DFI-ITOX EL330-DR User manual

EL330-DR
System Board
User’s Manual
935-EL3301-050G
I08710919

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ers.

FCC and DOC Statement on Class B
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits
for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules.
These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against
harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a residential
installation.This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio fre-
quency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the
instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communi-
cations. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not
occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful
interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined
by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try
to correct the interference by one or more of the following meas-
ures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from
that to which the receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for
help.
Notice:
1. The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the
party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority
to operate the equipment.
2. Shielded interface cables must be used in order to comply with
the emission limits.

Table of Contents
About this Manual................................................................................
Warranty.................................................................................................
Static Electricity Precaution................................................................
Safety Measures.....................................................................................
About the Package...............................................................................
Before Using the System Board.........................................................
Chapter 1 - Introduction....................................................................
Specifications...................................................................................................................................
Features..............................................................................................................................................
Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation....................................................
System Board Layout ..........................................................................................................
System Memory..........................................................................................................................
CPU.......................................................................................................................................................
Jumper Settings............................................................................................................................
Rear Panel I/O Ports.............................................................................................................
I/O Connectors..........................................................................................................................
Chapter 3 - BIOS Setup......................................................................
Overview...........................................................................................................................................
Intel RAID BIOS........................................................................................................................
Updating the BIOS..................................................................................................................
Chapter 4 - Supported Softwares.....................................................
Drivers for Windows Vista System..........................................................................
Drivers for Windows XP System..............................................................................
Chapter 5 - RAID.................................................................................
Appendix A - Watchdog Timer.............................................................
Appendix B - System Error Message..................................................
Appendix C - Troubleshooting..........................................................
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Warranty
1. Warranty does not cover damages or failures that arised from
misuse of the product, inability to use the product, unauthorized
replacement or alteration of components and product specifica-
tions.
2. The warranty is void if the product has been subjected to physi-
cal abuse, improper installation, modification, accidents or unau-
thorized repair of the product.
3. Unless otherwise instructed in this user’s manual, the user may
not, under any circumstances, attempt to perform service, adjust-
ments or repairs on the product, whether in or out of warranty.
It must be returned to the purchase point, factory or authorized
service agency for all such work.
4. We will not be liable for any indirect, special, incidental or
consequencial damages to the product that has been modified
or altered.

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Introduction
Static Electricity Precautions
It is quite easy to inadvertently damage your PC, system board,
components or devices even before installing them in your system
unit. Static electrical discharge can damage computer components
without causing any signs of physical damage. You must take extra
care in handling them to ensure against electrostatic build-up.
1. To prevent electrostatic build-up, leave the system board in its
anti-static bag until you are ready to install it.
2. Wear an antistatic wrist strap.
3. Do all preparation work on a static-free surface.
4. Hold the device only by its edges. Be careful not to touch any of
the components, contacts or connections.
5. Avoid touching the pins or contacts on all modules and connec-
tors. Hold modules or connectors by their ends.
Important:
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage your processor,
disk drive and other components. Perform the upgrade in-
struction procedures described at an ESD workstation
only. If such a station is not available, you can provide
some ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap
and attaching it to a metal part of the system chassis. If a
wrist strap is unavailable, establish and maintain contact
with the system chassis throughout any procedures requir-
ing ESD protection.
Safety Measures
To avoid damage to the system:
• Use the correct AC input voltage range.....
To reduce the risk of electric shock:
• Unplug the power cord before removing the system chassis
cover for installation or servicing. After installation or servicing,
cover the system chassis before plugging the power cord.
Battery:
• Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced.
• Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommend by
the manufacturer.
• Dispose of used batteries according to local ordinance.

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Introduction
About the Package
The system board package contains the following items. If any of
these items are missing or damaged, please contact your dealer or
sales representative for assistance.
;The system board
;One IDE cable
;One FDD cable
;Two USB cables
;Two Serial ATA data cables
;Two Serial ATA power cables
;One bracket mounted with a serial (COM) port
;One “Main Board Utility” CD
;One I/O shield
;One QR (Quick Reference)
The system board and accessories in the package may not come
similar to the information listed above.This may differ in accordance
to the sales region or models in which it was sold. For more infor-
mation about the standard package in your region, please contact
your dealer or sales representative.
Before Using the System Board
Before using the system board, prepare basic system components.
If you are installing the system board in a new system, you will need
at least the following internal components.
•A CPU
•Memory module
•Storage devices such as hard disk drive, CD-ROM, etc.
You will also need external system peripherals you intend to use
which will normally include at least a keyboard, a mouse and a video
display monitor.

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Introduction
Processor
Chipset
System Memory
Expansion Slots
Graphics
Audio
LAN
Serial ATA
IDE
Chapter 1 - Introduction
Specifications
• LGA 775 socket for:
- Intel®CoreTM2 Quad / Intel®CoreTM2 Duo
- Intel®Wolfdale 45nm processors
• Supports Intel Enhanced Memory 64 Technology (EMT64T)
• Supports Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology (EIST)
• 1333/1066/800MHz FSB
• Intel®chipset
- Intel®Q45 Express chipset
- Intel®ICH10DO I/O Controller Hub
• Four 240-pin DDR3 DIMM sockets
• Supports DDR3 800/1066MHz
• Supports maximum memory bandwidth of 17GB/s in dual-
channel mode when using DDR3 1066MHz
• Supports dual channel (128-bit wide) memory interface
• Supports up to 8GB system memory
• Supports unbuffered x8 and x16 DIMMs
• 1 PCI Express x16 slot (PCIE 2.0)
• 1 PCI Express x4 slot (PCIEX4 1.1)
• 2 PCI slots (PCI 2.3)
• Intel GMA 4500
- Supports 3D, 2D and video capabilities, DX10 and OpenGL
2.1
• Realtek ALC262 2-channel High Definition Audio
• Two 24-bit stereo DACs and three 20-bit stereo ADCs
• S/PDIF input/output interface
• Two Realtek RTL8111C PCI Express Gigabit controllers
• Supports 10Mbps, 100Mbps and 1Gbps data transmission
• IEEE 802.3 (10/100Mbps) and IEEE 802.3ab (1Gbps) compliant
• Four Serial ATA ports, compliant with SATA 1.0a
specification
• Data transfer rate up to 3Gb/s (SATA 2.0)
• Supports RAID 0, 1, 0+1 and 5
• Supports up to two IDE devices
• Supports Ultra ATA 133/100/66/33

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Introduction
Rear Panel I/O
Ports
I/O Connectors
BIOS
Energy Efficient
Design
Damage Free
Intelligence
Temperature
Humidity
PCB
• 1 mini-DIN-6 PS/2 mouse port
• 1 mini-DIN-6 PS/2 keyboard port
• 1 DB-25 parallel port
• 1 DB-9 serial port
• 1 DB-15 VGA port
• 2 RJ45 LAN ports
• 4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports
• Mic-in, line-in and line out jacks
• 2 connectors for 4 additional external USB 2.0/1.1 ports
• 1 connector for external serial port
• 1 DIO connector
• 1 front audio connector
• 1 CD-in internal audio connector
• 1 S/PDIF connector
• 4 Serial ATA connectors
• 1 40-pin IDE connector
• 1 FDD connector
• 1 24-pin ATX power connector
• 1 4-pin 12V power connector
• 1 chassis open connector
• 1 front panel connector
• 2 fan connectors
• Award BIOS
• 8Mbit SPI flash memory
• Supports ACPI specification and OS Directed Power
Management
• Supports ACPI STR (Suspend to RAM) function
• Wake-On-Events include:
- Wake-On-PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse
- Wake-On-LAN
- Wake-On-Ring
- RTC timer to power-on the system
• System power management supported
• Microsoft®/Intel®APM 1.2 compliant
• Soft Power supported - ACPI v3.0b specification
• AC power failure recovery
• Monitors CPU/system temperature and overheat alarm
• Monitors CPU/DIMM/5V/12V/5VSB/VBAT voltages and failure
alarm
• Monitors CPU/system fan speed and failure alarm
• Read back capability that displays temperature, voltage and fan
speed
• Watchdog timer function
•0
oC to 60oC
• 10% to 90%
• 4 layers, microATX form factor
• 24.4cm (9.6") x 24.4cm (9.6")

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Introduction
SERIAL ATA
Features
The Watchdog Timer function allows your
application to regularly “clear” the system at
the set time interval. If the system hangs or fails to function, it will
reset at the set time interval so that your system will continue to
operate.
DDR3 delivers increased system bandwidth and im-
proved performance. It offers peak data transfer rate
of up to 21 Gb/s bandwidth. The advantages of DDR3 are its
higher bandwidth and its increase in performance at a lower power
than DDR2.
The Intel northbridge chip comes integrated with the
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500 delivering an
excellent blend of graphics performance and features to meet
business needs. With support for Microsoft DirectX 10, Shader
Model 4.0 and OpenGL* 2.0, Intel GMA 4500 delivers excellent
video and 3D graphics with outstanding graphics responsiveness.
These enhancements deliver the performance and compatibility
needed for today’s and tomorrow’s business applications.
S/PDIF is a standard audio file transfer format that
transfers digital audio signals to a device without
having to be converted first to an analog format. This prevents the
quality of the audio signal from degrading whenever it is converted
to analog. S/PDIF is usually found on digital audio equipment such as
a DAT machine or audio processing device.The S/PDIF connector on
the system board sends surround sound and 3D audio signal out-
puts to amplifiers and speakers and to digital recording devices like
CD recorders.
Serial ATA is a storage interface that is compliant
with SATA 1.0a specification. With speed of up to
3Gbps, it improves hard drive performance faster than the standard
parallel ATA whose data transfer rate is 100MB/s.The system board
allows configuring RAID on Serial ATA devices. It supports RAID 0,
RAID 1, RAID 0+1 and RAID 5.
watchdog timer
DDR3
graphics
S/PDIF

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Introduction
The two Realtek RTL8111C PCI Express Gigabit
controllers suppor t up to 1Gbps data transmis-
sion.
The system board supports USB 2.0 and USB 1.1
ports. USB 1.1 supports 12Mb/second bandwidth
while USB 2.0 supports 480Mb/second bandwidth providing a
marked improvement in device transfer speeds between your com-
puter and a wide range of simultaneously accessible external Plug
and Play peripherals.
PCI Express is a high bandwidth I/O
infrastructure that possesses the ability to
scale speeds by forming multiple lanes. The x4 PCI Express lane
supports transfer rate of 1 Gigabyte per second. The PCI Express
architecture also provides a high performance graphics infrastructure
by enhancing the capability of a x16 PCI Express lane to provide 4
Gigabytes per second transfer rate.
This feature allows the system that is in the
Suspend mode or Soft Power Off mode to
wake-up/power-on to respond to calls coming from an external mo-
dem or respond to calls from a PCI modem card that uses the PCI
PME (Power Management Event) signal to remotely wake up the
PC.
Important:
The 5V_standby power source of your power supply must sup-
port ≥ 720mA.
USB
wake-on-ring
gigabit lan
pci express

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Introduction
This feature allows the network to remotely
wake up a Soft Power Down (Soft-Off) PC.
It is supported via the onboard LAN port or via a PCI LAN card
that uses the PCI PME (Power Management Event) signal. However,
if your system is in the Suspend mode, you can power-on the system
only through an IRQ or DMA interrupt.
Important:
The 5V_standby power source of your power supply must sup-
port ≥ 720mA.
This function allows you to use the PS/2 key-
board or PS/2 mouse to power-on the sys-
tem.
Important:
The 5V_standby power source of your power supply must sup-
port ≥ 720mA.
The RTC installed on the system board allows your
system to automatically power-on on the set date
and time.
The system board is designed to meet the ACPI
(Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) specifi-
cation. ACPI has energy saving features that enables PCs to imple-
ment Power Management and Plug-and-Play with operating systems
that support OS Direct Power Management. ACPI when enabled in
the Power Management Setup will allow you to use the Suspend to
RAM function.
With the Suspend to RAM function enabled, you can power-off the
system at once by pressing the power button or selecting “Standby”
when you shut down without having to go through the sometimes
tiresome process of closing files, applications and operating system.
This is because the system is capable of storing all programs and
data files during the entire operating session into RAM (Random
rtc timer
ACPI STR
wake-on-PS/2
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Introduction
Power failure
recovery
Access Memory) when it powers-off. The operating session will
resume exactly where you left off the next time you power-on the
system.
Important:
The 5V_standby power source of your power supply must sup-
port ≥ 720mA.
When power returns after an AC power fail-
ure, you may choose to either power-on the
system manually or let the system power-on
automatically.

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System Board Layout
Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation
VGA
PS/2 Mouse
PS/2 KB
LAN 1
USB 1
USB 0
Mic-in
LAN 2
USB 3
USB 2
Realtek
RTL8111C
1
1
Front audio
S/PDIF
DIO
1
CD-in
1
Realtek
ALC262
SPI Flash
BIOS
ATX p o we r
2412
113
PCIE 2
USB 6-7
1
USB 4-5
1
Intel
ICH10DO
1
1
SATA 3
1
SATA 2
SATA 0
1
1
SATA 1
1
Front
COM 2
1
1
1
IDE
1
1
FAN 2
1
CPU fan
1
+12V power
1
LGA 775
Intel
Q45
1
1
DIMM 2
Standby
Power LED
PCI 1
PCI 2
PCIE 1
COM 1
Parallel
PS/2 power
select ( )JP8
Line-in
Line-out
Realtek
RTL8111C
Battery
USB 0-3 power
select (J )P6
Download
Flash BIOS
FDD
DIMM 1
DIMM 4
DIMM 3
Winbond
W83627DHG
ITE
IT8213F
USB 4-7 power
select (J )P7
Clear CMOS
(J )P1
1
panel
1
Chassis
open
1
Power-on
select (J )P5

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Hardware Installation
1
The system board supports 240-pin DDR3 DIMM sockets. The four
DDR3 DIMM sockets on the system board are divided into 2 chan-
nels:
Channel A - DIMM 1 and DIMM 2
Channel B - DIMM 3 and DIMM 4
DIMM 1
DIMM 2
DIMM 3
DIMM 4
Channel A
Channel B
Warning:
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage your system board, proces-
sor, disk drives, add-in boards, and other components. Perform the
upgrade instruction procedures described at an ESD workstation only.
If such a station is not available, you can provide some ESD protec-
tion by wearing an antistatic wrist strap and attaching it to a metal
part of the system chassis. If a wrist strap is unavailable, establish
and maintain contact with the system chassis throughout any proce-
dures requiring ESD protection.
System Memory
Warning:
When the Standby Power LED lit red, it indicates that there is power
on the system board. Power-off the PC then unplug the power cord
prior to installing any devices. Failure to do so will cause severe
damage to the motherboard and components.
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Standby
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The system board supports the following memory interface.
Single Channel (SC)
Data will be accessed in chunks of 64 bits (8B) from the memory
channels.
Dual Channel (DC)
Data will be accessed in chunks of 128 bits from the memory chan-
nels. Dual channel provides better system performance because it
doubles the data transfer rate.
•DIMMs are on the same channel.
•DIMMs in a channel can be identical or
completely different. However, we highly rec-
ommend using identical DIMMs.
•Not all slots need to be populated.
•DIMMs of the same memory configura-
tion are on different channels.
Single Channel
Dual Channel

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Hardware Installation
Installing the DIM Module
Note:
The system board used in the following illustrations may not
resemble the actual board. These illustrations are for reference
only.
1. Make sure the PC and all other peripheral devices connected to
it has been powered down.
2. Disconnect all power cords and cables.
3. Locate the DIMM socket on the system board.
4. Push the “ejector tabs” which are at the ends of the socket to
the side.
Ejector
tab
5. Note how the module is keyed to the socket.
Ejector
tab
Key
Notch

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7. Seat the module vertically, pressing it down firmly until it is com-
pletely seated in the socket.
6. Grasping the module by its edges, position the module above
the socket with the “notch” in the module aligned with the “key”
on the socket. The keying mechanism ensures the module can be
plugged into the socket in only one way.
8. The ejector tabs at the ends of the socket will automatically
snap into the locked position to hold the module in place.
X X
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X

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CPU
Overview
The system board is equipped with a surface mount LGA 775 socket.This
socket is exclusively designed for installing a LGA 775 packaged Intel
CPU.
Important:
1. Before you proceed, make sure (1) the LGA775 socket1. Before you proceed, make sure (1) the LGA775 socket
1. Before you proceed, make sure (1) the LGA775 socket1. Before you proceed, make sure (1) the LGA775 socket
1. Before you proceed, make sure (1) the LGA775 socket
comes with a protective cap, (2) the cap is not dam-comes with a protective cap, (2) the cap is not dam-
comes with a protective cap, (2) the cap is not dam-comes with a protective cap, (2) the cap is not dam-
comes with a protective cap, (2) the cap is not dam-
aged and (3) the socket’s contact pins are not bent. Ifaged and (3) the socket’s contact pins are not bent. If
aged and (3) the socket’s contact pins are not bent. Ifaged and (3) the socket’s contact pins are not bent. If
aged and (3) the socket’s contact pins are not bent. If
the cap is missing or the cap and/or contact pins arethe cap is missing or the cap and/or contact pins are
the cap is missing or the cap and/or contact pins arethe cap is missing or the cap and/or contact pins are
the cap is missing or the cap and/or contact pins are
damaged,damaged,
damaged,damaged,
damaged, contact your dealer immediatelycontact your dealer immediately
contact your dealer immediatelycontact your dealer immediately
contact your dealer immediately.....
2. Make sure to keep the protective cap. RMA requests2. Make sure to keep the protective cap. RMA requests
2. Make sure to keep the protective cap. RMA requests2. Make sure to keep the protective cap. RMA requests
2. Make sure to keep the protective cap. RMA requests
will be accepted and processed only if the LGA775will be accepted and processed only if the LGA775
will be accepted and processed only if the LGA775will be accepted and processed only if the LGA775
will be accepted and processed only if the LGA775
socket comes with the protective cap.socket comes with the protective cap.
socket comes with the protective cap.socket comes with the protective cap.
socket comes with the protective cap.
Installing the CPU
1. Make sure the PC and all other peripheral devices connected to it has
been powered down.
2. Disconnect all power cords and cables.
3. Locate the LGA 775
CPU socket on the
system board.
Important:
The CPU socket must
not come in contact with
anything other than the
CPU. Avoid unnecessary
exposure. Remove the
protective cap only when
you are about to install
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4. The CPU socket comes
with a cover that is
attached with a remov-
able protective cap. The
cap is used to protect
the CPU socket against
dust and harmful parti-
cles. Remove the protec-
tive cap only when you
are about to install the
CPU.
Protective cap
Lever
Cover
5. Lift the protective cap
from the location
pointed below to detach
the cap from the cover.
Lift this part up
6. Unlock the socket by
pushing the lever down,
moving it away from the
side tab of the socket,
then lifting it up. Lever
lifted
Ta b
7. Now lift the cover.
Cover