DFI BI-P45-T2RS manual

System Boar d User’ s Manual[...]

Cop yright This publication contains information that is protected by copyright. No part of it may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any transfor- mation/adaptation without the prior written permission from the copyright hold- ers. This publication is provided for informational purposes only . The manufacturer makes no repre[...]

FCC and DOC Statement on Class B This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses a[...]

T able of Contents Cop yright ........................................................................................... 2 T rademarks ........................................................................................ 2 FCC and DOC Statement on Class B .............................................. 3 W arranty ...............................[...]

PCI Express Slots ..................................................................... 43 Download Flash BIOS Connector ................................................ 43 Chapter 3 - BIOS Setup .................................................................. 44 Switchable Modes for Overclocking .............................................. 44 [...]

1 6 Introduction Step 4: Install the RAID Driver During OS Installation .............. 115 Step 5: Install the Intel Matrix Storage Manager ....................... 116 Appendix A - ABS: Auto Boost System ......................................... 118 Installing ABS .............................................................................. 118 Th[...]

1 7 Introduction W arranty 1. Warr anty does not cover damages or failures that arised from misuse of the product, inability to use the product, unauthorized replacement or alteration of components and product specifications. 2. The warr anty is void if the product has been subjected to ph ysical abuse, improper installation, modification, accident[...]

1 8 Introduction Static Electricity Precautions It is quite easy to inadvertently damage your PC, system board, components or devices even before installing them in your system unit. Static electrical dis- charge can damage computer components without causing any signs of physical damage. You must take extra care in handling them to ensure against [...]

1 9 Introduction About the Package The system board package contains the following items. If any of these items are missing or damaged, please contact your dealer or sales representative for as- sistance.  One system board  One IDE cable  T wo Serial A T A data cables  One power cable with 2 Serial AT A power connectors  One I/O shie[...]

1 10 Introduction Chapter 1 - Intr oduction Specifications Processor Chipset System Memory Expansion Slots BIOS Audio LAN Serial AT A IDE • LGA 775 socket for: - Intel ® Core TM 2 Quad and Intel ® Core TM 2 Duo • Supports Intel Enhanced Memory 64 T echnology (EMT64T) • Supports Enhanced Intel Spe[...]

1 11 Introduction Rear Panel I/O Internal I/O Power Management Hardware Monitor PCB • 1 mini-DIN-6 PS/2 mouse port • 1 mini-DIN-6 PS/2 keyboard port • 1 optical S/PDIF-out port • 1 coaxial RCA S/PDIF-out port • 6 USB 2.0/1.1 ports • 1 RJ45 LAN port • C[...]

1 12 Introduction Featur es DDR2 DDR2 is a higher performance DDR technology whose data transfer rate delivers bandwidth of 4.3 GB per second and beyond. That is twice the speed of the con- ventional DDR without increasing its power consumption. DDR2 SDRAM modules work at 1.8V supply compared to 2.6V memory voltage for[...]

1 13 Introduction CMOS Reloaded CMOS Reloaded is a technology that allows storing multiple user-defined BIOS settings by using the BIOS utility to save, load and name the settings. This is especially useful to overclockers who require saving a variety of overclocked set- tings and being able to conveniently switch between these settings simultane- [...]

14 2 Hardwar e Installation System Board La yout Chapter 2 - Har dw are Installation Mouse KB USB 9 USB 8 CD-in Optical S/PDIF-out 1 1 Coaxial RCA S/PDIF-out 1 USB 11 USB 10 LAN USB 7 USB 6 Line-in Front R/L Mic-in Center/ Subwoofer Side R/L Rear R/L 1 JMC250 COM Front audio 1 USB 0-1 ITE IT8718F System fan 1 1 Front panel FDD 1 1 1 1 USB 2-3 1 USB[...]

15 2 Hardwar e Installation C217 System Memor y Important: When the DRAM Power LED lit red, it indicates that power is present on the DIMM sockets. Power-off the PC then unplug the power cord prior to installing any memory modules. F ailure to do so will cause severe dam- age to the motherboard and components. Important: Electrostatic discharge (ES[...]

16 2 Hardwar e Installation BIOS Setting Congure the system memory in the Genie BIOS Setting submenu of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information. DIMMs are on the same channel. DIMMs in a channel can be identical or com- pletely different. Not all slots need to be populated. DIMMs of different memory congurations are on different cha[...]

17 2 Hardwar e Installation P - denotes populated E - denotes empty * - denotes DIMMs are identical ** - denotes DIMMs are not identical SS - denotes Single Sided DIMM DS - denotes Double Sided DIMM 1, 2, 3 or 4 - denotes the DDR DIMM slot The table below lists the various optimal operating modes that should be cong - ured for the memory channel[...]

18 2 Hardwar e Installation Note: The system board used in the following illustrations may not resemble the actual board. These illustrations are for reference only . Installing the DIM Module Ejector tab 5. Note how the module is keyed to the socket. DIMM socket Ejector tab Key Notch 1. Make sure the PC and all other peripheral devices connected t[...]

19 2 Hardwar e Installation 7. Seat the module vertically , pressing it down rmly until it is completely seat - ed in the socket. 6. Grasping the module by its edges, position the module above the socket with the “notch” in the module aligned with the “key” on the socket. The keying mechanism ensures the module can be plugged into the so[...]

20 2 Hardwar e Installation C217 CPU The system board is equipped with a surface mount LGA 775 socket. This socket is exclusively designed for installing a LGA 775 packaged Intel CPU. Important: 1. Before you proceed, make sure (1) the LGA775 socket comes with a protective cap, (2) the cap is not damaged and (3) the socket’s con- tact pins are no[...]

21 2 Hardwar e Installation 4. T h e C P U s o c k e t c o m e s with a re movable protec - tive cap. The cap is used to protect the CPU socket against dust and harm - fu l p ar ti cl es . Rem ove t he pro te ct ive c ap o nly w he n you are about to install the CPU. Protective cap 5. T o re mov e the p ro te ct ive cap, lift the cap on the lo- cat[...]

22 2 Hardwar e Installation 8. Position the CPU above the socket. The gold mark on th e C PU mu st al i gn wi th pin 1 of the CPU socket. Important: Handle the CPU by its edg - es and av oid touching the pins. Pin 1 of the socket Gold mark 9. I ns e rt t he C PU i nt o t he s o c k e t u n t il i t i s s ea t e d in place. The CPU wil l t i n o [...]

23 2 Hardwar e Installation 10. Close the load plate. Load plate 11. Push the load lev er down t o lo c k th e s o c k e t . T h e lever should hook onto the re t e n t i o n t a b t o in d i c a t e that the CPU is completely secured in the socket. Load lever Retention tab[...]

24 2 Hardwar e Installation C217 C217 Installing the Fan and Heat Sink The CPU must be kept cool by using a CPU fan with heat sink. Without sufcient air circulation across the CPU and heat sink, the CPU will overheat damaging both the CPU and system board. Note: A boxed Intel ® processor already includes the CPU fan and heat sink as - sembly . [...]

25 2 Hardwar e Installation 4. Rota te e ac h pu sh -p in a c- cording to the direction of the arrow shown on top of the pin. Pu s h do w n tw o p us h p i n s that are diagonally acros s the heat sink. Perform the s a m e p r o c e d u r e f o r t h e other two push-pins. F an Heat sink Push pin 5. Connect the CPU fan’ s cable connector to the C[...]

26 2 Hardwar e Installation Nor thbridge Heat Sink The Northbridge must be kept cool by using a heat sink. The heat sink will dis - sipate heat generated by the Northbridge. Without the heat sink, the Northbridge will overheat damaging both the Northbridge and the system board.[...]

27 2 Hardwar e Installation C217 J umper Settings If you encounter the following, a) CMOS data becomes corrupted. b) Y ou forgot the supervisor or user password. c) The overclocked settings in the BIOS resulted to the system’s instability or caused system boot up problems. you can recongure the system with the default values stored in the ROM [...]

28 2 Hardwar e Installation C217 PS/2 P ow er Select Selecting 5VSB will allow you to use the PS/2 keyboard or PS/2 mouse to wake up the system. Important: The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support ≥720mA. JP7 2-3 On: 5VSB 1-2 On: 5V (default) 3 1 2 3 1 2[...]

29 2 Hardwar e Installation C217 USB P ow er Select USB 6-11 (JP5) USB 0-5 (JP6) Selecting 5VSB will allow you to use the USB keyboard or USB mouse to wake up the system. Important: The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support ≥1.5A (2 devices) or ≥2A (3 or more devices). 2-3 On: 5VSB 1-2 On: 5V (default) 3 1 2 3 1 2 1 3 2 1 3 2 1-2 [...]

30 2 Hardwar e Installation Secondar y R TC Reset When the RTC battery is removed, this jumper resets the manageability register bits in the R TC. Note: 1. The SRT CRST# input must always be high when all other RTC power planes are on. 2. In the case where the RTC battery is dead or missing on the plat - form, the SRT CRST# pin must rise before the[...]

31 2 Hardwar e Installation C217 PS/2 Mouse and PS/2 K e yboard Ports These ports are used to connect a PS/2 mouse and a PS/2 keyboard. Optical S/PDIF The optical S/PDIF jack is used to connect an external audio output device using an optical S/PDIF cable. Coaxial RC A S/PDIF The coaxial RCA S/PDIF jack is used to connect an external audio output d[...]

32 2 Hardwar e Installation C217 USB 4-5 USB 0-1 USB 9 LAN USB 8 USB 7 USB 6 USB and LAN Ports USB The USB ports are used to connect USB 2.0/1.1 devices. The 10-pin connectors allow you to connect 6 additional USB 2.0/1.1 ports. Y our USB ports may come mounted on a card-edge bracket. Install the card-edge bracket to an available slot at the rear o[...]

33 2 Hardwar e Installation C217 Rear Panel Audio Center/Subwoofer Jack (Orange) • This jack is used to connect to the center and subwoofer speakers of the au - dio system. Rear Right/Left Jack (Black) • This jack is used to connect to the rear right and rear left speakers of the audio system. Side Right/Left Jack (Gra y) • This jack is used [...]

34 2 Hardwar e Installation C217 The Serial AT A (SA T A) connectors are used to connect Serial A T A drives. Connect one end of the Serial AT A cable to a Serial A T A connector and the other end to your Serial A T A device. Configuring RAID (LP BI P45-T2RS Elite) Refer to the RAID chapter in this manual for more information about creating RAID on[...]

35 2 Hardwar e Installation C217 FDD Connector and IDE Connector FDD Connector The oppy disk drive connector is used to connect a oppy drive. Insert one end of the oppy cable into this connector and the other end-most connector to the oppy drive. The colored edge of the cable should align with pin 1 of this con - nector . IDE Connector [...]

36 2 Hardwar e Installation C217 IrD A and COM (Serial) Connectors IrD A Connect the cable connector from your IrDA module to the IrDA connector . Note: The sequence of the pin functions on some IrDA cable may be reversed from the pin function dened on the system board. Make sure to connect the cable to the IrDA connector according to their pin [...]

37 2 Hardwar e Installation C217 Cooling Fan Connectors These fan connectors are used to connect cooling fans. Cooling fans will provide adequate airow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the CPU and sys - tem board components. CPU fan 4 1 Sense Power Ground Speed Control 1 3 Sense Power Ground NB fan System fan 1 3 Sense Power Ground [...]

38 2 Hardwar e Installation C217 DRAM Power LED Standby Power LED LEDs DRAM Pow er LED This LED will light when the system’s power is on. Standby Pow er LED This LED will light when the system is in the standby mode. Important: When the DRAM Power LED and/or Standby Power LED lit red, it indi - cates that power is present on the DIMM sockets and/[...]

39 2 Hardwar e Installation C217 C217 Po w er Connectors Use a power supply that complies with the A TX12V Power Supply Design Guide V ersion 1.1. An A TX12V power supply unit has a standard 24-pin A TX main power connector that must be inserted into this connector . Y our power supply unit may come with an 8-pin or 4-pin +12V power connector . The[...]

40 2 Hardwar e Installation The power connectors from the power supply unit are designed to t the 24-pin and 8-pin connectors in only one orientation. Make sure to nd the proper orien - tation before plugging the connectors. The system board requires a minimum of 300 W att power supply to oper ate. Y our system conguration (CPU power , amo[...]

41 2 Hardwar e Installation C217 Front Panel Connectors HD-LED: Primar y/Secondar y IDE LED This LED will light when the hard drive is being accessed. RESET : Reset Switch This switch allows you to reboot without having to power off the system thus prolonging the life of the power supply or system. SPEAKER: Speak er Connector This connects to the s[...]

42 2 Hardwar e Installation PWR-LED: Po wer/Standb y LED When the system’s power is on, this LED will light. When the system is in the S1 (POS - Power On Suspend) or S3 (STR - Suspend T o RAM) state, it will blink every second. Note: If a system did not boot-up and the P ower/Standby LED did not light af - ter it was powered-on, it may indicate t[...]

43 2 Hardwar e Installation C217 C217 PCI Expr ess Slots PCI Express x16 Download Flash BIOS Connector PCI Express x1 1 2 8 7 GROUND SPI_CLK SPI_MOSI SPI_VCC3 SPI_CS0B SPI_MIS0 SPI_HOLD# PCI Express x1 PCI Express x1[...]

44 3 BIOS Setup Chapter 3 - BIOS Setup Switchable Modes for Over clocking Aimed to provide convenience and superb overclockability , the Genie BIOS Set- ting submenu comes av ailable in Easy mode (default mode) and Advance mode. Easy Mode Easy mode displays elds commonly used by users. Advance Mode If you intend to tweak your PC or boost its ove[...]

45 3 BIOS Setup Phoenix - A wardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility   Genie BIOS Setting   CMOS Reloaded  Load Optimized Defaults  Set Supervisor Password  Set User Password  Save & Exit Setup  Exit Without Saving Esc : Quit F10 : Save & Exit Setup ↑ ↓ → ← : Select Item Time, Date, Hard Disk T ype...   Standard [...]

46 3 BIOS Setup Date The date format is <day>, <month>, <date>, <year>. Day displays a day , from Sunday to Saturday . Month displays the month, from January to December . Date displays the date, from 1 to 31. Y ear displays the year , from 1994 to 2079. Time The time format is <hour>, <minute>, <second>. T[...]

47 3 BIOS Setup IDE Channel 0 Master to IDE Channel 4 Slave These elds are used to congure Par allel A T A drives. Move the cursor to a eld then press <Enter>. The following screen will appear . IDE HDD Auto-Detection Detects the parameters of the drive. The parameters will automatically be shown on the screen. IDE Channel 0 Master t[...]

48 3 BIOS Setup Head This eld displays the number of read/write heads. Precomp This eld displays the number of cylinders at which to change the write tim - ing. Landing Zone This eld displays the number of cylinders specied as the landing zone for the read/write heads. Sector This eld displays the number sectors per track. Drive A Th[...]

49 3 BIOS Setup Halt On This eld determines whether the system will stop if an error is detected during power up. The default setting is All Errors. No Errors The system boot will not stop for any errors detected. All Errors The system boot will stop whenever the BIOS detects a non-fatal error . All, But Keyboard The system boot will not stop fo[...]

50 3 BIOS Setup Hard Disk Boot Priority Refer to the next section for more information on this submenu. Virus Warning This eld protects the boot sector and partition table of your hard disk drive. When this eld is enabled, the Award BIOS will monitor the boot sector and par - tition table of the hard disk drive. If an attempt is made to write[...]

51 3 BIOS Setup Quick Power On Self Test This eld speeds up Power On Self T est (POST) whenever the system is powered on. The BIOS will shorten or skip some check items during POST . T o attain the shortest POST time, select “Fast” . First Boot Device, Second Boot Device, Third Boot Device and Boot Other Device Select the drive to boot rs[...]

52 3 BIOS Setup Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) This eld allows you to select the rate at which the keys are accelerated. Typematic Delay (Msec) This eld allows you to select the delay between when the key was rst de - pressed and when the acceleration begins. Security Option This eld determines when the system will prompt for the password- [...]

53 3 BIOS Setup Hard Disk Boot Priority This eld is used to select the boot sequence of the hard drives. Move the cursor to this eld then press <Enter>. Use the Up or Down arrow keys to select a de - vice then press <+> to move it up or <-> to move it down the list. Phoenix - A wardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Hard Disk Boot Prio[...]

54 3 BIOS Setup Advanced Chipset Features This section gives you functions to congure the system based on the specic features of the chipset. The chipset manages bus speeds and access to system memory resources. These items should not be altered unless necessary . The default settings have been chosen because they provide the best operating c[...]

55 3 BIOS Setup The settings on the screen are for reference only . Y our version may not be identical to this one. Phoenix - A wardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PCI Express Root Port Func Item Help Menu Level  ↑↓→← : Move Enter: Select F1: General Help +/-/PU/PD: V alue F10: Save ESC: Exit F5: Previous V alues F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optim[...]

56 3 BIOS Setup Integrated P eripherals The settings on the screen are for reference only . Y our version may not be identical to this one. OnChip IDE Device  SA T A Mode LEGACY Mode Support Onboard JMB368 Phoenix - A wardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility OnChip IDE Device Item Help Menu Level  ↑↓→← : Move Enter: Select F1: General Help +/-/[...]

57 3 BIOS Setup SATA Mode This eld is used to congure the SA TA devices supported by the south - bridge. IDE This option congures the Serial A TA drives as Parallel A T A storage devices. RAID This option allows you to create RAID or Intel Matrix Storage conguration on Serial AT A devices. AHCI This option allows the Serial A T A device[...]

58 3 BIOS Setup Power On By Mouse Enabled Enables the mouse power-on function. Disabled Disables the mouse power-on function. Power On By Keyboard This eld allows you to use the keyboard to power-on the system. Disabled Disables the keyboard power-on function. Password When this option is selected, set the password you would like to use to pow- [...]

59 3 BIOS Setup KB Power On Password Move the cursor to this eld and press <Enter>. Enter your password. Y ou can enter up to 5 characters. T ype in exactly the same password to conrm, then press <Enter>. The power button will not function once a keyboard password has been set in this eld. Y ou must type the correct password to[...]

60 3 BIOS Setup PWRON After PWR-Fail Off When power returns after an AC power failure, the system’ s power is off . Y ou must press the P ower button to power-on the system. On When power returns after an AC power failure, the system will automatically power-on. Former-Sts When power returns after an AC power failure, the system will return to th[...]

61 3 BIOS Setup USB Operation Mode High Speed If the USB device is a high speed device, it will operate in high speed mode. If it is a full/low speed device, it will operate in full/low speed mode. Full/Low Speed Regardless of the speed of the USB device, it will always operate in full/low speed mode. USB Keyboard Function Due to the limited space [...]

62 3 BIOS Setup Po w er Management Setup The Power Management Setup allows you to congure your system to most ef - fectively save energy . The screen above list all the elds available in the Power Management Setup submenu, for ease of reference in this manual. In the actual CMOS setup, you have to use the scroll bar to view the elds. The s[...]

63 3 BIOS Setup PEG Port ASPM The options are Disabled, L0s and L1/L0s. Root Port ASPM The options are Disabled, L0s, L1 and L1/L0s. DMI Port ASPM The options are Enabled and Disabled. ACPI Function By default, the ACPI function is enabled. This function should be enabled only in operating systems that support ACPI. ACPI Suspend Type This eld is[...]

64 3 BIOS Setup Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume When this eld is set to Auto, the system will initialize the VGA BIOS when it wakes up from the S3 state. This can be congured only if the “ACPI Suspend T ype” eld is set to “S3(STR)” . When this feature is disabled, the system resume time is shortened but system will need an AGP driver to i[...]

65 3 BIOS Setup Suspend Mode This is congurable only when the Power Management eld is set to “User De - ne” . When the system enters the power saving time set in this eld, the CPU and onboard peripherals will be shut off . HDD Power Down This is congurable only when the Power Management eld is set to User Dene. When the sys[...]

66 3 BIOS Setup Date (of Month) Alarm 0 The system will power-on everyday according to the time set in the “Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm” eld. 1-31 Select a date you would like the system to power-on. The system will power- on on the set date, and time set in the “Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm” eld. Time (hh:mm:ss) of Alarm This is used to set the t[...]

67 3 BIOS Setup Init Display First PCIEx When the system boots, it will rst initialize the PCI Express x16 graphics card. PCI Slot When the system boots, it will rst initialize PCI. Reset Conguration Data Enabled The BIOS will automatically reset the Extended System Conguration Data (ESCD) once. It will then recreate a new set of con[...]

68 3 BIOS Setup PCI/VGA Palette Snoop This eld determines whether the MPEG ISA/VESA VGA cards can work with PCI/ VGA or not. The default value is Disabled. Enabled MPEG ISA/VESA VGA cards work with PCI/VGA. Disabled MPEG ISA/VESA VGA cards does not work with PCI/VGA. PCI Latency Timer (Per 8CLK) This feature is used to select the length of time [...]

69 3 BIOS Setup PC Health Status Shutdown Temperature Y ou can prev ent the system from ov erheating by selecting a temper ature at which the system will shutdown. If the system detected that its temperature ex- ceeded the one set in this eld, it will automatically shutdown. Adjust CPU Temp This eld is used to adjust the CPU’ s temper ature[...]

70 3 BIOS Setup Note: 1. If the CPU temperature runs between the highest (set in the “CPUF an Fully On If CPUT emp” eld) and lowest (set in the “CPUF an T urn Off If CPUT emp” eld) temperature, the system will automatically adjust the CPU fan’s speed according to the temperature. 2. If you want to reduce the CPU fan’s noise or pre[...]

71 3 BIOS Setup Genie BIOS Setting Aimed to provide convenience and superb overclockability , this submenu comes available in Easy mode (default mode) and Advance mode. Easy Mode Easy mode displays elds commonly used by users. Advance Mode If you intend to tweak your PC or boost its overclock features, you can switch the Genie BIOS Setting subme[...]

72 3 BIOS Setup CPU Feature DRAM Timing Voltage Setting Exit Setup Shutdown The options are Mode 1 and Mode 2. Shutdown After AC Loss The options are Enabled and Disabled. AC Shutdown Free The options are Enabled and Disabled. O.C. Fail Retry Counter The options are 0, 1, 2 and 3. CPU Clock Ratio This eld is used to select the CPU’ s frequency[...]

73 3 BIOS Setup CPU N/2 Ratio The options are Enabled and Disabled. Target CPU Clock This eld will show the targeted CPU clock. CPU Clock This eld provides several options for selecting the external system bus clock of the processor . The available options allow you to adjust the processor’s bus clock by 1MHz increment. Important: Selecting[...]

74 3 BIOS Setup CPU Feature Move the cursor to this eld and press <Enter>, the following screen will appear: The settings on the screen are for reference only . Your version may not be identical to this one. F5: Previous V alues F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults Phoenix - A wardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility CPU Feature Item Help Menu[...]

75 3 BIOS Setup Enhance Data Transmitting The options are Auto , Normal, F ast and T urbo. Enhance Addressing The options are Auto , Normal and F ast. T2 Dispatch The options are Auto , Enabled and Disabled. Clock Setting Fine Delay Refer to the following pages for more information on this submenu. Flex Memory Mode This eld is used to congure[...]

76 3 BIOS Setup CAS Latency Time (tCL) This eld is used to select the clock cycle of the CAS latency time. The op - tion selected species the timing delay before SDRAM starts a read command after receiving it. RAS# to CAS# Delay (tRCD) This eld is used to select the RAS# to CAS# delay time when reading and writing to the same bank. RAS# Pr[...]

77 3 BIOS Setup Ranks Write to Write (tWRWR) The options are 0 to 15. Ranks Write to Read (tWRRD) The options are 0 to 15. Read CAS# Precharge (tRTP) The options are Auto , and 1 to 15. ALL PRE to Refresh The options are Auto , and 1 to 7.  DLL and RCOMP Settings x CH1 DRAM Default Skew x CH2 DRAM Default Skew x RCOMP Setting Fine Delay Step Deg[...]

78 3 BIOS Setup DLL and RECOMP Settings This eld is used to congure the DLL and RECOMP settings. The options are Auto and By Menu. CH1 DRAM Default Skew and CH2 DRAM Default Skew These elds are used to select the DRAM’s default skew . The options are Model 0 to Model 7. RECOMP Setting This eld is used to congure the RECOMP setting.[...]

79 3 BIOS Setup Ch2 Command to CS Delay The options are Auto , 1CLK to 7CLK. The settings on the screen are for reference only . Your version may not be identical to this one. Read Delay Phase Adjust Move the cursor to this eld and press <Enter>. The following screen will ap - pear .  Ch1 Read delay phase (4~0) Channel 1 Phase 0 Pull-In[...]

80 3 BIOS Setup CPU VID Special Add This eld provides more options to further adjust the voltage of the CPU. The options are Auto, 100.23% to 114.88%. DRAM Voltage Control This eld allows you to manually select higher voltage supplied to the DRAM. SB Core/CPU PLL Voltage The options are 1.55V , 1.75V , 1.95V and 2.15V . NB Core Voltage The op[...]

81 3 BIOS Setup Clockgen Voltage Control This eld is used to select the clock generator’s voltage. CPU GTL 0/2 REF Volt and CPU GTL 1/3 REF Volt These elds are used to congure the CPU GTL REF voltage. The options are 0.6075 to 0.7025. North Bridge GTL REF Volt Leave this in its default setting. FSB Vref This eld is used to congure [...]

82 3 BIOS Setup CMOS Reloaded The CMOS R eloaded submenu allows you to save different congurations and when needed, allows you to conveniently restore one of these previously saved congurations. Highlight CMOS Reloaded in the main menu then press <Enter>. The screen above list all the elds available in the CMOS Reloaded submenu, for [...]

83 3 BIOS Setup Auto Save Bootable Setting This eld is used to automatically save the last bootable setting from CMOS to an area in the SEEPROM referred to as the backup bank. T o use this function: 1. Set this eld to Enabled. 2. Select “Save & Exit Setup” in the main menu then press <Enter>. 3. T ype <Y> then press <En[...]

84 3 BIOS Setup User Dened Setting Bank #1/2/3/4 Bank Description T o name the BIOS setting, move the cursor to “Bank Description” then press <Enter>. Y ou can enter up to 60 characters. Providing a name to the BIOS setting will allow you to easily remember the settings in the bank. Save to this Bank T o save the BIOS setting, move the[...]

85 3 BIOS Setup Load Optimized Defaults The “Load Optimized Defaults” option loads optimized se ttings from the BIOS ROM. Use the default values as standard values for your system. Highlight this option in the main menu and press <Enter>. T ype <Y> and press <Enter> to load the Setup default values.   Genie BIOS Setting [...]

86 3 BIOS Setup Set Supervisor Passwor d If you want to protect your system and setup from unauthorized entry , set a supervisor’s password with the “System” option selected in the Advanced BIOS Features. If you want to protect access to setup only , but not your system, set a supervisor’s password with the “Setup” option selected in th[...]

87 3 BIOS Setup Set User Passwor d If you want another user to ha ve access only to your system but not to setup, set a user’s password with the “System” option selected in the Advanced BIOS Features. If you want a user to enter a password when trying to access setup, set a user’s password with the “Setup” option selected in the Advance[...]

88 3 BIOS Setup Sa v e & Exit Setup When all the changes have been made, highlight “Save & Exit Setup” and press <Enter>. T ype “Y” and press <Enter>. The modications you have made will be written into the CMOS memory , and the system will reboot. Y ou will once again see the initial diagnostics on the screen. If you [...]

89 3 BIOS Setup Exit Without Sa ving When you do not want to sav e the changes you have made, highlight “Exit With- out Saving” and press <Enter>. T ype “Y” and press <Enter>. The system will reboot and you will once again see the initial diagnostics on the screen. If you wish to make any changes to the setup, press <Ctrl>[...]

90 3 BIOS Setup RAID BIOS (LP BI P45-T2RS Elite) The Intel RAID BIOS utility is used to congure and manage RAID on Serial A T A drives. When the system powers-up and all drives have been detected, the Intel RAID BIOS status message screen will appear . Press the <Ctrl> and <I> keys simul- taneously to enter the utility . The utility [...]

91 3 BIOS Setup Updating the BIOS T o update the BIOS, you will need the new BIOS le and a ash utility , A WD - FLASH.EXE. Y ou can download them from DFI’s web site or contact technical sup - port or your sales representative. 1. Save the new BIOS le along with the ash utility AWDFLA SH.EXE to a oppy disk. 2. Reboot the system and[...]

92 4 Supported Software The DVD that came with the system board contains drivers, utilities and software applications required to enhance the performance of the system board. Insert the DVD into an optical drive. The screen shown below will appear . If after inserting the DVD, “Autorun” did not automatically start, please go directly to the roo[...]

93 4 Supported Software Intel Chipset Device Software On the top row of the screen, click the 1st icon to open the Chipset Driver menu. 2. The setup progr am is now ready to install the utility . Click Next. 1. Click “Intel(R) Chipset De- vice Software” .[...]

94 4 Supported Software 4. G o t h r o u g h t h e re a d m e document for system re- quirements and installation tips then click Next. 5. The setup program is now ins tal li ng the dr ive r . Cl ic k Next to continue. 3. Read the license agreement then click Y es.[...]

95 4 Supported Software 6. Click “Y es, I want to re- sta rt t hi s com pu te r no w” then click Finish. Restarting the system will allow the new software in- stallation to take effect.[...]

96 4 Supported Software Graphics Driv er On the top row of the screen, click the 2nd icon to open the Graphics Driver menu. The DVD provides both A TI and nVidia graphics drivers. Select the driver accord- ing to the gr aphics card that you are using. A Ti Radeon Drivers 1. Click “A Ti Radeon Drivers” . 2. Click Install to install to the de s t[...]

97 4 Supported Software 3. Select the language you like Catalyst Install Manager to display then click Next. 4. Y ou are now ready to install the driver . Click Install.[...]

98 4 Supported Software 5. Select the component (Ex- press or Custom) you want to install then click Next. 6. Read the license agree- ment then click Accept.[...]

99 4 Supported Software 7. Click Y es to create the ATI T echnologies folder . 8. Follow the remainder of the steps shown on the screen then restart the sys- tem to allow the new driver installation to take effect.[...]

100 4 Supported Software nVidia GF orce 8 Series Drivers 2. Read the license agreement t h e n c l i c k “ I a c c e p t t h e terms in the license agree- ment” . Click Next. 3. Click Next to install to the de s ti n at i on fo l de r o r c l i ck Change to select another folder . 1. Click “nVidia GF orce 8 Se- ries Drivers” .[...]

101 4 Supported Software 4. T h e s e t u p p r o g r a m w i l l extract the les needed to in st a ll th e dr i ve r o n yo ur c o m p u t e r . A f t e r a l l f i l e s have been extract ed, cl ick Next. 5. Y ou are now ready to in- stall the driver . Click Next. 6. Click “Y es, I want to re- s t a r t m y c o m p u t e r no w ” then clic[...]

102 4 Supported Software Realtek Audio Drivers On the top row of the screen, click the 3rd icon to open the Audio Driver menu. 1. Cl ick “ Rea lt ek Au di o Dri v- ers” . 2. The setup progr am is now ready to install the driver . Click Next. 3. The setup program is cur- rently installing the driver .[...]

103 4 Supported Software 4. Click “Y es, I want to restart m y c o m p u t e r n o w ” t h e n click Finish. Restar tin g t he sys tem wi ll allow the new driver instal- lation to take effect.[...]

104 4 Supported Software JMC250 LAN Drivers On the top row of the screen, click the 4th icon to open the Network Driver menu. 1. Click “JMC250 LAN Drivers” . 3. The setup program is now installing the driver . 2. Click Install to begin instal- lation.[...]

105 4 Supported Software 4. Click Finish.[...]

106 4 Supported Software RAID Flopp y Driv er On the top row of the screen, click the 5th icon to open the RAID Driver menu. 1. Click “RAID Floppy Driver” . 2. Wind ows Ex plor er will ap - p e a r s h o w i n g t h e f o l d e r wher e t he d rive r l es are located in the DVD . 3. Y ou must create a RAID driver oppy diskette which is ne[...]

107 4 Supported Software Smar t Guardian The Smart Guardian utility is capable of monitoring the system’s temperature, fan speed, voltage, etc. and allows you to manually set a range (Highest and Lowest Limit) to the items being monitored. If the settings/values are over or under the set range, a warning message will pop-up. The utility can also [...]

108 4 Supported Software 5. Click Next to add the pro- gram icon to the Program Folder . 3. Ente r th e ne cess ary info r- mation then click Next. 4. Click Next to install to the de s i gn a t e d f o ld e r or cl i c k B r o w s e to s e l e c t a n o t h e r folder .[...]

109 4 Supported Software 7. C l i c k F i n i s h . R e b o o t t h e s y s t e m f o r t h e d ri v e r t o take effect. 6. S e l e c t th e op ti o n i n a c - cord anc e t o th e o perat ing system that you are using then click Next. 8. After rebooting the system, y o u w i l l f i n d t h e S m a r t Guardian icon displayed on the screen. Doubl[...]

110 4 Supported Software 2. Click Next to continue. 3. Setup is now ready to in- stall. Click Next. Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.05 On the top row of the screen, click the last icon to open the Manuals menu. 1. Click “ Adobe Acrobat Read- er 7.05” .[...]

111 4 Supported Software 6. Cli ck F ini sh to e xit in stal - laion. 5. Click Install to begin instal- lation. 4. Click Next to install or click Cha ng e D es ti nat io n Fo lde r to select another folder .[...]

112 4 Supported Software Installation Notes 1. “Autorun” ONL Y supports the Windows ® XP and Windows ® Vista operating systems. If after inserting the DVD, “ Autorun” did not automatically start, please go directly to the root directory of the DVD and double-click “Setup” . 2. The drivers for Windows ® 2000 are also included in the D[...]

113 5 RAID The Intel ICH10R chip alows conguring RAID on Serial AT A drives. It supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1 and RAID 5. RAID Lev els RAID 0 (Striped Disk Arra y without Fault T olerance) RAID 0 uses two new identical hard disk drives to read and write data in parallel, interleaved stacks. Data is divided into stripes and each stripe is wri[...]

114 5 RAID Settings T o enable the RAID function, the following settings are required. 1. Connect the Serial A TA drives. 2. Congure Serial A T A in the Award BIOS. 3. Congure RAID in the RAID BIOS. 4. Install the RAID driver during OS installation. 5. Install the Intel Matrix Storage Manager Step 1: Connect the Serial A T A Drives Refer to c[...]

115 5 RAID Step 4: Install the RAID Driv er During OS Installation The RAID driver must be installed during the Windows ® XP or Windows ® 2000 in- stallation using the F6 installation method. This is required in order to install the operating system onto a hard drive or RAID volume when in RAID mode or onto a hard drive when in AHCI mode. 1. Star[...]

116 5 RAID Step 5: Install the Intel Matrix Storage Manager The Intel Matrix Stor age Manager can be installed from within Windows. It allows RAID volume management (create, delete, migrate) from within the operating system. It will also display useful SA TA device and RAID volume information. The user interface, tray icon service and monitor servi[...]

117 5 RAID 6. Re a d t h e li c e n se a g re e - ment then click Y es. 7. G o t h r o u g h t h e r e a d m e doc um en t t o vi ew sy ste m requirements and installa - tion inform ation then click Next. 5. Read the warning carefully then click Next. 8. Follow the remainder of the steps shown on the screen; clicking “next” each time you nis[...]

A 118 ABS - Auto Boost System The ABS (Auto Boost S ystem) technology provides the conv enience of saving and loading sever al OC settings. It allows you to use the best OC setting to optimize your system’s performance. Y ou can “ Auto Boost” your system by simply pressing the <F1> key . ABS provides the following functions that are eas[...]

A 119 ABS - Auto Boost System 5. Click Next to install to the de st in ati on f ol de r or c li ck Change to select another folder . 4. Setup is now ready to in- stall the utility . Click Next. 3. Th e in s t a ll a t i on w iz a r d i s extracting the les needed to i n s t a l l t h e u t i l i ty. T[...]

A 120 ABS - Auto Boost System 6. Cl ic k I ns ta l l to b e gi n th e installation. 7. The installation wizard will copy all the necessary les and optimize the ABS fea- tures. 8. Click Finish to exit setup.[...]

A 121 ABS - Auto Boost System The ABS Utility 1. To r u n t h e A B S u t i l i t y, power up your system then pr es s F 1. T he s cr ee n wi ll show the CPU upgrade in- formation. Press “ Any K ey” to continue. 2. W h e n t h e s ys t em en t e rs the o perati ng s yste m, t he ABS utility will appear and display the system’ s in - formation[...]

A 122 ABS - Auto Boost System 5. Click Conrm. 7. Click Backup. 8. T h e d ef au lt s e t t i ng s wi ll appear on the screen. Click Save. 6. ABS supports Win Reloaded and Auto Upgrade features. Click Auto Upgrade.[...]

A 123 ABS - Auto Boost System 9. Enter a name for the de - f a u l t s e t t i n g t h e n c l i c k Save. You have just cre - ated a ba ckup  le  of the board’s default setting. 10. If in any case a new OC setting causes system in - s t a b i l i t y , y o u c a n a l w a y s r e t r i e v e t h e b a c k u[...]

A 124 ABS - Auto Boost System 12.Select the backup le then click Open. 13. Cl ick Writ e t o l oa d B ank s 1-4 into the BIOS. If you want the system to au t o u p g ra d e t h e s e t t i n g the next time you boot the system, click “Enable Auto Upgrade Next Boot” .[...]

A 125 ABS - Auto Boost System 14. Click Y es to reboot. Important: 1. W e strongly recommend that you backup the default setting. If in any case your overclock setting causes system instability , you can always retrieve the default setting by reloading the backup le. 2. Everytime you change the BIOS sett[...]

B 126 T roubleshooting T r oubleshooting Checklist This chapter of the manual is designed to help you with problems that you may encounter with your personal computer . T o efciently troubleshoot your system, treat each problem individually . This is to ensure an accurate diagnosis of the problem in case a problem has multiple causes. Some of th[...]

B 127 T roubleshooting The pictur e seems to be constantly moving. 1. The monitor has lost its vertical sync. Adjust the monitor’s vertical sync. 2. Move away any objects, such as another monitor or fan, that may be creating a magnetic eld around the display . 3. Make sure your video card’s output frequencies are supported by this moni- tor [...]

B 128 T roubleshooting Hard Driv e Hard disk failure. 1. Make sure the correct drive type for the hard disk drive has been entered in the BIOS. 2. If the system is congured with two hard drives, make sure the bootable (rst) hard drive is congured as Master and the second hard drive is cong - ured as Slave. The master hard drive must hav[...]

B 129 T roubleshooting System Board 1. Make sure the add-in card is seated securely in the expansion slot. If the add-in card is loose, power off the system, re-install the card and power up the system. 2. Check the jumper settings to ensure that the jumpers are properly set. 3. V erify that all memory modules are seated securely into the memory so[...]

C 130 Debug LED POST and T r oubleshooting Appendix C - Debug LED P ost and T roubleshooting POST (hex) Power on 00 00 A0 b8 C0 Debug Code Action None, blank Power on - > Stopped at 00 Power on - > 00 - > Reset - > Looping 00 - > C1 - > Stopped at A0 00 - > C1 - > Stopped at b8 00 - > Stopped at C0  BIOSPr ogramD[...]

C 131 Debug LED POST and T r oubleshooting POST (hex) C1 C3/C5 CF E0 Debug Code Action 00 - > C0 - > Stopped at C1 (00 - > C0 - > C1 - > Reset - > Looping) C0 - > C1 - > Stopped at C3/C5 (C0 - > C1 - > C3 - > Reset - > Looping) Shutdown - > Stopped at CF (Shutdown - > CF - > Reset) C0 - > C1 - > St[...]

C 132 Debug LED POST and T r oubleshooting POST (hex) 25 26 41 50 Debug Code Action 00 - > C1 - > C3 - > Stopped at 25 00 - > C1 - > C3 - > Stopped at 26 C3 - > 25 - > 26 - > Stopped at 41 Power on - > Stopped at 50  BIOSPr ogramDenition Enumerating PCI bus number . Assigning memory & I/O resource -sear[...]

C 133 Debug LED POST and T r oubleshooting POST (hex) 75 7F FF Debug Code Action Power on - > Stopped at 75 Power on - > Stopped at 7F * Checksum error always appear after the BIOS default has been loaded. Power on - > Run to FF * Blank Screen  BIOSProgramDenition Initializing storage devices. (Probing for IDE devices or SA T A[...]

C 134 Debug LED POST and T r oubleshooting Abnormal Debug LED POST and T roubleshooting POST (hex) 79 88 FF Debug Code Action Power on - > Prompt Stopped at 79 Power on - > Prompt Stopped at 88 Power on - > Prompt Stopped at FF  BIOSProgramDenition There is no “79” denition on the A ward BIOS code. (BIOS program executed[...]