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1. You must orient the cable connector so that the pin 1 color edge of the a cable corresponds to the pin 1 of the I O port connector IDE1 Primary IDE Connector The first hard drive should always be connected to IDE1 Colored stripe A A D gt IDE2 Secondary IDE The second drive on this controller must be set to slave mode The configura tion is the same as IDE1 16 IDE devices have jumpers or switches that are used to set the IDE device as MASTER or SLAVE Refer to the IDE device user s manual When installing two IDE devices on one cable ensure that one device is set to MASTER and the other device is set to SLAVE The documentation of your IDE device explains how to do this About UltraDMA This motherboard supports UltraDMA 100 66 33 UDMA is a technology that accelerates the performance of devices in the IDE channel To maximize per formance install IDE devices that support UDMA and use 80 pin IDE cables that support UDMA 100 66 33 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 install 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 the2. Frequency Voltage Control This item 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 1984 2001 Award Software Frequency Voltage Control CPU Clock Ratio By Keyin tem Help Auto Detect PCI Clk Enabled Menu Level gt Spread Spectrum Enabled Async AGP PCI CLK Disabled CPU Clock By Keyin T Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults CPU Clock Ratio Enables you to set the CPU clock The CPU clock ratio times the CPU Host PCI Clock should equal the core speed of the installed processor Example CPU Clock Ratio 8 CPU Host PCI Clock x 100 Installed CPU clock speed 800 MHz Auto Detect PCI Clk Enabled When this item is enabled BIOS will disable the clock signal of free DIMM and PCI slots Spread Spectrum Enabled If you enable spread spectrum it can significantly reduce the EMI Electro Magnetic Interference generated by the system Async AGP PCI CLK Disabled This item allows you to select the fixed clock to generate the output to AGP PCI frequency CPU Clock By Keyin Use the CPU Host Clock to set the frontside bus frequency for the installed processor usually 133 MHz 100 MHz or 66 MHz 41 Load Fail Safe Defaults Option This opti
3. a cable corresponds to the pin 1 of the I O port connector FDD1 Floppy Disk Connector This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable After connect ing the single end to the onboard floppy connector connect the remaining plugs on the other end to the floppy drives correspondingly Colored stripe tee lt S 17 Installing Add on Cards The slots in this motherboard are designed to hold expansion cards and con nect 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 capabilities by adding hardware which performs tasks that are not part of the basic system ADD Slot PCI Slots B E eres AREER Deel E e A CNR Slot e mm ADD Slot This slot support Intel ADD AGP Digital Display Card which al AGP1 lows configuration for TV out LDVS and TMDS output PCI Slots PCI slots are used to install expansion cards that have the 32 bit PCI interface CNR Slot This slot is used to insert CNR cards with Modem and Audio func tionality Note 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 con figure the card before installation 18 Follow these instructions to install an add on card 1 Remove a blanking plate from the system case corresponding to the slot you ar
4. or press lt N gt 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 Sav ing dialog box appears press lt Y gt to discard changes and exit or press lt N gt to return to the main menu Note Ifyou have made settings that you do not want to save use the Exit Without Saving item and press lt Y gt to discard any changes you have made This concludes Chapter 3 Refer to the next chapter for information on the software supplied with the motherboard 43 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 bun dled 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 Note Never try to install software from a folder that is not specified for use with your motherboard Before installing any software always inspect the folder for files named RE ADME TXT INSTALL TXT or something similar These files may contain important information that is not included in this manual Auto installing under Windows 98 ME 2000 XP The Auto insta
5. Devices The backplane of the motherboard has the following I O ports Parallel port LPT1 PS 2 of TTR LAN Line in Line out Microphone PS 2 Serial port VGA port keyboard COM 1 USB Ports shared with USBCR1 PS 2 Mouse Use the upper PS 2 port to connect a PS 2 pointing device PS 2 Keyboard Use the lower PS 2 port to connect a PS 2 keyboard LPT1 Use LPT1 to connect printers or other parallel communi cations devices COM1 Use the COM ports to connect serial devices such as mice or fax modems COM1 is identified by the system as COM1 3 VGA Port Connect your monitor to the VGA port Audio Ports 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 micro phone LAN Port Connect an RJ 45 jack to the LAN port to connect your computer to the Network USB Ports Use the USB ports to connect USB devices This concludes Chapter 2 The next chapter covers the BIOS 22 Chapter 3 Using BIOS About the Setup Utility The computer uses the latest Award BIOS with support for Windows Plug and Play The CMOS chip on the motherboard contains the ROM setup instruc tions for configuring the motherboard BIOS The BIOS Basic Input and Output System Setup Utility displays the system s configuration status and provides you with options to set system parameters The parameters
6. In this manual default values are enclosed in parenthesis Submenu items are denoted by a triangle gt 25 Standard CMOS Features This option displays basic information about your system CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Date mm dd yy Tue July 11 2001 Time hh mm ss 12 8 59 gt IDE Primary Master pene IDE Primary Slave Change the day month IDE Secondary Master year and century IDE Secondary Slave Drive A 1 44M 3 5 in Drive B None Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled Video EGA VGA Halt On All Errors Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 31744K Total Memory 32768K Tl lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Date and 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 when ever you make changes to the Windows Date and Time Properties utility gt IDE Devices None Your computer has two IDE channels Primary and Secondary and each channel can be installed with one or two devices Master and Slave Use these items to configure each device on the IDE channel Press lt Enter gt to display the IDE submenu CMOS Setup Utility Copyright 1984 2001 Award Software IDE Primary Master IDE HDD Auto Detection Press Enter IDE Primary Master Auto Acces
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8. SETUP Pressing the delete key l accesses the BIOS Setup Utility CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software gt Standard CMOS Features gt Frequency Voltage Control gt Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults gt Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults gt Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password gt Power Management Setup Set user Password gt PnP PCI Configurations Save amp Exit Setup gt PC Health Status Exit Without Saving Esc Quit T 4 e Select item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type BIOS Navigation Keys The BIOS navigation keys are listed below Fanton SSS 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 If your motherboard has a BIOS protection jumper change the setting to allow BIOS flashing 24 2 If your motherboard has an item called Firmware Write Protect in Advanced BIOS features disable it Firmware Write Protect prevents BIOS from being overwritten 3 Create a bootable system disk Refer to Windows online help for infor mation on creating a bootable system disk 4 Download the Flash Utility and new BIOS file from the manufacturer s Web site Copy these files to the system diskette you created in Step 3 5
9. 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 6 Atthe A prompt type the Flash Utility program name and press lt En ter gt 7 Type the filename of the new BIOS in the File Name to Program text box Follow the onscreen directions to update the motherboard BIOS 8 When the installation is complete remove the floppy diskette from the diskette drive and restart your computer If your motherboard has a Flash BIOS jumper reset the jumper to protect the newly installed BIOS from being overwritten 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 lt Enter gt 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 gt 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
10. Type the password up to eight characters and press lt Enter gt The password typed now will clear any previously entered password from CMOS memory You will be asked to confirm the password Type the password again and press lt Enter gt You may also press lt Esc gt to abort the selection To disable password just press lt Enter gt when you are prompted to enter password A message will confirm the password being disabled Once the password is disabled the system will boot and you can enter BIOS Setup freely PASSWORD DISABLED If you have selected System in Security Option of BIOS Features Setup menu you will be prompted for the password every time the system reboots or any time you try to enter BIOS Setup If you have selected Setup at Security Option from BIOS Features Setup menu you will be prompted for the password only when you enter BIOS Setup Supervisor Password has higher priority than User Password You can use Supervisor Password when booting the system or entering BIOS Setup to modify all settings Also you can use User Password when booting the system or entering BIOS Setup but can not modify any setting if Supervisor Password is enabled 42 Save amp Exit Setup Option 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 press lt Y gt to save and exit
11. 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 e Hard drives diskette drives and peripherals e Video display type and display options e Password protection from unauthorized use e Power management features The settings made in the Setup Utility affect how the computer performs Be fore using the Setup Utility ensure that you understand the Setup Utility options This chapter provides explanations for Setup Utility options The Standard Configuration 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 e when changing the system configuration e when a configuration error is detected and you are prompted to make changes to the Setup Utility e when trying to resolve IRQ conflicts e when making changes to the Power Management configuration e when changing the password or making other changes to the Secu rity Setup 23 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 Press DEL to enter
12. 5GL 845GV chipset With system bus speeds up to 533 400 MHz 845GV only this motherboard represents the most powerful desktop and cost effective integrated solution available today The motherboard has an advanced full set of I O ports such as dual channel IDE interfaces a floppy controller a high speed serial port a VGA port an EPP ECP capable bi directional parallel port connector four USB Universal Serial Bus connectors a PS 2 keyboard connector mouse connector and audio jacks for microphone line in line out One ADD slot three PCI local bus slots and one communication and networking riser CNR slot provide expandability for add on peripheral cards In addition to its excellent performance and stability the motherboard is highly suited for Internet and rich multimedia applications including streaming video download and are ideal for workstations and high end home use Features Processor The motherboard uses a micro PGA 478 pin socket that has the following features Accommodates Intel P4 Willamette Northwood Prescott 478 pins CPU Supports 400 MHz front side bus FSB with memory speed of 266 MHz Supports 533 400 MHz front 845GV 82801 ICH4 side bus FSB with memory speed of 333 266 MHz Chipset Intel s innovative 845GL 845GV GMCH and 82801DB ICH4 chipsets are based on an innovative and scalable architecture with proven reliability and performance A few of the advanced features of the chipsets
13. Drive Disabled If you have two floppy diskette drives in your system this item allows you to swap the assigned drive letters so that drive A becomes drive B and drive B becomes drive A Boot Up Floppy Seek Disabled If this item is enabled it checks the size of the floppy disk drives at start up time You don t need to enable this item unless you have a legacy diskette drive with 360K capacity Boot Up NumLock Status On This item defines if the keyboard Num Lock key is active when your system is started Gate A20 Option Fast This item defines how the system handles legacy software that was written for an earlier generation of processors Leave this item at the default value ATA 66 100 Cable MSG Enabled This item enables or disables the display of the ATA 66 100 Cable MSG Typematic Rate Setting Disabled 29 If this item is enabled you can use the following two items to set the typematic rate and the typematic delay settings for your keyboard e Typematic Rate Chars Sec Use this item to define how many characters per second a held down key generates e Typematic Delay Msec Use this item to define how many milli seconds must elapse before a held down key begins generating repeat characters Security Option Setup If you have installed password protection this item defines if the password is required at system start up or if it is only required when a user tries to enter the Setup Utility APIC Mod
14. Preface Copyright This publication including all photographs illustrations and software is protected un der 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 au thor Version 6 0 Disclaimer The information in this document is subject to change without notice The manufac turer makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any par ticular 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 ll Pentium lll Celeron are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation 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 digi tal device pursuant to Part 15 of the 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 freque
15. RAM RAS Precharge 3 Select the number of CPU clocks allocated for the Row Address Strobe RAS signal to accumulate its charge before the DRAM is refreshed If insuf ficient time is allowed refresh may be incomplete and data lost 31 Turbo Mode Disabled This item allows you to speed up the external clock by approximately 2 5 This feature is used to verify the design flexibility It is a very important tool for test units to verify CPU stability It is not recommended that you use this fea ture Command Pre Clock Auto Leave this item at Auto to enhance the system performance Memory Frequency For Auto This item sets the main memory frequency When you use an external graph ics card you can adjust this to enable the best performance for your system System BIOS Cacheable Disabled This item allows the system to be cached in memory for faster execution En able this item for better performance Video BIOS Cacheable Disabled These items allow the video BIOS to be cached in memory for faster execu tion Enable the item for better performance Delayed Transaction Enabled The chipset has an embedded 32 bit posted write buffer to support delayed transaction cycles Enable this item to support compliance with PCI specifica tion version 2 1 AGP Aperture Size 128 MB 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 ran
16. Yes This option defines if the video is powered down when the system is put into suspend mode Suspend Type Stop Grant If this item is set to the default Stop Grant the CPU will go into Idle Mode dur ing power saving mode MODEM Use IRQ 3 If you want an incoming call on a modem to automatically resume the system from a power saving mode use this item to specify the interrupt request line IRQ that is used by the modem You might have to connect the fax modem to the motherboard Wake On Modem connector for this feature to work Suspend Mode Disable The CPU clock will be stopped and the video signal will be suspended if no Power Management events occur for a specified length of time Full power function will return when a Power Management event is detected Options are from 1 Min to 1 Hour and Disable HDD Power Down Disable The IDE hard drive will spin down if it is not accessed within a specified length of time Options are from 1 Min to 15 Min and Disable HDD Off When Suspend Disabled This option defines if the hard disk drive is powered down when the system is put into suspend mode Soft Off by PWR BTTN Instant Off 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 I
17. acity CPUFAN1 CASFAN1 FAN Power Connectors Signal Name Function System Ground Power 12V Sensor 1 You can either use the 5V or 12V ATX power the mainboard can work properly on both power supplies SPEAKER 1 Internal speaker Signal Name Signal Buzzer NC VCC ATX1 ATX 20 pin Power Connector Signal Name i Signal Name 3 3V 3 3V 3 3V 12V Ground Ground 5V PS ON Ground Ground 5V Ground Ground Ground PWRGD 5VSB 12V OO CIN OD Oo AIIN gt O ATX12 ATX 12V Power Connector Signal Name Ground Ground 12V 12V 10 Front Panel Connector The front panel connector PANEL1 provides a standard set of switch and LED connectors commonly found on ATX or micro ATX cases Refer to the table below for information Function i Function Hard disk LED MSG LED dual color positive or single color Hard disk active LED MSG LED dual color negative or single color Reset Switch Power Switch Reset Switch Power Switch Reserved No pin Hard Drive Activity LED Connecting pins 1 and 3 to a front panel mounted LED provides visual indica tion 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 inter face The LED will also show activity for devices connected to the SCSI ha
18. are Supports system bus Dynamic Bus Inversion DBI Supports 266 333 MHz DDR SDRAM devices AGTL Host Bus with Integrated Termination supporting 32 Bits host addressing Supports 3D 2D graphic Supports up to 2 double sided DIMM 4 device rows PCI Rev 2 2 3 3V 5V Tolerant 33 MHz interface com pliant and PCI to System Memory Data Streaming up to 132 MB sec Upstream Hub Interface for access to the Intel GMCH 2 Channel Ultra ATA 100 Bus Master IDE Controllers Supports six USB 2 0 ports for serial transfers at 480Mbits sec Additional key features include support for an AC 97 link for audio and modem hardware monitoring and ACPI OnNow power man agement Memory The motherboard accommodates two unbuffered 2 5V 184 pin slots with a total maximum capacity of 2 GB AC 97 Audio The AC 97 Audio CODEC is compliant with the AC 97 2 2 Codec specification that meets the PC2001 requirements and sup ports S PDIF Out It also has a built in buffer and internal PLL Features include support for analog switch for rear out share the line in jack share center bass share and MIC jack to output 6 channels audio Expansion The motherboard comes with the following expansion options Options e One ADD slot Three 32 bit PCI slots A Communications Network Riser CNR slot AC 97 interface only Two IDE connectors which support four IDE channels One floppy disk drive interface One Onboard LAN optional chip and LAN port on top
19. atus 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 About the Manual The manual consists of the following Chapter 1 Describes features of the motherboard Introducing the Motherboard and provides a shipping checklist Go to page 1 Chapter 2 Describes installation of motherboard Installing the Motherboard components Go to page 6 Chapter 3 Provides information on using the BIOS Using BIOS Setup Utility Go to page 23 Chapter 4 Describes the motherboard software Using the Motherboard Software Go to gt page 44 TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface i CHAPTER 1 1 Introducing the Motherboard 1 VU O GO CH ON errr EO A OO ae an ia see 1 FONG GS iana cose ied ucts E E 2 Choosing a Computer CaSe ei tesa setenecnaishs nd scrateral cedasuanecaleaPeci di dbenaticeele 3 Motherboard COMpPOne ns cccccssecccccsseececcseeeeccsscesccssueeseessussessseneseessaeesess 4 CHAPTER 2 6 Installing the Motherboard 6 GLCP LC CAMUOINS zorri cence EEE E dnc A E EEE 6 QUICK GUO riai ene E N E VEES A 6 Installing the Motherboard in a Case cccccccssseeeeeccceaseeeecesssaaessseeesesaaeneees 7 CHECKING Jumper Settings scdcscei scecst a echoed staal teeaidene el Ceddetoaindenoecee 7 Sena TAPE a a tte lace Manta S OST 7 Checking Jumper Seuimes sereine ducted e a Modeled Auoua i 8
20. board Components Go to page 4 Installing the Motherboard in a Case Go to page 7 Setting Jumpers Go to page 7 Installing Case Components Go to page 9 Installing the Processor Go to page 12 Installing Memory Go to page 15 Installing an HDD and CD ROM Drive Go to page 16 Installing an FDD Go to page 17 Installing Add on Cards Go to page 18 Connecting Options Go to page 20 Connecting Peripheral I O Devices Go to page 22 Installing the Motherboard in a Case Refer to the following illustration and instructions for installing the mother board in a case This illustration shows an ex ample of a motherboard being installed in a tower type case 2 Secure the mainboard with screws where appropriate Note Do not overtighten the screws as this can stress the moth erboard Most system cases have mounting brackets installed in the case which correspond to the holes in the motherboard Place the motherboard over the mounting brackets and secure the motherboard onto the mounting brackets with SCrews 7 p 1 Place the mainboard over the mounting brackets Ensure that your case has an I O template that supports the I O ports and expansion slots on your motherboard Checking Jumper Settings This section explains how to set jumpers for correct configuration of the moth erboard Setting Jumpers Use the motherboard jumpers to set system configuration options Jumpers with more than one pin are n
21. ch as LBA Large Block Addressing Leave this value at Auto and the system will automatically decide the fastest way to access the hard disk drive Press lt Esc gt to return to the Standard CMOS Features page Drive A Drive B 1 44M 3 5 in None These items define the characteristics of any diskette drive attached to the system You can connect one or two diskette drives Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled Floppy 3 mode refers to a 3 5 inch diskette with a capacity of 1 2 MB Floppy 3 mode is sometimes used in Japan Video EGA VGA This item defines the video mode of the system This motherboard has a built in VGA graphics system you must leave this item at the default value Halt On All Errors This item defines the operation of the system POST Power On Self Test routine You can use this item to select which types of errors in the POST are sufficient to halt the system Base Memory Extended Memory and Total Memory These items are automatically detected by the system at start up time These are display only fields You cannot make changes to these fields 27 Advanced BIOS Setup Option This option defines advanced information about your system Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Setup gt CPU Feature Press Enter A CPU L1 amp L2 Cache CPU Hyper Threading Quick Power On Self Test First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Boot Other Device Swap Floppy Drive Boot Up Flo
22. ctable Manual a ee CAS Latency Time 2 5 Active to Precharge Delay 7 Menu Level gt DRAM RAS to CAS Delay 3 DRAM RAS Precharge 3 Turbo Mode Disabled Command Pre Clock Auto Memory Frequency For Auto System BIOS Cacheable Disabled Video BIOS Cacheable Disabled Delayed Transaction Enabled AGP Aperture Size MB 128 On Chip VGA Setting On chip Frame Buffer Size 8M On chip Video Windows Size 128 Tl lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults DRAM Timing Selectable Manual The value in this field depends on performance parameters of the installed memory chips DRAM Do not change the value from the factory setting unless you install new memory that has a different performance rating than the original DRAMs CAS Latency Time 2 5 When synchronous DRAM is installed the number of clock cycles of CAS latency depends on the DRAM timing Do not reset this field from the default value specified by the system designer Active to Precharge Delay 7 The precharge time is the number of cycles it takes for DRAM to accumulate its charge before refresh DRAM RAS to CAS Delay 3 This field lets you insert a timing delay between the CAS and RAS strobe sig nals used when DRAM is written to read from or refreshed Disabled gives faster performance and Enabled gives more stable performance D
23. e Enable This option is use to enabled or disabled APIC Advanced Programmable In terrupt Controller functionality The APIC is an Intel chip that provides symmetric multiprocessing SMP for its Pentium systems OS Select For DRAM gt 64 MB Non OS2 This item is only required if you have installed more than 64 MB of memory and you are running the OS 2 operating system Otherwise leave this item at the default HDD S M A R T Capability Disabled The S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology system is a diagnostics technology that monitors and predicts device performance S M A R T software resides on both the disk drive and the host computer Report No FDD For WIN 95 Yes Set this item to the default if you are running a system with no floppy drive and using Windows 95 this ensures compatibility with the Windows 95 logo certifi cation Small Logo EPA Show Disabled Enables or disables the display of the EPA logo during boot 30 Advanced Chipset Features Option These items define critical timing parameters of the motherboard You should leave the items on this page at their default values unless you are very famil iar with the technical specifications of your system hardware If you change the values incorrectly you may introduce fatal errors or recurring instability into your system CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software Advanced Chipset Features DRAM Timing Sele
24. e 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 mother board 1 Click Setup The installation program begins PI845GVM P AtitoSsetup Program Mainboard ID Auto Setup Package software Version 2 00 0011 Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for AutoSetup The InstallShield Wizard will install AutoSetup on your computer To inue click Next 45 Note The following screens 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 2 Click Next The following screen appears Add Install Driver and Applicaton Program Ea Select the components you want to install clear the components you do not want to install Components Description VIA Service Pack Version 4 25 Release date 2000 12 28 Space Required 19939 K Available 3968688 K Next gt Cancel 3 Check the box next to the items you want to install The default options are recommended 4 Click Next run the Installati
25. e going to use 2 Install the edge connector of the slot Ensure that the edge con nector is correctly seated in the slot add on card into the expansion N ALY rate 0 ea Add on card MA Fa Edge connector 3 Secure the metal bracket of the card to the system case with a screw Note 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 19 Connecting Optional Devices Refer to the following for information on connecting the motherboard s op tional devices AUDIO1 Front Panel Audio header This header allows the user to install auxiliary front oriented microphone and line out ports for easier access Signal Name AUD_MIC Function Front Panel Microphone input signal AUD_GND Ground used by Analog Audio Circuits AUD MIC BIAS Microphone Power AUD_VCC Filtered 5 V used by Analog Audio Circuits AUD_FPOUT_R Right Channel Audio signal to Front Panel AUD_RET R Right Channel Audio signal to Return from Front Panel HP_ON Reserved for future use to control Head phone Amplifier KEY No Pin AUD_FPOUT L Left Channel Audio signal to Front Panel AUD_RET L Left Channel Audio signal Return from Front Panel 20 USB2 Front panel USB ports The motherboard has two USB ports installed on the rear edge I O port array Addi
26. ence 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 Note These software s are subject to change at anytime without prior notice Please refer to the support CD for available software AWARD Flash Memory Utility This utility lets you erase the system BIOS stored on a Flash Memory chip on the motherboard and lets you copy an updated version of the BIOS to the chip Proceed with caution when using this program If you erase the current BIOS and fail to write a new BIOS or write a new BIOS that is incorrect your system will malfunction Refer to Chapter 3 Using BIOS for more information WinFlash Utility The Award WinFlash utility is a Windows version of the DOS Award BIOS flash writer utility The utility enables you to flash the system BIOS stored on a Flash Memory chip on the motherboard while in a Windows environment This utility is currently available for WINXP ME 2000 98SE To install the WinFlash utility run WINFLASH EXE from the following directory UTILITY WINFLASH 1 51 PC CILLIN The PC CILLIN software program provides anti virus protection for your sys tem This program is available for Windows 2000 ME 98SE XP and Windows NT Be sure to check the readme txt and install the appropriate anti virus soft ware for
27. end Disabled Soft Off by PWR BTTN Instant Off CPU THRM Throttling 50 Wake Up by PCI card Enabled Resume by Alarm Disabled Date of Month Alarm 0 Time hh mm ss Alarm 000 A v Reload Global Timer Events TL lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults ACPI Function Enabled This motherboard supports ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power man agement Interface Use this item to enable or disable the ACPI feature Note ACPI is a power management specification that makes hardware status information available to the operating system ACPI enables a PC to turn its peripherals on and off for improved power management It also allows the PC to be turned on and off by external devices so that mouse or key board activity wakes up the computer Power Management User Define This item acts like a master switch for the power saving modes and hard disk timeouts If this item is set to Max Saving power saving modes occur after a 36 short timeout If this item is set to Min Saving power saving modes occur after a longer timeout If the item is set to User Define you can insert your own timeouts for the power saving modes Video Off Method DPMS This item defines how the video is powered down to save power This item is set to DPMS Display Power Management Software by default Video Off In Suspend
28. er Management Setup OptiONnasastars wia eii aaia eai Ease 36 PNP PCI Configuration Option cccccccsssccccesssssceceeseesececessseseeeceeesesseeeeeeeesas 39 PC Healthc Cats QUOI yd tee cles salsa ce cater a 40 Brequency Voltage Controls xox career tien nesta nee E EEA 41 Load Fail Safe Defaults Option onnnnnnoooennnsesnsesesesssresssnereesssesreessnseeeesssene 42 Load Optimized Defaults Option cccccccsscecceseessceeeceeesseeeeeeseeseeeeeeeeenas 42 Set Supervisor User Pass Wotdeucinesniinr iaee A A 42 Save C Pxit Setup OPUN ic ss ters eases eae 43 Exi WitHOUt Sey E ioe a a E EE N A R 43 CHAPTER 4 44 Using the Motherboard Software 44 About the Software CD ROM ccccccssssssssecccecsseeseecensnaseseeessaaausseeeensaees 44 Auto installing under Windows 98 ME 200O XP 1 scccccsseeeceeesneeeessaneeeseees 44 PR ULM TNTE OC UP ats ses See ee et a el eth a se rg Ga aes he ae near a 45 Manual Installation sc eixcci ioe corciadaxient ei nah en ees 47 Utility Software ROPCLCNCE cccssccsseceeccnscccsseecccssacusseseesssasessscessaaaueeseess 47 Chapter I Introducing the Motherboard Introduction Congratulations on purchasing this motherboard This motherboard is a Micro ATX motherboard that uses a 4 layer printed circuit board and measures 244 mm x 200 mm The motherboard is design to support the mPGA Socket 478 Intel P4 Willamette Northwood Prescott processors and the new Intel 84
29. evice and a slave device These four items let you assign which kind of PIO Programmed Input Output is used by IDE devices Choose Auto to let the system auto detect which PIO mode is best or select a PIO mode from 0 4 IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave UDMA Auto Each IDE channel supports a master device and a slave device device This motherboard supports UltraDMA technology which provides faster access to IDE devices If you install a device that supports UltraDMA change the appropriate item on this list to Auto You may have to install the UltraDMA driver supplied with this motherboard in order to use an UltraDMA device USB Controller Enabled Enable this item if you plan to use the Universal Serial Bus ports on this motherboard USB 2 0 Support Enabled Select enabled if your system support the USB 2 0 function 33 USB Keyboard Support Disabled Enable this item if you plan to use a keyboard connected through the USB port in a legacy operating system such as DOS that does not support Plug and Play USB Mouse Support Disabled Enable this item if you plan to use a USB mouse AC97 Audio Auto Enables and disables the onboard audio chip Disable this item if you are go ing to install a PCI audio add on card AC97 Modem Auto Enables and disables the onboard modem Disable this item if you are going to install an external modem Onboard LAN Device Enabled Enables and disables the onboard LAN Onboa
30. ge used for graphics memory We recommend that you leave this item at the default value On chip Frame Buffer Size 8M This allows you to set the VGA frame buffer size On chip Video Windows Size 128 MB This allows you to set the Graphics Aperture size 32 Integrated Peripherals Option These options display items that define the operation of peripheral compo nents on the system s input output ports CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software Integrated Peripherals On Chip Primary PCI IDE Enabled IDE Primary Master Auto IDE Primary Slave Auto IDE Primary Master Auto MEOUESNGy 1P IDE Primary Slave Auto On Chip Secondary Enabled IDE Secondary Master Auto IDE Secondary Slave Auto IDE Secondary Master Auto IDE Secondary Slave Auto USB Controller Enabled USB 2 0 Support Enabled USB Keyboard Support Disabled USB Mouse Support Disabled AC97 Audio Auto AC97 Modem Auto Onboard LAN device Enabled Onboard LAN Boot ROM Disabled Init Display First PCI Slot IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled TL lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults On Chip Primary Secondary PCI IDE Enabled Use these items to enable or disable the PCI IDE channels that are integrated on the motherboard IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave PIO Auto Each IDE channel supports a master d
31. les you to set the delay time before the CPU enters auto thermal mode 28 Thermal Management Thermal Monitor 1 This item sets CPU s thermal control rule to protect CPU from overheat This feature is only available when CPU supports Thermal Monitor 2 Limit CPUID MaxVal Disabled This item limits the CPUID maximum value Enable this item to install WinNT Leave this item at the default value for other OS Please note that this item is available when supports Prescott CPU Press lt Esc gt to return to the Advanced BIOS Features screen CPU L1 amp L2 Cache Enabled All processors that can be installed in this motherboard use internal level 1 L1 and external level 2 L2 cache memory to improve performance Leave this item at the default value for better performance Quick Power On Self Test Enabled Enable this item to shorten the power on testing POST and have your sys tem start up faster You might like to enable this item after you are confident that your system hardware is operating smoothly First Second Third Boot Device Floppy HDD 0 CD ROM Use these three items to select the priority and order of the devices that your system searches for an operating system at start up time Boot Other Device Enabled When enabled the system searches all other possible locations locations for an operating system if it fails to find one in the devices specified under the First Second and Third boot devices Swap Floppy
32. ll CD ROM makes it easy for you to install the drivers and soft ware for your motherboard Note Ifthe Auto install CD ROM does not work on your system you can still in stall drivers through the file manager for your OS for example Windows Explorer Refer to Utility Folder Installation Notes later in this chapter The support software CD ROM disc loads automatically under Windows 98 ME 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 Auto Setup A ka x N t 4 o Setup Amicaion Note Ifthe opening screen doesn t appear double click the file setup exe in the root directory 44 Setup Tab Click the Setup button to run the software installation program Select from the menu which software you want to install The Browse CD button is the standard Windows command that CD allows you to open Windows Explorer and show the contents of the support CD Before installing the software from Windows Explorer look for a fille 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 oper ating systems such as DOS WIN NT or WIN98 95 Always go to the correct folder for the kind of OS you are using To install the software execut
33. n a well lit work area so that you can clearly see the motherboard and processor socket Before installing the Processor 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 overclock processors or other components to run faster than their rated speed Warning Overclocking components can adversely affect the reliability of the system and introduce errors into your system Overclocking can per manently damage the motherboard by generating excess heat in components that are run beyond the rated limits This motherboard has an mPGA478 socket When choosing a processor consider the performance 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 12 CPU Installation Procedure The following illustration shows CPU installation components lt gt 5 Ra f mPGA478 Socket 2 xU g A ul SS E SS EE EE gt SS as ane lt EE SEE 5 S Zz Note The pin 1 corner is marked with an arrow 7 Follow these instructions to install the Retention Module and CPU 1 Install your CPU Pull up the lever away from
34. n has caused INT Pin 6 Assignment Auto INT Pin 7 Assignment Auto such a serious conn INT Pin 8 Assignment Auto Maral tee CANO Daol Tl lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Reset Configuration Data Disabled If you enable this item and restart the system any Plug and Play configuration data stored in the BIOS Setup is cleared from memory Resources Controlled By Auto ESCD You should leave this item at the default Auto ESCD Under this setting the system dynamically allocates resources to Plug and Play devices as they are required If you cannot get a legacy ISA Industry Standard Architecture expansion card to work properly you might be able to solve the problem by changing this item to Manual and then opening up the IRQ Resources and Memory Resources submenus In the IRQ Resources submenu if you assign an IRQ to Legacy ISA then that Interrupt Request Line is reserved for a legacy ISA expansion card Press lt Esc gt to close the IRQ Resources submenu In the Memory Resources submenu use the first item Reserved Memory Base to set the start address of the memory you want to reserve for the ISA expansion card Use the second item Reserved Memory Length to set the amount of reserved memory Press lt Esc gt to close the Memory Resources submenu PCI VGA Palette Snoop Disabled This item is designed to overcome p
35. ncy energy and if not in stalled and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not oc cur 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 manu facturer could void the user s authority to operate the equipment Declaration of Conformity This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules Operation is subject to the follow ing conditions This device may not cause harmful interference and This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Canadian Department of Communications This class B digital appar
36. nstant 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 CPU THRM Throttling 50 0 Use this item to specify the CPU speed at percentage to slow down the CPU when it reaches the predetermined overheat temperature Wake Up by PCI Card Enabled When this item is enabled the system power will be turned on if there is any 37 PCI card activity Resume by Alarm Disabled When set to Enabled additional fields become available and you can set the date day of the month hour minute and second to turn on your system When set to O zero for the day of the month the alarm will power on your system every day at the specified time Reload Global Timer Events Global Timer power management events are I O events whose occurrence can prevent the system from entering a power saving mode or can awaken the system from such a mode In effect the system remains alert for anything that occurs to a device that is configured as Enabled even when the system is in a power down mode Primary Secondary IDE 1 0 Disabled When these items are enabled the system will restart the power saving time out counters when any activity is detected on any of the drives or devices on the primary or secondary IDE channels FDD COM LPT Port Disabled When this item is enabled the system will restart the power
37. of the USB port The motherboard supports Ultra DMA bus mastering with transfer rates of 100 66 33 MB sec 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 One parallel port Four USB ports One LAN port Audio jacks for microphone line in and line out Onboard LAN The onboard LAN chipset is incorporated in the chipset provid optional ing the motherboard with integrated Fast Ethernet controller capabilities and 10 100 mega bit per second Mbps Physical Layer Transceivers for the PCI local bus BIOS This motherboard uses Award BIOS that enables users to Firmware configure many system features including the following Power management Wake up alarms CPU parameters and memory timing CPU and memory 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 without prior notice 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 Some fea tures on the motherboard are implemented by cabling connectors on the motherboard to indicators and switches on the system case Ensure that your case supports all the features required The motherboard can support one or two floppy diskette drives and four enhanced IDE drives Ensure tha
38. ompliant after you choose the on board parallel port with EPP function Set the EPP version to 1 7 spec or 1 9 Spec ECP Mode Use DMA 3 When the onboard parallel port is set to ECP mode the parallel port can use DMA 3 or DMA 1 35 Power Management Setup Option This option lets you control system power management The system has vari ous power saving modes including powering down the hard disk turning off the video suspending to RAM and software power down that allows the sys tem to be automatically resumed by certain events The power saving modes can be controlled by timeouts If the system is inac tive for a time the timeouts begin counting If the inactivity continues so that the timeout period elapses the system enters a power saving mode If any item in the list of Reload Global Timer Events is Enabled then any activity on that item will reset the timeout counters to zero If the system is suspended or has been powered down by software it can be resumed by a wake up call that is generated by incoming traffic to a modem a LAN card a PCI card or a fixed alarm on the system realtime clock CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software Power Management Setup Menu Level amp ACPI Function Enabled Power Management User Define Video Off Method DPMS Video Off In Suspend Yes Suspend Type Stop Grant MODEM Use IRQ 3 Suspend Mode Disabled HDD Power Down Disabled HDD Off When Susp
39. on Wizard An item installation screen ap pears v YIA Service Pack 4 28V VIA Service Pack 4 28V VIA Service Pack 1 README Press PAGE DOWN key to see the rest of f document VIA Service Pack VIA 4 In 1 README TXT A 4in1 Technical Support Special Note WinFast AGP VGA users only Clicking Yes means you have read and agreed with the license agreement and README Click No to decline and Exit lt Back J 5 Follow the instructions on the screen to install the items Drivers and software are automatically installed in sequence Follow the on screen instructions confirm commands and allow the computer to restart a few times to complete the installation 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 automatically detects your operating system before installa tion 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 Refer
40. on opens a dialog box that lets you install fail safe defaults for all ap propriate items in the Setup Utility Press lt Y gt and then lt Enter gt to install the defaults Press lt N gt and then lt En ter gt to not install the defaults The fail safe defaults place no great demands on the system and are generally stable If your system is not functioning cor rectly try installing the fail safe defaults as a first step in getting your system working properly again If you only want to install fail safe defaults for a spe cific option select and display that option and then press lt F6 gt Load Optimized Defaults Option 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 lt Enter gt to install the defaults Press lt N gt and then lt Enter gt to not install the defaults The opti mized defaults place demands 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 lt F 7 gt Set Supervisor User Password When this function is selected the following message appears at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password ENTER PASSWORD
41. ppy Seek Boot Up NumLock Status Gate A20 Option ATA 66 100 Cable MSG Typematic Rate Setting Typematic Rate Chars Sec Typematic Delay Msec Enabled Enabled Enabled Floppy HDD 0 CDROM Enabled Disabled Disabled On Fast Enabled Disabled 6 250 Menu Level gt Allows you to choose the VIRUS warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection If this function is enabled and someone attempts to write data into this area BIOS will show a warning message on screen and alarm beep Security Option Setup APIC Mode Enabled OS Select For DRAM gt 64MB Non OS2 HDD S M A R T Capability Disabled Tl lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults gt CPU Feature Press Enter Scroll to this item and press lt Enter gt to view the following screen and the following items are only available when the motherboard supports Prescott CPU Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility CPU Feature Delay Prior to Thermal 16 Min Thermal Management Thermal Monitor 1 Limit CPUID MaxVal Disabled Menu Level gt gt Thermal Monitor 1 On die throtting Thermal Monitor 2 Ratio amp VID transition Tl lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Delay Prior to Thermal 16 Min Enab
42. rd 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 pins 5 and 7 to a momen tary 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 debounce circuitry After receiving a power on off signal at least two seconds elapses before the power supply recog nizes another on off signal 11 Installing Hardware Installing the Processor Caution When installing a CPU heatsink and cooling fan make sure that you DO NOT scratch the motherboard or any of the surface mount resis tors 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 mother board 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 i
43. rd LAN BOOT ROM Disabled This item allows you to enable or disable the onboard LAN Boot ROM func tion Init Display First PCI Slot Use this item to specify whether your graphics adapter is installed in one of the PCI slots or is integrated on the motherboard IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled Enable this field if your IDE hard drive supports block mode Block mode en ables BIOS to automatically detect the optimal number of block read and writes per sector that the drive can support and improves the speed of access to IDE devices Onboard FDC Controller Enabled This option enables the onboard floppy disk drive controller Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8 IRQ4 This option is used to assign the I O address and interrupt request IRQ for the onboard serial port 1 COM7 Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 This option is used to assign the I O address and interrupt request IRQ for the onboard parallel port Parallel Port Mode ECP Enables you to set the data transfer protocol for your parallel port There are four options SPP Standard Parallel Port EPP Enhanced Parallel Port ECP Extended Capabilities Port and ECP EPP SPP allows data output only Extended Capabilities Port ECP and Enhanced Parallel Port EPP are bi directional modes allowing both data input and output 34 ECP and EPP modes are only supported with EPP and ECP aware peripherals EPP Mode Select EPP 1 7 The onboard parallel port is EPP spec c
44. roblems that can be caused by some non 39 standard VGA cards This board includes a built in VGA system that does not require palette snooping so you must leave this item disabled Assign IRQ For USB Enabled Names the interrupt request IRQ line assigned to the USB on your system Activity of the selected IRQ always awakens the system INT Pin1 8 Assignment Auto Names the interrupt request IRQ line assigned to a device connected to the PCI interface on your system PC Health Status Option On motherboards that support hardware monitoring this item lets you monitor the parameters for critical voltages critical temperatures and fan speeds CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software PC Health Status Shutdown Temperature Disabled CPU Warning Temperature Disabled Menu Level gt CPU Temp CAS FAN Speed CPU FAN Speed CPU Vcore T4 Move Enter Select IPUIPD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Shutdown Temperature Enables you to set the maximum temperature the system can reach before powering down CPU Warning Temperature Use this item to set the warning temperature level for the processor System Component Characteristics These fields provide you with information about the systems current operating status You cannot make changes to these fields CPU Temperature CAS FAN Speed CPU FAN Speed CPU Vcore 40
45. s Mode Auto Menu Level Capacity 0 MB To auto detect the HDD s size head on Cylinder 0 this channel Head Precomp Landing Zone Sector Tl lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults 26 IDE HDD Auto Detection Press lt Enter gt while this item is highlighted to prompt the Setup Utility to automatically detect and configure an IDE device on the IDE channel Note If you are setting up a new hard disk drive that supports LBA mode more than one line will appear in the parameter box Choose the line that lists LBA for an LBA drive IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave Auto Leave this item at Auto to enable the system to automatically detect and configure IDE devices on the channel If it fails to find a device change the value to Manual and then manually configure the drive by entering the characteristics of the drive in the items described below Refer to your drive s documentation or look on the drive casing if you need to ob tain this information If no device is installed change the value to None Note Before attempting to configure a hard disk drive ensure that you have the configuration information supplied by the manufacturer of your hard drive Incorrect settings can result in your system not recognizing the in stalled hard disk Access Mode This item defines ways that can be used to access IDE hard disks su
46. saving timeout counters when any activity is detected on the floppy disk drive serial ports or the parallel port PCI PIRQ A D Disabled When disabled any PCI device set as the Master will not power on the sys tem PWRON After PWR Fail Off This item enables your computer to automatically restart or return to its last operating status after power returns from a power failure 38 PNP PCI Configuration Option This option configures how PnP Plug and Play and PCI expansion cards operate in your system Both the ISA and PCI buses on the Motherboard use system IRQs Interrupt ReQuests and DMAs Direct Memory Access You must set up the IRQ and DMA assignments correctly through the PnP PCI Configurations Setup utility for the motherboard to work properly Selecting PnP PCI Configurations on the main program screen displays this menu CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software PnP PCI Configurations Reset Configuration Data Disabled Resources Controlled by Auto ESCD gt IRQ Resources Press Enter venu a PCI VGA Palette Snoop Disabled Catanii 1S DraDiad Select Enabled to reset Assign IRQ For USB Enabled Extended System Con INT Pin 1 Assignment Auto 3 figuration Data ESCD INT Pin 2 Assignment Auto when you exit Setup if you INT Pin 3 Assignment Auto INT Pin 4 Assi t Aut have installed a new add ee Auto on and the system recon INT Pin 5 Assignment Auto figuratio
47. t your case has sufficient power and space for all the 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 has a Micro ATX form factor of 244 mm x 200 mm Choose a case that accommodates this form factor Motherboard Components CASFAN1 CPUFAN1 DIMM1 DIMM2 oo oo ATX12V AU DIO1 ae AUXIN1 CDIN1 PANEL1 Table of Motherboard Components Label Component Primary CD in connector Two 184 pin DDR sockets Secondary IDE channel Three 32 bit add on card slots SPDIF out header This concludes Chapter 1 The next chapter explains how to install the moth erboard Chapter 2 Installing the Motherboard Safety Precautions Follow these safety precautions when installing the motherboard e Wear a grounding strap attached to a grounded device to avoid damage from static electricity e Discharge static electricity by touching the metal case of a safely grounded object before working on the motherboard e Leave components in the static proof bags they came in e Hold all circuit boards by the edges Do not bend circuit boards Quick Guide This Quick Guide suggests the steps you can take to assemble your system with the motherboards The following table provides a reference for installing specific components Locating Mother
48. the socket and lift up to 90 degree angle lt lt Cut Edge 2 Locate the CPU cut p f 7 edge the corner with the pinhole noticeably miss ing Align and insert the CPU correctly 13 lt Close Lever 3 Press the lever down 4 Apply thermal grease on top of the CPU 5 Put the CPU Fan down on the retention module and snap the four reten tion legs of the cooling fan into place 6 Flip the levers over to lock the heat sink in place 7 Connect the CPU Cool ing Fan power cable to the CPUFAN1 connec tor This completes the installation CPU Fan Connector S CPU Fan To achieve better airflow rates and heat dissipation we suggest that you use a high quality fan with 4800 rpm at least CPU fan and heatsink installation procedures may vary with the type of CPU fan heatsink supplied The form and size of fan heatsink may also vary Notes 14 Installing Memory Modules This motherboard accommodates two 184 pin 2 5V unbuffered Double Data Rate DDR SDRAM memory modules The memory chips must be standard or registered SDRAM Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory When you installed DDR333 memory modules the memory bus can run up to 166 MHz If you have DDR266 this can operate over a 133 MHz For DDR200 it can only run up to 100 MHz You must install at least one module in any of the two slots Each module can be installed with 32 MB to 1 GB of memory total memory capacit
49. tionally some computer cases have USB ports at the front of the case If you have this kind of case use auxiliary USB connector USB2 to connect the front mounted ports to the motherboard Signal Name Function VREG_FP_USBPWRO Front Panel USB Power VREG_FP_USBPWRO Front Panel USB Power USB_FP_PO USB Port 0 Negative Signal USB_FP_P1 USB Port 1 Negative Signal USB _FP_PO USB Port 0 Positive Signal USB _FP_P1 USB Port 1 Positive Signal GND Ground GND Ground KEY No pin USB _FP_OCO Overcurrent signal CO N OD oO B W NM O Note Please make sure that the USB cable has the same pin assignment as indi cated above A different pin assignment may cause damage or system hang up AUXIN1 Auxilliary In header This connector is an additional line in audio connector It allows you to attach a line in cable when your rear line in jack is set as line out port for 4 channel function Signal Name Function AUX In left channel Ground Ground AUX In right channel CD in CD Audio Input header Signal Name Function CD In left channel Ground Ground CD In right channel 21 SPDIF1 SPDIF out header This is an optional header that provides an S PDIF Sony Philips Digital Inter face output to digital multimedia device through optical fiber or coaxial connector Signal Name SPDIF Out VCC KEY GND Connecting I O
50. umbered When setting the jumpers ensure that the jumper caps are placed on the correct pins The illustrations below show a 2 pin jumper This illustration shows a 3 pin When the jumper cap is placed on both pins jumper Pins 1 and 2 are SHORT the jumper is SHORT If you remove the jumper cap or place the jumper cap on just ca t one pin the jumper is OPEN lt gt Short Open tay Checking Jumper Settings The following illustration shows the location of the motherboard jumpers Pin 1 is labeled ii ppoopocogoa oooooocooo rea BAe SS emaasaaa Jumper Settings 1 2 Normal 2 3 Clear CMOS JP1 3 pin Clear CMOS Before clearing the CMOS make sure to turn off the system BIOS Write Open Write Enable JP3 2 pin l l Protect Short Write Disable Connecting Case Components After you have installed the motherboard into a case you can begin connect ing the motherboard components Refer to the following Connect the CPU cool ing fan cable to CPUFAN1 Connect the case cool ing fan connector to CASFANT1 Connect the case speaker cable to SPEAKER1 Connect the case switches and indicator to PANEL1 Connect the standard power supply connector to ATX1 Connect the Pentium 4 processor auxiliary case power supply connector to ATX12V PANEL1 Note When the system is heavily loaded you should install at a minimum an ATX12V power supply with a 300W cap
51. y is 2 GB Do not remove any memory module from its antistatic packaging until Q 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 memory modules 1 This motherboard supports unbuffered DDR SDRAM only Do not attempt to insert any other type of DDR SDRAM into the slots 2 Push the latches on each side of the DIMM slot down 3 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 in stalled correctly 4 Check that the cutouts on the DIMM module edge connector match the notches in the DIMM slot 5 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 6 Install any remaining DIMM modules 15 Installing a Hard Disk Drive CD ROM This section describes how to install IDE devices such as a hard disk drive and a CD ROM drive Your motherboard has a primary and secondary IDE channel interface IDE1 and IDE2 An IDE ribbon cable supporting two IDE devices is bundled with the moth erboard If you want to install more than two IDE devices get a second IDE cable and you can add two more devices to the secondary IDE channel
52. your operating system We strongly recommend users to install this free anti virus software to help protect your system against viruses This concludes Chapter 4 47
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