DFI LanParty DK P35 series, User Manual

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Page 2: ... 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 2007 All Rights Reserved Trademarks Windows 98 Windows 98 SE Windows ME Windows 2000 Wi...

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: ...hapter 2 Hardware Installation System Board Layout System Memory CPU Jumper Settings Rear Panel I O Ports Internal I O Connectors Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Award BIOS Setup Utility RAID BIOS Updating the BIOS Chapter 4 Supported Software Chapter 5 RAID Appendix A System Error Message Appendix B Troubleshooting 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 10 15 15 16 22 27 31 35 45 45 93 94 96 115 121 123 ...

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: ...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 system you will...

Page 8: ...sockets Supports DDR2 667 800 MHz DIMMs Supports dual channel 128 bit wide memory interface Supports up to 8GB system memory Delivers up to 12 8Gb s bandwidth Supports unbuffered x8 and x16 DIMMs 1 PCI Express x16 slot 2 PCI Express x1 slots 3 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 Ful...

Page 9: ... ports LP DK P35 T2 1 40 pin IDE connector 1 floppy connector 1 24 pin ATX power connector 1 8 pin 12V power connector 1 4 pin 5V 12V power connector FDD type 1 front panel connector 3 fan connectors EZ touch switches power switch and reset switch 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 and Wake On Ri...

Page 10: ...nections with DVD systems or other audio video multimedia S PDIF is a standard audio file transfer format that transfers digital audio signals to a device without having to be converted first to an analog format This prevents the quality of the audio signal from degrading whenever it is converted to analog S PDIF is usually found on digital audio equipment such as a DAT machine or audio processing...

Page 11: ...or more information on Hyper Threading Technology go to www intel com info hyperthreading PCI Express is a high bandwidth I O infrastructure that possesses the ability to scale speeds by forming multiple lanes The system board currently supports the physical layer of x1 and x16 lane widths The x1 PCI Express lane supports trans fer rate of 2 5 Gigabytes 250MBbps per second The PCI Express architec...

Page 12: ...d at a distance of 1 meter The system board supports USB 2 0 and USB 1 1 ports USB 1 1 supports 12Mb second bandwidth while USB 2 0 supports 480Mb second bandwidth providing a marked improvement in device transfer speeds between your computer and a wide range of simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals This feature allows the system that is in the Suspend mode or Soft Power Off...

Page 13: ... use the PS 2 key board or PS 2 mouse to power on the sys tem 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 Suspend To RAM state Important If you are using the Wake On USB Keyboard Mouse function for 2 USB ports the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 1 5A For 3...

Page 14: ... power button 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...

Page 15: ...allation Chapter 2 Hardware Installation The layout shown above is the LP DK P35 T2R T2RS system board which supports 6 SATA ports On the LP DK P35 T2 board it only supports 4 SATA ports SATA 0 1 4 5 System Board Layout ...

Page 16: ...m chassis 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 motherboar...

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: ...or the cap 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 ...

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: ...em board 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: ...boot up problems you can reconfigure the system with the default values stored in the ROM BIOS JP3 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 PCI 3 PCI 2 PCI 1 1 2 3 On Clear CMOS Data 1 2 On Normal default X JP2 1 3 2 1 3 2 JP3 X 2 3 On Clear...

Page 28: ...the ROM BIOS please follow the steps below 1 Power off the system then unplug the power cord 2 Set JP2 or JP3 pins 2 and 3 to On Wait for a few seconds and set JP2 or JP3 back to its default setting pins 1 and 2 On 3 Now plug the power cord then power on the system ...

Page 29: ...2 3 On 5VSB 1 2 On 5V default 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 720mA Important If you are using the Wake On USB Keyboard Mouse function for 2 USB ports the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 1 5A For 3 or more USB ports the 5VSB po...

Page 30: ...etting will allow the system to automatically run according to the CPU s FSB If you want to change the setting please refer to the table below X JP14 JP15 JP16 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 JP16 4 2 3 JP15 JP14 1 CPU FSB Select ...

Page 31: ...nageability register bits in the RTC Note 1 The SRTCRST input must 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 6 7 USB 10 11 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 j...

Page 32: ... 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 PCI 3 PCI 2 PCI 1 1 Optical S PDIF Coaxial RCA S PDIF W ...

Page 33: ...rts are used to 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...

Page 34: ...de right speak 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 W W Rear audio Front audio Front R L Line in Mic in Rear R L Center Subwoofer Side R L ...

Page 35: ...K P35 T2RS supports SATA 0 1 2 3 4 5 Configuring RAID Refer to the RAID chapter in this manual for more information about creating RAID on Serial ATA drives SATA 2 3 SATA 0 1 SATA 4 5 Mic in Jack Pink This jack is used to connect an external microphone Front Audio The front audio connector is used to connect to the line out and mic in jacks that are at the front panel of your system CD in The CD i...

Page 36: ...r The IDE disk drive connector 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 ...

Page 37: ... your operating 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 chass...

Page 38: ...he CPU and system board components X X CPU fan Fan 2 X Fan 3 1 3 Sense Power On Off 4 1 Sense Power Ground Speed Control 3 1 Ground Power N C EZ Touch Switches The presence of the power switch and reset switch on the system board are user friendly especially to DIY users They provide conven ience in powering on and or resetting the system while fine tuning the system board before it is installed i...

Page 39: ...rted into this 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 12V...

Page 40: ...ount 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 approximate power usage i...

Page 41: ...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 42: ... 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 HD LED RESET SPEAKER PWR LED ATX SW D...

Page 43: ...rly 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 N C Ground H W Reset Speaker Data N C Ground Speaker Power LED Power L...

Page 44: ... ics card into the x16 slot align the graphics card above the slot then press it down firmly until it is completely seated in the slot The retaining clip of the slot will automatically hold the graphics card in place PCI Express x1 Install PCI Express cards such as network cards or other cards that comply to the PCI Express specifications into the PCI Express x1 slot PCI Express x16 PCI Express x1...

Page 45: ...he 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 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility X Genie BIOS Setting X CMOS Reloaded Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Pas...

Page 46: ... Features submenu for ease of reference in this manual In the actual CMOS setup you have to use the scroll bar to view the fields The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Date mm dd yy Time hh mm ss X IDE Channel 0 Master X IDE Channel 0 Slave X IDE Channel 1 Master X IDE Channel 1 Slave X IDE Channel 2 Master X IDE Channel 3 Master X IDE Chan...

Page 47: ...quire 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 ...

Page 48: ...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 49: ...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 All But Disk Key The syst...

Page 50: ...50 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 51: ...ird Boot Device Boot Other Device Boot Up Floppy Seek Boot Up Numlock Status Security Option MPS Version Control For OS HDD S M A R T Capability 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 Opti...

Page 52: ...he 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 reference only Y...

Page 53: ...tween 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 by track number Note that there will not be any warning message if the drive installed is 360KB Boot Up NumLock Status This allows you to determine the default state of the numeric keypad By default the system boots up with NumLock on wherein the function o...

Page 54: ... drives The drive will provide suffi cient notice to the system or user to backup data prior to the drive s failure The default is Disabled If you are using hard drives that support S M A R T set this field to Enabled SMART is sup ported in ATA 33 or later hard drives Full Screen Logo Show This field is applicable only if you want a particular logo to appear during system boot up Enabled The logo ...

Page 55: ...emory 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 DRAM memory If more than 16MB of system memory is installed this field must be disabled to provide contiguous system memory PCI E Complianc...

Page 56: ...Defaults X OnChip IDE Device X Onboard Device X Super IO 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 Run AHCI ROM LEGACY Mode Support Onboard JMB368 Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility OnChip IDE Device Item Help Menu Level X Move Enter Select...

Page 57: ... option 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 Run AHCI ROM This field is used to enable or disable the AHCI ROM LEGACY Mode Support The options are Enabled and Disabled Onboard JMB368 This field is used to enable or disable the onboard JMB368 control ler ...

Page 58: ...enix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Onboard Device 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 Enabled Enabled Onboard LAN This field is used to enable or disable the onboard LAN Onboard HD Audio This field is used to enable or disable the onboard HD audio ...

Page 59: ...r On field Any Key Press any key to power on the system Keyboard 98 When this option is selected press the wake up key of the Windowsâ 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 Super IO Device Item Help Menu Level XX Move Enter Select F1 General ...

Page 60: ... a few seconds and install it back be fore powering on the system Hot Key Power 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 Auto The system will automatically select an I O ad dress for the onboard se...

Page 61: ...After PWR Fail Off When power returns after an AC power failure the system s power is off You must press the Power button to power on the system On When power returns after an AC power 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 ...

Page 62: ...ration mode The options are Full Low Speed and High Speed 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 Controller USB Operation Mode USB Keyboard Function USB Mouse Function USB Storage Function USB Mass Storage...

Page 63: ... 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 need to use a USB mouse to install Windows ...

Page 64: ...it mode Disabled Stop 1023 ACPI Suspend Type This field is used to select the type of Suspend mode S1 POS Enables the Power On Suspend function S3 STR Enables the Suspend to RAM function Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume When this field is set to Auto the system will initialize the VGA BIOS when it wakes up from the S3 state This can be configured only if the ACPI Suspend Type field is set to S3 STR When t...

Page 65: ...the Power Management field is set to User Define When the system enters the HDD Power Down mode according to the power saving time selected 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 i...

Page 66: ... system that is in the S3 STR Suspend To RAM state This can be configured only if the ACPI Suspend Type field is set to S3 STR Resume 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 w...

Page 67: ...Events When enabled access to the specified field FDD COM LPT Port PCI PIRQ A D HPET Support HPET Mode WDRT Support WDRT Run Stop WDRT Count 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 de spite access to the specified field ...

Page 68: ...ot and Plug and Play compatible devices Auto ESCD The system will automatically detect the settings for you Manual Choose the specific IRQ in the IRQ Resources field 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 ...

Page 69: ...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 PCI Latency Ti...

Page 70: ...in the CPUFan Turn Off If CPUTemp field temperature the system will automatically adjust the CPU fan s speed accord ing to the temperature Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PC Health Status Item Help Menu Level X Shutdown Temperature CPUFan Fully On If CPUTemp CPUFan Turn OFF if CPUTemp CPU Core Voltage DRAM Voltage NB Core Voltage CPU VTT Voltage ATX 3 3V Voltage ATX 12V Voltage 5V Standby Vol...

Page 71: ...speed at the selected lower temperature CPU Core Voltage to Battery Voltage These fields will show the monitored output voltages CPU Core Temperature to CHIPSET Temperature These fields will show the current temperature of the CPU PWM area and chipset CPU Fan Speed to CHIPSET Fan Speed These fields will show the current fan speed of the monitored cool ing fans in RPM Rotation Per Minute ...

Page 72: ...Clock CPU Clock Boot Up Clock DRAM Speed Target DRAM Speed PCIE Clock CPU Spread Spectrum PCIE Spread Spectrum SATA Spread Spectrum Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Genie BIOS Setting Item Help Menu Level X Press Enter Press Enter Press Enter Mode 2 Auto 8 X 2128 MHz 266 MHz Auto Auto DDR2 800 100 MHz Disabled Disabled Disabled Move Enter Select F1 General Help PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F5...

Page 73: ...m s instability and are not guaranteed to provide better system performance Boot Up Clock This field is used to select the boot up clock DRAM 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 a...

Page 74: ... 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 Native Mode and SMM mode 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 Disable...

Page 75: ...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 76: ...Latency 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 Read to Read tRDRD 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 Save ESC Exit F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Default...

Page 77: ...harge tRP This field is 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 This field is used to configure the performance LVL Read Delay Phase Adjust Refer to the following pages for m...

Page 78: ...fied timing parameter it is related 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 Read to Read tRDRD 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 ...

Page 79: ...0 Current 7 Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Clock Setting Fine Delay Move the cursor to this field and press Enter The following screen will appear Ch1 Clock Crossing Setting The options are Auto More Aggressive Aggressive Nominal Relaxed and More Relaxed DIMM 1 Clock Fine Delay DIMM 2 Clock Fine Delay Ch1 Com mand Fine Delay and Ch1 Control Fine Delay The options are Current 0 to 15 Ch2 Clock ...

Page 80: ... 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 The options are Auto 1CLK to 7CLK Ch2 WRCAS GNT Chip Delay The options are Auto 1CLK to 7CLK Ch2 Command to CS Delay The options are Auto 1CLK to 7CLK ...

Page 81: ...tem 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 Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Channel 1 Phase 0 Pull In Channel 1 Phase 1 Pull In Channel 1 Phase 2 Pull In Channel 1 Phase 3 Pull In and Channel 1 Phase 4 Pull In The options are Auto and Enabled Channel 2 Phase 0 Pull In Channel...

Page 82: ...ter Select F1 General Help PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Auto 1 925V 1 070V 1 55V 1 33V 1 200V 3 45V 0 67X 0 67X 0 67X 1 31V 1 96V 1 34V 1 24V CPU VID Special Add This field provides more options to further adjust the voltage of the CPU DRAM Voltage Control This field allows you to manually select higher voltage supplied to the DRAM SB...

Page 83: ...t These fields are used to configure the CPU GTL REF voltage Northbridge GTL REF Volt This field is used to configure the Northbridge GTL REF voltage 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 the NB s current core voltage CPU VTT Voltage This field will show the HT Link s current...

Page 84: ... 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 85: ...ble 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 CMO...

Page 86: ...ng 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 B...

Page 87: ... 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 88: ...he 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 P...

Page 89: ...ppear 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 90: ...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 91: ...nagement 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 the sc...

Page 92: ...Ctrl Alt Esc simulta neously or Del 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 ...

Page 93: ... 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 94: ...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 95: ...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 96: ...s 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 97: ...d 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 98: ...ted 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 99: ...99 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 100: ...upported Software Microsoft NET Framework On the left side of the autorun screen click the GRAPHICS icon 1 Click Microsoft NET Framework on the main menu 2 Setup is now ready to install the utility Click Next ...

Page 101: ...101 4 Supported Software 4 Setup is now installing the driver 3 Read the license agreement then click I accept the terms of the License Agreement Click Install ...

Page 102: ...stallation to take effect Graphics Drivers The CD provides both ATI Radeon driver and nVidia GForce driver Install the driver according to the graphics card that you are using For ATI Radeon graphics card select ATI Radeon Driver For nVidia graphics card select nVidia GForce Drivers ...

Page 103: ...o Drivers 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 104: ... 4 Setup is now processing the settings 5 Select the desired option then click Next 6 Click Yes I want to restar t my computer now then click Finish Restarting the system will allow the new software installation to take effect ...

Page 105: ...upported Software RAID Drivers On the left side of the autorun screen click the RAID icon The RAID Drivers menu includes drivers and utility that must be installed when using RAID configured Serial ATA devices ...

Page 106: ...he left side of the autorun screen click the NETWORK icon 1 Click Marvell LAN Drivers 32bits on the main menu 2 Setup is now ready to install the driver Click Next 3 Read the license agreement then click I accept the terms in the license agreement Click Next ...

Page 107: ...107 4 Supported Software 4 Click Install to begin the installation 5 After completing installa tion click Finish to exit setup Reboot your system for the new software installation to take effect ...

Page 108: ... Marvell Teaming Utility On the left side of the autorun screen click the NETWORK icon 1 Click Marvell Teaming Utility on the main menu 2 Setup is now preparing the wizard 3 Setup is now ready to install the utility Click Next ...

Page 109: ...ead the license agreement click I accept the terms in the license agreement then click Next 5 Go through the readme document for system requirements and installa tion tips then click Next 6 Click Install to begin the installation ...

Page 110: ...110 4 Supported Software 7 Click Finish ...

Page 111: ...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 Set ting which is the ideal setting that would keep the system in good work ing condition On the left side of the autorun screen click the TOOLS icon 1 Click ITE Smar t Guardian on the main menu...

Page 112: ...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 113: ...113 4 Supported Software 6 After completing installa tion click Finish to exit setup Restarting the system will allow the utility to take effect ...

Page 114: ...Installation Notes 1 Autorun ONLY supports the Windows XP and Windows Vista operating systems If after inserting the CD Autorun did not automatically start which is the Mainboard Utility CD screen did not appear please go directly to the root directory of the CD and double click Setup 2 The drivers for Windows 2000 are also included in the CD however Autorun is not supported for this operating sys...

Page 115: ...identical image 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 t...

Page 116: ...tails on connecting the Serial ATA drives Important 1 Make sure you have installed the Serial ATA drives and con nected the data cables otherwise you won t be able to en ter the RAID BIOS utility 2 Treat the cables with extreme caution especially while cre ating RAID A damaged cable will ruin the entire installation process and operating system The system will not boot and you will lost all data i...

Page 117: ...ppropriate fields 4 Press Esc to return to the main menu of the BIOS setup utility Select Save Exit Setup then press Enter 5 Type Y and press Enter 6 Reboot the system Step 3 Configure RAID in the RAID BIOS When the system powers up and all drives have been detected the Intel RAID BIOS status message screen will appear Press the Ctrl and I keys simultaneously to enter the utility The utility allow...

Page 118: ...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 119: ...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 120: ...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 121: ...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 122: ...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 123: ...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 124: ...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 125: ...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 126: ... 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...