DFI Blood-iron P45 Series, User Manual

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Page 2: ... implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any par ticular purpose The user will assume the entire risk of the use or the results of the use of this document Further the manufacturer re serves the right to revise this publication and make changes to its contents at any time without obligation to notify any person or en tity of such revisions or changes 2008 All Rights Reserved Trademark...

Page 3: ...rticular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following meas ures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment into an...

Page 4: ...r Settings Rear Panel I O Ports Internal I O Connectors Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Switchable Modes for Overclocking Award BIOS Setup Utility RAID BIOS Updating the BIOS Chapter 4 Supported Software Chapter 5 RAID Chapter 6 ATI CrossFire Technology Appendix A ABS Appendix B System Error Message Appendix C Troubleshooting Appendix D Debug LED POST and Troubleshooting 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 10 15 15 16 22 27 31 35...

Page 5: ...stallation modification accidents or unau thorized repair of the product 3 Unless otherwise instructed in this user s manual the user may not under any circumstances attempt to perform service adjust ments or repairs on the product whether in or out of warranty It must be returned to the purchase point factory or authorized service agency for all such work 4 We will not be liable for any indirect ...

Page 6: ...r ends Important Electrostatic discharge ESD can damage your processor disk drive and other components Perform the upgrade instruction procedures described at an ESD workstation only If such a station is not available you can provide some ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap and attaching it to a metal part of the system chassis If a wrist strap is unavailable estab lish and maintai...

Page 7: ...the package may not come similar to the information listed above This may differ in accordance to the sales region or models in which it was sold For more infor mation about the standard package in your region please contact your dealer or sales representative Before Using the System Board Before using the system board prepare basic system components If you are installing the system board in a new...

Page 8: ...B system memory Supports unbuffered x8 and x16 DIMMs 2 PCI Express Gen 2 x16 slots 2 way CrossFire One slot operating at x16 16 lane port or two slots each operating at x8 8 lane ports bandwidth 2 PCI Express x1 slots 2 PCI slots Award BIOS 8Mbit SPI flash BIOS CMOS Reloaded Realtek ALC885 High Definition audio CODEC 8 channel audio output DAC SNR ADC SNR of 106dB 101dB Full rate lossless content ...

Page 9: ...n IDE connector 1 floppy connector 1 24 pin ATX power connector 1 8 pin 12V power connector 1 front panel connector 4 fan connectors 1 download flash BIOS connector ACPI and OS Directed Power Management ACPI STR Suspend to RAM function Wake On PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Wake On USB Keyboard Mouse Wake On LAN Wake On Ring RTC timer to power on the system AC power failure recovery Monitors CPU system North...

Page 10: ...Express Gen 2 is a high bandwidth I O infrastruc ture that possesses the ability to scale speeds by form ing multiple lanes The x16 PCI Express lane supports transfer rate up to 5Gb s The onboard Realtek ALC885 is a High Definition audio codec and the 6 audio jacks at the rear I O panel pro vides 8 channel audio output for advanced 7 1 channel super surround sound audio system ALC885 also sup port...

Page 11: ... technology that allows storing multi ple user defined BIOS settings by using the BIOS utility to save load and name the settings This is especially useful to overclockers who require saving a variety of overclocked settings and being able to conveniently switch between these settings simultaneously The options in Genie BIOS allows configuring the system to optimize system performance and overcloc...

Page 12: ...measure has been added to protect the CPU from damage and insure a safe computing environment The system board is equipped with an IrDA connector for wireless connectivity between your computer and pe ripheral devices The IRDA Infrared Data Association specification supports data transfers of 115K baud at a distance of 1 meter The system board supports USB 2 0 and USB 1 1 ports USB 1 1 supports 12...

Page 13: ...hrough an IRQ or DMA interrupt Important The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 720mA This function allows you to use the PS 2 keyboard or PS 2 mouse to power on the system Important The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 720mA This function allows you to use a USB keyboard or USB mouse to wake up a system from the S3 STR Sus pend To RAM state Important If you are...

Page 14: ...tton or selecting Standby when you shut down the system without having to go through the sometimes tiresome process of closing files applications and operat ing system This is because the system is capable of storing all pro grams and data files during the entire operating session into RAM Random Access Memory when it powers off The operating session will resume exactly where you left off the next...

Page 15: ... 1 DDR2 2 DDR2 3 DDR2 4 DRAM Power LED 1 NB fan SPI Flash BIOS 1 2 7 8 Download BIOS Flash Intel ICH10R 1 IrDA 1 12V power PS 2 power select JP7 1 JP17 CPU FSB select JP17 JP19 JP18 1 1 1 JP19 Intel P45 Standby Power LED 1 1 1 1 1 1 Clear CMOS JP2 USB 0 5 power select PCI 1 PCI 2 PCIE 4 PCIE 2 PCIE 1 SATA 4 SATA 2 SATA 0 SATA 1 SATA 3 SATA 5 USB 6 11 power select JP5 C217 PCIE 3 Clear CMOS JP8 Soc...

Page 16: ...is If a wrist strap is unavailable establish and maintain contact with the system chassis throughout any proce dures requiring ESD protection System Memory Warning When the DRAM Power LED lit red it indicates that power is present on the DIMM sockets Power off the PC then unplug the power cord prior to installing any memory modules Failure to do so will cause severe damage to the motherboard and c...

Page 17: ...irtual Single Channel Dual Channel Dynamic Mode Addressing BIOS Setting Configure the system memory in the Genie BIOS Setting submenu of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information The system board supports the following memory interface Single Channel SC Data will be accessed in chunks of 64 bits 8B from the memory channels Virtual Single Channel VSC If both channels are populated with diffe...

Page 18: ...ngle channel Virtual single channel Virtual single channel Virtual single channel Virtual single channel Virtual single channel Virtual single channel Virtual single channel Virtual single channel Dual channel Dual channel Dual channel DIMM 1 E P P E E E E E E E P P p P P P E P 1 3 P 1 3 DIMM 2 E E P P E E E P P P E E E P P P P 2 4 E P 2 4 DIMM 3 E E E E P P E E P P E P P E P P E P 1 3 P 1 3 DIMM ...

Page 19: ... DIMM 1 E P 1 3 DS P 1 3 DS E P 1 3 SS P 1 3 SS DIMM 2 P 2 4 DS E P 2 4 DS P 2 4 SS E P 2 4 SS DIMM 3 E P 1 3 DS P 1 3 DS E P 1 3 SS P 1 3 SS DIMM 4 P 2 4 DS E P 2 4 DS P 2 4 SS E P 2 4 SS P denotes populated E denotes empty denotes DIMMs are identical denotes DIMMs are not identical SS denotes Single Sided DIMM DS denotes Double Sided DIMM 1 2 3 or 4 denotes the DDR DIMM slot ...

Page 20: ...ons are for reference only 1 Make sure the PC and all other peripheral devices connected to it has been powered down 2 Disconnect all power cords and cables 3 Locate the DIMM socket on the system board 4 Push the ejector tabs which are at the ends of the socket to the side Ejector tab 5 Note how the module is keyed to the socket DIMM sockets Ejector tab Key Notch ...

Page 21: ...g the module by its edges position the module above the socket with the notch in the module aligned with the key on the socket The keying mechanism ensures the module can be plugged into the socket in only one way 8 The ejector tabs at the ends of the socket will automatically snap into the locked position to hold the module in place ...

Page 22: ...ap and or contact pins are the cap is missing or the cap and or contact pins are damaged damaged damaged damaged damaged contact your dealer immediately contact your dealer immediately contact your dealer immediately contact your dealer immediately contact your dealer immediately 2 Make sure to keep the protective cap RMA requests 2 Make sure to keep the protective cap RMA requests 2 Make sure to ...

Page 23: ...mful parti cles Remove the protec tive cap only when you are about to install the CPU Protective cap Lever Cover 5 Lift the protective cap from the location pointed below to detach the cap from the cover Lift this part up 6 Unlock the socket by pushing the lever down moving it away from the side tab of the socket then lifting it up Lever lifted Tab 7 Now lift the cover Cover ...

Page 24: ... CPU by its edges and avoid touch ing the pins Pin 1 of the socket Gold mark 9 Insert the CPU into the socket until it is seated in place The CPU will fit in only one orientation and can easily be in serted without exerting any force Important Do not force the CPU into the socket Forcing the CPU into the socket may bend the pins and damage the CPU ...

Page 25: ...sually contains the fan and heat sink assembly and an installation guide If the installa tion procedure in the installation guide differs from the one in this section please follow the installation guide in the package 1 Before you install the fan heat sink you must apply a thermal paste onto the top of the CPU The thermal paste is usually supplied when you purchase the CPU or fan heat sink assemb...

Page 26: ...d must match the 4 mounting holes around the socket Position each stud so that the groove faces the heat sink then push it down firmly until it clicks into place Note You will not be able to secure the fan and heat sink assembly in place if the groove is not facing the heat sink 3 Connect the CPU fan s cable connector to the CPU fan connector on the system board Mounting hole Mounting hole ...

Page 27: ...aused system boot up problems you can reconfigure the system with the default values stored in the ROM BIOS JP8 is accessible from the rear panel of the system This provides convenience by allowing you to clear the CMOS without having to remove the chassis cover Clear CMOS Data Clearing CMOS Data using Jumpers 2 3 On Clear CMOS Data 1 2 On Normal default JP2 JP8 X 2 3 On Clear CMOS Data 1 2 On Nor...

Page 28: ...a few seconds and set JP2 or JP8 back to its default setting pins 1 and 2 On 3 Now plug the power cord then power on the system C217 These jumpers are used to set PCIE 1 and PCIE 3 to x8 or x16 PCIE 1 PCIE 4 JP20 JP27 1 2 On x8 x8 1 3 10 12 1 3 10 12 1 3 10 12 1 3 10 12 JP20 JP21 JP22 JP23 JP24 JP25 JP26 JP27 1 3 10 12 1 3 10 12 1 3 10 12 1 3 10 12 X JP20 JP27 2 3 On x16 N C PCIE1 PCIE4 x8 x16 Sel...

Page 29: ...lect X USB 6 11 JP5 X USB 0 5 JP6 2 3 On 5VSB 1 2 On 5V default Selecting 5VSB will allow you to use the USB keyboard or USB mouse to wake up the system Important The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 1 5A 2 devices or 2A 3 or more devices Important The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 720mA 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 2 3 On 5VSB 1 2 On 5V default ...

Page 30: ...will allow the system to automatically run according to the CPU s FSB If you want to change the settings please refer to the table below JP17 JP18 JP19 By CPU 1 2 On 1 2 On 1 2 On FSB 800 2 3 On 3 4 On 2 3 On FSB 1066 2 3 On 2 3 On 2 3 On FSB 1333 2 3 On 2 3 On 3 4 On CPU FSB Select X JP17 JP18 JP19 1 1 1 ...

Page 31: ... always be high when all other RTC power planes are on 2 In the case where the RTC battery is dead or missing on the platform the SRTCRST pin must rise before the RSMRST pin PS 2 K B Optical S PDIF out USB 10 11 USB 6 7 Coaxial S PDIF out Mic in Side R L Center Subwoofer Rear R L Line in Front R L LAN PS 2 Mouse USB 8 9 Clear CMOS jumper 2 3 On RTC reset 1 2 On Normal default X JP12 1 3 2 1 3 2 ...

Page 32: ...ck is used to connect an external audio output device using an optical S PDIF cable Coaxial RCA S PDIF The coaxial RCA S PDIF jack is used to connect an external audio output device using a coaxial S PDIF cable Important DO NOT use optical S PDIF and Coaxial RCA S PDIF at the same time PS 2 Ports and S PDIF Ports W PS 2 Mouse PS 2 KB Optical S PDIF Coaxial RCA S PDIF W ...

Page 33: ...connect USB 2 0 1 1 devices The 10 pin connectors allow you to connect 6 additional USB 2 0 1 1 ports Your USB ports may come mounted on a card edge bracket Install the card edge bracket to an available slot at the rear of the system chassis then connect the USB port cables to these connectors LAN Port The LAN port allows the system board to connect to a local area network by means of a network hu...

Page 34: ...k ers of the audio system Line in Light Blue This jack is used to connect any audio devices such as Hi fi set CD player tape player AM FM radio tuner synthesizer etc Line out Front Right Left Jack Lime This jack is used to connect to the front right and front left speakers of the audio system Audio and CD In W W Rear audio Front audio Front R L Line in Mic in Rear R L Center Subwoofer Side R L 1 2...

Page 35: ... in The CD in connector is used to receive audio from a CD ROM drive TV tuner or MPEG card Internal I O Connectors SATA 0 The Serial ATA SATA connectors are used to connect Serial ATA drives Connect one end of the Serial ATA cable to a Serial ATA connector and the other end to your Serial ATA device Configuring RAID Refer to the RAID chapter in this manual for more information about creating RAID ...

Page 36: ...tor is used to connect 2 IDE disk drives An IDE cable have 3 connectors on them one that plugs into this connector and the other 2 connects to IDE devices The connector at the end of the cable is for the Master drive and the connector in the middle of the cable is for the Slave drive The colored edge of the cable should align with pin 1 of this connector Note When using two IDE drives one must be ...

Page 37: ...perating system to use the IrDA function Refer to your operating system s manual or documentation for more information Serial COM Connector The serial COM connector is used to connect modems serial print ers remote display terminals or other serial devices Your COM port may come mounted on a card edge bracket Install the card edge bracket to an available slot at the rear of the system chassis then...

Page 38: ...ect cooling fans Cooling fans will provide adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent over heating the CPU and system board components X X CPU fan Chassis fan System fan X NB fan 1 3 Sense Power On Off 3 1 Ground Power Sense 4 1 Sense Power Ground Speed Control 3 1 Ground Power Sense X ...

Page 39: ... will light when the system is in the standby mode Warning When the DRAM Power LED and or Standby Power LED lit red it indicates that power is present on the DIMM sockets and or PCI slots Power off the PC then unplug the power cord prior to installing any memory modules or add in cards Failure to do so will cause severe damage to the motherboard and components ...

Page 40: ...connector Your power supply unit may come with an 8 pin or 4 pin 12V power connector The 12V power enables the delivery of more 12VDC current to the processor s Voltage Regulator Module VRM If available it is preferable to use the 8 pin power otherwise connect a 4 pin power to this connector X X 13 1 12 24 3 3VDC 3 3VDC COM 5VDC COM 5VDC COM PWR_OK 5VSB 12VDC 12VDC 3 3VDC 3 3VDC 12VDC COM PS_ON CO...

Page 41: ...figuration CPU power amount of memory add in cards peripherals etc may exceed the minimum power requirement To ensure that adequate power is provided we strongly recommend that you use a minimum of 400 Watt or greater power supply Important Insufficient power supplied to the system may result in instabil ity or the add in boards and peripherals not functioning prop erly Calculating the system s ap...

Page 42: ...ystem s configuration such as the wattage of the power supply the se quence of the supplied power as well as the number of periph eral devices connected to the system Due to this reason we strongly recommend that you wait for the Standby Power LED refer to the LEDs section in this chapter for the location of the Standby Power LED to lit off 2 After the Standby Power LED has lit off wait for 6 seco...

Page 43: ...hout having to power off the system thus prolonging the life of the power supply or system SPEAKER Speaker Connector This connects to the speaker installed in the system chassis ATX SW ATX Power Switch Depending on the setting in the BIOS setup this switch is a dual function power button that will allow your system to enter the Soft Off or Suspend mode X 1 2 19 20 PWR LED ATX SW HD LED RESET SPEAK...

Page 44: ...n it may indicate that the CPU or memory module was not installed properly Please make sure they are properly inserted into their corresponding socket Pin 3 5 14 16 8 10 18 20 7 9 13 15 17 19 2 4 6 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 PWRBT N C...

Page 45: ...are Installation C217 C217 C217 PCI Express Slots PCI Express x16 PCI Express x1 PCI Express x16 Download Flash BIOS Connector W 1 GROUND 2 8 7 SPI_VCC3 SPI_CS0B SPI_MIS0 SPI_HOLD SPI_CLK SPI_MOSI PCI Express x1 ...

Page 46: ... simply pressing F9 in the main menu of the Award BIOS utility then pressing Y to select Advance Mode The Advance mode will display a wide range of fields useful in overclocking the board Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Esc Quit F10 Save Exit Setup Select Item Time Date Hard Disk Type X Standard CMOS Features X Advanced BIOS Features X Advanced Chipset Features X Integrated Peripherals X Powe...

Page 47: ...appear on the screen Press DEL to enter setup If the message disappears before you respond restart the system or press the Reset button You may also restart the system by press ing the Ctrl Alt and Del keys simultaneously When you press Del the main menu screen will appear Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility X Genie BIOS Setting X CMOS Reloaded Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set ...

Page 48: ...IDE Channel 1 Master X IDE Channel 1 Slave X IDE Channel 2 Master X IDE Channel 3 Master X IDE Channel 4 Master X IDE Channel 4 Slave Drive A Video Halt On Base Memory Extended Memory Total Memory Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Item Help Menu Level X Change the day month year and century Move Enter Select F1 General Help PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F5 Previous Values...

Page 49: ...that you select CHS or Large Please check your operating system s manual or Help desk on which one to select The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one IDE HDD Auto Detection IDE Channel 0 Master Access Mode Capacity Cylinder Head Precomp Landing Zone Sector Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility IDE Channel 0 Master Item Help Menu Level XX To aut...

Page 50: ...rite timing Landing Zone This field displays the number of cylinders specified as the landing zone for the read write heads Sector This field displays the number sectors per track Drive A This field identifies the type of floppy disk drive installed None No floppy drive is installed 360K 5 25 in 5 1 4 in standard drive 360KB capacity 1 2M 5 25 in 5 1 4 in AT type high density drive 1 2MB capacity ...

Page 51: ...ed during power up The default setting is All Errors No Errors The system boot will not stop for any errors detected All Errors The system boot will stop whenever the BIOS detects a non fatal error All But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error it will stop for all other errors All But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a disk error it will stop for all other errors Al...

Page 52: ...5 2 3 BIOS Setup Extended Memory Displays the amount of extended memory detected during boot up Total Memory Displays the total memory available in the system ...

Page 53: ...Option APIC Mode MPS Version Control For OS OS Select for DRAM 64MB Report No FDD For Win 95 Full Screen LOGO Show Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features Item Help Menu Level X Select Hard Disk Boot Device Priority Move Enter Select F1 General Help PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Press Enter Disabled Enabled Enabled ...

Page 54: ...le will cause the warning message to appear If you are running such a program we recommend that you first disable this field Hard Disk Boot Priority This field is used to select the boot sequence of the hard drives Move the cursor to this field then press Enter Use the Up or Down arrow keys to select a device then press to move it up or to move it down the list The settings on the screen are for r...

Page 55: ...e sequence of the drive selected Set Boot Other Device to Enabled if you wish to boot from another device Boot Up Floppy Seek When enabled the BIOS will check whether the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks Note that the BIOS cannot distinguish between 720K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 88M drive types as they are all 80 tracks When disabled the BIOS will not search for the type of floppy disk drive...

Page 56: ...olding down a key on your keyboard will cause the BIOS to report that the key is down Enabled The BIOS will not only report that the key is down but will first wait for a moment and if the key is still down it will begin to report that the key has been depressed repeatedly For example you would use such a feature to accelerate cursor movements with the arrow keys You can then select the typematic ...

Page 57: ...tered at the promp APIC Mode Leave this field in its default setting MPS Version Control for OS This field is used to select the MPS version that the system board is using OS Select for DRAM 64MB Select the OS2 option only if the system that is running an OS 2 operating system has greater than 64MB RAM Report No FDD For Win95 Yes Will report no FDD for Windows 95 No Will not report no FDD for Wind...

Page 58: ...ncy of the system Memory Hole At 15M 16M In order to improve system performance certain space in memory can be reserved for ISA cards This memory must be mapped into the memory space below 16MB When enabled the CPU assumes the 15 16MB memory range is allocated to the hidden ISA address range instead of the actual system DRAM When disabled the CPU assumes the 15 16MB address range actually contains...

Page 59: ...identical to this one Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PCI Express Root Port Func Item Help Menu Level X Move Enter Select F1 General Help PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults PCI E Compliancy Mode v1 0a PCI E Compliancy Mode This field is used to select the mode for the PCI Express add in card VT d The optioins are Enabled and Disabled ...

Page 60: ... Optimized Defaults X OnChip IDE Device X Onboard Device X SuperIO Device X USB Device Setting Press Enter Press Enter Press Enter Press Enter OnChip IDE Device The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one SATA Mode Legacy Mode Support Onboard JMB368 Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility OnChip IDE Device Item Help Menu Level X IDE Disabled Enabled...

Page 61: ...allows you to create RAID or Intel Matrix Storage configuration on Serial ATA devices AHCI This option allows the Serial ATA devices to use AHCI Advanced Host Controller Interface Legacy Mode Support Some operating systems are not supported in Native mode If you are using this kind of operating system set this field to Enabled Onboard JMB368 This field is used to enable or disable the JMB368 contr...

Page 62: ...ble the onboard HD audio The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Onboard LAN Onboard HD Audio Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Onboard Device Item Help Menu Level X Enabled Enabled Move Enter Select F1 General Help PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults ...

Page 63: ...rd 98 When this option is selected press the wake up key of the Windows 98 compatible key board to power on the system Super IO Device The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility SuperIO Device Item Help Menu Level XX Move Enter Select F1 General Help PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Sa...

Page 64: ...er On This field is used to select a function key that you would like to use to power on the system 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 serial port 2 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E...

Page 65: ... failure the system will automatically power on Former Sts When power returns after an AC power failure the system will return to the state where you left off before power failure occurs If the system s power is off when AC power failure occurs it will remain off when power returns If the system s power is on when AC power failure occurs the system will power on when power returns CIR Port Address...

Page 66: ...low speed device it will operate in full low speed mode Full Low Speed Regardless of the speed of the USB device it will always operate in full low speed mode Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility USB Device Setting Item Help Menu Level XX Move Enter Select F1 General Help PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults USB 1 0 Controller USB 2 0 Control...

Page 67: ... DOS mode or run any program under DOS set this field to Enabled USB Mouse Function Due to the limited space of the BIOS ROM the support for legacy USB mouse in DOS mode is by default set to Disabled With more BIOS ROM space available it will be able to support more advanced features as well as provide compatibility to a wide variety of peripheral devices If a PS 2 mouse is not available and you n...

Page 68: ... Alarm Reload Global Timer Events Primary IDE 0 Primary IDE 1 Secondary IDE 0 Secondary IDE 1 FDD COM LPT Port PCI PIRQ A D Press Enter Enabled S3 STR Auto User Define DPMS Yes Stop Grant 3 Disabled Disabled Instant Off Enabled Disabled Disabled 0 0 0 0 Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Move Enter Select F1 General Help PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F5 Previous Values F6 Fail S...

Page 69: ...pend function S3 STR Enables the Suspend to RAM function PCI Express PM Function This field is used to configure the PCI Express PM function The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PCI Express PM Function Item Help Menu Level XX Move Enter Select F1 General Help PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F5 Previous Va...

Page 70: ...fore the HDD Power Down field is activated Min Saving Minimum power saving time for the HDD Power Down 15 min Max Saving Maximum power saving time for the HDD Power Down 1 min User Define Allows you to set the power saving time in the HDD Power Down field Disabled Disables the Power Management function Video Off Method This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked V H SYNC Blank This ...

Page 71: ...s field the hard disk drive will be powered down while all other devices remain active Soft Off by PWR BTTN This field allows you to select the method of powering off your system Delay 4 Sec Regardless of whether the Power Management func tion is enabled or disabled if the power button is pushed and released in less than 4 sec the system enters the Suspend mode The purpose of this func tion is to ...

Page 72: ...f the ACPI Suspend Type field is set to S3 STR PowerOn By Alarm Enabled When Enabled you can set the time you would like the Soft Power Down Soft Off PC to power on in the Time dd hh mm of Alarm field However if the system is being accessed by incoming calls or the network prior to the time set in the field the system will give priority to the incoming calls or network Disabled Disables the automa...

Page 73: ...e specified field Primary IDE 0 1 Secondary IDE 0 1 FDD COM LPT Port and PCI PIRQ A D will cause the system to wake up completely from the power management mode When disabled the system will not wake up from the power management mode despite access to the specified field ...

Page 74: ...isabled The BIOS will not reset the configuration data The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PnP PCI Configurations Item Help Menu Level X Move Enter Select F1 General Help PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Init Display First Reset Configuration ...

Page 75: ...SA for devices compliant with the original PC AT bus specification PCI ISA PnP for devices compliant with the Plug and Play standard whether designed for PCI or ISA bus architecture PCI VGA Palette Snoop This field determines whether the MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards can work with PCI VGA or not Enabled MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards work with PCI VGA Disabled MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards does not work with PCI VGA...

Page 76: ...in 8 Assignment By default a device is automatically assigned to each INT You can also manually assign an INT for each device Maximum Payload Size This field is used to select the maximum TLP payload size of the PCI Express devices The unit is byte ...

Page 77: ...emp CPU Core Voltage DRAM Voltage NB Core Voltage CPU VTT Voltage ATX 3 3V Voltage ATX 5 0V Voltage ATX 12V Voltage 5V Standby Voltage Voltage Battery CPU CORE Temperature CHIPSET Temperature PWM AREA Temperature CPU FAN Fan Speed SYSTEM Fan Speed CHIPSET Fan Speed CHS Fan Speed 95o C 203o F 1 20V 1 87V 1 15V 1 21V 3 20V 4 97V 12 09V 4 78V 3 31V 27o C 44o C 34o C 5192 RPM 0 RPM 0 RPM 0 RPM Default...

Page 78: ...n the CPUFan Turn Off If CPUTemp field temperature the system will automatically adjust the CPU fan s speed accord ing to the temperature 2 If you want to reduce the CPU fan s noise or prevent CPU overheat select a lower temperature in the CPUFan Fully On If CPUTemp field to allow the CPU fan to rotate full speed at the selected lower temperature CPU Core Voltage to CHS Fan Speed These fields will...

Page 79: ...main menu of the Award BIOS utility then pressing Y to select Advance Mode The Advance mode will display a wide range of fields useful in overclocking the board Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Esc Quit F10 Save Exit Setup Select Item Time Date Hard Disk Type X Standard CMOS Features X Advanced BIOS Features X Advanced Chipset Features X Integrated Peripherals X Power Management Setup X PnP PC...

Page 80: ...n are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one X CPU Feature X DRAM Timing X Voltage Setting Exit Setup Shutdown Shutdown After AC Loss AC ShutDown Free O C Fail Retry Counter CPU Clock Ratio CPU N 2 Ratio Target CPU Clock CPU Clock Boot Up Clock CPU Clock Amplitude CPU Clock0 Skew CPU Clock1 Skew DRAM Speed Target DRAM Speed PCIE Clock CPU Spread Spectrum PCIE Spread Spect...

Page 81: ...s Therefore the system will use the processor s factory default ratio CPU N 2 Ratio The options are Enabled and Disabled Target CPU Clock This field will show the targeted CPU clock CPU Clock 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 ex...

Page 82: ...AM Speed This field is used to select the clock speed of the DIMM Target DRAM Speed This field will show the targeted DRAM speed PCIE Clock This field is used to select the bus clock of the PCI Express CPU Spread Spectrum The options are Disabled 0 5 0 25 1 0 and 0 5 PCIE Spread Spectrum The options are Disabled 0 5 and 1 0 ...

Page 83: ...ion Technology Core Multi Processing Enabled Enabled Disabled Auto Enabled Enabled Enabled Thermal Management Control This field is used to enable or disable thermal management PPM EIST Mode The options are Enabled and Disabled Limit CPUID MaxVal The CPUID instruction of some newer CPUs will return a value greater than 3 Problems will occur only in certain operating systems The default is Disabled...

Page 84: ...led it will force the XD feature flag to always return to 0 Virtualization Technology When this field is set to Enabled the VMM can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Vanderpool Technology Core Multi Processing The options are Enabled and Disabled ...

Page 85: ... to ACT REF to ACT Delay tRFC Performance LVL Read delay X Read Delay Phase Adjust Write to PRE Delay tWR Rank Write to Read tWTR ACT to ACT Delay tRRD Read to Write Delay tRDWR Ranks Write to Write tWRWR Ranks Write to Read tWRRD Read CAS Precharge tRTP All PRE to Refresh Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility DRAM Timing Item Help Menu Level XX Move Enter Select F1 General Help PU PD Value F10 Sav...

Page 86: ...s used to select the idle clocks after issuing a precharge command to the DRAM Precharge Delay tRAS The options are Auto and 9 to15 ALL Precharge to Act The options are Auto and 2 to 9 REF to ACT Delay tRFC The options are Auto and 16 to 33 Performance LVL Read Delay The options are Auto and 1 to 15 Read Delay Phase Adjust Refer to the following pages for more information on this submenu Write to ...

Page 87: ...ated to the routing latencies on the clock forwarded bus This is measured from the first address bus slot which is not associated with part of the read burst Ranks Write to Write tWRWR The options are 0 to 15 Ranks Write to Read tWRRD The options are 0 to 15 Read CAS Precharge tRTP The options are Auto and 1 to 15 ALL PRE to Refresh The options are Auto and 1 to 7 ...

Page 88: ...alue F10 Save ESC Exit F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Auto Model 0 Model 0 Model 0 70ps Auto Current 1346ps Current 1346ps Current 166ps Current 166ps Current 124ps Current 110ps Current 262ps Auto Current 1346ps Current 1346ps Current 14ps Current 56ps Current 0ps Current 0ps Current 110ps Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Clock Setting Fine Delay Move the cursor ...

Page 89: ...Ch Control Fine Delay and Ch Com mand Fine Delay The options are Current 1 DEG to 31 DEG Ch1Ch2 CommonClock Setting The options are Auto More Aggressive Aggressive Nominal Relaxed and More Relaxed Ch1 RDCAS GNT Chip Delay The options are Auto 1CLK to 7CLK Ch1 WRCAS GNT Chip Delay The options are Auto 1CLK to 7CLK Ch1 Command to CS Delay The options are Auto 1CLK to 7CLK Ch2 RDCAS GNT Chip Delay Th...

Page 90: ...Channel 1 Phase 4 Pull In Ch2 Read delay phase 4 0 Channel 2 Phase 0 Pull In Channel 2 Phase 1 Pull In Channel 2 Phase 2 Pull In Channel 2 Phase 3 Pull In Channel 2 Phase 4 Pull In Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Read Delay Phase Adjust Item Help Menu Level XX Move Enter Select F1 General Help PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults 7 7 7 7...

Page 91: ...re Droop Control Clockgen Voltage Control CPU GTL 0 2 REF Volt CPU GTL 1 3 REF Volt North Bridge GTL REF Volt FSB Vref CPU Core Voltage DRAM Voltage NB Core Voltage CPU VTT Voltage Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Voltage Setting Item Help Menu Level XX Auto 1 908 1 55V 1 1825 1 24V Enabled 3 45V 0 67X 0 67X 0 67X Auto 1 20V 1 87V 1 15V 1 21V Voltage Setting Move the cursor to this field and p...

Page 92: ... These fields are used to configure the CPU GTL REF voltage The options are 0 6075 to 0 7025 North Bridge GTL REF Volt Leave this in its default setting FSB Vref This field is used to configure the FSB Vref The options are Auto 21 to 00 CPU Core Voltage This field will show the CPU s current voltage DRAM Voltage This field will show the DRAM s current voltage NB Core Voltage This field will show t...

Page 93: ... bank Load from this bank Hotkey 1 Options Description User Defined Setting Bank 2 Description Options Bank description Save to this bank Load from this bank Hotkey 1 Options Description User Defined Setting Bank 3 Description Options Bank description Save to this bank Load from this bank Hotkey 1 Options Description User Defined Setting Bank 4 Description Options Bank description Save to this ban...

Page 94: ...able Setting If during the trial and error process the setting resulted to the sys tem s instability or worse yet not being able to boot up the system please follow the steps below to use the Load function Note You can use the Load function only if you have set the Auto Save Bootable Setting to Enabled 1 If the system did not boot up properly but you were able to enter the BIOS utility a Select CM...

Page 95: ...ing Bank Last BIOS Setting This option will save the last saved BIOS set ting to the User Defined Setting Bank User Defined Setting Bank 1 2 3 4 Bank Description To name the BIOS setting move the cursor to Bank Description then press Enter You can enter up to 60 characters Providing a name to the BIOS setting will allow you to easily remember the settings in the bank Save to this Bank To save the ...

Page 96: ... save before you exit the BIOS setup utility by selecting Y in the Save Exit Setup submenu Hotkey You can now load a BIOS setting during system boot up bypassing the lengthy process of entering the BIOS utility to load a setting Move the cursor to Hotkey then press Enter Select the key you would like to use to load the settings from the bank When the system boots up press the key to load the setti...

Page 97: ...the Setup default values X Genie BIOS Setting X CMOS Reloaded Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Esc Quit F10 Save Exit Setup Select Item Load Fail Safe Defaults X Standard CMOS Features X Advanced BIOS Features X Advanced Chipset Features X Integrated Peripherals X Power Management Setup X PnP ...

Page 98: ...appear Confirm Password You are asked to verify the password Type in exactly the same password If you type in a wrong password you will be prompted to enter the correct password again To delete or disable the pass word function highlight Set Supervisor Password and press En ter instead of typing in a new password Press the Esc key to return to the main menu Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Esc...

Page 99: ...ord Press the Esc key to return to the main menu Esc Quit F10 Save Exit Setup Select Item Load Fail Safe Defaults Set User Password If you want another user to have access only to your system but not to setup set a user s password with the System option se lected in the Advanced BIOS Features If you want a user to enter a password when trying to access setup set a user s password with the Setup op...

Page 100: ...r Management Setup X PnP PCI Configurations X PC Health Status X Genie BIOS Setting X CMOS Reloaded Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save Exit Setup Exit Without Saving SAVE to CMOS and EXIT Y N Type Y and press Enter The modifications you have made will be written into the CMOS memory and the system will reboot You will once again see the initial diagnostics on th...

Page 101: ...ess Ctrl Alt Del simultaneously after memory testing is done Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Esc Quit F10 Save Exit Setup Select Item Load Fail Safe Defaults X Standard CMOS Features X Advanced BIOS Features X Advanced Chipset Features X Integrated Peripherals X Power Management Setup X PnP PCI Configurations X PC Health Status X Genie BIOS Setting X CMOS Reloaded Load Optimized Defaults Set ...

Page 102: ... BIOS status message screen will appear Press the Ctrl and I keys simultaneously to enter the utility The utility allows you to build a RAID system on Serial ATA drives Important Before creating RAID make sure you have installed the Serial ATA drives and connected the data cables otherwise you won t be able to enter the RAID BIOS utility Refer to chapter 5 for steps in configuring RAID ...

Page 103: ...he system and enter the Award BIOS Setup Utility to set the first boot drive to Floppy 3 Save the setting and reboot the system 4 After the system booted from the floppy disk execute the flash utility by typing AWDFLASH EXE The following screen will appear 5 Type the new BIOS file name onto the gray area that is next to File Name to Program then press Enter Award BIOS Flash Utility V 8 15B C Phoen...

Page 104: ...IOS 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 Y then enter the file name of the current BIOS Otherwise press N 7 The following will then appear Press Y to Program or N to Exit 8 Press Y to flash the new BIOS ...

Page 105: ...rs utilities and software applications required to enhance the performance of the system board Insert the CD into a CD ROM drive The autorun screen will appear If after inserting the CD Autorun did not automatically start please go directly to the root directory of the CD and double click Setup Chapter 4 Supported Software ...

Page 106: ...ed Software Intel Chipset Device Software On the left side of the autorun screen click the CHIPSET icon 2 Setup is now ready to install the utility Click Next 1 Click Intel R Chipset Device Software on the main menu ...

Page 107: ...rted Software 4 Go through the readme document for system requirements and instal lation tips then click Next 5 Setup is now installing the driver Click Next to continue 3 Read the license agree ment then clickYes ...

Page 108: ...108 4 Supported Software 6 Click Yes I want to restart this computer now then click Finish Restarting the system will allow the new software installation to take effect ...

Page 109: ...nd nVidia GForce 8 series driver Install the driver according to the graphics card that you are using On the left side of the autorun screen click the GRAPHICS icon For ATI Radeon graphics card select ATI Radeon Drivers For nVidia graphics card select nVidia GForce 8 Series Drivers ...

Page 110: ...iver On the left side of the autorun screen click the AUDIO icon 2 Setup is now ready to install the audio driver Click Next 1 Click Realtek Audio Drivers on the main menu 3 Setup is currently configuring the new driver s installation ...

Page 111: ... 4 Setup is now processing the settings 5 Select the desired option then click Next 6 Click Yes I want to restart my computer now then click Finish Restarting the system will allow the new software installation to take effect ...

Page 112: ...ware Realtek LAN Driver On the left side of the autorun screen click the NETWORK icon 1 Click Realtek LAN Driver on the main menu 2 Setup is now ready to install the driver Click Next 3 Click Install to begin installation ...

Page 113: ...113 4 Supported Software 4 After completing installa tion click Finish to exit setup ...

Page 114: ...ngs values are over or under the set range a warning message will pop up The utility can also be configured so that a beeping alarm will sound whenever an error occurs We recommend that you use the Default Setting which is the ideal setting that would keep the system in good working condition On the left side of the autorun screen click the TOOLS icon 1 Click Smart Guardian on the main menu 2 Setu...

Page 115: ...rted Software 4 Click Next to install or click Browse to select another folder 3 Fill in the necessary information then click Next 5 Select an option in accordance to the system that you are using then click Next ...

Page 116: ...116 4 Supported Software 6 After completing installa tion click Finish to exit setup Restarting the system will allow the utility to take effect ...

Page 117: ...nd double click Setup 2 The drivers for Windows 2000 are also included in the CD however Autorun is not supported for this operating system Therefore you must manually install the drivers from the respec tive folders of each driver 3 All steps or procedures to install software drivers are subject to change without notice as the softwares are occassionally updated Please contact technical support o...

Page 118: ...mage of the data from one drive to the other drive If a drive fails to function the disk array management software directs all applications to the other drive since it contains a complete copy of the drive s data This enhances data protection and increases fault tolerance to the entire system Use two new drives or an existing drive and a new drive but the size of the new drive must be the same or ...

Page 119: ...l ruin the entire installation process and operating system The system will not boot and you will lost all data in the hard drives Please give special attention to this warning because there is no way of recovering back the data Step 2 Configure Serial ATA in the Award BIOS 1 Power on the system then press Del to enter the main menu of the Award BIOS 2 Configure Serial ATA in the appropriate field...

Page 120: ...age 3 Press S to Specify Additional Device 4 At this point you will be prompted to insert a floppy disk containing the RAID driver Insert the provided RAID driver diskette 5 Locate for the drive where you inserted the diskette then select RAID or AHCI controller that corresponds to your BIOS setup Press Enter to confirm You have successfully installed the driver However you must continue installin...

Page 121: ...ce and RAID volume information The user interface tray icon service and monitor service allow you to monitor the current status of the RAID volume and or SATA drives It enables enhanced performance and power management for the storage subsystem 1 Insert the CD into a CD ROM drive 2 On the left side of the autorun screen click the CHIPSET icon 3 Click Intel R Matrix Storage Manager on the main menu...

Page 122: ...ument to view system requirements and installation information then click Next 5 Read the warning carefully then click Next 8 Follow the remainder of the steps shown on the screen clicking next each time you finish a step 9 Click Finish to complete installation and reboot the system ...

Page 123: ... Edition graphics card combines the results from each GPU according to the selected operating mode then sends the final frames out to the display device The result will be a complete frame rendered at up to twice the performance of a single graphics card 3D games are made up of a number of different tasks such as input processing game state updating artificial intelligence physics rendering networ...

Page 124: ...frames are rendered on one GPU while all odd frames are rendered on the other Super AA Anti Aliasing The Super AA mode provides even higher quality anti aliasing on multi GPU systems It works by having each GPU render the same frame with anti aliasing enabled but using different sample locations for each When both versions of the frame are com pleted they are blended in the CrossFire Compositing e...

Page 125: ...5 6 ATI CrossFire Technology The PCI Express x16 Slots CrossFire Configuration 2 way CrossFire One slot operating at x16 16 lane port or two slots each operating at x8 8 lane ports bandwidth PCIE 1 PCIE 4 ...

Page 126: ...4 Secure the graphics card with the screw you removed in step 2 CrossFire Edition graphics card 1 Power off the system and monitor then unplug the power cord 2 Remove the screw of the bracket that is opposite the PCIE 1 slot then remove the bracket Note The system board used in the following illustrations may not resemble the actual board These illustrations are for reference only PCIE 1 ...

Page 127: ...f the bracket that is opposite the PCIE 4 slot then remove the bracket Standard PCI Express graphics card 7 Secure the graphics card with the screw you removed in step 5 8 Connect the two graphics cards by using the cable that came with the graphics card Refer to the graphics card s user guide for details 9 Connect auxiliary power source from the power supply unit to the graphics cards PCIE 4 ...

Page 128: ... the main window Click Enable CrossFire then click Yes to continue 12 Click the View tab then select Custom View 10 Install the graphics cards drivers then restart the system for the drivers to take effect 11 When you enter the operating system you will no tice the ATI Catalyst Control Center icon added onto your desktop Double click this icon ...

Page 129: ...129 6 ATI CrossFire Technology 14 The screen on the right indicates that CrossFire has been enabled Make sure to restart the PC for CrossFire to take effect ...

Page 130: ...can Auto Boost your system by simply pressing the F1 key ABS provides the following functions that are easy for users to operate Backup OC profile Load OC profile Exchange OC profile Installing ABS 1 The ABS utility is included in the provided CD Insert the CD into a CD ROM drive On the left side of the autorun screen click the TOOLS icon Appendix A ABS Auto Boost System 2 Click Auto Boost System ...

Page 131: ...o the destination folder or click Change to select another folder 4 Setup is now ready to install the utility Click Next 3 The installation wizard is extracting the files needed to install the utility The wizard will lead you to complete the installation ...

Page 132: ...A 132 ABS Auto Boost System 6 Click Install to begin the installation 7 The installation wizard will copy all the necessary files and optimize the ABS features 8 Click Finish to exit setup ...

Page 133: ... then press F1 The screen will show the CPU upgrade information Press Any Key to continue 2 When the system enters the operating system the ABS utility will appear and display the system s information Click Auto Upgrade 3 The screen on the right will appear 4 Select the system board in use ...

Page 134: ...A 134 ABS Auto Boost System 5 Click Confirm 7 Click Backup 8 The default settings will appear on the screen Click Save 6 ABS supports Win Reloaded and Auto Upgrade features Click Auto Upgrade ...

Page 135: ...he default setting then click Save You have just created a backup file of the board s default setting 10 If in any case a new OC setting causes system instability you can always retrieve the backup file saved earlier by clicking Reload 11 Click Open ...

Page 136: ...st System 12 Select the backup file then click Open 13 Click Write to load Banks 1 4 into the BIOS If you want the system to auto upgrade the setting the next time you boot the system click Enable Auto Upgrade Next Boot ...

Page 137: ...etting If in any case your overclock setting causes system instability you can always retrieve the default setting by reloading the backup file 2 Everytime you change the BIOS settings remember to always backup the file because the previous backup file will not match the new BIOS settings therefore it will not work ...

Page 138: ...de consists of a single long beep Error Messages One or more of the following messages may be displayed if the BIOS detects an error during the POST This list indicates the error messages for all Awards BIOSes CMOS BATTERY HAS FAILED The CMOS battery is no longer functional It should be replaced Caution Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent ty...

Page 139: ...te fixed disk Hard Disk s fail 08 Sector Verify failed Keyboard is locked out Unlock the key The BIOS detects that the keyboard is locked Keyboard controller is pulled low Keyboard error or no keyboard present Cannot initialize the keyboard Make sure the keyboard is attached correctly and no keys are being pressed during the boot Manufacturing POST loop System will repeat POST procedure infinitely...

Page 140: ...t the outlet by plugging in a lamp or other electrical device 4 The monitor is turned on 5 The display s brightness and contrast controls are adjusted prop erly 6 All add in boards in the expansion slots are seated securely 7 Any add in board you have installed is designed for your system and is set up correctly Monitor Display If the display screen remains dark after the system is turned on 1 Mak...

Page 141: ...hing happens 1 Check that one end of the AC power cord is plugged into a live outlet and the other end properly plugged into the back of the system 2 Make sure that the voltage selection switch on the back panel is set for the correct type of voltage you are using 3 The power cord may have a short or open Inspect the cord and install a new one if necessary Floppy Drive The computer cannot access t...

Page 142: ...inter doesn t respond when you try to print 1 Make sure that your printer is turned on and that the printer is on line 2 Make sure your software is configured for the right type of printer attached 3 Verify that the onboard LPT port s I O address and IRQ settings are configured correctly 4 Verify that the attached device works by attaching it to a parallel port that is working and configured corre...

Page 143: ... there are no objects resting on the keyboard and that no keys are pressed during the booting process System Board 1 Make sure the add in card is seated securely in the expansion slot If the add in card is loose power off the system re install the card and power up the system 2 Check the jumper settings to ensure that the jumpers are prop erly set 3 Verify that all memory modules are seated secure...

Page 144: ...th the system s requirement 1 Incompatible memory modules 2 Mixed up BIOS data 1 Mixed up BIOS data 2 Incompatible memory modules 3 Incompatible PCI devices 1 Probing for failed memory devices 2 SPD value is lost or empty Solution 1 Set the CMOS jumper to pins 1 2 default 2 Replace a suitable PSU 1 Clear the CMOS data 2 Remove and reinstall the CPU 3 Replace a suitable PSU 4 Inspect the 12V connec...

Page 145: ...ming 3 One of the memory modules is defective 1 Tight DRAM timing system is unstable 2 Insufficient DRAM voltage 3 Overclocking issue 1 Insufficient DRAM voltage 2 Incompatible memory modules 3 Overclocking issue tight DRAM timing 4 BIOS issue 1 Mixed up BIOS data 2 Incompatible PCI devices Solution 1 Remove and reinstall the memory modules 2 Clear the CMOS then load the default speed 3 Try instal...

Page 146: ...phics card was not installed properly 1 Defective graphics card 2 Initialized wrong BIOS process Clock gen circuit Super IO circuit Detected floppy error Mixed up BIOS data could be one of the causes too 1 USB failed to boot BBS issue 2 Incompatible USB devices Solution 1 Remove all PCI PCIE devices and leave only the graphics card to test first Test the devices one at a time to determine the one ...

Page 147: ... some devices 2 Incompatible SATA or PATA device 3 CD ROM s spin took too long 1 Checksum error occured Change add devices such as CPU DRAM 2 Error occured after clearing the CMOS 3 Onboard battery is depleted 4 Overclocking issue The battery circuit of the MB is defective Normal Operation The graphics card was not connected properly or it is defective Solution 1 Inspect the power cable connection...

Page 148: ... therefore showing the wrong POST code Possible Cause 1 Mixed up BIOS data 2 MB is defective NB chip may be defective 1 Mixed up BIOS data 2 MB is defective NB chip may be defective 1 Mixed up BIOS data 2 MB is defective NB chip may be defective Solution 1 Clear the CMOS data 2 RMA action required 1 Clear the CMOS data 2 RMA action required 1 Clear the CMOS data 2 RMA action required Index Clearin...