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1. 0 m oni SATA 3 3 SATA 4 a or 1 EERE ER E a So o ag aan SATA o teen e SATA 2 ee E AE E m A Connect one end of the Serial ATA cable to JI SATA 3 JIO SATA 4 J21 SATA 1 or J20 SATA 2 and the other end to your Serial ATA device BIOS Setting Enable or disable the onboard SATA in the Genie BIOS Setting submenu of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Configuring RAID on Serial ATA Drives The system board allows configuring RAID across Serial ATA drives and Parallel ATA drives It supports RAID O RAID I O and JBOD The following must be set accordingly Set the IDE RAID field to Enabled Integrated Peripherals submenu IDE Function Setup section of the Award BIOS 2 Configure the Ext Phy SATA RAID to Ext Phy SATA 4 RAID fields appropriately Integrated Peripherals submenu I
2. Power Switch Reset Switch The presence of the power switch and reset switch on the system board are user friendly especially to DIY users They provide convenience in powering on and or resetting the system while fine tuning the system board before It is installed into the system chassis oe Chapter 3 BIOS Setup 3 1 Award BIOS Setup Utility The Basic Input Output System BIOS is a program that takes care of the basic 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 appear 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 lt Ctrl gt lt Alt
3. Sm 2 T Munun nNNANANNNNNANANNAN ANa nnana naona Kaanan 4 7 The system board is equipped with a shrouded floppy disk drive connector for connecting two standard floppy disk drives To prevent improper floppy cable installation the shrouded floppy disk header has a keying mechanism The 34 pin connector on the floppy cable can be placed into the header only if pin of the connector Is aligned with pin of the header Connecting the Floppy Disk Drive Cable Install one end of the floppy disk drive cable into the shrouded floppy disk header J23 on the system board and the other end most connector to the drive you want to designate as Drive A If you are connecting another drive Drive B install the middle connector of the cable to the drive The colored edge of the daisy chained ribbon cable should be aligned with pin of J23 BIOS Setting Enable or disable this function in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information ad 2 Hardware Installation 2 6 3 Serial ATA Connectors E
4. weal e DRAM Power LED JE 0 o Bee EE J B a E a Z 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 49 Hardware Installation 2 6 8 Power Connectors 10 20 JE gi 12V 5V iii Te svsB efe 5V Jie O PW OK 5V i Ground Ground aj FOV Ground ali Ground Ground S Bele
5. The system board has a standard parallel port Burgundy at loca tion CNI for interfacing your PC to a parallel printer lt supports SPR ECP and EPP Setting Function SPP Standard Parallel Port Allows normal speed operation but in one direction only ECP Extended Capabilities Port Allows parallel port to operate in bidirectional mode and at a speed faster than the SPP s data transfer rate ERP Enhanced Parallel Port BIOS Setting Allows bidirectional parallel port op eration at maximum speed Select the parallel port s mode in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information 3 Hardware Installation 2 5 3 S PDIF HE 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 9 0 0 9 i l S PDIF in S PDIF out lees 8 z Ja PDIF out E Key GND
6. ice 394 Ti i EE R B TE m lO9 gaffe oe Ground Key SS l 12V fused A 12V fused Q E z TPB TPB Oo mn Ground Ground rm ay A L ee TPA SS e j E kinoa m 394_2 The system board is equipped with an onboard IEEE 394 port at location CN3 IEEE 1394_1 of the system board It is also equipped with an IEEE 1394 connector at location J8 1394_2 for connecting an additional 1394 device Your 394 port may come mounted on a card edge bracket Install the card edge bracket to the system chassis then insert the connector that is attached to the 1394 port cable to J8 Make sure pin of the cable connector is aligned with pin of the J8 BIOS Setting Enable or disable the onboard 1394 in the Genie BIOS Setting submenu of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Hardware Installation 2 5 6 RJ45 Fast Ethernet Port
7. 123 FE g 2 On Normal 2 3 On default Clear CMOS Data If you encounter the following a CMOS data becomes corrupted b You forgot the keyboard supervisor or user password c You are unable to boot up the computer system because the processors clock ratio was incorrectly set in the BIOS 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 Power off the system and unplug the power cord 2 Set JP2 pins 2 and 3 to On Wart for a few seconds and set JP2 back to its default setting pins and 2 On 3 Plug the power cord and power on the system If your reason for clearing the CMOS data is due to incorrect setting of the processor s clock ratio in the BIOS please proceed to step 4 Hardware Installation After powering on the system press lt Del gt to enter the main menu of the BIOS Select the Genie BIOS Setting submenu and press lt Enter gt Set the processor s clock ratio to its default setting or an appro priate bus clock or ratio Refer to the Genie BIOS Setting section in chapter 3 for more information Press lt Esc gt to return to the main menu of the BIOS setup utility Select Save amp Exit Setup and press lt Enter gt lype lt Y gt and press lt Enter gt 2 28 Hardware Installation 2
8. i RJ45 LAN Pome lt q F The system board is equipped with an onboard RJ45 fast ethernet LAN port at location CN4 of the system board It allows the system board to connect to a local area network by means of a network hub BIOS Setting Enable or disable the onboard LAN in the Genie BIOS Setting submenu of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Driver Installation Install the LAN Drivers Refer to chapter 4 for more information 2 36 Hardware Installation 2 5 7 Universal Serial Bus Ports aa Four onboard USB 2 0 1 1 po
9. 8 88 BIOS Setup Max Async Latency This field is used to select the DRAM maximum asynchronous latency time Read Preamble Time This field is used to select the time prior to the max read DOS retum when the DOS receiver is turned on Idle Cycle Limit This field is used to select the cycle of MemCLKs before forcibly closing precharging an open page Dynamic Counter This field is used to enable the dynamic idle cycle counter R WV Queue Bypass This field is used to select the number of times the first operation in the DCI read write queue can be bypassed before the arbiter is overridden and the first operation is chosen Bypass Max This field is used to select the number of times the first entry in DCQ can be bypassed in arbitration before the arbiter choice is disallowed 32 Byte Granularity This field is used to determine whether the burst counter should be enabled to optimize data bus bandwidth for 32 byte access BIOS Setup 3 1 8 2 FSB Bus Frequency This field provides several options for selecting the FSB of the CPU The available options allow you to adjust the CPU s bus clock by MHz increment Important Selecting a bus frequency other than the default setting may result to the CPU s or systems instability and are not guaranteed to provide better system performance 3 1 8 3 AGP Bus Frequency This field is used to select the AGP clock 3 1 8 4 Clock Spread Spectrum Leave thi
10. BIOS Setup 3 1 5 10 Power On By Alarm Enabled VVhen Enabled you can set the time you would like the Soft Power Down Soft Off PC to power on in the Time dd hh mm of Alarm field However if the system Is being accessed by incoming calls or the net work prior to the time set in the field the system will give priority to the incoming calls or network Disabled Disables the automatic power on function default 3 1 5 11 Day of Month Alarm 0 The system will poweron everyday according to the time set in the Time hh mm ss Alarm field 3 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 3 1 5 12 Time hh mm ss of Alarm This is used to set the time you would like the system to power on 8 Q BIOS Setup 3 1 6 PnP PCI Configurations This section describes configuring the PCI bus system It covers some very technical tems and It Is strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes to the default settings Phoenix AwardBIOS CHOS Setup Utility PnP PCI Configurations Reset Configuration Data Disabled Item Help Resources Controlled By PCI VGA Palette Snoop Tlee Move Enter Select PU PD Value F1 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help 9 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F Optimized Defaults The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version ma
11. Important P gt Although this function is supported we do not recommend that you use a higher voltage because unstable current may be supplied to the system board causing damage 3 1 8 14 CPU VID Special Control This field provides more options to further adjust the voltage of the Cru 90 BIOS Setup 3 1 8 15 Chipset Voltage Control This field allows you to manually select higher voltage supplied to the chipset If you want to use the default voltage leave this field in tts default setting Important P gt Although this function is supported we do not recommend that you use a higher voltage because unstable current may be supplied to the system board causing damage 3 1 8 16 DRAM Voltage Control This field allows you to manually select higher voltage supplied to the DRAM If you want to use the DRAM s default voltage leave this field in tts default setting Important Although this function is supported we do not recommend that you use a higher voltage because unstable current may be supplied to the system board causing damage 3 1 8 17 SATA I SATA 2 Control This field is used to enable or disable SATA and or SATA 2 3 1 8 18 SATA 3 SATA 4 Control This field is used to enable or disable SATA 3 and or SATA 4 3 1 8 19 AC97 Audio Auto Select this option when using the onboard audio Disabled Select this option when using a PCI sound card 3 1 8 20 Onboard 1394 Control Optional This field
12. p 7 20 Appendix A System Error Messages Pel OT Caer cetera eee E E E I ag Ham bl SS col Sere eee eee eee eee I Appendix B Troubleshooting Ba HROUBISS HOCUS CSCS reena E E I3 Chapter Introduction 1 Specifications Processor e AMD Athlon 64 up to 3700 e Socket 54 System Bus 600MT s HyperTransport interface Chipset nVIDIA nForce3 250Gb System Memory e Three 184 pin DDR SDRAM DIMM sockets e Supports single channel 64 bit wide memory interface e Supports up to 3GB memory when using DDR333 Supports up to 2GB memory when using DDR400 e Supports PC2 700 DDR333 and PC3200 DDR400 DDR SDRAM DIMM e Supports x8 x16 non ECC up to 512Mb DDR devices e Supports unbuffered DIMM BIOS e Award BIOS CPU DRAM AGP overclocking e CPU DRAM Chipset overvoltage e 4Mbit flash memory e AMD Cool n Quiet technology Energy Efficient Design e Supports ACPI specification and OS Directed Power Management e Supports ACPI STR Suspend to RAM function Wake On Events include Wake On PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Wake On Ring external modem Wake On LAN RTC timer to power on the system e AC power failure recovery Introduction Hardware Monitor e Monitors CPU system temperature e Monitors 2V 5V 3 3V Vcore Vbat 5Vsb Vchipset Vdram Vagp voltages e Monitors the speed of the CPU fan chassis fan and 2nd fan e CPU Overheat Protection function monitors CPU tempera
13. 48 Hardware Installation 2 6 6 Cooling Fan Connectors ARR 3 fe Sense Ground i a Power CPU fan Power Ground Sense 3 2nd fan J i i t n Power O p l L Ground Sense E m B ke PERRET m 3 Chassis fan Connect the CPU fan s cable connector to the CPU fan connector 16 on the system board The 2nd fan connector J6 and chassis fan connector J15 are used to connect additional cooling fans The cooling fans will provide adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the CPU and system board components BIOS Setting The PC Health Status submenu of the BIOS will display the current speed of the cooling fans Refer to chapter 3 for more information Hardware Installation 2 6 7 DRAM Power LED and Standby Power LED
14. Advanced BIOS Features Removable Device Priority Press Enter Hard Disk Boot Priority CD ROM Boot Priority Virus Warning CPU Internal Cache External Cache Quick Power On Self Test First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Boot Other Device Swap Floppy Drive Boot Up Floppy Seek Boot Up NumLock Status Gate A20 Option Typematic Rate Setting Typematic Rate Chars Sec Typematic Delay Msec Security Option APIC Mode MPS Version Control For OS OS Select For DRAM gt 64MB HDD S M A R T Capability Full Screen LOGO Show Small Logo EPA Show Enabled Tle Move Enter Select PU PD Value F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults aen F1 General Help 3timized Defaults The screen above list all the fields available in the Advanced BIOS Features 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 BIOS Setup 3 1 2 1 Removable Device Priority This field is used to select the boot sequence of the removable devices Move the cursor to this field then press lt Enter gt Use the Up or Down arrow keys to select a device then press lt gt to move It up or lt gt to move It down the list Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Item Help Removable Device Priority Tl Move PU PD Change Priority F10 Save ESC Exit F5 Pr
15. System Board User s Manual 81000414 Copyright This publication contains information that is protected by copyright No part of tt may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any transformation adaptation without the prior writ ten permission from the copyright holders 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 2004 All Rights Reserved Trademarks Windows 98 Windows 98 SE Windows ME Windows 2000 Windows NT 4 0 and Windows XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation AMD and Athlon are registered trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices Inc nVIDIA is a registered trademark of NVIDIA Corporation VIA is a registered trademark of VIA Technologies Inc Award is a registered trademark of Award Software Inc Other trademarks and registered trademarks of prod ucts appearing in this manual are the properties of their respective holders Caution To avoid d
16. However if your hard drive has a large capacity tt will take a longer time to format Parallel Port The parallel printer doesn t respond when you try to print Make sure that your printer is turned on and that the printer Is on line 2 Make sure your software is configured for the right type of printer attached 3 Verify that the onboard LPT port s I O address and IRQ settings are configured correctly 4 Verify that the attached device works by attaching it to a parallel port that is working and configured correctly If t works the printer can be assumed to be in good condition If the printer remains inoperative replace the printer cable and try again Serial Port The serial device modem printer doesn t output anything or is outputting garbled characters 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 115 16 Troubleshooting e 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 Make sure the COM settings and I O address are configured correctly Keyboard Nothing happens when a key on the keyboard was pre
17. One code indicates that a video error has occured and the BIOS cannot initialize the video screen to display any additional information This beep code consists of a single long beep followed by three short beeps The other code indicates that a DRAM error has occured This beep code consists of a single long beep A 2 Error Messages One or more of the following messages may be displayed if the BIOS detects an error during the POST This list indicates the error messages for all Awards BlOSes CMOS BATTERY HAS FAILED The CMOS battery is no longer functional It should be replaced Caution Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to the battery manufacturers instructions CMOS CHECKSUM ERROR Checksum of CMOS Is incorrect This can indicate that CMOS has become corrupt This error may have been caused by a weak battery Check the battery and replace If necessary DISPLAY SWITCH IS SET INCORRECTLY The display switch on the motherboard can be set to ether monochrome or color This indicates the switch is set to a different System Error Message setting than indicated in Setup Determine which setting is correct either turn off the system and change the jumper or enter Setup and change the VIDEO selection FLOPPY DISK S fail 80 Unable to reset floppy subsystem FLOPPY DISK S fail 40 Flo
18. 54 pin CPU socket on the system board Fy i Fie cscs E as 0 oz U o sn 20 Hardware Installation 4 Unlock the socket by pushing the lever sideways away from the socket then lifting tt up to a 90 angle Make sure the lever Is lifted to at least this angle otherwise the CPU will not fit in properly 5 Position the CPU above the socket The gold mark on the CPU must align with the corner of the CPU socket refer to the enlarged view shown below Important Handle the CPU by its edges and avoid touching the pins AMD Athion 64 DF 468635L 30083 og u Ss Gold mark 2 Hardware Installation 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 without exerting any force Important Do not force the CPU into the socket Forcing the CPU into the socket may bend the pins
19. 6 HDD Down In Suspend The default setting is Disabled When enabled the hard drive will be powered off once the system enters the Suspend mode 3 1 5 7 Soft Off by PBTN This field allows you to select the method of powering off your system Delay 4 Sec Regardless of whether the Power Management func tion is enabled or disabled if the power button Is pushed and released in less than 4 sec the system enters 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 and release again in less than 4 sec to restore Pushing the power button 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 3 1 5 8 WOL PME From Soft Off Set this fleld to Enabled to wake up the system via the onboard LAN or via a LAN card that uses the PCI PME Power Management Event signal to remotely wake up the system Access to the LAN card will cause the system to wake up Refer to the card s documentation for more information 3 1 5 9 WOR RI From Soft Off Set this field to Enabled to wake up the system via an external modem or via a modem card that uses the PCI PME Power Management Event signal to remotely wake up the system Access to the modem card will cause the system to wake up Refer to the cards documentation for more information 1
20. Set Voltage Control 1 60 U DRAM Voltage Lontrol Z SATA 1 SATA 2 Control Enabled SATA 3 SATA 4 Control Enabled ACTS Audis Auto On Board 1394 Control Enabled HAC Lan nVIDIAD Auto HAC Media Interface RGHII Hachine HACCHU Address Disabled x MACCHUD Address Input Press Enter Tle ctMove Enteri elect PUFPOIValue Fil ave ESClExit FiriGeneral Help FS Previous Values Fo Fail Safe Defaults Fr Optimized Defaults The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Move the cursor to this field and press lt Enter gt The following screen will appear Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility DRAM Configuration DRAM Frequency Set Mhz Auto CPC Command Per Clock Auto CAS Latency Control Tcl Auto Henu Level gt b gt RASH to CASH delay Tred Auto Min RASH active time Tras Auto Places an artificial Row precharge time Auto memory clock limit on Row cycle time Auto the system Memory is Row refresh cyc time Trfc Auto prevented from Row to Row delay Trrd Auto running faster than Write recovery time Twr Auto this frequency Write to Read delay Twtr Auto Read to Write delay Trwt Auto Refresh period Tref Auto Write CAS Latency Twcl Auto DRAM Drive Strength Level 3 Max Async Latency Auto Read Preamble Time Auto IdleCycle Limit Auto Dynamic Counter Auto R W Queue Bypass Auto Bypass Hax Auto 32 Byte Granularity Auto Tle Move Enter
21. and damage the CPU 7 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 Side tab 22 Hardware Installation 2 3 3 Installing the Fan and Heat Sink The CPU must be kept cool by using a CPU fan with heat sink Without sufficient air circulation across the CPU and heat sink the CPU will overheat damaging both the CPU and system board Note 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 follow the installation guide in the package Before you Install the fan heat sink you must apply a thermal paste onto the top of the CPU The thermal paste is usually 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 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 system board comes with the retention module base already installed ___ Retention module base Z3 Hardware Installation 3 Place the heat sink
22. configured Serial ATA drives Installing the RAID Driver 2 Start Windows Setup by booting from the installation CD Press lt F6 gt when prompted at the beginning of Windows setup Press lt S gt to select Specify Additional Device At this point you will be prompted to insert a floppy disk containing the RAID driver Insert the NVRAID Driver diskette Locate for the drive where you inserted the diskette then select NVIDIA nForce3 ATA Controller to install the driver Now press lt S gt again to specify another device This time select NVIDIA nForce3 ATA RAID Class Controller Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation Supported Software 4 1 4 WinFlash WinFlash is a Windows based program that allows you to flash the BIOS under an operating system To install please follow the steps below On the left side of the autorun screen click the TOOLS icon 2 Click WinFlash on the main menu The following screen will appear v VinFlash Setup Wintdash Jig Welcome to the WinFlash Setup program This program will install WinFlash on your computer LB Shoe Binge toate pap ac ial as ss Eas before running this Setup program Click Cancel to quit Setup and then close any programs you have running Click Next to continue with the Setup program WARNING tis poser is protected by copyright law and international tre Unauthorized reproduction or distribu
23. e 2 connectors for 4 additional external USB 2 0 1 1 ports e connector for external IEEE 394 port Optional e front audio connector for external line out and mic in jacks e CD in internal audio connector e S PDIF connector for optical cable connection IrDA connector e 4 Serial ATA connectors e 2 IDE connectors e floppy connector e 20 pin ATX power connector e 4 pin ATX 2V power connector e front panel connector e 3 fan connectors e EZ touch switches power switch and reset switch Expansion Slots e AGP 8x 4x slot e 5 PCI slots PCB e AIX form factor 30 5cm 12 x 24cm 9 44 Introduction 2 Special Features of the System Board AMD Athlon 64 The system board supports the AMD Athlon 64 processor AMD Athlon 64 provides superior computing for many software applications by allowing both 32 bit and 64 bit applications to run simultaneously on the same platform The operating system and software are able to process more data and access a tremendous amount of memory which improves the overall system performance 21 timing which provides better system stability is supported in CG or later revisions of the AMD Athlon 64 processor You can select the memory timing in the Genie BIOS Setting submenu DRAM Configuration section of the BIOS AMD Cool n Quiet Technology The AMD Cool n Quiet technology allows the system to detect the CPU s tasks and uti
24. gt When the DRAM Power LED lit red it indicates that power is present on the DDR sockets Power off the PC then unplug the power cord prior to installing any memory modules Failure to do so will cause severe damage to the motherboard and components E aei DDR DDR 2 DDR 3 Bee The system board supports DDR SDRAM DIMM Double Data Rate SDRAM DDR SDRAM is a type of SDRAM that doubles the data rate through reading and writing at both the rising and falling edge of each clock This effectively doubles the speed of operation therefore doubling the speed of data transfer Refer to chapter System Memory section for detailed specification of the memory supported by the system board Hardware Installation Maximum system memory e Supports up to 3GB memory when using DDR333 e Supports up to 2GB memory when using DDR400 Note s If you are installing more than one double rank D
25. is used to enable or disable the onboard IEEE 1394 3 1 8 21 MAC LAN nVIDIA This field is used to enable or disable the onboard LAN controller 9 92 BIOS Setup 3 1 8 22 MAC Media Interface The options are MII RGMII and Pin Strap 3 1 8 23 Machine MAC NY Address Enable this field to enter the MAC NV Address in the field below 3 1 8 24 MAC NV Address Input Move the cursor to this field and press lt Enter gt then enter the MAC address BIOS Setup 3 1 9 Load Fail Safe Defaults The Load Fail Safe Defaults option loads the troubleshooting default values permanently stored in the ROM chips These settings are not optimal and turn off all high performance features You should use these values only if you have hardware problems Highlight this option in the main menu and press lt Enter gt Phoenix AwardBIOS CHOS Setup Utility Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Fail Safe Defaults CYH H le Esc Quit F Henu in BIOS t 4 z Select Item Fil Save amp Exit Setup If you want to proceed type lt Y gt and press lt Enter gt The default settings will be loaded 2 3 a BIOS Setup 3 1 10 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 lt Enter gt Phoenix AwardBIO CHOS Setup Utility Load Optimized D
26. n e a SPDIF in ees Ree BB ya fa CHET gt 5 B EE l m Pisin nla The system board is equipped with an onboard S PDIF in RCA jack red and a S PDIF out RCA jack yellow at locations CNS and CN 7 respectively The S PDIF connector at location J3 is for optical S PDIF cable con nection Connect the optical audio cable connector of your S PDIF module to J3 Make sure pin of the audio cable connector is aligned with pin of J3 DO NOT use RCA S PDIF and optical S PDIF at the same time 32 Hardware Installation 2 5 4 Serial Port i ooo0oo0o000000000 J 22222222 a a COM The system board is equipped with an onboard serial port Teal Turquoise at location The serial port is an RS 232C asynchronous communication port with 6C550A compatible UARTs that can be used with a modem serial printer remote display terminal or other serial devices BIOS Setting Select the serial port s I O address in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information os a4 Hardware Installation 2 5 5 IEEE 1394 Optional
27. 00000000000000 0000000000000 0000000000000000 0000000000000 oo000000000000000000000000000 o0000000000000000000000000000 o 0000000000000000 0000000000 o0o00000000 0000000000 IEEE 1394_1 USB 2 i mw GE USB 3 4 12V power Line in Front R L A Mic in Center Subwoofer Rear R L 2nd fan BY Side R L fase 1 1 AR SEC IDE PRI IDE 1 IEEE 1394_2 AGP I PCI PCI 2 nVIDIA nForce3 250Gb PCI 3 System beep_ 1 OID select P5 IrDA PCI 4 100 de PEPE EE PEEP PEEP PEGREaiad ECodec ees 6 USB 5 6 USB 7 8 Battery S PDIF 10D PCI 5 PEPPER EEE EEE EEE PEPiiaaige Front audio CD in T Chasse tan PWR LED ATX SW L Standby d ES 71 Power LED hed BEEBE 1 HD LEDRESET SPEAKER 100D Clear CMOS JP2 Power Reset Hardware Installation gt Warning Electrostatic discharge ESD can damage your system board proces sor 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 protection 2 2 System Memory gt Warning
28. 1 7 PC Health Status Phoenix AwardBIOS CHOS Setup Utility PC Health Status Shutdown Temperature Disabled Item Help PUFan Fully ON If CPUTemp E aye i CPUFan Turn OFF If CPUTemp ChaFan Fully ON If S STemp ChaFan Turn OFF If S STemp Tle Move Enter Select PU PD V Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help 9 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 3 1 7 1 Shutdown Temperature You can prevent the system from overheating by selecting a tem perature in this field If the system detected that its temperature exceeded the one set in this field it will automatically shutdown 3 1 7 2 CPUFan Fully On If CPUTemp This field is used to select the CPU temperature that will allow the CPU fan to rotate at full speed 3 1 7 3 CPUFan Turn Off If CPUTemp This field is used to select the CPU temperature that will allow the CPU fan to rotate at a start speed which is the slowest speed Note If the CPU temperature runs between the highest set in the CPUFan Fully On If CPU Temp field and lowest set in the CPUFan Turn Off If CPUlemp 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 CPUlemp field to allow th
29. 4 2 System Beep Select I ca P5 1 2 3 1 2 3 00o COD er ig 2 On 2 3 On BEER cmm PC Speaker Line out Front R L JP5 is used to select the system s beep messages and warnings to come from the line out front R L jack or the PC speaker Hardware Installation 2 5 Rear Panel I O Ports Line out Front R L fe Parallel IEEE ie ov Mouse _ a 1394 LAN YS Center am a m Sze Subwoofer L Rear R L a e lio Side R L yt A am ecet eea PS 2 UPORI COM USB l 2 USB 3 4 Mic in S PDIF out The rear panel I O ports consist of the following e PS 2 mouse port e PS 2 keyboard port e Parallel port S PDIF in jack e S PDIF out jack e COM port e IEEE 1394_I port optional e USB ports e LAN port Line in jack e Line out Front right left jack Mic in jack Center subwoofer jack e Rear right left jack Side r
30. DE Function Setup section of the Award BIOS 3 Run the NVIDIA RAID BIOS utility by pressing the lt FIQ gt key after the system powers up The utility is used to configure and manage RAID on both Serial ATA and Parallel ATA drives Hardware Installation 4 Install the NVRAID driver by using the provided nVRAID Driver floppy diskette The driver must be installed if you are in the process of installing Windows XP or Windows 2000 on RAID configured Serial ATA drives 5 Install the NVIDIA Windows nForce Drivers For steps to 3 refer to chapter 3 for more information For steps 4 and 5 refer to chapter 4 for more information to 44 Hardware Installation 2 6 4 IDE Disk Drive Connector E 4 A SEC IDE i PRI IDE 40 39 40 39 I q Ln 7 a 5 Wi E E J E LE 2 a SEC IDE PRI IDE OU Go E EEN O
31. DR400 the maximum DRAM speed will automatically be limited to the speed of a DDR333 However the BIOS provides the option of manually adjusting the speed to DDR400 by selecting 200 in the DRAM Frequency Set Mhz field Genie BIOS Setting submenu DRAM Configuration section of the BIOS BIOS Setting Configure the system memory in the Genie BIOS Setting submenu DRAM Configuration section of the BIOS 2 2 1 Installing the DIM Module A DIM module simply snaps into a DIMM socket on the system board Pin of the DIM module must correspond with Pin of the socket Notch J E Key Tab Tab Pin Pull the tabs which are at the ends of the socket to the side 2 Position the DIMM above the socket with the notch in the module aligned with the key on the socket 3 Seat the module vertically into the socket Make sure it is completely seated The tabs will hold the DIMM in place Hardware Installation 2 2 2 Memory Configuration Install DDR DIMMs according to the memory configuration below No DIMM DIMM 2 DIMM 3 T 2T single rank empty empty DDR400 DDR400 empty single rank empty DDR400 DDR400 empty empty single rank DDR400 DDR400 double rank empty empty DDR400 DDR400 empty double rank empty DDR400 DDR400 empty empty double rank DDR400 DDR400 2
32. Disabled 74 Enables the onboard floppy disk controller Disables the onboard floppy disk controller BIOS Setup 3 1 4 18 Onboard Serial Port Auto The system will automatically select an I O address for the onboard serial port SFE IRQ4 2FS IRQ3 3ES IRQO4 ZES IRQ3 Allows you to manually select an I O address for the onboard serial port Disabled Disables the onboard serial port 3 1 4 19 Onboard IRDA Select Auto Automatically detects the IrDA device Disabled Disables the onboard IrDA 3 1 4 20 IR Mode Select This field is used to select the type of IrDA standard supported by your IrDA device For better transmission of data your IrDA peripheral device must be within a 30 angle and within a distance of meter 3 1 4 21 UR2 Duplex Mode Half Data is completely transmitted before receiving data Full Transmits and receives data simultaneously 3 1 4 22 Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 3BC IRQ7 278 IRQ5 Selects the I O address and IRQ for the onboard parallel port Disabled Disables the onboard parallel port 3 1 4 23 Parallel Port Mode The options are SPP EPP ECP and ECP EPR These apply to a standard specification and will depend on the type and speed of your device Refer to your peripherals manual for the best option SPP Allows normal speed operation but in one direction only ECP Extended Capabilities Port Allows parallel port to operate in bidirectional mode and at a speed faster than the no
33. E 5V PS ON o Ground Ground J 3 3V alae ek C Soy 3 3V oo c Gol EA 2 E DE Ground H Ground cz A m I2Y Lav 4 3 Use a power supply that complies with the ATX12V Power Supply Design Guide Version 1 1 An ATXI2V power supply has a standard 20 pin ATX main power connector and a 4 pin 12V power connector that must be inserted onto 24 and CNY connectors respectively The 4 pin 12V power connector enables the delivery of more 2VDC current to the processor s Voltage Regulator Module VRM The system board requires a minimum of 250 Watt power supply to operate Your system configuration amount of memory add in cards peripherals etc may exceed the minimum power requirement To ensure that adequate power is provided use a 300 Watt or greater power supply Hardware Installation 2 6 9 Front Panel Connectors a HD LED SPEAKER RESET 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 po
34. ENT FOR MICROSOFT SOFTWARE Supplemental EULA IMPORTANT READ CAREFULLY These Microsoft Corporation Microgott operating system components Including any online or electronic documentation OS Components are subject to the terms and conditions of the agreement under which you have licensed the applicable Microsoft operating system product described gt 0 accept the agreement C dont accept the agreement nen tea 3 Click accept the agreement then click Next 4 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 5 Reboot the system for the driver to take effect 1Q3 O4 Supported Software 4 1 2 NVIDIA Windows nForce Drivers The NVIDIA Windows nForce Drivers contains the following e NVIDIA GART Driver e NVIDIA SMBus Driver e NVIDIA Ethernet Driver e NVIDIA IDE Driver e NVIDIA Audio Driver To install NVIDIA Windows nForce Drivers please follow the steps below On the left side of the autorun screen click the CHIPSET icon 2 Click nVidia nF3 250Gb Drivers on the main menu The following screen will appear Click Next ILA Windows ni orce NYI ce Drivers NVIDIA Windows nForce Drivers 3 The following screen will appear Select the drivers you want to install he drivers will be installed automatically Make sure you have selected NVIDIA IDE Driver because this driver will replace Windows ATA drivers enabling the proces
35. IOS Setup 3 1 1 3 Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave Secondary IDE Master and Secondary IDE Slave Move the cursor to the Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave Secondary IDE Master or Secondary IDE Slave field then press lt Enter gt The following screen will appear Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility rimary IDE Master IDE HDD Auto Detection Press Enter Primary IDE Master Access Mode eee Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save Sr ate F1l General Help Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults 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 automati cally be shown on the screen Primary IDE Master Slave and Secondary IDE Master Slave The drive type information should be included in the documentation from your hard disk vendor 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 dhrive 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 3 1 BIOS Setup Capacity Displays the approximate capacity of th
36. M refreshes refreshing may be incomplete and DRAM may fail to retain data Row Cycle Time Trc This field is used to select the row cycle time RAS active or auto refresh of the same bank BIOS Setup Row Refresh Cyc Time Trfc This field is used to select the row refresh cycle time Auto refresh active to RAS active or RAS to auto refresh similar to Irc Row to Row Delay Trrd This field is used to select the row to row delay time of different banks Write Recovery Time 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 precharge Write to Read Delay Twtr This field is used to select the write to read delay time This is measured from the rising edge of the last non masked data strobe to the rising edge of the next read command Read to Write Delay Trwt This field is used to select the read to write delay time Although this is not a DRAM specified timing parameter it is related to the routing latencies on the clock forwarded bus This is measured from the first address bus slot which is not associated with part of the read burst Refresh Period Tref This field is used to select the number of clock cycles between each refresh Write CAS Latency Twcl This field is used to select the write CAS latency time DRAM Drive Strength This field is used to select a level of the DRAM drive strength
37. OM Auto The BIOS will automatically detect the settings for YOU Disabled The BIOS will not detect these categories 3 1 4 5 IDE Prefetch Mode This allows data and addresses to be stored in the internal buffer of the chip thus reducing access time Enable this field to achieve better performance 72 BIOS Setup 3 1 4 6 Init Display First This field is used to select whether to initialize the AGP or PCI first when the system boots Onboard AGP When the system boots it will first initialize the AGP PCI Slot When the system boots it will first initialize PCI 3 1 4 7 OnChip USB This field is used to enable or disable USB I I and or USB 2 0 3 1 4 8 USB KB Storage Support If you are using a USB keyboard or USB storage devices set this field to Enabled 3 1 4 9 USB Mouse Support If you are using a USB mouse set this field to Enabled 3 1 4 10 IDE DMA Transfer Access This field is used to enable or disable the DMA transfer function of an IDE hard drive 3 1 4 11 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 3 1 4 12 Power On By Button Set this field to Enabled if you are using the power button to power on the system 73 BIOS Setup 3 1 4 13 Power On By Mouse Disabled Mouse M
38. SB Ports The system board supports USB 2 0 and USB I ports USB supports 2Mb second bandwidth while USB 2 0 supports 480Mb second bandwidth providing a marked improvement in device transfer speeds between your computer and a wide range of simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals Dual Function Power Button Depending on the setting in the Soft Off By PBIN field of the Power Management Setup this switch will allow the system to enter the Soft Off or Suspend mode AGP Accelerated Graphics Port AGP is an interface designed to support high performance 3D graphics cards It utilizes a dedicated pipeline to access system memory for texturing z buffering and alpha blending The AGP slot supports AGP 8x Q0 8V with up to 2 1 3GB sec bandwidth and AGP 4x 1 5V with up to 1066MB sec bandwidth for 3D graphics applications AGP in this system board will deliver faster and better graphics to your PC Introduction Wake On Ring This feature allows the system that Is in the Suspend mode or Soft Power Off mode to wake up power on to respond to calls coming from an external modem or respond to calls from a modem PCI card that uses the PCI PME Power Management Event signal to remotely wake up the PC Important If you are using a modem add in card the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support a minimum of 2720mA Wake On LAN This feature allows the network to remotely wake up a Soft Powe
39. Select PU PD Value F1 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 85 86 BIOS Setup DRAM Frequency Set Mhz This field is used to set a memory clock limit on the system This will prevent the memory speed from running faster than this frequency Command Per Clock CPC This field is used to enable the DRAM commands and address that will be driven for 2 clock cycles and select the second phase of the 2 clock command and address CAS Latency Control Tcl This field is used to select the clock cycle of the CAS latency time The option selected specifies the timing delay before SDRAM starts a read command after receiving It RAS to CAS Delay Trcd When DRAM refreshes both rows and columns are addressed separately This field is used to select the delay time from RAS Row Address Strobe to CAS Column Address Strobe when reading and writing to the same bank The lesser the clock cycle the faster the DRAM s performance Min RAS Active Time Tras This field is used to select the minimum time RAS takes to read from and write to a memory cell Row Precharge Time Trp This field is used to select the number of cycles that is allowed for Row Address Strobe RAS to precharge If insufficient time is allowed for the RAS to accumulate its charge before DRA
40. acement or alteration of components and product specifications 2 The warranty is void if the product has been subjected to physical abuse improper installation modification accidents or unauthorized repair of the product 3 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 4 We will not be liable for any indirect special incidental or consequencial damages to the product that has been modified or altered Table of Contents Chapter Introduction Les STIG A ONG cssectscertatenetsretersestitetectiegrienttastenccnceauncelsunneiainteltante 2 Sp cial Features OF the Sytem DOAN arrcsttscrsstnsearnenenensrl a ale EE CE e ter eres rre ttn ter ttre err tee Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Doh o LAV CUE E N EET La S N MCMC aae E E P E E o E A E Zk WAS o E De a Oe A ete tenteaiarbistetanpeeeteetes Oxo man Se algae ase meee ee nr erence ener reer eee Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility SAL The Bac Input Dupuit Syo E T esseen 3 2 NVRAID BIOS ssesssessssresesresesresesreseeresreresresesresesresneresrereseeonsresasresrereseeresrerenresnas sa Pan Tie B A eE Chapter 4 Supported Softwares 4 1 Drivers Utilities and Software Applications hed ASTANA ON NOLES a E E NRE 6
41. amage to the system e Use the correct AC input voltage range To reduce the risk of electric shock e Unplug the power cord before removing the system chassis cover for installation or servicing After installation or servicing cover the system chassis before plugging the power cord Battery e Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced e Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommend by the manufacturer e Dispose of used batteries according to the battery manufactur ers instructions 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 5 of the FCC rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated 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 television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user Is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equip
42. ault The rear audio is enabled Pins 5 6 and 9 10 open The front audio is enabled The rear audio is disabled Driver Installation Install the Audio Drivers An audio software application program will at the same time be installed into your system Refer to chapter 4 for more information 27 Hardware Installation 2 6 I O Connectors 2 6 1 CD in Internal Audio Connector Ground r Ground l o E Left audio Right audio ss EEE channel channel o n CEO O O ieee 4 TER i m aa ll The CD in 4 connector is used to receive audio from a CD ROM drive TV tuner or MPEG card AO Hardware Installation 2 6 2 Floppy Disk Drive Connector E
43. cess only to your system but not to setup set a users password with the System option se lected in the Advanced BIOS Features If you want a user to enter a password when trying to access setup set a users password with the Setup option selected in the Advanced BIOS Features Using users password to enter Setup allows a user to access only Set User Password that appears in the main menu screen Access to all other options is denied Use the arrow keys to highlight Set User Password and press lt Enter gt Set User Password t LI Esc Quit F Henu in BIOS t 4 Select Item Fil Save amp Exit Setup Type in the password You are limited to eight characters When done the message 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 Io 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 BIOS Setup 3 1 13 Save amp Exit Setup When all the changes have been made highlight Save amp Exit Setup and press lt Enter gt Phoenix AwardBIO S CHOS Setup Utility S SAUE to CHOS and EXIT YZ Setup Esc Quit F Henu in BIOS z Select Item Fil Save amp Exit Setup Type Y and press
44. cts the boot sector and partition table of your hard disk drive When this field is enabled the Award BIOS will monitor the boot sector and partition table of the hard disk drive If an attempt is made to write to the boot sector or partition table of the hard disk drive the BIOS will halt the system and an error message will appear After seeing the error message if necessary you will be able to run an anti virus program to locate and remove the problem before any damage Is done Many disk diagnostic programs which attempt to access the boot sector table will cause the warning message to appear If you are running such a program we recommend that you first disable this field Also disable this field if you are installing or running certain operating systems like Windows 95 98 2000 ME XP or the operat ing system may not install nor work GA BIOS Setup 3 1 2 5 CPU Internal Cache and External Cache These fields speed up the memory access The default is Enabled which provides better performance by enabling cache 3 1 2 6 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 Ena bled 3 1 2 7 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 Seco
45. denied unless the correct 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 3 1 2 16 APIC Mode Leave this field in tts default setting 3 1 2 17 MPS Version Control for OS This field is used to select the MPS version that the system board is USING 3 1 2 18 OS Select for DRAM gt 64MB Select the OS2 option only if the system that is running an OS 2 operating system has greater than 64MB RAM 3 1 2 19 HDD S M A R T Capability The system board supports SMART Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology hard drives SMART is a reliability prediction 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 BIOS Setup 3 1 2 20 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 UD Disabled The logo will not appear during system boot up 3 1 2 21 Small Logo EPA Show Enabled The EPA logo will appear during system boot up Disabled The EPA logo will not appear during system boot up 6 BIOS Setup 3 1 3 Advanced Chipset Featur
46. djacent to the monitor may also cause screen wavering Power Supply When the computer is turned on nothing happens 2 3 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 Make sure that the voltage selection switch on the back panel is set for the correct type of voltage you are using The power cord may have a short or open Inspect the cord and install a new one If necessary Floppy Drive The computer cannot access the floppy drive 2 The floppy diskette may not be formatted Format the diskette and try again The diskette may be write protected Use a diskette that is not write protected You may be writing to the wrong drive Check the path state ment to make sure you are writing to the targeted drive There is not enough space left on the diskette Use another diskette with adequate storage space Troubleshooting Hard Drive Hard disk failure 2 Make sure the correct drive type for the hard disk drive has been entered in the BIOS If the system is configured with two hard drives make sure the bootable first hard drive is configured as Master and the sec ond hard drive is configured 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 for mat it is likely a cable connection problem
47. dth You can also select another mode from the options available in this field BIOS Setup 3 1 3 3 AGP 2 0 Speed This field is used to configure AGP 2 0 mode card that supports AGP 4x with up to Q66MB sec bandwidth You can also select another mode from the options available in this field 3 1 3 4 AGP Fast Write This field is used to enable or disable the AGP Fast Write function AGP Fast Write allows the CPU to send data directly to the graphics controller skipping the system memory his improves the speed accordingly 3 1 3 5 AGP SideBand Address Auto The system will run according to the mode of the AGP card installed on the system board Disabled Disables AGP 3 0 mode 3 1 3 6 CPU Thermal Throttling Thermal throttling regulates the thermal environment by alternating between running the processor at full speed and placing the processor in a sleep state whenever the upper limits of the thermal envelop are reached 3 1 3 7 Special I O for PCI Card Set this field to Enabled to configure the Base I O Address and I O Length fields 3 1 3 8 System BIOS Cacheable When this field is enabled accesses to the system BIOS ROM addressed at FOQQQH 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 69 70 BIOS Setup 3 1 4 Integrated Peripherals Phoenix AwardBIOS CHOS Setup Utility Integrated Pe
48. e CPU fan to rotate full speed at the selected lower temperature 8 3 BIOS Setup 3 1 7 4 ChaFan Fully On If SYSTemp This field is used to select the system temperature that would allow the chassis fan to rotate at full speed 3 1 7 5 ChaFan Turn Off If SYSTemp This field is used to select the system temperature that would allow the chassis fan to rotate at a start speed which is the slowest speed Note If the system temperature runs between the highest set in the Charan Fully On If SYSTemp field and lowest set in the ChaFan Turn Off If SYSlemp field temperature the system will automatically adjust the chassis fans speed according to the temperature 3 1 7 6 ATX 3 3V Voltage ATX 5 0V Voltage ATX 12V Voltage AGP Slot Voltage ATX 5VSB Voltage Battery Voltage CPU Temperature SYS Temperature 1 2 CPU Chassis 2nd Fan Speed These fields will show the output voltage temperature and fan speed of the monitored devices or components 94 Phoenix fAwardBIOS CHOS Setup Utility Genie BIOS Setting DRAM Configuration Press Enter FSB Bus Frequency Henu Level b AGP Bus Frequency Clock Spread Spectrum Disabled DRAH timing and LOT Downstream Width uto control LOT Upstream Width futo LOT FSE Frequency Ratio futo CPUSFSE Frequency Ratio uto ES Cool n Quiet Support Disable CPU Core Woltage Chip Set Woltage ee Voltage CPU VID Control Auto CPU VID Special Control Auto Chip
49. e 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 Head This field displays the number of read write heads Precomp This field displays the number of cylinders at which to change the write timing 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 4 Drive A and Drive B These fields identify the types of floppy disk drives installed None No floppy drive is installed 360K 5 25 in 5 1 4 in standard drive 360KB capacity 2M 5 25 in 5 1 4 in Al type high density drive 2MB capacity 720K 3 5 in 3 2 in double sided drive 20KB capacity 1 44M 3 5 in 3 1 2 in double sided drive 44MB capacity 2 88M 3 5 in 3 1 2 in double sided drive 2 88MB capacity 5 58 BIOS Setup 3 1 1 5 Video This field selects the type of video adapter used for the primary system monitor Although secondary monitors are supported you do not have to select the type The default setting is EGA VGA EGA VGA Enhanced Graphics Adapter Video Graphics Array For EGA VGA SVGA and PGA monitor adapters CGA 40 Color Graphics Adapter Power up in 40 column mode CGA 80 Color Graphics Adapter Power up in 80 column mode Mono Monochrome adapter Includes high resolution mono c
50. efaults Load Optimized Defaults H H le Esc Quit F Henu in BIOS z Select Item Fil Save amp Exit Setup Type lt Y gt and press lt Enter gt to load the Setup default values BIOS Setup 3 1 11 Set Supervisor Password If you want to protect your system and setup from unauthorized entry set a supervisors 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 supervisors password with the Setup option selected in the Advanced BIOS Features You will not be prompted for a password when you cold boot the system Use the arrow keys to highlight Set Supervisor Password and press lt Enter gt Phoenix AwardBIO CHOS Setup Utility Set Supervisor Password t u Esc Quit F Henu in BIOS z Select Item FIO Save amp Exit Setup Type in the password You are limited to eight characters When done the message 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 Io delete or disable the password function highlight Set Supervisor 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 79 BIOS Setup 3 1 12 Set User Password If you want another user to have ac
51. el e EEDE i amsa E Configuring RAID on IDE Drives The system board allows configuring RAID across Parallel ATA drives and Serial ATA drives It supports RAID 0 RAID O I and JBOD For optimal performance install identical drives of the same model and capacity The drives matched performance allows the RAID array to function better as a single drive Set the IDE RAID field to Enabled Integrated Peripherals submenu IDE Function Setup section of the Award BIOS 2 Configure the Primary IDE Master RAID to Secondary IDE Slave RAID fields appropriately Integrated Peripherals submenu IDE Function Setup section of the Award BIOS 3 Run the NVIDIA RAID BIOS utility by pressing the lt FIO gt key after the system powers up The utility is used to configure and manage RAID on both Serial ATA and Parallel ATA drives 4 Install the NVIDIA Windows nForce Drivers For steps to 3 refer to chapter 3 for more information For step 4 refer to chapter 4 for more information Hardware Installation Connecting the IDE Disk Drive Cable The system board is equipped with two shrouded PCI IDE headers that will interface four Enhanced IDE Integrated Drive Electronics disk drives lo prevent improper IDE cable installation each shrouded PCI IDE header has a keying mechanism The 40 pin connector on the IDE cable can be placed into the header only if pin of the connector Is aligned with pin
52. er cords are tightly connected The electrical outlet to which your peripheral devices are con nected is working Test the outlet by plugging in a lamp or other electrical device 4 The monitor is turned on 5 The displays brightness and contrast controls are adjusted prop erly 6 All add in boards in the expansion slots are seated securely 7 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 2 Make sure that the monitors power switch Is on Check that one end of the monitors 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 control knob 13 14 Troubleshooting The picture seems to be constantly moving 2 The monitor has lost rts vertical sync Adjust the monitors vertical SYNC Move away any objects such as another monitor or fan that may be creating a magnetic field around the display Make sure your video card s output frequencies are supported by this monitor The screen seems to be constantly wavering If the monitor is close to another monitor the adjacent monitor may need to be turned off Fluorescent lights a
53. es Phoenix AwardBIOS CHOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Features AGP Aperture Size HB 128M AGP 2 0 Speed AGP Fast Write AGP Sideband Address CPU Thermal Throttling Special I 0 for PCI Card System BIOS Cacheable Tle Move Enter Select PU PD VYalue F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help 9 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 he default settings have been chosen because they provide the best operating conditions 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 3 1 3 1 AGP Aperture Size MB This field is used to select the size of the system RAM that can be allocated to the AGP for graphics purposes Aperture refers to a portion of the PCI memory address range that is dedicated for the graphics memory address space Host cycles that hit the aperture range are forwarded to the AGP without any translation 3 1 3 2 AGP 3 0 Speed This field is configurable only when you are using an AGP 3 0 mode card that supports AGP 8x with up to 2 1 3GB sec bandwi
54. ested operations a Question Do vou want to activatefOn the personal Firewall Mo Cancel 7 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 06 Supported Software NVIDIA ForceWare Network Access Manager After completing installation the NVIDIA web based Icon is automatically created on your desktop Double click this icon to launch the NVIDIA ForceWare Network Access Manager utility he utility allows you to configure the Ethernet interface features and personal Firewall for optimized security This prevents unauthorized access to your system s software or data kal h ForceWare Network Access Manager Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edit View Favorites Tools Help i Bacl x x E EA P Search Sp Favorites A media amp B oe E Address http 127 0 0 1 3476 cgi bin ncair exe menujindex html v EJ o Links Forceware Network Access Manager ft HOME 4 3 Ethernet w Personal Firewall E Administration ETHERNET FIREWALL ADMINISTRATION HELP lt Ethernet Setup alll Ethernet Information b Configure Ethernet interface features such as VLAN View Ethernet interface statistics in a graphical view sp driver performance tuning remote wakeup eed offloads and more Ca Firewall Setup alll Firewall Information Change the Firewall profiles including turning Firewall View Firewall statistics graphically Both packet and on off connec
55. evious Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F Optimized Defaults The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one 6 62 BIOS Setup 3 1 2 2 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 lt Enter gt Use the Up or Down arrow keys to select a device 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 Pri Master Item Help r 2 3 A J 6 l 8 Tl Move PU PD Change Priority F10 Save ESC Exit F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F Optimized Defaults The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one BIOS Setup 3 1 2 3 CD ROM Boot Priority This field is used to select the boot sequence of the CD ROM drives Move the cursor to this field then press lt Enter gt Use the Up or Down arrow keys to select a device then press lt gt to move It up or lt gt to move It down the list Phoenix AwardBIOS CHOS Setup Utility CD ROM Boot Priority Sec Master Item Help TL Move PU PD Change Priority F10 Save ESC Exit F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F Optimized Defaults The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one 3 1 2 4 Virus Warning This field prote
56. gt and lt Del gt keys simultaneously When you press lt Del gt the main menu screen will appear Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Esc QUIT F9 Menu in BIOS Tlwe Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup 3 1 1 BIOS Setup Standard CMOS Features Use the arrow keys to highlight Standard CMOS Features and press lt Enter gt A screen similar to the one below will appear Phoenix AwardBIOS CHOS Setup Utility Standard CHOS Features Time hh mm ss Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave Secondary IDE Master Secondary IDE Slave Drive A Drive B Video Halt On stimized Defau Tle Move Enter Select PU PD Value F1 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help Fy faults Fe Optimi lts Previous Values F Fail Safe Default The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one 3 1 1 1 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 to 31 Year displays the year from 1994 to 2079 3 1 1 2 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 p m is 13 00 00 Hour displays hours from OO to 23 Minute displays minutes trom OO to 59 Second displays seconds from OO to 59 55 B
57. hrome adapters 3 1 1 6 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 Disk Key The system boot will not stop for a disk or keyboard error it will stop for all other errors 3 1 1 7 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 BIOS Setup 3 1 1 8 Extended Memory Displays the amount of extended memory detected during boot up 3 1 1 9 Total Memory Displays the total memory available in the system 7 60 BIOS Setup 3 1 2 Advanced BIOS Features The Advanced BIOS Features allows you to configure your system for basic operation 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 features according to your preference Phoenix AwardBIOS CHOS Setup Utility
58. ight left jack 29 Hardware Installation 2 5 1 PS 2 Mouse and PS 2 Keyboard Ports The system board is equipped with an onboard PS 2 mouse Green and PS 2 keyboard Purple ports both at location CN2 of the system board The PS 2 mouse port uses IRQ 2 If a mouse is not connected to this port the system will reserve IRQI2 for other expansion cards gt Warning D Make sure to tum off your computer prior to connecting or disconnecting a mouse or keyboard Failure to do so may dam age the system board Wake On PS 2 Keyboard Mouse The Wake On PS 2 Keyboard Mouse function allows you to use the PS 2 keyboard or PS 2 mouse to power on the system To use this function e BIOS Setting Configure the PS 2 keyboard mouse wake up function in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Important The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support gt 20mA 2 5 2 Parallel Port Parallel 0 000 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 9 oeo Hardware Installation
59. lation Important If you encountered problems while using an ATAPI CD ROM drive that is set in Master mode please set the CD ROM drive to Slave mode Some ATAP CD ROMs may not be recognized and cannot be used if incorrectly set in Master mode BIOS Setting Enable or disable the onboard primary or secondary IDE in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information 2 6 5 Hardware Installation IrDA Connector IRRX N C VCC Ground RTX Connect your IrDA cable to connector J5 on the system board BIOS Setting Note The sequence of the pin functions on some IrDA cable may be reversed from the pin function defined on the system board Make sure to connect the cable to the IrDA connector according to their pin functions Configure IrDA in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Driver Installation You may need to install the proper drivers in your operating system to use the IrDA function Refer to your operating system s manual or documentation for more information 47
60. lization 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 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 preventive measure has been added to protect the CPU from damage and insure a safe computing environment Introduction DDR DDR Double Data Rate is a type of SDRAM that doubles the data rate through reading and writing at both the rising and falling edge of each clock This effectively doubles the speed of operation therefore providing two times faster data transfer amp Note If you are installing more than one double rank DDR400 the maximum DRAM speed will automatically be limited to the speed of d DDR333 However the BIOS provides the option of manually adjusting the speed to DDR400 by selecting 200 in the DRAM Frequency Set Mhz field Genie BIOS Setting submenu DRAM Configuration section of the BIOS S PDIF S PDIF is a standard audio file transfer format that transfers digital audio signals 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
61. 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 lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt lt Esc gt simultaneously or lt Del gt after memory testing is done Zt BIOS Setup 3 1 14 Exit Without Saving When you do not want to save the changes you have made highlight Ext Without Saving and press lt Enter gt Phoenix AwardBIO CHOS Setup Utility 5 Quit Without Saving C H H t Saving Esc Quit F Henu in BIOS t z Select Item FiO Save amp Exit Setup 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 lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt lt Esc gt simulta neously or lt Del gt after memory testing Is done BIOS Setup 3 2 NVRAID BIOS The NVRAID BIOS utility is used to configure and manage RAID on Serial ATA drives and Parallel ATA drives Important Ay Before you run the NVIDIA RAID BIOS utility make sure the RAID function in the Integrated Peripherals submenu IDE Function Setup section of the Award BIOS is configured properly After you power up the system and all hard disk drives have been detected the NVRAID BIOS status message screen will appear Press the lt FIQ gt key
62. m or N to Exit 8 Press lt Y gt to flash the new BIOS 1Q 02 Chapter 4 Supported Software 4 1 Drivers Utilities and Software Applications The CD that came with the system board contains drivers utilities and software applications required to enhance the performance of the system board Insert the CD into a CD ROM drive The autorun screen Mainboard Utility CD will appear If after inserting the CD Autorun did not automatically start which Is the Mainboard Utility CD screen did not appear please go directly to the root directory of the CD and double click Setup MAINBGARD _ WaLITY CD nVidia nF3 250Gb chipset Chipset Drivers nVidia Drivers Important You must first install Microsoft DirectX 9 prior to installing the nVidia nF3 250Gb Drivers Supported Software 4 1 1 Microsoft DirectX 9 To install please follow the steps below On the left side of the autorun screen click the TOOLS icon 2 Click Microsoft DirectX 9 on the main menu The following screen will appear Installing Microsoft R DirectX R Welcome to setup for DirectX The Directs setup wizard guides you through installation of Directs Runtime Components Please read the following license agreement Press the PAGE DOWN key to see the rest of the agreement You must accept the agreement to continue the setup MICROSOFT DIRECT 9 0 SUPPLEMENTAL END USER LICENSE AGREEM
63. ment 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 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 About this Manual This users manual contains detailed information about the system board If in some cases some information doesnt match those shown in the multilingual manual the multilingual manual should al ways be regarded as the most updated version The multilingual manual is included in the system board package To view the users manual insert the CD into a CD ROM drive The autorun screen Mainboard Utility CD will appear Click the TOOLS icon then click Manual on the main menu Notice The system board and accessories in the package may not come similar to the information stated in this manual 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 Warranty to the product does not cover Warranty does not cover damages or failures that arised from misuse of the product inability to use the product unauthorized repl
64. mf _ ne O Lo oT 4 7 T Gz Ee emeen Daly Front audio 2 Mic Mic Power AuD_R_Out N C AuD L Out Rear Panel Audio 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 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 Mic in Jack Pink This jack is used to connect an external microphone Center Subwoofer Jack Orange This jack is used to connect to the center and subwoofer speakers of the audio system Hardware Installation Rear Right Left Jack Black This jack is used to connect to the rear right and rear left speakers of the audio system Side Right Left Jack Gray This jack is used to connect to the side left and side right speakers of the audio system Front Audio The front audio connector J2 allows you to connect to the line out and mic in jacks that are at the front panel of your system Using this connector will disable the rear audio s line out and mic in func tions Remove the jumper caps from pins 5 6 and pins 9 10 of J2 prior to connecting the front audio cable connector Make sure pin of the cable connector Is aligned with pin of J2 If you are not using this connector make sure to replace the Jumper caps back to their original pin locations Pins 5 6 and 9 10 short The front audio is disabled def
65. nd 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 3 1 2 8 Swap Floppy Drive When this field is enabled and the system is booting from the floppy drive the system will boot from drive B instead of drive A When this field is disabled and the system Is booting from the floppy drive the system will boot from drive A You must have two floppy drives to use this function 3 1 2 9 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 VWWhen disabled the BIOS will not search for the type of floppy disk drive by track number Note that there will not be any warning message if the drive installed is 360KB BIOS Setup 3 1 2 10 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 keypad is the number keys When set to Off the function of the numeric keypad is the arrow keys 3 1 2 11 Gate A20 Option This field allows you to select how gate A20 is handled Gate A20 is a device used to address memory above Mbyte Initially gate A20 was handled via the keyboard contr
66. nfigure RAID on the secondary IDE s master and slave channels Ext Phy SATA RAID Ext Phy SATA 2 RAID Ext Phy SATA 3 RAID and Ext Phy SATA 4 RAID Set this field to Enabled to configure RAID on SATA drives 7 BIOS Setup 3 1 4 2 OnChip Primary IDE and OnChip Secondary IDE These fields allow you to enable or disable the primary and second ary IDE controller The default is Enabled Select Disabled if you want to add a different hard drive controller 3 1 4 3 Primary Master Slave PIO and 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 selected 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 3 1 4 4 Primary Master Slave UDMA and 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 R
67. of the header Each IDE connector supports 2 devices a Master and a Slave Use an IDE ribbon cable to connect the drives to the system board An IDE ribbon cable have 3 connectors on them one that plugs into an IDE connector on the system board 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 Install one end of the IDE cable into the Primary IDE header J25 on the system board and the other connectors to the IDE devices If you are adding a third or fourth IDE device use another IDE cable and install one end of the cable into the Secondary IDE header J22 on the system board and the other connectors to the IDE devices Note Refer to your disk drive users manual for information about selecting proper drive switch settings Adding a Second IDE Disk Drive 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 manufacturer for setting the Jumpers and or switches on the drives The system board supports Enhanced IDE or ATA 2 ATA 33 ATA 66 ATA 100 or ATA 133 hard drives We recommend that you use hard drives from the same manufacturer In a few cases drives from two different manufacturers will not function properly when used together The problem lies in the hard drives not the system board To 46 Hardware Instal
68. oller Today while keyboards stil provide this support it is more common and much faster for the system chipset to provide support for gate A20 A20 refers to the first 64KB of extended memory Fast The chipset controls Gate A20 Normal A pin in the keyboard controller controls Gate A20 3 1 2 12 Typematic Rate Setting Disabled Continually holding down a key on your keyboard will cause the BIOS to report that the key is down Enabled The BIOS will not only report that the key is down but will first wait for a moment and if the key Is still down t will begin to report that the key has been depressed repeatedly For example you would use such a feature to accelerate cursor movements with the arrow keys You can then select the typematic rate and typematic delay in the Typematic Rate Chars Sec and Typematic Delay Msec fields below 3 1 2 13 Typematic Rate Chars Sec This field allows you to select the rate at which the keys are accelerated 3 1 2 14 Typematic Delay Msec This field allows you to select the delay between when the key was first depressed and when the acceleration begins 65 66 BIOS Setup 3 1 2 15 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
69. on digital audio equipment such as a DAT machine or audio processing device he S PDIF connector on the system board sends surround sound and 3D audio signal outputs to amplifiers and speakers and to digital recording devices like CD recorders 8 channel Audio The 6 audio jacks at the rear I O panel supports 8 channel audio output Serial ATA Interface Serial ATA Is a storage interface that is compliant with SATA 1 0 specification With speed of up to 5Gbps it improves hard drive performance faster than the standard parallel ATA NVIDIA RAID NVIDIA RAID supports spanning across Serial ATA and Parallel ATA It supports RAID 0 RAID RAID O I and JBOD Introduction IEEE 1394 Interface Optional IEEE 1394 is fully compliant with the 1394 OHCI Open Host Controller Interface specification It supports up to 63 devices that can run simultaneously on a system 394 is a fast external bus standard that supports data transfer rates of up to 400Mbps In addition to its high speed it also supports isochronous data transfer which Is ideal for video devices that need to transfer high levels of data in real time 1394 supports both Plug and Play and hot plugging IrDA Interface The system board is equipped with an IrDA connector for wireless connectivity between your computer and peripheral devices The IRDA Infrared Data Association specification supports data transfers of 15K baud at a distance of meter U
70. on top of the CPU Now hook one side of the retention clip onto the retention module base by fitting the holes on the retention clip into the retaining tabs of the retention module base Retaining tab Side View ae TN ADADOOOARP AAR ALAMO OJSIVPAW T Facto ssL 0088 ore i Retaining Retaining tabs tabs JEG Top View P Hardware Installation 4 Hook the other side of the retention clip the one near the retention lever so that the holes on the retention clip also fit into the retaining tabs of the retention module base Note 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 Retention lever 5 Move the retention lever to rts opposite side then push t down to lock the fan and heat sink assembly to the retention module base Note Make sure there is sufficient air circulation across the CPU fan and heat sink 6 Connect the CPU fan s cable connector to the CPU fan connec tor on the system board 25 Hardware Installation 2 4 jumper Settings 2 4 1 Clear CMOS Data Ea
71. out having to go through the sometimes tiresome process of closing files applica tions and operating system This is because the system is capable of storing all programs and data files during the entire operating session into RAM Random Access Memory when it powers off The operating session will resume exactly where you left off the next time you power on the system Important The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support gt lA Virus Protection Most viruses today destroy data stored in hard drives The system board is designed to protect the boot sector and partition table of your hard disk drive Introduction 3 Package Checklist The system board package contains the following items The system board A users manual Two IDE round cables One floppy round cable Two Serial ATA data cables One Serial ATA power cable One nVRAID Driver diskette One I O shield One Mainboard Utility CD NANNANANAAARAN If any of these items are missing or damaged please contact your dealer or sales representative for assistance Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 2 1 System Board Layout KB Mouse CPU fan _ L DRAM Power LED ae A S PDIF 1 in S PDIF out I b LA N D Y U O Y o0o0000000000000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000000000000 o0O0000000000000000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000000000000 oo0o000000000000000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000000000000 00
72. ove Mouse Click Disables the power on by mouse function When this option is selected move the mouse to power on the system When this option is selected double click the mouse button to power on the system 3 1 4 14 Power On By Keyboard Disabled Password Hot Key Any Key Keyboard 98 Disables the power on by keyboard function When this option is selected set the password you would like to use to power on the system in the KB Power On Password field 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 Press any key to power on the system When this option is selected press the wake up key of the Windows 98 compatible keyboard to power on the system 3 1 4 15 KB Power On Password Move the cursor to this field and press lt Enter gt Enter your pass word You can enter up to 5 characters ype in exactly the same password to confirm then press lt Enter gt 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 3 1 4 16 Hot Key Power On This field is used to select a function key that you would like to use to power on the system 3 1 4 17 Onboard FDC Controller Enabled
73. ppy type mismatch Hard Disk s fail 80 HDD reset failed Hard Disk s fail 40 HDD controller diagnostics failed Hard Disk s fail 20 HDD initialization error Hard Disk s fail 10 Unable to recalibrate fixed disk Hard Disk s fail 08 Sector Verity failed Keyboard is locked out Unlock the key The BIOS detects that the keyboard Is locked Keyboard controller is pulled low Keyboard error or no keyboard present Cannot initialize the keyboard Make sure the keyboard is attached correctly and no keys are being pressed during the boot Manufacturing POST loop System will repeat POST procedure infinitely while the keyboard controller is pull low This is also used for the M B burn in test at the factory BIOS ROM checksum error System halted The checksum of ROM address FOQQQH FFFFFH is bad Memory test fail The BIOS reports memory test fail if the memory has error s Appendix B Troubleshooting B I 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 problem 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 2 bi The power switch of each peripheral device is turned on All cables and pow
74. r Down Soft Off PC It is supported via the onboard LAN port or via a PCI LAN card that uses the PCI PME Power Management Event signal However if your system Is in the Suspend mode you can power on the system only through an IRQ or DMA interrupt Important The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support gt 20mA Wake On PS 2 Keyboard Mouse This function allows you to use the PS 2 keyboard or PS 2 mouse to power on the system Important The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 20mA RTC Timer to Power on the System The RTC installed on the system board allows your system to auto matically power on on the set date and time AC Power Failure Recovery When power returns after an AC power failure you may choose to either allow the system to poweron automatically or leave the system in Off state Introduction ACPI The system board is designed to meet the ACPI Advanced Con figuration and Power Interface specification ACPI has energy saving features that enables PCs to implement Power Management and Plug and Play with operating systems that support OS Direct Power Management Currently only Windows 98 2000 ME XP supports the ACPI function allowing you to use the Suspend to RAM function With the Suspend to RAM function enabled you can power off the system at once by pressing the power button or selecting Standby when you shut down Windows 98 2000 ME XP with
75. ripherals IDE Function Setup Press Enter OnChip Primary IDE Primary Haster PIO Primary Slave FIO Primary Haster UDMA Primary Slave UDMA OnChip Secondary IDE Secondary Master PIO Secondary Slave PIO Secondary Master UDHA Secondary Slave UDHA IDE Prefetch Mode Init Display First OnChip USE USB KB Storeage Support USB House Support IDE DH transfer access IDE HOD Block Mode Power On By Button Power On By House Power On By Keyboard KB Power OH Password Hot Key Power OH Onboard FOC Controller Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard IRDA Select IK Hode Select UR Duplex Hode Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Hode ECF Mode Use DH PUROH After PWR Fail Tl Move EnteriSelect PUSPOIValue FIOsSave ESClExit Firbeneral Help FS Previous Values Fo Fail Safe Defaults Fr Optimized Defaults The screen above list all the fields available in the Integrated Peripherals 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 BIOS Setup 3 1 4 1 IDE Function Setup IDE RAID Set this fleld to Enabled to configure RAID on Parallel ATA drives Primary IDE Master RAID and Primary IDE Slave RAID Set this field to Enabled to configure RAID on the primary IDE s master and slave channels Secondary IDE Master RAID and Secondary IDE Slave RAID Set this field to Enabled to co
76. rmal mode s data transfer rate 7 BIOS Setup EPP Enhanced Parallel Port Allows bidirectional parallel port operation at maximum speed 3 1 4 24 ECP Mode Use DMA This is used to select the DMA channel of the parallel port 3 1 4 25 PVWRON 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 76 BIOS Setup 3 1 5 Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup allows you to configure your system to most effectively save energy Phoenix AwardBIOS CHOS Setup Utility Power Management Setup ACPI function Enabled ACPI Suspend Type Power Management Video Off Method HDD Power Down HDD Down In Suspend Sof t Off by PBIN WOL PHE From Sof t Off WOR RI From Sof t Off Power On by Alarm Tle Move Enter Select PU PD Value F1 0 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F Optimized Defaults The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one 3 1 5 1 ACPI Function This function should be enabled only in operating systems that support ACPI Currently only Windows 98SE 2000 ME XP_ sup ports this function When this field is enabled the system will ignore the settings in the HDD Power Down field If you want to use the S
77. rts Black are at locations CN3 USB 2 and CN4 USB 3 4 of the system board JIZ USB 5 6 and J18 USB 7 8 connectors allow you to connect 4 additional USB 2 0 1 1 ports The USB ports may be mounted on a card edge bracket Install the card edge bracket to the system chassis then insert the connector that is attached to the USB port cables to J 7 or JI8 BIOS Setting Configure the onboard USB in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Hardware Installation Driver Installation You may need to install the proper drivers in your operating system to use the USB device Refer to your operating system s manual or documentation for more information If you are using a USB 2 0 device install the USB 2 0 Drivers Refer to chapter 4 for more information a7 Hardware Installation 2 5 8 Audio Rear Panel Audio and Front Audio Line in O Front R L O ii Mic in O JE E Center A E Subwoofer O i a i Rear R L O lt j ME Side R L O J E m E p T 5 Ia ia E 3 ammm ac a 7 a
78. s field in its default setting Do not alter this setting unless advised by an engineer or technician 3 1 8 5 LDT Downstream Width This field is used to select the LDT downstream width The options are Auto and 8 bit 3 1 8 6 LDT Upstream Width This field is used to select the LDT upstream width The options are Auto and 8 bit 3 1 8 7 LDT FSB Frequency Ratio This field is used to select the frequency ratio of the LDT FSB 3 1 8 8 CPU FSB Frequency Ratio This field is used to select the frequency ratio of the CPU FSB 89 BIOS Setup 3 1 8 9 K8 Cool n Quiet Control Auto Enables AMD s Cool n Quiet technology This function 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 changing tts CPU speed and voltage subsequently decreasing its noise level Disabled Disables AMD s Cool n Quiet technology 3 1 8 10 CPU Core Voltage This field will show the CPU s current voltage 3 1 8 1 1 Chipset Voltage This field will show the chipsets current voltage 3 1 8 12 DRAM 2 5V Voltage This field will show the DRAM s current voltage 3 1 8 13 CPU VID Control This field allows you to manually adjust to a higher core voltage that is supplied to the CPU If you want to use the CPU s default core voltage leave this field in tts default setting The CPU s Vcore will be generated according to the CPU VID configuration
79. single rank single rank empty DDR400 DDR400 2 single rank double rank empty DDR400 DDR400 2 single rank empty single rank DDR400 DDR400 2 single rank empty double rank DDR400 DDR400 2 double rank single rank empty DDR400 DDR400 2 double rank double rank empty DDR333 DDR333 2 double rank empty single rank DDR400 DDR400 2 double rank empty double rank DDR333 DDR333 2 empty single rank single rank DDR333 DDR400 2 empty single rank double rank DDR200 DDR400 2 empty double rank single rank DDR200 DDR400 2 empty double rank double rank DDR200 DDR333 3 single rank single rank single rank DDR333 DDR400 3 single rank single rank double rank DDR200 DDR333 3 single rank double rank single rank DDR200 DDR333 3 single rank double rank double rank DDR200 DDR333 3 double rank single rank single rank DDR333 DDR3S33 3 double rank single rank double rank DDR200 DDR333 3 double rank double rank single rank DDR200 DDR333 3 double rank double rank double rank DDR200 DDR333 Hardware Installation 2 3 CPU 2 3 1 Overview The system board is equipped with a surface mount 54 pin CPU socket This socket is exclusively designed for installing an AMD CPU 2 3 2 Installing the CPU 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 the
80. sor and other system level hardware to be more productive and efficient Click Next to continue NVIDIA Windows nForce Drivers aoi NVIDIA Windows nForce Orivers s VIDA SMBus Dira NMA Evrene Cote NVIDGA IDE Disem HIDA Auka Dirree Spare Fueled on C PEDI Spann Avalski on C TAITARA E 0 NVIDIA Windows nForce Drivers NVIDIA Windows nForce Drivers NVIDIA IDE SW Driver Intonation Piesre renew the beia rigmeion about the NVITHA IDE Sw diver NVIDIA IDE SW Driver Information The NVIDM IDE SW drer p D the ATA drems that come wath Windows wih Givers that are optimized for nFoece2 based desktop computers The NVIOW IDE SW diver reduces tre storage subsystem bottleneck enabing the peocespoe and other opstem level hardevare to be more productive and efhcent in mont Caner the NVIDIA IDE SW diver is not requirement for pour operating system to work pengerty 05 Supported Software 5 When prompted about installing NVIDIA Firewall and ForceWare Network Access Manager click Yes i mawi TRE OR LI i 7 io x NVIDIA Windows nForce Drivers AVIA Windows ni or Drivere Go yi ent bo real WDA Frema aod PunceWare Heber k Acces Piira 6 The following screen will appear Click Yes to activate Firewall F se eae eT ay ee r ji o z au 1 r i p F ese ee am _ aE i a Setup Status p NVIDIA Forceware Network Access Manager Setup i performing the requ
81. ssed 2 Make sure the keyboard Is properly connected Make sure there are no objects resting on the keyboard and that no keys are pressed during the booting process System Board 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 prop erly 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 compo nent into the socket If you made changes to the BIOS settings re enter setup and load the BIOS defaults Troubleshooting
82. tion of this program or any portion of Lek YO an reo sinaji ofii will be prosecuted to the maximum extent samen avis Next gt Cancel 3 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 4 Restart the system To flash the BIOS click Start on your Windows desktop point to Programs then click VVinFlash to run the WinFlash utility Eor Supported Software 4 2 Installation Notes Autorun ONLY supports the Windows 98 Windows 98 SE Windows ME Windows 2000 and Windows XP operating systems If after inserting the CD Autorun did not automatically start which is the Main Board Utiltty CD screen did not appear please go directly to the root directory of the CD and double click Setup All steps or procedures to install software drivers are subject to change without notice as the softwares are occassionally updated Please go to DH s web site at http www dfi com support download2 asp for the latest version of the drivers or software applications Appendix A System Error Message A When the BIOS encounters an error that requires the user to correct something either a beep code will sound or a message will be displayed in a box in the middle of the screen and the message PRESS FI TO CONTINUE CTRL ALT ESC or DEL TO ENTER SETUP will be shown in the information box at the bottom Enter Setup to correct the error POST Beep There are two kinds of beep codes in the BIOS
83. tion views are available E Firewall Logs ky Firewall Wizard B View informational or error messages generated by the Step by step wizards help configure the Firewall Firewall Ei Backup Restore Help Backup or restore the Ethernet and or Firewall settings Get help with the parameters and the usage of this web interface i lt gt http 127 0 0 1 3476 cgi bin ncgir exe menujindex html Internet Q7 08 Supported Software 4 1 3 RAID Configuration The following describes the basic steps on configuring RAID 5 Set the IDE RAID field to Enabled Integrated Peripherals submenu IDE Function Setup section of the Award BIOS Configure the Primary IDE Secondary IDE and Serial ATA drives to support RAID in the Integrated Peripherals submenu IDE Function Setup section of the Award BIOS Run the NVIDIA RAID BIOS utility by pressing the lt FIO gt key after the system powers up The utility is used to configure and manage RAID on both Serial ATA and Parallel ATA drives Install the NVRAID driver by using the provided nVRAID Driver floppy diskette The driver must be installed if you are in the process of installing Windows XP or Windows 2000 on RAID configured Serial ATA drives Install the NVIDIA Windows nForce Drivers The steps below will instruct you on installing the RAID driver while in the process of installing Windows XP or Windows 2000 on RAID
84. to enter the utility The utility allows you to build a RAID system on SATA drives and Parallel ATA drives A7 BIOS Setup 3 3 Updating the BIOS To update the BIOS you will need the new BIOS file and a flash utility AVVDFLASH EXE You can download them from DF s web site or contact technical support or your sales representative Save the new BIOS file along with the flash utility AVVDFLASH EXE to a floppy disk 2 Reboot the system and enter the Award BIOS Setup Utility to set the first boot drive to Floppy 3 Save the setting and reboot the system 4 After the system booted from the floppy disk execute the flash utility by typing AVVDFLASH 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 5 ype the new BIOS file name onto the gray area that is next to File Name to Program then press lt Enter gt QQ BIOS Setup 6 The following will appear Do You Want to Save BIOS Y N This question refers to the current existing BIOS in your system We recommend 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 lt Y gt then enter the file name of the current BIOS Otherwise press lt N gt 7 The following will then appear Press Y to Progra
85. ture during system boot up Audio Features e AC97 CODEC e 8 Channels DA Converters with 48KHz rate e Stereo AD Converters with 48KHz rate e Microsoft DirectSound DirectSound 3D e S PDIF in out interface Onboard LAN Features e Marvell 88EI 111 Gigabit PHY e 0 100 QQOBASE T IEEE 802 3 compliant IDE Interface with NVIDIA RAID e Two IDE connectors support four UltraDMA 33Mbps hard drives e NVIDIA RAID supports spanning across Serial ATA and Parallel ATA e RAID O RAID I RAID O 1 and JBOD Serial ATA Interface with NVIDIA RAID e Four Serial ATA interfaces with speed up to 5Gbps Two Serial ATA ports supported by nForce3 250Gb chip Two Serial ATA ports supported by Marvell SATA PHY e NVIDIA RAID supports spanning across Serial ATA and Parallel ATA e RAID O RAID I RAID 0 1 and JBOD IEEE 1394 Interface Optional e VIA VI 630 7 controller e Supports two 00 200 400 Mb sec ports Accelerated Graphics Port A G P e Supports AGP 8x up to 2132MB sec and AGP 4x up to O66MB sec bandwidth for 3D graphics applications e Supports 0 8 1 5V add in cards Introduction Rear Panel I O Ports e PS 2 mouse port e PS 2 keyboard port e DB 25 parallel port e 2 S PDIF RCA Jacks S PDIF in and S PDIF out e DB 9 serial port e IEEE 1394 port Optional e RJ45 LAN port e 4 USB 2 0 1 1 ports Line in line out front R L and mic in jacks e Center subwooter rear R L jacks and side R L I O Connectors
86. uspend to RAM function make sure this field is enabled then select S3 STR in the field below 3 1 5 2 ACPI Suspend Type This field is used to select the type of Suspend mode SI POS Enables the Power On Suspend function S3 STR Enables the Suspend to RAM function ri BIOS Setup 3 1 5 3 Power Management This field allows you to select the type or degree of power saving by changing the length of idle time that elapses before the HDD Power Down field is activated Min Saving Minimum power saving time for the HDD Power Down 5 min Max Saving Maximum power saving time for the HDD Power Down min User Define Allows you to set the power saving time in the HDD Power Down field 3 1 5 4 Video Off Method This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked VIF SYNC Blank This selection will cause the system to tum off the vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and write blanks to the video buffer Blank Screen This option only writes blanks to the video buffer DPMS Initializes display power management signaling Use this option if your video board supports It 3 1 5 5 HDD Power Down This is selectable only when the Power Management field is set to User Define When the system enters the HDD Power Down mode according to the power saving time selected the hard disk drive will be powered down while all other devices remain active 78 BIOS Setup 3 1 5
87. wer 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 Refer to Soft Off By PBTN in the Power Management Setup Chapter 3 5 52 Hardware Installation PWVR LED Power Standby LED When the system s power Is on this LED will light When the system is In the S POS Power On Suspend or 3 STR Suspend To RAM state it will blink every second Note If a system did not boot up and the Power Standby LED did not light after 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 their corresponding socket Pin Assignment HD LED HDD LED Power Primary Secondary IDE LED HDD Reserved N C N G ATX SW PVVRBIT ATX power switch PVVRBT Reserved N C Nei RESET 7 Ground Reset switch H W Reset SPEAKER Speaker Data Speaker connector Py Ground Speaker Power PWR LED LED Power Power Standby LED LED Power LED Power or Standby Signal Hardware Installation 2 6 10 EZ Touch Switches Lil
88. y not be identical to this one 3 1 6 1 Reset Configuration Data Enabled The BIOS will reset the Extended System Configuration Data ESCD once automatically It will then recreate a new set of configuration data Disabled The BIOS will not reset the configuration data 3 1 6 2 Resources Controlled 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 8 BIOS Setup 3 1 6 3 IRQ Resources Move the cursor to this fleld and press lt Enter gt This field is used to set each system interrupt to either Reserved or PCI Device Phoenix AwardBIO CHOS Setup Utility IR Resources assigned assigned Henu Level assigned assigned assigned assigned assigned assigned assigned 3 h 5 F i 1 1 1 1 1 Tle tHove Enter elect PUSPOIValue FIDSSave E C Ex it Fi General Help FS Previous Values F Fail Safe Defaults Fr Optimized Defaults The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one 3 1 6 4 PCI VGA Palette Snoop This field determines whether the MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards can work with PCI VGA or not Enabled MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards work with PCI VGA Disabled MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards does not work with PCI VGA 82 BIOS Setup 3

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