ECS TIGT-I2 (V1.0) manual

Preface Preface Copyright This publication, including all photographs, illustrations and software, is protected under international copyright laws, with all rights reserved. Neither this manual, nor any of the material contained herein, may be reproduced without written consent of the author . V ersion 1.0 Disclaimer The information in this documen[...]

ii Preface Declaration of Conformity This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following conditions: • This device may not cause harmful interference, and • This device must accept any interference received, including interfer- ence that may cause undesired operation Canadian Department of Communications Th[...]

iii T T T T T ABLE OF CONTENTS ABLE OF CONTENTS ABLE OF CONTENTS ABLE OF CONTENTS ABLE OF CONTENTS Preface i Chapter 1 1 Introducing the Motherboard 1 Introduction......................................................................................1 Feature............................................................................................[...]

iv Fr equency/V oltage Contr ol.................................................35 Load Default Settings.........................................................36 Supervisor Password.........................................................36 User Password...................................................................37 Save & Exit Setup...[...]

1 Introducing the Motherboard Chapter 1 Introducing the Motherboard Introduction Thank you for choosing TIGT -I2 motherboard of great performance and with en- hanced function. This motherboard has onboard Intel ® Atom TM D410 CPU with an ITX form factor of 170 x 170 mm. This motherboard is based on Intel ® NM10 Chipset for best desktop platform s[...]

2 Introducing the Motherboard Feature • Onboard Intel ® Atom TM D410 CPU • Supports “Hyper-Threading” technology CPU Processor Chipset • Supports DDR2 800/667 DDR2 SDRAM •A c commodates two unbuffered DIMMs • Maximum memory size up to 4 GB Memor y Audio • 5.1 Channel High Definition Audio Codec • ADCs support 44.1k/48k/96kHz samp[...]

3 Introducing the Motherboard The motherboard comes with the following expansion options: • One PCI Express x1 slots • T wo 7-pin SA T A connectors Expansion Options Integrated I/O BIOS Fir mw are • T wo PS/2 ports for mouse and keyboard • One LPT port • One serial port • One VGA port • Four USB ports • One LAN port • Audio jacks [...]

4 Introducing the Motherboard Motherboard Components[...]

5 Introducing the Motherboard T able of Motherboard Components This concludes Chapter 1. The next chapter explains how to install the motherboard. L ABEL COM PONENT S 1. LV DS* Low V oltag e Differ ential Sig naling Transmit ter I nter faces 2. C PU_FAN C PU cooling fan connector 3. DDR 2_ 1~2 240- pin DD R2 SD RAM slots 4. SYS _FAN Syst em cooling[...]

6 Introducing the Motherboard Memo[...]

7 Installing the Motherboard Chapter 2 Installing the Motherboard Safety Precautions • Follow these safety precautions when installing the motherboard • Wear a grounding strap attached to a grounded device to avoid dam- age from static electricity • Discharge static electricity by touching the metal case of a safely grounded object before wor[...]

8 Installing the Motherboard Checking Jumper Settings This section explains how to set jumpers for correct configuration of the motherboard. Setting Jumpers Use the motherboard jumpers to set system configuration options. Jumpers with more than one pin are numbered. When setting the jumpers, ensure that the jumper caps are placed on the correct pin[...]

9 Installing the Motherboard Checking Jumper Settings The following illustration shows the location of the motherboard jumpers. Pin 1 is labeled. Jumper Settings Jumper T yp e 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_F 1-2: VCC5 2-3: VCC5_[...]

10 Installing the Motherboard DDR2 SDRAM memory module table Installing Memory Modules This motherboard accommodates two memory module. It can support two 240-pin DDR2 800/667. The total memory capacity is 4 GB. Do not remove any memory module fr om its antistatic packaging until you are ready to install it on the motherboard. Handle the modules on[...]

11 Installing the Motherboard T able A: DDR2 (memory module) QVL (Qualified V endor List) The following DDR2 800/667 memory modules have been tested and qualified for use with this motherboard. Type S ize Ve ndor M odule N a m e 512 M B M ic ron M T 4H TF 6 464A Y - 667E 1 A U 01G E 667C 5K BG C 78.01G9O.9K 5 C ors ai r V S1G B 667D 2 K in g s t o [...]

12 Installing the Motherboard Ty pe S i z e V endor M odul e N am e A - DA TA M 2 GV D 6 G3 I 4 1P0U1E5E A U 01G E 800C 5KB G C 78.01G 9O .9K5 78.01G A 0.9L5 Geil Geil M illen ar y H ynix H Y M P 11 2U 64C P 8-S6 A B K in g Ma x K L DD4 8 F - B8 KU5 NG ES Ki ngs ton K V R 800D 2N 5/1G 1.8V 9905316- 054.A01LF N anya N T 1G T 64U 88D 0BY - A D R am a[...]

13 Installing the Motherboard Installing Add-on Cards The slots on this motherboard are designed to hold expansion cards and connect them to the system bus. Expansion slots are a means of adding or enhancing the motherboard’s features and capabilities. W ith these ef ficient facilities, you can in- crease the motherboard’s capabilities by addin[...]

14 Installing the Motherboard F_AUDIO: Front Panel Audio header This header allows the user to install auxiliary front-oriented microphone and line- out ports for easier access. Connecting Optional Devices Refer to the following for information on connecting the motherboard’s optional devices: 1 PORT 2L 2 AUD_GND 3 PORT 2R 4 PRESENCE# 5 PORT 2R 6[...]

15 Installing the Motherboard CASE: Chassis Intrusion Detect Header Short Case Open Open Case Close Pin 1-2 Function F_USB1~2: Front Panel USB headers The motherboard has four USB ports installed on the rear edge I/O port array . Additionally , some computer cases have USB ports at the front of the case. If you have this kind of case, use auxiliary[...]

16 Installing the Motherboard SA T A cable (optional) SA T A power cable (optional) Installing a Hard Disk Drive/CD-ROM/SA T A Hard Drive This section describes how to install IDE devices such as a hard disk drive and a CD- ROM drive. About SA T A Connectors Y our motherboard features three SA T A connectors supporting a total of two drives. SA T A[...]

17 Installing the Motherboard Connecting I/O Devices The backplane of the motherboard has the following I/O ports: PS2 Mouse Use the upper PS/2 port to connect a PS/2 pointing device. PS2 Keyboard Use the lower PS/2 port to connect a PS/2 keyboard. Parallel Port (LPT) Serial Port VGA Port Connect your monitor to the VGA port. USB Ports Use the USB [...]

18 Installing the Motherboard Connecting Case Components After you have installed the motherboard into a case, you can begin connecting the motherboard components. Refer to the following: 2 Connect the case switches and indicator LEDs to the F_P ANEL . 3 Connect the standard power supply connector to A TX_POWER . 4 Connect the case speaker cable to[...]

19 Installing the Motherboard A TX_POWER: A TX 24-pin 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 21 +5V 10 +12V 22 +5V 11 +12V 23 +5V 12 +3.3V 24 Ground 1.Users please note that the fan connector suppo[...]

20 Installing the Motherboard Front Panel Header The front panel header (F_P ANEL) provides a standard set of switch and LED headers commonly found on A TX or Micro A TX cases. Refer to the table below for information: Pin Signal Function Pin Signal Function 1 HD_LED_P Hard disk LED(+) 2 F P PWR/SLP *MSG LED(+) 3 HD_LED_N Hard disk LED( - ) 5 RST_S[...]

21 Using BIOS About the Setup Utility The computer uses the latest “American Megatrends Inc. ” BIOS with support for Windows Plug and Play . The CMOS chip on the motherboard contains the ROM setup instructions for configuring the motherboard BIOS. The BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) Setup Utility displays the system’s configuration statu[...]

22 Using BIOS [OK] Press the delete key to access the BIOS Setup Utility . Resetting the Default CMOS V alues When powering on for the first time, the POST screen may show a “CMOS Settings Wrong” message. This standard message will appear following a clear CMOS data at factory by the manufacturer . Y ou simply need to Load Default Settings to r[...]

23 Using BIOS Using BIOS When you start the Setup Utility , the main menu appears. The main menu of the Setup Utility displays a list of the options that are available. A highlight indicates which option is currently selected. Use the cursor arrow keys to move the highlight to other options. When an option is highlighted, execute the option by pres[...]

24 Using BIOS SA T A1~2  Y our computer has one IDE channel and each channel can be installed with one or two devices (Master and Slave). In addition, this motherboard supports four SA T A channels and each channel allows one SA T A device to be installed. Use these items to configure each device on the SA T A channel. For the purpose of better [...]

25 Using BIOS Press <Esc> to return to the Standard CMOS Setup page. Type (Auto) Use this item to configure the type of the IDE device that you specify . If the feature is enabled, it will enhance hard disk performance by reading or writing more data during each transfer . Block (Multi-Sector Transfer) (Auto) If the feature is enabled, it wil[...]

26 Using BIOS Boot Up Numlock Status (On) This item defines if the keyboard Num Lock key is active when your system is started. Advanced Setup This page sets up more advanced information about your system. Handle this page with caution. Any changes can affect the operation of your computer . CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Me[...]

27 Using BIOS 1st/2nd/3rd Boot Device ( Hard Disk Drive/CD/DVD/Removable Dev .) Use this item to determine the device order the computer used to look for an operating system to load at start-up time. The devices showed here will be different depending on the exact devices installed on your motherboard.  Hard Disk Drives (Press Enter) Scroll to t[...]

28 Using BIOS Advanced Chipset Setup This page sets up more advanced information about your system. Handle this page with caution. Any changes can affect the operation of your computer . Configure DRAM Timing by SPD (Enabled) When this item is set to enable, the DDR timing is configured using SPD. SPD (Serial Presence Detect) is located on the memo[...]

29 Using BIOS Integrated Peripherals This page sets up some parameters for peripheral devices connected to the system. CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Integrated Peripherals SA T A Configuration IDE Onboard SA TA Mode Enhanced Onboard AUDIO Function Enabled Onboard LAN Function Enabled Onboard LAN Boot ROM Di[...]

30 Using BIOS Press <Esc> to return to the main menu setting page. Power Management Setup This page sets up some parameters for system power management operation. Select the ACPI state used for System Suspend. CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend T ype (S3(STR)) Use this i[...]

31 Using BIOS Press <Esc> to return to the main menu setting page. Resume By PS2 KB (S3) (Disabled) This item enables or disables you to allow keyboard activity to awaken the system from power saving mode. Resume By PS2 MS (S3) (Disabled) This item enables or disables you to allow mouse activity to awaken the system from power saving mode. Re[...]

32 Using BIOS PC Health Status On motherboards support hardware monitoring, this item lets you monitor the parameters for critical voltages, temperatures and fan speeds. SMART Fan Control (Enabled) This item allows you to enable/disable the control of the CPU fan speed by changing the fan voltage. SMART Fan Mode (Normal) This item allows you to sel[...]

33 Using BIOS CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Smart Fan Function Help Item F10: Save ESC: Exit +/-/: V alue Enter : Select F9: Optimized Defaults F1:General Help : Move  Options Normal: auto adjusts depending on the CPU temperature. Quiet: auto minimizes fan speed for quiet en- vironment operation[...]

34 Using BIOS Press <Esc> to return to the Smart Fan Function page. CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Smart Fan Function Help Item F10: Save ESC: Exit +/-/: V alue Enter : Select F9: Optimized Defaults F1:General Help : Move  Options Normal: auto adjusts depending on the CPU temperature. Quiet[...]

35 Using BIOS System Component Characteristics These items display the monitoring of the overall inboard hardware health events, such as System & CPU temperature, CPU & DIMM voltage, CPU & system fan speed,...etc. • CPU Fan Speed • CPU Vcore • VDIMM • V BA T Frequency/V oltage Control This page enables you to set the clock speed[...]

36 Using BIOS Supervisor Password (Not Installed) This item indicates whether a supervisor password has been set. If the password has been installed, Installed displays. If not, Not Installed displays. Press <Esc> to return to the main menu setting page. Supervisor Password This page helps you install or change a password. CMOS Setup Utility [...]

37 Using BIOS Save & Exit Setup Highlight this item and press <Enter> to save the changes that you have made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility . When the Save and Exit dialog box appears, select [OK] to save and exit, or select [Cancel] to return to the main menu. Exit Without Saving Highlight this item and press <Enter&g[...]

38 Using BIOS Updating the BIOS Y ou can download and install updated BIOS for this motherboard from the manufacturer’s W eb site. New BIOS provides support for new peripherals, improve- ments in performance, or fixes for known bugs. Install new BIOS as follows: This concludes Chapter 3. Refer to the next chapter for information on the software s[...]

39 Using the Motherboard Software Chapter 4 Using the Motherboard Software Auto-installing under Windows XP/V ista/7 The support software DVD-ROM/CD-ROM disc loads automatically under Windows XP/V ista/7. When you insert the DVD-ROM/CD-ROM disc in the DVD-ROM/CD- ROM drive, the autorun feature will automatically bring up the install screen. The scr[...]

40 Using the Motherboard Software Drivers T ab Setup Click the Setup button to run the software installation program. Select from the menu which software you want to install. Browse CD The Browse CD button is the standard Windows command that al- lows you to open Windows Explorer and show the contents of the support disk. Before installing the soft[...]

41 Using the Motherboard Software 2. Click Next. The following screen appears: 3. Check the box next to the items you want to install. The default options are recom- mended. 4. Click Next run the Installation Wizard. An item installation screen appears: 5. Follow the instructions on the screen to install the items. 1. Drivers and software are autom[...]

42 Using the Motherboard Software Manual Installation Insert the disk in the DVD-ROM/CD-ROM drive and locate the P A TH.DOC file in the root directory . This file contains the information needed to locate the drivers for your motherboard. Look for the chipset and motherboard model; then browse to the directory and path to begin installing the drive[...]

Setting Up eJIFFY 43 Introduction eJIFFY is a fast boot program under Linux. Instead of waiting Windows O.S to start execution, eJIFFY is ready to provide users the instant enjoyment on web browsing, photo review and online chat just within several seconds after boot up. V ersion: 4.0 Note: eJIFFY is ECS optional feature utility corresponding to th[...]

Setting Up eJIFFY 44 Installation and BIOS Setup DVD Activation Finish the DVD utility setup, and then set the BIOS to complete eJIFFY activation. 1. Insert ECS software utility DVD and enter below “Utilities” screen. Click eJIFFY feature item to install. 2. Follow the onscreen instructions to finish eJIFFY setup.[...]

Setting Up eJIFFY 45 3. After setting up eJIFFY under Windows, you can switch eJIFFY display/keyboard language from English to your local language. The changes will be applied after rebooting. Note: The keyboard language selection list offers several more regional keyboard setups to switch with the default English typing. Please refer to the usage [...]

Setting Up eJIFFY 46 4. Restart your computer after eJIFFY installation. Press <DEL> or click the BIOS Setup button on the post screen to enter the BIOS setup page after boot up. 5. And then enter the Advanced Setup page to enable the item ECS eJIFFY Func- tion . Press F10 to save the configuration and exit. Restart your computer . 2. Please [...]

Setting Up eJIFFY 47 Entering eJIFFY The post screen appears within several seconds after boot up and it has three buttons on it, Operating system, eJIFFY and BIOS Setup. If you click eJIFFY , the following screen will appear . And If you make no choice it will enter the normal OS automatically after ten seconds. Click to enter the normal OS you ha[...]

Setting Up eJIFFY 48 Feature Icons The following illustration shows the main feature icons that eJIFFY provides on the menu. ePix: Photo viewing. eW eb: Fir efo x for w eb browsing/webmail and watching flash video . Shows eP al on-line connection status. Shut Down/Restart: Ends your session and turns off the computer./Ends your session and restart [...]

Setting Up eJIFFY 49 Keyboard Language Setup Usage F AQ Language Control P anel: Besides setting English as the default interface, eJIFFY offers multi-language displays and keyboard settings for language- switch. Open the language control panel to select a preferable language setting. Step1. Click to open the language control panel.[...]

Setting Up eJIFFY 50 Step 2: Click “Keyboard Language” icon to open the keyboard selection list, which offers several regional keyboard settings besides default English keyboard. Step 3: Click the selected keyboard language (e.g. French) and press “OK”.[...]

Setting Up eJIFFY 51 Tip 2. Click to enable all possible language inputs you want to apply , and click “Apply”: Tip 1: Click “Change Keyboard” icon t o switch the typing language. The typing language on text box will switch to the selected one: Click again to switch to English typing back. Tips for Language Switch: If you use the default En[...]

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Setting Up eJIFFY 54 Tip 3. How to change display language? Open the Language Control Panel and click to show the display language list. Check your desired display language. Y our selected display language will be applied after rebooting.[...]

Setting Up eJIFFY 55 Q1: How to download files to hard disk through eW eb? Click on the file link directly . Then select “Save File” in the pop-up window . 3. eW eb supports to open video/audio files online in Flash player format. Due to firefox limitation, the browser does not support files in Real player or Media player formats. 2. eW eb does[...]

Setting Up eJIFFY 56 2. Then the “Save Image” window appears. Y ou may rename the image file in the “Name” column and save the file in a folder as the following picture shows. 1. Select the image you want to save and press the right key of your mouse to show the menu, then click the option “ Save Image As” from the menu. Q2: How to save[...]

Setting Up eJIFFY 57 Enter the ePix window , then click the icon “Folder” located in the upper left-hand corner, then follow the path for the files you have saved to view the image files. Q1: How to find image files saved in hard disk through ePix? ePix: Photo viewing.[...]

Setting Up eJIFFY 58 Q2: How to use the fit function under slide show? 1. Click “Edit” and select “Preferences” option from the menu. 2. Click “V iewer” and choose “Keep previous zoom” in “After loading an im- age”. Close the window and you can use the fit function under slide show now . Note: ePix supports to view image files o[...]

Setting Up eJIFFY 59 “Unmount” is to safely remove the storage devices. T o unplug the external storage devices such as USB drives, users need to clik the “Unmount” prompt as the following picture shows, then the icon will change to , you can remove the device now . Q2: What does it mean for “Unmount Disk”? Mount/Unmount Disk. “ Mount[...]

Setting Up eJIFFY 60 Memo[...]

61 Trouble Shooting Chapter 6 Trouble Shooting Start up problems during assembly After assembling the PC for the first time you may experience some start up problems. Before calling for technical support or returning for warranty , this chapter may help to address some of the common questions using some basic troubleshooting tips. a) System does no[...]

62 Trouble Shooting c) The PC suddenly shuts down while booting up. 1. The CPU may experience overheating so it will shutdown to protect itself. Ensure the CPU fan is working properly . 2. From the BIOS setting, try to disable the Smartfan function to let the fan run at default speed. Doing a Load Optimised Default will also disable the Smartfan. M[...]

Power Bu on is p resse d but PC fails to s tart. Y es Check if Power Supply Unit (PSU) is working No No Any Beep sound ？ No CLR CMOS and check if CPU 12V power is connecte d art the PC st Re Problem with PSU or boar d? If board pr oblem -> contact RMA AC power cor d is plu ed g g and PSU switch i s turned o n? Y es oblem r Board p -> cont a[...]

64 Trouble Shooting Memo[...]