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1. CPU fan s b E Ex EEH EEH 1 4 a E Ground Speed HEI E Power Control EH 3 Sense BH E 1st fan Z 1 Ground lm Power Tn 2nd fan 3 Sense 3 1 Sense Ground Power SYS1 fan 3 1 SYS2 fan Sense Ground 1 Power Sense Ground Power Sense Ground Power These fan connectors are used to connect cooling fans Cooling fans will provide adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the CPU and sys tem board components 38 LILLLLLLLLLLIIINIIINNIN AKAAKx A 3z Hardware Installation LEDs A E gi coh TIT fI TETTE ETT T DRAM Power LED
2. 4 Unlock the socket by push ing the lever sideways away from the socket then Lever lifting it up to a 90 angle Make sure the lever is lifted to at least this angle otherwise the CPU will not fit in properly 21i 22 Hardware Installation memm 5 Position the CPU above the Gold mark e p socket The gold mark on the CPU must align with pin 1 of the CPU socket Important Handle the CPU by its edg es and avoid touching the pins Pin 1 6 Insert the CPU into the socket until it is seated in place The CPU will fit in only one orientation and can easily be inserted with out exerting any force Important Do not force the CPU into the socket Forcing the CPU into the socket may bend the pins and damage the CPU Once the CPU is in place push down the lever to lock the socket The lever should click on the side tab to indicate that the CPU is completely secured in the socket Hardware Installation Side tab 23 Hardware Installation memm 5 Installing the Fan and Heat Sink The CPU must be kept cool by using a CPU fan with heat sink Without
3. USB 3 USB 2 USB 6 7 USB 10 11 USB The USB ports are used to connect USB 2 0 1 1 devices The 10 pin connectors allow you to connect 8 additional USB 2 0 1 1 ports Your USB ports may come mounted on a card edge bracket Install the card edge bracket to an available slot at the rear of the system chassis then connect the USB port cables to these connectors LAN The LAN port allows the system board to connect to a local area network by means of a network hub 33 Hardware Installation memme Audio E s HE facie po E Rear audio aa ge Center Line in B EE Subwoofer BH E Rear R L Front R L p z a Side R L Mic in 4 E o ARSED Er c i p 7 aa oc Q 5 lt AuD_L Return GND AuD Vcc Key Fr
4. Troubleshooting System Board 1 Make sure the add in card is seated securely in the expansion slot If the add in card is loose power off the system re install the card and power up the system Check the jumper settings to ensure that the jumpers are properly set Verify that all memory modules are seated securely into the memory sockets Make sure the memory modules are in the correct locations If the board fails to function place the board on a flat surface and seat all socketed components Gently press each component into the socket If you made changes to the BIOS settings re enter setup and load the BIOS defaults 155 Abpendix C Debug LED Post and Iroubleshooting General Debug LED POST and Troubleshooting Sompoui K1ouroui y ooe do c Ajduro 10 3s0 SI NJLA dS c Sjo S 94 ur A 19doud poy eisul ole so npoui 1ouroui ou SINS IJEN sooraop ATOUIOW Paley 103 SUIQOIg I IOW Suizi erug 02 1 poddois lt 00 SOOTAOP IOd 94 12ouuoooi1 pue dAOTIDY SOOTADP Od e qnedurooug g So npoui K1ouroui ou e3suro1 pue IAOWY So npour Arowow o qreduroou z SIOJSISOI opoo JIII soorAop WP SOWO 94 AD jep SOTA dn pox y Aroureur Suzen uonrugeq 48 08 gq ye peddojs lt 1D lt 00 Up SOWNO 94 AD c ep SOIg dn poxrjy c So npoui opoo yooyo K1ouroui JY 3suro1 pue DAOIDY I Ssompouir K1oureui o qneduuoou g Ajouroui Surzi erjtu uoniuge q JAV
5. C TT The Serial ATA SATA connectors are used to connect Serial ATA drives Connect one end of the Serial ATA cable to a Serial ATA connector and the other end to your Serial ATA device Configuring RAID Refer to the RAID chapter in this manual for more information about creating RAID on Serial ATA drives 39 36 Hardware Installation FDD Connector and IDE Connector LM TIEFE IT FRITTTTTEETEPETETTE TT FDD FDD Connector The floppy disk drive connector is used to connect a floppy drive Insert one end of the floppy cable into this connector and the other end most connector to the floppy drive The colored edge of the cable should align with pin 1 of this con nector IDE Connector The IDE disk drive connector is used to connect 2 IDE
6. Standby Power LED DRAM Power LED This LED will light when the system s power is on Standby Power LED This LED will light when the system is in the standby mode Important A When the DRAM Power LED and or Standby Power LED lit red it indi cates that power is present on the DIMM sockets and or PCI slots Pow er off the PC then unplug the power cord prior to installing any memory modules or add in cards Failure to do so will cause severe damage to the motherboard and components 39 40 Hardware Installation Power Connectors Use a power supply that complies with the ATX12V Power Supply Design Guide Version 1 1 An ATX12V power supply unit has a standard 24 pin ATX main power connector that must be inserted into this connector T3 3VDC 12VDC 12VDC 5VSB PWR_OK COM 5VDC COM 5VDC COM 3 3VDC 43 3VDC 12 24 COM 5VDC 5VDC 5VDC NC COM COM COM PS ON Z COM 12VDC T3 35VDC Your power supply unit may come with an 8 pin or 4 pin 12V power connector The 12V power enables the delivery of more 12VDC current to the processor s Voltage Regulator Module VRM If ava
7. e AM REALTEK Cox HD Audio Manager 140 Audio Configuration 2 Connect a S PDIF audio device to a S PDIF port The The Current connect ed device is dialog box appears Select the appropriate device then click OK 3 When you plug a speaker the Speakers tab will appear Click the Speakers tab In Speaker Configuration select Stereo Quadraphonic 5 1 Speaker or 7 1 Speaker then click OK Set Default Device AZ REALTEK 141 142 Audio Configuration Yn Configuring Sound Effect Select the sound effect of the headphone or speaker in the Sound Effect tab Activating the AC 97 Front Panel Audio Module If your chassis comes with an AC 97 front panel audio module you can activate the AC 97 functionality l 2 Click the Tool icon When the Connector Settings dialog box appears unclick the Disable front panel jack detection check box Click OK X Realtek HD Audio Manager Main Volume 1 LEE RM pam Speaker Configuration sound Effects Room Correction Default Format i p Set Default Device Speaker Configuration Disdille front panel jack detection Full range Speakers VY Front left and right Surround speakers Virtual Surround AZ REALTEK Tool ico
8. Keyboard 98 When this option is selected press the wake up key of the Windows 98 compatible keyboard to power on the system KB Power On Password Move the cursor to this field and press Enter Enter your password You can enter up to 5 characters Type in exactly the same password to confirm then press Enter The power button will not function once a keyboard password has been set in this field You must type the correct password to power on the system If you forgot the password power off the system and remove the battery Wait for a few seconds and install it back before powering on the system Hot Key Power On This field is used to select a function key that you would like to use to power on the system PWRON After PWR Fail Off When power returns after an AC power failure the system s power is off You must press the Power button to power on the system On When power returns after an AC power failure the system will automatically power on RTC Alarm Resume Enabled When Enabled you can set the date and time you would like the Soft Power Down Soft Off PC to power on in the Date of Month and Resume Time fields However if the system is being accessed by incoming calls or the net work Resume On Ring LAN prior to the date and time set in these fields the system will give priority to the incoming calls or network Disabled Disables the automatic power on function default Date of Month
9. 0 The system will power on everyday according to the time set in the Time hh mm ss Alarm field 1 31 Select a date you would like the system to power on The system will power on on the set date and time set in the Time hh mm ss Alarm field 69 70 Resume Time hh mmiss This is used to set the time you would like the system to power on If you want the system to power on everyday as set in the Date of Month field the time set in this field must be later than the time of the RTC set in the Standard CMOS Features submenu 2c BIOS Setup PnP PCI Configurations This section describes configuring the PCI bus system It covers some very tech nical items and it is strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes to the default settings Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PnP PCI Configurations Resources Controlled By Auto Item Help IRQ Resources Press Enter Menu Level gt PCI VGA Palette Snoop Disabled Assign IRQ for VGA Enabled Assign IRQ for USB Enabled PCI Latency Timer Per 8CLK 8 v PCT Express Relative items Maximum Payload Size 128 N e Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Resources Controll
10. System Board User s Manual Copyright This publication contains information that is protected by copyright No part of it may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any transfor mation adaptation without the prior written permission from the copyright hold ers This publication is provided for informational purposes only The manufacturer makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents or use of this manual and specifically disclaims any express or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose The user will assume the entire risk of the use or the results of the use of this document Further the manufacturer reserves the right to revise this publication and make changes to its contents at any time without obligation to notify any person or entity of such revisions or changes 2009 All Rights Reserved Trademarks Windows 2000 and Windows XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corpo ration Award is a registered trademark of Award Software Inc Other trademarks and registered trademarks of products appearing in this manual are the proper ties of their respective holders FCC and DOC Statement on Class B This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is opera
11. Auto Boost System Save As Save in 2 My Recent Documents My Documents Gi My Music a My Pictures Snagit Catalog Backup ABS My Documents My Computer My Network 13 Click Write to load Banks 1 4 into the BIOS If you want the system to auto upgrade the setting the next time you boot the system click Enable Auto Upgrade Next Boot 150 File name Backup gl AUTO UPGRADE RELOAD BANK2 DESCRIPTION BANK1 DESCRIPTION BANK4 DESCRIPTION BANKS DESCRIPTION 400 CPU DL i speed 800M CET 0o Enee AUTO UPGRADE NEXT BBOT v ENABLE AUTO UPGRADE NEXT BOOT ABS Auto Boost System 14 Click Yes to reboot Caution J Do you want to reboot system now Important A 1 We strongly recommend that you backup the default setting If in any case your overclock setting causes system instability you can always retrieve the default setting by reloading the backup file 2 Everytime you change the BIOS settings remember to always backup the file because the previous backup file will not match the new BIOS settings therefore it will not work 151 152 Appendix B Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Checklist This chapter of the manual is designed to help you with problems that you may encounter with your personal computer To efficiently troubleshoot your system treat each problem individually This is to ensure an accurate diagnosis of the probl
12. Move the cursor to Hotkey then press Enter Select the key you would like to use to load the settings from the bank When the system boots up press the key to load the setting Load Optimized Defaults The Load Optimized Defaults option loads optimized settings from the BIOS ROM Use the default values as standard values for your system Highlight this option in the main menu and press Enter Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Genie BIOS Setting Advanced BIOS Features gt CMOS Reloaded Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Management vord PnP PCI Configurat Load Optimized Defaults Y N PC Health Status Esc Quit l T 4 gt lt Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Load Fail Safe Defaults Type lt Y gt and press lt Enter gt to load the Setup default values 91 92 BIOS Setup YnSmm s Set Supervisor Password If you want to protect your system and setup from unauthorized entry set a supervisor s password with the System option selected in the Advanced BIOS Features If you want to protect access to setup only but not your system set a supervisor s password with the Setup option selected in the Advanced BIOS Features You will not be prompted for a password when you cold boot the sys tem Use the arrow keys to highlight S
13. Phenom II processor e HyperTransport 3 0 5200MT s e AMD OverDrive provides tuning options using the new Advanced Clock Calibration overclocking feature e Socket 938 AM3 45nm e AMD chipset Northbridge AMD 785G Southbridge AMD SB710 e Four 240 pin DDR3 DIMM sockets e Supports DDR3 1600 0 C 1333 1066 800 MHz e Dual channel 128 bit wide memory interface e Supports non ECC unbuffered DIMMs e Supports up to 16GB system memory e 128MB DDR3 Sideport memory e 1 PCI Express Gen 2 x16 slot e 1 PCI Express x1 slot e 2 PCI slots e Award BIOS e CMOS Reloaded e 8Mbit SPI Flash ROM e Integrated ATI Radeon HD 4200 graphics core e Onboard graphics interface HDMI port for both digital audio and video HD display DVI I port for digital LCD display DVI D signal only e Microsoft DirectX 10 1 e CrossFireX Hybrid Graphics technology combines the onboard GPU and a discrete PCIE graphics card e Onboard Performance cache for added performance e Realtek ALC885 High Definition audio CODEC e 8 channel audio output e DAC SNR ADC SNR of 106dB 101dB e Full rate lossless content protection technology e Optical S PDIF out and coaxial RCA S PDIF out interfaces e JMicron JMC250 PCIE Gigabit LAN controllers e Fully compliant to IEEE 802 3 10BASE T 802 3u 100BASE TX and 802 3ab 1000BASE T standards e One IDE connector allows connecting up to two UltraDMA 133Mbps hard drives e Supports up to 6 SATA devi
14. gt gt 1 00x 1 00x 1 00x 1 50x 1 50x 1 50x 240 ohms 20 1 00x 1 00x 1 00x 1 50x 1 50x 1 50x T4 Move PU PD Change Priority F10 Save ESC Exit F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Output Driver Comp The options are Auto and Manual CPU On die Termination The options are 300 ohms 20 DQS Drive Strength The options are 0 75x 1 00x Data Drive Strength The options are 0 75x 1 00x MEMCLK Drive Strength The options are 0 75x 1 00x Addr Cmd Drive Strength The options are 1 00x 1 25x 20 150 ohms 20 and 75 ohms 1 25x and 1 50x 1 25x and 1 50x 1 25x and 1 50x 1 50x and 2 00x CS ODT Drive Strength The options are 1 00x 1 25x 1 50x and 2 00x CKE Drive Strength The options are 1 00x 1 25x 1 50x and 2 00x 85 BIOS Setup sB msm E sme HT Link Control Move the cursor to this field and press Enter the following screen will appear Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility HT Link Control HT Link Width Auto Item Help HT Link Tristate Auto UnitID Clumping Auto Menu Level gt 14 Move PU PD Change Priority F10 Save ESC Exit F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults The settings on the screen are for reference only Y
15. 01 5923 x64 Edition Realtek High Definition Audio Driver Setup 2 83 6 0 1 5923 x64 Edition Setup Status Realtek High Definition Audio Driver is configuring your new software installation Install Siield Realtek High Definition Audio Driver Setup 283 6 01 5923 x64 Edition Realtek High Definition Audio Driver Setup 2 83 6 0 1 5923 x64 Edition Uninstall Complete InstallShield Wizard has finished uninstalling Realtek High Definition Audio Driver Install red 117 118 Supported Software JMC250 LAN Drivers On the top row of the screen click the 4th icon to open the Network Driver menu 1 Click JMC250 LAN Drivers Network Driver JMC250 LAN Drivers 2 Click Install to begin the Meses cua ucoee coos ED CESSIT installation The wizard is ready to begin installation Click Install to begin the installation Click Cancel to exit the wizard instal PA Cane 3 The insta latio n p rog ram IS Gas JMicron Ethernet Adapter NDIS Driver Installation Wizard now installing the driver The Installation Wizard is in progress Start copying files Install PI cacce wurrfrr r Suppo rted Software 4 Click Finish JMicron Ethernet Adapter NDIS Driver Installation Wizard 5 Reboot the system for the The Installation Wizard has successfully installed the driver driver to take effect Click
16. 138 Chapter 9 Audio Configuration essesesssssss 139 Configuring 2 4 5 1 7 1 Channel Audio nnn m n nnn 139 High Definition Audio HD JXUCIO uussevesataa quz censu EF eek vnPa pA pag FERT Eva exa 140 Appendix A ABS Auto Boost System seus 144 Inst lling ABS esar bus t tat bas Dainese ptum DOES O bxuxe e Utd Meg Pd aget qe 144 D FircESSDaA E mE 147 Appendix B Troubleshooting eese 152 Appendix C Debug LED Post and Troubleshooting 156 Warranty 1 Warranty does not cover damages or failures that arised from misuse of the product inability to use the product unauthorized replacement or alteration of components and product specifications The warranty is void if the product has been subjected to physical abuse improper installation modification accidents or unauthorized repair of the product Unless otherwise instructed in this user s manual the user may not under any circumstances attempt to perform service adjustments or repairs on the product whether in or out of warranty It must be returned to the purchase point factory or authorized service agency for all such work We will not be liable for any indirect special incidental or consequencial damages to the product that has been modified or altered Static Electricity Precautions It is quite easy to inadvertently damage your
17. 4 Non OS2 Disabled Enabled Item Help PU PD Value F10 Save F6 Fail Safe Defaults Ne Move Enter Select F5 Previous Values ESC Exit F1 General Help F7 Optimized Defaults The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Hard Disk Boot Priority Refer to the next section for more information on this submenu CPU Internal Cache and External Cache These fields speed up the memory access The default is Enabled which provides better performance by enabling cache Quick Power On Self Test This field speeds up Power On Self Test POST whenever the system is powered on The BIOS will shorten or skip some check items during POST To attain the shortest POST time select Fast First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device and Boot Other Device Select the drive to boot first second and third in the First Boot Device Sec ond Boot Device and Third Boot Device fields respectively The BIOS will boot the operating system according to the sequence of the drive selected Set Boot Other Device to Enabled if you wish to boot from another device 54 52 Boot Up Floppy Seek When enabled the BIOS will check whether the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks Note that the BIOS cannot distinguish between 720K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 88M drive types as they are all 80 tracks When disabled the BIOS will not search for the
18. CMOS Setup Utility OnChip IDE Device IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled Item Help IDE DMA Transfer Enabled OnChip IDE Channel0 Enabled Menu Level Pe OnChip IDE Channell Enabled If your IDE hard drive Primary Master PIO Auto supports block mode Primary Slave PIO Auto select Enabled for Secondary Master PIO Auto automatic detection of Secondary Slave PIO Auto the optimal number of Primary Master UDMA Auto block read writes per Primary Slave UDMA Auto sector the drive can Secondary Master UDMA Auto support Secondary Slave UDMA Auto N e Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled The IDE HDD uses the block mode The system BIOS will check the hard disk drive for the maximum block size the system can transfer The block size will depend on the type of hard disk drive Disabled The IDE HDD uses the standard mode IDE DMA Transfer Enabled The IDE HDD uses the block mode The system BIOS will check the hard disk drive for the maximum block size the system can transfer The block size will depend on the type of hard disk drive Disabled The IDE HDD uses the standard mode OnChip IDE Channel O and OnChip IDE Channel 1 These fields allow you to enable or disable the primary and secondary IDE controller The defau
19. Exit Without Saving Esc Quit T 4 gt Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility DRAM Configuration HT Link Control CPU Feature Memory Current Value Timing Mode Memory Clock Value or Limit Genie BIOS Setting Press Enter Press Enter Press Enter IE Gee NI DDR3 800 Item Help Menu Level gt AMD K8 Cool amp Quiet Control Auto CPU NB Voltage Auto CPU Clock Ratio Auto CPU NB Clock Ratio Auto HT Link Frequency Auto CPU VID Special Add Auto DRAM Voltage Control 1 612 V 1 20 V 1 20 V 1 10 V 1 20 V 1 60 V NB HT Voltage NB Core Voltage NB PCIE Voltage SB PLL 1 2V Voltage Side Port Voltage O C Fail Retry Counter 1 O C Fail CMOS Reload Spread Spectrum CPU Host HTT Clock CPU Host HTT Adjust Gap PCIE Clock Disabled Disabled 200MHz 5MHz 100MHz CPU Core Voltage 1 36V DRAM Voltage 1 61V HTT 1 2V Voltage 1 21V VCC SB Voltage 1 18V PU PD Value F10 Save F6 Fail Safe Defaults Tic Move Enter Select F5 Previous Values ESC Exit F1 General Help F7 Optimized Defaults The screen above list all the fields available in the Genie BIOS Setting submenu for ease of reference in this manual In the actual CMOS setup you have to use the scroll bar to view the fields The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one DRAM Configuration Refer to the follo
20. Files Change to select another cece seems epee folder Please enter the folder where you want these files saved If the folder does not exist it will be created for you To continue click Next 3 The installation program is extracting the files needed eyuacting Files to install the driver The contents of this package are being extracted Please wait while the InstallShield Wizard extracts the files needed to install NVIDIA Windows Display Drivers on your computer This may take a few moments Reading contents of package 114 a Supported Software 4 Click Next to begin the gpg installation Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for NVIDIA Drivers e N 5 Read the license agreement then click Yes License Agreement Pleace read the lolcweng iceece oprement carehdy License For Customer Use of NVIDIA Software IMPORTANT NOTICE READ CAREFULLY This License For Customer Use of NVIDIA Software LICENSE is the agreement which governs use ol the software of NVIDIA Corporation and its subsidianes NVIDIA downloadable herefrom including computer software and associated printed materials SOFTWARE By downloading instaling copying or otherwise using the SOFTWARE you apee to be bound by the tems of this LICENSE I you do not agree to the terms of this LICENSE do not download the SOFTWARE RECITALS Use of NVIDIA s products requires three elements the SOFTWARE the hardw
21. Level gt IGX Engine Clock Override Enabled IGX Engine Clock 700 HDMI Audio Disabled Surround View Auto SidePort Clock Speed 667MHz UMA SP Interleave Mode Auto Size Auto Ratio SP UMA Auto SP Power Management Auto SP NB Termination Enabled SP Memory Termination Enabled Ne Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Internal Graphics Mode This is used to configure the internal graphics mode The options are Dis abled UMA and UMA SidePort UMA Frame Buffer Size This is used to select the total amount of system memory locked by the BIOS for video A larger frame buffer size should result in higher video perfor mance The options are Auto 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB and 512MB Frame Buffer Location This is used to select the frame buffer s location The options are Below 4G and Above 4G IGX Engine Clock Override The options are Enabled and Disabled IGX Engine Clock This is used to enter the IGX engine clock The minimum is 150 and the maximum is 1000 HDMI Audio This is used to enable or disable the HDMI audio Surround View The options are Auto Enabled and Disabled SidePort Clock Speed This is used to select the SidePort s clock speed The options are 400MHz 533MHz and 667MHz UMA SP Interleave Mo
22. PC system board components or devices even before installing them in your system unit Static electrical dis charge can damage computer components without causing any signs of physical damage You must take extra care in handling them to ensure against electro static build up 1 To prevent electrostatic build up leave the system board in its anti static bag until you are ready to install it Wear an antistatic wrist strap Do all preparation work on a static free surface Hold the device only by its edges Be careful not to touch any of the compo nents contacts or connections Avoid touching the pins or contacts on all modules and connectors Hold modules or connectors by their ends Important Electrostatic discharge ESD can damage your processor disk drive and other components Perform the upgrade instruction procedures described at an ESD workstation only If such a station is not available you can provide some ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap and attaching it to a metal part of the system chassis If a wrist strap is unavailable establish and maintain contact with the system chassis throughout any procedures requiring ESD protection Safety Measures To avoid damage to the system Use the correct AC input voltage range To reduce the risk of electric shock Unplug the power cord before removing the system chassis cover for instal lation or servicing After installation or servicing cover
23. PO P1 P2 and P3 87 88 The CMOS Reloaded submenu allows you to save different configurations and when needed allows you to conveniently restore one of these previously saved configurations Highlight CMOS Reloaded in the main menu then press Enter Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Auto Save Bootable Setting Load Last Bootable Setting Save Setting to Bank with CMOS Reloaded Enabled Load Last Saved CMOS User Defined Setting Bank 1 ER cies Description Bank description Save to this bank Load from this bank Hotkey gt 1 Options User Defined Setting Bank 2 CEU S EE mes Description Bank description Save to this bank Load from this bank Hotkey gt 1 Options User Defined Setting Bank 3 ci E re ___ Description Bank description Save to this bank Load from this bank Hotkey gt 1 Options User Defined Setting Bank 4 emper ETE ja L Description Ne Move Enter Select F5 Previous Values PU PD Value F6 Fail Safe Defaults Bank description Save to this bank Load from this bank Hotkey gt 1 Options F10 Save Item Help Menu Level gt gt This item will im mediately decide which setting will be saved to User Defined Setting Banks The option is one of following 1 Current BIOS setting 2 Last BIOS setti
24. Setup Q s Advanced Chipset Features Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Features PCIE Configuration Press Enter Item Help IGX Configuration Press Enter Init Display First PCTEx Menu Level gt NB Power Management Auto Memory Hole Disabled System BIOS Cacheable Disabled N e Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one This section gives you functions to configure the system based on the specific features of the chipset The chipset manages bus speeds and access to system memory resources These items should not be altered unless necessary The default settings have been chosen because they provide the best operating con ditions for your system The only time you might consider making any changes would be if you discovered some incompatibility or that data was being lost while using your system Refer to the following pages for more information on PCIE Configuration these submenus IGX Configuration Init Display First IGX When the system boots it will first initialize the onboard VGA PCIEx When the system boots it will first initialize the PCI Express x16 graphics card NB Power Management Dynamic clock gating for IOC NT MCU CFG The options are Auto Enable
25. Support Z A ab gt 9 Network NVIDIAnView Phone and Portable Media Power Options HllKnters and Regional and Connections Desktop M Modem Devica Faxes Language Scanners and Scheduled Security Sound Effect Sounds and Speech System Cameras asks Center Manager Audio Devices e lt VS Taskbar and User Accounts Windows Fir Wireless Start Menu Network Set 33 objects 134 COO n Quiet Technology 3 In the Power Schemes tab select Minimal Power Management under the Power schemes section then click OK Power Options Properties Power Schemes Advanced Hibernate UPS Select the power scheme with the most appropriate settings for this coss anra membelow will modify 2 selected scheme Power schemes Minimal Power Management Settings for Minimal Power Management power scheme Turn off monitor After 15 mins Turn off hard disks Never 0 0 System standby System hibernates 135 136 Chapter 8 Dual Display Configuration Display Interfaces The system board is equipped with VGA D Sub DVI I DVI D signal and HDMI ports VGA D Sub Port The VGA port is a 15 pin D Sub connector Connect a monitor that supports D Sub connection to this port DVI I DVI D signal Port The DVI I port supports DVI D signal only Connect a digital LCD monitor to this port Note T e T
26. continue ACTIVE RESIDE WIN RELOADED IN OS CPU Name Intel R Core TM 2 CPU 147 ABS Auto Boost System 5 Click Confirm zufms A F QUERY o A a en a CONFIRM ADVANCED 6 ABS supports Win Reloaded and Auto Upgrade features v ACTIVE RESIDE WIN RELOADED IN OS Click Auto Upgrade CPU Name ee RESET SETTING Intel R Core TIM 2 CPU Setting Success WIN RELOADED AUTO UPGRADE 7 Click Backup AUTO UPGRADE BACKUP RELOAD 8 The default settings will appear on the screen Click Save AUTO UPGRADE BACKUP BANKI BANK2 DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION BANKS BANK4 DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION 148 9 Enter a name for the de fault setting then click Save You have just cre ated a backup file of the board s default setting 10 If in any case a new OC setting causes system in stability you can always retrieve the backup file saved earlier by clicking Reload 11 Click Open Save As Save in v My Recent Documents Desktop My Documents My Computer My Network ABS Auto Boost System My Documents B My Music B My Pictures Snagtt Catalog File name Save as type Backugl ABS AUTO UPGRADE BACKUP RELOAD AUTO UPGRADE RELOAD BANK 1 DESCRIPTION BANKS DESCRIPTION BANK2 DESCRIPTION BANK4 DESCRIPTION OPEN WRITE ENABLE AUTO UPGRADE NEXT Boor 149 12 Select the backup file then click Open ABS
27. destination folder or click i Browse to select another c YS folder Setup will install 9 6 vista64 win7 64 dd ccc wdm enuin the following E SB folder To install in a different folder click Browse and select another folder Click Install to start the installation Destination Folder MTIWSupportl9 6 vista64 win7 64 dd ccc wdm ent Browse Space required 94 0MB Space available 156 4GB Cancel ATI Radeon Graphics lt Back inst mmm Supported Software 4 The installation program is extracting the files needed to install the driver WE Extract 1042 mst Show details 5 Select the language for this n cesyste install Manager Version 030097 installation then click Next YAT Welcome Catalyst Install Manager is used to install and update the software for your graphics products Language Support Which language would you like Catalyst Install Manager to display 6 The installation program is now ready to install the Select Installation Operation driver Click Install What do you want to do rw Install He Jj we vw Allow users to install ATI software components oe Bees p Le m Remove ATI software components IIl Supported Software s X ues 7 Select the component Ex press or Custom you want to install then click Next Installer Welcome r Welcome Select Express or Custom
28. drives or an existing drive and a new drive but the size of the new drive must be the same or larger than the existing drive RAID 0 1 Striping and Mirroring RAID 0 1 is a combination of data striping and data mirroring providing the ben efits of both RAID O and RAID 1 Use four new drives or an existing drive and three new drives for this configuration Settings To enable the RAID function the following settings are required 1 Connect the Serial ATA drives 2 Configure Serial ATA in the Award BIOS 3 Configure RAID in the RAID BIOS 4 Install the RAID driver during OS installation RAID Step Connect the Serial ATA Drives Refer to chapter 2 for details on connecting the Serial ATA drives Important A 1 Make sure you have installed the Serial ATA drives and connected the data cables otherwise you won t be able to enter the RAID BIOS utility 2 Treat the cables with extreme caution especially while creating RAID A damaged cable will ruin the entire installation process and operat ing system The system will not boot and you will lost all data in the hard drives Please give special attention to this warning because there is no way of recovering back the data Step 2 Configure Serial ATA in the Award BIOS 1 Power on the system then press lt Del gt to enter the main menu of the Award BIOS 2 Configure Serial ATA in the appropriate fields 3 Press lt Esc gt to return to the main menu of the BIOS se
29. field is used to enable or disable the Universal Host Controller Interface USB 1 0 USB Keyboard Function Due to the limited space of the BIOS ROM the support for legacy USB key board in DOS mode is by default set to Disabled With more BIOS ROM space available it will be able to support more advanced features as well as provide compatibility to a wide variety of peripheral devices If a PS 2 keyboard is not available and you need to use a USB keyboard to install Windows installation is performed in DOS mode or run any program under DOS set this field to Enabled 65 66 BIOS Setup EE o USB Mouse Function Due to the limited space of the BIOS ROM the support for legacy USB mouse in DOS mode is by default set to Disabled With more BIOS ROM space available it will be able to support more advanced features as well as provide compatibility to a wide variety of peripheral devices If a PS 2 mouse is not available and you need to use a USB mouse to install Windows installation is performed in DOS mode or run any program under DOS set this field to Enabled USB Storage Function This field is used to enable or disable the support for legacy USB mass stor age 2 nme BIOS Setup Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup allows you to configure your system to most ef fectively save energy ACPI Suspend Type C2 Disable Enable Modem Use IRQ Soft O
30. icon to open the Utility menu 2 Click Auto Boost System Utility Auto Boost System Smart Guardian Disk Performance Utility AMD OverDrive Ati Hydravision ICIOIOIC oe X ADS Auto Boost System 3 The installation wizard is extracting the files needed i to install the utility The J ago cos wizard will lead you to l Auto Boost System Setup is preparing the InstallShield complete the installation Wizard which will guide you through the program setup process Please wait InstallShield Wizard Extracting Auto Boost System msi 4 Setup is now ready to in l3 Auto Boost System InstallShield Wizard stall the utility Click Next E Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for Auto Boost System The InstallShield R Wizard will allow you to modify repair or remove Auto Boost System To continue click Next i Auto Boost System InstallShield Wizard 5 Click Next to install to the destination folder or click Seca Change to select another Click Next to install to this folder or click Change to install to a dif folder InstallShield 145 ABS Auto Boost System OC 0 00 00 6 Click Install to begin the installation i Auto Boost System InstallShield Wizard Ready to Install the Program The wizard is ready to begin installation Click Install to begin the installation If you want to review or chan
31. set ting will not be stored You may then follow the steps in the next section to load the last bootable setting Load Last Bootable Setting If during the trial and error process the setting resulted to the system s instabil ity or worse yet not being able to boot up the system please follow the steps below to use the Load function Note TA You can use the Load function only if you have set the Auto Save Boot able Setting to Enabled 1 If the system did not boot up properly but you were able to enter the BIOS utility a Select CMOS Reloaded in the main menu then press Enter b Move the cursor to Load Last Bootable Setting then press Load C Press Y to load the last bootable setting that was stored in the backup bank 2 If you cannot enter the BIOS utility a Use the Clear CMOS jumper to clear the CMOS Refer to chapter 2 for more information about clearing CMOS b Enter the BIOS utility then perform steps 1a to 1c Saving Loading and Naming BIOS Settings For overclockers who require different sets of settings for various system environ ments or operating systems CMOS Reloaded allows you to save load and name up to four sets of BIOS settings in the User Defined Setting Bank 1 to User Defined Setting Bank 4 fields Save Setting to Bank With This field is used to select the type of setting you would like saved to a User De fined Setting Bank when you use the Save to this Bank functi
32. sufficient air circulation across the CPU and heat sink the CPU will overheat damaging both the CPU and system board The fan heat sink assembly must provide airflow adequate to ensure appropri ate internal temperature and cooling of the components in the system Failure to use the appropriate cooling system may result in reduced performance or in some instances damage to the system board Note x e Use only certified fan and heat sink e The fan and heat sink package usually contains the fan and heat sink assembly and an installation guide If the installation procedure in the installation guide differs from the one in this section please fol low the installation guide in the package 1 Before you install the fan heat sink you must apply a thermal paste onto the top of the CPU Do not apply the paste if the fan heat sink already has a patch of thermal paste on its underside Peel the strip that covers the paste before you place the fan heat sink on top of the CPU The thermal paste is usu ally supplied when you purchase the CPU or fan heat sink assembly Do not spread the paste all over the surface When you later place the heat sink on top of the CPU the compound will disperse evenly 2 The system board comes with the retention module base already installed Retention module base Retaining tab Hardware Installation 3 Place the heat sink on top of the CPU Now hook one side of the retentio
33. the InstallShield Wizard for AMD OverDrive The InstallShield R Wizard will install AMD OverDrive on your computer To continue click Next WARNING This program is protected by copyright law and international treaties AMD The future is fusion Supported Software 4 Read the license agree 6 AD Ovei InstallShiel zard rx AMO OVEFUNIVE Instali nieid Vrizara Ex ment Click I accept the License Agreement AMD7Z terms in the license agree Please read the following license agreement carefully ment then click Next The future is fusion End User License Agreement Overclocking Utility PLEASE READ THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT the License CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE SOFTWARE IF YOU ACCEPT THESE TERMS BY CLICKING ACCEPT OR IF YOU USE THE SOFTWARE YOU ARE AGREEING TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE I accept the terms in the license agreement C I do not accept the terms in the license agreement InstallShield Go through the readme gAWBOvebmecinssiished Wed lll l aa document for system re Readme Information quirements and installation The following information describes this installation tips then click Next AMD OverDrive Utility Release Notes for Version 3 0 2 May 8 2009 General Description This is release V3 0 2 of AMD OverDrive Utility This version of AMD OverDrive Utility supports system
34. to accept the terms and conditions of this License Upon such transfer your license is then terminated 2 Restrictions The Software contains copyrighted and patented material trade secrets and other proprietary material In order to protect them and except as permitted by applicable legislation you may not a decompile reverse engineer disassemble or otherwise reduce the Software to a human perceivable form b modify network rent lend loan distribute or create derivative works based upon the Software in whole or in part or 112 lll Suppo rted Software 9 The Catalyst Install Man eme ager is now installing the driver II Manager Version 03 00 0728 Analyzing System Analyzing Configuration Overall Progress Customize Detecting graphics hardware Install Finished 11 Click Yes to reboot the ATI Catalyst E Install Manager zs system Actions taken by Catalyst Install Manager require a system reboot Would you like to reboot now Rebooting the system will allow the new driver in stallation to take effect 143 Supported Software nVidia GForce 8 Series Drivers On the top row of the screen click the 2nd icon to open the Graphics Driver menu 1 Click nVidia GForce 8 4 Series Drivers Graphics Driver ATi Radeon Drivers nVidia GForce 8 Series Drivers ICIOICIC 2 Click Next to install to the mw destination folder or click Location to Save
35. type of floppy disk drive by track number Note that there will not be any warning message if the drive installed is 360KB Boot Up NumLock Status This allows you to determine the default state of the numeric keypad By default the system boots up with NumLock on wherein the function of the numeric key pad is the number keys When set to Off the function of the numeric keypad is the arrow keys Typematic Rate Chars Sec This field allows you to select the rate at which the keys are accelerated Typematic Delay Msec This field allows you to select the delay between when the key was first de pressed and when the acceleration begins Security Option This field determines when the system will prompt for the password everytime the system boots or only when you enter the BIOS setup Set the password in the Set Supervisor User Password submenu System The system will not boot and access to Setup will be denied unless the cor rect password is entered at the prompt Setup The system will boot but access to Setup will be denied unless the correct password is entered at the prompt MPS Version Control for OS This field is used to select the MPS version that the system board is using OS Select for DRAM 64MB This field allows you to access the memory that is over 64MB in OS 2 HDD S M A R T Capability The system board supports SMART Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology hard drives SMART is a reliability pre
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39. AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PC Health Status Shutdown Temperature 85 C 185 F A Item Help CPUFan Fully ON If CPUTemp SPC CPUFan Turn OFF If CPUTemp se Menu Level gt SYS1 Fan Fully ON If SYSTemp C SYS1 Fan Turn OFF If SYSTemp lt 25G SYS2 Fan Fully ON If NB Temp C SYS2 Fan Turn OFF If NB Temp lt 25 C CPU Core Voltage 1 36V DRAM Voltage 1 61V VCC SB Voltage 1 18V HTT 1 2V Voltage 121V ATX 3 3V Voltage 3 36V ATX 12V Voltage PAU 5V Dual Voltage 5 05V Voltage Battery 3 40V CPU Core Temperature 50 C System Temperature 3C CHIPSET Temperature SUE CPU Fan Fan Speed 5487 RPM SYSI Fan Speed 0 RPM SYS2 Fan Speed 0 RPM Ne Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults The screen above list all the fields available in the PC Health Status submenu for ease of reference in this manual In the actual CMOS setup you have to use the scroll bar to view the fields The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Shutdown Temperature You can prevent the system from overheating by selecting a temperature at which the system will shutdown If the system detected that its temperature ex ceeded the one set in this field it will automatically shutdown CPUFan Fully On If CPUTemp This field is used to select the CPU s temperature at which the CPU fan will rotate at full speed CPUFan T
40. DMI High Definition Multimedia Interface is a compact audio video connector interface for transmitting uncompressed digital streams It delivers multi channel audio and uncompressed digital video signals for full HD 1080p visuals through a single cable Connect a LCD monitor or digital TV that has the HDMI port ool Introduction 8CH High Definition Audio SERA The onboard Realtek ALC885 is a High Definition audio codec and the 6 au dio jacks at the rear I O panel provides 8 channel audio output for advanced 7 1 channel super surround sound audio system ALC885 also supports S PDIF output allowing digital connections with DVD systems or other audio video mul timedia S PDIF L5 S PDIF is a standard audio file transfer format that transfers digital audio sig nals to a device without having to be converted first to an analog format This prevents the quality of the audio signal from degrading whenever it is converted to analog S PDIF is usually found on digital audio equipment such as a DAT machine or audio processing device The S PDIF interface on the system board sends surround sound and 3D audio signal outputs to amplifiers and speakers and to digital recording devices like CD recorders Serial ATA with RAID Serial ATA is a storage interface that is compliant with SATA 1 0 specification It supports speed of up to 3Gb s Serial ATA improves hard drive performance faster than the standard parallel ATA whose data transfer
41. Ea 118 RAID Floppy Driver qe cT 120 Smart Guardi cose s2 e pbi rinor EROATEN T N 121 PMID OVER OPIN m 124 Adobe Acrobat Reader 7 05 ccccccecccecceceeeeeeeeaceneecntenetaeenntnnees 128 Sr M RE RAI T ener errr eee en eee ert 130 RAID VS ER 130 RAID O Striped Disk Array without Fault Tolerance 130 RAID 1 Mirroring Disk Array with Fault Tolerance 130 RAID OF 1 Striping and Mirroring issecis icone nexxre rar Eg Vn REDE A RRERE ERE 130 siue tae ahententeaenis 130 Step 1 Connect the Serial ATA Drives eee 131 Step 2 Configure Serial ATA in the Award BIOS 131 Step 3 Configure RAID in the RAID BIOS 225 rte gere 131 Step 4 Install the RAID Driver During OS Installation 131 Chapter 6 Hybrid Graphics eeeeeeeeeeseeesesesss 133 Basic Requirement sererai ee er ibtd ated race errr bd 133 Hybrid Graphics SeEUp wns aren aqssmpamenaians lost Mtavamont iod ni aeu ed LUE aenansice 133 Chapter 7 Cool n Quiet Technology 134 Coon Quiet Technology 2er deputato Vae sto dade impo piden aa dde 134 Chapter 8 Dual Display Configuration 136 Display TCG TO BS uucuus tot tanta tconcusaneusn Mad Ung aspuxuris aja tu Ewa Dad lax drama 136 Dual DisplavcormgutdblOPlssesuzeuduchbeubrz sey sk setawiur Ca ebwoc bia aneii
42. Finish to exit the wizard 119 Supported Software RAID Floppy Driver On the top row of the screen click the 5th icon to open the RAID Driver menu 1 Click RAID Floppy Driver RAID Driver RAID Floppy Driver ICI ICI 2 Windows Explorer will ap pear showing the folder OEE RAD RS880 Vista Win 5 Search P where the driver files are Faai Name Size Type Date modified Location located in the DVD Seco Fete B Music ll File Folder 4 File Folder More readme Folders M 3 You must create a RAID driver floppy diskette which is needed when you in stall the RAID driver during Windows installation Run the appropriate execution file 4 Insert a blank floppy diskette then click OK 5 The system will format and write the necessary driver files into the diskette 120 Supported Software Smart Guardian The Smart Guardian utility is capable of monitoring the system s temperature fan speed voltage etc and allows you to manually set a range Highest and Lowest Limit to the items being monitored If the settings values are over or under the set range a warning message will pop up The utility can also be configured so that a beeping alarm will sound whenever an error occurs We recommend that you use the Default Setting which is the ideal setting that would keep the sys tem in good working condition On the top row of the screen cli
43. Install and then dick Next Analyze y Express Custom Customize Default Installation Location PO Install C Program Files ATI Technologies z Finished amp Tom Clancy s I eo B8B b5 8 Read the license agreement then click Accept End User License Agreement PLEASE READ THIS LICENSE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE SOFTWARE BY USING THE SOFTWARE YOU ARE AGREEING TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE 1 License The software accompanying this License hereinafter Software regardless of the media on which it is distributed are licensed to you by Advanced Micro Devices Inc AMD for use solely in conjunction with AMD hardware products purchased with the Software AMD Hardware You own the medium on which the Software is recorded but AMD and AMD s Licensors referred to collectively as AMD retain title to the Software and related documentation You may a use the Software solely in conjunction with the AMD Hardware on a single computer b make one copy of the Software in machine readable form for backup purposes only You must reproduce on such copy AMD s copyright notice and any other proprietary legends that were on the original copy of the Software c transfer all your license rights in the Software provided you must also transfer a copy of this License the backup copy of the Software the AMD Hardware and the related documentation and provided the other party reads and agrees
44. Memory Timing Auto Enabled Item Help 2T Mode Auto 4 CLK CAS Latency Time Auto 18 CLK Menu Level gt gt Precharge Delay tRAS Auto 5 CLK DRAM RAS Precharge Auto 5 CLK DRAM RAS to CAS Delay Auto 3 CLK Bank to Bank Cmd TRRD Auto 24 CLK TRC Auto 3 CLE TRIP Auto 6 CLK Write Recovery TWR Auto 3 CLK Write Read Command TWTR Auto 105 ns TRFCO Auto 105 nS TRFCI Auto 105 nS TRFC2 Auto 75 nS TRFC3 Auto 75 nS Trdrd Auto 3 CLK TrwtTO Auto 5 CLK Twrrd Auto 0 CLK Twrwr Auto 3 CLK X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X N Move PU PD Change Priority F10 Save ESC Exit F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one MCT Memory Timing Auto The BIOS will automatically detect all the MCT memory timing Manual This option allows you to manually configure the MCT memory timing on the following fields 2T Mode This field is used to configure the 2T mode CAS Latency Time This field is used to select the clock cycles for the CAS latency Precharge Delay tRAS The options are Auto 5 CLK to 18 CLK DRAM RAS Precharge This field is used to select the idle clocks after issuing a precharge command to the DRAM DRAM RAS to CAS Delay This field is used to select the latency between the DRAM active command and the read write command The options are 2 and 3 Bank to B
45. S Setup Utility Internal Phy SATA 1 IDE Auto Detection Press Enter Item Help Extended IDE Drive Auto Menu Level gt gt Access Mode Auto To auto detect the Capacity MB HDD s size head on Cylinder this channel Head Precomp Landing Zone Sector Ne Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one 49 50 Drive A This field identifies the type of floppy disk drive installed None No floppy drive is installed 360K 5 25 in 5 1 4 in standard drive 360KB capacity 1 2M 5 25 in 5 1 4 in AT type high density drive 1 2MB capacity 720K 3 5 in 3 1 2 in double sided drive 720KB capacity 1 44M 3 5 in 3 1 2 in double sided drive 1 44MB capacity 2 88M 3 5 in 3 1 2 in double sided drive 2 88MB capacity Halt On This field determines whether the system will stop if an error is detected during power up The default setting is All Errors No Errors The system boot will not stop for any errors detected All Errors The system boot will stop whenever the BIOS detects a non fatal error All But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error it will stop for all other errors All But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a disk error it will stop for all other errors All But Di
46. T Memory Timing Press Enter Item Help gt ODC Control Mode Press Enter DCTs Mode Unganged Menu Level gt CKE Base Power Down Mode Enabled CKE Based Power Down Per Channel Memory Hole Remapping Enabled Auto Optimize Bottom IO Enabled Bottom of 31 24 IO Space CO Bottom of UMA DRAM 31 24 FC T4 Move PU PD Change Priority F10 Save ESC Exit F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one mer Memory Timing Refer to the following pages for more information on ODC Control Mode these submenus DCTs Mode The options are Ganged and Unganged CKE Base Power Down Mode The options are Enabled and Disabled CKE Based Power Down The options are Per Channel and Per CS Memory Hole Remapping The options are Enabled and Disabled Auto Optimize Bottom IO The options are Enabled and Disabled Bottom of 31 24 IO Space This field is used to enter the memory that will be remapped to another address The minimum is 0000 and the maximum is OOFF Bottom of UMA DRAM 31 24 This field is used to enter the UMA DRAM value The minimum is 0000 and the maximum is OOFC 81 82 BIOS Setup ssa Ua A YLe MCT Memory Timing Move the cursor to this field and press Enter the following screen will ap pear Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility MCT Memory Timing MCT
47. TA Channel Mapping Secondary N Move PU PD Change Priority F10 Save ESC Exit F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one OnChip SATA Channel This field is used to enable or disable the onboard SATA RAID Invoke Mode The options are Auto Biggest First and Smallest First OnChip SATA Type This field is used to configure the SATA devices supported by the south bridge Native IDE This option configures the Serial ATA drives as Parallel ATA storage devices RAID This option allows you to create RAID on Serial ATA devices AHCI This option allows the Serial ATA devices to use AHCI Advanced Host Con troller Interface Legacy IDE This option configures the Serial ATA drives as Legacy IDE storage devices Combined Mode This field is used to enable or disable the combined mode PATA Channel Mapping The options are Primary and Secondary 64 BIOS Setup s Onboard Super IO Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Onboard Super IO Onboard FDC Controller Enabled Item Help Onboard Serial Port 3F8 IRQ4 CIR Port Address Disabled Menu Level gt gt x CIR Port IRQ 11 T4 Move PU PD Change Priority F10 Save ESC Exit F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults The settings on the screen are for reference only Your versio
48. aA Soxaqxttau rica Ux rM RENT ENG 67 PuP PCI Configuratio NS usadas rar r Y vd vaio ba sd redu DEB Dres yv Er Sue nd pado 71 PC Heli SECUS uvoseexsmmteniiesdpabhf iul dE M REI ER URDU Ed auM Up Oa ed pG BE 74 Genie BIOS SeELPIEI isswiwssdsmdii uu 26608 Vaid Qaid aes ias so a dis dd qa dU d 76 CMOS Reloaded sscuscntatitententexcataxt e ihe dxuqunqtcsqusderaed Cui TENA satan 88 Load Optimized DeldabllbB asovexoenmtora n pai addet lid eieidas acid Cunt das er ieken 91 Ser Supervisor PASSWOIT xsutusuud uas ir peru DEVI EE QUAE PUE Pad a KE 92 oet User PaSSWOBU xssaicuvtichs NU Ra xt hum wv E ENEE EE G 93 Save B EXIt SetuP sisasssiupc Seo ors dci TER RR PA PRA ERE DOE Pa La E PUE UE NE SUE 94 Exit Without Saving essens pluvia o ad ir sitse A raa Den Va br ER Y Rar a Pag d 95 RAID BIOS 96 Updating the BIS Les nioedus inoin iois ea RE rt t das dnd Mos 97 Chapter 4 Supported Software eeeeeeeeeeeeesessss 98 AMD RS88 0 Drivers uscseeiwess sdsvaxtwwta cuve putare rr Ea Etui daa Saa bb kCbeY ands 99 AMD South Bridge DEIVBlS n rti tor pet pip I Epp e EHE a RUE I taped 103 WebFAM Sm M 107 ATi Radeon DEVE S debesnSpE EUN NI rei ED ORE DD NA DE UrEE 110 nVidia GForce 8 Series Drivers esee entente 114 Realtek Audio Drivers ccccccecececeseeeeeeeeeeeeaeaeeeeeeeeeeaeanenensneaeass 116 JI165 250 EJATSD DIEBVS Sesen ioonus ei Quad enel un Dd
49. age is important to ensure that the power supply meets the system s consumption requirements Restarting the PC Normally you can power off the PC by 1 Pressing the power button at the front panel of the chassis or 2 Pressing the power switch that is on the system board note not all system boards come with this switch If for some reasons you need to totally cut off the power supplied to the PC switch off the power supply or unplug the power cord Take note though that if you intend to restart it at once please strictly follow the steps below 1 The time where power is totally discharged varies among power supplies It s discharge time is highly dependent on the system s configuration such as the wattage of the power supply the sequence of the supplied power as well as the number of peripheral devices connected to the system Due to this rea son we strongly recommend that you wait for the Standby Power LED refer to the LEDs section in this chapter for the location of the Standby Power LED to lit off 2 After the Standby Power LED has lit off wait for 6 seconds before powering on the PC If the system board is already enclosed in a chassis which apparently will not make the Standby Power LED visible wait for 15 seconds before you restore power connections 15 seconds is approximately the time that will take the LED to lit off and the time needed before restoring power The above will ensure protection and prev
50. all to begin the installation If you want to review or change any of your installation settings click Back Click Cancel to exit the wizard InstallShield pletely installed Click Fin ish InstallShield Wizard Complete The InstallShield Wizard has successfully installed WebPAM Click Finish to exit the wizard E External SSL Security lt Back C Frish i Cancel Supported Software The first time you run the WebPam utility the de CJ e npnocathostzsaozati 4 x Live Search p fault Login ID and pass e fr Bor dh Eh Pager G Toni word is admin You can EL em later change the ID and password after you have entered the utility Mm c 2006 2007 ATI Technology Inc All rights reserved Done d Internet Protected Mode On 41005 109 110 Supported Software ATi Radeon Drivers On the top row of the screen click the 2nd icon to open the Graphics Driver menu Click ATi Radeon Drivers Graphics Driver SU ATi Radeon Drivers nVidia GForce 8 Series Drivers TITS Select the components you Exe want to install then click Next Wig Check the components you want to install and uncheck the components Seem you dont want to install Click Next to continue Select components to install Folding Home ATI Catalyst Driver Space required 94 0MB Cancel ATI Radeon Graphics Click Install to install to the
51. alue is Disabled Enabled MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards work with PCI VGA Disabled MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards does not work with PCI VGA Assign IRQ for VGA When Enabled the system automatically assigns an IRQ for the VGA card in stalled Your VGA card will need an IRQ only when using the video capture func tion of the card If you are not using this function and a new device requires an IRQ you can set this field to Disabled The IRQ previously occupied by the VGA card will be available for your new device Assign IRQ for USB When Enabled the system automatically assigns an IRQ for the USB device con nected to your system However if you are not using USB devices and an ISA slot requires an IRQ set this field to Disabled The IRQ previously occupied by the USB device will be available for the ISA slot PCI Latency Timer Per 8CLK This feature is used to select the length of time each PCI device will control the bus before another takes over The larger the value the longer the PCI device can retain control of the bus Since each access to the bus comes with an initial delay before any transaction can be made low values for the PCI Latency Timer will reduce the effectiveness of the PCI bandwidth while higher values will im prove it Maximum Payload Size This field is used to select the maximum TLP payload size of the PCI Express de vices The unit is byte 73 74 BIOS Setup Att PC Health Status Phoenix
52. and provided the other party reads and agrees to accept the terms and conditions of this License Upon such transfer your license is then terminated 2 Restrictions The Software contains copyrighted and patented material trade secrets and other proprietary material In order to protect them and except as permitted by applicable legislation you may not a decompile reverse engineer disassemble or otherwise reduce the Software to a human perceivable form b modify network rent lend loan distribute or create derivative works based upon the Software in whole or in part or 101 Supported Software v u 9 The Catalyst Install Man ATI Catalyst Install Manager Version 03 00 0736 E ager is now installing the Analyzing System driver Analyzing Configuration Overall Progress a Detecting graphics hardware E cwW EXPERIENCE AMDA GAME http ati amd com 10 The driver has been com ATI Catalyst Install Manager Version 03 00 0736 pletely installed Click Fin ish Finished with ATI Radeon HD 4000 Series graphics m HD 4000 http ati amd com Finish 11 Click Yes to reboot the sess Insel Mansger m system o Actions taken by Catalyst Install Manager require a system reboot Resta rting the system will Would you like to reboot now allow the new driver in stallation to take effect No 102 Supported Software AMD S
53. ank Cmd TRRD The options are Auto 2 CLK to 5 CLK TRC Row Cycle delay Set the System Performance field to Optimal if you want to use the delay time recommended by the DIMM manufacturer TRTP The options are Auto 2CLK 4CLK and 3CLK 5CLK Write Recovery TWR This field is used to select the write recovery time when the DRAM safely registers the last write data This is the time from the last write data to pre charge Write Read Command TWTR The options are Auto 1 CLK 2 CLK and 3 CLK TRFC O to TRFC 3 These fields are used to select the auto refresh cycle time Trdrd The options are Auto 2 CLK 3 CLK 4 CLK and 5 CLK TrwtTO The options are Auto 3 CLK to 9 CLK Twrrd The options are Auto O CLK 1 CLK 2 CLK and 3 CLK Twrwr The options are Auto 1 CLK 2 CLK and 3 CLK 83 84 BIOS Setup e ODC Control Mode Move the cursor to this field and press lt Enter gt the following screen will ap pear Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Output Driver Comp Channel A CPU On die Termination DQS Drive Strength Data Drive Strength MEMCLK Drive Strength Addr Cmd Drive Strength CS ODT Drive Strength CKE Drive Strength Channel B CPU On die Termination DQS Drive Strength Data Drive Strength MEMCLK Drive Strength Addr Cmd Drive Strength CS ODT Drive Strength CKE Drive Strength mK mK MK OM X X X X X X X X ODC Control Mode Auto Item Help 240 ohms 20 Menu Level
54. are on a graphics coniolet board and a personal computer The SOFTWARE is protected by Copyright laws and intemahonal copyright treaties as well as other intellectual property laws and treaties The SOFTWARE is not sold and instead is only licensed for use stnctly in accordance wth this document The hardware is protected by various patents and is sold bul this LICENSE does not cover that sale since amp may not necessarily be s package 6 Cl ick Fi n ish NVIDIA Windows Vista 64 bit Display Drivers InstallShield Wizard Complete 115 Supported Software mmm Realtek Audio Drivers On the top row of the screen click the 3rd icon to open the Audio Driver menu 1 Click Realtek Audio Driv ers Audio Driver Realtek Audio Drivers 2 Setup is preparing the in stallation program which will guide you through the installation process ptos edes you through the rest of the setup proces Preparing Setup Please wait while the InstallShield Wizard prepares the setup 3 Click Next to begin the in stallation 116 OENN Supported Software 4 The installation program is currently installing the driver 5 Click Yes I want to restart my computer now then click Finish Restarting the system will allow the new driver instal lation to take effect Realtek High Definition Audio Driver Setup 283 6
55. board Optical S PDIF The optical S PDIF jack is used to connect an external audio output device using an optical S PDIF cable Coaxial RCA S PDIF The coaxial RCA S PDIF jack is used to connect an external audio output device using a coaxial S PDIF cable Important DO NOT use optical S PDIF and Coaxial RCA S PDIF at the same time S PDIF Connector The S PDIF connector is used to connect an external S PDIF port Your S PDIF port may be mounted on a card edge bracket Install the card edge bracket to an available slot at the rear of the system chassis then connect the audio cable to the S PDIF connector Make sure pin 1 of the audio cable is aligned with pin 1 of the S PDIF connector 31 32 Hardware Installation HDMI VGA and DVI I Ports HDMI HDMI The HDMI port which carries both digital audio and video signals is used to con nect a LCD monitor or digital TV that has an HDMI port VGA The VGA port is used for connecting a VGA monitor DVI I The DVI I port is used to connect a digital LCD monitor or LCD TV It supports DVI D signal only Hardware Installation USB and LAN Ports UR
56. ces e SATA speed up to 3Gb s e RAID 0 RAID 1 and RAID 0 1 Rear Panel I O Internal I O Power Management Hardware Monitor PCB e 1 mini DIN 6 PS 2 mouse port e 1 mini DIN 6 PS 2 keyboard port e 1 HDMI out port e 1 coaxial RCA S PDIF out port e 1 optical S PDIF out port e 1 VGA port e 1 DVI I port DVI D signal only e 4 USB 2 0 1 1 ports e 1 RJ45 LAN port e Center subwoofer rear R L and side R L jacks e Line in line out front R L and mic in jacks e 4 connectors for 8 additional external USB 2 0 ports e 1 connector for an external COM port e 1 front audio connector e 1 S PDIF connector e 6 Serial ATA connectors e 1 40 pin IDE connector e 1 floppy connector e 1 24 pin ATX power connector e 1 8 pin 12V power connector e 1 front panel connector e 1 download flash BIOS connector e 6 fan connectors e ACPI and OS Directed Power Management e ACPI STR Suspend to RAM function e Wake On PS 2 Keyboard Mouse e Wake On USB Keyboard Mouse e Wake On Ring e Wake On LAN e RTC timer to power on the system e AC power failure recovery e Monitors CPU system chipset temperature e Monitors 12V 5V 3 3V Vcore Vbat 5Vsb Vdimm Vchip volt ages e Monitors the speed of the cooling fans e CPU Overheat Protection function monitors CPU tempera ture during system boot up e microATX form factor e 24 5cm 9 64 x 24 5cm 9 64 11 12 Introduction SS B Features DDR3 DDR3 de
57. ck the 6th icon to open the Utility menu 1 Click Smart Guardian 2 sd 1 Utility SU Auto Boost System Smart Guardian Disk Performance Utility AMD OverDrive Ati Hydravision 2 The installation program is issishield Wizere extracting the files needed to install the utility icine SmartGuardian Setup is preparing the InstallShield Wizard which will guide you through the program setup process Please wait Extracting SmartGuardian msi Cancel 121 Supported Software 3 The installation program is now ready to install the F NS Cra err pe utility Click Next SmartGuardian The InstallShield R Wizard will install SmartGuardian on your computer To continue click Next WARNING This program is protected by copyright law and international treaties 4 Click Next to install to the gysmsmGusuien cinselishieid WIzerd designated folder or click pestination Folder Change to select another Click Next to install to this folder or click Change to install to a differe folder Install SmartGuardian to C Program Files x86 SmartGuardian InstallShield 5 Click Install to begin instal f lation Ready to Install the Program The wizard is ready to begin installation Click Install to begin the installation If you want to review or change any of your installation settings click Back Click Cancel to exit the wizard InstallShie
58. d and Disabled Memory Hole In order to improve system performance certain space in memory can be re served for ISA cards This memory must be mapped into the memory space below 16MB When enabled the CPU assumes the 15 16MB memory range is allocated to the hidden ISA address range instead of the actual system DRAM When disabled the CPU assumes the 15 16MB address range actually contains DRAM memory If more than 16MB of system memory is installed this field must be disabled to provide contiguous system memory System BIOS Cacheable When this field is enabled accesses to the system BIOS ROM addressed at FOOOOH FFFFFH are cached provided that the cache controller is enabled The larger the range of the Cache RAM the higher the efficiency of the system 95 56 Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PCIE Configuration GPP Slots Power Limit W 25 Item Help GFX Port 1 Press Enter gt GFX Port 2 Press Enter Menu Level gt gt gt NB SB Port Features Press Enter N e Move Enter Select PU PD Value Fl0 Save ESC Exit EI eta Es F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defiilis The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one This field is used to enter the GPP s power limit The minimum is O and the maximum is 255 GEX Po r ai d a Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility GFX Port 1 Gen2 High Speed Mode Auto Item Hel
59. de The options are Auto and Fine Size The options are Auto 4MB 8MB 16MB 32MB 64MB and 128MB Ratio SP UMA The options are Auto 1 1 1 3 1 7 1 15 3 5 3 13 5 11 and 7 9 SP Power Management The options are Auto Dynamic CKE Dynamic CMD Dynamic CLK and Dis able SP NB Termination The options are Auto Disabled and Enabled SP Memory Termination The options are Auto Disabled and Enabled 59 60 BIOS Setup y rr sm H amp Integrated Peripherals Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals OnChip IDE Device Press Enter Item Help OnChip SATA Device Press Enter OnBoard Super I O Press Enter Menu Level USB Device Setting Press Enter HD Audio Azalia Auto Azalia Front Panel Auto N e Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one OnChip IDE Device OnChip SATA Device Refer to the following pages for more information on these submenus OnBoard Super I O USB Device Setting HD Audio Azalia This field is used to enable or disable the onboard HD audio Azalia Front Panel This field is used to enable or disable the Azalia front panel audio c u m BIOS Setup OnChip IDE Device Phoenix AwardBIOS
60. diction technology for ATA IDE and SCSI drives The drive will provide sufficient notice to the system or user to backup data prior to the drive s failure The default is Disabled If you are using hard drives that support S M A R T set this field to Enabled SMART is supported in ATA 33 or later hard drives 2c BIOS Setup Full Screen Logo Show This field is applicable only if you want a particular logo to appear during system boot up Enabled The logo will appear in full screen during system boot up Disabled The logo will not appear during system boot up Hard Disk Boot Priority This field is used to select the boot sequence of the hard drives Move the cursor to this field then press Enter Use the Up or Down arrow keys to select a de vice then press lt gt to move it up or lt gt to move it down the list Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Hard Disk Boot Priority 1 Ch2 M ST3160815AS Item Help 2 Bootable Add in Cards Menu Level gt gt Use 17 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 N Move PU PD Change Priority F10 Save ESC Exit F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one 53 54 BIOS
61. disk drives An IDE cable have 3 connectors on them one that plugs into this connector and the other 2 connects to IDE devices The connector at the end of the cable is for the Master drive and the connector in the middle of the cable is for the Slave drive The col ored edge of the cable should align with pin 1 of this connector Note ux When using two IDE drives one must be set as the master and the other as the slave Follow the instructions provided by the drive manu facturer for setting the jumpers and or switches on the drives Hardware Installation Serial COM Connector uuu i iE The serial COM connector is used to connect modems serial printers remote display terminals or other serial devices Your COM port may come mounted on a card edge bracket Install the card edge bracket to an available slot at the rear of the system chassis then connect the serial port cable to this connector The colored edge of the cable should align with pin 1 of this connector 37 Hardware Installation Cooling Fan Connectors
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63. e 95 96 BIOS Setup RAID BIOS The AMD BIOS utility is used to configure and manage RAID on Serial ATA drives After you power up the system and all drives have been detected the AMD BIOS status message screen will appear Press the F4 key to enter the utility The utility allows you to build a RAID system on Serial ATA drives Important A Before creating RAID make sure you have installed the Serial ATA drives and connected the data cables otherwise you won t be able to enter the RAID BIOS utility Refer to chapter 5 for steps in configuring RAID ma BIOS Setup Updating the BIOS To update the BIOS you will need the new BIOS file and a flash utility AWD FLASH EXE You can download them from DFI s web site or contact technical sup port or your sales representative 1 Save the new BIOS file along with the flash utility AWDFLASH EXE to a floppy disk Reboot the system and enter the Award BIOS Setup Utility to set the first boot drive to Floppy Save the setting and reboot the system After the system booted from the floppy disk execute the flash utility by typ ing AWDFLASH EXE The following screen will appear Award BIOS Flash Utility V 8 15B C Phoenix Technologies Ltd All Rights Reserved The current BIOS information will appear in this area File Name to Program Type the new BIOS file name onto the gray area that is next to File Name to Program then press Ent
64. e DRAM NB HT Voltage This is used to select the Northbridge s HyperTransport voltage NB Core Voltage This is used to select the Northbridge s core voltage NB PCIE Voltage The options are 1 10V to 1 40V SB PLL 1 2V Voltage This field allows you to manually select the Southbridge s core voltage Side Port Voltage This is used to select the SidePort s voltage O C Fail Retry Counter The options are 0 1 2 and 3 O C Fail CMOS Reload The options are Disabled Bank 1 Bank 2 Bank 3 and Bank 4 Spread Spectrum Leave this field in its default setting Do not alter this setting unless advised by an engineer or technician CPU Host HTT Clock This field is used to enter a CPU Host HTT Clock value The minimum is 200 and the maximum is 700 CPU Host HTT Adjust Gap This field is used to enter a CPU Host HTT adjust gap value PCIE Clock This field is used to enter the PCIE clock The minimum is 100 and the maximum is 250 CPU Core Voltage This field will show the CPU s current voltage DRAM Voltage This field will show the DRAM s current voltage HTT 1 2V Voltage This field will show the HTT s current voltage VCC SB Voltage This field will show the Southbridge s current voltage 79 80 BIOS Setup t T E Ke DRAM Configuration Move the cursor to this field and press Enter the following screen will appear Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility DRAM Configuration gt MC
65. e of PCI Express card that you are using 29 Hardware Installation mememe HDMI DVI Select JP20 JP20 JP21 3 3 2 2 1 1 2 3 5 6 8 9 11 12 On 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 11 On DVI HDMI The system board is equipped with HDMI and DVI interfaces but you can only connect one display device at a time Set this jumper according to the type of display device connected to the system Rear Panel I O Ports Center Subwoofer Rear R L PS 2 Coaxial Mouse S PDIF out AN e Line in 4 ey K i J g bj Front R L lal H vy JE e e Mic in L wwwerczrs y EHE F p las PS 2 K B Optical DVI I USB O USB 2 3 Side R L 30 Hardware Installation PS 2 Ports and S PDIF Ports PS 2 Mouse PS 2 KB Coaxial RCA S PDIF Optical S PDIF SPDIF out Key Ground 5V SPDIF in l l S PDIF OID PS 2 Mouse and PS 2 Keyboard Ports These ports are used to connect a PS 2 mouse and a PS 2 key
66. ed 97 3MB 3 Click Install to install to the destination folder or click Browse to select another folder ea folder To install in a different folder click Browse and select another Setup will install 9 8 vista64 win7 64 dd ccc wdm enuin the following folder Click Install to start the installation r Destination Folder vista64 win7 64 dd ccc wdm enu Browse Space required 97 3MB Space available 158 568 Cancel ATI Radeon Graphics Back msn 99 100 Supported Software 4 The installation program is extracting the files needed to install the driver jan a Wr Extract ccc graphics full existing msi 61 BEEEHHHBHEBEBEBEEUH Cancel ATI Radeon Graphics 5 Select the language for this installation then click Next Welcome Welcome Welcome Catalyst Install Manager is used to install and update the software for your graphics products Language Support Which language would you like Catalyst Install Manager to display http ati amd com 6 The installation program is now ready to install the driver Click Install anys inm wen n Vee bcd ct Installation Operation Allow users to install ATI software components Uninstall Remove ATI software components http ati amd com En M Supported Software 7 Select the component Ex press or Cus
67. ed By The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capability to automatically configure all of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices Auto ESCD The system will automatically detect the settings for you Manual Choose the specific IRQ in the IRQ Resources field 71 72 BIOS Setup s P A e IRQ Resources Move the cursor to this field and press Enter This field is used to set each system interrupt to either Reserved or PCI Device IRQ 3 assigned to IRQ 4 assigned to IRQ 5 assigned to IRQ 7 assigned to IRQ 10 assigned to IRQ 11 assigned to IRQ 12 assigned to IRQ 14 assigned to IRQ 15 assigned to Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility IRQ Resources PCI Device PCI Device PCI Device PCI Device PCI Device PCI Device PCI Device PCI Device PCI Device Item Help Menu Level gt gt Legacy ISA for devices compliant with the original PC AT bus specification PCI ISA PnP for devices compli ant with the Plug and Play standard whether designed for PCI or ISA bus architecture Ne Move F5 Previous Values Enter Select t PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one PCI VGA Palette Snoop This field determines whether the MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards can work with PCI VGA or not The default v
68. em in case a problem has multiple causes Some of the most common things to check when you encounter problems while using your system are listed below 1 2 The power switch of each peripheral device is turned on All cables and power cords are tightly connected The electrical outlet to which your peripheral devices are connected is work ing Test the outlet by plugging in a lamp or other electrical device The monitor is turned on The display s brightness and contrast controls are adjusted properly All add in boards in the expansion slots are seated securely Any add in board you have installed is designed for your system and is set up correctly Monitor Display If the display screen remains dark after the system is turned on 1 2 Make sure that the monitor s power switch is on Check that one end of the monitor s power cord is properly attached to the monitor and the other end is plugged into a working AC outlet If necessary try another outlet Check that the video input cable is properly attached to the monitor and the system s display adapter Adjust the brightness of the display by turning the monitor s brightness con trol knob Troubleshooting The picture seems to be constantly moving 1 The monitor has lost its vertical sync Adjust the monitor s vertical sync 2 Move away a
69. ent damage to the motherboard and components 41 42 Hardware Installation Front Panel Connectors l H OOCOOOU i HD LED SPEAKER ve a 19 See LU BHR mw T PWR LED HD LED Primary Secondary IDE LED This LED will light when the hard drive is being accessed RESET Reset Switch This switch allows you to reboot without having to power off the system thus prolonging the life of the power supply or system SPEAKER Speaker Connector This connects to the speaker installed in the system chassis ATX SW ATX Power Switch Depending on the setting in the BIOS setup this switch is a dual function power button that will allow your system to enter the Soft Off or Suspend mode Hardware Installation PWR LED Power Standby LED When the system s power is on this LED will light When the system is in the S1 POS Power On Suspend or S3 STR Suspend To RAM state it will blink every second Note x If a system did not boot up and the Power Standby LED did not light af ter it was powered on it may indicate that the CPU or memory module was not installed properly Please make sure they are properly inserted into t
70. er The following will appear Do You Want to Save BIOS Y N This question refers to the current existing BIOS in your system We recom mend that you save the current BIOS and its flash utility just in case you need to reinstall the BIOS To save the current BIOS press Y then enter the file name of the current BIOS Otherwise press N The following will then appear Press Y to Program or N to Exit Press Y to flash the new BIOS 97 98 Chapter 4 Supported Software The DVD that came with the system board contains drivers utilities and software applications required to enhance the performance of the system board Insert the DVD into an optical drive The screen shown below will appear If after inserting the DVD Autorun did not automatically start please go directly to the root directory of the DVD and double click Setup IC IC ICI Supported Software AMD RS880 Drivers On the top row of the screen click the 1st icon to open the Chipset Driver menu 1 Click AMD RS880 Drivers 4 n od M BES aye Pod Chipset Driver AMD RS880 Drivers AMD South Bridge Drivers WebPAM Utility 2 Select the components you i want to install then click Next Wy ay Check the components you want to install and uncheck the components Sa you don t want to install Click Next to continue Select components to install Folding Home 7 ATI Catalyst Driver Space requir
71. es Genie BIOS Setting Advanced BIOS Features gt CMOS Reloaded Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Management Setup Set User Password PnP PCI Configurations Save amp Exit Setup PC Health Status Exit Without Saving Esc Quit T4 gt amp Select Hem F10 Save amp Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type c BIOS Setup Standard CMOS Features Use the arrow keys to highlight Standard CMOS Features then press Enter A screen similar to the one below will appear Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Date lt mm dd yy gt Time lt hh mm ss gt Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave Secondary IDE Master Secondary IDE Slave Internal Phy SATA 1 Internal Phy SATA 3 Internal Phy SATA 2 Internal Phy SATA 4 Ld Ld Ld Ld Ld Ld Ld Ld Drive A Halt On Base Memory Extended Memory Total Memory Ne Move F5 Previous Values Enter Select Standard CMOS Features Mon Sept 28 2009 Item Help 20 20 30 Menu Level gt None None Change the day month None year and century DVD ROM BDV316E ST3160815AS None None None 1 44M 3 5 in All But keyboard 640K 1833984K 1835008K PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical t
72. et Supervisor Password and press Enter Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Genie BIOS Setting Advanced BIOS Features gt CMOS Reloaded Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Management Setup Set User Password PnP PCI Configuratzszs M Xit Setup Enter Password PC Health Status out Saving Esc Quit t 4 2 c Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Load Fail Safe Defaults Type in the password You are limited to eight characters When done the mes sage below will appear Confirm Password You are asked to verify the password Type in exactly the same password If you type in a wrong password you will be prompted to enter the correct password again To delete or disable the password function highlight Set Supervisor Pass word and press lt Enter gt instead of typing in a new password Press the lt Esc gt key to return to the main menu Set User Password If you want another user to have access only to your system but not to setup set a user s password with the System option selected in the Advanced BIOS Features If you want a user to enter a password when trying to access setup set a user s password with the Setup option selected in the Advanced BIOS Features Using user s password to enter Setup allows a user to access only Set User Password that appears in the main menu screen Access to all other o
73. ff by PWRBTN PowerOn By PCI Card ACPI XSDT Table HPET Support Power On Function KB Power On Password Hot Key Power On PWRON After PWR Fail RTC Alarm Resume Date Of Month Resume Time hh mm ss Tie Move Enter Select F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Power Management Setup S1 POS Item Help Disabled NA Menu Level gt Instant Off Disabled Disabled Enabled Button Only Enter Ctrl F1 Off Disabled 0 ORIORI PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F7 Optimized Defaults The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one ACPI Suspend Type This field is used to select the type of Suspend mode S1 POS Enables the Power On Suspend function S3 STR Enables the Suspend to RAM function C2 Disable Enable The options are Enabled and Disabled MODEM Use IRQ This field is used to select an IRQ channel for the modem installed in your sys tem 67 68 Soft Off by PWRBTN This field allows you to select the method of powering off your system Delay 4 Sec Regardless of whether the Power Management function is enabled or disabled if the power button is pushed and released in less than 4 sec the system en ters the Suspend mode The purpose of this function is to prevent the system from powering off in case you accidentally hit or pushed the power button Push a
74. g the System Board see 9 Chapter Introduction 10 PSCC AIC IS arsi EE a 10 Fe3tuleS E ec iets ta anc A A CE KON T T 12 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation eseseseeeeeess 15 System Board LAV OUT ona couucisdxenzitardnpdend ae a adf nj etx 15 Systemi PISMO cooper sddet vid S E 16 Installing the DIM Module scs tia cites ita uit qRRA RE EER Td Ra Enaticid n Der Urna du Rd vida 19 5 Y eed 21 Installing the CPU ossis asgudvtro Fai qda dun d qd bol Ead Rete P bts caa a e oci 21 Installing the Fan and Heat SINK i iscucsusax tetur nn nnn pe tE a xxx xr R ER da 24 Northoridge Heat SINK merinin tud idtm dep nU Ud 26 kmper SCC S ccciget pet iets cnssad e E qon Fepe Ubi ae med li Eod Ga dnas ue 27 Clear CMOS Dad cuveiszpveisdamdanwasesd CM ICEREIO buda voc api ap arg d noa DE d 27 PS 2 Power Sel SCE ices crc quE ad Qu Vise Vaio at aios een ca caa EVO EIE RERO ER 28 USB Power Sel uses quxatisddtiut tudin qi uude iub v blade Gi E di atu ne 29 PCIE Gen 1 7 Gen 2 SelBeb ssecxat exa ivasadaxkkvse sedare du ban FURORE REI 29 HDMI DVI SSIBE s sipwibbtawxa d dadas ed wo atu scat aid acu ubt rb bad d err pea 30 Rear Panel VO POPS iie uvsua novi ban bo IESU QS pbE Gba duains didus sa vt iengs 30 PS 2 Ports and S PDIF POM Swot sexes bie S qu REX TIHEA E RE EU RETE UE EE IE al HDMI VGA and DVI I POMS esee vadvevaxsd aed sns vuacbeias a ed i wedblasr bord 32 USB a
75. ge any of your installation settings click Back Click Cancel to exit the wizard InstallShield 7 The installation wizard will copy all the necessary files and optimize the ABS fea tures iz Auto Boost System InstallShield Wizard Installing Auto Boost System The program features you selected are being installed Please wait while the InstallShield Wizard installs Auto Boost System This may take several minutes InstallShield lt Back Next gt 8 Click Finish to exit setup ie Auto Boost System InstallShield Wizard zm E InstallShield Wizard Completed The wizard was interrupted before Auto Boost System could be completely installed Your system has not been modified To complete installation at another time please run setup again Click Finish to exit the wizard 1 Cancel 146 The ABS Utility 1 To run the ABS utility power up your system then press Fi The screen will show the CPU upgrade in formation Press Any Key to continue When the system enters the operating system the ABS utility will appear and display the system s in formation Click Auto Up grade The screen on the right will appear Select the system board in use m ABS Auto Boost System Phoenix fwardBIOS v6 08PG P Lett C 1984 2087 Phoenix Technologies LTD Wain Processor Genuine Intel R 2 666H2 266x18 8 Loading forn Bank FSB1866 Upgrade 1333 Press Any Key to
76. h the chip s fan will rotate at a start speed which is the slowest speed Note TA If the Northbridge chip s temperature runs between the highest set in the NB Fan Fully On If NB Temp field and lowest set in the NB Fan Turn Off If NB Temp field temperature the system will automatically adjust the fan speed of the Northbridge chip according to the tempera ture CPU Core Voltage to SYS2 Fan Speed These fields will show the output voltage temperature and fan speed of the monitored devices or components 75 76 BIOS Setup Stet Genie BIOS Setting Aimed to provide convenience and superb overclockability this submenu comes available in Easy mode default mode and Advance mode Easy Mode Easy mode displays fields commonly used by users Advance Mode If you intend to tweak your PC or boost its overclock features you can switch the Genie BIOS Setting submenu from Easy mode to Advance mode by simply pressing lt F9 gt in the main menu of the Award BIOS utility then pressing lt Y gt to select Advance Mode The Advance mode will display a wide range of fields useful in overclocking the board Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Genie BIOS Setting Advanced BIOS Features gt CMOS Reloaded Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Periphera Password Power Management Y Advance Mode N Easy Mode Y N Y vord PnP PCI Configuraticas Sao Ulp PC Health Status
77. hannel operation Config DIMM 1 DIMM 2 DIMM 3 DIMM 4 No memory Single channel A Single channel A Single channel A Single channel B Single channel B Single channel B Virtual single channel P Virtual single channel Virtual single channel Bero Virtual single channel Virtual single channel P P E Bed P P 16d E Virtual single channel P P ps Ps Dual channel E fPR 9Q24 E P924 Dual channel POG LECT Res SE Dual channel P 2 4 Dynamic Mode P 2 4 PICENO AT Addressing DS DS Virtual single channel ps Virtual single channel pies Virtual single channel P m Dynamic Mode P 1 3 pa E Addressing DS DS Dynamic Mode P 1 3 P 2 4 P 1 3 PC 2 4 Addressing DS DS DS Ds Dynamic Mode P 2 4 PC ae Addressing SS SS Dynamic Mode P 1 3 P 1 3 E Addressing SS SS Dynamic Mode P 1 3 P 2 4 P 1 3 P 2 4 Addressing SS SS SS SS P denotes populated E denotes empty denotes DIMMs are identical denotes DIMMs are not identical SS denotes Single Sided DIMM DS denotes Double Sided DIMM 1 2 3 or 4 denotes the DDR DIMM slot Hardware Installation Installing the DIM Module Note The system board used in the following illustrations may not resemble the actual board These illustrations are for reference only 1 Make sure the PC and all other peripheral devices connected to it has been powered down 2 Disconnect al
78. he BIOS 2 If the system is configured with two hard drives make sure the bootable first hard drive is configured as Master and the second hard drive is config ured as Slave The master hard drive must have an active bootable partition Excessively long formatting period If your hard drive takes an excessively long period of time to format it is likely a cable connection problem However if your hard drive has a large capacity it will take a longer time to format Serial Port The serial device modem printer doesn t output anything or is out putting garbled characters 1 Make sure that the serial device s power is turned on and that the device is on line 2 Verify that the device is plugged into the correct serial port on the rear of the computer 3 Verify that the attached serial device works by attaching it to a serial port that is working and configured correctly If the serial device does not work either the cable or the serial device has a problem If the serial device works the problem may be due to the onboard I O or the address setting 4 Make sure the COM settings and I O address are configured correctly Keyboard Nothing happens when a key on the keyboard was pressed 1 Make sure the keyboard is properly connected 2 Make sure there are no objects resting on the keyboard and that no keys are pressed during the booting process cm
79. he DVI I port does not support a DVI I to VGA adapter that is used for connecting an analog VGA monitor e The system board does not support simultaneous display from DVI I and HDMI HDMI Port HDMI High Definition Multimedia Interface provides an all digital audio video interface to transmit the uncompressed audio video signals HDMI is HDCP compliant Connect an HDMI audio video device to this port The HDMI technology can support maximum resolution of 1920x1080p but the actual resolution displayed will depend on the monitor being used Jumper Setting After connecting the HDMI device set jumpers JP20 and JP21 to HDMI Refer to the HDMI DVI Select section in chapter 2 for more information U LA Display Configuration Sound Playback The Sound Playback s default device must be an HDMI device The HDMI option shown in the Sound Playback dialog box may vary depending on the Operating System used The HDMI audio output supports AC3 DTS and 2 channel LPCM formats AC3 and DTS require the use of an external decoder for decoding The screen below was captured from Windows Vista 1 Click Start and then Control Panel 2 Double click the Sound icon 3 In the Playback tab select Digital Output Device HDMI then click Set Default Digital Output Device HDMI High Definition Audio Device Working Speakers Realtek High Definition Audio Not plugged in Realtek Digital Outpu
80. heir corresponding socket 43 Hardware Installation memme PCI Express Slots cn aiia TIT TE TT PETERE FTT FEET TETTE t TETTE TR o TTE LES TTT PCI Express x16 PCI Express x1 SPI MOSI SPI CLK Q Z 2 O c O SPI CSO0B SPI VCCJ SPI MISO SPI HOLD Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Switchable Modes for Overclocking Aimed to provide convenience and superb overclockability the Genie BIOS Set ting submenu comes available in Easy mode default mode and Advance mode Easy Mode Easy mode displays fields commonly used by users Advance Mode If you intend to tweak your PC or boost its overclock feature you can switch the Genie BIOS Setting submenu from Easy mode to Advance mode by simply press
81. icense agree ment Click Next Please read the following license agreement carefully Advanced Micro Devices Inc Software License Agreement IMPORTANT READ CAREFULLY Do not load this Software until you have carefully tead and agreed to the following terms and conditions This is a legal agreement Agreement between you either an individual or an entity Licensee and Advanced Micro Devices Inc AMD If Licensee does not agree to the terms of this Agreement do not install or use this Software or any portion thereof By loading or using this software that may include associated media printed Software and online or electronic documentation or any portion thereof that is made available to download from this server or CD ROM Software Licensee agrees to all of the terms of this Agreement Tc Ct eee accept the terms of the license agreement do not accept the terms of the license agreement InstallShield 104 c Supported Software 7 Click Next to install to the destination folder or click Browse to select another folder 8 Click Next 9 Click Install to begin the installation Choose Destination Location Select folder where setup will install files Setup will install RAI DX pert in the following folder To install to this folder click Next To install to a different folder click Browse and select another folder Destination Folder C Progra
82. ilable it is preferable to use the 8 pin power otherwise connect a 4 pin power to this connector TFI TETTE T RR TIEFTETTTT TT ETT alb TERFITTRTETTTT TTE weal TTT ATTA aT TTT Ground 412V n Hardware Installation The power connectors from the power supply unit are designed to fit the 24 pin and 8 pin connectors in only one orientation Make sure to find the proper orien tation before plugging the connectors The system board requires a minimum of 300 Watt power supply to operate Your system configuration CPU power amount of memory add in cards peripherals etc may exceed the minimum power requirement To ensure that adequate power is provided we strongly recommend that you use a minimum of 400 Watt or greater power supply Important A Insufficient power supplied to the system may result in instability or the add in boards and peripherals not functioning properly Calculating the system s approximate power us
83. ing F9 in the main menu of the Award BIOS utility then pressing Y to select Advance Mode The Advance mode will display a wide range of fields useful in overclocking the board Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Genie BIOS Setting Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Reloaded Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Periphera Password Power Management PnP PCI Configuraticas SoTeccERIGCUp PC Health Status Exit Without Saving Esc Quit T amp Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type 45 46 BIOS Setup Award BIOS Setup Utility The Basic Input Output System BIOS is a program that takes care of the ba sic level of communication between the processor and peripherals In addition the BIOS also contains codes for various advanced features found in this system board This chapter explains the Setup Utility for the Award BIOS After you power up the system the BIOS message appears on the screen and the memory count begins After the memory test the following message will ap pear on the screen Press DEL to enter setup If the message disappears before you respond restart the system or press the Reset button You may also restart the system by pressing the Ctrl Alt and Del keys simultaneously When you press Del the main menu screen will appear Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Featur
84. k the Center Subwoofer speaker out jack to be the Side speaker out To install a microphone connect your microphone to the Mic in jack then manu ally configure the jack for microphone functionality Audio signals are simultaneously present on both the front and rear panel audio connections If you want to mute the rear panel audio only supported when us ing an HD front panel audio module refer to the next section for more informa tion 139 Audio Configuration High Definition Audio HD Audio HD Audio includes multiple high quality digital to analog converters DACs that support 44 1KHz A8KHz 96KHz 192KHz sampling rate HD Audio features multi streaming capabilities that allow multiple audio streams in and out to be simul taneously processed For example users can listen to MP3 music have an Inter net chat make a telephone call over the Internet etc all at the same time Configuring Speakers The following illustrations use the Windows Vista operating system 1 After installing the audio driver the HD Audio Manager icon will be added to the notification area Double click the icon to open HD Audio Manager ce 1 15PM HD Audio Manager icon X Realtek HD Audio Manager Digital Output ligi m qe Digital Input Main Volume ANALOG t R Back Panel Sound Effects Default Format o e X Reset Loudness Equalization imm e Front Panel
85. l power cords and cables 3 Locate the DIMM socket on the system board 4 Push the ejector tabs which are at the ends of the socket to the side d T Fjector tab 1 x E ommum a ASSAT Ejector tab RARAAR T AAARARRARALLERNEREECERACAERERAALAERAANAAEEERARAALRRRRARARLRERERERLLLEE 5 Note how the module is keyed to the socket vk unu f panini VECGOCORUCOCEEREERE Lr nnn lt nimm m AAAA 19 Hardware Installation 6 Grasping the module by its edges position the module above the socket with the notch in the module aligned with the key on the socket The keying mechanism ensures the module can be plugged into the socket in only one Way 7 Seat the module vertically pressing it down firmly until it is completely seat ed in the socket 8 The ejector tabs at the ends of the socket will automatically snap into the locked position to hold the module in place 20 lll Hardware Installation CPU The system board is equipped with Socket AM3 for installing an AMD CPU de signed for this socket Installing the CPU 1 Make sure the PC and all other peripheral devices connected to it has been powered down 2 Disconnect all power cords and cables 3 Locate Socket AM3 on the m es system board TIC
86. ld 122 Supported Software 6 The installation program is smaoin InstellShiele currently installing the util installing SmartGuardian ity The program features you selected are being installed p Please wait while the InstallShield Wizard installs SmartGuardian This may j ay take several minutes A O A J InstallShield lt Back J Next gt 7 Click Finish Reboot the gs system for the driver to take effect xni InstallShield Wizard Completed The InstallShield Wizard has successfully installed j SmartGuardian Click Finish to exit the wizard 8 After rebooting the system ER you will find the Smart Guardian icon displayed on the screen Double click the icon to run the utility 502V ATXSVSB VBAT3V 123 Supported Software AMD OverDrive On the top row of the screen click the 6th icon to open the Utility menu 1 Click AMD OverDrive 2 The installation program is extracting the files needed to install the utility 3 The installation program is now ready to install the utility Click Next 124 la gt i tree Utility Auto Boost System Smart Guardian Disk Performance Utility AMD OverDrive Ati Hydravision GAQO AMD OverDrive Setup is preparing the InstallShield wizard which will quide you through the program setup process Please wait Extracting AMD OverDrive msi Cancel Welcome to
87. livers increased system bandwidth and improved performance It offers peak data transfer rate of up to 21 Gb s bandwidth The advantages of DDR3 are its higher bandwidth and its increase in performance at a lower power than DDR2 CrossFireX Hybrid Graphics Based on the ATI CrossFire multi GPU technology CrossFireX Hybrid Graph ics takes gaming experience to the next level Hybrid Graphics is a combination of the integrated graphics and a discrete graphics card delivering high quality gaming images and improved performance Its multi GPU performance capabili ties enhance gaming performance productivity and platform power efficiency to the mainstream PC PCI Express Gen 2 B PCI Express Gen 2 is a high bandwidth I O infrastructure that possesses the abil ity to scale speeds by forming multiple lanes The x16 PCI Express lane supports transfer rate up to 5Gb s Integrated Graphics T The northbridge chip comes integrated with the ATI Radeon HD 4200 graphics core delivering exceptional 3D graphics performance It supports HDMI and DVI interfaces DVI 6 DVI Digital Visual Interface is a form of video interface technology made to maximize the quality of flat panel LCD monitors and modern video graphics cards Data is transmitted using the TMDS Transition Minimized Differential Sig naling protocol providing a digital signal from the PC s graphics subsystem to the display HDMI e H
88. lt 1 2 3 mm 2 3 On Clear CMOS Data If you encounter the following a CMOS data becomes corrupted b You forgot the supervisor or user password C The overclocked settings in the BIOS resulted to the system s instability or caused system boot up problems you can reconfigure the system with the default values stored in the ROM BIOS To load the default values stored in the ROM BIOS please follow the steps below 1 Power off the system then unplug the power cord 2 Set JP10 pins 2 and 3 to On Wait for a few seconds and set JP10 back to its default setting pins 1 and 2 On 3 Now plug the power cord then power on the system 27 28 Hardware Installation PS 2 Power Select 1 2 On 5V 2 3 On 5VSB default Selecting 5VSB will allow you to use the PS 2 keyboard or PS 2 mouse to wake up the system Importan
89. lt is Enabled Select Disabled if you want to add a differ ent hard drive controller 62 Primary Master Slave PIO to Secondary Master Slave PIO PIO means Programmed Input Output Rather than have the BIOS issue a series of commands to effect a transfer to or from the disk drive PIO allows the BIOS to tell the controller what it wants and then let the controller and the CPU perform the complete task by themselves Your system supports five modes O default to 4 which primarily differ in timing When Auto is select ed the BIOS will select the best available mode after checking your drive Auto The BIOS will automatically set the system according to your hard disk drive s timing Mode 0 4 You can select a mode that matches your hard disk drive s timing Caution Do not use the wrong setting or you will have drive errors Primary Master Slave UDMA to Secondary Master Slave UDMA These fields allow you to set the Ultra DMA in use When Auto is selected the BIOS will select the best available option after checking your hard drive or CD ROM Auto The BIOS will automatically detect the settings for you Disabled The BIOS will not detect these categories 2 OOS Setup OnChip SATA Device Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility OnChip SATA Device OnChip SATA Channel Enabled Item Help RAID INVOKE MODE AUTO OnChip SATA Type Native IDE Menu Level gt gt Combined Mode Enabled PA
90. m Files 85 44 MD RAIDxX per InstallShield Check HTTP SSL RAIDXpert has the ability to be installed with or without Secure Sockets Layer SSL support The setting can be changed at anytime Please read the RAIDXpert User s Manual for additional information External Http Security InstallShield Ready to Install the Program The wizard is ready to begin installation Click Install to begin the installation If you want to review or change any of your installation settings click Back Click Cancel to exit the wizard InstallShield 105 Supported Software 10 The driver has been com pletely installed Click Fin InstallShield Wizard Complete sh Setup has finished installing RAIDXpert on your computer Finish Cancel 106 Supported Software WebPAM Utility On the top row of the screen click the 1st icon to open the Chipset Driver menu 1 Click WebPAM Utility aie VEF e v Cw Chipset Driver 80 Drivers AMD South Bridge Drivers WebPAM Utility 2 The installation program is now ready to install the utility Click Next Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for WebPAM The InstallShield Wizard will install WebP4M on your computer To continue click Next 3 Read the license agreement then click I accept the terms of the license agree ment Click Next License Agreement Please read the following license agreeme
91. n i Audio Configuration Muting the Back Panel Audio for HD Audio only 1 Click Device advanced settings located on the upper right corner of the screen Select Mute the rear output device when a front headphone plugged in Click OK Wi Realtek HD Audio Manager es E pec es Main Volume i R i ip SetDefaultDevice Speaker Configuration Sound Effects Room Correction Default Format Speaker Configuration tithe rear output device when a front headphone plugged in Front Panel ake front and rear output devices playback two different audio streams Full range Speakers DIGITAL Front left and right Surround speakers Headphone Virtualization 2 Se REALTEK Cox 143 144 Appendix A ABS Auto Boost System The ABS Auto Boost System technology provides the convenience of saving and loading several OC settings It allows you to use the best OC setting to optimize your system s performance You can Auto Boost your system by simply pressing the F1 key ABS provides the following functions that are easy for users to operate e Backup OC profile e Load OC profile e Exchange OC profile Installing ABS 1 The ABS utility is included in the provided DVD Insert the DVD into an opti cal drive On the top row of the screen click the 6th
92. n clip onto the retention module base by fitting the hole s on the retention clip into the retaining tab s of the retention module base Hook the other side of the retention clip so that the hole s on the retention Retaining clip clip also fit into the retain ing tab s of the retention Retaining tab module base 4 Move the retention lever to its opposite side then push it down to lock the fan and heat sink assembly to the retention module base Retention lever Note x e You will not be able to secure the fan and heat sink assembly in place if it did not fit properly onto the retention module base e Make sure there is sufficient air circulation across the CPU fan and heat sink 5 Connect the CPU fan s cable connector to the CPU fan connector on the sys tem board 25 26 Hardware Installation memme Northbridge Heat Sink The Northbridge must be kept cool by using a heat sink The heat sink will dis sipate heat generated by the Northbridge Without the heat sink the Northbridge will overheat damaging both the Northbridge and the system board Omm lHard ware Installation Jumper Settings Clear CMOS Data 1 2 3 CCD 1 2 On Normal defau
93. n may not be identical to this one Onboard FDC Controller Enabled Enables the onboard floppy disk controller Disabled Disables the onboard floppy disk controller Onboard Serial Port 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Allows you to manually select an I O address for the onboard serial port Disabled Disables the onboard serial port CIR Port Address This field is used to select an I O address for the CIR device CIR Port IRQ This field is used to select an IRQ for the CIR device o BIOS Setup USB Device Setting Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility USB Device Setting USB 2 0 Controller 1 Enabled Item Help USB 2 0 Controller 2 Enabled USB 1 0 Controller Enabled Menu Level gt gt USB Keyboard Function Enabled USB Mouse Function Enabled Enable or Disable USB Storage Function Enalbed Universal Host Controller USB Mass Storage Device Boot Setting Interfacefor Universal Serial Bus USB Operation Mode N e Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one USB 2 0 Controller 1 USB 2 0 Controller 2 This field is used to enable or disable the Enhanced Host Controller Interface USB 2 0 USB 1 0 Controller This
94. nd LAN POTUS tagevatenidopuO dati bh de MUR EE LEN EIN DOR pus VEDI DE MMd GNE 33 ineo RON x mE 34 Internal l O Connectors sessssse mmn 35 Serial ATA CoOhnliecbOlGsssesediassubleqeR x Dui nda dn DRE REOR UN MUR DU Ma xu a DO DNE uf a 29 FDD Connector and IDE COnhfectOlusscudxaaxu vues es ia d wat doc nara e 36 Serial CON ConnectorS sus dcnunxox toe Foxikuxpiun xueateii ana ITO Ed DuxuP nan A 37 Bp cw a 39 Power COH CEOFS sae cstesuadwasqeiadaxtasasrdxtavtavcx suu dcedarxa E ELE TEMERE 40 Front Panel CONMECUONS arsesauieuvelattuu diputada eg dla Duwcr thon teuwy 42 PCI EXDI GSS S lOESaaasdutad petia iE e bn aU VIR dM edP MEE 44 Download Flash BIOS Connector sae Vines kasd od One ara CV itera aaa 44 Chapter 3 a 1 on ee ee re aiaia 45 Switchable Modes for Overclocking cccseeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeenaes 45 Easy MOdE M cmm 45 Advance Mode apre ducas nirea e teenies dn cce item cb ios i V 45 Award BIOS Setup Utility uscsecinad iacu voca nidum bua ad vlsa Voie ad ook ES 46 Standard CMOS Pegtull GS oxarexssi esu dd dckdsa tat unEQR UU XeRd CEU RENNES 47 Advanced BIOS Pestill amp S ocssuzseee add Qu zs Fg don an va aded iw vobi dev 51 Advanced Chipset FeatureS s ssssarsrnsnrsarnrnnnnnanasnnneranasannsnanan 54 Integrated Peripherals ssssssrssrarernnnanansnnrnnnnnnnnrnnnnnunnrennnnsnnnan 60 Power Management SeEkllD usdexeames se dam Sx xA R
95. nd release again in less than 4 sec to restore Pushing the power but ton for more than 4 seconds will power off the system Instant Off Pressing and then releasing the power button at once will immediately power off your system PowerOn By PCI Card Enabled This field should be set to Enabled only if your PCI card such as LAN card or modem card uses the PCI PME Power Management Event signal to remotely wake up the system Access to the LAN card or PCI card will cause the sys tem to wake up Refer to the card s documentation for more information Disabled The system will not wake up despite access to the PCI card ACPI XSDT Table Enable the ACPI XSDT table only when using a 64 bit mode OS The table does not support 32 bit mode OS such as Windows 2000 and Windows XP HPET Support The options are Enabled and Disabled Power On Function This field allows you to use the PS 2 keyboard or PS 2 mouse to power on the system Button only Default setting Uses the power button to power on the system Password When this option is selected set the password you would like to use to pow er on the system in the KB Power On Password field Hot Key When this option is selected select the function key you would like to use to power on the system in the Hot Key Power On field MS Move amp Click When this option is selected move or click the mouse to power on the sys tem Any Key Press any key to power on the system
96. ng which already exists in CMOS ESC Exit F1 General Help F7 Optimized Defaults The screen above list all the fields available in the CMOS Reloaded submenu for ease of reference in this manual In the actual CMOS setup you have to use the scroll bar to view the fields The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one CMOS Reloaded is especially helpful to overclockers who often go through the tiresome trial and error process of repeatedly changing the BIOS settings to come up with the most ideal overclocked setting By being able to save and load the settings it eliminates the tedious job of remembering several settings and or repeatedly resetting settings during the trial process The settings are stored in the SEEPROM SEEPROM is divided into 5 banks the backup bank and the 4 user defined banks c DOS Setup Auto Save Bootable Setting This field is used to automatically save the last bootable setting from CMOS to an area in the SEEPROM referred to as the backup bank To use this function 1 Set this field to Enabled 2 Select Save amp Exit Setup in the main menu then press Enter 3 Type Y then press Enter m f the changes to the setting allowed the system to boot the setting will be stored in the SEEPROM In other words if the system did not boot up the
97. nt carefully ATI Software End User License Agreement PLEASE READ THIS LICENSE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE SOFTWARE BY DOWNLOADING INSTALLING COPYING OR USING THE SOFTWARE YOU ARE AGREEING TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE IF YOU ARE ACCESSING THE SOFTWARE ELECTRONICALLY SIGNIFY YOUR AGREEMENT BY CLICKING THE AGREE ACCEPT BUTTON IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE PROMPTLY RETURN THE SOFTWARE TO THE PLACE WHERE YOU OBTAINED IT AND IF APPLICABLE YOUR MONEY WILL BE REFUNDED OR IF THE SOFTWARE WAS ACCESSED ELECTRONICALLY CLICK DISAGREE DECLINE AL E TE E L Cs 1 a Yo a ACTI 1 LT r accept the terms of the license agreement C do not accept the terms of the license agreement c InstallShield 107 108 5 Click Install to begin the 6 The utility has been com Su pported Software maMA Ii Y U 4 Click Next to install to the Wem destination folder or click Browse to select another Select folder where setup will install files folder Choose Destination Location Setup will install W ebPAM in the following folder To install to this folder click Next To install to a different folder click Browse and select another folder Destination Folder C Program Files ATI WebPAM InstallShield insta lation Ready to Install the Program The wizard is ready to begin installation Click Inst
98. ny objects such as another monitor or fan that may be creating a magnetic field around the display 3 Make sure your video card s output frequencies are supported by this moni tor The screen seems to be constantly wavering 1 If the monitor is close to another monitor the adjacent monitor may need to be turned off Fluorescent lights adjacent to the monitor may also cause screen wavering Power Supply When the computer is turned on nothing happens 1 Check that one end of the AC power cord is plugged into a live outlet and the other end properly plugged into the back of the system 2 Make sure that the voltage selection switch on the back panel is set for the correct type of voltage you are using m 3 The power cord may have a short or open new one if necessary Inspect the cord and install a Floppy Drive The computer cannot access the floppy drive 1 The floppy diskette may not be formatted Format the diskette and try again 2 The diskette may be write protected Use a diskette that is not write protect ed 3 You may be writing to the wrong drive Check the path statement to make sure you are writing to the targeted drive 4 There is not enough space left on the diskette Use another diskette with ad equate storage space 153 154 Troubleshooting le Hard Drive Hard disk failure 1 Make sure the correct drive type for the hard disk drive has been entered in t
99. o this one Date The date format is lt day gt lt month gt lt date gt lt year gt Day displays a day from Sunday to Saturday Month displays the month from January to December Date displays the date from 1 to 31 Year displays the year from 1994 to 2079 Time The time format is lt hour gt lt minute gt lt second gt The time is based on the 24 hour military time clock For example 1 p m is 13 00 00 Hour displays hours from 00 to 23 Minute displays minutes from 00 to 59 Second displays seconds from 00 to 59 47 48 BIOS Setup memmmm Primary IDE Master to Secondary IDE Slave These fields are used to configure Parallel ATA drives Move the cursor to a field then press Enter The following screen will appear Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Primary IDE Master IDE HDD Auto Detection Press Enter Item Help Primary IDE Master Auto Menu Level gt gt Access Mode Auto To auto detect the Capacity MB HDD s size head on Cylinder this channel Head Precomp Landing Zone Sector Ne Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one IDE HDD Auto Detection Detects the parameters of the drive The parameters will automatically be shown on the screen Primary IDE Master to Secondary IDE Sla
100. o a different folder Install Adobe Reader 7 0 5 to C Program Files x86 Adobe Acrobat 7 01 InstallShield Ready to Install the Program Setup is ready to begin installation Click Install to begin the installation If you want to review or change any of your installation folder click Back Click Cancel to exit setup InstallShield Setup Completed Setup has successfully installed Adobe Reader 7 0 5 Click Finish to exit setup InstallShield 129 130 Chapter 5 RAID The AMD SB710 chip alows configuring RAID on Serial ATA drives It supports RAID 0 1 0 1 10 RAID Levels RAID 0 Striped Disk Array without Fault Tolerance RAID O uses two new identical hard disk drives to read and write data in parallel interleaved stacks Data is divided into stripes and each stripe is written alter nately between two disk drives This improves the I O performance of the drives at different channel however it is not fault tolerant A failed disk will result in data loss in the disk array RAID Mirroring Disk Array with Fault Tolerance RAID 1 copies and maintains an identical image of the data from one drive to the other drive If a drive fails to function the disk array management software directs all applications to the other drive since it contains a complete copy of the drive s data This enhances data protection and increases fault tolerance to the entire system Use two new
101. on of that bank Current BIOS Setting This option will save the current BIOS setting to the User Defined Setting Bank Last BIOS Setting This option will save the last saved BIOS setting to the User Defined Setting Bank 89 BIOS Setup sn se User Defined Setting Bank 1 2 3 4 Bank Description To name the BIOS setting move the cursor to Bank Description then press Enter You can enter up to 60 characters Providing a name to the BIOS setting will allow you to easily remember the settings in the bank Save to this Bank To save the BIOS setting move the cursor to Save to this Bank then press Enter Type Y then press Enter This will save the current setting or the last saved setting to this bank depending on the option selected in the Save Setting to Bank With field If you want to immediately reboot to use the new settings make sure to save before you exit the BIOS setup utility by selecting Y in the Save amp Exit Setup submenu Load from this Bank To load the setting saved in the bank move the cursor to Load from this Bank then press Enter The setting in this bank will replace the current setting Make sure to save before you exit the BIOS setup utility by selecting Y in the Save amp Exit Setup submenu Hotkey You can now load a BIOS setting during system boot up bypassing the lengthy process of entering the BIOS utility to load a setting
102. ont audio m N Oo Oo wn P 2 Oo OS 20 0 Z o l a z2 3 xt lt x Rear Panel Audio e Center Subwoofer Jack Orange This jack is used to connect to the center and subwoofer speakers of the au dio system e Rear Right Left Jack Black This jack is used to connect to the rear right and rear left speakers of the audio system e Side Right Left Jack Gray This jack is used to connect to the side left and side right speakers of the audio system e Line in Light Blue This jack is used to connect any audio devices such as Hi fi set CD player tape player AM FM radio tuner synthesizer etc e Line out Front Right Left Jack Lime This jack is used to connect to the front right and front left speakers of the audio system e Mic in Jack Pink This jack is used to connect an external microphone mm Hardware Installation Front Audio The front audio connector is used to connect to the line out and mic in jacks that are at the front panel of your system Internal I O Connectors Serial ATA Connectors a T OLLUTODE OADD ci
103. our version may not be identical to this one HT Link Width The options are Auto 8 bit and 16 bit HT Link Tristate The options are Auto Disabled CAD CTL and CAD CTL CLK UnitID Clumping The options are Auto Disabled PCIE GFX and PCIE amp GFX 86 CPU Feature Move the cursor to this field and press Enter the following screen will appear Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility CPU Feature AMD CIE Support Disabled Item Help Advanced Clock Calibration Disabled Value All Cores 2 Menu Level gt Value Core 0 2 Value Core 1 2 Value Core 2 2 Value Core 3 2 Secure Virtual Machine Mode Disabled AMD Family 10h Down Core Auto AMD CPU Stepping PO N Move PU PD Change Priority F10 Save ESC Exit F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one AMD C1E Support The options are Disabled and SoftWare SMI Advanced Clock Calibration This field is used to configure the advanced clock calibration The options are Disabled Auto All Cores and Per Core Value All Cores to Value Core 3 These fields are used to select the core value The options are Ox to 12x Secure Virtual Machine Mode The options are Enabled and Disabled AMD Family 10h Down Core The options are Auto Single Core Dual Core Tri Core and Quad Core AMD CPU Stepping The options are
104. outh Bridge Drivers On the top row of the screen click the 1st icon to open the Chipset Driver menu 1 Click AMD South Bridge 7 Drivers iT jar Chipset Driver AMD RS880 Drivers CT OTOXS 2 Click Install to install to the i destination folder or click Browse to select another folder Wr Setup will install 9 8 vista32 64 sb in the following folder To install in a xul different folder click Browse and select another folder Click Install to start 7 the installation Destination Folder ATI Support 9 8 _vista32 64 sb Browse Space required 60 7MB Space available 157 9GB Cancel 3 Select the language for this xe m installation then click OK Select the language for this installation from the choices below r lt 2 English United States Y 103 Supported Software r e 4 The installation program is extracting the files needed to install the driver Preparing to Install RAIDXpert Setup is preparing the InstallShield Wizard which will guide you through the program setup process Please wait Extracting RAIDXpert msi aem 0L 3 5 The installation program is now ready to install the driver Click Next Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for RAIDXpert The InstallShield Wizard will install RAIDXpert on your computer To continue click Next 6 Read the license agreement gx then click I accept the terms in the l
105. p Link ASPM Disabled Link Width Auto Menu Level gt Slot Power Limit W 75 N e Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one The options are Auto Disabled Software Initiated and Advertised RC Link AS The options are Disabled LOs L1 and LOs amp L1 c BIOS Setup Link Width The options are Auto x1 x2 x4 and x8 Slot Power Limit W This field is used to enter the slot s power limit The minimum is O and the maximum is 255 NB SB Port Features Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility NB SB Port Features Link ASPM Item Help Link Width Menu Level gt Ne Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Link ASPM The options are Disabled and L1 Link Width The options are Auto x1 x2 and x4 57 BIOS Setup sn H E IGX Configuration Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility IGX Configuration Internal Graphics Mode UMA SidePort Item Help UMA Frame Buffer Size Auto Frame Buffer Location Above 4G Menu
106. ptions is denied Use the arrow keys to highlight Set User Password and press Enter Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Genie BIOS Setting Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Reloaded Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Management Setup Set User Password PnP PCI Configurati it Setup Enter Password i PC Health Status ut Saving Esc Quit Tob lt 7 Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Load Fail Safe Defaults Type in the password You are limited to eight characters When done the mes sage below will appear Confirm Password You are asked to verify the password Type in exactly the same password If you type in a wrong password you will be prompted to enter the correct password again To delete or disable the password function highlight Set User Password and press lt Enter gt instead of typing in a new password Press the lt Esc gt key to return to the main menu 93 94 BIOS Setup sss 4 Save amp Exit Setup When all the changes have been made highlight Save amp Exit Setup and press Enter Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Genie BIOS Setting Advanced BIOS Features gt CMOS Reloaded Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Management Setup Se
107. r section in chapter 4 for more information 5 Run the ATI Catalyst Control Center utility to enable Hybrid Graphics 133 Chapter 7 Cool n Quiet Technology 6 Cool n Quiet Technology The AMD Cooln Quiet technology allows the system to detect the CPU s tasks and utilization status When the CPU s task slows down the system effectively lowers power consumption by lowering its CPU speed and voltage subsequently decreasing its noise level To enable the Cool n Quiet technology the following settings are required 1 Install the Cool n Quiet driver 2 Configure Power Management in Windows Step 1 Install the Cool n Quiet Driver AMD s website provides free download of the Cool n Quiet driver Make sure to install the appropriate driver for the CPU that you are using Step 2 Configure Power Management in Windows 1 On the Windows desktop click Start then select Control Panel 2 In Control Panel double click the Power Options icon File Edt View Favorites Tools Help A Q O X Ds Eros F A X EY i Address F Control Penei i EXE 3 1 Li 4 Ten vs Control Panel e ES ET DA EN 27 o Add or inem i Accessibility Add Hardware Administrative Date and Time Display Folder Options Automatic Ir Switch to Category View Options Remov Tools Updates e Fr cua 12 2 9 2975209 Fonts Game Internet Keyboard i Mouse Nero Windows Update Controllers Options ImageDrive 9 Help and
108. rate is 100MB s The system board allows configuring RAID on Serial ATA devices It supports RAID 0 1 01 Gigabit LAN e The JMicron JMC250 PCI Express Gigabit LAN chip supports up to 1Gbps data rate CMOS Reloaded CMOS Reloaded is a technology that allows storing multiple user defined BIOS settings by using the BIOS utility to save load and name the settings This is especially useful to overclockers who require saving a variety of overclocked set tings and being able to conveniently switch between these settings simultane ously Genie BIOS L e The options in Genie BIOS allows configuring the system to optimize system per formance and overclock capability 13 14 Introduction a CPU Overheat Protection CPU Overheat Protection has the capability of monitoring the CPU s temperature during system boot up Once the CPU s temperature exceeded the temperature limit pre defined by the CPU the system will automatically shutdown This pre ventive measure has been added to protect the CPU from damage and insure a safe computing environment Chapter 2 Hardware Installation System Board Layout DIMM2 DIMM 4 M fea DIMM 1 DIMM 3l K dm PS 2 power CPU fan Se Se Ge select JP7 HH HH HDMI Top Coaxial RCA r Bottom Optical 5 EXE 12V power 8 DVI I port 25 DVI D signal only 12 HERB HDMI DVI HERB select JP20 JP21 10 USB 0 3 power
109. rior to installing any memory modules Failure to do so will cause severe dam age to the motherboard and components DIMMA r Channel A DIMM 2 dus Channel B DIMM 4 DRAM Power LED The four DIMM sockets are divided into 2 channels Channel A DIMM 1 and DIMM 2 Channel B DIMM 3 and DIMM 4 Hardware Installation The system board supports the following memory interface Single Channel SC Data will be accessed in chunks of 64 bits 8B from the memory channels Virtual Single Channel VSC If both channels are populated with different memory configurations the MCH defaults to Virtual Single Channel Dual Channel DC Dual channel provides better system performance because it doubles the data transfer rate Dynamic Mode Addressing This mode minimizes the overhead of opening closing pages in memory banks al lowing for row switching to be done less often BIOS Setting Configure the system memory in the Genie BIOS Setting submenu of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information 17 The table below lists the various optimal operating modes that should be config ured for the memory c
110. s with the AMD RD890 RD790 RS780 RX780 RS780D RS880 serials boards InstallShield Fill in the necessary infor Emo orome meina Wird Es mation then click Next Customer Information Please enter your information User Name ER Organization e Install this application for Anyone who uses this computer all users Only for me DFI InstallShield 125 re 8 Click Yes if you want to Supported Software Click Next to install to the Emo orome Insilshield Wizsra fes designated folder or click AMD lick install to this folder or click Chi install diffe e to select another Sher ie insi ta is folder or cli ange to install to a different The futurs Bifdilon Install AMD OverDrive to C Program Files x86 AMD OverDrive InstallShield create a shortcut on your desktop then click Next Please make your selection below Would you like a shortcut placed on your desktop 9 Yes C No InstallShield 9 Click Install to begin the GJANGGNSDWEIRHGENSUWENU TT UE installation AMD z1 126 The wizard is ready to begin installation The f is fusi Click Install to begin the installation If you want to review or change any of your installation settings dick Back Click Cancel to exit the wizard InstallShield Supported Software 10 The installation program AMD TE is currently installing the installing amp OverDrive
111. select JP5 EWV 1990S 1 E JMicron HS JMC250 xL um it 4i ist fan DRAM B PCIE 1 Power LED 1l pH pn un HELLE ELE E E E GG HHHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EE EEEEEEEEE oo USB 4 5 USB 6 7 2nd fan es 1 PCIE Gen 1 J PCIE E om Gen 2 select xn L m WE O9 1 1 Rea te a Dn D Hnnc USB 8 9 USB 10 11 ALC885 anm S PDIF i 1cNEED Fan 3 bas Serres REDEE SATA3 SATA4 SATA5 Front audio PEREGRINI ISSN USB 4 11 11 power Eg PCI 1 select JP6 ETEFETEEETERTE EE TTE E EE EE ETE TERTII TTITITIT ap SPI Flash SATA 0 SATA 1 SATA 2 ITITTTTTTTTTTT TETTE niririiii CMOS Gee cee SYS1 FAN Front panel JP10 YS2 FAN 19 a COM 1 FDD S s HERE en EE 15 16 Hardware Installation memme Important A Electrostatic discharge ESD can damage your system board processor disk drives add in boards and other components Perform the upgrade instruction procedures described at an ESD workstation only If such a station is not available you can provide some ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap and attaching it to a metal part of the system chassis If a wrist strap is unavailable establish and maintain contact with the system chassis throughout any procedures requiring ESD pro tection System Memory Important A When the DRAM Power LED lit red it indicates that power is present on the DIMM sockets Power off the PC then unplug the power cord p
112. sk Key The system boot will not stop for a disk or keyboard error it will stop for all other errors Base Memory Displays the amount of base or conventional memory installed in the system The value of the base memory is typically 512K for systems with 512K memory installed on the motherboard or 640K for systems with 640K or more memory installed on the motherboard Extended Memory Displays the amount of extended memory detected during boot up Total Memory Displays the total memory available in the system o BIOS Setup Advanced BIOS Features The Advanced BIOS Features allows you to configure your system for basic op eration Some entries are defaults required by the system board while others if enabled will improve the performance of your system or let you set some fea tures according to your preference Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features Hard Disk Boot Priority CPU Internal Cache External Cache Quick Power On Self Test First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Boot Other Device Boot Up Floppy Seek Boot Up Numlock Status Typematic Rate Chars Sec Typematic Delay Msec Security Option MPS Version Control For OS OS Select For DRAM gt 64MB HDD S M A R T Capability Full Screen LOGO Show Press Enter Enabled Enabled Menu Level gt gt Enabled Floppy Hard Disk CDROM Enabled Disabled On 610 250 Setup 1
113. t A The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 2720mA A Hard ware Installation USB Power Select p Ben did ded fon LEE E O sees OL mum p ERN um e 1 2 3 1 2 3 USB 0 3 E oD CED 1 2 On 5V 2 3 On 5VSB default 3 2 1 3 2 1 USB 4 11 ae CE cop 1 2 On 5V 2 3 On 5VSB default Selecting 5VSB will allow you to use the USB keyboard or USB mouse to wake up the system A Important PCIE Gen Gen 2 Select The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 21 5A 2 devices or 22A 3 or more devices 1 2 On Gen 2 default 2 3 On Gen 1 Set this jumper according to the typ
114. t ES Realtek High Definition Audio e Working Configure Set Default Properties 137 138 Dual Display Configuration v v 7 Dual Display Configuration The table below lists the supported dual display configuration Playback of HD DVD and Blu ray Discs Refer to the recommended or better system requirements for better playback quality Memory Two 1GB DDR3 1066MHz memory modules with dual channel mode enabled BIOS Setup At least 256MB of UMA Frame Buffer Size refer to chapter 3 BIOS Setup Advanced BIOS Features section for more information Playback Software CyberLink PowerDVD 8 0 or later Note Hardware Acceleration must be enabled HDCP compliant monitor s Chapter 9 Audio Configuration Configuring 2 4 5 1 7 Channel Audio The 6 audio jacks at the rear panel of the system board support 2 4 5 1 7 1 channel audio The illustration below shows the default audio jack assignments ME NI center Biore In Speaker Out a u 9 e ear Speaker Out Front Speaker OU Sid e e a jide Mic In lo 8 Speaker Out Xll Audio Channel Configuration The integrated HD High Definition audio provides jack retasking capability that allows you to change the function of each jack through the audio driver For example in a 4 channel audio configuration if a Side speaker is plugged into the Center Subwoofer speaker out jack you can retas
115. t User Password PnP PCI Configuratic PC Health Status SAVE to CMOS and EXIT Y N Esc Quit T 4 lt Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Load Fail Safe Defaults Type Y and press lt Enter gt The modifications you have made will be written into the CMOS memory and the system will reboot You will once again see the initial diagnostics on the screen If you wish to make additional changes to the setup press Ctrl Alt Esc simultaneously or Del after memory testing is done 2 X BIOS Setup Exit Without Saving When you do not want to save the changes you have made highlight Exit With out Saving and press Enter Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Genie BIOS Setting Advanced BIOS Features gt CMOS Reloaded Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Management Setup Set User Password PnP PCI Configurati Setup PC Health Status Quit Without Saving Y N N t Saving Esc Quit T L4 4 5 Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Load Fail Safe Defaults Type Y and press lt Enter gt The system will reboot and you will once again see the initial diagnostics on the screen If you wish to make any changes to the setup press Ctrl Alt Esc simultaneously or Del after memory testing is don
116. ted in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or televi sion reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver e Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Notice 1 The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment 2 Shielded interface cables must be used in order to comply with the emission limits Table of Contents Soe Dio T 2 UBS RONDE TI 2 FCC and DOC Statement on Class B eeeeeene 3 bi cur js cpm 7 Static Electricity Precautions ccccccecceeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeeeees 8 Safety Measures 8 About the Package MM Mt 9 Before Usin
117. the system chassis before plugging the power cord Battery Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommend by the manufac turer Dispose of used batteries according to local ordinance About the Package The system board package contains the following items If any of these items are missing or damaged please contact your dealer or sales representative for as sistance One system board One IDE cable Two Serial ATA data cables One Serial ATA power cable One I O shield One DVD One multilingual installation guide NANANANAAAN The system board and accessories in the package may not come similar to the information listed above This may differ in accordance to the sales region or models in which it was sold For more information about the standard package in your region please contact your dealer or sales representative Before Using the System Board Before using the system board prepare basic system components If you are installing the system board in a new system you will need at least the following internal components e A CPU e Memory module e Storage devices such as hard disk drive CD ROM etc You will also need external system peripherals you intend to use which will nor mally include at least a keyboard a mouse and a video display monitor 10 Processor Expansion Slots BIOS Graphics Audio rial ATA with AU Po D e AMD
118. tom you want to install then click Next 8 Read the license agreement then click Accept Welcome Select Express or Custom Install and then dick Next G Express Custom Analyze Customize Default Installation Location TI Technologies K Tom Clancy s i sci a http ati amd com nas E JV End User License Agreement PLEASE READ THIS LICENSE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE SOFTWARE BY USING THE SOFTWARE YOU ARE AGREEING TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE 1 License The software accompanying this License hereinafter Software regardless of the media on which it is distributed are licensed to you by Advanced Micro Devices Inc C AMD for use solely in conjunction with AMD hardware products purchased with the Software AMD Hardware You own the medium on which the Software is recorded but AMD and AMD s Licensors referred to collectively as AMD retain title to the Software and related documentation You may a use the Software solely in conjunction with the AMD Hardware on a single computer b make one copy of the Software in machine readable form for backup purposes only You must reproduce on such copy AMD s copyright notice and any other proprietary legends that were on the original copy of the Software C transfer all your license rights in the Software provided you must also transfer a copy of this License the backup copy of the Software the AMD Hardware and the related documentation
119. tup utility Select Save amp Exit Setup then press lt Enter gt 4 Type lt Y gt and press lt Enter gt 5 Reboot the system Step 3 Configure RAID in the RAID BIOS When the system powers up and all drives have been detected the AMD BIOS status message screen will appear Press the lt F4 gt key to enter the utility The utility allows you to build a RAID system on Serial ATA drives Step 4 Install the RAID Driver During OS Installation The RAID driver must be installed during the Windows XP installation using the F6 installation method This is required in order to install the operating system onto a hard drive or RAID volume when in RAID mode or onto a hard drive when in AHCI mode 1 Start Windows Setup by booting from the installation CD 2 Press lt F6 gt when prompted in the status line with the Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver message 3 Press lt S gt to Specify Additional Device 4 At this point you will be prompted to insert a floppy disk containing the RAID driver Insert the RAID driver diskette 131 132 5 Locate for the drive where you inserted the diskette then select RAID or AHCI controller that corresponds to your BIOS setup Press Enter to confirm You have successfully installed the driver However you must continue installing the OS Leave the floppy disk in the floppy drive until the system reboots itself because Windows setup
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121. urn Off If CPUTemp This field is used to select the CPU s temperature at which the CPU fan will rotate at a start speed which is the slowest speed Note 1 If the CPU temperature runs between the highest set in the CPUFan Fully On If CPUTemp field and lowest set in the CPUFan Turn Off If CPUTemp field temperature the system will automatically adjust the CPU fan s speed according to the temperature 2 If you want to reduce the CPU fan s noise or prevent CPU overheat select a lower temperature in the CPUFan Fully On If CPUTemp field to allow the CPU fan to rotate full speed at the selected lower tem perature SYS1 Fan Fully On If SYSTemp This field is used to select the system s temperature at which the chassis fan will rotate at full speed SYS1 Fan Turn Off If SYSTemp This field is used to select the system s temperature at which the chassis fan will rotate at a start speed which is the slowest speed Note x If the system s temperature runs between the highest set in the SYS Fan Fully On If SYSTemp field and lowest set in the SYSFan Turn Off If SYSTemp field temperature the system will automatically adjust the chassis fan s speed according to the temperature SYS2 Fan Fully On If NB Temp This field is used to select the Northbridge chip s temperature at which the chip s fan will rotate at full speed SYS2 Fan Turn Off If NB Temp This field is used to select the Northbridge chip s temperature at whic
122. uti ity The program features you selected are being installed Please wait while the InstallShield Wizard installs AMD OverDrive This may take several minutes Status 11 Click Finish InstallShield Wizard Completed The InstallShield Wizard has successfully installed AMD OverDrive Click Finish to exit the wizard AMD The future is fusion 127 Supported Software E Adobe Acrobat Reader 7 05 On the top row of the screen click the last icon to open the Manuals menu 1 Click Adobe Acrobat Read er 7 05 l Om ve fr E Manuals Adobe Acrobat Reader 7 05 LP BI 785G M35 Series European Version LP BI 785G M35 Series Asian Version AMD OverDrive Installation Guide Chinese Version LP BI 785G M35 Genie BIOS Guideline 2 Click Next to continue InstallShield 3 Setup is now ready to in jHXdobeResder705 Setup stall Click Next 9p a Welcome to Setup for Adobe Reader 7 0 5 Setup will install Adobe Reader 7 0 5 on your computer To continue click Next WARNING This program is protected by copyright law and international treaties InstallShield 128 4 Click Next to install or click Change Destination Folder to select another folder 5 Click Install to begin instal lation 6 Click Finish to exit instal laion Supported Software Destination Folder Click Next to install to this folder or click Change to install t
123. ve If you select Auto the BIOS will auto detect the HDD amp CD ROM drive at the POST stage and show the IDE for the HDD amp CD ROM drive If a hard disk has not been installed select None Access Mode For hard drives larger than 528MB you would typically select the LBA type Certain operating systems require that you select CHS or Large Please check your operating system s manual or Help desk on which one to select Capacity Displays the approximate capacity of the disk drive Usually the size is slightly greater than the size of a formatted disk given by a disk checking program Cylinder This field displays the number of cylinders 2c BIOS Setup Head This field displays the number of read write heads Precomp This field displays the number of cylinders at which to change the write tim ing Landing Zone This field displays the number of cylinders specified as the landing zone for the read write heads Sector This field displays the number sectors per track Internal Phy SATA 1 to Internal Phy SATA 4 These fields are used to configure Serial ATA drives Move the cursor to a field then press Enter The following screen will appear Note The fields for configuring Serial ATA drives will appear only if the Serial ATA function is Enabled Enable this function in the Integrated Peripher als submenu of the BIOS Phoenix AwardBIOS CMO
124. will need to copy the files again from the floppy disk to the Windows installation folders After Windows setup has copied these files again remove the floppy diskette so that Windows setup can reboot as needed Chapter 6 Hybrid Graphics Based on the ATI CrossFire multi GPU technology Hybrid Graphics takes gaming experience to the next level Hybrid Graphics is a combination of the integrated graphics and a discrete graphics card delivering high quality gaming images and improved performance Its multi GPU performance capabilities enhance gaming performance productivity and platform power efficiency to the mainstream PC Basic Requirements 1 Windows Vista operating system 2 A Hybrid Graphics supported discrete graphics card 3 Minimum of 1GB system memory 4 256MB onboard graphics RAM Hybrid Graphics Setup 1 Configure the BIOS Set the UMA Frame Buffer Size field to 256MB Set the Surround View field to Enabled Refer to the IGX Configuration section Advanced Chipset Features submenu of the Award BIOS in chapter 3 for more information 2 Install the AMD RS880 chipset driver then restart the system for the new driver to take effect Refer to the AMD RS880 Driver section in chapter 4 for more information 3 Install a graphics card Hybrid Graphics supports only one discrete graphics card to work with the integrated GPU 4 Install the graphics driver Refer to the ATI Radeon Drive
125. wing pages for more information on these submenus CPU Feature 1 HT Link Control Memory Current Value This field will show the current value of the system memory Timing Mode Auto The BIOS will automatically detect all DRAM timing MaxMemClk This option uses the maximum DRAM clock Manual This option allows you to manually select the DRAM s clock speed Memory Clock Value or Limit This is used to select the clock speed of the DIMM 77 78 BIOS Setup SS AMD K8 Cool amp Quiet Control Auto Enables AMD s Cool n Quiet technology This function allows the system to de tect the CPU s tasks and utilization status When the CPU s task slows down the system effectively lowers power consumption by changing its CPU speed and voltage subsequently decreasing its noise level Disabled Disables AMD s Cool n Quiet technology CPU NB Voltage This field allows you to manually adjust to a higher core voltage that is supplied to the Northbridge If you want to use the Northbridge s default core voltage leave this field in its default setting CPU Clock Ratio This field is used to select the CPU s frequency ratio CPU NB Clock Ratio This field is used to select the NB s frequency ratio HT Link Frequency The options are Auto 200MHz 400MHz 600MHz 800MHz and 1 GHz CPU VID Special Add This is used to select the voltage supplied to the CPU DRAM Voltage Control This is used to select the voltage supplied to th

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