Elitegroup EZ-Buddie2 D21 I4-3 Manual User Manual

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CChhaapptteerr 22 Installing the Motherboard SSaaffeettyy PPrreeccaauuttiioonnss Follow these safety precautions when installing the motherboard

7 IInnssttaalllliinngg tthhee MMootthheerrbbooaarrdd iinn aa CCaassee Refer to the following illustration and instructions for installing the m

8 Checking Jumper Settings The following illustration shows the location of the motherboard jumpers. Pin 1 is labeled. Jumper Settings Jumper Type

9 CCoonnnneeccttiinngg CCaassee CCoommppoonneennttss After you have installed the motherboard into a case, you can begin connect-ing the motherboa

10 ATX1: ATX 20-pin Power Connector Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name1 +3.3V 11 +3.3V 2 +3.3V 12 -12V 3 Ground 13 Ground 4 +5V 14 PS ON# 5 Ground

11 IInnssttaalllliinngg HHaarrddwwaarree Installing the Processor Caution: When installing a CPU heatsink and cooling fan make sure that you DO NOT

12 CPU Installation Procedure Note: The pin-1 corner is marked with an arrow Follow these instructions to install the Retention Module and CPU: 1

13 4. Apply thermal grease on top of the CPU. 5. Put the CPU Fan down on the retention module and snap the four rete

14 2. Push the latches on each side of the DIMM slot down. 3. Align the memory module with the slot. The DIMM slots are keyed with notches and the

15 Installing a Hard Disk Drive/CD-ROM Drive This section describes how to install IDE devices such as a hard disk drive and a CD-ROM drive. Your mot

ii Declaration of Conformity This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the follow-ing conditions: − This device ma

16 IDE devices have jumpers or switches that are used to set the IDE device as MASTER or SLAVE. Refer to the IDE device user’s manual. When installin

17 Note: This motherboard does not support the “Hot-Plug” function.

18 Installing Add-on Cards The slots in this motherboard are designed to hold expansion cards and con-nect them to the system bus. Expansion slots ar

19 Note: Before installing an add-on card, check the documentation for the card carefully. If the card is not Plug and Play, you may have to manuall

20 Connecting Optional Devices Refer to the following for information on connecting the motherboard’s op-tional devices: SATA1: Serial ATA connector

21 DDJ1:CPU over-loading protect header Pin Signal Name 1 GND 2 STPCLK_L FM1: SPDIF out/FM modular header Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name1 FM_VCC

22 CMJ2: USB/1394/MIC/Speaker-out Header Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name1 USBP4- 2 USBP4+ 3 USBP5- 4 USBP5+ 5 USBP6- 6 USBP6+ 7 GND 8 USBPWR 9

23 CCoonnnneeccttiinngg II//OO DDeevviicceess The back plane of the motherboard has the following I/O ports: PS/2 Mouse Use the upper PS/2 port

CChhaapptteerr 33 Using BIOS AAbboouutt tthhee SSeettuupp UUttiilliittyy The computer uses the latest Award BIOS with support for Windows Plug

25 Entering the Setup Utility When you power on the system, BIOS enters the Power-On Self Test (POST) routines. POST is a series of built-in diagnost

iii TTAABBLLEE OOFF CCOONNTTEENNTTSS Preface i CHAPTER 1 1 Introducing the Motherboard 1 Introduction...

26 2. If your motherboard has an item called Firmware Write Protect in Advanced BIOS features, disable it. (Firmware Write Protect prevents BIOS fro

27 Standard CMOS Features This option displays basic information about your system. Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Ite

28 Note: If you are setting up a new hard disk drive that supports LBA mode, more than one line will appear in the parameter box. Choose the line th

29 Advanced BIOS Features This option defines advanced information about your system. Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features

30 CPU Feature (Press Enter) Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the following screen, and the following items are only available wh

31 Hard Disk Boot Priority (Press Enter) Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the following screen: Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Uti

32 Typematic Rate Setting (Disabled) If this item is enabled, you can use the following two items to set the typematic rate and the typematic delay s

33 Advanced Chipset Features These items define critical timing parameters of the motherboard. You should leave the items on this page at their defa

34 DRAM RAS# Precharge (3) Select the number of CPU clocks allocated for the Row Address Strobe (RAS#) signal to accumulate its charge before the DRA

35 Integrated Peripherals These options display items that define the operation of peripheral compo-nents on the system's input/output ports. P

iv Save & Exit Setup Option ... 46 Exit Without Saving ...

36 do), select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block read/writes per sector the drive can support. On-Chip Primary/Secondary

37 USB Controller (Enabled) Enable this item if you plan to use the Universal Serial Bus ports on this motherboard. USB 2.0 Controller (Enabled) Enab

38 POWER ON Function (Hot KEY) This feature allows you to set the method by which your system can be turned on. KB Power ON Password (Enter) When the

39 Power Management Setup This option lets you control system power management. The system has vari-ous power-saving modes including powering down t

40 Video Off In Suspend (Yes) This option defines if the video is powered down when the system is put into suspend mode. Suspend Type (Stop Grant) If

41 ** Reload Global Timer Events ** Global Timer (power management) events are I/O events whose occurrence can prevent the system from entering a pow

42 (ESCD) upon exiting Setup. This may correct hardware conflicts that prevent the Operating System from booting. Resources Controlled By (Auto(ESCD)

43 PC Health Status On motherboards that support hardware monitoring, this item lets you monitor the parameters for critical voltages, critical temp

44 Frequency Control This item enables you to set the clock speed and system bus for your system. The clock speed and system bus are determined by th

45 Load Fail-Safe Defaults Option This option opens a dialog box that lets you install fail-safe defaults for all ap-propriate items in the Setup Uti

CChhaapptteerr 11 Introducing the Motherboard IInnttrroodduuccttiioonn We are proud to present you the new I4-3 motherboard, which is a high qual

46 Save & Exit Setup Option Highlight this item and press <Enter> to save the changes that you have made in the Setup Utility and exit the

47 CChhaapptteerr 44 Using the Motherboard Software AAbboouutt tthhee SSooffttwwaarree CCDD--RROOMM The support software CD-ROM that is include

48 Setup Tab Setup Click the Setup button to run the software installation program. Select from the menu which software you want to install. Browse

49 Note: The following screens are examples only. The screens and driver lists will be different according to the motherboard you are installing. T

50 MMaannuuaall IInnssttaallllaattiioonn Insert the CD in the CD-ROM drive and locate the PATH.DOC file in the root directory. This file contains

2 FFeeaattuurreess Processor The I4-3 motherboard uses an Intel P4 478-pin socket that supports 400/533/800 MHz system bus with speed of 1.3G to 3.

3 Integrated I/O There is a full set of I/O ports and connectors on this main board: • Two PS/2 ports for mouse and keyboard • One serial port • O

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5 Table of Motherboard Components Label Component AGP1 A.G.P. slot (1.5V only) ATX1 ATX power supply connector ATX12V ATX12V power supply connect