LanParty Blood-Iron P45 Elite Series User manual

System Board
User’s Manual

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merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. The user will assume the
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revisions or changes.
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Trademarks
Windows®2000 and Windows®XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corpo-
ration. Award is a registered trademark of Award Software, Inc. Other trademarks
and registered trademarks of products appearing in this manual are the proper-
ties of their respective holders.

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 frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with
the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular
installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or televi-
sion 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 measures:
• 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
Copyright........................................................................................... 2
Trademarks........................................................................................ 2
FCC and DOC Statement on Class B.............................................. 3
Warranty .......................................................................................... 7
Static Electricity Precautions ............................................................. 8
Safety Measures ................................................................................. 8
About the Package ............................................................................ 9
Before Using the System Board ........................................................ 9
Chapter 1 - Introduction ................................................................ 10
Specifications................................................................................ 10
Features ...................................................................................... 12
Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation.................................................. 14
System Board Layout .................................................................... 14
System Memory ........................................................................... 15
Installing the DIM Module ......................................................... 18
CPU ............................................................................................ 20
Installing the CPU .................................................................... 20
Installing the Fan and Heat Sink ................................................ 24
Northbridge Heat Sink ................................................................. 26
Jumper Settings............................................................................. 27
Clear CMOS Data ..................................................................... 27
PS/2 Power Select.................................................................... 28
USB Power Select..................................................................... 29
Secondary RTC Reset................................................................ 30
Rear Panel I/O Ports..................................................................... 30
PS/2 Ports and S/PDIF Ports...................................................... 31
USB and LAN Ports................................................................... 32
Audio and CD-In ...................................................................... 33
Internal I/O Connectors................................................................ 34
Serial ATA Connectors............................................................... 34
FDD Connector and IDE Connector............................................. 35
IrDA and COM (Serial) Connectors ............................................. 36
Cooling Fan Connectors............................................................. 37
LEDs....................................................................................... 38
Power Connectors .................................................................... 39
Front Panel Connectors ............................................................ 41

PCI Express Slots..................................................................... 43
Download Flash BIOS Connector ................................................ 43
Chapter 3 - BIOS Setup.................................................................. 44
Switchable Modes for Overclocking .............................................. 44
Easy Mode ............................................................................. 44
Advance Mode ........................................................................ 44
Award BIOS Setup Utility.............................................................. 45
Standard CMOS Features .......................................................... 46
Advanced BIOS Features........................................................... 50
Advanced Chipset Features........................................................ 54
Integrated Peripherals ............................................................. 56
Power Management Setup ......................................................... 62
PnP/PCI Configurations ............................................................. 67
PC Health Status...................................................................... 69
Genie BIOS Setting .................................................................. 71
CMOS Reloaded ....................................................................... 82
Load Optimized Defaults ........................................................... 85
Set Supervisor Password........................................................... 86
Set User Password ................................................................... 87
Save & Exit Setup .................................................................... 88
Exit Without Saving.................................................................. 89
RAID BIOS .................................................................................. 90
Updating the BIOS........................................................................ 91
Chapter 4 - Supported Software .................................................... 92
Intel Chipset Device Software ........................................................................93
Graphics Driver ..................................................................................................96
ATi Radeon Drivers................................................................... 96
nVidia GForce 8 Series Drivers ............................................... 100
Realtek Audio Drivers.....................................................................................102
JMC250 LAN Drivers......................................................................................104
RAID Floppy Driver.........................................................................................106
Smart Guardian.................................................................................................107
Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.05..........................................................................110
Installation Notes .............................................................................................112
Chapter 5 - RAID ......................................................................... 113
RAID Levels ............................................................................... 113
RAID 0 (Striped Disk Array without Fault Tolerance)................... 113
RAID 1 (Mirroring Disk Array with Fault Tolerance)..................... 113
RAID 0+1 (Striping and Mirroring) ........................................... 113
RAID 5 ................................................................................. 113
Settings...................................................................................... 114
Step 1: Connect the Serial ATA Drives...................................... 114
Step 2: Configure Serial ATA in the Award BIOS ........................ 114
Step 3: Configure RAID in the RAID BIOS ................................ 114

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Step 4: Install the RAID Driver During OS Installation .............. 115
Step 5: Install the Intel Matrix Storage Manager ....................... 116
Appendix A - ABS: Auto Boost System ......................................... 118
Installing ABS.............................................................................. 118
The ABS Utility........................................................................... 121
Appendix B - Troubleshooting....................................................... 126
Appendix C - Debug LED Post and Troubleshooting .................. 130

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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 specifications.
2. The warranty is void if the product has been subjected to physical abuse,
improper installation, modification, accidents or unauthorized repair of the
product.
3. Unless otherwise instructed in this user’s manual, the user may not, under
any circumstances, attempt to perform service, adjustments 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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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 dis-
charge can damage computer components without causing any signs of physical
damage. You must take extra care in handling them to ensure against electro-
static 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 compo-
nents, contacts or connections.
5. Avoid touching the pins or contacts on all modules and connectors. Hold
modules or connectors by their ends.
Important:
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage your processor, disk drive 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 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 requiring 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 instal-
lation 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 manufac-
turer.
• Disposeofusedbatteriesaccordingtolocalordinance.

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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 as-
sistance.
One system board
One IDE cable
Two Serial ATA data cables
One power cable with 2 Serial ATA power connectors
One I/O shield
 OneDVD
One user’s manual
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 information 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 nor-
mally include at least a keyboard, a mouse and a video display monitor.

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Chapter 1 - Introduction
Specifications
Processor
Chipset
System Memory
Expansion Slots
BIOS
Audio
LAN
Serial ATA
IDE
•LGA775socketfor:
- Intel®CoreTM2 Quad and Intel®CoreTM2 Duo
•SupportsIntelEnhancedMemory64Technology(EMT64T)
•SupportsEnhancedIntelSpeedStepTechnology(EIST)
•SupportsIntelHyper-ThreadingTechnology
•Supports1333/1066/800MHzFSB
•Intel®chipset
- Northbridge:
Intel®P45 Express chipset
Intel®Fast Memory Access technology
- Southbridge: Intel®ICH10R (LP BI P45-T2RS Elite)
Intel®ICH10 (LP BI P45-T2S Elite)
•Four240-pinDDR2DIMMsockets
•SupportsDDR21200(O.C.)/1066/800/667MHz
•Deliversupto12.8Gb/sbandwidth
•Supportsdualchannel(128-bitwide)memoryinterface
•Supportsnon-ECCunbufferedDIMMs
•Supportsupto16GBsystemmemory
Windows®32-bit operating system is unable to accurately
detect more than 4GB system memory. Therefore, if you
are using this operating system, we strongly recommend
that you install a less than 3GB system memory.
•1PCIExpress(Gen2)x16slot
•3PCIExpressx1slots
•2PCIslots
•AwardBIOS
•8MbitSPIflashBIOS
•CMOSReloaded
•RealtekALC885HighDefinitionaudioCODEC
•8-channelaudiooutput
•DACSNR/ADCSNRof106dB/101dB
•Full-ratelosslesscontentprotectiontechnology
•OpticalS/PDIF-outandcoaxialRCAS/PDIF-outinterfaces
•JMC250PCIEGigabitLANcontroller
•Fully compliant to IEEE 802.3 (10BASE-T), 802.3u
(100BASE-TX) and 802.3ab (1000BASE-T) standards
•Supportsupto6SATAdevices
•SATAspeedupto3Gb/s
•IntelMatrixStoragetechnology
•Intel ICH10R chip supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1
and RAID 5 (LP BI P45-T2RS Elite)
•JMicronJMB368PCIExpresstoPATAhostcontroller
•Supportsupto2UltraDMA100MbpsIDEdevices