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Chapter 1 

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Professional digital audio interface supports 24-bit S/PDIF Input/Output 

11. System BIOS 

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SoftMenu

 Technology to set CPU parameters 

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Supports Plug-and-Play (PNP) 

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Supports Advanced Configuration Power Interface (ACPI) 

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Supports Desktop Management Interface (DMI) 

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Write-Protect Anti-Virus function by AWARD BIOS 

12. Internal I/O Connectors 

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1x AGP PRO slot 

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5x PCI slots 

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1x Floppy port supports up to 2.88MB 

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2x Ultra ATA/100/66/33 connectors 

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4x Serial ATA 150 connectors 

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2x USB 2.0 headers 

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2x IEEE 1394a headers 

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1x CD-IN, 1x AUX-IN header 

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1x IrDA header 

13. Back Panel I/O 

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1x PS/2 Keyboard, 1x PS/2 mouse 

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1x Serial port connectors, 1x Parallel port connector 

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1x S/PDIF In connector 

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1x S/PDIF Out connector 

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AUDIO1 connector (Rear-Left / Rear-Right, Center/Subwoofer) 

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AUDIO2 connector (Mic-In, Line-In, Front-Left/Front-Right) 

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2x USB 2.0, 1x IEEE 1394 Connector 

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2x USB 2.0, 1x RJ-45 LAN Connector 

14. Miscellaneous 

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ATX form factor 

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Hardware Monitoring – including Fan Speed, Voltages, CPU and system temperature 

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Supports Wake Up by LAN, Modem Ring, RTC Alarm, Keyboard and Mouse Power On 

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Supports STR (Suspend to RAM) 

 

Supports Wake On LAN, Modem, but your ATX power supply 5V standby power must be 
able to provide at least a 720mA current capacity. Otherwise, the functions may not work 
normally. 

 

This motherboard supports the standard bus speeds of 100/66/33MHz that are used by 
specific PCI, processor and chipset specifications. Exceeding these standard bus speeds is not 
guaranteed due to the specific component specifications. 

 

The Serial ATA controller only supports Ultra DMA/ATA100 or higher hard drive. Do not 
use hard drives under this specification, or it won’t work. 

 

Specifications and information contained herein are subject to change without notice. 

IC7-G 

Summary of Contents for IC7-G

Page 1: ...IC7 G Socket 478 System Board User s Manual 4200 0374 02 Rev 1 01 ...

Page 2: ...ental or consequential damages arising from any defect or error in this manual or product Product names appearing in this manual are for identification purpose only and trademarks and product names or brand names appearing in this document are the property of their respective owners This document contains materials protected under International Copyright Laws All rights reserved No part of this ma...

Page 3: ...FAN1 SYSFAN1 AUXFAN1 AUXFAN2 2 6 3 CMOS Memory Clearing Header CCMOS1 2 7 4 Wake up Header PS2 PWR1 USB PWR1 USB PWR2 2 8 5 Front Panel Switches Indicators Headers FPIO1 2 9 6 Infrared Device Header FPIO2 2 10 7 Additional USB Port Headers FP USB1 FP USB2 2 11 8 Additional IEEE1394 Port Header FP 1394 1 FP 1394 2 2 12 9 Front Panel Audio Connection Header FP AUDIO1 2 13 10 System Management Bus He...

Page 4: ...it Setup 3 25 3 13 Exit Without Saving 3 25 Appendix A Install Intel Chipset Software Utility A 1 Appendix B Install Intel Application Accelerator RAID B 1 Appendix C Install Audio Driver C 1 Appendix D Install LAN Driver D 1 Appendix E Install Silicon Serial ATA RAID Driver E 1 Appendix F Install USB 2 0 Driver F 1 Appendix G BIOS Update Guide G 1 Appendix H Hardware Monitoring The Winbond Hardwa...

Page 5: ...78 設計 的散熱套件及散熱片 1 請在主機板上面找出 Socket 478 插座的位置 然後將固定模組基座固定在主機板上面 注意 如果您使用專門為英特爾 Pentium 4 處理器 所設計的機殼 請注意已經安裝在機箱上的金屬螺 栓或是間隔卡樁 請小心不要讓金屬螺栓或是間隔 卡樁接觸到印刷電路板上的線路或是零件 2 請將處理器插座的釋放拉桿向插座的外側拉 出 然後將釋放拉桿以 90 度角的角度向上拉 起 然後請您以正確的方向將處理器插入處理 器插座 切勿太過施力地將處理器置入插座 因為您只能以一個固定的方向來將處理器插 入 當處理器置入到處理器插座之後 請將插 座釋放拉桿再下推到底即可 3 請將散熱片面朝下地置放到處理器的上面 直 到散熱片完全地蓋住處理器為止 4 將風扇及其固定架機構組件覆蓋至散熱片上 面 請確認風扇及其固定架機構組件四個邊角 的鎖扣都已經卡入固定架的鎖孔位置 5 將風扇...

Page 6: ...固定的方向來插入 DIMM 模組 5 要取出 DIMM 模組 請您向外側同時地壓下 DIMM 插槽兩側的模組固定夾 即可將 DIMM 模 組抽取出來 注意 靜電會造成電腦或是附加卡上電子元件的損壞 在您要進行這些程序之前 請確認您已經藉 由暫時地接觸已接地的金屬物體來放掉您身上所帶有的靜電 連接器 連接頭以及附加卡的安裝 在任何一部電腦機殼的裡面 都必需連接一些纜線與插頭 這些纜線與插頭通常都是一對一的連接 至主機板的連接埠上 您必需注意任何一條纜線的連接方向 如果可能的話 請一併注意連接埠第 一根針腳的位置 您將會安裝一些特殊功能的附加卡到主機板上面 像是 SCSI 卡或是 AGP 顯示 卡等等 當您將它們安裝到主機板上適當的插槽之後 請以螺絲將這些附加卡與機殼背板牢牢地固 定好 避免有鬆動的情況發生 如您想要瞭解相關且更為詳細的資訊 請參閱我們的完整版使用手冊 裡面會有詳盡的說明 將電...

Page 7: ...けに特別に設計されたキットをお求 めください 1 マザーボードに 478 ピン ZIF ソケットが見つ かったら リテンションモジュールをマザー ボードに固定します 注意 Pentium 4 マザーボードの用に特別に設計 されたシャーシをご使用の場合 金属製スタッド やスペーサーがすでにシャーシに取り付けられ ていれば その場所に注意してください 金属製 スタッドやスペーサーが PCB の印刷回路線や部 品に接触しないように用心してください 2 ソケットから CPU のソケットレバーを横に それから 90 度上に引っ張ります CPU を正 しい方向に差し込みます CPU は一方向にし かフィットしないため CPU を差し込む際に 余分な力をかけないでください CPU を押さ えながらソケットレバーを閉めます 3 ヒートシンクを CPU にすっぽりかぶせます 4 ファンとリテンションメカニズ...

Page 8: ...いでください DIMM モジュールは一 方向にしかフィットしません 5 DIMMモジュールは スロットの2つのイジェクタタブを外側に同時に引っ張ると外れます 注意 静電気はコンピュータやオプションのボードの電気コンポーネントを損傷させることがあ ります これらの手順を開始する前に アースされた金属物体に軽く触れて静電気を必ず放電し てください コネクタ ヘッダ スイッチおよびアダプタ コンピュータのケース内部には 複数のケーブルやプラグを接続できます これらのケーブルや プラグは 通常マザーボードにあるコネクタに 1 つずつ接続されます ケーブルの接続方向には 十分な注意を払い また必要に応じ コネクタの第 1 ピンの位置にも注目する必要があります SCSI アダプタ AGP アダプタのような特殊なニーズ向けには それに対応したアダプタを取り 付けてください アダプタをマザーボードのスロッ...

Page 9: ... Sie ein speziell für den Pentium 4 konstruiertes Gehäuse verwenden achten Sie bitte auf die Lage der Metallbolzen bzw Abstandhalter wenn sie schon im Gehäuse installiert sind Achten Sie darauf dass kein Kontakt zwischen Metallbolzen bzw Abstandhalter und den gedruckten Schaltkreisen bzw leitfähigen Teilen auf dem PCB entsteht 2 Ziehen Sie den Hebel des Prozessorsockels seitwärts vom Sockel und da...

Page 10: ...Gewalt beim Einsetzen des DIMM Moduls an es paßt nur in eine Richtung hinein 5 Zum Ausbau der Module drücken Sie die beiden Auswurflaschen auf dem Steckplatz nach außen zusammen und ziehen das Modul heraus Anschlüsse Sockel Schalter und Adapter Im Inneren des Gehäuses findet man in jedem Computer viele Kabel und Stecker die angeschlossen werden müssen Diese Kabel und Stecker werden normalerweise e...

Page 11: ...sur la carte mère Serrez la Base du Module de Rétention sur la carte Attention Si vous utilisez un châssis spécialement conçu pour Pentium 4 veuillez faire attention à l emplacement des Clous en Métal ou des Espaceurs installés sur le châssis Ne laissez jamais les Clous en Métal ou les Espaceurs entrer en contact des circuits imprimés ou des composants sur le PCB 2 Tirez le levier du socle CPU sur...

Page 12: ...e d endommager les composants électroniques de l ordinateur ou des cartes optionnelles Avant de commencer ces procédures assurez vous de bien décharger toute l électricité statique en touchant rapidement un objet métallique relié au sol Connecteurs Socles de connexion Interrupteurs et Adaptateurs A l intérieur du boîtier de n importe quel ordinateur il y a plusieurs câbles et prises qui doivent êt...

Page 13: ...нимание Устанавливая плату в корпус разработанный специально для Pentium 4 обратите внимание на уже установленный крепеж металлические стойки зажимы Убедитесь что установленный крепеж не касается системной платы или ее выводов 2 Оттяните рычаг фиксации процессора в сторону и поднимите его на 90 градусов вверх Расположив процессор соответствующим образом вставьте его в разъем Не прилагайте излишних...

Page 14: ...и вытащите модуль Внимание Статическое электричество может стать причиной выхода из строя электронных компонентов компьютера Перед началом данной процедуры снимите с себя статический заряд коснувшись заземленного металлического предмета Разъемы переключатели и адаптеры Внутри корпуса компьютера необходимо расположены несколько кабелей и вилок которые необходимо подключить Обычно эти кабели подключ...

Page 15: ...e Pentium 4 si prega prestare attenzione all ubicazione delle guarnizioni metalliche o degli spaziatori nel caso in cui siano già installati sul telaio Assicurarsi di non permettere alle guarnizioni metalliche od agli spaziatori di entrare in contatto con il cavo o con le parti del circuito sul PCB 2 Tirare di lato la leva della presa CPU allontanandola dalla presa poi sollevarla di 90 gradi Inser...

Page 16: ...nneggiare i componenti elettronici del computer o delle schede Prima di iniziare queste procedure assicurarsi di avere scaricato completamente l elettricità statica toccando brevemente un oggetto metallico con massa a terra Connettori collettori interruttori ed adattatori All interno della copertura di ogni computer ci sono diversi cavi e prese che devo essere collegati Questi cavi e prese sono so...

Page 17: ...urable ECC function 4 AGP Accelerated Graphics Port connector supports AGP PRO 8X 4X Interface 0 8V 1 5V 5 LAN Onboard Intel CSA Gigabit LAN 6 Dual Serial ATA RAID 2 channels of Serial ATA 150MB s data transfer rate with RAID function 0 via ICH5R South Bridge 2 channels of Serial ATA 150MB s data transfer rate with RAID function 0 1 via Silicon Image PCI Chip 7 Media XP Optional Supports card read...

Page 18: ...connector Mic In Line In Front Left Front Right 2x USB 2 0 1x IEEE 1394 Connector 2x USB 2 0 1x RJ 45 LAN Connector 14 Miscellaneous ATX form factor Hardware Monitoring including Fan Speed Voltages CPU and system temperature Supports Wake Up by LAN Modem Ring RTC Alarm Keyboard and Mouse Power On Supports STR Suspend to RAM Supports Wake On LAN Modem but your ATX power supply 5V standby power must...

Page 19: ...Introduction 1 3 1 2 Layout Diagram User s Manual ...

Page 20: ...1 4 Chapter 1 1 4 Chapter 1 IC7 G IC7 G ...

Page 21: ...he best way to attach the board is to use with studs Only if you are unable to do this should you attach the board with spacers Line up the holes on the board with the mounting holes on the chassis If the holes line up and there are screw holes you can attach the board with studs If the holes line up and there are only slots you can only attach with spacers Take the tip of the spacers and insert t...

Page 22: ... 2 Pull the CPU socket lever sideways away from the socket and then upwards to 90 degree Insert the CPU with the correct orientation Do not use extra force to insert CPU it only fits in one orientation Close down the socket lever while holding down the CPU 3 Put the heatsink faces down onto the CPU until it completely covers the CPU 4 Put the Fan and Retention Mechanism Assembly onto the heatsink ...

Page 23: ... and size for slots DIMM1 DIMM3 or slots DIMM2 DIMM4 When installing FOUR DIMM modules Install DIMM modules of the same type and size for slots DIMM1 DIMM3 and slots DIMM2 DIMM4 Table 2 1 Valid Memory Configurations Bank Memory Module Total Memory Bank 0 1 DIMM1 128 256 512MB 1GB 128MB 1GB Bank 2 3 DIMM2 128 256 512MB 1GB 128MB 1GB Bank 4 5 DIMM3 128 256 512MB 1GB 128MB 1GB Bank 6 7 DIMM4 128 256 ...

Page 24: ...he ejector tabs at both sides of the slot automatically snaps into the mounting notch Do not force the DIMM module in with extra force as the DIMM module only fit in one direction 5 To remove the DIMM modules push the two ejector tabs on the slot outward simultaneously and then pull out the DIMM module ATTENTION Static electricity can damage the electronic components of the computer or optional bo...

Page 25: ...n the board that you may refer to WARNING Always power off the computer and unplug the AC power cord before adding or removing any peripheral or component Failing to so may cause severe damage to your motherboard and or peripherals Plug in the AC power cord only after you have carefully checked everything ATX Power Input Connectors ATXPWR1 ATX12V1 1 The Pentium 4 requires a power supplier differen...

Page 26: ...ur system The CPU must be kept cool by using a powerful fan with heatsink The system is capable of monitoring the speed of the CPU fan CPUFAN1 CPU Fan NBFAN1 Chipset Fan SYSFAN1 System Fan AUXFAN1 AUXFAN2 Auxiliary Fan No monitoring support in BIOS menu WARNING These fan connectors are not jumpers DO NOT place jumper caps on these connectors IC7 G ...

Page 27: ...ap to clear the CMOS memory Pin 1 2 shorted default Normal operation Pin 2 3 shorted Clear CMOS memory WARNING Turn the power off first including the 5V standby power before clearing the CMOS memory Failing to do so may cause your system to work abnormally or malfunction User s Manual ...

Page 28: ...support at Keyboard Mouse port Pin 2 3 shorted Enable wake up function support at Keyboard Mouse port USB PWR1 Pin 1 2 shorted default Disable wake up function support at USB1 port Pin 2 3 shorted Enable wake up function support at USB1 port USB PWR2 Pin 1 2 shorted default Disable wake up function support at USB2 port Pin 2 3 shorted Enable wake up function support at USB2 port IC7 G ...

Page 29: ...ntation will only cause the LED not lighting but a wrong connection of the switches could cause system malfunction HLED Pin 1 3 Connects to the HDD LED cable of chassis front panel RST Pin 5 7 Connects to the Reset Switch cable of chassis front panel SPK Pin 15 17 19 21 Connects to the System Speaker cable of chassis SLED Pin 2 4 Connects to the Suspend LED cable if there is one of chassis front p...

Page 30: ...2 10 Chapter 2 6 Infrared Device Header FPIO2 This header connects to an optional IR device attached to chassis This motherboard supports standard IR transfer rates IC7 G ...

Page 31: ...B1 FP USB2 These headers each provide 2 additional USB 2 0 ports connection through an USB cable designed for USB 2 0 specifications Pin Pin Assignment Pin Pin Assignment 1 VCC 2 VCC 3 Data0 4 Data1 5 Data0 6 Data1 7 Ground 8 Ground 9 NC 10 NC User s Manual ...

Page 32: ...t Header FP 1394 1 FP 1394 2 These headers each provide one additional IEEE1394 port connection through an extension cable and bracket Pin Pin Assignment Pin Pin Assignment 1 TPA0 2 TPA0 3 GND 4 GND 5 TPB0 6 TPB0 7 12V 8 12V 9 NC 10 GND IC7 G ...

Page 33: ...the extenson cable provided with the chassis To use the audio connector at rear panel disconnect the extension cable attach the jumpers back at pin 5 6 and pin 9 10 default setting Pin Pin Assignment Pin Pin Assignment 1 Audio Mic 2 Ground 3 Audio Mic Bias 4 VCC 5 Speaker Out Right Channel 6 Speaker Out Right Channel Return 7 X 8 NC 9 Speaker Out Left Channel 10 Speaker Out Left Channel Return 11 ...

Page 34: ...er bus which means that multiple chips can be connected to the same bus and each one can act as a master by initiating a data transfer If more than one master simultaneously tries to control the bus an arbitration procedure decides which master gets priority 11 Internal Audio Connectors CD1 AUX1 These connectors connect to the audio output of internal CD ROM drive or add on card IC7 G ...

Page 35: ...first simply by your fingertips and keep it for future use NOTE Remove this plastic retention piece only when installing the AGP Pro 50 compliant card To install a regular VGA card will require this retention piece back in its original position to keep the VGA card from sliding back and forth or even damage the VGA card and or motherboard ATTENTION This motherboard does not support 3 3V AGP cards ...

Page 36: ...tall one end of the ribbon cable into the FDC1 connector The colored edge of the ribbon cable should be aligned with pin 1 of FDC1 connector 2 Install the other end s of ribbon cable into the disk drive connector s The colored edge of the ribbon cable should be also aligned with pin 1 of disk drive connector The endmost connector should be attached to the drive designated as Drive A IC7 G ...

Page 37: ...e ribbon cable to the connectors on hard drives If you want to connect two hard drives together through one IDE channel you must configure the second drive to Slave mode after the first Master drive Please refer to the drives documentation for jumper settings The first drive connected to IDE1 is usually referred to as Primary Master and the second drive as Primary Slave The first drive connected t...

Page 38: ...ty of devices at IDE1 IDE2 SATA1 and SATA2 channel under different OnChip Serial ATA configuration WinXP Windows NET Server OnChip Serial ATA OnChip Serial ATA Mode IDE1 IDE2 SATA1 SATA2 Enhanced Mode IDE 2 2 1 1 DOS Win2K Win98 WinME OnChip Serial ATA OnChip Serial ATA Mode IDE1 IDE2 SATA1 SATA2 0 2 1 1 Combined Mode IDE 2 0 1 1 SATA Only IDE 0 0 1 1 Disabled 2 2 0 0 SATA3 and SATA4 are controlle...

Page 39: ...de in the BIOS menu of OnChip IDE Device NOTE The Serial ATA controller only supports Ultra DMA ATA100 or higher hard drive Do not use hard drives under this specification or it won t work Status Indicators D1 D2 16 D1 VCC This LED lights up when the system power is on D2 5VSB This LED lights up when the power supply is connected with power source User s Manual ...

Page 40: ...gh optical fiber to digital multimedia devices AUDIO1 R L R R Rear Left Rear Right Connects to the rear left and rear right channel in the 5 1 channel audio system Cen Sub Center Subwoofer Connects to the center and subwoofer channel in the 5 1 channel audio system AUDIO2 Mic In Connects to the plug from external microphone Line In Connects to the line out from external audio sources F L F R Front...

Page 41: ...e memory count begins and then the following message appears on the screen PRESS DEL TO ENTER SETUP If this message disappears before you respond restart the system by pressing Ctrl Alt Del keys or by pressing the Reset button on computer chassis Only when it failed by these two methods can you restart the system by powering it off and then back on After pressing Del key the main menu screen appea...

Page 42: ...fine option to enter the manual option User Define WARNING The wrong settings of the multiplier and external clock in certain circumstances may cause CPU damage Setting the working frequency higher than the PCI chipset or processor specs may cause abnormal memory module functioning system hangs hard disk drive data lose abnormal functioning of the VGA card or abnormal functioning with other add on...

Page 43: ...AGP PCI This item determines the ratio among CPU AGP and PCI Fixed AGP PCI Frequency This item determines the AGP PCI bus frequency This option allows you to keep your AGP PCI clock at some fixed frequency to improve system stability CPU Power Supply This option allows you to switch between CPU default and user defined voltages Leave this setting to default unless the current CPU type and voltage ...

Page 44: ...f Month Date and Year Time hh mm ss This item sets the time you specify usually the current time in the format of Hour Minute and Second IDE Channel 1 Master Slave IDE Channel 2 Master Slave IDE Channel 3 Master IDE Channel 4 Master Click Enter key to enter its submenu NOTE Item IDE Channel 3 Master and IDE Channel 4 Master appears only when the item OnChip Serial ATA in the OnChip IDE Device menu...

Page 45: ...ally Capacity This item displays the approximate capacity of the disk drive Usually the size is slightly greater than the size of a formatted disk given by a disk checking program Cylinder This item configures the numbers of cylinders Head This item configures the numbers of read write heads Precomp This item displays the number of cylinders at which to change the write timing Landing Zone This it...

Page 46: ...the BIOS detect a non fatal error No Errors The system boot will not stop for any error detected All But Keyboard The system boot will stop for all errors except a keyboard error All But Diskette The system boot will stop for all errors except a diskette error All But Disk Key The system boot will stop for all errors except a diskette or keyboard error Base Memory This item displays the amount of ...

Page 47: ...rmation on Hyper Threading Technology please visit Intel Web site at http www intel com homepage land hyperthreading htm http www intel com design chipsets ht Quick Power On Self Test When set to Enabled this item speeds up the Power On Self Test POST after powering on the system The BIOS shorten or skip some check during the POST Hard Disk Boot Priority This item selects the hard disks booting pr...

Page 48: ...ad functions as number keys Off The numeric keypad functions as arrow keys Security Option This item determines when the system will prompt for password every time the system boots or only when enters the BIOS setup Setup The password is required only when accessing the BIOS Setup System The password is required each time the computer boots up NOTE Don t forget your password If you forget the pass...

Page 49: ...r SMBus This option enables or disables the SMBus function on PCI slots for PCI 2 3 specification Intel OnScreen Branding This item determines whether to display the Intel Inside logo or not at system boots up Disable Unused PCI Clock This option disables the clock of PCI slot that is not in use Yes The system automatically detect the unused DIMM and PCI slots and stop sending clock signal to thes...

Page 50: ...parameters DRAM RAS to CAS Delay This item controls the latency between the DRAM active command and the read write command DRAM RAS Precharge This item controls the idle clocks after issuing a precharge command to the DRAM System BIOS Cacheable When set to Enabled accesses to the system BIOS ROM addressed at F0000H FFFFFH are cached provided that the cache controller is enabled The larger the rang...

Page 51: ...RAM Data Integrity Mode This item selects the type of DRAM in your system ECC is Error Checking and Correction Choose the ECC option only when your memory is ECC type AGP Data Rate Capability This item selects the data transfer rate of AGP device A higher rate delivers faster and better graphics to your system Make sure your graphics card supports the mode you select Refresh Cycle Time This item d...

Page 52: ...o add a different hard drive controller Master Slave Drive PIO Mode The PIO Programmed Input Output mode allows the BIOS to tell the controller what it wants and then let the controller and the CPU perform the complete task rather than having the BIOS issue a series of commands to affect a transfer to or from the disk drive Auto The BIOS will select the best available mode after checking your disk...

Page 53: ... served as IDE Mode RAID The on chip Serial ATA served as RAID Mode NOTE The RAID option is only available when the item OnChip Serial ATA is set as Enhanced Mode SATA RAID ROM This item allows you to use the boot ROM of on chip Serial ATA RAID to boot up system OnChip Serial ATA This item determines the function for on chip Serial ATA Disabled Disable the Serial ATA controller Auto Allows the Ser...

Page 54: ...3 Master OnChip IDE 1 and IDE 2 controller enabled IDE 1 Master IDE 1 Slave SATA1 serves as IDE 1 Master SATA2 serves as IDE 1 Slave OnChip IDE 1 controller disabled IDE 1 Slave IDE 1 Master SATA1 serves as IDE 1 Slave SATA2 serves as IDE 1 Master OnChip IDE 1 controller disabled IDE 2 Master IDE 2 Slave SATA1 serves as IDE 2 Master SATA2 serves as IDE 2 Slave OnChip IDE 2 controller disabled Comb...

Page 55: ...ing USB keyboard in DOS environment or OS in OS environment USB Mouse Support Via This item allows you to select BIOS for using USB mouse in DOS environment or OS in OS environment OnChip Audio Controller This option enables or disables the audio controller OnChip LAN Controller This option enables or disables the LAN controller LAN Boot ROM This item allows you to use the boot ROM instead of a di...

Page 56: ... the onboard Serial Port Onboard IR Port This item determines which I O addresses the onboard IR Port controller will access Auto The system automatically select an I O address for the onboard IR Port 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Allows you to manually select an I O address for the onboard IR Port Disabled Disables the onboard IR Port UART Mode Select This item selects the Infrared IR funct...

Page 57: ...tems use IRQ7 and I O Port 378H as the standard setting 278 IRQ5 This option allows the parallel port to use 278 IRQ5 as its I O port address 3BC IRQ7 This option allows the parallel port to use 3BC IRQ7 as its I O port address Parallel Port Mode This item specifies the parallel port mode Normal Allows the standard parallel port mode to be used SPP Standard Parallel Port Allows bi directional para...

Page 58: ...bles or disables the IEEE 1394 controller Serial ATA Controller This option enables or disables the Serial ATA controller of Silicon Image PCI Chip SATA RAID ROM This item allows you to use the boot ROM of on chip Serial ATA RAID to boot up system IC7 G ...

Page 59: ...hod of powering off your system Delay 4 Sec Pushing the power button for more than 4 seconds will power off the system This will prevent the system from powering off in case you accidentally hit or pushed the power button Instant Off Pressing and then releasing the power button at once will immediately power off the system CPU THRM Throttling This item controls the CPU speed by cutting down its re...

Page 60: ...se a password to power on the system select this option then press Enter Enter your password You can enter up to 5 characters Type in exactly the same password to confirm and then press Enter Hot Key Use any of the function keys between F1 to F12 to power on the system Mouse Left Double click the mouse left button to power on the system Mouse Right Double click the mouse right button to power on t...

Page 61: ...r returns after an AC power failure the system s power remains off You must press the Power button to power on the system Power On When power returns after an AC power failure the system s power will be powered on automatically Last State When power returns after an AC power failure the system will return to the state where you left off before power failure occurs If the system s power is off when...

Page 62: ...he ESCD Extended System Configuration Data contains the IRQ DMA I O port memory information of the system This is a specification and a feature specific to the Plug Play BIOS Resources Controlled By This item configures all of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices Auto ESCD The system will automatically detect the settings Manual Choose the specific IRQ resources in the IRQ Resources menu ...

Page 63: ... controls how long each PCI device can hold the bus before another takes over When set to higher values every PCI device can conduct transactions for a longer time and thus improve the effective PCI bandwidth For better PCI performance you should set the item to higher values PIRQ_0 Use IRQ No PIRQ_7 Use IRQ No This item specifies the IRQ number manually or automatically for the devices installed ...

Page 64: ...mit set in the item Active Temperature is not exceeded The CPU fan speed will run at 100 regardless of what the percentage you set in this item if the temperature limit set in the item Active Temperature is exceeded Active Temperature This item sets the temperature limit that would activate the function of CPU FanEQ Speed Control option CPU Shutdown Temperature This item sets the temperature that ...

Page 65: ... voltages will occupy the I O address from 294H to 297H If you have a network adapter sound card or other add on cards that might use those I O addresses please adjust your add on card I O address to avoid using these addresses 3 9 Load Fail Safe Defaults This option loads the BIOS default values for the most stable minimal performance system operations 3 10 Load Optimized Defaults This option loa...

Page 66: ...3 26 Chapter 3 3 26 Chapter 3 IC7 G IC7 G ...

Page 67: ... OS please follow its on screen instruction Insert the Driver Utility CD into CD ROM drive it should execute the installation program automatically If not double click the execution file at the main directory of this CD to enter the installation menu After entering the installation menu move your curser to Driver tab Click Intel Chipset Software Utility The following screen appears 1 Click Next 2 ...

Page 68: ...A 2 Appendix A A 2 Appendix A IC7 G IC7 G ...

Page 69: ...allation program automatically If not double click the execution file at the main directory of this CD to enter the installation menu After entering the installation menu move your curser to Driver tab Click Intel Application Accelerator RAID The following screen appears NOTE This Intel Application Accelerator RAID program edition is available for Windows XP only To install this program you have t...

Page 70: ...B 2 Appendix B Click Finish to complete setup 5 IC7 G ...

Page 71: ...e selection Press Esc to return to previous menu NOTE If you want to create a RAID 0 striping array all the data stored in the hard disks will first be erased Please backup the hard disk data before starting to create the RAID array Create RAID Volume This item allows you to create a RAID array Name This item displays the name of the RAID array You can enter up to 16 characters in length This name...

Page 72: ...previous menu NOTE After you have made and confirmed this selection all the data stored in the hard disk will be lost The entire partition configuration will be deleted too Reset Disks to Non RAID This item allows you to reset all RAID data Type Y if you want to reset all RAID data Exit This item allows you to exit the Intel Serial ATA RAID Configuration Utility Type Y if you want to exit IC7 G ...

Page 73: ...e click the execution file at the main directory of this CD to enter the installation menu After entering the installation menu move your curser to Driver tab Click RealTek ALC650 Audio Driver The following screen appears 1 Click Next 2 Choose Yes I want to restart my computer now and click Finish to complete setup 3 After the system restarted a shortcut icon appears at the right corner of Windows...

Page 74: ...C 2 Appendix C C 2 Appendix C IC7 G IC7 G ...

Page 75: ...installation program automatically If not double click the execution file at the main directory of this CD to enter the installation menu After entering the installation menu move your curser to Driver tab Click Intel Gigabit Lan The following screen appears 1 Click Wired LAN Adapters 2 Click Install Base Driver 3 Click OK to start installing the LAN driver For Windows 98 and Windows NT4 0 you mus...

Page 76: ...D 2 Appendix D D 2 Appendix D IC7 G IC7 G ...

Page 77: ...screen instruction Insert the Driver Utility CD into CD ROM drive it should execute the installation program automatically If not double click the execution file at the main directory of this CD to enter the installation menu After entering the installation menu move your curser to Driver tab Click Serial ATA RAID Driver The following screen appears 1 Click Next 2 Click Continue Anyway Click Yes 3...

Page 78: ...to complete setup 8 Check Device Manager Silicon Image SiI 3112 SATARaid Controller is successfully installed 9 To run the SATARaid application click Start All Programs SATARaid 10 This is the SATALink configuration menu For more information on how to operate please refer to the Help menu IC7 G ...

Page 79: ... data stored in the hard disks will first be erased Please backup the hard disk data before starting to create the RAID array If you want to create a RAID 1 mirroring array please make sure which hard disk is the source disk and which one is the destination disk If you make a mistake you may copy the blank data to the source disk which will result in both hard disks becoming blank Option 1 Create ...

Page 80: ...n to the disk includes drive connection information Primary Channel Secondary Channel If after a disk failure the replacement disk was previously part of a RAID set or used in another system it may have conflicting metadata specifically in reference to the drive connection information If so this will prohibit the RAID set from being either created or rebuilt In order for the RAID set to function p...

Page 81: ...rom Microsoft s web site To install the driver for Windows 9x and ME please insert the Driver Utility CD into CD ROM drive it should execute the installation program automatically If not double click the execution file at the main directory of this CD to enter the installation menu After entering the installation menu move your curser to Driver tab The following screen appears Click USB 2 0 Driver...

Page 82: ...F 2 Appendix F F 2 Appendix F IC7 G IC7 G ...

Page 83: ...lready have the latest BIOS no any update action is necessary If your BIOS is not the latest BIOS go on to the next step 3 Download the correct BIOS file from our Web site 4 Double click the downloaded file it will self extract to awdflash exe and bin files 5 Make a bootable floppy disk and copy the necessary files onto it You may make a floppy disk bootable either in Explorer or in the DOS prompt...

Page 84: ...e wrong BIOS file Otherwise it may cause system malfunctions Please do not use the Award flash memory writer version earlier than Version 7 52C to flash the BIOS Otherwise it may cause flash fail or un anticipated problems During the updating the progress will be measured by white blocks The last four blue blocks of the flash update process represent the BIOS boot block The BIOS boot block is used...

Page 85: ...ce any item is out of its normal range a warning message pops up reminding you to take proper measures The installation procedures and screen shots in this section are based on Windows XP operating system For those of other OS please follow its on screen instruction Insert the Driver Utility CD into CD ROM drive it should execute the installation program automatically If not double click the execu...

Page 86: ...tivate it in the Configuration page Shutdown Choosing this button will shutdown the computer Help You can read more information and self diagnose simple problems If the warning message pops up due to the wrong warning limit you can adjust it in the Configuration option For example if you set the temperature high limit to 40 C you will easily exceed the proper temperature Pay attention to two thing...

Page 87: ...t went to sleep When idle STR enabled systems consume only a small fraction of the power used for full operation Instead of shutting down the system to save power when not in use and then having to reboot later users can let the STR function take over and not have to worry about using power to run all the electronics fans and disks When needed a PC with STR function can restore all applications an...

Page 88: ...Off Computer 2 Click Stand by Method 2 Define the chassis s Power button to initiate STR sleep Mode 1 Open Control Panel and then enter Power Options 2 Select Advanced tab Set the Power Buttons option to Stand by Restart your computer to put these settings into effect Now you will only need to press the Power button on the front panel of the chassis when you want to put your computer into STR slee...

Page 89: ...cover the hardware default status and then make the motherboard working again No need to bother returning the motherboard to where you bought from or go through an RMA process Step 1 Switch off the power supply unit and then switch it on again after one minute If there is no power switch on the power supply unit disconnect its power cord for one minute and then connect it back Press and hold the I...

Page 90: ... try to start the system each time you insert a card until the system will not start Keep the VGA card and the interface card that caused the problem inserted on the motherboard remove any other cards or peripheral and start again If you still cannot start note the information related to both cards in the add on Card space provided and don t forget to indicate the motherboard model version BIOS id...

Page 91: ...mple In the HDD space check the box in the Brand space write Seagate in the Specifications space write ST31621A 1 6GB 8 CD ROM Drive Indicate the brand and specifications of your CD ROM drive Specify if it uses IDE1 or IDE2 and check in case you give no indication we will consider that your CD ROM is IDE2 Master Example In the CD ROM drive space check the box in the Brand space write Mitsumi in th...

Page 92: ...Name Phone Number Contact Person Fax Number E mail Address Model BIOS ID Motherboard Model No DRIVER REV OS Application Hardware Name Brand Specifications CPU HDD IDE1 IDE2 CD ROM Drive IDE1 IDE2 System Memory ADD ON CARD Problem Description IC7 G ...

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Page 94: ...integrated and sold the system to you They should know best what your system configuration is and your problem They should have reasonable return or refund policies How they serve you is also a good reference for your next purchase 6 Contacting ABIT If you feel that you need to contact ABIT directly you can send email to the ABIT technical support department First please contact the support team f...

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