Zotac NVIDIA MCP73U User manual

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Electronic Emission Notices
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B
digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This
equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed
and used in accordance with instructions contained in this manual, may cause harmful
interference to radio and television 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 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 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 OF THE RECEIVER
- CONSULT THE DEALER OR AN EXPERIENCED AUDIO/TELEVISION TECHNICIAN
NOTE: Connecting this device to peripheral devices that do not comply with Class B
requirements, or using an unshielded peripheral data cable, could also result in
harmful interference to radio or television reception.
 Theuseriscautionedthatanychangesormodicationsnotexpresslyapproved
by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to
operate this equipment.
To ensure that the use of this product does not contribute to interference, it is
necessary to use shielded I/O cables.
Copyright
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copied or reproduced by any means.
While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this manual, no responsibility
for errors or omissions is assumed. Neither is any liability assumed for damages resulting
from the use of the information contained herein.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
HARDWARE CONFIGURATION..................................................................4
Key Features..................................................................................................4
MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT ........................................................................7
REAR PANEL ...............................................................................................8
AUDIO CONFIGURATION............................................................................9
JUMPER SETTING.......................................................................................10
CMOS Clear - JP1 ...................................................................................10
CONNECTORS .............................................................................................11
Floppy Disk Drive Connector - CN3.........................................................11
Hard Disk Connectors - CN1 ...................................................................11
Serial ATA Hard Disk Connectors -
SATA1, SATA2, SATA3, SATA4(optional) .............................................. 12.
Fan Power Connectors -
CPU FAN/SYS FAN1/SYS FAN2(optional)............................................ 13
Front Panel Audio Header - FP_S1 .........................................................14
USB Connectors - FP_U1/FP_U2/FP_U3(optional) ................................15
IEEE1394 Connectors - CN4(optional)....................................................16
SPDIF-In/Out Header - CN7(optional); Serial Port Connector - CN9 ........ 17
CD-IN Connector - CD1(optional) ...........................................................18
Front Panel Headers - FP1......................................................................19
SLOTS...........................................................................................................20
CPU INSTALLATION....................................................................................21
INSTALL DDRII DIMMS...............................................................................25
BIOS SETUP ................................................................................................26
About the Setup Utility .............................................................................26
Main Menu ...............................................................................................27
Standard CMOS Features .......................................................................27
Advanced BIOS Features ........................................................................27
Advanced Chipset Features ....................................................................27
Integrated Peripherals .............................................................................27
Power Management Setup ......................................................................27

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 PNP/PCICongurations ..........................................................................27
PC Health Status .....................................................................................27
Frequency/Voltage Control ......................................................................28
Load Fail-Safe Defaults ...........................................................................28
Load Optimized Defaults .........................................................................28
Set Supervisor/User Password................................................................28
 Save&ExitSetup....................................................................................28
 ExitWithoutSaving..................................................................................28
Flash Update Procedure..........................................................................31
REALTEK HD AUDIO DRIVER SETUP........................................................32
Getting Started.........................................................................................32
Sound Effect ............................................................................................32
Environment Simulation...........................................................................32
Equalizer Selection ..................................................................................33
Frequently Used Equalizer Setting ..........................................................33
Karaoke Mode .........................................................................................33
 Mixer ........................................................................................................34
Playback control.................................................................................34
Recording control ...............................................................................35
Audio I/O ............................................................................................36
  SpeakerConguration .......................................................................37
Global Connector Settings .................................................................38
S/PDIF................................................................................................38
Speaker Calibration............................................................................39
Microphone ........................................................................................40
Noise Suppression .............................................................................40
Beam Forming....................................................................................40
Acoustic Echo Cancellation................................................................40
Audio Demo .......................................................................................41
Information .........................................................................................41
SATA RAID User Manual .............................................................................42
Setting up the BIOS .................................................................................42
Entering the RAID BIOS Setup................................................................44
Installing the RAID Drivers.......................................................................47

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HARDWARE CONFIGURATION
Key Features :
Chipset
• NVIDIA MCP73U.
Processor
• Supports Intel® Celeron® , Pentium® 4, Pentium® D, CoreTM 2 Duo
processors in the LGA775 -pin package (with 0.8V~1.6V voltage).
• Supports PSB (Processor System Bus) frequency of 533MHz/800MHz/
1066MHz/1333MHz.
• Supports Hyper-Threading Technology.
System Memory
• Two DIMM sockets support.
• 64-bit single-channel DDRII SDRAM interface.
• Supports up to 4GB(2*2GB) DRAMs.
• Supports DDRII533/DDRII667/DDRII800 SDRAM memory types.
• 1.8V DRAM interface for DDRII SDRAM.
Onboard I/O
• Onboard one PCI fast IDE port supporting up to 2 ATA, ATA2 , Ultra
ATA33/66/100/133 IDE HDDs, CD-ROMs, ZIP drives and LS-120
drives as boot drive.
• Oneoppyport,supportstwoFDDof360KB,720KB,1.28MB,1.44MB,
and 2.88MB capacity.
• PS/2 keyboard connector.
• PS/2 mouse is supported.
• One ECP/EPP parallel port.
• One 16550 Compatible UART serial port.
• One Front Panel Sound Connector.
• Ten USB ports.
• One DVI out connector(optional).
• One 1394 connector(optional).
• One SPDIF out port(optional).
• One HDMI port(optional).
System BIOS
•PnP, APM, ATAPI and Windows 2000/XP/Vista.
•Full support of ACPI & DMI.
• Easy to upgrade BIOS by end-user.

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Onboard Fast Ethernet Controller
• The RTL8201CL supports 10Mb/s &100Mb/s.
• One RJ45 Port.
• The RTL8111B support PCIE 1000Mb/s(optional).
Plug-and-Play
 • SupportsPlugandPlayspecication1.1.
• Plug and Play for Windows2000/XP/Vista.
• Fully steerable PCI interrupts.
Power Management
•Support SMM, APM, ACPI
•Break switch for instant suspend/resume on system operations.
•Energy star “ Green PC ” compliant.
•Hardware monitoring circuit is supported, provide voltage, fan speed,
etc. monitoring(optional).
• Support STR(suspend to RAM)(optional)
Onboard ALC888 7.1 Audio(optional)
•Integrated Realtek ALC888 controller.
•Full Direct Sound and Sound Blaster compatibility.
•Full-Duplex424-bittwo-channelDACsand3stereo20-bitADCs.
•PnP and APM 1.2 support.
•Windows® 2000/XP/Vista ready.
•Supports Line-in, Line-out, Mic-in, SPDIF-in, SPDIF-out.
•Supports ALC888 codec for eight channel sound output.
Onboard Serial ATA Host Controller
•Independent DMA operation on four ports(optional).
•Supports SATAII
•Data transfer rates of 300MB/s.
•RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5 JBOD feature support.
Onboard IEEE1394 (optional)
 • CompliantwithIEEE1394OHCIspecicationsv1.0andv1.1.
• Integrated 400Mb 2-port PHY.
Expanded USB Support
• Supports up to ten USB ports.
• Supports USB2.0.
• Supports transfer rates at high speed (480 Mb/s), full speed (12Mb/s),
and low speed (1.2Mb/s).

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Static electricity can harm delicate components of the motherboard.
To prevent damage caused by static electricity, discharge the static
electricity from your body before you touch any of the computers
electronic components.
• This motherboard support USB2.0 only Windows® 2000 (with SP4
or above), Windows® XP (with SP1 or above) and above operating
systems.
PCIE x 1 Controller
• FullycomplianttothePCIExpressBaseSpecicationrevision1.0a.
• One virtual channel support for full unsynchronized data transfers.
 • Supportsfull2.5Gb/sbandwidthineachdirectionperx1lane.
PCI Express Graphics interface
•OneX16slotPCIExpressgraphicsport.
•FullycompliantwiththePCIExpressBaseSpecicationrevision1.0a.
•ThebasePCIExpressfrequencyofthisinterfaceis4GB/s.
•PCIExpresssupportandEnhancedAddressingMechanism.
Onboard VGA(NVIDIA Geforce 7 serials) support
 • Integrated300MHzDACforexternaldesktopdisplay.
• Integrated TMDS interface with HDCP key support and protected
audiostreamaudiomuxingforfullHDMIsupport.
Expansion Slots
 • 1PCIExpressX16slot.
• 1PCIExpressX1slots(optional).
• 2 PCI bus master slots - ver. 2.3 compliant (optional).
Onboard HDMI (High-Denition Multimedia Interface) (optional)
• Integrated 30-bit TMDS HDMI interface.Integrated 30-bit TMDS HDMI interface.
• Support EIA-861B uncompressed digital video modes.Support EIA-861B uncompressed digital video modes.
• HDMI accepts 50Hz video formats, and that supports HDTV capability.HDMI accepts 50Hz video formats, and that supports HDTV capability.
 • Supports 1280x720p�59.94/60Hz.Supports1280x720p�59.94/60Hz.

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Motherboard Layout
The following diagram shows the relative positions of the jumpers, connectors,
major components and memory banks on the motherboard.
NOTE :
1) Be sure to check the HDD cable orientation in order to match the colored
strip to the pin 1 end of the connector.
2) When you start up the system, please wait for 5 seconds after you power
on AC.
3) Adding a metal spaced plate to the back of the Socket 775 is not recom-
mended as this will short motherboard components and damage the system.
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PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION
1 VCC +5V/5VSB (optional)
2 -Data 0 Negative Data Channel 0
3 +Data0 Positive Data Channel 0
4 GND Ground
5 VCC +5V/5VSB (optional)
6 -Data 1 Negative Data Channel 1
7 +Data 1 Positive Data Channel 1
8 GND Ground
Rear Panel
The back panel provides the following connectors:
Mouse Connector
The motherboard provides a standard PS/2® mouse mini DIN connector for
attaching a PS/2® mouse. You can plug a PS/2® mouse directly into this
connector.
Keyboard Connector
The motherboard provides a standard PS/2® keyboard mini DIN connector for
attaching a PS/2® keyboard. You can plug a PS/2® keyboard directly into this
connector.
USB 2.0 Connector
The motherboard provides a UHCI (Universal Host Controller Interface)
Universal Serial Bus root for attaching USB devices such as keyboard, mouse
or other USB-compatible devices. You can plug the USB device directly into
the connector.
USB 2.0 Connector DescriptionUSB 2.0 Connector
SPDIF OUT

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Serial Port Connector: CN9
The Port is 16550A high speed communication ports that send/receive 16 bytes
FIFOs. You can attach a serial mouse or other serial devices directly to the
connectors.
SPDIF IN and SPDIF OUT Connectors: CN7 (optional)
The motherboard provides a SPDIF IN Connector and a SPDIF OUT Connec-
tor.
Parallel Port Connector:CN8
The motherboard provides a 2X13 pin header centronic connector as LPT. A
parallel port is a standard printer port that supports Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP)
andExtendedCapabilitiesParallelPort(ECP)mode.
8 Channel HD Audio(optional)
Optionselectof2,6,or8channelaudiofromonboardHighDenitioncompliant
CODEC with 20-bit ADC and 24-bit DAC resolution.
- Supports SPDIF-in and SPDIF-out.
 -Optical&CoaxialSPDIF-outavailableonrearpanel.
- Supports jack detection for easy audio device installation.
Rear panel audio jacks conguration:
Audio Jack Color 2 Channel 6 Channel 8 Channel
Blue Line-In Line-In Line-In
Lime Line-Out Front Stereo-Out Front Stereo-Out
Pink Mic-In Mic-In Mic-In
Gray -- -- Side Stereo-Out
Black -- Rear Stereo-Out Rear Stereo-Out
Orange -- Centre & Subwoofer Centre & Subwoofer

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Close Open * = Default setting.
JP1-CMOS Clear
JP1 Selection
1-2* Normal*
2-3 CMOS Clear
Notice:
1.BesuretosavetheCMOSsettingwhenexittheCMOS.
2. If the CPU is frequency multiplier locked, no CPU speed change will be
seen even if the frequency multiplier setting in CMOS setup is changed.
Jumper Setting
Thischapterexplainshowtocongurethemotherboard’shardware.Beforeus-
ing your computer, make sure all jumpers and DRAM modules are set correctly.
Refer to this chapter whenever in doubt.
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JP1
Ifyouwanttoclearthesystemconguration,usetheJP1(ClearCMOS
Jumper) to clear data.
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CONNECTORS
The motherboard provides connectors to connect to the FDD, IDE HDD, SATA,
USB Ports and to CPU/PWR/System FAN etc.
Floppy Disk Drive Connector - CN3
Themotherboardprovidesastandardoppydiskdriveconnectorthatsupports
360K,720K,1.2M,1.44Mand2.88Moppydisktypes.
Hard Disk Connectors:CN1
The motherboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE and Ultra DMA 66/100/133
controller that provides PIO mode 0~4, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA 66/100/133
function. You can connect up to two hard disk drives, CD-ROM, 120MB Floppy
(reserved for future BIOS) and other devices.
CN1
1
CN3
1
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Serial ATA Hard Disk Connectors -
SATA1, SATA2, SATA3, SATA4 (optional)
The motherboard has four SATA connectors. The motherboard provides optional
dual high-speed Serial ATA interface ports, SATA1, SATA2, SATA3, SATA4. Each
supports 2nd generation serial ATA data rates of 300MB/s. All connector types
arefullycompliantwithSerialATA2.0specications.EachSerialATAconnector
can connect to 1 hard disk device. Please refer to SATA Raid Setup for details
on software installation procedure.
PIN SIGNAL
1 GND
2 TXP
3 TXN
4 GND
5 RXN
6 RXP
7 GND
SATA1, SATA2, SATA3, SATA4 - Pin Denition
SATA2
SATA1
SATA3 SATA4
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Fan Power Connectors - CPU FAN / SYS FAN1 / SYS FAN2(optional)
The CPUFAN (processor fan), SYS FAN1, SYS FAN2 support system cool-ing
fans using +12V via a three-pin head connector. When connecting the wire to
the connectors, always take note that the red wire is the positive and should
be connected to the +12V, the black wire is Ground and should be connected
to GND. If the motherboard has a System Hardware Monitor chipset on-board,
you must use a specially designed fan with speed sensor to take advantage of
the CPU fan control.
CPU FAN
SYS FAN1
1
1
SYS FAN2
1
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Front Panel Audio Header: FP- S1
This motherboard supports front panel microphone and speaker out ports.
If your computer case has these ports, connect them to FP-S1.
Note:
In order to utilize the front audio header, your chassis must have front audio
connector. Also please make sure the pin assignment on the cable is the same as the
pin assignment on the mainboard header. To nd out if the chassis you are buying
supports a front audio connector, please contract your dealer.
FP-S1
10
9
2
19
10
PIN Assignment
1 MIC2(L)
2 GND
3 MIC(R)
4 -ACZ-DET
5 Front Audio(R)
6 Reserved
7 FAVDIO - JD
8 Key (No pin)
9 Front Audio(L)
10 Reserved
FP - S1 Pin Denition
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USB Connectors - FP_U1/FP_U2/FP_U3 (optional)
This motherboard has ten USB ports. Some computer cases have a special
module that mounts USB ports at the front of the case. If you have this kind of
case,usetheauxiliaryUSBconnectorsFP_U1/FP_U2/FP_U3 to connect the
front mounted ports to the motherboard.
PIN Assignment
1 VCC
2 VCC
3 USBP0-
4 USBP1-
5 USBP0+
6 USBP1+
7 GND
8 GND
9 KEY
10 GND
FP_U1/FP_U2/FP_U3 Connector
FP_U2
10
9
2
1
FP_U1
10
9
2
1
10
9
2
1
FP_U3
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IEEE 1394 Connector: CN4 (optional)
The motherboard provides one 1394 pin headers that allow you to connect
IEEE 1394 ports.
IEEE 1394 Cable (optional)
CN4- Pin Denition
PIN Assignment
1 TPA+
2 TPA-
3 Ground
4 Ground
5 TPB+
6 TPB-
7 Cable power
8 Cable power
9 Key (no pin)
10 Ground
CN4
1
2
9
10
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SPDIF-in 2 8
SPDIF-out1
CN7
1
2
9
10
CN9
Serial port Connectors - CN9
SPDIF-In/Out Header - CN7 (optional)
This header provides a SPDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) Input & output to
digitalmultimediadevicethroughberorcoaxialconnector.
CN7 - Pin Denition
PIN Assignment
1 SPDIF-out
2 SPDIF-in
3 +3.3V
4 +3.3V
5 NC
6 NC
7 GND
8 GND
CN9 Port
PIN SIGNAL
1 DCD
2 RXD
3 TXD
4 DTR
5 GND
6 DSR
7 RTS
8 CTS
9 RI
10 NC
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CD-IN Connector - CD1 (optional)
The connector is for CD-ROM Drive.
PIN Assignment
1 CD-L
2 GND
3 GND
4 CD-R
CD1 - Pin Denition
1
CD1
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Front Panel Header - FP1
The motherboard provides one front panel connector.
RESET GND HDD_LED- HDD_LED+
FP1
NC
PWR_SW
KEY
PW_LED+
7 9 5 3 1
6 8 10 2 4
GND
PW_LED-
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Slots
The motherboard provides one PCI-E X16 slot , one PCI-E X1 slots and two
32-bit PCI slots.
PCI-E X1 Slot
PCI Slots
PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slots
ThePCIslotsallowyoutoinsertexpansioncardstomeetyourneeds.When
addingorremovingexpansioncards,makesurethatyouunplugthepowersupply
rst.Readthedocumentationfortheexpansioncardandmakeanynecessary
hardwareorsoftwaresettingsfortheexpansioncard,suchasjumpers,switches
orBIOSconguration.
PCI-E X16 Slot
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