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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 Chapter 6: Trouble Shooting Tips ................................................................. 43 Start up problems during assemly .............................................................................. 4 3 Start up problems after prolong use .......................................................................... 4 4 Maintenance and care tips .......................................................................................... 4 4 Notice: 1.
Motherboard User’s Guide Chapter 1 Introduction This motherboard is a high performance, enhanced function motherboard that supports socket for AMD PhenomTM II (socket AM3) processor for high-end business or personal desktop markets. This motherboard is based on NVIDIA® MCP61 Premium media and communications processor (MCP) for best desktop platform solution.
Motherboard User’s Guide Chipset The NVIDIA® MCP61P is a single-chip with proven reliability and performance. • 1 GHz Hyper Transport x16 up and down links to the AMD socket AM2+/AM2 CPUs • PCI Express 16 lane link interface for external graphics processors • PCI v2.3 interface at 33 MHz • Integrated SATA 3.0 Gb/s Host Controller • Ten USB 2.
Chapter 1: Introduction This motherboard supports Ultra DMA bus mastering with transfer rates of 133/100/66/33 Mb/s.
Motherboard User’s Guide Note: Hardware specifications and software items are subject to change without notification. Package Contents Your motherboard package ships with the following items: The motherboard The User’s Guide Two Serial ATA cables The Software support disk 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 LABEL 1. CPU Socket CO MPO NENTS Socket for AMD Phenom TM II (socket AM3) processor 2. CPU_FAN CPU cooling fan connector 3. DDR3_1~2 240-pin DDR3 SDRAM slots 4. CASE Chassis detect header 5. FDD Floppy disk drive connector 6. PWR Standard 24-Pin AT X power connector 7. IDE Primary IDE connector 8. SATA1~4 Serial AT A connectors 9. PANEL Front panel Switch/LED header 10. F_USB1~3 Front panel USB headers 11.
Chapter 2: Motherboard Installation PS/2 Mouse Use the upper PS/2 port to connect a PS/2 pointing device. PS/2 Keyboard Use the lower PS/2 port to connect a PS/2 keyboard. VGA Port Connect your monitor to the VGA port. Serial Port(COM) Use the COM port to connect serial devices such as mice or fax/modems. LAN Port Connect an RJ-45 jack to the LAN port to connect your computer to the Network. USB Ports Use the USB ports to connect USB devices.
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, DDR3-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 MHz , 1066 MHz and 1333 MHz. DDR3 transfers 64 bits of data twice every clock cycle. Memory Module Installation Procedure These modules can be installed with up to 8 GB system memory.
Motherboard User’s Guide Note for dual-channel DDR2: 1. You CAN NOT use only one DIMM2 for it might cause the system shutdown. 2. You need to use DIMM1 and DIMM2 with the same size of memory modules. Jumper Settings Connecting two pins with a jumper cap is SHORT; removing a jumper cap from these pins, OPEN. 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 a 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. Connect the CPU cooling fan cable to CPU_FAN.
Motherboard User’s Guide Connecting Optional Devices Refer to the following for information on connecting the motherboard’s optional devices: SPK: Speaker Header Connect the cable from the PC speaker to the SPK header on the motherboard. Pin 1 2 3 4 Signal VCC Key GND Signal F_AUDIO: Front Panel Audio Header This header allows the user to install auxiliary front-oriented microphone and lineout ports for easier access.
Chapter 2: Motherboard Installation F_USB1~3: Front Panel USB Headers The motherboard has USB ports installed on the rear edge I/O port array. 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. IDE Devices IDE devices include hard disk drives, high-density diskette drives, and CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drives, among others. The mainboard ships with an IDE cable that can support one or two IDE devices. If you connect two devices to a single cable, you must configure one of the drives as Master and one of the drives as Slave.
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 1.5 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 Follow the steps below to install an PCI Express x16/ PCI Express x1/CNR/PCI expansion card. 1. Locate the PCI Express x16, PCI Express x1, CNR or 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.
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility 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.
Motherboard User’s Guide 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.
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility Primary IDE Master/Slave, SATA 1~4 Your computer has one IDE channel which can be installed with one or two devices (Master and slave.) In addition, this motherboard supports four SATA channels and each SATA allows one device to be installed. Use these items to configure each device on the IDE channel. CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc.
Motherboard User’s Guide IDE Bus Master(Enabled) This item enables or disables the DMA under DOS mode. We recommend you to leave this item at the default value. Drive A (1.44 MB 3 1/2” ) This item defines the characteristics of any dikette drive attached to the system. You can connect one diskette drive. Advanced Setup Page This page sets up more advanced information about your system. Handle this page with caution. Any changes can affect the operation of your computer.
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility APIC Mode (Enabled) This item allows you to enable or disable the APCI (Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller) mode. APIC provides symmetric multi-processing (SMP) for systems, allowing support for up to 60 processors. 1st/2nd/3rd Boot Device (USB Flash Disk/CD/DVD/1st FLOPPY DRIVE) Use these items to determine the device order the computer uses to look for an operating system to load at start-up time.
Motherboard User’s Guide Boot other Device (Yes) When enabled, the system searches all other possible locations for an operating system if it fails to find one in the devices specified under the First, Second, and Third boot devices. Advanced Chipset Setup Page This page sets up more advanced information about your system. Handle this page with caution. Any changes can affect the operation of your computer. CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc.
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility When the dram is single channel, its size is over 512MB: if the memory frequency is 667MHz, Share Memory Size should be set to 64 MB; if the memory frequency is 533MHz or 400MHz, Share Memory Size should be set to 32 MB. Share Memory Size (64 MB) This item displays the VGA Share Memory value size. Integrated Peripherals Page This page sets up some parameters for peripheral devices connected to the system. CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc.
Motherboard User’s Guide nVidia RAID Setup (Press Enter) Scroll to this item and press < Enter > to view the following screen: CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. nVidia RAID Setup RAID Setup Help Item : Move Enter: Select +/-/: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit F1: General Help F9: Optimized Defaults Onboard AUDIO Function (Enabled) Use this item to enable or disable the onboard Audio function.
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility Power Management Setup Page This page sets some parameters for system power management operation. CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type Resume By RING Resume By PCI/PCI-E/Lan PME Resume By USB (S3) Resume By PS2 KB (S3) Resume By PS2 MS (S3) Resume on RTC Alarm S3 (STR) DIsabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Help Item Select the ACPI state used for System Suspend.
Motherboard User’s Guide PCI / PnP Setup Page This page sets up some parameters for devices installed on the PCI bus and those utilizing the system plug and play capability. CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc.
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility Smart Fan Function This page sets up some parameters for devices installed on the PCI bus and those utilizing the system plug and play capability. CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Smart Fan Function FAN1 Mode Setting SMART Fan Mode High Limit Temperature. (°C) High Limit Temperature. (°C) High Limit PWM Low Limit PWM Enabled Normal 60 37 200 56 Help Item Normal: auto adjusts depending on the CPU temperature.
Motherboard User’s Guide CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Smart Fan Function Help Item CPU SMART FAN Control SMART Fan Mode High Limit Temperature.(°C) Low Limit Temperature.(°C) High Limit PWM Low Limit PWM Enabled Silent 68 60 200 15 Normal: auto adjusts depending on the CPU temperature. Quiet: auto minimizes fan speed for quiet environment operation. Silent: auto restricts fan speed to make system more quietly. Manual: the fan adjust depending on user’s parameter.
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility System Component Characteristics These items display the monitoring of the overall inboard hardware health events, such as System temperature & CPU Tcontrol, CPU & DIMM voltage, CPU & system fan speed,...etc. • • • • • • • CPU Tcontrol System Temperature CPU FAN Speed CPU Vcore VDIMM VCC3 3VSB Case Open Warning (Disabled) This item enables or disables the warning if the case is opened up, and the item below indicates the current status of the case.
Motherboard User’s Guide Frequency/Voltage Control Page This page sets up some parameters for the hardware monitoring function of this motherboard. CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc.
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility Supervisor Password Page This page helps you install or change a password. CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Supervisor Password Supervisor Password Help Item : Not Installed Change Supervisor Password Press Enter Install or Change the password.
Motherboard User’s Guide Save & Exit Setup Highlight this item and press to save the changes that you have made in the Setup Utility configuration. When the Save Changes and Exit dialog box appears, select [OK] to save and exit, or [Cancel] 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 DVD-ROM/CD-ROM that comes with the motherboard package. The support DVD-ROM/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 disk, simply insert the disk into your DVD-ROM/CD-ROM drive.
Motherboard User’s Guide section. The Browse CD button is a standard Windows command that you can check the contents of the disc with the Windows file browsing interface. The Exit button closes the Auto Setup window. To run the program again, reinsert the DVD-ROM/CD-ROM disk in the drive; or click the DVD-ROM/CD-ROM driver from the Windows Explorer, and click the Setup icon. The Utilities button brings up a software menu. It shows the bundled software that this mainboard supports.
Chapter 4: Software & Applications 3 The support software will automatically install. Once any of the installation procedures start, software is automatically installed in sequence. You need to follow the onscreen instructions, confirm commands and allow the computer to restart as few times as needed to complete installing whatever software you selected. When the process is finished, all the support software will be installed and start working.
Motherboard User’s Guide Chapter 5 Setting Up AMD SB700 RAID Configuration Setting Up a boota ble RAID Ar bootab Arrray This section explains how to configure a bootable AMD RAID array. Setting Up the BIOS 1 Start your computer, then press Delete to enter the BIOS setup. The BIOS CMOS Setup Utility screen appears. Figure 1.1 2 BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Screen Use the arrow keys to select Integrated Peripherals (see Figure 1.1), then press Enter.
Chapter 5: Setting Up AMD SB700 RAID Configuration 3 From the Integrated Peripherals Window, globally set SATA Mode select to RAID Mode (see Figure 1.2) 4 Press F10 to save the configuration and exit. The PC reboots. 5 Enter the RAID BIOS Setup by pressing Ctrl-F when prompted, and proceed to set up the AMD RAID BIOS as described in the next section. Configuring the AMD RAID BIOS The AMD RAID BIOS set up lets you choose the RAID type and which hard drives you want to make part of the array.
Motherboard User’s Guide The NVIDIA RAID Utility¡ efine a New Array screen appears (Figure 1.4) Figure 1.4 MediaShield BIOS By default, RAID Mode is set to Mirroring and Striping Block is set to Optimal. Using the Define a New Array Screen If necessary, press the tab key to move from field to field until the appropriate field is highlighted. • Selecting the RAID Mode By default, this is set to Mirroring.
Chapter 5: Setting Up AMD SB700 RAID Configuration Assigning the Disks Select the Assignment to Y to designate a free disk to be used as a RAID array disk. Figure 1.5 illustrates the Define a New Array screen after two disks have been assigned as RAID 0 array disks. Figure 1.5 MediaShield BIOS—NArray Disks Assigned Completing the RAID BIOS Setup 1 After assigning your RAID array disk, press F7. The Clear disk array prompt appears (Figure 1.6). Figure 1.
Motherboard User’s Guide 2 Press Y to clear the disk data. The Array List screen appears, where you can review the RAID arrays that you have set up. Figure 1.7 Array List Window 3 Use the arrow keys to select the array that you want to set up, then press B to specify the array as bootable. 4 Press Enter to view and verify details.
Chapter 5: Setting Up AMD SB700 RAID Configuration Installing the RAID Drivers Your system may come with a Windows install CD that already includes NVIDIA RAID drivers. If so, then this section is not relevant. If that is not the case (or you are trying to install a new version of Windows), then you will need an NVIDIA RAID driver F6 install floppy. Check to see if one came with your system. If not, you can create one by downloading the appropriate driver package and following the steps in this section.
Motherboard User’s Guide b Select “NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER (required)” and then press Enter. c Press S again at the Specify Devices screen, then press Enter. d Select “NVIDIA NForce Storage Controller (required)” and then press Enter. The following Windows Setup screen appears listing both drivers:. Figure 1.10 5 Windows Setup—NVIDIA drives listed Press Enter to continue with Windows XP Installation.
Chapter 6: Trouble Shooting Tips Chapter 6 Trouble Shooting Tips Star t up pr ob lems during assemb prob oblems assembll y After assembling the PC for the first time you may experience some start up problems. Before calling for technical support or returning for warranty, this chapter may help to address some of the common questions using some basic troubleshooting tips. a) System does not power up and the fans are not running. 1.
Motherboard User’s Guide c) The PC suddenly shuts down while booting up. 1. The CPU may experience overheating so it will shutdown to protect itself. Ensure the CPU fan is working properly. 2. From the BIOS setting, try to disable the Smartfan function to let the fan run at default speed. Doing a Load Optimised Default will also disable the Smartfan. Star t up pr ob lems after pr olong use prob oblems prolong After a prolong period of use your PC may experience start up problems again.
If fail, contact RMA CLR CMOS and restart. Yes Halt at POST screen? Yes Check if monitor has display Yes Check if Power Supply Unit (PSU) is working Power Bu on is pressed but PC fails to start. CMOS setup error, - need to CLRCMOS. HDD problem.