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Motherboard User’s Guide Table of Contents Trademark ............................................................................................................ i Chapter 1: Introduction ..................................................................................... 1 Key Features .................................................................................................................... 1 Package Contents .......................................................................................
Motherboard User’s Guide Notice: 1. Owing to Microsoft’s certifying schedule is various to every supplier, we might have some drivers not certified yet by Microsoft. Therefore, it might happen under Windows XP that a dialogue box (shown as below) pops out warning you this software has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows XP. Please rest assured that our RD department has already tested and verified these drivers.
Motherboard User’s Guide Chapter 1 Introduction This motherboard has a Socket AM2 supporting the newest and advanced AM2 AMD Athlon 64 FX/Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core/Athlon 64/Sempron CPUs with HyperTransport Technology processors, Front-Side Bus (FSB) speeds up to 1000 MHz. This motherboard is based on MCP61 Value media and communications processor that supports the Serial ATA interface for high-performance and mainstream desktop PCs, and the built-in USB 2.0 providing higher bandwidth.
Motherboard User’s Guide • • • IEEE 802.3 NVIDIA MAC for 100BASE-T/10BASE-T Fast Ethernet/ Ethernet USB 2.
Chapter 1: Introduction Fast Ethernet LAN (optional) • Built-in 10Base-T/100Base-Tx IEEE 802.3u fast Ethernet transceiver • Low-power mode • MII and 7-wire serial interface USB 2.0 • Compliant with Universal Serial Bus Specification Revision 2.0 • Compliant with Universal Host Controller Interface Specification Revision 1.
Motherboard User’s Guide Package Contents Your motherboard package ships with the following items: The motherboard The User’s Guide One diskette drive ribbon cable (optional) One IDE drive ribbon cable The Software support CD Optional Accessories You can purchase the following optional accessories for this motherboard.
Chapter 2: Motherboard Installation Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation To install this motherboard in a system, please follow these instructions in this chapter: Identify the motherboard components Install a CPU Install one or more system memory modules Make sure all jumpers and switches are set correctly Install this motherboard in a system chassis (case) Connect any extension brackets or cables to headers/connectors on the motherboard Install peripheral devices and make the appropriate conn
Motherboard User’s Guide Motherboard Components ITEM LABEL 1 CPU_FAN 2 COMPONENTS CPU cooling fan connector 3 CPU Socket Socket AM2 for AMD Athlon 64 FX/Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core/Athlon 64 /Sempron processor DDRΙΙ1~2 240-pin DDR2 SDRAM slots 4 FDD Floppy Disk Drive connector 5 PWR1 Standard 24-Pin AT X Power connector 6 IDE1 Primary IDE connector 7 SYS_FAN System cooling fan connector 8 SPK1 Speaker Header 9 SAT A1~2 Serial AT A connectors 10 IR1 Infrared Header 11 CLR_CMOS Clear CMO
Chapter 2: Motherboard Installation I/O Ports The illustration below shows a side view of the built-in I/O ports on the motherboard. PS/2 Mouse Use the upper PS/2 port to connect a PS/2 pointing device. PS/2 Keyboard Use the low er PS/2 port to connect a PS/2 keyboard. Parallel Port (LPT1) Use the Parallel port to connect printers or other parallel communications devices. Serial Port (COM1) Use the COM port to connect serial devices such as mice or fax/modems.
Motherboard User’s Guide CPU Installation Procedure Follow these instructions to install the CPU: 1 2 3 4 5 6 Unhook the locking lever of the CPU socket. Pull the locking lever away from the socket and raising it to the upright position. Match the pin1 corner marked as the beveled edge on the CPU with the pin1 corner on the socket. Insert the CPU into the socket. Do not use force. Push the locking lever down and hook it under the latch on the edge of socket. Apply thermal grease to the top of the CPU.
Chapter 2: Motherboard Installation Over its predecessor, DDR2-SDRAM offers greater bandwidth and density in a smaller package along with a reduction in power consumption. In addition, DDR2SDRAM offers new features and functions that enable a higher clock rate and data rate operations of 800/667/533/400 MHz. DDR2 transfers 64 bits of data twice every clock cycle. Memory Module Installation Procedure These modules can be installed with up to 16 GB system memory.
Motherboard User’s Guide Note for dual-channel DDR: 1. You CAN NOT use only one DIMM2 for it might cause the system shutdown. 2. You need to use DIMM1 and DIMM2 with the same size of memory modules. Jumper Settings Connecting two pins with a jumper cap is SHORT; removing a jumper cap from these pins, OPEN. CLR_CMOS: Clear CMOS Jumper Use this jumper to clear the contents of the CMOS memory.
Chapter 2: Motherboard Installation Install The Motherboard Install the motherboard in a system chassis (case). The board is an micro-ATX size motherboard. You can install this motherboard in an ATX case. Make sure your case has an I/O cover plate matching the ports on this motherboard. Install the motherboard in a case. Follow the case manufacturer’s instructions to use the hardware and internal mounting points on the chassis.
Motherboard User’s Guide Pin 1 3 5 7 9 Signal HD_LED_P(+) HD_LED_N(-) RESET_SW_N(-) RESET_SW_P(+) RSVD_DNU Pin 2 4 6 8 10 Signal FP PWR/SLP(+) FP PWR/SLP(-) POWER_SW_P(+) POWER_SW_N(-) KEY Connecting Optional Devices Refer to the following for information on connecting the motherboard’s optional devices: SPK1: Speaker Header Connect the cable from the PC speaker to the SPK1 header on the motherboard.
Chapter 2: Motherboard Installation F_USB1/2: Front Panel USB Headers The motherboard has USB ports installed on the rear edge I/O port array. Additionally, some computer cases have USB ports at the front of the case. If you have this kind of case, use auxiliary USB headers F_USB1/2 to connect the front-mounted ports to the motherboard. Here is a list of USB pin assignments.
Motherboard User’s Guide Install Other Devices Install and connect any other devices in the system following the steps below. Floppy Disk Drive The motherboard ships with a floppy disk drive cable that can support one or two drives. Drives can be 3.5" or 5.25" wide, with capacities of 360K, 720K, 1.2MB, 1.44MB, or 2.88MB. Install your drives and connect power from the system power supply. Use the cable provided to connect the drives to the floppy disk drive connector FDD.
Chapter 2: Motherboard Installation Serial ATA Devices The Serial ATA (Advanced Technology Attachment) is the standard interface for the IDE hard drives, which is designed to overcome the design limitations while enabling the storage interface to scale with the growing media rate demands of PC platforms. It provides you a faster transfer rate of 3.0 Gb/s. If you have installed a Serial ATA hard drive, you can connect the Serial ATA cables to the Serial ATA hard drive or the connector on the motherboard.
Motherboard User’s Guide Here is a list of CD_IN pin assignments. Pin 1 2 3 Signal CD IN L GND GND 4 CD IN R Expansion Slots This motherboard has one PCI Ex16, one PCI Ex1 slots, two 32-bit PCI slots and one optional CNR slot.
Chapter 2: Motherboard Installation Follow the steps below to install an PCI Express Pro/ PCI Express x1/Azalia CNR/PCI expansion card. 1. Locate the PCI Express Pro, PCI Express x1,Azalia CNR and PCI slots on the mainboard. 2. Remove the blanking plate of the slot from the system chassis. 3. Install the edge connector of the expansion card into the slot. Ensure the edge connector is correctly seated in the slot. 4. Secure the metal bracket of the card to the system chassis with a screw.
Motherboard User’s Guide Table A: Supported PCI-E 8X VGA Cards List VGA Chip BUS Model Name ASUS EAX300LE A334C/TD ASUS EAX1600XT SILENT/TVD/256M/A ASUS EAX1300PRO/TD/256M/A ASUS EAX850XTP/2DHTV/256M/A ASUS EAX1800XT2DHTV/512M/A ATI RADEON X850 CrossFire Edition 256M Colorful ATI X300/TV Out 128M Colorful X800XL/CH 128MB DDR Colorful X1300-GD3 /128M/128bit/DDR3 Colorful X1300-GD2 UP 256M/128bit/DDR2 Colorful X1600PRO-GD3/128M/128bit/DDR3 Colourful Radium WindX550-GD2 CT DATALAND Radeon X300/128Bit/128M D
Chapter 2: Motherboard Installation VGA Chip nVidia BUS 8X Model Name ASL Power Stick 6600LE 256M 128Bit GD2 ASUS EN5750/A ASUS EN7800GTX/2DHTV/OSP/A ASUS EN5750/TD/P/128M ASUS EN6600LE/SILENCER/TD/256M/A ASUS EN6800XT/HTD/256M/V1.00 BD3466 V1.
Motherboard User’s Guide Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility Introduction The BIOS Setup Utility records settings and information of your computer, such as date and time, the type of hardware installed, and various configuration settings. Your computer applies the information to initialize all the components when booting up and basic functions of coordination between system components. If the Setup Utility configuration is incorrect, it may cause the system to malfunction.
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility Some options on the main menu page lead to tables of items with installed values that you can use cursor arrow keys to highlight one item, and press PgUp and PgDn keys to cycle through alternative values of that item. The other options on the main menu page lead to dialog boxes requiring your answer OK or Cancel by selecting the [OK] or [Cancel] key. If you have already changed the setup utility, press F10 to save those changes and exit the utility.
Motherboard User’s Guide Video This item defines the video mode of the system. The motherboard has a built-in VGA graphics system; you must leave this item at the default value. Halt On Setting This item defines the operation of the system POST (Power On Self Test) routine. You can use this item to select which types of errors in the POST are sufficient to halt the system. Base Memory, Extended Memory, and Total Memory These items are automatically detected by the system at start up time.
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility Phonex-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility CPU Feature NPT Fid Control NPT Vid Control Help Item [Auto] [Auto] Use or < n > to select a device, then press <+> to move it up, or <> to move it down the list. Press to exit this menu.
Motherboard User’s Guide f Hard Disk Boot Priority (Press Enter) Scroll to this item and press to view the following screen: Phonex-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Hard Disk Boot Priority Help Item 1. Ch2 M : WDCWD1600JS-22MHB0 2. Bootable Add-in Cards Use or to select a device, then press <+> to move it up, or <> to move it down the list. Press to exit this menu.
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility CPU Internal Cache (Enabled) All processors that can be installed in this motherboard use internal level 1 (L1) cache memory to improve performance. Leave this item at the default value for better performance. External Cache (Enabled) Most processors that can be installed in this system use external level 2 (L2) cache memory to improve performance. Leave this item at the default value for better performance.
Motherboard User’s Guide Boot Up NumLock Status (On) This item defines if the keyboard Num Lock key is active when your system is started. Gate A20 Option (Fast) This item defines how the system handles legacy software that was written for an earlier generation of processors. Leave this item at the default value. Typematic Rate Setting (Disabled) If this item is enabled, you can use the following two items to set the typematic rate and the typematic delay settings for your keyboard.
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Features Page These items define critical timing parameters of the motherboard. You should leave the items on this page at their default values unless you are very familiar with the technical specifications of your system hardware. If you change the values incorrectly, you may introduce fatal errors or recurring instability into your system.
Motherboard User’s Guide Phonex-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility DRAM Configuration Onboard GPU Frame Buffer Size GPU Bank Flip [Disabled] PMU CPU Frequency K8<->NB HT Speed K8<->NB HT Width f DRAM Configuration PCIE Spread Spectrum SATA Spread Spectrum HT Spread Spectrum PCIE Clock SSE/SSE2 Instructions TPM Control System BIOS Cacheable [Enable If No Ext GPU] [64M] [Disabled] [200.
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility PCIE Spread Spectrum This item, when enabled, can significantly reduce the EMI (Electromagnetic Interference) generated by the PCIE. SATA Spread Spectrum This item, when enabled, can significantly reduce the EMI (Electromagnetic Interference) generated by the SATA. HT Spread Spectrum This item, when enabled, can significantly reduce the EMI (Electromagnetic Interference) generated by the HT. PCIE Clock This item is used to set the frequency of PCIE clock.
Motherboard User’s Guide Integrated Peripherals Page These options display items that define the operation of peripheral components on the system’s input/output ports.
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility Primary/Secondary Master/Slave UDMA Each IDE channel supports a master device and a slave device. This motherboard supports UltraDMA technology, which provides faster access to IDE devices. If you install a device that supports UltraDMA, change the appropriate item on this list to Auto. You may have to install the UltraDMA driver supplied with this motherboard in order to use an UltraDMA device.
Motherboard User’s Guide X Onboard Device Setup (Press Enter) Scroll to this item and press to view the following screen: Phonex-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Onboard Device Setup Onchip USB USB Memory Type USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support HD Audio Onboard Lan Onboard Lan Boot ROM MAC Media Interface x Machine MAC(NV) Adress [V1.1 + V2.
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility X SuperIO Device (Press Enter) Scroll to this item and press to view the following screen: Phonex-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility SuperIO Device Onboard FDC Controller Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Serial Port 2 UART Mode Select x UR2 Duplex Mode Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode x ECP Mode Use DMA [Enabled] [3F8/IRQ4] [2F8/IRQ3] [Normal] Half [378/IRQ7] [ECP+EPP] [3] Help Item Menu Level f : Move Enter: Select +/-/: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit F1: General Help F5:
Motherboard User’s Guide Power Management Setup Page This option lets you control system power management. The system has various power-saving modes including powering down the hard disk, turning off the video, suspending to RAM, and software power down that allows the system to be automatically resumed by certain events.
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility Delay 4 Sec. then you have to hold the power button down for four seconds to cause a software power down. HPET Support This item enables or disables HPET support. Resume by PCI-E PME This system can be turned off with a software command. If you enable this item, the system can automatically resume if there is an incoming call on the PCI Express card. You must use an ATX power supply inorder to use this feature.
Motherboard User’s Guide PnP/PCI Configurations Page These options configure how PnP (Plug and Play) and PCI expansion cards operate in your system. Both the the ISA and PCI buses on the motherboard use system IRQs (Interrup ReQuests) and DMAs (Direct Memory Access). You must set up the IRQ and DMA assignments correctly through the PnP/PCI Configurations Setup utility for the motherboard to work properly.
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility PC Health Status Page On motherboards that support hardware monitoring, this item lets you monitor the parameters for critical voltages, temperatures and fan speeds. Phonex-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PC Health Status Smart Fan Function Shutdown Temperature Warning Temperature CPU Tcontrol System Temperature CPU Fan Speed System Fan Speed CPU Vcore [Press Enter] [Disabled] [Disabled] 24°C 29°C 2518 RPM 0 RPM 1.36V VDIMM Help Item Menu Level f 1.
Motherboard User’s Guide Shutdown Temperature Enables you to set the maximum temperature the system can reach before powering down. Warning Temperature Enables you to set the warning temperature before powering down. System Component Characteristics These fields provide you with information about the systems current operating status. You cannot make changes to these fields.
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility Load Fail-Safe Defaults This option opens a dialog box that lets you install fail-safe defaults for all appropriate items in the Setup Utility: Press and then to install the defaults. Press and then to not install the defaults. The fail-safe defaults place no great demands on the system and are generally stable.
Motherboard User’s Guide Save & Exit Setup Highlight this item and press to save the changes that you have made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility. When the Save and Exit dialog box appears, press to save and exit, or press to return to the main menu. Exit Without Saving Highlight this item and press to discard any changes that you have made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility.
Chapter 4: Software & Applications Chapter 4 Software & Applications Introduction This chapter describes the contents of the support CD-ROM that comes with the motherboard package. The support CD-ROM contains all useful software, necessary drivers and utility programs to properly run our products. More program information is available in a README file, located in the same directory as the software. To run the support CD, simply insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive.
Motherboard User’s Guide The Browse CD button is a standard Windows command that you can check the contents of the disc with the Windows 98 file browsing interface. The Exit button closes the Auto Setup window. To run the program again, reinsert the CD-ROM disc in the drive; or click the CD-ROM driver from the Windows Explorer, and click the Setup icon. The Application button brings up a software menu. It shows the bundled software that this mainboard supports.
Chapter 4: Software & Applications Note: To install the CNR card driver, please select the “Modem” item manually after the Auto Setup. Click on “Next >” and the CNR card driver will be installed automatically. 3 The support software will automatically install. Once any of the installation procedures start, software is automatically installed in sequence.
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