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Statement: This manual is the intellectual property of HP, Inc. Although the information in this manual may be changed or modified at any time, Foxconn does not obligate itself to inform the user of these changes. Trademark: All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Installation Precautions ■ Electrostatic discharge (ESD) is the sudden and momentary electric current that flows between two objects at different electrical potentials. Normally it comes out as a spark which will quickly damage your electron- ic equipment. Please wear an electrostatic discharge (ESD) wrist strap when handling components such as a motherboard, CPU or memory.
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Thank you for buying HP’s Irvine motherboard. This motherboard is one of our new products, and offers superior performance, reliability and quality, at a reasonable price. This motherboard adopts the advanced NVIDIA GeForce 7100 / nForce 630i chipset, providing users a computer platform with a high integration-compatibility-performance price ratio.
1-1 Product Specifications Support for Intel ® Core 2 Duo E6x50, E6x20, E6x00, E4x00 (Conroe) processors / Intel ® Pentium ® Dual Core E2xx0 (Conroe1M) processor / Intel ® Celeron ® 4xx (Conroe-L) processor in the LGA 775 package Support for Intel ® Hyper-Threading Technology Front Side Bus 1333/1066/800 MHz (FSB) Chipset...
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Hardware Monitor CPU temperature detection CPU fan speed detection CPU fan speed control Onboard 1394a Support hot plug 400 Mb/s transmission rate Support 1 independent 1394 unit synchronously PCI Express x1 Support 250MB/s (500MB/s concurrent) bandwidth Low power consumption and power management features PCI Express x16 Support 4GB/s (8GB/s concurrent) bandwidth Low power consumption and power management features...
1-3 Back Panel Connectors PS/2 Mouse Port VGA Port 1394a Port LAN Port Line-in Line-out Microphone S/PDIF DVI Port USB 2.0 Ports PS/2 Coax Port Keyboard Port 1. PS/2 Mouse Port Use the upper port (green) to connect a PS/2 mouse 2.
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This chapter introduces the hardware installation process, including the installation of the CPU, memory, power supply, slots, and pin headers, and the mounting of jumpers. Caution should be exercised during the installation of these modules. Please refer to the motherboard layout prior to any installation and read the contents in this chapter carefully.
2-1 Install the CPU Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the CPU: ■ Make sure that the motherboard supports the CPU. ■ Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power supply before installing the CPU to prevent hardware damage. ■...
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B. Follow the steps to install the CPU onto the CPU socket. Before installing the CPU, make sure to turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the CPU. 2. Remove protective socket 1.
2-2 Install the Memory Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the Memory: ■ Make sure that the motherboard supports the memory. It is recommended that memory of the same capacity, brand, speed, and chips be used. ■ Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing the memory to prevent hardware damage.
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Step 1: Spread the clips at both ends of the memory socket. Place the memory module onto the socket, then put your fingers on top edge of the module, and push it down firmly and seat it vertically into the memory socket. Step 2: The clips at both ends of the socket will snap into place when the memory module is securely inserted.
2-3 Install an Expansion Card Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card. Carefully read the manual that comes with your expansion card. Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing an expansion card to prevent hardware damage.
2-4 Install other Internal Connectors This motherboard uses an ATX power supply. In order not to damage any device, make sure all the devices have been installed properly before applying the power supply. 24-pin ATX power connector : PWR1 PWR1 is the ATX power supply connector. Make sure that the power supply cable and pins are properly aligned with the connector on the motherboard.
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Audio Connector : F_AUDIO1 The connector is for a chassis-mounted front PORT1_L AUD_GND PORT1_R P R E S E N C E _ J panel I/O module that supports High Difinition PORT2_R S E N S E 1 _ R E T U R N Audio standard (HD Audio).
SPDIF_OUT Connector : SPDIF_OUT2 Short for Sony/Philips Digital InterFace, a standard audio file transfer format. Jointly developed by the Sony and Phillips corporations, S/PDIF allows the transfer of digital audio signals from one device to another without having to be converted first to an analog. format. Maintaining the viability of a digital signal prevents the quality of the signal from degrading when it is converted to analog.
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Clear CMOS Jumper: CLR_CMOS The motherboard uses CMOS RAM to store the basic hardware information (such as BIOS data, date, time information, hardware password...etc.). Clear CMOS data is the fast way to go back to factory default when the BIOS settings were mistakenly modified.
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This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided. You have to run the Setup Program when the following cases occur : 1. An error message appears on the screen during the system Power On System Test (POST) process.
Enter BIOS Setup The BIOS is the communication bridge between hardware and software, correctly setting up the BIOS parameters is critical to maintain optimal system performance. Power on the computer, you can press <F10> key to go to the BIOS Setup. A message will be displayed on the screen before you press <F10>.
Main Menu Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Main Advanced Power Boot Exit System Time 10 : 18 : 59 Item Help System Date Wed, 10 17 2007 Menu Level ► Language [English] <Tab> or <Enter> selects field. ► 1st Drive [SAMSUNG HD081GJ] ►...
Advanced Menu Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Power Boot Exit Advanced Setup Warning Item Help Setting items on this menu to incorrect values values may cause your system to malfunction. Menu Level ► <Enter> to select. CPU Type Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU Speed 2.40GHz /1066MHz Cache RAM...
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[Linux AHCI] - If your Linux system is supporting AHCI, then select this item. Otherwise, select IDE. ► USB LEGACY Mode Support With your motherboard and SATA hard disk both supporting AHCI, you better select AHCI to install your Operating System (such as Windows XP). Later, if you ever change this BIOS setting to IDE, OS still can run.
Power Menu Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Power Boot Exit Power After AC Power Failure [Stay Off ] Item Help Stay Off [Enabled] Virtualization Technology [Disabled] Menu Level ► Sets the mode of Operation if an AC Power Loss occurs.[Stay Off] keeps the power off until the power...
When enabled, the Power On System Test (POST) routine will show its testing results line by line on the screen. When disabled, only HP LOGO screen will be displayed. ► Boot Device Priority Press <Enter> to go to the sub-menu. The priority table allows you to set the boot sequence...
Exit Menu Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Power Boot Exit Exit Exit Saving Changes Item Help Exit Discarding Changes Load Setup Defaults Menu Level ► Discard Changes Exit Setup utility and Save Changes save your changes to CMOS.
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Select [NO] or <ESC> to return to the Exit menu. ► Discard Changes If you select this option and press <Enter>, the following message will be displayed in the center of the screen: Load Previous Values? [YES] [NO] Select [Yes] to load previous setting values without any change and return to Exit menu. Select [NO] or <ESC>...