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... Settings 14 Chapter 4: RAID Functions 19 4.1 Operation System 19 4.2 Raid Arrays 19 4.3 How RAID Works 19 Chapter 5: Useful Help 23 5.1 Driver Installation Note 23 5.2 Award BIOS Beep Code 24 5.3 Extra Information 25 5.4 Troubleshooting 27 Appendix: SPEC In Other Languages 28 German...28 French ...30 Italian ...32 Spanish...34 Portuguese ...36 Polish...
... Settings 14 Chapter 4: RAID Functions 19 4.1 Operation System 19 4.2 Raid Arrays 19 4.3 How RAID Works 19 Chapter 5: Useful Help 23 5.1 Driver Installation Note 23 5.2 Award BIOS Beep Code 24 5.3 Extra Information 25 5.4 Troubleshooting 27 Appendix: SPEC In Other Languages 28 German...28 French ...30 Italian ...32 Spanish...34 Portuguese ...36 Polish...
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Super I/O JUS B V2 IDE1 F_USB2 F_USB1 BIOS JCMOS1 SATA2 SATA4 SATA1 SATA3 S YS_FAN1 PANEL1 4 Motherboard Manual 1.5 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT KBMS1 AT X P W R2 JK B _P WR CP U_FAN1 COM1 DDR3_A1 DDR3_B1 Socket AM3 VGA1 USB1 RJ45USB1 JUS B V 1 AT X P WR1 AUDIO1 F _ A UDIO 1 -"/ BAT1 GeForce 6150 SE/7025 nForce 430/630a PEX16_1 PCI1 Codec JP RINT 1 PCI2 FDD1 JS P DIF O UT 1 Note: ■ represents the 1st pin.
Super I/O JUS B V2 IDE1 F_USB2 F_USB1 BIOS JCMOS1 SATA2 SATA4 SATA1 SATA3 S YS_FAN1 PANEL1 4 Motherboard Manual 1.5 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT KBMS1 AT X P W R2 JK B _P WR CP U_FAN1 COM1 DDR3_A1 DDR3_B1 Socket AM3 VGA1 USB1 RJ45USB1 JUS B V 1 AT X P WR1 AUDIO1 F _ A UDIO 1 -"/ BAT1 GeForce 6150 SE/7025 nForce 430/630a PEX16_1 PCI1 Codec JP RINT 1 PCI2 FDD1 JS P DIF O UT 1 Note: ■ represents the 1st pin.
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Remove AC power line. 2. Reset your desired password or clear the CMOS data. 1 5 Power on pin2-3, it allows user to restore the BIOS safe setting and the CMOS data, please carefully follow the procedures to "Pin 1-2 close ". 3. Wait for USB 2.0 Ports at Front Panel These headers allow user ... jumper to connect additional USB cable on the PC front panel, and also can be connected with internal USB devices, like USB card reader. MCP6P3/N68S3 F_USB1/F_USB2: Headers for five seconds. 4.
Remove AC power line. 2. Reset your desired password or clear the CMOS data. 1 5 Power on pin2-3, it allows user to restore the BIOS safe setting and the CMOS data, please carefully follow the procedures to "Pin 1-2 close ". 3. Wait for USB 2.0 Ports at Front Panel These headers allow user ... jumper to connect additional USB cable on the PC front panel, and also can be connected with internal USB devices, like USB card reader. MCP6P3/N68S3 F_USB1/F_USB2: Headers for five seconds. 4.
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... the picture as to personalize your computer. BIOScreen Utility This utility allows you to customize your boot logo easily. Transform:Transform the picture for BIOS and preview the result. 3. Insert the Setup CD to complete the installation. You can choose JPG or BMP as your boot logo so as the... Software 1. Please follow the following instructions to complete the update. 24 Select Software Installation, and then click on -screen instructions to the optical drive. Update Bios:Write the picture to BIOS Memory to update boo logo: 1.
... the picture as to personalize your computer. BIOScreen Utility This utility allows you to customize your boot logo easily. Transform:Transform the picture for BIOS and preview the result. 3. Insert the Setup CD to complete the installation. You can choose JPG or BMP as your boot logo so as the... Software 1. Please follow the following instructions to complete the update. 24 Select Software Installation, and then click on -screen instructions to the optical drive. Update Bios:Write the picture to BIOS Memory to update boo logo: 1.
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MCP6P3/N68S3 5.3 AMI BIOS BEEP CODE Boot Block Beep Codes Number of Beeps Description 1 No media present. (Insert diskette in floppy drive A:) 2 "AMIBOOT.ROM" file not found in root ... memory read/write test error 6 Keyboard controller BAT command failed 7 General exception error (processor exception interrupt error) 8 Display memory error (system video adapter) Troubleshooting POST BIOS Beep Codes Number of interference by a malfunctioning add-in card. Before declaring the motherboard beyond all other expansion 6, 7 cards are absent, one at a time until...
MCP6P3/N68S3 5.3 AMI BIOS BEEP CODE Boot Block Beep Codes Number of Beeps Description 1 No media present. (Insert diskette in floppy drive A:) 2 "AMIBOOT.ROM" file not found in root ... memory read/write test error 6 Keyboard controller BAT command failed 7 General exception error (processor exception interrupt error) 8 Display memory error (system video adapter) Troubleshooting POST BIOS Beep Codes Number of interference by a malfunctioning add-in card. Before declaring the motherboard beyond all other expansion 6, 7 cards are absent, one at a time until...
Bios Manual
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MCP6P3/N68S3 BIOS Manual BIOS Setup 1 1 Main Menu 3 2 Advanced Menu 7 3 PCIPnP Menu 18 4 Boot Menu 22 5 Chipset Menu 24 6 Performance Menu 29 7 Exit Menu 34 i
MCP6P3/N68S3 BIOS Manual BIOS Setup 1 1 Main Menu 3 2 Advanced Menu 7 3 PCIPnP Menu 18 4 Boot Menu 22 5 Chipset Menu 24 6 Performance Menu 29 7 Exit Menu 34 i
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...N68S3 BIOS Manual BIOS Setup Introduction T he purpose of CMOS RAM is supplied by a battery so that it retains theSetup information when the power is to guide you through the options and settings in BIOS Setup. T he rest of Advanced Configuration and Power interface specifi cation (ACPI). APM Support T his AMI BIOS... and save these settings to the hard disk drives and video monitors can do without accessing programs from a disk. T his AMI BIOS supports the Plug and Play Version 1.0A specification. Plug and Pla y Support T his system controls most of the input and output...
...N68S3 BIOS Manual BIOS Setup Introduction T he purpose of CMOS RAM is supplied by a battery so that it retains theSetup information when the power is to guide you through the options and settings in BIOS Setup. T he rest of Advanced Configuration and Power interface specifi cation (ACPI). APM Support T his AMI BIOS... and save these settings to the hard disk drives and video monitors can do without accessing programs from a disk. T his AMI BIOS supports the Plug and Play Version 1.0A specification. Plug and Pla y Support T his system controls most of the input and output...
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...be responsible for most conditions to be caused by wrong-settings. 2 In the BIOS setup utility, you can use these keys to enter the BIOS setup utility. MCP6P3/N68S3 BIOS Manual PCI Bus Support T his AMI BIOS supports the AMD CPU. Use Load Setup Default under the Exit Menu. The... actual BIOS information and settings on board may be chang ed without notice. General Help Navigation Keys Notice z T he BIOS information described...
...be responsible for most conditions to be caused by wrong-settings. 2 In the BIOS setup utility, you can use these keys to enter the BIOS setup utility. MCP6P3/N68S3 BIOS Manual PCI Bus Support T his AMI BIOS supports the AMD CPU. Use Load Setup Default under the Exit Menu. The... actual BIOS information and settings on board may be chang ed without notice. General Help Navigation Keys Notice z T he BIOS information described...
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...1.44M, 3.5 in / 2.88M, 3.5 in your system. Note that the 'Day' automatically changes when you enter AMI BIOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will be excluded.. Main Advanced BIOS S ETUP UTILITY PCIPnP Boot Chips et Perfo rmance Exit Syste m Overview AMI B IOS Versi on the screen providing an... overview of floppy disk drive installed in / None 3 AMI BIOS Shows system information including BIOS version and built date. MCP6P3/N68S3 BIOS Manual 1 ...
...1.44M, 3.5 in / 2.88M, 3.5 in your system. Note that the 'Day' automatically changes when you enter AMI BIOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will be excluded.. Main Advanced BIOS S ETUP UTILITY PCIPnP Boot Chips et Perfo rmance Exit Syste m Overview AMI B IOS Versi on the screen providing an... overview of floppy disk drive installed in / None 3 AMI BIOS Shows system information including BIOS version and built date. MCP6P3/N68S3 BIOS Manual 1 ...
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... IDE Mast er > Pri mary IDE Slav e > SAT A 1 Device > SAT A 2 Device > SAT A 3 Device > SAT A 4 Device Hard Disk Write Pr otect IDE D etect Time Ou t (Sec) BIOS S ETUP UTILITY [ Enabled] [ Device 0/1] [ Disabled] [ 35] DISA BLED: disabl es the inte grated IDE Cont roller. There is a sub-menu fo r each IDE/SAT A device...
... IDE Mast er > Pri mary IDE Slav e > SAT A 1 Device > SAT A 2 Device > SAT A 3 Device > SAT A 4 Device Hard Disk Write Pr otect IDE D etect Time Ou t (Sec) BIOS S ETUP UTILITY [ Enabled] [ Device 0/1] [ Disabled] [ 35] DISA BLED: disabl es the inte grated IDE Cont roller. There is a sub-menu fo r each IDE/SAT A device...
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MCP6P3/N68S3 BIOS Manual nVidia RAID Setup RAID Setup nVidi a RAID Functi on SATA 1 Raid SATA 2 Raid SATA 3 Raid SATA 4 Raid BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Chips et [ Disabled] [ Disabled] [ Disabled] [ Disabled] [ Disabled] Options Disabled Enab led S elect Screen S elect Item En terU ... Exit vxx.xx (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Megatrends, Inc. 5 Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled Primary IDE Master/Slav e ; SATA 1/2/3/4 Device Main BIOS SETUP UTILITY Primary IDE Master Device : Type [Auto] LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Block (Multi-Sector Transfer)[Auto] PIO Mode [Auto] DMA Mode [Auto]...
MCP6P3/N68S3 BIOS Manual nVidia RAID Setup RAID Setup nVidi a RAID Functi on SATA 1 Raid SATA 2 Raid SATA 3 Raid SATA 4 Raid BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Chips et [ Disabled] [ Disabled] [ Disabled] [ Disabled] [ Disabled] Options Disabled Enab led S elect Screen S elect Item En terU ... Exit vxx.xx (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Megatrends, Inc. 5 Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled Primary IDE Master/Slav e ; SATA 1/2/3/4 Device Main BIOS SETUP UTILITY Primary IDE Master Device : Type [Auto] LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Block (Multi-Sector Transfer)[Auto] PIO Mode [Auto] DMA Mode [Auto]...
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...: Auto (Default) / Disabled / Enabled 32Bit Data Transfer Enable or disable 32-bit data transfer. T his will be effective only if the device is accessed through BIOS. Options: 35 (Default) / 30 / 25 / 20 / 15 / 10 / 5 / 0 6 Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Hard Disk Write Protect Disable or enable device... A devices. Options: Auto (Default) / CDROM / ARMD / Not Installed LBA/Large Mode Enable or disable the LBA mode. MCP6P3/N68S3 BIOS Manual T he BIOS detects the information and values of resp ective devices, and these information and values are shown below to the name of the IDE/SAT...
...: Auto (Default) / Disabled / Enabled 32Bit Data Transfer Enable or disable 32-bit data transfer. T his will be effective only if the device is accessed through BIOS. Options: 35 (Default) / 30 / 25 / 20 / 15 / 10 / 5 / 0 6 Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Hard Disk Write Protect Disable or enable device... A devices. Options: Auto (Default) / CDROM / ARMD / Not Installed LBA/Large Mode Enable or disable the LBA mode. MCP6P3/N68S3 BIOS Manual T he BIOS detects the information and values of resp ective devices, and these information and values are shown below to the name of the IDE/SAT...
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... setting inappropriate values in disabled for the normal opera tion. The driver devel oper may cause system to configu re the settings of that the BIOS automatically detects. Notice z Beware of CPU, Super I /O : Able to m alfunction. > CPU Configuratio n > Sup erIO Configur ation > ... Configuratio n > Sma rt Fan Config uration > Pow er Configurat ion > USB Configuratio n Conf igure CPU. S elect Screen S elect Item +- MCP6P3/N68S3 BIOS Manual 2 Advanced Menu T he Advanced Menu allows you to malfunction. S elect Screen S elect Item En terG o to Sub Scr een F1 G eneral ...
... setting inappropriate values in disabled for the normal opera tion. The driver devel oper may cause system to configu re the settings of that the BIOS automatically detects. Notice z Beware of CPU, Super I /O : Able to m alfunction. > CPU Configuratio n > Sup erIO Configur ation > ... Configuratio n > Sma rt Fan Config uration > Pow er Configurat ion > USB Configuratio n Conf igure CPU. S elect Screen S elect Item +- MCP6P3/N68S3 BIOS Manual 2 Advanced Menu T he Advanced Menu allows you to malfunction. S elect Screen S elect Item En terG o to Sub Scr een F1 G eneral ...
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... remain disabled for the normal operation. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled / MP Mode 8 T he operating system scans the ACPI SRAT at boot up, or not. MCP6P3/N68S3 BIOS Manual GART Error Reporting T his item allows you to control the initialization mode for Probe Filter. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Secure Virtual Machine Mode Virtualization...
... remain disabled for the normal operation. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled / MP Mode 8 T he operating system scans the ACPI SRAT at boot up, or not. MCP6P3/N68S3 BIOS Manual GART Error Reporting T his item allows you to control the initialization mode for Probe Filter. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Secure Virtual Machine Mode Virtualization...
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... (FDC) installed on AC Powe r Loss [ Enabled] [ 3F8/IRQ4] [ 378] [ Normal] [ IRQ7] [ Disabled] [ Disabled] [ Power Off] Allo ws BIOS to E nable or D isable Flopp y Cont roller S elect Screen S elect Item +- ECP Using Parallel port as ECP & EPP mode. 9 EPP Using Parallel Port as... Standard Printer Port. MCP6P3/N68S3 BIOS Manual SuperIO Configuration Advanced BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Confi gure ITE8718 Super IO Chi pset Onboa rd Floppy Con troller Seria l Port1 Addre ss Paral lel Port ...
... (FDC) installed on AC Powe r Loss [ Enabled] [ 3F8/IRQ4] [ 378] [ Normal] [ IRQ7] [ Disabled] [ Disabled] [ Power Off] Allo ws BIOS to E nable or D isable Flopp y Cont roller S elect Screen S elect Item +- ECP Using Parallel port as ECP & EPP mode. 9 EPP Using Parallel Port as... Standard Printer Port. MCP6P3/N68S3 BIOS Manual SuperIO Configuration Advanced BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Confi gure ITE8718 Super IO Chi pset Onboa rd Floppy Con troller Seria l Port1 Addre ss Paral lel Port ...
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... 10 Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled Restore on function. Stroke Keys Selected T his item allows you to select the IRQ for the onboard parallel port. MCP6P3/N68S3 BIOS Manual ECP Mode DMA Channel T his setting specifies how your system should behave after a power fail or interrupts occurs. Options: DMA3 (Default) / DMA0 / DMA1 Parallel...
... 10 Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled Restore on function. Stroke Keys Selected T his item allows you to select the IRQ for the onboard parallel port. MCP6P3/N68S3 BIOS Manual ECP Mode DMA Channel T his setting specifies how your system should behave after a power fail or interrupts occurs. Options: DMA3 (Default) / DMA0 / DMA1 Parallel...
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MCP6P3/N68S3 BIOS Manual Hardware Health Configuration T his item allows you to set up the CPU shutdown T emperature. C hange Option F1 G eneral Help F1 0 S ave and Exit ES C E ... +3.30 V +5.00 V +12.0 V HT Vo ltage Memor y Voltage 5V(SB ) S elect Screen S elect Item +- This item is only effective under Windows 98 ACPI mode. Advanced BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Hardw are Health Co nfiguration H/W H ealth Functio n Shutd own Temperatu re [ Enabled] [ Disabled] Enab les Hardware Heal th Monitorin g Devi ce.
MCP6P3/N68S3 BIOS Manual Hardware Health Configuration T his item allows you to set up the CPU shutdown T emperature. C hange Option F1 G eneral Help F1 0 S ave and Exit ES C E ... +3.30 V +5.00 V +12.0 V HT Vo ltage Memor y Voltage 5V(SB ) S elect Screen S elect Item +- This item is only effective under Windows 98 ACPI mode. Advanced BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Hardw are Health Co nfiguration H/W H ealth Functio n Shutd own Temperatu re [ Enabled] [ Disabled] Enab les Hardware Heal th Monitorin g Devi ce.
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... the interval of 1℃) Fan Ctrl On(℃ ) CPU/System fan starts to work under smart fan function when arrive this item and then the BIOS will turn off. C hange Option F1 G eneral Help F10 S ave and Exit ESC E xit vxx .xx (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Me gatrends, ... the CPU/System T emperature is lower than the set value. Options: 0~127 (℃) (With the interval of 1℃) 12 MCP6P3/N68S3 BIOS Manual Smart Fan Configuration Advan ced BIOS SETU P U TILITY Smart Fan Conf iguration CPU Smart Fan Smart Fan Cali bration Control Mode Fan Ctrl OFF(o C) Fan Ctrl On(oC...
... the interval of 1℃) Fan Ctrl On(℃ ) CPU/System fan starts to work under smart fan function when arrive this item and then the BIOS will turn off. C hange Option F1 G eneral Help F10 S ave and Exit ESC E xit vxx .xx (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Me gatrends, ... the CPU/System T emperature is lower than the set value. Options: 0~127 (℃) (With the interval of 1℃) 12 MCP6P3/N68S3 BIOS Manual Smart Fan Configuration Advan ced BIOS SETU P U TILITY Smart Fan Conf iguration CPU Smart Fan Smart Fan Cali bration Control Mode Fan Ctrl OFF(o C) Fan Ctrl On(oC...
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...esume From S3 /S4 [ Disabled] [ Disabled] [ Disabled] [ Disabled] [ Disabled] S elect Screen S elect Item +- Options: 1~127 (With the interval of CPU/System fan. MCP6P3/N68S3 BIOS Manual Fan Ctrl Start Value When CPU/System temperature arriv es to the set value, the CPU/System fan will raise the speed of 1) Power... Configuration Advanced BIOS S ETUP UTILITY ACPI Settings Suspe nd mode ACPI Version Featu res ACPI APIC support AMI O EMB table Headl ess mode MCP61 ACPI HPET...
...esume From S3 /S4 [ Disabled] [ Disabled] [ Disabled] [ Disabled] [ Disabled] S elect Screen S elect Item +- Options: 1~127 (With the interval of CPU/System fan. MCP6P3/N68S3 BIOS Manual Fan Ctrl Start Value When CPU/System temperature arriv es to the set value, the CPU/System fan will raise the speed of 1) Power... Configuration Advanced BIOS S ETUP UTILITY ACPI Settings Suspe nd mode ACPI Version Featu res ACPI APIC support AMI O EMB table Headl ess mode MCP61 ACPI HPET...
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... (Default) / Suspend Resume On PCI PME# When you to enable or disable MCP61 ACPI HPET T ABLE. MCP6P3/N68S3 BIOS Manual ACPI APIC support T his item is used to an OEMB table in headless mode, both BIOS and operating system (e.g. Set the Wake on LAN (WOL) jumper on LAN function. T he APIC provides multiprocessor...
... (Default) / Suspend Resume On PCI PME# When you to enable or disable MCP61 ACPI HPET T ABLE. MCP6P3/N68S3 BIOS Manual ACPI APIC support T his item is used to an OEMB table in headless mode, both BIOS and operating system (e.g. Set the Wake on LAN (WOL) jumper on LAN function. T he APIC provides multiprocessor...