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ECS H67H2-M (V1.1) manuel d'utilisation

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    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 1.0A Disclaimer The information in this docume[...]

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    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. • This device must accept any interference received, including interfer- ence that may cause undesired operation. Canadian Department of Communications This [...]

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    iii Chapter 2 9 9 9 9 9 Installing the Motherboard 9 Safety Precautions............................................................................9 Choosing a Computer Case.............................................................9 Installing the Motherboard in a Case............................................9 Checking Jumper Settings........[...]

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    iv Security Menu.........................................................................54 Save & Exit Menu...................................................................55 Updating the BIOS..................................................................56 Chapter 4 57 57 57 57 57 Using the Motherboard Software 5 7 About the Software DVD[...]

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    1 Introducing the Motherboard Chapter 1 Introducing the Motherboard Introduction Thank you for choosing the H67H2-M motherboard. This motherboard is a high performance, enhanced function motherboard designed to support the latest socket LGA1155 Intel ® 2 nd Generation Core TM i7, i5, i3, Pentium & Celeron processors for high-end business or pe[...]

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    2 Introducing the Motherboard Feature • Accommodates latest socket LGA1 155 Intel ® 2 nd Generation Core TM i7, i5, i3, Pentium & Celeron processors • Supports “Hyper-Threading” technology CPU • One PCI Express x16 Gen2 port supporting up to 5 GB/s direction peak bandwidth “Hyper-Threading” technology enables the operating system[...]

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    3 Introducing the Motherboard The motherboard comes with the following expansion options: • One PCI Express x16 slot for Graphic Interface • T wo PCI Express slots • One 32-bit PCI v2.3 compliant slot • Five SA T A connectors Expansion Options The motherboard has a full set of I/O ports and connectors: Integrated I/O • T wo LAN ports • [...]

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    4 Introducing the Motherboard • Intel H67 Chipset • latest socket LGA1 155 Intel ® 2 nd Generation Core TM i7, i5, i3, Pentium & Celeron processors • Supports “Hyper-Threading” technology CPU • Dual-channel DDR3 memory architecture • 4 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM sockets support up to 16 GB • Supports 1333/1066 DDR3 SDRAM • 1 x PCI E[...]

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    5 Introducing the Motherboard • AMI BIOS with 32Mb SPI Flash ROM • Supports Plug and Play , STR (S3)/STD (S4), Hardware moni- tor , Multi Boot • Supports ACPI & DMI • Audio, LAN, can be disabled in BIOS • F7 hot key for boot up devices option • Supports PgUP clear COMS Hotkey • Supports ACPI 3.0 revision • Supports eJIFFY , eBLU[...]

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    6 Introducing the Motherboard Motherboard Components[...]

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    7 Introducing the Motherboard T able of Motherboard Components This concludes Chapter 1. The next chapter explains how to install the motherboard. LA BE L CO MP ONE N T S la test L GA1155 socket for I ntel ® 2 nd Generati on Co re TM i7 , i5 , i3, Pe nt ium & C ele ro n p r oc es sor s 2. CPU_F AN CPU cooli ng fan connector 3. D D R3_1~4 24 0-[...]

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    8 Introducing the Motherboard Memo[...]

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    9 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[...]

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    10 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 pi[...]

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    11 Installing the Motherboard Checking Jumper Settings The following illustration shows the location of the motherboard jumpers. Pin 1 is labeled. Jumper Settings T o avoid the system instability after clearing CMOS, we recommend users to enter the main BIOS setting page to “Load Default Settings” and then “Save and Exit Setup”. Jumper T yp[...]

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    12 Installing the Motherboard Installing Hardware Installing the Processor Caution: When installing a CPU heatsink and cooling fan make sur e that you DO NOT scratch the motherboar d or any of the surface-mount resis- tors with the clip of the cooling fan. If the clip of the cooling fan scrapes acr oss the motherboard, you may cause serious damage [...]

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    13 Installing the Motherboard A. Opening of the Load Plate · Put your thumb on the tail of the load plate and press the tail down. · Rotate the load plate to fully open position. B. Disengaging of the Load Lever · Hold the hook of lever and pull it to the left side to clear retention tab. · Rotate the load lever to fully open position. C. Remov[...]

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    14 Installing the Motherboard Installing Memory Modules This motherboard accommodates four memory modules. It can support four 240-pin DDR3 1333/1066. The total memory capacity is 16 GB. Y ou must install at least one module in any of the four slots. T otal memory capacity is 16 GB. DDR3 SDRAM memory module table Memory module Memory Bus DDR3 1066 [...]

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    15 Installing the Motherboard Installation Procedure Refer to the following to install the memory modules. 1 This motherboard supports unbuffered DDR3 SDRAM . 2 Push the latches on each side of the DIMM slot down. 3 Align the memory module with the slot. The DIMM slots are keyed with notches and the DIMMs are keyed with cutouts so that they can onl[...]

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    16 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 efficient facilities, you can in- crease the motherboard’s capabilities by adding[...]

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    17 Installing the Motherboard Follow these instructions to install an add-on card: 1 Remove a blanking plate from the system case corresponding to the slot you are going to use. 2 Install the edge connector of the add-on card into the expansion slot. Ensure that the edge connector is correctly seated in the slot. 3 Secure the metal bracket of the c[...]

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    18 Installing the Motherboard Connecting Optional Devices Refer to the following for information on connecting the motherboard’s optional devices: SA T A1/2: Serial A T A connectors These connectors are used to support the Serial A T A devices for the highest data transfer rates (6.0 Gb/s), simpler disk drive cabling and easier PC assembly . It d[...]

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    19 Installing the Motherboard F_USB1~4: Front Panel USB headers The motherboard has four USB 2.0 headers supporting eight USB 2.0 ports. Addi- tionally , some computer cases have USB ports at the front of the case. If you have this kind of case, use auxiliary USB connector to connect the front-mounted ports to the motherboard. Please make sure that[...]

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    20 Installing the Motherboard Trusted Platform Module (TPM) is a published specification detailing a microcontroller that can store secured information, and implementations of that specification. TPM (optional): TPM module header 1 TPM_CLK 11 LAD0 2 GND 1 2 GND 3 LFRAME# 13 RESERVE0 4 KEY 14 RESERVE1 5 LREST# 15 VCC3_DU AL 6 VCC5 1 6 SERIRQ 7 LAD3 [...]

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    21 Installing the Motherboard Installing a SA T A Hard Drive This section describes how to install a SA T A Hard Drive. SA T A cable (optional) SA T A power cable (optional) About SA T A Connectors Y our motherboard features five SA T A connectors supporting a total of five drives. SA T A refers to Serial A T A (Advanced T echnology Attachment) is [...]

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    22 Installing the Motherboard Connecting I/O Devices The backplane of the motherboard has the following I/O ports: The USB 3.0 connectors are optimized for SuperSpeed USB 3.0 devices, aslo are fully backwards-compatible with Hi- Speed USB 2.0 devices. Use the USB 3.0 ports to connect USB 3.0 devices. LAN Ports USB 3.0 Ports Connect an RJ-45 jack to[...]

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    23 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: The A TX 24-pin connector allows you to connect to A TX v2.x power supply . W ith A TX v2.x power supply , users please note that when installing 24-pin power cab[...]

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    24 Installing the Motherboard Users please note that the fan connector supports the CPU cooling fan of 1.1A ~ 2.2A (26.4W max) at +12V . CPU_F AN: CPU cooling F AN Power Connector 1 GND System Ground 3 Sense Sensor 4 PWM PWM Pi n Signal Name Function 2 +12V Power +12V PWR_F AN: Cooling F AN Power Connector 1 GND System Ground 3 Sense Sensor Pi n Si[...]

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    25 Installing the Motherboard A TX12V : A TX 12V Power Connector 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 Pin Signal Na[...]

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    26 Installing the Motherboard Hard Drive Activity LED Connecting pins 1 and 3 to a front panel mounted LED provides visual indication that data is being read from or written to the hard drive. For the LED to function properly , an IDE drive should be connected to the onboard IDE interface. The LED will also show activity for devices connected to th[...]

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    27 Using BIOS About the Setup Utility The computer uses the latest “American Megatrends Inc.” BIOS with support for W indows 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 status[...]

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    28 Using BIOS Press the delete key to access BIOS Setup Utility . 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 [...]

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    29 Using BIOS The default BIOS setti ng f or this motherbo ard apply for most conditio ns with opti mum pe rfo rman ce. W e do not s ugg est u ser s chan ge the d efa ult v a l u e s i n t h e B I O S s e t u p an d ta k e n o r e s p o n s i b i l i t y t o a n y d a m a g e ca us ed by ch an gi ng th e B IO S s et ti n gs . BIOS Navigation Keys T[...]

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    30 Using BIOS Date & Time The Date and T ime items show the current date and time on the computer . If you are running a Windows OS, these items are automatically updated whenever you make changes to the W indows Date and T ime Properties utility . The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU and other system. Advaned Me[...]

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    31 Using BIOS Version 2.02.1205. Copyright (C) 2012, American Megatrends, Inc. ECS eJIFFY Function (Disabled) This item enables or disables ECS eJIFFY Function. Press <Esc> to return to the Advanced Menu page. Make sure that the eJIFFY has been installed to hard disk. ECS eJIFFY Function ECS eJIFFY Function [Disabled] Aptio Setup Utility - Co[...]

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    32 Using BIOS PC Health Status On motherboards support hardware monitoring, this item lets you monitor the paeameters for critical voltages, temperatures and fan speeds. Main Advanced Chipset M.I.B III Boot Security Save & Exit System T emperature : 33°C CPU Fan Speed : 2974 RPM System Fan Speed : 0 R P M CPU Voltage : 1.236V IMC Voltage : 1.0[...]

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    33 Using BIOS • System T emperature • CPU Fan Speed • System Fan Speed • CPU V oltage • DIMM V oltage • IMC V oltage • PCH V oltage 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,[...]

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    34 Using BIOS EUP Support (Enabled) This item allows user to enable or disable EUP support. Press <Esc> to return to the Advanced Menu page. Resume By PS2 MS (S3) (Disabled) This item enables or disables you to allow mouse activity to awaken the system from power saving mode. Power Management Setup This page sets up some parameters for system[...]

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    35 Using BIOS ACPI Configuration The item in the menu shows the highest ACPI sleep state when the system enters suspend. ACPI Sleep State (S3(Suspend to RAM)) This item allows user to enter the APCI S3 (Suspend toRAM) Sleep State(default). Press <Esc> to return to the Advanced Menu page. CPU Configuration Scroll to this item and press <Ent[...]

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    36 Using BIOS Inter(R) Core(TM) i5-2400 CPU @ 3.10 GHz This is display-only field and diaplays the information of the CPU installed in your computer . EMT64 (Supported) This item shows the computer supports EMT64. Processor Speed (3100MHz) This item shows the current processor speed. Processor Stepping (206a6) This item shows the processor stepping[...]

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    37 Using BIOS SA T A Configuration Use this item to show the mode of serial SA T A configuration options. Serial-A T A Controller 0/1 (Compatible/Enhanced) Use this item to select the Serial-A T A cotroller options: Disabled, Compatible, En- hanced. SA T A Mode (IDE Mode) Use this item to select SA T A mode. SA T A Configuration SA T A Mode [IDE Mo[...]

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    38 Using BIOS USB Configuration Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the following screen: All USB Devices (Enabled) Use this item to enable or disable all USB devices. Legacy USB Support (Enabled) Use this item to enable or disable support for legacy USB devices. Setting toAudio allows the system to detect the presence of the USB de[...]

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    39 Using BIOS Super IO Configuration Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the following screen: Super IO Configuration Super IO Chip IT8728 T emp. to 80-Port [Disabled] Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc. Main Advanced Chipset M.I.B III Boot Security Save & Exit Version 2.02.1205. Copyright (C) 2012[...]

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    40 Using BIOS TPM Configuration TPM Support [Enabled] Current TPM Status Information NO TPM Hardware Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc. Version 2.02.1205. Copyright (C) 2010, American Megatrends, Inc. Enables or Disables TPM support. O.S. will not show TPM. Reset of platform is required. Main Advanced Chipset M.I.B I[...]

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    41 Using BIOS  North Bridge Scroll to this item and press <Enter> and view the following screen: IGD Memory (64M) This item shows the information of the IGD(Internal Graphics device) memory . DVMT Mode Select (DVMT Mode) This item allows you to select the DVMT operating mode. DVMT/FIXED Memory (256MB) When set to Fixed Mode, the graphics d[...]

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    42 Using BIOS Multi-Monitor technology Please note that Multi-Monitor technology supports up to four monitors: one or two Intel integrated Graphics and one or two PCI-Express graphics devices under W indows 7. Multi-Monitor technology can help you to increase the area available for programs running on a single computer system through using multiple[...]

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    43 Using BIOS Step 3. Enable IGD Multi-Monitor from BIOS. In the following BIOS screen, please set IGD Multi-Monitor to [Enabled]. Step 2. Install all the drivers of PCI-Express graphic cards. Click the Browse CD item, then appears the following screen. Select the driver you want to install(e.g NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS(Microsoft Corporation-WDDM v1.1[...]

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    44 Using BIOS 2.Select display devices, set the multiple displays option and to extend destop for display “Multi-Monitor technology”. Change the apprearance of your displays Control Panel All Control Panel Items Display Screen Resolution Search Control Panel 1 3 4 Detect Identify 3. DELL U2410 Display: Resolution: 1920 x 1200 (recommended) Orie[...]

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    45 Using BIOS Change the apprearance of your displays Control Panel All Control Panel Items Display Screen Resolution Search Control Panel 1 Detect Identify 4. AL1717 Display: Resolution: 1920 x 1200 (recommended) Orientation: Landscape Disconnect this display Multiple displays: Make this my main display Advance settings Make text and other items l[...]

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    46 Using BIOS  South Bridge Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the following screen: Restore AC Power Loss (Power Off) This item enables your computer to automatically restart or return to its operating status. Audio Configuration This item shows the information of the audio configuration. Azalia HD Audio (Enabled) This item ena[...]

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    47 Using BIOS Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc. Version 2.02.1205. Copyright (C) 2010, American Megatrends, Inc. ME Subsystem Help Intel ME Subsystem Configuration ME Version 7. 0 . 0. 1 135 ME Subsyst em [Enabled] Main Advanced Chipset M.I.B III Boot Security Save & Exit  ME Subsystem Scroll to this item and[...]

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    48 Using BIOS This page enables you to set the clock speed and system bus for your system. The clock speed and system bus are determined by the kind of processor you have installed in your system. M.I.B III (MB Intelligent BIOS III) Menu ICC Over-Clocking Lib V ersion (7.0.0.29) This item shows the ICC over-clocking lib version. Number of ICC Profi[...]

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    49 Using BIOS  Performance T unning Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the following screen: ICC Enable (Disabled) This item allows you to enable or disable current ICC. Press <Esc> to return to the M.I.B III menu page. Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc. Version 2.02.1205. Copyright (C) 2010[...]

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    50 Using BIOS IA Core Current (Normal) Use this item to control CPU Current Limit. This is for Turbo mode. Power Limit 2 Switch (Enabled) Use this item to control the Power Limit 2. This is for Turbo mode. Power Limit 1 Value(Watt) (95) Use this item to control the limit of the TDP . This is for T urbo mode. Power Limit 2 V alue (1 18) Use this ite[...]

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    51 Using BIOS RAS# Active Time(tRAS) (24) This item specifies the RAS# active time. Intel Graphics Configuration This item shows the information of Intel Graphics Configuration. GT OverClocking [Disabled] This item allows you to control the internal GFX Turbo mode. Press <Esc> to return to the Performance Tunning page. Press <Esc> to re[...]

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    52 Using BIOS Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2400 CPU @ 3.10 GHz This is display-only field and displays the information of the CPU installed in your computer . Processor Speed (3100MHz) This item shows the CPU speed. T otal Memory (2048MB(DDR3 1333)) This item shows the total momery of DDR3. VDIMM (0.456V) This item displays the current VDIMM voltage. CPU C[...]

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    53 Using BIOS This page enables you to set the keyboard NumLock state. Boot Menu Boot Configuration This item shows the information of the boot configuration. Bootup NumLock State (On) This item determines if the NumLock key is active or inactive at system start-up time. Boot Option Priorities This item enables you to select boot priorities for all[...]

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    54 Using BIOS Version 2.02.1205. Copyright (C) 2010, American Megatrends, Inc. This page enables you to set setup administrator and password. Security Menu +/- : V alue Enter : Select   :Select Screen :Select Item F1:General Help Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc. F2:Previous V alue F3:Optimized Defaults [...]

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    55 Using BIOS This page enables you to exit system setup after saving or without saving the changes. Save & Exit Menu Save Changes and Exit Discard Changes and Exit Save Changes and Reset Discard Changes and Reset Save Options Save Changes Discard Changes Restore Defaults Save as User Defaults Restore User Defaults Boot Override Main Advanced C[...]

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    56 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[...]

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    57 Using the Motherboard Software Chapter 4 Using the Motherboard Software Auto-installing under Windows XP/V ista/7 The Auto-install DVD-ROM/CD-ROM makes it easy for you to install the drivers and software for your motherboard. If the Auto-install DVD-ROM/CD-ROM does not work on your system, you can still install drivers through the file manager f[...]

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    58 Using the Motherboard Software Drivers 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 allows you to open Windows Explorer and show the contents of the support disk. Before installing the software fr[...]

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    59 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. Drivers and software are automati[...]

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    60 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[...]

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    61 Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager RAID Configurations The Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager allows you to configure RAID 0, and 1 sets on the external Serial A T A hard disk drives. Complete the following steps before you create a RAID set: 1 . Install the external Serial A T A hard disk drive (HDD) on your system. 2 . Change “SA T A M od e ” fr[...]

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    62 Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager RAID Configurations 2 . The main Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager RAID BIOS menu appears. Entering Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager RAID BIOS util- ity 1 . During POST , press <Ctrl-I> to enter the Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager RAID BIOS menu. 3 . Use the arrow keys to move the color bar and navigate through[...]

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    63 Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager RAID Configurations 2 . When the RAID Level item is highlighted, use the up/down arrow key to select the RAID set that you want to create. Creating a RAID set 1 . In the main Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager RAID BIOS menu, highlight Create RAID V olume using the up/down arrow key then press <Enter>. 3 . Key [...]

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    64 Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager RAID Configurations Pressing <Y> deletes all the data in the HDDs. 5 . The following screen appears, displaying the relevant information about the RAID set you created. Users please be noted that RAID 0 (Stripe) is set to accelerate the data access, and RAID 1 (Mirror) is set to provide the data backup. If y[...]

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    65 Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager RAID Configurations Deleting a RAID set 1 . In the main Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager RAID BIOS menu, highlight Delete RAID V olume using the up/down arrow key then press <Enter>. 2 . Use the space bar to select the RAID set you want to delete. Press the <Del> key to delete the set. 3 . A dialogue bo[...]

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    66 Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager RAID Configurations Resetting disks to Non-RAID An HDD that has been previously configured as part of another RAID set in another platform is called a broken RAID HDD. When you install a broken RAID HDD, you cannot select this disk when configuring a RAID set through the Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager option. If [...]

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    67 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[...]

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    68 Trouble Shooting Y our computer , like any electrical appliance, requires proper care and maintenance. Here are some basic PC care tips to help prolong the life of the motherboard and keep it running as best as it can. 1. Keep your computer in a well ventilated area. Leave some space between the PC and the wall for suf ficient airflow. 2. Keep y[...]

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    Power Bu on is pressed but PC fails to start. Ye s Check if Power Supply Unit (PSU) is working No No Any Beep sound Λ No CLR CMOS and check if CPU 12V power is connected art the PC st Re Problem with PSU or board? If board problem -> c ontact RMA AC power cord is plu ed g g and PSU swit ch is turned on? Ye s oblem r Board p -> contact RMA No[...]

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    70 Trouble Shooting Memo[...]

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    71 POST Code Checkpoints The POST code checkpoints are the largest set of checkpoints during the BIOS pre-boot process. The following table describes the type of checkpoints that may occur during the POST portion of the BIOS : Check poin t D esc ript ion 01-0F SE C S tatus Co d e s & Erro rs 10 - 2F P E I e x e c uti o n up to and i nc lud i ng[...]

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    72 3 5 CPU p ost -me mor y in itia l izat ion. Boot Str ap Proc ess or ( BSP) sel ect ion 3 6 CPU p ost -me mor y in itia l izat ion. Sys te m M an a gem ent M ode (SM M) i n itia l izat ion 3 7 Post -M emor y N ort h Br idg e in itia l izat ion is s ta rt ed 3 8 Post -M emor y N ort h Br idg e in itia l izat ion (Nor th B ridg e mod ul e s pecif i[...]

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    73 FB-FF Re serv e d f o r futu re AMI erro r co d es 1 M e m o r y no t Ins ta lle d 1 Mem ory wa s in s ta l l ed twice ( In s ta ll P eiMem ory rou tin e in P EI Core ca l le d twice) 2 R e c o v e r y s t a r t e d 3 D X E I P L w a s no t f o und 3 DX E C o re Fi rmw are Vo lu me w as not fo und 7 Rese t P PI i s no t av ai lable 4 R e c o v e[...]

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    74 9E-9F Res erv ed fo r fu tur e AM I code s A 0 I DE init ia liza tion is st ar ted A1 ID E R e se t A2 ID E D e te c t A3 ID E E nable A 4 SCSI in itia l izat ion is s ta rt ed A 5 SCSI R es et A 6 SCSI Det ect A 7 SCSI En abl e A8 S e tup Ve ri f yi ng Pa ssw o r d A 9 Sta rt of Set up AA Re se r v e d fo r AS L ( se e A S L S tat us C o d e s [...]