PC CHIPS P13G+ (V1.0)
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1. Boot Up Floppy Seek Disabled If this item is enabled it checks the size of the floppy disk drives at start up time You don t need to enable this item unless you have a legacy diskette drive with 360K capacity Boot Up NumLock Status On This item defines if the keyboard Num Lock key is active when your system is started Gate A20 Option Fast This item defines how the system handles legacy software that was written for an earlier generation of processors Leave this item at the default value Typematic Rate Setting Disabled If this item is enabled you can use the following two items to set the typematic rate and the typematic delay settings for your keyboard s Typematic Rate Chars Sec Use this item to define how many characters per second are generated by a held down key e Typematic Delay Msec Use this item to define how many milliseconds must elapse before a held down key begins generating repeat characters Security Option Setup If you have installed password protection this item defines if the password is required at system start up or if it is only required when a user tries to enter the Setup Utility APIC Mode Enabled 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 OS Select For DRAM gt 64 MB Non OS82 This item is only required if you have2. Pri Slave 3 Sec Master 4 Sec Slave Menu Level gt gt 5 USBHDDO Use lt gt or lt gt to 6 USBHDD1 select a device then 7 USBHDD2 press lt gt to move it up or 8 Bootable Add in Cards lt gt fo move it down the list Press lt ESC gt to exit this menu t Move PU PD Change Priority F10 Save ESC Exit CPU L3 Cache Enabled All Prescott processors that can be installed in this mainboard use Level 3 L3 cache memory to improve performance Leave this item at the default value for better performance This item is only available when you use L3 cache sup ported CPU Hyper Threading Technology Enabled This item is only available when the chipset supports Hyper Threading and you are using a Hyper Threading CPU Quick Power On Self Test Enabled Enable this item to shorten the power on testing POST and have your system start up faster You might like to enable this item after you are confident that your system hardware is operating smoothly First Second Third Boot Device Floppy Hard Disk CDROM Use these three items to select the priority and order of the devices that your system searches for an operating system at start up time 30 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility Boot Other Device Enabled When enabled the system searches all other possible locations for an operating system if it fails to find one in the devices specified under the First Second and Third boot devices
3. when making changes to the Power Management configuration when changing the password or making other changes to the Security Setup Entering The Setup Utility When you power on the system BIOS enters the Power On Self Test POST routines POST is a series of built in diagnostics performed by the BIOS After the POST routines are completed the following message appears Motherboard User s Guide Press DEL to enter SETUP Pressing the delete key accesses the BIOS Setup Utility Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility gt Standard CMOS Features gt Frequency Control p Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults p Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults gt Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password p gt Power Management Setup Set User Password gt PnP PCI Configurations Save amp Exit Setup gt PC Health Status Exit Without Saving Esc Quit F9 Menu in BIOS y lt Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type BIOS Navigation Keys The BIOS navigation keys are listed below KEY FUNCTION Exits the current menu t gt Scrolls through the items on a menu IPU PD Modifies the selected field s values FO Saves the current configuration and exis sep FS loads previous saved vues GMOS Fe loads a inirum configuration Torwoubashootre FT Load an optimum sat of values Tor peak performance Updating the BIOS Yo
4. 88MB 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 FDD1 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 IDE1 can support up to 2 IDE devices data transporting in ATA 33 66 100 mode Serial ATA Devices The Serial ATA Advanced Technology Attachment is the standard interface for the IDE hard drives which is designed to overcome the design limitations 18 Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation while enabling the storage interface to scale with the growing media rate demands of PC platforms It provides you a faster transfer rate of 1 5 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 connecter on the motherboard On the motherboard locate the Serial ATA connectors SATA1 2 which support new Serial ATA devices for the highest data transfer rates simpler disk drive cabling and easier PC assembly It eliminates limitations of the current Parallel ATA interface but maintains register compatibility and software compatibility with Parallel ATA Analog Audio Input Header If you have installed a CD ROM drive or DVD ROM drive you can connect the drive audio cable to the onboard sound system C
5. BIOS from being overwritten Using BIOS When you start the Setup Utility the main menu appears The main menu of the Setup Utility displays a list of the options that are available A highlight indicates which option is currently selected Use the cursor arrow keys to move the highlight to other options When an option is highlighted execute the option by pressing lt Enter gt Some options lead to pop up dialog boxes that prompt you to verify that you wish to execute that option Other options lead to dialog boxes that prompt you for information Some options marked with a triangle p gt lead to submenus that enable you to change the values for the option Use the cursor arrow keys to scroll through the items in the submenu In this manual default values are enclosed in parenthesis Submenu items are denoted by a triangle p 25 Motherboard User s Guide Standard CMOS Features This page displays a table of items defining basic information about your system Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Date mm dd yy Tue Mar 16 2006 Time hh mm ss 10 21 36 Item Help gt IDE Channel 0 Master gt IDE Channel 0 Slave Menu Level gt gt IDE Channel 1 Master Change the day month gt IDE Channel 1 Slave year and century Drive A 1 44 M 3 5 in Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled Video EGA VGA Halt On All Errors Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 261120K Total
6. ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults USB Controller Enabled This item enables the USB controller Leave this at the default Enabled if you want to connect USB devices to you computer USB 2 0 Controller Enabled Enable this item if you want to use the USB 2 0 USB Keyboard Support Enabled This item allows the BIOS to interact with a USB keyboard or mouse to work with MS DOS based utilities and non Windows modes USB Mouse Support Enabled Enable this item if you plan to use a mouse connected through the USB port in a legacy operating system such as DOS that does not support Plug and Play AC97 Audio Auto This option allows you to control the onboard AC97 audio Disable this item if you are going to install a PCI audio add on card AC97 Modem Auto Use this item to enable or disabled the onboard AC97 modem device Onboard LAN Device Enabled This option allows you to enable or disable the onboard LAN function Onboard LAN Boot ROM Disabled Use this item to enable and disable the booting from the onboard LAN or a network add in card with a remote boot ROM installed Onboard 1394 Device Enabled This option allows you to enable or disable the onboard 1394 function 36 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility Press lt Esc gt to return to the AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility page gt SuperIO Device Scroll to this item and press lt E
7. Fan connector 4PIN 3 184 pin DDR SDRAM sockets Support Dual Channel DDR400 4 IR1 Infrared header 5 FDD1 Floppy Disk Drive connector 6 ATX1 Standard 20 Pin ATX Power connector 7 Primary IDE connector 8 IDE2 Secondary IDE connector 9 Speaker header 10 CLR_CMOS_ Clear CMOS jumper 11 BIOS protect jumper 12 Serial ATA connectors 13 Front Panel Switch LED header 14 Front Panel USB headers 15 CNR slot 16 Front Panel Audio header 17 AUXIN Au iliary In header 18 CD_IN_ Analog Audio Input header 19 SPDIF out header 20 32 bit add on card slots 21 Accelerated Graphics Port slot 22 System Fan connector 23 ATX12V 4 pin 12V power connector Motherboard User s Guide VO Ports The illustration below shows a side view of the built in I O ports on the motherboard optional LAN PS2 Parallel port LPT1 PS 2 Mouse Use the upper PS 2 port to connect a PS 2 pointing device PS 2 Keyboard Use the lower PS 2 port to connect a PS 2 keyboard Parallel Port LPT1 Use the Parallel port to connect printers or other parallel communications devices Use the COM port to connect serial devices such as mice or fax modems COM1 is identified by the system as COM1 VGA1 Use the VGA11 port to connect VGA devices LAN Port optional Connect an RJ 45 jack to the LAN port to connect your computer to the Netw ork USB Ports Use the USB ports to connect USB devices Audio Ports Use these three audio j
8. User Password Save amp Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Chapter 4 Software amp Applications essseseseeseseeseesesesosseesesesoseseeeseseseereesesseee 47 Introduction sess ciicsieiod vases Oat eases etecscaystpbeat ica sed cassia ss aia ase ats 47 Installing Support SOptWAIE sccccsccsscccsssevessssicassuteatasiesntesstvasbassdactesteassceceesevesesiacesstieess 47 Bundled Software Installation seisnud ar A E A 49 ii Motherboard User s Guide Notice Owing to Microsoft s certifying schedule is various to every supplier we might have some drivers not certified yet by Microsoft Therefore it might happen under Windows XP that a dialogue box shown as below pop out warning you this software has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows XP Please rest assured that our RD department has already tested and verified these drivers Just click the Continue Anyway button and go ahead the installation 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 Continuing your installation of this software may impair or destabilize the correct operation of your system either immediately or in the future Microsoft strongly recommends that you stop this installation now and contact the hardware vendor for software tha
9. for 3 AC 97 2 3 codecs 533 MT s 133 MHz FSB and 800 MT s 200 MHz FSB Supports Hyper Threading Technology HT Technology FSB Dynamic Bus Inversion DBI Memory Support e Two 184 pin DIMM sockets for DDR SDRAM DDR400 333 266 memory modules e Maximum installed memory is 2 GB Expansion Slots e One AGP 8X slot e Two 32 bit PCI slots e One CNR slot Onboard IDE channels e Two IDE Channels supporting ATA 33 ATA 66 ATA 100 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 33 MB s Serial ATA e Two Serial ATA Connectors e Transfer rate exceeding best ATA 1 5 Gb s with scalability to higher rates e Low pin count for both host and devices AC 97 Audio Codec e Compliant with AC 97 2 3 specification 2 Chapter 1 Introduction Front Out Surround Out MIC In and LINE In Jack Sensing Three analog line level stereo inputs with 5 bit volume control LINE_IN CD AUX Two analog line level mono input Standard 48 Pin LQFP Onboard I O Ports Two PS 2 ports for mouse and keyboard One serial port One parallel port One VGA port One LAN port optional Four back panel USB2 0 ports Audio jacks for microphone line in and line out Fast Ethernet LAN optional 10 Mb s and 100 Mb s operation Integrated Fast Ethernet MAC physical chip and transceiver onto a single chip Supports 10 Mb s and 100 Mb s N way au
10. installed more than 64 MB of memory and you are running the OS 2 operating system Otherwise leave this item at the default HDD S M A R T Capability Disabled 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 31 Motherboard User s Guide Report No FDD For WIN 95 Yes This item determines whether the BIOS will report no FDD for Windows 95 OS Delay for HDD Secs 4 Users may set a delay from 1 to 15 seconds in the cold boot process Some hard disk drives need extra time to spin up in order to identify correctly If the system does not start after the memory test try to add tomes in this field Small Logo EPA Show Disabled Enables or disables the display of the EPA logo during boot Press lt Esc gt to return to the AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility page Advanced Chipset Features These items define critical timing parameters of the motherboard You should leave the items on this page at their default values unless you are very familiar with the technical specifications of your system hardware If you change the values incor rectly you may introduce fatal errors or recurring instability into your system Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Features DRAM Timing Selectable By SPD Item CAS Latency Time 2 Help Activ
11. socket on the motherboard G Make sure the CPU fan is plugged to the CPU fan connector Please refer to the CPU cooling fan user s manual for more detail installation procedure Note1 To achieve better airflow rates and heat dissipation we suggest that you use a high quality fan with 3800 rpm at least CPU fan and heatsink installation procedures may vary with the type of CPU fan heatsink supplied The form and size of fan heatsink may also vary Note2 The fan connector supports the CPU cooling fan of 1 1A 2 2A 26 4W max at 12V Installing Memory Modules This motherboard accommodates two 184 pin DIMM sockets Dual Inline Memory Module for unbuffered DDR400 333 266 memory modules Double Data Rate SDRAM and maximum 2 0 GB installed memory DDR SDRAM is a type of SDRAM that supports data transfers on both edges of each clock cycle the rising and falling edges effectively doubling the memory chip s data throughput This motherboard provides the Dual Channel Technology when activating it the bandwidth of memory bus will be doubled to 6 4 GB s and Frequency 200 MHz 10 Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation DIMM1 3 Memory Module Installation Procedure These modules can be installed with up to 2 GB system memory Refer to the following to install the memory module 1 Push down the latches on both sides of the DIMM socket 2 Align the memory module with the socket There is a notch on the DIMM socket th
12. technology which provides faster access to IDE devices If you install a device that supports UltraDMA change the appropriate item on this list to Auto You may have to install the UltraDMA driver supplied with this mainboard in order to use an UltraDMA device ATA 66 100 Cable Msg Enabled This item enalbes or disabled the display of the ATA 66 100 Cable Msg If you install a device that supports UDMA change the appropriate item on this list to Auto You may have to install the UDMA driver supplied with this motherboard in order to use an UDMA device SATA Mode IDE Use this item to select the mode of the Serial ATA QOn Chip Serial ATA Disabled Enables or disables the built in on chip Serial ATA Serial ATA Port0 Port1 Mode Primary Master Use this item to select the SATAO master or SATA1 master Press lt Esc gt to return to the AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility page 35 Motherboard User s Guide gt Onboard Device Scroll to this item and press lt Enter gt to view the following screen Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Onboard Device USB Controller Enabled USB 2 0 Controller Enabled Item Help USB Keyboard Support Enabled USB Mouse Support Enabled Menu Level gt gt AC97 AUDIO Auto AC97 Modem Auto Onboard LAN Device Enabled Onboard LAN Boot ROM Disabled Onboard 1394 Device Enabled tl Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save
13. to assign the I O address and interrupt request IRQ for the onboard parallel port Parallel Port Mode ECP Enables you to set the data transfer protocol for your parallel port There are four options SPP Standard Parallel Port EPP Enhanced Parallel Port ECP Extended Capabilities Port and ECP EPP SPP allows data output only Extended Capabilities Port ECP and Enhanced Parallel Port EPP are bi directional modes allowing both data input and output ECP and EPP modes are only supported with EPP and ECP aware peripherals ECP Mode Use DMA 3 When the onboard parallel port is set tp ECP mode the parallel port can use DMA3 or DMAI Power On After Power Fail Off This item enables your computer to automatically restart or return to its last operating status after power returns from a power failure Press lt Esc gt to return to the AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility page 38 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility This option lets you control system power management The system has various power saving modes including powering down the hard disk turning off the video suspending to RAM and software power down that allows the system to be automatically resumed by certain events The power saving modes can be controlled by timeouts If the system is inactive for a time the timeouts begin counting If the inactivity continues so that the timeout period elapses the system enters a power saving mode If a
14. AM i e the system shuts down with the exception of a refresh current to the system memory Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume Auto Use this item to initialize the VGA BIOS from S3 Suspend to RAM sleep state 39 Motherboard User s Guide Video Off Method DPMS This item defines how the video is powered down to save power This item is set to DPMS Display Power Management Software by default Video Off In Suspend Yes This option defines if the video is powered down when the system is put into suspend mode Suspend Type Stop Grant If this item is set to the default Stop Grant the CPU will go into Idle Mode during power saving mode MODEM Use IRQ 3 If you want an incoming call on a modem to automatically resume the system from a power saving mode use this item to specify the interrupt request line IRQ that is used by the modem You might have to connect the fax modem to the motherboard Wake On Modem connector for this feature to work Suspend Mode Disabled The CPU clock will be stopped and the video signal will be suspended if no Power Management events occur for a specified length of time Full power function will return when a Power Management event is detected Options are from 1 Min to 1 Hour and Disabled HDD Power Down Disabled The IDE hard drive will spin down if it is not accessed within a specified length of time Options are from 1 Min to 15 Min and Disable Soft Off by PWR BTTN Instant Off Un
15. D_IN When you first start up your system the BIOS should automatically detect your CD ROM DVD drive If it doesn t enter the Setup Utility and configure the CD ROM DVD drive that you have installed On the motherboard locate the 4 pin header CD_IN Motherboard User s Guide Expansion Slots This motherboard has one CNR1 one AGP1 and two 32 bit PCI slots UIT AGP1 _ eee eee a _ _ ca 20 Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation Follow the steps below to install a CNR1 AGP1 PCI expansion card 1 2 3 Locate the CNR1 AGP1 and 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 AGP1 Slot AGP 8X The AGPI slot is used to install AGP graphics card that emulates the AGP func tion In order to get better performance and compatibility on our special design AGPI slot we recommend you should use one of the AGP graphics cards that have been tested by our company 21 Motherboard User s Guide PCI1 3 Slots You can install the 32 bit PCI interface expansion cards in the slots CNR1 Slot You can install CNR1 Communications and Networking Riser cards including LAN Modem and Audio functions in this slot 22 Chapter 3 BIO
16. Memory 262144K lt gt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Date and Time The Date and Time items show the current date and time on the computer If you are running a Windows OS these items are automatically updated whenever you make changes to the Windows Date and Time Properties utility gt IDE Devices Your computer has two IDE channels Primary and Secondary and each channel can be installed with one or two devices Master and Slave In addition this motherboard supports two SATA channels Primary and Secondary and each channel allows one SATA device to be installed Use these items to configure each device on the IDE channel 26 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility Press lt Enter gt to display the IDE submenu Phoenix AwardBlIOS CMOS Setup Utility IDE Channel 0 Master IDE HDD Auto Detection Press Enter Item Help IDE Channel 0 Master Auto Access Mode Auto Menu Level gt gt Capacity 0 MB To auto detect the HDD s size head on this Cylinder 0 channel Head 0 Precomp 0 Landing Zone 0 Sector 0 t Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults IDE HDD Auto Detection Press lt Enter gt while this item is highlighted to prompt the Setup Utility to automatically detect and configu
17. 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 98 ME NT 2000 XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation AMI is a trademark of American Megatrends Inc It has been acknowledged that other brands or product names in this manual are trademarks or the properties of their respective owners Static Electricity Precautions 1 Don t take this motherboard and components out of their original static proof package until you are ready to install them 2 Whi
18. O Auto block read writes per IDE Secondary Master UDMA Auto sector the drive can IDE Secondary Slave UDMA Auto support ATA 66 100 Cable Msg Enabled On Chip Serial ATA Setting SATA Mode IDE On chip Serial ATA Disabled Serial ATA PortO Mode Primary Master Serial ATA Port1 Mode Primary Master tla Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults 34 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled Block mode is also called block transfer multiple commands or multiple sector read write If your IDE hard drive supports block mode most new drives do select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block read write per sector the drive can support QOn Chip Primary Secondary PCI IDE Enabled This integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE interface with support for two IDE channels Select Enabled to activate each channel seperately IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave PIO Auto Each IDE channel supports a master device and a slave device These four items let you assign the kind of PIO Programmed Input Output was used by the IDE devices Choose Auto to let the system auto detect which PIO mode is best or select a PIO mode from 0 4 IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave UDMA Auto Each IDE channel supports a master device and a slave device This mainboard supports UltraDMA
19. S Setup Utility Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility About The Setup Utility The computer uses the latest Award BIOS with support for Windows Plug and Play The CMOS chip on the motherboard contains the ROM setup instructions for configuring the motherboard BIOS The BIOS Basic Input and Output System Setup Utility displays the system s configuration status and provides you with options to set system parameters The parameters are stored in battery backed up CMOS RAM that saves this informa tion when the power is turned off When the system is turned back on the system is configured with the values you stored in CMOS The BIOS Setup Utility enables you to configure Hard drives diskette drives and peripherals Video display type and display options Password protection from unauthorized use Power Management features The settings made in the Setup Utility affect how the computer performs Before using the Setup Utility ensure that you understand the Setup Utility options This chapter provides explanations for Setup Utility options The Standard Configuration A standard configuration has already been set in the Setup Utility However we recommend that you read this chapter in case you need to make any changes in the future This Setup Utility should be used when changing the system configuration when a configuration error is detected and you are prompted to make changes to the Setup Utility when trying to resolve IRQ conflicts
20. acks to connect audio devices The first jack is for stereo Line In signal the second jack for stereo Line Out signal and the third jack for Microphone Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation Installing the Processor This motherboard has an LGA775 socket for the latest Intel Pentium 4 Celeron D Pentium D processors When choosing a processor consider the performance requirements of the system Performance is based on the processor design the clock speed and system bus frequency of the processor and the quantity of inter nal cache memory and external cache memory CPU Installation Procedure Follow these instructions to install the CPU LGA775 Socket CPUFAN A Unload the cap e Use thumb amp forefinger to hold the lifting tab of the cap e Lift the cap up and remove the cap completely from the socket B Open the load plate e Use thumb amp forefinger to hold the hook of the lever pushing down and pulling aside unlock it e Lift up the lever e Use thumb to open the load plate Be careful not to touch the contacts Motherboard User s Guide C Install the CPU on the socket e Orientate CPU package to the socket Make sure you match triangle marker to pin 1 location D Close the load plate e Slightly push down the load plate onto the tongue side and hook the lever e CPU is locked completely E Apply thermal grease on top of the CPU F Fasten the cooling fan supporting base onto the CPU
21. am as explained in next section 47 Motherboard User s Guide The Browse CD button is a standard Windows command that you can check the contents of the disc with the Windows 98 file browsing interface The Exit button closes the Auto Setup window To run the program again reinsert the CD ROM disc in the drive or click the CD ROM driver from the Windows Explorer and click the Setup icon The Application button brings up a software menu It shows the bundled software that this mainboard supports The ReadMe brings you to the Install Path where you can find out path names of software driver Auto Installing under Windows 2000 XP If you are under Windows 2000 XP please click the Setup button to run the software auto installing program while the Auto Setup screen pops out after insert ing the support CD ROM 1 The installation program loads and displays the following screen Click the Next button Welcome to the MainBoard Setup program This program will install MeinBoard on your computer itis strongly recommended thet you exit all Windows programs before running this Setup program Click Cancel to quit Setup and then close any programs you have running Click Next to continue with the Setup program WARNING This program is protected by copyright lew and international treaties Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this program or any portion of it may result in severe civil and criminal penalties and will b
22. ard User s Guide PASSWORD DISABLED If you have selected System in Security Option of BIOS Features Setup menu you will be prompted for the password every time the system reboots or any time you try to enter BIOS Setup If you have selected Setup at Security Option from BIOS Features Setup menu you will be prompted for the password only when you enter BIOS Setup Supervisor Password has higher priority than User Password You can use Super visor Password when booting the system or entering BIOS Setup to modify all settings Also you can use User Password when booting the system or entering BIOS Setup but can not modify any setting if Supervisor Password is enabled Save amp Exit Setup Highlight this item and press lt Enter gt 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 lt Y gt to save and exit or press lt N gt to return to the main menu Exit Without Saving Highlight this item and press lt Enter gt to discard any changes that you have made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility When the Exit Without Saving dialog box appears press lt Y gt to discard changes and exit or press lt N gt to return to the main menu Without Saving item and press lt Y gt to discard any changes you have If you have made settings that you do not want to save use the Exit made This conc
23. at you can install the DIMM module in the correct direction Match the cutout on the DIMM module with the notch on the DIMM socket 3 Install the DIMM module into the socket and press it firmly down until it is seated correctly The socket latches are levered upwards and latch on to the edges of the DIMM 4 Install any remaining DIMM modules 11 Table A DDR memory module QVL Qualified Vendor List The following DDR400 memory module have been tested and qualified for use with this motherboard Vendor Module Name Apacer AM3A568ACT05SA Corsair Platinum CMX256 3200C2PT GEIL G208L364D1TGSNKT3C GEIL GE08L3264D1WLSNKT3H71 GEIL GL3L32G88TG 5A Kingston D3208DL2T 5 0323PT01 Kingston Winbond W942508BH 5 Kingston Samsung K4H560838D TCC4 Ramaxel Samsung K4H560838D TCC4 Ramaxel MIC R 46V32M8TG 5BC Samsung K4H560838E TCCC Samsung K4H560838D TCCC Soutec M2G9108AKASO09F083S9DT COSAIR Platinum CMX512 3200C2PT GEIL GE16L6464D2WLSNKT3H66 Hynix HY5DU56822BT D43 Kingston Winbond W942508BH 5 Kingston Samsung K4H560838D TCC4 Kingmax KDL388P4EA 50 Samsung K4H560838E TCCC TwinMOS M2G9J16AKATT9FO83S9DT A DATA Vitesta 12 Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation Jumper Settings Connecting two pins with a jumper cap is SHORT removing a jumper cap from these pins OPEN A BIOS_WP CLR_CMOS Clear CMOS Jumper Use this jumper to clear the cont
24. aults F7 Optimized Defaults CPU Clock Ratio 8X Enables you to set the CPU clock The CPU clock ratio times the CPU Host PCI Clock should equal the core speed of the installed processor For unlock Ratio CPU only Example CPU Clock Ratio 8 CPU Frequency X100 Installed CPU Clock Speed 800 MHz Auto Detect DIMM PCI Clk Enabled When this item is enabled BIOS will disable the clock signal of free DIMM and PCI slots Spread Spectrum Disabled If you enable spread spectrum it can significantly reduce the EMI Electro Magnetic Interference generated by the system CPU Clock 100MHz Use the CPU Host Clock to set the frontside bus frequency for the installed processor usually 133 MHz 100 MHz or 66 MHz 44 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility Load Fail Safe Defaults This option opens a dialog box that lets you install fail safe defaults for all appro priate items in the Setup Utility Press lt Y gt and then lt Enter gt to install the defaults Press lt N gt and then lt Enter gt to not install the defaults The fail safe defaults place no great demands on the system and are generally stable If your system is not functioning correctly try installing the fail safe defaults as a first step in getting your system working properly again If you only want to install fail safe defaults for a specific option select and display that option and then press lt F6 gt Load Optimized Defaults This option opens a dialog box t
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26. ch diskette with a capacity of 1 2 MB Floppy 3 mode is sometimes used in Japan Video EGA VGA This item defines the video mode of the system This motherboard has a built in VGA graphics system you must leave this item at the default value Halt On All Errors This item defines the operation of the system POST Power On Self Test routine You can use this item to select which types of errors in the POST are sufficient to halt the system Base Memory Extended Memory and Total Memory These items are automatically detected by the system at start up time These are display only fields You cannot make changes to these fields Press lt Esc gt to return to the AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility page Advanced BIOS Features This option defines advanced information about your system Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features P gt CPU Feature Press Enter gt Hard Disk Boot Priority Press Enter Item Help CPU L3 Cache Enabled Hyper Threading Technology Enabled Quick Power On Self Test Enabled Menu Level gt First Boot Device Floppy Second Boot Device Hard Disk Third Boot Device CDROM Boot Other Device Enabled Boot Up Floppy Seek Disabled Boot Up NumLock Status On Gate A20 Option Fast Typematic Rate Setting Disabled X Typematic Rate Chars Sec 6 X Typematic Delay Msec 250 Security Option Setup APIC Mode Enabled OS Select For DRAM gt 64MB Non OS2 HDD S M A R T Ca
27. charge 4 Select the number of CPU clocks allocated forthe Row Address Strobe RAS signal to accumulate its charge before the DRAM is refreshed If insufficient time is allowed refresh may be incomplete and data lost Memory Frequency For Auto This item sets the main memory frequency When you used an external graphics card you can adjust this to enable the best performance for your system System BIOS Cacheable Disabled When this item is enabled the System BIOS will be cached for faster execution Video BIOS Cacheable Enabled When this is enabled the Video RAM will be cached resulting to better perfor mance However if any program was written to this memory area this may result to system error AGP Aperture Size MB 128 This item defines the size of the aperture if you use an AGP graphics adapter The AGP aperture refers to a section of the PCI memory address renge used for graphics memory We recommend that you leave this item at the default value Init Display First PCI Slot This item allows you to choose the primary display card Fast Chip Select Auto This item allows you to read the Data transfer from CPU to GMCH CPC Addr Control Auto This item allows you to increase the performance when DDR400 DIMM is installed and set this item to Enabled However this might cause the system to become UNSTEADY Turbo Mode Auto This item allows you to increase the performance of CPU L2 cache timing at
28. der ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power management Interface you can create a software power down In a software power down the system can be resumed by Wake Up Alarms This item lets you install a software power down that is controlled by the power button on your system If the item is set to Instant Off then the power button causes a software power down If the item is set to Delay 4 Sec then you have to hold the power button down for four seconds to cause a software power down Resume by PCI PME Enabled This item specifies whether the system will be awakened from power saving modes when activity or input signal of the specified hardware peripheral or component is detected Resume by Ring Disabled An input signal on the serial Ring indicator RI line in other words and incoming call on the modem awakens the system from a soft off state Resume by USB S3 Disabled This option allows the activity of the USB devices keyboard and mouse to wake up the system from S3 sleep state 40 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility Resume by Alarm Disabled When set to Enabled additional fields become available and you can set the date day of the month hour minute and second to turn on your system When set to 0 zero for the day of the month the alarm will power on your system every day at the specified time Reload Global Timer Events This field indicates which events waken the system from power saving mode Primary Sec
29. e prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under lew me Bera 2 Select the items that you want to setup by clicking on it the default options are recommended Click the Next button to proceed E Select Components Selectthe components you want to install clear the components you do notwantto install Components 7 19654K A Devices 4725K Applications 37031 K Description Space Required 61412 K Available 1327744K e 48 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 Installing under Windows NT or Manual Installation If you are under Windows NT the auto installing program doesn t work out or you have to do the manual installation please follow this procedure while the Auto Setup screen pops out after inserting the support CD ROM 1 Click the ReadMe to bring up a screen and then click the Install Path at the bottom of the screen 2 Find out your mainboard model name and click on it to obtain its correct driver directory 3 Install each software in accordance with the correspondi
30. e 60 C 1 C Start up SMART CPU Temperature 60 C 1 C Stop StartUp Duty Cycle 10 This item allows users to manually set the StartUp Duty Cycle of the smart fan in order to let the system control the fan speed in an efficient way Stop Duty Cycle 10 This item allows users to manually set the Stop Duty Cycle of the smart fan in order to let the system control the fan speed in an efficient way Target Temperature Disabled This item enables throttling when CPU targets the temperature Shutdown Temperature Disabled Enables you to set the maximum temperature the system can reach before powering down System Component Characteristics These items allow end users and technicians to monitor data provided by the BIOS on this motherboard You cannot make changes to these fields be Current CPU System Temperature CPU SYS Fan Speed CPU Core Voltage Battery Voltage 43 Motherboard User s Guide Frequency Control This item enables 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 Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Frequency Control CPU Clock Ratio 8X Auto Detect PCI Clk Enabled Item Help Spread Spectrum Disabled CPU Clock 100 MHz Menu Level gt t Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Def
31. e bus ratio number from 0 255 This feature is available when CPU supports Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 Bus VID 0 8375V This item helps you to set the voltage of the throttled performance that will be initiated when the on die sensor goes from not hot to hot This feature is available when CPU supports Thermal Monitor 2 Limit CPUID MaxVal Disabled 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 C1E Support Enabled This item enables or disables the CPU C1E function Execute Disabled Bit Disabled Users please leave this item in its default setting under Windows XP OS Change the value to Disabled if users are to install Linux OS 29 Motherboard User s Guide Vanderpool Technology Enabled This item enables or disables the Vanderpool Technology When disabled forcess the VT function will close Intel R SpeedStep tm Tech Enabled This item enables or disables the Intel R SpeedStep tm technology When enabled allows enhance Intel SpeedStep Technology transitions Press lt Esc gt to return to the AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility page gt Hard Disk Boot Priority Press Enter Scroll to this item and press lt Enter gt to view the following screen Phoenix AwardBlOS CMOS Setup Utility Hard Disk Boot Priority 1 Pri Master Item Help 2
32. e to Precharge Delay 8 DRAM RAS to CAS Delay 4 Menu Level gt DRAM RAS Precharge 4 Memory Frequency For Auto System BIOS Cacheable Disabled Video BIOS Cacheable Enabled AGP Aperature Size MB 128 Init Display First PCI Slot Photon Acceleration Technology Fast Chip Select Auto CPC Addr Control Auto Turbo Mode Auto On Chip VGA Setting On Chip Frame Buffer Size 8MB Boot Display Auto tl Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults DRAM Timing Selectable By SPD Enables you to select the CAS latency time in HCLKs of 2 2 5 or 3 The value is set at the factory depending on the DRAM installed Do not change the values in this field unless you change specifications of the installed DRAM or the installed CPU 32 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility CAS Latency Time 2 This item controls the timing delay in clock cycles before the DRAM starts a read command after receiving it e Active to Precharge Delay 8 This precharge time is the number of cycles it takes for DRAM to accumulate its charge before refresh DRAM RAS to CAS Delay 4 This field lets you insert a timing delay between the CAS and RAS strobe signals used when DRAM is written to read from or refreshed Disabled gives faster performance and Enabled gives more stable performance e DRAM RAS Pre
33. ect the CPU fan connector to CPU_FAN Connect the case switches and indicator LEDs to the PANEL1 header Please refer to the following list of the PANEL pin assignments Pin Signal Pin NY 8 7 RESET_SW_AA 8 9 RSVD_DNU 14 Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation Connecting Optional Devices Refer to the following for information on connecting the motherboard s optional devices IR1 AUX_IN AUDIO1 SPDIFO1 AUDIO1 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 AUD_MIC AUD_GND AUD_MIC_BIAS AUD_VCC e poron e AUD RETR oen fep o operon 70 pe USB3 USB4 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 USB3 USB4 to connect the front mounted ports to the motherboard 15 Motherboard User s Guide Here is a list of headers USB3 USB4 pin assignments Pin sona Pin Signal Ps useras e oseres 7 sROUND 8 SOUND ope ope 1 Locate the USB3 USB4 header on the motherboard Plug the bracket cable onto the USB3 USB4 header 3 Remove a slot cover from one of the expansion slots on the system chassis Install an extension bracket in the opening Secure the extension bracket t
34. ents of the CMOS memory You may need to clear the CMOS memory if the settings in the Setup Utility are incorrect and prevent your motherboard from operating To clear the CMOS memory disconnect all the power cables from the motherboard and then move the jumper cap into the CLEAR setting for a few seconds Function Jumper Short Pins 1 2 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 BIOS_WP BIOS FLASH PROTECT Jumper Use this jumper to set the BIOS FLASH PROTECT function Function Jumper DSABLE OPEN ENABLE SHORT 13 Motherboard User s Guide Install the Motherboard Install the motherboard in a system chassis case The board is a Micro ATX size motherboard You can install this motherboard in an ATX case Make sure your case has an I O cover plate matching the ports on this motherboard Install the motherboard in a case Follow the case manufacturer s instructions to use the hardware and internal mounting points on the chassis SYS FAN Connect the power connector from the power supply to the ATX1 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 Conn
35. er under WinXP windows Task Manager File Options View Shut Down Help 4 o File Action View Help rea Applications Processes Networking Users E sosr sen3cozne CPU Usage CPU Usage History Computer ub lt Disk drives j 3 DVD CD ROM drives Floppy disk controllers i Floppy disk drives PF Usage Page File Usage History Gy IDE ATA ATAPI controllers gt Keyboards Mice and other pointing devices BB Network adapters Gp Other devices 2 ast ects Autio Conk ber Totals Physical Memory K mes Controler Handles 3685 Total 260588 Universal Serial Bus USB Contralle Threads z0 Aveda 185824 2 Video Controller VGA Compatible Processes 16 System Cache 92248 JY Ports COM amp LPT SP Processors Commit Charge K Kernel Memory K Tntei R Pentium R 4 CPU 2 660 Total 59224 Total 11020 8 Intel R Pentium R 4 CPU 2 66GHz Limit 641364 Paged 8512 dyameror Peak 73024 Nonpaged 2508 Processes 16 CPU Usage 0 Windows Task Manager e aan Commit Charge 59224K 64136 Note Hyper Threading Function only works under WINXP Operating System therefore disable it under other Operating System 50
36. hat lets you install optimized defaults for all appropriate items in the Setup Utility Press lt Y gt and then lt Enter gt to install the defaults Press lt N gt and then lt Enter gt to not install the defaults The optimized defaults place demands on the system that may be greater than the performance level of the components such as the CPU and the memory You can cause fatal errors or instability if you install the optimized defaults when your hardware does not support them If you only want to install setup defaults for a specific option select and display that option and then press lt F7 gt Optimized Default when install Operation System onto you system Users please remain the factory BIOS default setting of Load Set Supervisor User Password When this function is selected the following message appears at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password ENTER PASSWORD Type the password up to eight characters and press lt Enter gt The password typed now will clear any previously entered password from CMOS memory You will be asked to confirm the password Type the password again and press lt Enter gt You may also press lt Esc gt to abort the selection To disable password just press lt Enter gt when you are prompted to enter password A message will confirm the password being disabled Once the password is disabled the system will boot and you can enter BIOS Setup freely 45 Motherbo
37. high speed On Chip Frame Buffer Size 8MB This item allows you to set the onboard frame buffer size ranging from 1MB 8MB to 16MB 33 Motherboard User s Guide Boot Display Auto This item allows you to set the boot display function to be Auto CRT EFP TV CRT EFP or CRT TV Press lt Esc gt to return to the AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility page Integrated Peripherals These options display items that define the operation of peripheral components on the system s input output ports Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals gt OnChip IDE Device Press Enter Item Help Onboard Device Press Enter gt SuperlO Device Press Enter Menu Level p t Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults gt OnChip IDE Device Scroll to this item and press lt Enter gt to view the following screen Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility OnChip IDE Device IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled Item Help On chip Primary PCI IDE Enabled IDE Primary Master PIO Auto IDE Primary Slave PIO Auto ene p p gt IDE Primary Master UDMA Auto If your IDE hard drive IDE Primary Slave UDMA Auto supports block mode On chip Secondary PCI IDE Enabled select Enabled for IDE Secondary Master PIO Auto automatic detection of IDE Secondary Slave PI
38. ignment Auto such a serious conflict that INT Pin 6 Assignment Auto ties cannot boot INT Pin 7 Assignment Auto INT Pin 8 Assignment Auto t Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults 41 Motherboard User s Guide Reset Configuration Data Disabled When you enable this item and restart the system any Plug and Play configura tion data stored in the BIOS Setup is cleared from memory Resources Controlled By Auto ECSD You should leave this item at the default Auto ESCD Under this setting the system dynamically allocates resources to Plug and Play devices as they are required If you cannot get a legacy ISA Industry Standard Architecture expansion card to work properly you might be able to solve the problem by changing this item to Manual and then opening up the IRQ Resources submenu e Inthe IRQ Resources submenu if you assign an IRQ to Legacy ISA then that Interrupt Request Line is reserved for a legacy ISA expansion card Press lt Esc gt to close the IRQ Resources submenu PCI VGA Palette Snoop Disabled This item is designed to overcome problems that can be caused by some non standard VGA cards This board includes a built in VGA system that does not require palette snooping so you must leave this item disabled Assign IRQ For USB Enabled Enable or Disable this item when use
39. ive ribbon cable Q The Software support CD Optional Accessories You can purchase the following optional accessories for this motherboard Q The Extended USB module 0 The CNR v 90 56K Fax Modem card Q The Serial ATA cable O 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 please 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 oi Si x o a v 3 ITEM COMPONENTS 1 CPU Socket LGA775 Socket for Intel Pentium 4 Celeron fee D Pentium D CPUs 2 CPU_FAN CPU
40. le installing 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 Ifyou suspect this motherboard has been damaged do not connect power to the system Contact your motherboard vendor about those damages Copyright 2006 All Rights Reserved P13G Series V1 0 March 2006 Motherboard User s Guide Table of Contents MAC OMI ALK ics s5si6ss2acsstsasexcessasasesssescesessss escesisecoscssseseecssenses adesessssieyisscesseseseseiesceete Satie ELECITICILY Precautions zsigeri annn e tase satacsesgesenrsietessisiet gt i Pre Installation Inspection sisesserisscsrereserisssesersseriessssepoensiosssserosrsiussssenssesidrssnevorrivssstesi i Chapter 1 Introduction csccssessesscsscsscessccssssessesscseeseeesssesseessessessessesseeseese 1 Key PF CQUIECS cccssssscscesssvetweesis cass shoscianbosveaveaasiesiseateaes icasesbivesss passeleeataneeteeaedeasaacaseabeassisaeebes 1 Package Contents sists secs avaticsusatascnssvuaieuvaraecur aie waa amiwaiewee 4 Chapter 2 Mother
41. ludes Chapter 3 Refer to the next chapter for information on the software supplied with the motherboard 46 Chapter 4 Software amp Applications Introduction This chapter describes the contents of the support CD ROM that comes with the motherboard package The support CD ROM contains all useful software necessary drivers and utility programs to properly run our products More program information is available in a README file located in the same directory as the software To run the support CD simply insert the CD into your CD ROM drive An Auto Setup screen automatically pops out and then you can go on the auto installing or manual installation depending on your operating system If your operating system is Windows 2000 XP it will automatically install all the drivers and utilities for your motherboard if Windows NT or manual installation please follow the instructions described as the Installing under Windows NT or Manual Installation section 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 St Multi Menu Setup XE ation Readme The Setup button runs the software auto installing progr
42. ng driver path 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 AMI AWARD Flash Utility This utility lets you erase the system BIOS stored on a Flash Memory chip on the motherboard and lets you copy an updated version of the BIOS to the chip Proceed with caution when using this program If you erase the current BIOS and fail to write a new BIOS or write a new BIOS that is incorrect your system will malfunction Refer to Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility for more information WinFlash Utility The WinFlash utility is a Windows version of the DOS BIOS flash writer utility The utility enables you to flash the system BIOS stored on a Flash Memory chip on the motherboard while in a Windows environment This utility is cur rently available for WINXP 2000 To install the WinFlash utility run AFUWIN EXE AMI or WINFLASH EXE Award from the following direc tory Utility AMIFlash or AWDFlash 49 Motherboard User s Guide Hyper Threading CPU While you are in Windows Task Manager please push down ctrl Alt Del keys A dual CPU appears in the CPU Usage History amp Device Manag
43. nter gt to view the following screen Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility SuperlO Device POWER ON Function Hot Key Item Help KB Power ON Password Enter Hot key Power ON Ctrl F12 Onboard FDC Controller Enabled Menu Level Pb Onboard Serial Port1 3F8 IRQ4 UART 2 Mode Controller Disabled UART Mode Select Normal RxD TxD Active Hi Lo IR Transmission Delay Enabled UR2 Duplex Mode Half Use IR Pins IR Rx2Tx2 Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode ECP ECP Mode Use DMA 3 Power On After Power Fail Off t Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults POWER ON Function Hot Key This feature allows you to set the method by which your system can be turned on KB Power ON Password Enter When the POWER ON Function is set to Password use this item to set the passowrd Hot Key Power On Ctrl F12 When the POWER ON Function is set to Hot Key use this item to set the hot key combination that turns on the system Onboard FDC Controller Enabled Select Enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller FDC installed on the system board and you wish to use it If you install an add in FDC or the system has no floppy drive select Disabled in this field Onboard Serial Port1 3F8 IRQ4 This option is used to assign the I O address and interrupt request IRQ fo
44. ny item in the list of Reload Global Timer Events is Enabled then any activity on that item will reset the timeout counters to zero If the system is suspended or has been powered down by software it can be resumed by a wake up call that is generated by incoming traffic to a modem a LAN card a PCI card or a fixed alarm on the system realtime clock Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Power Management Setup A ACPI Suspend Type S3 STR Item Help Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume Auto Video Off Method DPMS Menu Level p gt Video Off In Suspend Yes Suspend Type Stop Grant Modem Use IRQ 3 Suspend Mode Disabled HDD Power Down Disabled Soft Off by PWR BTTN Instant Off Resume by PCI PME Enabled Resume by Ring Disabled Resume by USB S3 Disabled Resume by Alarm Disabled Xx Date of Month Alarm 0 x Time hh mm ss Alarm 000 Reload Global Timer Evernts Primary IDE 0 Disabled 7 Primary IDE 1 Disabled A Secondary IDE 0 Disabled v Secondary IDE 1 Disabled FDD COM LPT Port Disabled PCI PIRQ A D Disabled t Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults ACPI Suspend Type S3 STR Use this item to define how your system suspends In the default S1 POS the suspend mode is equivalent to a software power down If you select S3 STR the suspend mode is suspend to R
45. o the chassis with a screw SPK1 Speaker Header Connect the cable from the PC speaker to the SPK1 header on the motherboard IR1 Infrared Header The infrared port allows the wireless exchange of information between your com puter and similarly equipped devices such as printers laptops Personal Digital Assistants PDAs and other computers 1 Locate the infrared port IR1 header on the motherboard 2 If you are adding an infrared port connect the ribbon cable from the port to the IR1 header and then secure the port to an appropriate place in your system chassis 16 Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation SPDIFO1 SPDIF out header This is an optional header that provides an S PDIF Sony Philips Digital Interface output to digital multimedia device through optical fiber or coaxial connector AUX_IN Auxiliary In header This connector is an additional line in audio connector It allows you to attach a line in cable when your rear line in jack is set as line out port for 4 channel function 17 Motherboard User s Guide Install Other Devices Install and connect any other devices in the system following the steps below FSB800 8xUs62 0 7 FEEFEE EREA sj 1 SATA2 IDE2 IDE1 on a Floppy Disk Drive The motherboard ships with a floppy disk drive cable that can support one or two drives Drives can be 3 5 or 5 25 wide with capacities of 360K 720K 1 2MB 1 44MB or 2
46. ondary IDE 0 1 Disabled When this item is enabled the system power will resume the system from a power saving mode if there is any activity on primary or secondary IDE channel Oorl FDD COM LPT Port Disabled When this item is enabled the system power will resume the system from a power saving mode if there is any activity on FDD COM or LPT port PCI PIRQ A D Disabled When this item is enabled the system power will resume the system from a power saving mode if there is any activity on PCI or PIRQ devices PNP PCI Configurations This section describes configuring the PCI bus system PCI Peripheral Compo nent Interconnect is a system which allows I O devices to operate at speeds nearing CPU s when they communicate with own special components All the options describes in this section are important and technical and it is strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes to the default settings Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PnP PCI Configurations Item Hel Reset Configuration Data Disabled i x Resources Controlled By Auto ESCD Menu Level pp uRGtResouress Pease Enter Default is Disabled Select PCI VGA Palette Snoop Disabled ey a 4 PaT Assign IRQ For USB Enabled u gurang INT Pin 1 Assignment Auto ESCD when you exit Setup INT Pin 2 Assignment Auto d uae Frae INT Pin 3 Assignment Auto Jana RN INT Pin 4 Assignment Auto reconfiguration has caused INT Pin 5 Ass
47. pability Disabled Report No FDD For WIN 95 Yes Vv Delay For HDD Secs 4 Small Logo EPA Show Disabled tla Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values _ F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults 28 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility gt CPU Feature Press Enter Users please note that this function is only available for Prescott CPUs Scroll to this item and press lt Enter gt to view the following screen Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility CPU Feature Delay Prior to thermal 16 Min Item Help Thermal Management Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 Bus Ratio 0X TM2 Bus VID 0 8375V Menu Level p gt p gt Limit CPUID MaxVal Disabled C1E Support Enabled Execute Disabled Bit Disabled Vanderpool Technology Enabled Intel R SpeedStep tm Tech Enabled tl Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Delay Prior to Thermal 16 Min This item enables you to set the delay time before the CPU enters auto thermal mode Thermal Management Thermal Monitor 2 This item displays CPU s temperature and enables you to set a safe temperature to Prescott CPU TM2 Bus Ratio 0 X This item helps you to set the frequency bus ratio of the throttled performance that will be initiated when the on die sensor goes from not hot to hot You may set th
48. r onboard serial port COM1 UART 2 Mode Controller Disabled This item allows users to enable or disable the onboard UART2 mode control 37 Motherboard User s Guide UART Mode Select Normal This field is available if the Onboard Serial Port 2 is set to any option but Disabled UART Mode Select enables you to select the infrared communication protocol Normal default IrDA or ASKIR IrDA is an infrared communication protocol with a maximum baud rate up to 115 2K bps ASKIR is Sharp s infrared communication protocol with a maximum baud rate up to 57 6K bps RxD TxD Active Hi Lo This feature enables you to set the IR reception transmission polarity as High or Low IR Transmission Delay Enabled This field enables you to set the whether the IR transmission rate will be delayed while converting to receiving mode UR2 Duplex Mode Half This field is available when UART 2 Mode is set to either ASKIR or IrDA This item enables you to determine the infrared function of the onboard infrared chip The options are Full and Half default Full duplex means you can transmit and receive data simultaneously Half duplex is the transmission of data in either transmitting or receiving only one direction at a time Use IR Pins IR Rx2Tx2 Please consult your IR peripheral documentation to select the correct setting of the TxD and RxD signals Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 This option is used
49. re an IDE device on the IDE channel more than one line will appear in the parameter box Choose the line that lists LBA for an LBA drive IDE Channel 0 1 Master Slave Auto Leave this item at Auto to enable the system to automatically detect and configure IDE devices on the channel If it fails to find a device change the value to Manual and then manually configure the drive by entering the characteristics of the drive in the items described below If you are setting up a new hard disk drive that supports LBA mode Refer to your drive s documentation or look on the drive casing if you need to obtain this information If no device is installed change the value to None Before attempting to configure a hard disk drive ensure that you have Le the configuration information supplied by the manufacturer of your hard drive Incorrect settings can result in your system not recognizing the installed hard disk Access Mode Auto This item defines ways that can be used to access IDE hard disks such as LBA Large Block Addressing Leave this value at Auto and the system will automatically decide the fastest way to access the hard disk drive Press lt Esc gt to return to the Standard CMOS Features page 27 Motherboard User s Guide Drive A 1 44M 3 5 in None This item defines the characteristics of any diskette drive attached to the system Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled Floppy 3 mode refers to a 3 5 in
50. rs are to assign IRQ for the USB interface onboard INT Pin1 8 Assignment Auto Identifies the interrupt request IRQ line assigned to a device connected to the PCI interface of your system PC Health Status On motherboards that support hardware monitoring this item lets you monitor the parameters for critical voltages critical temperatures and fan speeds Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PC Health Status SMART FAN Control Disabled x Smart CPU Temperature 60 C Item Help x CPU Tolerance Temperature 2 C x Startup Duty Cycle 10 x Stop Duty Cycle 10 Target Temperature Disabled Menu Level b gt Shutdown Temperature Disabled Current System Temperature Current CPU Temperature SYS FAN Speed CPU FAN Speed CPU Vcore 1 5V 3 3V 5 0V Battery Voltage t Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults 42 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility SMART FAN Control Disabled This item allows you to enable disable the control of the system fan speed by changing the fan voltage SAMRT CPU Temperature 60 C This item specifies the default CPU temperature The ranges is from 40 C to 100 C CPU Tolerance Temperature 2 C This item enables users set the value of the CPU temperature to achieve the start and stop status The choices are 1 C 2 C 3 C and 4 C Example SMART CPU Temperatur
51. t has passed Windows Logo testing Continue Anyway iii Chapter 1 Introduction This motherboard has an LGA775 socket for latest Intel Pentium 4 Celeron D Pentium D processors with Hyper Threading Technology and Front Side Bus FSB speeds up to 800 533 400 MHz Hyper Threading Technology designed to take advantage of the multitasking features in Windows XP gives you the power to do more things at once This motherboard integrates the Intel 865G Northbridge along with Intel I O Controller Hub 5 ICH5 that supports the Serial ATA interface for high perfor mance and mainstream desktop PCs the built in USB 2 0 providing higher band width implementing Universal Serial Bus Specification Revision 2 0 and is compliant with UHCI 1 1 and EHCI 1 0 It supports 6 channel AC 97 Audio Codec and provides two IDE Ultra DMA 100 66 33 channel It has one AGP 8X slot one CNR and two 32 bit PCI slots There is a full set of I O ports including two PS 2 ports for mouse and keyboard one VGA port one serial port one parallel port one LAN port optional three audio jacks for micropone line in and line out and four back panel USB 2 0 ports In addition onboard USB headers provide extra ports by connecting the extended USB module to the motherboard It is a Micro ATX motherboard and has power connectors for an ATX power supply Key Features The key features of this motherboard include LGA775 Socket Processor Support e Supports the la
52. test Intel Pentium 4 Celeron D Pentium D Series pro cessors with Hyper Threading Technology e Supports up to 800 533 400 MHz Front Side Bus Note Hyper Threading technology enables the operating system into thinking its hooked up to two processors allowing two threads to be run in parallel both on separate logical processors within the same physical processor Chipset There are Intel 865G Northbridge and Intel I O Controller Hub 5 ICHS5 in the chipsets in accordance with an innovative and scalable architecture with proven reliability and performance e Host Interface Support One Intel Pentium 4 processor with 512 KB L2 cache on 0 13 micron process Pentium 4 processor on 90 nm process e Hyper Threading Technology Motherboard User s Guide e System Memory Controller Support Dual channel 6 4 GB s wide DDR memory interface Single channel 3 2 GB s wide operation supported Supports DDR266 DDR333 DDR400 DIMM modules e PCI Bus Interface Supports PCI Revision 2 3 Specification at 33 MHz e Integrated LAN Controller 10 100 Mbp s Faster Ethernet Support e Integrated Serial ATA Host Controllers Independent DMA operation on two ports Data transfer rates up to 1 5 Gb s 150 MB s e Integrated IDE Controller Ultra ATA 100 66 33 BMIDE and PIO modes e USB2 0 Includes 4 UHCI Host Controllers increasing the number of external ports to eight e AC Link for Audio and Telephony Codecs Support
53. to negotiation Support ACPI power management Full Duplex Flow Control IEEE 802 3x and Half Full duplex capability USB 2 0 Compliant with Universal Serial Bus Specification Revision 2 0 Compliant with Intel s Enhanced Host Controller Interface Specification Revision 1 0 Compliant with Universal Host Controller Interface Specification Revi sion 1 1 PCI multi function device consists of two UHCI Host Controller cores for full low speed signaling and one EHCI Host Controller core for high speed signaling Root hub consists 4 downstream facing ports with integrated physical layer transceivers shared by UHCI and EHCI Host Controller up to eight functional ports Support PCI Bus Power Management Interface Specification release 1 1 Legacy support for all downstream facing ports BIOS Firmware This motherboard uses AWARD BIOS that enables users to configure many sys tem features including the following Power management Wake up alarms CPU parameters and memory timing CPU and memory timing Motherboard User s Guide The firmware can also be used to set parameters for different processor clock speeds Dimensions e Micro ATX form factor of 244 x 220 mm Note Hardware specifications and software items are subject to change without notification Package Contents Your motherboard package ships with the following items 0 The motherboard O The User s Guide O One diskette drive ribbon cable optional O One IDE dr
54. u can download and install updated BIOS for this motherboard from the manufacturer s Web site New BIOS provides support for new peripherals im provements in performance or fixes for known bugs Install new BIOS as follows 1 If your motherboard has a BIOS protection jumper change the setting to allow BIOS flashing 2 If your motherboard has an item called Firmware Write Protect in Advanced BIOS features disable it Firmware Write Protect prevents BIOS from being overwritten 3 Create a bootable system disk Refer to Windows online help for information on creating a bootable system disk 24 4 Download the Flash Utility and new BIOS file from the manufacturer s Web site Copy these files to the system diskette you created in Step 3 5 Turn off your computer and insert the system diskette in your computer s diskette drive You might need to run the Setup Utility and change the boot priority items on the Advanced BIOS Features Setup page to force your computer to boot from the floppy diskette drive first 6 At the A prompt type the Flash Utility program name and press lt Enter gt 7 Type the filename of the new BIOS in the File Name to Program text box Follow the onscreen directions to update the motherboard BIOS 8 When the installation is complete remove the floppy diskette from the diskette drive and restart your computer If your motherboard has a Flash BIOS jumper reset the jumper to protect the newly installed
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