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1. Socket AM2 AM2 1 Unhook the locking lever of the CPU socket Pull the locking lever away from the socket and raising it to the upright position 2 Match the pin corner marked as the beveled edge on the CPU with the pin1 corner on the socket Insert the CPU into the socket Do not use force 3 Push the locking lever down and hook it un der the latch on the edge of socket 4 Apply thermal grease to the top of the CPU 5 Install the cooling fan heatsink unit onto the CPU and secure them all onto the socket base 6 Plug the CPU fan power cable into the CPU fan connector CPU_FAN on the motherboard Note To achieve better airflow rates and heat dissipation we suggest that you use a high quality fan with 4800 rpm at least CPU fan and heatsink installation procedures may vary with the type of CPU fan heatsink supplied The form and size of fan heatsink may also vary Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation Installing Memory Modules This motherboard accommodates two 240 pin DIMM sockets Dual Channel Memory Module for unbuffered DDR2 800 667 533 400 memory modules Double Data Rate SDRAM and maximum 16 GB installed memory Over its predecessor DDR2 SDRAM offers greater bandwidth and density in a smaller package along with a reduction in power consumption In addition DDR2 SDRAM offers new features and functions that enable a higher clock rate and data rate operations of 800 667 533 400 MHz DDR2 transfers
2. Phonex AwardBlOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Features Frame Buffer Size Auto Item Help GPU Bank Flip Disabled PMU Disabled Menu Level CPU Frequency 200 0 K8 lt gt NB HT Speed Auto K8 lt gt NB HT Width Auto gt DRAM Configuration Press Enter PCIE Spread Spectrum Disabled SATA Spread Spectrum Disabled HT Spread Spectrum Disabled PCIE Clock 100Mhz SSE SSE2 Instructions Enabled System BIOS Cacheable Disabled My lt gt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fial Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Frame Buffer Size This item enables users to specify the Onboard VGA share memory size GPU Bank Flip This item enables or disables GPU Bank flip PMU This item enables or disables ACPI power management unit function K8 lt gt NB HT Speed This item enables users to set the speed of HyperTransport between the CPU and Northbridge K8 lt gt NB HT Width This item enables users to set the HyperTransport width between CPU and the Northbridge 25 Motherboard User s Guide gt DRAM Configuration Press Enter Scroll to this item and press lt Enter gt to view the following screen Phonex AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility DRAM Configuration Timing Mode Auto Item Help X Memory Clock value or Limit DDR2 400 DQS Training Control Skip DQS Menu Level pp DCTs Mode Ganged Au
3. By default RAID Mode is set to Mirroring and Striping Block is set to Optimal Using the Define a New Array Screen If necessary press the tab key to move from field to field until the appropriate field is highlighted Selecting the RAID Mode By default this is set to Mirroring To change to a different RAID mode press the down arrow key until the mode that you want appears in the RAID Mode box either Mirroring Striping Spanning Stripe Mirroring or RAID S Note Not all RAID levels are supported on all platforms Selecting the Strping Block Size Striping block size is given in kilobytes and affects how data is arranged on the disk It is recommended to leave this value at the default Optimal which is 64KB but the values can be between 4 KB and 128 KB 4 8 16 32 64 and 128 KB Assigning the Disks The disks that you enabled from the RAID Config BIOS setup page appear in the Free Disks block These are the drives that are available for use as RAID array disks To designate a free disk to be used as a RAID array disk 1 Tab to the Free Disks section The first disk in the list is selected Move it from the Free Disks block to the Array Disks block by pressing the right arrow key gt The first disk in the list is moved and the next disk in the list is selected and ready to be moved Continue pressing the right arrow key gt until all the disks that you want to use as RAID array disks appear i
4. From the RAID Config window globally enable RAID then enable the SATA ports with disks that you want to use for RAID If RAID is enabled globally but not enabled on the individual SATA port disks on that port can only be used for non RAID applications In the example in Figure 2 7 three SATA ports are enabled so the non bootable RAID array can include up to 3 SATA disks If there is a disk Connected to SATA 2 Secondary it can not be used for RAID Press F10 to save the configuration and exit The PC reboots Enter the RAID BIOS Setup by pressing F10 when prompted and proceed to set up the NVIDIA RAID BIOS as described in the next section Configuring the NVIDIA RAID BIOS The NVIDIA RAID BIOS set up lets you choose the RAID type and which hard drives you want to make part of the array Entering the RAID BIOS Setup 1 2 Wait until you see the RAID software prompting you to press F10 The RAID prompt appears as part of the system POST and boot process prior to loading of the OS You have a few seconds to press F10 before the screen disappears Press F10 47 Motherboard User s Guide The NVIDIA RAID Utility Define a New Array screen appears Figure 2 8 NVIDIA RAID Utility Define aNew Array RULES Mirroring Striping Block Optimal Free Disks Array Disks Loc Disk Model Name Loc Disk Model Name F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate Select ENTER Popup Figure 2 8 NVIDIA RAID Utility
5. 26 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility Bottom of UMA DRAM 31 24 FC This item is used to set the bottom of UMA DRAM 31 24 We strongly recom mend that you leave this item at its default setting Press lt Esc gt to return to Advanced Chipset Features page PCIE Spread Spectrum This item when enabled can significantly reduce the EMI Electromagnetic Inter ference generated by the PCIE SATA Spread Spectrum This item when enabled can significantly reduce the EMI Electromagnetic Inter ference generated by the SATA HT Spread Spectrum This item when enabled can significantly reduce the EMI Electromagnetic Inter ference generated by the HT PCIE Clock This item is used to set the frequency of PCIE clock SSE SSE2 Instructions This item enables or disables SSE SSE2 instructions System BIOS Cacheable This item enables users to enable or disable the system BIOS cache Press lt Esc gt to return to the main menu setting page 27 Motherboard User s Guide Integrated Peripherals Page These options display items that define the operation of peripheral components on the system s input output ports Phonex AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals gt IDE Function Setup Press Enter Item Help gt RAID Config Press Enter gt Onboard Device Setup Press Enter Menu Level p gt gt Super IO Device Press Enter v lt gt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save
6. compatible 5 1 Channel Hifh Definition Audio Codec ADCs support 44 1 48k 96k sample rate Meets Microsoft WHQL WLP 3 0x audio requirements Direct Sound 3D compatible 5 1 Channel Hifh Definition Audio Codec ADCs support 44 1 48k 96k sample rate Meets Microsoft WLP 3 08 Vista premium and mobile PCs audio requirements Ai Direct Sound 3D compatible Chapter 1 Introduction Onboard I O Ports e Two PS 2 ports for mouse and keyboard e One parallel port e One serial port e One VGA port e Four back panel USB2 0 ports e One LAN port e Audio jacks for microphone line in and 6 8 channel optional line out Fast Ethernet LAN e 10Base T 100BASE TX IEEE 802 3u fast Ethernet transceiver e Low power mode e MI and 7 wire serial interface USB 2 0 e Compliant with Universal Serial Bus Specification Revision 2 0 e Compliant with Open Host Controller Interface Specification Revision 1 1 BIOS Firmware This motherboard uses Award BIOS that enables users to configure many system features including the following e Power management e Wake up alarms e CPU parameters and memory timing e CPU and memory timing The firmware can also be used to set parameters for different processor clock speeds Dimensions e Micro ATX form factor of 244 x 214 mm Note Hardware specifications and software items are subject to change without notification Motherboard User s Guide Package Contents Your motherboard package ships with the f
7. Defaults IDE HDD Auto Detection Press lt Enter gt while this item is highlighted to prompt the Setup Utility to auto matically detect and configure an IDE device on the IDE channel IDE Channel 0 2 3 Master amp IDE Channel 0 Slave Leave this item at Auto to enable the system to automatically detect and configure IDE devices on the channel If it fails to find a device change the value to Manual and then manually configure the drive by entering the characteristics of the drive in the items described below Access Mode Auto This item defines ways that can be used to access IDE hard disks such as LBA Large Block Addressing Leave this value at Auto and the system will automati cally decide the fastest way to access the hard disk drive Press lt Esc gt to return to the Standard CMOS Features page Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility DriveA This item define the characteristics of any diskette drive attached to the system You can connect one or two diskette drives Video This item defines the video mode of the system The motherboard has a built in VGA graphics system you must leave this item at the default value Halt On This item defines the operation of the system POST Power On Self Test routine You can use this item to select which types of errors in the POST are sufficient to halt the system Base Memory Extended Memory and Total Memory These items are automatically detected by the system at s
8. confirm commands and allow the computer to restart as few times as needed to complete installing what ever software you selected When the process is finished all the support software will be installed and start working During the Windows Vista Driver Auto Setup Procedure users should use one of the following two methods to install the driver after the system restart Method 1 Run Reboot Setup Windows Vista will block startup programs by default when installing drivers after the system restart You must select taskbar icon Run Blocked Program and run Reboot Setup to install the next driver until you finish all drivers installation sintenance Windows has blocked some startup programs Windows blocks programs that require permission to run when Windows starts Click to view blocked programs nel System and Maintenance Show or remove blocked startup programs aT Reboot Setup Run blocked program gt View help Exit Method 2 Disable UAC User Account Control For administrator account only Standard user account can only use Method 1 Disable Vista UAC function before installing drivers then use CD driver to install drivers it will continue to install drivers after system restart without running blocked programs 40 Chapter 4 Software amp Applications Follow these instructions to Disable Vista UAC function 1 Go to Control Panel y loternet I
9. page displays a table of items defining basic information about your system Phonex AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Date mm dd yy Mon Jan 8 2007 Item Help Time hh mm ss 9 14 38 gt IDE Channel 0 Master None Menu Level p gt IDE Channel 0 Slave None IDE Channel 2 Master None Change the day month gt IDE Channel 3 Master None year and century Drive A 1 44M 3 5 in Video EGA VGA Halt On Setting All But Keyboard Base Memory 640K Extended memory 1047552K Total Memory 1048576K Nv lt gt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fial Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Date amp Time These items set up system date and time 19 Motherboard User s Guide gt IDE Devices Your computer has one IDE channel which can be installed with one or two devices Master and Slave Use these items to configure each device on the IDE channel Phonex AwardBlOS CMOS Setup Utility IDE Channel 0 Master IDE HDD Auto Detection Press Enter Item Help IDE Channel 0 Master Auto Menu Level p Access Mode Auto To auto detect the HDD s size head on Capacity 80 GB this channel Cylinder 38309 Head 16 Precomp 0 Landing Zone 38308 Sector 255 V lt gt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fial Safe Defaults F7 Optimized
10. press Enter The Integrated Peripherals window appears Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals RAID Config Press Enter OnChip IDE Channel0 abled Primary Master PIO uto Primary Slave PIO uto Kemih gt Primary Master UDMA uto Primary Slave UDMA OnChip IDE Channel1 bled Secondary Master PIO Secondary Slave PIO Secondary Master UDMA Secondary Slave UDMA IDE Prefetch Mode Init Display First OnChip USB USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support Serial ATA SATA Spread Spectrum AC97 Audio 4AV gt lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 2 2 Integrated Peripherals Window 43 Motherboard User s Guide 3 Use the arrow keys to select the RAID Config see Figure 2 2 then press Enter The RAID Config window appears Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility RAID Config RAID Enable Enable Item Help SATA 1 Primary SATA1 Secondary l Menu Level gt gt SATA 2 Primary SATA 2 Secondary 4V gt lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 2 3 RAID Config Window 4 From the RAID Config window globally enable RAID then enable the SATA ports with disks that you want to use for RAID If RAID is enabled globally but not enabled on the individual SATA port disks on that po
11. 64 bits of data twice every clock cycle Memory Module Installation Procedure These modules can be installed with up to 16 GB system memory Refer to the following to install the memory module 1 Push down the latches on both sides of the DIMM socket 2 Align the memory module with the socket There is a notch on the DIMM socket that you can install the DIMM module in the correct direction Match the cutout on the DIMM module with the notch on the DIMM socket 3 Install the DIMM module into the socket and press it firmly down until it is seated correctly The socket latches are levered upwards and latch on to the edges of the DIMM 4 Install any remaining DIMM modules Motherboard User s Guide Note for dual channel DDR2 1 You CAN NOT use only one DIMM2 for it might cause the system shutdown 2 You need to use DIMM1 and DIMM2 with the same size of memory modules Jumper Settings Connecting two pins with a jumper cap is SHORT removing a jumper cap from these pins OPEN USBPWR_R CLR_CMOS USBPWR_F CLR_CMOS Clear CMOS Jumper Use this jumper to clear the contents of the CMOS memory You may need to clear the CMOS memory if the settings in the Setup Utility are incorrect and prevent your motherboard from operating To clear the CMOS memory disconnect all the power cables from the motherboard and then move the jumper cap into the CLEAR setting for a few seconds i Function Jumper NORMAL Short Pi
12. AM2 for AMD Phenom Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Athlon 64 Sempron processors DIMM 1 2 240 pin DDR2 SDRAM slots FDD Floppy disk drive connector PWRI Standard 24 pin ATX power connector IDEI Primary IDE connector SPK1 Speaker header SATAI 4 Serial ATA connectors CLR_CMOS Clear CMOS jumper S 20 a a WH A WwW PANELI Front panel switch LED header USBPWR_F Front Panel USB Power Select Jumper F_USBI 3 Front Panel USB headers SYS_FAN System cooling fan connector SPDIFO1 SPDIF out header CD_IN Analog audio input header F_AUDIO Front panel audio header PCII 2 32 bit add on card slots PCIEX1 PCI Express x1 slot PCIEX16 PCI Express x16 slot for graphics interface USBPWR_R Rear Panel USB PS 2 Power Select Jumper PWR2 4 pin 12V power connector CPU_FAN CPU cooling fan connector Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation I O Ports optional The illustration below shows a side view of the built in I O ports on the motherboard PS2 Parallel port LPT pee pe o mouse C A js e Line in LET UI Line out T e e Microphone keyboard Serial port VGA1 port COM1 USB USB ports ports PS2 mouse PS2 keyboard Serial port VGA1 port U COM1 ports ports PS 2 Mouse Use the upper PS 2 port to connect a PS 2 pointing device PS 2 Keyboard Use the low e
13. DE devices If you install a device that supports UltraDMA change the appropriate item on this list to Auto You may have to install the UltraDMA driver supplied with this motherboard in order to use an UltraDMA device IDE DMA transfer access This item allows you to enable the transfer access of the IDE DMA then burst onto the PCI bus and nonburstable transactions do not Serial ATA Controller This item allows you to enable or disable the onboard SATA controller IDE Prefetch Mode The onboard IDE drive interface supports IDE prefetching for faster drive access If you install a primary and secondary add in IDE interface set this field to Dis abled if the interface does not support prefetching IDE HDD Block Mode Block mode is also called block transfer multiple commands or multiple sector read write If your IDE hard drive supports block mode select Enabled for auto matic detection of the optimal number of block read write per sector the drive can support Press lt Esc gt to return to the Integrated Peripherals page gt RAID Configuration Press Enter Scroll to this item and press lt Enter gt to view the following screen Phonex AwardBlOS CMOS Setup Utility RAID Config RAID Enable Disabled Item Help X SATA 1 Primary RAID Disabled Menu Level X SATA 1 Secondary RAID Disabled X SATA 2 Primary RAID Disabled X SATA 2 Secondary RAID Disabled v lt gt Move Enter Select Value F10 Sav
14. Esc Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fial Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults gt IDE Function Setup Press Enter Scroll to this item and press lt Enter gt to view the following screen Phonex AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility IDE Function Setup OnChip IDE Channel 0 Enabled Item Help Primary Master PIO Auto Primary Slave PIO Auto Menu Level Primary Maste UDMA Auto Primary Slave UDMA Auto Secondary Master UDMA Auto Secondary Slave UDMA Auto IDE DMA transfer access Enabled Serial ATA Controller Enabled IDE Prefetch Mode Enabled IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled v lt gt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fial Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults QOn Chip IDE Channel 0 Use these items to enable or disable the PCI IDE channels that are integrated on the motherboard Primary Master Slave PIO Each IDE channel supports a master device and a slave device These four items let you assign the kind of PIO Programmed Input Output was used by the IDE devices Choose Auto to let the system auto detect which PIO mode is best or select a PIO mode from 0 4 28 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility Primary Secondary Master Slave UDMA Each IDE channel supports a master device and a slave device This motherboard supports UltraDMA technology which provides faster access to I
15. Motherboard User s Guide This publication including photographs illustrations and software is under the protection of international copyright laws with all rights reserved Neither this guide nor any of the material contained herein may be reproduced without the express written consent of the manufacturer 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 Further 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 Trademarks IBM VGA and PS 2 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines AMD Athlon 64 Sempron are registered trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices Inc Microsoft MS DOS and Windows 2000 XP Vista are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Award is a registered trademark of Phonex Award Other names used in this publication may be trademarks and are acknowledged Static Electricity Precautions 1 Don t take this motherboard and components out of their original static proof package until you are ready to install them 2 While installing please wear a grounded wrist strap if possible If you don t have a wrist str
16. NVIDIA NForce Storage Controller required Enter Select F3 Exit Figure 2 14 Windows Setup Selected SCSI Adapter 51 Motherboard User s Guide b Select NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER required and then press Enter c Press S again at the Specify Devices screen then press Enter d Select NVIDIA NForce Storage Controller required and then press Enter The following Windows Setup screen appears listing both drivers Windows Setup Setup will load support for the following mass storage device NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER NVIDIA NForce Storage Controller To specify additional SCSI adapters CD ROM drives or special disk controllers for use with Windows including those for which you have a device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer press S If you do not have any device support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer or do not want to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows press ENTER S Specify Additional Devices ENTER Continue F3 Exit Figure 2 15 Windows Setup NVIDIA drives listed 5 Press Enter to continue with Windows XP Installation Be sure to leave the floppy disk inserted in the floppy drive until the blue screen portion of Windows XP installation is completed then take out the floppy 6 Follow the instructions on how to install Windows XP After Windows XP is completely installed it is recommended that you install the ForceWare software in order
17. Password You can use Supervisor Password when booting the system or entering BIOS Setup to modify all settings Also you can use User Password when booting the system or entering BIOS Setup but can not modify any setting if Supervisor Password is enabled 36 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility Save amp Exit Setup Highlight this item and press lt Enter gt to save the changes that you have made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility When the Save and Exit dialog box appears press lt Y gt to save and exit or press lt N gt to return to the main menu Exit Without Saving Highlight this item and press lt Enter gt to discard any changes that you have made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility When the Exit Without Saving dialog box appears press lt Y gt to discard changes and exit or press lt N gt to return to the main menu This concludes Chapter 3 Refer to the next chapter for information on the software supplied with the motherboard 37 Chapter 4 Software amp Applications Introduction This chapter describes the contents of the support CD ROM that comes with the motherboard package The support CD ROM contains all useful software necessary drivers and utility programs to properly run our products More program information is available in a README file located in the same directory as the software To run the support CD simply insert the CD into your CD ROM drive An Auto Setup screen automa
18. Press lt Esc gt to return to the main menu setting page PC Health Status Page On motherboards that support hardware monitoring this item lets you monitor the parameters for critical voltages temperatures and fan speeds Phonex AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PC Health Status gt Smart Fan Function Press Enter Item Help Shutdown Temperature Disabled CPU Tcontrol 40 C Menu Level System Temperature 29 C CPU Fan Speed 5532 RPM CPU Vcore 1 31V VDIMM 1 87V 5V 5 08V F5 Previous Values F6 Fial Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults My lt gt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help 34 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility gt Smart Fan Function Press Enter Scroll to this item and press lt Enter gt to view the following screen Phonex AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Smart Fan Function CPU Smart Fan Function Disabled Item Help X CPU FAN Low PWM 0 X CPU FAN Temp of Low PWM 0 Menu Level p gt X CPU FAN Slope PWMPC 0 X CPU SMART FAN Delta T 0 v lt gt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fial Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults CPU Smart Fan Function These items enable you to define the CPU temperatur by smartly adjusting the CPU fan When it is set at certain temperature the CPU Fan PWM value will change accordingly Press lt Esc gt to return to
19. Select Item Figure 2 5 BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Screen 2 Use the arrow keys to select Integrated Peripherals see Figure 2 5 then press Enter The Integrated Peripherals screen or a screen similar to it appears Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals RAID Config Press Enter 4 Item Help OnChip IDE ChannelO Enat ry Master PIO 1 Primary Slave PIO 1 Menu Level gt Primary Master UDMA Primary Slave UDMA OnChip IDE Channel Enable Secondary Master PIO t Secondary Slave PIO ut Secondary Master UDMA Secondary Slave UDMA IDE Prefetch Mode nabled Init Display First CI SI OnChip USB 4 i USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support Serial ATA i SATA Spread Spectrum AC97 Audio i 4AV gt lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 2 6 Integrated Peripherals Screen 3 Use the arrow keys to select the RAID Config see Figure 2 6 4 Press Enter 46 Chapter 5 Setting Up NVIDIA RAID Configuration The RAID Config window appears Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility RAID Config RAID Enable Enable Se SATA 1 Primary SATA 1 Secondary RAII Menu Level gt gt SATA 2 Primary j J SATA 2 Secondary 4AV gt lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 2 7 RAID Config Screen
20. ap discharge static electricity by touching the bare metal of the system chassis 3 Carefully hold this motherboard by its edges Do not touch those compo nents unless it is absolutely necessary Put this motherboard on the top of static protection package with component side facing up while installing Pre Installation Inspection 1 Inspect this motherboard whether there are any damages to components and connectors on the board 2 Ifyou suspect this motherboard has been damaged do not connect power to the system Contact your motherboard vendor about those damages Copyright 2007 All Rights Reserved A15G Series V1 0 November 2007 Motherboard User s Guide Table of Contents ADECER E a a A E i Chapter 1 Introduction sesseseeeseseseesesseseooseseeseecssesesoecesoseeeeseeceseeesoseeseeeeeeseseeseee 1 Key Feat tes eri AEE AE E ree edd E E EA a 1 PackageContents orena a Ns A E E EEE 4 Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation ssesseseseeseessosceseseeeesesoeseeeseseeseeeseeseseeeeee 5 Motherboard COMpOnents iniiis ara eia AN ETR 6 I O Ports ss INSTALLING th Processor s ssssccssssevesseacsssasacssstecsscstuvesbuqss dacs vissestaacveusescasabssesssteciasutsessesssase 7 Installing Memory Modules siscis causes ssstscepsarecsntsciveusecsaiacspavsaseckscepssiesasts cepsstecuntsdebsstuassds 8 Jumper Settings cece sa lO Install the Motherboard ee Connecting Optional Devices wel Install Other DeviCes dosi
21. ce for high performance and mainstream desktop PCs and the built in USB 2 0 providing higher bandwidth implementing USB 2 0 EHCI and USB 1 1 OHCLI It supports High Definition Audio Codec and provides one IDE Ultra DMA 133 100 66 33 channel It has one PCI Express x16 slot MCP61S only supports PCI Express x8 one PCI Express x1 slot and two 32 bit PCI slots There is a full set of I O ports including two PS 2 ports for mouse and keyboard one parallel port one serial port VGA1 one LAN port four back panel USB2 0 ports and audio jacks for microphone line in and 6 8 channel optional line out Onboard USB header s can provide extra ports by connecting the Extended USB Module to the motherboard This motherboard is a Micro ATX size motherboard and has power connectors for an ATX power supply Key Features The key features of this motherboard include Socket AM2 AM2 Processor Support e Supports socket AM2 AM2 for AMD Phenom Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Athlon 64 Sempron processors e Supports up to 2000 MT s HyperTransport interface Speeds Note HyperTransport Technology is a point to point link between two devices it enables integrated circuits to exchange information at much higher speeds than currently available interconnect technologies Chipset The NVIDIA MCP61P MCP6IS is a single chip with proven reliability and performance 1 GHz HyperTransport x16 up and down links to the AM2 AM2 CPUs e PCI Express 16 lane link
22. current Parallel ATA interface but maintains register compatibility and software compatibility with Parallel ATA Analog Audio Input Header If you have installed a CD ROM drive or DVD ROM drive you can connect the drive audio cable to the onboard sound system CD_IN When you first start up your system the BIOS should automatically detect your CD ROM DVD drive If it doesn t enter the Setup Utility and configure the CD ROM DVD drive that you have installed On the motherboard locate the 4 pin header CD_IN 15 Motherboard User s Guide Here is a list of CD_IN pin assignments Expansion Slots This motherboard has one PCI Ex16 slot MCP61S only supports PCI Express x8 one PCI Ex1 slot and two 32 bit PCI slots HT2000 ook it Dual DDR2 800 SOPRA e Mee nom ESS i M OE EEEE S L PCIEX16 PCIEX PC pci 16 Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation Follow the steps below to install an PCI Express x16 PCI Express x1 PCI expan sion card 1 Locate the PCI Express x16 PCI Express x1 and PCI slots on the mainboard 2 Remove the blanking plate of the slot from the system chassis 3 Install the edge connector of the expansion card into the slot Ensure the edge connector is correctly seated in the slot 4 Secure the metal bracket of the card to the system chassis with a screw PCI Express x16 slot The one PCI Express x16 slot is fully compliant to the PCI Express Base Specificat
23. e Esc Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fial Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults RAID Enable This item allows you to enable or disable the onboard RAID function of RAID function of RAID supporting devices SATA 1 2 Primary Secondary RAID Disabled These four items en able or disable the SATA 1 2 Primary Secondary RAID Press lt Esc gt to return to the Integrated Peripherals page 29 Motherboard User s Guide gt Onboard Device Setup Press Enter Scroll to this item and press lt Enter gt to view the following screen Phonex AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Onboard Device Setup USB 2 0 controller Enabled Item Help USB Memory Type SHADOW USB Keyboard Support Enabled Menu Level gt USB Mouse Support Enabled USB Storage Support Enabled HD Audio Auto Onboard Lan Enabled Onboard Lan Boot ROM Disabled V lt gt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fial Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults USB 2 0 controller Enables this item if you want to use USB 2 0 USB Memory Type This item indicates the USB memory type USB Keyboard Support Enable this item if you plan to use a keyboard connected through the USB port in a legacy operating system such as DOS that does not support Plug and Play USB Mouse Support Enable this item if you plan to use a mouse connected through
24. ec Use this item to define how many charac ters per second are generated by a held down key Typematic Delay Msec Use this item to define how many milliseconds must elapse before a held down key begins generating repeat characters Security Option If you have installed password protection this item defines if the password is required at system start up or if it is only required when a user tries to enter the Setup Utility APIC Mode This item allows you to enable or disable the APIC Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller mode APIC provides symmetric multi processing SMP for systems allowing support for up to 60 processors MPS Version Control For OS This item displays MPS version control for OS 24 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility Small Logo EPA Show Enables or disables the display of the EPA logo during boot Summary Screen Show Enables or disables the display of the summary screen during boot ATA 66 100 IDE Cable Msg This item enables or disables the display of the ATA 66 100 Cable MSG Press lt Esc gt to return to the main menu setting page Advanced Chipset Features Page These items define critical timing parameters of the motherboard You should leave the items on this page at their default values unless you are very familiar with the technical specifications of your system hardware If you change the values incor rectly you may introduce fatal errors or recurring instability into your system
25. elete key and the Main menu page of the Setup Utility appears on your monitor Phonex AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility gt Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults gt Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults gt Advanced Chipset Features Set Supervisor Password gt Integrated Peripherals Set User Password gt Power Management Setup Save amp Exit Setup gt PnP PCI Configurations Exit without Saving gt PC Health Status Esc Quit Ny lt gt Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type You can use cursor arrow keys to highlight anyone of options on the main menu page Press Enter to select the highlighted option Press the Escape key to leave the setup utility Press to modify the selected field s values 18 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility Some options on the main menu page lead to tables of items with installed values that you can use cursor arrow keys to highlight one item and press PgUp and PgDn keys to cycle through alternative values of that item The other options on the main menu page lead to dialog boxes requiring your answer OK or Cancel by selecting the OK or Cancel key If you have already changed the setup utility press F10 to save those changes and exit the utility Press F1 to display a screen describing all key functions Press F9 to install the setup utility with a set of default values Standard CMOS Features Page This
26. etsetces tes eeeseeseesceseesenseeneeeeeenes 46 ii Motherboard User s Guide Notice 1 Owing to Microsoft s certifying schedule is various to every supplier we might have some drivers not certified yet by Microsoft Therefore it might happen under Windows XP that a dialogue box shown as below pops out warning you this software has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows XP Please rest assured that our RD de partment has already tested and verified these drivers Just click the Con tinue Anyway button and go ahead the installation Hardware Installation The software you are installing for this hardware HSP56 MicroModem has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows XP Tell me why this testing is important Continuing your installation of this software may impair or destabilize the correct operation of your system either immediately or in the future Microsoft strongly recommends that you stop this installation now and contact the hardware vendor for software that has passed Windows Logo testing Continue Anyway STI P Installation iii Chapter 1 Introduction This motherboard has a socket AM2 AM2 supporting the newest and advanced AMD Phenom Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Athlon 64 Sempron CPUs with 2000 MT s HyperTransport HT interface Speeds This motherboard is based on NVIDIA MCP61P MCP6IS that supports the Serial ATA interfa
27. g screen Phonex AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Hard Disk Boot Priority Item Help 1 Ch2 M WDCWD1600JS 22MHBO 2 Bootable Add in Cards Menu Level p Use lt gt or lt gt to select a device then press lt gt to move it up or lt gt to move it down the list Press lt ESC gt to exit this menu v lt gt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fial Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Press lt Esc gt to return to Advanced BIOS Features page gt CD ROM Boot Priority Press Enter Scroll to this item and press lt Enter gt to view the following screen Phonex AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Network Boot Priority Item Help 1 Network 0 NVIDIA Boot Agent 227 0524 Menu Level p Use lt gt or lt gt to select a device then press lt gt to move it up or lt gt to move it down the list Press lt ESC gt to exit this menu v lt gt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fial Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Press lt Esc gt to return to Advanced BIOS Features page CPU Internal Cache All processors that can be installed in this motherboard use internal level 1 L1 cache memory to improve performance Leave this item at the default value for better performance External Cache Most proces
28. greater than the performance level of the components such as the CPU and the memory You can cause fatal errors or instability if you install the optimized defaults when your hardware does not support them If you only want to install setup defaults for a specific option select and display that option and then press lt F7 gt Set Supervisor User Password When this function is selected the following message appears at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password ENTER PASSWORD Type the password up to eight characters and press lt Enter gt The password typed now will clear any previously entered password from CMOS memory You will be asked to confirm the password Type the password again and press lt Enter gt You may also press lt Esc gt to abort the selection To disable password just press lt Enter gt when you are prompted to enter password A message will confirm the password being disabled Once the password is disabled the system will boot and you can enter BIOS Setup freely PASSWORD DISABLED If you have selected System in Security Option of BIOS Features Setup menu you will be prompted for the password every time the system reboots or any time you try to enter BIOS Setup If you have selected Setup at Security Option from BIOS Features Setup menu you will be prompted for the password only when you enter BIOS Setup Supervisor Password has higher priority than User
29. his item to select the parallel port mode You can select Normal Standard Parallel Port ECP Extended Capabilities Port EPP Enhanced Parallel Port or BPP Bi Directional Parallel Port ECP Mode Use DMA 3 When the onboard parallel port is set to ECP mode the parallel port can use DMA3 1 Press lt Esc gt to return to the main menu setting page 31 Motherboard User s Guide Power Management Setup Page This option lets you control system power management The system has various power saving modes including powering down the hard disk turning off the video suspending to RAM and software power down that allows the system to be automatically resumed by certain events Phonex AwardBlOS CMOS Setup Utility Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type S3 Item Help Soft Off by PBTN Instant Off HPET Support Disabled Menu Level Resume By PCI PME Disabled Resume By WOM RING Disabled Resume By USB S3 Disabled Resume By PS2 MS S3 Disabled Resume By PS2 KB S3 Disabled Power On by Alarm Disabled X Day of Month Alarm 0 X Time hh mm ss Alarm 0 0 0 Power on After Power Fial Off yes Move Enter Select Value F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fial Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults ACPI Suspend Type Use this item to define how your system suspends In the default S3 STR the suspend mode is a suspend to RAM i e the system shuts do
30. iary USB headers F_USB1 3 to connect the front mounted ports to the motherboard Here is a list of USB pin assignments USB_FP_P0 USB_FP_P1 oj N oO j USB_FP_PO 6 USB_FP_P1 GND 8 GND KEY 10 USB_FP_OCO 1 Locate the F_USB1 3 header on the motherboard 2 Plug the bracket cable onto the F USB1 3 header 3 Remove a slot cover from one of the expansion slots on the system chassis Install an extension bracket in the opening Secure the extension bracket to the chassis with a screw SPDIFO1 S PIF Out Header S PDIF Sony Plilips Digital Interface is a standard audio transfer file format and allows the transfer of digatal audio signals from one device to another without having to be converted first to an analog format Via a specific audio cable you can connect the SPDIFO1 header S PDIF output on the motherboard to the S PDIF digital input on the external speakers or AC Decode devices Pin Signal SPDIFOUT 5VA 13 Motherboard User s Guide Install Other Devices Install and connect any other devices in the system following the steps below CA KI A G GE Floppy Disk Drive The motherboard ships with a floppy disk drive cable that can support one or two drives Drives can be 3 5 or 5 25 wide with capacities of 360K 720K 1 2MB 1 44MB or 2 88MB Install your drives and connect power from the system power supply Use the cable provided to co
31. ify the array as bootable 4 Press Enter to view and verify details The Array Detail screen appears Array 2 NVIDIA MIRROR 74 56G Array Detail RAID Mode Mirroring Striping Width 1 Striping Block 32K Adapt Channel M S Index Disk Model Name Capacity Master 0 T380023AS 74 56GB WES T380023AS 74 56GB R Rebuild D Delete C Clear Disk Enter Return Figure 2 12 Array Detail Screen The Array Detail screen shows various information about the array that you selected such as Striping Block used RAID Mode Striping Width Disk Model Name and disk capacity 5 If you want to mark this disk as empty and wipe out all its contents press C 6 At the prompt press Y to wipe out all the data otherwise press N 7 Press Enter again to go back to the previous screen and then press F10 to exit the RAID setup 50 Chapter 5 Setting Up NVIDIA RAID Configuration Installing the RAID Drivers Your system may come with a Windows install CD that already includes NVIDIA RAID drivers If so then this section is not relevant If that is not the case or you are trying to install a new version of Windows then you will need an NVIDIA RAID driver F6 install floppy Check to see if one came with your system If not you can create one by downloading the appropriate driver package and following the steps in this section 1 1 Create an F6 install floppy by using the x option then copy all files in IDE WinXP sataraid
32. interface for external graphics processors MCP615S only supports PCI Express 8 lane link interface for other peripherals e PCI 2 3 interface at 33 MHz e Integrated SATA 3 0 Gb s Host Controller e USB 2 0 ports supported e Fast ATA 133 IDE controller Motherboard User s Guide Memory Support e Two 240 pin DIMM slots for DDR2 SDRAM memory modules e Supports Dual Channel DDR2 800 667 533 400 memory bus e Maximum installed memory is 16 GB Duo to the DRAM maximum size is 2 GB at present the memory maximum size we have tested is 4 GB Expansion Slots e One PCI Express x16 slot MCP61S only supports PCI Express x8 e One PCI Express x1 slot e Two 32 bit PCI slots Onboard IDE channels e One IDE Connector e Supports PIO Programmable Input Output and DMA Direct Memory Access modes e Supports IDE Ultra DMA bus mastering with transfer rates of 133 100 66 33 MB sec Serial ATA e Four Serial ATA Connectors e Compliant with the SATA2 with 3 0 Gb s per direction per channel Audio Codec optional 7 1 2 Channel High Definition Audio Codec All DACs support 192K 96K 48K 44 1KHz DAC sample rate Software selectable 2 5V 3 75V VREPOUT Meets Microsoft WHQL WLP 2 x audio requirements Direct Sound 3D compatible 7 1 Channel High Definition Audio Codec ADC support 148K 96K sample rate High quality differential CD input Power Support Digital 3 3V Analog 5 0V Meets Microsoft WHQL WLP 2 0 audio requirements Direct Sound 3D
33. ion revision 1 1 as well PCI Express x1 Slot The one PCI Express x1 slot is fully compliant to the PCI Express Base Specification revision 1 1 as well PCI Slots You can install the 32 bit PCI interface expansion cards in the slots 17 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility Introduction The BIOS Setup Utility records settings and information of your computer such as date and time the type of hardware installed and various configuration settings Your computer applies the information to initialize all the components when boot ing up and basic functions of coordination between system components If the Setup Utility configuration is incorrect it may cause the system to malfunc tion It can even stop your computer booting properly If it happens you can use the clear CMOS jumper to clear the CMOS memory which has stored the configu ration information or you can hold down the Page Up key while rebooting your computer Holding down the Page Up key also clears the setup information You can run the setup utility and manually change the configuration You might need to do this to configure some hardware installed in or connected to the motherboard such as the CPU system memory disk drives etc Running the Setup Utility Every time you start your computer a message appears on the screen before the operating system loading that prompts you to Hit lt DEL gt if you want to run SETUP Whenever you see this message press the D
34. l Auto Item Help Menu Level p v lt gt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fial Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Virtualization Hardware Virtualization Technology enables processor feature for running mul tiple simultaneous Virtual Machines allowing specialized software applications to run in full isolation of each other AMD K8 Cool amp Quiet Control This item helps the system to lower the frequency when CPU idles When the frequency decreases the temperature will drop automatically as well Press lt Esc gt to return to Advanced BIOS Features page gt Removable Device Priority Press Enter Scroll to this item and press lt Enter gt to view the following screen Phonex AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Removable Device Priority 1 Floppy Disks Item Help Menu Level p Use lt gt or lt gt to select a device then press lt gt to move it up or lt gt to move it down the list Press lt ESC gt to exit this menu Nv lt gt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fial Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Press lt Esc gt to return to Advanced BIOS Features page 22 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility gt Hard Disk Boot Priority Press Enter Scroll to this item and press lt Enter gt to view the followin
35. n asii a ra A R 14 EXPANSION SLOM iiri piira RRR E ERES ARRE EARE A ARE ARREA 16 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility escesssecssetesscsnsesssscsessssssssssesssseeee LS Introduction suisssssoiiss Running the Setup Utility Standard GMOS Setup Pal imnonsiira iiia an Ean A NAE EE 19 Advanced BIOS Features Page sescssce cissssssetescsssscsvasraiaviewid seatsavidecaenessaercaeia is 21 Advanced Chipset Features Page sa Intesrated Peripherals Pape sisri i aT a A R tanseeiansen en 28 Power Management Setup Pagensssoscinussnonnosneniintai nina i nia 32 PnP PCI Configurations Pa Ges iscs svsssssucesissiteceateassii evistens i raasteaases cisaeshea tne sesstees 34 PC Health Status Page comina to i steve a ETA Load Fail Safe Defaults i Load Optimized Defaults cesses scsessses cases etna a E a Set SUpervisOr Us er PassWord sansiorsnnarariennrai aa E AES 36 Save amp Exit setup sss Exit without saving Chapter 4 Software amp Applications csccscsssesessessessssssessetseseessssesseees IO TEP OMUCEION ceiid Aena AE RIAS A EAEE AA AONA EA ARATA AEEA 38 Installing Support SOftWGrE nriran A E A AA E E 38 Bundled Software Installation sesssissssecssssscasssesssvavscasccsssvsescatestssvisdessdeatssevdanstessevssieass 42 Chapter 5 Setting Up NVIDIA RAID Configuration e sessssseesescsoeseseeseeesseee 43 Setting Up a Non Bootable RAID Array ninsis 43 Setting Up a Bootable RAID Array oicceccecceceeseessee
36. n the software auto installing program while the Auto Setup screen pops out after insert ing the support CD ROM 1 The installation program loads and displays the following screen Click the Next button Welcome x Welcome to the MainBoard Setup program This program will install MainBoard on your computer Itis strongly recommended thet you exit all Windows programs before running this Setup program Click Cancel to quit Setup and then close any programs you have running Click Next to continue with the Setup program WARNING This program is protected by copyright law and international treaties Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this program or any portion of it may resultin severe civil and criminal penalties and will be prosecuted to the maxamum extent possible under law Eom 2 Select the items that you want to setup by clicking on it the default options are recommended Click the Next button to proceed Select Components Select the components you want to install clear the components you do notwent to install Components 19654K J Devices 4725K Applications 37031 K Description Space Required 61412K Available 1327744K CE o men 39 Motherboard User s Guide 3 The support software will automatically install Once any of the installation procedures start software is automatically installed in sequence You need to follow the onscreen instructions
37. n the Array Disks block 48 Chapter 5 Setting Up NVIDIA RAID Configuration Figure 2 9 illustrates the Define a New Array screen after two disks have been assigned as RAID array disks MediaShield Utility Define a New Array RAID ZE Mirroring Striping Block Optimal F Free Disks Array Disks Loc EO Model Name Loc o Model Name p gt Add k Del F6 F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate fy Select ENTER Popup F7 Finish TAB Navigate F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate fy Select ENTER Popup Select ENTER Popup Figure 2 9 MediaShield Utility Array Disks Assigned Completing the RAID BIOS Setup 1 After assigning your RAID array disks press F7 The Clear disk array prompt appears MediaShield Utility Define a New Array GGL Mirroring Striping Block Optimal Free Disks Array Disks Loc Disk Model Name k Model Name Clear disk data Y YES N NO lt q Del F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate My Select ENTER Popup Figure 2 10 Clear Disk Data Prompt 49 Motherboard User s Guide 2 Press Y to clear the disk data The Array List screen appears where you can review the RAID arrays that you have set up Boot Id Status Vendor Array Model Name 2 Healthy NVIDIA MIRROR 74 53G Ctrl X Exit Axy Select B Set Boot N New Array ENTER D Figure 2 11 Array List Window 3 Use the arrow keys to select the array that you want to set up then press B to spec
38. nnect the drives to the floppy disk drive connector FDD IDE Devices IDE devices include hard disk drives high density diskette drives and CD ROM or DVD ROM drives among others The mainboard ships with an IDE cable that can support one or two IDE devices If you connect two devices to a single cable you must configure one of the drives as Master and one of the drives as Slave The documentation of the IDE device will tell you how to configure the device as a Master or Slave device The Master device connects to the end of the cable Install the device s and connect power from the system power supply Use the cable provided to connect the device s to the Primary IDE channel connector IDE1 on the motherboard 14 Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation Serial ATA Devices The Serial ATA Advanced Technology Attachment is the standard interface for the IDE hard drives which is designed to overcome the design limitations while enabling the storage interface to scale with the growing media rate demands of PC platforms It provides you a faster transfer rate of 3 0 Gb s If you have installed a Serial ATA hard drive you can connect the Serial ATA cables to the Serial ATA hard drive or the connector on the motherboard On the motherboard locate the Serial ATA connectors SATA1 4 which support new Serial ATA devices for the highest data transfer rates simpler disk drive cabling and easier PC assembly It eliminates limitations of the
39. nnect the power connector from the power supply to the PWR1 connector on the motherboard PWR2 is a 12V connecotr for CPU Vcore power If there is a cooling fan installed in the system chassis connect the system cooling fan cable to the SYS_FAN fan power connector on the motherboard Connect the case switches and indicator LEDs to the PANEL header 11 Motherboard User s Guide Here is a list of the PANEL pin assignments Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 HD_LED P 2 FPPWRSLP 3 AD_LEDNC 4 FPPWRISLPC 5 RESET_SW_NC 6 POWER SW_P RESET SW P 8 POWER SWN RSVD 10 KEY oj N Connecting Optional Devices Refer to the following for information on connecting the motherboard s optional devices F_AUDIO SPK1 Speaker Header Connect the cable from the PC speaker to the SPK1 header on the motherboard F_AUDIO Front Panel Audio Header optional This header allows the user to install auxiliary front oriented microphone and line out ports for easier access Pin Signal Signal PORT 1L GND Pin 2 PORT 1R PRESENCE i 1 5 PORT2R Sense1_return SENCE _ SEND KEY 9 PORT 2L 10 Sense2_return 12 Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation F_USB1 3 Front Panel USB Headers The motherboard has USB ports installed on the rear edge I O port array Addition ally some computer cases have USB ports at the front of the case If you have this kind of case use auxil
40. ns 1 2 cLR_cMos CLEAR CMOS Short Pins 2 3 Note To avoid the system unstability after clearing CMOS we recommend users to enter the main BIOS setting page to Load Optimal De faults and then Save Changes and Exit USBPWR_F FRONT PANEL USB POWER SELECT Jumper Use this jumper to set the Front Panel USB Power function Function Jumper Setting 1 vccs Short Pins 1 2 USBPWR_F VCC5_DUAL Short Pins 2 3 10 Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation USBPWR_R REAR USB PS 2 POWER SELECT Jumper Use this jumper to set the Rear USB PS 2 Power function Function Jumper Setting 1 vcc5 ShortPns1 2 USBPWR_R VCC5_DUAL Short Pins 2 3 Note 1 Make sure the power supply provides enough VCC5_DUAL voltage before selecting the VCC5_DUAL function 2 It is required that users place the USBPWR_F amp USBPWR_R cap onto 2 3 pin rather than 1 2 pin as default if you want to wake up the computer by USB PS2 KB Mouse Install The Motherboard Install the motherboard in a system chassis case The board is an micro ATX size motherboard You can install this motherboard in an ATX case Make sure your case has an I O cover plate matching the ports on this motherboard Install the motherboard in a case Follow the case manufacturer s instructions to use the hardware and internal mounting points on the chassis Oo alm ag ma gq alm ag Od ga ao ag 0q PANEL1 SYS_FAN Co
41. nternet Explores tones cote G Voters nite bers P Mirow mesia Pye Teg resonon ciney 2B wins ive Messenger Downlond J inten nasi pe By syn cotignn AA Programs 2 Appearance and Personalization Clock Language and Region Change keyboards er other input methods Change dupiay language Set up file sharing 4 Derciare and Sound Ease of Access Additional Options 3 Set User Account ee S hemet SCSIhitstor Kgybourd Mouse te Offine Fes Parental Options Sharing Ce Controls EESYT Penond _ People New Peormence Penns Phone nd Printers Input Devices Me wi ee 38 Problem Programs eta i Speech Reports a and Features Language Cameras Center Recogniti uwwegl a Syne Center System Tablet PC jekcome Settings a ug Motherboard User s Guide 4 Select Turn User Account Control on or off and press Continue ox SASS e Make changes to your user account 5 Disable User Account Control UAC to help protect your computer item and press OK then press Restart Now Then you can restart your computer and continue to install drivers without running blocked programs Place User Accounts Tum User Account Control On or Off Turn on User Account Control UAC to make your computer more secure User Account Control UAC can help prevent unauthorized changes to your computer We recommend that you leave UAC tumed on to help protect your computer F U
42. o enable or disable the alarm to wake up the system If set to Enabled users can specify the specific day of month and the exact time to power up the system Date of Month Alarm Use this item to define the date of month when using the RTC alarm to resume the system Time hh mm ss Alarm Use this item to define the time when using the RTC alarm to resume the system Power On After Power Fail This item enables your computer to automatically restart or return to its last operating status Press lt Esc gt to return to the main menu setting page 33 Motherboard User s Guide PnP PCI Configurations Page These options configure how PnP Plug and Play and PCI expansion cards operate in your system Both the the ISA and PCI buses on the motherboard use system IRQs Interrup ReQuests and DMAs Direct Memory Access You must set up the IRQ and DMA assignments correctly through the PnP PCI Configurations Setup utility for the motherboard to work properly Selecting PnP PCI Configurations on the main program screen displays this menu Phonex AwardBlOS CMOS Setup Utility PnP PCI Configurations Item Help Init Display First PCI Slot Menu Level gt F5 Previous Values F6 Fial Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults v lt gt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help Init Display First This item allows you to choose the primary display card
43. ollowing items Q The motherboard Q The User s Guide Q One diskette drive ribbon cable optional Q One IDE drive ribbon cable Q The Software support CD Optional Accessories You can purchase the following optional accessories for this motherboard Q The Extended USB module Q The Serial ATA cable Q The Serial ATA power cable Note You can purchase your own optional accessories from the third party but please contact your local vendor on any issues of the specification and compatibility Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation To install this motherboard in a system please follow these instructions in this chapter Q oocodo D Note Identify the motherboard components Install a CPU Install one or more system memory modules Make sure all jumpers and switches are set correctly Install this motherboard in a system chassis case Connect any extension brackets or cables to headers connectors on the motherboard Install peripheral devices and make the appropriate connections to headers connectors on the motherboard Before installing this motherboard make sure jumper CLR_CMOS is under Normal setting See this chapter for information about locating CLR_CMOS and the setting options Never connect power to the system during installation otherwise it may damage the motherboard Motherboard User s Guide Motherboard Components Pryy essay TUT pe a COMPONENTS CPU Socket Socket AM2
44. r PS 2 port to connect a PS 2 keyboard Parallel Port Use the Parallel port to connect printers or other LPT parallel communications devices Serial Port Use the COM port to connect serial devices such COM1 as mice or fax modems VGA1 Port Use the VGA1 port to connect the VGA devices LAN Port Connect an RJ 45 jack to the LAN port to connect your computer to the Netw ork USB Ports Use the USB ports to connect USB devices Audio Ports Use these three audio jacks to connect audio optional devices The first jack is for stereo Line In signal the second jack for stereo Line Out signal and the third jack for Microphone Use these audio jacks to connect audio devices The Aport is for stereo Line In signal w hlie the C port is for microphone in signal The motherboard supports 8 channel audio devices that correspond to A B D and E port respectively In addition all of the three ports A B and D provide users with both right amp left channels individually Motherboard User s Guide Installing the Processor This motherboard has an AM2 AM2 processor socket When choosing a proces sor 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 CPU Installation Procedure Follow these instructions to install the CPU CPU_FAN
45. rt can only be used for non RAID applications In the example in Figure 2 3 three SATA ports are enabled so the non bootable RAID array can include up to 3 SATA disks If there is a disk Connected to SATA 2 Secondary it can not be used for RAID 5 Press F10 to save the configuration and exit The PC reboots Installing the NVIDIA RAID Software Under Windows This section describes how to run the setup application and install the RAID software 1 Start the nForce Setup program to open the NVIDIA Windows nForce Drivers page Figure 2 4 nForce Driver Installation Window 44 Chapter 5 Setting Up NVIDIA RAID Configuration 2 Select the modules that you want to install Make sure that the NVIDIA IDE Driver is selected You must install the NVIDIA IDE driver in order to enable NVIDIA RAID If you do not install the NVIDIA IDE driver NVIDIA RAID will not be enabled Click Next and then follow the instructions After the installation is completed be sure to reboot the PC After the reboot initialize the newly created array 45 Motherboard User s Guide Setting Up a Bootable RAID Array This section explains how to configure a bootable NVIDIA RAID array Setting Up the BIOS 1 Start your computer then press Delete to enter the BIOS setup The BIOS CMOS Setup Uyility screen appears Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals Esc Quit F10 Save amp Exit Setup AV gt lt
46. se User Account Control UAC to help protect your computer Bundled Software Installation All bundled software available on the CD ROM is for users convenience You can install bundled software as follows 1 Click the Application button while the Auto Setup screen pops out after inserting the support CD ROM 2 A software menu appears Click the software you want to install 3 Follow onscreen instructions to install the software program step by step until finished Note Please go to PCCHIPS Website to download AMD Cool n Quiet Technology 42 Chapter 5 Setting Up NVIDIA RAID Configuration Setting Up a Non Bootable RAID Array RAID arrays can be created deleted using both MediaShield RAID BIOS and the MediaShield RAID Manager from Windows This section only covers basic BIOS setup required for non bootable array See the section Setting Up a Bootable RAID Array for instructions on configuring the RAID array in BIOS See sections on using the MediaShield RAID Manager for details on configuring non bootable RAID from Win dows Setting Up the BIOS 1 Start your computer then press Delete to enter the BIOS setup The BIOS CMOS Setup Uyility window appears Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals Esc Quit F10 Save amp Exit Setup AV gt lt Select Item Figure 2 1 BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Window 2 Use the arrow keys to select Integrated Peripherals see Figure 2 1 then
47. sors that can be installed in this system use external level 2 L2 cache memory to improve performance Leave this item at the default value for better performance 23 Motherboard User s Guide Quick Power On Self Test Enable this item to shorten the power on testing POST and have your system start up faster You might like to enable this item after you are confident that your system hardware is operating smoothly First Second Third Boot Device Use these three items to select the priority and order of the devices that your system searches for an operating system at start up time Boot Other Device When enabled the system searches all other possible locations for an operating system if it fails to find one in the devices specified under the First Second and Third boot devices Boot Up Floppy Seek If this item is enabled it checks the size of the floppy disk drives at start up time You don t need to enable this item unless you have a legacy diskette drive with Boot Up NumLock Status This item defines if the keyboard Num Lock key is active when your system is started Gate A20 Option This item defines how the sytem handles legacy software that was written for an earlier generation of processors Leave this item at the default value Typematic Rate Setting If this item is enabled you can use the following two items to set the typematic rate and the typematic delay settings for your keyboard 8 Typematic Rate Chars S
48. tart up time These are display only fields You cannot make changes to these fields Press lt Esc gt to return to the main menu setting page Advanced BIOS Features Page This page sets up more advanced information about your system Handle this page with caution Any changes can affect the operation of your computer Phonex AwardBlOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features F5 Previous Values gt CPU Feature Press Enter A amp A Item Help gt Removable Device Priority Press Enter gt Hard Disk Boot Priority Press Enter Menu Level gt Network Boot Priority Press Enter CPU Internal Cache Enabled External Cache Enabled Quick Power On Self Test Enabled First Boot Device Removable Second Boot Device Hard Disk Third Boot Device CDROM Boot Other Device Enabled Boot Up Floppy Seek Disabled Boot Up NumLock Status On Gate A20 Option Fast Typematic Rate Setting Disabled X Typematic Rate Chars Sec 6 X Typematic Delay Msec 250 Security Option Setup APIC Mode Enabled v lt gt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F6 Fial Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults 21 Motherboard User s Guide gt CPU Feature Press Enter Scroll to this item and press lt Enter gt to view the following screen Phonex AwardBlOS CMOS Setup Utility CPU Feature Virtulization Enabled AMD K8 Cool amp Quit contro
49. the USB port ina legacy operating system such as DOS that does not support Plug and Play USB Storage Support Use this item to enable or disable the USB Storage function HD Audio Enables and disables the onboard audio chip Disable this item if you are going to install a PCI audio add in card Onboard Lan Enables or disables the Onboard Lan Onboard Lan Boot ROM This item enables or disables LAN Boot ROM Press lt Esc gt to return to the Integrated Peripherals page 30 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility gt SuperIO Device Press Enter Scroll to this item and press lt Enter gt to view the following screen Phonex AwardBlOS CMOS Setup Utility SuperlO Device Onboard FDC Controller Enabled Item Help Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8 IRQ4 Onboard Parallel Port 378 1RQ7 Menu Level gt gt Parallel Port Mode SPP X ECP Mode Use DMA 3 MN lt gt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fial Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Onboard FDC Controller This option enables the onboard floppy disk drive controller Onboard Serial Port 1 This option is used to assign the I O address and interrupt request IRQ for onboard serial port 1 2 Onboard Parallel Port This item enables or disables the onboard parallel port and assigns a port address The Auto setting will detect the available address Parallel Port Mode Use t
50. thePC Health Status page Shutdown Temperature Enables you to set the maximum temperature the system can reach before powering down System Component Characteristics These fields provide you with information about the systems current operating status You cannot make changes to these fields 7 CPU Tcontrol E System Temperature CPU Fan Speed CPU Vcore Vdimm 5V Press lt Esc gt to return to the main menu setting page 35 Motherboard User s Guide Load Fail Safe Defaults This option opens a dialog box that lets you install fail safe defaults for all appro priate items in the Setup Utility Press lt Y gt and then lt Enter gt to install the defaults Press lt N gt and then lt Enter gt to not install the defaults The fail safe defaults place no great demands on the system and are generally stable If your system is not functioning correctly try installing the fail safe defaults as a first step in getting your system working properly again If you only want to install fail safe defaults for a specific option select and display that option and then press lt F6 gt Load Optimized Defaults This option opens a dialog box that lets you install optimized defaults for all appropriate items in the Setup Utility Press lt Y gt and then lt Enter gt to install the defaults Press lt N gt and then lt Enter gt to not install the defaults The optimized defaults place demands on the system that may be
51. tically pops out and then you can go on the auto installing or manual installation depending on your operating system If your operating system is Windows 2000 XP Vista it will automatically install all the drivers and utilities for your motherboard Installing Support Software 1 Insert the support CD ROM disc in the CD ROM drive 2 When you insert the CD ROM disc in the system CD ROM drive the CD automatically displays an Auto Setup screen 3 The screen displays three buttons of Setup Browse CD and Exit on the right side and three others Setup Application and ReadMe at the bottom Please see the following illustration E Multi Menu d Readme The Setup button runs the software auto installing program as explained in next section The Browse CD button is a standard Windows command that you can check the contents of the disc with the Windows file browsing interface 38 Chapter 4 Software amp Applications The Exit button closes the Auto Setup window To run the program again reinsert the CD ROM disc in the drive or click the CD ROM driver from the Windows Explorer and click the Setup icon The Application button brings up a software menu It shows the bundled software that this mainboard supports The ReadMe brings you to the Install Path where you can find out path names of software driver Auto Installing under Windows 2000 XP Vista If you are under Windows 2000 XP Vista please click the Setup button to ru
52. to no user limit CKE base power down mode Disabled MaxMemClk limit by CKE based powerdown Per Channel Memory Clock value Memclock tri stating Disabled Auto Optimaze Bottom IO Enabled X Bootom of 31 24 IO space E0 Bottom of URAM 31 24 FC v lt gt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fial Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Timing Mode This item allows you to set up the DRAM timing nanually or automatically Memory Clock value or Limi DDR2 400 When DDR2 Timing Setting by is set to Manual use this item to set the DRAM frequency DOS Training Control DQS training is used to place the DQS strobe in the center of the data eye DCTs Mode This item is used to select the mode of Dram ConTrollers CKE base power down mode When in power down mode if all pages of the DRAMs associated with a CKE pin are closed then these parts are placed in power down mode Only pre charge power down mode is supported not active power down mode CKE based powerdown The DRAM channel is placed in power down when all chip selects associated with the channel are idle Memclock tri stating This item enables or disables memclock tri stating function Auto Optimize Bottom IO This item is used to set the Auto Optimized Bottom IO Bottom of 31 24 IO space E0 This item is used to select the memory that will be remapped higher than 00EO
53. to a floppy disk For Windows 2000 substitute Win2K in the path 2 After you complete the RAID BIOS setup boot from the Windows CD The Windows Setup program starts 3 Press F6 and wait a few moments for the Windows Setup screen to appear Windows Setup Setup could not determine the type of one or more mass storage devices installed in your system or you have chosen to manually specify an adapter Currently Setup will load support for the following mass storage device s lt none gt To specify additional SCSI adapters CD ROM drives or special disk controllers for use with Windows including those for which you have a device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer press S If you do not have any device support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer or do not want to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows press ENTER S Specify Additional Devices ENTER Continue F3 Exit Figure 2 13 Windows Setup Specify Devices 4 Specify the NVIDIA drivers a Insert the floppy that has the RAID driver press S then press Enter The following Windows Setup screen appears Windows Setup ee You have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with Windows using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer Select the SCSI Adapter you want from the following list or press ESC to resutrn to the previous screen NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER required
54. to access the MediaShield RAID Management tool Note Each time you add a new hard drive to a RAID array the RAID driver will have to be installed under Windows once for that hard drive After that the driver will not have to be installed 52
55. wn with the exception of a refresh current to the system memory Soft Off by PBIN Under ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power management Interface you can create a software power down In a software power down the system can be resumed by Wake Up Alarms This item lets you install a software power down that is controlled by the power button on your system If the item is set to Instant Off then the power button causes a software power down If the item is set to Delay 4 Sec then you have to hold the power button down for four seconds to cause a software power down HPET Support This item enables or disables HPET support Resume by PCI PME This 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 card or PCI LAN card You must use an ATX power supply inorder to use this feature Use this item to do wake up action if inserting the PCI card 32 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility Resume by WOM RING An input signal on the serial Ring indicator RJ line in other words and incoming call on the modem LAN awakens the system from a soft off state Resume By USB S3 This item allows users to enable or disable the USB device Walk up from S3 mode Resume By PS2 MS KB S3 These items enable or disable you to allow mouse or keyboard activity to awaken the system from power saving mode Power On by Alarm This item allows users t

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