VP-MB945G
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1. Solutions 1 Check the cable running from the disk to the disk controller board Make sure both ends are securely attached Check the drive type in the standard CMOS setup 2 Contact technical support 3 Backing up the hard drive is extremely important Make sure your periodically perform backups to avoid untimely disk crashes Mainboard VP MB945G Problem 4 System only boots from the CD ROM The hard disk can be read and applications can be used but booting from the hard disk is impossible Causes Hard Disk boot sector has been corrupted Solutions Back up data and applications files Reformat the hard drive Re install applications and data using backup disks Problem 5 Error message reading SECTOR NOT FOUND displays and the system does not allow certain data to be accessed Causes There are many reasons for this such as virus intrusion or disk failure Solutions Back up any salvageable data Then performs low level format partition and then a high level format the hard drive Re install all saved data when completed Problem 6 Screen message says Invalid Configuration or CMOS Failure Causes Incorrect information entered into the BIOS setup program Solutions Review system s equipment Reconfigure the system Problem 7 The Screen is blank Causes No power to monitor Solutions Check the power connectors to the monitor and to the system Problem 8 Blank screen Causes 12. Pin Pin Assignment a na f2 key o oeo EM EN GPIO General Purpose Input Output Headers GPI GPO This mainboard provides a set of GPIO headers and four GPIO Power headers GPI is the control of alarm receiving and GPO is the output control for the warning system We suggest your attaching the VP DIO44 Optional 4DI 4DO Control Board for four more VP DIO44 being able to support up to 16GPI 16GPO 14 Mainboard VP MB945G 2 GPI 13 GPI 14 Pin Assignment Pin Assignment Vs eos e6 oos eor e oros o oros o eow Power for GPIO Headers JP6 JP7 JP8 JP9 RS485 Header JP5 CARNET 1 EO rs z 15 Mainboard VP MB945G MB JP5 RED BLACK VPMB RS485 EX BOARD USB Power Selection Headers JP4 USB devices attached to USB ports on the back panel of your computer case can awaken the system from sleep mode In order to enable this functionality you must adjust the jumper caps on JP4 header for 5V or 5V Standby mode JP4 Assignment Description S1 sleep mode CPU stopped DRAM 1 refreshed system running in low power Pin 1 2 Closed mode S3 54 S5 sleep modes no power to CPU 1 M 5V Standby DRAM in slow refresh power supply in Pin 2 3 Closed reduced power mode Note Close stands for putting a jumper cap onto two header pins 16 Mainboard VP MB945G Clear CMOS Jumper JP 1 The Clear CMOS function is used when you cannot boot your syste
3. Power on Suspend S3 STR Suspend to RAM S1 4 S3 POS and STR Run VGABIOS if 3 Resume Select whether you want to run VGABIOS when the system wakes up from the 53 suspend function This option is not configurable if ACPI Suspend Type is set to S1 POS Options Auto Default Yes No Power Management There are three options of Power Management 1 Min Saving Minimum power management Suspend Mode 1hour HDD Power Down 15 minutes 2 Max Saving Maximum power management only available for sl CPUs 34 Mainboard VP MB945G Suspend Mode 1 minute HDD Power Down 1 minute 3 User Defined Default This option allows you to set each mode individually When this option is enabled each of the ranges is from 1 minute to 1 hour except for HDD Power Down which ranges from 1 minute to 15 minute and includes a disable option Note If you select Min or Max Power Saving modes the HDD Power Down value and the Suspend Mode value are both fixed Video Off Method This option determines the manner in which the monitor goes blank Options Blank Screen Default This option only writes blanks to the video buffer V H SYNC Blank This selection will cause the system to turn off the vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and write blanks to the video buffer DPMS Initial display power management signaling Video Off In Suspend This determines whether power to the monitor is switched of
4. forces the XD feature flag to always return 0 Options Enabled Default Disabled Virus Warning This option allows you to choose the Virus Warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection If this function is enabled and someone attempts to write data into this area BIOS will display a warning message on the screen and sound an audio alarm beep Options Disabled Default Enabled CPU L1 amp L2 Cache Make CPU internal cache active or inactive System performance may degrade if you disable this option Options Enabled Default Disabled Hyper Threading Technology When you install a CPU include Hyper Threading Technology And this option will allow you to enable or disabled the Hyper Threading technology Options Disabled Enabled Default Quick Power On Self Test Allow the system to skip certain tests while booting This will speed up the boot process Options Enabled Default Disabled Boot Up NumLock Status Select the power on state for NumLock Options On Default Numpad keys are number keys Off Numpad keys are arrow keys Typematic Rate Setting When the options of Enabled typematic rate and typematic delay can be configured the Typematic Rate determines the keystroke repeat rate used by the keyboard controller 25 Mainboard VP MB945G Options Disabled Default Enabled Typematic Rate Chars Sec The rate of a character repeated needs Options 6 Default 8 10
5. lt gt Supports ESCD functionality Hardware Monitor Function lt gt Monitors CPU Chassis Fan Speed lt gt Monitors CPU and system temperature lt gt Monitors system voltages Watch Dog Timer lt gt This function is used for detecting the system hangs during the POST stage due to conflicts resulting from changing the system BIOS settings Once the problem is detected the system will reset the configurations and reboot the system within five seconds ABS lt gt Supports ABS card optional lt gt Supports BIOS backup Mainboard VP MB945G Configuration Layout of VP MB945G WA AAA AAA AA AALALA A AAA UVA AAA PRT COM VGA ATX_12V 00000000000000000000000000000000 00000000 010 AUX FAN VP MB945G ATX_PWR E S E E 8 z E 7 E E S BEBI aunio SATA4 SATA3 gt SATA2 SATA1 CR 1 1 USB3 USB2 1 21 OO 1 20000 IrDA CHASFAN SPEAKER SW LED Mainboard VP MB945G Hardware Installation This section will assist you in quickly installing your system hardware Wear a wrist ground strap before handling components Electrostatic discharge may damage the system s components CPU Processor Installation This mainboard supports Intel Pentium Extreme Edition Pentium 4 Extreme Edition Pentium D Pentium 4 Celeron D Processor using a Socket 775 Before building your system we suggest you to visit the Intel website and review the processor installation
6. 12 15 20 24 30 Typematic Delay Msec The delay values before keystrokes begin to repeat Options 250 Default 500 750 1000 APIC Mode MPS version control for OS must be configured if this function wants to be enabled Options Disabled Enabled Default MPS Version Control For OS The 1 1 version is the older version that supports 8 more IRQs in the Windows NT environment Choose the new 1 4 version for Windows 2000 and Windows XP Options 1 4 Default 1 1 OS Select For DRAM gt 64MB Select OS2 only if you are running the OS 2 operating system with greater than 64MB of RAM Options Non OS2 Default OS2 HDD S M A R T Capability The Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology is a technology that enables a PC to attempt to predict the possible failure of storage drives Options Disabled Enabled Default Intel OSB Logo Show This option allows you to show or hide the small LOGO EPA Options Disabled Enabled Default Advanced Chipset Features DRAM Timing Selectable This option determines DRAM clock timing using SPD or manual configuration Make sure your memory module has SPD Serial Presence Data if you want to select the By SPD option Options Manual By SPD Default CAS Latency Time This option determines CAS Latency When synchronous DRAM is installed the number of clock cycles of CAS latency depends on the DRAM timing Do not reset this option from the default va
7. Extreme Edition Pentium 4 Extreme Edition Pentium D Pentium 4 Celeron D Processor Support Hyper Threading Technology Support 1066 MHz 800 MHz 533 MHz FSB Front Side Bus Frequencies Chipset gt gt gt Northbridge Chipset Intel 945G Southbridge Chipset Intel ICH7 I O Controller ITE 1T8712F AC 97 Audio Codec Realtek ALC655 LAN Controller Realtek RTL 8100C Memory gt gt Two DIMM sockets Supports unbuffered amp non ECC DDRII 667 533 400 SDRAM Supports a total memory capacity of up to 2 GB Supports Dual Channel data bus Onboard AC 97 Sound Codec gt gt gt High performance Codec with high S N ratio gt 90 db Compliant with AC 97 2 3 specification Supports 6 channel playback capability Super 5 1 Channel Audio Effect Supports 3D stereo enhancement Supports Sony Philips Digital Interfaces S PDIF functionality Optional Slots lt gt 1 2 A Two PCI Express interface slots for graphics card and expansion card PCI E x16 slot Supports up to x16 mode PCI E x1 slot Supports up to x1 mode Four PCI interface slots for expansion cards Mainboard VP MB945G FDC Connector lt gt Support to set up to two floppy disk drives lt gt Support 360KB 720KB 1 2MB 1 44MB 2 88MB IDE Connector lt gt One IDE connectors lt gt Supports up to two IDE devices lt gt Supports Ultra ATA 66 100 lt gt Supports high capaci
8. LED PWRLED SPEAKER PWR SW ACPI_LED t t NC a de Ne HD_LED A T eee HDD LED Hard Drive LED PUDE Power LED Power LED 23 HDDLED HD_LED 4 PowerLED ACPI_LED Reset Control Reset Switch EN Power Switch Power on Switch Reset Control RST_SW 8 Power Switch PWR_SW ref NA a ey 12 Mainboard VP MB945G Hard Drive LED Header Red HD_LED If your case front panel has a hard drive LED cable attach it to this header The LED will flicker when there is hard disk drive activity Reset Switch Header Blue RST_SW This header can be attached to a momentary SPST switch reset button cable on your case front panel The switch is normally left open When the switch closed it will cause the mainboard to reset and run the POST Power On Self Test Power Switch Header Orange PWR_SW This header can be attached to a power switch cable on your case front panel You can turn your system on or off by pressing the button attached to this power switch cable 2 pin Power LED Header Green ACPI_LED The mainboard provides a 2 pin power LED header If there is a 2 pin power LED cord on your case front panel you can attach it to the 2 pin power LED header Then the power LED will illuminate while the system is powered on 3 pin Power LED Header Green PWR_LED The mainboard also provides a 3 pin power LED header If there is a 3 pin power LED cord on your case front panel
9. Make sure the cable is firmly into the connector 1 Click the audio icon tpm the Windows screen 2 Click Speaker Test button you can see the screen like the pictures below 3 Select the speaker which you want to test by clicking on it 6 Channels 45 Mainboard VP MB945G Appendix Il ABS Card Setup Introduction The ABS system provides your system with a recovery BIOS backup when your onboard BIOS has been damaged beyond system boot capability Preparation and Setup You should prepare a boot floppy disk and have it ready in case of such BIOS failures Otherwise you will have to find another computer to make the boot floppy disk from When you make the disk you should visit our website and download the latest version of the BIOS file for your mainboard along with the AWDFLASH exe executable placing both onto the floppy disk Onoboard BIOS Recovery Procedures 1 Make sure your system is turned off 2 Set the jumper cap on the ABS_JP1 header located on the ABS Card to the Rescue BIOS position See Figure 1 3 Remove the jumper caps on pins 1 2 pins 3 4 from the mainboard BIOSCN1 header See Figure 2 4 Insert the ABS Card onto the BIOSCN1 header on the mainboard The ABS Card will fit over the entire the header and can only be inserted in one direction Pin1 2 short Onboard BIOS default ABS JP1 Pin2 3 short 123 2 Ul Rescue BIOS ABS JP1 Closed means putting a jumpe
10. Options 0 255 32 Default PCI SLOT 1 2 3 4 This option allows you to select an IRQ address for PCI slot 1 2 Options Auto Default 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 PCI Express relative ltems Maximum Payload Size This option allows you to set the PCI Express Maximum payload size per time Options 128 Default 256 512 1024 2048 4096 Frequency Voltage Control CPU Host Frequency MHz 28 Mainboard VP MB945G This option displays the CPU Host frequency You can set it from 266 to 400 The default depends on your CPU frequency The default for this option depends on the CPU installed CPU Clock Ratio This option is display only if the CPU has not been set to a locked state by the CPU manufactory If your CPU is locked you will not be able to adjust the CPU Clock Ratio The default depends on your CPU System Memory Frequency This option allows you to select Memory Frequency Options Auto Default 400 MHz 533 MHz 667 MHz CPU Speed Detected This option displays the current CPU speed CPU Speed Setting This option display the CPU speed that you setting for If you don t change the CPU Host Frequency or the CPU Clock Ratio and the option will display the current CPU speed PCI Express Selectable This option determines the PCI E frequency You can set the frequency using the supplied BIOS options One of the options available to you is Auto Using the Auto option will instruc
11. Video EGA UGA 1 lt gt Halt On All Errors lt gt gt Security lt PgUp gt lt PgDn gt Base Memory 640K lt 0 9 gt Extended Memory 2095104K to set date Total Memory 2096128K 22 Mainboard VP MB945G _ Option Options Description ca Set the system date Note that the Day yy AA changes when you set the date IDE Channel 0 Options contained in sub menu Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu Master DE ila a Options contained in sub menu Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu None 360k 5 25 in Driver A 1 2M 5 25 in 1 44M 3 5 in 2 88M 3 5 in Select the type of floppy disk drive installed in your system EGA VGA CGA 40 CGA 80 MONO Select the default video device All Errors No Errors All but Keyboard All but Diskette All but Disk Key Options contained in sub menu Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu Displays the amount of conventional memory Select the situation in which you want the BIOS to stop the POST process and notify you Extended Displays the amount of extended memory detected Memory during boot up Total Memory ES Displays the total memory available in the system 23 Mainboard VP MB945G Advanced BIOS Features gt Removable Device Priority Ot CDRO THard Dick f tures ons Hard Disk Boot Priority Select hard disk boot priority CD ROM Boot Priority Select hard CD ROM boot priority when you plug a CD
12. drives but will have certain limitations as described below Options Disabled Disable on chip serial ATA No Serial ATA devices installed Auto BIOS will auto detect the presence of any SATA devices If you install 2 or 1 IDE drivers 4 or 3 SATA drivers gt Enhanced Mode 2 or 1 IDE drivers 2 or 1 SATA drivers Must connect with SATA1 3 or SATA2 4 gt Combined Mode 4 or 3 or 2 or 1 SATA drivers gt SATA only 2 or 1 IDE drivers gt Disabled Combined Mode Windows 98 ME can recognize IDE devices but cannot directly recognize an SATA device and therefore you must use this mode to allow the SATA device to simulate an IDE device by assuming the role of one IDE channel in the system This means that you will have one available IDE channel for 2 SATA drives to use each IDE channel can support 2 IDE drives If you were to install all both IDE drives and 4 SATA drives you will only see 2 of the SATA drives along with the 2 IDE drives in this mode Enhanced Mode default In this mode you can use all 6 hard disk drives including 2 IDE drives and 4 SATA drives Note You cannot use Enhanced mode with Windows 98 ME It only support to install Windows 2000 XP if you want to boot from SATA device It s restriction from Microsoft SATA Only Select this option when you install SATA drives only PATA IDE Mode This option allows you to select an IDE channel for PATA IDE devices When you install the SATA devic
13. power on sequences with your system This option is configurable only when Power On Function is set with Password Hot Key Power ON This option allows you to use the Ctrl key along with a hot key function key to power on your system This option is configurable only when Power On Function is set to Hot Key Options Ctrl F1 Default Ctrl F2 Ctrl F12 Onboard FDC Controller Select Enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller FDC installed on the system board and you need to use it If you install an add in FDC or the system has no floppy drive select Disabled Options Enabled Default Disabled Onboard Serial Port 1 2 Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first second serial port Options Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 Default for port1 2F8 IRQ3 Default for port2 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Auto UART Mode Select This option allows you to select the Infra Red IR standard to be used Options Normal Default IrDA ASKIR SCR 32 Mainboard VP MB945G UR2 Duplex Mode Select the transmission mode used by the IR interface Full duplex mode permits simultaneous bi directional transmission Half duplex mode permits transmission in only one direction at a time This option is configurable only if UART Mode Select is set to IrDA Options Half Default Full Onboard Parallel Port Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the onboard parallel port Op
14. the Driver The screen and images are only for general reference The version of the screens you received with your software may vary slightly 1 When you insert the driver CD into the CD ROM you ll see the screen as the picture below There are several driver buttons displayed in the Driver Menu screen and you can click on the drivers to install 39 Mainboard VP MB945G 5 Intel Series Driver CD lt gt Intel Chipset INF It provides all drivers for the functions which built in both the Northbridge Southbridge Realtek LAN Driver It provides the driver of Realtek Network Realtek Audio Driver It provides the driver of Realtek AC 97 Audio CODEC lt gt Intel VGA Driver It provides the driver of Intel VGA lt Microsoft DirectX 9 0c It provides the software of Microsoft DirectX9 0c 2 Click on the Utility Menu button you can choose the software to install 5 Intel Series Driver CD Y DNN gt E SWE MED nye Mainboard VP MB945G lt gt Adobe Acrobat Reader 6 Installing the Adobe Acrobat Reader program you can browse files with PDF styled lt gt Trend PC Cillin 2005 It provides the software of Trend PC Cillin 2005 Anti virus program lt gt Drive Clone It provides the software of Drive Clone which is used to back up or clone hard drives or partitions Restore IT It provides the software of Restore IT to help you recover lost data or resto
15. the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation CE Mark The device is in accordance with 89 336 ECC ENC Directive Ver EG101 VP MB945G Intel 945G amp ICH7 Support Socket 775 Intel Pentium Extreme Edition Pentium 4 Extreme Edition Pentium D Pentium 4 Celeron D Processor User Manual Enabling the Hyper Threading Technology your computer system is required to have components as the following Y ey CPU An Intel Pentium 4 Processor with HT Technology Chipset An Intel Chipset that supports HT Technology BIOS A BIOS that supports HT Technology must be enabled OS An operating system that supports HT Technology SCS e gt e gt e For more information on Hyper Threading Technology go to http www intel com info hyperthreading Dimensions ATX form factor lt gt 230mm x 295mm W xL Operating System lt gt Windows 2000 XP Things Yo
16. within the BIOS Setup program 21 Mainboard VP MB945G Keystroke Function Up arrow Move to previous option Down arrow Move to next option Left arrow Move to the option on the left menu bar Right arrow Move to the option on the right menu bar Esc Main Menu Quit without saving changes Submenus Exit Current page to the next higher level menu Move Enter Move to the option you desire PgUp key Increase the numeric value or enter changes PgDn key Decrease the numeric value or enter changes Increase the numeric value or enter changes Decrease the numeric value or enter changes Esc key Main Menu Quit and do not save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu Exit Current page and return to Main Menu General help on Setup navigation keys F5 key Load previous values from CMOS F6 key Load the defaults from BIOS default table F7 key Load the turbo defaults F10 key Save all the CMOS changes and exit Main Menu When you enter the PHOENIX AWARD BIOS Utility the Main Menu will appear on the screen The Main menu allows you to select from several configuration options Use the left right arrow keys to select a particular configuration screen from the top menu bar or use the down arrow key to access and configure the information below gt IDE Channel 0 Master Maxtor 6E040L01 gt IDE Channel 0 Slave None Drive A 1 44M 3 5 in to select field
17. 1 44MB 2 88 MB floppy disk drives using a FDD ribbon cable Primary IDE Connector IDE1 The mainboard provides one IDE connector that supports Ultra ATA 66 100 IDE devices You can attach a maximum of two IDE devices such as hard disk drive HDD CD ROM DVD ROM etc using an IDE ribbon cable In general two IDE devices can be attached onto one IDE connector If you attach two IDE HDDs you must configure one drive as the master and the other one as the slave In this case one optical device i e CD ROM DVD ROM etc should be attached to this connector as well Serial ATA Il Connector SATA1 2 3 4 The four SATA II connectors support 3 Gbps transmit rate and one SATA connector only can attach one SATA HDD of each time using SATA cables Furthermore you will find them in BIOS that SATA 1 3 are showed SATA Channel 0 Master Slave and that SATA 2 4 are showed SATA Channel 1 Master Slave Please see the picture in the next page above Pin Assignment Pin Assignment ah ces o o Raen 1 3 Rsatarxpia 4 Ground SRILA ES RSATA_TXN1 4 6 RSATA_TXP1 4 r eon Attention The FDC IDE cable is designed and should be attached with a specific direction One edge of the cable will usually in color such as red to indicate that should line up with the header pin 1 11 Mainboard VP MB945G Auardb105 CMOS Setup Utility Date mm dd yy Pgun B 9 to set da 51408048K 5158072K Front Panel Headers SW
18. 3 SOFTWARE SETUP voii a 39 SOFWARE dd ET 39 SOFWARE INSTALLATION des 39 CHAPTER 4 TROUBLESHOOTING ccccccccccccccccvcesceccccccccccecoucs 42 APPENDIX I SUPER 5 1 CHANNEL AUDIO EFFECT SETUP cccccccssseeceeeeeeeeees 45 Table of Contents APPENDIX Il ABS CARD SETUP sccsscecoscccoscsccscscscscscscsceccscecsscacescscescesess 46 Mainboard VP MB945G Chapter 1 Getting Started Introduction Thanks for choosing VP MB945G Mainboard It is based on Intel 945G Northbridge chipset and Intel ICH7 Southbridge chipset It supports Intel Pentium Extreme Edition Pentium 4 Extreme Edition Pentium D Pentium 4 Celeron D Processor with FSB Front Side Bus frequencies of 1066 MHz 800 MHz 533 MHz The VP MB945G provides two DIMM Dual In Line Memory Modules sockets which allowing you to install 240 pin unbuffered non ECC DDRII 667 533 400 SDRAMs It also supports Dual Channel Technology and allows you installing a total memory capacity of 2 GB This mainboard provides one PCI E x16 interface slot up to x16 mode and one PCI E x1 interface slot up to x1 mode can be supported individually It is recommended that insert a graphics card onto the PCI E x16 slot and insert an expansion card which the interface is capable for PCI E x1 specification onto the other slot PCI E2 In addition four PCI slots come with this mainboard and are capable for use with expansion cards The VP MB945G provides one flo
19. 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 System BIOS Cacheable When enabled accesses to system BIOS ROM addressed at FOOOOH FFFFFH are cached provided that the cache controller is enabled Options Enabled Default Disabled Video BIOS Cacheable Select Enabled to allow caching of the video BIOS which may improve performance If any other program writes to this memory area a system error may result Options Enabled Disabled Default Memory Hole at 15M 16M When enabled you can reserve an area of system memory for ISA adapter ROM When this area is reserved it cannot be cached Refer to the user documentation of the peripheral you are installing for more information Options Disabled Default Enabled PCI Express Root Port Func PCI Express Port 1 This option allows you to enabled or disabled PCI Express x 1 port 1 Options Auto Default Enabled Disabled PCI E Compliancy Mode This option allows you select the PCI E Compliancy Mode Options V1 0a Default V1 0 VGA Setting On Chip Frame Buffer Size This setting is for pure DOS mode using you can set 1MB or 8MB to share the system memory 2 Mainboard VP MB945G Options 1 MB 8 MB Default DVMT Mode This option allows you to set the DVMT Mode DVMT is an enhancement of the UMA concept wherein the graphics driver allocates memory as needed for running graphics applications The graphics driver is cooperatively using this memory with other system componen
20. Memory problem 2 Computer virus Solutions 1 Reboot computer Reinstall memory Make sure that all memory modules are securely installed 2 Use anti virus programs to detect and clean viruses Problem 9 Screen goes blank periodically Causes Screen saver is enabled Solutions Disable screen saver 43 Mainboard VP MB945G Problem 10 Keyboard failure Causes Keyboard is disconnected Solutions Reconnect keyboard Replace keyboard if you continue to experience problems Problem 11 No color on screen Causes 1 Faulty Monitor 2 CMOS incorrectly set up Solutions 1 If possible connect monitor to another system If no color appears replace monitor 2 Call technical support Problem 12 The screen displays C drive failure Causes Hard drive cable not connected properly Solutions Check hard drive cable Problem 13 Cannot boot the system after installing a second hard drive Causes 1 Master slave jumpers not set correctly 2 Hard drives are not compatible different manufacturers Solutions 1 Set master slave jumpers correctly 2 Run SETUP program and select the correct drive types Call drive manufacturers for possible compatibility problems with other drives Problem 14 Missing operating system on hard drive Causes CMOS setup has been changed Solutions Run setup and select the correct drive type Problem 15 Certain keys do not function Causes Keys jamme
21. O0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 OO000000000 QOOOOOOO0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 OO000000000 PCI 19 Mainboard VP MB945G Power Supply Attachments ATX Power Connector ATX_PWR ATX_12V This mainboard provides two ATX power connectors a 24 pin ATX_PWR connector and a 4 pin ATX_12V connector You must use a power supply that has both of these connectors and both connectors must be attached before the system is powered on These power connectors support several power management functions such as the instant power on function The connector pins are described below Attention In general power cords are designed and should be attached with a specific direction The black wire of the power cord is Ground and should be attached onto the header location of Ground 20 Mainboard VP MB945G Chapter 2 BIOS Setup Introduction This section describes PHOENIX AWARD BIOS Setup program which resides in the BIOS firmware The Setup program allows users to modify the basic system configuration The configuration information is then saved to CMOS RAM where the data is sustained by battery after power down The BIOS provides critical low level support for standard devices such as disk drives serial ports and parallel ports As well the BIOS controls the first stage of the boot process loading and executing the operating system The PHOENIX AWARD BIOS installed in your computer system s ROM is
22. ROM drive onto your system First Second Third Boot Device Select the order in which devices will be searched in order to find a boot device Options Hard Disk Default for first boot device CDROM Default for second boot device Removable Default for third boot device Disabled Boot Other Device The setting allows the system to try to boot from other devices if the system fails to boot from the 1st 2nd 3rd boot devices Options Enabled Default Disabled Boot Up Floppy Seek When Enabled the BIOS tests seeks floppy drivers to determine whether they have 40 or 80 tracks Only 360 KB floppy drivers have 40 tracks Drives with 720 KB 1 2 MB and 1 44 MB capacity have 80 tracks Because very few modern PCs have 40 tracks floppy drivers we recommend that you set this option to Disabled Options Enabled Disabled Default Advanced BIOS Features 24 Mainboard VP MB945G CPU Feature Delay Prior to Thermal Select the delay time before thermal activation from high temperatures Options 4 Min 8 Min 16 Min Default 32 Min Thermal Management This option will monitor the CPU thermal to prevent the CPU damage with high temperature Limit CPUID MaxVal When the limit CPUID MaxVal is set to 3 the option should be set to Disabled for Windows XP Options Enabled Disabled Default CTE Function This item allows you to select C1E Function Options Auto Default Disabled Execute Disable Bit When disabled
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24. a custom version of an industry standard BIOS This means that it supports the BIOS of Intel based processors This version of the PHOENIX AWARD BIOS includes additional features such as virus and password protection as well as special configurations for fine tuning the system chipset The defaults for the BIOS values contained in this document may vary slightly with the version installed in your system EPA Green PC Support This PHOENIX AWARD BIOS supports the Version 1 03 of EPA Green PC specification APM Support This PHOENIX AWARD BIOS supports the Version 1 1 amp 1 2 of Advanced Power Management APM specification These features include system sleep and suspend modes in addition to hard disk and monitor sleep modes Power management features are implemented using the System Management Interrupt SMI PCI PCI Express Bus Support This PHOENIX AWARD BIOS also supports Version 2 3 of the Intel PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect local bus specification and the PCI Express v1 0a specification DRAM Support DDR2 SDRAM Synchronous DRAM is supported Supported CPUs This PHOENIX AWARD BIOS supports the Intel Pentium 4 CPUs Key Function In general you can use the arrow keys to highlight options press lt Enter gt to select use the lt PgUp gt and lt PgDn gt keys to change entries press lt F1 gt for help and press lt Esc gt to quit The following table provides more detail about how to navigate
25. art Fan Control that monitors the CPU temperature and intelligently adjusts the CPUFAN speed to maintain safe temperature for your CPU In addition the Smart Fan Control can reduce noise levels by lowering fan speeds during low activity to provide you a most comfortable and quiet environment Options Disabled default Enabled Defaults Load System Default Settings 37 Mainboard VP MB945G Load System Default Settings Load System Default Settings Load System Turbo Settings Load System Turbo Settings Load CMOS From BIOS Load defaults from flash ROM for systems without batteries Save CMOS To BIOS Save defaults to flash ROM for systems without batteries Exit Menu Save amp Exit Setup Save amp Exit Setup Save all configuration changes to CMOS memory and exit setup A confirmation message will be displayed before proceeding Exit Without Saving Abandon all changes made during the current session and exit setup A confirmation message will be displayed before proceeding 38 Mainboard VP MB945G Chapier 3 Software Setup Software List oo Category Platform Windows 2000 XP Software Installation Place the Driver CD into the CD ROM drive and the Installation Utility will auto run You can also launch the Driver CD Installation Utility manually by executing the Intel exe program located on the Driver CD For more details please refer to the Readme txt files that in each folder of
26. d BIOS flash procedure 9 The flashing procedure will take several minutes and will show its progress on the screen After the flash BIOS procedures have completed press F1 to reboot the system For NF CK804 6A61FBK9C 00 Flash Type LFO04A AA TA 87003 bin SO No Update Write Fail WMiReset Attention While processing the flash BIOS procedures DO NOT power off or restart your system Otherwise it may damage the onboard BIOS 48 Mainboard VP MB945G 10 During the next boot sequence enter the BIOS utility program Note During the boot sequence you will be given a chance to enter the BIOS utility by pressing the DEL key on most systems Load the system with the default settings and save the changes before exit the BIOS utility program Then the onboard BIOS recovery procedures are completed at this time Phoenix AwardB10S CMOS Setup Utility Load System Default Settings Follow the path Defaults gt Load System Default Settings gt Y wenix AwardBlOS CMOS Setup Utility Save amp Exit Setup Follow the path Exit gt Save Exit Setup gt Y 49 Mainboard VP MB945G 11 After you have recovered your onboard BIOS you can choose to remove or not remove the ABS Card from the mainboard If you do choose to remove the ABS Card from the mainboard make sure that the system is powered off before you remove the card After you remove the ABS card you must replace the two
27. d or defective Solutions Replace keyboard 44 Mainboard VP MB945G Appendix Super 5 1 Channel Audio Effect Setup Channels Setup 1 After starting your system click the Sound Effect Manager icon E from the tool bar on the desktop You can also find the icon by going to Start gt Setting gt Control Panel 2 Click the Speaker Configuration button One of the screens will display as shown below 3 You can choose a 2 4 or 6 channel speaker system 2 Channels 4 Channels 6 Channels Serd Elect Equalizer Speaker Corfigus on Speaker Test SIPDIFAn S PDIF Out General No of Speaker Phoneyack Swich C Headphone E Front Speaker Out C 2 ehrel mode for stereo speaker output C Bechara mode for 5 1 ieska output ja Syreteceizo the phenejack switch wth the E 7 Synchonize the phonejack swich w h the El Corres Submooter Speaker Out speaker setting spesker setting Super 5 1 Channel Audio Effect This mainboard comes with an ALC655 Codec which supports high quality 5 1 Channel audio effects With ALC655 you are able to use standard line jacks for surround audio output without connecting to any auxiliary external modules To use this function you have to install the audio driver in the bonus Pack CD as well as an audio application supporting 5 1 Channel audio effects See the audio Port Connectors in the Hardware Installation section for a description of the output connectors Speaker Test
28. e s to the SATA1 or 3 or 1 3 this option should be set to Secondary When you install the device s to the SATA2 or 4 or 2 4 this option should be set to Primary Options Primary Default Secondary SATA Port This option will display which IDE channel will be used to the SATA device Options SATA1 3 is channel 0 SATA2 4 is channel 1 Default Onboard Device USB Controller This option should be enabled if your system has a USB port installed on the system board You will need to disable this feature if you add a higher performance controller 31 Mainboard VP MB945G Options Enabled Default Disabled USB 2 0 Controller This option should be enabled if your system has a USB 2 0 device installed on the system board You will need to disable this feature if you install a USB 1 1 device Options Enabled Default Disabled USB Keyboard Support Enables support for USB attached keyboards Options Disabled Default Enabled Audio Device This option allows you to control the onboard audio Options Auto Default Disabled Onboard LAN Controller This option allows you to choose whether enable the LAN on the mainboard or not Options Disabled Enabled Default Super I O Device Power On Function This option allows you to select a way to power on your computer Options Password Hot KEY Mouse Move Mouse Click Any KEY BUTTON ONLY Default Keyboard 98 KB Power On Password This option is as a part of
29. f when the computer is in suspend mode Options Yes No Default Suspend Type This option allows you to select the suspend type under the ACPI operating system Options Stop Grant Default PwrOn Suspend MODEM Use IRQ This determines the modem s IRQ Options 3 Default 4 5 7 9 10 11 NA Suspend Mode This option allows you to select the suspend time under the ACPI operating system Options Disabled Default 1Min 2Min 4Min 8Min 12Min 20Min 30Min 40Min 1Hour HDD Power Down When enabled the hard disk drive will power down after a certain configurable period of system inactivity All other devices remain active Options Disabled Default 1 Min 2 Min 3 Min 4 Min 5 Min 6 Min 7 Min 8 Min 9 Min 10 Min 11 Min 12 Min 13 Min 14 Min 15Min Soft Off by PWR BTTN In situations where the system enters a hung state you can configure the BIOS so that you are required to pre the power button for more than 4 seconds before the system enters the Soft Off state Options Delay 4 Sec Instant Off Default 35 Mainboard VP MB945G Wake Up Control If you highlight the Wake Up Control label and then press the enter key it will display a submenu with the following options PCI PME Wake Up This option will also cause the system to wake up with any onboard LAN activity Options Disabled Default Enabled Ring Wake Up This option allows you to awaken the system upon receiving an incomi
30. jumper caps on the BIOSCN1 header back to the default positions pins 1 2 and pins 3 4 are both closed as shown KBIMS RAN HMALINI O QOQI LSYOd7 cav k X ZavV1 Lay OO 0av1 AWVYSATIOOC E A19A19d1 VP MB945G IN N AS PCI E INMOO Par Hm e FANS FRONT SATA4 SATA3 BIOSC USB3 USB2 If you choose not remove the ABS Card from the mainboard make sure that the jumper caps on the ABS_JP1 header located on the ABS Card to the Onboard BIOS as below in order to reduce the damage opportunity of the rescue BIOS in ABS Card and on the other hand to extend the usage life of the ABS Card Pin1 2 short E Onboard BIOS default ABS _JP1 Closed means putting a jumper cap onto two adjacent header pins Attention If both your onboard BIOS and rescue BIOS are damaged unfortunately the ABS Card will fail the feature of providing BIOS backup Therefore it is recommended that recover the onboard BIOS in advance and take the ABS Card as emergency happen vb 50
31. lue specified by the system engineer This option is adjustable only when DRAM Timing Selectable is set to Manual This option is locked when DRAM Timing Selectable is set to By SPD and is automatically determined by the system Options 5 4 3 6 Auto Default 26 Mainboard VP MB945G DRAM RAS to CAS Delay This option allows you to select a delay time between the CAS and RAS strobe signals It only applies when DRAM is written to read from or refreshed This option is adjustable only when DRAM Timing Selectable is set to manual This option is locked when DRAM Timing Selectable is set to By SPD and is automatically determined by the system Options 2 3 4 5 6 Auto Default DRAM RAS Precharge This option allows you to select the DRAM RAS precharged time The ROW address strobe must be precharged again before DRAM is refreshed An inadequate configuration may result in incomplete data This option is adjustable only when DRAM Timing Selectable is set to manual This option is locked when DRAM Timing Selectable is set to By SPD and is automatically determined by the system Options 2 3 4 5 6 Auto Default Precharge Delay tRAS This option allows you to select DRAM Active to Precharge Delay This option is locked when DRAM Timing Selectable is set to By SPD and is automatically determined by the system Options Auto Default 4 5 6
32. m due to some CMOS problems such as a password is forgotten This jumper allows you to reset the CMOS configurations and then reconfigure it pT signment O Note Close stands for putting a jumper cap onto two header pins ES The following steps explain how to reset your CMOS configurations when you j have forgotten your system password 1 Turn off your system and disconnect the AC power cable 2 Set JP1 header to OFF 2 3 Closed 3 Wait several seconds 4 Set JP1 header to ON 1 2 closed 5 Connect the AC power cable and turn on your system 6 Reset your new password Audio Configuration CD ROM Audio In Connector CD IN The CD IN connector is used to attach an audio cable to audio devices such as CD ROMs DVD ROMs etc Pin Assignment en CD IN Right channel input SPDIF Header SPDIF S PDIF is a recent audio transfer file format which provides high quality audio using optical fiber and digital signals This mainboard is capable to deliver audio output and receive audio input through the SPDIF header and FRONT AUDIO header One way you would use these headers is by using an SPDIF Card optional and attaching the cords onto the two specific headers of mainboard The RCA or TOS Link 17 Mainboard VP MB945G connectors will be provided on the SPDIF Card and which are convenient you to output or input audio format files between your system and the SPDIF styled players SPDIF out Ground SPDIF in s
33. mper cap onto two adjacent header pins 7 At the DOS prompt type DIR and take notice of the name of the BIOS file name which ends with the extension bin e g K8N7003 bin There should also be an AWDFLASH exe file present Then type awdflash space the file name of bin bin For example awdflash space k8n7003 bin Starting Windows 98 Volume in drive A has no label Volume Serial Number is 3123 0CE9 Directory of A N COMMAND COM 94 292 05 05 99 22 22 MOQUDELESE_EXE 47 916 04 08 05 12 4 memkGN7003 BIN UT 321720000005 tte e TRACE 666 496 bytes ir 565 760 bytes free 47 Mainboard VP MB945G 8 The initial AWARD BIOS FLASH screen shown below left will appear and prompt you with the message Do you want to save BIOS Type N Note Typing Y is only used when saving the BIOS from the onboard BIOS to the floppy disk AwardB10S Flash Utilit C Phoenix Technologie i wardBIOS Flash Utility C Phoenix Technologies Ltd A For NF CK804 6A61FBK9C 00 DATE 08 01 2005 Flash Type PMC Pm49FLO04T LI File Name to Program k8n7003 bin For NF CK804 6A61FBX9C 00 DATE 08 01 2005 Flash Type SST 49LF004A B 73 3V File Name to Program ENS Message Do You Want To Save Bios Y M Message Press Y to Program or N to Exit The next screen shown above right will display a message Press Y to Program or N to Exit Then type Y to begin the onboar
34. ng call to modem device Options Disabled Default Enabled USB KB Wake up From S3 This option allows you to awaken the system from suspend mode using a USB keyboard Options Enabled Disabled Default This option is configurable only when the ACPI Suspend Type is set to S3 RTC Wake Up When Enabled you can set the date and time at which the RTC real time clock alarm awakens the system from Suspend mode Options Enabled Disabled Default Date of Month Alarm You can choose which date of the month the system will boot up This option is configurable only when RTC Wake Up is set to Enabled Time hh mm ss Alarm You can choose the hour minute and second the system will boot up This option is configurable only when RTC Wake Up is set to Enabled Reload Global Timer Events When a system goes into suspend mode certain devices must be inactive for a period of time Conversely if any of those devices have any activity the system will awaken You can select the devices that will participate in suspend power on activity by configuring these options Devices include Primary IDE 0 Primary IDE 1 Secondary IDE 0 Secondary IDE 1 FDD COM LPT Port PCI PIRQ A D Options Disabled Default Enabled 36 Mainboard VP MB945G Hardware Monitor Smart Fan Control 34 rssh 44 C 3154 RPM RPM O RPM O RPM Smart FAN Control This item allows you to select the Sm
35. ontains a PCI IDE interface with support for two IDE channels These two IDE channels are for IDE1 and SATA1 2 3 4 connectors use Select Enabled to activate the first and or second IDE interface Select Disabled to deactivate the interface if you are going to install a primary and or secondary add in IDE interface Options Enabled Default Disabled IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave PIO The IDE PIO Programmed Input Output options let you set a PIO mode 0 4 for each of the IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports Modes 0 to 4 will increase performance incrementally In Auto mode the system automatically determines the best mode for each device Options Auto Default Mode0 Mode1 Mode2 Mode3 Mode4 IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave UDMA Ultra DMA 100 functionality can be implemented if it is supported by the IDE hard drives in your system As well your operating environment requires a DMA driver Windows 95 OSR2 or a third party IDE bus 30 Mainboard VP MB945G master driver If your hard drive and your system software both support Ultra DMA 100 select Auto to enable BIOS support Options Auto Default Disabled OnChip Serial ATA Setting On Chip Serial ATA This field allows you to select the on chip Serial ATA operating mode which will determine how you will use your Serial ATA drives with the other standard IDE drives This system can physically attach 2 IDE drives and 4 SATA
36. ppy disk drive connector that can be used with 360KB 720KB 1 2MB 1 44MB 2 88MB drives It also has one IDE connector for IDE hard drives supporting Ultra ATA 66 100 Moreover the mainboard comes with Serial ATA II feature four SATA II connectors which the interfaces can provide the transmit rate up to 3 Gbps The onboard AC 97 Audio CODEC ALC655 supports high quality performance 6 channel audio play Super 5 1 Channel Audio Effect lt See Appendix I gt The mainboard also supports the Sony Philips Digital Interfaces SPDIF output input function Optional The VP MB945G also comes with an onboard 10 100 Mbps Ethernet LAN chip There is a LAN port on the back panel of your case that you can directly plug into an Internet cable There are maximal eight USB2 0 1 1 ports which can be set up on this mainboard In addition this mainboard supports the ABS card Optional which is a small circuit board inserted onto the mainboard providing full backup BIOS functionality in case of BIOS failure or damage during the BIOS flash lt See Appendix II gt All the information including hardware installation and software installation in this manual are for reference only The contents in this manual may be updated without notice The company will not assume any responsibility for any errors or mistakes within Mainboard VP MB945G Specification CPU lt gt lt gt lt gt lt gt Support Socket 775 Support Intel Pentium
37. procedures http www intel com CPU Socket 775 Configuration oes Locate the CPU socket 775 on your mainboard and nudge the lever away from the socket as EA Ml sl 3 O e ARIANE shown Then lift the lever to a 140 degree angle A Next lift up the iron cover B There are 2 distinctive marks located near the corners of the socket on the same side as the lever as shown C Match these marks with the marks on the CPU and carefully lower the CPU down onto the socket D Replace the iron cover and then lower the lever until it snaps back into position E This will lock down the CPU F Smear thermal grease on the top of the CPU Lower the CPU fan onto the CPU CPU socket and secure it using the attachments or screws provided on the fan Finally attach the fan power cord to the CPUFAN header Attention DO NOT touch the CPU pins in case they are damaged Also make sure that you have completed all installation steps before powered on the system Finally double check that the cooling fan is properly installed and the CPU fan power cord is securely attached in case your CPU and other sensitive components are damaged because of high temperatures Add Mainboard VP MB945G FAN Headers CPUFAN AUXFAN CHASFAN FAN4 There are four fan headers available for cooling fans The cooling fans play an important role in maintaining ambient temperatures in your system The CPUFAN header is attached
38. r cap onto two adjacent header pins Figure 1 KBIMS RUAN HMALINI HMA IN O OO 1S49d7 ceay OO 2av1 Lavi OC 0av1 AWVYST DO Z 10d10d7 OO 19d9d1 GNO OO oal N VP MB945G AE PCI E e gt FANS PCI E2 FRONT AUDIO USB3 USB2 46 Mainboard VP MB945G Place the boot floppy disk from the Preparation and Setup section into the floppy drive and turn on your system Note If your system is not setup to use the floppy drive as the first boot drive you must enter the BIOS setup utility and make the appropriate adjustments During the initial boot up sequence the screen will display a message that will give you an opportunity to enter the BIOS setup utility typically Press Delete Key to enter BIOS utility Once in the BIOS Utility follow this path Advanced gt Hard Disk Boot Priority gt First Boot Device and set the First Boot Device to Removable First Boot Device After the system boots from the floppy the system will enter into the DOS mode Note that the system has booted using the ABS card s BIOS 6 With the system still running you must carefully move Pin1 2 short LE E the jumper cap on the ABS Card ABS_JP1 header back x to its Onboard BIOS position This disables the ABS Onboard BIOS default ABS JP1 BIOS which will now allow you to flash the corrupted mainboard BIOS from the floppy disk Closed means putting a ju
39. re files 3 Click on the User Manual button you can choose the manual to read 5 Intel Series Driver CD Attention Before you read manuals you must install the driver of Adobe Acrobat Reader 6 to browse PDF files 4 If you click the Browse CD button you can browse all the files in the Driver CD Al Mainboard VP MB945G Chapter 4 Troubleshooting Problem 1 No power to the system Power light does not illuminate Fan inside power supply does not turn on Indicator lights on keyboard are not lit Causes 1 Power cable is unplugged 2 Defective power cable 3 Power supply failure 4 Faulty wall outlet circuit breaker or fuse blown Solutions 1 Make sure power cable is securely plugged in 2 Replace cable 3 Contact technical support 4 Use different socket repair outlet reset circuit breaker or replace fuse Problem 2 System inoperative Keyboard lights are on power indicator lights are lit hard drive is active but system seems hung Causes Memory DIMM is partially dislodged from the slot on the mainboard Solutions 1 Power Down 2 Using even pressure on both ends of the DIMM press down firmly until the module snaps into place Problem 3 System does not boot from the hard disk drive but can be booted from the CD ROM drive Causes 1 Connector between hard drive and system board unplugged 2 Damaged hard disk or disk controller 3 Hard disk directory or FAT is corrupted
40. signment Pin Assignment Port A De ee nm TX TX RX RX Ps emg 2 es la nccrro2 8 NC TRD3 _ ae USB Ports gt Pin Assignment Pin Assignment 1 5 5 V fused 3 7 USBPO P1 2 6 USBPO P1 Ground Audio Ports Sound This mainboard provides three audio ports the Mic in Line in and Line out These are the standard audio ports that provide basic audio function Line In Blue AA This port is for audio input and connects to external audio devices Linein such as CD player tape player etc When the multi channel audio ve system is enabled this port will output audio for the rear speakers Line Out Green e Line out This port is an output audio port used for connecting to speakers or a headset When the multi channel audio system is enabled this Micin port will output audio for the front speakers Ee Mic In Pink This port is for connecting to a microphone When the Audio multi channel audio system is enabled this port will output audio Ports for your subwoofer center speakers This mainboard supports Super 5 1 Channel Audio Effect and you can transfer 2 channel to 6 channel audio by using a SPDIF Card Optional to enable 6 speaker audio See Appendix for more information 10 Mainboard VP MB945G Connectors Floppy Disk Drive Connector FDC The mainboard provides a standard floppy disk drive connector FDC that supports 360KB 720KB 1 2MB
41. t SPDIF Wire SPDIF OUT ros tink conn 477 a E SPDIF IN rca Conn 7 D Earohone Microphone Front Audio Header FRONT AUDIO If your case front panel has audio ports you can connect them to the Front Audio Header of this mainboard First you must remove the jumper caps on this header and then attach the cables from the front panel to the pins on this header You can use both the front audio panel and back panel audio simultaneously If you are not using front panel audio ports leave the jumper caps on the header pins Note pins 5 6 and 9 10 to avoid problems with the back panel audio ports 80508 1 FRONT AUDIO Key 7 wa ky ooo 9 Front out_L Ez 2 cs 18 Mainboard VP MB945G Slots PCI Express x16 Interface slot PCI E1 The PCI E1 slot is the PCI Express x16 interface slot which can be supported up to x16 mode It is recommended that you insert a graphics card onto the PCI E1 slot which the interface is capable for PCI E x16 specification PCI E1 PCI Express x1 Interface slot PCI E2 The PCI E2 slot is the PCI Express x1 interface slot which can be supported up to x1 mode You can insert an expansion card which the interface is capable for PCI E x1 specification onto the slot PCI E2 PCI Interface Slots PCI1 2 3 4 PCI stands for Peripheral Component Interconnect which is a bus standard for installing expansion cards such as network card SCSI card etc to these PCI slots QOOOOOO
42. t LAN PS 2 Parallel Port Port O OOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOO a a o MicIn o e Lineln Line Out O ORO m oi y COMI VGA USB Ports Audio r Serial Port ORES PS 2 Mouse amp PS 2 Keyboard Ports KB MS This mainboard provides a standard PS 2 mouse port and a PS 2 keyboard port The pin assignments are described below a E a dE Data 4 5 V fused G2 2 No connect 5 Clock 3 Ground 6 Noconnect_ PS 2 Keyboard Serial and Parallel Interface Ports The mainboard provides one serial port and one parallel port on the back panel Parallel Interface Port PRT The parallel port on your mainboard is a standard 25 pin one Print Port and is used to connect a parallel printer BODOOOCOOC000 OOO The Serial Interface COM A E U This mainboard provides a serial port COM on your back ORR EY panel and is used to connect mice modem and other peripheral devices Through this port you can also transfer COMI VGA data from your computer hard disk drive to other computers Mainboard VP MB945G D SUB Connector VGA Your VGA monitor can attach directly to this VGA connector USB Ports LAN Port USB USB LAN There are four onboard USB 2 0 1 1 ports on the back panel These USB ports are used to attach with USB devices such as keyboard mice and other USB supported devices There is also a 10 100 Mbps Ethernet LAN port available for you to attach an Internet cable Pin As
43. t the system to automatically calculate the frequency When you select the option Fixed then the following item Fixed PCIE Freq MHz will be available Options Auto Default Fixed Fixed PCIE Freq MHz This option determines the PCI E frequency This field is adjustable only when the PCI Express Selectable is set to Fixed Options 100 110 100 Default CPU PCIE PCI Freq MHz This option display the CPU PCIE and PCI frequency that you setting for If you don t change the CPU Host Frequency or the Fixed PCIE Freq the option will display the current CPU frequency Spread Spectrum The Spread Spectrum function can reduce the EMI Electromagnetic Interference generated Options Enabled Default Disabled 29 Mainboard VP MB945G Peripherals Init Display First Init Display First With systems that have multiple video cards this option determines whether the primary display uses a PCI slot or a PCIE slot Options PCI Slot Default Onboard PCIEx OnChip IDE Device IDE HDD Block Mode Block mode is otherwise known as block transfer multiple commands or multiple sectors read write Select the Enabled option if your IDE hard drive supports block mode most new drives do The system will automatically determine the optimal number of blocks to read and write per sector Options Enabled Default Disabled On Chip Primary Secondary PCI IDE The mainboard chipset c
44. tions 378 IRQ7 Default 278 IRQ5 3BC IRQ7 Disabled Parallel Port Mode This option allows you to select a parallel port mode for the onboard parallel port Options SPP Default Standard Printer Port EPP Enhanced Parallel Port ECP Extended Capabilities Port ECP EPP ECP amp EPP mode ECP Mode Use DMA Select a DMA Channel for the parallel port when using the ECP mode This option is configurable only if Parallel Port Mode is set to ECP Options 3 Default 1 PWRON After PWR Fail This option will determine whether your system will boot after restoring power after a power failure If you select On the system will boot whether or not the system was on before power failure If you select Former Sts the system will be restored to the status before the power failure Options Off On Former Sts Default GPIN Status GPI 1 16 VALUE 1 This option will detect the high and low voltages automatically and then show the General Purpose Input status GPO Status GPO 1 16 Setting This option will determine General Purpose Output control Options 0 Default 1 33 Mainboard VP MB945G Power Management ACPI Suspend Type The Power Management Setup Menu allows you to configure your system to utilize energy conservation features as well as power up power down options ACPI Suspend Type The option allows you to select the suspend type using the ACPI operating system Options 51 POS Default
45. to install two memories in the DIMM sockets at the same time according to the definition by Intel once one channel of the memory capacity is the same with the other channel then Dual Channel will be enabled 3 For example if you install one 256 MB memory in DIMM1 and the other one in DIMM2 256MB x 2 512MB so that the Dual Channel can be enabled 4 If you only need to install one memory then the Dual Channel won t be enabled Memory Installation Steps 1 Pull the white plastic tabs at both ends of the slot away from the slot SHO rs N mao R I i REI gt A ya pz all Y e MAME mr ita e EE a Ki da La S EES EES p JA ra E XA A du y Ah A TRTLDELS F 4 d T87 ida S 3 j TY IV cot Gane su gt Ti ttt ee A 2 Match the notch on the RAM module with the corresponding pattern in the DIMM slot This will ensure that the module will be inserted with the proper orientation N 4 g Ll F r gt y 5 p M gt d a gt gt 4 F ADs ts ARNES qa TT SN Sonera nena 3 Lower the RAM module into the DIMM Slot and press firmly using both thumbs until the module snaps into place 4 Repeat steps 1 2 amp 3 for the remaining RAM modules The pictures above are for reference only Your actual installation may vary slightly from the pictures Mainboard VP MB945G Back Panel Configuration Print Por
46. ts If a user is not performing any graphics intensive operations most of the DVMT memory can be utilized by the operating system for other uses In an environment where the user is unlikely to run games that require a large amount of memory the memory will be available for other uses such as database applications etc In an environment where the user is playing games or may not run any data intensive non graphics applications the memory will automatically be used to optimize the graphics Intel recommends using the DVMT setting for better overall system performance Options FIXED DVMT Default BOTH DVMT FIXED Memory Size This item will allows you to select the memory size for graphic use And it is intended to provide the user with a guaranteed amount of graphics memory at all time However the OS will still report total system memory as including this allocated amount as opposed to pre allocated Options 64MB 128MB Default 224MB Boot Display This option allows you to select boot display Options Auto Default CRT TV EFP PnP PCI Configurations PCI VGA Palette Snoop Some graphic controllers that are not VGA compatible take the output from a VGA controller and map it to their display as a way to provide boot information and VGA compatibility Options Disabled Default Enabled PCI Latency Timer CLK This option allows you to set up the PCI Latency Time 0 255 If you select the 32 it will optimize PCI speeds
47. ty hard disk drives Serial ATA ll Connector lt gt Four SATA II connectors lt gt Supports SATA 2 0 specification and with transmit rate up to 3 Gb s lt gt One SATA II connector can only support one SATA II HDD Onboard LAN Chip lt gt 10 100 Mbps Ethernet LAN supported I O facility Connectors lt gt One multi mode Parallel Port is capable to support as the following 1 Standard amp Bi direction Parallel Port 2 Enhanced Parallel Port EPP 3 Extended Capabilities Port ECP Support one serial port Support one VGA ports Support a set of GPIO GPI GPO headers Support one PS 2 mouse port and one PS 2 keyboard port gt gt gt Supports one SPDIF header and one IrDA header compatible with external devices connected Universal Serial Bus lt gt Four onboard USB 2 0 1 1 ports lt gt Two front USB headers come with this mainboard for additional four USB ports lt gt Support a maximum of eight USB ports to connect USB compliant devices Mainboard VP MB945G BIOS lt Phoenix Award BIOS lt gt Support APM1 2 lt gt Support ACPI 2 0 power management Green Function lt gt Supports Phoenix Award BIOS power management function lt gt Supports system wake from power saving mode by keyboard or mouse touching Shadow RAM lt gt Integrated memory controller provides shadow RAM functionality and supports ROM BIOS Flash Memory lt gt Supports flash memory functionality
48. u Have To Know eo The images and pictures in this manual are for reference only and may vary from the product you received depending on specific hardware models third party components and software versions This mainboard contains very delicate IC chips Always use a grounded wrist strap when working with the system Do not touch any IC chip lead connector or other components Always unplug the AC power when you install or remove any device on the mainboard or when confuguring pins and switches Attention Important Information _ ee Follow the procedures below Troubleshooting Tips G Refer to other sections in this manual CHAPTER 1 GETTING STARTED ou is 1 INTRODUCTION A e tata i CIEE EO EEE ES E E E E AT A ET 2 CONFIGURATION lt A tds 5 Layout of VYPEMBIA4S Cipre dei 5 HARDWAREAINS TALLA TION iii pera 6 CPU Processor Installation i n 6 Memory Installation DIMM1 2 3 4 0ooooccoccnconnncncnncnnccnocnconnnnnnnnnonononnnnnonnnnnnnnns 7 Br A dd 9 COMME Susini aid 11 Front Panel Headers SW LED PWRLED SPEAKER eee 12 Headers amp JUNE a sne N E A aan aera ona Snes 14 Adio CON 17 A ea 19 Power Supply Atacan 20 CHAPTER 2 BIOS SETUP asia cias 21 INTRODUCTION 50 debo OA 21 NESIN VIE A A A 22 ADVANCED BIOS FEATURE S anea oa ea Aa E wt aa a A 24 PERIPHERALS a a a a a te al 30 POWER MANAGEMENT dia 34 HARDWARE MONTO Rasta datan diia 37 A A A 37 BATE MEN toi a A REO 38 CHAPTER
49. with a CPU cooling fan The CHASFAN AUXFAN and FAN4 headers are attached with other cooling fans Pin Assignment PUFAN Control oom 1 Ground 1 AUXFAN CHASFAN FAN RPM rate sense FAN4 3 Attention You can avoid damaging your CPU due to high temperatures with proper cooling equipment It is recommended that attach a cooling fan on top of your CPU Use the CPUFAN header to attach the fan cord On most fan power cord the black wire of the fan cable is the ground and should be attached to pin 1 of the header Memeory installation DIMM1 2 3 4 The VP MB945G provides two DIMM Dual In Line Memory Modules sockets which allowing you to install 240 pin unbuffered non ECC DDRII 667 533 400 SDRAMs It also supports Dual Channel Technology and allows you installing a total memory capacity of 2 GB Attention It is recommended that to install memories which are identical specifications same timing specifications and same DDR II speed to achieve the best effects It may cause the failure of power on or lower memory speed if installing different type SPD series presence detects memories Mainboard VP MB945G How to enable Dual Channel DDRII 1 This mainboard provides Dual Channel functionality for the two DIMM sockets Enabling Dual Channel can significantly increase your data access rates DIMM1 and DIMM2 share one channel 2 For enabling Dual Channel you have
50. you can attach it to this 3 pin header instead of attach to the 2 pin one on the SW LED header ees me e pme OS SSS o Speaker Header Purple SPEAKER A speaker cable on your case front panel can be attached to this header When you reboot the computer this speaker will issue a short audible beep If there are problems during the Power On Self Test the system will issue an irregular pattern of audible beeps through this speaker rin Assignment Pin Assignment br 13 Mainboard VP MB945G Headers amp Jumpers Front USB Headers USB2 3 This mainboard provides four onboard USB 1 1 2 0 ports back panel that attach to USB devices There are two additional USB headers that can be connected by cables to four more USB ports on the front panel of your case giving you a possible 8 USB ports usezs 5 uss e use I oon fef eow ol ky Attention If you are using a USB 2 0 device with Windows 2000 XP you will need to install the USB 2 0 driver from the Microsoft website If you are using Service pack 1 or later for Windows XP and using Service pack4 or later for Windows 2000 you will not have to install the driver bhdl gt IrDA Header IrDA The infrared sensing device attached to this header can support to provide wireless infrared You can transfer data connectionless to or from the portable device i e laptop PDA etc which with this header attached Assignment
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