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...flex the board. Loose parts will cause short circuits which may be 0 to remove the static charge. Before you take the motherboard out from dangerous area, such as heat source, humid air and water. Keep the computer from anti-static bag, ground yourself...from power outlet before operation. CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION MCP6P3/N68S3 1.1 BEFORE YOU START Thank you for ATX Case X 1 Installation Guide X 1 Fully Setup Driver CD X 1 (full version manual files inside the case after installation. Before you start installing the motherboard, please make sure you follow the instructions below: ...
...flex the board. Loose parts will cause short circuits which may be 0 to remove the static charge. Before you take the motherboard out from dangerous area, such as heat source, humid air and water. Keep the computer from anti-static bag, ground yourself...from power outlet before operation. CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION MCP6P3/N68S3 1.1 BEFORE YOU START Thank you for ATX Case X 1 Installation Guide X 1 Fully Setup Driver CD X 1 (full version manual files inside the case after installation. Before you start installing the motherboard, please make sure you follow the instructions below: ...
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.../nForce 430 (MCP6P3) GeForce 7025/nForce 630a (N68S3) Max Shared Video Memory is 512MB (under OS) IDE Integrated IDE Controller Ultra DMA 33 / 66 / 100 / 133 Bus Master Mode supports PIO Mode 0~4, SATA II Integrated Serial ATA Controller Data transfer rates up to 3 Gb/s. Motherboard Manual 1.3 MOTHERBOARD FEATURES SPEC Socket AM3 AMD 64 Architecture...
.../nForce 430 (MCP6P3) GeForce 7025/nForce 630a (N68S3) Max Shared Video Memory is 512MB (under OS) IDE Integrated IDE Controller Ultra DMA 33 / 66 / 100 / 133 Bus Master Mode supports PIO Mode 0~4, SATA II Integrated Serial ATA Controller Data transfer rates up to 3 Gb/s. Motherboard Manual 1.3 MOTHERBOARD FEATURES SPEC Socket AM3 AMD 64 Architecture...
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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. Super I/O JUS B V2 IDE1 F_USB2 F_USB1 BIOS JCMOS1 SATA2 SATA4 SATA1 SATA3 S YS_FAN1 PANEL1 4
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Step 4: Put the CPU Fan on the CPU and buckle it. This completes the installation. 6 Motherboard Manual Step 3: Hold the CPU down firmly, and then close the lever toward direct B to the CPU_FAN1. Connect the CPU FAN power cable to complete the installation.
Step 4: Put the CPU Fan on the CPU and buckle it. This completes the installation. 6 Motherboard Manual Step 3: Hold the CPU down firmly, and then close the lever toward direct B to the CPU_FAN1. Connect the CPU FAN power cable to complete the installation.
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Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward. D D R3 _A 1 D D R3 _B 1 Motherboard Manual 2.3 INSTALLING SYSTEM MEMORY A. Align a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the Slot. 2. Memory Modules 1. Insert the DIMM vertically and firmly into the slot until the retaining chip snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated. 8
Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward. D D R3 _A 1 D D R3 _B 1 Motherboard Manual 2.3 INSTALLING SYSTEM MEMORY A. Align a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the Slot. 2. Memory Modules 1. Insert the DIMM vertically and firmly into the slot until the retaining chip snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated. 8
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This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cables. 2 34 1 33 IDE1: IDE/ATAPI Connector The motherboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk types. The IDE connector can connect a master and a slave drive, so you can connect up to two drives. 40 39 2 1 10 Motherboard Manual 2.4 CONNECTORS AND SLOTS FDD1: Floppy Disk Connector The motherboard provides a standard floppy disk connector that provides PIO Mode 0~4, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133 functionality.
This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cables. 2 34 1 33 IDE1: IDE/ATAPI Connector The motherboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk types. The IDE connector can connect a master and a slave drive, so you can connect up to two drives. 40 39 2 1 10 Motherboard Manual 2.4 CONNECTORS AND SLOTS FDD1: Floppy Disk Connector The motherboard provides a standard floppy disk connector that provides PIO Mode 0~4, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133 functionality.
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PCI-Express supports a raw bit-rate of 8GB/s totally. - PCI-EX16 12 PCI-Express 1.0a compliant. - PCI-EX16: PCI-Express x16 Slot - Motherboard Manual ATXPWR2: ATX Power Source Connector Connecting this connector provides +12V to CPU power circuit. 1 4 2 3 Pin Assignment 1 +12V 2 +12V 3 Ground 4 Ground Note: Before you power on ...
PCI-Express supports a raw bit-rate of 8GB/s totally. - PCI-EX16 12 PCI-Express 1.0a compliant. - PCI-EX16: PCI-Express x16 Slot - Motherboard Manual ATXPWR2: ATX Power Source Connector Connecting this connector provides +12V to CPU power circuit. 1 4 2 3 Pin Assignment 1 +12V 2 +12V 3 Ground 4 Ground Note: Before you power on ...
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Pin opened Pin closed Pin1-2 closed 3.2 DETAIL SETTINGS PANEL1: Front Panel Header This 16-pin connector includes Power-on button 14 Motherboard Manual CHAPTER 3: HEADERS & JUMPERS SETUP 3.1 HOW TO SETUP JUMPERS The illustration shows how to connect the PC case's front panel switch functions. It allows user to ...
Pin opened Pin closed Pin1-2 closed 3.2 DETAIL SETTINGS PANEL1: Front Panel Header This 16-pin connector includes Power-on button 14 Motherboard Manual CHAPTER 3: HEADERS & JUMPERS SETUP 3.1 HOW TO SETUP JUMPERS The illustration shows how to connect the PC case's front panel switch functions. It allows user to ...
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Motherboard Manual F_AUDIO1: Front Panel Audio Header This header allows user to connect the PCI bracket SPDIF output header. 13 Pin Assignment 1 +5V 2 SPDIF_OUT 3 Ground 16 AC'97 connector is not acceptable. 2 10 1 9 Pin Assignment 1 Mic Left in 2 Ground 3 Mic Right in 4 GPIO 5 Right line in 6 Jack Sense 7 Front Sense 8 Key 9 Left line in 10 Jack Sense JSPDIFOUT1: Digital Audio-out Connector This connector allows user to connect the front audio output cable with the PC front panel. This header allows only HD audio front panel connector;
Motherboard Manual F_AUDIO1: Front Panel Audio Header This header allows user to connect the PCI bracket SPDIF output header. 13 Pin Assignment 1 +5V 2 SPDIF_OUT 3 Ground 16 AC'97 connector is not acceptable. 2 10 1 9 Pin Assignment 1 Mic Left in 2 Ground 3 Mic Right in 4 GPIO 5 Right line in 6 Jack Sense 7 Front Sense 8 Key 9 Left line in 10 Jack Sense JSPDIFOUT1: Digital Audio-out Connector This connector allows user to connect the front audio output cable with the PC front panel. This header allows only HD audio front panel connector;
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JUSBV2: +5V STB for USB ports at USB1/RJ45USB1. Pin 2-3 Close: JUSBV1: +5V STB for USB ports at F_USB1/F_USB2. JUSBV1 3 1 3 1 JUSBV2 3 1 Pin 1-2 close 3 1 Pin 2-3 close JKB_PWR: Power Source Header for PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse 3 3 1 1 Pin 1-2 close +5V for PS/2 keyboard and mouse. 3 1 Pin 2-3 close +5V STB for PS/2 keyboard and mouse. 18 JUSBV2: +5V for USB ports at USB1/RJ45USB1. Motherboard Manual JUSBV1/JUSBV2: Power Source Headers for USB Ports Pin 1-2 Close: JUSBV1: +5V for USB ports at F_USB1/F_USB2.
JUSBV2: +5V STB for USB ports at USB1/RJ45USB1. Pin 2-3 Close: JUSBV1: +5V STB for USB ports at F_USB1/F_USB2. JUSBV1 3 1 3 1 JUSBV2 3 1 Pin 1-2 close 3 1 Pin 2-3 close JKB_PWR: Power Source Header for PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse 3 3 1 1 Pin 1-2 close +5V for PS/2 keyboard and mouse. 3 1 Pin 2-3 close +5V STB for PS/2 keyboard and mouse. 18 JUSBV2: +5V for USB ports at USB1/RJ45USB1. Motherboard Manual JUSBV1/JUSBV2: Power Source Headers for USB Ports Pin 1-2 Close: JUSBV1: +5V for USB ports at F_USB1/F_USB2.
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... drive. Drawbacks: Requires 2 drives for high-availability solutions, or as a form of the data can be applied for the storage space of a hardware failure. Motherboard Manual RAID 1: Every read and write is actually carried out in parallel across 2 disk drives in the array. Block 1 Block 2 Block 3 20 Block 1 Block 2 Block 3 The...
... drive. Drawbacks: Requires 2 drives for high-availability solutions, or as a form of the data can be applied for the storage space of a hardware failure. Motherboard Manual RAID 1: Every read and write is actually carried out in parallel across 2 disk drives in the array. Block 1 Block 2 Block 3 20 Block 1 Block 2 Block 3 The...
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... / 7025 nForce 430 / 630a Disk 2 DATA 2 PARITY DATA 5 DATA 8 PARITY DATA 11 Disk 3 PARITY DATA 4 DATA 6 PARITY DATA 10 DATA 12 ※ For more drives. Motherboard Manual RAID 5: RAID 5 stripes both data and parity information across all the drives in the array. Write performance can be CPU intensive. Fault Tolerance: Yes.
... / 7025 nForce 430 / 630a Disk 2 DATA 2 PARITY DATA 5 DATA 8 PARITY DATA 11 Disk 3 PARITY DATA 4 DATA 6 PARITY DATA 10 DATA 12 ※ For more drives. Motherboard Manual RAID 5: RAID 5 stripes both data and parity information across all the drives in the array. Write performance can be CPU intensive. Fault Tolerance: Yes.
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MCP6P3/N68S3 CHAPTER 5: USEFUL HELP 5.1 DRIVER INSTALLATION NOTE After you insert the Driver CD, please use file browser to locate and execute the file SETUP.EXE under ... The setup guide will see the following window after you installed your operating system, please insert the Fully Setup Driver CD into your motherboard and operating system. Manual Aside from http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html 23 You will auto detect your optical drive and install the driver for available...
MCP6P3/N68S3 CHAPTER 5: USEFUL HELP 5.1 DRIVER INSTALLATION NOTE After you insert the Driver CD, please use file browser to locate and execute the file SETUP.EXE under ... The setup guide will see the following window after you installed your operating system, please insert the Fully Setup Driver CD into your motherboard and operating system. Manual Aside from http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html 23 You will auto detect your optical drive and install the driver for available...
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... instructions to the optical drive. BIOScreen Utility This utility allows you to customize your boot logo easily. Insert the Setup CD to update boo logo: 1. Motherboard Manual 5.2 SOFTWARE Installing Software 1.
... instructions to the optical drive. BIOScreen Utility This utility allows you to customize your boot logo easily. Insert the Setup CD to update boo logo: 1. Motherboard Manual 5.2 SOFTWARE Installing Software 1.
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... shutdown automatically to relief the CPU protection function. 1. In this case, please double check: 1. Motherboard Manual 5.4 EXTRA INFORMATION CPU Overheated If the system shutdown automatically after power on the system again. 26 Plug in the power cord and boot up the ...
... shutdown automatically to relief the CPU protection function. 1. In this case, please double check: 1. Motherboard Manual 5.4 EXTRA INFORMATION CPU Overheated If the system shutdown automatically after power on the system again. 26 Plug in the power cord and boot up the ...
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Motherboard Manual JAPANESE 仕様 Socket AM3 AMD 64 32ビットと64 CPU AMD Phenom II/ Athlon II 能です 95W) 2.0 2.0 GT/s FSB ート2.0 GeForce 6150 SE/nForce 430 (MCP6P3 GeForce 7025/nForce 630a (N68S3) DDR3 DIMM x 2... 8718F Super I/O H/Wモニター Super I/O ITE GeForce 6150 SE/nForce 430 (MCP6P3) ス GeForce 7025/nForce 630a (N68S3) 512MBです(under OS) IDE 統合IDE Ultra DMA 33 / 66 / 100 / 133 PIO Mode 0~4 SATA II...
Motherboard Manual JAPANESE 仕様 Socket AM3 AMD 64 32ビットと64 CPU AMD Phenom II/ Athlon II 能です 95W) 2.0 2.0 GT/s FSB ート2.0 GeForce 6150 SE/nForce 430 (MCP6P3 GeForce 7025/nForce 630a (N68S3) DDR3 DIMM x 2... 8718F Super I/O H/Wモニター Super I/O ITE GeForce 6150 SE/nForce 430 (MCP6P3) ス GeForce 7025/nForce 630a (N68S3) 512MBです(under OS) IDE 統合IDE Ultra DMA 33 / 66 / 100 / 133 PIO Mode 0~4 SATA II...
Bios Manual
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...the hard disk drives and video monitors can do without accessing programs from a disk. T he rest of this manual will to guide you through the options and settings in BIOS Setup. Basic Input-Output System (BIOS) determines what... Suspend power man agement modes are implemented via the System Management Int errupt (SMI). MCP6P3/N68S3 BIOS Manual BIOS Setup Introduction T he purpose of this manual is turned off. Plug and Pla y Support T his AMI BIOS supports Version 1.1&1.2 of... RAM. T he power of CMOS RAM is supplied by this motherboard. Power management features are supported.
...the hard disk drives and video monitors can do without accessing programs from a disk. T he rest of this manual will to guide you through the options and settings in BIOS Setup. Basic Input-Output System (BIOS) determines what... Suspend power man agement modes are implemented via the System Management Int errupt (SMI). MCP6P3/N68S3 BIOS Manual BIOS Setup Introduction T he purpose of this manual is turned off. Plug and Pla y Support T his AMI BIOS supports Version 1.1&1.2 of... RAM. T he power of CMOS RAM is supplied by this motherboard. Power management features are supported.
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...for your reference only. z T he content of this manual is subject to ensure optimum performan ce of the motherboard. General Help Navigation Keys Notice z T he BIOS information described in this is for any mistakes found in this manual. Use Load Setup Default under the Exit Menu. z...Interconn ect) local bus speci fication. DRAM S upport DDR3 SDRAM (Double Data Rate III Synchronous DRAM) is being continuously updated. MCP6P3/N68S3 BIOS Manual PCI Bus Support T his AMI BIOS supports the AMD CPU. We will see General Help description at the bottom right corner, and...
...for your reference only. z T he content of this manual is subject to ensure optimum performan ce of the motherboard. General Help Navigation Keys Notice z T he BIOS information described in this is for any mistakes found in this manual. Use Load Setup Default under the Exit Menu. z...Interconn ect) local bus speci fication. DRAM S upport DDR3 SDRAM (Double Data Rate III Synchronous DRAM) is being continuously updated. MCP6P3/N68S3 BIOS Manual PCI Bus Support T his AMI BIOS supports the AMD CPU. We will see General Help description at the bottom right corner, and...
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..., both BIOS and operating system (e.g. For this value to allow the ACPIBIOS to add a pointer to work, you to enable or disable the motherboard's APIC (Advan ced Programmable Interrupt Controller). To run in the Root System Description T able (RSDT ) table. Options: Enabled (Default) / ... need a LAN add-on card which supports the Wake on motherboard to choose the mode when Power Button is pressed. Windows Server 2003) must support headless operation. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled 14 MCP6P3/N68S3 BIOS Manual ACPI APIC support T his item is used to activate Power ...
..., both BIOS and operating system (e.g. For this value to allow the ACPIBIOS to add a pointer to work, you to enable or disable the motherboard's APIC (Advan ced Programmable Interrupt Controller). To run in the Root System Description T able (RSDT ) table. Options: Enabled (Default) / ... need a LAN add-on card which supports the Wake on motherboard to choose the mode when Power Button is pressed. Windows Server 2003) must support headless operation. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled 14 MCP6P3/N68S3 BIOS Manual ACPI APIC support T his item is used to activate Power ...