ECS P45T-A, User Manual

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Page 3: ...nergy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful inter ference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular 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 corr...

Page 4: ...Réglement sur le matériel brouilieur du Canada AbouttheManual The manual consists of the following Describes features of the motherboard Go to H page 1 Describes installation of motherboard components Go to H page 7 Provides information on us ing the BIOS Setup Utility Go to H page 25 Describes the motherboard software Go to H page 43 Chapter 1 Introducing the Motherboard Chapter 2 Installing the ...

Page 5: ...rSettings 8 Setting Jumpers 8 Checking Jumper Settings 9 Jumper Settings 9 InstallingHardware 10 Installing the Processor 10 Installing Memory Modules 12 Expansion Slots 14 Connecting Optional Devices 16 Installing a Hard Disk Drive CD ROM SATA Hard Drive 18 Installing a Floppy Diskette Drive 19 ConnectingI ODevices 20 Connecting Case Components 21 Front Panel Header 24 Chapter 3 25 Using BIOS 25 ...

Page 6: ...Windows XP Vista 43 Running Setup 44 ManualInstallation 48 UtilitySoftwareReference 48 Chapter 5 49 49 49 49 49 ATI CrossFireX Technology Support 49 Requirements 49 Installing a single graphics card 49 Installing CrossFireX graphics cards 50 The Catalyst Control Center Dialog Box 52 View 52 To Enable CrossFireX 52 Chapter 6 53 53 53 53 53 Intel MatrixStorageManagerRAIDConfigurations 53 Before crea...

Page 7: ... ports and three USB 2 0 headers support additional six USB ports One onboard IDE connector supports two IDE devices in Ultra ATA 133 100 66 33 mode The Southbridge supports six SATA ports with maximum transfer rate up to 3 0 Gb s each It supports Intel Matrix Storage Technology providing both AHCI and RAID 0 1 5 and 10 configuration The motherboard incorporates the Intel Eaglelake P45 Northbridge...

Page 8: ...upports 36 bit host bus addressing allowing the CPU to access the entire 64 GB of the memory ad dress space 2 GB s point to point Direct Media Interface DMI to ICH10 1 GB s each direction Two PCI Express x16 slots intended for Graphics Interface are fully compliant to the PCI Express Base Specification Revision 2 0 Supports 512 Mb and 1 Gb DDR2 and 512 Mb 1 Gb and 2 Gb DDR3 DRAM technologies for x...

Page 9: ...board One Serial port One eSATA port Six USB ports One LAN port Audio jacks for microphone line in and 8 ch line out BIOS Firmware Power management Wake up alarms CPU parameters CPU and memory timing ECS M I B BIOS 1 Some hardware specifications and software items are subject to change without prior notice The motherboard has a full set of I O ports and connectors The motherboard uses AMI BIOS tha...

Page 10: ... Athlos L1 PCIe GigaLAN controller 1 x PS 2 keyboard PS 2 mouse connectors 6 x USB ports 1 x e SATA port 1 x COM port 1 x RJ 45 LAN connector 1 x Audio port 1x Line in 4x Line out 1x Optical SPDIF Out 1 x 24 pin ATX Power Supply connector 8 pin 12V con nector 1 x IDE connector 6 x Serial ATA connectors 3 x USB 2 0 headers support additional 6 USB ports 1 x Clear CMOS header 1 x Front panel header ...

Page 11: ..._PANEL Front Panel Switch LED header 9 CASE_FAN Case cooling fan connector 10 F_USB1 3 Front Panel USB headers 11 USBPWR_F1 2 Front Panel USB Power Select jumpers 12 SPK Speaker header 13 CLR_CMOS Clear CMOS jumper 14 IDE Primary IDE connector 15 FDD Floppy disk drive connector 16 F_AUDIO Front Panel Audio header 17 CD_IN Analog Audio Input connector 18 SPDIFO SPDIF out header 19 PCI2 3 32 bit add...

Page 12: ...6 IntroducingtheMotherboard Memo ...

Page 13: ... that your case supports all the features required Secondly this motherboard supports one floppy diskette drive and two enhanced IDE drives Make sure that your case has sufficient power and space for all drives that you intend to install Most cases have a choice of I O templates in the rear panel Make sure that the I O template in the case matches the I O ports installed on the rear edge of the mo...

Page 14: ...than one pin are numbered When setting the jumpers ensure that the jumper caps are placed on the correct pins The illustrations show a 2 pin jumper When the jumper cap is placed on both pins the jumper is SHORT If you remove the jumper cap or place the jumper cap on just one pin the jumper is OPEN This illustration shows a 3 pin jumper Pins 1 and 2 are SHORT SHORT OPEN Do not over tighten the scre...

Page 15: ... voltage before se lecting the 5VSB function 3 It is required that users place the USBPWR_F1 2 USBPWR_R1 2 cap onto 2 3 pin rather than 1 2 pin as default if you want to wake up the computer by USB PS2 KB Mouse Jumper Settings Jumper Type Description Setting default CLR_CMOS 3 pin CLEAR CMOS 1 2 NORMAL 2 3 CLEAR Before clearing the CMOS make sure to turn the system off 3 pin USBPWR_R1 2 1 2 VCC5 2...

Page 16: ...d if the cooling fan is carelessly installed Avoid using cooling fans with sharp edges on the fan casing and the clips Also install the cooling fan in a well lit work area so that you can clearly see the motherboard and processor socket Before installing the Processor This motherboard automatically determines the CPU clock frequency and system bus frequency for the processor You may be able to cha...

Page 17: ... lever CPU is locked completely F Apply thermal grease on top of the CPU G Fasten the cooling fan supporting base onto the CPU socket on the motherboard H Make sure the CPU fan is plugged to the CPU fan connector Please refer to the CPU cooling fan user s manual for more detail installation procedure CPU Installation Procedure The following illustration shows CPU installation components 1 To achie...

Page 18: ...tly The slot latches are levered upwards and latch on to the edges of the DIMM 6 Install any remaining DIMM modules Installing Memory Modules This motherboard accommodates four memory modules It can support four 240 pin DDR2 800 667 The total memory capacity is 16 GB DDR2 SDRAM memory module table Do not remove any memory module from its antistatic packaging until you are ready to install it on th...

Page 19: ... 1280 0BF 3S M icr on M T8 HT F 128 64A Y 66 7E1 A L7E 8E63 B 6E 1T AL 7E8E 63J 6E 1 P SC A L7E 8F 73C 6E 1 1 GB T wi nm os 8D 23 KK T T Aene on A ET 860U D 00 30D B0 8X Ap acer 78 A 1G9O 9 K4 H ynix H YM P1 25U 64A P8 Y 5 AB A Le ad M ax Lea d Ma x LD 5P S1G 831 P SC A L8E 8F 73C 6E 1 DDR2 667 2 GB Qim on da H YS6 4T 2560 20E U 3 S C 2 A D AT A M 2OA D 6G3H 31 60I1E 53 Infinity 0475 1208 C Z5 U2 ...

Page 20: ...his board are PCI v2 3 compliant The PCI Express x1 slots are fully compliant to the PCI Express Base Specification Revision 1 1 PCIE1 3 Slots Before installing an add on card check the documentation for the card carefully If the card is not Plug and Play you may have to manually configure the card before installation The slots on this motherboard are designed to hold expansion cards and connect t...

Page 21: ...to use 2 Install the edge connector of the add on card into the expansion slot Ensure that the edge connector is correctly seated in the slot 3 Secure the metal bracket of the card to the system case with a screw For some add on cards for example graphics adapters and network adapters you have to install drivers and software before you can begin using the add on card ...

Page 22: ... for easier access SPDIFO SPDIF out header This is an optional header that provides an S PDIF Sony Philips Digital Interface output to digital multimedia device through optical fiber or coaxial connector Pin Signal Name Function 1 PORT 1L 2 AUD_GND 3 PORT1R 4 PRESENCE 5 PORT2R 6 SENSE1_RETURN 7 SENSE_SEND 8 KEY Pin Signal Name 9 PORT2L 10 SENSE2_RETURN Pin Signal Name 1 SPDIF SPDIF digital output ...

Page 23: ...ive Signal 4 USB_FP_P1 USB Port 1 Negative Signal 5 USB_FP_P0 USB Port 0 Positive Signal 6 USB_FP_P1 USB Port 1 Positive Signal 7 GND Ground 8 GND Ground 9 Key Nopin 10 NC Not connected Function Pin Signal Name SATA1 6 Serial ATA connectors These connectors are used to support the new Serial ATA devices for the highest date transfer rates 3 0 Gb s simpler disk drive cabling and easier PC assembly ...

Page 24: ...erboard features six SATA connectors supporting a total of six drives SATA refers to Serial ATA Advanced Technology Attachment is the standard inter face for the IDE hard drives which are currently used in most PCs These connectors are well designed and will only fit in one orientation Locate the SATA connectors on the motherboard and follow the illustration below to install the SATA hard drives I...

Page 25: ...the SATA power cable to the SATA hard drive and connect the other end to the power supply Installing a Floppy Diskette Drive You must orient the cable connector so that the pin 1 color edge of the cable corresponds to the pin 1 of the I O port connector FDD Floppy Disk Connector Connect the single end of the of the floppy connector to the onboard floppy connector firstly and then connect the remai...

Page 26: ... audio devices The D port is for stereo line in signal while the F port is for microphone in signal This motherboard supports 8 channel audio de vices that correspond to the A B C and E port respec tively In addition all of the 3 ports B C and E provide users with both right left channels individually Users please refer to the following note for specific port function definition LAN Port Connect a...

Page 27: ...fan connector to CASE_FAN 4 Connect the standard power supply connector to ATX_POWER 5 Connect the auxiliary case power supply connector to ATX12V 6 Connect the case switches and indicator LEDs to the F_PANEL 7 Connect the case speaker cable to SPK 24 pin power cable With ATX v2 x power supply users please note that when installing 24 pin power cable the latches of power cable and the ATX_POWER ma...

Page 28: ...t 12V ATX_POWER ATX 24 pin Power Connector CPU_FAN1 SYS_FAN1 Cooling FAN Power Connector 1 GND System Ground 3 Sense Sensor 4 Control CPU FAN control Pin Signal Name Function 2 12V Power 12V CASE_FAN Case cooling FAN Power Connector Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 3 3V 13 3 3V 2 3 3V 14 12V 3 Ground 15 Ground 4 5V 16 PS_ON 5 Ground 17 Ground 6 5V 18 Ground 7 Ground 19 Ground 8 PWRGD 20 5V 9 5VSB...

Page 29: ...23 InstallingtheMotherboard SPK Internal speaker header 4 Signal 3 GND 2 Key 1 VCC Pin Signal Name ATX12V ATX 12V Power Connector Pin Signal Name 4 12V 3 12V 2 Ground 1 Ground ...

Page 30: ...ction properly an IDE drive should be connected to the onboard IDE interface The LED will also show activity for devices connected to the SCSI hard drive activity LED connector Pin Signal Function Pin Signal Function 1 HD_LED_P HarddiskLED 2 FP PWR SLP MSG LED 3 HD_LED_N HarddiskLED 5 RST_SW_N Reset Switch 7 RST_SW_P ResetSwitch 9 RSVD Reserved 4 FP PWR SLP MSG LED 6 PWR_SW_P Power Switch 8 PWR_SW...

Page 31: ...tures The settings made in the Setup Utility affect how the computer performs Before using the Setup Utility ensure that you understand the Setup Utility options This chapter provides explanations for Setup Utility options The Standard Configuration A standard configuration has already been set in the Setup Utility However we recommend that you read this chapter in case you need to make any change...

Page 32: ...dialog boxes that prompt you for infor mation Some options marked with a triangle f f f f f lead to submenus that enable you to change the values for the option Use the cursor arrow keys to scroll through the items in the submenu In this manual default values are enclosed in parenthesis Submenu items are denoted by a triangle f f f f f CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2008 American Megatrends I...

Page 33: ...egatrends Inc SATA1 Type LBA Large Mode Auto Block Multi Sector Transfer Auto PIO Mode Auto DMA Mode Auto S M A R T Auto 32Bit Data Transfer Enabled Help Item Select the type of device connected to the system Device Not Detected IDE BusMaster Enabled Auto Drive A 1 44 MB 31 2 Move F10 Save ESC Exit Enter Select Value F9 Load Default settings F1 General Help mn Move F10 Save ESC Exit Enter Select V...

Page 34: ...ing Analysis and Reporting Technology system is a diagnostics technology that monitors and predicts device performance S M A R T software resides on both the disk drive and the host computer 32Bit Data Transfer Enabled Use this item to enable or disable 32Bit Data Transfer Press Esc to return to the Standard CMOS Setup page Drive A 1 44 MB 31 2 This item defines the characteristics of any diskette...

Page 35: ...ngs F1 General Help mn f Enhanced Halt C1E Intel XD Bit Disabled Intel EIST Enabled Intel Virtualization Technol Enabled Thermal Management Enabled This item displays CPU s temperature and enables you to set a safe temperature to Prescott CPU TM Status TM1 TM2 This item displays CPU Monitor status Use this item to enable or disable the Max CPU ID value limit When suppports Prescott and LGA775 CPUs...

Page 36: ...C 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc RemovableDrives Move F10 Save ESC Exit Enter Select Value F9 Load Default settings F1 General Help mn Boot Up Numlock Status ON This item defines if the keyboard Num Lock key is active when your system is started APIC Mode Enabled This item allows you to enable or disable the APCI Advanced Programmable Inter rupt Controller mode APIC provides symmetric multi pro...

Page 37: ...puter CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Chipset Setup MemoryRemapFeature Enabled HPET Enabled Help Item Move F10 Save ESC Exit Enter Select Value F9 Load Default settings F1 General Help mn ENABLE Allow remappingofoverlapped PCImemoryabovethe totalphysicalmemory DISABLE Do not allow remappingofmemory Press Esc to return to the main menu setting page HPET Ena...

Page 38: ...legacy USB devices Press Esc to return to the main menu setting page Use this item to enable or disable the onboard Audio function Use this item to enable or disable the USB function Use this item to select the mode of the Serial ATA Use this item to show the Serial ATA Configuration options Integrated Peripherals This page sets up some parameters for peripheral devices connected to the system CMO...

Page 39: ... off with a software command If you enable this item the system can automatically resume if there is an incoming call on the PCI Modem or PCI LAN card You must use an ATX power supply in order to use this feature Use this item to do wake up action if inserting the PCI card Resume By PS2 KB S3 Disabled This item enables or disables you to allow keyboard activity to awaken the system from S3 mode AC...

Page 40: ...ble disable the USB device wakeup function from S3 mode Press Esc to return to the main menu setting page PCI PnP Setup This page sets up some parameters for devices installed on the PCI bus and those utilizing the system plug and play capability Help Item CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc PCI PnP Setup Init Display First PCI Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA Yes Init Display ...

Page 41: ...egatrends Inc Smart Fan Function Help Item CPU SMART FAN Control Disabled SYS SMART FAN Control Disabled Smart Fan Function f Scroll to this item and press Enter to view the following screen Disabled Enabled Options f Move F10 Save ESC Exit Enter Select Value F9 Load Default settings F1 General Help mn Move F10 Save ESC Exit Enter Select Value F9 Load Default settings F1 General Help mn System Har...

Page 42: ...imized Defaults F1 General Help Move mnlk Press Esc to return to the PC Health Status page CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc Smart Fan Function Help Item SMART Fan Control Enabled SMART Fan start PWM value 28 SMART Fan start Offset 30 CPU DeltaT 3 Fan1 Slope PWM value 1 Unit 5 Fan1 Full Speed Offset 10 SMART Fan2 Control Disabled Disabled Enabled F10 Save ESC Exit Va...

Page 43: ...talled in your computer Ratio Actual Value 8 This item shows the actual ratio of the CPU installed in your system CPU Frequency Setting 333MHz This item is used to set the CPU Frequency Over clocking Function Disabled This item decides the CPU over clocking function frequency installed in your sys tem If the over clocking fails please turn off the system power And then hold the PageUp key similar ...

Page 44: ...ing page Configure DRAM Timing by SPD Enabled This item allows users to enable or disable the DRAM timing defined by the Serial Presence Detect electrical User please note that if setting this item to auto the following two items are not available Memory Voltage 1 90V This item allows users to adjust the DDR memory voltage ...

Page 45: ...ange a password CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc Supervisor Password Install or Change the password Help item Supervisor Password Not Installed Change Supervisor Password Press Enter Press Esc to return to the main menu setting page Load Default Settings This option opens a dialog box to ask if you are sure to install optimized defaults or not You select OK and then...

Page 46: ...as been set If the password has been installed Installed displays If not Not Installed displays Change User Password Press Enter You can select this option and press Enter to access the sub menu You can use the sub menu to change the user password This item will show if Supervisor Password is set User Password This page helps you install or change a password Install or Change the password Help ite...

Page 47: ...r to Windows online help for information on creating a bootable system disk 4 Download the Flash Utility and new BIOS file from the manufacturer s Web site Copy these files to the bootable device 5 Turn off your computer and insert the bootable device in your com puter You might need to run the Setup Utility and change the boot priority items on the Advanced BIOS Features Setup page to force your ...

Page 48: ...42 Using BIOS Memo ...

Page 49: ...tice of Intel HD audio installation optional The Intel High Defi nition audio functionality unexpectedly quits working in Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 or Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Users need to download and install the update packages from the Microsoft Download Center before installing HD audio driver bundled in the Driver CD Please log on to http support microsoft com default asp...

Page 50: ...will be different according to the motherboard you are installing The motherboard identification is located in the upper left hand corner The Browse CD button is the standard Windows command that allows you to open Windows Explorer and show the contents of the support CD Before installing the software from Windows Explorer look for a file named README TXT INSTALL TXT or something simi lar This fil...

Page 51: ...creen appears 5 Follow the instructions on the screen to install the items mended 1 Drivers and software are automatically installed in sequence Follow the onscreen instructions confirm commands and allow the computer to restart a few times to complete the installation 2 During the Windows Vista Driver Auto Setup Procedure users should use one of the following two methods to install the driver aft...

Page 52: ...all the next driver until you finish all drivers installation Method 2 Disable UAC User Account Control For administrator account only Standard user account can only use Method 1 Disable Vista UAC function before installing drivers then use CD driver to install drivers it will continue to install drivers after system restart without running blocked programs Follow these instructions to Disable Vis...

Page 53: ...47 UsingtheMotherboardSoftware 2 Select Classic View 3 Set User Account 4 Select Turn User Account Control on or off and press Continue ...

Page 54: ...e operating system subfolder and locate the readme text file README TXT or README DOC for information on installing the driver or software for your oper ating system Utility Software Reference All the utility software available from this page is Windows compliant They are provided only for the convenience of the customer The following software is fur nished under license and may only be used or co...

Page 55: ...s com tw for a list of qualified CrossFireXTM ready graphics card for this motherboard 3 Make sure that your graphics card driver supports the ATI CrossFireXTM technology Download the latest driver from the ATI website www ati com 4 Make sure that your power supply unit PSU can provide at least the minimum power required by your system Installing a single graphics card 1 Install a PCI Express x16 ...

Page 56: ...on the slot 3 Connect the two CrossFireXTM Edition graphics cards installed on PCIE16X_1 and PCIE16X_2 slots with the CrossFire Bridge 5 Connect an auxiliary power source from the power supply to the graphics cards 2 Connect an external cable to the CrossFireXTM ready graphics card installed on the PCIE16X_2 slot External Cable 4 Connect the external cable to the corresponding port on your monitor...

Page 57: ...ion Vender MSI RX1300 TD256E 256M Radeon X1300Pro ATI X1600XT 256M Radeon X1600XT PowerColor X1900XTX 512M Radeon X1900XTX ASUS EAX1950PRO HTDP 256M A 256M Radeon X19500Pro MSI RX2600XT 256MB Radeon HD2600XT MSI RX3850 T2D256E OC 256MB Radeon HD3850 POWER Color AX3870 512MD PH Radeon HD3870 ATI PCI E Card ...

Page 58: ... the other is Advance view for advanced users to access and configure the complete features of the software Set to Advanced View to enable the CrossFireXTM function To enable CrossFireXTM Set the view to Advance Click the CrossFireXTM item in Graphics Settings In the CrossFireXTM Setting dialog tick the box opposite Enable CrossFireXTM Click OK to effect the setting ...

Page 59: ...tails Before creating a RAID set Prepare the following items 1 One SATA HDD 2 A write enabled floppy disk 3 Microsoft Windows OS installation disk Windows XP Vista 4 Motherboard support CD with Intel Matrix Storage Manager driver Chapter 6 Intel MatrixStorageManagerRAIDConfigurations 3 Enter the Intel Matrix Storage Manager option to set up your RAID configuration 4 Create an Intel Matrix Storage ...

Page 60: ...el Matrix Storage Manager RAID BIOS menu appears Entering Intel Matrix Storage Manager RAID BIOS util ity 1 During POST press Ctrl I to enter the Intel Matrix Storage Manager RAID BIOS menu 3 Use the arrow keys to move the color bar and navigate through the items ...

Page 61: ...en press Enter 3 Key in the RAID volume capacity Use the up down arrow to choose the Capacity The default value indicates the maximum capacity using the selected disks Entering a lower capacity allows you to create a second volume on these disks When more than two HDDs are installed in your computer the Disks item will be selectable Then users can select the HDD that you want to belong to the RAID...

Page 62: ...se be noted that RAID 0 Stripe is set to accelerate the data access and RAID 1 Mirror is set to provide the data backup If you want to set RAID 0 you need to set the 2nd Boot Device item in the BIOS to Intel Volume0 See section Advanced Setup for details 4 When done press Enter to confirm the creation of the RAID set A dialogue box appears to confirm the action Press Y to confirm other wise press ...

Page 63: ...AID BIOS menu highlight Delete RAID Volume using the up down arrow key then press Enter 2 Use the space bar to select the RAID set you want to delete Press the Del key to delete the set 3 A dialogue box appears to confirm the action Press Y to confirm otherwise press N Pressing Y deletes all the data in the HDDs ...

Page 64: ...ill however lose all data and previous RAID configu rations To reset disks to Non RAID 1 In the main Intel Matrix Storage Manager RAID BIOS menu highlight Reset Disks to Non RAID using the up down arrow key then press En ter 2 Use the space bar to select the HDD to reset to Non RAID 3 A dialogue box appears to confirm the action Press Y to confirm otherwise press N Pressing Y deletes all the data ...