Table of Contents Table of Contents 1.1 Thank-you Note Before You Get Start.............................................................4 1.2 Features of This Manual ...............................................................................5 1.3 Safety Information ......................................................................................5 Table of Contents ................................................................................... 1 Chapter 2 Introduction to This Motherboard ............................................... 6 2.1 How does your motherboard look like?...........................................................6 2.2 Specification ...............................................................................................7 2.3 Block Diagram ............................................................................................8 Chapter 3 Hardware Installation ............................................................... 9 3.1 Quick Installation Procedure .........................................................................9 3.2 Installation You Have to Know..................................................................... 10 Installing CPU ...........................................................................................10 Installing CPU Fan .....................................................................................11 Connecting CPU and System Fans ...............................................................12 Installing Memory Modules .........................................................................13 Maximum The Performance of the Dual Channel............................................14 Connecting IDE and Floppy Cables ..............................................................15 Connecting Front Panel Cable .....................................................................16 Connecting ATX Power Cables .....................................................................17 3.3 Other Installation for Your Reference ........................................................... 18 Setting CPU Voltage and Frequency .............................................................18 Connecting Serial ATA................................................................................19 Adjusting your Hard Disk Setting.................................................................20 Connecting PCI Express x 16 Graphics Slot...................................................22 Connecting PCI Express x 1 Slot..................................................................23 Connecting IrDA........................................................................................24 10/100/1000Mbps LAN Supported ...............................................................25 1 Connecting USB2.0....................................................................................26 Super 7.1 Channel Audio Effect ...................................................................27 Connecting Front Audio ..............................................................................28 Connecting 1394 .......................................................................................29 Connecting COM2 (for i915Ga-EFRII only) ....................................................30 Connecting S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) ........................................31 Connecting Game Port ...............................................................................32 Connecting CD_IN .....................................................................................33 Connecting Case Open ...............................................................................34 Colored Coded Back Panel (for i915Ga-EFRII) ...............................................35 Colored Coded Back Panel (for i915Pa-EFRII) ...............................................36 LED Indication ..........................................................................................37 3.4 Jumper Settings ........................................................................................ 38 Chapter 4 Special Features and Utilities................................................... 40 4.1 SATA RAID by ICH6R ................................................................................. 40 Arouse RAID function in BIOS .....................................................................40 RAID Configuration Utility...........................................................................41 4.2 SATA RAID by Promise PDC20579 ............................................................... 42 RAID Configuration Utility...........................................................................43 4.3 SilentTek ­ Noise is Gone! .......................................................................... 45 4.4 Other Useful Features ................................................................................ 48 Chapter 5 Setting BIOS......................................................................... 49 Introduction .............................................................................................49 How To Use Phoenix-AwardTM BIOS Setup Program .......................................50 How To Enter BIOS Setup ..........................................................................50 BIOS Upgrade under Windows environment..................................................51 WinBIOS Utility .........................................................................................53 Vivid BIOS technology ...............................................................................54 2 Chapter 6 Installing Drivers ................................................................... 55 6.1 Installing Drivers....................................................................................... 56 6.2 Installing Utilities ...................................................................................... 57 Chapter 7 Troubleshooting..................................................................... 58 Chapter 8 Technical Support .................................................................. 59 Model Name and BIOS Version....................................................................60 Register Your Motherboard .........................................................................60 Technical Support......................................................................................61 3 1.1 Thank-you Note Before You Get Start First of all, we would like to express our gratitude for purchasing AOpen products. 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All rights reserved. 4 1.2 Features of This Manual To help you grab the useful information of this motherboard and aware of certain conditions that you might need to know, you will see the icons below frequently: Note This contains knowledge you should know in process of assembling, or some helpful tips. Warning / Caution Warning Please be careful when you see this mark. highlights mistakes that occur often during It assembling, or something you need to pay attention to. Tip Warning This tip tells you some useful information that will make your installation smoothly. 1.3 Safety Information Please wear a wrist strap and attach it to a metal part of the system unit before handling a component. Alternatively, you can also touch an object that is of ground connection or with metal surface. Always unplug the power before you make any jumper setting. Before you install or remove any components on the motherboard, please make sure to disconnect the power first in case of damaging motherboard or other components. 5 Chapter 2 Introduction to This Motherboard Chapter 2 Introduction to This Motherboard 2.1 How does your motherboard look like? 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 33 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 8 9 10 11 12 7 13 15 1 17 2 3 5 4 6 1. Resetable Fuse 2. JP28 PS2 KB/Mouse Wakeup Jumper 3. CPUFAN Connector 4. 4-pin 12V ATX Power Connector 5. PCI Express x 16 Graphics Slot 6. SYSFAN1 Connector LGA775 CPU Socket FC-LGA4 8. Intel 915G/ICH6R 8. Intel 915P/ICH6R 9. 240-pin DIMMs x 4 10. BOOT LED 11. ATX Power Connector 12. IDE Connectors x 2 13. Broadcom Gigabit PCI Express LAN Chip 14. CD_IN Connector 15. PCI Express x 1 slots x 2 16. Onboard HD Audio Codec 17. Front Audio Connector 7. supporting Intel CPU 18. S/PDIF Connector 19. Game Port Connector 20. 32-bit PCI Expansion Slots x 3 21. COM2 Connector 22. IrDA Connector 23. JP24 BIOS Rescue Jumper 24. IEEE 1394 Connectors x 2 25. Die-hard BIOS x 2 26. Case Open Connector 27. JP2 Speaker Output Jumper 28. JP14 CMOS Data Clear Jumper 29. FDD Connector 30. SYSFAN2 Connector 31. USB2.0 Connectors x 2 32. Front Panel Connector 33. Serial ATA Ports x 6 6 2.2 Specification Here is the main function of your motherboard. Models CPU Chipset Main Memory i915Ga-EFRII Intel FC-LGA4 CPU Socket T 800MHz Intel 915G/ICH6R Dual Channel Mode DDR DDR2 533 DDR2 DIMM x 4 DIMM Type : 128/256/512MB & 1GB Max Memory : 4GB Integrated VGA Engine in chipset PCI Express x 16 graphics slot, Support ADD2 card Integrated ATA100 and Serial ATA Controller (support RAID 0 and 1) Promise ATA133 and Serial ATA Control Chip(support RAID0,1 and 0+1) Max Disk: 144,000,000GB [by 48 bits LBA Spec.] Broadcom Gigabit PCI Express LAN Chip HD Audio Codec on-Board Support Dolby Digital System, 7.1 Channel and above Integrated in chipset, USB 2.0 x 8 TI 1394 Control Chip, IEEE 1394 x 2 PCI Express x 1 slots x 2 PCI Express x 16 graphics slot x 1 PCI slots x 3 PS/2 Keyboard x 1, PS/2 Mouse x 1 USB Port x 4, LAN Port x 1, VGA Port x 1 COM Port x 1, Printer Port x 1 Speaker_Out x 1, Line_In x 1, MIC_In x 1 Side SUR x 1, Rear SUR x 1 Center/Subwoofer x 1 Floppy Drive Connector x 1 IDE Channel: ATA100 x 1, ATA133 x 1 Serial ATA Channel x 6 Front Panel x 1 Front Audio x 1 CPU FAN x 1,System FAN x 1, Chassis FAN x 1 Power FAN x 1 Power Temperature Connector x 1 Game Port Connector x 1 Case Open Connector x 1 ` S/PDIF Connector x 1 CD_IN x 1, IrDA x 1, COM2 x 1, USB2.0 Connectors x 2 IEEE 1394 x 2 Award PnP 8Mb Flash ROM BIOS x 2 305 mm x 244 mm i915Pa-EFRII Intel FC-LGA4 CPU Socket T 800MHz Intel 915P/ICH6R Dual Channel Mode DDR DDR2 533 DDR2 DIMM x 4 DIMM Type : 128/256/512MB & 1GB Max Memory : 4GB PCI Express x 16 graphics slot, Graphics IDE LAN Sound USB IEEE 1394 Slots Back Panel I/O On Board Connector Integrated ATA100 and Serial ATA Controller (support RAID 0 and 1) Promise ATA133 and Serial ATA Control Chip(support RAID0,1 and 0+1) Max Disk: 144,000,000GB [by 48 bits LBA Spec.] Broadcom Gigabit PCI Express LAN Chip HD Audio Codec on-Board Support Dolby Digital System, 7.1 Channel and above Integrated in chipset, USB 2.0 x 8 TI 1394 Control Chip, IEEE 1394 x 2 PCI Express x 1 slots x 2 PCI Express x 16 graphics slot x 1 PCI slots x 3 PS/2 Keyboard x 1, PS/2 Mouse x 1 USB Port x 4, LAN Port x 1 COM Port x 2, Printer Port x 1 Speaker_Out x 1, Line_In x 1, MIC_In x 1 Side SUR x 1, Rear SUR x 1 Center/Subwoofer x 1 Floppy Drive Connector x 1 IDE Channel: ATA100 x 1, ATA133 x 1 Serial ATA Channel x 6 Front Panel x 1 Front Au ...