DFI LR102 SERIES, User Manual

Page 1: ...LR102 SERIES System Board User s Manual A17910140 ...

Page 2: ...r implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose The user will assume the entire risk of the use or the results of the use of this document Further the manufacturer reserves the right to revise this publication and make changes to its contents at any time without obligation to notify any person or entity of such revisions or changes 2011 All Rights Reserved Trademarks ...

Page 3: ...ticular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or televi sion 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 measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment into an ...

Page 4: ...ystem Board Layout 16 System Memory 17 Installing the DIM Module 18 Jumper Settings 20 Clear CMOS Data 20 PS 2 Power Select 21 USB Power Select 22 LVDS Panel Power Select 23 S PDIF 24 COM 1 and COM 2 RS232 RS422 RS485 Select 25 COM 1 and COM 2 RS232 Power Select 26 Power on Select 27 Jumper Settings XLT0 2C1G2U 28 COM 3 and COM 4 RS232 Power Select 28 COM 3 and COM 4 RS232 RS422 RS485 Select 29 US...

Page 5: ...on Slots 48 Power Connectors 49 Battery 50 SMBus Connector 51 Standby Power LED 52 CompactFlash Socket 53 Daughterboard Connector 54 Installing the XLT0 2C1G2U onto the LR102 55 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup 58 Overview 58 AMI BIOS Setup Utility 60 Main 60 Advanced 61 PCIPnP 77 Boot 79 Security 82 Chipset 88 Exit 92 Updating the BIOS 95 Chapter 4 Supported Software 96 Appendix A NLITE and AHCI Installation...

Page 6: ...f components and product specifications 2 The warranty is void if the product has been subjected to physical abuse improper installation modification accidents or unauthorized repair of the product 3 Unless otherwise instructed in this user s manual the user may not under any circumstances attempt to perform service adjustments or repairs on the product whether in or out of warranty It must be ret...

Page 7: ...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 establish and maintain...

Page 8: ...ar to the information listed above This may differ in accordance to the sales region or models in which it was sold For more information 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 need at least ...

Page 9: ...ts DDR3 800MHz only Supports up to 4GB system memory LR102 B18M Supports DDR3 667MHz only Supports up to 2GB system memory Intel GMA 3150 Contains a refresh of the 3rd generation graphics core DirectX 9 compliant Pixel Shader 2 0 LR102 B18D LR102 B18S 400MHz render clock frequency Display ports LVDS and VGA LVDS Chrontel CH7036 18 24 bit single channel resolution up to 1366x768 18bpp Analog VGA re...

Page 10: ...pecification SATA speed up to 3Gb s SATA 2 0 1 mini DIN 6 port for PS 2 mouse and PS 2 keyboard ports 1 DB 9 RS232 422 485 serial port Pins 1 and 9 of RS232 function as RS232 signal or power selectable via jumper 1 DB 15 VGA port 1 RJ45 LAN port 2 USB 2 0 1 1 ports 1 line out jack 3 connectors for 6 external USB 2 0 1 1 ports 1 connector for an external RS232 422 485 serial port 1 LVDS LCD panel c...

Page 11: ...ovides software license protection enforcement and password protection ACPI v1 0a specification System Power Management Wake On Events include 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 temperature and overheat alarm Monitors 5V 1 05V 1 5V 12V 3VSB VBAT VCORE voltages and failure alarm Monitors system fan speed...

Page 12: ...onal communicators DDR3 DDR3 delivers increased system bandwidth and improved performance The ad vantages of DDR3 are its higher bandwidth and its increase in performance at a lower power than DDR2 Integrated Graphics The integrated Intel Gen3 5 graphics engine delivers an excellent video and 3D graphics for large display applications Graphics interfaces such as VGA DVI and LVDS support multiple g...

Page 13: ...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 device The S PDIF connector on the system board sends surround sound and 3D audio signal outputs to amplifiers and speakers and to digital recording devices like CD recorders Serial ATA Serial ATA is a storage interface that is c...

Page 14: ... respond to calls coming from an external modem or respond to calls from a modem PCI card that uses the PCI PME Power Man agement Event signal to remotely wake up the PC Important The 5V_standby power source of your power supply must support 720mA Wake On USB This function allows you to use a USB keyboard or USB mouse to wake up a sys tem from the S3 STR Suspend To RAM state Important If you are u...

Page 15: ...g the power button or selecting Standby when you shut down Windows without having to go through the sometimes tiresome process of closing files applications and operating system This is because the system is capable of storing all programs 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 16: ... 40 39 2 1 1 DIO power DIO 1 1 SATA 2 SATA 1 SATA 0 Battery 1 1 1 Daughterboard Connector 1 2 9 10 1 1 1 1 1 Intel ICH8M Intel Atom 1 1 1 1 1 VGA Mini PCIe CD in LVDS Inverter Front audio S PDIF Panel power select J6 COM 2 Chassis intrusion SMBUS connector S PDIF JP1 PS 2 power select J P2 COM1 COM2 JP4 RS232 422 485 select JP3 JP3 JP4 COM1 JP5 COM2 JP6 RS232 Power select USB 0 1 power select J P7...

Page 17: ...rboard and components System Memory Important Electrostatic discharge ESD can damage your system board processor disk drives add in boards 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 chass...

Page 18: ...ual one These illustrations 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 SODIMM socket on the system board 4 Note the key on the socket The key ensures the module can be plugged into the socket in only one direction ...

Page 19: ...cating the module is correctly locked into position Clip Clip 5 Grasping the module by its edges align the module into the socket at an ap proximately 30 degrees angle Apply firm even pressure to each end of the module until it slips down into the socket The contact fingers on the edge of the module will almost completely disappear inside the socket ...

Page 20: ...m with the default values stored in the ROM BIOS To load the default values stored in the ROM BIOS please follow the steps below 1 Power off the system and unplug the power cord 2 Set JP9 pins 2 and 3 to On Wait for a few seconds and set JP8 back to its default setting pins 1 and 2 On 3 Now plug the power cord and power on the system JP9 2 3 On Clear CMOS Data 1 2 On Normal default 3 1 2 3 1 2 ...

Page 21: ...P2 is used to select the power of the PS 2 keyboard mouse port Selecting 5V_standby will allow you to use the PS 2 keyboard or PS 2 mouse to wake up the system PS 2 Power Select JP2 3 1 2 3 1 2 2 3 On 5V_standby 1 2 On 5V default ...

Page 22: ...he BIOS must be set to Enabled Refer to chapter 3 for more infor mation Important If you are using the Wake On USB Keyboard Mouse function for 2 USB ports the 5V_standby power source of your power supply must sup port 0 5A For 3 or more USB ports the 5V_standby power source of your power supply must support 1A USB Power Select USB 0 1 power select JP7 2 3 On 5V_standby 1 2 On 5V default USB 6 7 po...

Page 23: ... power supplied to the LCD panel Important Before powering on the system make sure the J6 setting matches the LCD panel s specification Selecting the incorrect voltage will seriously damage the LCD panel 3 4 On 5V 1 3 5 2 4 6 1 3 5 2 4 6 5 6 On 3 3V default 1 2 On 12V 1 3 5 2 4 6 ...

Page 24: ...24 2 Hardware Installation S PDIF JP1 JP1 is used to set the S PDIF to HDMI or to Audio mode 1 2 On S PDIF to Audio 3 1 2 2 3 On S PDIF to HDMI 3 1 2 ...

Page 25: ...JP3 and JP4 are used to configure COM 1 and COM 2 to RS232 RS422 Half Du plex or RS485 The pin function of COM 1 and COM 2 will vary according to their jumper s set ting 1 6 2 5 JP3 JP4 COM 2 1 3 5 1 3 5 2 4 6 2 4 6 1 9 2 DCD TD RD DTR GND RTS DSR CTS RI 1 9 2 RXD N C RXD N C N C N C N C N C N C 1 9 2 DATA N C DATA N C N C N C N C N C N C JP4 ...

Page 26: ... COM 2 RS232 Power Select JP5 6 2 5 3 1 4 1 3 2 4 On RS232 default 6 2 5 3 1 4 3 5 12V 4 6 5V On RS232 with power 6 2 4 5 3 1 JP5 JP6 COM 1 and COM 2 DCD TD RD DTR GND RTS DSR CTS RI 1 9 2 5V TD RD DTR GND RTS DSR CTS 12V 1 9 2 COM 1 JP6 ...

Page 27: ...hen using the JP11 Power On feature to power the system back on after a power failure occurs the system may not power on if the power lost is resumed within 5 seconds power flicker Note In order to ensure that power is resumed after a power failure that re covers within a 5 second period JP11 must be set to pins 2 3 and the PWRON After PWR Fail in CMOS is set to On 1 2 On Power on via power button...

Page 28: ...T0 2C1G2U optional JP2 JP1 COM 3 and COM 4 RS232 Power Select 6 2 5 3 1 4 1 3 2 4 On RS232 default 6 2 5 3 1 4 3 5 5V 4 6 12V On RS232 with power JP1 JP2 COM 4 and COM 3 DCD TD RD DTR GND RTS DSR CTS RI 1 9 2 5V TD RD DTR GND RTS DSR CTS 12V 1 9 2 ...

Page 29: ...and COM 4 JP5 are used to configure COM 3 and COM 4 to RS232 RS422 Half Duplex or RS485 The pin function of COM 3 and COM 4 will vary according to their jumper s set ting JP3 JP5 COM 3 and COM 4 1 3 5 1 3 5 2 4 6 2 4 6 1 9 2 DCD TD RD DTR GND RTS DSR CTS RI 1 9 2 RXD N C RXD N C N C N C N C N C N C 1 9 2 DATA N C DATA N C N C N C N C N C N C JP3 JP5 ...

Page 30: ...onfiguration submenu of the BIOS must be set to Enabled Refer to chapter 3 for more infor mation Important If you are using the Wake On USB Keyboard Mouse function for 2 USB ports the 5V_standby power source of your power supply must sup port 0 5A For 3 or more USB ports the 5V_standby power source of your power supply must support 1A USB Power Select USB power select JP4 2 3 On 5V_ standby 1 2 On...

Page 31: ...31 2 Hardware Installation Rear Panel I O Ports The rear panel I O ports consist of the following PS 2 port COM port VGA port LAN port 2 USB ports Line out jack Line out USB 1 USB 0 VGA COM1 LAN PS 2 ...

Page 32: ... 2 keyboard and a PS 2 mouse by means of the provided cable PS 2 keyboard port PS 2 mouse port Connect to the board s PS 2 port Important Make sure to turn off your computer prior to connecting or disconnecting a mouse or keyboard Failure to do so may damage the system board ...

Page 33: ... compatible UARTs that can be used with modems serial printers remote display terminals and other serial devices Connecting External Serial Ports 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 insert the se rial port cable to a COM connector Make sure the colored stripe on the ribbon cable is aligned w...

Page 34: ...the VGA port gently tighten the cable screws to hold the connector in place BIOS Setting Configure the onboard VGA in the Chipset menu North Bridge Configuration submenu of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Driver Installation Install the graphics driver Refer to chapter 4 for more information VGA Port VGA Note Refer to Configuring Display Devices in chapter 5 for more information ...

Page 35: ... local area network by means of a network hub BIOS Setting Configure the onboard LAN ports in the Chipset menu South Bridge Chipset Configuration submenu of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Driver Installation Install the LAN drivers Refer to chapter 4 for more information LAN 1 ...

Page 36: ...Install the card edge bracket to an available slot at the rear of the system chassis then insert the USB port cables to the con nector BIOS Setting Configure the onboard USB in the Chipset menu South Bridge Configuration submenu of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Driver Installation You may need to install the proper drivers in your operating system to use the USB device Refer to ...

Page 37: ... 5V_standby Refer to USB Power Select in this chapter for more information BIOS Setting USB Device Wakeup From S3 in the Advanced menu ACPI Configuration submenu of the BIOS must be set to Enabled Refer to chapter 3 for more information Important If you are using the Wake On USB Keyboard Mouse function for 2 USB ports the 5V_standby power source of your power supply must sup port 0 5A For 3 or mor...

Page 38: ... used to connect any audio devices such as Hi fi set CD player tape player AM FM radio tuner synthesizer etc Line out Jack Lime This jack is used to connect a headphone or external speakers Front Audio The front audio connector allows you to connect to the second line out and mic in jacks that are at the front panel of your system BIOS Setting Configure the onboard audio in the Chipset menu South ...

Page 39: ...rdware Installation CD in Internal Audio Connector The CD in connector is used to receive audio from a CD ROM drive TV tuner or MPEG card I O Connectors Left audio channel Right audio channel Ground Ground 4 1 ...

Page 40: ...Your S PDIF port may be 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 audio cable to the S PDIF connector Make sure pin 1 of the audio cable is aligned with pin 1 of the S PDIF connector 5 1 5V Key SPDIF out Ground SPDIF in ...

Page 41: ...DS Inverter power connector These con nectors transmit video signals and power from the system board to the LCD Dis play Panel Refer to the next page for the pin functions of these connectors BIOS Setting Configure the LCD panel in the Chipset menu North Bridge Configuration sub menu of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information 24 bits LVDS LCD panel LVDS Inverter power 8 1 39 40 1 2 ...

Page 42: ...CLK1 GND LVDS_DDCCLK LVDS_DDCDAA Panel Power Panel Power Pins 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 Function GND N C N C GND N C N C GND N C N C GND N C N C GND N C N C GND N C N C Panel Power Panel Power LVDS LCD Panel Connector LVDS Inverter Power Connector Pins 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Function GND GND Panel Inverter Brightness Voltage Control Panel Power 3 3V Panel Backlight On Off Co...

Page 43: ...tal I O connector provides powering on function to an external device that is connected to this connector Digital I O Connector DIO connector DIO power connector Pins 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Function DIO0 DIO1 DIO2 DIO3 DIO4 DIO5 DIO6 DIO7 8 1 4 1 12V Ground 5VSB 5V ...

Page 44: ...f the Serial ATA cable to a SATA connector and the other end to your Serial ATA device BIOS Setting Configure the Serial ATA drives in the Advanced menu IDE Configuration sub menu of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information SATA Serial ATA Connectors SATA 1 SATA 2 SATA 0 1 7 RXN GND TXP TXN GND RXP GND ...

Page 45: ...dequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the CPU and sys tem board components BIOS Setting The Advanced menu Hardware Health Configuration submenu of the BIOS will display the current speed of the cooling fan Refer to chapter 3 for more informa tion System fan CPU fan 3 1 Sense Power Ground 3 1 Sense Power Ground ...

Page 46: ...s off and a chassis intrusion occurred the alarm will sound only when the system restarts Hardware Monitor for Windows Install the Hardware Monitor for Windows utility By default the chassis intru sion detection function is disabled When enabled a warning message will appear when the chassis is open The utility can also be configured so that a beeping alarm will sound when the chassis is open Refe...

Page 47: ...stem PWR LED Power Standby LED When the system s power is on this LED will light When the system is in the S1 POS Power On Suspend state it will blink every second When the system is in the S3 STR Suspend To RAM state it will blink every 4 seconds Pin 1 3 5 7 9 11 N C HDD LED RESET SW N C Pin Assignment N C HDD Power Signal Ground RST Signal N C Pin 2 4 6 8 10 12 PWR LED PWR BTN Key Pin Assignment...

Page 48: ...rds that comply with PCI specifications You can install a PCI expansion card or a customized riser card designed for 1 2 or 3 PCI slots expansion for low profile PCI card only into the PCI slot Mini PCIe Slot The Mini PCIe slot is used to install a Mini PCIe card Mini PCIe card is a small form factor PCIe card with the same signal protocol electrical definitions and configuration definitions as th...

Page 49: ... the connectors The system board requires a minimum of 300 Watt power supply to operate Your system configuration CPU power amount of memory add in cards pe ripherals 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...

Page 50: ...memory It is an auxiliary source of power when the main power is shut off Safety Measures Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommend by the manufac turer Dispose of used batteries according to local ordinance Battery Battery ...

Page 51: ...Bus connector is used to connect SMBus devices It is a multiple device bus that allows multiple chips to connect to the same bus and enable each one to act as a master by initiating data transfer SMBus Connector Pins 1 2 3 4 5 Function 3VSB N C SMBus CLK SMBus Data Ground ...

Page 52: ...de Important When the DRAM Power LED and or Standby Power LED lit yellow it indi cates that power is present on the DIMM sockets and or PCI slots Pow er 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 53: ...signed with flash tech nology a non volatile storage solution that does not require a battery to retain data indefinitely The CompactFlashTM technology is widely used in products such as portable and desktop computers digital cameras handheld data collection scanners PDAs Pocket PCs handy terminals and personal communicators Important We do not recommend using IDE devices and CF card at the same t...

Page 54: ...54 2 Hardware Installation Daughterboard Connector Daughterboard Connector The Daughterboard Connector is used to insert the daughterboard XLT0 2C1G2U ...

Page 55: ...reference purpose only These illustrations are mainly to guide you on how to install the XLT0 2C1G2U onto the LR102 of your choice 2 Insert the provided mounting screws into the mounting holes from the bot tom through the top of the carrier board Mounting screws 1 The photo below shows the locations of the mounting holes Mounting hole ...

Page 56: ...m from the top side of the board fasten a bolt into the screw Bolts 4 Grasping the XLT0 2C1G2U by its edges position it on top of the LR102 board with its mounting holes aligned with the bolts on the LR102 This will also align the two boards to each other Daughterboard Connector ...

Page 57: ...57 2 Hardware Installation LR102 Series 5 Press the XLT0 2C1G2U down firmly until it is completely seated on the daughterboard connector of the LR102 XLT0 2C1G2U ...

Page 58: ...ter may not appear the same as the actual one These screens are for reference purpose only Default Configuration Most of the configuration settings are either predefined according to the Load Op timal Defaults settings which are stored in the BIOS or are automatically detected and configured without requiring any actions There are a few settings that you may need to change depending on your system...

Page 59: ...of the highlighted field Selects a field Displays General Help Saves and exits the Setup program Press Enter to enter the high lighted submenu Scroll Bar When a scroll bar appears to the right of the setup screen it indicates that there are more available fields not shown on the screen Use the up and down arrow keys to scroll through all the available fields Submenu When appears on the left of a p...

Page 60: ...ain menu is the first screen that you will see when you enter the BIOS Setup Utility AMI BIOS Displays the detected BIOS information Processor Displays the detected processor information System Memory Displays the detected system memory information System Time The time format is hour minute second The time is based on the 24 hour military time clock For example 1 p m is 13 00 00 Hour displays hour...

Page 61: ... may cause the system to malfunction Configure CPU BIOS SETUP UTILITY Exit Chipset v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Advanced Settings WARNING Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction CPU Configuration IDE Configuration Super IO Configuration Hardware Health ...

Page 62: ...D Value Limit Disabled Execute Disable Bit Capability Enabled Hyper Threading Technology Enabled Advanced Max CPUID Value Limit Set this field to Disabled when using Windows XP Set this field to Enabled when using legacy operating systems so that the system will boot even when it doesn t support CPUs with extended CPUID function Execute Disable Bit Capability When this field is set to Disabled it ...

Page 63: ...igure SATA as Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave Secondary IDE Master Third IDE Master Third IDE Slave Advanced Enhanced IDE Not Detected Not Detected Not Detected Not Detected Not Detected ATA IDE Configuration This field is used to configure the IDE drives The options are Disabled Com patible and Enhanced Configure SATA as IDE This option configures the Serial ATA drives as Parallel ATA storag...

Page 64: ...Save and Exit ESC Exit Primary IDE Master Device Not Detected Type LBA Large Mode Block Multi Sector Transfer PIO Mode DMA Mode S M A R T 32Bit Data Transfer Advanced Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Enabled Type Selects the type of IDE drive connected to the system LBA Large Mode Auto If the device supports LBA mode the LBA mode will automatically be en abled that is if the device was not previuosly...

Page 65: ... You can select a mode that matches your hard disk drive s timing Caution Do not use the wrong setting or you will have drive errors DMA Mode Selects the DMA mode Auto Automatically detects the DMA mode SWDMAn SingleWord DMAn MWDMAn MultiWord DMAn UDMAn Ultra DMAn S M A R T The system board supports SMART Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology hard drives SMART is a reliability predicti...

Page 66: ...a base address for the COM port 3F8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 Selects the COM port s base address Disabled Disables the COM port PWRON 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 ...

Page 67: ...7 3 BIOS Setup Serial Port3 IRQ and Serial Port4 IRQ Select an IRQ for serial Port3 and or Port4 This is not configurable if the Serial Port3 Address and or Serial Port4 Address field is set to Disa bled ...

Page 68: ...C 140o F NA 6250 RPM 1 184 V 5 222 V 1 056 V 1 840 V 12 355 V 3 440 V 3 088 V Manual Mode 255 Case Open Detection Set this field to Enabled to allow the system to alert you of a chassis intru sion event System Temperature to VBAT V These fields will show the temperature fan speed and output voltage of the monitored devices or components CPU Fan Mode Setting Selects the CPU fan s mode The options a...

Page 69: ...1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit ACPI Settings General ACPI Configuration Advanced ACPI Configuration Chipset ACPI Configuration Advanced General ACPI Configuration Configures the general ACPI settings BIOS SETUP UTILITY v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Select Screen Select Item F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit General ACPI Configuration Suspend mode Repost V...

Page 70: ...Enables the Suspend to RAM function Repost Video on S3 Resume When this field is set to Yes the system will initialize the VGA BIOS when it wakes up from the S3 state This can be configured only if the Suspend Mode field is set to S3 STR ...

Page 71: ...t ACPI version has some addition BIOS SETUP UTILITY v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Advanced ACPI Configuration ACPI Version Features Advanced ACPI v3 0 ACPI Version Features Selects the ACPI version The options are ACPI v1 0 ACPI v2 0 and ACPI v3 0 ...

Page 72: ...m Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit South Bridge ACPI Configuration USB Device Wakeup From S3 S4 Advanced Disabled APIC ACPI SCI IRQ Enables or disables the APIC ACPI SCI IRQ USB Device WakeUp From S3 This field when enabled allows you to use a USB keyboard to wake up a system that is in the S3 STR Suspend To RAM and S4 state Enable Disable APIC ACPI SCI IRQ ...

Page 73: ... IDE devices This displays the status of auto detection of IDE devices BIOS SETUP UTILITY v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit AHCI Settings AHCI Port0 Not Detected AHCI Port1 Not Detected AHCI Port2 Not Detected Advanced ...

Page 74: ...ed SATA Port0 Selects the type of device connected to the system S M A R T The system board supports SMART Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology hard drives SMART is a reliability prediction technology for ATA IDE and SCSI drives The drive will provide sufficient notice to the system or user to backup data prior to the drive s failure The default is Disabled If you are using hard drive...

Page 75: ...tions BIOS SETUP UTILITY v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Trusted Computing TCG TPM Support Advanced No Enables support for legacy USB AUTO option disables legacy support if no USB devices are connected ...

Page 76: ...and Off Advanced Enabled HiSpeed Enabled Legacy USB Support Enabled Enables Legacy USB Auto Disables support for Legacy when no USB devices are connected Disabled Keeps USB devices available only for EFI applications USB 2 0 Controller Mode Configures the USB 2 0 controller in HiSpeed 480Mbps or FullSpeed 12Mbps BIOS EHCI Hand Off This is a workaround for OSes that does not support EHCI hand off T...

Page 77: ...No No 64 Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Clear NVRAM This field allows clearing the NVRAM during system boot Plug Play O S Yes The operating system configures Plug and Play PnP devices that are not re quired to boot in a Plug and Play supported operating system No The BIOS configures all the devices in the system PCI Latency Timer This feat...

Page 78: ...78 3 BIOS Setup IRQ3 to IRQ15 Available The specified IRQ is available for PCI PnP devices Reserved The specified IRQ is reserved for Legacy ISA devices ...

Page 79: ...ings Boot Settings Configuration Boot Device Priority Boot Allows BIOS to skip certain tests while booting This will decrease the time needed to boot the system BIOS SETUP UTILITY v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Boot Settings Configuration Quick Boot Enabled Bootup Num Lock On Boot Boot Settings...

Page 80: ...l decrease the time needed to boot the system Bootup Num Lock This allows you to determine the default state of the numeric keypad By default the system boots up with NumLock on wherein the function of the numeric keypad is the number keys When set to Off the function of the nu meric keypad is the arrow keys ...

Page 81: ...atrends Inc Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Boot Device Priority 1st Boot Device Network IBA GE Slo Boot Boot Device Priority This section is used to select the boot priority sequence of the devices 1st Boot Device Selects the drive to boot first in the 1st Boot Device field The BIOS will boot the operating system according to the sequence of the ...

Page 82: ...rvisor Password This field is used to set or change the supervisor password To set a new pass word 1 Select the Change Supervisor Password field then press Enter 2 Type your password in the dialog box then press Enter You are limited to eight letters numbers Install or Change the password BIOS SETUP UTILITY v02 67 C Copyright 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc Select Screen Select Item Enter Change...

Page 83: ...ord BIOS SETUP UTILITY v02 67 C Copyright 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc Select Screen Select Item Enter Change F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Security Settings Supervisor Password Not Installed User Password Not Installed Change Supervisor Password Change User Password Security Password Installed OK To change the password repeat the same steps above To clear the password select Cha...

Page 84: ...Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Security Settings Supervisor Password Installed User Password Not Installed Change Supervisor Password User Access Level Full Access Change User Password Password Check Setup Security User Access Level Selects the access level to the fields in the Setup utility Limited Allows limited change to some fields such as Date and Time No Access Prev...

Page 85: ...rican Megatrends Inc Select Screen Select Item Enter Change F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Security Enter New Password Security Settings Supervisor Password Installed User Password Not Installed Change Supervisor Password Change User Password Install or Change the password BIOS SETUP UTILITY v02 67 C Copyright 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc Select Screen Select Item Enter Change F1 ...

Page 86: ...t Screen Select Item Enter Change F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Security Security Settings Supervisor Password Installed User Password Not Installed Change Supervisor Password Change User Password Password Installed OK BIOS SETUP UTILITY v02 67 C Copyright 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc Security Security Settings Supervisor Password Installed User Password Not Installed Change Supe...

Page 87: ...BIOS Setup Password Check Setup The BIOS checks for the user password whenever accessing the Setup utility Always The BIOS checks for the user password when accessing the Setup utility and booting the system ...

Page 88: ...tion North Bridge Chipset Configuration PCI MMIO Allocation 4GB to 3072MB Initiate Graphic Adapter IGD Internal Graphics Mode Select Enabled 8MB Video Function Configuration Chipset Configure North Bridge features BIOS SETUP UTILITY Exit v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Main Advanced PCI...

Page 89: ... BIOS Setup Initiate Graphics Adapter Selects the graphics controller to use as the primary boot device Internal Graphics Mode Select Selects the amount of system memory used by the internal graphics device ...

Page 90: ... DVMT Mode Select DVMT Mode Memory that is dynamically allocated based on memory requests made by an application and are released back to the system once the requesting applica tion has been terminated Fixed Mode Non contiguous pagelocked memory allocated during driver initialization to provide a static amount of memory DVMT FIXED Memory Selects the graphics memory size used by the DVMT Fixed mode...

Page 91: ... ports you want enabled USB 2 0 Controller Enables or disables the Enhanced Host Controller Interface USB 2 0 GbE Controller Enables or disables the GbE Controller GbE LAN Boot Enable this field if you want to use the boot ROM instead of a disk drive to boot up the system and access the local area network directly If you want to change the boot ROM s settings type the Shift and F10 keys simulta ne...

Page 92: ...nd Exit To save the changes and exit the Setup utility select this field then press En ter A dialog box will appear Confirm by selecting OK You can also press F10 to save and exit Setup Exit system setup after saving the changes F10 key can be used for this operation BIOS SETUP UTILITY Chipset v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 ...

Page 93: ... Changes Load Optimal Defaults Load Failsafe Defaults Exit Discard changes and exit setup Cancel Ok Discard Changes To discard the changes select this field then press Enter A dialog box will ap pear Confirm by selecting OK to discard all changes made and restore the previ ously saved settings You can also press F7 to discard the changes Discards changes done so far to any of the setup questions F...

Page 94: ...ght 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Boot Security Main Advanced PCIPnP Exit Options Save Changes and Exit Discard Changes and Exit Discard Changes Load Optimal Defaults Load Failsafe Defaults Exit Load Optimal Defaults Cancel Ok Load Failsafe Default values for all the setup questions F8 key can be used f...

Page 95: ...n c then press Enter C LANID INTEL AFUDOS filename ROM B P N C AMI Firmware Update Utility v4 33 Copyright C 2009 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved Bootblock checksum Module checksums Erasing flash Writing flash Verifying flash Erasing NVRAM Writing NVRAM Verifying NVRAM Erasing Bootblock Writing Bootblock Verifying Bootblock CMOS checksum destroyed Program ended normally C LANID INTEL o...

Page 96: ...ties and software applica tions required to enhance the performance of the system board Insert the CD into a CD ROM drive The autorun screen Mainboard Utility CD 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 ...

Page 97: ...The Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility is used for updating Windows INF files so that the Intel chipset can be recognized and configured properly in the system To install the utility click Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility on the main menu 1 Setup is now ready to in stall the utility Click Next ...

Page 98: ...98 4 Supported Software 3 Go through the readme document for system re quirements and installation tips then click Next 5 After completing instal lation click Finish to exit setup ...

Page 99: ...ftware CH7036 Control Center To install the driver click CH7036 Control Center on the main menu 1 Read the license agree ment Click I Agree then click Next 2 Setup is now ready to guide you through the set up Click Next ...

Page 100: ...00 4 Supported Software 3 Select a folder to install the driver then click Next 4 Setup is ready for the in stallation Click Next to continue 4 Installation in process please wait Click Next to continue ...

Page 101: ...101 4 Supported Software 5 After completing instal lation click Close to exit setup ...

Page 102: ...T and enable the Windows Aero desktop theme is enabled With this enabled after installing the graphics driver and the system rebooted the screen will turn blank for 1 to 2 minutes while WinSAT is running before the Windows 7 Windows Vista desktop ap pears The blank screen period is the time Windows is testing the graphics performance We recommend that you skip this process by dis abling this funct...

Page 103: ...ted Software 4 Setup is now installing the driver Click Next to con tinue 3 Go through the readme document for system re quirements and installation tips then click Next 2 Read the license agreement then click Yes ...

Page 104: ...re 5 Click Yes I want to restart this computer now then click Finish Restarting the system will allow the new software in stallation to take effect Note Refer to Configuring Display Devices in chapter 5 for more information ...

Page 105: ...menu 3 Click Yes I want to restart my computer now then click Finish Restarting the system will allow the new software in stallation to take effect 1 Setup is now ready to in stall the driver Click Next 2 Follow the remainder of the steps on the screen click ing Next each time you finish a step ...

Page 106: ...To install the driver click Intel LAN Drivers on the main menu 1 Setup is ready to install the driver Click Next 2 Click I accept the terms in the license agreement then click Next 3 Select the program featuers you want installed then click Next ...

Page 107: ...107 4 Supported Software 4 Click Install to begin the installation 5 After completing installa tion click Finish ...

Page 108: ...es 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 To install the utility click Hardware Monitor for Windows on the main menu 1 Setup is now ready to in stall the ut...

Page 109: ...orted Software 4 After completing instal lation click Finish to exit setup 3 Click Next to add the pro gram icon to the Program Folder 5 Click Yes if you want to create a Hardware Doctor shortcut at your desktop ...

Page 110: ...110 4 Supported Software 6 Click Yes I want to restart my computer now then click Finish Restarting the system will allow the utility to take ef fect ...

Page 111: ...ware Using the Hardware Monitor for Windows Utility 1 On your desktop right click the Hardware Doctor icon and then select Properties 2 Select the Compatibility tab click Run this program as an administrator then click OK ...

Page 112: ...112 4 Supported Software 4 You can now access the utility ...

Page 113: ...ty Intel Matrix Storage Manager is a utility that allows you to monitor the current status of the SATA drives It enables enhanced performance and power manage ment for the storage subsystem To install the utility click Intel Matrix Storage Manager Utility on the main menu 2 Read the license agreement then click Yes ...

Page 114: ...system re quirements and installation tips then click Next 5 Click Yes I want to restart my computer now then click Finish Restarting the system will allow the new software in stallation to take effect 4 Setup is now installing the utility Click Next to con tinue ...

Page 115: ...115 4 Supported Software 6 Run the Intel Matrix Stor age Console utility to view the hard drives configura tion ...

Page 116: ...l allow you to install the operating system onto a hard drive when in AHCI mode 1 Insert a blank floppy diskette 2 Locate for the drivers in the CD then copy them to the floppy diskette The CD includes drivers for both 32 bit and 64 bit operating systems The path to the drivers are shown below 32 bit CD Drive AHCI_RAID F6FLOPPY f6flpy32 64 bit CD Drive AHCI_RAID F6FLOPPY f6flpy64 ...

Page 117: ...ll to the destination folder or click Change Destination folder to select another folder Adobe Acrobat Reader 9 3 To install click Adobe Acrobat Reader 9 3 on the main menu 2 Click Install to begin instal lation 3 Click Finish to exit instal laion ...

Page 118: ...118 4 Supported Software 3 Click Finish to exit installa tion ...

Page 119: ...nstalla tion procedures may slightly vary if you re using another version of the program 1 Download the program from nLite s offical website http www nliteos com download html 2 Install nLite Important Due to it s coding with Visual Net you may need to first install NET Framework prior to installing nLite 3 Download relevant RAID AHCI driver files from Intel s website The drivers you choose will d...

Page 120: ...sc into an optical drive 5 Launch nLite The Welcome screen will appear Click Next 6 Click Next to temporarily save the Windows installa tion files to the designated default folder If you want to save them in another folder click Browse select the folder and then click Next ...

Page 121: ...121 A NLITE and AHCI Installation Guide 7 Click Next 8 In the Task Selection dia log box click Drivers and Bootable ISO Click Next ...

Page 122: ... driver folder to select the drivers you will integrate Click Next 10 Select only the drivers appropriate for the Win dows version that you are using and then click OK Integrating 64 bit driv ers into 32 bit Windows or vice versa will cause file load errors and failed installation ...

Page 123: ...123 A NLITE and AHCI Installation Guide 11 If you are uncertain of the southbridge chip used on your motherboard select all RAID AHCI con trollers and then click OK 12 Click Next ...

Page 124: ...124 A NLITE and AHCI Installation Guide 13 The program is currently integrating the drivers and applying changes to the installation 14 When the program is fin ished applying the chang es click Next ...

Page 125: ...e lect the Create Image mode under the General section and then click Next 16 Or you can choose to burn it directly to a disc by selecting the Direct Burn mode under the General section Select the optical device and all other necessary settings and then click Next ...

Page 126: ...TE and AHCI Installation Guide 17 You have finished cus tomizing the Windows XP installation disc Click Finish Enter the BIOS utility to configure the SATA con troller to RAID AHCI You can now install Windows XP ...

Page 127: ...ler to IDE mode 2 Install Windows XP but do not press F6 3 Download relevant RAID AHCI driver files supported by the motherboard chipset from Intel s website Transfer the downloaded driver files to C AHCI 4 Open Device Manager and right click on one of the Intel Serial ATA Storage Controllers then select Update Driver If the controller you se lected did not work try selecting another one ...

Page 128: ... 5 In the Hardware Update Wizard dialog box select No not this time then click Next 6 Select Install from a list or specific location Ad vanced and then click Next 7 Select Don t search I will choose the driver to install and then click Next ...

Page 129: ...129 A NLITE and AHCI Installation Guide 8 Click Have Disk 9 Select C AHCI iaAHCI inf and then click Open 10 Select the appropriate AHCI Controller of your hardware device and then click Next ...

Page 130: ...are device Ignore the warning and click Yes to proceed 12 Click Finish 13 The system s settings have been changed Win dows XP requires that you restart the computer Click Yes 14 Enter the BIOS utility and modify the SATA control ler from IDE to AHCI By doing so Windows will work normally with the SATA controller that is in AHCI mode ...

Page 131: ..._Port EQU 2Eh Super I O Config port 2Eh 4Eh SuperIo_DAT_Port EQU SuperIo_CFG_Port 1 WDT_Counter EQU 10 1 to 255 Sec Min 0 means disabled mSuperio_Enter_Config Macro mov dx SuperIo_CFG_Port mov al 87h out dx al NEWIODELAY out dx al endM mSuperio_Exit_Config Macro mov dx SuperIo_CFG_Port mov al 0AAh out dx al endM mSuperio_GetSet_Reg Macro RegIndex AndMask OrValue mov dx SuperIo_CFG_Port mov al RegI...

Page 132: ...t for delay endM code start call W83627Hx_WDT mov ah 4ch int 21h W83627Hx_WDT Proc near LDN8 CRF5 3 RW 0 1 WDTO Second Minute CRF5 2 RW 0 1 Keyboard Reset Low High when WDTO Timeout CRF6 7 0 RW 00h Disable 01h 0FFh 1 255 Sec Min CRF7 7 RW 0 1 Disable Enable Mouse interrupt reset WDTO counting CRF7 6 RW 0 1 Disable Enable Keyboard interrupt reset WDTO counting CRF7 5 WO 1 Force WDTO time out Auto c...

Page 133: ...set when WDTO time out mSuperio_GetSet_Reg 0F5h 11110111b 00000100b Disable MS KB interrupt reset WDTO counting IRQ2 for WDTO mSuperio_GetSet_Reg 0F7h 11111111b 11000010b WDTO Time out Value mSuperio_Set_Reg 0F6h WDT_Counter mSuperio_Exit_Config ret W83627Hx_WDT endP end start ...

Page 134: ...r of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to the battery manufacturer s instructions CMOS CHECKSUM ERROR Checksum of CMOS is incorrect This can indicate that CMOS has become cor rupt This error may have been caused by a weak battery Check the battery and replace if necessary DISPL...

Page 135: ...oard 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 while the keyboard controller is pull low This is also used for the M B burn in test at the factory BIOS ROM checksum error System halted The checksum of ROM address F0000H FF...

Page 136: ...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 properly 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 Make...

Page 137: ...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 Hard Drive Hard disk failure 1 Make sure the correct drive type for the hard disk drive has been entered in the ...

Page 138: ...configured correctly Keyboard Nothing happens when a key on the keyboard was pressed 1 Make sure the keyboard is properly connected 2 Make sure 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 ...