MSI G965M Operation & User’s Manual

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Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. 1. Always read the safety instructions carefully. 2. Keep this User’s Manual for future reference. 3. Keep this equipment away from humidity. 4. Lay this equipment on a reliable flat surface before setting it up. 5. The openings on the enclosure are for air convection hence protects the equip- ment from overheating. DO NOT COVER THE OPENINGS. 6. Make sure the voltage of the power source and adjust properly 110/220V be- fore connecting the equipment to the power inlet. 7. Place the power cord such a way that people can not step on it. Do not place anything over the power cord. 8. Always Unplug the Power Cord before inserting any add-on card or module. 9. All cautions and warnings on the equipment should be noted. 10. Never pour any liquid into the opening that could damage or cause electrical shock. 11. If any of the following situations arises, get the equipment checked by service personnel: � The power cord or plug is damaged. � Liquid has penetrated into the equipment. � The equipment has been exposed to moisture. � The equipment does not work well or you can not get it work according to User’s Manual. � The equipment has dropped and damaged. � The equipment has obvious sign of breakage. 12. DO NOT LEAVE THIS EQUIPMENT IN AN ENVIRONMENT UNCONDITIONED, STOR- AGE TEMPERATURE ABOVE 600 C (1400F), IT MAY DAMAGE THE EQUIPMENT.

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 in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accor- dance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the measures listed below. � Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. � Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. � Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. � Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for help. Notice 1 The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. Notice 2 Shielded interface cables and A.C. power cord, if any, must be used in order to comply with the emission limits. VOIR LA NOTICE D’INSTALLATION AVANT DE RACCORDER AU RESEAU. Micro-Star International MS-7276 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Mainboard Specifications ................................................................................... 1-2 Mainboard Layout................................................................................................ 1-4 Packing Checklist ................................................................................................. 1-4 Chapter 2 Hardware Setup .................................................................................. 2-1 Quick Components Guide .................................................................................... 2-2 CPU (Central Processing Unit) ............................................................................ 2-2 Introduction to LGA 775 CPU ...................................................................... 2-3 CPU & Cooler Installation............................................................................. 2-4 Memory................................................................................................................. 2-7 Dual Channel Memory Population Rules .................................................... 2-7 Installing DDRII Modules ............................................................................... 2-8 Power Supply ...................................................................................................... 2-8 ATX 24-Pin Power Connector: ATXPWR1 ................................................. 2-9 ATX 12V Power Connector: JPW1 ............................................................ 2-9 Back Panel ...........................................................................................................2-11 Connectors ........................................................................................................ 2-12 Floppy Disk Drive Connector: FDD1.......................................................... 2-12 Hard Disk Connector: IDE1 (optional) ....................................................... 2-12 Serial ATAII Connectors: SATA1~SATA6 ................................................. 2-13 Fan Power Connectors: CPUFAN1, SYSFAN1 & PWRFAN1.................. 2-14 CD-In Connector: CD_IN1 .......................................................................... 2-14 Chassis Intrusion Switch Connector: JCASE1 ....................................... 2-14 Front Panel Audio Connector: JAUD1 ...................................................... 2-15 SPDIF-Out Connector: JSPD1 (Optional) ................................................. 2-15 Front Panel Connectors: JFP1/JFP2 ........................................................ 2-16 Front USB Connectors: JUSB1, JUSB2, JUSB3 (JUSB1 is optional) .... 2-17 Serial Port Connector: JCOM1 .................................................................. 2-17 IEEE 1394 Connectors: J1394_1 (Optional) ............................................ 2-18 FWH/LPC Debugging Pin Header: JLPC1 (Optional) ............................... 2-18 JSPI Debugging Pin Header: JSPI1 ............................................................ 2-18 Jumpers .............................................................................................................. 2-18 Clear CMOS Jumper: JBAT1 ..................................................................... 2-19 Slots .................................................................................................................... 2-20 PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Express Slots ...................... 2-20 PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slots ...................................... 2-20 PCI Interrupt Request Routing................................................................... 2-21

Entering Setup ..................................................................................................... 3-2 The Main Menu ..................................................................................................... 3-4 Standard CMOS Features ................................................................................... 3-6 Advanced BIOS Features ................................................................................... 3-8 Advanced Chipset Features ............................................................................ 3-10 Integrated Peripherals ....................................................................................... 3-12 Power Management Setup ............................................................................... 3-17 PNP/PCI Configurations ..................................................................................... 3-18 H/W Monitor ........................................................................................................ 3-20 Load Optimized Defaults ................................................................................... 3-22 BIOS Setting Password..................................................................................... 3-24 Appendix A Realtek ALC883 Audio .................................................................... 7-1 Installation for Windows 2000/XP ...................................................................... 7-2 Installing the Realtek HD Audio Driver ................................................................ 7-2 Software Configuration ...................................................................................... 7-4 Sound Effect ................................................................................................ 7-5 Mixer ............................................................................................................. 7-8 Audio I/O ..................................................................................................... 7-12 Microphone ................................................................................................ 7-16 3D Audio Demo ........................................................................................... 7-17 Information.................................................................................................. 7-18 Hardware Setup ................................................................................................ 7-19 Appendix B Intel ICH8R/DO/DH SATA RAID ......................................................... 7-1 ICH8R/DO/DH Introduction .................................................................................. 7-2 BIOS Configuration .............................................................................................. 7-2 Using the Intel Matrix Stroage Manager Option ROM ............................... 7-3 Installing Software .............................................................................................. 7-8 Install Driver in Windows XP / 2000 ........................................................... 7-9 Installation of Intel Matrix Storage Console ............................................. 7-10 RAID Migration Instructions ............................................................................... 7-15 Create RAID Volume from Existing Disk ................................................... 7-15 Degraded RAID Array........................................................................................ 7-20 Missing Hard Drive Member ...................................................................... 7-21 Failed Hard Drive Member ......................................................................... 7-21

ries (MS-7276 v1.X) Micro-ATX mainboard. The G965MDH/Q965MDO Series mainboards are based on Intel® G965/ Q965 & ICH8R / ICH8DO / ICH8DH chipsets for optimal system efficiency. Designed to fit the ad- vanced Intel® CoreTM 2 Duo, Pentium 4, Pentium D and Celeron D processor, the G965MDH/Q965MDO Series deliver a high performance and professional desktop platform solution.

processors in the LGA775 package. For the latest information about CPU, please visit http://www.msi. com.tw/program/products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_cpu_support.php Supported FSB - 1066/ 800/ 533 MHz Chipset - North Bridge: Intel® G965/Q965 chipset - South Bridge: Intel® ICH8R/ICH8DO/ICH8DH chipset (optional) Memory Support - DDRII 800/ 667/ 533 SDRAM - 4 DDRII DIMMs (DDRII 800 supports up to 4 GB, DDRII 667/ 533 supports up to 8 GB, 240pin / 1.8V) For the updated supporting memory modules, please visit http://www.msi.com.tw/program/products/mainboard/mbd/ pro_mbd_trp_list.php LAN - Supports Gbe LAN by 82566 DM/DC (optional) - Supports 10/100 LAN by 82562V (optional) IEEE 1394 (optional) - Chip integrated by VIA VT6308P or VT6307 - Transfer rate is up to 400Mbps Audio - Chip integrated by Realtek® ALC883 or ALC888 - Flexible 8-channel audio with jack sensing - Compliant with Azalia 1.0 Spec IDE (USB to IDE) - 1 IDE port by JMicron JMB20335 - Supports USB to Ultra DMA 66 mode Caution : This IDE does not support OS installaion in hard drive. A system hard drive connected to this IDE slot can not be booted up to OS. SATA - 6 SATAII ports by ICH8R/DO/DH - Supports storage and data transfers at up to 300 MB/s Mainboard Specifications

Floppy - 1 floppy port - Supports 1 FDD with 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88Mbytes Connectors Back panel - 1 PS/2 mouse port - 1 PS/2 keyboard port. - 1 Serial port - 1 Parallel port supporting SPP/EPP/ECP mode - 1 VGA Port - 1 IEEE 1394 port (optional) - 4 USB 2.0 Ports. - 1 LAN jack - 6 flexible audio jacks On-Board Pinheaders - 1 COM port pinheader - 3 USB 2.0 pinheaders (JUSB1 is optional) - 1 CD-IN pinheader - 1 SPDIF-out pinheader (optional) - 1 1394 pinheader (optional) - 1 Front Audio pinheader Slots - 1 PCI Express x16 slot (for G965M/ Q965M series) - 1 PCI Express x1 slot - 2 PCI slots, support 3.3V/ 5V PCI bus Interface. Form Factor - Micro-ATX (24.4cm X 24.4cm) Mounting - 8 mounting holes

Mainboard Layout JFP2 JFP1 JBAT1 JSPI1 IDE 1 FDD 1 DIMM_A1 DIMM_B1 DIMM_A2 DIMM_B2 ATXPWR1 JCASE1 JLPC1 Winbond W83627DHG JUSB2 JUSB3 JMicron Jm20335 JCOM1 SATA6 SATA5 SATA4 SATA3 SATA2 SATA1 Intel ICH8R/DO/DH PCI E1 BATT + PCI 2 PCI 1 PCI E2 ALC883 /ALC888 VIA VT6307/ VT6308 JAUD1 CD_IN1 J1394_1 (optional) PWRFAN1 CPUFAN1 JPW1 Intel G965/Q965 SYSFAN1 Top : mouse Bottom: keyboard Top : Parallel Port Bottom: COM port VGA port Top: LAN Jack Bottom: USB ports Top:1394(optional) Bottom: USB ports JSPD1 T: M: B: Line-In Line-Out Mic T:RS-Out M:CS-Out B:SS-Out

User’s Guide MSI motherboard MSI Driver/Utility CD Back IO Shield * The pictures are for reference only. Your packing contents may vary depending on the model you purchased. Standard Cable for IDE Devices

hardware setup procedures. While doing the installation, be careful in holding the components and follow the installation procedures. For some components, if you install in the wrong orientation, the components will not work properly. Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components. Static electricity may damage the components.

CPU, p.2-3 DDRII DIMMs, p.2-7 FDD1, p.2-12 JPWR1, p.2-9 JBAT1, p.2-19 JFP2, p.2-16 JFP1, p.2-16 PWRFAN1, p.2-14 SATA1~6, p.2-13 IDE1, p.2-12 JUSB2/3, p.2-17 JSPD1, p.2-15 JCD1, p.2-14 JAUD1, p.2-15 PCI Slots, p.2-20 PCIE x16 Slot, p.2-20 PCIE x1 Slot, p.2-20 SYSFAN1, p.2-14 JPW1, p.2-9 CPUFAN1, p.2-14 Back Panel, p.2-10 JCI1, p.2-14 JCOM1, p.2-17 J1394_1 (optional), p.2-18 JSPI1, p.2-18 JLPC1, p.2-18

This mainboard supports Intel® CoreTM 2 Duo, Pentium 4, Pentium D, Celeron D proces- sor in LGA 775 package. When you are installing the CPU, make sure to install the cooler to prevent overheating. If you do not have the CPU cooler, contact your dealer to purchase and install them before turning on the computer. For the latest information about CPU, please visit http://www.msi.com.tw/program/ products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_cpu_support.php Important 1. Overheating will seriously damage the CPU and system. Always make sure the cooling fan can work properly to protect the CPU from overheating. 2. Make sure that you apply an even layer of heat sink paste (or thermal tape) between the CPU and the heatsink to enhance heat dissipation. 3. While replacing the CPU, always turn off the ATX power supply or unplug the power supply’s power cord from the grounded outlet first to ensure the safety of CPU. Introduction to LGA 775 CPU The surface of LGA 775 CPU. Remember to apply some silicone heat transfer compound on it for better heat dispersion. Yellow triangle is the Pin 1 indicator The pin-pad side of LGA 775 CPU. Yellow triangle is the Pin 1 indicator Alignment Key Alignment Key

side (as the arrow shows). 1. The CPU has a plastic cap on it to protect the contact from damage. Before you install the CPU, always cover it to protect the socket pin. 3. The pins of socket reveal. CPU & Cooler Installation When you are installing the CPU, make sure the CPU has a cooler attached on the top to prevent overheating. If you do not have the cooler, contact your dealer to purchase and install them before turning on the computer. Meanwhile, do not forget to apply some silicon heat transfer compound on CPU before installing the heat sink/ cooler fan for better heat dispersion. Follow the steps below to install the CPU & cooler correctly. Wrong installation will cause the damage of your CPU & mainboard. 4. Open the load lever.

2. Do not touch the CPU socket pins to avoid damaging. 3. The availability of the CPU land side cover depends on your CPU packing. 6. After confirming the CPU direction for correct mating, put down the CPU in the socket housing frame. Be sure to grasp on the edge of the CPU base. Note that the align- ment keys are matched. 8. Cover the load plate onto the package. 7. Visually inspect if the CPU is seated well into the socket. If not, take out the CPU with pure vertical motion and reinstall. alignment key 5. Lift the load lever up and open the load plate.

2. Whenever CPU is not installed, always protect your CPU socket pin with the plastic cap covered (shown in Figure 1) to avoid damaging. 3. Please note that the mating/unmating durability of the CPU is 20 cycles. Therefore we suggest you do not plug/unplug the CPU too often. 10. Align the holes on the mainboard with the heatsink. Push down the cooler until its four clips get wedged into the holes of the mainboard. 12. Turn over the mainboard to con- firm that the clip-ends are cor- rectly inserted. 11. Press the four hooks down to fas- ten the cooler. Then rotate the lock- ing switch (refer to the correct di- rection marked on it) to lock the hooks. 9. Press down the load lever lightly onto the load plate, and then se- cure the lever with the hook under retention tab. locking switch

64x2=128 pin 56x2=112 pin DDRII 240-pin, 1.8V Dual-Channel: Channel A in GREEN; Channel B in ORANGE 1 DIMM_A1 DIMM_A2 DIMM_B1 DIMM_B2 2 DIMM_A1 DIMM_A2 DIMM_B1 DIMM_B2 3 DIMM_A1 DIMM_A2 DIMM_B1 DIMM_B2 he mainboard provides four 240-pin non-ECC DDRII 800/ 667/ 533 DIMM slots. For more information on compatible components, please visit http://www.msi.com.tw/ program/products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_trp_list.php

not backwards compatible. You should always install DDRII memory mod- ules in the DDRII DIMM slots and DDR memory modules in the DDR DIMM slots. - In dual-channel mode, make sure that you install memory modules of the same type and density in different channel DDR DIMM slots. - To enable successful system boot-up, always insert the memory modules into the DIMM_A1 first. Installing DDRII Modules 1. The memory module has only one notch on the center and will only fit in the right orientation. 2. Insert the memory module vertically into the DIMM slot. Then push it in until the golden finger on the memory module is deeply inserted in the DIMM slot. 3. The plastic clip at each side of the DIMM slot will automatically close. Volt Notch Important You can barely see the golden finger if the module is properly inserted in the DIMM slot.

This connector allows you to connect an ATX 24-pin power supply. To connect the ATX 24-pin power supply, make sure the plug of the power supply is inserted in the proper orientation and the pins are aligned. Then push down the power supply firmly into the connector. You may use the 20-pin ATX power supply as you like. If you’d like to use the 20-pin ATX power supply, please plug your power sup- ply along with pin 1 & pin 13 (refer to the image at the right hand). There is also a foolproof design on pin 11, 12, 23 & 24 to avoid wrong installation. Important 1. Maker sure that all the connectors are connected to proper ATX power sup- plies to ensure stable operation of the mainboard. 2. Power supply of 450 watts (and above) is highly recommended for system stability. PIN SIGNAL 1 GND 2 GND 3 12V 4 12V Pin Definition JPW1 1 3 4 2 ATX 12V Power Connector: JPW1 This 12V power connector is used to provide power to the CPU.

Off LAN link is not established. Left Orange On (steady state) LAN link is established. On (blinking) The computer is communicating with another computer on the LAN. Green Off 10 Mbit/sec data rate is selected. Right On 100 Mbit/sec data rate is selected. Orange On 1000 Mbit/sec data rate is selected. Mouse/Keyboard Connector The standard PS/2® mouse/keyboard DIN connector is for a PS/2® mouse/keyboard. Parallel Port Connector A parallel port is a standard printer port that supports Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) and Extended Capabilities Parallel Port (ECP) mode. Serial Port Connector The serial port is a 16550A high speed communications port that sends/ receives 16 bytes FIFOs. You can attach a serial mouse or other serial devices directly to the connector. VGA Connector The DB15-pin female connector is provided for VGA monitors. IEEE 1394 Port (optional) The 1394 port on the back panel provides connection to 1394 devices. LAN (RJ-45) Jack The standard RJ-45 jack is for connec- tion to single Local Area Network (LAN). You can connect a network cable to it. Link Indicator Activity Indicator IEEE1394 Port (optional)

USB devices such as keyboard, mouse, or other USB-compatible devices. Audio Port Connectors These audio connectors are used for audio devices. You can differentiate the color of the audio jacks for different audio sound effects. Blue audio jack - Line In, is used for external CD player, tapeplayer or other audio devices. Green audio jack - Line Out, is a connector for speakers or headphones. Pink audio jack - Mic In, is a connector for microphones. Black audio jack - Rear-Surround Out in 4-/ 5.1/ 7.1 channel mode. Orange audio jack - Center/ Subwoofer Out in 5.1/ 7.1 channel mode. Gray audio jack - Side-Surround Out in 7.1 channel mode.

This standard FDD connector supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk types. FDD1 IDE1 IDE can connect a Master and a Slave drive. You must config- ure the second hard drive to Slave mode by setting the jumper accordingly. Hard Disk Connector: IDE1 (optional) The mainboard provides a USB to IDE connector that supports Ultra DMA 66 function. You can connect hard disk drives, CD-ROM drives and other IDE devices. Note: Due to Full Speed USB bandwidth is limited to 480Mb/s (60MB/s), this IDE port can not support Ultra DMA 100 interface devices. Important - If you install two hard disks on cable, you must configure the second drive to Slave mode by setting its jumper. Refer to the hard disk documentation supplied by hard disk vendors for jumper setting instruction. - A hard drive connected to this IDE connector does not support OS installation. Furthermore, a system hard drive connected to this IDE con- nector can not be booted up to OS. We strongly recommend you install the Optical Disk Drive device to this IDE connector.

Take out the dust cover and connect to the hard disk devices Serial ATA cable Serial ATAII Connectors: SATA1~SATA6 SATA1~SATA6 are high-speed Serial ATA interface ports. Each supports 2nd genera- tion serial ATA data rates of 300MB/s and is fully compliant with Serial ATA 2.0 specifications. Each Serial ATA connector can connect to 1 hard disk device. Important Please do not fold the Serial ATA cable into 90-degree angle. Otherwise, data loss may occur during transmission. SATA5 SATA3 SATA1 SATA4 (for ICH8R/ DO/DH) SATA6 SATA2 (for ICH8R/ DO/DH)

This connector is provided for CD-ROM audio. Fan Power Connectors: CPUFAN1, SYSFAN1 & PWRFAN1 The fan power connectors support system cooling fan with +12V. When connecting the wire to the connectors, always take note that the red wire is the positive and should be connected to the +12V, the black wire is Ground and should be connected to GND. If the mainboard has a System Hardware Monitor chipset on-board, you must use a specially designed fan with speed sensor to take advantage of the CPU fan control. L GND R CPUFAN1/SYSFAN1 SENSOR +12V GND CONTROL PWRFAN1 +12V GND Chassis Intrusion Switch Connector: JCASE1 This connector connects to a 2-pin chassis switch. If the chassis is opened, the switch will be short and the buzzer will sound the alarm. The system will record this status and show a warning message on the screen. To clear the warning, you must enter the BIOS utility and clear the record. JCASE1 GND CINTRU 1 Important Please refer to the recommended CPU fans at Intel® official website or consult the vendors for proper CPU cooling fan. NC

The JAUD1 front panel audio connector allows you to connect the front panel audio and is compliant with Intel® Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide. JAUD1 1 2 9 10 SPDIF-Out Connector: JSPD1 (Optional) This connector is used to connect SPDIF (Sony & Philips Digital Interconnect Format) interface for digital audio transmission. JSPD1 GND SPDIF VCC PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 AUD_MIC Front panel microphone input signal 2 AUD_GND Ground used by analog audio circuits 3 AUD_MIC_BIAS Microphone power 4 AUD_VCC Filtered +5V used by analog audio circuits 5 AUD_FPOUT_R Right channel audio signal to front panel 6 AUD_RET_R Right channel audio signal return from front panel 7 HP_ON Reserved for future use to control headphone amplifier 8 KEY No pin 9 AUD_FPOUT_L Left channel audio signal to front panel 10 AUD_RET_L Left channel audio signal return from front panel JAUD1 Pin Definition

The mainboard provides two front panel connectors for electrical connection to the front panel switches and LEDs. The JFP1 is compliant with Intel® Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide. PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 GND Ground (LED-) 2 SPK Speaker 3 SLP LED Suspend LED+ 4 BUZ Buzzer 5 PWR LED Power LED+ 6 BUZ Buzzer 7 Key Key (no pin) 8 SPK Speaker JFP2 Pin Definition PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 HD_LED + Hard disk LED + 2 PWR/SLP LED Power LED+/ Suspend LED 3 HD_LED - Hard disk LED- 4 PWR/SLP LED Power LED-/ Suspend LED 5 RST_SW Reset Switch 6 PWR_SW Power Switch 7 RST_SW Reset Switch 8 PWR_SW Power Switch 9 N.C. Not Connected 10 Key Key (no pin) JFP1 Pin Definition 1 2 9 10 JFP1 HDD LED Reset Switch Power LED Power Switch + - - + + - 7 8 Power LED Speaker 1 2 JFP2 + + - -

The mainboard provides USB 2.0 pinheaders (optional USB 2.0 bracket available) that are compliant with Intel® I/O Connectivity Design Guide. USB 2.0 technology increases data transfer rate up to a maximum throughput of 480Mbps, which is 40 times faster than USB 1.1, and is ideal for connecting high-speed USB interface peripherals such as USB HDD, digital cameras, MP3 players, printers, modems and the like. PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL 1 VCC 2 VCC 3 USB0- 4 USB1- 5 USB0+ 6 USB1+ 7 GND 8 GND 9 Key (no pin) 10 N.C. Pin Definition Important Note that the pins of VCC and GND must be connected correctly to avoid possible damage. 1 2 9 10 JUSB1/2/3 Serial Port Connector: JCOM1 The mainboard provides one 9-pin header as serial port JCOM1. The port is a 16550A high speed communication port that sends/receives 16 bytes FIFOs. You can attach a serial mouse or other serial devices directly to it. PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 DCD Data Carry Detect 2 SIN Serial In or Receive Data 3 SOUT Serial Out or Transmit Data 4 DTR Data Terminal Ready 5 GND Ground 6 DSR Data Set Ready 7 RTS Request To Send 8 CTS Clear To Send 9 RI Ring Indicate Pin Definition JCOM1 1 9 2

The mainboard provides IEEE1394 pinheaders that allow you to connect IEEE 1394 ports via an external IEEE1394 bracket (optional). JLPC1 Pin Definition PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL 1 LCLK 2 Key (no pin) 3 LRST# 4 VCC3 5 LAD0 6 FID0_LRST 7 LAD1 8 VCC5 9 LAD2 10 Key (no pin) 11 LAD3 12 GND 13 LFRAME# 14 GND FWH/LPC Debugging Pin Header: JLPC1 (Optional) The pin header is for internal debugging only. JLPC1 13 14 2 1 JSPI Debugging Pin Header: JSPI1 The pin header is for internal debugging only. JSPI1 Pin Definition PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL 1 VCC3_SB 2 VCC3_SB 3 SPI_MISO 4 SPI_MOSI_F 5 SPI_CSO_F# 6 SPI_CLK_F 7 GND 8 GND 9 Reserved 10 NC JSPI1 9 10 2 1 J1394_1 1 2 9 10 Pin Definition PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL 1 TPA+ 2 TPA- 3 Ground 4 Ground 5 TPB+ 6 TPB- 7 Cable power 8 Cable power 9 Key (no pin) 10 Ground

There is a CMOS RAM onboard that has a power supply from external battery to keep the data of system configuration. With the CMOS RAM, the system can automatically boot OS every time it is turned on. If you want to clear the system configuration, set the JBAT1 (Clear CMOS Jumper ) to clear data. Important You can clear CMOS by shorting 2-3 pin while the system is off. Then return to 1-2 pin position. Avoid clearing the CMOS while the system is on; it will damage the mainboard. JBAT1 1 Clear Data 1 3 Keep Data 1 3

PCI Express architecture provides a high performance I/O infrastructure for Desktop Platforms with transfer rates starting at 2.5 Giga transfers per second over a PCI Express x1 lane for Gigabit Ethernet, TV Tuners, 1394 controllers, and general pur- pose I/O. Also, desktop platforms with PCI Express Architecture will be designed to deliver highest performance in video, graphics, multimedia and other sophisticated applications. Moreover, PCI Express architecture provides a high performance graphics infrastructure for Desktop Platforms doubling the capability of existing AGP 8x de- signs with transfer rates of 4.0 GB/s over a PCI Express x16 lane for graphics controllers, while PCI Express x1 supports transfer rate of 250 MB/s. PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slots The PCI slots support LAN cards, SCSI cards, USB cards, and other add-on cards that comply with PCI specifications. At 32 bits and 33 MHz, it yields a throughput rate of 133 MBps. Slots Important When adding or removing expansion cards, make sure that you unplug the power supply first. Meanwhile, read the documentation for the expansion card to configure any necessary hardware or software settings for the expansion card, such as jumpers, switches or BIOS configuration. 32-bit PCI Slot PCI Express x16 Slot PCI Express x1 Slot

The IRQ, acronym of interrupt request line and pronounced I-R-Q, are hardware lines over which devices can send interrupt signals to the microprocessor. The PCI IRQ pins are typically connected to the PCI bus pins as follows: Order 1 Order 2 Order 3 Order 4 PCI Slot 1 INT A# INT B# INT C# INT D# PCI Slot 2 INT B# INTC# INT D# INT A#

program and allows you to configure the system for optimum use. You may need to run the Setup program when: † An error message appears on the screen during the system booting up, and requests you to run SETUP. † You want to change the default settings for cus- tomized features.

continuous update for better system performance. Therefore, the descrip- tion may be slightly different from the latest BIOS and should be held for reference only. 2. Upon boot-up, the 1st line appearing after the memory count is the BIOS version. It is usually in the format: A7276IMS V1.0 081006 where: 1st digit refers to BIOS maker as A = AMI, W = AWARD, and P = PHOENIX. 2nd - 5th digit refers to the model number. 6th digit refers to the chipset as I = Intel, N = nVidia, and V = VIA. 7th - 8th digit refers to the customer as MS = all standard customers. V1.0 refers to the BIOS version. 081006 refers to the date this BIOS was released. Power on the computer and the system will start POST (Power On Self Test) process. When the message below appears on the screen, press key to enter Setup. Press DEL to enter SETUP If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to enter Setup, restart the system by turning it OFF and On or pressing the RESET button. You may also restart the system by simultaneously pressing , , and keys.

Main Menu The main menu lists the setup functions you can make changes to. You can use the arrow keys ( ↑↓ ) to select the item. The on-line description of the highlighted setup function is displayed at the bottom of the screen. Sub-Menu If you find a right pointer symbol (as shown in the right view) appears to the left of certain fields that means a sub-menu can be launched from this field. A sub-menu contains additional options for a field parameter. You can use arrow keys ( ↑↓ ) to highlight the field and press to call up the sub- menu. Then you can use the control keys to enter values and move from field to field within a sub-menu. If you want to return to the main menu, just press the . General Help The BIOS setup program provides a General Help screen. You can call up this screen from any menu by simply pressing . The Help screen lists the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item. Press to exit the Help screen. Control Keys <↑> Move to the previous item <↓> Move to the next item <←> Move to the item in the left hand <→> Move to the item in the right hand Select the item Jumps to the Exit menu or returns to the main menu from a submenu <+/PU> Increase the numeric value or make changes <-/PD> Decrease the numeric value or make changes General Help Load Optimized Defaults Load Fail-safe Defaults Save all the CMOS changes and exit

Use this menu for basic system configurations, such as time, date etc. Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to setup the items of AMI® special enhanced features. Advanced Chipset Features Use this menu to change the values in the chipset registers and optimize your system’s performance. Integrated Peripherals Use this menu to specify your settings for integrated peripherals. Power Management Features Use this menu to specify your settings for power management. PNP/PCI Configurations This entry appears if your system supports PnP/PCI. H/W Monitor This entry shows your PC health status. Load Optimized Defaults Use this menu to load the default values set by the mainboard manufacturer specifi- cally for optimal performance of the mainboard. The Main Menu

Use this menu to set the password for BIOS. Save & Exit Setup Save changes to CMOS and exit setup. Exit Without Saving Abandon all changes and exit setup.

the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the or keys to select the value you want in each item. Date (MM:DD:YY) This allows you to set the system to the date that you want (usually the current date). The format is . day Day of the week, from Sun to Sat, determined by BIOS. Read-only. month The month from Jan. through Dec. date The date from 1 to 31 can be keyed by numeric function keys. year The year can be adjusted by users. Time (HH:MM:SS) This allows you to set the system time that you want (usually the current time). The time format is . Primary/Secondary/Third/Fourth IDE Master/ Slave Press to enter the sub-menu, and the following screen appears. Standard CMOS Features

It will showing the device information that you connected to the IDE/SATA con- nector . LBA/Large Mode This allows you to enable or disable the LBA Mode. Setting to Auto enables LBA mode if the device supports it and the devices is not already formatted with LBA mode disabled. DMA Mode Select DMA Mode. Hard Disk S.M.A.R.T. This allows you to activate the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring Analysis & Reporting Technology) capability for the hard disks. S.M.A.R.T is a utility that monitors your disk status to predict hard disk failure. This gives you an opportunity to move data from a hard disk that is going to fail to a safe place before the hard disk becomes offline. Floppy Drive A This item allows you to set the type of floppy drives installed. Available options: [None], [360K, 5.25 in.], [1.2M, 5.25 in.], [720K, 3.5 in.], [1.44M, 3.5 in.], [2.88M, 3.5 in.]. Halt On Keyboard Error The setting determines whether the system will stop if an error is detected at boot. Available options are: [No Errors] The system doesn’t stop for any detected error. [All, But Keyboard] The system doesn’t stop for a keyboard error. Important Primary/Secondary/Third IDE Master/ Slave are appearing when you connect the HD devices to the SATA connector on the mainboard.

system (read only). System Information Press to enter the sub-menu, and the following screen appears.

skip some check items. Boot to OS/2 This allows you to run the OS/2® operating system with DRAM larger than 64MB. When you choose [No], you cannot run the OS/2® operating system with DRAM larger than 64MB. But it is possible if you choose [Yes]. Boot Sector Protection This item allows you to choose the virus warning feature for Hard Disk boot sector protection. If this function is enabled and someone attempt to write date into this area, BIOS will shows a warning message on screen and alarm beep. Hyper-Threading Function The processor uses Hyper-Threading technology to increase transaction rates and reduces end-user response times. The technology treats the two cores inside the processor as two logical processors that can execute instructions simultaneously. In this way, the system performance is highly improved. If you disable the function, the processor will use only one core to execute the instructions. Please disable this item if your operating system doesn’t support HT Function, or unreliability and instability may occur. Advanced BIOS Features

system requires ALL of the following platform Components: * CPU: An Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor with HT Technology; * Chipset: An Intel® Chipset that supports HT Technology; * BIOS: A BIOS that supports HT Technology and has it enabled; * OS: An operating system that supports HT Technology. For more information on Hyper-threading Technology, go to: www.intel.com/info/hyperthreading Hardware Prefetcher: Enable this item will improve the performance of CPU. It is only available with P4 CPU installed. IOAPIC Function This field is used to enable or disable the APIC (Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller). Due to compliance with PC2001 design guide, the system is able to run in APIC mode. Enabling APIC mode will expand available IRQ resources for the system. Boot Sequence Press to enter the sub-menu: 1st/2nd/3rd Boot Device & Boot From Other Device The items allow you to set the sequence of boot devices where BIOS attempts to load the disk operating system. Intel AMT Configuration (optional, only for ICH8DO) Press to enter the sub-menu: Intel AMT Support The items allow you to enable/disable the AMT (Active Management Technology) support. Force IDER IDER (IDE redirection) enables the ability to boot system from a network location. Trusted Computing Press to enter the sub-menu: TCG/TPM SUPPORT The items allow you to enable/disable the TPM (Trusted Platform Module) (1.1/1. 2) support.

Configure DRAM Timing by SPD The system board designer must select the proper value for this field, according to the specifications of the installed DRAM chips. When Disabled, you can select the DRAM timing type. Memory Hole In order to improve performance, certain space in memory can be reserved for ISA peripherals. This memory must be mapped into the memory space below 16MB. When this area is reserved, it cannot be cached. Memory Remap Feature This field allows you to remap the memory which as PCI resources. Internal Graphics Select The field specifies the size of system memory allocated for video memory. DVMT Mode Select The field allows you to select the DVMT mode. Dynamic Video Memory Technology 3. 0 (DVMT 3.0) allows additional memory to be allocated for graphics usage based on application need. DVMT/ FIXED Memory The field specifies the size of system memory allocated for video memory. “Fixed” mode is non-contiguous pagelocked memory allocated during driver initialization to provide a static amount of memory.“DVMT” mode is memory that is dynamically allo- cated based on memory requests made by application and are release back to the system once the requesting application has been terminated.

ME-IDER This field allows you to enable/disable ME-IDER. ME-KT This field allows you to enable/disable ME-KT.

This setting allows you to enable/disable the onboard USB controller. USB Device Legacy Support Select [Enabled] if you need to use a USB-interfaced device in the operating system. USB 2.0 Controller Mode This setting allows you to select the USB controller mode. BIOS EHCI Hand-Off This item can used to stop the EHCI legacy for operations systems without EHCI hand-off mechanism loading properly. Setting it to “Disabled” to force EHCI owner- ship change Rely on EHCI driver. GbE Controller This setting allows you to enable/disable the onboard GbE(Gigabit Ethernet) controller. GbE LAN Boot This setting allows you to enable/disable the network boot function. Onboard 1394 This item allows you to enable/disable the onboard IEEE1394 controller.

SATA Device Configuration Press to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears: SATA#1 Configuration It allows you to configure the SATA#1 controller.Settings are: [Disabled] Disable the SATA devices [Compatible] Enable the SATA devices and release the IRQ14/ 15 for SATA devices [Enhanced] Select Enhanced if you want to use the SATA as IDE / RAID or AHCI function Configure SATA#1 as When the SATA#1 Configuration sets to [Enhanced], the field is adjustable. It allows user to configure the SATA devices as IDE/ AHCI or RAID. SATA#2 Configuration When the Configure SATA#1 as sets to [IDE], the field is adjustable. It allows you to Enable/ Disable the SATA#2 controller (SATA5~6). IDE Device Configuration Press to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears: PCI IDE BusMaster Set this option to [Enabled] to specify that the IDE controller on the PCI local bus has bus mastering capability. I/O Device Configuration Press to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears:

Select [Enabled] if your system has a floppy disk controller (FDD) installed on the system board and you wish to use it. If you install add-on FDC or the system has no floppy drive, select [Disabled] in this field. COM Port 1/ 2 Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the serial port 1/ 2. Parallel Port There is a built-in parallel port on the on-board Super I/O chipset that provides Standard, ECP, and EPP features. It has the following options: [Disabled] [3BC] Line Printer port 0 [278] Line Printer port 2 [378] Line Printer port 1 Parallel Port Mode [Normal] Stardand Parallel Port [EPP] Enhanced Parallel Port [ECP] Extended Capability Port [ECP + EPP] Extended Capability Port + Enhanced Parallel Port [Bi-Directional] To operate the onboard parallel port as Standard Parallel Port only, choose [SPP]. To operate the onboard parallel port in the EPP mode simultaneously, choose [EPP]. By choosing [ECP], the onboard parallel port will operate in ECP mode only. Choosing [ECP + EPP] will allow the onboard parallel port to support both the ECP and EPP modes simultaneously. Parallel Port IRQ This item allows you to set parallel port IRQ.

This item allows you to enable Intel’s “Energy Lake” Technology which can support Viiv feature to turn on and turn off the computer instantly. ACPI Function This item is to activate the ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Management Interface) Function. If your operating system is ACPI-aware, such as Windows 2000/ XP, select [Yes]. ACPI Standby State This item specifies the power saving modes for ACPI function. If your operating system supports ACPI, such as Windows 2000/ XP , you can choose to enter the Standby mode in S1(POS) or S3(STR) fashion through the setting of this field. Set- tings are: [S1/POS] The S1 sleep mode is a low power state. In this state, no system context is lost (CPU or chipset) and hardware main- tains all system context. [S3/STR] The S3 sleep mode is a lower power state where the in formation of system configuration and open applications/files is saved to main memory that remains powered while most other hardware components turn off to save energy. The Power Management Setup Important S3-related functions described in this section are available only when your BIOS supports S3 sleep mode.

tem when a “wake up” event occurs. Re-Call VGA BIOS From S3 When ACPI Standby State is set to [S3/STR], users can select the options in this field. Selecting [Yes] allows BIOS to call VGABIOS to initialize the VGA card when system wakes up (resumes) from S3 sleep state. The system resume time is short- ened when you disable the function, but system will need an VGA driver to initialize the VGA card. Therefore, if the VGA driver of the card does not support the initializa- tion feature, the display may work abnormally or not function after resuming from S3. Suspend Time Out (Minute) If system activity is not detected for the length of time specified in this field, all devices except CPU will be shut off. Power Button Function This feature sets the function of the power button. Settings are: [On/ Off] The power button functions as normal power off button. [Suspend] When you press the power button, the computer enters the suspend/sleep mode, but if the button is pressed for more than four seconds, the computer is turned off. Restore On AC Power Loss This item specifies whether your system will reboot after a power failure or interrupt occurs. Settings are: [Power Off] Always leaves the computer in the power off state. [Power On] Always leaves the computer in the power on state. [Last State] Restores the system to the status before power failure or interrupt occurred. Wakeup Event Setup Press and the following sub-menu appears. USB Device Wakeup From S3/S4 The item allows the activity of the USB device to wake up the system from S3/ S4 sleep state.

The item specifies how the system will be awakened from power saving mode when input signal of the PS2 keyboard is detected. Use the & keys to select the options. When selecting [Password], enter the desired password. S3 Power On by PS/2 Mouse This setting determines whether the system will be awakened from S3 when input signal of the PS/2 mouse is detected. GbE Wake Up From S5 An input signal on LAN awakens the system from S5. Resume by RTC Alarm The field is used to enable or disable the feature of booting up the system on a scheduled time/date. Resume by PCI Device (PME#) When setting to [Enabled], this setting allows your system to be awakened from the power saving modes through any event on PME (Power Management Event). Date (of Month) Alarm The field specifies the date for Resume by RTC Alarm. Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm The field specifies the time for Resume by RTC Alarm. Format is .

cess Memory) is where the BIOS stores resource information for both PNP and non- PNP devices in a bit string format. When the item is set to [Yes], the system will reset ESCD NVRAM right after the system is booted up and then set the setting of the item back to [No] automatically. Initate Graphic Adapter This setting specifies which graphics card is your primary graphics adapter. PCI Latency Timer This item controls how long each PCI device can hold the bus before another takes over. When set to higher values, every PCI device can conduct transactions for a longer time and thus improve the effective PCI bandwidth. For better PCI performance, you should set the item to higher values. PCI Slot 1/2 IRQ These items specify the IRQ line for each PCI slot. PNP/PCI Configurations This section describes configuring the PCI bus system and PnP (Plug & Play) feature. PCI, or Peripheral Component Interconnect, is a system which allows I/O devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed the CPU itself uses when communicating with its special components. This section covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes to the default settings.

Press to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears. IRQ 3/4/5/7/9/10/11/14/15 These items specify the bus where the specified IRQ line is used. The settings determine if AMIBIOS should remove an IRQ from the pool of avail- able IRQs passed to devices that are configurable by the system BIOS. The available IRQ pool is determined by reading the ESCD NVRAM. If more IRQs must be removed from the IRQ pool, the end user can use these settings to reserve the IRQ by assigning an [Reserved] setting to it. Onboard I/O is configured by AMIBIOS. All IRQs used by onboard I/O are configured as [Available]. If all IRQs are set to [Reserved], and IRQ 14/15 are allocated to the onboard PCI IDE, IRQ 9 will still be available for PCI and PnP devices. DMA Resource Setup Press to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears. DMA Channel 0/1/3/5/6/7 The settings determine if AMIBIOS should remove a DMA (Direct Memory Access) from the available DMAs passed to devices that are configurable by the system BIOS. The available DMA pool is determined by reading the ESCD NVRAM. If more DMAs must be removed from the pool, the end user can reserve the DMA. Important IRQ (Interrupt Request) lines are system resources allocated to I/O devices. When an I/O device needs to gain attention of the operating system, it sig- nals this by causing an IRQ to occur. After receiving the signal, when the operating system is ready, the system will interrupt itself and perform the service required by the I/O device.

This item allows you to enable/disable the FAN Speed Monitors. AFSC Configuration (optional) This item allows you to lock/unlock AFSC (Advanced Fan Speed Control) Configuration. AFSC SST BUS (optional) This item allows you to lock/unlock AFSC SST (Simple Serial Transport) Bus. AFSC Sensor Thresholds (optional) This item allows you to lock/unlock AFSC Sensor Thresholds. AFSC Manual Fan Ctrl (optional) This item allows you to lock/unlock AFSC Manual Fan Controller. AFSC Chipset (optional) This item allows you to lock/unlock AFSC Chipset. Thermal Sensor (optional) This item allows you to display/hide the thermal sensor. CPU FAN TargetTemp Value (optional) When the CPU temperature reaches a preset limit, the CPU fan turns on. H/W Monitor

and issuing a warning message if the chassis is once opened. To clear the warning message, set the field to [Reset]. The setting of the field will automatically return to [Enabled] later. == Sytem Monitor == These items display the current status of all of the monitored hardware devices/ components such as CPU voltage, temperatures and all fans’ speeds.

default Optimized values. The Optimized Defaults are the default values set by the mainboard manufacturer specifically for optimal performance of the mainboard. When you select Load Optimized Defaults, a message as below appears: Pressing Y loads the default factory settings for optimal system performance. Load Optimized Defaults

When you select this function, a message as below will appear on the screen: Type the password, up to six characters in length, and press . The password typed now will replace any previously set password from CMOS memory. You will be prompted to confirm the password. Retype the password and press . You may also press to abort the selection and not enter a password. To clear a set password, just press when you are prompted to enter the password. A message will show up confirming the password will be disabled. Once the password is disabled, the system will boot and you can enter Setup without entering any password. When a password has been set, you will be prompted to enter it every time you try to enter Setup. This prevents an unauthorized person from changing any part of your system configuration.

Realtek ALC883 Audio Appendix A The Realtek ALC883 provides 10-channel DAC that si- multaneously supports 7.1 sound playback and 2 chan- nels of independent stereo sound output (multiple streaming) through the Front-Out-Left and Front-Out- Right channels.

you can get access to 2-, 4-, 6-, 8- channel or 7.1+2 channel audio operations. Follow the procedures described below to install the drivers for different operating systems. Installation for Windows 2000/XP For Windows® 2000, you must install Windows® 2000 Service Pack4 or later before installing the driver. For Windows® XP, you must install Windows® XP Service Pack1 or later before installing the driver. The following illustrations are based on Windows® XP environment and could look slightly different if you install the drivers in different operating systems. 1. Insert the application CD into the CD-ROM drive. The setup screen will auto- matically appear. 2. Click Realtek HD Audio Driver. Installing the Realtek HD Audio Driver Important The HD Audio Configuration software utility is under continuous update to enhance audio applications. Hence, the program screens shown here in this section may be slightly different from the latest software utility and shall be held for reference only. Click here

3. Click Next to install the Realtek High Definition Audio Driver. 4. Click Finish to restart the system. Click here Click here Select this option

feature now. Click the audio icon from the system tray at the lower-right corner of the screen to activate the HD Audio Configuration. It is also available to enable the audio driver by clicking the Azalia HD Sound Effect Manager from the Control Panel. Double click Software Configuration

Sound Effect Environment Simulation You will be able to enjoy different sound experience by pulling down the arrow, totally 23 kinds of sound effect will be shown for selection. Realtek HD Audio Sound Manager also provides five popular settings “Stone Corridor”, “Bathroom”, “Sewer pipe”, “Arena” and “Audio Corridor” for quick enjoyment. You may choose the provided sound effects, and the equalizer will adjust automatically. If you like, you may also load an equalizer setting or make an new equalizer setting to save as an new one by using the “Load EQ Setting” and “Save Preset” button, click “Reset EQ Setting” button to use the default value, or click “Delete EQ Set- ting” button to remove a preset EQ setting. There are also other pre-set equalizer models for you to choose by clicking “Others” under the Equalizer part. Here you can select a sound effect you like from the Environment list.

permanently for future use Reset 10 bands of equalizer would go back to the de- fault setting Enable / Disable To disable, you can tem- porarily stop the sound effect without losing the settings Load Whenever you would like to use preload settings, simply click this, the whole list will be shown for your selection. Delete To delete the pre-saved settings which are created from previous steps. Equalizer Selection Equalizer frees users from default settings; users may create their owned preferred settings by utilizing this tool. 10 bands of equalizer, ranging from 100Hz to 16KHz.

Raise the key Lower the key Remove the human voice Frequently Used Equalizer Setting Realtek recognizes the needs that you might have. By leveraging our long experience at audio field, Realtek HD Audio Sound Manager provides you certain optimized equal- izer settings that are frequently used for your quick enjoyment. [How to Use It] Other than the buttons “Pop” “Live” “Club” & “Rock” shown on the page, to pull down the arrow in “Others”, you will find more optimized settings available to you. Karaoke Mode Karaoke mode brings Karaoke fun back home. Simply using the music you usually play, Karaoke mode can help you eliminate the vocal of the song or adjust the key to accommodate your range. 1.Vocal Cancellation: Single click on “Voice Cancellation”, the vocal of the song would be eliminated, while the background music is still in place, and you can be that singer! 2.Key Adjustment: Using “Up / Down Arrow” to find a key which better fits your vocal range.

1. Adjust Volume You can adjust the volume of the speakers that you pluged in front or rear panel. 2. Multi-Stream Function ALC883 supports an outstanding feature called Multi-Stream, which means you may play different audio sources simultaneously and let them output respectively from the indicated real panel or front panel. This feature is very helpful when 2 people are using the same computer together for different purposes. Click the button and the Mixer ToolBox menu will appear. Then check the Enable playback multi-streaming and click OK to save the setup. Important You have to plug the device into the jacks on the rear and front panel first before enable the multi-stream function. Important Before set up, please make sure the playback devices are well plugged in the jacks on the rear or front panel.

When you are playing the first audio source (for example: use Windows Media Player to play DVD/VCD), the output will be played from the rear panel, which is the default setting. Then you must to select the Realtek HD Audio 2nd output from the scroll list first, and use a different program to play the second audio source (for example: use Winamp to play MP3 files). You will find that the second audio source (MP3 music) will come out from the Line-Out audio jack of Front Panel.

Playback device This function is to let you freely decide which ports to output the sound. And this is essential when multi- streaming playback enabled. - Realtek HD Audio Output - Realtek HD Audio 2nd Output Tool Mute Mute You may choose to mute single or multiple volume controls or to completely mute sound output. Tool - Show the following volume controls This is to let you freely decide which volume control items to be displayed. - Advanced controls - Enable playback multi-streaming With this function, you will be able to have an audio chat with your friends via headphone (stream 1 from front panel) while still have music (stream 2 from back panel) in play. At any given period, you can have maximum 2 streams operating simultaneously.

4. Recording control Recording device -Realtek HD Digital input -Realtek HD Audio input Mute You may choose to mute single or multiple volume controls or to completely mute sound input. Tool - Show the following volume controls This is to let you freely decide which volume control items to be displayed. - Enable recording multi-streaming Tool Mute Important ALC883 allows you to record the CD, Line, Mic and Stereo Mix channels simultaneously, frees you from mixing efforts. At any given period, you may choose 1 of the following 4 channels to record.

You can choose a desired multi-channel operation here. a. Headphone for the common headphone b. 2CH Speaker for Stereo-Speaker Output c. 4CH Speaker for 4-Speaker Output d. 6CH Speaker for 5.1-Speaker Output e. 8CH Speaker for 7.1-Speaker Output Speaker Configuration: 1. Plug the speakers in the corresponding jack. 2. Dialogue “connected device” will pop up for your selection. Please select the device you have plugged in. - If the device is being plugged into the correct jack, you will be able to find the icon beside the jack changed to the one that is same as your device. - If not correct, Realtek HD Audio Manager will guide you to plug the device into the correct jack.

Connector Settings Click to access connector settings. Disable front panel jack detection (option) Jack detection function only works with HD audio front panel. Mute rear panel output when front headphone plugged in. Enable auto popup dialogue, when device has been plugged in Once this item checked, the dialog “Connected device” would automatically pop up when device plugged in.

allows the transfer of digital audio signals from one device to another without having to be converted first to an analog format. Maintaining the viability of a digital signal prevents the quality of the signal from degrading when it is converted to analog. Output Sampling Rate 44.1KHz: This is recommend while playing CD. 48KHz: This is recommended while playing DVD or Dolby. 96KHz: This is recommended while playing DVD-Audio. 192KHz: This is recommended while playing High quality Audio. Output Source No S/PDIF out: There will no S/PDIF out. Output digital audio source: The digital audio format (such as .wav, .mp3,.midi etc) will come out through S/PDIF-Out. S/PDIF-in to S/PDIF -out pass though mode: The data from S/PDIF-In can be real- time played from S/PDIF-Out.

Test Speakers You can select the speaker by clicking it to test its functionality. The one you select will light up and make testing sound. If any speaker fails to make sound, then check whether the cable is inserted firmly to the connector or replace the bad speakers with good ones. Or you may click the auto test button to test the sounds of each speaker automatically. Subwoofer Front Right Rear Right Center Front Left Rear Left Side Left Side Right

sion to remove the possible noise during recording, or select Acoustic Echo Cancelltion to cancel the acoustic echo druing recording. Acoustic Echo Cancelltion prevents playback sound from being recorded by mi- crophone together with your sound. For example, you might have chance to use VOIP function through Internet with your friends. The voice of your friend will come out from speakers (playback). However, the voice of your friend might also be recorded into your microphone then go back to your friend through Internet. In that case, your friend will hear his/her own voice again. With AEC(Acoustic Echo Cancellation) enabled at your side, your friend can enjoy the benefit with less echo.

3D Audio Demo In this tab you may adjust your 3D positional audio before playing 3D audio applica- tions like gaming. You may also select different environment to choose the most suitable environment you like.

including Audio Driver Version, DirectX Version, Audio Controller & Audio Codec. You may also select the language of this utility by choosing from the Language list. Also there is a selection Show icon in system tray. Switch it on and an icon will show in the system tray. Right-click on the icon and the Audio Accessories dialogue box will appear which provides several multimedia features for you to take advantage of.

Connecting the Speakers When you have set the Multi-Channel Audio Function mode properly in the software utility, connect your speakers to the correct phone jacks in accordance with the setting in software utility. n 2-Channel Mode for Stereo-Speaker Output Refer to the following diagram and caption for the function of each phone jack on the back panel when 2-Channel Mode is selected. Back Panel 1 Line In 2 Line Out (Front channels) 3 MIC 4 Line Out (Rear surround channels, but no functioning in this mode) 5 Line Out (Center and Subwoofer channel, but no functioning in this mode) 6 Line Out (Side surround channels, but no functioning in this mode) Hardware Setup 3 1 2 6 4 5

Back Panel Description: Connect two speakers to back panel’s front-channel Line Out connector and two speakers to the real-channel Line Out connector. 4-Channel Analog Audio Output 1 Line In 2 Line Out (Front channels) 3 MIC 4 Line Out (Rear surround channels) 5 Line Out (Center and Subwoofer channel, but no functioning in this mode) 6 Line Out (Side surround channels, but no functioning in this mode) 3 1 2 6 4 5

n 6-Channel Mode for 6-Speaker Output Description: Connect two speakers to back panel’s Line Out connector, two speakers to the rear-channel Line out connector and two s peakers to the c enter/ subwoofer-channel Line Out connector. 6-Channel Analog Audio Output 1 Line In 2 Line Out (Front channels) 3 MIC 4 Line Out (Rear surround channels) 5 Line Out (Center and Subwoofer channel) 6 Line Out (Side surround channels, but no functioning in this mode) 1 2 6 4 5 3 Back Panel

Description: Connect two speakers to back panel’s Line Out connector, two speakers to the rear-channel Line out connector, two speak- ers to the center/subwoofer- channel Line Out connector and two speakers to the side-chan- nel Line Out connector. 8-Channel Analog Audio Output 1 Side Surround Out (Side channels) 2 Line Out (Front channels) 3 MIC 4 Line Out (Rear surround channels) 5 Line Out (Center and Subwoofer channel) 6 Line Out (Side channels) 1 2 6 4 5 3

Intel ICH8R/DO/DH SATA RAID Appendix B The ICH8R/DO/DH provides a hybrid solution that com- bines six independent SATAII ports for support of up to six Serial ATAII (Serial ATAII RAID) drives. It offers RAID level 0 (Striping), RAID level 1 (Mirroring and Duplexing), RAID level 5 (Block Interleaved Distrib- uted Parity), RAID level 10 (A Stripe of Mirrors) and Intel® Martix Storage Technology.

least number of hard drives for RAID 10 mode is 4. And the least number of hard drives for RAID 5 mode is 3. All the information/ volumes/ pictures listed in your system might differ from the illustrations in this appendix. The ICH8R/DO/DH provides a hybrid solution that combines 6 independent SATAII ports for support of up to 6 Serial ATAII (Serial ATAII RAID) drives. Serial ATAII (SATAII) is the latest generation of the ATA interface. SATA hard drives deliver blistering transfer speeds up to 300MB/sec. Serial ATA uses long, thin cables, making it easier to connect your drive and improving the airflow inside your PC. The most outstanding features are: 1. Supports 300MB/s transfers with CRC error checking. 2. Supports Hot-plug-n-play feature. 3. Data handling optimizations including tagged command queuing, elevator seek and packet chain command. Intel® ICH8R/DO/DH offers RAID level 0 (Striping), RAID level 1 (Mirroring and Duplexing), RAID level 5 (Block Interleaved Distributed Parity), RAID level 10 (A Stripe of Mirrors) and Intel® Martix Storage Technology. RAID 0 breaks the data into blocks which are written to separate hard drives. Spreading the hard drive I/O load across independent channels greatly improves I/O performance. RAID 1 provides data redundancy by mirroring data between the hard drives and provides enhanced read performance. RAID 5 Provides data striping at the byte level and also stripe error correction information. This results in excellent performance and good fault tolerance. Level 5 is one of the most popular implementations of RAID. RAID 10 Not one of the original RAID levels, multiple RAID 1 mirrors are created, and a RAID 0 stripe is created over these. Intel Matrix RAID Technology is the advanced ability for two RAID volumes to share the combined space of two hard drives being used in unison.

BIOS Configuration After the above message shows, press and keys simultaneously to enter the RAID Configuration Utility. Important The “Driver Model”, “Serial #” and “Size” in the following example might be different from your system. Important The following procedure is only available with a newly-built system or if you are reinstalling your OS. It should not be used to migrate an existing system to RAID. The Intel Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM should be integrated with the system BIOS on all motherboards with a supported Intel chipset. The Intel Matrix Stroage Manager Option ROM is the Intel RAID implementation and provides BIOS and DOS disk services. Please use + keys to enter the “Intel(R) RAID for Serial ATA” status screen, which should appear early in system boot-up, during the POST (Power-On Self Test). Also, you need to enable the RAID function in BIOS to create, delete and reset RAID volumes. Using the Intel Matrix Stroage Manager Option ROM 1. Creating, Deleting and Resetting RAID Volumes: The Serial ATA RAID volume may be configured using the RAID Configuration utility stored within the Intel RAID Option ROM. During the Power-On Self Test (POST), the following message will appear for a few seconds: