Intel PMH55 User Manual

USER'S MANUAL Of

Intel H55 Express Chipset

Based

M/B for Intel LGA 1156 Processors

PMH55

MB Rev.: 1.0

Manual Rev.: EG100

Release date: January, 2010

Trademark:

* Specifications and Information contained in this documentation are furnished for information use only, and are

subject to change at any time without notice, and should not be construed as a commitment by manufacturer.

TABLE OF CONTENT

ENVIROMENTAL SAFETY INSTRUCTION................................................................iii

USER’S NOTICE .........................................................................................................iv

MANUAL REVISION INFORMATION.........................................................................iv

COOLING SOLUTIONS ..............................................................................................iv

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION OF H55 EXPRESS CHIPSET MOTHERBOARDS

1-1 FEATURES OF MOTHERBOARD .............................................................................1

1-1.1 SPECIAL FEATURES OF MOTHERBOARD...............................................2

1-2 SPECIFICATION.........................................................................................................3

1-3 PERFORMANCE LIST................................................................................................4

1-4 LAYOUT DIAGRAM....................................................................................................5

CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION

2-1 HARDWARE INSTALLATION STEPS.......................................................................7

2-2 CHECKING MOTHERBOARD'S JUMPER SETTING................................................7

2-3 INSTALLING CPU.......................................................................................................8

2-3-1 GLOSSARY...................................................................................................8

2-3-2 ABOUT INTEL LGA 1156 CPU SOCKET.................................................9

2-3-3 LGA 1156 CPU INSTALLATION GUIDE......................................................10

2-3-4 INTEL REFERENCE THERMAL SOLUTION ASSEMBLY..........................11

2-4 INSTALLING MEMORY..............................................................................................12

2-5 EXPANSION CARDS..................................................................................................13

2-5-1 PROCEDURE FOR EXPANSION CARD INSTALLATION..........................13

2-5-2 ASSIGNING IRQ FOR EXPANSION CARD.................................................13

2-5-3 PCI-EXPRESS SLOT.....................................................................................14

2-5-4 INSTALLING THE CROSSFIRE BRIDGE CARD.........................................14

2-6 CONNECTORS, HEADERS........................................................................................15

2-6-1 CONNECTORS .............................................................................................15

2-6-2 HEADERS .....................................................................................................18

2-7 STARTING UP YOUR COMPUTER ...........................................................................22

CHAPTER 3 INTRODUCING BIOS

3-1 ENTERING SETUP .....................................................................................................23

3-2 GETTING HELP ..........................................................................................................23

3-3 THE MAIN MENU........................................................................................................24

3-4 STANDARD BIOS FEATURES ..................................................................................25

3-5 ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES..................................................................................26

3-5-1 CPU FEATURES ...........................................................................................27

3-6 ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES ...........................................................................28

3-7 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS...................................................................................29

3-8 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP...............................................................................30

3-9 MISCELLANEOUS CONTROL...................................................................................31

3-10 PC HEALTH STATUS.................................................................................................31

3-11 USER OVERCLOCK SETTINGS................................................................................32

3-12 PASSWORD SETTINGS.............................................................................................33

3-13 LOAD OPTIMAL DEFAULTS/LOAD STANDARD DEFAULTS ................................34

3-14 SAVE CHANGES AND EXIT/ DISCARD CHANGES AND EXIT................................34

CHAPTER 4 Driver Installation

MAGIC INSTALL Supports WINDOWS XP/ Vista/ 7 .........................................................35

4-1 INF: Install Intel INF Chipset System Driver............................................................36

4-2 IMSS: Install Intel IMSS Chipset System Driver......................................................37

4-3 VGA: Install VGA Driver ............................................................................................38

4-4 LAN: Gigabit Ethernet LAN Driver............................................................................39

4-5 SOUND: Install Audio Codec Driver ........................................................................40

4-6 AHCI: Install Intel AHCI Driver..................................................................................41

4-7 User's Manual .............................................................................................................42

4-8 How to Update BIOS..................................................................................................42

4-9 G.P.I. Function LED Display .....................................................................................43

Environmental Safety Instruction

z Avoid the dusty, humidity and temperature extremes. Do not place the product in

any area where it may become wet.

z 0 to 40 centigrade is the suitable temperature. (The figure comes from the request

of the main chipset).

z Generally speaking, dramatic changes in temperature may lead to contact

malfunction and crackles due to constant thermal expansion and contraction from

the welding spots’ that connect components and PCB. Computer should go

through an adaptive phase before it boots when it is moved from a cold

environment to a warmer one to avoid condensation phenomenon. These water

drops attached on PCB or the surface of the components can bring about

phenomena as minor as computer instability resulted from corrosion and oxidation

from components and PCB or as major as short circuit that can burn the

components. Suggest starting the computer until the temperature goes up.

z The increasing temperature of the capacitor may decrease the life of computer.

Using the close case may decrease the life of other device because the higher

temperature in the inner of the case.

z Attention to the heat sink when you over-clocking. The higher temperature may

decrease the life of the device and burned the capacitor.

iii

USER’S NOTICE

MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARES DESCRIBED IN IT MAY BE

REPRODUCED, TRANSMITTED OR TRANSLATED INTO ANY LANGUAGE IN ANY FORM OR BY

ANY MEANS WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE MANUFACTURER.

THIS MANUAL CONTAINS ALL INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR THE UTILIZATION OF THIS

MOTHERBOARDS TO MEET THE USER’S REQUIREMENTS. BUT IT WILL CHANGE, CORRECT

AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE. MANUFACTURER PROVIDES THIS MANUAL “AS IS”

WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, AND WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL,

INCIDENTIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING DAMANGES FOR LOSS OF

PROFIT, LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF USE OF DATA, INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND

THE LIKE).

PRODUCTS AND CORPORATE NAMES APPEARING IN THIS MANUAL MAY OR MAY NOT BE

REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OR COPYRIGHTS OF THEIR RESPECTIVE COMPANIES, AND

THEY ARE USED ONLY FOR IDENTIFICATION OR EXPLANATION AND TO THE OWNER’S

BENEFIT, WITHOUT INTENT TO INFRINGE.

Manual Revision Information

Reversion

Revision History

Date

1.0

First Edition

January, 2010

Item Checklist

Intel H55 chipset based Motherboard

User’s Manual

DVD for motherboard utilities

SATA Cable

I/O Back Panel Shield

Intel Core Processor Family

Cooling Solutions

As processor technology pushes to faster speeds and higher performance, thermal

management becomes increasingly crucial while building computer systems. Maintaining the

proper thermal environment is the key to reliable, long-term system operation. The overall

goal in providing the proper thermal environment is keeping the processor below its specified

maximum case temperature. Heat sinks induce improved processor heat dissipation through

increased surface area and concentrated airflow from attached fans. In addition, interface

materials allow effective transfers of heat from the processor to the heat sink. For optimum

heat transfer, Intel recommends the use of thermal grease and mounting clips to attach the

heat sink to the processor.

When selecting a thermal solution for your system, please refer to the website below for

collection of heat sinks evaluated and recommended by Intel for use with Intel processors.

Note, those heat sinks are recommended for maintaining the specified Maximum T case

requirement. In addition, this collection is not intended to be a comprehensive listing of all

heat sinks that support Intel processors.

Chapter 1

Introduction of Intel H55 Express Chipset

Motherboards

1-1

Features of Motherboard

The Intel H55 Express chipset based motherboard series are based on Intel H55

Express chipset technology which supports the innovative Intel LGA 1156 socket

Intel® Core™ i7, Intel® Core™ i5（Lynnfield & Clarkdale）, Core™ i3 and Pentium®

Processor.

The Intel H55 Express chipset based motherboard series comes with an integrated

DDRIII memory controller for dual channel DDRIII 1066 /DDRIII 1333 MHz system

memories which are expandable to 16 GB capacity and the new generation of PCI

Express interface for the latest graphics AMD cards. The Intel H55 Express chipset

motherboard series are absolutely the ultimate solution for game enthusiasts and

applications, and it also meets the demanding usage of computing of gaming,

multimedia entertainment and business applications.

The motherboard provides six serial ATA2 interfaces of 3.0 Gb / s data transfer rate

for six serial ATA devices.

The H55 Express chipset Based motherboard provides Gigabit LAN function by using

Gigabit LAN chip which support 10M / 100M / 1Gbps data transfer rate. Embedded



8-channel ALC883 HD CODEC is fully compatible with Sound Blaster Pro standards

that offer you with the home cinema quality and absolutely software compatibility.

The H55 Express chipset based motherboard series offer two PCI-Express2.0 x16

graphics slots. With PE1 being PCI Express 2.0 x16by16 lane slot and PE3 being PCI

Express 2.0 x16by4 lane slot. These two graphics slots are fully compatible with the

latest AMD CrossFireX Technology to guarantee the fully operational Multi-GPUs

graphics function and avoid the possible installation error. One PCI Express x1 I/O

slot and one 32-bit PCI slot guarantee the rich connectivity for the I/O of peripherals.

Embedded USB controllers as well as capability of expanding to 10 of USB2.0

functional ports delivering 480Mb/s bandwidth of rich connectivity, these

motherboards meet the future USB demands which are also equipped with hardware

monitor function on system to monitor and protect your system and maintain your

non-stop business computing.

Some special features--- CPU Smart Fan/OC-CON／G.P.I. Function/3D Audio/ DIY

Clear Button/Power on Button/Reset Button in this motherboard is designed for

power user to use the over-clocking function in more flexible ways. But please be

caution that the over-clocking may cause the failure in system reliability. This

motherboard provides the guaranteed performance and meets the demands of the

next generation computing. But if you insist to gain more system performance with

variety possibilities of the components you choose, please be careful and make sure

to read the detailed descriptions of these value added product features, please get

them in the coming section.

1-1.1 Special Features of motherboard

CPU Smart Fan--- The Noise Management System

It’s never been a good idea to gain the performance of your system by sacrificing its

acoustics. CPU Smart Fan Noise Management System is the answer to control the

noise level needed for now-a-day’s high performance computing system. The system

will automatically increase the fan speed when CPU operating loading is high, after

the CPU is in normal operating condition, the system will low down the fan speed for

the silent operating environment. The system can provide the much longer life cycle

for both CPU and the system fans for game use and business requirements.

OC-CON ---High-polymer Solid Electrolysis Aluminum Capacitors

The working temperature is from 55 degrees Centigrade below zero to 125 degrees

Centigrade, OC-CON capacitors possess superior physical characteristics that can

be while reducing the working temperature between 20 degrees Centigrade each time,

intact extension 10 times of effective product operation lives, at not rising degrees

Centigrade of working temperatures each time a relative one, life of product decline

10% only too.

G.P.I. Function—Green power indicator function

The full name of G.P.I technology is Green Power Indicator technology, obviously

technology utilized to low power consumption. G.P.I is a technology with remarkable

power saving function.

DIY Clear Button— CMOS1 Button

These CMOS Buttons is to facilitate the clear COMS process for power user

overclocking function. The user can easily clear or restore COMS settings by pressing

down the button, without taking trouble to remove the case and locate the jumper for

clear CMOS. （Please remove or turn off the power supply before COMS clear）

Power on Button

You can easily start the computer by pressing down this button for a few seconds,

without troubling yourself to locate the front panel jumpers to find the Power on

jumper.

Reset Button

You can easily restart the computer by pressing down this button for a few seconds,

without troubling yourself to locate the front panel jumpers to find the reset jumper.

1-2

Specification

Spec

Description

z U-ATX form factor,

layers blue PCB size:

23.0cmx24.5cm

z Intel H55 Express Chipset

Design

Chipset

z supports the innovative Intel LGA 1156 socket Intel®,

Core™ i7, Core™ i5（Lynnfield & Clarkdale）, Core™ i3

CPU Socket

and Pentium® Processor.

z DDRIII module slot x 4

z Support 4pcs DDRIII 1066/DDRIII 1333 memory modules

expandable to 16GB.

z Support dual channel function

z 1pcs PCI-Express2.0 x16by16 lane slot

z 1pcs PCI-Express2.0 x16by4 lane slot

z 1pcs 32-bit PCI slot

Memory Sockets

Expansion Slots

z 1pcs PCI-Express2.0 x1 slot

z The Intel H55 chipset supports six internal Serial ATA ports

for six SATA devices providing 3.0 Gb/sec data transfer

rate.

z Integrated Realtek PCI-E Gigabit LAN chip

z Supports Fast Ethernet LAN function provide

10Mb/100Mb/ 1Gb /s data transfer rate.

z Realtek ALC883 8-channel HD Audio Codec integrated

Serial ATA2

Gigabit LAN

8-CH HD Audio z Support 8-channel 3D surround & Positioning Audio

z Audio driver and utility included

BIOS

z AMI 32MB SMT Flash ROM

z PS/2 keyboard connector x1

z PS/2 mouse connector x1

z Coaxial S/PDIF Out connector x1

z Optical S/PDIF Out connector x1

z HDMI Connector x1

z DVI Connector x1

z VGA Connector x1

z SATA connector x6

Multi I/O

z USB2.0 port x4 and header x3

z RJ-45 LAN connector x1

z Audio connector x1 (8-CH Audio)

z Front Panel Audio Header x1

z Serial Port headerx1

z HDMI-SPDIF header x1

z IR header x 1

z WI-FI header x 1

1-3

Performance List

The following performance data list is the testing result of some popular benchmark

testing programs. These data are just referred by users, and there is no responsibility

for different testing data values gotten by users (the different Hardware & Software

configuration will result in different benchmark testing results.)

CPU:

HDD:

VGA:

Intel CPU 3.07GHZ 08#

WesternDigtal 160GB SATA

onboard VGA

BIOS:

R1.00

MEMORY:

VGA DRIVER:

Apacer 2G1333

06.14.14.10.5160

PMH55

4339

1293

3DMark Vantage

3D Mark 2006

3D Mark 2005

AQUAMRK3

2915

PCMark2005

System / CPU / Memory

Graph / HDD

Content Creation Winstone 2004

Business Winstone 2004

Winbench 99 V2.0:

6156/8509/5147

3227/5421

54.5

33.5

Business/Hi-end Disk Winmark99

Business/Hi-end Graphic Winmark

21600

SYSMark 2004: SISMark Rating(Internet Content Creation / Office Productivity )

SYSMark 2004

3D Creation/2D Creation

Web publication

301

570/683

474

Communication/Document Creation

193/400

DATA Analysis

353

SISOFT Sandra 2005 : 1.CPU Arithmetic Benchmark 2.Memory bandwidth Benchmark

3.CPU Multi-Media Benchmark

1. Dhrystone ALU

MIPS

GFLOP

MB/S

IT/S

42.21

33.02

37.18

Whetstone FPU iSSE3

2.Int/Float Buffered iSSE2

3.Integer/Floating-Point

8.26

UT2003 Benchmark (flyby/botmatch)

Quake3 DEMO1 /DEMO2 FPS

Return to Castle Wolfenstein FPS

Super Pi (1M) Second

CPUZ System / CPU Clock

189.550140/89.948509

285.2/281.6

13.469s

1330*23 3067

1-4

Layout Diagram

Line-IN

Coaxial

SPDIF_OUT

VGA Connector

DVI Connector

RJ-45 LAN

RS-OUT

PS/2 Mouse

Connector

Line-OUT

CS-OUT

HDMI

Connector

PS/2 Keyboard

Connector

SS-OUT

MIC-IN

Optical

SPDIF_OUT

USB Connectors

KB/MS Power On (JP1)

CPU FAN1

PS2 KB/MS Port

(KB1)

G.P.I LED

Coaxial/Optical

SPDIF_OUT

Connectors

CPU Socket

HDMI

Connector

DDRIII Slot x 4

ATX 12V

Power Connector

VGA Connector

Over

DVI Connector

SYSFAN2

JP2

USB Connector

ATX Power Conn.

RJ-45 Over

USB Connector

Gigabit LAN Chip

Audio Connector

SYSFAN1

PCI Express2.0x16by16lane slot

Realtek ALC883

Intel H55 Chipset

JBAT

Audio Decode

PCI Express 2.0 x1 slot

Serial-ATAII Connector

(SATA 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)

HDMI-SPDIF

Wi-Fi Header

PCI Slot

PCI Express2.0x16by4 lane slot

Reset on Button

Power on Button

CDIN Header

CMOS1

JP5

Front Panel Header

JP3

COM Header

Front Panel Audio

Power LED Header

Speaker Header

USB Headers

IR Header

4-pin PWR Connector

Jumpers

Jumper

Name

Description

2-pin Block

JBAT

CMOS RAM Clear

JP1

JP2/ JP3

KB/MS Power On Enabled/Disabled

USB Power On Enabled/Disabled

3-pin Block

Connectors

Connector

ATXPWR

ATX12V

Name

ATX Power Connector

ATX 12V Power Connector

Large 4-pin Power Connector

Description

24-pin Block

8-pin Block

4-pin Block

KB1

PS/2 Mouse & PS/2 Keyboard Connector 6-pin Female

USB from UL1 and

USB1

USB 2.0 Port Connectors

4-pin Connector

RJ 45 LAN from UL1

AUDIO

SATA~SATA6

SPDIF_ Out

SPDIF_ Out2

RJ-45 LAN Port Over USB Connectors.

8-CH Audio Connector

Serial ATA2 Connector

Coaxial S/PDIF Out Connector

Optical S/PDIF Out Connector

8-pin Connector

6 phone jack Connector

7-pin Connector

1-pin Connector

Headers

Header

Name

SPEAKER, MIC Header

USB Port Headers

Description

9-pin Block

FP_AUDIO

USB2,USB3,USB4

SPEAK

9-pin Block

PC Speaker Header

4-pin Block

PWR LED

Power LED Header

Front Panel Header

(including Power LED/ IDE activity

LED/Reset switch / Power On Button lead)

3-pin Block

9-pin Block

JW FP(PWR

LED/Reset/

HD LED/PWR BTN)

CPUFAN1

CPUFAN Header

4-pin Block

3-pin Block

4-pin Block

5-pin Block

9-pin Block

2-pin Block

11-pin Block

SYSFAN1, SYSFAN2 System FAN Headers

CDIN

CD Audio-In Header

IR Header

IR1

COM1

HDMI-SPDIF

WI-FI1

Serial Port Header

SPDIF-Out Header

WI-FI Header

Sockets and Slots

Socket/Slot

Name

Description

LGA 1156 CPU socket

240-pin DDRIII module sockets

32-bit PCI Local Bus Expansion slot

PCI-Express2.0 x 1 Expansion slot

PCI-Express2.0 x16 by16 lane Expansion

slot

CPU Socket

DIMM1~DIMM4

PCI1

LGA 1156 CPU socket

DDRIII module Sockets

PCI slot

PE2

PE1

PCI-Express2.0 x 1 slot

PCI-Express2.0x16by

16lane slot

PE3

PCI-Express2.0x16by4 lane PCI-Express2.0 x16 by 4 lane Expansion

slot slot

Chapter 2

Hardware Installation

WARNING! Turn off your power when adding or removing expansion cards or

other system components. Failure to do so may cause severe

damage to both your motherboard and expansion cards.

2-1

Hardware installation Steps

Before using your computer, you had better complete the following steps:

1. Check motherboard jumper setting

2. Install CPU and Fan

3. Install System Memory (DIMM)

4. Install Expansion cards

5. Connect IDE Front Panel /Back Panel cable

6. Connect ATX Power cable

7. Power-On and Load Standard Default

8. Reboot

9. Install Operating System

10. Install Driver and Utility

2-2 Checking Motherboard’s Jumper Setting

(1) CMOS RAM Clear (2-pin): JBAT

A battery must be used to retain the motherboard configuration in CMOS RAM,

short 1-2 pins of JBAT to clear the CMOS data.

To clear the CMOS, follow the procedure below:

1. Turn off the system and unplug the AC power

2. Remove ATX power cable from ATX power connector

3. Locate JBAT and short pins 1-2 for a few seconds, if shorted with the jump cap,

short for a few seconds then pull out the hat.

4. Connect ATX power cable back to ATX power connector

Note: When should clear CMOS

1. Troubleshooting

2. Forget password

3. After over clocking system boot fail

JBAT

1-2 Open： Normal

1-2 Short： CMOS Clear

CMOS Clear Setting

(2) KB/MS Power on Function Enabled/Disabled: JP1

JP1

2-3 Closed KB/MS Power ON Enabled

JP1

1-2 Closed KB/MS Power ON Disable (Default)

Keyboard/Mouse Power On Setting

(3) USB Power On function Enabled/Disabled: JP2/JP3

JP2 / JP3

JP2/ JP3

2-3 closed USB Power On Enabled

1-2 closed USB Power On Disable

(Default)

USB Power-On Setting

2-3 Installing CPU

2-3-1 Glossary

Chipset (or core logic) - two or more integrated circuits which control the interfaces

between the system processor, RAM, I/O devises, and adapter cards.

Processor slot/socket - the slot or socket used to mount the system processor on

the motherboard.

Slot (PCI-E, PCI, RAM) - the slots used to mount adapter cards and system RAM.

PCI - Peripheral Component Interconnect - a high speed interface for video cards,

sound cards, network interface cards, and modems; runs at 33MHz.

PCI Express2.0- Peripheral Component Interconnect Express2.0, developed in 2003,

the speed of each line doubled from the previous PCI-E of 2.5Gbps to 5 Gbps.

Serial Port - a low speed interface typically used for mouse and external modems.

Parallel Port - a low speed interface typically used for printers.

PS/2 - a low speed interface used for mouse and keyboards.

USB - Universal Serial Bus - a medium speed interface typically used for mouse,

keyboards, scanners, and some digital cameras.

Sound (interface) - the interface between the sound card or integrated sound

connectors and speakers, MIC, game controllers, and MIDI sound devices.

LAN (interface) - Local Area Network - the interface to your local area network.

BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) - the program logic used to boot up a computer

and establish the relationship between the various components.

Driver - software, which defines the characteristics of a device for use by another

device or other software.

Processor - the "central processing unit" (CPU); the principal integrated circuit used

for doing the "computing" in "personal computer"

Front Side Bus Frequency - the working frequency of the motherboard, which is

generated by the clock generator for CPU, DRAM and PCI BUS.

CPU L2 Cache - the flash memory inside the CPU, normal it depend on CPU type.

2-3-2 About Intel LGA 1156 CPU Socket

This motherboard provides an 1156-pin DIP, LGA 1156 Land Grid Array socket,

referred to as the LGA 1156 socket.

The CPU that comes with the motherboard should have a cooling FAN attached to

prevent overheating. If this is not the case, then purchase a correct cooling FAN

before you turn on your system.

NOTED!

Be sure that there is sufficient air circulation across the processor’s

heat sink and CPU cooling FAN is working correctly, otherwise it

may cause the processor and motherboard overheat and damage,

you may install an auxiliary cooling FAN, if necessary.

To install a CPU, first turn off your system and remove its cover. Locate the LGA

1156 socket and open it by first pulling the level sideways away from the socket then

upward to a 135-degree angle. Insert the CPU with the correct orientation as shown

below. The notched corner should point toward the end of the level. Because the

CPU has a corner pin for two of the four corners, the CPU will only fit in the orientation

as shown.

When you install the CPU into the LGA 1156 socket, there’s no force required CPU

insertion; then press the level to locate position slightly without any extra force.

Alignment key

Pin-1

Indicator

2-3-3

LGA 1156 CPU Installation Guide

1. Please make sure that CPU socket is facing

towards you and the level is on you left hand

side.

2. Press down the level and move it to the left side

to make sure it is freed from the hook and then

open it upwards about 135 degree.

4. Remove the plastic protective cap from the

socket. (Put it to the original place if CPU is not

installed. Do not touch the metal contact point of

the CPU socket).

3. Open the level upwards about 135 degree and the

metal protection plate will be pulled up at the same

time.

Pin-1

Indicator

Alignment

Key

Alignment

Key

5. Make sire that golden finger in the right place as shown in the above illustration and

match the two alignment keys on the CPU with two points of the socket. CPU can only be

correctly installed with this direction. Incorrect installation might cause damage to CPU.

7. Press down the load level and move it rightwards

make sure it is locked under the notch.

6．Put down the load plate in the direction shown

above.

2-3-4 Intel Reference Thermal Solution Assembly

Align

the

fastener with

the hole

1. Put the heat sink vertically above the 2. Revolve the four fasteners in the

CP-installed socket and make sure to align

the four fasteners with four holes around

the socket.

counter-clockwise direction.

Motherboard

3. Press down two fasteners down in the 4. Turn over the motherboard carefully to

oblique crossing direction as shown above.

make sure the fastener insert in the right

direction.

：

Notice

Please apply thermal interface material to the CPU HIS surface;

The heat sink and installation steps are for reference use only; Installation

steps might differ depending on different heat sink models;

Please use Intel original heat sink for better heat dissipation or other heat sinks

that has pass Intel certification.

2-4

Install Memory

This motherboard provides four 240-pin DDR III DUAL INLINE MEMORY MODULES

(DIMM) socket for DDR III memory expansion available to maximum memory volume

of 16GB DDRIII SDRAM.

Valid Memory Configurations

Bank

240-Pin DIMM

PCS

Maximum

Capacity

4GB

DIMM1

DIMM2

DIMM3

DIMM4

Total

DDR III 1066/ DDR III1333

System Memory (Max 4GB)

4GB

16GB

Recommend DIMM Module Combination：

1. One DDRIII Memory Module ----Plug in DIMMM1.

2. Two DDRIII Memory Modules---Plug in DIMM1 & DIMM 3 for Dual channel function

3. Four DDRIII Memory Modules---Plug in DIMM1 & DIMM 2 & DIMM3 & DIMM4

Dual channel Limited!

1. Dual channel function only supports when 2 DIMM Modules plug in either both DIMM1

& DIMM3, or four DIMM Modules plug in DIMM1~DIMM4.

2. Memory modules plugged in the same color DIMM must be of the same type, same

size, and same frequency for dual channel function.

Install DDR SDRAM modules to your motherboard is not difficult, you can refer to

figure below to see how to install DDRIII 1066/DDRIII 1333 SDRAM module.

DIMM1 & DIMM3: Dual Channel

DIMM2 & DIMM4: Dual Channel

When you install DIMM module fully into the DIMM socket the eject

tab should be locked into the DIMM module very firmly and fit into its

indention on both sides.

NOTE!

Installation Tips：

Open the two plastic clips of memory slots then push down the module

vertically into the slot. See to it that the hole of the module fit into the notch of

the slot;

The two plastic clips will automatically close if the memory module is fitted in a

proper way.

We suggest that priority given to DIMM1 and DIMM3 in multi-DIMM installation.

System won’t start when you only install memory DIMM in DIMM2 and DIMM4.

2-5 Expansion Cards

2-5-1 Procedure For Expansion Card Installation

1. Read the documentation for your expansion card and make any necessary

hardware or software setting for your expansion card such as jumpers.

2. Remove your computer’s cover and the bracket plate on the slot you intend to

use.

3. Align the card’s connectors and press firmly.

4. Secure the card on the slot with the screen you remove above.

5. Replace the computer system’s cover.

6. Set up the BIOS if necessary.

7. Install the necessary software driver for your expansion card.

2-5-2 Assigning IRQs for Expansion Card

Some expansion cards need to set up the IRQ to operate. An IRQ must be assigned

exclusively to single interface use only. There are 16 IRQs available but most of them

are already being used.

Standard Interrupt Assignments

IRQ

Priority

Standard function

3 *

4 *

5 *

N/A

System Timer

Keyboard Controller

Programmable Interrupt

Communications Port (COM2)

Communications Port (COM1)

Sound Card (sometimes LPT2)

Floppy Disk Controller

6 *

7 *

Printer Port (LPT1)

9 *

N/A

System CMOS/Real Time Clock

ACPI Mode when enabled

IRQ Holder for PCI Steering

PS/2 Compatible Mouse Port

Numeric Data Processor

Primary IDE Channel

10 *

11 *

12 *

14 *

15 *

Secondary IDE Channel

* These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices.

2-5-3 PCI Express Slot

The H55 Express chipset based motherboard series offer two PCI-Express2.0 x16

graphics slots. With PE1 being PCI Express 2.0 x16by16 lane slot and PE3 being PCI

Express 2.0 x16by4 lane slot. These two graphics slots are fully compatible with the

latest AMD CrossFireX Technology to guarantee the fully operational Multi-GPUs

graphics function and avoid the possible installation error. One PCI Express x1 I/O

slot and one 32-bit PCI slot guarantee the rich connectivity for the I/O of peripherals.

PCI-E2.0 x1 slot

PCI-E2.0 x16@16 Lane Slot

PCI slot

PCI-E2.0 x16@4 Lane Slot

2-5-4 Installing the CrossFire Bridge Card

The following illustrations show you how to install the CrossFire Bridge

Card.

In order to activate the CrossFire technology, you have to install the optional Bridge

for your CrossFire Tech. Supported VGA Cards before you activating the advance

multi-GPUs functions.

CrissFire Bridge Installation Reference

1. Install your CrossFire Tech Supported VGA 2. Prepare with the CF Bridges with your

Cards in the PCI-E x16 slots.

crossFire Tech Supported VGA Cards.

3. Be careful with the position for the pin you

would like to set up.

4. Keep straight to force the CF Bridges

plug into both sides of CrossFire Tech

Supported VGA Cards.

Notice!

The motherboard and graphics card illustrations are for reference use only;

We suggest that you install graphics cards in PE1 and PE3 slot for better

CrossFire performance;

2-6 Connectors, Headers

2-6-1 Connectors

(1) Power Connector (24-pin block): ATXPWR

ATX Power Supply connector: This is a new defined 24-pins connector that

usually comes with ATX case. The ATX Power Supply allows using soft power

on momentary switch that connect from the front panel switch to 2-pins Power

On jumper pole on the motherboard. When the power switch on the back of the

ATX power supply turned on, the full power will not come into the system board

until the front panel switch is momentarily pressed. Press this switch again will

turn off the power to the system board.

** We recommend that you use an ATX 12V Specification 2.0-compliant power

supply unit (PSU) with a minimum of 350W power rating. This type has 24-pin

and 4-pin power plugs.

** If you intend to use a PSU with 20-pin and 4-pin power plugs, make sure that the

20-pin power plug can provide at least 15A on +12V and the power supply unit

has a minimum power rating of 350W. The system may become unstable or may

not boot up if the power is inadequate.

ROW1 ROW2

ROW1

ROW2

ROW1 ROW2

3.3V

GND

3.3V

-12V

GND

Soft Power On

GND

Power OK

+5V (for Soft Logic)

+12V

-5V

+5V

+12V

+5V

+3V

GND

Pin 1

24-Pin

20-Pin

** If you are using a 20-pin power plug, please refer to Figure1 for power supply

connection. Power plug form power supply and power connectors from

motherboard both adopt key design to avoid mistake installation. You can insert

the power plug into the connector with ease only in the right direction. If the

direction is wrong it is hard to fit in and if you make the connection by force if is

possible.

Figure1：20-pin power plug

Figure 2：24-pin power plug

(2) ATX 12V Power Connector (8-pin block) : ATX12V

This is a new defined 8-pin connector that usually comes with ATX Power

Supply. The ATX Power Supply which fully supports LGA 1156 processor must

including this connector for support extra 12V voltage to maintain system power

consumption. Without this connector might cause system unstable because the

power supply can not provide sufficient current for system.

Pin 1

(3) Large 4-Pin Power Connector：J1

The connectors are 4-pin connector that supports extra 12V / 5V power to your

system

(4) PS/2 Mouse & PS/2 Keyboard Connector: KB1

The connectors are for PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 Mouse.

(5) USB Port connector: USB port fromUL1, USB1

The connectors are 4-pin connectors that connect USB devices with the 480

Mbit / sec data transfer rate to the system board.

(6) LAN Port connector: RJ-45 LAN ports from UL1

This connector is standard RJ45 over USB connectors for Network connection.

The connector supports 10MB/100MB/1G B/s data transfer rate

，

(7) Audio Line-In, Lin-Out, MIC, RS-Out, CS-Out SS-Out connector: AUDIO

These Connectors are 6 Phone-Jack for LINE-OUT, LINE-IN, MIC, RS-Out,

，

CS-Out SS-Out audio connections.

Line-in: (BLUE)

Line-out: (GREEN)

MIC: (PINK)

Audio input to sound chip

Audio output to speaker

Microphone Connector

RS-OUT: (BLACK)

CS-OUT: (ORANGE)

SS-OUT: (GRAY)

Rear-Surround audio output

Center/ Subwoofer audio output

Side-Surround audio output

Line-IN

Coaxial

SPDIF_OUT

VGA Connector

RJ-45 LAN

RS-OUT

PS/2 Mouse

Connector

Line-OUT

CS-OUT

HDMI

Connector

PS/2 Keyboard

Connector

SS-OUT

MIC-IN

Optical

SPDIF_OUT

DVI Connector

USB Connectors

(8) Serial-ATA2 Port connectors: SATA1~SATA6

These connectors support the provided Serial ATA and Serial ATA2 IDE hard

disk cable to connect the motherboard and serial ATA2 hard disk drives.

(9) SPDIF Out connectors: SPDIF_OUT/SPDIF_OUT2

The SPDIF output is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or

compressed AC3 data to an external Dolby digital decoder. Use this feature only

when your stereo system has digital input function. SPDIF_OUT1 is a coaxial

SPDIF_OUT connector while SPDIF_OUT2 being optical SPDIF_OUT connector.

2-6-2 Headers

(1) Line-Out/MIC Header for Front Panel (9-pin): FP_AUDIO

These headers connect to Front Panel Line-out, MIC connector with cable.

AUDIO

Line-Out, MIC Headers

(2) USB Port Headers (9-pin): USB2/USB3/USB4

These headers are used for connecting the additional USB port plugs. By attaching

an option USB cable, your can be provided with two additional USB plugs affixed

to the back panel.

Pin 1

USB Port Header

(3) Speaker connector: SPEAK

This 4-pin connector connects to the case-mounted speaker. See the figure

below.

(4) Power LED: PWR LED

The Power LED is light on while the system power is on. Connect the Power

LED from the system case to this pin.

(5) IDE Activity LED: HD LED

This connector connects to the hard disk activity indicator light on the case.

(6) Reset switch lead: RESET

This 2-pin connector connects to the case-mounted reset switch for rebooting your

computer without having to turn off your power switch. This is a preferred method

of rebooting in order to prolong the lift of the system’s power supply. See the

figure below.

(7) Power switch: PWR BTN

This 2-pin connector connects to the case-mounted power switch to power

ON/OFF the system.

PWRLED

Pin 1

JW FP

SPEAK

Pin 1

System Case Connections

(8) FAN Headers: SYSFAN1, SYSFAN2 (3-pin), CPUFAN1 (4-pin)

These connectors support cooling fans of 350mA (4.2 Watts) or less, depending

on the fan manufacturer, the wire and plug may be different. The red wire

should be positive, while the black should be ground. Please connect the fan’s

plug to the board taking into consideration the polarity of connector.

CPUFAN1

SYSFAN2

SYSFAN1

(9) CD Audio-In Headers (4-pin): CDIN

CDIN are the connectors for CD-Audio Input signal. Please connect it to

CD-ROM CD-Audio output connector.

CDIN

CD Audio-In Headers

(10) IR infrared module Headers (5-pin): IR1

This connector supports the optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared

module. You must configure the setting through the BIOS setup to use the IR

function.

IR1

Pin 1

IR infrared module Headers

(11) Serial COM Port header: COM1

COM1 is a 9-pin block header.

Pin1

Serial COM Port 9-pin Block

(12) SPDIF Out header: HDMI_SPDIF

The SPDIF output is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or

compressed AC3 data to an external Dolby digital decoder. Use this feature only

when your stereo system has digital input function.

GND

HDMI_SPDIF_OUT

1 2

HDMI_SPDIF Header

(13) WI-FI Header: WI-FI 1

This header supports WI-FI Function. Connect the wireless local area network

adapter to this header. It allows you to create a wireless environment and enjoy the

convenience of wireless network connectivity.

WI-FI1

Pin 1

WI-FI Headers

2-7

Starting Up Your Computer

1. After all connection is made, close your computer case cover.

2. Be sure all the switch are off, and check that the power supply input voltage is set

to proper position, usually in-put voltage is 220V∼240V or 110V∼120V depending

on your country’s voltage used.

3. Connect the power supply cord into the power supply located on the back of your

system case according to your system user’s manual.

4. Turn on your peripheral as following order:

a. Your monitor.

b. Other external peripheral (Printer, Scanner, External Modem etc…)

c. Your system power. For ATX power supplies, you need to turn on the power

supply and press the ATX power switch on the front side of the case.

5. The power LED on the front panel of the system case will light. The LED on the

monitor may light up or switch between orange and green after the system is on.

If it complies with green standards or if it is has a power standby feature. The

system will then run power-on test. While the test is running, the BIOS will alarm

beeps or additional message will appear on the screen.

If you do not see any thing within 30 seconds from the time you turn on the power.

The system may have failed on power-on test. Recheck your jumper settings and

connections or call your retailer for assistance.

6. During power-on, press <Delete> key to enter BIOS setup. Follow the instructions

in BIOS SETUP.

7. Power off your computer: You must first exit or shut down your operating

system before switch off the power switch. For ATX power supply, you can

press ATX power switching after exiting or shutting down your operating system.

If you use Windows 9X, click “Start” button, click “Shut down” and then click

“Shut down the computer?” The power supply should turn off after windows

shut down.

Chapter 3

Introducing BIOS

The BIOS is a program located on a Flash Memory on the motherboard. This

program is a bridge between motherboard and operating system. When you start

the computer, the BIOS program will gain control. The BIOS first operates an

auto-diagnostic test called POST (power on self test) for all the necessary hardware,

it detects the entire hardware device and configures the parameters of the hardware

synchronization. Only when these tasks are completed done it gives up control of

the computer to operating system (OS). Since the BIOS is the only channel for

hardware and software to communicate, it is the key factor for system stability, and in

ensuring that your system performance as its best.

In the BIOS Setup main menu of Figure 3-1, you can see several options. We will

explain these options step by step in the following pages of this chapter, but let us first

see a short description of the function keys you may use here:

•

Press <Esc> to quit the BIOS Setup.

Press ↑↓←→ (up, down, left, right) to choose, in the main menu, the option you

want to confirm or to modify.

•

PGUP: Previous Value; PGDN: Next Value.

Press <F10> when you have completed the setup of BIOS parameters to save

these parameters and to exit the BIOS Setup menu.

•

Press <+>/<–> keys when you want to modify the BIOS parameters for the active

option.

3-1

Entering Setup

Power on the computer and by pressing <Del> immediately allows you to enter Setup.

If the message disappears before your respond and you still wish to enter Setup,

restart the system to try again by turning it OFF then ON or pressing the “RESET”

button on the system case. You may also restart by simultaneously pressing <Ctrl>,

<Alt> and <Delete> keys. If you do not press the keys at the correct time and the

system does not boot, an error message will be displayed and you will again be asked

Press

<Del> to enter Setup

3-2

Getting Help

Main Menu

The on-line description of the highlighted setup function is displayed at the bottom of

the screen.

Status Page Setup Menu/Option Page Setup Menu

Press F1 to pop up a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use

and the possible selections for the highlighted item. To exit the Help Window, press

<Esc>.

3-3

The Main Menu

Once you enter AMI BIOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu (Figure 3-1) will appear on the

screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from 12 setup functions and 2 exit

choices. Use arrow keys to select among the items and press <Enter> to accept or

enter the sub-menu.

Figure 3-1

Standard BIOS Features

Use this Menu for basic system configurations.

Advanced BIOS Features

Use this menu to set the Advanced Features available on your system.

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 Setup

Use this menu to specify your settings for power management setup.

Miscellaneous Control

Use this menu to specify your settings for Miscellaneous Control.

PC Health Status

Use this item to configure hardware health status.

User Overclock Settings

Use this menu to specify your settings (frequency, Voltage) for overclocking demand

Load Optimal Defaults

Use this menu to load the BIOS default values these are setting for optimal performances

system operations for performance use.

Load Standard Defaults

This menu uses a standard performance setting, but the system would run in a stable

way.

Change Supervisor Password

This entry is for setting Supervisor password.

Change User Password

This entry for setting User password

Save Changes and Exit

Save CMOS value changes to CMOS and exit setup.

Discard Changes and Exit

Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup.

3-4

Standard BIOS Features

The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into several categories.

Eachcategory includes no, one or more than one setup items. Use the arrow keys to

highlight the item and then use the <+> or <-> and numerical keyboard keys to select

the value you want in each item.

System Date

The date format is <day><month><date><year>.

Day

Month

Day of the week, from Sun to Sat, determined by BIOS. Read-only.

The month from Jan. through Dec.

Date

Year

The date from 1 to 31 can be keyed by numeric function keys.

The year depends on the year of the BIOS.

System Time

The time format is <hour><minute><second>.

32 Bit Data Transfer: the optional settings are: Disabled and Enabled.

System Memory

This item will show information about the memory modules(s) installed.

3-5 Advanced BIOS Features

Boot Sector Virus Protection

The selection Allow you to choose the VIRUS Warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot

sector protection. If this function is enabled and someone attempt to write data into

this area, BIOS will show a warning message on screen and alarm beep.

Disabled (default) No warning message to appear when anything attempts to

access the boot sector or hard disk partition table.

Enabled

Activates automatically when the system boots up causing a

warning message to appear when anything attempts to access

the boot sector of hard disk partition table.

Quick Boot

Allows BIOS to skip certain tests while booting. This will decrease the needed to boot

the system.

1^stBoot Device

Use this item to specify the boot sequence from the available devices. A device

enclosed in parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding type menu.

Boot Up NumLock Status

The default value is On.

On (default)

Off

Keypad is numeric keys.

Keypad is arrow keys.

MPS Revision

This option is only valid for multiprocessor motherboards as it specifies the version of

the Multiprocessor Specification (MPS) that the motherboard will use. The optional

settings are: 1.1; 1.4.

Full Screen LOGO Show

The default value is Enabled.

Disabled: displays normal POST messages.

Enabled: displays OEM Logo instead of POST messages.

3-5-1 CPU Features

C1E Function

This should be enabled in order to enable or disable the “Enhanced Halt State”. The

optional settings are: Enabled; Disabled.

Hardware Prefetcher

For UP platforms, leave it as Enabled. For DP/MP servers, it may use to tune

performance to the specific application. The optional settings are: Enabled; Disabled.

Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch

For UP platforms, leave it as Enabled. For DP/MP servers, it may use to tune

performance to the specific application. The optional settings are: Enabled; Disabled.

Max CPUID Value Limit

Set it as Disabled for Windows XP. The optional settings are: Enabled; Disabled.

Intel (R) Virtualization Tech

When this item is set as Enabled, a VMM can utilize the additional HW Caps.

Provided by Intel(R) Virtulization Tech.

Note: A full reset is required to change the setting. The optional settings are: Enabled;

Disabled.

Execute-Disable Bit Capabili

When disabled, force the XD feature flag to always return 0. The optional settings are:

Enabled; Disabled.

Intel(R) HT Technology

When Disabled, only one thread per enabled core is enabled. The optional settings

are: Enabled; Disabled.

Active Processor Core

Use this item to decide the number of cores to enable in each processor package.

The optional settings are: All; 1, 2, 3 and 4.

A20M

Legacy Oses and APs may need A20M enabled. The optional settings are: Enabled;

Disabled.

Intel(R) SpeedStep (tm) tech

The optional settings are: Enabled; Disabled.

Disable: Disable GV3;

Enabe: Enable GV3.

InteL(R) TurboMode tech

Turbo mode allows processor cores to run faster than marked frequency in specific

condition.

Intel(R) C-STATE tech

CState: CPU idle is set to C2/C3/C4.

3-6

Advanced Chipset Features

The Advanced Chipset Features Setup option is used to change the values of the

chipset registers. These registers control most of the system options in the computer.

Configure DRAM Timing by SPD

The optional setting is: Auto; Manual.

DRAM Command Rate

The optional settings are: Auto; 2T; 1T.

DRAM Margin Ranks

The optional settings are: Disabled; Enabled.

Memory Hole

The optional settings are: Disabled; 15MB-16MB.

Initiate Graphics Adapter

Select which graphics controller to use as the primary boot device. The optional

settings are: PCI/PCIE; PCIE/PCI.

3-7 Integrated Peripherals

Configure SATA#1 as

Press Enter to select the SATA type. The optional settings are: IDE; AHCI and

Disabled.

SATA#1 IDE Configuration

The optional settings are: Compatible and Enhanced.

SATA#2 IDE Configuration

The optional settings are: Disabled and Enhanced.

Onboard PCIE Lan Controller

Use this item to enable or disable onboard PCIE Lan controller.

Onboard PCIE Lan BootROM

The optional settings are: Disabled; Enabled.

USB Functions

The optional settings are: Disabled; Enabled.

Serial Port1 Address

Allow BIOS to Select Serial Port1 Base Addresses.

3-8 Power Management Setup

The Power Management Setup allows you to configure your system to most

effectively save energy saving while operating in a manner consistent with your own

style of computer use.

ACPI Version Features

The optional settings are: ACPI v1.0; ACPI v2.0; ACPI v3.0. Enable RSDP pointers to

64-bit Fixed SYSTEM Description Tables. Di ACPI version has some.

ACPI APIC Support

Include ACPI APIC table pointer to RSDT pointer list.

AMI OEMB Table

Include OEMB talbe Pointer to R(X)SDT pointer lists.

Headless Mode

Enable/Disable headless operation through ACPI.

ACPI Aware O/S

The optional settings are: Enabled; Disabled.

Suspend Mode

Select the ACPI state used for system suspend. The optional settings are: S1 (POS);

S3 (STR).

Restore on AC Power Loss

The optional settings are: power off; power on; last state.

Video Power Down Mode

Power Down video in suspend or standby mode. The optional settings are: Disabled;

Standby and Suspend.

Suspend Time Out

Use this item to go into suspend mode in specific time.

Power Button Mode

Use this item to go into On/Off, or Suspend when power button is pressed.

Wake-Up by PCI Card/wake-up by PCIE/LAN from S5/Wake-Up by Ring/Wake-U

by PS/2 KB/ Wake-Up by PS/2 MS

Generate a wake event by the above devices. The optional settings are: Enabled;

Disabled.

High Performance Event Timer

The optional settings are: Enabled; Disabled.

Resume On RTC Alarm

Use this item to disable or enable RTC to generate a wake event.

3-9 Miscellaneous Control

Palette Snooping

The optional settings are: Enabled; Disabled.

Enable: inform the PCI device that an ISA graphics devices is installed in the system

so the card will function correctly.

3-10 PC Health Status

This section shows the Status of you CPU, Fan, and Warning for overall system

status. This is only available if there is Hardware Monitor onboard.

CPUTemperature/SystemTemperature/CPUFAN1Speed/SYSFAN1Speed/SYSFA

N2Speed / PCH Voltage/+5V SYS/+12V SYS/VDIMM

This will show the CPU/ /System voltage chart and FAN Speed, etc.

CPUFAN1 Mode Setting

Press enter to select CPU Mode setting, the optional settings are: Manual Mode;

Thermal Cruise Mode; Speed Cruise Mode; Smart FAN III Mode.

3-11 User Overclok Settings

Linear PCIEX Clock

Use this item to set Linear PCIEX clock in the range of 100 to 200.

CPU Diff AMP

The optional settings are: 700mV; 800mV; 900mV; 1000mV.

PCIEX Diff AMP

The optional settings are: 700mV; 800mV;900mV;1000mV.

CPU Clock Skew

The optional settings are: Default; 100ps~1500ps.

DRAM Clock at Next Boot

The optional setting are: Auto; 800MHz (DDR3 800); 1066 MHz (DDR3 1066);

1333MHz (DDR3 1333).

Host/PCI Clock at Next Boot

Use the item to set CPU Frequency. Range between 133~500.

CPU Ratio

Use this item to set CPU ratio. Use+/- to select value.

CPU Vcore 7-Shift

Use this item to set value in CPU Vcore X-Shift function. The optional settings are:

+50mV to 350mV.

CPU PLL Select

Use this tem to set CPU PLL from 1.816V(Default) to 2.043V.

PCH 1.8V Voltage

Use this item to set PCH 1.8V from the range of 1.816V(Default) to 1.986V.

PCH Core Voltage

Use this item to set PCH core voltage from the range of 1.079 (Default) to 1.180V.

CPU VTT Voltage

Use this item to set CPU VTT voltage from 1.140Vto 2.247V. The default value is

1.176v.

DRAM Voltage Select

Use this item to set DRAM voltage from 1.538V (Default) to2.204V. The default value

is 1.589v.

CPU AGX Voltage Select

The optional settings are: Auto, +50mV~+350 mV. If set the voltage too high

(+250mV~+350 mV), the color of the word will changed.

NOTICE! The voltage in BIOS settings is only for reference, for different

motherboards, voltage settings may be different. Voltage is set too

high, the color will change.

3-12 Password Settings

You can set either supervisor or user password, or both of them. The differences are:

Change Supervisor password: Can enter and change the options of the setup

menus.

Change User password: Can only enter but do not have the right to change the

options of the setup menus. When you select this function, the following message will

appear at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password.

Enter New Word:

Type the password, up to eight characters in length, and press <Enter>. The

password typed now will clear any previously entered password from CMOS memory.

You will be asked to confirm the password. Type the password again and press

<Enter>. You may also press <Esc> to abort the selection and not enter a password.

To disable a password, just press <Enter> when you are prompted to enter the

password. A message will confirm that the password will be disabled. Once the

password is disabled, the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely.

PASSWORD DISABLED.

When a password has been enabled, 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.

Additionally, when a password is enabled, you can also require the BIOS to request a

password every time your system is rebooted. This would prevent unauthorized use

of your computer.

You determine when the password is required within the BIOS Features Setup Menu

and its Security option. If the Security option is set to “System”, the password will be

required both at boot and at entry to Setup. If set to “Setup”, prompting only occurs

when trying to enter Setup.

3-13 Load Optimal Defaults/ Load Standard Defaults

Load Optimal Defaults

When you press <Enter> on this item, you get a confirmation dialog box with a

message similar to:

Pressing <OK> loads the default values that are factory settings for optimal

performance system operations.

Load Standard Defaults

When you press <Enter> on this item, you get a confirmation dialog box with a

message similar to:

Pressing <OK> loads the default values that are factory settings for stable

performance system operations.

3-14 Save Changes and Exit / Discard Changes and Exit

Save Changes and Exit

When you press <Enter> on this item, you get a confirmation dialog box with a

message similar to:

Pressing <OK> save the values you made previously and exit BIOS setup.

Discard and Exit

When you press <Enter> on this item, you get a confirmation dialog box with a

message similar to:

Pressing <OK> to leave BIOS setting without saving previously set values.

Notice!

The BIOS options in this manual are for reference only. Different

configurations may lead to difference in BIOS screen and BIOS

screens in manuals are usually the first BIOS version when the board

is released and may be different from your purchased motherboard.

Users are welcome to download the latest BIOS version form our

official website.

Chapter 4

Driver Installation

Check your package and there is A MAGIC INSTALL CD included. This CD consists

of all DRIVERS you need.

MAGIC INSTALL Supports WINDOWS XP/ Vista/ 7

Insert CD into your CD-ROM drive and the MAGIC INSTALL Menu should appear as

below. If the menu does not appear, double-click MY COMPUTER / double-click

CD-ROM drive.

From MENU you may make as selections:

1. INF

install Intel INF chipset system driver

2. IMSS

install Intel IMSS chipset system driver

3. VGA

install VGA driver

4. LAN

5. SOUND

6. AHCI

install Gigabit Ethernet NIC Driver

install Audio Codec driver

install Intel AHCI Driver

7. BROWSE CD

to browse the contents of the CD

4-1 INF: Install Intel INF Chipset System Driver

Windows XP

Windows XP 64