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1. 17 Installing a Floppy Diskette Drive sss 18 Installing Add on Cards seen Connecting Optional Devices na Connecting VO DEVICES iiie irre P nne Chapter 3 21 Using BIOS 27 About the Set p 0 teet te ies 27 The Standard Configuration Entering the Setup Utility Standard CMOS Setup sss Advanced Setup ust be Advanced Chipset Setup ro ere eerta lii iv Integrated Peripherals eee detenti daa 35 Power Management Setup cia ient tiet xit eof Tn 37 PNE PCI ConfiguratioHs so Rei rn E REN 38 coiere teet t E es 39 Frequency Voltage Control eee 40 Load Optimal Default et Gente 41 Supervisor reci ot erit 41 Sel PaSSWOF 42 Dave d EXILSOIUD EAE 42 Ext 42 Chapter 4 43 Using the Motherboard Software 43 About the 43 Auto installing under Windows 2000 43 Running Setup cc edes cote Manual Installation Utility Software Reference Chapter 1 Introducing the Motherboard Introduction Thank you for choosing the 945GZT M motherboard This motherboard is a high perfor mance enhanced function motherboard designed to suppor
2. 24 pin power cable Installing the Motherboard CPU_FAN FAN Power Connector Pin Signal Name Function 1 GND System Ground 2 12V Power 12V 3 Sense Sensor 4 PWM CPU FAN control 0 Users please note that the fan connector supports the CPU cooling fan of 1 14 2 24 26 4W max at 12V SYS_FAN FAN Power Connector Pin Signal Name Function 1 GND System Ground 2 12V Power 12V 3 Sense Sensor ATX1 ATX 24 pin Power Connector Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 3 3V 13 3 3V 2 3 3V 14 12V 3 Ground 15 Ground 4 5V 16 PS_ON 5 Ground 17 Ground 6 5V 18 Ground 7 Ground 19 Ground 8 PWRGD 20 5V 9 5VSB 21 5V 10 12 22 5V 11 12V 23 5V 12 3 3V 24 Ground ATX12V ATX 12V Power Connector Pin Signal Name 1 Ground 2 Ground 3 12V 4 12V PWR_FAN FAN Power Connector optional Pin Signal Name Function 1 GND System Ground 2 12V Power 12V 3 NC Not connect Installing the Motherboard 11 Front Panel Header The front panel header F_PANEL provides a standard set of switch and LED headers commonly found on ATX or Micro ATX cases Refer to the table below for information 10 F_PANEL Pin Signal Function Pin Signal Function 1 HD LED P HarddiskLED 2 FP PWR SLP MSG LED 3 HD_LED_N Harddisk LED 4 FPPWR
3. CERTIFICATE The TUV CERT Certification Body for QM Systems of RWTUV Systems GmbH hereby certifies in accordance with TUV CERT procedure that ELITEGROUP COMPUTER SYSTEMS CO LTD ECS MANUFACTURING SHENZHEN CO LTD ELITE TECHNOLOGY SHENZHEN CO LTD 2 No 240 Sec 1 Nei Hu Road Taipei Taiwan 114 No 22 Alley 38 Lane 91 Sec 1 Nei Hu Road Taipei Taiwan 114 No 20 amp No 26 Free Trade Zone Shatoujiao Shenzhen City GuangDong Province China has established and applies a quality system for Design Manufacturing and Sales of Mainboards Personal Computers Notebooks and Peripheral Cards An audit was performed Report No 2 5 1585 2000 Proof has been furnished that the requirements according to 1S0 9001 2000 EN ISO 9001 2000 JIS Q 9001 2000 ANSI ASQC Q9001 2000 are fulfilled The certificate is valid until 27 January 2007 Certificate Registration No 04100 2000 1325 The company has been certified since 2000 n eem Essen 04 03 2004 m RWTUV of RWTUV Systems GmbH ECC AE S sce 15014001 CERTIFICATE Certificate No 061 04 E1 0065 R1 L applie E MARURACTURING ARN CO LTD 26 except IF 2F Free City G g Date of issue 28th Sept 2004 Date of expiry 27th Sept 2007 MUS oem B SHENZHEN SOUTHERN CERTIFICATION CO LTD y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y M Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
4. Up to 1 GB per DIMM with maximum memory size up to 2 GB Audio All DACs support 192K 96K 48K 44 1KHz sample rate Software selectable 2 5V 3 75V VREFOUT Meets Microsoft WHQL WLP 2 x audio requirements Direct Sound 3D compatible Introducing the Motherboard Onboard LAN Optional The onboard LAN controller provides the following features Integrated 10 100 1000 transceiver Supports PCI v2 3 32 bit 33 66 MHz Supports wake On LAN WOL function and remote wake up Supports 10 100 Mb s N Way Auto negotiation operation Half Full duplex capacity Supports wake On LAN WOL function and remote wake up Expansion Options The motherboard comes with the following expansion options One PCI Express Lite for Graphic Interface Two 32 bit PCI v2 3 compliant slots One 40 pin IDE connector that support two IDE devices One floppy disk drive interface Four 7 pin SATA connectors The motherboard supports UDMA bus mastering with transfer rates of 100 66 33 Mb s Integrated I O The motherboard has a full set of I O ports and connectors Two PS 2 ports for mouse and keyboard One serial port One VGA port Four USB ports One LAN port optional Audio jacks for microphone line in andl line out BIOS Firmware This motherboard uses AMI BIOS that enables users to configure many system features including the following Power management Wake up alarms CPU parameters
5. CPU and memroy timing The firmware can also be used to set parameters for different processor clock speeds Some hardware specifications and software items are subject to change with out prior notice Introducing the Motherboard Motherboard Components Table of Motherboard Components LABEL COMPONENTS LGAT75 socket for Intel Core 2 Duo Pentium D Pentium 4 Celeron CPUs 2 CPU FAN CPU cooling fan connector 3 DIMM1 3 240 pin DDR2 SDRAM slots 4 FDD Floppy disk drive connector 5 ATX1 Standard 24 pin ATX power connector 6 IDE1 Primary IDE connector 7 SNTA1 4 Serial ATA connectors 8 F PANEL Front panel switch LED header 9 CLR_CMOS1 Clear CMOS jumper 10 F_USB1 2 Front Panel USB headers 11 PWR FAN Power cooling fan connector 12 SPDIFO SPDIF out header 13 FE AUDIO Front panel audio header 14 CD IN Analog audio input connector 15 PCI1 2 32 bit add on card slots 16 PCIEX4 PCI Express Lite for graphics interface 17 SYS FAN System cooline fan connector Auxiliary 4 pin power connector stands for optional components This concludes Chapter 1 The next chapter explains how to install the motherboard ing 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 damage from
6. SLP MSG LED 5 RST_SW_N Reset Switch 6 PWR_SW_P Power Switch 7 RST SW P Reset Switch 8 PWR SW N Power Switch 9 RSVD Reserved 10 Key Nopin MSG LED dual color or single color Hard Drive Activity LED Connecting pins and 3 to a front panel mounted LED provides visual indication that data is being read from or written to the hard drive For the LED to function properly an IDE drive should be connected to the onboard IDE interface The LED will also show activity for devices connected to the SCSI hard drive activity LED connector 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 Reset Switch Supporting the reset function requires connecting pin 5 and 7 to a momentary contact switch that is normally open When the switch is closed the board resets and runs POST Power Switch Supporting the power on off function requires connecting pins 6 and 8 to a momentary contact switch that is normally open The switch should maintain contact for at least 50 ms to signal the power supply to switch on or off The time requirement is due to internal de bounce circuitry After receiving a power on off signal at least two seconds elapses before the power supply recognizes another on off signal Installing the Motherboard 13 Installing Hardware Installing the Processor i Caution W
7. 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 Configure DRAM Timing By SPD Help Item Aperture Size Select 128MB Share Memory Size Enabled 8MB Options Disabled By SPD 1 Move Enter Select Value F10 Save and Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults ESC Exit Configure DRAM Timing By SPD When this item is set to enable the DDR timing is configured using SPD SPD Serial Presence Detect is located on the memory modules BIOS reads information coded in SPD during system boot up Aperature Size Select 128MB This item defines the size of the aperture if you use an AGP graphics adapter The AGP aperture refers to a section of the PCI memory address range used for graphics memory that you leave this item at the default value Share Memory Size Enabled 8MB This item lets you allocate a portion of the main memory for the onboard VGA display application Press lt Esc gt to return to the main menu setting page Using BIOS 35 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 Help Item Onboar
8. and the other device is set to SLAVE The documentation of your IDE device explains how to do this About SATA Connectors Your motherboard features four SATA connectors supporting a total of four drives SATA refers to Serial ATA Advanced Technology Attachment is the standard interface for the IDE hard drives which are currently used in most PCs These connectors are well designed and will only fit in one orientation Locate the SATA connectors on the motherboard and follow the illustration below to install the SATA hard drives Installing Serial ATA Hard Drives To install the Serial ATA SATA hard drives use the SATA cable that supports the Serial ATA protocol This SATA cable comes with an SATA power cable You can connect either end of the SATA cable to the SATA hard drive or the connector on the motherboard SATA cable optional SATA power cable optional Installing the Motherboard 18 Refer to the illustration below for proper installation 1 Attach either cable end to the connector on the motherboard 2 Attach the other cable end to the SATA hard drive 3 Attach the SATA power cable to the SATA hard drive and connect the other end to the power supply This motherboard does not support the Hot Plug function Installing a Floppy Diskette Drive The motherboard has a floppy diskette drive FDD interface and ships with a diskette drive ribbon cable that supports one or two floppy diskette drives You can i
9. enabled it will enhance hard disk performance by reading or writing more data during each transfer LBA Large Mode Auto Use this item to set the LAB Large mode to enhance hard disk performance by optimizing the area the hard disk is visited each time Block Multi Sector Transfer 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 data integrity for compatible IDE devices S M A R T Auto The S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology system is a diag nostics technology that monitors and predicts device performance S M A R T software resides on both the disk drive and the host computer 32Bit Data Transfer Disabled Use this item to set the onboard SATA IDE channel to be disabled IDE or RAID Press lt Esc gt to return to the Standard CMOS Setup page IDE BusMaster Enabled This item enables or disables the DMA under DOS mode We recommend you to leave this item at the default value Floppy 144 MB 31 7 These items set up size and capacity of the floppy diskette drive s installed in the system Press lt Esc gt to return to the main menu setting page Using BIOS 31 32 Advanced Setup This pa
10. this item and press lt Enter gt to view the following screen CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Removable Drives Removable Drives Help Item 1st Drive 1st FLOPPY DRIVE Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices ftl Move Enter Select Value F10 Save and Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults ESC Exit Press lt Esc gt to return to the Advanced Setup page CD DVD Drives Press Enter Scroll to this item and press lt Enter gt to view the following screen CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc CD DVD Drives CD DVD Drives Help Item 1st Drive CD DVD 3S POINEER D Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices tl Move Enter Select Value F10 Save and Exit F1 GeneralHelp F9 Optimized Defaults ESC Exit Using BIOS 33 34 Press lt Esc gt to return to the Advanced Setup page Boot Other Device Enabled When enabled the system searches all other possible locations for an operating system if it fails to find one in the devices specified under the First Second and Third boot devices Case Open Warning Disabled This item enables or disables the warning if the case is opened up and the item below indicates the current status of the case Press lt Esc gt to return to the main menu setting page Advanced Chipset Setup
11. to PCI VGA Yes Select which graphics controller to use as the primary boot device Move Enter Select Value F10 Save and Exit F1 GeneralHelp F9 Optimized Defaults ESC Exit Init Display First PCI Express Card Use this item to select which graphics controller to use as the primary boot devices Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA Yes If this item is enabled an IRQ will be assigned to the PCI VGA graphics system You set this value to No to free up an IRQ Press lt Esc gt to return to the main menu setting page Using BIOS 39 PC Health Status On motherboards support hardware monitoring this item lets you monitor the parameters for critical voltages temperatures and fan speeds CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc PC Health Status Hardware Health Event Monitoring Help Item ene While entering setup ee pase BIOS auto detects the pcb ued Ao cM resence of IDE de System Temperature 32 C 89 F P pales System Fan Speed N A of IDE devices Move Enter Select Value F10 Save and Exit F1 GeneralHelp F9 Optimized Defaults ESC Exit gt Smart Fan Function Scroll to this item and press lt Enter gt to view the following screen CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Smart Fan Function SMART Fan Control Disabled Item Help Fan configuration mode set
12. 256MB Winfast PX7900GT 256MB Installing the Motherboard Surround Display i Init Display First PCI E Card Onboard Function 21 Test Result PCI E Card PCI E Card OnBoard VGA 1 When the driver of onboard VGA is installed first the primary Graphics in Windows will be onboard VGA However if the driver of add on PCI Express Graphics card is installed first the primary Graphics in Windows will be add on PCI Express Graphics card 2 If you install the add on PCI Express VGA card BIOS setup will automatically disable the onboard VGA after loading optimal defauts To enable the Surround Display function make sure to manually enable onboard VGA in the BIOS setting 3 When using surround display please make sure that Init Display First in CMOS Setup Utility should be selected to Onboard VGA 4 This motherboard can t support Add 2 card Installing the Motherboard 22 Connecting Optional Devices Refer to the following for information on connecting the motherboard s optional devices ee 10 21n Aee F_AUDIO SPDIFO F_USB1 F_USB2 F_AUDIO Front Panel Audio header for Azalia This header allows the user to install auxiliary front oriented microphone and line out ports for easier access Pin Signal Name Function 1 AUD_MIC Front Panel Microphone input signal 2 AUD_GND Groun
13. 2MB533D2 64M8CEC Hynix HY5PS12821 Infineon HY818T512800AF37 33346778 Kingston Hynix HYB18T512800AF37 Kingston Hynix HY5PS12821 Kingston Nanya NT5TU64M8AE 37B DDR2 533 Ramaxel Elpida E5108AG 5C E 512 Ramaxel 5PB32 D9DCN Samsung PC2 4200U 4444 10 B1 K4T51083QF ZCD5 Samsung PC2 4200U 4444 12 DS K4T51083QC Twinmos Elpida E5108AB 5C E Twinmos Samsung 8D22JB KM A DATA Vitesta M2OAD2G3I4170F1B52 Apacer Elpida E5108AB 5C E Geil A016E2864T2AG8AKT5H120001 1GB infineon_ HY818T512800AF37 33344539 Kingmax KKEA88E4AAKG 37 UMAX U2812D30TP 5C 7 Installing a Hard Dish Drive CD ROM SATA Hard Drive This section describes how to install IDE devices such as a hard disk drive and a CD ROM drive About IDE Devices Your motherboard has one IDE channel interface An IDE ribbon cable supporting two IDE devices is bundled with the motherboard You must orient the cable connector so that the pinl color edge of the cable correspoinds to the pin 1 of the I O port connector IDE1 IDE Connector This motherboard supports four high data transfer SATA ports with each runs up to 3 0 Gb s To get better system performance we recommend users connect the CD ROM to the IDE channel and set up the hard dives on the SATA ports IDE devices enclose jumpers or switches used to set the IDE device as MASTER or SLAVE Refer to the IDE device user s manual Installing two IDE devices on one cable ensure that one device is set to MASTER
14. CI slots on this board are PCI v2 3 compliant Before installing an add on card check the documentation for the card carefully If the card is not Plug and Play you may have to manually configure the card before installation 20 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 card to the system case with a screw 1 For some add on cards for example graphics adapters and network adapters you have to install drivers and software before you can begin using the add on card 2 The onboard PCI interface does not support 64 bit SCSI cards Table B Supported PCI Express VGA Card List for PCI Express Slot PCI Express x4 VGA Chip Model Name ASUS EAX1900XT 512MB ASUS EAX1950XTX 512MB ASUS X800XT 256MB ASUS X850XT PE 246MB ATI X1600XT 256M Colorful X300SE 128MB GIGABYTE X700PRO128MB MSI RX550 256MB MSI X1300 256MB Albatron 256MB7600GT 256M ASUS EN7600GS 512MB BITC 6200TC 16MB ELSA 6600GT 128MB GEFORCE 7300GS128MB GEFORCE 6600LE 256MB GIGABYTE GV NX73TC512DL RH GF7300GS 512MB NVIDIA GIGABYTE 6200 128MB Leadtek 6800 Ultra 256MB NVIDIA PVX5300 128MB NVIDIA PCX5750 128MB PixelView PV N70GXE 256MB WinfastPX6500 128MB Winfast PX6600GT128MB Winfast 6800GS
15. Pentium 4 Celeron D that carries the following features Accommodates Intel Core 2 Duo Pentium D Pentium 4 Celeron D processors Supports a system bus FSB of 800 533 MHz Supports Hyper Threading technology CPU Hyper Threading technology enables the operating system into thinking it s hooked up to two processors allowing two threads to be run in parallel both on separate logical processors within the same physical processor Chipset The 945GZ Northbridge NB and ICH7 Southbridge SB chipsets are based on an innovative and scalable architecture with proven reliability and performance 945GZ NB Supports 32 bit host bus addressing allowing the CPU to access the entire 2 GB of the memory address space 2 GB s point to point Direct Media Interface DMI to ICH7 1 GB s each direction Supports 256 Mb 512 Mb and 1 Gb DDR2 technologies for x8 and x16 devices Supports high quality 3D setup Render Engine and high quality texture engine ICH7 SB Enhanced DMA Controller interrupt controller and timer func tions Compliant with PCI Express Base Specification Revision 1 0a Compliant with PCI 2 3 specification Integrated SATA 3 0 Gb s Host Controller Integrated USB 2 0 Host Controller supporting up to eight USB 2 0 ports Integrated IDE controller supports Ultra ATA 100 66 33 Memory Supports DDR2 533 400 DDR SDRAM with Dual channel architecture Accommodates two unbuffered DIMMs
16. Y Y M Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Ss ADDED Oe 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 Disclaimer The information in this document is subject to change without notice The manufacturer makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose The manufacturer reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes from time to time in the content hereof without obligation of the manufacturer to notify any person of such revision or changes Trademark Recognition Microsoft MS DOS and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp MMX Pentium Pentium II Pentium III Celeron are registered trademarks of Intel Cor poration Other product names used in this manual are the properties of their respective owners and are acknowledged Federal Communications Commission FCC 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 reason able protection against harmful interference in a residential in
17. acturer This item displays the information of current manufacturer of the CPU installed in your computor Raito Status Ratio Actual Value These items show the locked ratio status and the actual ratio of the CPU installed in your system Auto Detect CPU Frequency Disabled This item enables or disables the auto detect CPU frequency DRAM Frequency Auto This item shows the frequency of the DRAM in your computer Spread Spectrum Enabled If you enable spread spectrum it can significantly reduce the EMI Electro Magnetic Interference generated by the system Press lt Esc gt to return to the main menu setting page Using BIOS 41 Load Optimal Defaults This option opens a dialog box that lets you install optimized defaults for all appropriate items in the Setup Utility Press lt Y gt and then Enter to install the defaults Press lt N gt and then Enter to not install the defaults The optimized defaults place de mands on the system that may be greater than the performance level of the components such as the CPU and the memory You can cause fatal errors or instability if you install the optimized defaults when your hardware does not support them If you only want to install setup defaults for a specific option select and display that option and then press F7 Supervisor Password This page helps you install or change a password CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Supe
18. are 45 46 Manual Installation Insert the CD in the CD ROM drive and locate the PATH 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 drivers have a setup program SETUP EXE that auto matically detects your operating system before installation Other drivers have the setup program located in the operating system subfolder If the driver you want to install does not have a setup program browse to the operating system subfolder and locate the readme text file README TXT or README DOC for information on installing the driver or software for your operating system Utility Software Reference All the utility software available from this page is Windows compliant They are provided only for the convenience of the customer The following software is furnished under license and may only be used or copied in accordance with the terms of the license These software s are subject to change at anytime without prior notice Please refer to the support CD for available software This concludes Chapter 4 Using the Motherboard Software
19. avigation Keys The BIOS navigation keys are listed below 4 ESC Exits the current menu Scrolls through the items on a menu PU PD Modifies the selected field s values Enter Select F9 Loads an optimized setting for better performance F10 Saves the current configuration and exits setup Displays a screen that describes all key functions Using BIOS Updating the BIOS You can download and install updated BIOS for this motherboard from the manufacturer s Web site New BIOS provides support for new peripherals improvements in performance or fixes for known bugs Install new BIOS as follows 1 Create a bootable system disk Refer to Windows online help for information on creating a bootable system disk 2 Download the Flash Utility and new BIOS file from the manufacturers Web site Copy these files to the system diskette you created in Step 3 3 Turn off your computer and insert the system diskette in your computer s diskette drive You might need to run the Setup Utility and change the boot priority items on the Advanced BIOS Features Setup page to force your computer to boot from the floppy diskette drive first 4 At the A prompt type the Flash Utility program name and the file name of the new bios and then press Enter Example AMINF340 EXE 040706 ROM 5 When the installation is complete remove the floppy diskette from the diskette drive a
20. b menu to change the supervisor password Press lt Esc gt to return to the main menu setting page Save amp Exit Setup Highlight this item and press lt Enter gt 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 lt Enter gt to discard any changes that you have made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility When the Exit Without Saving dialog box appears select OK to discard changes and exit or select Cancel to return to the main menu Changes and Exit item and select OK to discard any changes you have If you have made settings that you do not want to save use the Discard made This concludes Chapter 3 Refer to the next chapter for information on the software supplied with the motherboard Using BIOS Chapter 4 Using the Motherboard Software 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 bundled products Below you can find a brief description of each software program and the location for your motherboard version More information on some programs is available in a README file located in the same directory as the software Before installing any software always insp
21. ck Power on Self Test Enabled Enable this item to shorten the power on testing POST and have your system start up faster You might like to enable this item after you are confident that your system hardware is operating smoothly Boot Up Numlock Status On This item defines if the keyboard Num Lock key is active when your system is started APIC Mode Enabled This item allows you to enable or disable the APCI Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller mode APIC provides symmetric multi processing SMP for systems allowing support for up to 60 processors 1st 2nd3rd Boot Device 1st FLOPPY DRIVE HDD 3M ST3200827A CD DVD 3S POINEER D Use this item to determine the device order the computer used to look for an operating system to load at start up time The devices showed here will be different depending on the exact devices installed on your motherboard Using BIOS gt Hard Disk Drives Press Enter Scroll to this item and press lt Enter gt to view the following screen CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Hard Disk Drives Hard Disk Drives Help Item 1stDrive HDD 3M ST3200827A Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices ftl Move Enter Select Value F10 Save and Exit F1 GeneralHelp F9 Optimized Defaults ESC Exit Press lt Esc gt to return to the Advanced Setup page Removable Drives Press Enter Scroll to
22. creens are examples only The screens and driver lists will be different according to the motherboard you are installing The motherboard identification is located in the upper left hand corner Using the Motherboard Software 2 Click Next The following screen appears Auto Setup Package software Version 2 00 0009 Select Features Choose the features Setup will install Select the features you want to install clear the features you do not want to install 36961 K Description Intel R Chipset Software Installation Utility Version 5 0 0 1011 Release Date 2004 05 28 Space Required on C 40785 K Space Available on C 29063888 K InstallShield lt Back Cancel 3 Check the box next to the items you want to install The default options are recommended 4 Click Next run the Installation Wizard An item installation screen appears Setup xj Welcome to the InstallShield R Wizard for Intel R Chipset Software Installation Utility Welcome to the Intel R Chipset Software Installation Utility This utility will enable Plug amp Play INF support for Intel R chipset components lt Back Nest Cancel 5 Follow the instructions on the screen to install the items Drivers and software are automatically installed in sequence Follow the onscreen instruc tions confirm commands and allow the computer to restart a few times to complete the installation Using the Motherboard Softw
23. d PCI S ATA Controller IDE USB Functions Enabled n Legacy USB Support Enabled e nes E Audio Controller Enabled Controller Onboard LAN Function Enabled ENABLED enables Onboard LAN Boot ROM Disabled only the Primary IDE Serial Port1 Address 2F8 amp IRQ3 Controller Serial Port2 Address 3F8 amp IRQ4 al Port Parallel Port Address Parallel Port Mode EPP ECP ECP Mode DMA Channel DMA3 Parallel Port IRQ IRQ7 Move Enter Select Value F10 Save and Exit F1 GeneralHelp F9 Optimized Defaults ESC Exit Stands for optional item Onboard IDE Controller Enabled Use this item to enable or disable the onboard IDE interface Onboard PCI S ATA Controller IDE Use this item to enable or disable the onboard PCI SATA controller USB Functions Enabled Use this item to enable or disable the USB function Legacy USB Support Enabled Use this item to enable or disable support for legacy USB devices Setting to Auto allows the system to detect the presence of USB device at startup If detected the USB controller legacy mode is enabled If no USB device is detected the legacy USB support is disabled Audio Controller Enabled Use this item to enable or disable the onboard audio controller OnBoard LAN Function Enabled Use this item to enable or disable the onboard LAN function OnBoard LAN Boot ROM Disabled Use this item to enable or disable the booting from the onboard LAN or a netw
24. d used by Analog Audio Circuits 3 MIC_BIAS Microphone Power 4 AUD_VCC Filtered 5V used by Analog Audio Circuits 5 AUD F R Right Channel audio signal to Front Panel 6 AUD_RET_R Right Channel Audio signal to Return from Front Panel 7 REVD Reserved 8 Key No Pin 9 AUD_F_L Left Channel Audio signal to Front Panel 10 AUD RET L Left ChannelAudiosignalto ReturnfromFrontPand 23 SATA1 2 3 4 Serial ATA connectors These connectors are use to support the new Serial ATA devices for the highest date transfer rates 3 0 Gb s simpler disk drive cabling and easier PC assembly It eliminates limitations of the current Parallel ATA interface But maintains register compatibility and software compatibility with Parallel ATA Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 Ground 2 TX 3 TX 4 Ground 5 RX 6 RX 7 Ground CD IN Analog Audio Input connector Pin Signal Name Function 1 CD_L CD In right channel 2 GND Ground 3 GND Ground C 4 CDR CD Inleft channel F USB1 2 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 Pin Signal Name Function 1 USBPWR Front Panel USB Power 2 USBPWR Front Panel USB Power 3 USB FP 0 USB Port 0 N
25. ect the folder for files named README TXT INSTALL TXT or something similar These files may con tain important information that is not included in this manual Intel HD Audio Installation optional The Intel High Definition audio func 4b tionality unexpectedly quits working in Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 or Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Users need to download and install the update packages from the Microsoft Download Center before installing HD audio driver bundled in the driver CD Please log on to http support microsoft com default aspx scid kb en us 901105 appliesto for more information Auto installing under Windows 2000 XP The Auto install CD ROM makes it easy for you to install the drivers and software for your motherboard install drivers through the file manager for your OS for example Windows If the Auto install CD ROM does not work on your system you can still Explorer Refer to the Utility Folder Installation Notes later in this chapter The support software CD ROM disc loads automatically under Windows 2000 XP When you insert the CD ROM disc in the CD ROM drive the autorun feature will automatically bring up the install screen The screen has three buttons on it Setup Browse CD and Exit J Multi Menu T Ix Auto S f p PST If the opening screen does not appear double click the file setup exe in the root directory Using the Motherboard Software 43 44 S
26. egative Signal 4 USB FP P1 USB Port 1 Negative Signal 5 USB FP P0 USB Port 0 Positive Signal 6 USB FP P1 USB Port 1 Positive Signal 7 GND Ground 8 GND Ground 9 Key Nopin 10 USB_FP_OC0 Overcurrent signal Please make sure that the USB cable has the same pin assignment as indicated above A different pin assignment may cause damage or system hang up Installing the Motherboard SPDIFO SPDIF out header This is an optional header that provides an SPDIFO Sony Philips Digital Interface output to digital multimedia device through optical fiber or coxial connector Pin Signal Name 1 SPDIFOUT 2 5V 3 Key 4 GND Installing the Motherboard Connecting I O Devices The backplane of the motherboard has the following I O ports keyboard PS2 Mouse PS2 Keyboard Serial Port COM1 Parallel Port LPT VGA Port LAN Port optional USB Ports Audio Ports Serial port COM1 LAN port Parallel port LPT optional optional Line in Line out Microphone VGA port USB USB ports ports Use the upper PS 2 port to connect a PS 2 pointing device Use the lower PS 2 port to connect a PS 2 keyboard Use the COM port to connect serial devices such as mice or fax modems COMI is identified by the system as COM1 3 Use LPT to connect printers or other parallel communications devices Connect your monitor to the VGA port Connect an RJ 45 jack to the LAN po
27. etup Tab Setup Click the Setup button to run the software installation program Select from the menu which software you want to install Browse CD The Browse CD button is the standard Windows command that allows you to open Windows Explorer and show the contents of the support CD Before installing the software from Windows Explorer look for a file named README TXT INSTALL TXT or something similar This file may contain important information to help you install the software correctly Some software is installed in separate folders for different operating systems such as Windows 2000 XP Always go to the correct folder for the kind of OS you are using In install the software execute a file named SETUP EXE or INSTALL EXE by double clicking the file and then following the instructions on the screen Exit The EXIT button closes the Auto Setup window Application Tab Lists the software utilities that are available on the CD Read Me Tab Displays the path for all software and drivers available on the CD Running Setup Follow these instructions to install device drivers and software for the motherboard 1 Click Setup The installation program begins 4 Auto Setup Package software ersion 2 00 0011 PSEAE YI Aitosetup Program Mainboard ID Auto Setup Package software Version 2 00 0011 rus The InstalShield Wizard wil instal AutoSetup on your To continue ckck Next The following s
28. feature Use this item to do wake up action if inserting the PCI card Power On by Ring 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 Modem You must use an ATX power supply in order to use this feature USB Device Wakeup from S3 Enabled This item allows you to enable disable the USB device wakeup function from S3 S4 mode PS2 Keyboard Wakeup Disabled This item enable or disable you to allow keyboard activity to awaken the system from power saving mode PS2 Mouse Wakeup Disabled This item enable or disable you to allow mouse activity to awaken the system from power saving mode Resume on RTC Alarm Disabled The system can be turned off with a software command If you enable this item the system can automatically resume at a fixed time based on the system s RTC realtime clock Use the items below this one to set the date and time of the wake up alarm You must use an ATX power supply in order to use this feature Press lt Esc gt to return to the main menu setting page Using BIOS 37 38 PCI PnP Configuration This page sets up some parameters for devices installed on the PCI bus and those utilizing the system plug and play capability CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc PCI PnP Configuration Init Display First PCI Express Card Help Item Allocate IRQ
29. ge 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 Setup CPU TM function Enabled Help Item Max CPUID Value Limit Disabled 7 2 xl Execute Disable Bit Enabled Include ACPI APIC Quick Power on Self Test Enabled table pointer to Boot Up Numlock Status On RSDT pointer list APIC Mode Enabled 1st Boot Device 1st FLOPPY DRIVE 2nd Boot Device HDD 3M ST3200827A 3rd Boot Device CD DVD 3S PIONEERD P Hard Disk Drives Press Enter P Removable Drives Press Enter p CD DVD Drives Press Enter Boot Other Device Enabled Case Open Warning Disabled Move Enter Select Value F10 Save and Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults ESC Exit CPU TM function Enabled For some specific brands of CPU you can use this item to control the CPU frequency and voltage according to its temperature Max CPUID Value Limit Disabled Use this item to enable or disable the Max CPU ID value limit When suppports Prescott and LGA775 CPUs enables this to prevent the system from rebooting when trying to install Windows NT 4 0 Execute Disable Bit Enabled This item is a security feature that helps you protect your CPU and operating system against malicious software executing code This item is available when CPU supports the feature Qui
30. hen installing a CPU heatsink and cooling fan make sure that you DO NOT scratch the motherboard or any of the surface mount resistors with the clip of the cooling fan If the clip of the cooling fan scrapes across the motherboard you may cause serious damage to the motherboard or its components On most motherboards there are small surface mount resistors near the processor socket which may be damaged if the cooling fan is carelessly installed Avoid using cooling fans with sharp edges on the fan casing and the clips Also install the cooling fan in a well lit work area so that you can clearly see the motherboard and processor socket Before installing the Processor This motherboard has a LGA775 socket When choosing a processor consider the perfor mance requirements of the system Performance is based on the processor design the clock speed and system bus frequency of the processor and the quantity of internal cache memory and external cache memory This motherboard automatically determines the CPU clock frequency and system bus frequency for the processor You may be able to change these settings by making changes to jumpers on the motherboard or changing the settings in the system Setup Utility We strongly recommend that you do not over clock processors or other components to run faster than their rated speed i Warning Over clocking components can adversely affect the reliability of the system and introduce errors into your
31. ith screws Ensure that your case has an I O template that supports the I O ports and expansion slots on your motherboard Installing the Motherboard Do not over tighten the screws as this can stress 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 pins The illustrations show a 2 pin jumper When n the jumper cap is placed on both pins the jumper is SHORT If you remove the jumper iis cap or place the jumper cap on just one pin the jumper is OPEN SHORT OPEN This illustration shows a 3 pin jumper Pins 1 and 2 are SHORT hu Checking Jumper Settings The following illustration shows the location of the motherboard jumpers Pin 1 is labeled 5 B 2 s E b 6 D CLR CMOS1 Jumper Settings Jumper Type Description Setting default 1 23 CLEAR CMOS CLR CMOSI 3 pi d pin Clear CMOS ar Before clearing the l E CMOS make sure to CLR CMOS1 turn off the system To avoid the system unstability after clearing CMOS we recommend users to enter the main BIOS setting page to Load Optimal De faults and then Save Changes and Exit Installing the Motherboard 10 Co
32. mory modules 1 3 This motherboard supports unbuffered DDR2 SDRAM Push the latches on each side of the DIMM slot down Align the memory module with the slot The DIMM slots are keyed with notches and the DIMMs are keyed with cutouts so that they can only be installed correctly Check that the cutouts on the DIMM module edge connector match the notches in the DIMM slot Install the DIMM module into the slot and press it firmly down until it seats correctly The slot latches are levered upwards and latch on to the edges of the DIMM Install any remaining DIMM modules Installing the Motherboard 15 16 Table A DDR2 memory module QVL Qualified Vendor List The following DDR2 533 400 memory modules have been tested and qualified for use with this motherboard Type Size Vendor Module Name 256 MB Samsung M378T3354BZ0 CCC K4T51163QB ZCCC DDR2 400 Samsung M378T6553BG0 CCC 512 MB K4T51083QB GCCC Twinmos Samsung K4T51083QB GCCC Corsair Aeneon AET94F 370 Corsair VC256MB533D2 4PB11D9CHM Elpida Elpida E2508AA DF E Elpida Japan E2508AA T7F E Hynix Hynix HY5PS121621 Kingmax Hynix HY5PS121621 Kingston Elpida E5116F 5C E 256 Kingston Infineon KVR533D2N4 256 HYB18T51260AF 3 7 Nanya Nanya NT5TU32M16AG 37B Ramaxel Elpida D5116AF 5C E Ramaxel 5PB42 D9DCD Twinmos Elpida E2508AA DF E Aeneon AET93F370 512MB SS Corsair Samsung K4T51083QB ZCD5 Corsair VS51
33. nd restart your computer If your motherboard has a Flash BIOS jumper reset the jumper to protect the newly installed BIOS from being overwritten The computer will restart automatically Using BIOS When you start the Setup Utility the main menu appears The main menu of the Setup Utility displays a list of the options that are available A highlight indicates which option is currently selected Use the cursor arrow keys to move the highlight to other options When an option is highlighted execute the option by pressing Enter Some options lead to pop up dialog boxes that prompt you to verify that you wish to execute that option Other options lead to dialog boxes that prompt you for information Some options marked with a triangle P lead to submenus that enable you to change the values for the option Use the cursor arrow keys to scroll through the items in the submenu In this manual default values are enclosed in parenthesis Submenu items are denoted by a triangle gt Using BIOS 29 30 Standard CMOS Setup This option displays basic information about your system CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Standard CMOS Setup System Date Sun 01 01 2006 Help It System Time 04 09 48 User Enter TAB Primary IDE Master Not Detected or SHIFT TAB to Primary IDE Slave Not Detected select a field Secondary IDE Master Not Detected gt Secondary IDE Slave No
34. nnecting Case Components After you have installed the motherboard into a case you can begin con necting the motherboard components Refer to the following Connect the CPU cooling fan cable to CPU_FAN Connect the system cooling fan connector to SYS_FAN Connect the case switches and indicator LEDs to the F PANEL Connect the standard power supply connector to ATX1 Connect the auxiliary case power supply connector to ATX12V Connect the power fan connector to PWR_FAN optional ATX12V CPU_FAN aOnkWN SYS FAN maamaa amm a x nan E y PWR FAN F PANEL Connecting 20 24 pin power cable Users please note that the 20 pin and 24 pin power cables can both be connected to the ATX1 connector With the 20 pin power cable just align the 20 pin power cable with the pin 1 of the ATXI connector However using 20 pin power cable may cause the system to become unbootable or unstable because of insufficient electricity A minimum power of 300W is recommended for a fully configured system With ATX v1 x power supply users please note that when installing 20 pin power cable the latche of power cable falls on the left side of the ATX1 connector latch just as the picture shows With ATX v2 x power supply users please note that when installing 24 pin power cable the latches of power cable and the match perfectly
35. nstall a 5 25 inch drive and a 3 5 inch drive with various capacities The floppy diskette drive cable has one type of connector for a 5 25 inch drive and another type of connector for a 3 5 inch drive You must orient the cable connector so that the pin 1 color edge of the cable corresponds to the pin 1 of the I O port connector FDD Floppy Disk Connector This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable After connecting the single end to the onboard floppy connector connect the remaining plugs on the other end to the floppy drives correspondingly Installing the Motherboard 19 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 capabili ties by adding hardware that performs tasks that are not part of the basic system t D 5 3 e PCIEX4 Lite PCI1 2 Slots PCIEX4 The PCI Express Lite is used to install an external PCI Express graphics card Lite that is fully compliant to the PCI Express Base Specification revision 1 0a PCI 1 2 This motherboard is equipped with two standard PCI slots PCI stands for Slots Peripheral Component Interconnect and is a bus standard for expansion cards which for the most part is a supplement of the older ISA bus standard The P
36. ork add in card with a remote boot ROM installed Serial Port1 2 Address 2F8 amp IRQ3 3F8 amp IRQ4 Use this item to enable or disable the onboard COM1 2 serial port and to assign a port address Serial Port2 Mode Normal If Serial Port 2 Address is not disabled it allows you to set the Serial Port 2 Mode Parallel Port Address 378 optional Use this item to enable or disable the onboard Parallel port and to assign a port address Using BIOS 36 Parallel Port Mode EPP ECP optional Use this item to select the parallel port mode You can select Normal Standard Parallel Port ECP Extended Capabilities Port EPP Enhanced Parallel Port or BPP Bi Directional Parallel Port ECP Mode DMA Channel DMA3 optional Use this item to assign the DMA Channel under ECP Mode function Parallel Port IRQ IRQ7 optional Use this item to assign IRQ to the parallel port Press lt Esc gt to return to the main menu setting page Power Management Setup This page sets up some parameters for system power management operation CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type S3 STR Help Item Soft off by PWR BTTN Delay 4 Sec PWRON After PWR Fail Power Off Select the ACPI Resume On LAN Disabled state used for Wake Up by PME Enabled System Suspend Power On by Ring Disabled USB Device Wakeup From S3 Enabled PS2 Keyboard Wakeup Disabled PS2 Mou
37. partment of Communications This class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference causing Equipment Regulations Cet appareil num rique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du R glement sur le mat riel brouilieur du Canada The manual consists of the following Chapter 1 Describes features of the motherboard Go to v page Introducing the Motherboard Chapter 2 Describes installation of motherboard components Go to ve page 7 Installing the Motherboard Chapter 3 Provides information on using the BIOS Setup Utility Using BIOS Go to vy page 27 Chapter 4 Describes the motherboard software Using the Motherboard Software Goto vy page 43 Preface TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface i Chapter 1 1 Introducing the Motherboard 1 Introduction GAs 1 Eeatute 2 Motherboard Components esee 5 Chapter 2 1 Installing the Motherboard T Safety Precalitl Ons i enr e eE E EE EKE ERE E SE ES rE EEE 7 Choosing a Computer Case esses 7 Installing the Motherboard in 356 7 Checking Jumper Settings 8 IS CHING SUMP CIS m Checking Jumper Settings Jumper Settings Connecting Case Component Installing Memory Modules sse 15 Installing a Hard Disk Drive CD ROM SATA Hard Drive
38. rt to connect your computer to the Network Use the USB ports to connect USB devices Use the three audio ports to connect audio devices The first jack is for stereo line in signal The second jack is for stereo line out signal The third jack is for microphone This concludes Chapter 2 The next chapter covers the BIOS Installing the Motherboard 25 26 Chanter 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 s configura tion status and provides you with options to set system parameters The parameters are stored in battery backed up CMOS RAM that saves this information when the power is turned off When the system is turned back on the system is configured with the values you stored in CMOS The BIOS Setup Utility enables you to configure Hard drives diskette drives and peripherals Video display type and display options Password protection from unauthorized use Power Management features The settings made in the Setup Utility affect how the computer performs Before using the Setup Utility ensure that you understand the Setup Utility options This chapter provides explanations for Setup Utility options The Standard Config
39. rvisor Password Security Settings Help item Supervisor Password Not Installed Install or Change the Change Supervisor Password Press Enter password Move Enter Select Value F10 Save and Exit F1 GeneralHelp F9 Optimized Defaults ESC Exit Supervisor Password Not Installed This item indicates whether a supervisor password has been set If the password has been installed Jnstalled displays If not Not Installed displays Change Supervisor Password Press Enter You can select this option and press lt Enter gt to access the sub menu You can use the sub menu to change the supervisor password Press lt Esc gt to return to the main menu setting page Using BIOS User Password This page helps you install or change a password CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc User Password Security Settings Help item User Password Not Installed Install or Change the Change User Password Press Enter password t Move Enter Select Value F10 Save and Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults ESC Exit User Password Not Installed This item indicates whether a user password has been set If the password has been installed Installed displays If not Not Installed displays Change User Password Press Enter You can select this option and press lt Enter gt to access the sub menu You can use the su
40. se Wakeup Disabled Resume on RTC Alarm Disabled fl Move Enter Select Value F10 Save and Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults ESC Exit ACPI Suspend Type S3 STR 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 Soft Off By PWR BTTN Delay 4 Sec Under ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power management Interface you can create a software power down In a software power down the system can be resumed by Wake Up Alarms This item lets you install a software power down that is controlled by the power button on your system If the item is set to Instant Off then the power button causes a software power down If the item is set to Delay 4 Sec then you have to hold the power button down for four seconds to cause a software power down Using BIOS PWRON After PWR Fail Power Off This item enables your computer to automatically restart or return to its operating status Resume On LAN Disabled This item allows users to enable or disable LAN activity to wake up the system from a power saving mode Wake Up by PME Enabled 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 You must use an ATX power supply in order to use this
41. stallation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions 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 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 onto 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 Shielded interconnect cables and a shielded AC power cable must be employed with this equipment to ensure compliance with the pertinent RF emission limits governing this device Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the system s manufacturer could void the user s authority to operate the equipment 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 interference that may cause undesired operation Canadian De
42. static electricity Discharge static electricity by touching the metal case of a safely grounded object before working on the motherboard Leave components in the static proof bags they came in Hold all circuit boards by the edges Do not bend circuit boards Choosing a Computer Case There are many types of computer cases on the market The motherboard complies with the specifications for the Micro ATX system case First some features on the motherboard are implemented by cabling connectors on the motherboard to indicators and switches on the system case Make sure that your case supports all the features required Secondly this motherboard supports one or two floppy diskette drives and two enhanced IDE drives Make sure that your case has sufficient power and space for all drives that you intend to install Most cases have a choice of I O templates in the rear panel Make sure that the I O template in the case matches the I O ports installed on the rear edge of the motherboard This motherboard carries a Micro ATX form factor of 244 x 220 mm Choose a case that accommodates this form factor Installing the Motherboard in a Case Refer to the following illustration and instructions for installing the motherboard in a case Most system cases have mounting brackets installed in the case which correspond the holes in the motherboard Place the motherboard over the mounting brackets and secure the motherboard onto the mounting brackets w
43. system Over clocking can permanently damage the motherboard by generating excess heat in components that are run beyond the rated limits Fail Safe Procedures for Over clocking When end users encounter failure after attempting over clocking please take the follow ing steps to recover from it 1 Shut down the computer 2 Press and hold the Page Up Key PgUp of the keyboard and then boot the PC up 3 Two seconds after the PC boots up release the Page Up Key PgUp 4 The BIOS returns to the default setting by itself Installing the Motherboard 14 CPU Installation Procedure The following illustration shows CPU installation components A B Read and follow the instructions shown on the sticker on the CPU cap Unload the cap Use thumb amp forefinger to hold the lifting tab of the cap Lift the cap up and remove the cap completely from the socket Open the load plate Use thumb amp forefinger to hold the hook of the lever pushing down and pulling aside unlock it Lift up the lever Use thumb to open the load plate Be careful not to touch the contacts Install the CPU on the socket Orientate CPU package to the socket Make sure you match triangle marker to pin 1 location Close the load plate Slightly push down the load plate onto the tongue side and hook the lever CPU is locked completely Apply thermal grease on top of the CPU Fasten the cooling fan suppor
44. t Detected Use or to gt Third IDE Master Hard Disk configure system Date gt Third IDE Slave ATAPI CDROM IDE BusMaster Enabled Floppy A 1 44 MB 3 7 tl Move Enter Select Value F10 Save and Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults ESC Exit System Date amp System Time The Date and Time items show the current date and time on the computer If you are running a Windows OS these items are automatically updated whenever you make changes to the Windows Date and Time Properties utility IDE Devices Your computer has one IDE channel which can be installed with one or two devices Master and Slave In addition this motherboard supports two SATA channels and each channel allows one SATA device to be installed Use these items to configure each device on the IDE channel CMOS SETUP UTILITY Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Master Help Item Device Not Detected Type Auto Select the type LBA Large Mode Auto of device connected Block Multi Sector Transfer Auto to the system PIO Mode Auto DMA Mode Auto S M A R T Auto 32Bit Data Transfer Disabled Move Enter Select Value F10 Save and Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults ESC Exit Using BIOS Type Auto Use this item to configure the type of the IDE device that you specify If the feature is
45. t the LGA775 socket Intel 0 2 Duo Pentium D Pentium 4 Celeron D processors for high end business or personal desktop markets The motherboard incorporates the 945GZ Northbridge NB and ICH7 Southbridge SB chipsets The Northbridge supports a Front Side Bus FSB frequency of 800 533 MHz using a scalable FSB Vcc CPU The memory controller supports DDR2 memory DIMM frequen cies of 533 400 It supports two DDR2 Sockets with up to maximum memory of 2 GB DDR2 Maximum memory bandwidth of 8 5 Gb s in dual channel interleaved mode assuming DDR2 533 MHz High resolution graphics via one PCI Express slot intended for Graphics Interface is fully compliant to the PCI Express Base Specification revision 1 0a The ICH7 Southbridge supports two PCI slots which are PCI 2 3 compliant It implements an EHCI compliant interface that provides 480 Mb s bandwidth for eight USB 2 0 ports One onboard IDE connector supports 2 IDE devices in Ultra ATA 100 66 33 mode The Southbridge integrates a Serial ATA host controller supporting four SATA ports with maxi mum transfer rate up to 3 0 Gb s each The motherboard is equipped with advanced full set of I O ports in the rear panel including PS 2 mouse and keyboard connectors COM TIED one VGA port four USB ports one optional LAN port and audio jacks for microphone line in and line out Introducing the Motherboard Feature Processor The motherboard uses an LGA775 type of Intel Core 2 Duo Pentium D
46. ting tl Move Enter Select Value F10 Save and Exit F1 GeneralHelp F9 Optimized Defaults ESC Exit SMART Fan Control Disabled This item allows you to enable disable the control of the system fan speed by changing the fan voltage Press lt Esc gt to return to the PC Health Status page Using BIOS 40 Shutdown Temperature Disabled Enable you to set the maximum temperature the system can reach before powering down System Component Characteristics These items display the monitoring of the overall inboard hardware health events such as System amp CPU temperature CPU amp DIMM voltage CPU amp system fan speed etc CPU Temperature System Temperature CPU System Fan Speed Press lt Esc gt to return to the main menu setting page Frequency Voltage 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 installed in your system CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Frequency Voltage Control Manufacturer Intel Help item Ratio Status Unlocked Max 27 Min 12 Ratio Actual Value 27 Options Auto Detect CPU Frequency Disabled DRAM Frequency Auto Disabled Spread Spectrum Enabled Enabled Move Enter Select Value F10 Save and Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults ESC Exit Manuf
47. ting base onto the CPU socket on the motherboard Make sure the CPU fan is plugged to the CPU fan connector Please refer to the CPU cooling fan user s manual for more detail installation procedure 1 To achieve better airflow rates and heat dissipation we suggest that you use a high quality fan with 3800 rpm at least CPU fan and heatsink installation procedures may vary with the type of CPU fan heatsink sup plied The form and size of fan heatsink may also vary 2 DO NOT remove the CPU cap from the socket before installing a CPU 3 Return Material Authorization RMA requests will be accepted only if the motherboard comes with thecap on the LGA775 socket Installing the Motherboard Installing Memory Modules This motherboard accommodates two memory modules It can support two 240 pin DDR2 533 400 The total memory capacity is 2 GB DDR2 SDRAM memory module table Memory module Memory Bus DDR2 400 200 MHz DDR2 533 266 MHz You must install at least one module in any of the two slots Each module can be installed with 256 MB to GB of memory total memory capacity is 2 GB Do not remove any memory module from its antistatic packaging until you are ready to install it on the motherboard Handle the modules only by their edges Do not touch the components or metal parts Always wear a grounding strap when you handle the modules Installation Procedure Refer to the following to install the me
48. uration A standard configuration has already been set in the Setup Utility However we recommend that you read this chapter in case you need to make any changes in the future This Setup Utility should be used when changing the system configuration when a configuration error is detected and you are prompted to make changes to the Setup Utility when trying to resolve IRQ conflicts when making changes to the Power Management configuration when changing the password or making other changes to the Security Setup Entering the Setup Utility When you power on the system BIOS enters the Power On Self Test POST routines POST is a series of built in diagnostics performed by the BIOS After the POST routines are completed the following message appears Using BIOS 27 28 Press DEL to enter SETUP Press the delete key to access the BIOS Setup Utility CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc p gt Standard CMOS Setup p Frequency Voltage Control p Advanced Setup Load Optimal Defaults p Advanced Chipset Setup p Supervisor Password p Integrated Peripherals p User Password p Power Management Setup Save amp Exit Setup PCI PnP Configuration Exit Without Saving PC Health Status Move Enter Select Value F10 Save and Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults ESC Exit v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2004 American Mega trends Inc BIOS N

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