ECS G41T-M2 motherboard
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1. 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 Do not over tighten the screws as this can stress the motherboard Checking Jumper Settings This section explains how to set jumpers for correct configuration of the motherboard Setting Jumpers Use the motherboard jumpers to set system configuration options Jumpers with more than one pin are numbered When setting the jumpers ensure that the jumper caps are placed on the correct pins The illustrations show a 2 pin jumper e When the jumper cap is placed on both pins the jumper is SHORT If you re B e move the jumper cap or place the jumper cap on just one pin the jumper is OPEN SHORT OPEN This illustration shows a 3 pin jumper Pins and 2 are SHORT vd Installing the Motherboard Checking Jumper Settings The following illustration shows the location of the motherboard jumpers Pin 1 is labeled 1 USBPWR_R 1 2 NORMAL 2 3 CLEAR Before clearing the CMOS make sure to turn off the system Front Panel EI USB Power 1 ml Select Jumper USBPWR F P USBPWR_R 1 To avoid the system instability after clearing C2. 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 por 4 pesma o o ronm 6 sneme C7 senseo s wm C9 porra 10 SENSERRETURN Installing the Motherboard 19 F_USB1 2 Front Panel USB headers The motherboard has four USB ports installed on the rear edge I O port array Additionally some computer cases have USB ports at the front of the case If you have this kind of case use auxiliary USB connector to connect the front mounted ports to the motherboard Pin Signal Name Function 1 USBPWR Front Panel USB Power USBPWR Front Panel USB Power SB_FP_ P0 USB Port 0 Negative Signal SB_FP P1 USB Port 1 Negative Signal AIOIOICICIG ei SB_FP_P0 USB Port 0 Positive Signal SB_FP_Pi USB Port 1 Positive Signal Ground No pin 10 USB_FP_OC0 Overcurrent signal Please make sure that the USB cable has the same pin assignment as indicated above A different pin assignment may cause damage or system hang up CD_IN Analog Audio Input header Pin Signal Name Function CD In left channel CD In right channel SPDIFO SPDIF out header This is an optional header that provides an S PDIF Sony Philips Digital Interface output to digital multimedia device through optical fiber or coaxial connector Pin Signal Name Function 1 SPDIF SPDIF digital output EE Nopin Installing the Motherboard COM
3. 2 Quad Core 2 Duo Pentium Dual Core Celeron processors for high end business or personal desktop markets The motherboard incorporates the Intel G41 Northbridge NB and Intel ICH7 Southbridge SB chipsets The Northbridge supports a Front Side Bus FSB fre quency of 1333 1066 800 MHz using a scalable FSB Vcc_CPU The memory con troller supports DDR2 memory DIMM frequencies of 800 667 It supports two DDR2 sockets with up to maximum memory of 8 GB DDR2 Maximum memory bandwidth of 12 8 GB s in dual channel symmetric mode assuming DDR2 800 MHz High resolution graphics via one PCI Express slot intended for Graphics Interface is fully compliant to the PCI Express Gen 1 The ICH7 Southbridge supports one PCI slot which is PCI v2 3 compliant In addi tion two PCI Express x1 slots are supported fully compliant to the PCI Express Base Specification revision 1 0a It implements an EHCI compliant interface that provides 480 Mb s bandwidth for eight USB 2 0 ports four USB ports and two USB 2 0 headers support additional four USB ports One onboard IDE connector supports two IDE devices in Ultra ATA100 66 33 mode The Southbridge integrates a Serial ATA host controller supporting four SATA ports with maximum transfer rate up to 3 0 Gb s each The motherboard is equipped with advanced full set of I O ports in the rear panel including PS 2 mouse and keyboard connectors one DVI port one VGA port LPT four USB ports one LAN port an
4. Configure DRAM Timing by SPD Enabled When this item is set to enable the DDR timing is configured using SPD SPD Serial Presence Detect is located on the memory modules BIOS reads information coded in SPD during system boot up Share Memory Size Enabled 64MB This item lets you allocate a portion of the main memory for the onboard VGA display application DVMT Memory 256MB When set to Fixed Mode the graphics driver will reserve a fixed portion of the system memory as graphics memory according to system and graphics requirements Memory Remap Feature Enabled This item allows you to remap the overlapped PCI memory above the total physical memory if you have a 64 bit OS and 8 GB of RAM HPET Enabled This item enables or disables HPET High Precision Event Timer support Press lt Esc gt to return to the main menu setting page Using BIOS Integrated Peripherals This page sets up some parameters for peripheral devices connected to the system CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Onboard IDE Controller OnBoard SATA Controller Onboard Audio Function Onboard LAN Function Onboard LAN Boot ROM Serial Port Address Parallel Port Address Parallel Port Mode ECP Mode DMA Channel Parallel Port IRQ USB Functions Legacy USB Support Integrated Peripherals Enabled Enhanced Enabled Enabled Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 378 ECP DMA3 IRQ7 Enabled Enabled Help Item
5. Onboard serial port header Connect a serial port extension bracket to this header to add a second serial port to your system Pin Signal Name Function DCDB Serial Input SOUTB UART B Serial Output UART B Data Terminal Ready Ground Data Set Ready RART B Request to Send 8 Clear to Send SC Tea 10 Key No pin Installing a Hard Disk Drive CD ROM SATA Hard Drive This section describes how to install IDE devices such as a hard disk drive and a CD ROM drive About IDE Devices Your motherboard has one IDE channel interface An IDE ribbon cable supporting two IDE devices is bundled with the motherboard You must orient the cable connector so that the pinl color edge of the cable corresponds to the pin 1 of the I O port connector IDE IDE Connector This motherboard supports four high data transfer SATA ports with each runs up to 3 0 Gb s To get better system performance we recommend users connect the CD ROM to the IDE channel and set up the hard drives on the SATA ports IDE devices enclose jumpers or switches used to set the IDE device as MASTER or SLAVE Refer to the IDE device user s manual Installing two IDE devices on one cable ensure that one device is set to MASTER and the other device is set to SLAVE The documentation of your IDE device explains how to do this Installing the Motherboard 21 About SATA Connectors Your motherboard features four SATA connectors supporting a total of four drives
6. SATA refers to Serial ATA Advanced Technology Attachment is the standard inter face for the IDE hard drives which are currently used in most PCs These connectors are well designed and will only fit in one orientation Locate the SATA connectors on the motherboard and follow the illustration below to install the SATA hard drives Installing Serial ATA Hard Drives To install the Serial ATA SATA hard drives use the SATA cable that supports the Serial ATA protocol This SATA cable comes with an SATA power cable You can connect either end of the SATA cable to the SATA hard drive or the connector on the motherboard a SATA cable optional SATA power cable optional Refer to the illustration below for proper installation 1 Attach either cable end to the connector on the motherboard 2 Attach the other cable end to the SATA hard drive 3 Attach the SATA power cable to the SATA hard drive and connect the other end to the power supply This motherboard does not support the Hot Plug function Installing the Motherboard 22 Connecting UO Devices The backplane of the motherboard has the following I O ports PS2 mouse PS2 keyboard PS2 Mouse PS2 Keyboard DVI Port Parallel Port LPT VGA Port LAN Port USB Ports Audio Ports LAN port Parallel port LPT DVI port VGA port USB USB ports ports Use the upper PS 2 port to connect a PS 2 pointing device Use the lower PS 2 port to co
7. to return to the Standard CMOS Setup page IDE BusMaster Enabled This item enables or disables the DMA under DOS mode We recommend you to leave this item at the default value Press lt Esc gt to return to the main menu setting page Using BIOS Jd Advanced Setup This page sets up more advanced information about your system Handle this page with caution Any changes can affect the operation of your computer CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Setup Thermal Management Enabled Help Item TM Status AU LA For the processor its Limit CPUID MaxVal Disabled p CPUID belows OF41h Enhanced Halt C1E Enabled f TM2 only can be enable Intel XD Bit Disabled under below setting Intel EIST Enabled 1 Freq gt 3 6GHz FSB800 Quick Power on Self Test Enabled 2 Frea gt 2 8GHz FSB533 Boot Up Numlock Status On ses APIC Mode Enabled 1st Boot Device Hard Disk Drive 2nd Boot Device CD DVD 3rd Boot Device Removable Dev gt Hard Disk Drives Press Enter Boot Other Device Yes tl Move Enter Select 4 Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Load Default Settings Thermal Management Enabled This item displays CPU s temperature and enables you to set a safe temperature to Prescott CPU TM Status TM1 TM2 This item shows TM function status if CPU can support TM function Limit CPUID MaxVal Disabled Use this item to enable or disable the Max CPU ID value lim
8. As from the menu 2 Then the Save Image window appears You may rename the image file in the Name column and save the file in a folder as the following picture shows Rename the image file Then select a Sel subdirectory elect a root or click directory Create Folder to create a new folder Click here to save the image file Setting Up eJ IFFY I9 ePix Photo viewing Q1 How to find image files saved in hard disk through ePix Enter the ePix window then click the icon Folder located in the upper left hand corner then follow the path for the files you have saved to view the image files Setting Up eJ IFFY 60 Q2 How to use the fit function under slide show 1 Click Edit and select Preferences option from the menu x hous proferences Sav L034 x ou e GSR KB 14 March 2008 1 Ru om gan 2 Click Viewer and choose Keep previous zoom in After loading an image Close the window and you can use the fit function under slide show now Note ePix supports to view image files only It cannot support Office Viewer or other forms beside image files Supported image types are BMP JPEG GIF includ ing GIF animations PNG TIFF ICO and XPM Setting Up eJ IFFY 61 2 Mount Unmount Disk en Q1 What does it mean for Mount Disk Mount means to connect the storage devices to eJIFFY interface After plugging the
9. BIOS item PC Health Status and Smart FAN Function will be replaced by PECI mode and negative number The max data from PECI is zero CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc PC Health Status Help Item System Hardware Monitor P Smart Fan Function Press Enter CPU Fan Speed 2509 RPM CPU Vcore 1 088 V VDIMM 1 824 V PECI Mode Offset to TCC Activation Temp 60 tl Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Load Default Settings CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Smart Fan Function Help Item SMART Fan Control Disabled Options Disabled Enabled t Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Load Default Settings Press lt Esc gt to return to the PC Health Status page Using BIOS 40 Shutdown Temperature Disabled Enable you to set the maximum temperature the system can reach before powering down System Component Characteristics These items display the monitoring of the overall inboard hardware health events such as System amp CPU temperature CPU amp DIMM voltage CPU amp system fan speed etc CPU Temperature e CPU Fan Speed e CPU Vcore e VDIMM e VBAT 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 Opene
10. DISABLED disables the integrated IDE Controller ENABLED enables both Controllers tl Move Enter Select 4 Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Load Default Settings Onboard IDE Controller Enabled Use this item to enable or disable the onboard IDE interface OnBoard SATA Controller Enhanced This item allows you to enable or disable the onboard SATA controller Onboard Audio Function Enabled Use this item to enable or disable the onboard audio device Onboard LAN Function Enabled Use this item to enable or disable the onboard LAN function Onboard LAN Boot ROM Disabled Use this item to enable or disable the booting from the onboard LAN or a network add in card with a remote boot ROM installed Serial Porti Address 3F8 IRQ4 Use this item to enable or disable the onboard COM1 serial port and to assign a port address Parallel Port Address 378 Use this item to enable or disable the onboard Parallel port and to assign a port address Parallel Port Mode ECP Use this 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 DMA Channel DMA3 Use this item to assign the DMA Channel under ECP Mode function Using BIOS Ia Parallel Port IRQ IRQ7 Use this item to assign IRQ to the parallel port USB Functions Enabled Use this item to
11. 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 pins 5 and 7 to a momentary contact switch that is normally open When the switch is closed the board resets and runs POST Power Switch Supporting the power on off function requires connecting pins 6 and 8 to a momen tary contact switch that is normally open The switch should maintain contact for at least 50 ms to signal the power supply to switch on or off The time requirement is due to internal de bounce circuitry After receiving a power on off signal at least two seconds elapses before the power supply recognizes another on off signal This concludes Chapter 2 The next chapter covers the BIOS Installingthe Motherboard Chapter 3 Using 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
12. Installed displays If not Not Installed displays Press lt Esc gt to return to the main menu setting page 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 select OK to save and exit or select Cancel 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 select OK to discard changes and exit or select Cancel to return to the main menu Without Saving item and select OK to discard any changes you have If you have made settings that you do not want to save use the Exit made Using BIOS Updating the BIOS You can download and install updated BIOS for this motherboard from the manufacturer s Web site New BIOS provides support for new peripherals improve ments in performance or fixes for known bugs Install new BIOS as follows 1 If your motherboard has a BIOS protection jumper change the setting to allow BIOS flashing If your motherboard has an item called Firmware Write Protect in Ad vanced BIOS features disable it Firmware Write Protect prevents BIOS from being overwritten Prepare a bootable device or create a bootable system disk Refer to Windows online help for in
13. boot devices Press lt Esc gt to return to the main menu setting page PC Health Status On motherboards support hardware monitoring this item lets you monitor the parameters for critical voltages temperatures and fan speeds CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc PC Health Status System Hardware Monitor Help Item p gt Smart Fan Function Press Enter Shutdown Temperature Disabled CPU Temperature 33 C 91 F CPU Fan Speed 2149 RPM CPU Vcore 1 264 V VDIMM 1 872 V VBAT 3 344 V Case Open Warning Disabled Chassis Opened No tl Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Load Default Settings Using BIOS 38 gt Smart Fan Function Press Enter Scroll to this item and press lt Enter gt to view the following screen CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Smart Fan Function SMART Fan Control Disabled Help Item Options Disabled Enabled tl Move Enter Select 4 Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Load Default Settings SMART Fan Control Disabled This item allows you to enable disable the control of the CPU fan speed by changing the fan voltage Press lt Esc gt to return to the PC Health Status page C N 5 LU O T 39 ECS supports the latest PECI host technology While using Core 2 Quad or Core 2 Duo CPU which supports PECI the original images of the
14. enable or disable the USB function Legacy USB Support Enabled Use this item to enable or disable support for legacy USB devices Press lt Esc gt to return to the main menu setting page Power Management Setup This page sets up some parameters for system power management operation CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type S3 STR Help Item PWRON After PWR Fail Power Off Resume By RING Disabled Select the ACPI Resume By PCI PCI E Lan PME Disabled state used for Resume By USB S3 Disabled System Suspend Resume By PS2 KB S3 Disabled Resume By PS2 MS S3 Disabled Resume on RTC Alarm Disabled t Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Load Default Settings ACPI Suspend Type S3 STR Use this item to define how your system suspends In the default S3 the suspend mode is a suspend to RAM i e the system shuts down with the exception of a refresh current to the system memory PWRON After PWR Fail Power Off This item enables your computer to automatically restart or return to its operating status Using BIOS 36 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 These items specify whether the system will be awakened from power saving mode
15. 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 CD for available software This concludes Chapter 4 Usingthe Motherboard Software SR Chapter 5 Setting Up eJ IFFY 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 X23 eSB es Version 1 0 52 Installation and BIOS Setup You need to finish the CD installation first before setting the BIOS 1 Insert the eJIFFY CD in the CD ROM drive And follow the onscreen instructions to finish the OS installation 2 Enter My Computer to find the eJIFFY setup program Lee cS REEL gp EE Baga LEEFER Sg R EE ifn 4A RM ME 3 mar A REUE setup 100 0 T setup v100 1 8 Sha 2 a i BI H Es KK E teem ic 4 OVO RW 2am BDLE DE Ca Datei Ee users TPE FILE Ce Pubie disk DAT Ce e support DATE GE metp iT pe fl Ge Crm arg 172 ET setup wl00 ALON 0 322 LS 0210 KE WEB 2000 5 22 FP O10 671 KE 3 Click the setup button to run the eJIFFY software installation program restart your computer after you finish Pel Setup JIFFY Welcome to the eJIFFY Setup Wizard This will install eJIFFY v1 0 0 on your computer
16. pin SATA connectors Integrated I O The motherboard has a full set of I O ports and connectors Two PS 2 ports for mouse and keyboard One parallel port e One DVI port One VGA port Four USB ports e One LAN port e Audio jacks for microphone line in and line out Introducing the Motherboard 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 oper ated in the ambiance between 0 and 50 C Introducing the Motherboard Motherboard Components DEORE T Table of Motherboard Components LABEL COMPONENTS 1 CPU Socket LGA775 socket for Inte Core 2 Quad Core SES 2 Duo Pentium Dual core Celeron processors Standard 24 pin ATX power connector Serial ATA connectors System cooling fan connector Clear CMOS jumper 1 USBPWR_F_ Front panel USB Power Select Jumper 3 6 7 8 9 1 1 12 21 ATX12V 4 pin 12V power connector This concludes Chapter 1 The next chapter explains how to install the motherboard Introducing the Motherboard R 2 F_USB1 2 Front panel USB headers O M
17. requirements of the Canadian Interference causing Equipment Regulations Cet appareil num rique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du R glement sur le mat riel brouilieur du Canada Aboutthe Manual The manual consists of the following Chapter 1 Describes features of the motherboard Go to Ch page 1 Introducing the Motherboard Chapter 2 Describes installation of motherboard components Installing the Motherboard Go to Ca page 7 Chapter 3 Provides information on using the BIOS Setup Utility Using BIOS p y Go to Cha page 27 Chapter 4 Describes the motherboard soft ware Using the Motherboard Software Go to Ch page 45 Chatper 5 Describes the eJIFFY setting up Setting Up eJIFFY Goto cy page 51 Preface Preface 1 Chapter 1 1 Introducing the Motherboard 1 rue tte I E l EE 2 Motherboard C Onip OCHS si jicc nvisscssarenetnencdeunseiedoadivcentscienccotudentats 5 Chapter 2 7 Installing the Motherboard 7 Sately E Ee 7 Choosing a Computer EE 7 Installing the Motherboard in aC age 7 ETag 8 SENE EIER es cirie EEEE NERENN 8 Checking Jumper SCUHINGS ccccccesociscrerrenutwnionesessvencassarueveetesves 9 SUMP EEN 9 eege EEN ENSIA 10 Installing the Drocesgor ea nessesssseeceeeeeeeenaes 10 Installing Memory Module 12 F808 CTC ROY Eet 16 Connecting Optional DeVICOS isivsivasssdessescarieriacswesepowrvosevess I8 Installing a Hard Disk Drive CD ROM SATA Hard Drive 20 Connecting Lee 2a
18. restart a few times to complete the installation 2 During the Windows Vista Driver Auto Setup Procedure users should use one of the following two methods to install the driver after the system restart Using the Motherboard Software 47 48 Method I 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 3intenance Windows has blocked some startup programs Windows blocks programs that require permission to run when Windows starts Click to view blocked programs oe 7 28 PM nel System and Maintenance Show or remove blocked startup programs a 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 Follow these instructions to Disable Vista UAC function 1 Go to Control Panel QO65T M d Welcome Center i Windows Media Center Ki Windows Ultimete Extras Windows Medsa Player ly Windows Photo Gallery a Windows Live Messenger Download Windows DVD
19. Connecting Case Components 29 TOn T ahel Tedde eserken E EEE RE 26 Chapter 3 27 Using BIOS ei About the Setup Bn cae ctssde osissuanaistvinocnalelacsbablanocesovoisstacessvitveds 2 The Standard Conftgeuration 27 Entering the Setup Ci yin sisissvcsseticnceesdsissincrrvniaricarieavieeeens 27 Uone E eege 28 Standard TEEN 29 Advanced SetuP sues ees Jd Advanced E 33 Integrated PCr PNCTGAL Sisiiersscisccrsaressesiacassnreiacinviarnetasavainaen 34 Power Management Setup cccssserccccccrsrsorssvssseccsccrsssveeseses 35 iii a E 37 PC FCO SAS aresti in bien snc EEN 37 Frequency Voltage CONT isi sutssisesancasiasiadearsadsntreadiasceiaiies 40 Load Default SCTINOS visa s ssearesnessdchisocubsinrwcesesdesevsbercesssrepusd 4 Supervisor Poaseword 4 CP TOSSO nesoni IAr EEEE EEEE ER EE 42 SNE LEN E 42 Exil e 42 EE ciprasensantinsetnsdnuriasonseenacanciaceieasaetactsamghotnies 43 Chapter 4 45 Using the Motherboard Software 45 About the Software CI ROM 45 Auto installing under Windows Vista 45 POUT SOTO eege 46 Ku CR Installati n E 50 Utility Software E 50 Chapter 5 51 Setting Up eJIFFY 51 res aLi E E EE 51 Installation and BIOS Sep 52 r Y seesi oP Ent ere eC ne ae 54 BS AU EE ege 55 REN PA E 56 Chapter 1 Introducing the Motherboard Introduction Thank you for choosing the G41T M2 motherboard This motherboard is a high performance enhanced function motherboard designed to support the LGA775 socket Intel Core
20. GOALEPR6B2C6CE EE Module Wans 78 A1 78 A1GCO 94 9L4 DDR2 800 KLDE88F B8KU5 NHES KV R800D2N5 2G Kingston KV KVRBOOD2N6 2G SP SP T 800E1 NT2GT64U8HDOBY AD SC Cs HY S64T256020EU 25F C2 M378T5663QZ3 CF7 Samsung MB78T5663EH3 CF7 CF7 E GU342G0A LEPR692C6CE Aeneon AET960UD00 25D M378T5263AZ3 CF7 0819 16 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 capabilities by adding hardware that performs tasks that are not part of the basic system PCIEX16 Slot PCIE1 2 Slots PCI1 Slot PCIEX16 Slot The PCI Express slot is used to install an external PCI Express graphics card that is fully compliant to the PCI Express Gen 1 PCIE1 2 Slots The PCI Express x1 slots are fully compliant to the PCI Express Base Specification revision 1 0a DCH Slot This motherboard is equipped with one standard PCI slot PCI stands for Peripheral Component Interconnect and is a bus standard for expansion cards which for the most part is a supplement of the older ISA bus standard The PCI slot on this board is PCI v2 3 compliant card carefully If the card is not Plug and Play you may have to Before installing an add on card check the document
21. MOS we recommend users to enter the main BIOS setting page to Load Default Settings and then Save and Exit Setup 2 Make sure the power supply provides enough 5VSB voltage before selecting the 5VSB function 3 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 com puter by USB PS2 KB Mouse Installing the Motherboard 10 Installing Hardware Installing the Processor de Caution When installing a CPU heatsink and cooling fan make sure that you DO NOT scratch the motherboard or any of the surface mount resistors 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 motherboards there are small surface mount resistors near the processor socket which may be damaged if the cooling fan is carelessly installed Avoid using cooling fans with sharp edges on the fan casing and the clips Also install the cooling fan in a well lit work area so that you can clearly see the motherboard and processor socket Before installing the Processor This motherboard automatically determines the CPU clock frequency and system bus frequency for the processor You may be able to change 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 s
22. Maker A Windows Meeting Space Ei System Configuration TE AM Using the Motherboard Software 2 Select Classic View E RK A JI ol Control Panel Control Panel Home System and Maintenance User Accounts and Family Get started wth Windows Safety Back up your computer RW Set up parental controls for eny user Add or remove user accounts Security Check for updates Appear Check this computer s security status Pe SE and Allow a program theough Windows ORanTANOn Frewall Change desktop background Customize colors Adjust screen resolution Network and Internet Connect to the Internet Clock Lang oe Region View network status and tasks Set up file sharing Change keyboards or other input methods e t Hardware and Sound SU EE Play CDs or other media automatically ep Ease of A 5 Printer M ts Let Windows suggest settings Optimize visual display Wee Angie Additional Options Uninstall a program Change startup programs Recent Task 3 Set User Account igg Haie flag Les f ur Ce Hp EI ie it ie A o S 2 i He i 4 Make changes to your user account Create a password for your account Change your picture Change your account name Change your account type E Manage another account Turn User Account Contret on or off Usingthe Motherboard Software 49 5 Disable User Account Control UAC to help protect your computer item and press OK then pr
23. Preface Copyright This publication including all photographs illustrations and software is protected under international copyright laws with all rights reserved Neither this manual nor any of the material contained herein may be reproduced without written consent of the author Version 1 0A Disclaimer The information in this document is subject to change without notice The manufac turer makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose The manufacturer reserves the right to revise this publication and to 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 en
24. atches of power cable and the ATX12V match perfectly 4 pin power cable Installing the Motherboard 24 CPU_FAN CPU Cooling FAN Power Connector Pin Signal Name Function 2 Power 12V A PWM PWM Users please note that the fan connector supports the CPU cooling fan of 1 1A 2 2A 26 4W max at 12V ATX_POWER ATX 24 pin Power Connector Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name round f round round PWRGD 20 a ass a s om HL zm SYS_FAN System Cooling FAN Power Connector NIN e e olololzlo O Z V N N Ke Pin Signal Name Function SPK Internal speaker Pin Signal Name 11 Signal Installing the Motherboard ATX12V ATX 12V Power Connector Pin Signal Name im Installing the Motherboard 25 26 Front Panel Header The front panel header F_PANEL provides a standard set of switch and LED headers commonly found on ATX or micro ATX cases Refer to the table below for information F_PANEL Pin Signal Function Pin Signal Function HD LED P Harddisk LED FP PWR SLP MSG LED HD_LED_N HarddiskLED 4 FP PWR SLP MSG LED RST_SW_N Reset Switch PWR_SW_P Power Switch RST_SW_P Reset Switch 8 PWR_SW_N Power Switch MSG LED dual color or single color 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
25. ation for the manually configure the card before installation Installing the Motherboard 17 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 1 For some add on cards for example graphics adapters and network adapters you have to install drivers and software before you can begin using the add on card 2 The onboard PCI interface does not support 64 bit SCSI cards Installing the Motherboard Connecting Optional Devices Refer to the following for information on connecting the motherboard s optional devices eS SHET Pip a ob eeh d fg fe ET SATA4 SATA3 EN SATA2 ESATA 1 sitet F_AUDIO CD IN SPDIFO COM F_USB1 EF USB SATA1 4 Serial ATA connectors These connectors are used to support the new Serial ATA devices for the highest data transfer rates 3 0 Gb s simpler disk drive cabling and easier PC assembly It elimi nates limitations of the current Parallel ATA interface But maintains register com patibility and software compatibility with Parallel ATA Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name FA Ground 2TH ajm o a om Sp RR 7 Goud o F_AUDIO Front Panel Audio header for Azalia
26. d No This item indicates whether the case has been opened Press lt Esc gt to return to the main menu setting page Frequency Voltage Control 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 in stalled in your system CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Frequency Voltage Control Help Item Manufacturer Intel Ratio Actual Value 11 CPU Frequency Setting 200MHz Options Auto Detect DIMM PCI CIK Enabled Spread Spectrum Enabled Enabled Disabled Il Move Enter Select 4 Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Load Default Settings Manufacturer Intel This item displays the information of current manufacturer of the CPU installed in your computer Ratio Actual Value 11 This item shows the actual ratio of the CPU installed in your system CPU Frequency Setting 200MHz This item is used to set the CPU Frequency Using BIOS 41 Auto Detect DIMM PCI Clk Enabled When this item is enabled BIOS will disable the clock signal of free DIMM PCTI slots Spread Spectrum Enabled If you enable spread spectrum it can significantly reduce the EMI Electro Magnetic Interference generated by the system Press lt Esc gt to return to the main menu setting page Load Default Settings This option opens a dialog box that lets you install stability oriented defa
27. d audio jacks for microphone line in and line out Introducing the Motherboard Feature Processor The motherboard uses an LGA775 type of Intel Core 2 Quad Core 2 Duo Pentium Dual Core Celeron processors that carries the following features Intel Core 2 Quad Core 2 Duo Pentium Dual Core Celeron pro cessors Supports a system bus FSB of 1333 1066 800 MHz Supports Hyper Threading technology CPU 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 fe This board supports CPU up to 95W TDP Chipset The Intel G41 Northbridge NB and Intel ICH7 Southbridge SB chipsets are based on an innovative and scalable architecture with proven reliability and performance G41 NB Supports 36 bit host bus addressing allowing the CPU to access the entire 64 GB of the memory address space 2 GB s point to point Direct Media Interface DMI to ICH7 1 GB s each direction Supports 2 GB 1 Gb 512 Mb DDR2 DRAM technolo gies for x8 and x16 devices One 16 lane x16 PCI Express port intended for ex ternal device attach fully compatible to the PCI Ex press Gen 1 An integrated graphics device IGD delivering cost competitive 3D 2D and video capabilities Microsoft DX10 and 128MB share memory are su
28. e Date and Time items show the current date and time on the computer If you are running a Windows OS these items are automatically updated whenever you make changes to the Windows Date and Time Properties utility 30 gt Primary IDE Master Slave SATA1 4 Your computer has one IDE channel and each channel can be installed with one or two devices Master and Slave In addition this motherboard supports four SATA chan nels and each channel allows one SATA device to be installed Use these items to configure each device on the SATA channel CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Master Help Item Device ATAPI CDROM Select the type Vendor DVD ROM DDU1632 of device connected LBA Mode Supported to the system PIO Mode 4 Async DMA MultiWord DMA 2 Ultra DMA Ultra DMA 2 Type PIO Mode DMA Mode t Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Load Default Settings Type Auto Use this item to configure the type of the IDE device that you specify If the feature is enabled it will enhance hard disk performance by reading or writing more data during each transfer PIO Mode Auto Use this item to set the PIO mode to enhance hard disk performance by optimizing the hard disk timing DMA Mode Auto DMA capability allows user to improve the transfer speed and data integrity for compatible IDE devices Press lt Esc gt
29. emo Introducing 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 Micro ATX system case First some features on the motherboard are implemented by cabling connectors on the motherboard to indica tors and switches on the system case Make sure that your case supports all the features required Secondly this motherboard supports two enhanced IDE drives Make sure that your case has sufficient power and space for all drives that you intend to install Most cases have a choice of I O templates in the rear panel Make sure that the I O template in the case matches the I O ports installed on the rear edge of the motherboard This motherboard carries a Micro ATX form factor of 244 x 204 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
30. ems 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 change 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 KEY FUNCTION Hoas Scrolls through the items on a menu PU PD Modifies the selected field s values F9 Loads an optimized setting for better performance 10 F Saves the current configuration and exits setup Using BIOS 29 For the purpose of better product maintenance we reserve the right to change the BIOS items presented in the manual The BIOS setup screens shown in this chapter are for reference only Please visit our website for updated manual Standard CMOS Setup This option displays basic information about your system CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Standard CMOS Setup Date Thu 05 21 2009 Help Item Time 14 13 26 Use ENTER TAB or SHIFT TAB to p gt Primary IDE Master Not Detected select a field gt Primary IDE Slave Not Detected gt SATA1 Hard Disk gt SATA2 Not Detected gt SATA3 Not Detected gt SATA4 Not Detected Use or to configure system Date IDE BusMaster Enabled tl Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Load Default Settings Date amp Time Th
31. ergy 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 govern ing 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 and e This device must accept any interference received including interfer ence that may cause undesired operation Canadian Departmentof Communications This class B digital apparatus meets all
32. ess Restart Now Then you can restart your computer and continue to install drivers without running blocked programs ax ICA E Use Accounts Tum User Account Contro On or OF E non User Account Control UAC to make your computer more secure Tur 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 Use User Account Control UAC to help protect your computer Manual Installation Insert the CD in the CD ROM drive and locate the PATH DOC file in the root directory This file contains the information needed to locate the drivers for your motherboard Look for the chipset and motherboard model then browse to the directory and path to begin installing the drivers Most drivers have a setup program SETUP 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 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
33. external device to the computer such as USB drives a new disk icon will appear as the following picture shows Please click the mount prompt on the icon It will change to ed to show the device is detected successfully a td Mon May 25 z 4 45 AM Se Q2 What does it mean for Unmount Disk Unmount is to safely remove the storage devices To unplug the external storage devices such as USB drives users need to clik the Unmount prompt as the following picture shows then the icon IS will change to CH you can remove the device now E U SUFD wm W T wa b sy Mon May 2 3 e ly kel 4 48 AM Setting Up eJ IFFY 62 Memo Setting Up eJ IFFY
34. formation 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 C or A prompt type the Flash Utility program name and the file name of the new BIOS and then press lt Enter gt 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 43 44 Memo Using BIOS Chapter 4 Using the Motherboard Software About the Software CD ROM The support software CD ROM that is included in the motherboard package contains all the drivers and utility programs needed to properly run the bundled products Below you can find a brief description of each software program and the location for your motherboard version More information on some programs is available in a README file located in the same directory a
35. hange the default settings of language inputs It 1s recommended to use the default settings and do not change the language method in case any inconvenience occurs with the changes ID Legd ER Setting Up eJ IFFY 56 Usage FAQ eWeb Firefox for web browsing webmail and watching flash video Q1 How to download files to hard disk through eWeb Click on the file link directly Then select Save File in the pop up window Note 1 Before downloading files please mount the storage devices to make sure the device is connected with eJIFFY interface Please refer to the usage FAQ to mount devices 2 eWeb does not support Office Viewer Reader Writer format under eJIFFY interface Please enter the Operating System to open Office files 3 eWeb supports to open video audio files online in Flash player format Due to firefox limitation the browser does not support files in Real player or Media player formats Setting Up eJ IFFY KE Q2 How to switch to different languages settings Stepl1 Sea Med Watt ay ee P Se ee cee E te rae BD ee E T AUI aaa Y Move your mouse pointer 1 on the text box and press Ctrl Shift The language bar will then appear as Step2 Select your desired language Setting Up eJ IFFY 58 Q3 How to save image file through eWeb 1 Select the image you want to save and press the right key of your mouse to show the menu then click the option Save Image
36. he e JIFFY has been installed to hard disk F1 Save 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 54 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 Ces Operating system CU d such as Windows Click to enter eJIFFY OS Click to set the BIOS BIC Satin 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 55 Feature Icons The following illustration shows the main feature icons that eJIFFY provides on the menu eWeb Firefox for web browsing webmail and watching flash video ePix Photo viewing ePal On line chat tool to use the most popular IMs in the world MSN ICO AIM ete Shows ePal on line connection status Shut Down Restart Ends your session and turns off the computer Ends your session and restart the computer 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 FAO for more usage information Shows the network connection status Input Method Settings Click to c
37. he load plate onto the tongue side and hook the lever CPU is locked completely F Apply thermal grease on top of the CPU G Fasten the cooling fan supporting base onto the CPU socket on the motherboard H Make sure the CPU fan is plugged to the CPU fan connector Please refer to the CPU cooling fan user s manual for more detail installation procedure that 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 l 1 To achieve better airflow rates and heat dissipation we suggest 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 LGA775 socket Installing the Motherboard Installing Memory Modules This motherboard accommodates two memory modules It can support two 240 pin DDR2 800 667 The total memory capacity is 8 GB DDR2 SDRAM memory module table DDR2 667 333 MHz DDR2 800 400 MHz You must install at least one module in any of the two slots The total memory capacity is up to 8 GB 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
38. ility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Hard Disk Drives Hard Disk Drives Help Item 1st Drive WDC WD4000AAKS 00TM Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices t Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Load Default Settings Press lt Esc gt to return to the Advanced Setup page Boot Other Device Yes When enabled the system searches all other possible locations for an operating system if it fails to find one in the devices specified under the First Second and Third boot devices Press lt Esc gt to return to the main menu setting page Cc 5 WQ CO Advanced Chipset Setup SE This page sets up more advanced information about your system Handle this page with caution Any changes can affect the operation of your computer CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Chipset Setup DRAM Frequency Configure DRAM Timing by SPD Share Memory Size DVMT Memory Memory Remap Feature HPET Auto Help Item Options Enabled Enabled 64MB 256MB Enabled Auto Enabled 667 MHz 800 MHz t Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help DRAM Frequency Auto F9 Load Default Settings This item enables users to adjust the DRAM frequency The default setting is auto and we recommend users leave the setting unchanged Modify it at will may cause the system to be unstable
39. it When supports Prescott and LGA775 CPUs enables this to prevent the system from rebooting when trying to install Windows NT 4 0 Enhanced Halt C1E Enabled This item enables or disables enhanced halt CIE Intel XD Bit Disabled This item allows users to enable or disable the Intel XD bit Intel EIST Enabled This item allows users to enable or disable the EIST Enhanced Intel SpeedStep technology Quick Power on Self Test Enabled Enable this item to shorten the power on testing POST and have your system start up faster You might like to enable this item after you are confident that your system hardware is operating smoothly on RINC ball Va YU DIVO 32 Boot Up Numlock Status On This item defines if the keyboard Num Lock key is active when your system is started APIC Mode Enabled This item allows you to enable or disable the APIC Advanced Programmable Inter rupt Controller mode APIC provides symmetric multi processing SMP for sys tems allowing support for up to 60 processors 1st 2nd 3rd Boot Device Hard Disk Drive CD DVD Removable Dev Use this item to determine the device order the computer used to look for an operating system to load at start up time The devices showed here will be different depending on the exact devices installed on your motherboard gt Hard Disk Drives Press Enter Scroll to this item and press lt Enter gt to view the following screen CMOS Setup Ut
40. modules Installation Procedure Refer to the following to install the memory modules 1 This motherboard supports unbuffered DDR2 SDRAM 2 Push the latches on each side of the DIMM slot down 3 Align the memory module with the slot The DIMM slots are keyed with notches and the DIMMs are keyed with cutouts so that they can only be installed correctly 4 Check that the cutouts on the DIMM module edge connector match the notches in the DIMM slot 5 Install the DIMM module into the slot and press it firmly down until it seats correctly The slot latches are levered upwards and latch on to the edges of the DIMM 6 Install any remaining DIMM modules Installing the Motherboard Table A DDR2 memory module QVL Qualified Vendor List The following DDR2 800 667 memory modules have been tested and qualified for use with this motherboard Type Sze Vendor modue neme AO AUOIGE667C5KBGC a Apacer DDR2 667 ALTEBFO3J 6E1 6E1 AL7E8F73C 6E1 Cace aoon EE 14 i ee a Module Name 019 A02LF DDR2 800 _ Millenary ELPT7AUDR 25I48 AET 760UD00 30DB97X Aeneon AET 60UD00 25DC08X AU01GE800C5KBGC Apacer 78 01 78 01GAO 9KB 9K5 78 01 a 9L5 HY MP1 12U64CP8 S6 AB KLDD48F B8KU5 NGES gece KV R800D2N5 1G 1 8V 9905316 get 054 A01LF NT1GT64U88D0BY AD RML1320EH38D7F 800 Lone Hee GOLD BAR M878T2953EZ3 CE7 0726 Samsung M878T2863EHS CF7 0849 SP001GBLRUS0OSO1 507301 1571 GU341
41. nnect a PS 2 keyboard Use the DVI port to connect the monitor Use LPT to connect printers or other parallel communica tions devices Connect your monitor to the VGA port Connect an RJ 45 jack to the LAN port to connect your computer to the Network Use the USB ports to connect USB devices Use the three audio ports to connect audio devices The first jack is for stereo line in signal The second jack is for stereo line out signal The third jack is for microphone Installing the Motherboard 23 Connecting Case Components After you have installed the motherboard into a case you can begin connecting the motherboard components Refer to the following Connect the CPU cooling fan cable to CRU FAN Connect the standard power supply connector to ATX_POWER Connect the case switches and indicator LEDs to the F_PANEL Connect the system cooling fan connector to SYS_FAN Connect the case speaker cable to SPK Connect the auxiliary case power supply connector to ATX12V OO P Go b i SPK SYS FAN Connecting 24 pin power cable Ley The ATX_POWER 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 24 pin power cable Connecting 4 pin power cable The ATX12V power connector is used to provide power to the CPU A When installing 4 pin power cable the l
42. owing message appears Press DEL to enter SETUP Using BIOS 2 7 28 Press the delete key to access the BIOS Setup Utility CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc p gt Standard CMOS Setup p gt Frequency Voltage Control p gt Advanced Setup Load Default Settings p gt Advanced Chipset Setup gt Supervisor Password p gt Integrated Peripherals B User Password k Power Management Setup Save amp Exit Setup p gt PCI PnP Setup Exit Without Saving k PC Health Status Il Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Load Default Settings v02 63 C Copyright 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc Using BIOS When you start the Setup Utility the main menu appears The main menu of the Setup Utility displays a list of the options that are available A highlight indicates which option is currently selected Use the cursor arrow keys to move the highlight to other options When an option is highlighted execute the option by pressing lt Enter gt Some options lead to pop up dialog boxes that prompt you to verify that you wish to execute that option Other options lead to dialog boxes that prompt you for infor mation Some options marked with a triangle ki 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 In this manual default values are enclosed in parenthesis Submenu it
43. p ported ICH7 SB gt Enhanced DMA Controller interrupt controller and timer functions Compliant with PCI Express Base Specification Revi sion 1 0a e Compliant with PCI v2 3 specification Integrated SATA 3 0 Gb s Host Controller Integrated USB 2 0 Host Controller supporting up to eight USB 2 0 ports Integrated IDE controller supports Ultra ATA 100 66 33 Memory e Supports DDR2 800 667 DDR2 SDRAM with Dual channel architec ture e Accommodates two unbuffered DIMMs 2 x 240 pin DDR2 DIMM sockets support up to 8 GB Introducing the Motherboard Onboard LAN e Supports PCI Express 1 1 e Integrated 10 100 1000 transceiver e Wake On LAN WOL and remote wake up support Audio optional This motherboard may support either of the following Audio chipsets 5 1 Channel High Definition Audio Codec ADCs support 44 1k 48k 96kKHz sample rate Meets Microsoft WLP 3 10Vista premium and mobile PCs audio requirements Sie Direct Sound 3D compatible 7 1 channel High Definition Audio Codec All DACs Support 192k 96k 48k 44 1kKHz DAC sample rate High quality analog differential CD input Meets Microsoft WHQL WLP 3 10 audio requirements Direct Sound 3D compatible Expansion Options The motherboard comes with the following expansion options e One PCI Express slot for Graphic Interface e Two PCI Express x1 slots e One 32 bit PCI v2 3 compliant slot e One IDE connector that supports two IDE devices e Four 7
44. peed de Warning 1 Over clocking components can adversely affect the reliability of the system and introduce errors into your system Over clocking can per manently damage the motherboard by generating excess heat in com ponents 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 LGA775 socket When choosing a processor consider the performance requirements of the system Performance is based on the processor design the clock speed and system bus frequency of the processor and the quantity of internal cache memory and external cache memory Installing the Motherboard CPU Installation Procedure The following illustration shows CPU installation components A Read and follow the instructions shown on the sticker on the CPU cap B Unload the cap Use thumb amp forefinger to hold the lifting tab of the cap Lift the cap up and remove the cap completely from the socket C Open the load plate Use thumb amp forefinger to hold the hook of the lever pushing down and pulling aside unlock it Lift up the lever Use thumb to open the load plate Be careful not to touch the contacts D Install the CPU on the socket Orientate CPU package to the socket Make sure you match triangle marker to pin 1 location E Close the load plate Slightly push down t
45. s when activity or input signal of the specified hardware peripheral or component is detected Resume By USB S3 Disabled This item allows you to enable disable the USB device wakeup function from S3 S4 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 to allow mouse activity to awaken the system from power saving mode Resume on RTC Alarm Disabled The system can be turned off with a software command If you enable this item the system can automatically resume at a fixed time based on the system s RTC realtime clock Use the items below this one to set the date and time of the wake up alarm You must use an ATX power supply in order to use this feature Press lt Esc gt to return to the main menu setting page Using BIOS 37 PCI PnP Setup This page sets up some parameters for devices installed on the PCI bus and those utilizing the system plug and play capability CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc PCI PnP Setup Help Item Init Display First Select which graphics controller to use as the primary boot device tl Move Enter Select Value Ei Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Load Default Settings Init Display First PCI Use this item to select which graphics controller to use as the primary
46. s the software Before installing any software always inspect the folder for files named README TXT INSTALL TXT or something similar These files may contain important information that is not included in this manual 1 Never try to install all software from folder that is not specified for use with your motherboard 2 The notice of Intel HD audio installation optional The Intel High Defi nition audio functionality unexpectedly quits working in Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 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 CD Please log on to http support microsoft com default aspx scid kb en us 901105 appliesto for more information Auto installing under Windows Vista The Auto install CD ROM makes it easy for you to install the drivers and software for your motherboard If the Auto install CD ROM does not work on your system you can Still fb install drivers through the file manager for your OS for example Win dows Explorer Refer to the Utility Folder Installation Notes later in this chapter The support software CD ROM disc loads automatically under Windows Vista When you insert the CD ROM disc in the CD ROM drive the autorun feature will auto matically bring up the install screen The screen has three buttons on it Setup Browse CD and Exit E Multi Menu Setup Applica
47. tion Readme 3 If the opening screen does not appear double click the file setup exe in the root directory Using the Motherboard Software 45 46 Setup Tab Click the Setup button to run the software installation program Select from the menu which software you want to install Browse CD The Browse CD button is the standard Windows command that al lows you to open Windows Explorer and show the contents of the support CD Before installing the software from Windows Explorer look for a file named README TXT INSTALL TXT or something similar This file may contain important information to help you install the soft ware correctly Some software is installed in separate folders for different operating systems such as Windows Vista Always go to the correct folder for the kind of OS you are using In install the software execute a file named SETUP EXE or INSTALL EXE by double clicking the file and then following the instructions on the screen The Exit button closes the Auto Setup window Application Tab Lists the software utilities that are available on the CD Read Me Tab Displays the path for all software and drivers available on the CD Running Setup Follow these instructions to install device drivers and software for the motherboard 1 Click Setup The installation program begins 4 utes Setup Package mifiwasa Farplas 2 00 10015 G41T M2 Antosetp Program EN wrlesga le Ve bain aiani Wu z les A
48. tis recommended that you close all other applications before Glick Next to continue or Cancel to exit Setup Setting Up eJ IFFY 53 4 Press lt DEL gt or click the BIOS Setup button on the post screen to enter the BIOS setup page after boot up CAOS Setup Utility Copyrig Standard CHOS Setup Advanced Setup Advanced Chipset Setup Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup H PCI PaP Setup PC Health Status Ti Aowe F1 General Help Enter 5e lect ht CH 1985 2005 American Megatrends lnc KkRIR ILR Intelligent BIOS ID Load Default Settings Supervisor Password Uer Password Save amp Exit Setup Exit Without Saving e Ualue F10 Save ESC Exit F9 Optimized Defaults v62 62 0 Copyright 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc 5 And then enter the Advanced Setup page to enable the item ECS eJIFFY Func tion Press F10 to save the configuration and exit Restart your computer CMOS Setup Utility Copyright CH 1985 2005 American Megatrends Im AMD Cag Enhanced Halt CIE Quick Power on Self Test Boot Up Numlock Status APIC Mode Ist Boot Device dml Boot Device Jrd Boot Device Hard Disk Drives Boot Other Dev ice ECS eJIFFY Function Restore Default Settings Tl Hove Note Enter Select Value Advanced Setup Enabled Help Item Disabled Enabled Un Enabled HD WD2560AAKS OO SICH Renovable Dew Press Enter Tes Enabled No Make sure that t
49. ults for all appropriate items in the Setup Utility Select lt OK gt and then press lt Enter gt to install the defaults Select lt Cancel gt and then press lt Enter gt to not install the defaults Supervisor Password This page helps you install or change a password CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Supervisor Password Supervisor Password Not Installed Help Item Install or Change the Change Supervisor Password Press Enter password Il Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Load Default Settings Supervisor Password Not Installed This item indicates whether a supervisor password has been set If the password has been installed Installed displays If not Not Installed displays Change Supervisor Password Press Enter You can select this option and press lt Enter gt to access the sub menu You can use the sub menu to change the supervisor password Press lt Esc gt to return to the main menu setting page Using BIOS 42 User Password This page helps you install or change a password CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc User Password User Password Not Installed Help Item Il Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Load Default Settings User Password Not Installed This item indicates whether a user password has been set If the password has been installed
50. uta Ire isie teesff ead el Fal D oe pai roepgpn Te rege kk Ke The following screens are examples only The screens and driver lists will be different according to the motherboard you are installing The motherboard identification is located in the upper left hand corner Using the Motherboard Software 2 Click Next The following screen appears Auto Setup Package software Version 2 00 0009 Select Features Choose the features Setup will install Select the features you want to install clear the features you do not want to install m Description Intel R Chipset Software Installation Utility Version 6 0 0 1011 Release Date 2004 05 28 Space Required on C Space Available on C InstallShield 40785 K 29063888 K lt Back Cancel 3 Check the box next to the items you want to install The default options are recom mended 4 Click Next run the Installation Wizard An item installation screen appears Welcome to the InstallShield R Wizard for Intel R Chipset Software Installation Utility Welcome to the Intel R Chipset Software Installation Utility This utility will enable Plug amp Play INF support for Intel R chipset components lt Back Cancel 5 Follow the instructions on the screen to install the items 1 Drivers and software are automatically installed in sequence Follow the onscreen instructions confirm commands and allow the computer to
51. with options to set system parameters The parameters are stored in battery backed up CMOS RAM that saves this information when the power is turned off When the system is turned back on the system is configured with the values you stored in CMOS The BIOS Setup Utility enables you to configure Hard drives diskette drives and peripherals Video display type and display options Password protection from unauthorized use Power Management features The settings made in the Setup Utility affect how the computer performs Before using the Setup Utility ensure that you understand the Setup Utility options This chapter provides explanations for Setup Utility options The Standard Configuration A standard configuration has already been set in the Setup Utility However we recommend that you read this chapter in case you need to make any changes in the future This Setup Utility should be used when changing the system configuration when a configuration error is detected and you are prompted to make changes to the Setup Utility e when trying to resolve IRQ conflicts 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 foll
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