User Guide

Hardware Setup
BIOS Setup
Driver & Utility Multilingual QIG Appendix
IB9 iii
Contents
1. Hardware Setup ............................................................... 1-1
1.1 Specifications ..............................................................................1-1
1.2 Motherboard Layout.....................................................................1-2
1.3 Choosing a Computer Chassis.......................................................1-3
1.4 Installing Motherboard.................................................................1-3
1.5 Checking Jumper Settings ............................................................1-4
1.5.1 CMOS Memory Clearing Header and Backup Battery ..............1-4
1.5.2 Wake-up Header .................................................................1-6
1.6 Connecting Chassis Components...................................................1-7
1.6.1 ATX Power Connectors ........................................................1-7
1.6.2 Front Panel Switches & Indicators Headers............................1-8
1.6.3 FAN Power Connectors ........................................................1-9
1.7 Installing Hardware....................................................................1-10
1.7.1 CPU Socket 775 ................................................................1-10
1.7.2 DDR2 Memory Slots ..........................................................1-12
1.8 Connecting Peripheral Devices ....................................................1-13
1.8.1 Floppy and IDE Disk Drive Connectors ................................1-13
1.8.2 Serial ATA Connectors .......................................................1-14
1.8.3 Additional USB 2.0 Port Headers.........................................1-15
1.8.4 Internal Audio Connectors..................................................1-16
1.8.5 Front Panel Audio Connection Header.................................1-16
1.8.6 PCI and PCI Express X16, X1 Slots .....................................1-18
1.9 Onboard Status Display..............................................................1-19
1.9.1 Power Source Indicators ....................................................1-19
1.10 Connecting Rear Panel I/O Devices ...........................................1-20
2. BIOS Setup....................................................................... 2-1
2.1 SoftMenu Setup...........................................................................2-2
2.2 Standard CMOS Features..............................................................2-4
2.3 Advanced BIOS Features..............................................................2-7
2.4 Advanced Chipset Features.........................................................2-10
2.5 Integrated Peripherals................................................................2-12
2.6 Power Management Setup..........................................................2-15
2.7 PnP/PCI Configurations ..............................................................2-17
2.8 PC Health Status........................................................................2-18
2.9 Load Fail-Safe Defaults ..............................................................2-20
2.10 Load Optimized Defaults...........................................................2-20
2.11 Set Password...........................................................................2-20
2.12 Save & Exit Setup ....................................................................2-20
2.13 Exit Without Saving..................................................................2-20
3. Driver & Utility ................................................................. 3-1
3.1 Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility .......................................3-2