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    Rev. A+ system board user’s manual 71000311.

  • Page 2: Copyright

    Copyright this publication contains information that is protected by copyright. No part of it may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any transformation/adaptation without the prior written permission from the copyright holders. This publication is provided for informational pu...

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    Battery: • danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced. • replace only with the same or equivalent type recommend by the manufacturer. • dispose of used batter ies according to the batter y manufacturer’s instructions. Joystick or midi port: • do not use any joystick or midi device that requ...

  • Page 4: Notice

    Notice this user’s manual contains detailed information about the system board. If, in some cases, some information doesn’t match those shown in the multilingual manual, the multilingual manual should always be regarded as the most updated version. The multilingual manual is included in the system b...

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    Table of contents chapter 1 - introduction 1.1 features and specifications................................................................................. 1.2 package checklist......................................................................................................... Chapter 2 - hardw...

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    Introduction 1 6 chapter 4 - supported softwares 4.1 desktop management interface.................................................................. 4.2 drivers, utilities and software applications.................................. 4.3 6-channel audio output via software.................................

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    1 introduction 7 1.1 features and specifications 1.1.1 features chipset • nvidia ® nforce2 tm ultra 400 and nforce2 tm mcp-t processor the system board is equipped with socket - a for pga processor. It is also equipped with a switching voltage regulator that automatically detects 1.100v to 1.850v. •...

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    Introduction 1 8 expansion slots the system board is equipped with 1 agp slot and 5 pci slots. 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 ble...

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    1 introduction 9 pci bus master ide controller • two pci ide interfaces support up to four ide devices • supports ata/33, ata/66, ata/100 and ata/133 hard drives • udma modes 3, 4, 5 and 6 enhanced ide (data transfer rate up to 133mb/sec.) • bus mastering reduces cpu utilization during disk transfer...

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    Introduction 1 10 surround sound and 3d audio signal outputs to amplifiers and speakers and to digital recording devices like cd recorders. Irda interface the system board is equipped with an irda connector for wireless connectivity between your computer and peripheral devices. The irda (infrared da...

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    1 introduction 11 rear panel i/o ports (pc 99 color-coded connectors) • four usb 2.0/1.1 ports • two rj45 lan port • two ns16c550a-compatible db-9 serial ports • one spp/ecp/epp db-25 parallel por t • one mini-din-6 ps/2 mouse port • one mini-din-6 ps/2 keyboard port • three audio jacks: line-out, l...

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    Introduction 1 12 1.1.3 intelligence cpu temperature protection the cpu temperature protection function has the capability of monitoring the cpu’s temperature during system boot-up. Once the system has detected that the cpu’s temperature is too high, the system will automatically power-off. Over vol...

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    1 introduction 13 wake-on-lan this feature allows the network to remotely wake up a soft power down (soft-off) pc. It is supported via the onboard lan port, via a pci lan card that uses the pci pme (power management event) signal or via a lan card that uses the wake-on-lan connector. However, if you...

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    Introduction 1 14 acpi str the system board is designed to meet the acpi (advanced configuration 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. Curren...

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    1 introduction 15 1.2 package checklist the system board package contains the following items: ; the system board ; two users manuals ; two ide round cables for ata/33, ata/66, ata/100 or ata/ 133 ide drives ; one 34-pin floppy disk drive round cable ; one serial ata data cable ; one serial ata powe...

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    2 16 hardware installation 2.1 system board layout chapter 2 - hardware installation 10 9 1 2 10 9 1 2 10 9 1 2 10 9 1 1 2 10 9 1 2 10 9 20 19 pwr- led atx-sw hd-led speaker reset a3 an37 an3 socket a batter y reset switch power switch raid ide-s raid ide-p ieee 1394-3 / 2 / 1 dimm3 dimm2 dimm1 pci ...

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    2 hardware installation 17 2.2 installing the cpu warning: • before you install or remove any component, ensure that the power supply is switched off or the power cord is detached from the power supply. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the system board, peripherals, and/or components. • u...

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    2 18 hardware installation 10 9 1 2 10 9 1 2 10 9 1 2 10 9 1 1 2 10 9 1 2 10 9 20 19 pwr- led pwr-sw hd-led speaker reset a3 an37 an3 socket a batter y reset switch power switch raid ide 2 raid ide 1 ieee 1394-3 / 2 / 1 dimm3 dimm2 dimm1 pci slot 5 at x p o w e r fdd front panel chassis fan 2nd fan ...

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    2 hardware installation 19 refer to chapter 1 (system memor y section) for detailed specification of the memory supported by the system board. The thee ddr dimm sockets on the system board are divided into 2 channels: 1st channel - ddr 1 and ddr 2 2nd channel - ddr 3 the system board supports the fo...

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    2 20 hardware installation 1. 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 ver tically into the socket. Make sure it is completely seated. The tabs will h...

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    2 hardware installation 21 10 9 1 2 10 9 1 2 10 9 1 2 10 9 1 1 2 10 9 1 2 10 9 20 19 pwr- led pwr-sw hd-led speaker reset a3 an37 an3 socket a batter y reset switch power switch raid ide 2 raid ide 1 ieee 1394-3 / 2 / 1 dimm3 dimm2 dimm1 pci slot 5 at x p o w e r fdd front panel chassis fan 2nd fan ...

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    2 22 hardware installation if your reason for clearing the cmos data is due to incorrect setting of the processor’s bus clock in the bios, please proceed to step 4. 4. After powering-on the system, press to enter the main menu of the bios. 5. Select the “genie bios setting” submenu and press . 6. Se...

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    2 hardware installation 23 10 9 1 2 10 9 1 2 10 9 1 2 10 9 1 1 2 10 9 1 2 10 9 20 19 pwr- led pwr-sw hd-led speaker reset a3 an37 an3 socket a batter y reset switch power switch raid ide 2 raid ide 1 ieee 1394-3 / 2 / 1 dimm3 dimm2 dimm1 pci slot 5 at x p o w e r fdd front panel chassis fan 2nd fan ...

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    2 24 hardware installation 2.5.1 ps/2 mouse and ps/2 keyboard ports ps/2 mouse ps/2 keyboard the system board is equipped with an onboard ps/2 mouse (green) and ps/2 keyboard (purple) ports. The ps/2 mouse port uses irq12. If a mouse is not connected to this port, the system will reserve irq12 for o...

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    2 hardware installation 25 2.5.2 serial ports com 1 com 2 the system board is equipped with onboard serial ports (com 1 and com 2 ) - both in teal/turquoise color. These ports are rs-232c asynchronous communication ports with 16c550a-compatible uarts that can be used with modems, serial printers, re...

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    2 26 hardware installation setting spp (standard parallel port) ecp (extended capabilities port) epp (enhanced parallel port) function allows normal speed operation but in one direction only. Allows parallel port to operate in bidirectional mode and at a speed faster than the spp’s data transfer rat...

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    2 hardware installation 27 10 9 1 2 10 9 1 2 10 9 1 2 10 9 1 1 2 10 9 1 2 10 9 20 19 pwr- led pwr-sw hd-led speaker reset a3 an37 an3 socket a batter y reset switch power switch raid ide 2 raid ide 1 ieee 1394-3 / 2 / 1 dimm3 dimm2 dimm1 pci slot 5 at x p o w e r fdd front panel chassis fan 2nd fan ...

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    2 28 hardware installation the system board supports 6 usb ports. Usb allows data exchange between your computer and a wide range of simultaneously accessible external plug and play peripherals. You must have the proper drivers installed in your operating system to use the usb ports. Refer to your o...

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    2 hardware installation 29 2.5.5 rj45 fast-ethernet port the system board is equipped with two onboard rj45 fast-ethernet lan ports. It allows the system board to connect to a local area network by means of a network hub. The lan 1 port is controlled by the nvidia ® nforce2 tm mcp-t and ics1893 phy ...

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    2 30 hardware installation 10 9 1 2 10 9 1 2 10 9 1 2 10 9 1 1 2 10 9 1 2 10 9 20 19 pwr- led pwr-sw hd-led speaker reset a3 an37 an3 socket a batter y reset switch power switch raid ide 2 raid ide 1 ieee 1394-3 / 2 / 1 dimm3 dimm2 dimm1 pci slot 5 at x p o w e r fdd front panel chassis fan 2nd fan ...

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    2 hardware installation 31 4-channel audio connector the 4-channel audio connector (j27) suppor ts 4 audio output signals: center channel, subwoofer, rear right channel and rear left channel. The 4 audio output signals together with the line-out jack (at the rear panel) support 6-channel audio outpu...

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    2 32 hardware installation 10 9 1 2 10 9 1 2 10 9 1 2 10 9 1 1 2 10 9 1 2 10 9 20 19 pwr- led pwr-sw hd-led speaker reset a3 an37 an3 socket a batter y reset switch power switch raid ide 2 raid ide 1 ieee 1394-3 / 2 / 1 dimm3 dimm2 dimm1 pci slot 5 at x p o w e r fdd front panel chassis fan 2nd fan ...

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    2 hardware installation 33 10 9 1 2 10 9 1 2 10 9 1 2 10 9 1 1 2 10 9 1 2 10 9 20 19 pwr- led pwr-sw hd-led speaker reset a3 an37 an3 socket a batter y reset switch power switch raid ide 2 raid ide 1 ieee 1394-3 / 2 / 1 dimm3 dimm2 dimm1 pci slot 5 at x p o w e r fdd front panel chassis fan 2nd fan ...

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    2 34 hardware installation 10 9 1 2 10 9 1 2 10 9 1 2 10 9 1 1 2 10 9 1 2 10 9 20 19 pwr- led pwr-sw hd-led speaker reset a3 an37 an3 socket a batter y reset switch power switch raid ide 2 raid ide 1 ieee 1394-3 / 2 / 1 dimm3 dimm2 dimm1 pci slot 5 at x p o w e r fdd front panel chassis fan 2nd fan ...

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    2 hardware installation 35 10 9 1 2 10 9 1 2 10 9 1 2 10 9 1 1 2 10 9 1 2 10 9 20 19 pwr- led pwr-sw hd-led speaker reset a3 an37 an3 socket a batter y reset switch power switch raid ide 2 raid ide 1 ieee 1394-3 / 2 / 1 dimm3 dimm2 dimm1 pci slot 5 at x p o w e r fdd front panel chassis fan 2nd fan ...

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    2 36 hardware installation 10 9 1 2 10 9 1 2 10 9 1 2 10 9 1 1 2 10 9 1 2 10 9 20 19 pwr- led pwr-sw hd-led speaker reset a3 an37 an3 socket a batter y reset switch power switch raid ide 2 raid ide 1 ieee 1394-3 / 2 / 1 dimm3 dimm2 dimm1 pci slot 5 at x p o w e r fdd front panel chassis fan 2nd fan ...

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    2 hardware installation 37 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 suppor ts enhanced ide or ...

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    2 38 hardware installation 10 9 1 2 10 9 1 2 10 9 1 2 10 9 1 1 2 10 9 1 2 10 9 20 19 pwr- led pwr-sw hd-led speaker reset a3 an37 an3 socket a batter y reset switch power switch raid ide 2 raid ide 1 ieee 1394-3 / 2 / 1 dimm3 dimm2 dimm1 pci slot 5 at x p o w e r fdd front panel chassis fan 2nd fan ...

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    2 hardware installation 39 note: only connect ide hard drives to the raid ide connectors. Bios setting 1. Enable or disable the highpoint raid controller in the genie bios setting submenu of the award bios. If the hard drives connected to the raid ide connectors will not be configured as raid, make ...

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    2 40 hardware installation 10 9 1 2 10 9 1 2 10 9 1 2 10 9 1 1 2 10 9 1 2 10 9 20 19 pwr- led pwr-sw hd-led speaker reset a3 an37 an3 socket a batter y reset switch power switch raid ide 2 raid ide 1 ieee 1394-3 / 2 / 1 dimm3 dimm2 dimm1 pci slot 5 at x p o w e r fdd front panel chassis fan 2nd fan ...

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    2 hardware installation 41 10 9 1 2 10 9 1 2 10 9 1 2 10 9 1 1 2 10 9 1 2 10 9 20 19 pwr- led pwr-sw hd-led speaker reset a3 an37 an3 socket a batter y reset switch power switch raid ide 2 raid ide 1 ieee 1394-3 / 2 / 1 dimm3 dimm2 dimm1 pci slot 5 at x p o w e r fdd front panel chassis fan 2nd fan ...

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    2 42 hardware installation 10 9 1 2 10 9 1 2 10 9 1 2 10 9 1 1 2 10 9 1 2 10 9 20 19 pwr- led pwr-sw hd-led speaker reset a3 an37 an3 socket a batter y reset switch power switch raid ide 2 raid ide 1 ieee 1394-3 / 2 / 1 dimm3 dimm2 dimm1 pci slot 5 at x p o w e r fdd front panel chassis fan 2nd fan ...

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    2 hardware installation 43 10 9 1 2 10 9 1 2 10 9 1 2 10 9 1 1 2 10 9 1 2 10 9 20 19 pwr- led pwr-sw hd-led speaker reset a3 an37 an3 socket a batter y reset switch power switch raid ide 2 raid ide 1 ieee 1394-3 / 2 / 1 dimm3 dimm2 dimm1 pci slot 5 at x p o w e r fdd front panel chassis fan 2nd fan ...

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    2 44 hardware installation 10 9 1 2 10 9 1 2 10 9 1 2 10 9 1 1 2 10 9 1 2 10 9 20 19 pwr- led pwr-sw hd-led speaker reset a3 an37 an3 socket a batter y reset switch power switch raid ide 2 raid ide 1 ieee 1394-3 / 2 / 1 dimm3 dimm2 dimm1 pci slot 5 at x p o w e r fdd front panel chassis fan 2nd fan ...

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    2 hardware installation 45 10 9 1 2 10 9 1 2 10 9 1 2 10 9 1 1 2 10 9 1 2 10 9 20 19 pwr- led pwr-sw hd-led speaker reset a3 an37 an3 socket a batter y reset switch power switch raid ide 2 raid ide 1 ieee 1394-3 / 2 / 1 dimm3 dimm2 dimm1 pci slot 5 at x p o w e r fdd front panel chassis fan 2nd fan ...

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    2 46 hardware installation 10 9 1 2 10 9 1 2 10 9 1 2 10 9 1 1 2 10 9 1 2 10 9 20 19 pwr- led pwr-sw hd-led speaker reset a3 an37 an3 socket a batter y reset switch power switch raid ide 2 raid ide 1 ieee 1394-3 / 2 / 1 dimm3 dimm2 dimm1 pci slot 5 at x p o w e r fdd front panel chassis fan 2nd fan ...

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    2 hardware installation 47 10 9 1 2 10 9 1 2 10 9 1 2 10 9 1 1 2 10 9 1 2 10 9 20 19 pwr- led pwr-sw hd-led speaker reset a3 an37 an3 socket a batter y reset switch power switch raid ide 2 raid ide 1 ieee 1394-3 / 2 / 1 dimm3 dimm2 dimm1 pci slot 5 at x p o w e r fdd front panel chassis fan 2nd fan ...

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    2 48 hardware installation pin 3 5 1 4 1 6 8 1 0 1 8 2 0 7 9 1 3 1 5 1 7 1 9 2 4 6 function hd-led (primary/secondary ide led) reserved atx-sw (atx power switch) reserved reset (reset switch) speaker (speaker connector) pwr-led (power/standby led) pin assignment hdd led power hdd n.C. N.C. Pwrbt+ pw...

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    2 hardware installation 49 10 9 1 2 10 9 1 2 10 9 1 2 10 9 1 1 2 10 9 1 2 10 9 20 19 pwr- led pwr-sw hd-led speaker reset a3 an37 an3 socket a batter y reset switch power switch raid ide 2 raid ide 1 ieee 1394-3 / 2 / 1 dimm3 dimm2 dimm1 pci slot 5 at x p o w e r fdd front panel chassis fan 2nd fan ...

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    2 50 hardware installation 2.6.16 leds 10 9 1 2 10 9 1 2 10 9 1 2 10 9 1 1 2 10 9 1 2 10 9 20 19 pwr- led pwr-sw hd-led speaker reset a3 an37 an3 socket a batter y reset switch power switch raid ide 2 raid ide 1 ieee 1394-3 / 2 / 1 dimm3 dimm2 dimm1 pci slot 5 at x p o w e r fdd front panel chassis ...

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    2 hardware installation 51 diagnostic leds led 1 to led 4 are diagnostic leds. These leds will indicate the current condition of the system. Early program chipset register before post. Testing memory presence. Initializing the dram controller (sizing). Initializing the fsb frequency. Initializing th...

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    52 3 award bios setup utility 3.1 the basic input/output system 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 bo...

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    53 3 award bios setup utility the settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one. ↑↓→← :move phoenix - awardbios cmos setup utility standard cmos features date (mm:dd:yy) time (hh:mm:ss) ide primary master ide primary slave ide secondary master ide secon...

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    54 3 award bios setup utility the settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one. ↑↓→← :move phoenix - awardbios cmos setup utility ide primary master ide hdd auto detection ide primary master access mode capacity cylinder head precomp landing zone secto...

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    55 3 award bios setup utility 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 ...

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    56 3 award bios setup utility mode. Mono monochrome adapter. Includes high resolution mono- chrome 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 ...

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    57 3 award bios setup utility 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 ac...

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    58 3 award bios setup utility field. Also, disable this field if you are installing or running certain operating systems like windows ® 95/98/2000/me/xp or the operating system may not install nor work. 3.1.2.2 cpu l1 cache and cpu l2 cache these fields speed up the memory access. The default value ...

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    59 3 award bios setup utility 3.1.2.6 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 option is disabled and the system is booting from the floppy drive, the system will boot from drive a. Y...

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    60 3 award bios setup utility 3.1.2.10 typematic rate (chars/sec) this field allows you to select the rate at which the keys are accelerated. 3.1.2.11 typematic delay (msec) this field allows you to select the delay between when the key was first depressed and when the acceleration begins. 3.1.2.12 ...

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    61 3 award bios setup utility 3.1.2.16 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..

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    62 3 award bios setup utility 3.1.3 advanced chipset features phoenix - awardbios cmos setup utility advanced chipset features the settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one. Item help menu level ↑↓→← move f6:fail-safe defaults f7:optimized defaults ...

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    63 3 award bios setup utility 3.1.3.2 cpu interface this field is used to configure the cpu’s interface. Optimal uses the most stable cpu/fsb parameters. Aggressive uses the overclock cpu/fsb parameters. 3.1.3.3 memory timings this field is used to select the memory timing of the dram. The options a...

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    64 3 award bios setup utility 3.1.3.7 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 envelope are reached. 3.1.3.8 system bios c...

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    65 3 award bios setup utility 3.1.4 integrated peripherals 3.1.4.1 nvidia onchip ide device move the cursor to this field and press . The following screen will appear. Phoenix - awardbios cmos setup utility integrated peripherals item help menu level ↑↓→← move f6:fail-safe defaults f7:optimized defa...

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    66 3 award bios setup utility on-chip primary ide and on-chip 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. Ide primary master/slave pio and ide secon...

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    67 3 award bios setup utility alc-650 ac97 audio auto select this option when using the onboard audio codec. Disabled select this option when using a pci sound card. Phoenix - awardbios cmos setup utility nvidia onchip pci device item help menu level ↑↓→← move f6:fail-safe defaults f7:optimized defa...

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    68 3 award bios setup utility onboard fdc controller enabled enables the onboard floppy disk controller. Disabled disables the onboard floppy disk controller. Onboard serial port 1 and onboard serial port 2 auto the system will automatically select an i/o address for the onboard serial port 1 and se...

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    69 3 award bios setup utility uart2 mode select the system board supports irda function for wireless connectivity between your computer and peripheral devices. You may not use irda and the com 2 serial port at the same time. If you are using the com 2 serial port, make sure this field is set to norm...

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    70 3 award bios setup utility 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 normal mode’s data transfer rate. “epp (enhanced parallel port)” allows bidirectional par...

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    71 3 award bios setup utility 3.1.4.5 onchip usb control this field is used to set the usb ports to usb 1.1 or usb 2.0. 3.1.4.6 usb keyboard support by default, usb keyboard support is disabled. However, if you are using a usb keyboard under dos, make sure to enable this function. 3.1.4.7 ide hdd bl...

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    72 3 award bios setup utility 3.1.5 power management setup the power management setup allows you to configure your system to most effectively save energy. 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 e...

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    73 3 award bios setup utility 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 hdd power down = 15 min. Max saving ma...

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    74 3 award bios setup utility instant-off pressing and then releasing the power button at once will immediately power off your system. 3.1.5.7 wake on lan from soft-off if you are using a lan card that supports the remote wake up function, set this field to enabled. The will allow the network to rem...

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    75 3 award bios setup utility 3.1.5.11 kb power on password move the cursor to this field and press . Enter your password. You can enter up to 5 characters. Type in exactly the same password to confirm, then press . The power button will not function once a keyboard password has been set in this fie...

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    76 3 award bios setup utility 3.1.5.15 time (dd:hh:mm) this is used to set the date and time you would like the system to power on..

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    77 3 award bios setup utility 3.1.6 pnp/pci configurations this section describes configuring the pci bus system. It covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes to the default settings. 3.1.6.1 reset configuration data enabled t...

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    78 3 award bios setup utility 3.1.6.3 irq resources move the cursor to this field and press . The “irq-3” to “irq-15” fields will appear. Set each system interrupt to either legacy isa or pci/isa pnp. Pci/isa pnp for devices compliant with the pci bus architecture. Legacy isa for devices compliant w...

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    79 3 award bios setup utility 3.1.7 pc health status 3.1.7.1 show pc health when post this field, when enabled, will display the temperature of the cpu and system, the fan speed of the cpu and chassis fans and ouput voltages when the system boots-up during post. 3.1.7.2 current system temp., current...

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    80 3 award bios setup utility 3.1.7.3 +3.3v, +5v, +12v, -12v, vbat(v) and 5vsb(v) these fields show the output voltage of the power supply. 3.1.7.4 shutdown temperature you can prevent the system from overheating by selecting a temperature in this field. If the system detected that its temperature e...

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    81 3 award bios setup utility 3.1.8 genie bios setting 3.1.8.1 current cpu frequency is this field will show the current cpu frequency. 3.1.8.2 full screen logo show enabled the lanparty logo will appear in full screen during system boot-up. Disabled the lanparty logo will not appear during system b...

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    82 3 award bios setup utility 3.1.8.5 cpu clock setting this field provides several options for selecting the external system bus clock of the processor. The available options allow you to adjust the processor’s bus clock by 1mhz increment. Important: selecting an external bus clock other than the d...

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    83 3 award bios setup utility 3.1.8.13 agp voltage control this field allows you to manually select higher voltage supplied to the agp. If you want to use the default voltage, leave this field in its default setting. Important: although this function is supported, we do not recommend that you use a ...

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    84 3 award bios setup utility 3.1.8.17 nvidia lan chip control this field is used to enable or disable the lan function of the nvidia ® nforce2 tm mcp-t and ics1893 phy chips that control the lan 1 por t. 3.1.8.18 nvidia lan mac address this field is used to select the mac address of the nvidia ® nf...

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    85 3 award bios setup utility 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 hardw...

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    86 3 award bios setup utility 3.1.11 set supervisor password if you want to protect your system and setup from unauthorized entry, set a supervisor’s password with the “system” option selected in the advanced bios features. If you want to protect access to setup only, but not your system, set a supe...

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    87 3 award bios setup utility 3.1.13 save & exit setup when all the changes have been made, highlight “save & exit setup” and press . The message below will appear: save to cmos and exit (y/n)? N type “y” and press . The modifications you have made will be written into the cmos memory, and the syste...

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    88 3 award bios setup utility 3.2 highpoint bios configuration utility the highpoint bios configuration utility is used to configure and manage raid on drives connected to the raid ide connector. Important: before you run the highpoint bios configuration utility, make sure the “hp372n raid control” ...

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    89 3 award bios setup utility 3.3 updating the bios to update the bios, you will need the new bios file and a flash utility, awdflash.Exe. You can download them from dfi’s web site or contact technical support or your sales representative. 1. Save the new bios file along with the flash utility awdfl...

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    90 3 award bios setup utility 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...

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    9 1 4 supported software 4.1 desktop management interface (dmi) the mainboard comes with a dmi built into the bios. Dmi, along with the appropriately networked software, is designed to make inventory, maintenance and troubleshooting of computer systems easier. With dmi, a network administrator or mi...

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    9 2 4 supported software 4.1.2 using the dmi utility the four menus located on top of the dmi configuration utility screen are edit dmi, add dmi, load dmi file and save dmi file. Use the ← or → (left or right) arrow keys to select a menu from the menu bar. On the left side of the screen is a list of...

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    9 3 4 supported software add dmi 1. Use the ← or → arrow keys to select the add dmi menu. 2. Highlight the item on the left screen that you would like to add by using the ↑ or ↓ arrow keys, then press . 3. The cursor will move to the screen you select allowing you to enter information about the adde...

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    9 4 4 supported software 4.2 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. Inser t the cd into a cd-rom drive. The autorun screen (mainboard utility cd...

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    9 5 4 supported software 4.2.1 nvidia drivers nvidia drivers contain the following. • nvidia ide sw driver • ethernet driver • nv gart driver • nvidia audio driver to install nvidia nforce drivers, please follow the steps below. 1. On the left side of the autorun screen, click the “chipset” icon. 2....

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    9 6 4 supported software 4.2.2 audio drivers the audio drivers are supported in the following operating systems: windows 98, windows 98 se, windows me, windows 2000 and windows xp. To install the audio driver, please follow the steps below. 1. On the left side of the autorun screen, click the “audio...

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    9 7 4 supported software 4.2.3 lan drivers the lan driver s for windows me, windows 2000 and windows xp support “autorun”. To install the lan driver, please follow the steps below. 1. On the left side of the autorun screen, click the “network” icon. 2. Click “lan driver” on the main menu. The follow...

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    9 8 4 supported software 4.2.4 usb 2.0 drivers to install the usb 2.0 driver, please follow the steps below. 1. On the left side of the autorun screen, click the “usb” icon. 2. Click “usb 2.0 drivers” on the main menu. The following screen will appear. 3. Follow the prompts on the screen to complete...

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    9 9 4 supported software 4.2.5 highpoint raid drivers if the hard drives connected to the raid ide connectors will be configured as raid, you must install the highpoint raid drivers. 1. On the left side of the autorun screen, click the “tools” icon. 2. Click “highpoint raid drivers” on the main menu...

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    100 4 supported software 4.2.7 winbond hardware monitor the system board comes with the winbond hardware monitor utility contained in the provided cd. It is capable of monitoring the system’s hardware conditions such as the temperature of the cpu and system, voltage, and speed of the cpu and system ...

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    101 4 supported software 4.2.8 microsoft directx 8.1 to install microsoft directx 8.1, please follow the steps below. 1. On the left side of the autorun screen, click the “tools” icon. 2. Click “microsoft directx 8.1” on the main menu. The following screen will appear. 3. Click “yes” to continue. 4....

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    102 4 supported software 4.2.9 mcafee virusscan online (english os only) the mcafee virusscan online is the most reliable and convenient way of protecting your pc from computer viruses. When you install mcafee virusscan online, your computer is safe because it automatically scans for viruses and che...

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    103 4 supported software 4.2.10 radarsync radarsync is a software utility that must be installed in your system to allow online updates of the system’s bios. It provides an easy and fast way of accessing the website for downloading the latest version of the bios. Using your existing internet connect...

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    104 4 supported software if you want to customize or manage the options in radarsync, double-click the icon to open the radarsync. Software. Updating the system when radarsync is running and you are online, the update window will from time to time pop up on your computer screen. This means radarsync...

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    105 4 supported software 4.2.11 winflash winflash is a utility program that allows you to flash the bios under an operating system. To install, please follow the steps below. 1. On the left side of the autorun screen, click the “tools” icon. 2. Click “winflash” on the main menu. The following screen...

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    106 4 supported software 4.3 6-channel audio output via software the line-out jack (at the rear panel) together with the 4-channel audio connector supports 6-channel audio output. If, for any rea- son, you are not using the 4-channel audio connector which is made possible by connecting a 4-channel a...

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    107 4 supported software 6. Click the "sound effect" tab, then under "environment", select the sound effect you want. You must select one to create 6-channel audio output. Note: with the 6-channel mode supported using software, both the line-in and mic-jacks at the rear panel will instead function a...

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    108 4 supported software 4.4 installation notes 1. "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 utility cd screen did not appear), please go...

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    A using the suspend to ram function 109 a.1 using the suspend to ram function if you are using the windows ® ® ® ® ® 98 operating system, please follow the steps below. 1. Select “power management setup” in the main menu screen and press . 2. In the “acpi function” field, select “enabled”. 3. In the...

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    A 110 using the suspend to ram function 7. Boot windows ® ® ® ® ® 98. In the windows ® ® ® ® ® 98 desktop, click the star t button. Move the cursor to settings, then click control panel. To check whether acpi was properly installed, double-click the system icon. In the system properties dialog box, ...

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    A using the suspend to ram function 111 10. Repeat step 7 to open the control panel dialog box. Double- click the power management icon. 11. Click the advanced tab. In the “when i press the power button on my computer” field, select “standby”. 9. Click file system. In the “typical role of this compu...

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    A 112 using the suspend to ram function 12. After completing the steps above and you want to power-off the computer, you do not need to go through the process of closing files, applications and operating system. You can power- off the computer at once by pressing the power button or selecting “stand...

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    B system error message 113 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 f1 to continue, ctrl-alt-esc or del to enter setup, will be shown in the ...

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    B 114 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) floppy type mismatch. Ha...

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    C troubleshooting 115 c.1 troubleshooting checklist this chapter of the manual is designed to help you with prob- lems that you may encounter with your personal computer. To efficiently troubleshoot your system, treat each problem individu- ally. This is to ensure an accurate diagnosis of the proble...

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    C 116 troubleshooting monitor/display if the display screen remains dark after the system is turned on: 1. Make sure that the monitor’s power switch is on. 2. Check that one end of the monitor’s power cord is properly attached to the monitor and the other end is plugged into a working ac outlet. If ...

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    C troubleshooting 117 floppy drive the computer cannot access the floppy drive. 1. The floppy diskette may not be formatted. Format the diskette and try again. 2. The diskette may be write-protected. Use a diskette that is not write-protected. 3. You may be writing to the wrong drive. Check the path...

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    C 118 troubleshooting 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. 1. Make sure that the serial device’s power i...