ECS GF8100VM-M5 manual

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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 1.0 Disclaimer The information in this documen[...]

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 accept any interference received, including interfer- ence that may cause undesired operation Canadian Department of Communications Th[...]

iii T T T T T ABLE OF CONTENTS ABLE OF CONTENTS ABLE OF CONTENTS ABLE OF CONTENTS ABLE OF CONTENTS Preface i Chapter 1 1 Introducing the Motherboard 1 Introduction......................................................................................1 Feature ...........................................................................................[...]

iv Integrated Peripherals..........................................................35 Power Management Setup.....................................................36 PCI/PNP Configuration........................................................38 PC Health Status...................................................................39 Fr equency V oltage [...]

1 Introducing the Motherboard Chapter 1 Introducing the Motherboard Introduction Thank you for choosing the GF8100VM-M5 motherboard. This motherboard is a high performance, enhanced function motherboard that supports socket for AMD Phenom TM processor (socket AM2+)/AMD Athlon TM 64 X2 Dual Core/Athlon TM 64/ Sempron TM processors for high-end busin[...]

2 Introducing the Motherboard Feature Processor HyperT ransport TM T echnology is a point-to-point link between two devices, it enables integrated circuits to exchange information at much higher speeds than currently available interconnect technologies. • Accommodates AMD Phenom TM processor (socket AM2+) AMD Athlon TM 64 X2 Dual Core/Athlon TM 6[...]

3 Introducing the Motherboard This motherboard supports Ultra DMA bus mastering with transfer rates of 133/ 100/66 Mb/s. • One PCI Express x16 slot for Graphics Interface • T wo PCI Express x1 slots • One 32-bit PCI v2.3 compliant slot • One IDE connector supporting up to two IDE devices • One floppy disk drive interface • Six 7-pin SA [...]

4 Introducing the Motherboard BIOS Fir mware • Power management • Wake-up alarms • CPU parameters • CPU and memory timing 1. Some har dware specifications and softwar e items ar e subject to change without prior notice. The motherboard uses AMI BIOS that enables users to configure many system features including the following: The firmware c[...]

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6 Introducing the Motherboard T able of Motherboard Components This concludes Chapter 1. The next chapter explains how to install the motherboard. L AB E L C O M PO NE NT S 1. C P U S ocke t S o cket fo r AMD P hen o m TM pr oce s s or (s ocke t A M2+ ) / A MD A t hl on TM 6 4 X 2 Dual Co re /At h lo n TM 64/ S e mpr on TM p r o c e sso rs 2. DD R [...]

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 T o avoid the system instability after clearing CMOS, we recommend users to enter the main BIOS setting page to “Load Default Settings” and then “Save & Exit Setup”. 1. 2. Make[...]

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

11 Installing the Motherboard CPU Installation Procedure The following illustration shows CPU installation components. T o achieve better airflow rates and heat dissipation, we suggest that you use a high quality fan with 4800 rpm at least. CPU fan and heatsink installation procedures may vary with the type of CPU fan/heatsink sup- plied. The form [...]

12 Installing the Motherboard Installing Memory Modules This motherboard accommodates two memory modules. It can support two 240-pin DDR2 1066 (AM2+)/800/667/533/400. The total memory capacity is 16 GB*. DDR2 SDRAM memory module table Do not remove any memory module from its antistatic packaging until you are ready to install it on the motherboard.[...]

13 Installing the Motherboard T able A: Unbuffered DIMM Support for Socket AM2+/AM2 CPU DR AM Sp eed DI M M1 1 DI MM2 1 Ti mi ng Mo de Addr es s T i m i ng Con tr o l R e gi s t e r Ou tp ut D r i ver Compen sati on Con trol Regi ster D D R2-400 - Any 1T 00 2F _2F2Fh X0 1 1_1222h D D R2-400 Any Any 2T 002F_2F 2F h X0 11_132 2h D D R2-533 - Any 1T 0[...]

14 Installing the Motherboard T able B: DDR2 (memory module) QVL (Qualified V endor List) Ty p e Si ze Ve n d o r Mo du l e N a m e Cor s ai r V C2 56MB 533D24PB 11 D 9 C H M Nany a Nany a NT 5T U 32M1 6A G - 37B 5P B 42 D9D CD 256 MB Ram a x el E l pi da E 5116A F - 5C- E Aene on A E T 94F 370 DS A ene on Aene on A E T 93F 370 SS S ams ung K 4T 51[...]

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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. With these efficient facilities, you can increase the motherboard’s capabilities by adding ha[...]

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: F_AUDIO: Front Panel Audio header This header allows the user to install auxiliary front-oriented microphone and line- out ports for easier access. SPDIFO: SPDIF out header This is an optional header [...]

19 Installing the Motherboard F_USB1~4: Front Panel USB headers The motherboard has four 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 LPT2: Onboard parallel port header This is a header that can be used to connect to the printer , scanner or other devices. 1 STROBE 14 AFD 2 PD0 15 ERROR 3 PD1 16 INIT 4 PD2 17 SLCTIN 5 PD3 18 Ground 6 PD4 19 Ground 7 PD5 20 Ground Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 8 PD6 21 Ground 9 PD7 2 2 Ground 10 ACK 23 Ground 11 BUS[...]

21 Installing the Motherboard IDE devices enclose jumpers or switches used to set the IDE device as MASTER or SLA VE. Refer to the IDE device user ’ s manual. Installing two IDE devices on one cable, ensure that one device is set to MASTER and the other device is set to SLA VE. The documentation of your IDE device explains how to do this. Install[...]

22 Installing the Motherboard Refer to the illustration below for proper installation: This motherboard supports the “Hot-Plug” function. 1 Attach either cable end to the connector on the motherboard. 2 Attach the other cable end to the SA T A hard drive. 3 Attach the SA T A power cable to the SA T A hard drive and connect the other end to the [...]

23 Installing the Motherboard Connecting I/O Devices The backplane of the motherboard has the following I/O ports: PS2 Mouse Use the upper PS/2 port to connect a PS/2 pointing device. PS2 Keyboard Use the lower PS/2 port to connect a PS/2 keyboard. VGA Port Connect your monitor to the VGA port. USB Ports Use the USB ports to connect USB devices. Au[...]

24 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 standard power supply connector to A TX_P[...]

25 Installing the Motherboard SYS_F AN: System cooling F AN Power Connector CPU_F AN: CPU cooling F AN Power Connector Users please note that the fan connector supports the CPU cooling fan of 1.1A ~ 2.2A (26.4W max) at +12V . Pi n Signal Name Function 1 GND System Ground 2 +12V Power +12V 3 Sense Sensor 1 GND System Ground 3 Sense Sensor 4 Control [...]

26 Installing the Motherboard Power/Sleep/Message waiting LED Connecting pins 2 and 4 to a single or dual-color, front panel mounted LED provides power on/off, sleep, and message waiting indication. Front Panel Header The front panel header (F_P ANEL) provides a standard set of switch and LED headers commonly found on A TX or Micro A TX cases. Refe[...]

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 and Play . The CMOS chip on the motherboard contains the ROM setup instructions for configuring the motherboard BIOS. The BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) Setup Utility displays the system’[...]

28 Using BIOS BIOS Navigation Keys The BIOS navigation keys are listed below: Press DEL to enter SETUP Press the delete key to access the BIOS Setup Utility . Enter Select K E Y FUNCTION Scrolls through the items on a menu +/-/PU/PD Modifies the selected field’s values F10 Saves the current configuration and exits setup F1 Displays a screen that [...]

29 Using BIOS Updating the BIOS Y ou can download and install updated BIOS for this motherboard from the manufacturer ’ s W eb site. New BIOS provides support for new peripherals, improve- ments in performance, or fixes for known bugs. Install new BIOS as follows: 3 Create a bootable system disk. (Refer to Windows online help for information on c[...]

30 Using BIOS S tandard CMOS Setup This option displays basic information about your system. Date Tue 07/04/2008 f Primary IDE Master Not Detected Primary IDE Slave Not Detected Help Item f CMOS Setup Utility -- Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Time 17:41:06 User [Enter], [T AB] or [SHIFT -T AB] to select a field. Use [+] or [-] t[...]

31 Using BIOS Block Mode (Auto) If the feature is enabled, it will enhance hard disk performance by reading or writing more data during each transfer . PIO Mode (Auto) Use this item to set the PIO mode to enhance hard disk performance by optimizing the hard disk timing. DMA Mode (Auto) DMA capability allows user to improve the transfer-speed and da[...]

32 Using BIOS Boot Up Numlock Status (ON) This item defines if the keyboard Num Lock key is active when your system is started. Quick Power on Self T est (Enabled) Enable this item to shorten the power on testing (POST) and have your system start up faster . Y ou might like to enable this item after you are confident that your system hardware is op[...]

33 Using BIOS Advanced Chipset Setup This page sets up more advanced information about your system. Handle this page with caution. Any changes can affect the operation of your computer . CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Chipset Setup Help Item f Removable Drives (Press Enter) Scroll to this item and p[...]

34 Using BIOS Press <Esc> to return to the main menu setting page. DRAM Frequency DRAM Timing Mode This item allows you to enable or disable the DRAM timing defined by the Serial Presence Detect electrical. Users please note that if setting this item to auto, the following two items are not available. This item enables users to adjust the DRA[...]

35 Using BIOS Integrated Peripherals This page sets up some parameters for peripheral devices connected to the system. CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Integrated Peripherals Onboard IDE Controller Enabled OnChip S-A T A Controller Enabled SA TA Mode select SAT A Mode Onboard AUDIO Function Enabled Onboard LAN[...]

36 Using BIOS ACPI Suspend T ype (S3) Use this item to define how your system suspends. In the default, S3, the suspend mode is a suspend to RAM, i.e, the system shuts down with the exception of a refresh current to the system memory . Power Management Setup This page sets up some parameters for system power management operation. Select the ACPI st[...]

37 Using BIOS Resume By PCI/PCI-E/Lan PME (Disabled) The system can be turned off with a software command. If you enable this item, the system can automatically resume if there is an incoming call on the PCI Modem or PCI LAN card. Y ou must use an A TX power supply in order to use this feature. Use this item to do wake-up action if inserting the PC[...]

38 Using BIOS PCI / PnP Setup This page sets up some parameters for devices installed on the PCI bus and those utilizing the system plug and play capability . Help Item CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. PCI / PnP Setup iGPU and Ext-VGA Selection Single Init Display First PCI Init Display First (PCI) Use this it[...]

39 Using BIOS PC Health S tatus On motherboards support hardware monitoring, this item lets you monitor the parameters for critical voltages, temperatures and fan speeds. Smart Fan Function Press Enter ShutDown T emperature Disabled CPU T control : 40°C/104°F CPU Fan Speed : 3668 RPM CPU Vcore : 1.408V VDIMM : 1.766V Help Item CMOS Setup Utility [...]

40 Using BIOS ShutDown T emperature (Disabled) Enable you to set the maximum temperature the system can reach before powering down. Press <Esc> to return to the main menu setting page. System Component Characteristics These items display the monitoring of the overall inboard hardware health events, such as System & CPU temperature, CPU &a[...]

41 Using BIOS Frequency/V oltage Control 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) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Frequency/Voltage Control Help item Auto Detect DIMM[...]

42 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 can select this option and press <Enter> to access the sub menu. Y ou can use the sub menu to ch[...]

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

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45 Using the Motherboard Software Chapter 4 Using the Motherboard Software If the opening screen does not appear; double-click the file “setup.exe” in the r oot directory . About the Software CD-ROM The support software CD-ROM that is included in the motherboard package contains all the drivers and utility programs needed to properly run the bu[...]

46 Using the Motherboard Software Setup T ab Setup Click the Setup button to run the software installation program. Select from the menu which software you want to install. Browse CD Exit The EXIT button closes the Auto Setup window . Application T ab Lists the software utilities that are available on the CD. Read Me T ab Displays the path for all [...]

47 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 4. Click Next run the Installation Wizard. An item installation screen appears: 5. Follow the instructions on the screen to install the items. mended. 1. Drivers and software are automa[...]

48 Using the Motherboard Software Method 1. Run Reboot Setup Windows V ista will block startup programs by default when installing drivers after the system restart. Y ou must select taskbar icon Run Blocked Program and run Reboot Setup to install the next driver, until you finish all drivers installation. Method 2. Disable UAC (User Account Control[...]

49 Using the Motherboard Software 2. Select Classic View . 3. Set User Account . 4. Select Turn User Account Control on or off and press Continue .[...]

50 Using the Motherboard Software Manual Installation Insert the CD in the CD-ROM drive and 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 chipset and motherboard model; then browse to the directory and path to begin installing the drivers. Most d[...]

51 NVIDIA RAID Configuration Chapter 5 Setting Up NVIDIA RAID Configuration Setting Up a Non-Bootable RAID Array Setting Up the BIOS Use the arrow keys to select Integrated Peripherals (see Figure 1.1), then press Enter . The Integrated Peripherals window appears. Figure 1.2 Integrated Peripherals Window Figure 1.1 BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Wind[...]

52 NVIDIA RAID Configuration From the Integrated Peripherals W indow , globally set SA T A Mode select to RAID Mode (see Figure 1.2). Press F10 to save the configuration and exit (F10 is the navigation key to Installing the NVIDIA RAID Software Under Windows This section describes how to run the setup application and install the RAID soft- ware. St[...]

53 NVIDIA RAID Configuration Setting Up a Bootable RAID Array This section explains how to configure a bootable NVIDIA RAID array . Setting Up the BIOS Use the arrow keys to select Integrated Peripherals (see Figure 1.4), then press Enter . The Integrated Peripherals screen (or a screen similar to it) appears. Figure 1.5 Integrated Peripherals Scre[...]

54 NVIDIA RAID Configuration 7 Enter the RAID BIOS Setup by pressing F10 when prompted, and proceed to set up the NVIDIA RAID BIOS as described in the next section. The PC reboots. Press F10 to save the configuration and exit. Configuring the NVIDIA RAID BIOS The NVIDIA RAID BIOS set up lets you choose the RAID type and which hard drives you want t[...]

55 NVIDIA RAID Configuration The NVIDIA RAID Utility—Define a New Array screen appears (Figure 1.7). Figure 1.7 MediaShield BIOS By default, RAID Mode is set to Mirroring and Striping Block is set to Optimal. Using the Define a New Array Screen If necessary , press the tab key to move from field to field until the appropriate field is highlighted[...]

56 NVIDIA RAID Configuration Figure 1.8 illustrates the Define a New Array screen after one disk have been assigned as RAID 0 array disk. Figure 1.8 MediaShield BIOS—Array Disks Assigned Completing the RAID BIOS Setup Figure 1.9 Clear Disk Data Prompt After assigning your RAID array disk, press F7. The Clear disk array prompt appears. 1[...]

57 NVIDIA RAID Configuration Figure 1.10 Array List Window Press Y to clear the disk data. The Array List screen appears, where you can review the RAID arrays that you have set up. The Array Detail screen shows various information about the array that you selected, such as Striping Block used, RAID Mode, Striping Width, Disk Model Name, and disk ca[...]

58 NVIDIA RAID Configuration 1 Copy all files in "…IDEWinXPsataraid" to a floppy disk. (For Windows 2000, substitute "Win2K" in the path.) After you complete the RAID BIOS setup, boot from the Windows CD. Figure 2.13 Windows Setup—Specify Devices Installing the RAID Drivers Y our system may come with a W indows install CD[...]

59 NVIDIA RAID Configuration b Select “NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER (required)” and then press Enter . c Press S again at the Specify Devices screen, then press Enter . d Select “NVIDIA NForce Storage Controller (required)” and then press Enter . The following Windows Setup screen appears listing both drivers:. Figure 2.15 Windows Setup—NVIDI[...]

60 NVIDIA RAID Configuration Memo[...]

61 NVIDIA® Hybrid SLI® T echnology Suppor t Chapter 6 NVIDIA ® ® ® ® ® Hybrid SLI ® ® ® ® ® T echnology Suppor t This motherboard supports the NVIDIA ® Hybrid SLI ® T echnology . Hybrid SLI ® technology , based on NVIDIA ’ s industry-leading SLI technology , deliv- ers multi-GPU (graphics processing unit) benefits when an NVIDIA ®[...]

62 NVIDIA® Hybrid SLI® T echnology Suppor t Hybrid SLI products Hybrid SLI Enabled Graphics Card Hybrid SLI Enabled Motherboard GP U s H ybr i d P ow e r Te c h no l o gy Ge Fo r ce Bo o st Te c h nol o gy G e F o rc e 8 300 Y es Y e s G e F o rc e 8 200 Y es Y e s G e F o rc e 8 100 Y es Y e s nF o r c e 73 0 a Y e s Y es nF o r c e 72 0 a Y e s[...]

63 NVIDIA® Hybrid SLI® T echnology Suppor t Hybrid Requirements and Constraints 1 Y ou should have a Hybrid SLI Enabled Motherboard and Hybrid SLI En- abled Graphics Card. 2 Hybrid SLI is only supported with the V ista operating system. 3 GeForce Boost mode allows up to two displays to be connected to either mGPU or to the dGPU. When displays are[...]

64 NVIDIA® Hybrid SLI® T echnology Suppor t Installation and Use 1. Prepare one Hybrid SLI enabled graphics card. 3. Insert the Hybrid SLI enabled graphics card into the PCIEX16 Slot on the motherboard. 2. Start your computer , then press Delete to enter the BIOS setup; use the arrow keys to select Advanced Chipset Setup, then press Enter; set th[...]

65 NVIDIA® Hybrid SLI® T echnology Suppor t Enter W indow V ista to install the latest driver which supports the NVIDIA Hybrid SLI technology . 5. Restart your computer after installing the driver . Y ou can see the green icon of NVIDIA Hybrid SLI in the bottom right-hand corner while accessing the W indows V ista again. 6. Click the green Hybrid[...]

66 NVIDIA® Hybrid SLI® T echnology Suppor t Click with your right mouse button on My Computer , then click the option Man- age and choose the Device Manager , finally , click the Display Adapters. The following screen appears. 8. All in all, the NVIDIA SLI technology works. This concludes Chapter 6.[...]