Zotac IONITX-N series, User Manual

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Page 2: ... CONNECT THE EQUIPMENT INTO AN OUTLET ON A CIRCUIT DIFFERENT FROM THAT OF THE RECEIVER CONSULT THE DEALER OR AN EXPERIENCED AUDIO TELEVISION TECHNICIAN NOTE Connecting this device to peripheral devices that do not comply with Class B requirements or using an unshielded peripheral data cable could also result in harmful interference to radio or television reception The user is cautioned that any ch...

Page 3: ...ont Audio Header 13 COM Header 14 SPK Header 14 USB Headers 14 SPDIF out Header 15 Front Panel Header 15 Connecting Serial ATA Cables 16 Fan Connectors 16 Expansion Slots 17 Jumper Settings 18 Configuring the BIOS 19 Enter BIOS Setup 19 Main Menu 19 Advanced Menu 20 CPU Configuration 20 IDE Configuration 20 ACPI Configuration 21 AHCI Configuration 21 APM Configuration 21 Event Log Configuration 21...

Page 4: ...Drivers Installation 27 HDMI SETUP 33 Realtek HD Audio Driver Setup 34 Getting Started 34 Sound Effect 34 Mixer 36 Audio I O 38 Microphone 42 3D Audio Demo 43 Information 43 SATA RAID User Manual 44 Setting up the BIOS 44 Entering the RAID BIOS Setup 45 Installing the RAID Drives 46 ...

Page 5: ...via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers v Supports USB 2 0 protocol up to 480 Mbps transmission rate q Onboard Serial ATA v Independent DMA operation on four ports three onboard SATA headers one rear panel e SATA v Data transfer rates of 3 Gb s q On board RTL8211CL Gigabit LAN Optional v Supports 10 100 1000 Mbps operation q On board RTL8201EL Fast Ethernet Optional v Supports 1...

Page 6: ...terfaces v Secure digital audio merged from integrated HDA codec with no external audio signals required v Support for HDCP 1 3 using soft or hard HDCP keys v HDCP encryption support when configured as DVI or HDMI link without the need for external HDCP key crypto ROM q Dual Head Display Controller v Full NVIDIA nView multi display technology capability with independent display controllers for the...

Page 7: ...I Express x16 Slot PCIE1 9 Clear CMOS Jumper JP1 10 Mini PCIE Slot 11 FrontAudio Header FP_S1 12 Backpanel Connectors 13 USB power Jumper JP3 14 USB Headers FP_U1 FP_U2 15 CPU 16 Chipset 17 CPU Fan Connector CPU FAN 18 DDRIII DIMM Sockets DDR3_1 DDR3_2 120 240 121 120 240 121 1 5V 1 5V 2 52 51 Mini PCIE 1 1 1 1 K b d 4 5 6 7 9 8 2 3 10 11 12 1314 15 16 17 18 Keyboard USB HDMI SPDIF OUT JP3 DVI VGA...

Page 8: ... Yellow and Orange Light Up Blink 1000 Mbps link Activity 9 VGA Port Rear Panel Figure 2 Backpanel connectors 1 PS 2 keyboard connector 2 USB Connectors 3 HDMI Port 4 SPDIF Out Coaxial Optical 5 DVI Connector 6 eSATA Connector 6 11 5 10 15 7 2 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 120 240 121 120 240 121 1 5V 1 5V MINI PCIE slot MINI PCIE card 120 240 121 120 240 121 1 5V 1 5V Screws 10 WiFi antenna connctor Optional ...

Page 9: ... be exactly the same as those shown in this manual 2 Users can bend or rotate the WiFi antennas to the best receiving direction according to the picture below Step 2 Secure the bracket to the motherboard with screws according to the picture below 120 240 121 120 240 121 1 5V 1 5V Step 3 Connect the WiFi wire to the MINI PCIE card as the following picture shows MINI PCIE card Bracket WiFi wire 120 ...

Page 10: ...ing Memory Modules q Installing the motherboard q Connecting cables and setting switches Safety Instructions To reduce the risk of fire electric shock and injury always follow basic safety precations Remember to remove power from your computer by disconnecting the AC main source before removing or installing any equipment from to the computer chassis Hardware Installation ...

Page 11: ...ory See Figure 1 for the location of the memory slots q One DIMM Install it into slot 1 or 2 You can install the DIMM into any slot how ever slot 1 is preferred q Two DIMMs Install them into slot 1 and slot 2 Refer to the following procedure to install memory DIMMs into the slots on the moth erboard Note that there is only one gap near the center of the DIMM slot This slot matches the slot on the ...

Page 12: ...shield from the inside of the chassis Press the I O shield into place and make sure it fits securely If the I O shield does not fit into the chassis you would need to obtain the proper size from the chassis supplier Securing the Motherboard into the Chassis Most computer chassis have a base with mounting studs or spacers to allow the motherboard to be secured to the chassis and help to prevent sho...

Page 13: ...is will include q Power Connectors v 20 pin ATX power PW1 v Front Audio Header FP_S1 q Internal Headers v COM Header COM v Speaker Header SPK v USB Headers FP_U1 FP_U2 v SPDIF out Header SPDIF v Front panel header FP1 q Serial ATA q Fan Connectors q Expansion slots q Jumper settings See Figure 1 to locate the connectors and jumpers referenced in the following procedure ...

Page 14: ...AUX 19 5V 10 12V 20 5V Front Audio Header FP_S1 The audio connector supports HD audio standard and provides two kinds of audio output choices the Front Audio the Rear Audio The front Audio supports retask ing function Note In order to utilize the front audio header your chassis must have front audio con nector Also please make sure the pin assignment on the cable is the same as the pin assignment ...

Page 15: ...racket to either the front or rear panel of your chassis not all chassis are equipped with the front panel option 120 240 121 120 240 121 1 5V 1 5V CN2 1 2 9 10 1 9 10 2 FP_U1 1 SPK FP_U2 1 9 10 2 SPK Pin Definition PIN Assignment 1 VCC 2 NC 3 NC 4 SPK CN2 Pin Definition Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 DCD 2 RXD 3 TXD 4 DTR 5 GND 6 DSR 7 RTS 8 CTS 9 RI 10 NC FP_U1 FP_U2 Pin Definition PIN Assignment PIN A...

Page 16: ...isks q RST SW Attach the Reset switch cable from the front panel of the case to these two pins The system restarts when the RESET switch is pressed Hardware Installation Note Some chassis do not have all four cables Be sure to match the name on the connectors to the corresponding pins SPDIF out Header SPDIF Pin Definition PIN Assignment 1 GND 2 SPDIF out 3 VCC 120 240 121 120 240 121 1 5V 1 5V FP1...

Page 17: ...ial ATA cables for primary storage devices The current Serial ATA interface allows up to 3 Gb s data transfer rate There are four serial ATA connectors including one eSATA on real panel on the motherboard that support AHCI and RAID configurations Fan Connectors There are three fan connectors on the motherboard The fan speed can be detected and viewed in the Chipset Menu of the CMOS Setup CPU FAN C...

Page 18: ...ne Mini PCIE slot Mini PCIE Slot Mini PCIE There is one Mini PCI Express slot reserved for WiFi Module PCI Express x16 Slot PCIE1 There is one PCI Express x16 slot reserved for graphics or video cards It is compliant with PCIE 2 0 specification 120 240 121 120 240 121 1 5V 1 5V 1 51 2 52 Mini PCIE PCI Express x16 slot ...

Page 19: ...Jumper JP1 Selection 1 2 Normal 2 3 CMOS Clear 1 1 Close Open Default setting If you want to clear the system configuration use the JP1 Clear CMOS Jumper to clear data Notice 1 Be sure to save the CMOS setting when exit the CMOS 2 If the CPU is frequency multiplier locked no CPU speed change will be seen even if the frequency multiplier setting in CMOS setup is changed JP3 USB power Jumper JP3 Sel...

Page 20: ...l takes you to the BIOS Setup Utility Note 1 We reserve the right to update the BIOS version presented in the manual The BIOS pictures shown in this section are for reference only 2 It is strongly recommended that you do not change the default BIOS settings Changing some settings could damage your system Configuring the BIOS Main Menu This menu gives you an overview of the general system specifica...

Page 21: ...es will be prefetched whether there is required data or not q Max CPUID Value Limit Allows you to determine whether to limit CPUID maximum value Set this item to Disable Windows XP operating system set this item to Enable for legacy operating system such as Windows NT4 0 q Execute Disable Bit Capability This function enhances protection of your computer reducing exposure to viruses and malicious b...

Page 22: ...o set general AHCI configuration APM Configuration These items allow you to configure Advanced Power Management Event Log Configuration Make as read clear or view Event log statistics MPS Configuration The items in this menu allow you to select MPS revision PCI Express Configuration The items in this menu allow you to enable or disable PCI Express L0S and L1 link power states Smbios Configuration ...

Page 23: ...ts of PCI clocks for PCI device latency timer register q Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA When set to YES BIOS assigns an IRQ to PCI VGA card if the requests for an IRQ When set to No BIOS does not assign an IRQ to the PCI VGA card even if requested q Palette Snooping When set to enable the pallete snooping feature informs the PCI devices that an ISA graphics device is installed in the system so that the l...

Page 24: ... set to Enabled displays OEM Logo instead of POST messages q Add On ROM Display Mode Sets the display mode for option ROM q Bootup Num Lock Allows you to select the power on state for the NumLock q Wait for F1 If Error When set to Enabled the system waits for the F1 key to be pressed when error occurs q Hit DEL Message Display When set to Enabled the system displays the message press DELL to run s...

Page 25: ...Password 1 Select the change supervisor user password item and press Enter 2 From the password box type a password compose of at least six letters and or number the press Enter 3 Confirm the password when prompted The message Password installed appears after you successfully set your password To change the supervisor user password follow the same steps as in setting a use password To clear the sup...

Page 26: ... The items allow you to configure north bridge features including Memory Graphics Video and so on SouthBridge Configuration The items allow you to configure south bridge features including USB HAD PCIE Port and so on MCP Hardware Monitor The items allow you to configure CPU Chipset fan control Save Changes and Exit Select this item and press Enter to save the changes that you have made in the BIOS...

Page 27: ...s before saving the values to the non volatile RAM Load Failsafe Defaults This option has been set by the manufacturer and represents settings which provide the minimum requirements for your system to operate FLASH Update Procedure The programAFUDOS XX ROM is included on the driver CD D Utility AFUDOS XX ROM Please follow the recommended procedure to update the flash BIOS as listed below 1 Create ...

Page 28: ...re The CD that has been shipped with your NVIDIA MCP7A motherboard contains the following software and drivers q Nvidia chipset driver q HDA sound driver q Nvidia HDMI Audio driver q Nvidia RAID Driver q Atheros Wireless driver Note We reserve the right to update the driver version presented in the manual The driver installation pictures shown in this section are for reference only Drivers Install...

Page 29: ...28 IONITX series Motherboard 2 Follow the steps below to install Nvidia chipset driver ...

Page 30: ...29 Installing Drivers and Software 3 Follow the below for HDA sound driver installing ...

Page 31: ...30 IONITX series Motherboard 4 Follow the below for Nvidia HDMI Audio driver installing ...

Page 32: ...ling Drivers and Software 5 Left click the item Nvidia RAID Driver the notepad below will guide users to select the directory to install the RAID driver 6 Follow the below for Atheros Wireless driver installing ...

Page 33: ...32 IONITX series Motherboard At last you can enter Device Manager that provides information about the hardware devices on this motherboard to check if the driver installation is complete ...

Page 34: ...DMI SETUP 1 You can connect HDMI device to the HDMI port directly or connect to DVI port by a DVI HDMI dongle 2 Enter Control Panel double click Sounds and Auddio Devices select NVIDIA HDMI Audio as default play back device then click ok ...

Page 35: ...nd the control panel will appear Sound Effect After clicking on the Sound Effect tab 3 sections Environment Equalizer and Karaoke are available for selection Environment Simulation You will be able to enjoy different sound experience by pulling down the arrow totally 23 kinds of sound effect will be shown for selection Realtek HD Audio Sound Manager also provides five popular settings Stone Corrid...

Page 36: ...ently used for your quick enjoyment How to Use Other than the buttons Pop Live Club Rock shown on the page to pull down the arrow in Others you will find more optimized settings available to you Karaoke Mode Karaoke mode brings Karaoke fun back home by simply using the music you usually play Karaoke mode can help you eliminate the vocal of the song or adjust the key to accommodate your range Vocal...

Page 37: ...you to create your favorite sound effect in one single tool Playback control Mute You may choose to mute single or multiple volume controls or to completely mute sound output Tool Show the following volume control This is to let you freely decide which volume control items to be displayed total 13 items to be chosen Advanced controls Enable playback multi streaming ...

Page 38: ...o mute single or multiple volume controls or to completely mute sound input Tool Show the following volume controls This is to let you freely decide which volume control items to be displayed Advanced controls Advanced control is a Microphone Boost icon Once this item is checked you will find advanced icon beside Front Pink In Mic Volume With this the input signal into Front Pink In Mic Volume wil...

Page 39: ... functions Instead now each jack is able to be chosen to perform either output i e playback function or input i e Recording function we call this Retasking Audio I O aims to help you setting jacks as you wish Moreover other than blue to blue pink to pink the way that you used to do Audio I O would guide you to other right jacks that can also serve as microphone speaker headphone ...

Page 40: ...evice will pop up for your selection Please select the device you are trying to plug in If the device is being plugged into the correct jack you will be able to find the icon beside the jack changed to the one that is same as your device If not correct Realtek HD Audio Manager will guide you to plug the device into the correct jack ...

Page 41: ...called AC 97 jacks If so please check this item to disable front panel jack detection Enable auto popup dialogue when device has been plugged in Once this item checked the dialog Connected device would automatically pop up when device plugged in S PDIF Short for Sony Philips Digital Interface a standard audio file transfer format S PDIF allows the transfer of digital audio signals from one device ...

Page 42: ...DVD Audio Output Source Output digital audio source The digital audio format such as wav mp3 midi etc will come out through S PDIF Out Speaker Calibration After you have successfully plugged in speakers and assigned to the right jacks you are only one more step to go to enjoy the intended sound We provide Speaker Calibration to help you check if the speakers are located in the correct position ...

Page 43: ...u will get the best quality if you chose 90 position which we recommend you to use this ef fectively means that you speak right into the microphone Note A Stereo Microphone is required when using Beam Forming function Acoustic Echo Cancellation This function prevents playback sound from being recorded by microphone together with your sound For example you might have chance to use VOIP function thr...

Page 44: ...udio Demo The section 3D Audio Demo grants you another possibility to enjoy your sound The Audio Demo allows you to listen to sound in an extraordinary way Information This section provides information about your current system audio device ...

Page 45: ...play the IDE Configuration then select the item SATAmode select and set it to RAID Mode 4 Use the arrow key to select the item nVidia RAID Setup 5 Press enter to display RAID Setup 6 From the Raid Setup window enable RAID then enable the disks that you want to use as RAID disks 7 Press F10 to save the configuration and exit The PC reboots 8 Enter the RAID BIOS Setup by pressing F10 when prompted a...

Page 46: ...e KB is standard unit of Striping Block size We recommend you leaving it to the default setting Optimal 64k The size range is from 4k to 128k 5 Select the hard drivers which you wish to be included in the disk array The Free Disks section displays the information about the currently installed SATA hard drives Press the TAB key to move to the Free Disks section Select the target hard drives using t...

Page 47: ...etailed information about RAID mode disk block size disk model name and disk capacity etc 9 To delete the array press D in the Array Detail screen When the Delete this array message appears press Y to confirm or N to cancel Press ENTER to return to the Array List screen To exit the Nvidia RAID utility press ESC in the main menu or Ctrl X in the Array List screen Now you can proceed to install the ...

Page 48: ...few moments for the Windows Setup screen to appear 3 Specify the NVIDIA drivers 1 Insert the floppy that has the RAID driver press S then press Enter 2 Select NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER and then press Enter SATA RAID User Manual ...

Page 49: ... the floppy disk inserted in the floppy drive until the blue screen portion of Windows XP installation is completed then take out the floppy 5 Follow the instructions on how to install Windows XP During the GUI portion of the install you might be prompted to click Yes to install the RAID driver Click Yes as many times as needed in order to finish the instal lation This will not be an issue with a ...

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