PI915GVM V1.0 manual
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1. On the motherboard locate the 4 pin header CD1 T On 2 GN EN Expansion Slots This motherboard has one CNR one PCI E Ultra one PCI Express x1 and two 32 bit PCI slots _ aa ane ne 2 oe PCLE2 ms 20 Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation Follow the steps below to install an CNR PCI E Ultra PCI Express expansion card 1 Locate the CNR PCI E Ultra and PCI Express slots on the motherboard 2 Remove the blanking plate of the slot from the system chassis 3 Install the edge connector of the expansion card into the slot Ensure the edge connector is correctly seated in the slot 4 Secure the metal bracket of the card to the system chassis with a screw PCI E1 PCI E Ultra Slot You can install external PCI Express graphics cards in the PCI E Ultra slot In order to get better performance and compatibility on our special design PCI E Ultra slot we recommend you should use one of our tested PCI Express graphics cards that please refer to the following PCI Express Graphics Card Support List for PCI E Ultra Slot PCI Express Graphics Card Support List for PCI E Ultra Slot VENDER BUS CHPST__ MANFACTURE ATI Radeon X300Series ECS RX300SE 128TD gt 16x ATI Radeon X600Series GIGABYTE GV RX60XT 128V ATI Radeon X800XT MSI RX800XT VDT256E ATI ASIC part number 215RETAKA12FS 21 a Note1 We recommend you should use our tested PCI Express graphics cards2. WHITE WHITE PWR2 Standard 4 Pin ATX Pow er connector WHITE Please see Page 21 for more details about PCI E Ultra slot I O Ports The illustration below shows a side view of the built in I O ports on the motherboard Farsin pari LETT 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 Parallel Port LPT1 Use the Parallel port to connect printers or other parallel communications devices Use the COM port to connect serial devices such as mice or fax modems COM1 is identified by the system as COM1 Use the VGA port to connect VGA devices LAN Port optional 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 Pentium 4 Celeron processors When choosing a processor consider the performance reguirements of the system Performance is based on the processor design the clock speed and system bus freguency of the processor and the guantity of internal cache memory and external cache memory CPU Installation Procedure Follow these ins
3. and DMA Direct Memory Access modes e Supports IDE Ultra DMA bus mastering with transfer rates of 100 66 33 MB sec Serial ATA e Four Serial ATA Connectors e Transfer rate exceeding best ATA 150 MB s with scalability to higher rates e Low pin count for both host and devices AC 97 Audio Codec e Compliant with AC 97 2 3 specification e Front Out Surround Out MIC In and LINE In Jack Sensing e Three analog line level stereo inputs with 5 bit volume control LINE_ IN CD AUX e Two analog line level mono input e Standard 48 Pin LQFP Onboard I O Ports e Two PS 2 ports for mouse and keyboard e One serial port e One parallel port e One VGA port e One LAN port optional e Four back panel USB2 0 ports e Audio jacks for microphone line in and line out Motherboard User s Guide Fast Ethernet LAN optional e Integrates Fast Ethernet MAC physical chip and transceiver onto a single chip e 10Mbps and 100Mbps operation e Supports I0Mbps and 100Mbps N way auto negotiation e Complies with PC99 PC2001 standards e Supports ACPI power management e Half Full duplex capability e Supports Full Duplex Flow Control IEEE 802 3x USB 2 0 e Compliant with Universal Serial Bus Specification Revision 2 0 e Compliant with Intel s Enhanced Host Controller Interface Specification Revision 1 0 e Compliant with Universal Host Controller Interface Specification Revision 1 1 e PCI multi function device consists of two UHCI Host Controller
4. cores for full low speed signaling and one EHCI Host Controller core for high speed signaling e Root hub consists 4 downstream facing ports with integrated physical layer transceivers shared by UHCI and EHCI Host Controller up to eight functional ports e Support PCI Bus Power Management Interface Specification release 1 1 e Legacy support for all downstream facing ports BIOS Firmware This motherboard uses AMI 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 244 mm Note Hardware specifications and software items are subject to change without notification Chapter 1 Introduction Package Contents Your motherboard package ships with the following items Uu The motherboard U The User s Guide Q One diskette drive ribbon cable optional Uu One IDE drive ribbon cable UO The Software support CD Optional Accessories You can purchase the following optional accessories for this motherboard Uu The Extended USB module Uu The CNR v 90 56K Fax Modem card Q The Serial ATA cable UO The Serial ATA power cable Note You can purchase your own optional accessories from the third party but please contact your local vendor on any issues of the specification and compatibili
5. pin 2 5V DIMM3 4 sockets Dual Inline Memory Module for unbuffered DDR400 memory modules Double Data Rate SDRAM and the other two 240 pin 1 8V DIMM 1 2 sockets Dual Inline Memory Module for unbuffered DDR2 533 DDR400 memory modules Double Data Rate SDRAM DDR SDRAM is a type of SDRAM that supports data transfers on both edges of each clock cycle the rising and falling edges effectively doubling the memory chip s data throughput You must install at least one module in any of the four slots Each module can be installed with 256 MB to 1 GB of memory total memory capacity is 2 GB 11 Motherboard User s Guide DIMM1 2 DIMM3 4 DDR2 DDR Note1 Please be noted you can NOT use DIMM1 2 DDR2 533 DDR400 and DIMM3 4 DDR400 simultaneously Only use either DDR2 533 400 or DDR 400 memory modules Note2 Do not remove any memory module from its antistatic packaging until you are ready to install it on the motherboard Handle the modules only by their edges Do not touch the components or metal parts Always wear a grounding strap when you handle the modules Memory Module Installation Procedure These modules can be installed with up to 2 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 cu
6. program or any portion of it may result in severe civil and criminal penalties and will be prosecuted to the madmum extent possible under lew Io e 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 E Selectthe components you want to install clear the components you do not want to install Components 19654 K 7 Devices 4725 K Applications 37031 K Description Space Required 61412 K Available 1327744 K Nen cmni 3 The support software will automatically install 35 Motherboard User s Guide Once any of the installation procedures start software is automatically installed in seguence You need to follow the onscreen instructions confirm commands and allow the computer to restart as few times as needed to complete installing whatever software you selected When the process is finished all the support software will be installed and start working 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 Hyper Threading CPU While you are in Wi
7. while above 45 C the SMART FAN will be running at full speed mode SMART FAN Minimum Speed This item enables users to select the minimum speed of the SMART FAN when the system temperature is below the value set at the above item Here users have three modes to choose from SILENT LOW and MIDDLE a2 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility Load Best Performance Settings If you select this item and press lt Enter gt a dialog box appears If you select OK and then press lt Enter gt the Setup Utility loads a set of best performance default values These default values are quite demanding and your system might malfunction or be unstable if you are using slower memory chips or other low performance components Load Optimal Defaults If you select this item and press lt Enter gt a dialog box appears If you select OK and then press lt Enter gt the Setup Utility loads a set of fail safe default values These default values are not very demanding and they should allow your system to function with most kinds of hardware and memory chips Save Changes and Exit Highlight this item and press lt Enter gt to save the changes that you have made in the Setup Utility configuration When the Save Changes and Exit dialog box appears select OK to save and exit or Cancel to return to the main menu Discard Changes and Exit Highlight this item and press lt Enter gt to discard any changes that you have made in the Setup Utility and e
8. will be hidden If your P4 CPU is HT CPU BIOS will show this item You can set Disabled or Enabled to control HT CPU support in O S Set Enabled to test HT CPU function 25 Max CPUID Value Limit When this item is enabled you can use Prescott CPU and LGA 775 CPU and there will be a normal NT4 0 installation otherwise the automatically restarting will occur while installing Execute Disable Bit It allows the processor to classify areas in memory by where application code can execute and where it cannot When a malicious worm attempts to insert code in the buffer the processor disables code execution preventing damage or worm propagation Replacing older computers with Execute Disable Bit enabled systems can halt worm attacks reducing the need for virus related repairs Auto Detect DIMM PCI Clk When this item is enabled BIOS will disable the clock signal of free DIMM PCI slots Spread Spectrum If you enable spread spertrum it can significantly reduce the EMI Electro Magnetic interface generated by the system Aperture Size Select This item defines the size of aperture if you use a graphic adapter Features Setup Page This page sets up some parameters for peripheral devices connected to the system CMOS SETUP UTILITY Copyright C 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc Features Setup OnBoard Floppy Controller Enabled Help Item Serial Portl Address 3F8 IRQ4 Onboard IR Port Dis
9. Enter gt to access the sub menu You can use the sub menu to change the supervisor password Password Check This item enables users to choose the time when the system will perform password check 30 f DTAC P i oye an v P l g a 4e be fr pe A n frr 1mv F F f x a be ry l 7 a CO ACLUD UTLLITY LF BN x J L CELLET Y CPU PnP Setup Page This page helps you manually configure the mainboard for the CPU The system will automatically detect the type of installed CPU and make the appropriate adjustments to the items on this page CMOS SETUP UTILITY Copyright C 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc CPU PnP Setup Manufacturer Intel Help Item DRAM Frequency CPU Frequency 200MHz CPU Over clocking Func Disabled CPU Voltage default Value 1 3875V CPU Vcore Voltage Auto Memory Voltage Normal PCI E Voltage Normal Faba Move Enter Select Value F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults Manufacturer These items show the brand of the CPU installed in your system DRAM Freguency This item shows the freguency of the DRAM in your system CPU Freguency This item shows the freguency of the CPU installed in your system CPU Over clocking Func This item decides the CPU over clocking function installed in your system If the over clocking fails please turn off the system power And then hold the PageUp key similar to the Clear CMOS functi
10. IDE devices include hard disk drives high density diskette drives aad CD ROM or DVD ROM drives among others The motherboard ships with an IDE cable that can support one or two IDE devices IDE1 can support up to 2 IDE devices data transporting in ATA 66 100 mode 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 platforms It provides you a faster transfer rate of 150 MB 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 connecter 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 It eliminates 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 19 Motherboard User s Guide 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
11. Motherboard User s Guide This publication including photographs illustrations and software is 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 II Pentium 4 Celeron and MMX are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation Microsoft MS DOS and Windows 98 ME 2000 XP 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 installi
12. S WR 33 Save Changes and EXIL cerasi eea E Ea E Ta e AREE E REEE HF FFWR 33 Discard Changes SF A RY iinei annieekk EF NAF FEED EF FYNNWN FFY 33 Chapter 4 Software amp Applications sssccsssssssssssssscssssssssssssssssssssssees 34 TOC Th O AENT A RC UY YF FN FAN NF FFA HYT RIF es AFAN ROF NA serge 34 Installing Support Software onw CO RA RYNG DAF Y GAA nd dw wn nen 34 Bundled Software Installation ces een bann WANWYN S MRS WERN RW 36 Hyper Threading AN adi EN HT YR RFC TR RR FEW FREE A EN FAT TIC HY 36 ii Notice Motherboard User s Guide 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 Windows 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 lhag fe lallalion The amla pon are amod darw bar thay agave HPS Hd gydar ari Pee giw Moi gin Heer line ee LOFA y pal i wdewn y Teil mws hey thay hysglwry ig rwg odiad Error lor asm l may WET AU ru raztabhiura the cmimet spews of yow rpalrm miha mwdiatebu or m the balme Miciorolt xlurgly ice nii thal rou sbon thin insiallateon cares ond iii This motherboard has a LGA775 so
13. SLEI 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 98 file browsing interface 4 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 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 and displays the following screen Click the Next button Welcome X Welcome to the MainBonrd Setup program This program will install MainBoard on your computer itis strongly recommended thatyou exit all Windows programs before running this Setup program Click Cancel to quit Setup and then close any programs you have running Click Next to continue with the Setup program WARNING This program is protected by copyright law and intermational trenbes Unauthonzed reproduction or distribution of this
14. abled Allows BIOS to Enable or Parallel Port Address 378 Disable Floppy Controller Parallel Port Mode ECP ECP Mode DMA Channel DMA3 Parallel Port IRQ IRQ7 OnBoard PCI IDE Controller Both ATA IDE Configuration Enhanced Ethernet Device Enabled Audio Device Enabled Modem Device Auto Onboard USB Function Enabled USB Function For DOS Disabled tba Move Enter Select Value F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults OnBoard Floppy Controller Use this item to enable or disable the onboard floppy disk drive interface 26 Serial Port1 Address Use this item to enable or disable the onboard COMI serial port and to assign a port address Onboard IR Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboard IR port function Parallel Port Address Use this item to enable or disable the onboard Parallel port and to assign a port address Parallel Port Mode ECP 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 IRO Use this item to assign IRO to the parallel port OnBoard PCI IDE Controller Use this item to enable or disable either or both of the onboard Primary and Secondary IDE channels ATA IDE Configuration The ATA IDE option can be configured as e
15. and you can visit our website for the updated PCI Express graphics card support list http Awww mercury pc com support php Please be noted we DO NOT guarantee any PCI Express graphics cards which are not in our support list 6 Note2 To install the system with an add on PCI Express graphics card you must make sure to install the driver of add on PCI Express graphics card before you install the onboard VGA driver If the onboard VGA driver has already been installed before you install the add on PCI Express graphics card the system will set the onboard VGA as the primary graphics adapter automatically In this situation if you want to install the add on PCI Express graphics card you need to remove the onboard VGA driver first and then install the add on PCI Express graphics card and its driver Notes To perform a normal installation of PCI Express graphics card you need to install the driver under Windows XP with the Service Pack 1 SP1 PCI E2 PCI Express x1 Slot The PCI Express x1 slot is fully compliant to the PCI Express Base Specifica tion revision 1 0a as well PCl1 2 Slots You can install the 32 bit PCI interface expansion cards in the slots CNR Slot You can install CNR Communications and Networking Riser cards including LAN Modem and Audio functions in this slot Dual Monitor In order to enable Dual Monitor Function users must have Two Monitors Two Graphics Devices one is for PCI Expres
16. atures The key features of this motherboard include LGA775 Socket Processor Support e Supports the latest Intel Pentium 4 Celeron Series processors with Hyper Threading Technology e Supports up to 800 MHz Front Side Bus 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 Chipset There are Intel 915GV 915GL Northbridge and Intel I O Controller Hub 6 ICH6 in the chipsets in accordance with an innovative and scalable architecture with proven reliability and performance 1 Motherboard User s Guide This series has two models PI915GVM and PI915GLM Here is a comparison list between these two models Model Northbridge Southbridge Function PI915GVM_ Intel 915GV ICH6 Supports DDR2 533 DDR400 PI915GLM Intel 915GL ICH6 Supports DDR400 e Processore Interface One Intel Pentium 4 processor or Intel Celeron D processor including 775 Land package 533 MT s 133 MHz FSB and 800 MT s 200 MHz FSB Supports Hyper Threading Technology HT Technology FSB Dynamic Bus Inversion DBI e System Memory One or two 64 bit wide DDR DDR2 SDRAM data channels suppports DDR400 or DDR333 1 DIMM 2 Channels only Bandwidth up to 8 5 GB s DDR2 533 in dual channel Interleaved mode 256 Mb 512 Mb and 1 Gb DDR DDR2 technologies e Integrate
17. c CPU PnP Setup Hardware Monitor Load Best Performance Settings Load Optimal Defaults Save Changes and Exit Discard Changes and Exit i Standard CMOS Setup Advanced Setup Features Setup Power Management Setup PCI Plug and Play Setup BIOS Security Features taba Move Value Enter Select F1 General Help Esc Exit F8 Best Performance Settings F9 Optimized Settings F10 Save Standards COMOS setup for changing time date hard disk type etc V02 56 C 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc 23 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 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 and keys to cycle through alternative values of that item The other options on the main menu page lead to dialog boxes reguiring your answer OK or Cancel by selecting OK or Cancel If you have already changed 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 install the setup utility with a set of default values Press F8 to install the setup utility with a set of high performance values Standard CMOS Setup Page This page displays a tab
18. cket for latest Intel Pentium 4 Celeron processors with Hyper Threading Technology and Front Side Bus FSB speeds up to 800 MHz Hyper Threading Technology designed to take advantage of the multitasking features in Windows XP gives you the power to do more things at once This motherboard integrates the Intel 918G V 915GL Northbridge along with Intel I O Controller Hub 6 ICH6 that supports the Serial ATA interface for high performance and mainstream desktop PCs the built in USB 2 0 providing higher bandwidth implementing Universal Serial Bus Specification Revision 2 0 and is compliant with UHCI 1 1 and EHCI 1 0 It supports 6 channel AC 97 Audio Codec and provides one IDE Ultra DMA 100 66 channel It has one PCI E Ultra slot one PCI Express x1 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 VGA port one serial port one parallel port one LAN port optional six audio jacks for micropone line in and line out and four back panel USB 2 0 ports In addition onboard USB headers provide extra ports by connecting the extended USB module to the motherboard It is a Micro ATX motherboard and has power connectors for an ATX power supply Note 915GV chipset can only support 256 Mb 512 Mb and 1 Gb DDR technologies for x8 and x16 device NOT support 128 Mb DDR technology That is 256 MB Double Side Memory Module amp 128 MB Single Side Memory Module are NOT support Key Fe
19. d Graphics Device Core Frequency of 333 MHz High Quality 3D Setup and Render Engine 3D Graphics Rendering Enhancements e PCI Express 4 PCI Express root ports and Fully PCI Express 1 0a compliant e PCI Bus Interface Supports PCI Rev 2 3 Specification at 33 MHz e Integrated Serial ATA Host Controller Four ports and Data transfer rates up to 1 5 Gb s 150 MB s e Integrated IDE Controller Independent timing of up to two drives Ultra ATA 100 66 33 BMIDE and PIO modes e AC Link for Audio and Telephony CODECs Support for three AC 97 2 3 codecs e USB2 0 Includes four UHCI Host Controllers supporting eight external ports Includes one EHCI Host Controller that supports all eight ports e Integrated LAN Controller WfM 2 0 and IEEE 802 3 Compliant 10 100 Mb s Ethernet Support Chapter 1 Introduction Memory Support e Two 184 pin 2 5V DIMM sockets for DDR SDRAM DDR400 memory modules and two 240 pin 1 8V for DDR2 533 DDR400 for NB Intel 915GV only e Supports DDR2 533 DDR400 for NB Intel 915GV only or DDR400 memory bus e Maximum installed memory is 2GB Note You can not use DDR2 533 400 and DDR400 simultaneously Only use either DDR2 533 400 or DDR400 memory modules Expansion Slots e One PCI E Ultra slot one PCI Express x1 slot e Two 32 bit PCI slots for PCI 2 3 compliant bus interface e One CNR slot Onboard IDE channels e One IDE Channel supporting ATA 66 ATA 100 e Supports PIO Programmable Input Output
20. e a portion of the main memory for the onboard VGA display application with these options of Disabled 1 MB and 8 MB Primary Graphics Adapter This itme indicates if the primary graphics adapter uses the Onboard VGA PCI E Pro or PCI VGA Dual Monitor Support This item is a switch to turn on off the Dual Monitor function If it is enabled please connect the system to two monitors for performing the Dual Monitor function if disabled this function will be turned off 29 Allocate IRO to PCI VGA If this item is enabled an IRO will be assigned to the PCI VGA graphics system You set this value to No to free up an IRO PCI IDE BusMaster This item enables or disabled the DMA under DOS mode We recommend you to leave this item at the default value BIOS Security Features Setup Page This page helps you install or change a password CMOS SETUP UTILITY Copyright C 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Security Features Setup Security Settings Help Item r Install or Change the Change Supervisor Password Press Enter 9 assword Password Check p Fla 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 nstalled displays If not Not Installed displays Change Supervisor Password You can select this option and press lt
21. hassis CHS_FAN1 Pee PANEL LLB NN Connect the power connector from the power supply to the PWR1 connector on the motherboard The PWR2 is a 12V connector for CPU Vcore power If there is a cooling fan installed in the system chassis connect the cable from the cooling fan to the CHS_FAN1 fan power connector on the motherboard Connect the Northbridge cooling fan connector to NB_FANI Connect the case switches and indicator LEDs to the PANELI header Please refer to the following list of the PANEL pin assignments 1 HD LED P FP PWRISLP 3 HD LED N FP PWR SLP RESET SW _N POWER _SW_P SW_N RESET_SW_P 8 POWER SW_N RSVD_DNU 14 Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation Connecting 20 24 pin power cable Users please note that when installing 20 pin power cable from the aspect as the picture shows the latch of power cable falls on the left side of the PWR 1 connector latch Users please note that when installing 24 pin power cable the latches of power cable and the PWR1 connector match Q perfectly a se 24 pin power cable Note Users please note that the 20 pin and 24 pin power cables can both be connected to the PWR1 connector While connceting the 20 pin power cable just align the 20 pin power cable with the pin 1 of the PWR1 connector However using 20 pin power cable may cause the system the unbootable or unstable problem because of insufficient electricity The
22. ither Enhanced default or Compatible in the BIOS configuration Windows 98SE and Windows Me operating systems do not support Enhanced mode IDE Serial ATA resources for more than four devices If the ATA IDE option is set to Enhanced mode the operating installation will not be able to recognize the drive and the installation will fail Before installing 98SE or Me the ATA IDE configuration must be changed from Enhanced to Compatible mode Ethernet Device Use this item to enable or disable the onboard Ethernet Audio Device Use this item to enable or disable the onboard audio Modem Device This item enables or disables the onboard Modem Onboard USB Function Enable this item if you plan to use the USB ports on this motherboard USB Function For DOS Enable this item if you plan to use the USB ports on this motherboard in a DOS environment 27 Power Management Setup Page This page sets some parameters for system power management operation CMOS SETUP UTILITY Copyright C 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc Power Management Setup ACPI Aware O S Yes Help Item Power Management Enabled Suspend Mode S1 POS Y N Suspend Time Out Disabled i hyr for LAN Ring Power On Disabled Operating System Resume on RTC Alarm Disabled Yes If OS supports ACPI Keyboard Power On Disabled No If OS does not support Password Press Enter i ACPI j Move Enter Select Value F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Hel
23. le of items defining basic information about your system CMOS SETUP UTILITY Copyright C 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc Standard CMOS Setup System Time 00 01 25 System Date Thu 05 06 2004 Help item Primary IDE Master Not Detected User Enter TAB or SHIFT TAB to i Primary IDE Slave Not Detected select a field Secondary IDE Master Not Detected Use or to configure system im Secondary IDE Slave Not Detected time im Third IDE Master Not Decteted i Third IDE Slave Not Detected Floppy A 1 44 MB 3 1 2 Fla Move Enter Select Value F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults System Date amp System Time These items set up system date and time Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave Secondary IDE Master Secondary IDE Slave Third IDE Master Third IDE Slave Your computer has one IDE channel and each channel can be installed with one or two devices Master and Slave In addition this motherboard supports four SATA channels and each channel allows one SATA device to be installed Use these items to configure each device on the IDE channel Floppy A These items set up size and capacity of the floppy diskette drive installed in the system 24 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 Ouick Boot Ist Boot Device 2nd Boot Device 3
24. minimum recommended power is 300W for a fully configured system 15 Motherboard User s Guide Connecting Optional Devices Refer to the following for information on connecting the motherboard s optional devices AUDIO2 SPDIFO1 IR1 USB3 USB4 cc HN BS 1 1 AUDIO2 Front Panel Audio Header This header allows the user to install auxiliary front oriented microphone and line out ports for easier access AUD MIC AUD GND 3 AUD MIC BIAS AUD VCC 5 AUD FPOUT R 6 AUD_RET_R HP_ON epe AUD _FPOUT L AUD RET L USB3 USB4 Front Panel USB Header The motherboard has 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 USB3 USB4 to connect the front mounted ports to the motherboard 16 Here is a list of headers USB3 USB4 pin assignments Pin Signal Pin Signal _ Ps Use FFO 6 SBR eom fe GROUND oje opero 1 Locate the USB3 USB4 header on the motherboard Plug the bracket cable onto the USB3 USB4 header 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 SPDIFO1 SPDIF Out Header S PDIF Sony Philips Digital Interface is a standard audio transfer file format and allows the transfer of digital audio signals from one device to anothe
25. ndows Task Manager please push down ctrl Alt Del keys A dual CPU appears in the CPU Usage History amp Device Manager under WinXP m ET amp Windows Task Marage Belle rie Geto eee Haie hep Fib fie Wms Hm Hart a Soper Pann Meiera erh Llar MM Hc E En masau el Thee 1 y Omp a Se Geek cee i j i a aa DWL bn Tl che Fa Pieper diak rairai ds al UL Fipe did la PE Llun San FAS Lina ET i EE AL ALATAF U cardeollasg _ sie i oe Ee mH dU Felan rel othe pois rhen EM Peet adap Eh ther awc rh Muriau Auth Coriolis Tek aks Se eee i alee a poaa i i Hehe WE Ti OEE i Linder cad Up Ty Tw Tiria sl YH AREH y aa i a us Praca Iz Tane Cachu TEH Ph WM Ep LPT Pe eee Come e a Cly yl Myw FE W rei Pentre Ec 2 ep Wm ct Pid LE _ il Creal Pwt a CP Gr Lie i H wed i a Sand rr gi UN Fas ras ora ae 8 Cie CRU LEAs Ee Ciel i Tru Se r SS eel a Note Hyper Threading Function only works under WINXP Operating System therefore disable it under other Operating System 36
26. ng 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 If you suspect this motherboard has been damaged do not connect power to the system Contact your motherboard vendor about those damages Copyright 2005 All Rights Reserved PI915GVM PI915GLM Series V1 0 March 2005 Motherboard User s Guide Table of Contents Trademark escisassevescsseciscssnssncssaceateaseassecccssesseneesasnaessverseaceassvensiscsecssansssavscesssscbeasss i Chapter 1 nitro GU Coit cis eiii iii oU nuar dad annan nain naa o Tania 1 Key FS aaa areata FEN FFY FANA FRI FI RFFFFYIFFT FFR ERCH EEE E E E FTFFE FEW FFWR FERF I POA COnN Seerne a a FYRN RY AFR FFR FFI FYR FAR FFF E FA FRO AFR a Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation cccccssssssssssssssssssssssssesssssscssscssscsees 6 Motherboard Components FRY RF FYFYR FFY FFATRI FE RYFYG TFFN EN NNFNEFN EF FARN EU NNTF O AR 7 VO PONS ED NN FFF Y REFER FFYN FFYN E AU ARAN TEN CHEFN AR FFR EFE NY 9 Installing the Processor cRRTHRF ERFYN WYRE FFRED FFHTT
27. on and turn on the power the BIOS will recover the safe default CPU Voltage default Value This item identifies the CPU default voltage value The value may change depending on the CPU you installed on the motherboard CPU Vcore Voltage This item enables users to adjust the CPU voltage Memory Voltage This item determines the DDR voltage adjustment 31 PCI E Voltage This item determines the PCI Express voltage adjustment Hardware Monitor Page This page sets up some parameters for the hardware monitoring function of this motherboard CMOS SETUP UTILITY Copyright C 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc Hardware Monitor Setup System Hardware Monitor Help Item Vcore 1 363 V Vivdd L677V VCC3V 3 241 V Vdimm 1806 V CPU FAN Speed 2463 RPM NB FAN Speed 5192 RPM Chassis FAN Speed ORPM CPU Temperature 479C 116 F System Temperature 45 C 113 F CPU SMART FAN CONTROL 459C 113 F SMART FAN Minimum Speed SILENT Faba Move Enter Select Value F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults CPU System Temperature These items display CPU and system temperature measurement FANs amp Voltage Measurements These items indicate cooling fan speeds in RPM and the various system voltage measurements CPU SMART FAN CONTROL Use this item to set the CPU SMART FAN control When the system tempera ture is below 45 C the SMART FAN is running in SILENT mode
28. ona FNTYTAYNFFAFFNFEN FEN DRYFFRNN 10 Installing Memory Modules WRN FRYN EF HRN FR RT STWFF TNA NT AFF ND FRONT il J mper 2 0 SEN RR YI E NWFN FFR FYR HWFA ACEN FF RUT FERTH YF E ERREA TEW 13 E E O CG E NE EE A E A CR EFA E ENTEU FT 14 Connecting nu Le MW ER rr AN GON REF AEF RR NA FAE FFY 16 Fe OE o RR NR RY RY A AHA HR REF FYN AE TIR FN FTOT FRI AM PRIF EYN TE 18 De O R0 SER YY TI FEWN RFNTRA FR EF HU YNN FF RIF FERTH TAN RE r EE ERORE YNN 20 Dual Monitor seeen e E E NR FR FR FT FA NF NA NE E E 22 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility cscccccsscsccccccccecccccossssssscceccccccocosssssssoseeessseo 23 Inroddu I ON ninii FRY Y EE RH HY NU beraener eee NFFNFNFF A 23 Running the Setup 0100 0 FRY YRRU YRR CN YF NR FFR YRR NF WY FR FFR NEFYN CYFN FFR J Standard CMOS Setup a EF YN YR NYY RAEN FFR YFYF FRY EYFFNFW FE YNFNFAN FFFRYRWRYFR 24 Advanced I a FR CR RF ERYN CF RYFAIN 25 Features Setup Page SYR RR CHRYF FIR YF Y RF FR Y YE FF 26 Power Management Setup Page FFA NF NF FYR FRS FEDRA FRFY EN FYR FYFAFRFRY HF FFFRFNFN 28 PCI Plug and Play Setup PaE ER RR Y NER Y ROF FF FRY DEN Y FYFYR 29 BIOS Security Features SS CLUD aa R OO AAG OWU OD AGAU DIO NN WA AHOD SGAAAGRAAFODA 30 ak OS a 5 1 0 DOS Oe ERCP PN PA FR AF TY rer enone FERN RF ren ee 31 Hardware Monitor Page Lai GG Yy WU C8 FRAD DSD NAU RNA CGA AAA ANYA 32 Load Best Performance EU amd UON ROED GG OA GWA OA GRAA CA RO ARY OON 33 L ad Optimal TS MR YR YY YC RWRRNF RT RYFEDD YF FFEN
29. p F9 Optimized Defaults ACPI Aware O S This itme supports ACPI Advanced Configuraion and Power Management Interface Use this item to enable or disable the ACPI feature Power Management Use this item to enable or disable a power management scheme If you enable power management you can use this item below to set the power management operation Both APM and ACPI are supported Suspend Mode Use this item to define how your system suspends In the default S1 POS the suspend mode is equivalent to a software power down If you select 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 Suspend Time Out This item sets up the timeout for Suspend mode in minutes If the time selected passes without any system activity the computer will enter power saving Suspend mode LAN Ring Power On The system can be turned off with a software command If you enable this item the system can automatically resume if there is an incoming call on the Modem Ring or traffic on the network adapter You must use an ATX power supply in order to use this feature Resume on RTC Alarm The system can be turned off with a software command If you enable this item the system can automatically resume at a fixed time based on the system s RTC 28 realtime clock Use the items below this one to set the date and time of the wake up alarm You mu
30. r without having to be converted first to an analog format Via a specific audio cable you can connect the SPDIFO1 header S PDIF output on the motherboard to the S PDIF digital input on the external speakers or AC Decode devices SPK1 Speaker Header Connect the cable from the PC speaker to the SPK1 header on the motherboard IR1 Infrared Header The infrared port allows the wireless exchange of information between your computer and similarly equipped devices such as printers laptops Personal Digital Assistants PDAs and other computers 17 Motherboard User s Guide Here is a list of header IR 1 pin assignments Pin Signal Pin Signal R ae Locate the infrared port IR1 header on the motherboard If you are adding an infrared port connect the ribbon cable from the port to the IR1 header and then secure the port to an appropriate place in your system chassis Ne Install Other Devices Install and connect any other devices in the system following the steps below a mn a 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 360K 720K 1 2MB 1 44MB or 2 88MB 18 Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation 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 FDC1 IDE Devices
31. rd Boot Device Try Other Boot Device CMOS SETUP UTILITY Copyright C 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Setup Enabled HDD SS ST3120026AS CD DVD 3M Pioneer D Ist Floppy Drive Yes Help Item Allows BIOS to skip certain tests while booting This will Bootup Num Lock On decrease the time needed Configure DRAM timing by SPD Enabled to boot the system Hyper Threading Technology Enabled Max CPUID Value Limit Disabled Execute Disable Bit Disabled Auto Detect DIMM PCI Clk Enabled Spread Spectrum Disabled Aperture Size Select 128 MB tba Move Enter Select Value F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults Quick Boot If you enable this item the system starts up more quickly be elimination some of the power on test routines 1st Boot Device 2nd Boot Device 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 Try Other Boot Device If you enable this item the system will also search for other boot devices if it fails to find an operating system from the first two locations BootUp Num Lock This item determines if the Num Lock key is active or inactive at system start up time Configure DRAM Timing by This item allows you to enable or disable the DRAM timing defined by the Serial Presence Detect electrical Hyper Threading Technology If your P4 CPU is not HT CPU this item
32. s graphics card the other one is for onboard VGA and Windows 2000 or Windows XP that supports the Dual Monitor Function 22 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 message 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 2004 American Megatrends In
33. st use an ATX power supply in order to use this feature Keyboard Power On If you enable this item the system can automatically resume by pressing any keys power key or typing in the password on the keyboard You must use an ATX power supply in order to use this feature Password When Keyboard Power On is set to Password this item is available and users can enter the password PCI Plug and Play 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 2004 American Megatrends Inc PCI Plug and Play Setup Plug amp Play Aware O S Yes Help Item Share Memory Size 8 MB Primary Graphics Adapter PCI E Pro No lets the BIOS configure all the Dual Monitor Support Disabled devices in the system Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA Yes YES lets the operating system PCI IDE BusMaster Disabled configure Plug and Play PnP devices not required for boot if your system has a Plug and Play operating system Move Enter Select Value F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults Plug amp Play Aware O S This itme select which the BIOS or the operating system will configure all the devices in the system If set NO the BIOS configures the system set YES the operating system configure Plug and Play devices Share Memory Size This item lets you allocat
34. tout 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 Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation J umper Settings Connecting two pins with a jumper cap is SHORT removing a jumper cap from these pins OPEN JP1 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 Function Jumper Short Pins 1 2 Short Pins 2 3 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 13 Motherboard User s Guide Install the Motherboard 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 c
35. tructions to install the CPU A 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 B Open the load plate e Use thumb amp forefinger to hold the hook of the lever pushing down and pulling aside unlock it e Lift up the lever e Use thumb to open the load plate Be careful not to touch the contacts 10 Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation C Install the CPU on the socket e Orientate CPU package to the socket Make sure you match triangle marker to pin location D Close the load plate e Slightly push down the load plate onto the tongue side and hook the lever e CPU is locked completely E Apply thermal grease on top of the CPU F Fasten the cooling fan supporting base onto the CPU socket on the motherboard G Make sure the CPU fan is plugged to the CPU fan connector Please refer to the CPU cooling fan user s manual for more detail installation procedure Note1 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 Note2 The fan connector supports the CPU cooling fan of 1 1A 2 2A 26 4W max at 12V Installing Memory Modules This motherboard accommodates four memory modules which are two 184
36. ty Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation To install this motherboard in a system please follow these instructions in this chapter DOOUOUCD D Note 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 Before installing this motherboard make sure jumper JP1 is under Normal setting See this chapter for information about locating JP1 and the setting options Never connect power to the system during installation otherwise it may damage the motherboard Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation Motherboard Components UN me hb ass et ee FW 19 7 aiia O al IO PORTS 7 D 21 8 9 gt i i y nm 10 g 5i Lk E i i WR g i TER ate a cu A P t 19 ii Epi 18 17 16 15 LABEL COMPONENTS COLOR NB FAN1 _ Northbridge cooling fan connector WHITE CPU Socket LGA775 Socket for Intel Pentium 4 WHITE Celeron CPUs CPU_FAN1 CPU Fan connector 4PIN WHITE DIMM1 2 240 pin DDR SDRAM sockets ORANGE 5 184 pin DDR SDRAM sockets for NB Intel 915GV only 8 PWRY__ SandadZ6 Pn ATX Pow or connecior_ _ WHTE a SP ear OS nga 9 Joe FART SyterFan comestey WE PURPLE
37. xit the Setup Utility When the Discard Changes and Exit dialog box appears select OK to discard changes and exit or Cancel to return to the main menu Note If you have made settings that you do not want to save use the Discard Changes and Exit item and select OK to discard any changes you have made 33 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 system is Windows 2000 XP it will automatically install all the drivers and utilities for your motherboard Note This motherboard doesn t support operating system Windows 98SE ME 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
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