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IntroductionPage 1-4Special Features&80 PortAn onboard LED-display trouble-shooting device, facilitating user to detectboot-up problems.&Quick
IntroductionPage 1-51-3 System Block Diagram
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SpecificationPage 2-1Section 2SPECIFICATIONMainboard SpecificationProcessorSupports 462-pin SocketA for AMD Athlon XP and Barton processorswith 266/3
SpecificationPage 2-2Legacy IO Controller Winbond W83627THF LPC IO controller with floppy, printer, game, serialand SIR interface Supports Hardware
SpecificationPage 2-3 Four extra USB2.0 ports Two CD-IN connectors One S/PDIF in/out connector One IR connector One Game port connector One Seri
SpecificationPage 2-4- Supports complete Asynchronous FSB/Memory and Asynchronous FSB/AGP, PCI scheme for overclocking CPU Overheating Protection P8
InstallationPage 3-1Mainboard Layout<Figure 1>Note: Depending on the model you purchased, some componentsare optional and may not be available.S
InstallationPage 3-2Easy Installation ProcedureThe following must be completed before powering on your new system:3-1. CPU Installation3-2. Jumper Set
InstallationPage 3-3Step 3Close the socket by lowering andlocking the actuation lever.<Figure 4><Figure 5>Step 4Thermal compound and quali
iiDISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES:THERE ARE NO WARRANTIES WHICH EXTEND BEYOND THEDESCRIPTION ON THE FACE OF THE MANUFACTURER LIMITEDWARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURE
InstallationPage 3-43-2 Jumper Settings1JCLK:JCMOS:Settings:1-2: Normal (Default)2-3: Clear CMOSClear CMOS data JumperIf the CMOS data becomes corru
InstallationPage 3-5NOTES:• DIMM#2 & #3 shared same memory bus and DIMM#1 is dedicated for 2ndchannel memory bus.We recommend you to use DIMM sock
InstallationPage 3-6AGP Card Installation Caution3-4 Expansion SlotsAGP SlotThe mainboard is equipped with an AGPslot. Make sure you install a card th
InstallationPage 3-73-5 Device ConnectorsThe I/O back panel for this mainboard is shown below. When installing themainboard into the computer case, u
InstallationPage 3-8FDD: Floppy Controller ConnectorThis connects to the floppy disk drive.IDE1/IDE2: Ultra DMA-100/133 Primary/SecondaryIDE Connector
InstallationPage 3-9Settings:Pins (5-6) & (9-10) Short (default): Only the onboard rearpanel audio jack can be used.Pins (5-6) & (9-10) Open:
InstallationPage 3-10GAME1: Game/MIDI connectorThis port works well with any application that iscompatible with the standard PC joystick.COM2: Seria
InstallationPage 3-11C1394-1 / C1394-2 : (Optional)400Mbps 1394a (FireWire) ConnectorsC1394-1 and C1394-2 enable you to connect twoIEEE 1394 ports for
InstallationPage 3-12CUSB3/CUSB4: USB 2.0 portsUSB2.0 allows data transfer speed up to 480Mbps.This mainboard includes 4 additional USB2.0 ports,ident
InstallationPage 3-13CFPCIRCSPKCFP: Front Panel Connector HD_LEDThis LED will light up whenever the hard driveis being accessed. PWR_LEDThis
iii80 Port Frequently Asked QuestionsBelow is a list of some basic POST Codes, possible problems and solutions. Formore detailed information about PO
InstallationPage 3-143-7 External Modem Ring-in Power ON and Keyboard Power ON Functions (KBPO)Modem-Ring Power ON FunctionThe mainboard support
InstallationPage 3-153-8 ACPI S3 (Suspend To RAM) FunctionThis mainboard supports the STR (Suspend To RAM) power managementscheme by maintaining the a
InstallationPage 3-163-9 CPU Overheating ProtectionThis mainboard is equipped with CPU Overheating Protection. It will automati-cally shutdown the sy
BIOSPage 4-1Section 4BIOS SETUPMain MenuThe ROM BIOS contains a built-in Setup program which allows user to modify thebasic system configuration and h
BIOSPage 4-2The main menu displays all the major selection items. Select the item you need toreconfigure. The selection is made by moving the cursor
BIOSPage 4-34-2 Advanced BIOS FeaturesSelecting the “ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES” option in the CMOS SETUP UTILITYmenu allows users to change system relate
BIOSPage 4-4Boot Up Floppy SeekIf this item is enabled, it checks the size of the floppy disk drives at start-up time.You don’t need to enable this it
BIOSPage 4-5System PerformanceThis item will help you to configure your system performance, selecting higherperformance may cause instability.Options:
BIOSPage 4-6Memory TimingsFor setting DRAM Timing.Options: Optimal, Aggressive, Turbo, Expert.T (RAS)This item specifies the number of clock cycles ne
BIOSPage 4-7AGP Aperture Size (MB)This item defines the size of the aperture if you use an AGP graphics adapter. Itrefers to a section of the PCI memo
ivTable of ContentsSection 1 IntroductionPackage Contents ... 1- 1Mainboard Features ...
BIOSPage 4-84-4 Integrated PeripheralsFigure 5: Integrated PeripheralsInit Display FirstThis item is used to select whether to initialize the AGP or
BIOSPage 4-9OnChip IDE Channel 0/1The mainboard supports two channel of ordinary IDE interface and one channel ofserial ATA interface. Select “Enabled
BIOSPage 4-10 Onboard DeviceScroll to Onboard Device and press <Enter>. The following screen appears:Onchip USBEnables the USB controller.Option
BIOSPage 4-11Onboard Debug LEDEnables the onboard Debug LED feature.Options: Enabled, Disabled. Onboard I/O Chip SetupScroll to Onboard I/O Chip Setup
BIOSPage 4-12Hot Key Power ONEnables you to set a hot key combination to be used for powering on the system.The default is Ctrl-F1.Options: Ctrl+F1 ~
BIOSPage 4-13Parallel Port ModeThis field allows the user to select the parallel port mode.Options: SPP, EPP, ECP, ECP+EPP.EPP Mode SelectThis field
BIOSPage 4-144-5 Power Management SetupChoose the “POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP” in the CMOS SETUP UTILITY todisplay the following screen. This menu allows
BIOSPage 4-15Video Off MethodThis option allows you to select how the video will be disabled by the powermanagement. The default is V/H Sync + BlankV/
BIOSPage 4-16PwerOn After Pwr-FailThis item enables your computer to automatically restart or return to its last operat-ing status after power returns
BIOSPage 4-17PCI/VGA Palette SnoopThis item is designed to overcome problems that may be caused by some nonstandardVGA cards.Options: Enabled, Disable
vPNP/PCI Configuration ... 4- 16PC Health Status ... 4
BIOSPage 4-184-7 PC Health StatusFigure 8: PC Health StatusShow PC Health in POSTWhen this function is enabled the PC Health information is displayed
BIOSPage 4-19Chipset VoltageThe voltage level of the Chipset.Dimm VoltageThe voltage level of the DRAM.Battery VoltageThe voltage level of the battery
BIOSPage 4-20CPU Voltage RegulatorThis item allows you to set the CPU Vcore voltage.Options: 1.400V to 2.200V in 0.025V increments.AGP Voltage Regulat
BIOSPage 4-214-10 Supervisor/User Password SettingThis function lets you set either Supervisor or User Password, or both, to preventunauthorized chang
BIOSPage 4-224-11 Exiting BIOSSave & Exit SetupPressing <Enter> on this item asks for confirmation: Save to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)?
S-ATA RAID ConfigurationPage 5-1Section 5S-ATA RAID CONFIGURATIONIntroductionThis section gives a brief introduction on RAID-related background knowle
S-ATA RAID ConfigurationPage 5-2RAID 0 (Striping)RAID 0 reads and writes sectors of data interleaved between multiple drives. If anydisk member fails
S-ATA RAID ConfigurationPage 5-3nVidia S-ATA RAID FeaturesThe nVidia S-ATA RAID solution uses the nForce2 RAID MCP chip as a RAIDcontroller, which is
S-ATA RAID ConfigurationPage 5-4Enable RAID FunctionFor any RAID controller, the general procedure to setup a RAID system is shownbelow:Step 1: Create
S-ATA RAID ConfigurationPage 5-5Step 2: Prepare driver floppyWhen installing Windows XP/2000/NT4.0 into any RAID disk, the O/S setup willrequire a flo
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S-ATA RAID ConfigurationPage 5-6Step 4: Install Software utility for WindowsAfter the O/S has been installed, you may install the RAID controller’s dr
Drivers InstallationPage 6-1Section 6DRIVER INSTALLATIONEasy Driver InstallationInsert the bundled CD-disk, the main menu screen will appear. The mai
Drivers InstallationPage 6-2Realtek Sound Manager Quick User-guide IntroductionTo obtain the best performance from your audio system, run the "S
Drivers InstallationPage 6-3Equalizer:SpeakerConfiguration:<Figure 3>3. There are 10 bands of equalizer control, check "ON" when you w
Drivers InstallationPage 6-4<Figure 5>5. For 6 channel mode, the audio combination is shown above.<Figure 6>6. To test the speaker , selec
Drivers InstallationPage 6-5<Figure 7>SPDIF-In:7. This page shows S/PDIF IN function on your system.a. Click "Auto Lock" to detect S/P
Drivers InstallationPage 6-6This board is equipped with Jack Sensing capability. If an audio device is pluggedinto the wrong connector, a warning mess
Drivers InstallationPage 6-7<Figure 11>ConnectorSensing:11. After closing EZ-Connector, this page will show the latest connector statusas above.
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AppendixA-1Appendix AA-1 Update Your System BIOSDownload the xxxxx.EXE file corresponding to your model from our website to anempty directory on your
IntroductionPage 1-1Section 1INTRODUCTION1-1 Package ContentsContentsA.MainboardB. User’s manualC. Floppy drive cableD. HDD drive cableE. CD (drivers
AppendixA-25. Key in File Name to save previous BIOS to file.6. To confirm and proceed, please key in [Y] to start the programming.7. The BIOS update
AppendixB-1Power-on the system and wait for the following screen to appear. Press the ”F10”key to enter its BIOS configuration utility.Using the Defin
AppendixB-2To designate a free disk to be used as a RAID array disk,1) Tab to the Free Disks section.The first disk in the list is selected2) Move it
AppendixB-3Use the arrow keys to select the array that you want to set up, then press Enter.The Array Detail window appears.The Array Detail window sh
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AppendixC-1Appendix CC-1 POST CODESPOST (hex) DESCRIPTIONCFh Test CMOS R/W functionality.C0h Early chipset initialization:- Disable shadow RAM- Disabl
AppendixC-218h Detect CPU information including brand, SMI type (Cyrix or Intel) andCPU level (586 or 686).19-1Ah Reserved1Bh Initial interrupts vecto
AppendixC-343h Test 8259 functionality.44h Reserved45-46h Reserved47h Initialize EISA slot48h Reserved49h 1. Calculate total memory by testing the las
AppendixC-46Eh Reserved6Fh 1. Initialize floppy controller2. Set up floppy related fields in 40:hardware.70-72h Reserved73h (Optional Feature) Enter A
IntroductionPage 1-21-2 Mainboard FeaturesBrief IntroductionAthlonTM ProcessorThe AMD AthlonTM is a seventh-generation micro architecture with an inte
IntroductionPage 1-310/100 LANThis mainboard is mounted with an ethernet LAN PHY. It allows the mainboard toconnect to a local area network by means o
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