Intel I945P User's Manual
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1. 3 4 12V 12V Ground o o Ground 1 2 PW12 Installation FDD Floppy Controller Connector This connects to the floppy disk drive IDE1 ATA 66 100 IDE Connector This mainboard is equipped with 1 IDE connectors to support up to 2 ATA 100 IDE drives It supports PIO and DMA mode operations for maximum data transfer rate of 100MB sec per channel S When using two IDE drives on the same connector one must be set to Master mode and the other to Slave mode Refer to your disk drive user s manual for details PW1 24 pin ATX Power Connector PW12 4 pin ATX12V Power Connector The mainboard is equipped with a standard 24 pin ATX main power connector and a 4 pin 12V power connector for connecting an ATX12V power supply The plugs of the power cables are designed to fit in only one orientation Insert the plugs into the connectors until they fit in place Caution The PW1 and PW12 Power Connector must be used simultaneously L The board requires a minimum of 400 Watt power supply to operate Your system configuration amount of memory add in cards peripherals2. Page 3 13 Installation CFP PWR LED HD LED RST PW ON lm vec NC IRRX GND IRTX GND Speaker CSPK Page 3 14 CFP Front Panel Connector HD LED This LED will light up whenever the hard drive is being accessed PWR LED This connects to the power button of the system chassis RST This switch allows you to reboot without having to power off the system thus prolonging the life of the power supply or system PW ON This is connected to the power button on the case To use the Soft Off by PWR BTTN feature refer to the Power Management Setup in the BIOS setup section of this manual CIR IR connector Connect the IrDA cable if available to this IR connector CSPK Speaker Connect to the system s speaker for beeping Installation 3 6 Thermo Stick Function Optional This mainboard is equipped with a digital thermometer capability to monitor any temperature This is useful for measuring heat on peripherals such as VGA cards hard disk drives DIMMs or even on board components such as chipset MOSFETS etc Thermo Stic
3. D processor notches E be discarded Always replace the processor align to socket convexes F Place the cover if the processor is removed from the processor straight down without tilting or socket sliding in the socket VW The CPU is keyed to prevent incorrect insertion do not force the CPU into the socket If it does not go in easily check for mis orientation Step 5 Place the fan heatsink onto the mainboard with the fasteners align to the holes Be care TINA not to damage the thermal interface material attached to the bottom of the heatsink Rotate the clips 90 degrees to lock the CPU cooler in place Connect the fan cable to the mainboard header JCPU FAN lt Figure 5 gt Page 3 3 Installation 3 2 Jumper Settings JPCIE1 JPCIE2 JCMOS JUSB JCMOS Clear CMOS data Jumper _ D To CMOS Clear data please follow the steps If the CMOS data becomes corrupted or below you forgot the supervisor or user 1 Turn off the system password clear the CMOS data to 2 Change the jumper from 1 2 to 2 3 i ition for a few seconds reconfigure the system back to the ee 5 y 3 Replace the jumper back to the 1 2 default values stored in the ROM BIOS position i 4 Turn
4. USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support High Definition Audio Realtek LAN Device USB Controller Enables the USB controller Options Disabled Enabled USB 2 0 Controller Enables the EHCI USB2 0 controller Options Disabled Enabled Page 4 9 BIOS USB Keyboard Support Enable Disable support for USB keyboard under DOS Options Auto Enabled Disabled USB Mouse Support Enable Disable support for USB mouse under DOS Options Enabled Disabled High Definition Audio Intel High Definition Audio Controller This item allows you disable the on chip Audio Options Auto Disabled Realtek Lan Device Onboard LAN device control function Options Auto Enabled Disabled Legacy Devices Scroll to Legacy Devices and press lt Enter gt The following screen appears Phoenix AwardBI0S CHOS Setup Utility Legacy Devices Onboard FDC Ep res Enabled Item Help Onboard Serial Port Onboard IrDA Port Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode EPP Mode Select ECP Mode Use DMA Onboard FDC Controller Select Enabled if you wish to use onboard floppy disk controller FDC If you install an external FDC or the system has no floppy drive select Disabled in this field Options Enabled Disabled Onboard Serial Port 1 Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first serial port Options 3F8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 Disabled Auto Infrared Port Select Select an address an
5. gt CAUTION 4 The mainboard is subject to damage by static electricity Always observe the handling procedures Post Port Frequently Asked Questions Below is a list of some basic POST Codes possible problems and solutions For more detailed information about POST Codes refer to Appendix in this manual 07h 12h FFh or CFh 3 Clh C5h 1 BIOS chip inserted incorrectly Incorrect BIOS update version Mainboard problem Add on card inserted incorrectly Memory module inserted incorrectly Memory compatibility problem Memory module damaged Error occured in VGA BIOS VGA card inserted incorrectly Overclock error l Initial Keyboard controller error 2 RTC error Reinsert the BIOS chip Download the correct BIOS version update from the manufacturer s Web site 3 Replace mainboard Remove and replace the add on card Reinsert memory module Replace memory with correct type Replace memory module Replace VGA card Reinsert the VGA card Clear CMOS or press the insert key to power on the system 1 Ensure that the keyboard and mouse are connected correctly 2 Replace the RTC battery Table of Contents Page Section I Introduction Packase CEN 1 1 Mainboard Features 1 2 System Block Diagram 1 5 Section 2 Specification Mainboard Specification 2 1 Section 3 Installation M
6. select ACPI Suspend Type S3 STR If you have a USB mouse or keyboard set USB Resume from S3 S4 to Enabled When in Windows open the Control Panel Power Management application and click the Advanced tab In the Power buttons section select Stand By from the drop down lists 2 To activate the STR function a Click the START button and choose Shut Down b In the Shut Down Windows dialog box select the Stand By option to enter STR mode A The following are the differences between STR power saving mode and Sus pend Power On Suspend mode a b STR is the most advanced Power Management mode STR cuts all the power supplied to peripherals except to memory max power saving STR saves and keeps all on screen data including any executed applications to RAM In STR mode you must push the power button connected to the onboard PW On of CFP pin click your USB mouse buttons or press your USB keyboard keys to wake up your system to the last display Page 3 17 Installation 3 9 ACPI S3 Suspend To RAM Function This mainboard supports the STR Suspend To RAM power management scheme by maintaining the appropriate power states in the DDR SDRAM interface signals The power source to the DDR SDRAM is kept active during STR ACPI S3 Advanced Configuration Power Interface ACPI provides many Energy Saving Features for operating systems that support Instant ON and QuickStar
7. Olh 02h 03h 04h 05h 06h 07h 08h 09h OAh 0B 0Dh OEh OFh 10h llh 12h 13h 14h 15h 16h 17h DESCRIPTION Test CMOS R W functionality Early chipset initialization Disable shadow RAM Disable L2 cache socket 7 or below Program basic chipset registers Detect memory Auto detection of DRAM size type and ECC Auto detection of L2 cache socket 7 or below Expand compressed BIOS code to DRAM Call chipset hook to copy BIOS back to E000 amp F000 shadow RAM Expand the Xgroup codes locating in physical address 1000 0 Reserved Initial Superio Early Init switch Reserved 1 Blank out screen 2 Clear CMOS error flag Reserved 1 Clear 8042 interface 2 Initialize 8042 self test 1 Test special keyboard controller for Winbond 977 series Super I O chips 2 Enable keyboard interface Reserved 1 Disable PS 2 mouse interface optional 2 Auto detect ports for keyboard amp mouse followed by a port amp interface swap optional 3 Reset keyboard for Winbond 977 series Super I O chips Reserved Test FO00h segment shadow to see whether it is R W able or not If test fails keep beeping the speaker Reserved Auto detect flash type to load appropriate flash R W codes into the run time area in F000 for ESCD amp DMI support Reserved Use walking 1 s algorithm to check out interface in CMOS circuitry Also set real time clock power status and then check for override R
8. 2 Initialize the APIC for Pentium class CPU 3 Program early chipset according to CMOS setup Example onboard IDE controller 4 Measure CPU speed 5 Invoke video BIOS Reserved 1 Initialize multi language 2 Put information on screen display including Award title CPU type CPU speed Reserved Reset keyboard except Winbond 977 series Super I O chips Reserved Test 8254 Reserved Test 8259 interrupt mask bits for channel 1 Reserved Test 8259 interrupt mask bits for channel 2 Reserved Reserved 43h 44h 45 46h 47h 48h 49h 4A 4Dh 4Eh 4Fh 50h Slh 52h 53 54h 55h 56h 57h 58h 59h SAh 5Bh 5Ch 5Dh SE SFh 60h 61 64h 65h 66h 67h 68h 69h 6Ah 6Bh 6Ch 6Dh Appendix Test 8259 functionality Reserved Reserved Initialize EISA slot Reserved 1 Calculate total memory by testing the last double word of each 64K page 2 Program writes allocation for AMD KS CPU Reserved 1 Program MTRR of MI CPU 2 Initialize L2 cache for P6 class CPU amp program CPU with proper cacheable range 3 Initialize the APIC for P6 class CPU 4 On MP platform adjust the cacheable range to smaller one in case the cacheable ranges between each CPU are not identical Reserved Initialize USB Reserved Test all memory clear all extended memory to 0 Reserved Display number of processors multi processor platform Reserved 1 Display PnP logo 2 Early ISA PnP initialization Assi
9. 48 mutimedia lt Figure I gt 5 Windows Media Player 8 g Sound Recorder P volume Control Sound Effect lt Figure 2 gt 2 Select Sound Effect page to set the desired audio environment from the pull down menu Page 5 2 Drivers Installation Back Panel Center Subwoofer Line In Speaker Out O Rear Speaker Out 9 Front Speaker Out Side Speaker Out Mic In Front Panel Headphone Mic In Speaker Configuration lt Figure 3 gt 3 This page displays the mainboards s phone jack function when a corresponding audio mode is selected Figure 3 above shows the phone jack setup for 8 channel mode Sound Effect Speaker Configuration SPDIF Audio Wizard Sound f Loopy Music C Buzzing Bee Moving Path Horizontal C Vertical C Insect Motion C Manual Horizontal C Manual Vertical EAX Setting lt None gt Bathroom C Stone Corridor C Under Water 4 This page lets you test the 3D Positional Audio features 3D Audio Demo lt Figure 4 gt Page 5 3 Drivers Installation General lt Figure 5 gt En e _ D P Audio Driver Version 51005024 DirectX Version DirectX 9 0 HD Audio wo f nformation Audio Controller A n Audio Codec ALC880 Show icon in system tray Language 5 This page displays information regarding the audio hardware and software To re
10. 945PL Lakeport PL chipset The Intel 945P 945PL chipset consists of the Memory Controller Hub MCH and the I O Controller Hub ICH7 DDR2 DDR2 ushers in the new era of DDR memory technology DDR2 memory offers faster speed higher data bandwidth and lower power consumption over DDR PCI Express PCI E Next generation peripheral interface to succeed to current PCI bus for the next decade With smaller slot size and 250MB sec PCI E 1 or 4GB sec PCI E 16 maximum transfer PCI Express overcomes PCI bus bottleneck x Jumper Configurable PCI Express This mainboard is cleverly designed with a jumper configurable PCI Express slot that lets user select the bandwidth required This allows high speed PCI E devices such as RAID controller or VGA cards to be supported on this mainboard Page 1 2 Introduction Ultra ATA100 The mainboard provides an Ultra ATA100 Bus Master IDE controller This controller supports Ultra ATA100 protocols which are ideal to support demand ing applications such as real time video multimedia and a high performance operating system A new IDE cable is required for Ultra ATA 100 Hardware Monitoring Hardware monitoring enables you to monitor various aspects of the system operation and status This includes CPU temperature voltage and fan speed in RPMs 10 100 LAN Optional This mainboard is mounted with a 10 100BASE T Ethernet LAN controller It allows the mainboard to connect to a local area
11. Do NOT flash the system BIOS unless it is really necessary Updating and flashing the BIOS content risks BIOS data corruption which may cause system unable to power on Download the xxxxx EXE file corresponding to your model from our website to an empty directory on your hard disk or floppy Run the downloaded xxxxx EXE file and it will self extract Copy these extracted files to a bootable floppy disk Note The floppy disk should contain NO device drivers or other programs 1 Type A AWDFLASH and press lt Enter gt Key 2 You will see the following setup screen 3 Please key in the xxxxx bin BIOS file name 4 If you want to save the previous BIOS data to the diskette please key in Y otherwise please key in N Do You Want To Save Bios Y N A 1 Appendix 5 Key in File Name to save previous BIOS to file For XXXX WW83627 6A69LPA9C DATE 05 11 2000 Flash Type XXX E828024AB 73 3V 6 To confirm and proceed please key in Y to start the programming For XXxx W83627 6A69LPA9C DATE 05 11 2000 Flash Type xxx E82802AB 3 3V Checksum re you sure to program y n 7 The BIOS update is finished For XXXX WN83627 6A69LPA9C DATE 05 11 2000 Flash Type xxx E82802AB 3 3V xxxxx bin Checksum 4B 4H 7FE OK F1 Reset F10 Exit 8 Keep this BIOS floppy disk for future use A 2 Appendix Appendix B B 1 POST CODES POST hex CFh COh C1h C3h C5h
12. ICH7 Ball a PCI EXPS Bigigig ecie2 PCI EXP4 ning nes CD IN TEU TUE TUT QUT UU AEREE crPa TT IILIELKELILIAANRALIA ARNE RAD EAMANEALLEAL AL PCI1 HD Audio ARERAR ARARAT AARRARR AMERO RE ARAD RARE ALRARE AR ROLR ARDA AMAR AR RARRARRALEAMLALLE LI TTT THM_ST B PCI T i LI TT 00000000 00000000 10 TOUTE l D TITLILKKHNKKLI LILEKLELKILKKEIKKKKI KKKKKKKENKKKIKKKE FRAME RAAE CECO AK TUTE TTL 0 Chip go CUSB3 CUSB4 JUSB 1 1 Depending on the model you purchased some components are optional and may not be available Page 3 1 Installation Easy Installation Procedure The following must be completed before powering on your new system 3 1 CPU Installation 3 2 Jumper Settings 3 3 System Memory 3 4 VGA card installation 3 5 Device Connectors 3 1 CPU Installation lt Figure 1 gt lt Figure 2 gt Step 1 Step 2 Open load plate A DO NOT touch Remove protective cover C from load socket contacts B plate Please do not discard the protective cover Always replace the protective cover if the processor is removed from the socket Page 3 2 Installation lt Figure 3 gt lt Figure 4 gt Step 3 Step 4 Remove the processor from the protective Hold the processor with thumb and index cover Do not touch the bottom of the fingers as shown Ensure fingers align to the processor The processor cover should not socket cutouts
13. ROM drive TV tuner or MPEG card CD_IN_Right CD_Reference 1 CD_IN Left SATAI SATA4 Four S ATA II Connectors These connectors enable you to connect Serial ATA HDDs or optical drives type 1 GND B B A A GND GND Installation CUSB3 CUSB4 Four USB 2 0 ports This mainboard includes additional USB2 0 ports identified by 10 pin connector If you wish to use the additional USB ports install the card edge bracket to the system chassis then insert its cables to this 10 pin connector VCC DATAO DATAO GND VCC DATA1 DATA1 GND NC Key CAUTION If you purchased a separate USB cable make sure it has the same pin assignment A different pin assignment may damage the system If you need the USB cable please contact our retailer CP80P Post Port Debug LED Provides two digit POST code to show why the system fail to boot Allows quick and easy optimization Post Port Debug 7 segment LED display Refer to Appendix B for POST codes
14. Secondary PCI IDE to Disabled IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave UDMA Select the mode of operation for the IDE drive Ultra DMA 33 66 100 implementa tion is possible only if your IDE hard drive supports it and the operating environ ment includes a DMA driver If your hard drive and your system software both Page 4 8 BIOS support Ultra DMA 33 66 100 select Auto to enable UDMA mode by BIOS Options Auto Disabled Chipest Serial ATA Setting Chipest Serial ATA This sets the mode of SATA Combined mode will force SATA to replace one of the traditional IDE Primary or Secondary ports Enhanced mode allows Serial ATA to work simultaneously with Parallel ATA Options Disabled Auto Combined Mode Enhanced Mode SATA Only SATA Port Speed Settings This item allows you to select Serial ATA port speed Options Force GEN I gt 1 5Gbps Force GEN II gt 3 0Gbps PATA IDE Mode This option is available only when Chipset Serial ATA is in Combined mode Assigning Primary will make PATA IDE the Primary port and the remaining SATA as Secondary port Similarly assigning Secondary will make PATA IDE the Secondary port and SATA as Primary port Options Primary Secondary Onboard Devices Setup Scroll to Onboard Devices Setup and press lt Enter gt The following screen appears Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Onboard Devices USB Controller Enabled Item Help USB Controller Item Help
15. boot up problems QuickSPDIF On board SPDIF out connector for quick connection to multi channel speakers Not only removes cable cluttering but also delivers loss free digital audio to let you enjoy DVD movies and games with crystal clear sound Thermo Stick Optional Flexible thermometer to let you measure any temperature by software Ideal for monitoring VGA card chipset or even disk drives temperatures Refer to page 3 15 for details Page 1 4 1 3 System Block Diagram LGA775 Processor Intel 945P PCI Express x16 or graphics MCH PCI Express x4 graphics ATA 100 IDE x 1 Post Port Intel BIOS ICH7 PS 2 KB amp Mouse lt gt COM Print Fintek PIET LPC IO LPC Floppy SIR Mam PCI E 1 x2 PCIx3 Intel 945PL Introduction Dual Channel DDR2 Memor gt SPDIF Out CD In Mic In 2 for Front cal Line In a Front stereo out 880 Mic In Side stereo out Rear stereo out Center amp Subwoffer USB2 0x8 S ATA II x 4 Realtek RTL8100C 10 100 MbE LAN RJ 45 Realtek RTL8110S GbE LAN Page 1 5 Introduction Page 1 6 Specification Section 2 SPECIFICATION Mainboard Specification Processor Socket LGA775 for Intel Celeron pD 3xx series Intel Pentium 4 IXKX 6xx series P4EE up to 3 8 GHz e Support 533 800 1066MHz front side bus 533 800MHz FSB for 1945PL chipset Support Intel Pent
16. item asks for confirmation Quit without saving Y N Y This allows you to exit Setup without storing in CMOS any change The previous selections remain in effect This exits the Setup utility and restarts your computer Page 4 24 Drivers Installation Section 5 DRIVER INSTALLATION Easy Driver Installation Once the operating system has been installed you need to install the drivers for the mainboard Raid Floppy Utility Manual Method 1 Method 2 Insert the bundled CD into the CD ROM and the main menu screen will appear The main menu displays links to the supported drivers utilities and software gt Method 1 This item installs all drivers automatically Method 2 This item allows you to install the drivers selectively Step 1 Click INTEL CHIPSET INF FILES to install chipset driver Step 2 Click REALTEK LAN Driver to install LAN driver Step 3 Click REALTEK High Definition Audio Driver to install audio driver Step 4 Click USB 2 0 Driver to install USB 2 0 driver Page 5 1 Drivers Installation Realtek Sound Manager Quick User guide Introduction To obtain the best performance from your audio system run the Sound Manager utility to adjust the settings to suit your needs This section of the manual is intended to provide a quick user guide to setup Sound Manager For more detailed information refer to Sound Manager manual in the CD KE Sound Manager M
17. network by means of a network hub X GbE LAN Optional This mainboard is mounted with the new Gigabit Ethernet LAN which allows data transmission at 1 000 megabits per second Mbps running at 10 times faster than conventional 10 100BASE T Ethernet LANs Serial ATA Il S ATA II is the second generation SATA interface with double the transferring speed up to 300MB sec It supports NCQ to provide faster reading speed for your storage devices USB2 0 A popular USB standard for plugging in peripherals with up to 480Mbps transfer speed while maintaining backward compatibility with older USB1 1 device 8ch Delivers 8 channel audio to bring you the latest in audio realism from DVD movies and games Perfect for your home theatre system Page 1 3 Introduction Special Features BIOS Features Magic Health Reports your system hardware status for every boot up to help detect faults early Monitor hardware status including CPU temperature CPU Memory Chipset voltage fan RPM speed for chassis fan CPU fan amp Power supply fan EZ Boot Simply press ESC to select your bootable device No more hassle to search the BIOS menu change and re start amp PowerBIOS Supporting a full range of overclocking setting via BIOS Various adjustable feature include FSB Chipset Memory voltage tweaking H W Features Post Port An onboard LED display trouble shooting device facilitating user to detect
18. on the system and hold down the Settings GIO 1 2 Normal Default 1 2 3 Clear CMOS lt Del gt key to enter BIOS setup 1 P JUSB USB S3 Wake up Jumper This jumper disconnects 5V standby voltage to USB devices This means USB devices will not be able to wake up the system from S3 Suspend to RAM power saving mode Settings fa 1 2 Enabled S3 enabled n 2 3 Disabled No S3 Page 3 4 Installation JPCIE1 JPCIE2 PCI E slot Control Jumper These jumpers redirect the PCI E signals from PCI EXP2 and PCI EXP3 to the PCI EXP4 connector This allows 4x bandwidth on PCI EXP4 slot to cater for higher bandwidth cards such as VGA and RAID connectors a N MT cuni PCI EXP2 ZECI JPCIE1 1 tl PCLEXP3 PCI EXP4 Intel ICH7 Chipset SI JPCIE2 JPCIE1 Settings 1 2 PCI E x4 mode Default 2 3 PCI E x1 mode Set both jumpers to 1 2 to use PCI EXP4 as high bandwidth PCI E x4 slot Set both jumpers to 2 3 to use PCI EXP2 and PCI EXP3 slots Supported Configuration JPCIE1 JPCIE2 Settings PCI EXP4 PCI EXP2 PCI EXP3 4 Jumpers JPCIE 1 and JPCIE2 must always be set to the same mode Page 3 5 Installation 3 3 System Memory Configuration The mainboard accommodates four 240 pin DDR2 DIMM sockets Supports up to 4GB of 400 533 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM 2GB and 400 533MHz for 1945PL chipset support o
19. or the number of cycles required to page memory before the next bank activate command can be issued Options 2 3 4 5 6 Auto Precharge Delay tRAS This item specifies the number of clock cycles needed after a bank active command before a precharge can occur sets the minimum RAS pulse width Options Auto 4 15 System BIOS Cacheable This item allows the system BIOS to be cached in memory for faster execution Options Disabled Enabled Video BIOS Cacheable This item allows the video BIOS to be cached in memory for faster execution Options Disabled Enabled Page 4 6 BIOS 4 4 Integrated Peripherals Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals PCI Express Function Press Enter Item Help Chipset IDE Devices Press Enter Onboard Devices Press Enter Menu Level Legacy Devices Press Enter RealTek Lan Boot ROM Disabled AG BO fT Dr Enter Select PU PD Value F1 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help revious Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 5 Integrated Peripherals Realtek Lan Boot ROM Enable disable the onboard Realtek Lan Boot ROM for booting from LAN Options Enabled Disabled PCI Express Function Scroll to PCI Express Function and press lt Enter gt The following screen appears Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility I Express Function PCIEX 2 Slot Auto Item Help PCIEX 3 Slot Auto PCIEX 4 Slot Auto Menu Level gt gt PC
20. tl Move Enter Select PU PD Value F1 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 6 Power Management ACPI Suspend Type This item allows you to select SI Power On Suspend or S3 Suspend To RAM function When set to S3 STR or S1 amp S3 the following two fields become available Options S1 POS S3 STR S1 amp S3 POWER ON Function Enables computer power on by the keypress activity Options Disabled Any key Mouse Both Any key Mouse PWRON After PWR Fail This item enables your computer to automatically restart or return to its last operat ing status after power returns from a power failure Off The system stays off after a power failure Former Sts The system returns to the state it was in just prior to the power failure Page 4 12 BIOS PCI Express PME PCI E device PME function Options Enabled Disabled Power Management Use this to select your Power Management selection The default is User define Max saving Maximum power savings Inactivity period is 1 minute in each mode Min saving Minimum power savings Inactivity period is I hour in each mode User define Allows user to define PM Timers parameters to control power saving mode Video Off Method This option allows you to select how the video will be disabled by the power management The default is V H Sync Blank V H Sync Blank System turns off vertical and horizo
21. I E Compliancy Mode v1 0a PCIEX 2 Slot PCIEX 3 Slot PCIEX 4 Slot PCI E device disabled function Options Auto Enabled Disabled PCI E Compliancy Mode Allows you to select the PCI E compliancy mode Options V1 0a V1 0 Page 4 7 BIOS gt Chipset IDE Devices Scroll to Chipset IDE Devices and press lt Enter gt The following screen appears Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Chipset IDE Devices IDE HDD Block Mode IDE DMA transfer access Chipset Primary PCI IDE IDE Primary Master UDMA IDE Primary Slave UDMA Chipset Secondary PCI IDE Chipset Serial ATA SATA PORT Speed Settings PATA IDE Mode Delay For HDD Secs This item allows you to set longer time stand by before system Scan HDD at post screen Some HDD may need a longer stand by time before it can be detected Options 0 15 IDE HDD Block Mode IDE Block Mode allows the controller to access blocks of sectors rather than a single sector at a time The default is Enabled Options Enabled Disabled IDE DMA transfer access Automatic data transfer between system memory and IDE device with minimum CPU intervention This improves data throughput and frees CPU to perform other tasks Options Enabled Disabled Chipset Primary Secondary PCI IDE The mainboard supports one channel of ordinary IDE interface Select Enabled to activate each channel separately L If you do not use the onboard IDE connector set the Chipset Primary
22. M 3 5 in Halt On All Errors Lal Lal Lal ali Lal None Base Memory Extended Memory Total Memory tl Move Enter Select PU PD Value F1 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F Optimized Defaults Figure 2 Standard CMOS Setup Notes e Ifthe hard disk Primary Master Slave and Secondary Master Slave are set to Auto the hard disk size and model will be auto detected e The Halt On field is used to determine when the BIOS will halt the system if an error occurs Page 4 2 BIOS 4 2 Advanced BIOS Features Selecting the ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES option in the CMOS SETUP UTILITY menu allows users to change system related parameters in the displayed menu This menu shows all of the manufacturer s default values for the board Pressing the F1 key displays a help message for the selected item Phoenix AwardBI0S CMOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features CPU Feature Press Enter Item Help Hard Disk Boot Priority Press Enter Init Display First PCI Slot Menu Level Hyper Threading Technology Enabled First Boot Device Floppy Second Boot Device Hard Disk Third Boot Device LS120 Boot Other Device Enabled Boot Up Floppy Seek Enabled Boot Up NumLock Status On Security Option Setup APIC Mode Enabled HDD S M A R T Capability Disabled Full Screen LOGO Show Enabled tl Move Enter Select PU PD Value F1 Sav
23. NTRODUCTION Optional Items H Extra USB2 0 port cable I ThermoStick cable If you need the optional item please contact your dealer for assistance E CD drivers and utilities F I O Shield G S ATA II data and power cable USER S MANUAL Page 1 1 Introduction 1 2 Mainboard Features Brief Introduction Intel Pentium 4 processors The Pentium 4 processor is designed to deliver performance across applications and usages where end users can truly appreciate and experience the performance The Pentium 4 processor delivers this world class performance for consumer enthusiasts and business professional desktop PC users as well as for entry level workstation users Intel Dual Core processor provides two execution cores in one physical processor allowing the platform to do more in less time while enjoying smooth interaction with your PC Intel adds support for Hyper Threading Technology to the Pentium 4 processor family HT Technology allows a single physical Pentium 4 processor to function as two logical processor for next generation multi threaded application For more information about all the new features the Pentium 4 delivers check out the Intel website at http www intel com x Chipset This board is designed with either Intel 945P Lakeport P or Intel
24. OLG76G92000009 User s Manual Intel i945P i945PL mainboard for Intel Socket 775 processor TRADEMARK All products and company names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders These specifications are subject to change without notice Manual Revision 1 0 October 25 2005 DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES THERE ARE NO WARRANTIES WHICH EXTEND BEYOND THE DESCRIPTION ON THE FACE OF THE MANUFACTURER LIMITED WARRANTY THE MANUFACTURER EXPRESSLY EXCLUDES ALL OTHER WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED REGARDING ITS PRODUCTS INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NONINFRINGEMENT THIS DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES SHALL APPLY TO THE EXTENT ALLOWED UNDER LOCAL LAWS IN THE COUNTRY PURCHASED IN WHICH LOCAL LAWS DO NOT ALLOW OR LIMIT THE EXCLUSION OF THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES HANDLING PROCEDURES Static electricity can severely damage your equipment Handle the mainboard and any other device in your system with extreme care and avoid unnecessary contact with system components on the mainboard Always work on an antistatic surface to avoid possible damage to the mainboard from static discharge Always have the power supply unplugged and powered off when inserting and removing devices within the computer chassis The Manufacturer assumes no responsibility for any damage to the mainboard that results from failure to follow instruction or failure to observe safety precautions C
25. PCI and onboard devices Auto BIOS assigns the interrupt resource automatically PCI VGA Palette Snoop This item is designed to overcome problems that may be caused by some nonstandard VGA cards Options Enabled Disabled PCI Express related items Maximum Payload Size Set maximum TLP payload size for the PCI Express devices The unit is byte Options 128 256 512 1024 2048 4096 Page 4 15 BIOS Interrupt requests are shared as shown below INT A INT B INT C INT D NTG IMPORTANT Audio v When using PCI cards on PCI I V shared IRQ slots make sure rel y its drivers support Shared PAS y IRQ or that the cards do not een V need IRQ assignments IRQ vek conflicts between the two SS i PCI groups will make the ee o system unstable or cards Onboard USB1 v mopertable Onboard USB2 Vv Onboard USB3 Vv Onboard USB4 Vv USB 2 0 v 4 7 PC Health Status Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PC Health Status SmartFan Function Press Enter Show PC Health in POST Enabled Current CPU Temperature 40 C 1094 F Menu Level Current System Temp 35 C 95 F Thermo Stick Temperature a5 LI 95 F Current CPU Fan Speed 4297 RPH Current Chassis Fan Speed 9 RPH Current Power Fan Speed 4178 RPH VCC 54 4 87 VDimm 1 84 OYSB 4 70 12 11 79 Chipset Voltage 1 41 VCore 1 329 JVSB 3 28 2 99 ACPI Shutdown Temperature Disabled tl Mo
26. ainboard Layout vasse TER 3 1 Easy Installation Procedure 3 2 CPU keine 3 2 Jumper SCMUINGS ss 3 4 System Memory Configuration 3 6 VGA Card Installation 3 8 Device Comes agnese ia 3 10 Thermo Stick Function Optional 3 15 Power On Ot Remote sa 3 16 External Modem Ring in Power ON 3 16 STR Suspend To RAM Function 3 17 Section 4 BIOS Setup Maltese ar E 4 1 Standard CMOS Setup sr 4 2 Advanced BIOS Features 4 3 Advanced Chipset Features 4 5 Integrated Peripherals ucsniriiia 4 7 Power Management Setup 4 12 PNP PCI PCI E Configuration 4 15 PE HEaNES IAS all LASA 4 16 Power BIOS FeaturesS iii ricci ieri ce riore 4 19 DEM 4 22 Supervisor User Password Setting 4 23 EDGE SClecHno tiara 4 24 Section 5 Driver Installation Easy Driver Installation 5 1 Realtek Sound Manager Quick User guide 5 2 Appendix Appendix A Update Your System BIOS i A 1 Appendix B POST B 1 vi Page Left Blank 1 1 Package Contents Contents A Mainboard B User s manual C Floppy drive cable D HDD drive cable Introduction Section 1 I
27. ate action to protect the data Options Enabled Disabled Full Screen LOGO Show This item allows you determine Full Screen LOGO display during POST Options Enabled Disabled 4 3 Advanced Chipset Features Choose the ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES option in the CMOS SETUP UTILITY menu to display following menu Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Features DRAM Timing Selectable By SPD CAS Latency Ti Auto Time DRAM RASH to CASH Delay Auto Menu Level DRAM RASH Precharge Auto Precharge dealy tRAS Auto System BIOS Cacheable Enabled Video BIOS Cacheable Disabled tl Move Enter Select PU PD Value F1 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F Optimized Defaults Figure 4 Chipset Features Setup Page 4 5 BIOS DRAM Timing Selectable For setting DRAM Timing select By SPD to follow Intel PC DDR SDRAM Serial Presence Detect Specification Options Manual By SPD CAS Latency Time This item specifies the number of clock cycles needed after a Column Address Strobe CAS signal before data can be read Options 5 4 3 6 Auto DRAM RAS to CAS Delay This item sets the timing parameters for the system memory such as the CAS Column Address Strobe and RAS Row Address Strobe Options 2 3 4 5 6 Auto DRAM RAS Precharge This item refers to the number of cycles required to return data to its original location to close the bank
28. available on rear panel Support Jack detection for fool proof audio device installation Rear panel audio jacks configuration Orange Center amp Subwoofer Center amp Subwoofer I O Onboard Fintek LPC bus I O controller Legacy peripheral interface for PS 2 keyboard amp mouse FDD Parallel Serial and IrDA v1 0 compliant Support Hardware Monitoring for fan speed monitoring CPU System temperature and ThermoStick temperature Intelligent fan speed control for CPU fan PWM for quiet operation Page 2 2 BIOS Specification Flash EEPROM with Award Plug amp Play BIOS Support ACPI S3 Suspend To RAM mode in ACPI compliant O S Support EZ Boot for fast bootable device selection Support Magic Health for system hardware status report during system boot up Peripheral Interfaces F At Rear Panel PS 2 keyboard and mouse ports One Parallel printer port One S PDIF Out Coaxial jack One Serial port One RJ45 LAN connector Four USB2 0 ports Six Audio jacks Onboard connector and pin header One floppy drive connector One ATA 100 IDE connector Four extra USB2 0 ports One CD IN connector One IR connector Four S ATA II connectors Three Fan connectors Front Panel Controller Supports Reset amp Soft Off switches Supports HDD amp Power LEDs Supports PC speaker Supports Front Panel Audio connector Page 2 3 Specifica
29. d corresponding interrupt for the Infrared Port Options 3F8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 Disabled Auto Onboard Parallel Port This field allows the user to configure the LPT port Options 378 IRQ7 278 IRQ5 3BC IRQ7 Disabled Page 4 10 BIOS Parallel Port Mode This field allows the user to select the parallel port mode Options SPP EPP ECP ECP EPP EPP Mode Select This field allows the user to select the EPP mode for parallel port mode Options EPP1 9 EPP 1 7 ECP Mode USE DMA This field allows the user to select DMA1 or DMA3 for the ECP mode Options DMAI DMA3 Page 4 11 BIOS 4 5 Power Management Setup Choose the POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP in the CMOS SETUP UTILITY to display the following screen This menu allows the user to modify the power management parameters and IRQ signals In general these parameters should not be changed unless it s absolutely necessary Phoenix AwardBIOS CHOS Setup Utility Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Tune S1 P0S POWER ON Function Disabled PWRON After PWR Fail Off Menu Level PCI Express PME Enabled Power Management User Define Video Off Method DPMS Suspend Mode Disabled HDD Power Down Disabled Soft Off by PUR BTTN Instant Off Wake Up by PCI card Disabled Power On by Ring Disabled USB Wake Up From 3 Disabled Resume by Alarm Disabled Date of Month Alarm Time hh mm ss Alarm 0 0 3 KBC Wake up Function AnyKey
30. displays all the major selection items Select the item you need to reconfigure The selection is made by moving the cursor press any direction arrow key to the item and pressing the Enter key An on line help message is displayed at the bottom of the screen as the cursor is moved to various items which provides a better understanding of each function When a selection is made the menu of the selected item will appear so that the user can modify associated configuration parameters 4 1 Standard CMOS Setup Choose STANDARD CMOS FEATURES in the CMOS SETUP UTILITY Menu Figure 2 Standard CMOS Features Setup allows the user to configure system settings such as the current date and time type of hard disk drive installed floppy drive type and display type Memory size is auto detected by the BIOS and displayed for your reference When a field is highlighted use direction keys to move the cursor and the lt Enter gt key to select the entries in the field can be changed by pressing the lt PgDn gt or the lt PgUp gt key Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Date lnadu Mon Jul 4 2005 Oo 21 56 Time hh mm ss 1 IDE Channel 9 Master IDE Channel 89 Slave None Change the day month IDE Channel 1 Master None vear and century IDE Channel 1 Slave None Menu Level None I SATA Channel 1 None SATA Channel 2 None SATA Channel 3 None SATA Channel 4 Drive A 1 44
31. e ESC Ex1t F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F Optimized Defaults Figure 3 BIOS Features Setup CPU Feature This field is available only for Pentium CPU with Prescott core gt Hard Disk Boot Priority This item allows you to select the hard disk boot priority Phoenix AwardBIOS CHOS Setup Utility Hard Disk Boot Priority Pri Master Pri Slave Sec Master Menu Level ia Sec Slave USBHDDO Use Tr or lt D to USBHDD1 select a device then USBHDD2 press lt gt to move it Bootable Add in Cards up or lt gt to move it Init Display First This item is used to select whether to initialize the PCI E or PCI first when the system boots Options PCI Slot PCIEx Page 4 3 BIOS Hyper Threading Technology Enables the CPU Hyper Threading Technology Options Enables Disabled 4 Itis recommend to enable Hyper Threading Technology on system with Windows XP and Linux 2 4 and disabling it for legacy OS First Second Third Other Boot Device The BIOS attempts to load the operating system from the devices in the sequence selected in these items Options Floppy LS120 Hard Disk CDROM ZIP100 USB FDD USB CDROM LAN Disabled Boot Other Device 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 Options E
32. eserved Program chipset default values into chipset Chipset default values are MODBINable by OEM customers Reserved Initial Early Init Onboard Generator switch Reserved B 1 Appendix 18h 19 1Ah 1Bh 1Ch 1Dh 1Eh 1Fh 20h 21h 22h 23h 24 26h 27h 28h 29h 2A 2Ch 2Dh 2E 32h 33h 34 3Bh 3Ch 3Dh 3Eh 3Fh 40h 41h 42h B 2 Detect CPU information including brand SMI type Cyrix or Intel and CPU level 586 or 686 Reserved Initial interrupts vector table If no special specified all H W interrupts are directed to SPURIOUS INT HDLR amp S W interrupts to SPURIOUS soft HDLR Reserved Initial EARLY PM_INIT switch Reserved Load keyboard matrix notebook platform Reserved HPM initialization notebook platform Reserved 1 Check validity of RTC value e g a value of 5Ah is an invalid value for RTC minute 2 Load CMOS settings into BIOS stack If CMOS checksum fails use default value instead 3 Prepare BIOS resource map for PCI amp PnP use If ESCD 1s valid take into consideration of the ESCD s legacy information 4 Onboard clock generator initialization Disable respective clock resource to empty PCI amp DIMM slots 5 Early PCI initialization Enumerate PCI bus number Assign memory amp I O resource Search for a valid VGA device amp VGA BIOS and put it into C000 0 Reserved Initialize INT 09 buffer Reserved 1 Program CPU internal MTRR P6 amp PII for 0 640K memory address
33. etc may exceed this minimum power requirement To ensure adequate power for GLI mode use a 550 Watt or greater power supply Page 3 11 Installation 945P 9 SPL Cc et 945P 9 SPL Cc et 945P 945PL ci t CFPA Front Panel Audio Connector This audio connector connects to the audio jacks located on the front panel Refer to your case manual to match the pin out names Front Line out R CD IN CD Audio IN Connector The CD IN connector is used to receive audio from a CD
34. eys If no errors occur or F1 key is pressed to continue Clear EPA or customization logo Reserved 1 Call chipset power management hook 2 Recover the text fond used by EPA logo not for full screen logo 3 If password is set ask for password Save all data in stack back to CMOS Initialize ISA PnP boot devices USB final Initialization NET PC Build SYSID structure Switch screen back to text mode Set up ACPI table at top of memory Invoke ISA adapter ROMs Assign IRQs to PCI devices Initialize APM Clear noise of IRQs Reserved Read HDD boot sector information for Trend Anti Virus code 1 Enable L2 cache 2 Program boot up speed 3 Chipset final initialization 4 Power management final initialization 5 Clear screen amp display summary table 6 Program K6 write allocation 7 Program P6 class write combining 1 Program daylight saving 2 l 2 3 4 5 B OI NARR Update keyboard LED amp typematic rate Build MP table Build amp update ESCD Set CMOS century to 20h or 19h Load CMOS time into DOS timer tick Build MSIRQ routing table oot attempt INT 19h
35. following table of VGA cards have been tested compatible with this slot PCI E VGA Card ASUS GeForce 6600GT 128MB ASUS GeForce 6600TD 128MB ASUS GeForce 6200TD 128MB MSI Geforce 6200TC 64MB Prolink GeForce 6600GT 128MB Prolink Geforce 6800 Ultra 256MB nVidia Geforce Leadtek Geforce PCX5750 128MB Leadtek Geforce PCX5900 128MB Leadtek GeForce 6600GT 128MB Sparkle SP PX430DH GeForce 6600LE 128MB Sparkle SP PX43GDH GeForce 6600GT 128MB Technology GeForce 6200TD 128MB EPoX GeForce 6600GT 128MB EPoX Radeon X300 64bit 128MB EPoX Radeon X300 128bit 128MB EPoX Radeon X800 256MB ELSA FALCOX X60XT DTV Radeon X600 128MB Gigabyte GV RV 70P128D Radeon X700 128MB Pa Please refer to the manufacturer s website for updated list of compatible VGA cards To set up dual monitor display in Windows environment right click on the desktop and select Properties Select the Settings tab to display the window below Display Properties BIK lt Figure 12 gt I Themes Desktop Screen Saver Appearance Settings Drag the monitor icons to match the physical arrangement of your monitors ERES Display 2 Plug and Play Monitor on NVIDIA GeForce PCX 5300 Screen resolution Color quality ee Moe Highest 22 bit 1024 by 768 pixels ii nin SB _ Use this device as the primary monitor MJ Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor Identify Troubleshoot Tick the checkbox Extend my windows Desktop onto this mon
36. gn CSN to every ISA PnP device Reserved Initialize the combined Trend Anti Virus code Reserved Optional Feature Show message for entering AWDFLASH EXE from FDD optional Reserved I Initialize Init Onboard Super IO switch 2 Initialize Init Onbaord AUDIO switch Reserved Okay to enter Setup utility i e not until this POST stage can users enter the CMOS setup utility Reserved Initialize PS 2 Mouse Reserved Prepare memory size information for function call INT 15h ax E820h Reserved Turn on L2 cache Reserved Program chipset registers according to items described in Setup amp Auto configuration table Reserved 1 Assign resources to all ISA PnP devices 2 Auto assign ports to onboard COM ports if the corresponding item in Setup is set to AUTO B 3 Appendix 6Eh 6Fh 70 72h 73h 74h 75h 76h 77h 78h 79h 7Ah 7B 7Eh 7Fh 80h 81h 82h 83h 84h 85h 86 92h 93h 94h 95h 96h FFh B 4 Reserved I Initialize floppy controller 2 Setup floppy related fields in 40 hardware Reserved Optional Feature Enter AWDFLASH EXE if AWDFLASH is found in floppy drive ALT F2 is pressed Reserved Detect amp install all IDE devices HDD LS120 ZIP CDROM Reserved Detect serial ports amp parallel ports Reserved Detect amp install co processor Reserved 1 Switch back to text mode if full screen logo is supported If errors occur report errors amp wait for k
37. hat is rated at 2 4GHz and the clock genera tor is 200MHz then 200MHz x 12 2 4GHz Press lt Enter gt to display the following screen When FSB is 800 1066MHz When FSB is 533MHz CPU CLOCK SPEED CPU CLOCK SPEED in 133 ax 199 Key in the DEC decimal number for the CPU CLOCK SPEED P Overclocking failure will cause no display on the monitor To overcome this switch off the power supply and switch on again Restart the system press and hold lt Insert gt key This will revert the BIOS to default or initial setting PCI Express Freq Control Enables you to control the PCI Express Frequency Enabled allows you to fine tune its frequency at I MHz steps using the next selection item below Selecting Disabled will lock the PCI E frequency at 100MHz Auto will increment the PCI E frequency by a prefixed value according to FSB Options Auto Enabled Disabled PCI Express Freq Enables you to subtle tune the PCI Express frequency at increments of 1MHz step Press lt Enter gt to display the following screen PCI Express Freq Key in the DEC decimal number for the PCI Express subtle tuning Page 4 20 BIOS PCI Freq Sel Enables you to select the PCI Frequency Options Sync 37 5MHz 40MHz 33 3MHz System Memory Frequency Enables you to select a ratio of the DDR2 DRAM to match the installed DRAM frequency We recommend that you leave this item at the default value Options available depend on sy
38. her bus speeds overclocking may severely compromise the integrity of the system Memory Installation To install align the notch on the DIMM module with the connector Press straight down as shown in the figure below until the white clips close and the module fits tightly into the DIMM socket lt Figure 8 gt Page 3 7 Installation 3 4 VGA Card Installation 123 Single VGA card Installation To install a single VGA card in Single Mode insert the VGA into the PCI EXP1 VGA slot labeled on the board When installing the VGA card make sure the card edge connector is fully inserted into the slot and the clicker is locked properly lt Figure 9 gt lt Figure 10 gt 123 Dual VGA card Installation GLI mode Graphics Link Interface The mainboard is equipped with a secondary PCI E VGA slot to support GLI mode technology GLI mode allows two PCI Express VGA cards to be installed on the same mainboard to let you enjoy dual display experience With this technology you can now expand your desktop space across two monitors or have independent display on each monitor Ensure jumpers JPCIE1 and JPCIE2 are set to PCI E x4 mode as described in page 3 5 To install dual VGA card insert both cards into PCI E slots PCI EXP1 and PCI EXP4 Ensure the cards are secured properly using the clicker lt Figure 11 gt Page 3 8 Installation PCI EXP4 VGA slot operates at PCI E x4 bandwidth the
39. itor and click Apply Dual display is now enabled Page 3 9 Installation 3 5 Device Connectors The I O back panel for this mainboard is shown below When installing the mainboard into the computer case use the bundled I O shield to protect this back panel Parallel Port PS 2 Mouse S PDIF out USB2 0 x 4 ports 7 1 Audio Channel Coaxial Jack lt Figure 13 gt I O Ports JCPU_FAN JPWR_ FAN JSYS FAN CPU Power Chassis Fan Power Connectors JCPU FAN The CPU must be kept cool by using a heatsink with fan assembly JPWR_FAN If you are installing an additional fan in the unit connect to this fan connector JSYS FAN The chassis fan will provide adequate airflow throughout the chassis to JYS F prevent overheating the CPU JCPU_FAN JPWR_FAN JSYS FAN Control Ground Sense Ground Sense Ground Sense 12V 12V 12V L This mainboard is equipped with intelligent fan speed control Refer to the PC Health Status submenu of the BIOS Page 3 10
40. ium D with Dual core processor Support Intel EM64T 64 bit computing platform Support Intel 05B or OSA Platform Compatibility Guide Chipset Intel i945P or i945PL ICH7 amp Main Memory Four 240 pin DDR2 SDRAM DIMM sockets Support 1 8v DDR2 400 533 667 DIMMs with dual channel architecture DDR2 400 533 for 1945PL chipset Support single sided or double sided non ECC DIMMs with 256Mb 512Mb 1Gb devices Supports up to 4GB memory size for 1945P chipset 2GB memory size for 1945PL chipset amp Expansion Slots Three PCI connectors compliant with PCI v2 3 Two PCI E x1 connectors compliant with PCI Express 1 0a Jumper selectable One PCI E x16 connectors compliant with PCI Express 1 0a One PCI Express x4 connector for extra PCI E VGA in GLI Graphics Link Interface mode Jumper selectable Page 2 1 Specification IDE One IDE interface up to 2 IDE devices with UDMA 33 ATA 66 100 support from embedded IDE controller USB Eight USB connectors compliant with USB2 0 from embedded USB controller 4 connectors at rear panel S ATA II Four S ATA II ports with up to 300MB s bandwidth from ICH7 LAN One Gb Ethernet from Realtek RTL8110 PCI controller or One 10 100 Ethernet from Realtek RTL8100C PCI controller amp S Audio Selectable 2 6 or 8 CH audio from ALC880 Azalia compliant CODEC with 20 bit ADC and 24 bit DAC Support CD In Coaxial S PDIF out
41. k consists of 1 THM_ST header located on the mainboard 2 Thermostick sensor cable with heat tolerant adhesive sticker optionally bundled in the mainboard package 3 Thunder Probe software utility To setup Thermo Stick 1 Insert the sensor cable to THM ST header on the mainboard 2 Using the adhesive sticker affix the sensor head of the cable to your desired point of measure e g the chipset as in the picture below Trim the adhesive sticker to a suitable size so that it will not affect the heat dissipation of any heatsink 3 Ensure the cable is neatly tucked away from fans or other moving parts 4 Install and run the Thunder Probe software The temperature will be shown as below Page 3 15 Installation 3 9 ACPI S3 Suspend To RAM Function This mainboard supports the STR Suspend To RAM power management scheme by maintaining the appropriate power states in the RAM interface signals The power source to the RAM is kept active during STR ACPI S3 Advanced Configuration Power Interface ACPI provides many Energy Saving Features for operating systems that support Instant ON and QuickStart function 1 To enable STR functionality to save system power a b C Install ACPI certified add on cards such as VGA LAN and modem cards In BIOS under Power Management Setup refer to Section 4
42. m selects how the fan speed should be set Full speed fixes fan speed at100 duty cycle Control the Fan by Duty Cycle directly By Temperature calculates the fan speed according to different temperature range To use By Temperature setting refer to the example below to set the temperature and duty cycle Current CPU Temperature Fan Speed Display the current CPU Temperature Fan speed Smart Fan example Full Fan Threshold Full Fan duty Sem Duty A 75 rpm Fast FAN Duty 9 Quiet Thrishold rT_ war Duty LM 50 rpm Quiet FAN Duty Stop FAN Duty Only need to set the items in gray The system will automatically calculate Start Stop Fan intermediate temperature Temp LM and Temp MH and the corresponding Duty LM and Duty MH How effective Smart CPU Fan is will depend on fan design Most fans have built in thermistor and may self adjust its speed Some fans have very limited duty cycle range open to fan control For best results use the bundled Thunder Probe Software to tune your fan Xs Page 4 18 BIOS 4 8 Power BIOS Features This page lets you adjust various parameters to obtain improved performance for overclocking di Warning N Overclocking requires expert knowledge and risks permanent damage to system components We recommend you leave these parameters at their d default
43. move Sound Manager icon from Windows Task bar uncheck Show icon in system tray HHHH N SPDIF 42 REALTEK Sound Effect Speaker Configuration 3D Audio Demo lt Figure 6 gt p 5 No output S PDIF Out f 7 O Output digital only 96 KHZ 48 KHZ 44 1 KHZ S PDIF Into S PDIF Out pass through mode 6 This page shows S PDIF Out function on your system S PDIF Out Choose the type of audio source that will appear on the S PDIF out connector Page 5 4 Drivers Installation Audio Wizard Audio Wizard Front Panel pe Xi lt Figure 7 gt 4Y Enable auto detection when device plugged in Back Panel 7 This mainboard is equipped with jack re tasking feature for Front Panel audio Simply plug Microphone Line out into any front panel jack and it will work 8 Figure 8 below shows the back panel audio The Jack sensing capability will warn you if a wrong jack is plugged and will guide you to the right jack i Audio Wizard Audio wizard Back Panel ni lt Figure 8 gt m i ee i e u Z fin You have plugged in the wrong connector please follow the instruction to switch it 4Y Enable auto detection when device plugged in ron Panel Page 5 5 Drivers Installation O Page 5 6 Appendix Appendix A A 1 Flashing the BIOS A
44. n and not enter a password To disable a password just press lt Enter gt when you are prompted to enter the password A message will confirm the password will be disabled Once the password is disabled the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely PASSWORD DISABLED When a password has been enabled you will be prompted to key in each time you enter Setup This prevents an unauthorized person from changing any part of your system configuration Additionally when a password is enabled you can also require the BIOS to request a password every time your system is rebooted This would prevent unauthorized use of your computer You can determine when the password is required within the Advanced BIOS Features Menu and its Security option If the Security option is set to System the password will be required both at boot and at entry to Setup If set to Setup prompting only occurs when trying to enter Setup Page 4 23 BIOS 4 11 Exiting BIOS Save amp Exit Setup Pressing lt Enter gt on this item asks for confirmation Save to CMOS and EXIT Y N Y Pressing Y stores the selections made in the menus in CMOS a special section of memory that stays on after you turn your system off The next time you boot your computer the BIOS configures your system according to the Setup selections stored in CMOS After saving the values the system is restarted again Exit Without Saving Pressing lt Enter gt on this
45. nabled Disabled Boot Up Floppy Seek 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 Options Enabled Disabled Boot Up NumLock Status This controls the state of the NumLock key when the system boots The default is On On The keypad acts as a 10 key pad Off The keypad acts like cursor keys Security Option This category allows you to limit access to the System and Setup or just to Setup The default is Setup System The system will not boot and access to Setup will be denied unless the correct password is entered at the prompt Setup The system will boot but access to Setup will be denied unless the correct password is entered at the prompt APIC Mode This item allows you to enable APIC Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller Page 4 4 BIOS functionality APIC is an Intel chip that provides symmetric multiprocessing SMP for its Pentium systems Options Enabled Disabled HDD S M A R T Capability 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 Ifa device failure is predicted the host software through the Client WORKS S M A R T applet warns the user of the impending condition and advises appropri
46. nly Supports dual channel memory interface Supports non ECC memory and non Registered DIMMs only SPD Serial Presence Detect scheme for DIMM detection support Supports configurations defined in the JEDEC DDR2 DIMM specification only Dual Channel interface Dual channel memory access offers increased system performance lt Figure 6 gt shows the logical memory layout for channel A and channel B For dual channel to operate both channel must be populated with same amount of memory preferably of the same type ea fa sb ts Dual Channel 1 GOTT OOOO QRR OQ R R R LR RRPRI Dual Channel 2 Optional Channel A Channel B lt Figure 6 gt The four DIMM sockets are divided into two colors to help you identify the channel pairs lt Figure 7 gt Each dual channel pair has the same color e g DIMMI and DIMM3 To obtain best performance simply mount DIMM sockets of the same color DDR2 A1 DIMM 1 DDR2 A2 DIMM 2 Channel A Dual Channel 1 DDR2 BVDIMM3 Dual Channel 2 Optional DDR2 B2 DIMM 4 Channel B lt Figure 7 gt Page 3 6 Installation Memory configurations supported Optional 1 DIMM 2 DIMM 3 DIMM 4 DIMM 64 bit 128 bit 128 bit 128 bit DIMM I ssms SS DS PE sss ssips SSDS ssms omme f sses sss ssos ss s ssins ssns DIMM 4 SS DS SS DS SS DS SS DS SS DS SS Single Sided DIMM DS Double Sided DIMM Note Using non compliant memory with hig
47. ntal synchronization ports and writes blanks to the video buffer DPMS Support Select this option if your monitor supports the Display Power Management Signaling DPMS standard of the Video Electronics Standards Association VESA Use the software supplied for your video subsystem to select video power management values Blank Screen System only writes blanks to the video buffer Suspend Mode Automatically shuts off all devices except the CPU after a preset period of system inactivity Options Disabled I 2 4 6 8 10 20 30 40 min and I hour HDD Power Down Powers down the hard disk drive after a preset period of system inactivity Options Disabled 1 15 Min Soft Off by PWR BTTN Use this to select your soft off function The default is Instant Off Instant Off Turns off the system instantly Delay 4 Second Turns off the system after a 4 second delay If momentary press of button the system will go into Suspend Mode To wake the system press the power button again Page 4 13 BIOS Wake Up by PCI Card An input signal form PME on the PCI card awakens the system from S3 suspend state Options Enabled Disabled Power On by Ring When enabled any modem activity awakens the system from soft off state Options Enabled Disabled USB Wake Up From S3 This item allows a USB device to wake up the system from S3 suspend state Options Enabled Disabled Resume By Alarm When set to Enable alarm resume y
48. o modify the basic system configuration and hardware parameters The modified data is stored in a battery backed CMOS so that data will be retained even when the power is turned off In general the information saved in the CMOS RAM will stay unchanged unless there is a configuration change in the system such as hard drive replacement or a device is added It is possible for the CMOS battery to fail causing CMOS data loss If this happens you will need install a new CMOS battery and reconfigure your BIOS settings 4 The BIOS setup screen and description are for reference only and may not exactly match what you see on your screen The contents of BIOS are subject to change without notice Please visit our website for BIOS updates To enter the Setup Program Power on the computer and press the lt Del gt key during the POST Power On Self Test The BIOS CMOS SETUP UTILITY opens Figure 1 Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features POWER BIOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Management Setup Set User Password PNP PCI PCI E Configuration Save amp Exit Setup PC Health Status Ex1t Without Saving Esc Quit F9 Menu in BIOS tl Select Item F19 Save amp Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type Figure 1 CMOS Setup Utility Page 4 1 BIOS The main menu
49. ou can set the date of month and time hh mm ss that will awaken a system which has been powered down Options Enabled Disabled S3 KB Wake up Function This determines whether or not to enable keyboard mouse activity to awaken the system from S3 STR or S1 amp S3 Options Disabled Any key Mouse Both Any key Mouse Page 4 14 BIOS 4 6 PNP PCI PCI E Configuration This page lets the user to modify the PCI PCI E IRQ signals when various PCI PCI E cards are inserted WARNING Conflicting IRQ s may cause system unable to locate certain devices Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PNP PCI PCI E Configuration Resources Controlled By Auto x IRQ Resources Press Enter PCI VGA Palette Snoop Disabled Menu Level gt BIOS can automatically xx PCI Express related items configure all the Maximum Payload Size 4096 boot and Plug and Play compatible devices If you choose Auto you cannot select IRQ DHA and memory base address fields since BIOS automatically assigns them era Enter Select PU PD Value F1 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help revious Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F Optimized Defaults Figure 7 PNP PCI Configuration Setup Resources Controlled By Determines what controls system PNP PCI resources The default is Auto ESCD Manual PNP Card s resources are controlled manually The IRQ Resources field becomes available and you can set which IRQ X and DMA X are assigned to
50. recommend that you leave this at the default value 4 9 Defaults Menu Selecting Defaults from the main menu shows you two options which are de scribed below Load Fail Safe Defaults When you press lt Enter gt on this item you get a confirmation dialog box Load Fail Safe Defaults Y N N Pressing Y loads the BIOS default values for the most stable minimal performance system operations Load Optimized Defaults When you press lt Enter gt on this item you get a confirmation dialog box Load Optimized Defaults Y N N Pressing Y loads the default values that are factory settings for optimal perfor mance system operations Page 4 22 BIOS 4 10 Supervisor User Password Setting This function lets you set either Supervisor or User Password or both to prevent unauthorized changes to BIOS menus supervisor password full rights to enter and change options of the setup menus user password only enter but no rights to change options of the setup menus When you select this function the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password ENTER PASSWORD Type the password up to eight characters in length and press lt Enter gt The pass word 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 selectio
51. stem FSB CPU Clock CPU FSB DDRII frequency options 133MHz 533MHz 2 3 gt DDRII 400 2 4 gt DDRII 533 Auto gt DDRII 667 by SPD 200MHz 800MHz 1 1 gt DDRII 400 3 4 gt DDRII 533 3 5 gt DDRII 667 Auto gt DDRII 667 by SPD 266MHz 1066MHz 4 3 gt DDRII 400 1 1 gt DDRII 533 4 5 gt DDRII 667 Auto gt DDRII 667 by SPD CPU Clock Ratio Use this item to select a multiplier to set the CPU frequency See CPU CLOCK SPEED item above for explanation If your CPU multiplier is locked this option will be unavailable Voltage Adjust Menu Scroll to Voltage Adjust Menu and press lt Enter gt The following screen appears Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Voltage Adjust Menu CPU Ycore Max 0 000 V Chipset Voltage VDIMM Voltage A In the following items Default Voltage indicates the original factory value and New Voltage indicates the value that you assign CPU Vcore Voltage This item allows you to adjust the CPU Vcore voltage Options 0 200V to 0 575V in 0 025V increments We recommend that you leave this at the default value Page 4 21 BIOS Chipset Voltage This item allows you to adjust the Chipset voltage Options 0 00V to 0 30V in 0 1V increments We recommend that you leave this at the default value VDIMM Voltage This item allows you to adjust the DIMM slot voltage Options 0 00V 0 05V 0 10V 0 15V 0 22V 0 27V 0 32V 0 37V We
52. t function 1 To enable STR functionality to save system power a b C Install ACPI certified add on cards such as VGA LAN and modem cards In BIOS under Power Management Setup refer to Section 4 select ACPI Suspend Type S3 STR If you have a USB mouse or keyboard set USB Resume from S3 S4 to Enabled When in Windows open the Control Panel Power Management application and click the Advanced tab In the Power buttons section select Stand By from the drop down lists 2 To activate the STR function a b Click the START button and choose Shut Down In the Shut Down Windows dialog box select the Stand By option to enter STR mode A The following are the differences between STR power saving mode and Sus pend Power On Suspend mode a b STR is the most advanced Power Management mode STR cuts all the power supplied to peripherals except to memory max power saving STR saves and keeps all on screen data including any executed applications to DDR SDRAM In STR mode you must push the power button connected to the onboard PW On of CFP pin click your USB mouse buttons or press your USB keyboard keys to wake up your system to the last display Page 3 17 Installation Page 3 18 BIOS Section 4 BIOS SETUP Main Menu The ROM BIOS contains a built in Setup program which allows user t
53. tion amp Special Features Support KBPO function Keyboard power on turn on the computer from keyboard Support Wake On LAN by PME Support USB resume in S3 Onboard Post Port LED display for system debugging Support Asynchronous clocking mode between FSB and PCI PCI E PowerBIOS for excellent overclocking features Programmable FSB and PCI Clock output frequency with 1MHz fine tuning Support BIOS adjustable CPU multiplier FSB clock PCI E x16 clock DIMM frequency Support BIOS adjustable CPU Core voltage Chipset voltage and DIMM voltage Form Factor 305mm x 245 mm ATX size Supported Operating System Windows 2000 Windows XP Page 2 4 Installation Section 3 INSTALLATION Mainboard Layout Dual Channel 1 Dual Channel 2 Mouse Top y ag Keyboard lo lo Bottom PW12 JCPU_FAN mama ATX 12V POWER CONN 4 Pin DDR2 A1 DDR2 A2 DDR2 B1 DDR2 B2 Parallel Port Top COM1 lo o PWI ATX POWER CONN 24 Pin Top PA Intel USB 2 e os Center amp Subwoofer Orange Cc et Line out Lime Mic in Pink PCI EXP1 RTL81105 FRU n GbE LAN aT lu al Lal Lal RTLAT00C PCLEXP2 FE roi MbE LAN Intel
54. values for proper operation Phoenix AwardBIOS CHOS Setup Utility POWER BIOS Features Auto Detect PCI Clk Enabled Spread Spectrum Modulated Disabled Watch Dog Function Enabled Menu Level gt CPU CLOCK SPEED 206 PCI Express Freq Control Auto PCI Express Freq 116 PCI Freq Sel 33 3MHz System Memory Frequency AUTO gt DDRII 667 CPU Clock Ratio 12X Voltage Adjust Menu Press Enter Tle Move Enter Select PU PD Value F1 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F Optimized Defaults Figure 9 PowerBOIS Features Auto Detect PCI Clk When enabled the mainboard automatically disables the clock source for a PCI slot which does not have a module in it reducing EMI ElectroMagnetic Interference Options Enabled Disabled Spread Spectrum Modulated If you enable spread spectrum it can significantly reduce the EMI ElectroMagnetic Interference generated by the system Options Enabled Disabled Watch Dog Function If you select Enabled and overclock fail before POST code 26h the system will reset automatically by default configuration Options Enabled Disabled Page 4 19 BIOS CPU CLOCK SPEED Enables you to increment the CPU s clock generator at 1MHz step This works together with CPU Clock Ratio below to set the CPU operating frequency CPU Clock Generator x CPU Clock Ratio CPU Frequency For example if you have a processor t
55. ve Enter Select PU PD Value F1 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F Optimized Defaults Figure 8 PC Health Status Show PC Health in POST When this function is enabled the PC Health information is displayed during the POST Power On Self Test Options Enabled Disabled Page 4 16 BIOS Current System CPU Temperature Displays the current system CPU temperature Thermo Stick Temperature Displays the current thermo Stick temperature Current CPU Chassis Power FAN Speed Displays the current speed of the CPU chassis and power fan speed in RPMs VDimm The voltage level of the DRAM Chipset Voltage The voltage level of chipset Vcore The voltage level of the CPU Vcore 12V VCC 5VSB 3VSB The voltage level of the switching power supply VBAT The voltage level of the battery ACPI Shutdown Temperature This is the temperature that the computer will turn off the power to combat the effects of an overheating system requires ACPI to be enabled in Power Manage ment BIOS and ACPI compliant operating system The default is Disabled Options available are 60 C 140 F to 95 C 203 F in increments of 5 C Page 4 17 BIOS SmartFan Function Scroll to SmartFan Function and press lt Enter gt The following screen appears Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility SmartFan Function Smart CPUFan Function Full Speed Item Help Smart CPU FAN Function This ite
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