PC CHIPS P55G (V1.0)
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1. gt Smart Fan Function Scroll to this item and press Enter to view the following screen CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2007 American Megatrends Inc Smart Fan Function SMART FAN Function Help Item FAN 1 Mode Setting Enabled High Limit Temperature 060 Highest Temperature Low Limit Temperature 030 Setting High Limit PWM 085 Low Limit PWM 050 Min 0 C Max 127 C Please input Dec number l Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults Press lt Esc gt to return to the PC Health Status page 30 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility Shutdown Temperature Enable you to set the maximum temperature the system can reach before powering down System Component Characteristics These fields provide you with information about the system current operating status CPU Temperature System Temperature CPU Fan Speed CPU Vorce VDIMM Press lt Esc gt to return to the main menu setting page Frequency Voltage Control Page This page helps you to set the clock speed and system bus for your system The clock speed and system bus are determined by the kind of processor you have installed in your system CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2007 American Megatrends Inc Frequncey Voltage Control Manufacturer Intel Help Item Ratio Status Unlocked Min 06 Max 12 Ratio Actual V2. A Read and follow the instructions shown on the sticker on the CPU cap B Unload the cap e Use thumb amp forefinger to hold the lifting tab of the cap e Lift the cap up and remove the cap completely from the socket C Open the load plate e Use thumb amp forefinger to hold the hook of the lever pushing down and pulling aside unlock it e Liftup the lever e Use thumb to open the load plate Be careful not to touch the contacts D Install the CPU on the socket e Orientate CPU package to the socket Make sure you match triangle marker to pin 1 location Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation E Close the load plate e Slightly push down the load plate onto the tongue side and hook the lever e CPU is locked completely F Apply thermal grease on top of the CPU G Fasten the cooling fan supporting base onto the CPU socket on the motherboard H Make sure the CPU fan is plugged to the CPU fan connector Please refer to the CPU cooling fan user s manual for mor detail installation procedure Note 1 To achieve better airflow rates and heat dissipation we suggest that you use a high quality fan with 3800 rpm at least CPU fan and heatsink installation procedures may vary with the type of CPU fan heatsink supplied The form and size of fan heatsink may also vary Note 2 The fan connector supports the CPU cooling fan of 1 1A 2 2A 26 4W max at 12V Note 3 Do Not remove the CPU cap from the socket before installing
3. please wear a grounded wrist strap if possible If you don t have a wrist strap discharge static electricity by touching the bare metal of the system chassis 3 Carefully hold this motherboard by its edges Do not touch those components unless it is absolutely necessary Put this motherboard on the top of static protection package with component side facing up while installing Pre Installation Inspection 1 Inspect this motherboard whether there are any damages to components and connectors on the board 2 Ifyou suspect this motherboard has been damaged do not connect power to the system Contact your motherboard vendor about those damages Copyright 2007 All Rights Reserved P55G Series V1 0 October 2007 Motherboard User s Guide Table of Contents PAC OMAK qu Eee Static BlectFiecily PFECAULLONS s iine p ERE RE EN EE i Pre Installation Inspection iei eerte eimi niente et anb H ete Pe daroia i Chapter 1 Introduction e eeeeeee eere eret enne en nennen tensenseeensenneeees T KOPP eS T 1 DX SIRO UO RE 4 Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation eere esee eren enne ntn D Motherboard Components iaceat teet ee eterni MONTO pu ER Installing the Processor Installing Memory Modules Jumper Settings Install the Motherboard oae ea oie ERR ERR Ee Connecting Optional Devic
4. ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power management Interface you can create a software power down In a software power down the system can be resumed by Wake Up Alarms This item lets you install a software power down that is controlled by the power button on your system If the item is set to Instant Off then the power button causes a software power down If the item is set to Delay 4 Sec then you have to hold the power button down for four seconds to cause a software power down 28 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility PWRON After PWR Fail This item enables your computer to automatically restart or return to its operating status Resume By PCI PCI E Lan PME These items specify whether the system will be awakened from power saving modes when activity or input signal ofthe specified hardware peripheral or compo nent is detected Resume By USB S3 This item allows you to enable disable the USB device wakeup function from S3 S4 mode Resume By PS2 KB S3 This item enable or disable you to allow keyboard activity to awaken the system from power saving mode Resume By PS2 MS S3 This item enable or disable you to allow mouse activity to awaken the system from power saving mode Resume By Ring An input signal on the serial Ring Indicator RI line in other words an incoming call on the modem awakens the system from a soft off state Resume on RTC Alarm The system can be turned off with a software command If you enable this item th
5. Boot Device CD DVD 3rd Boot Device 1st FLOPPY DRIVE gt Removable Drives Press Enter Boot Other Device Yes BIOS Protect Disabled e Move Enter Select Value F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults Thermal Management This item displays CPU s temperature and enables you to set a safe temperature to Prescott CPU TM Status This item display CPU Thermal Monitor status Limit CPUID MaxVal This item can support Prescott CPUs for old OS Users please note that under NT 4 0 it must be set Enabled while under WinXP it must be set Disabled Enhanced Halt C1E This item enables or disables enhanced halt C1E Intel XD Bit This item allows users to enable or disable the Intel XD bit Intel EIST This item allows users to enable or disable the EIST Enhanced Intel SpeedStep technology Quick Power On Self Test Enable this item to shorten the power on self testing POST and have your system start up faster You might like to enable this item after you confident that your system hardware is operating smoothly 24 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility Boot Up NumLock Status This item determines if the NumLock key is active or inactive at system start up time APIC Mode This item allows you to enable or disable the APIC Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller mode APIC provides symmetric multi processing SMP for systems allowing support for up to 60 processors 1
6. Onboard SATA IDE sets to IDE IDE BusMaster This item enables or disables the DMA under DOS mode We recommend you to leave this item at the default value DriveA The item defines the characteristics of any diskette drive attached to the system You can connect one or two diskette drives 22 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility IDE Devices Your computer has one IDE channel which can be installed with one or two devices Master and Slave In addition this motherboard supports two SATA channels and each channel allows one SATA device to be installed Use these items to configure each device on the IDE channel CMOS SETUP UTILITY Copyright C 1985 2007 American Megatrends Inc Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Master Help Item Device Not Detected Select the type Type Auto of device connected LBA Large Mode Auto to the system Block Multi Sector Transfer Auto PIO Mode Auto DMA Mode Auto S M A R T Auto 32Bit Data Transfer Enabled tl Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults Type Use this item to configure the type ofthe IDE device that you specify If the feature is enabled it will enhance hard disk performance by reading or writing more data during each transfer LBA Large Mode Use this item to set the LAB Large mode to enhance hard disk performance by optimizing the area the hard disk is visited each time Block Multi
7. Sector Transfer If the feature is enabled it will enhance hard disk performance by reading or writing more data during each transfer PIO Mode Use this item to set the PIO mode to enhance hard disk performance by optimizing the hard disk timing DMA Mode DMA capability allows user to improve the transfer speed and data integrity for compatible IDE devices 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 32Bit Data Transfer Use this item to set the onboard SATA IDE channel to be disabled IDE or RAID Press lt Esc gt to return to the Standard CMOS Setup page 23 Motherboard User s Guide Advanced Setup Page This page sets up more advanced information about your system Handle this page with caution Any changes can affect the operation of your computer CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2007 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Setup Thermal Managment Help Item TM Status TM1 TM2 Limit CPUID MaxVal Disabled For the processor its Enhanced Halt C1E Enabled CPUID belows 0F14h Intel XD Bit Disabled TM2 only can be enable Intel EIST Enabled under below settings Quick Power on Self Test Enabled 1 Freq gt 3 6GHz FSB800 Bootup NumLock Status On 2 Freq gt 2 8GHz FSB533 APIC Mode Enabled 1st Boot Device Hard Drive 2nd
8. and displays the following screen Click the Next button Welcome x Welcome to the MainBoard Setup program This program will install MainBoard on your computer itis strongly recommended that you exit all Windows programs before running this Setup program Click Cancel to quit Setup and then close any programs you have running Click Nextto continue with the Setup program WARNING This program is protected by copyright law and international treabes Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this program or any portion of it may result in severe civil and criminal penalties and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under law ee ccnl 2 Select the items that you want to setup by clicking on it the default options are recommended Click the Next button to proceed Select Components Select the components you want to install clear the components you do not went to install Components 19654K Devices 4725K Iz Applications 37031 K Description Space Required 61412K Available 1327744K Cem aee oen 35 Motherboard User s Guide 3 The support software will automatically install Once any of the installation procedures start software is automatically installed in sequence You need to follow the onscreen instructions confirm commands and allow the computer to restart as few times as needed to complete installing what ever software you sele
9. cap from these pins OPEN USBPWR R 1 USBPWR F 1 farora CLR CMOS CLR CMOS Clear CMOS Jumper Use this jumper to clear the contents of the CMOS memory You may need to clear the CMOS memory if the settings in the Setup Utility are incorrect and prevent your motherboard from operating To clear the CMOS memory disconnect all the power cables from the motherboard and then move the jumper cap into the CLEAR setting for a few seconds 1 000 Eann pene am cwos Nome ShortPns 2 Clear CMOS Note To avoid the system unstability after clearing CMOS we recommend users to enter the main BIOS setting page to Load Optimal De faults and then Save Changes and Exit 12 Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation USBPWR F FRONT PANEL USB POWER SELECT Jumper Function T Jumper Setting Short Pins 1 2 5VSB Short Pins 2 3 USBPWR R REAR USB PS 2 POWER SELECT Jumper Use this jumper to set the Rear USB PS 2 Power function Function Jumper Setting Short Pins 1 2 5VSB Short Pins 2 3 Note 1 Make sure the power supply provides enough SB5V voltage before selecting the SB5V function 2 To wake up the computer by USB PS2 KB Mouse in S3 status users have to place the USBPWR_F amp USBPWR_R cap onto 2 3 pin instead of 1 2 as default and then press into BIOS Power Management Setup page to choose the functions USB PS2KB MS you want to enable 13 Motherboard User s Guide Install the Mothe
10. load optimal default values for accessing the best performance Supervisor Password Page This page helps you set up some parameters for the hardware monitoring function of this motherboard CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2007 American Megatrends Inc Supervisor Password Supervisor Password Not Installed Help Item Change Supervisor Password Press Enter Installed or Change the password v Move Enter Select Value F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults Supervisor Password This item indicates whether a supervisor password has been set If the password has been installed Installed displays If not Not Installed dispalys 32 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility Change Supervisor Password You can select this option and press lt Enter gt to access the sub menu You can use the sub menu to change the supervisor password Press lt Esc gt to return to the main menu setting page User Password Page This page helps you set up some parameters for the hardware monitoring function of this motherboard CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2007 American Megatrends Inc User Password User Password Not Installed Help Item Nj amp Move Enter Select Value F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults User Password This item indicates whether a user password has been set If the password
11. local vendor on any issues of the specification and compatibility Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation To install this motherboard in a system please follow these instructions in this chapter Identify the motherboard components Install a CPU Install one or more system memory modules Make sure all jumpers and switches are set correctly Install this motherboard in a system chassis case Connect any extension brackets or cables to headers connectors on the motherboard Install peripheral devices and make the appropriate connections to headers connectors on the motherboard DODODCUO D Note 1 Before installing this motherboard make sure jumper CLR CMOS is under Normal setting See this chapter for information about locating CLR CMOS and the setting options 2 Never connect power to the system during installation otherwise it may damage the motherboard Motherboard User s Guide Motherboard Components e e 5 Ej s a COMPONENTS LGA775 socket for Intel Core 2 Quad Core 2 Duo 6 A Serial ATA connectors s jur Onbewdparalelporthemder s aR OWS Gear ovOSjumper 11 IDE Primary IDE connector 13 USB1 2 Front Panel USB headers Eee 15 CD IN Analog audio input header 17 32 bit add on card slots 20 PCIE PCI Express x1 slot ATX12V Auxiliary 4 pin pow er connector Chapter 2 Motherboard Installati
12. system is Windows 2000 XP Vista it will automatically install all the drivers and utilities for your motherboard Installing Support Software 1 Insert the support CD ROM disc in the CD ROM drive 2 When you insert the CD ROM disc in the system CD ROM drive the CD automatically displays an Auto Setup screen 3 The screen displays three buttons of Setup Browse CD and Exit on the right side and three others Setup Application and ReadMe at the bottom Please see the following illustration E Multi Menu Readme The Setup button runs the software auto installing program as explained in next section The Browse CD button is a standard Windows command that you can check the contents of the disc with the Windows file browsing interface 34 Chapter 4 Software amp Applications The Exit button closes the Auto Setup window To run the program again reinsert the CD ROM disc in the drive or click the CD ROM driver from the Windows Explorer and click the Setup icon The Application button brings up a software menu It shows the bundled software that this mainboard supports The ReadMe brings you to the Install Path where you can find out path names of software driver Auto Installing under Windows 2000 XP Vista If you are under Windows 2000 XP please click the Setup button to run the software auto installing program while the Auto Setup screen pops out after inserting the support CD ROM 1 The installation program loads
13. 667 533 memory modules have been tested and qualified for use with this motherboard Module Name DDR2 533 AET660UD00 370A98Z Infineon HYS64T64400HU 3 7 A Kingston KVR533D2N4 512 PQI MEABR321LA01AA Samsung M378T6553BGO CD5 Infineon HYS64T 128920HU 3 7 A PQI MEABR421LA0106 DDR2 667 Infineon HY S64T32400HU 3S A M20AD5G3H316611C52 AU512E667C5KBGC AU512E667C5KBGY APOGEE AU51082 667P005 Corsair VS512MB667D2 Kingston KVR667D2N5 512 NT512T64U88A0BY 3C ALGE8EG3B 6E1T ALGE8E63J 6E 1 Ramxel RML1520HC38D6F 667 Transcend Transcend K4T51083QC ZCE6 Twinmos 8G25JK ED TMM6208G8M30B M20AD5G31417611C52 AUO1GE667C5KBGY APOGEE AU1G082 667P005 Infineon HY S64T128920HU 38 A MEABR421LA0107 AL7E8E63B 661T PSC AL7E8E63J 6E1 Ramaxel RML1320HC38D7F 667 Twinmos 8D23JK TT DDR2 800 Hynix HYMP125U64AP8 Y5 AB A Kingston KVR667D2N5 2G NT2GT64U8HBOJY 3C 8D 23MK ED M20AD6G3H316011E53 AE T660UD00 25DB98X AUS12bE800C5KBGC APOGEE AU51082 800P505 Infineon H YS64T64000HU 25F B Kingston KHX6400D2ULK2 1G NT512T64U88BOBY 25C AL6E8E63H 8E1 AU1G082 800P000 Infineon HYS64T128020HU 25F B Kingston KHX6400D2ULK2 2G Nanya NT 1GT64U8HBOBY 25C AL7E8E63H 8E1 53016042 7100B 11 Motherboard User s Guide Jumper Settings Connecting two pins with a jumper cap is SHORT removing a jumper
14. Devices Install and connect any other devices in the system following the steps below m 15 045 010010 gt TR 7w Or G Floppy Disk Drive The motherboard ships with a floppy disk drive cable that can support one or two drives Drives can be 3 5 or 5 25 wide with capacities of 360 K 720 K 1 2 MB 1 44 MB or 2 88 MB Install your drives and connect power from the system power supply Use the cable provided to connect the drives to the floppy disk drive connector FDD IDE Devices IDE devices include hard disk drives high density diskette drives and CD ROM or DVD ROM drives among others The motherboard ships with an IDE cable that can support one or two IDE devices If you connect two devices to a single cable you must configure one of the drives as Master and one of the drives as Slave The documentation of the IDE device will tell you how to configure the device as a Master or Slave device The Master device connects to the end of the cable Install the device s and connect power from the system power supply Use the cable provided to connect the device s to the Primary IDE channel connector IDE on the motherboard 17 Motherboard User s Guide Serial ATA Devices The Serial ATA Advanced Technology Attachment is the standard interface for the IDE hard drives which is designed to overcome the design limitations while enabling the storage interface to scale with the growing media rate demands of PC platf
15. Motherboard User s Guide This publication including photographs illustrations and software 1s under the protection of international copyright laws with all rights reserved Neither this user s guide nor any of the material contained herein may be reproduced without the express written consent of the manufacturer The information in this document is subject to change without notice The manufacturer makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any implied warranties of merchant ability or fitness for any particular purpose Further 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 Trademarks IBM VGA and PS 2 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Intel Pentium II III Pentium 4 Celeron and MMX are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation Microsoft MS DOS and Windows 2000 XP Vista are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation AMI is a trademark of American Megatrends Inc It has been acknowledged that other brands or product names in this manual are trademarks or the properties of their respective owners Static Electricity Precautions 1 Don t take this motherboard and components out of their original static proof package until you are ready to install them 2 While installing
16. a CPU Note 4 Return Material Authorization RMA requests will be accepted only if the motherboard comes with the cap on the LGA775 socket Installing Memory Modules This motherboard accommodates two 240 pin DIMM sockets for unbuffered DDR2 667 533 Over spec up to 800 memory modules and maximum 4 GB installed memory Over its predecessor DDR SDRAM DDR2 SDRAM offers greater bandwith and density in a smaller packahe along with a reduction in power consumption In addition DDR2 SDRAM offers new features and functions that enable a higher clock rate and data rate operations of 533 MHz 667 MHz and over spec up to 800 MHz DDR2 transfer 64 bits of data twice every clock cycle Motherboard User s Guide Memory Module Installation Procedure These modules can be installed with up to 4 GB system memory Refer to the following to install the memory module 1 Push down the latches on both sides of the DIMM socket 2 Align the memory module with the socket There is a notch on the DIMM socket that you can install the DIMM module in the correct direction Match the cutout on the DIMM module with the notch on the DIMM socket 3 Install the DIMM module into the socket and press it firmly down until it is seated correctly The socket latches are levered upwards and latch on to the edges of the DIMM 4 Install any remaining DIMM modules 10 Table A DDR2 memory module QVL Qualified Vendor List The following DDR2 800
17. alue 12 Options Auto Detect DIMM PCI Clk Enabled z CPU BSEL Select Auto oe PCIE Spread Spectrum Disabled Memory Voltage 1 93V NB Voltage 1 349V wj Move Enter Select Value F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults Manufacturer This item indicates the brand of the CPU installed in your system Ratio Status This item shows the Locked Unlocked ratio status of CPU installation in your system Ratio Actual Value This item shows the actual ratio of the CPU installed in your system Auto Detect DIMM PCI Clk When this item is enabled BIOS will disable the clock signal of free DIMM PCI slots 31 Motherboard User s Guide CPU BSEL Select This item is used to select the CPU BSEL PCIE Spread Spectrum If you enable spread spectrum it can significantly reduce the EMI Electro Magnetic interface generated by the PCIE Memory Voltage This item allows users to adjust the DDR memory voltage NB Voltage This item allows users to adjust the Northbridge voltage Press lt Esc gt to return to the main menu setting page Load Default Settings This option opens a dialog box to ask if you are sure to install optimized defaults or not You select OK and then Enter the Setup Utility loads all default values or select Cancel and then lt Enter gt the Setup Utility does not load default values Note It is highly recommend that users enter this option to
18. computer F Use User Account Control UAC to help protect your computer Cac Bundled Software Installation All bundled software available on the CD ROM is for users convenience You can install bundled software as follows 1 Click the Application button while the Auto Setup screen pops out after inserting the support CD ROM 2 A software menu appears Click the software you want to install 3 Follow onscreen instructions to install the software program step by step until finished 38
19. cted When the process is finished all the support software will be installed and start working During the Windows Vista Driver Auto Setup Procedure users should use one of the following two methods to install the driver after the system restart Method 1 Run Reboot Setup Windows Vista will block startup programs by default when installing drivers after the system restart You must select taskbar icon Run Blocked Program and run Reboot Setup to install the next driver until you finish all drivers installation sintenance Windows has blocked some startup programs Windows blocks programs that require permission to run when Windows starts Click to view blocked programs nel System and Maintenance Show or remove blocked startup programs ET Reboot Setup Run blocked program View help bit Method 2 Disable UAC User Account Control For administrator account only Standard user account can only use Method 1 Disable Vista UAC function before installing drivers then use CD driver to install drivers it will continue to install drivers after system restart without running blocked programs 36 Chapter 4 Software amp Applications Follow these instructions to Disable Vista UAC function 1 Go to Control Panel loternet Internet Explorer Cr A rni meets E Windows mesia roe Teg verme GB vinous ive Messenger boston poem BX syn cotignn Ali Program
20. ctor of the expansion card into the slot Ensure the edge connector is correctly seated in the slot Secure the metal bracket of the card to the system chassis with a screw PCI Express Slot You can install an external PCI Express graphics card that is fully compliant to the PCI Express Base Specification revsion 1 1 PCI Slots You can install the 32 bit PCI interface expansion cards in the slots 20 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility Introduction The BIOS Setup Utility records settings and information of your computer such as date and time the type of hardware installed and various configuration settings Your computer applies the information to initialize all the components when booting up and basic functions of coordination between system compo nents If the Setup Utility configuration is incorrect it may cause the system to malfunction It can even stop your computer booting properly If it happens you can use the clear CMOS jumper to clear the CMOS memory which has stored the configuration information or you can hold down the Page Up key while rebooting your computer Holding down the Page Up key also clears the setup information You can run the setup utility and manually change the configuration You might need to do this to configure some hardware installed in or connected to the motherboard such as the CPU system memory disk drives etc Running the Setup Utility Every time you start your computer a messa
21. e system can automatically resume at a fixed time based on the system s RTC realtime clock Use the items below this one to set the date and time of the wake up alarm You must use an ATX power supply in order to use this feature Press lt Esc gt to return to the main menu setting page PCI PnP Setup Page This page sets up some parameters for devices installed on the PCI bus and those utilizing the system plug and play capability CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2007 American Megatrends Inc PCI PnP Setup Init Display First PCI Help Item PCI E PCI M y lt amp gt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults 29 Motherboard User s Guide Init Dispaly First This item allows you to choose the primary display card Press lt Esc gt to return to the main menu setting page PCI Health Status Page This page helps you monitor the parameters for critical voltages temperatures and fan speeds CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2007 American Megatrends Inc PC Health Status System Hardware Monitor Help Item gt Smart Fan Function Press Enter ShutDown Temperature Disabled CPU Temperature 42 C 107 F System Temperature 31 C 87 F CPU FAN Speed 4000 RPM CPU Vcore 11 216 V VDIMM 1 905 V ue Move Enter Select Value F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults
22. ement e High Quality Differential CD input e Power Support Digital 3 3V Analog 3 3V 5 0V e 10 100 Mb s dual speed transceiver e MII interface for external MAC devices e 10 100 Mb s IEEE 802 3 compliant e IEEE 802 3 Auto Negotiation Onboard I O Ports e Two PS 2 ports for mouse and keyboard e One serial port e One VGA port e One LAN port e Four back panel USB2 0 ports e Audio jacks for microphone line in and line out BIOS Firmware This motherboard uses Award BIOS that enables users to configure many system features including the following e Power management e Wake up alarms e CPU parameters and memory timing e CPU and memory timing The firmware can also be used to set parameters for different processor clock speeds Dimensions e Micro ATX form factor of 244 x 194 mm Note Hardware specifications and software items are subject to change without notification Motherboard User s Guide Package Contents Your motherboard package ships with the following items The motherboard The User s Guide One diskette drive ribbon cable optional One IDE drive ribbon cable The Software support CD Oooco Optional Accessories You can purchase the following optional accessories for this motherboard Q The Extended USB module Q The CNR v 90 56K Fax Modem card Q The Serial ATA cable Q The Serial ATA power cable Note You can purchase your own optional accessories from the third party but please contact your
23. es ict tue RR epe tiri tees 15 Install Other Devices nto osa eec xi RR saben ais Iob pe IIR uet I7 Expansion Slots cies seis cus saan eaae AA E E E ER ARAA ARSA 19 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility 21 Introduction 24 Running the Setup Utility 21 Standard CMOS Setup Page tette ie tte ri IHR cede eere age 22 Advanced Setup Page iissiuenueice eat cousvessauenssshssassededa spadarsiessssavien Rer Rex d 24 Advanced Chipset Setup Page ecce ie see ei e see ende 26 Integrated Peripherals Page tte aae e tige eh eo A 27 Power Management Setup Page 28 PCI PnP Setup Page 29 PCI Health Status Page 30 Brequency Volt ge Control Page iie tei ihe see REP Ra eR 31 Load Default Settingss eet ette Ike etae eri e PR ag eee aede 32 Supervisor Password PAGO isc scc eese tpe eee e HE a ee LHP AES 32 User Password Page eei ea e tete ERE TIE EE EAS ET Ee eL SERE SEES 33 Save Ae EXU Setup 33 Exit Without Saving eie a ER IHRER EH E RaR 33 Chapter 4 Software amp Applications eese nente eneentneenes J4 PLU RU 34 Installing Support SoftWAEE eerte tremere essetis eere niece 34 Bundled Software Installation s rite teret Ee 38 ii Motherboard User s Guide Notice 1 Owing to Microsoft s certifying schedule is various to every supplier we might have some drivers not certified yet by Microsoft Therefore it might happen under Windo
24. etect Auto Share Memory Size 128MB e Move Enter Select Value F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults Memory Timings This item allows you to enable or disable the memory timings defined by the Serial Presence Detect electrical Users please note that if setting this item to auto the following two items are not available Top of Memory under 4GB This item shows the top of memory under 4GB Memory Remap Feature This item allows you to remap the overlapped PCI memory above the total physical memory if you have a 64 bit OS and 4 GB of RAM Dual Monitor Function This item enables or disables dual monitor function VGA Share Memory Auto Detect This item lets allocate a portion of the main memory for the onboard VGA display application Share Memory Size This item shows the VGA memory size borrowed from main memory capability In this case 128MB is borrowed which in the meanwhile the same the main memory loses Press lt Esc gt to return to the main menu page 26 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals Page This page sets up some parameters for peripheral devices connected to the system CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2007 American Megatrends Inc Integrated Peripherals Onboard IDE Controller Enabled Help Item OnChip S ATA Controller Enabled SATA Mode select SATA Mode DISABLED disables the Onboard Audio Function Enabled integ
25. ge appears on the screen before the operating system loading that prompts you to Hit lt DEL gt if you want to run SETUP Whenever you see this message press the Delete key and the Main menu page of the Setup Utility appears on your monitor CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2007 American Megatrends Inc Standard CMOS Setup Advanced Setup Advanced Chipset Setup Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PCI PnP Setup PC Health Status gt Frequency Voltage Control Load Default Settings gt Supervisor Password gt User Password Save amp Exit Setup Exit Without Saving vvvvvvy y lt gt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults V02 61 C Copyright 1985 2007 American Megatrends Inc You can use cursor arrow keys to highlight anyone of options on the main menu page Press Enter to select the highlighted option Press the Escape key to leave the setup utility Press to modify the selected field s values 21 Motherboard User s Guide Some options on the main menu page lead to tables of items with installed values that you can use cursor arrow keys to highlight one item and press PgUp and PgDn keys to cycle through alternative values of that item The other options on the main menu page lead to dialog boxes requiring your answer OK or Cancel by selecting the OK or Cancel key If you have already changed
26. has been installed Installed displays If not Not Installed dispalys Press lt Esc gt to return to the main menu setting page Save amp Exit Setup Highlight this item and press Enter 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 OK to save and exit or press Cancel to return to the main menu Exit Without Saving Highlight this item and press lt Enter gt to discard any changes that you have made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility When the Exit Without Saving dialog box appears press OK to discard changes and exit or press Cancel to return to the main menu Note If you have made settings that you do not want to save use the Exit Without Saving item and presst OK to discard any changes you have made 33 Chapter 4 Software amp Applications Introduction This chapter describes the contents of the support CD ROM that comes with the motherboard package The support CD ROM contains all useful software necessary drivers and utility programs to properly run our products More program information is available in a README file located in the same directory as the software To run the support CD simply insert the CD into your CD ROM drive An Auto Setup screen automatically pops out and then you can go on the auto installing or manual installation depending on your operating system If your operating
27. nals from one device to another without having to be converted first to an analog format Via a specific audio cable you can connect the SPDIFO header S PDIF output on the motherboard to the S PDIF digital input on the external speakers or AC Decode devices Pin Signali Pin Signal 15 F AUDIO Front Panel Audio Header This header allows the user to install auxiliary front oriented microphone and line out ports for easier access in Signal GND 5 wn e Senset_reurn 7 smwesmo s Kv s wm o Sensezreurm F USB1 2 Front panel USB Headers The motherboard has four USB ports installed on the rear edge I O port array Additionally some computer cases have USB ports at the front of the case If you have this kind of case use auxiliary USB headers F USBI 2 to connect the front mounted ports to the motherboard USBPAR 5 USS eG 6 USB_FP PMH mjo fem oe foe 1 Locate the F_USB1 2 headers on the motherboard 2 Plug the bracket cable onto the F_USB1 2 headers 3 Remove a slot cover from one of the expansion slots on the system chassis Install an extension bracket in the opening Secure the extension bracket to the chassis with a screw LPT Onboard parallel port Header This header allows the user to connect to the printer scanner or devices INIT Ground Ground Ground Ground Key Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation Install Other
28. nterface Supports Intel Core 2 Quad Core 2 Duo Pentium D Pentium 4 Celeron D processor family with over spec up to FSB1333 MHz e Hyper Threading Technology e System Memory Controller Support DDR2 SDRAM with up to maximum memory of 4 GB e PCI Express Graphics Interface Support One PCI Express x16 port e PCI Bus Interface Support PCI Revision 2 3 Specification at 33MHz e Integrade Serial ATA Host Controller with Data transfer rates up to 3 0 Gb s e Intgrated IDE Controller Ultra DMA 133 100 66 33 Bus Master EIDE Controller e USB 2 0 Integrated USB 2 0 interface supporting up to eight functional ports Memory Support e Two 240 pin DIMM sockets for DDR2 SDRAM memory modules e Supports DDR2 667 533 Over spec up to 800 memory bus e Maximum installed memory is 4 GB Expansion Slots e Two 32 bit PCI slots One PCI Express x16 slot e One PCI Express x1 slot Onboard IDE channels One IDE Connector e Supports PIO Programmable Input Output and DMA Direct Memory Access modes e Supports IDE Ultra DMA bus mastering with transfer rates of 133 100 66 33 MB sec Serial ATA e Serial ATA Connector e Transfer rate exceeding best ATA 3 0 Gb s with scalability to higher rates e Low pin count for both host and devices Chapter 1 Introduction Audio e 6 Channels of DAC support 16 20 24 bit PCM Format for 5 1 Audio Solution AIL ADCs support 48k 192k Independent Sample Rate e Exceeds Microsoft PC2001 Requir
29. nting USB 2 0 EHCI and USB 1 1 OHCI It supports High Definition Audio Codec and provides Ultra DMA 133 100 66 33 function It has one PCI Expressx16 one PCI Expressx1 and two 32 bit PCI slots There is a full set of I O ports including two PS 2 ports for mouse and keyboard one serial port one VGA port one LAN port four back panel USB 2 0 ports and Audio jacks for microphone line in and line out and onboard USB headers providing extra ports by connecting the Extended USB Module to the motherboard Itis a Micro ATX motherboard and has power connectors for an ATX power supply Key Features The key features of this motherboard include LGA775 Socket Processor e Supports the latest Intel Core 2 Quad Core 2 Duo Pentium D Pentium 4 Celeron D processors with Hyper Threading Technology e Supports over spec up to 1333 MHz Front Side Bus stands for this motherboard is ready to support Intel Core 2 Quad Pentium D Pentium 4 processor and over spec to support FSB1333 and DDR2 800 Please refer to memory QVL and CPU support list on PCCHIPS website Note Hyper Threading technology enables the operating system into thinking it s hooked up to two processors allowing two threads to be run in parallel both on separate logical processors within the same physical processor Motherboard User s Guide Chipset The NVIDIA MCP73V is a single chip with proven reliability and performance High Performance Host I
30. on VO Ports The illustration below shows a side view of the built in I O ports on the motherboard LAN port PS2 wy mouse NET x e Line in e Line Out e s EU e E e Microphone PS2 Serial port keyboard COM VGA port USB USB ports ports PS 2 Mouse Use the upper PS 2 port to connect a PS 2 pointing device PS 2 Keyboard Use the low er PS 2 port to connect a PS 2 keyboard COM Use the COM port to connect serial devices such as mice or fax modems COMis identified by the System as COM VGA Port Use the VGA port to connect VGA devices LAN Port Connect an RJ 45 jack to the LAN port to connect your computer to the Netw ork USB Ports Use the USB ports to connect USB devices Audio Ports Use these three audio jacks to connect audio devices The first jack is for stereo Line In signal the second jack for stereo Line Out signal and the third jack for Microphone Motherboard User s Guide Installing the Processor This motherboard has a LGA775 socket for the latest Intel Core 2 Quad Core 2 Duo Pentium D Pentium 4 Celeron D processors 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 CPU Installation Procedure Follow these instructions to install the CPU CPU FAN
31. orms It provides you a faster transfer rate of 3 0 Gb s If you have installed a Serial ATA hard drive you can connect the Serial ATA cables to the Serial ATA hard drive or the connector on the motherboard On the motherboard locate the Serial ATA connectors SATA1 4 which support new Serial ATA devices for the highest data transfer rates simpler disk drive cabling and easier PC assembly Iteliminates limitations of the current Parallel ATA interface but maintains register compatibility and software compatibility with Parallel ATA Analog Audio Input Header If you have installed a CD ROM drive or DVD ROM drive you can connect the drive audio cable to the onboard sound system e s tz S e E CD IN 18 Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation When you first start up your system the BIOS should automatically detect your CD ROM DVD drive If it doesn t enter the Setup Utility and configure the CD ROM DVD drive that you have installed On the motherboard locate the 4 pin header CD IN m T Sina GND GND Expansion Slots This motherboard has one PCI Ex16 one PCI Ex1 and two 32 bit PCI slots 15 045 010010 PCIEX16 19 Motherboard User s Guide Follow the steps below to install an PCI Express CNR PCI expansion card 1 2 3 Locate the PCI Express CNR or PCI slots on the motherboard Remove the blanking plate of the slot from the system chassis Install the edge conne
32. ort Address Use this item to enable or disable the onboard Parallel port and to assign a port address Parallel Port Mode Use this item to select the parallel port mode You can select Normal Standard Parallel Port ECP Extended Capabilities Port EPP Enhanced Parallel Port or BPP Bi Directional Parallel Port ECP Mode DMA Channel Use this item to assign the DMA Channel under ECP Mode function Parallel Port IRQ Use this item to assign IRQ to the parallel port Press lt Esc gt to return to the main menu setting page Power Management Setup Page This page sets some parameters for system power management operation CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2007 American Megatrends Inc Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type S3 STR Help Item Soft off by PWR BTTN Instant Off PWRON After PWR Fail Power Off Resume By PCI PCI E Lan PME Disabled Select the ACPI Resume By USB S3 Disabled state used for Resume By PS2 KB S3 Disabled System Suspend Resume By PS2 MS S3 Disabled Resume By Ring Disabled Resume on RTC Alarm Disabled MNy lt gt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults ACPI Suspend Type Use this item to define how your system suspends In the default S3 STR the suspend mode is a suspend to RAM i e the system shuts down with the exception of a refresh current to the system memory Soft Off By PWR BTTN Under
33. rated IDE Onboard LAN Function Enabled Controller Onboard LAN Boot ROM Disabled ENABLED enables the USB Controller Enabled integrated IDE Legacy USB Support Enabled Controller Parallel Port Address 378 Parallel Port Mode ECP ECP Mode DMA Channel DMA3 Parallel Port IRQ IRQ7 e Move Enter Select Value F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults OnBoard IDE Controller Use this item to enable or disable the onboard IDE interface Onboard S ATA Controller This item allows you to enable or disable the onboard SATA controller SATA Mode select Use this item to select the mode of the Serial ATA Onboard AUDIO Function Use this item to enable or disable the onboard audio device OnBoard LAN Function Use this item to enable or disable the onboard LAN function OnBoard LAN Boot ROM Use this item to enable or disable the booting from the onboard LAN or a network add in card with a remote boot ROM installed USB Controller This item enables the USB controller Leave this at the default Enabled if you want to connect USB devices to your computer Legacy USB Support Use this item to enable or disable support for legacy USB devices Setting to Auto allows the system to detect the presence of USB device at startup If detected the USB controller legacy mode is enabled If no USB device is detected the legacy USB support is disabled 27 Motherboard User s Guide Parallel P
34. rboard Install the motherboard in a system chassis case The board is a Micro ATX size motherboard You can install this motherboard in an ATX case Make sure your case has an I O cover plate matching the ports on this motherboard Install the motherboard in a case Follow the case manufacturer s instructions to use the hardware and internal mounting points on the chassis ATX POWER Hoon QUIEIQOLDIDIOOL ILI LIQOQUICIOOLDIEDIO SYS FAN F PANEL Connect the power connector from the power supply to the ATX POWER connector on the motherboard The ATX12V is a 12V connector for CPU Vcore power Ifthere is a cooling fan installed in the system chassis connect the cable from the cooling fan to the SYS FAN fan power connector on the motherboard Connect the case switches and indicator LEDs to the F PANEL header Here is a list of the F PANEL pin assignments Pm Suma Fm Suma 5 RESET SW NC 5 POWER SW FG 7 REST SW F5 8 POWER SW NCI s vou 3 Key 14 Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation Connecting Optional Devices Refer to the following for information on connecting the motherboard s optional devices i SPDIFO F_AUDIO SPK Speaker Header Connect the cable from the PC speaker to the SPK header on the motherboard SPDIFO S PIF Out Header S PDIF Sony Plilips Digital Interface is a standard audio transfer file format and allows the transfer of digatal audio sig
35. s 2 Select Classic View Im Te Control Panel Home 3 Set User Account Intemet CSHeiiator Keyboard Options System and Maintenance Get started wath Windows Back up your computer Hardware and Sound Play CDs or other media automatically Unangtalla program Change startup programs User Accounts and Family Safety Set up parental controls or any us 446 or remove vier account Appearance and Personalization Change desktop b Clock Language and Region Change keyboards or other input meheds Corgudiig ngaga Additional Options gps Mouse ct OfneFies Parental Sharing Ce Controls 3 BESG Penond _ People New Peformence Penns Phone nd Input Devices Me Ey ij S wu 9 9 m murem wu e x oW DAN Pc d ad Printers 8 Speech Recogntin 4 elcome Motherboard User s Guide 4 Select Turn User Account Control on or off and press Continue gt jey PFS BE sace 5 Disable User Account Control UAC to help protect your computer item and press OK then press Restart Now Then you can restart your computer and continue to install drivers without running blocked programs Cas Bl 1 User Accounts Tum User Account Control On or Off Turn on User Account Control UAC to make your computer more secure User Account Control UAC can help prevent unauthorized changes to your computer We recommend that you leave UAC tumed on to help protect your
36. st 2nd 3rd Boot Device Use these items to determine the device order the computer uses to look for an operating system to load at start up time Removable Drives Press Enter Scroll to this item and press Enter to view the following screen CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2007 American Megatrends Inc Removable Drives Removable Drives Help Item 1st Drive 1st FLOPPY DRIVE Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices e Move Enter Select Value F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults Press lt Esc gt to return to Advanced Setup screen Boot Other Device When it is set to Yes the system searches all other possible locations for operating system if it fails to find one in the devices specified under the First Second and Third boot devices BIOS Protect This item enables or disables BIOS protect Press lt Esc gt to return to the main menu page 25 Motherboard User s Guide Advanced Chipset Setup Page This page sets up more advanced chipset information about your system Handle this page with caution Any changes can affect the operation of your computer CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2007 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Chipset Setup Memory Timings Auto Help Item Top of Memory under 4GB 3 25 GB Options Memory Remap Feature Enabled Auto Dual Monitor Function Disabled Manual VGA Share Memory Auto D
37. the setup utility press F10 to save those changes and exit the utility Press F1 to display a screen describing all key functions Press F9 to load optimtimal settings Standard CMOS Setup Page This page displays a table of items defining basic information of your system CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2007 American Megatrends Inc Standard CMOS Setup Date Wed 10 10 2007 Help Item Time 13 49 04 gt Primary IDE Master Not Detected User Enter TAB gt Primary IDE Slave Not Detected or SHIFT TAB to gt SATA1 Not Detected select a field epp Not Detected Use or to SATA3 Not Detected configure system Date gt SATA4 Not Detected IDE BusMaster Enabled Drive A 1 44 MB 3 v Move Enter Select Value F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults Date amp Time These items set up system date and time Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave Use these items to configure devices connected to the Primary IDE channels To configure an IDE hard disk drive choose Auto If the Auto setting fails to find a hard disk drive set it to User and then fill in the hard disk characteristics Size Cyls etc manually If you have a CD ROM drive select the setting CDROM If you have an ATAPI device with removable media e g a ZIP drive or an LS 120 select Floptical SATA1 2 3 4 These items display the status of auto detection of sata devices when
38. ws XP that a dialogue box shown as below pop out warning you this software has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows XP Please rest assured that our RD department has already tested and verified these drivers Just click the Continue Anyway button and go ahead the installation Hardware Installation The software you are installing for this hardware HSPS6 MicroModem has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows XP Tell me why this testing is important Continuing your installation of this software may impair or destabilize the correct operation of your system either immediately or in the future Microsoft strongly recommends that you stop this installation now and contact the hardware vendor for software that has passed Windows Logo testing Continue Anyway F iii Chapter 1 Introduction This motherboard has a LGA775 socket for latest Intel Core 2 Quad Core 2 Duo Pentium D Pentium 4 Celeron D processors with Hyper Threading Technology and Front Side Bus FSB speeds up to 1066 800 MHz Over spec up to 1333 Hyper Threading Technology designed to take advantage of the multitasking features giving you the power to do more things at once This motherboard integrates a single chip NVIDIA MCP73V that supports the Serial ATA interface for high performance and mainstream desktop PCs the built in USB 2 0 providing higher bandwidth impleme
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