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1. H 2 DDOCHHOAOCDBS odes E A on dte ve Dm Eu NI UD NE ccu Ea et quad Motherboard C OTipODefll Si iusesaicnaeacia seas sss okt erae ro ed Genres dostaceadaass 5 Chapter 2 7 Installing the Motherboard 7 Satety PRECAUTIONS oases uot ober eiua ka E a iR Ee 7 Choosing a Computer Case essen 9 Installing the Motherboard in a Case ssssssss 7i Installing Hardware sess 9 Distollne ihe Process Or hers istration 10 Installing Memory Modules seen ll ETOSO O O Soe e ENE a 13 Connecting Optional Devices se osi mre Xe kara Sn 15 Installing SATA Hard DEVSS aseo teet imp Sen adn ird 18 Connecting I O DC VICES to iie asesetee ris trsin e rae bear dor emi sd aeui 19 Connecting Case Components essere 20 Panel Heade M r 23 Chapter 3 25 Using BIOS 25 About the Setup DTI uidi sterii een rarae Ev rho nba dob p AR a REG RsAUE 25 The Standard COMSL GUT GH OM izes vancvaunrniesdnsviul lt eetomatovaatenatents 23 Entering the Setup UUM ciispruspescoeaaentsesisevesrsianseranansexstentnpnes 25 Resetting the Default CMOS Values sese 26 MTG BII roro 26 BIOS Navigation ROS cscsvetetssivecerisetetiwrsbertecvateriehixeatentionss 27 D 17117812 EU ienr aeee E ENE 2 7 Advancen VICI TERN TN 28 Chipset Meni PEPPER 39 M I B III MB Intelligent BIOS III Menu 42 DOOL AMO sto tesie A
2. 2 The main Intel Matrix Storage Manager RAID BIOS menu appears 3 Use the arrow keys to move the color bar and navigate through the items Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v7 6 80 1811 ICH9R RAIDS All Rights Reserved a Reset Disks to Non RAID Exit RAID Volumes fone defined Physical Disks Fort Drive Model Serial 3 Size Type Status Un ID xtor 7H388FB HBIDJFLH 465 868 Th Select ESC I Exit LENTER Select Menu Creating a RAID set 1 In the main Intel Matrix Storage Manager RAID BIOS menu highlight Create RAID Volume using the up down arrow key then press lt Enter gt Create RAID Uo lime Reset Bisks to Hon BAID 2 Belete BAID Volume Exit 2 When the RAID Level item is highlighted use the up down arrow key to select the RAID set that you want to create Hane RAID Level Disks Select Dish Strip Size 120KB Capacity 991 5 Gi Vo lume Create Volume lame BALD Level Disks Select Strip Sige Wea Capacity 455 8 GH Pn umet Create Volume When more than two HDDs are installed in your computer the Disks item will be selectable Then users can select the HDD that you want to belong to the RAID set Please be noticed that selecting a wrong disk will result in losing the original data of the HDD a Home oluse RAID Level aistri Disks 3 1 Strip Size Capacity Create Unlume 3 Key in the RAID volume capacity Use t
3. Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save amp Exit ESG Exit Version 2 02 1205 Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc ME Version 7 0 0 1135 This item shows the ME version ME Subsystem Enabled This item allows you to enable or disable ME subsystem Using BIOs 42 M I B III MB Intellient BIOS III Menu 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 Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc Main Advanced Chi M I B Ill W MESE CE a Ai M I B III MB Intellient BIOS III Integrated Clock Chip Parameters Performance Tunning Auto Detect DIMM PCI Clk Enabled Spread Spectrum Enabled Command Rate Auto CPU Voltage Disabled IMC Voltage Disabled Select Screen DIMM Voltage Disabled 11 Select Item PCH Voltage Disabled Enter Select CPU SA Voltage Disabled Change Opt l F1 General Help Intel R Core TM i5 2400 CPU 3 10GHz F2 Previous Values Processor Speed 3100 MHz F3 Optimized Defaults Total Memory 1024 MB DDR3 1066 F4 Save amp Exit CPU Vcore 1 188V ESC Exit IMC Voltage 1 044V DIMM Voltage 1 488V PCH Voltage 1 056V CPU SA Voltage 0 924V Version 2 02 1205 Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc gt Integrated Clock Chip Configuration Scroll to
4. About the Software DVD ROM CD ROM The support software DVD ROM 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 pro grams is available in a README file located in the same directory as the software Before installing any software always inspect the folder for files named README TXT or something similar These files may contain important information that is not included in this manual I 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 Definition audio functionality unexpectedly quits working in Windows Server 2003 Service Pack I 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 disk 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 7 The Auto install DVD ROM CD ROM makes it easy for you to install the drivers and software for your motherboard If the Auto install DVD ROM CD ROM does not work on your system you can still install drivers through the fi
5. Size Speed 0 SATA ST3750330MS 715GB 3 06 8 SATA ST3750330MS 715GB 3 0G 16 ATAPI SONY DVD ROM DDU1615 Not Available UDMA2 Press lt Ctrl gt lt M gt to enter BIOS Setup or lt Space gt to continue_ To Create Virtual Disks 1 Enter the Topology pane scroll the HBA 0 Marvell 0 Press Enter to select Configuration Wizard to begin creating the virtual disk 82 rye BiOS setup c 2009 Marvel Technology Group Ltd Topology F irtual ES E Free L PD 0 5T3750330M5 _ PD 8 5T3750330M5 He Information 3105 Version rirmware Version PCIe Speed Rate Configure SATA as 1846 91xx Bl 1 0 0 1008 2 1 0 1316 5 0Gbps AHCI Mode select free disks to create array and continue to create virtual disk on This array ENTER Operation Fi Exit Save ESC Return 2 Use the arrow keys to scroll the list of free disks Press Space to select unselect a disk and press Enter to continue An asterisk will appear to the left of the selected disks Marvell BIOS Setup c 2009 Marvell Configure gt Select free disks p virtual Disks Free Physical Disks LPO 8 T3750330MS Help Vendor ID Device ID Revision ID BIOS Version Firmware Version PCIe Speed Rate Configure SATA as Technology Group Ltd 1848 91xx B1 1 0 0 1008 2 1 0 1316 5 0Gbps AHCI Mode Use space bar to select the free disks to be used in the array ENTER Operation ORIG Select F10 Exi
6. Polish Polska Portuguese Portugu s Russian Pycckui Turkish T rkce Ukrainian YkpaiHcbKa Vietnamese Vi t Setting Up eJIFFY 70 Click Apply to enable all possible language inputs you want to apply and click SCIM Input Method Setup v FrontEnd v IMEngine Anthy v Panel GTK Global Setup Enable Hotkeys Filters Global Setup Chewing Smart Pinyin Generic Table Chinese traditional The installed input method services Japanese Korean Thai Chinese simplified S S IS SI SI b b b b b k b Other s Expand Collapse Enable All Disable All Select Filters Edit Hotkeys You can enable disable input methods and set hotkeys for input methods here File Edit Yew History Bookmarks Tools Help vij x X fr Most visited d 4 hitpzveww geogle com twisearchTq ECSie cAi BEoe uti BE Er ls corm ub NI Ecs Google 88 4 BA iE E nE FUM HE Genus BE Google Bp ES Es gm pestem ri vp aaa 3 ERE RI Bue 2i Wil ECS PPR 170 000 000 TARER PIE 013 Ek Rp ECS Web Site zit j Move your mouse pointer on 14 JA 3000 Moshabearde Geskiop anc ote PCS paper nd he text box and press Downinag Socket 775 Ctrl Space The language Mckmertear Graphics Card 1 at icai bar will then appear as fol Latest Moaea Products lows exu com bye DT HA BA ECS Web Site ECL Fi mes HER
7. 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 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 Refer to the illustration below for proper installation 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 For reference only This motherboard supports the Hot Plug function Installingthe Motherboard Connecting I O Devices The backplane of the motherboard has the following I O ports recuse keyboard USB 2 0 ports LAN ports CLR CMOS BTNUSB20 eSATA Ports USB20 USB 3 0 Optical SPDIF ports ports ports output PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Connect the PS 2 Keyboard or PS 2 Mouse to the PS 2 Combo Port combo port CLR CMOS Button Use the CLR CMOS button to clear CMOS fy Before clearing CMOS make sure to turn off the power of the system eSATA 6 Gb s ports Use these ports to connect to external SATA boxes or Serial ATA port multipliers LAN Ports Connect an RJ 45 jack to t
8. 80 Port Using BIOs 39 Chipset Menu The chipset menu items allow you to change the settings for the North chipset South chipset and other system Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc WEW CCAS Chipset B RB RITEM ETT MEEST TU T LE EESTI S 11 North Bridge Parameters P South Bridge gt ME Subsystem Select Screen 11 Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save amp Exit ESC Exit Version 2 02 1205 Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc North Bridge Scroll to this item and press Enter and view the following screen Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc VEW MElatesem Chipset fi AA IME TT EST 1650 dis E138 Ai North Bridge Select which graphics controller to use as the primary boot device Select Screen 11 Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save amp Exit ESG Exil Version 2 02 1205 Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc Initate Graphic Adapter PCI Express This item allows you to select graphics controller to use as the primary boot device Press Esc to return to the chipset menu page Using BIOs 40 South Bridge Scroll to this item and press lt Enter gt to view the following screen Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2010 Americ
9. ATA hard disk drives Before creating a RAID set Prepare the following items One SATA HDD A write enabled floppy disk Microsoft Windows OS installation disk Windows XP Vista Motherboard support CD with Intel Matrix Storage Manager driver BR WN Re Complete the following steps before you create a RAID set 1 Install the external Serial ATA hard disk drive HDD on your system 2 Set the Onboard SATA Mode item in the BIOS to RAID See section Integrated Peripherals for details m SATA Mode Deeb lied IDE Hode LUE Rode RATI Aoje SATA Parta BATA Ports 3 Enter the Intel Matrix Storage Manager option to set up your RAID configuration 4 Create an Intel Matrix Storage Manager driver disk for Windows OS installation See section Creating a RAID driver disk for details 5 Install the Intel Matrix Storage Manager driver after the Windows OS had been installed Intel Matrix Storage Manager RAI DConfigurations 76 Entering Intel Matrix Storage Manager RAID BIOS util ity 1 During POST press lt Ctrl I gt to enter the Intel Matrix Storage Manager RAID BIOS menu Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option BUA vrb Copyright C 2003 87 Intel Corporation RAID Volumes Hone defined Physical Disks Port Drive Model Serial 8 Size Type Status Vol ID 4 Maxtor 7H588F8B HELID3FLH 465 86B 9 31358832843 SQHGELEY 465 B6B Press to enter Configuration Utility
10. Bit enabled systems can halt worm attacks reducing the need for virus related repair Intel Virtualization Technology Enabled When enabled a VMM can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Vandor Pool Technology Power Technology Energy Efficient This item enables or disables the power technology Press lt Esc gt to return to the Advanced Menu page Using BIOS b o SATA Configuration Use this item to show the mode of serial SATA configuration options Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc VEIE Advanced Kel ad a oTo ETT L6 SE S Ai SATA Configuration 1 IDE Mode 2 AHCI Mode 3 RAID Mode Serial ATA Controller 0 Compatible Serial ATA Controller 1 Enhanced eSATA 6Gb s Controller Mode AHCI Mode SATA 6Gb s Controller Mode AHCI Mode SATA Port1 Not Present Select Screen 1l Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help SATA Port2 Not Present SATA Port3 HDS728080PLA38 82 3G F2 Previous Values SATA Port4 Not Present F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save amp Exit ESC Exit SATA Port5 SONY DVD RW ATAPI SATA Port6 Not Present Version 2 02 1205 Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc SATA Mode IDE Mode Use this item to select SATA mode Serial ATA Controller 0 1 Compatible Enhanced Use this item to show the Serial ATA cotroller options Disabled Compatible En hanced eSATA 6 Gb s Controller Mo
11. Recovery firmware image is found F5 F7 Reserved for future AMI progress codes Recovery condition triggered by firmware Auto recovery Recovery condition triggered by user Forced recovery Recovery firmware image is loaded i FR CPU DXE initialization CPU module specific GE oF 70 n n 73 South Bridge DXE Initialization South Bridge module specific 74 E 76 77 South Bridge DXE Initialization South Bridge module specific 78 79 TAT 20 8F Boot Device Selection BDS phase is started 95 94 Es m m D E A4 SCSI initialization is started SCSI Reset E Runtime Set Virtual Address MAP Begin B1 Runtime Set Virtual Address MAP End Runtime Set Virtual Addres MAP Ea O 2 A5 A6 A7 A8 AA AB AC AD AE AF B B B B B8 BF Reserved for future AMI codes CO CF OEM BDS initialization codes CPU initialization error 3 5 1 D D2 South Bridge initialization eror SSS D3 Some of the Architectural Protocols are not available ion is fai 7 Configuration Reset reset of NVRAM settings D5 D7 DA BC 4 Some ofthe Architectural Protocols are rot avaiable 6 Fmhwdieisiked 8 Platform PCI resource requirements carrot be met System is entering S3 sleep state 04 Sysemis entering S4 sleep state
12. SPI DEBUG ME UNLOCK 0 F PANEL 1 USB3F 2 CLR CMOS 3 F_USB1 3 4 COM 5 PWR_BTN 6 RST BIN 7 PWR FAN 8 SPDIFO 9 F AUDIO 0 PCI1 2 1 PCIE16X1 2 2 PCIE 3 ATX12V Table of Motherboard Components COMPONENTS LGA1155 socket for 2 Generation Intel Core Family amp Unlock processors Standard 24 pin ATX power connector unlock header for factory use only ront panel switch LED header ront panel USB 3 0 header USB 3F supports EZ Charger eat CMOS jumper ront panel USB header F_USB1 supports EZ Charger nboard serial port header ower on button ower cooling fan connector SPDIF out header This concludes Chapter 1 The next chapter explains how to install the motherboard Chapter 2 Installing the Motherboard 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 boards 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 Some features on the motherboard are implemented by cabling connectors on the motherboard to
13. This page sets up some parameters for system power management operation Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc WET Advanced Keij a o EST SEN S Ai Power Management Setup About Resume by Ring Resume By PCI PCI E Lan PME Disabled Resume By USB S3 Disabled Resume By PS2 KB S3 Disabled Select Screen Resume By PS2 MS S3 Disabled 11 Select Item EUP Function Enabled Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save amp Exit ESC Exit Version 2 02 1205 Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc Resume by Ring Disabled An input signal on the serial Ring Indicator RI line in other words an incoming call on the modem awakens the system from a soft off state Resume By PCI PCI E Lan PME 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 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 USB S3 Disabled This item allows you to enable disable the USB device wakeup function from S3 mode Resume By PS2 KB S3 Disabled This item enables or disables you to allow keyboard activity to awaken the system from power saving mode Resume By PS2 MS S3 Disabled This item enables or disables you t
14. allows users to enable or disable the EIST Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology Turbo Mode Enabled This item allows you to control the Intel Turbo Boost Technology Press lt Esc gt to return to the M I B III menu page Using BICS 45 gt Chipset Configuration Scroll to this item to view the following screen Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc Main Advanced Chipset M I B Ni ST Security Save amp Exit Memory Mutiplier Memory Multiplier Configuration Select Screen Memory Timing Configuration y 11 Select Item CAS Latency tCL Enter Select Row Precharge Time tRP Change Opt RAS to CAS Delay tRCD F1 General Help RAS Active Time tRAS F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save amp Exit ESC Exit Version 2 02 1205 Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc Memory Multiplier Configuration This item shows the information of Memory Multiplier Configuration CAS Latency tCL 7 This item determines the operation of DDR SDRAM memory CAS colulmn address strobe It is recommanded that you leave this item at the default values The 2T setting requires faster memory that specifically supports this mode Row Precharge Time tRP 7 This item specifies Row precharge to Active or Auto Refresh of the same bank RAS to CAS Delay tRCD 7 This item specifies the RAS to CAS delay to Rd Wr command to the same bank RAS Ac
15. 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 These software s are subject to change at anytime without prior notice Please refer to the support disk for available software Using the Motherboard Software 95 Chapter 5 ATI CrossFireX Technology Support This motherboard supports the ATI CrossFireX Technology that allows you to install multi graphics processing units GPU graphics cards Follow the installation procedures in this section Requirements Two identical CrossFireX ready graphic cards are needed for the setup of 2 way CrossFireX configuration 2 You would need one CrossfireX bridge cable 3 Make sure that your graphics card driver supports the ATI CrossFireX technology Download the latest driver from the ATI website www ati com 4 Make sure that your power supply unit PSU can provide at least the minimum power required by your system Installing CrossFireX graphics cards 1 Insert the CrossFireX graphics cards into the PCIEX16 slots Make sure that the card is properly seated on the slot A For 2 way configuration install two graphic cards on PCIEXI6 1 amp PCIEXI 2 and connect them with the CrossFire Bridge For
16. indicators and switches on the system case Make sure that your case supports all the features required 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 244 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 um re u tf n LIES ul MX EI Wie Pm 1 hl NS T 3 bo ria i ae i Pu Do not over tighten the screws as this can stress the motherboard Installingthe Motherboard Installing Hardware Installing the Processor Caution When installing a CPU heatsink and cooling fan make sure that 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 On most motherboa
17. 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 Advaned Menu The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU and other system Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc VEU Advanced Keij o gd RR ERE o EST A EST 1E od Legacy OpROM Support Enable Disable Onboard LAN Option ROM Launch Storage ODROM Enabled gt LAN Configuration gt ECS eJIFFY Function Select Screen P PC Health Status l Select Item Power Management Setup Enter Select gt ACPI Settings Change Opt gt CPU Configuration F1 General Help gt SATA Configuration F2 Previous Values gt USB Configuration F3 Optimized Defaults gt Super IO Configuration F4 Save amp Exit ESC Exit Version 2 02 1205 Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc Launch PXE OpROM The item enables or disables launch PXE Option ROM Launch Storage OpROM The item enables or disables launch Storage Option ROM Using BIOs 29 LAN Configuration The item in the menu shows the LAN related information that the BIOS automatically detects Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc NETS Advanced Kel ad AA ERE Lele EST T LEES 1E S LAN Configuration Enable Disable Onboard LAN 1 Controller Onboard LAN 2 Controller En
18. me IMC Voltage 1 044V 1 Select Item DIMM Voltage i 1 488V Enter Select PCH Voltage j 1 056V Change Opt CPU SA Voltage 0 924V F1 General Help 12V 11 952V F2 Previous Values VCC 5V 5 088V F3 Optimized Defaults VBAT 3 336V F4 Save amp Exit ESC Exit PECI Mode Offset to TCC Activation Temp Version 2 02 1205 Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc gt Smart Fan Function Scroll to this item and press lt Enter gt to view the following screen Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc WET Advanced Kenaa A TOT S EST A Smart Fan Mode Normal Smart Fan start PWM value 180 Smart Fan start PWM TEMP 30 Smart Fan Slope PWM value 10 PWM value unite aL CPU Fan Full Speed Offset eo Ji welreimate Ont System SMART FAN Control Enabled SCM Smart Fan Mode Normal F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults Smart Fan start PWM value 180 DUUM amp Exit Smart Fan start PWM TEMP 30 ESC Exit Delta T 3 Smart Fan Slope PWM value 10 PWM value unite System Fan Full Speed Offset 29 Select Screen Version 2 02 1205 Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc CPU Smart FAN Control Enabled This item allows you to enable disable the control of the CPU fan speed by changing the fan voltage Using BIOs 31 Smart Fan Mode Normal This item allows you to select the fan mode Normal Quiet Silent or Manual for a better o
19. message This standard message will appear following a clear CMOS data at factory by the manufacturer You simply need to Load Default Settings to reset the default CMOS values Note Changes to system hardware such as different CPU memories etc may also trigger this message American Megatrends P67H2 A Release 10 12 2010 Version 2 02 1205 Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc Press F7 to enter BBS POPUP Press lt DEL gt or lt F2 gt to enter setup CMOS Settings Wrong 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 P lead to submenus that enable you to change the values for the option Use the cursor arrow keys to scroll through the items in the submenu Using BIOS 27 In this manual default values are enclosed in parenthesis Submenu items are denoted by a triangle P The default BIOS setting for this motherboard apply for most conditions with optimum performance We do not suggest users ch
20. pauJnj S u23IMs NSd pue BUIYJOM SI MSd HUN Aiddns 180g 1I 99 m ddns 1 9949 ON pessn d si p109 wamod jy Hels 01 S IeJ 9d NG passaid s uoyng JeMog JIVYIMO Sunoouyso qno orseq 90 Memo POST Code Checkpoints The POST code checkpoints are the largest set of checkpoints during the BIOS pre boot process The following table describes the type of checkpoints that may occur during the POST portion of the BIOS Recovery PEI Recovery errors PEI L 9 Weed 00 1 Poner on Rest ype decion oi 3 wore Bridge intiaizaton before microcode oag nar Bride initialization before microcode eado 3 oewniiazation before microcode oad Moode OOOO OOOO 7a ination ater microcode oain 3 North Bridge intiazation after microcode oag o South Bride initialization after microcode adig Akt niiazation ater microcode wading 8 Gig O O S y G5 reserved for faure ANEC eroro E modero O FT erocode rot oaded 10 n D DB M a 5 16 O O B B MU B C Pre Memory North Bridge initialization North Bridge module specific Pre Memory North Bridge initialization North Bridge module specific jon t z Pre Memory North Bridge initialization North Bridge module specific 28 Memory initialization Serial Presence Detect SPD data reading
21. reference only ATI CrossFire Technology Support 56 2 Connect the cable from your monitors to the CrossFireX ready graphics card installed on the PCIEX16_1 slot _ e u Monitor Cable V P For reference only 3 Connect an auxiliary power source from the power supply to the graphics cards ATI CrossFire Technology Support 57 The Catalyst Control Center Dialog Box To enable CrossFireX Install ATI graphic card driver Enter the Catalyst Control Center Dialog Box check the Enable CrossFireX item e Click OK to apply CrossFireX Configure Diagnostics 1 ATI Radeon HD 5800 Series Default VGA monitor CrossFireX delivers exceptional performance on a single display combining the processing power of two or more Graphics Processing Units GPUs Configure CrossFireX V Enable CrossFireX Discard Defaults ATI CrossFire Technology Support 58 Memo ATI CrossFire Technology Support Chapter 6 MDZ SLI Technology Support This motherboard supports the NVIDIA sLI Technology that allows you to install multi graphics processing units GPU graphics cards Follow the installation proce dures in this section Requirements 1 Two identical sLi ready graphic cards are needed for the setup of 2 Way SLI configuration 2 Make sure that your graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA sLI tech nology 3 Make
22. sure that your power supply unit PSU can provide at least the minimum power required by your system 800W PSU is required for the setup of 2 way SLI configuration Installing your NVIDIA SLI Ready Components 1 Install both of the NVIDIA SLI Ready graphics cards For 2 Way configuration install two graphic cards on PCIEX16_1 amp PCIEX16_2 and connect them with one SLI bridge NMDIAKGHybridSL TechnologySupport 29 60 2 Connect the cable from your monitors to the SLI Ready graphics card installed on the PCIEX16_1 slot Once the new NVIDIA SLI certified components have been installed in the system they will be recognized by the operating system upon Windows boot up A Found NewHardware message will be displayed i Found New Hardware X Your new hardware is installed and ready to use NMDIAKGHybridSL TechnologySupport 61 Enabling NVIDIA SLI 1 Click on the SLI capable system message to open the following window gan Set SLI Configuration itil Pape t Settings You grackies cad egue NVIDIA SU recindosy er signibe y merbsmente n ence per enance Description All NVIDIA GPUs work together with SLI technology to increase the rendering performance of your 3D applications Typical usage scenarios Playing 3D games Using any application that renders hardware accelerated Direct 3D or OpenGL content NMDIAKGHybridSLI TechnologySupport 62 2 Select the ch
23. the installing CD DVD ROM drives Hard Drive BBS Priorities This item enables you to specify the sequence of loading the operating system from the installing hard drives Using BIOs Security Menu 47 This page enables you to set setup administrator and password Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc Main Advanced Chipset M I B Ill Boot Security EEVEE 3 411 If ONLY the Administrator s password is set then this only limits access to Setup and is only asked for when entering Setup If ONLY the User s password is set then this is a power on password and must be entered to boot or enter Setup In Setup the User will have Administrator rights The password must be3 to20 characters long Set Setup Administrator Password Select Screen 11 Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save amp Exit EoG Exit Version 2 02 1205 Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc Administrator Password Scroll to this item and press Enter to view the following screen Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc Main Advanced Chipset M I B Ill Boot Security BE 2 411 If ONLY the Administrator s password is set then this only limits access to Setup and is only asked for when entering Setup If ONLY the User s password is set then this is a power on password and mus
24. 3 Memory initialization Memory presence detection SSCS 20 Memory initialization Programming memory timing information 2 emor initialization Configuring memory 2 Memory itiaization other O oo ooo 3 3 3 i 3 i Pre memory South Bridge initialization is started 34 CPU post memory initialization Application Processor s AP initialization 1 3 5 7 A C D E F 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 1A 1B 1C 2B 2C 2D 2E 2F 30 31 32 33 34 gi 92 DXE IPL is started Memory initialization error Invalid memory type or incompatible memory speed Post Memory North Bridge initialization North Bridge module specific Memory initialization error SPD reading has failed Post Memory South Bridge initialization is started Post Memory South Bridge initialization South Bridge module specific 3F 4E OEM post memory initialization codes 35 36 37 38 39 3A 3B 3C 3D 3E 4F 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 5C 5F Reserved for future AMI error codes S3 Resume is stared S3 Resume PPI is called by the DXE IPL Post Memory South Bridge initialization South Bridge module specific Post Memory South Bridge initialization South Bridge module specific Memory initialization error Invalid memory size or memory modules do not match S3 Boot Script execution Video repost EET El E2 E3 EO E8 E9 EA EB ECE i F1 F2 F3 FA FO F1 F2 F3 FA Recovery process started
25. 42722 How to set networking connection If you do not have IP shared server direct link you can select the icon P od and press the right key of your mouse Show the networking connection status 2 If you want to set the networking connection you can press the right key of your mouse to edit it Setting Up eJIFFY 72 Stepl Select the icon press the right key of your mouse then select Edit 99 Connection item Enable Networking Connection Information Edit Connections N T U Thu Aug 13 a ka E D sas Step2 Select the connection you want eg Wired and click Add button Connection name Auto etho v Connect automatically Wired 802 1x Security IPv4 Settings IPv6 Settings Method Automatic DHCP al Addresses Address Netmask DNS servers Search domains oyorcienm Types of connections 1 Wired connection Connection name Connect automatically Setting Up eJ IFFY 2 Wireless connection Editing Wireless connection 1 x Connection pame Wiles comectont 3 DSL connection Note Details about eJIFFY please refer to eJIFFY in disk Setting Up eJ IFFY 4 Memo Setting Up eJIFFY Chapter 8 Intel Matrix Storage Manager RAI DConfigurations The Intel Matrix Storage Manager allows you to configure RAID 0 and 1 sets on the external Serial
26. A nosedete A a 46 Security VICI scsssasivtiden tesntsigshtaneeudsintarstiiaieetegietermnaveaetiesaients 47 SOV Oe IC SNNT RIDERE RO PD 49 Updanne the BIOS Lus oeuvtouecini por Ueber uciquEXR OR ea 50 iii Chapter 4 51 Using the Motherboard Software 51 About the Software DVD ROM CD ROM se S51 Auto installing under Windows XP Vista 7 ad PIE SUD sp tinta tdt ingen MU DUE 22 Manual Installation eese nennen 54 Utility Software Reference eiie rete br peso 54 Chapter 5 55 ATI CrossFire Technology Support 55 ROLE enio eene pecoris ets iesu dire eese Ht Nd Map 55 Installing CrossFire graphics cards ussse 55 The Catalyst Control Center Dialog Box 57 Jo Enable CrossFire asieattesi Eben on rk nb K ras eR ERREUR 57 Chapter 6 59 NVIDIA Hybrid SLI Technology Support 59 PCE TN HIS Siero sei cem Prnt tes fren turi E CURED EMUpt S EE EIUEE 59 Installing your NVIDIA SLI Ready Components 59 Enabling NVIDIA 5 Cheinia 61 Chapter 7 63 Setting Up eJIFFY 63 Entroduc DIOS o arse edna ace dee codi duce drei uem ure Ice enn 63 Installation and BIOS Setup esee 64 Ici EIE Y aos nin to mmis mne item iae t aan 67 a er MESS ICONS RENI sooo aae erra nenii 68 Uode FA epe 69 Chapter 8 15 Intel Matrix Storage Manager RAID Configurations 75 Befo
27. Advanced Chipset M I B Ill Security SEV 34 If ONLY the Administrator s password is set then this only limits access to Setup and is only asked for when entering Setup If ONLY the User s password is set then this is a power on password and must be entered to boot or enter Setup In Setup the User will have Administrator rights The password must be3 to20 characters long User Password Security Check Setup Set Setup Administrator Password Select Screen 11 Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save amp Exit ESC Exit Version 2 02 1205 Copyright C 2010 American Megatrenas Inc Setup This item indicates a user password has been set Using BIOs 49 Save amp Exit Menu This page enables you to exit system setup after saving or without saving the changes Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc ETI aM Ue Mm Cl a1 ET NN LUBA SALT SIT STI TELA Save amp Exit Exit system setup after saving Discard Changes and Exit the changes Save Changes and Reset Discard Changes and Reset Save Options Save Changes Discard Changes Restore Defaults Save as User Defaults Restore User Defaults Select Screen 11 Select Item Enter Select Boot Override Change Opt SATA SONY DVD RW DRU 190S F1 General Help F2 Previous Values SATA HDS728080PLA380 F3 Optimized De
28. FY 66 4 Restart your computer after eJIFFY installation Press lt DEL gt or click the BIOS Setup button on the post screen to enter the BIOS setup page after boot up MIN E h NS j E al Wil 5 And then enter the Advanced Setup page to enable the item ECS eJIFFY Func tion Press F4 to save the configuration and exit Restart your computer m Il T iit JN ill I l n Jl N UNI p Uu ll Il i n AM il HL EE nrrITEmIDIL DR EDS li i n rn Note 1 eJIFFY is available in SATA IDE AHCI mode It does not support RAID configuration and the onboard 34 pin floppy drives 2 Please refer to ECS website for new eJIFFY application updates Setting Up eJ IFFY 67 Entering eJIFFY The post screen appears within several seconds after boot up and it has three buttons on it Operating system eJIFFY and BIOS Setup Click to enter the normal OS you have installed such as Windows Click to set the BIOS If you click eJIFFY the following screen will appear And If you make no choice it will enter the normal OS automatically after ten seconds EFS ELITEGROUP a T y USA t Thu Aug 13 E hy 3 iw el 12 18 AM Setting Up eJIFFY Feature Icons The following illustration shows the main feature icons that eJIFFY provides on the menu xg USA c Thu Aug 13 E pa 12 20AM eWeb Firefox for web browsing webmail and watching flash video ePix
29. PS 2 mouse combo connector 1x CLR CMOS button 2 x USB3 0 ports Compatible with 2 x USB2 0 ports 8 x USB2 0 ports 2 x ESATA ports 2 x RJ45 LAN connectors 1 x Audio port with 5 audio jacks Center Sub woofer line Out surround line out Line in microphone in line out and optical SPDIF out Internal I O e 1 x 24 pin ATX Power Supply connector 8 pin 12V connec Connectors amp tor Headers e 4 x Serial ATA 6Gb s connectors e 4 x Serial ATA 3Gb s connectors 1 x USBSF headers USB 3F supports EZ Charger e 3 x USB2 0 headers support additional 6 USB ports F_USB1 supports EZ Charger 1 x Front panel audio header e 1 x SPDIF out header e 1 x Panel header e 1x ME UNLOCK header 1 x Reset button e 1 x Power button 1 x COM header CPU_FAN CASE_FAN SYS_FAN PWR_FAN connectors System BIOS AMI BIOS with 32 Mb SPI Flash ROM Supports ECS M 1 3 X Utility Supports ACPI amp DMI Plug and Play STR S3 STR S4 S1 Hardware monitor Introducing the Motherboard Audio LAN can be disabled in BIOS F7 hot key for boot up devices option Form Factor ATX Size 305mm x 244mm Motherboard Components e H k E i f Dual DORS 2133 Dual Gkpi n Ad WI ETT IM D y A 9 uu p i i T1 Pw pm a hd d Tp Introducing the Motherboard LABEL 1 CPU Socket CPU FAN DDR3 1 4 CASE FAN ATX POWER SYS FAN SATAI 6
30. Photo viewing ePal On line chat tool to use the most popular IMs in the world MSN ICO AIM etc Shows ePal on line connection status Shut Down Restart Ends your session and turns off the computer Ends your session and restart the computer Shows the network connection status Click once to connect the storage disk to your computer Click for the second time to remove your storage disk safely please refer to the FAQ for more usage information Language Control Panel Switch Keyboard Languages Allows you to adjust the sound volume level from mute to the max Setting Up eJIFFY 69 Usage FAQ Language Control Panel Besides setting English as the default interface eJIFFY offers multi language displays and keyboard settings for language switch Open the language control panel to select a preferable language setting Keyboard Language Setup Stepl Click to open the language control panel age PE ro Method Setup UN fa Display Language BJ Language eJIFFY v2 0 35 Step 2 Click Keyboard Language icon to open the keyboard selection list which offers several regional keyboard settings besides default English keyboard Step 3 Click the selected keyboard language e g English US and press OK Arabic s Il German Deutsch English UK English US Spanish Espa ol French Fran ais Hebrew n axy Italian Italiano Japanese A438 Dutch Nederlandse
31. 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 0 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 make 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 MMX Pentium Pentium II Pentium III Celeron are registered trademarks of Intel 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 ene
32. X cases Refer to the table below for informa tion Pin Signal Function Pin Signal Function HD LED P HarddiskLED 2 FP PWR SLP MSG LED 3 HD LED N HarddiskLED 4 FP PWR SLP MSG LED RSTSWN SW N Reset Switch PWR SW P Power Switch HE RST SW P Reset Switch EZ PWR SW N Power Switch DL CNNE Non MSG LED dual color or single color Users please note that the above picture is for reference only you should determine the header pin definition by the actual key pin location Hard Drive Activity LED Connecting pins 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 po
33. abled Select Screen 11 Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save amp Exit EoG Exit Version 2 02 1205 Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc Onboard LAN1 2 Controller Enabled Use this item to enable or disable the Onboard LAN Press Esc to return to the Advanced Menu page ECS eJIFFY Function Scroll to this item and press Enter to view the following screen Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc WET Advanced Keini d AA ERE Lele EST lg ESTE S ECS eJIFFY Function Make sure that the eJIFFY has been installed to hard disk Select Screen 11 Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save amp Exit ESG Exit Version 2 02 1205 Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc ECS eJIFFY Function Disabled This item allows you to enable or disable ECS eJIFFY Function Press Esc to return to the Advanced Menu page Using BIOs 30 PC Health Status On motherboards support hardware monitoring this item lets you monitor the paeameters for critical voltages temperatures and fan speeds Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc WET Advanced Keil aA a M TOT EST EST A System Temperature 270 CPU Fan Speed 2947 RPM System Fan Speed 3 0 RPM CPU Vcore 1 188V
34. aders supporting eight USB 2 0 ports Addi tionally some computer cases have USB 2 0 ports at the front of the case If you have this kind of case use auxiliary USB 2 0 connector to connect the front mounted ports to the motherboard Unlike F_USB2 3 in this mainboard F_USB1 supports EZ Charger technology provides about 1A current than general USB port in off mode for USB devices It is useful and excellent especially for the iPhone iPad and iPod touch devices that need a large amount of current for faster recharging within less time Pin Signal Name Function USBPWR Front Panel USB Power USBPWR Front Panel USB Power USB_FP_P0 USB Port 0 Negative Signal 4 USB_EP_P1 USB Port 1 Negative Signal USB Port 0 Positive Signal USB Port 1 Positive Signal GND Ground Key No pin 7 8 9 SPDIFO SPDIF out header This is an optional header that provides an SPDIFO Sony Philips Digital Interface output to digital multimedia device through optical fiber or coaxial connector Pin Signal Name SPDIFOUT Installing the Motherboard 17 USB3F Front Panel USB 3 0 headers This Motherboard implements one USB 3 0 header supporting 2 extra front USB 3 0 ports which delivers 5Gb s transfer rate USB3F supports EZ Charger technology provides about 1A current than general USB port in off mode for USB devices It is useful and excellent especially for the iPhone iPad and iPod touch devices that need a large amount of current
35. an Megatrends Inc VEW CEUS Chipset B RBSRIEM TT MEEST TU LE EN S41 South Bridge Specify what state to go to when power is re applied after a power failure G3 state Audio Configuration Azalia HD Audio Enabled Select Screen 1l Select Item Case Open Warning Disabled Enter Select Chassis Opened No Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save amp Exit ESC Exit Version 2 02 1205 Copyright C 2010 American Megatrenas Inc Restore AC Power Loss Power Off This item specifies what state to go to when power is re applied after a power failure G3 state Audio Configuration This item shows the information of the audio configuration Azalia HD Audio Enabled This item enables or disables Azalia HD audio Case Open Warning Disabled This item enables or disables the warning if the case is opened up and the item below indicates the current status of the case Chassis Opened No This item indicates whether the case has been opened Press Esc to return to the chipset menu page Using BIOs 41 ME Subsystem Scroll to this item and press lt Enter gt to view the following screen Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc VEW CCU S Chipset B RBSIE TT MEET T LE EST 1E S11 Intel ME Subsytem Configuration ME Subsystem Help ME Version 7 0 0 1135 Select Screen 1 Select Item Enter Select
36. ance Hyper Threading periph eral controller unmatched by any other single chip device controller This motherboard supports up to 16 GB of system memory with dual channel DDR3 2133 0C 1866 0C 1600 0C 1333 1066 SDRAM It cooperates two of PCIe 16X Gen 2 graphic interface that allows you install up to two graphic cards with multiple GPU running at PCIe Gen 2 speed It provides two PCI rev 3 0 slots and one PCI Express x1 rev 2 0 slot for extending usage It implements an EHCI compliant interface that provides fourteen USB 2 0 ports eight USB ports and three USB 2 0 headers support additional six USB ports and one of Front USB 2 0 headers and USB 3 0 header provide with EZ charger technology please reference chapter 2 part of Front Panel USB headers to check the detail information This motherboard implements extra USB 3 0 host controllers which provide two USB3 0 ports at rear I O in blue connector and one USB 3 0 header for two USB3 0 ports In addition to P67 chipset this motherboard implements extra Marvell 88SE9128B1 SATA 6Gb s chips which provide two eSATA 6Gb s ports and four SATA 6Gb s ports totally this motherboard delivers the highest data transfer rate to fulfill the most speed demanding usage The motherboard is equipped with advanced full set of I O ports in the rear panel including one PS 2 keyboard mouse combo connector one CLR CMOS button two eSATA 6Gb s ports two Gigabit LAN ports eight USB 2 0 ports two USB 3 0 ports r
37. ange the default values in the BIOS setup and take no responsibility to any damage caused by changing the BIOS settings BIOS Navigation Keys The BIOS navigation keys are listed below FUNCTION Exits the current menu Scrolls through the items on a menu Modifies the selected field s values Enter Select General Help F2 Previous Value F3 Optimized Defaults 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 Main Menu When you enter the BIOS Setup program the main menu appears giving you an overview of the basic system information Select an item and press Enter to display the submenu Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc Main Advanced Chipset M I BIll Boot Security Save amp Exit BIOS Information Choose the system default language System Date Frl 10 22 2010 System Time 00 01 49 Select Screen 1l Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save amp Exit ESC Exit Version 2 02 1205 Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc Using BIOs System Language English This item is used to set the language Date amp Time The Date and Time
38. capabilities by adding hardware that performs tasks that are not part of the basic system 6i 66 amp H2 A2 wis 4 PCIE Slot ji PCIE16X 1 2 Slots PCI1 2 Slots PCIE16X 1 2 The PCI Express x16 slots are used to install external PCI Slots Express graphics cards that are fully compliant to the PCI Ex press Base Specification revision 2 0 one x16 or two x8 x8 PCIE Slot The PCI Express x1 slot is fully compliant to the PCI Express Base Specification revision 2 0 PClI1 2 Slots This motherboard is equipped with two standard PCI slots PCI stands for Peripheral Component Interconnect and is a bus stan dard for expansion cards which for the most part is a supple ment of the older ISA bus standard The PCI slots on this board are PCI v3 0 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 14 Follow these instructions to install an add on card 1 Remove a blanking plate from the system case corresponding to the slot you are going to use 2 Install the edge connector of the add on card into the expansion slot Ensure that the edge connector is correctly seated in the slot 3 Secure the metal bracket of the card to the system case with a screw For reference only 1 For some add on cards for example graphics adapters and network adapt
39. de AHCI Mode Use this item to select eSATA 6 Gb s controller mode SATA 6 Gb s Controller Mode AHCI Mode Use this item to select SATA 6 Gb s controller mode SATA Port 0 6 This motherboard supports six SATA channel and each channel allows one SATA device to be installed Use these items to configure each device on the SATA channel Press Esc to return to the Advanced Menu page Using BIOs oF USB Configuration Use this item to show the information of USB configuration Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc WET Advanced Kel 2e RR EAT Loe EST HE MESE LE AU USB Configuration Enabled Disabled All USB Devices USB 3 0 Controller Enabled Legacy USB Support Enabled Select Screen 1 Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save amp Exit ESC Exit Version 2 02 1205 Copyright C 2010 American Megatrenas Inc All USB Devices Enabled Use this item to enable or disable all USB devices USB 3 0 Controller Enabled Use this item to enable or disable USB 3 0 controller We recommand users keep the default value Disabling it might cause the USB devices not to work properly Legacy USB Support Enabled Use this item to enable or disable support for legacy USB devices Press Esc to return to the Advanced Menu page Using BIOs 38 Super IO Configuration Use this item to show
40. e ments in performance or fixes for known bugs Install new BIOS as follows 4 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 Prepare 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 CA or AA prompt type the Flash Utility program name and the file name of the new BIOS and then press Enter Example AFUDOS EXE 040706 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
41. e CPU cooling fan user s manual for more detail installation procedure Installingthe Motherboard 1 To achieve better airflow rates and heat dissipation we suggest that D you use a high quality fan with 3800 rpm at least CPU fan and heatsink installation procedures may vary with the type of CPU fan heatsink supplied The form and size of fan heatsink may also vary 2 DO NOT remove the CPU cap from the socket before installing a CPU 3 Return Material Authorization RMA requests will be accepted only if the motherboard comes with the cap on the LGAII55 socket Installing Memory Modules This motherboard accommodates four memory modules It can support four 240 pin DDR3 DDR3 2133 OC DDR3 1866 OC 1600 OC 1333 1066 SDRAM The total memory capacity is 16 GB You must install at least one module in any of the four slots Total memory capacity is 16 GB The four DDR3 memory sockets DDR3_1 DDR3_2 DDR3_3 and DDR3 4 are divided into two channels and each channel has two memory sockets as following gt gt Channel A DDR3_1 DDR3 2 gt gt Channel B DDR2 3 DDR3 4 Recommend memory configuration Sockets Seeks Tom Poua cow eae Mode NEN 3 DIMMs Populated Populated Populated 3 DIMMs oom Populated Populated Populated 4 DIMMs Populated Populated Populated Populated 1 12 1 For best performance and compatibility we recommend that users give prior
42. e virtual disk Then press Y to select YES Marvel BIOS Setup c 2009 Marvell lechnalogy Group Ltd contioqure gt Select free diskstCreate Virtual Disk in CU Wirtual Disks Stripe Size 1 Y Gigabyte Rounding Free Physical Disks L PD 8 13750330MS Quick Init PD 0 STAZED310MS URL Create Virtual Disk CU Do you want to create this virtua et Se paa har to N28 10008 the Tree disks t he used in the array ENTER peration SPACE Select Fl0 Exit Save ESC Return E EE The virtual disk is now listed in the Topology pane Marvel BIOS Setup 6 2009 Marvel lechnology Group Ltd nfarnat Pr vendor 10 t 1B4B Virtual Dis Device 10 9123 kE 2 0 Test Revision 1D Bl PD O ST3750330K5 BIOS Version 1 0 0 1008 PD 8 ST3750330H5 Firmware Version 2 1 0 1316 Physical Oisks PGle Speed Rate 5 0Gbps Free Configure SATA as AHCI Mode Help Marvell RAID on chip controller ENTER Operation FIO Exit Save ESC Return Marvell 88SE9 128 SATA6Go s RA DController BICS Setup Chapter 10 Trouble Shooting Start up problems during assembly After assembling the PC for the first time you may experience some start up problems Before calling for technical support or returning for warranty this chapter may help to address some of the common questions using some basic troubleshooting tips a System does not power up and the fans are not running 1 Disas
43. e wall for sufficient airflow 2 Keep your computer in a cool dry place Avoid dusty areas direct sunlight and areas of high moisture content 3 Routinely clean the CPU cooler fan to remove dust and hair 4 In places of hot and humid weather you should turn on your computer once every other week to circulate the air and prevent damage from humidity 5 Add more memory to your computer if possible This not only speeds up the system but also reduces the loading of your hard drive to prolong its lifespan 6 If possible ensure the power cord has an earth ground pin directly from the wall outlet This will reduce voltage fluctuation that may damage sensitive devices 89 SOINDYTD 01 peau 10119 dnjas SOW gunies SOI Ajipouu saye 1463581 pue SOND YTD 9 qeisun JO 3Je3s 03 Ie WAISAS uia qod AAH 9nssI 92IA ep JeJeudiJad S9A VINY 3261000 16J J 1463s2J pue SOND 419 VIAM 1261000 lt e dsip seu JoWUOW JI 29u ule qoJd pueog pa3221ep JOU YDA ON sd q Yous g pue daaq 8uo T JI S9A ainyies A4o0uJauuJ JO payasul 4e3s9J pue 1Je3saJ p A 19doud you Aow w WNIA sdaaq 140us JI U93J95 150d 1e EH 195205 PM 03 128uuoo JO U91IMS Sd uo WINE odie HED ON SOA SOA VIAM 1281009 lt uje qoJd pJeoqg y p2129UUuO SI pseog JO nSd YUM ule qoJd asp samod AZT fid J PUNES Cesi sey 40juouJ JI pau ON ON SOA 9aY49 pue SOND Y19 SOA UO
44. eckbox Enable SLI technology and then click Apply You now have an NVIDIA SLI enabled PC You can also access these settings by opening the NVIDIA Control Panel right click on desktop clicking on 3D Settings shown below and then selecting SetSLI configuration Control Panel Setting of 2 Way SLI All in all the NVIDIA SLI technology works This concludes Chapter 6 NMOA Hyorid SU Technology Support 63 Chapter 7 Setting Up eJIFFY Introduction eJIFFY is a fast boot program under Linux Instead of waiting Windows O S to start execution eJIFFY is ready to provide users the instant enjoyment on web browsing photo review and online chat just within several seconds after boot up ECS ELITEGROUP hse Thu Aug 13 ul b iua T 5 m fed gl e VEU Note eJIFFY is ECS optional feature utility corresponding to the DVD activation and BIOS setup Please check the hard copy user s guide or product color box to see if the model has embodded eJIFFY feature eJIFFY icon on color box GEL Version 6 0 Setting Up eJ IFFY 64 Installation and BIOS Setup DVD Activation Finish the DVD utility setup and then set the BIOS to complete eJIFFY activation 1 Insert ECS software utility DVD and enter below Utilities screen Click eJIFFY feature item to install m Mainboard Setup Utility Uties 6 Information Utilities Adobe Reader eBLU eDLU eJIFFY e0C B S
45. een appears ATI Software Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for ATI Software The InstallShield Wizard will install ATI Software on your computer To continue click Next t Back Cancel 5 Follow the instructions on the screen to install the items Drivers and software are automatically installed in sequence Follow the onscreen instructions confirm commands and allow the computer to restart a few times to complete the installation Using the Motherboard Software 54 Windows Vista 7 will appear below UAC User Account Control message fe after the system restart You must select Allow to install the next driver Continue this process to complete the drivers installation Manual Installation Insert the disk in the DVD ROM 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 EXE 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
46. elect utility amp Click to install 2 Follow the onscreen instructions to finish eJIFFY setup Setup eJIFFY Welcome to the eJIFFY Setup Wizard This will install eJIFFY x x xx on your computer It is recommended that you close all other applications before continuing Click Next to continue or Cancel to exit Setup Setting Up eJIFFY 3 After setting up eJIFFY under Windows you can switch eJIFFY display keyboard language from English to your local language The changes will be applied after rebooting eJIFFY Configuration x e CHAFF Y micos Language English LIS English Us Arabic German English UK English US Spanish French Hebrew Indonesian Italian Japanese Korean Dutch Polish Portuguese Russian Thai Keyboard Ukrainian Vietnamese Chinese Simplified Chinese Traditional eJIFFY Configuration fx FF eit m cor Language T rk e Turkish 4 Keyboard T rk e Turkish German English UK English UK English L S English us Espa ol Spanish Fran ais French Hebrew Italian Japanese Polish Portuguese Russian Ukrainian vietnamese YkpaiHcbkKa Vi t Note The keyboard language selection list offers several more regional keyboard setups to switch with the default English typing Please refer to the usage FAQ for more tips Setting Up eJ IF
47. ers you have to install drivers and software before you can begin using the add on card 2 The onboard PCI interface does not support 64 bit SCSI cards Installing the Motherboard 15 Connecting Optional Devices Refer to the following for information on connecting the motherboard s optional devices 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 porn 4 PRESENCE 5 ron 6 SENSRRETUN 7 ssESND 8 KY OOOO O L3 PORT2L SENSE2 RETURN SATA1 2 SATA 6G1 2 Serial ATA connectors These connectors are used to support the Serial ATA devices for the highest data transfer rates 6 0 Gb s simpler disk drive cabling and easier PC assembly It doubles the transfer rate of current SATA 3 0Gb s interface Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name re 5 Re 6 RX Ground Pon e Installing the Motherboard 16 SATA3 6 Serial ATAII connectors These connectors are used to support the Serial ATA 3Gb s devices simpler disk drive cabling and easier PC assembly It eliminates limitations of the current Parallel ATA interface But maintains register compatibility and software compatibility with Par allel ATA Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name pm 00 4 md 5 Re 6 RT T Ground 2 F USB1 3 USB 2 0 Front Panel USB 2 0 headers The motherboard has three USB 2 0 he
48. faults F4 Save amp Exit ESC Exit Version 2 02 1205 Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc Save Changes and Exit Use this item enables you to exit system setup after saving the changes Discard Changes and Exit Use this item enables you to exit system setup without saving any changes Save Changes and Reset Use this item enables you to reset the system setup after saving the changes Discard Changes and Reset Use this item enables you to reset system setup without saving any changes Save Options Use this item enables you to save the options that you have made Save Changes Use this item enables you to save the changes that you have made Discard Changes Use this item enables you to discard any changes that you have made Restore Defaults Use this item enables you to restore the system defaults Save as User Defaults Use this item enables you to save the changes that you have made as user defaults Restore User Defaults Use this item enables you to restore user defaults to all the setup options Using BIOS 50 Boot Override Use this item enables you to set the device order SATA SONY DVD RW DRU 190S Use this item enables you to set the device order SATA ST3306260AS Use this item enables you to set the device order 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 improv
49. for faster recharging within less time It is suggested that USB Keyboard and USB Mouse connect to USB 2 0 ports rather than USB 3 0 ports Wake up function from S1 S3 may not be supported by those devices that connect to USB 3 0 ports USB devices connected to USB 3 0 ports may not be supported in DOS mode Signal Name Function Front Panel USB Power IntA_P1_SSRX USB3ICC Porti SuperSpeed Rx 3 IntA_P2_SSRX USB3ICC Portl SuperSpeed Rx Mx MEE USB3 ICC Portl SuperSpeed Tx USB3 ICC Portl SuperSpeed Tx USB3 ICC Porti D USB3 ICC Portl D 10 Over Current Protection T cR 12 USB3 ICC Port2 D 14 USB3 ICC Port2 SuperSpeed Tx 15 USB3 ICC Port2 SuperSpeed Tx 17 USB3 ICC Port2 SuperSpeed Rx 18 USB3 ICC Port2 SuperSpeed Rx t Front Panel USB Power indicated above A different pin assignment may cause damage or system Please make sure that the USB cable has the same pin assignment as fey hang up ME_UNLOCK ME Unlock Header Pin 1 2 Function Open Lock Installing the Motherboard 18 Installing SATA Hard Drives This section describes how to install SATA devices such as a hard disk drive and a CD ROM drive About SATA Connectors Your motherboard features four SATA 3 0 Gb s connectors and four SATA 6 0Gb s connectors supporting a total of eight drives SATA refers to Serial ATA Advanced Technology Attachment is the standard interface for the SATA hard drives which are currently used in most PCs
50. g over clocking please take the following steps to recover from it 1 Shut down the computer 2 Press and hold the Page Up Key PgUp of the keyboard and then boot the PC up 3 Two seconds after the PC boots up release the Page Up Key PgUp 4 The BIOS returns to the default setting by itself Installingthe Motherboard CPU Installation Procedure The following illustration shows CPU installation components A Opening of the Load Plate Put your thumb on the tail of the load plate and press the tail down Rotate the load plate to fully open position B Disengaging of the Load Lever Hold the hook of lever and pull it to the left side to clear retention tab Rotate the load lever to fully open position C Removing the Cap Be careful not to touch the contact at any time D Inserting the Package Grasp the package Ensure to grasp on the edge of the substrate Make sure pin 1 indicator is on your bottom left side Aim at the socket and place the package carefully into the socket by purely vertical motion E Closing the Load Plate Rotate the load plate onto the package IHS Intergraded Heat Spreader Engage the load lever while pressing down lightly onto the load plate Secure the load lever with the hook under retention tab F Fasten the cooling fan supporting base onto the CPU socket on the motherboard G Make sure the CPU fan is plugged to the CPU fan connector Please refer to th
51. he LAN port to connect your computer to the Network USB 2 0 Ports Use the USB 2 0 ports to connect USB 2 0 devices USB 3 0 Ports Use the USB 3 0 ports to connect USB 3 0 devices Optical SPDIF Output This jack connects to external optical digital audio out put devices Audio Ports Use the audio jacks to connect audio devices The C port is for stereo line in signal while the E port is for micro phone in signal This motherboard supports audio de vices that correspond to the A B and D port respec tively In addition both of the 2 ports B and D provide users with both right amp left channels individually Users please refer to the following note for specific port func tion definition A Center amp Woofer D Front Out S Back Sura Guen The above port definition can be changed to audio input or audio output by changing the driver utility setting Installingthe Motherboard 19 20 Connecting Case Components After you have installed the motherboard into a case you can begin connecting the motherboard components Refer to the following NOOR WD Connect the CPU cooling fan cable to CPU_FAN Connect the system cooling fan connector to SYS_FAN Connect the power cooling fan connector to PWR_FAN Connect the case switches and indicator LEDs to the PANEL Connect the standard power supply connector to ATX_POWER Connect the auxiliary case power supply connector to ATX12V Connect the case cooling fan co
52. he up down arrow to choose the Capacity The default value indicates the maximum capacity using the selected disks Entering a lower capacity allows you to create a second volume on these disks fame RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity Uo mes RAIBBUStripe Select Disks LzBKB m Create Volume 78 4 When done press Enter to confirm the creation of the RAID set A dialogue box appears to confirm the action Press lt Y gt to confirm other wise press lt N gt age Manager option ROA w 37 Intel Corporation Al Yo lume BALD Level BAlDatStripe Disks Select Disk Strip Size i20KE Capacity 931 5 GB APE you sure you want to create this volume ra Press ENTER to create the specified volume TliChange TAB Hext LESC Previoas Hena EHTER Select Pressing Y deletes all the data in the HDDs 5 The following screen appears displaying the relevant information about the RAID set you created RAID Volumes ID Hane ip d VolumeB RAIDOCS tri pe IDAKE Size Status Bootable Physical Disks Port Brive Model Serial 8 size Type Status Un IB Flaxtor i Oe 505 fl Users please be noted that RAID O Stripe is set to accelerate the data eo access and RAID 1 Mirror is set to provide the data backup If you want to set RAID 0 you need to set the 2nd Boot Device item in the BIOS to Intel Volume0 See section Advanced Setup for details Bost et on F
53. ight USB 2 0 ports Two USB 3 0 ports Two eSATA ports One coaxial SPDIFO port e Audio jacks for microphone line in and 8 ch line out BIOS Firmware This 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 be operated in the ambiance between 0 and 50 C Introducing the Motherboard Specifications CPU LGA1155 socket for 2 Generation Intel Core Family amp Unlock processors Supports Hyper Threading technology CPU e DMI 5 0 GT S Chipset Intel P67 Chipset Memory Dual channel DDR3 memory architecture 4 x 240 pin DDR3 DIMM sockets support up to 16 GB Supports 1333 DDR3 SDRAM Expansion i 2 x PCI Express Gen2 x16 slots Slots 1 x PCI Express Gen2 x1 slot 2 x PCI slots Storage e Supported by Intel P67 Chipsets and Marvell 88SE9128B1 SATA RAID Processor 4 x SATAII 3 0 Gb s Host Controllers 4 x SATAII 6 0 Gb s Host Controllers 2 x eSATA 6 0 Gb s Audio Realtek ALC892 8 Ch HD audio CODEC Compliant with HD audio specification Giga LAN Dual Realteck 8111E Gigabit Lan Rear Panel l O 1 x
54. igured through the Intel Matrix Storage Manager you may do so by resetting the disk to Non RAID You will however lose all data and previous RAID configu rations To reset disks to Non RAID 1 In the main Intel Matrix Storage Manager RAID BIOS menu highlight Reset Disks to Non RAID using the up down arrow key then press lt En ter gt 1 Create RAID Volume 2 Delete RAID Volume 2 Use the space bar to select the HDD to reset to Non RAID 3 A dialogue box appears to confirm the action Press Y to confirm otherwise press N Pressing Y deletes all the data in the HDDs Exiting Setup When you have finished highlight Exit using the up down arrow key then press Enter to exit the Intel Matrix Storage Manager RAID BIOS utility A dialogue box appears to confirm the action Press Y to confirm otherwise press lt N gt to return to the Intel Matrix Storage Manager RAID BIOS menu 81 Chapter 9 Marvell 88SE9128 SAIA6G s RAIDController BIOS Setup The 88SE9128 controller supports the creation of RAID 0 and RAID 1 virtual disks comprising of exactly two SATA physical disks The following shows the messages displayed during the POST of P67H2 A motherboard Press Ctrl M to launch Marvell BIOS Utility Marvell 88SE91xx Adapter BIOS Version 1 0 0 1008 PCI E Xl Bandwidth Usage 5 0Gbps Configure SATA as AHCI Mode Virtual Disk No Virtual Disk Physical Disk I0 Disk Name
55. ion Scroll to this item to view the following screen Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc Main Advanced Chipset M I B Ii 27 Security Save amp Exit Non Turbo Ratio Override IA Core Current Nomal Power Limit 1 Value Watt 95 Power Limit 2 Switch Enabled Power Limit 2 Value 118 Long duration maintained 1 Select Screen Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technolog Enabled t Select Item Turbo Mode Enabled Enter Select 1 Core Ratio Limit Change Opt 2 Core Ratio Limit F1 General Help 3 Core Ratio Limit F2 Previous Values 4 Core Ratio Limit F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save amp Exit ESG Exit Version 2 02 1205 Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc Using BICS 44 CPU Ratio 31 This item allows users to control non turbo CPU ratio IA Core Current Normal Use this item to control CPU Current Limit This is for Turbo mode Power Limit 1 Value Watt 95 Use this item to control the limit of the TDP This is for Turbo mode Power Limit 2 Switch Enabled Use this item to control the Power Limit 2 This is for Turbo mode Power Limit 2 Value 118 Use this item to control the Power Limit 2 PL2 provides an upper limit of the TDP excursions This is for Turbo mode Long duration maintained 1 Use this item to control the time window over PL1 value should be maintained This is for Turbo mode Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technolog Enabled This item
56. irtualization Technology Enabled 1l Select Item Power Technology Energy Efficient Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save amp Exit ES EXit Version 2 02 1205 Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc Inter R Core TM i5 2400K CPU 3 10 GHz This is display only field and diaplays the information of the CPU installed in your computer EMT64 Supported This item shows the computer supports EMT64 Processor Speed 3100MHz This item shows the processor speed Processor Stepping 206a6 This item shows the information of processor stepping Microcode Revision 28 This item shows the Microcode revision Processor Cores 4 This item shows the information of the processor cores Intel HT Technology Not Supported This item shows your computer does not support Intel HT technology Using BICS Limit CPUID Maximum Disabled Use this item to enable or disable the maximum CPUID value limit When supports Prescott and LGA775 CPUs enables this to prevent the system from rebooting when trying to install Windows NT 4 0 Excute Disable Bit Enabled This item allows the processor to classify areas in memory by where application code can execute and where it cannot When a malicious worm attempts to insert code in the buffer the processor disables code execution preventing damage or worm propa gation Replacing older computers with Execute Disable
57. ity to the white DIMMs DDR3_2 DDR3_4 when installing DIMMs 2 We suggest users not mix memory type It is recommended to use the same brand and type memory on this motherboard Do not remove any memory module from its antistatic packaging until you are ready to install it on the motherboard Handle the modules only by their edges Do not touch the components or metal parts Always wear a grounding strap when you handle the modules Installation Procedure Refer to the following to install the memory modules 1 2 3 This motherboard supports unbuffered DDR3 SDRAM Push the latches on each side of the DIMM slot down 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 Check that the cutouts on the DIMM module edge connector match the notches in the DIMM slot 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 Install any remaining DIMM modules For reference only Installing the Motherboard Expansion Slots Installing 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 in crease the motherboard s
58. le manager for your OS for example Windows Explorer Refer to the Utility Folder Installation Notes later in this chapter The support software DVD ROM CD ROM disc loads automatically under Windows XP Vista 7 When you insert the DVD ROM CD ROM disc in the DVD ROM CD ROM drive the autorun feature will automatically bring up the install screen The screen has three buttons on it Setup Browse CD and Exit Bs ELITEGROUP For reference only fy If the opening screen does not appear double click the file setup exe in the root directory Usingthe Motherboard Software Jd 52 Drivers Click the Setup button to run the software installation program Select from the menu which software you want to install Click the Utilities button to display the application software and other software utilities that are available on the disk Select the sofware you want to install then follow installation procedure Browse CD The Browse CD button is the standard Windows command that allows you to open Windows Explorer and show the contents of the support disk Before installing the software from Windows Explorer look for a file named README TXT or something similar This file may contain important information to help you install the software correctly Some software is installed in separate folders for different operating systems In installing the software execute a file named SETUP EXE by double clicking the file and the
59. mex papel JEAN Eq Bee TF fiShew gue iR A ELO RR E FEmirosEOGN WAR MCL C CIT AP EC Seb i rua nig eral e D KRHA MoT Welcome to ECS The Elecirothemi al Society marit E The Society Mw Sobd Shane and Electrochemical ecienoe and T chneleg x wien eecirchem on WA E MAI Click the language bar here ECS Web Site p fete E Peiper me Gaming Power iy Uneieliev te Civis lacking epi ECS launches Black GTX 460 graphics card family for performance desined gamers wu ebsusi cam DEE Oir ECS Ine Intemational Manufacturer of Frequency Control Pew urube xoi oe Japanese Anthy Select your desired Korean language Russian Thal Chinese simplified Chinese traditional Other English Keyboard Setting Up eJ IFFY 1 How to change display language Open the Language Control Panel and click to show the display language list Check your desired display language Your selected display language will be applied after rebooting Display Language English US Cancel OK Arabic a4 1L German Deutsch English UK English US Spanish Espanol French Francais Hebrew n ay Indonesian Indonesia Italian Italiano Japanese A434 Korean 713 Dutch Nederlandse Polish Polska Portuguese Portugu s Russian Pycckui Thai lnu Turkish T rkce Ukrainian YKpaiHcbKa Vietnamese Vi t Simplified Chinese i8 f P3 Traditional Chinese
60. n following the instructions on the screen The EXIT button closes the Auto Setup window Utilities Lists the software utilities that are available on the disk Information Displays the path for all software and drivers available on the disk Running Setup Follow these instructions to install device drivers and software for the motherboard 1 Click Setup The installation program begins Auie Setup Package saliera Varasen 2 00 0011 P6 H2 A2 litosetup Program Wetcome to Ae instal herd Wicsrd for Raden otup er ae ee Pe ee comp m Te cortram cick Newt fe 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 Usingthe Motherboard Software 53 2 Click Next The following screen appears Auto Setup Package software Version 2 00 0018 Select Features Choose the features Setup will install Select the features you want to install clear the features you do not want to install 36175 K 62540 K Description ATI Software Package Version 8 082 041130a Release Date 2005 01 04 Space Required on C 38715K Space Available on C 5821104 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 scr
61. nnector to CASE_FAN CPU FAN ib Vo ms ATKIN P A wh j LGA 1155 I Connecting 24 pin power cable The ATX 24 pin connector allows you to connect to ATX v2 x power supply With ATX v2 x power supply users please note that when installing 24 pin power cable the latches of power cable and the ATX_POWER match perfectly Installing the Motherboard 21 2 Connecting 8 power cable Users please note that the 8 pin and 4 pin power cables can both be con nected to the ATX12V connector When installing 8 pin power cable the latches of power cable and the ATX12V connector match perfectly 8 pin power cable CPU_FAN CPU cooling FAN Power Connector Pin Signal Name Function 4 PWM PWM _ Users please note that the fan connector supports the CPU cooling fan of 1 1A 2 2A 26 4W max at 12V SYS_FAN FAN Power Connectors Pin Signal Name Function System Ground Power DV ATX POWER ATX 24 pin Power Connector Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name aw SON PWRGD 20 5V Installing the Motherboard 22 PWR_FAN FAN Power Connector Pin Signal Name Function Power 12V ATX12V ATX 12V Power Connector Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name Make sure to connect a 4 pin ATX power cable to ATX4P otherwise the system will be unstable Installing the Motherboard Panel Header The panel header PANEL provides a standard set of switch and LED headers commonly found on ATX or Micro AT
62. o allow mouse activity to awaken the system from power saving mode EUP Support Enabled This item allows user to enable or disable EUP support Press Esc to return to the Advanced Menu page Using BIOS 33 ACPI Configuration The item in the menu shows the highest ACPI sleep state when the system enters suspend Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc NETS Advanced Kanjo a TT EST A EN S11 ACPI Settings Selectthe highest ACPI sleep state the system will enter when the SUSPEND button is pressed Select Screen 1l Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save amp Exit ESG Exit Version 2 02 1205 Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc ACPI Sleep State S3 Suspend to RAM This item allows user to enter the APCI S3 Suspend toRAM Sleep State default Press Esc to return to the Advanced Menu page Using BIOs 34 CPU Configuration The item in the menu shows the CPU Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc NETS Advanced Kan RR ERE M Teo EST T EN A Ai CPU Configuration Disabled for Windows XP Intel R Core TM i5 2400 CPU 3 10GHz EMT64 Supported Processor Speed 3100 MHz Processor Stepping 206a6 Microcode Revision 28 Processor Cores 4 Intel HT Technology Not Supported Execute Disable Bit Enabled Select Screen Intel V
63. oll to Gigabyte Rounding and press Enter to select None 1G or 10G meee Marvel BIOS Setup c 2009 Marvell Technology Group Ltd Configure gt Select free disksCreate Virtual Disk RAID Level Virtual Disks Stripe Size Free Physical Disks PD 8 5T3750330W5 Quick Init PD O ST3750330MS VD Nome Next Help Virtual disk configurations ENTER Select W F10 Exit Save ESC Return Marvell 88S 128 SATA6GD s RAIDController BIOS Setup 7 Scroll to Quick Init and press Enter to select Yes or No Harvell BIOS Setup c 2009 Marvell Technology Group Ltd Lonfigure 5elect free disksCreate Virtual Dish RAID Level Virtual Disks Stripe Size i Free Physical Disks Gigabyte Rounding PD amp 5T3750330 5 f Ts P n f 7 VD Name Next Helg Virtual disk configurations ENTER Select FLO Exit Save ESC Return 8 Scroll to VD Name to type a new name and press Enter to confirm the selection Marvell BIOS Setup c 2009 Marvell Technology Group Ltd tonfigure Select free disksCreate Virtual Disk RAID Level Virtual Disks Stripe Size i LFree Physical Disks Gigabyte Rounding L PD ST3750330MS Quick Init 1 POD 0 ST3750330M5 k He lp BE NT cise configu ations ENTER Select i FLO Exit Save ESC Return Marvell 88SE9 128 SATA6Go s RA DController BIOS Setup 65 9 Scroll to Next and press Enter to create the virtual disks after configuring th
64. peration environment If you choose Normal mode the fan speed will be auto adjusted depending on the CPU temperature If you choose Quite mode the fan speed will be auto minimized for quiet environment If you choose Silent mode the fan speed will be auto restricted to make system more quietly If you choose Manual mode the fan speed will be adjust depending on users parameters SMART Fan start PWM value 180 This item is used to set the start PWM value of the smart fan SMART Fan start TEMP 30 This item is used to set the start temperature of the smart fan DeltaT 3 This item specifies the range that controls CPU temperature and keeps it from going so high or so low when smart fan works SMART Fan Slope PWM value 10 PWM value unite This item is used to set the Slope Select PWM of the smart fan CPU Fan Full Speed Offset 23 This item is used to set the CPU fan full speed offset value System Fan Full Speed Offset 23 This item is used to set the system fan full speed offset value Press Esc to return to the PC Health Status page 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 CPU Vcore IMC Voltage VDIMM PCH Voltage Press lt Esc gt to return to the Advanced Menu page Using BICS 32 Power Management Setup
65. quirements 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 About the Manual The manual consists of the following Chapter 1 Describes features of the Introducing the Motherboard motherboard Go to page 1 Chapter 2 Describes installation of Installing the Motherboard motherboard components Go to page 7 Chapter 3 Provides information on using Using BIOS the BIOS Setup Utility Go to page 25 Chapter 4 Describes the motherboard soft Using the Motherboard Software walg Goto page 51 Chapter 5 Describes the ATI Crossfire ATI Crossfire Technology Support Technology Go to page 55 Chapter 6 Describes the Hybird SLI NVIDIA Hybrid SLI Technology Support Technology Go to vc page 59 Chapter 7 Describes the eJIFFY setting Setting Up eJIFFY up Go to ve page 63 Chapter 8 Describes the Intel Matrix Stor Intel Matrix Storage Manager RAID oo RAID Configura Configurations Go to me page 75 Preface Chapter 9 Marvell 88SE9128 SATA 6Gb s RAID Controller BIOS Setup Chapter 10 Trouble Shooting Preface iii Describes the SATA RAID Setup Go to page 81 Provides basic trouble shooting tips Go to v page 87 Memo Preface TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface 1 Chapter 1 1 Introducing the Motherboard 1 TATOO ses ecstatic ates vnb ies PCS e
66. r Lor ities post Onpt on 7 E CoO ROM Drive BRL Priori iss Hard Dri BEES Pri itis Deleting a RAID set 1 In the main Intel Matrix Storage Manager RAID BIOS menu highlight Delete RAID Volume using the up down arrow key then press lt Enter gt x eee 1 Create RAID Volume Reset Disks to Mon RAID z 1 lain THAT l laua j wi p D Kale MERE MM i g Ex I t 2 Use the space bar to select the RAID set you want to delete Press the lt Del gt key to delete the set 3 A dialogue box appears to confirm the action Press lt Y gt to confirm otherwise press lt N gt Inte i Matrix Storage Manager option ROA vi b 8 1611 ICH9R wHAIDS Copyright C 2663 87 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Drives Capacity Status Bootable fire you sure you want to delete Volume Y N Deleting a volume will reset the disks to non RAID ALL DISK DATA WILL BE DELETED Tl Select ESC Previows Hena DEL Delete Volume Pressing lt Y gt deletes all the data in the HDDs ntel Matrix Storage Manager RAI DConfigurations 80 Resetting disks to Non RAID An HDD that has been previously configured as part of another RAID set fe in another platform is called a broken RAID HDD When you install a broken RAID HDD you cannot select this disk when configuring a RAID set through the Intel Matrix Storage Manager option If you still want to use this broken RAID HDD as part of the RAID set conf
67. rd 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 when making changes to the Power Management configuration when changing the password or making other changes to the Security Setup Entering the Setup Utility When you power on the system BIOS enters the Power On Self Test POST routines POST is a series of built in diagnostics performed by the BIOS After the POST routines are completed the following message appears Press DEL to enter SETUP Using BIOs 25 26 Press the delete key to access BIOS Setup Utility Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc Main Advanced Chipset M I BIll Boot Security Save amp Exit BIOS Information Choose the system default language System Date Fri 10 22 2010 System Time 00 01 49 Select Screen 1l Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save amp Exit ESC Exit Version 2 02 1205 Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc Resetting the Default CMOS Values When powering on for the first time the POST screen may show a CMOS Settings Wrong
68. rds 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 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 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 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 an LGA1155 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 Fail Safe Procedures for Over clocking When end users encounter failure after attemptin
69. re creating a RAID SGL issssceses etsossst seta re reo ntes SER esae rema tuas 75 Entering Intel Matrix Storage Manager RAID BIOS utility 76 Creatine a RAISI m GE EERE TI Deleting a RAID Set TR ds 79 Resetting disks to Non RAID wicissccscicessociesssecearsscecceeaseesainscecicacancs 80 DEARIDEN IE E T A E eesesiounte 80 Chapter 9 Marvell 88SE9128 SATA 6Gb s RAID Controller BIOS Setup To Create Virtual DISKS a nsi iet sacieacitdonaccecaudeivaveneeecedecausciecsvebe Chapter 10 Trouble Shooting Start up problems during assembly Start up problems after prolong use susss Maintenance and care TDS vonssacsnscverecesresszncssiseascriesetsionstsoeataneeiaee Basic Troubleshooting Flowchart ss POST Code checkpoints vi Memo Chapter 1 Introducing the Motherboard Introduction Thank you for choosing P67H2 A2 motherboard This motherboard is a high performance enhanced function motherboard designed to support the LGA1155 socket for 2 Generation Intel Core Family amp Unlock processors to reach the optimum system performance Combined with ECS unique M I B III BIOS inter face it makes a simple fast and safe O C platform for high end business or per sonal desktop market This motherboard is based on Intel P67 Chipset for best desktop platform solution P67 is a single chip highly integrated high perform
70. rgy 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 connected 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 manufacturer 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 This device must accept any interference received including interfer ence that may cause undesired operation Canadian Department of Communications This class B digital apparatus meets all re
71. rking properly 2 From the BIOS setting try to disable the Smartfan function to let the fan run at default speed Doing a Load Optimised Default will also disable the Smartfan Start up problems after prolong use After a prolong period of use your PC may experience start up problems again This may be caused by breakdown of devices connected to the motherboard such as HDD CPU fan etc The following tips may help to revive the PC or identify the cause of failure 1 Clear the CMOS values using the CLR CMOS jumper Refer to CLR CMOS jumper in Chapter 2 for Checking Jumper Settings in this user manual When completed follow up with a Load Optimised Default in the BIOS setup 2 Check the CPU cooler fan for dust Long term accumulation of dust will reduce its effectiveness to cool the processor Clean the cooler or replace a new one if necessary 3 Check that the 12V power amp ATX connectors are fully inserted into the motherboard connectors Make sure the latches of the cable and connector are locked into place 4 Remove the hard drive optical drive or DDR memory to determine which of these component may be at fault Maintenance and care tips Your computer like any electrical appliance requires proper care and maintenance Here are some basic PC care tips to help prolong the life of the motherboard and keep it running as best as it can 1 Keep your computer in a well ventilated area Leave some space between the PC and th
72. s two SATA 6 0 Gb s ports and two eSATA 6 0 Gb s ports ITE IT8893E PCI Express to PCI Bridge Supports two PCI 3 0 slots Memory Supports DDR3 2133 0C 1866 OC 1600 0C 1333 1066 DDR3 SDRAM with Dual channel architecture Accommodates four unbuffered DIMMs Up to 4 GB per DIMM with maximum memory size up to 16 GB Audio Realtek ALC892 HD Audio CODEC 7 142 Channel High Definition Audio Codec Meets Microsoft WLP3 x Windows Logo Program audio requirements e DACs with 97dB SNR A weighting ADCs with 90dB SNR A weighting All ADCs and DACs supports 44 1k 48k 96k 192kHz sample rate 16 20 24 bit S PDIF OUT supports 32k 44 1k 48k 88 2k 96k 192kHz sample rate Introducingthe Motherboard e Content Protection for Full Rate loss less DVD Audio Blue Ray DVD and HD DVD audio content playback with selected versions of Win DVD PowerDVD TMT Direct Sound 3D compatible Dual Giga LAN Realtek RTL8111E Gigabit Ethernet Controller Integrated 10 100 1000 transceiver Wake on LAN and remote wake up support Expansion Options The motherboard comes with the following expansion options Two PCI Express x16 slots for Graphic Interface x16 or x8 x8 One PCI Express x1 slot Two 32 bit PCI v3 0 compliant slots four SATA 3 0 Gb s connectors and four SATA 6 0 Gb s connectors Integrated I O The motherboard has a full set of I O ports and connectors One CLR COMS button Two LAN ports e E
73. semble the PC to remove the VGA adaptor card DDR memory LAN USB and other peripherals including keyboard and mouse Leave only the motherboard CPU with CPU cooler and power supply connected Turn on again to see if the CPU and power supply fans are running 2 Make sure to remove any unused screws or other metal objects such as screwdrivers from the inside PC case This is to prevent damage from short circuit 3 Check the CPU FAN connector is connected to the motherboard 4 For Intel platforms check the pins on the CPU socket for damage or bent A bent pin may cause failure to boot and sometimes permanent damage from short circuit 5 Check the 12V power connector is connected to the motherboard 6 Check that the 12V power amp ATX connectors are fully inserted into the motherboard connectors Make sure the latches of the cable and connector are locked into place b Power is on fans are running but there is no display 1 Make sure the monitor is turned on and the monitor cable is properly connected to the PC 2 Check the VGA adapter card if applicable is inserted properly 3 Listen for beep sounds If you are using internal PC speaker make sure it is connected a continuous 3 short beeps memory not detected b 1 long beep and 8 short beeps VGA not detected 87 68 c The PC suddenly shuts down while booting up 1 The CPU may experience overheating so it will shutdown to protect itself Ensure the CPU fan is wo
74. t Save ESC Return Marvell 88SE9128 SATA6GD s RAIDController BIOS Setup 3 Create Virtual Disk by configuring its settings in the Information pane Marvell BIOS Setup c 2009 Marvell technology Group Configure gt Select free disksCreate Virtual Disk i Fi Virtua Wises Stripe Size H B4 KB Free Physical Disks Gigabyte Rounding 16 PD 8 ST3750330MS Quick Init f Yes PD 0 ST3750330N5 VD Name Default Next Virtual disk configurations ENTER Select F10 Exit Save ESC Return 4 Press Enter to select a RAID Level RAID 0 RAIDI Marvell BIOS Setup c 2009 Marvell Technology Group Ltd 25elect free disksCreate Virtual Disk Virtual Disks Stripe 512e 64 KB Gigabyte Rounding 16 Free Physical Disks L PD 8 5T3750330NS Quick init Yes PD 0 5T3750330NS YD Name Default Next rp Help Virtual disk configurations ENTER Select P F10 Exit Save ESC Return Marvell 88SE9I28 SATA6GD s RADController BIOS Setup 83 5 Scroll to Stripe Size and press Enter to select 32K or 64K for the selected RAID Level Marvell BIOS Setup c 2009 Marvell Technology Group Ltd Configure gt Select free disksCreate Virtual Disk RAID Level RAID 0 Virtual Disks Free Physical Disks Gigabyte Rounding 1G PD 8 ST3750330MS Quick Init Yes A PD 0 T3750330MS VD Name Default Next Help Virtual disk configurations ENTER Select F10 Exit Save ESC Return 6 Scr
75. t be entered to boot or enter Setup In Setup the User will have Administrator rights The password must be3 to20 characters long Create New Pass word Set Setup Administrator Password Select Screen l Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save amp Exit ESG Exit Version 2 02 1205 Copyright C 2010 American Megatrenas Inc Create New Password Use this item to set setup administrator password Using BIOs 48 Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc Main Advanced Chipset M I B Ill Security EEAS If ONLY the Administrator s password is set then this only limits access to Setup and is only asked for when entering Setup If ONLY the User s password is set then this is a power on password and must be entered to boot or enter Setup In Setup the User will have Administrator rights The password must be3 to20 characters long Confirm New Pass word Set Setup Administrator Password Select Screen 11 Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save amp Exit ESG Exit Version 2 02 1205 Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc Confirm New Password Use this item to confirm setup administrator password Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc Main
76. the information of Super IO configuration Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc WEU Advanced Kel ad ETT EN A Ai Super IO Configuration Set Parameters of Serial Port 0 COMA Super IO Chip IT8728 Temp to 80 port Disabled Select Screen 1l Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save amp Exit ESC Exit Version 2 02 1205 Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc Serial Port 0 Configuration Scroll to this item and press Enter and view the following screen Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc ETE Advanced Keij ad RR ERE TOT ETT EST WY S 11 Serial Port 0 Configuration Enable or Disable Serial Port COM Device Settings IO 3F8h IRQ 4 Select Screen Change Settings Auto tl Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save amp Exit ESG Exit Version 2 02 1205 Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc Serial Port Enabled This item allows you to enable or disable serial port Device Settings IOz3F 8h IRQz4 This item shows the information of the device settings Change Settings Auto Use this item to change device settings Press Esc to return to the Super IO Configuration page Temp to 80 Port Disabled This item enables or disables Temperature output
77. this item to view the following screen Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc M I B Ill Boot Security Save amp Exit Integrated Clock Chip Integrated Clock Chip Configuration Enabled Disabled ICC OverClocking Lib Version Number of ICC Profiles Select Screen Current ICC Profiles Index 11 Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save amp Exit EoG Exit Version 2 02 1205 Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc Using BIOs 43 ICC Over Clocking Lib Version 7 0 0 29 This item shows the ICC over clocking lib version Number of ICC Profiles N A This item shows number of ICC profiles Current ICC Profiles Index N A This item shows current ICC profiles index ICC Enable Disabled This item allows you to enable or disable current ICC Press Esc to return to the M I B III menu page gt Performance Tunning Scroll to this item to view the following screen Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc Main Advanced Chi Boot Security Save amp Exit CPU Configuration gt Chipset Configuration Select Screen 1 Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save amp Exit ESG Exit Version 2 02 1205 Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc gt CPU Configurat
78. tive Time tRAS 20 This item specifies the RAS active time Press Esc to return to the M I B III menu page Press Esc to return to the M I B III menu page Using BIOs Boot Menu This page enables you to set the keyboard NumLock state Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc Main Advanced Chipset M I B Ill Security Save amp Exit Boot Configuration Select the keyboard NumLock state Quiet BOOT Enabled Boot Option Priorities Select Screen Boot Option 1 SATA SONY DVD 1 Select Item Boot Option 2 SATA HDS728080PLA Enter Select Change Opt CD DVD ROM Drive BBS Priorities F1 General Help Hard Drive BBS Priorities F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save amp Exit ESC Exit Version 2 02 1205 Copyright C 2012 American Megatrends Inc Boot Configuration This item shows the information of the Boot Configuration Bootup NumLock State On This item enables you to select NumLock state Quiet BOOT Enabled This item enables or disables quiet boot Boot Option Priorities This item enables you to set boot option priorities Boot Option 1 2 SATA SONY DVD SATA HDS728080PLA Use these items to determine the device order the computer uses to look for an operating system to load at start up time CD DVD ROM Drive BBS Priorities This item enables you to specify the sequence of loading the operating system from
79. unning at 5 Gb s one coaxial SPDIFO port and audio jacks for microphone line in and 8 channel line out In addition this motherboard comes with a power button and a reset button Introducingthe Motherboard Feature Processor The motherboard uses an LGA1155 type of socket that carries the following features Accommodates 2 Generation Intel Core Family amp Unlock proces sors Supports Hyper Threading technology CPU Supports two PCI Express x16 Gen2 slots Hyper Threading technology enables the operating system into thinking it s hooked up to two processors allowing two threads to be run in parallel both on separate logical processors within the same physical processor Chipset The Intel P67 Chipset is a single chip with proven reliability and performance Supports one PCI Express x1 Gen2 slot Integrated four SATA 3 0 Gb s ports and two SATA 6 0 Gb s ports Fourteen USB 2 0 ports supported e Supports Intel High Definition Audio Intel HD Audio Supports Intel Rapid Storage Technology Intel RST Integrated Clock Controller Low Pin Count LPC interface Serial Peripheral Interface SPI support Enhanced DMA Controller interrupt controller and timer functions Intel High Definition Audio Controller Etron EJ168 USB 3 0 Host Controller Two USB 3 0 ports and one USB 3 0 header for two USB 3 0 ports Marvell 88SE9128B1 SATA RAID Processor Support
80. wer 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 Installing the Motherboard 23 24 Memo Installing the Motherboard Chapter 3 Using BIOS 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 motherboard 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 standa

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