ECS P55H-A Bedienungsanleitung

Preface Preface Copyright This publication, including all photographs, illustrations and software, is protected under international copyright laws, with all rights reserved. Neither this manual, nor any of the material contained herein, may be reproduced without written consent of the author . V ersion 1.0A Disclaimer The information in this docume[...]

ii Preface Declaration of Conformity This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following conditions: • This device may not cause harmful interference, and • This device must a ccept a ny interference received, including interfer- ence that may cause undesired operation Canadian Department of Communications [...]

iii Chapter 2 7 7 7 7 7 Installing the Motherboard 7 Safety Precautions...........................................................................7 Choosing a Computer Case............................................................7 Installing the Motherboard in a Case...........................................7 Checking Jumper Settings...........[...]

iv PC Health Status...................................................................38 M.I.B (MB Intelligent BIOSII)...............................................42 Load Default Settings............................................................45 Supervisor Password............................................................45 User Password...[...]

v Chapter 8 8 1 8 1 8 1 8 1 8 1 T rouble Shooting 81 Start up problems during a ssembly ...................................................81 Start up problems after prolong use.................................................81 M aintena nce a nd care tips.................................................................82 Basic Troubleshooting Flo[...]

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1 Introducing the Motherboard Chapter 1 Introducing the Motherboard Introduction Thank you for choosing the P55H-A motherboard. This motherboard is a high performance, enhanced function motherboard designed to support the LGA1156 socket for Intel ® L ynnfield processor for high-end business or personal desktop markets. This motherboard is based on[...]

2 Introducing the Motherboard Feature • Accommodates Intel ® Lynnfield processor • Supports “Hyper-Threading” technology CPU “Hyper-Threading” technology enables the operating system into thinking it’s hooked up to two processors, allowing two threads to be run in parallel, both on separate “logical” proce ssors within the sa me [...]

3 Introducing the Motherboard The motherboard comes with the following expansion options: • T wo PCI Express x16 slots for Gra phic Interfa ce • One PCI Express x4 slot • One PCI Express x1 slots • T wo 32-bit PCI v2.3 complia nt slot • Six 7-pin SA T A connectors • One IDE connector supporting up to two IDE devices Expansion Options Th[...]

4 Introducing the Motherboard Special Features Intelligent Power Saving (IPS) Equipped with IPS indicator to indicate advanced power system that provides better energy ef- ficiency for Intel ® processors. The energy can be greatly saved during idle operation or other low load conditions which can be confirmed through IPS indicator . 4E Innovation [...]

5 Introducing the Motherboard • Intel P55 Express Chipset • LGA1 156 socket for latest Intel ® L ynnfield processor • Supports “Hyper-Threading” technology CPU • Dual-channel DDR3 memory architecture • 4 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM sockets support up to 16 GB • Supports DDR3 1333/1066 DDR3 SDRAM • 2 x PCI Express Gen2 x16 slots • 1 x P[...]

6 Introducing the Motherboard Motherboard Components T a ble of Motherboard Components LABEL COMP ONENT S 1. CPU S ocket LG A1156 socket for I ntel ® Ly nnfi el d proc ess or 2. CPU _F AN CP U cool i ng f an connec tor 3. DD R3_ 1~4 240-pi n D DR3 S D RAM s lot s 4. CAS E_F AN Cas e cool i ng f an c onnect or 5. ATX _P OWE R S tanda rd 24- pi n AT[...]

7 Installing the Motherboard Chapter 2 Installing the Motherboard Safety Precautions • Follow these safety precautions when installing the motherboard • Wear a grounding strap attached to a grounded device to avoid dam- age from static electricity • Discharge static electricity by touching the metal case of a safely grounded object before wor[...]

8 Installing the Motherboard Checking Jumper Settings This section explains how to set jumpers for correct configuration of the motherboard. Setting Jumpers Use the motherboard jumpers to set system configuration options. Jumpers with more than one pin are numbered. When setting the jumpers, ensure that the jumper caps are placed on the correct pin[...]

9 Installing the Motherboard Checking Jumper Settings The following illustration shows the location of the motherboard jumpers. Pin 1 is labeled. Jumper Settings Jumper T ype Description Setting (default) CLR_CMOS 3-pin Clear CMOS 1-2: NORMAL 2-3: CLEAR CMOS Before clearing the CMOS, make sure to turn off the system. 1 CLR_CMOS T o avoid the system[...]

10 Installing the Motherboard Installing Hardware Installing the Processor Caution: When installing a CPU heatsink and cooling fan make sur e that you DO NOT scratch the motherboar d or any of the surface-mount r esis- tors with the clip of the cooling fan. If the clip of the cooling fan scrapes across the motherboar d, you may cause serious damage[...]

11 Installing the Motherboard A. Opening of the Load Plate · Put your thumb on the tail of the load plate and press the tail down. · Rotate the load plate to fully open position. B. Disengaging of the Load Lever · Hold the hook of lever and pull it to the left side to clear retention tab. · Rotate the load lever to fully open position. C. Remov[...]

12 Installing the Motherboard Installing Memory Modules This motherboard accommodates four memory modules. It can support four 240-pin DDR3 1333/1066. The total memory capacity is 16 GB. Y ou must install at least one module in any of the four slots. T otal memory capacity is 16 GB. DDR3 SDRAM memory module table Memory module Memory Bus DDR3 1066 [...]

13 Installing the Motherboard Do not remove any memory module fr om its antistatic packaging until you are ready to install it on the motherboard. Handle the modules only by their edges. Do not touch the components or metal parts. Always wear a grounding strap when you handle the modules. Installation Procedure Refer to the following to install the[...]

14 Installing the Motherboard T able A: DDR3 (memory module) QVL (Qualified V endor List) Ty pe S ize V e ndor M odule N am e EL PI D A P C 3- 8500U - 7- 00- A P Hy n i x H Y M T 164U 64Z N F 8- G8 A A Mi c r o n M T 4JT F 6464A Y - 1G1B 1 A - data M 3OS S3H 3I 3120B5Z A eneon A E H 760U D 00- 10F A 98X C or s air C M 3X1024-1066C 7 Hy n i x H M T1[...]

15 Installing the Motherboard Type S ize V e ndor M odul e N a m e M 2F2G 64C B8H A 4N - C G 0903.T W M 2Y 2G64C B8H A 9N - C G 0920.T W M 2Y 2G64C B8H A 9N - D G 0928.T W Hy n i x HMT1 2 5 U6 A FP8 C- H9 N0 A A Kings t o n KV R 133 3D 3N 9/2G Mi c r o n M T 16JT F 25664A Y - 1G 4D 1 Q im onda B3S81124001 Sam s u ng M 378B5 673E H 1- C H 9 Un i f o[...]

16 Installing the Motherboard Installing Add-on Cards The slots on this motherboard are designed to hold expansion cards and connect them to the system bus. Expansion slots are a means of adding or enhancing the motherboard’s features and capabilities. W ith these efficient facilities, you can in- crease the motherboard’s capabilities by adding[...]

17 Installing the Motherboard Follow these instructions to install an add-on card: 1 Remove a blanking plate from the system case corresponding to the slot you are going to use. 2 Install the edge connector of the add-on card into the expansion slot. Ensure that the edge connector is correctly seated in the slot. 3 Secure the metal bracket of the c[...]

18 Installing the Motherboard Connecting Optional Devices Refer to the following for information on connecting the motherboard’s optional devices: SA T A1~6: Serial A T A connectors These connectors are used to support the Serial A T A devices for the highest data transfer rates (3.0 Gb/s), simpler disk drive cabling and easier PC assembly . It e[...]

19 Installing the Motherboard F_USB1~3: Front Panel USB headers The motherboard has eight USB ports installed on the rear edge I/O port array . Additionally , some computer cases have USB ports at the front of the case. If you have this kind of case, use auxiliary USB connector to connect the front-mounted ports to the motherboard. Please make sure[...]

20 Installing the Motherboard COM: Onboard serial port header Connect a serial port extension bracket to this header to add a second serial port to your system. 1 DCDB Data carry detect 2 NSINB S er i a l D a t a I n 3 NSOUTB Serial Data Out 4 DTRB Data terminal ready 5 GN D Ground 6 DSRB Date set ready 7 RTSB Request to send 8 CTSB Clear to send 9[...]

21 Installing the Motherboard Installing a Hard Disk Drive/CD-ROM/SA T A Hard Drive This section describes how to install IDE devices such as a hard disk drive and a CD- ROM drive. SA T A cable (optional) SA T A power cable (optional) About SA T A Connectors Y our motherboard features six SA T A connectors supporting a total of six drives. SA T A r[...]

22 Installing the Motherboard Connecting I/O Devices The backplane of the motherboard has the following I/O ports: Use the upper PS/2 port to connect a PS/2 pointing device. Use the lower PS/2 port to connect a PS/2 keyboard. Use the USB ports to connect USB devices. eSA T A Port Use this port to connect to external SA T A boxes or Serial A T A por[...]

23 Installing the Motherboard Connecting Case Components After you have installed the motherboard into a case, you can begin connecting the motherboard components. Refer to the following: 1 Connect the CPU cooling fan cable to CPU_F AN . 2 Connect the system cooling fan connector to SYS_F AN . 3 Connect the case cooling fan connector to CASE_F AN .[...]

24 Installing the Motherboard Users please note that the fan connector supports the CPU cooling fan of 1.1A ~ 2.2A (26.4W max) at +12V . CPU_F AN: CPU cooling F AN Power Connector 1 GND System Ground 3 Sense Sensor 4 PWM PWM Pi n Signal Name Function 2 +12V Power +12V When installing 4-pin power cable, the latch falls on the left side of the A TX12[...]

25 Installing the Motherboard PWR_F AN: F AN Power Connector Pi n Signal Name Function 1 GND System Ground 2 +12V Power +12V 3 Sense Sensor A TX12V : A TX 12V Power Connector Pin Signal Name 4 Ground 3 Ground 2 Ground 1 Ground Pin Signal Name 5 +12V 6 +12V 7 +12V 8 +12V A TX4P: Auxiliary Power Connector for Graphics Interface Make sure to connect a[...]

26 Installing the Motherboard Hard Drive Activity LED Connecting pins 1 and 3 to a front panel mounted LED provides visual indication that data is being read from or written to the hard drive. For the LED to function properly , an IDE drive should be connected to the onboard IDE interface. The LED will also show activity for devices connected to th[...]

27 Using BIOS Chapter 3 Using BIOS About the Setup Utility The computer uses the latest “American Megatrends Inc. ” BIOS with support for Windows Plug a nd Play . The CMOS chi p on the motherboard contains the ROM setup instructions for configuring the motherboard BIOS. The BIOS (Ba sic Input a nd Output System) Setup Utility displays the syste[...]

28 Using BIOS Press the delete key to a ccess the BIOS Setup Utility . Resetting the Default CMOS V alue s When powering on for the first time, the POST screen may show a “CMOS Settings Wrong” message. This standard message will appear following a clear CMOS data at fa ctory by the ma nufacturer . Y ou si mply need to Loa d Default Settings to [...]

29 Using BIOS BIOS Navigation Keys The BIOS navigation keys are listed below: Enter Select K E Y FUNCTION Scrolls through the items on a menu +/-/ Modifies the selected field’s values F10 Saves the current configuration and exits setup F1 Displays a screen that describes all key functions F9 Load a default optimized setting ESC Exits the current [...]

30 Using BIOS For the purpose of better product maintenance, the manufacture reserves the right to change the BIOS items presented in this manual. The BIOS setup screens shown in this chapter are for reference only and may differ fr om the a ctual BIOS. Plea se visit the ma nufactur e’s website for updated manual. Sta ndard CMOS Setup This option[...]

31 Using BIOS Press <Esc> to return to the Sta ndard CMOS Setup page. IDE BusMaster (Enabled) This item ena bles or disables the DMA under DOS mode. W e recommend you to leave this item at the default value. Press <Esc> to return to the main menu setting page. Block (Multi-Sector Transfer) (Auto) If the feature is enabled, it will enhan[...]

32 Using BIOS Advanced Setup This page sets up more advanced information about your system. Handle this page with caution. Any cha nges ca n affect the operation of your computer . CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2009, American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Setup Thermal Management Enabled TM Status TM1/TM2 Limit CPUID MaxV al Disabled Enhanced[...]

33 Using BIOS Intel VT (Enabled) When enabled, a VMM can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by V a ndor Pool T echnology . Intel EIST (Enabled) This item allows users to enable or disable the EIST ( Enhanced Intel SpeedStep technology). Intel (R) T urboMode tech (En abled) This item ena bles or disables Intel T urboMode T echnolo[...]

34 Using BIOS Advanced Chipset Setup This page sets up more advanced information about your system. Handle this page with caution. Any cha nges ca n affect the operation of your computer . CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2009, American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Chipset Setup Memory Remap Feature Enabled Help Item ENABLE: Allow remapping of [...]

35 Using BIOS Serial Port1 Address (3F8/IRQ4) Use this item to enable or disable the onboard COM1 serial port, and to assign a port address. OnBoard LAN Function (Enabled) Use this item to enable or disable the onboard LAN function. OnBoard LAN Boot ROM (Disabled) Use this item to enable or disable the booting from the onboard LAN or a network add-[...]

36 Using BIOS Power Management Setup This page sets up some parameters for system power management operation. CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2009, American Megatrends, Inc. Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend T ype (S3(STR)) Use this item to define how your system suspends. In the default, S3, the suspend mode is a suspend to RAM, i.e, the[...]

37 Using BIOS PCI / PnP Setup This page sets up some parameters for devices installed on the PCI bus and those utilizing the system plug a nd play capa bility . Help Item CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2009, American Megatrends, Inc. PCI / PnP Setup Init Display First PCI Options Select which graphics controller to use as the primary boot [...]

38 Using BIOS PC Health Status On motherboards support hardware monitoring, this item lets you monitor the parameters for critical voltages, temperatures and fan speeds. Help Item CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2009, American Megatrends, Inc. PC Health Status : Move F10: Save ESC: Exit +/-/: V alue Enter : Select F9: Optimized Defaults F1:[...]

39 Using BIOS SMART Fan Mode (Normal) This item allows you to select the fan mode (Normal, Quiet, Silent, or Manual) for a better operation environment. If you choose Normal mode, the fan speed will be auto adjusted depending on the CPU temperature. If you choose Quite mode, the fan speed will be auto minimized for quiet environment. If you choose [...]

40 Using BIOS CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Smart Fan Function Help Item SMART Fan Function Enabled Smart Fan Mode Silent SMART Fan start PWM value 5 CPU DeltaT1 +3 SMART Fa n start TEMP . (°C) 70 SMART Fan Slope PWM value 1 2 PWM value/°C CPU F AN Full Limit T emp 8 0 °C F10: Save ESC: Exit +/-/: V alue[...]

41 Using BIOS ECS supports the latest PECI host technology . While using Lynnfield CPU, the original images of the BIOS item “PC Health Status” a nd “Smart F AN Function” will be r eplaced by PECI mode a nd negative number . (The max data from PECI is zero.) Help Item CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2008, American Megatrends, Inc. P[...]

42 Using BIOS M.I.B. II (MB Intelligent BiosII) This page enables you to set the clock speed and system bus for your system. The clock speed and system bus are determined by the kind of processor you have in- stalled in your system. CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2009, American Megatrends, Inc. M.I.B.II (MB Intelligent BIOS II) Help Item G[...]

43 Using BIOS CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2009, American Megatrends, Inc. M.I.B.II (MB Intelligent BIOSII) Help Item Genuine Intel (R) CPU 000 @ 2.13GHz Ratio Status: Unlocked (Min: 09, Max: 16) Ratio Actual V alue: 16 Current Memory Frequency : 1333MHz CPU Vcore : 1.072 V VDIMM : 1.504 V CPU VTT Voltage 1.152 V +5.00V : 5.053 V Configu[...]

44 Using BIOS W arning: Plea se pay attention that doing overvoltage may result in da mage to hardware. V oltage Function (Disabled) Use this item to ena ble or disable the V oltage Function. If enable, users ca n increasethe hardware voltage through BIOS settings. CPU VTT V oltage (1.152V) This item allows users to adjust the CPU VTT voltage. Genu[...]

45 Using BIOS Supervisor Password (Not Installed) This item indicates whether a supervisor password has been set. If the password has been installed, Installed displays. If not, Not Installed displays. Change Supervisor Password (Press Enter) Y ou ca n select this option a nd press <Enter> to a ccess the sub menu. Y ou ca n use the sub menu t[...]

46 Using BIOS Save & Exit Setup Highlight this item and press <Enter> to save the changes that you have made in the Setup Utility a nd exit the Setup Utility . When the Save a nd Exit dialog box a ppears, select [OK] to save and exit, or select [Cancel] to return to the main menu. Exit Without Saving Highlight this item and press <Ente[...]

47 Using BIOS This concludes Chapter 3. Refer to the next chapter for information on the software supplied with the motherboard. Updating the BIOS Y ou ca n download a nd install updated BIOS for this motherboard from the ma nufa cturer’s W eb site. New BIOS provides support for new peri pherals, improve- ments in performance, or fixes for known [...]

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49 Using the Motherboard Software Chapter 4 Using the Motherboard Software Auto-installing under Windows XP/V ista/7 The support software D V D-ROM/CD-ROM disc loa ds automatically under W indows XP/V ista/7. When you insert the D V D-ROM/CD-ROM disc in the D V D-ROM/CD- ROM drive, the autorun feature will automatically bring up the install screen.[...]

50 Using the Motherboard Software Utilities T ab Lists the software utilities that are available on the disk. Information T ab Displays the path for all software a nd drivers available on the disk. Running Setup Follow these instructions to install device drivers a nd software f or the motherboard: 1. Click Setup. The installation program begins: T[...]

51 Using the Motherboard Software 2. Click Next. The following screen appears: 3. Check the box next to the items you want to install. The default options are recom- mended. 4. Click Next run the Installation Wizard. An item installation screen appears: 5. Follow the instructions on the screen to install the items. 1. Drivers and software are autom[...]

52 Using the Motherboard Software Manual Installation Insert the disk in the D V D-ROM/CD-ROM drive a nd locate the P A TH.DOC file in the root directory . This file contains the information needed to locate the drivers for your motherboard. Look for the chi pset a nd motherboard model; then browse to the directory a nd path to begin installing the[...]

53 ATI CrossFire TM T echnology Suppor t Chapter 5 ATI CrossFire TM T echnology Suppor t This motherboard supports the A TI CrossFire TM T echnology that allows you to install multi-graphics processing units (GPU) graphics cards. Follow the installation procedures in this section. Requirements 1 Y ou should have a CrossFire TM Rea dy motherboard, a[...]

54 ATI CrossFire TM T echnology Suppor t 4. Connect a n auxiliary power source from the power supply to the gra phics cards. T able A: Supported PCI Express V GA Card List for CrossFire TM Func- tion Ve n d er M S I RX 1300 T D256E (256M ) R adeon X 1300Pr o AT I X160 0XT ( 256M ) R adeon X160 0XT P o wer Col or X1900XT X (512M ) R adeon X 1900XT X[...]

55 ATI CrossFire TM T echnology Suppor t The Catalyst TM Control Center Dialog Box V iew The Catalyst TM Control Center provides two views; one is Sta ndard view for begin- ners, the other is Adva nce view for a dva nced users to access a nd configure the complete features of the software. Set to Adva nced V iew to en a ble the CrossFir e TM functi[...]

56 ATI CrossFire TM T echnology Suppor t Memo[...]

57 Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager RAID Configurations The Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager allows you to configure RAID 0, and 1 sets on the external Seri al A T A hard disk drives. Complete the following steps before you create a RAID set: 1 . Install the external Seri al A T A hard disk drive (HDD) on your syste m. 2 . Set the Onboar d SAT A Mode[...]

58 Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager RAID Configurations 2 . The main Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager RAID BIOS menu appears. Entering Intel ® Matrix Storage M a nager RAID BIOS util- ity 1 . During POST , press <Ctrl-I> to enter the Intel ® M atrix Storage Ma nager RAID BIOS menu. 3 . Use the arrow keys to move the color bar and navigate thr[...]

59 Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager RAID Configurations 2 . When the RAID Level item is highlighted, use the up/down arrow key to select the RAID set that you want to create. Creating a RAID set 1 . In the main Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager RAID BIOS menu, highlight Cr eate RAID V olume using the up/down arrow key then press <Enter>. 3 . Key[...]

60 Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager RAID Configurations Pressing <Y> deletes all the data in the HDDs. 5 . The following screen appears, displaying the relevant information about the RAID set you created. Users please be noted that RAID 0 (Stripe) is set to accelerate the data access, and RAID 1 (Mirror) is set to provide the data backup. If y[...]

61 Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager RAID Configurations Deleting a RAID set 1 . In the main Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager RAID BIOS menu, highlight Delete RAID V olume using the up/down arrow key then press <Enter>. 2 . Use the space bar to select the RAID set you want to delete. Press the <Del> key to delete the set. 3 . A dialogue bo[...]

62 Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager RAID Configurations Resetting disks to Non-RAID An HDD that ha s been previously configured as part of a nother RAID set in another platform is called a broken RAID HDD. When you install a broken RAID HDD, you cannot select this disk when configuring a RAID set through the Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager option. I[...]

Setting Up eJIFFY 63 Introduction eJIFFY is a fast boot program under Linux. Instead of waiting Windows O.S to start execution, eJIFFY is ready to provide users the instant enjoyment on web browsing, photo review and online chat just within several seconds after boot up. V ersion: 4.0 Note: eJIFFY is ECS optional feature utility corresponding to th[...]

Setting Up eJIFFY 64 Installation and BIOS Setup DVD Activation Finish the DVD utility setup, and then set the BIOS to complete eJIFFY activation. 1. Insert ECS software utility DVD and enter below “Utilities” screen. Click eJIFFY feature item to install. 2. Follow the onscreen instructions to finish eJIFFY setup.[...]

Setting Up eJIFFY 65 3. After setting up eJIFFY under Windows, you ca n switch eJIFFY display/keyboard language from English to your local language. The changes will be applied after rebooting. Note: The keyboard language selection list offers several more regional keyboard setups to switch with the default English typing. Please refer to the usage[...]

Setting Up eJIFFY 66 4. Restart your computer after eJIFFY installation. Press <DEL> or click the BIOS Setup button on the post screen to enter the BIOS setup page after boot up. 5. And then enter the Adva nced Setup page to enable the ite m ECS eJIFFY Func- tion . Press F10 to save the configuration a nd exit. Restart your computer . 2. Plea[...]

Setting Up eJIFFY 67 Entering eJIFFY The post screen appears within several seconds after boot up and it has three buttons on it, Operating system, eJIFFY and BIOS Setup. If you click eJIFFY , the following screen will a ppear . And If you make no choice it will enter the normal OS automatically after ten seconds. Click to enter the normal OS you h[...]

Setting Up eJIFFY 68 Feature Icons The following illustration shows the main feature icons that eJIFFY provides on the menu. ePix: Photo viewing. eW eb: Fir efo x for web br owsing/webmail and watching flash video . Shows eP al on-line connection status. Shut Down/Restart: Ends your session and turns off the computer./Ends your session and restart [...]

Setting Up eJIFFY 69 Keyboard Language Setup Usage F AQ Language Control P anel: Besides setting English as the default interface, eJIFFY offers multi-language displays and keyboard settings for language- switch. Open the language control panel to select a preferable language setting. Step1. Click to open the language control panel.[...]

Setting Up eJIFFY 70 Step 2: Click “Keyboard Language” icon to open the keyboard selection list, which offers several regional keyboard settings besides default English keyboard. Step 3: Click the selected keyboard language (e.g. French) and press “OK”.[...]

Setting Up eJIFFY 71 Tip 2. Click to ena ble all possible la nguage inputs you wa nt to apply , a nd click “Apply”: Tip 1: Click “Change Keyboard” icon to switch the typing language. The typing language on text box will switch to the selected one: Click again to switch to English typing back. Tips for Language Switch: If you use the default[...]

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Setting Up eJIFFY 74 Tip 3. How to change display language? Open the Language Control Panel and click to show the display language list. Check your desired display la nguage. Y our selected display la nguage will be applied after rebooting.[...]

Setting Up eJIFFY 75 Q1: How to download file s to hard disk through eW eb? Click on the file link directly . Then select “Save File” in the pop-up window . 3. eW eb supports to open video/audio files online in Flash player format. Due to firefox limitation, the browser does not support files in Real player or Media player formats. 2. eW eb doe[...]

Setting Up eJIFFY 76 2. Then the “Save Image” window a ppears. Y ou may rename the i mage file in the “Name” column and save the file in a folder as the following picture shows. 1. Select the image you want to save and press the right key of your mouse to show the menu, then click the option “ Save Image As” from the menu. Q2: How to sa[...]

Setting Up eJIFFY 77 Enter the ePix window , then click the icon “Folder” located in the upper left-ha nd corner, then follow the path for the files you have saved to view the image files. Q1: How to find image files saved in hard disk through ePix? ePix: Photo viewing.[...]

Setting Up eJIFFY 78 Q2: How to use the fit function under slide show? 1. Click “Edit” and select “Preferences” option from the menu. 2. Click “V iewer” a nd choose “Keep previous zoom” in “After loa ding a n im - age”. Close the window a nd you ca n use the fit function under slide show now . Note: ePix supports to view image f[...]

Setting Up eJIFFY 79 “Unmount” is to safely remove the storage devices. T o unplug the external storage devices such as USB drives, users need to clik the “Unmount” prompt as the following picture shows, then the icon will change to , you ca n remove the device now . Q2: What does it mean for “Unmount Disk”? Mount/Unmount Disk. “ Moun[...]

Setting Up eJIFFY 80 Memo[...]

81 Trouble Shooting Chapter 8 Trouble Shooting Start up problems during assembly After assembling the PC for the first time you may experience some start up problems. Before calling for technical support or returning for warranty , this chapter may help to address some of the common questions using some basic troubleshooting tips. a) System does no[...]

82 Trouble Shooting c) The PC suddenly shuts down while booting up. 1. The CPU may experience overheating so it will shutdown to protect itself. Ensure the CPU fan is working properly . 2. From the BIOS setting, try to disable the Smartfan function to let the fan run at default speed. Doing a Load Optimised Default will also disable the Smartfan. M[...]

Power Bu on is pre ssed but PC fails to s tart. Y es Check if Power Supply Unit (PSU) is working No No Any Beep sound ？ No CLR CMOS and check if CPU 12V power is connecte d art the PC st Re Problem with PSU or boar d? If board pr oblem -> contact RMA AC power cor d is plu ed g g and PSU swit ch is turne d on? Y es oblem r Board p -> cont ac[...]

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POST Code Checkpoints The POST code checkpoints are the largest set of checkpoints during the BIOS pre- boot process. The following table describes the type of checkpoints that may occur during the POST portion of the BIOS : Checkpoint Description 03 Disable NMI, Parity, video for EGA, and DMA controllers. Initialize BIOS, POST, Runtime data area. [...]

module for initialization. Initial ize language and font modules for ADM. Activate ADM module. 33 Initializes the silent boot module. Set the window for displaying text information. 37 Displaying sign-on messa ge, CPU information, setup key message, and any OEM specific inform ation. 38 Initializes different devices through DIM. See DIM Code Checkp[...]