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Ii motherboard user’s guide table of contents trademark ............................................................................................................ I chapter 1: introduction ..................................................................................... 1 key features ...........
Iii 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...
1 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 o...
2 motherboard user’s guide • ieee 802.3 nvidia mac for 100base-t/10base-t fast ethernet/ ethernet • usb 2.0 ehci , supporting up to eight ports • fast ata-133 ide controller memory support • two 240-pin dimm slots for ddr2 sdram memory modules • supports ddr2 800/667/533/400 memory bus • maximum ins...
3 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...
4 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...
5 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 c...
6 motherboard user’s guide motherboard components item label components 1 cpu_fan cpu cooling fan connector 2 cpu socket socket am2 for amd athlon 64 fx/athlon 64 x2 dual-core/athlon 64 /sempron processor 3 ddrΙΙ1~2 240-pin ddr2 sdram slots 4 fdd floppy disk drive connector 5 pwr1 standard 24-pin at...
7 chapter 2: motherboard installation i/o ports the illustration below shows a side view of the built-in i/o ports on the motherboard. Installing the processor this motherboard has an am2 processor socket. When choosing a processor, consider the performance requirements of the system. Performance is...
8 motherboard user’s guide cpu installation procedure follow these instructions to install the cpu: 1 unhook the locking lever of the cpu socket. Pull the locking lever away from the socket and raising it to the upright position. 2 match the pin1 corner marked as the beveled edge on the cpu with the...
9 chapter 2: motherboard installation memory module installation procedure these modules can be installed with up to 16 gb system memory. Refer to the following to install the memory module. 1. Push down the latches on both sides of the dimm socket. 2. Align the memory module with the socket. There ...
10 motherboard user’s guide clr_cmos: clear cmos jumper use this jumper to clear the contents of the cmos memory. You may need to clear the cmos memory if the settings in the setup utility are incorrect and prevent your motherboard from operating. To clear the cmos memory, disconnect all the power c...
11 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. Connect t...
12 motherboard user’s guide pin signal pin signal 1 hd_led_p(+) 2 fp pwr/slp(+) 3 hd_led_n(-) 4 fp pwr/slp(-) 5 reset_sw_n(-) 6 power_sw_p(+) 7 reset_sw_p(+) 8 power_sw_n(-) 9 rsvd_dnu 10 key connecting optional devices refer to the following for information on connecting the motherboard’s optional ...
13 chapter 2: motherboard installation here is a list of usb pin assignments. 1. Locate the f_usb1/2 header on the motherboard. 2. Plug the bracket cable onto the f_usb1/2 header. 3. Remove a slot cover from one of the expansion slots on the system chassis. Install an extension bracket in the openin...
14 motherboard user’s guide 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 th...
15 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 pl...
16 motherboard user’s guide pin signal 1 cd in l 2 gnd 3 gnd 4 cd in r here is a list of cd_in pin assignments. Expansion slots this motherboard has one pci ex16, one pci ex1 slots, two 32-bit pci slots and one optional cnr slot..
17 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. Ins...
18 motherboard user’s guide table a: supported pci-e 8x vga cards list 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 128m...
19 chapter 2: motherboard installation 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 v1.2 geforce 6600/256m bd3493 6200tc 128m colorful 6600gt/128m colorful 7800gt/ch 512mb dd...
20 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 compo...
21 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 d...
22 motherboard user’s guide 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 automatical...
23 chapter 3: bios setup utility : move enter: select +/-/: value f10: save esc: exit f1: general help f5: previous values f6: fial-safe defaults f7: optimized defaults npt fid control (auto) this item allows users to adjust the cpu frequency; the range will be varied accoeding to the different cpus...
24 motherboard user’s guide f hard disk boot priority (press enter) scroll to this item and press to view the following screen: press to return to advanced bios features page. F cd-rom boot priority (press enter) scroll to this item and press to view the following screen: phonex-awardbios cmos setup...
25 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 inst...
26 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 t...
27 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 ...
28 motherboard user’s guide phonex-awardbios cmos setup utility dram configuration help item menu level f f onboard gpu [enable if no ext gpu] frame buffer size [64m] gpu bank flip [disabled] pmu [disabled] cpu frequency [200.0] k8nb ht speed [auto] k8nb ht width [auto] dram configuration [press ent...
29 chapter 3: bios setup utility pcie spread spectrum this item, when enabled, can significantly reduce the emi (electromagnetic inter- ference) generated by the pcie. Sata spread spectrum this item, when enabled, can significantly reduce the emi (electromagnetic inter- ference) generated by the sat...
30 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. Phonex-awardbios cmos setup utility integrated peripherals help item f f f f menu level f ide function setup [press enter] raid c...
31 chapter 3: bios setup utility ide dma transfer access this item allows you to enable the transfer access of the ide dma then burst onto the pci bus and nonburstable transactions do not. Serial-ata controller this item allows you to enable or disable the onboard sata controller. Ide prefetch mode ...
32 motherboard user’s guide onboard device setup (press enter) scroll to this item and press to view the following screen: x phonex-awardbios cmos setup utility onboard device setup help item menu level f onchip usb [v1.1 + v2.0] usb memory type [shadow] usb keyboard support [enabled] usb mouse supp...
33 chapter 3: bios setup utility onboard fdc controller this option enables the onboard floppy disk drive controller. Onboard serial port 1 this option is used to assign the i/o address and interrupt request (irq) for onboard serial port 1/2. Uart mode select this field is available if the onboard s...
34 motherboard user’s guide power management setup page power management setup page power management setup page power management setup page power management setup page this option lets you control system power management. The system has various power-saving modes including powering down the hard dis...
35 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 pme this system can be turned off with a software command. If you enable this item, the sy...
36 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 d...
37 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 help item menu level f : move enter: select +/-...
38 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...
39 chapter 3: bios setup utility load optimized defaults this option opens a dialog box that lets you install optimized 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 optimized defaults place demands on...
40 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 th...
41 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...
42 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 d...
43 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 ne...
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