Use this item to set the PIO mode to enhance hard disk performance by optimizing the hard disk timing DMA Mode Auto DMA capability allows user to improve the transfer speed and data integrity for compatible IDE devices S M A R T Auto The S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology system is a diagnostics technology that monitors and predicts device performance S M A R T software resides on both the disk drive and the host computer 32Bit Data Transfer Enabled Use this item to set the onboard SATA IDE channel to be disabled IDE or RAID Press lt Esc gt to return to the Standard CMOS Setup page IDE BusMaster Enabled This item enables or disables the DMA under DOS mode We recommend you to leave this item at the default value Drive A 1 44 MB 37 This item defines the characteristics of any diskette drive attached to the system You can connect one or two diskette drives Press lt Esc gt to return to the main menu setting page Advanced Setup This page sets up more advanced information about your system Handle this page with caution Any changes can affect the operation of your computer CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2007 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Setup Help Item HT Frequency Auto Auto AMD C amp Q Enabled Quick Power on Self Test E
58. screws as this can stress the motherboard Checking Jumper Settings This section explains how to set jumpers for correct configuration of the motherboard Setting Jumpers Use the motherboard jumpers to set system configuration options Jumpers with more than one pin are numbered When setting the jumpers ensure that the jumper caps are placed on the correct pins The illustrations show a 2 pin jumper When n the jumper cap is placed on both pins the wis jumper is SHORT If you remove the jumper cap or place the jumper cap on just one pin the jumper is OPEN SHORT OPEN This illustration shows a 3 pin jumper Pins NI and 2 are SHORT Installingthe Motherboard Checking Jumper Settings The following illustration shows the location of the motherboard jumpers Pin 1 is labeled Jumper Settings 1 2 NORMAL 2 3 CLEAR CLR CMOS 3 pin CLEAR CMOS Before clearing the CMOS make sure to I turn the system off CLR CMOS Rear USB PS2 1 2 VCC5 2 3 VCC5 DUAL Jumper USBPWR R Front Panel 1 2 VCC5 USBPWR F 3 pin USB Power 2 3 VCC5 DUAL 1 Select Jumper p USBPWR_F 1 To avoid the system instability after clearing CMOS we recommend users to enter the main BIOS setting page to Load Optimized Defaults and then Save amp Exit Setup 2 Make sure the power supply provides enough VCC5 DUAL voltage before selecting the VCC5 DUAL function 3 It is required that users place the USBPWR F amp USBPWR R cap
59. tall any remaining DIMM modules install DIMMs in the sequence of DIMM3 DIMM4 DIMM1 and For best performance and compatibility we recommend that users DIMM2 Recommend configuration for best performance and compatibility Number of DIMMs DIMM 1 DIMM2 DIMM3 DIMM4 o1 0 __ Single Channel Unganged Mode O A Dual Channel Ganged Mode HEREIN Single Channel Unganged Mode 4 Dual Channel Ganged Mode operation with normal performance operation with the best performance Installing the Motherboard Table A DDR2 memory module QVL Qualified Vendor List The following DDR2 1066 AM2 800 667 533 400 memory modules have been tested and qualified for use with this motherboard 256 MB HYMP532U646 E3 AA DDR2 4 512 MB NT512T64U88A0F 5A ppr2 sas 512 MB 512MB Transcend K4T51083QC 2GB A DATA M2OAD5G31417611C52 78 01G90 9K5 APOGEE AU1G082 667P005 DDR2 667 1GB 14 256 MB HYS64T32000HU 25F B A DATA M2OAD6G3H3160I1E53 AET660UD00 25DB98X APOGEE AU51082 800P505 512 MB DOR KV R1066D2N7 512 1 8V Kingston 9905315 094 A00LF 78 0AG9S 9K4 KVR1 B 54 1 8V enn 1 8V 9905316 106 B 54 DDR2 1066 Due to the Phenom CPU and memory module limitation the DRAM may need to adjust the voltage for supporting DDR2 1066 The memory modules which can be used stably are listed in the above QVL table for reference Installingthe Motherboard 16 Expansion Slots Ins
60. talling Add on Cards The slots on this motherboard are designed to hold expansion cards and connect them to the system bus Expansion slots are a means of adding or enhancing the motherboard s features and capabilities With these efficient facilities you can increase the motherboard s capabilities by adding hardware that performs tasks that are not part of the basic system E hs DE m bt Er Lt B B 3 n E LELLLEEI L 4 or L x ls E Yon Phenom CPU B JL i E PCIEX16 Slot PCIE1 2 Slots PCH1 3 Slots PCIEX16 Slot The PCI Express x16 slot is used to install an external PCI Express graphics card that is fully compliant to the PCI Express Generation 20 PCIE1 2 Slots The PCI Express x1 slots are fully compliant to the PCI Express Generation 1 1 as well PCl1 3 Slots This motherboard is equipped with three standard PCI slots PCI stands for Peripheral Component Interconnect and is a bus standard for expansion cards which for the most part is a supplement of the older ISA bus standard The PCI slots on this board are PCI v2 3 compliant Before installing an add on card check the documentation for the card carefully If the card is not Plug and Play you may have to manually configure the card before installation Installingthe Motherboard 17 Follow these instructions to install an add on card 1 Remove a blanking plate from the system case corresponding to the slot
61. ter Select 4 Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Load Default settings IGPU and Ext VGA Selection Single Use this item to select internal VGA or external VGA card to display Init Display First PCI Use this item to select which graphics controller to use as the primary boot devices Press Esc to return to the main menu setting page Using BIOS 40 PC Health Status On motherboards support hardware monitoring this item lets you monitor the parameters for critical voltages temperatures and fan speeds CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2007 American Megatrends Inc PC Health Status Help Item Hardware Health Event Monitoring gt Smart Fan Function Press Enter ShutDown Temperature Disabled Vcore 1 224V VDIMM 1 840V VNB 1 064V VHT 1 184V CPU FAN Speed 1962 RPM SYS FAN Speed O RPM CPU Temperature 40 C 82 F System Temperature 34 C 93 F l lt gt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Load Default settings gt Smart Fan Function Scroll to this item and press lt Enter gt to view the following screen CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2007 American Megatrends Inc Smart Fan Function Help Item CPU SMART FAN Control Disabled Options Disabled Enabled l lt gt Move Enter Select 4 Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Load Default settings CPU SMART FAN Control Disabled This item all
62. ting storage devices Hea thy LITERAE STRIFE 149 646 ress Fi to enter RAID setup utility Figure 1 6 2 Press F10 to enter Define a New Array page The NVIDIA RAID Utility Define a New Array screen appears Figure 1 7 Figure 1 7 MediaShield BIOS By default RAID Mode is set to Mirroring and Striping Block is set to Optimal Using the Define a New Array Screen If necessary press the tab key to move from field to field until the appropriate field is highlighted Selecting the RAID Mode By default this is set to Mirroring To change to a different RAID mode press the down arrow key until the mode that you want appears in the RAID Mode box either Mirroring Striping Spanning Stripe Mirroring or RAID 9 Note Not all RAID levels are supported on all platforms And enough Hard disks are required to complete the RAID configuration Selecting the Strping Block Size Striping block size is given in kilobytes and affects how data is arranged on the disk It is recommended to leave this value at the default Optimal which is 64KB but the values can be between 4 KB and 128 KB 4 8 16 32 64 and 128 KB Assigning the Disks The disks that you enabled from the RAID Config BIOS setup page appear in the Free Disks block These are the drives that are available for use as RAID array disks To designate a free disk to be used as a RAID array disk 1 Tab to the Free Disks section The first disk
63. to open the NVIDIA Windows nForce Drivers page HYIDIA Window nl orce Drivers Selaci F aabuens Figure 1 3 nForce Driver Installation Window 2 Select the modules that you want to install Make sure that the NVIDIA IDE Driver is selected 3 You must install the NVIDIA IDE driver in order to enable NVIDIA RAID If you do not install the NVIDIA IDE driver NVIDIA RAID will not be enabled 4 Click Next and then follow the instructions After the installation is com pleted be sure to reboot the PC 5 After the reboot initialize the newly created array NVIDIA RAID Configuration 59 Setting Up a Bootable RAID Array This section explains how to configure a bootable NVIDIA RAID array Setting Up the BIOS 1 Start your computer then press Delete to enter the BIOS setup The BIOS CMOS Setup Utility screen appears CHOS Setup Utility Copyright 00 1985 2007 American hegatrends Standard CMOS Setup k H I B HB Intelligent BIOS Advanced Setup Load Default Settings Advanced Chipset Setup b Supervisor Password Integrated Peripherals User Password Power Management Setup Save A Exit Setup PCI PnP Setup Exit Without Sav ing PC Health Status Tle Hove Ember elect P Ualue FIO Save ESC Exit Fi General Help Fo Load Default Settings vO 61 C Copyright 1985 2007 American Hegatrends Ine Figure 1 4 BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Screen 2 Use the arrow keys to select Integrated Peripherals see Figure 1 4 the
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65. up Browse CD and Exit gl Multi ker BS ELITEGROUP If the opening screen does not appear double click the file setup exe in the root directory AN T la Miet la y PN NA rl C t TAL KR Usingthe Motherboard Software 47 48 Setup Tab Click the Setup button to run the software installation program Select from the menu which software you want to install The Browse CD button is the standard Windows command that allows you to open Windows Explorer and show the contents of the support CD Before installing the software from Windows Explorer look for a file named README TXT INSTALL TXT or something similar This file may contain important information to help you install the soft ware correctly Some software is installed in separate folders for different operating systems In installing the software execute a file named SETUP EXE or INSTALL EXE by double clicking the file and then following the instructions on the screen The EXIT button closes the Auto Setup window Application Tab Lists the software utilities that are available on the CD Read Me Tab Displays the path for all software and drivers available on the CD Running Setup Follow these instructions to install device drivers and software for the motherboard 1 Click Setup The installation program begins EXISTE t wjtware Server 00 0011 GFS8200 A Inoserup Program Mainbeard ID ERG Runs ERE Wiplccmen lu Ser iiri rid ic
66. you are going to use Install the edge connector of the add on card into the expansion slot Ensure that the edge connector is correctly seated in the slot Secure the metal bracket of the card to the system case with a screw 2 fe For some add on cards for example graphics adapters and network adapters you have to install drivers and software before you can begin using the add on card Installing the Motherboard Connecting Optional Devices Refer to the following for information on connecting the motherboard s optional devices He dis A RAM B lv ia a E crc RN Ba a g a g Hi H Tua VU PE a Phenom CPL Ci SATAS SATA4 C SATA3 uad SATA2 Iud SATA 1 1 d 1 at Fauno CD N com F USB3 F USB2 F_USBI F AUDIO Front Panel Audio header This header allows the user to install auxiliary front oriented microphone and line out ports for easier access Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 3 pore 4 PRESENCE PORT 2R SENSE1_RETURN ream ae 9 PORT2L SENSE2 RETURN SPDIFO SPDIF out header This is an optional header that provides an S PDIF Sony Philips Digital Interface output to digital multimedia device through optical fiber or coaxial connector Pin Signal Name Function EE NE SPDIF SPDIF digital output 3A 5V analog Power Die jM 4 exp Gund Installing the Motherboard IR Infrared header The motherbo

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