PC CHIPS P43G (V1.0)
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1. 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 14 Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation Install Other Devices Install and connect any other devices in the system following the steps below a Pac vio DE T E SATA4 SATA2 J SATA1 FDD IDE Floppy Disk Drive The motherboard ships with a floppy disk drive cable that can support one or two drives Drives can be 3 5 or 5 25 wide with capacities of 360 K 720 K 1 2 MB 1 44 MB or 2 88 MB Install your drives and connect power from the system power supply Use the cable provided to connect the drives to the floppy disk drive connector FDD IDE Devices IDE devices include hard disk drives high density diskette drives and CD ROM or DVD ROM drives among others The motherboard ships with an IDE cable that can support one or two IDE devices If you connect two devices to a single cable you must configure one of the drivesas Master and one of the drives as Slave The documentation of the IDE device will tell you how to configure the device as a Master or Slave device The Master device connects to the end of the cable Install the device s and connect power from the system power supply Use the cable provided to connect the device s to the Primary IDE channel connector IDE on the motherboard 15 Motherboard User s Guide2. 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 3 0 Gb s If you have installed a Serial ATA hard drive you can connect the Serial ATA cables to the Serial ATA hard drive or the connector on the motherboard On the motherboard locate the Serial ATA connectors SATA1 4 which support new Serial ATA devices for the highest data transfer rates simpler disk drive cabling and easier PC assembly Iteliminates limitations of the current Parallel ATA interface but maintains register compatibility and software compatibility with Parallel ATA Analog Audio Input Connector If you have installed a CD ROM drive or DVD ROM drive you can connect the drive audio cable to the onboard sound system When you first start up your system the BIOS should automatically detect your CD ROM DVD drive If it doesn t enter the Setup Utility and configure the CD ROM DVD drive that you have installed On the motherboard locate the 4 pin connector CD IN Pin Signal 1 CDINL 2 GND 3 GND 4 CDINR 16 Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation Expansion Slots This motherboard has one PCI Ex16 one PCI Ex1 and two 32 bit PCI slots E 17 Motherboard User
3. Value F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F9 Load Default Settings Press lt Esc gt to return to Advanced Setup screen 23 Motherboard User s Guide CD DVD Drives Press Enter Scroll to this item and press Enter to view the following screen CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc CD DVD Drives CD DVD DRIVERS Help Item 1st Driver BENQ DVD DC DW1810 Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices y Move Enter Select Value F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F9 Load Default Settings Press Esc to return to Advanced Setup screen Boot Other Device When enabled the system searches all other possible locations for operating sys tem if it fails to find one in the devices specified under the First Second and Third boot devices Press Esc to return to the main menu setting page Advanced Chipset Setup Page This page sets up more advanced chipset information about your system Handle this page with caution Any changes can affect the operation of your computer CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Chipset Setup DRAM Frequency Auto Help Item Configure DRAM Timing by SPD Enabled Option VGA Share Memory Enabled 8MB DVMT Mode Select i DVMT Mode Auto DVMT FIXED Memory 256MB 667 MHz HPET Enabled 800 MHz Move Enter Selec
4. 1 Owing to Microsoft s certifying schedule is various to every supplier we might have some drivers not certified yet by Microsoft Therefore it might happen under 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 de partment has already tested and verified these drivers Just click the Con tinue Anyway button and go ahead the installation Hardware Installation The software you are installing for this hardware HSP56 MicroModem has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows XP Tell me why this testing is important or destabilize the correct operation of your system either immediately or in the future Microsoft strongly recommends that you stop this installation now and contact the hardware vendor for software that has passed Windows Logo testing iii This motherboard has a LGA775 socket for latest Intel Core 2 Quad Intel Core 2 Duo Pentium Dual Core E21xx series Celeron Dual Core Celeron 4xx series processors with Hyper Threading Technology and Front Side Bus FSB speeds up to 1333 MHz Hyper Threading Technology designed to take advantage of the multitasking features giving you the power to do more things at once It integrates the G31 Northbridge and ICH7 Southbridge that supports the Serial ATA interface for high per
5. Smart Fan Function Scroll to this item and press Enter to view the following screen CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Smart Fan Function Help Item SMART Fan Control Disabled Options Disabled Enabled y Move Enter Select Value F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F9 Load Default Settings SMART Fan Control This item allows you to enable or disable the control of the system fan speed by changing the fan voltage Press Esc to return to the PC Health Status page Shutdown Temperature Enable you to set the maximum temperature the system can reach before power ing down 29 Motherboard User s Guide System Component Characteristics These fields provide you with information about the system current operating status CPU Temperature CPU Fan Speed CPU Vorce VDIMM Press Esc to return to the main menu setting page Frequency Voltage Control Page This page helps you to set the clock speed and system bus for your system The clock speed and system bus are determined by the kind of processor you have installed in your system CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Frequncey Voltage Control Manufacturer Intel Help Item Ratio Actual Value 7 CPU Frequency 333MHz Options CPU Over clocking Func A Auto Detect DIMM PCI Clk Enabled Disabled Spread Spectrum Enabled E
6. Some options on the main menu page lead to tables of items with installed values that you can use cursor arrow keys to highlight one item and press PgUp and PgDn keys to cycle through alternative values of that item The other options on the main menu page lead to dialog boxes requiring your answer OK or Cancel by selecting the OK or Cancel key If you have already changed the setup utility press F10 to save those changes and exit the utility Press F1 to display a screen describing all key functions Press F9 to load optimtimal settings Standard CMOS Setup Page This page displays a table of items defining basic information of your system CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Standard CMOS Setup Date Tue 05 29 2008 Help Item Time 18 47 06 gt Primary IDE Master Hard Disk gt Primary IDE Slave Not Detected Use ENTER TAB or gt Secondary IDE Master Not Detected SHIFT TAB to select a gt Secondary IDE Slave Not Detected field gt Third IDE Master ATAPI CDROM gt Third IDE Slave Not Detected Use or to configure system Date IDE BusMaster Enabled Drive A 1 44 MB 3 Move Enter Select Value F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F9 Load Default Settings Date amp Time These items set up system date and time Primary Secondary Third IDE Master Slave Use these items to configure devices connected to the IDE chann
7. Windows Windows Windows Widows CardSpace fos toe We Chapter 4 Software amp Applications 4 Select Turn User Account Control on or off and press Continue 5 Disable User Account Control UAC to help protect your computer item and press OK then press Restart Now Then you can restart your computer and continue to install drivers without running blocked programs Turn on User Account Control UAC to make your computer more secure User Account Contro UAC can help prevent unauthorized changes to your computer We recommend that empate you leave UAC tumed on to help protect your c em Use User Account Control UAC to help protect your computer 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 37
8. 2 Select the items that you want to setup by clicking on it the default options are recommended Click the Next button to proceed 34 Chapter 4 Software amp Applications 3 The support software will automatically install Once any of the installation procedures start software is automatically installed in sequence You need to follow the onscreen instructions confirm commands and allow the computer to restart as few times as needed to complete installing what ever software you selected When the process is finished all the support software will be installed and start working During the Windows Vista Driver Auto Setup Procedure users should use one of the following two methods to install the driver after the system restart Method 1 Run Reboot Setup Windows Vista will block startup programs by default when installing drivers after the system restart You must select taskbar icon Run Blocked Program and run Reboot Setup to install the next driver until you finish all drivers installa tion sintenance Windows has blocked some startup programs Windows blocks programs that require permission to run when Windows starts Click to view blocked programs MILLS 11r nel System and Maintenance Show or remove blocked startup programs Reboot Setup Run blocked program View help bit Method 2 Disable UAC User Account Control For administrator account only Sta
9. 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 compo nents 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 O 2008 All Rights Reserved P43G Series V1 0 June 2008 Motherboard User s Guide Table of Contents Trademark RETI em l Static Electricity Precautlons snot attensepaediaciatatineneieietdfi amarus i Pre Installation Inspection eite oen te rH e Fere de reri eine i Chapter 1 Introduction eeeee esses eese eterne ee eee eae nen sense ens ensensensensecses T Key EealFes Sorte tate tee ae nce esd ane oae 1 Package Contents xo etc ARE E uter rad ir s AES 4 Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation eeeeeeeeeeee esee eene een nen etnuee D Motherboard Componehtsuis i da iere eben eai eed ono pape tease ebook pda P0 d Installing the Processor Installing Memory Mo
10. 802 3ab e Wake On LAN WOL by Magic Packet Frame Link Change Onboard I O Ports e Two PS 2 ports for mouse and keyboard e One parallel port e One serial port e One VGA port e Four back panel USB2 0 ports e Audio jacks for microphone line in and line out BIOS Firmware This motherboard uses AMI BIOS that enables users to configure many system features including the following 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 sp eeds Dimensions e Micro ATX form factor of 244 x 200 mm Note Hardware specifications and software items are subject to change without notification Motherboard User s Guide Package Contents Your motherboard package ships with the following items The motherboard The User s Guide One diskette drive ribbon cable optional One IDE drive ribbon cable The Software support CD DDODLDUZCO Optional Accessories You can purchase the following optional accessories for this motherboard Q TheExtended USB module Q The CNR v 90 56K Fax Modem card Q The Serial ATA cable CQ 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 compatibility Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation To install this motherboard in a system plea
11. Bit Disabled CPUID belows OF41h Intel EIST Enabled TM2 only can be enable Intel Virtualization Technol Enabled under below setting Quick Power on Self Test Enabled LFreq gt 3 6GHz FSB800 Boot up NumLock Status On 2 Freq gt 2 8GHz FSB533 APIC Mode Enabled 1st Boot Device ST3320620AS 2nd Boot Device BENQ DVD DC DW1810 3rd Boot Device Ist FLOPPY DRIVE gt Hard Disk Drives Press Enter gt Removable Drives Press Enter PCD DVD Drives Press Enter Boot Other Device Yes Move Enter Select Value F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F9 Load Default Settings Thermal Management This item displays CPU s temperature and enables you to set a safe temperature to prescott CPU TM Status This item displays CPU Thermal Monitor status Max CPUID Value Limit This item can support Prescott CPUs for old OS Users please note that under NT 4 0 it must be set Enabled while under WinXP it must be set Disabled Ehanced Halt C1E This item enables or disables enhanced halt C1E Intel XD Bit This item allows users to enable or disable the Intel XD bit Intel EIST This item allows users to enable or disable the EIST Enhanced Intel SpeedStep technology Intel Virtulization Technol When enabled a VMM can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Vandor Pool Technology Quick Power On Self Test Enable this item to shorten the power on self testing POST and have your system sta
12. s Guide Follow the steps below to install an PCI Express PCI expansion card 1 2 3 Locate the PCI Express or PCI slots on the motherboard Remove the blanking plate of the slot from the system chassis Install the edge connector of the expansion card into the slot Ensure the edge connector is correctly seated in the slot Secure the metal bracket of the card to the system chassis with a screw PCI Express x16 Slot You can install an external PCI Express graphics card that is fully compliant to the PCI Express Base Specification revsion 1 0 PCIE Express x1 Slot The one PCI Express x1 slot is fully compliant to the PCI Express Base Specifica tion Revision 1 1 PCI Slots You can install the 32 bit PCI interface expansion cards in the slots The PCI slots on this board are compliant to the PCI Local Bus Specification Revision 2 3 18 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 boot ing up and basic functions of coordination between system compnents Ifthe Setup Utility configuration is incorrect it may cause the system 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 configura tion information or you
13. Core E21xx series Celeron Dual Core Celeron 4xx series processors When choosing a processor consider the performance requirements of the system Performance is based on the processor design the clock speed and system bus frequency of the processor and the quan tity of internal cache memory and external cache memory CPU Installation Procedure Follow these instructions to install the CPU A Read and follow the instructions shown on the sticker on the CPU cap B Unload the cap e Use thumb amp forefinger to hold the lifting tab of the cap e Lift the cap up and remove the cap completely from the socket C Open the load plate e Use thumb amp forefinger to hold the hook of the lever pushing down and pulling aside unlock it e Lift up the lever e Use thumb to open the load plate Be careful not to touch the contacts D Install the CPU on the socket e Orientate CPU package to the socket Make sure you match triangle marker to pin 1 location 8 Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation E Close the load plate e Slightly push down the load plate onto the tongue side and hook the lever e CPU is locked completely F Apply thermal grease on top of the CPU G Fasten the cooling fan supporting base onto the CPU socket on the motherboard H Make sure the CPU fan is plugged to the CPU fan connector Please refer to the CPU cooling fan user s manual for more detail installation procedure Note 1 To achieve be
14. 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 manu facturer makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability 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 Ma chines Intel Pentium II III Pentium 4 Celeron and MMX are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation Microsoft MS DOS and Windows 2000 XP Vista are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation AMI is a trademark of American Megatrends Inc It has been acknowledged that other brands or product names in this manual are trademarks or the properties of their respective owners Static Electricity Precautions Don ttake this motherboard and components out of their original static proof package until you are ready to install them 2 While installing
15. 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 DEL 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 2005 American Megatrends Inc gt Frequency Voltage Control Load Default Settings gt Supervisor Password P User Password Save amp Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Advanced Setup Advanced Chipset Setup Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PCI PnP Setup PC Health Status vvvvv vv Move Enter Select Value F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F9 Load Default Settings V02 59 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc You can use cursor arrow keys to highlight anyone of options on the main menu page Press Enter to select the highlighted option Press the Escape key to leave the setup utility Press to modify the selected field s values 19 Motherboard User s Guide
16. dules Jumper Settings o oo Install the Motherboard tein tee rive cioe Recreo ere geva Connecting Optional Devices isa e s Ue n VE Ta eres aS haces re exero a a 13 Install Other Devices ioa aa as e ra ea even tno Seta dre Vend 15 EXPANSION Slots 4 sea eden td deer bees AAR a E 17 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility 19 Introduction 19 Running the Setup Utility 19 Standard CMOS Setup Page iet torrente ede ea nee eh ean ege aeta need 20 Advanced Setup PALE 545 ie en lerne ee enero vean sabe ets 22 Advanced Chipset Setup Page tette tre d dde ete tis prre esonegd 24 Integrated Peripherals Page ee neo ee aee eee a nne ERRA 25 Power Management Setup Page 227 PCI PnP Setup Page 28 PCI Health Status Page 29 Frequency Voltage Control Page ace iaai a 30 Eo d Default Setlings cedere en dh e terea eue naar thus epa ien 3l Supervisor Password Page aie e i ee ede ak eeu ded aee ca eed eed 3l User Password Page 3e ade e rcv ve e I d yx d ede ue da eee eua 32 Save amp Exit Setup R 32 IUIUS m riitaan aini EEEE EEG 32 Chapter 4 Software amp Applications ssesseesesesoseeesesoseseeeoeseseseesossesseseseseeesese JJ InttOdWGlion oriista Aii EE E EAE Gales EE E a A E 23 Installing Support SOPWATE ieoaa estis rinde ie tto rere dE roe ree raa del 33 Bundled Software Installation uice enisi ema eei vo i onere 37 ii Motherboard User s Guide Notice
17. e motherboard s optional devices SPDIFO 1 F AUDIO SPK Speaker Header Connect the cable from the PC speaker to the SPK header on the motherboard SPDIFO S PIF Out Header S PDIF Sony Plilips Digital Interface is a standard audio transfer file format and allows the transfer of digatal audio signals from one device to another without having to be converted first to an analog format Via a specific audio cable you can connect the SPDIFO header S PDIF output on the motherboard to the S PDIF digital input on the external speakers or AC Decode devices Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 SPDIFOUT 2 5VA GON 13 F AUDIO Front Panel Audio Header This header allows the user to install auxiliary front oriented microphone and line out ports for easier access Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 JPORTIL 2 7 SENSE SEND 8 KEY 9 PORT2L 10 Sense2 return F USB1 2 Front panel USB Headers The motherboard has USB ports installed on the rear edge I O port array Addition ally some computer cases have USB ports at the front of the case If you have this kind of case use auxiliary USB headers F USBI F USB2 to connect the front mounted ports to the motherboard La eee LRL Dei Ir aal aT COR LN ENG FP POC USB_ FP Pi USB FP PO USB FP P1 GROUND GROUND Fs der re 1 Locate the FLUSB1 F_USB2 header on the motherboard 2 Plug the bracket cable onto the F USBI F USB2 header
18. egrated IDE Onboard AUDIO Function Enabled Controller Serial Portl Address 3F8 IRQ4 ENABLED enables both Parallel Port Address 378 Controllers Parallel Port Mode ECP ECP Mode DMA Channel DMA3 Parallel Port IRQ IRQ7 USB Functions Enabled Legacy USB Support Enabled Move Enter Select Value F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F9 Load Default Settings OnBoard IDE Controller Use this item to enable or disable the onboard IDE interface 25 Motherboard User s Guide OnBoard SATA Controller Use this item to enable or disable the onboard SATA controller OnBoard LAN Function Use this item to enable or disable the onboard LAN function OnBoard LAN Boot ROM Use this item to enable or disable the booting from the onboard LAN or a network add in card with a remote boot ROM installed OnBoard AUDIO Function Use this item to enable or disable the onboard audio device Serial Port1 Address Use this item to enable or disable the onboard serial port and to assign a port address Parallel Port Address Use this item to enable or disable the onboard Parallel port and to assign a port address Parallel Port Mode Use this item to select the parallel port mode You can select Normal Standard Parallel Port ECP Extended Capabilities Port EPP Enhanced Parallel Port or BPP Bi Directional Parallel Port ECP Mode DMA Channel This item assigns a DMA channel to the paralle
19. eliability and performance e Hyper Threading Technology e System Memory Controller Support DDR2 SDRAM with up to maxi mum memory of 4 GB e PCI Express Graphics Interface Support One PCI Express x16 slot e PCI Bus Interface Support PCI Revision 2 3 Specification at 33MHz e Integrade Serial ATA Host Controller Independent DMA operation with Data transfer rates up to 3 0 Gb s e Intgrated IDE Controller Ultra DMA 100 66 Bus Master EIDE Control ler e USB 2 0 Integrated USB 2 0 interface Memory Support e Two 240 pin DIMM sockets for DDR2 SDRAM memory modules e Supports DDR2 800 667 with dual channel architecture e Maximum installed memory is 4 GB Expansion Slots e Two 32 bit PCI slots e One PCI Expressx16 slot e One PCI Expressx1 slot Onboard IDE channels One IDE Connector e Supports PIO Programmable Input Output and DMA Direct Memory Access modes e Supports IDE Ultra DMA bus mastering with transfer rates of 100 66 MB sec Serial ATA e Four Serial ATA Connectors e Transfer rate exceeding best ATA 3 0 Gb s with scalability to higher rates e Low pin count for both host and devices Audio e 5 1 Channel High Definition Audio Codec e Exceeds Microsoft Windows Logo Program WLP Requirements ADCs support 44 1 K 48K 96K 192KHz sample rate e Power Support Digital 3 3V Analog 5 0V Chapter 1 Introduction LAN Optional e Supports 10 100 Mbps Ethernet transceiver e Fully compliant with IEEE 802 3 IEEE 802 3u IEEE
20. els To configure an IDE hard disk drive choose Auto If the Auto setting fails to find a hard disk drive set it to User and then fill in the hard disk characteristics Size Cyls etc manually If you have a CD ROM drive select the setting CDROM If you have an ATAPI device with removable media e g a ZIP drive or an LS 120 select Floptical IDE BusMaster This item enables or disables the DMA under DOS mode We recommend you to leave this item at the default value DriveA The item defines the characteristics of any diskette drive attached to the system You can connect one or two diskette drives Press Esc to return to the main setting page 20 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Master Help Item Device Hard Disk Vendor ST3320620AS Select the type of device Size 309 8GB connected to the system LBA Mode Supported Block Mode 16Sectors PIO Mode 4 Async DMA MultiWord DMA 2 Ultra DMA Ultra DMA 6 S M A R T Supported Type Auto LBA Large Mode Auto Block Multi Sector Transfer Auto PIO Mode Auto DMA Mode Auto S M A R T Auto 32Bit Data Transfer Enabled y Move Enter Select Value F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F9 Load Default Settings Type Use this item to configure the type of the IDE device that you specify If the featureis enabled i
21. f the password has been installed Install displays If not Not Install dispalys Press Esc to return to the main menu setting page Save amp Exit Setup Highlight this item and press Enter to save the changes that you have made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility When the Save and Exit dialog box appears press OK to save and exit or press Cancel to return to the main menu Exit Without Saving Highlight this item and press Enter to discard any changes that you have made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility When the Exit Without Saving dialog box appears press OK to discard changes and exit or press Cancel to return to the main menu Note If you have made settings that you do not want to save use the Exit Without Saving item and presst OK to discard any changes you have made 32 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 Vista it
22. feature Press Esc to return to the main menu setting page PCI PnP Setup Page This page sets up some parameters for devices installed on the PCI bus and those utilizing the system plug and play capability CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc PCI PnP Setup Init Display First PCI Help Item Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA Yes Select which graphics controller to use as the primary boot device ye Move Enter Select Value F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F9 Load Default Settings Init Dispaly First This item allows you to choose the primary display card Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA If this item is enabled an IRQ will be assigned to the PCI VGA graphics system You set this value to No to free up an IRQ Press Esc to return to the main menu setting page 28 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility PCI Health Status Page This page helps you monitor the parameters for critical voltages temperatures and fan speeds CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc PC Health Status Hardware Health Event Monitoring Help Item gt Smart Fan Function Pess Enter Shutdown Temperature Disabled CPU Temperature 44 C 111 F CPU Fan Speed 902 RPM CPU Vcore 1312V VDIMM 1 840V w lt gt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F9 Load Default Settings
23. formance and mainstream desktop PCs the built in USB 2 0 providing higher bandwidth implementing Universal Serial Bus Speci fication Revision 2 0 and is compliant with UHCI 1 1 and EHCI 1 0 It supports High Definition Audio Codec and provides Ultra DMA 100 66 function It has one PCI Expressx16 one PCI Expressx1 and two 32 bit PCI slots There is a full set of I O ports including two PS 2 ports for mouse and keyboard one parallel port one serial port one VGA port one LAN port four back panel USB 2 0 ports and Audio jacks for microphone line in and line out and onboard USB headers providing extra ports by connecting the Extended USB Module to the motherboard It is a Micro ATX motherboard and has power connectors for an ATX power supply Key Features The key features of this motherboard include LGA775 Socket Processor e Supports the latest Intel Core 2 Quad Intel Core 2 Duo Pentium Dual Core E21xx series Celeron Dual Core Celeron 4xx series processors with Hyper Threading Technology e Supports up to 1333 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 Motherboard User s Guide Chipset There are G31 Northbridge and ICH7 in the chipsets in accordance with an inno vative and scalable architecture with proven r
24. io input connector 14 F AUDIO Front panel audio header 15 SPIDIFO SPDIF out header 16 PCH 2 32 bit add on card slots 17 PCIE PCI Express x1 slot 18 PCIEX16 PCI Expressx16 graphics card slot 19 USBPWR R Rear USB PS 2 Pow er Select Jumper 20 SYS FAN System cooling fan connector 21 ATX12V Auxiliary 4 pin pow er connector Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation 1 O Ports The illustration below shows a side view of the built in I O ports on the motherboard Ke Line in Microphone PS2 keyboard Serial port VGA port USB COM ports ports PS2 Mouse Use the upper PS 2 port to connect a PS 2 pointing device PS2 Keyboard Use the low er PS 2 port to connect a PS 2 keyboard Parallel Port Use Parallel port to connect printers or other LPT1 parallel commucations devices Serial Port Use the COM port to connect serial devices such COM as mice or fax modems VGA Port Use the VGA port to connect VGA devices LAN Port Connect an RJ 45 jack to the LAN port to connect your computer to the Netw ork USB Ports Use the USB ports to connect USB devices Audio Ports Use these three audio jacks to connect audio devices The first jack is for stereo Line In signal the second jack for stereo Line Out signal and the third jack for Mcrophone Motherboard User s Guide Installing the Processor This motherboard has a LGA775 socket for the latest Intel Core 2 Quad Intel Core 2 Duo Pentium Dual
25. ion Match the cutout on the DIMM module with the notch on the DIMM socket 3 Install the DIMM module into the socket and press it firmly down until it is seated correctly The socket latches are levered upwards and latched on to the edges of the DIMM 4 Install any remaining DIMM modules J umper Settings Connecting two pins with a jumper cap is SHORT removing a jumper cap from these pins OPEN CLR CMOS 10 apter 2 Motherboard Installation CLR CMOS Clear CMOS Jumper Use this jumper to clear the contents of the CMOS memory You may need to clear the CMOS memory if the settings in the Setup Utility are incorrect and prevent your motherboard from operating To clear the CMOS memory disconnect all the power cables from the motherboard and then move the jumper cap into the CLEAR setting for a few seconds i Kum Ben Setting CLR CMOS Normal S ort Pins 1 2 Clear CMOS 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 USBPWR F FRONT PANEL USB POWER SELECT Jumper ooo _Furetion Jumper Setting mene USBPWR R REAR USB PS 2 POWER SELECT Jumper Use this jumper to set the Rear USB PS 2 Power function 1 Function Jumper Setting VCC Short Pins 1 2 USBPWR_R 5VSB Short Pins 2 3 Note 1 Make sure the power supply provides enough SB5V voltage before se
26. l port Parallel Port IRQ Use this item to assign IRQ to the parallel port USB Functions Use this item to enable or disable the USB function Legacy USB Support Use this item to enable or disable support for legacy USB devices Setting to Auto allows the system to detect the presence of USB device at startup If detected the USB controller legacy mode is enabled If no USB devices is detected the legacy USB support is disabled Press Esc to return to the main menu setting page 26 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility Power Management Setup Page This page sets some parameters for system power management operation CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type 3 Help Item Soft off by PWR BTTN Delay 4 Sec PWRON After PWR Fail Power Off Resume By RING Disabled Select the ACPI Resume by PCI PCI E Lan PME Disabled state used for Resume By USB 53 Disabled System Suspend Resume By PS2 KB S3 Disabled Resume By PS2 MS S3 Disabled Resume on RTC Alarm Disabled M y lt gt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F9 Load Default Settings ACPI Suspend Type Use this item to define how your system suspends In the default S3 STR the suspend mode is a suspend to RAM i e the system shuts down with the excep tion of a refresh current to the system memory Soft off By PWR BTTN If
27. lecting the SB5V function 2 To wake up the computer by USB PS2 KB Mouse in S3 status users have to place the USBPWR_F amp USBPWR_R cap onto 2 3 pin instead of 1 2 as default and then press into BIOS Power Management Setup page to choose the functions USB PS2KB MS you want to enable 11 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 chassis ATX POWER F PANEL Connect the power connector from the power supply to the ATX POWER connector on the motherboard The ATX12V is a 12V connector for CPU Vcore power If there is a cooling fan installed in the system chassis connect the cable from the cooling fan to the SYS FAN fan power connector on the motherboard Connect the case switches and indicator LEDs to the F PANEL header Here is a list of the F PANEL pin assignments Fm T Sina Fin Signa BUM CNN REN GG SC HD LED NC FPPWR SLP RESET SW NC POWER SW P RESET SW P POWER SW N 3 RSVD DNU 10 KEY 12 Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation Connecting Optional Devices Refer to the following for information on connecting th
28. nabled Move Enter Select Value F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F9 Load Default Settings Manufacturer This item displays the information of current manufacturer of the CPU installed in your computer Ratio Status Ratio Actual Value This item shows the locked ratio status and the actual ratio of the CPU installed in your system CPU Frequency This item indicates the current CPU frequency Users can not make any change to this item Please note that the frequency will be varied with different CPU CPU Over clocking Func This item decides the CPU over clocking function frequency installed in your system If the over clocking fails please turn off the system power And then hold the PageUp key similar to theClear CMOS function and turn on the power the BIOS will recover the safe default 30 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility Auto Detect DIMM PCI CIk When this item is enabled BIOS will disable the clock signal of free DIMM PCI slots Spread Spectrum If you enable spread spectrum it can significantly reduce the EMI Electro Magnetic interface generated by the system Load Default Settings This option opens a dialog box to ask if you are sure to install optimized defaults or not You select OK and then Enter the Setup Utility loads all default values or select Cancel and then Enter the Setup Utility does not load default values Note It is highly recommend that
29. ndard user account can only use Method 1 Disable Vista UAC function before installing drivers then use CD driver to install drivers it will continue to install drivers after system restart without running blocked programs 35 Motherboard User s Guide Follow these instructions to Disable Vista UAC function 1 Go to Control Panel A inso time ts voee mesia re Jig ve rect BB winds tne enn Domo B see ppm Bg eco Control Panel Home System and Maintenance Get started wth Windows Back up your computer Network and Internet Connect to the Internet View nenaork tatus and tasks Set up fe sharing Hardware and Sound Play CDs or other media automatically Printer Mouse Programs Uninstall a program Change amp programs 3 Set User Account Category Q l CS Keyboord Mouse Options User Accounts and Family Safety V Setup parental control for any user Rada or remove user accounts Appearance and Personalization top background ion Adjust screen resolution Change display language Ease of Access Let Windows suggest tettng Optimize visual duptay z Additional Options m Es c Ofine Fes Paes Sharing Ce EESTS Penond People Naw Peformance Penna Phone ond Input Devices Me od y 9 Problem Programs MM n e Reports a and Festures Language Cameras Center uwel Syne Center Tablet PC Taskbarand Texto Settings Start Menus Speech B oux m
30. rt up faster You might like to enable this item after you are confinced that your system hardware is operating smoothly 22 Boot Up NumLock Status This item determines if the NumLock key is active or inactive at system start up time APIC Mode This item allows you to enable or disable the APIC Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller mode APIC provides symmetric multi processing SMP for systems allowing support for up to 60 processors 1st 2nd 3rd Boot Device Use these items to determine the device order the computer uses to look for an operating system to load at start up time gt Hard Disk Drives Press Enter Scroll to this item and press Enter to view the following screen CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Hard Disk Drives Hard Disk Drives Help Item 1st Drive ST3320620AS Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices ye Move Enter Select Value F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F9 Load Default Settings Press lt Esc gt to return to Advanced Setup screen gt Removable Drives Press Enter Scroll to this item and press lt Enter gt to view the following screen CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Removable Drives Removable Drives Help Item Ist Drive Ist FLOPPY DRIVE Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices f Move Enter Select
31. se follow these instructions in this chapter OOOOOO 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 head ers connectors on the motherboard Before installing this motherboard make sure jumper CLR_CMOS is under Normal setting See this chapter for information about locating CLR_CMOS and the setting options Never connect power to the system during installation otherwise it may damage the motherboard Motherboard User s Guide Motherboard Components LABEL 1 cpusocket LGA775 socket for Intel Core 2 Quad Intef Core 2 Duo Pentium Dual Core E21xx series Celeron Dual Core Celeron 4xx series CPUs 2 CPU_FAN CPU cooling fan connector 3 DDR2_1 2 240 pin DDR2 SDRAM slots 4 ATX_POWER Standard 24 pin ATX pow er connector 5 SATA1 4 Serial ATA connectors 6 F_USB1 2 Front panel USB headers 7 SPK Internal speak header 8 USBPWR_F Front Panel USB Select jumper 9 F_PANEL Front Panel Sw itch LED header 10 CLR CMOS Clear CMOS jumper 11 IDE Primary IDE Connector 12 FDD Floppy disk drive connector 18 CD_IN Analog aud
32. t Value F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F9 Load Default Settings DRAM Frequency This item enables users to adjust the DRAM frequency The default setting is auto and we recommend users leave the setting unchanged Modify it at will may cause the system to be unstable 24 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility Configure DRAM Timing by SPD When this item is set to enable the DDR timing is configured using SPD SPD Serial Presence Detect is located on the memory modules BIOS reads informa tion coded in SPD during system boot up VGA Share Memory This item lets you allocate a portion of the main memory for the onboard VGA display application DVMT Mode Select This item allows you to select the DVMT operating mode DVMT FIXED Memory When set to Fixed Mode the graphics driver will reserve a fixed portion of the system memory as graphics memory according to system and graphics require ments HPET This item enables or disables HPET High Precision Event Timer support Press lt Esc gt to return to the main menu setting page Integrated Peripherals Page This page sets up some parameters for peripheral devices connected to the system CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Integrated Peripherals Onboard IDE Controller Enabled Help Item OnBoard SATA Controller Enhanced Onboard LAN Function Enabled DISABLED disables the Onboard LAN Boot ROM Disabled int
33. t will enhance hard disk performance by reading or writing more data during each transfer LBA Large Mode Use this item to set the LBA Large mode to enhance hard disk performance by optimizing the area the hard disk is visited each time Block Multi Sector Transfer If the feature is enabled it will enhance hard disk performance by reading or writing more data during each transfer PIO Mode Use this item to set the PIO mode to enhance hard disk performance by optimiz ing the hard disk timing DMA Mode DMA capability allows user to improve the transfer speed and data integrity for compatible IDE devices S M A R T The S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology system is a diagnostics technology that monitors and predicts device performance S M A R T software resides on both the disk drive and the host computer 32Bit Data Transfer Use this item to set the onboard SATA IDE channel to be disabled IDE or RAID Press lt Esc gt to return to the Standard CMOS Setup page 21 Advanced Setup Page This page sets up more advanced information about your system Handle this page with caution Any changes can affect the operation of your computer CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Setup Thermal Management TM Status TMITM2 Help tem Max CPUID Value Limit Disabled Enhanced Halt C1E Enabled For the processorits Intel XD
34. the item is set to Instant Off then the power button causes a software power down If the item is set to Delay 4 Sec then you have to hold the power button down for four seconds to cause power down PWRON After PWR Fail This item enables your computer to automatically restart or return to its last operating status Resume By RING 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 You must use an ATX power supply in order to use this feature Resume by PCI PCI E Lan PME This item specifies whether the system will be awakened from power saving modes when activity or input signal of the specified WOL device is detected Resume By USB S3 This item allows you to enable or disable the USB device wakeup function from S3 mode 27 Motherboard User s Guide Resume By PS2 KB S3 This item enables or disables you to allow keyboard activity to awaken the system from power saving mode Resume By PS2 MS S3 This item enables or disables you to allow mouse activity to awaken the system from power saving mode 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 realtime clock Use the items below this one to set the date and time of the wake up alarm You must use an ATX power supply in order to use this
35. tter airflow rates and heat dissipation we suggest that you use a high quality fan with 3800 rpm at least CPU fan and heatsink installation procedures may vary with the type of CPU fan heatsink supplied The form and size of fan heatsink may also vary Note 2 The fan connector supports the CPU cooling fan of 1 1A 2 2A 26 4W max at 12V Note 3 Do Not remove the CPU cap from the socket before installing a CPU Note 4 Return Material Authorization RMA requests will be accepted only if the motherboard comes with the cap on the LGA775 socket Installing Memory Modules This motherboard accommodates two 240 pin DIMM sockets Dual Inline Memory Module for DDR2 800 667 with dual channel architecture and maximum 4 GB installed memory Over its predecessor DDR SDRAM DDR2 SDRAM offers greater bandwith and density in a smaller package along with a reduction in power consumption In addition DDR2 SDRAM offers new features and functions that enable a higher clock rate and data rate operations of 800 667 MHz DDR2 transfer 64 bits of data twice every clock cycle Motherboard User s Guide Memory Module Installation Procedure These modules can be installed with up to 4 GB system memory Refer to the following to install the memory module 1 Push down the latches on both sides of the DIMM socket 2 Align the memory module with the socket There is a notch on the DIMM socket that you can install the DIMM module in the correct direct
36. users enter this option to load optimal default values for accessing the best performance Supervisor Password Page This page helps you set up some parameters for the hardware monitoring function of this motherboard CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Supervisor Password Supervisor Password Not Installed Help Item Change Supervisor Password Press Enter Installed or Change the password y Move Enter Select Value F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F9 Load Default Settings Supervisor Password This item indicates whether a supervisor password has been set If the password has been installed Install displays If not Not Install dispalys Change Supervisor Password You can select this option and press lt Enter gt to access the sub menu You can use the sub menu to change the supervisor password Press Esc to return to the main menu setting page 31 Motherboard User s Guide User Password Page This page helps you set up some parameters for the hardware monitoring function of this motherboard CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc User Password User Password Not Installed Help Item Move Enter Select Value F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F9 Load Default Settings User Password This item indicates whether a user password has been set I
37. will automatically install all the drivers and utilities for your motherboard Installing Support Software 1 Insert the support CD ROM disc in the CD ROM drive 2 When you insert the CD ROM disc in the system CD ROM drive the CD automatically displays an Auto Setup screen 3 The screen displays three buttons of Setup Browse CD and Exit on the right side and three others Setup Application and ReadMe at the bottom Please see the following illustration Bi Multi Nenu The Setup button runs the software auto installing program as explained in next section The Browse CD button is a standard Windows command that you can check the contents of the disc with the Windows file browsing interface 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 33 Motherboard User s Guide Explorer and click the Setup icon The Application button brings up a software menu It shows the bundled software that this mainboard supports The ReadMe brings you to the Install Path where you can find out path names of software driver Auto Installing under Windows 2000 XP Vista If you are under Windows 2000 XP please click the Setup button to run the software auto installing program while the Auto Setup screen pops out after insert ing the support CD ROM 1 The installation program loads and displays the following screen Click the Next button
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