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Mainboard PM945GZ

Attention- Important Information

Follow the procedures below…

Troubleshooting Tips

Refer to other sections in this manual…

Things You Have To Know

The images and pictures in this manual are for reference only and may vary from the

product you received depending on specific hardware models, third party components
and software versions.

This mainboard contains very delicate IC chips. Always use a grounded wrist strap

when working with the system.

Do not touch any IC chip, lead, connector or other components.

Always unplug the AC power when you install or remove any device on the mainboard

or when confuguring pins and switches.

Packing List

PM945GZ

Mainboard

IDE

Cable

FDD

Cable

SATA

Cable

I/O

Bracket

SPDIF

Card

(optional)

PM945GZ Setup Driver CD

Mainboard User Manual CD

Mainboard Quick Installation Guide

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Summary of Contents for PM945GZ

Page 1: ...ment are registered by their respective owner Disclaimer We make no warranty of any kind with regard to the content of this user s manual The content is subject to change without notice and we will no...

Page 2: ...ed to have components as the following CPU An Intel Pentium 4 Processor with HT Technology Chipset An Intel Chipset that supports HT Technology BIOS A BIOS that supports HT Technology must be enabled...

Page 3: ...y components and software versions 0 This mainboard contains very delicate IC chips Always use a grounded wrist strap when working with the system 0 Do not touch any IC chip lead connector or other co...

Page 4: ...emory Installation DDR2_A1 B1 7 Back Panel Configuration 9 Connectors 11 Front Panel Headers JPANEL1 12 Headers Jumpers 13 Audio Configuration 15 Slots 16 Power Supply Attachments 17 CHAPTER 2 BIOS SE...

Page 5: ...floppy disk drive connector that can be used with 360KB 720KB 1 2MB 1 44MB 2 88MB drives It also has one IDE connector for IDE hard drives supporting Ultra ATA 66 100 Moreover the mainboard comes with...

Page 6: ...ts unbuffered non ECC DDRII 533 400 SDRAM Supports a total memory capacity of up to 2 GB Supports Dual Channel data bus Onboard AC 97 Sound Codec High performance Codec with high S N ratio 90 db Compl...

Page 7: ...rts one PS 2 mouse port and one PS 2 keyboard port Supports one JPRNT1 header and one JSPDIF_OUT1 header compatible with external devices connected Universal Serial Bus Four onboard USB 2 0 1 1 ports...

Page 8: ...s Fan Speed Monitors CPU and system temperature Monitors system voltages Watch Dog Timer This function is used for detecting the system hangs during the POST stage due to conflicts resulting from chan...

Page 9: ...Mainboard PM945GZ 5 Configuration Layout of PM945GZ...

Page 10: ...iron cover B 2 There are 2 distinctive marks located near the corners of the socket on the same side as the lever as shown C Match these marks with the marks on the CPU and carefully lower the CPU do...

Page 11: ...install 240 pin unbuffered non ECC DDRII 533 400 SDRAMs It also supports Dual Channel Technology and allows you installing a total memory capacity of 2 GB Attention You can avoid damaging your CPU du...

Page 12: ...256 MB memory in DDR2_A1 and the other one in DDR2_B1 256MB x 2 512MB so that the Dual Channel can be enabled 3 If you only need to install one memory then the Dual Channel won t be enabled Memory Ins...

Page 13: ...and one parallel port on the back panel The Serial Interface JCOM1 This mainboard provides a serial port COM1 on your back panel and is used to connect mice modem and other peripheral devices Through...

Page 14: ...audio system is enabled this port will output audio for the rear speakers Line Out Green This port is an output audio port used for connecting to speakers or a headset When the multi channel audio sy...

Page 15: ...hed onto one IDE connector If you attach two IDE HDDs you must configure one drive as the master and the other one as the slave In this case one optical device i e CD ROM DVD ROM etc should be attache...

Page 16: ...this speaker Hard drive LED Header Orange HLED If your case front panel has a hard drive LED cable attach it to this header The LED will flicker when there is hard disk drive activity Reset button Hea...

Page 17: ...d mouse ports on the back panel of your computer case can awaken the system from sleep mode In order to enable this functionality you must adjust the jumper caps on JKBV1 header for 5V or 5V Standby m...

Page 18: ...2 Ground 13 Data 5 14 Ground 15 Data 6 16 Ground 17 Data 7 18 Ground 19 ACK 20 Ground 21 Busy 22 Ground 23 PE 24 Ground JPRNT1 25 SCLT Clear CMOS Jumper JCMOS1 The Clear CMOS function is used when you...

Page 19: ...des high quality audio using optical fiber and digital signals This mainboard is capable to deliver audio output through the SPDIF header and FRONT AUDIO header One way you would use these headers is...

Page 20: ...with the back panel audio ports JAUDIO2 Pin Assignment Pin Assignment 1 Mic in center 2 Ground 3 Mic_VREF 4 Audio power 5V 5 Front out_R 6 Rear out_R 7 N A 8 Key 9 Front out_L 10 Rear out_L 11 Front i...

Page 21: ...ons such as the instant power on function The connector pins are described below Pin Assignment Pin Assignment 1 3 3V 13 3 3V 2 3 3V 14 12V 3 Ground 15 Ground 4 5V 16 PS_ON 5 Ground 17 Ground 6 5V 18...

Page 22: ...he version installed in your system Key Function In general you can use the arrow keys to highlight options press Enter to select use the PgUp and PgDn keys to change entries press F1 for help and pre...

Page 23: ...Green function features PnP PCI Configurations Include all configurations of PCI and PnP ISA resources PC Health Status It is for monitoring the system status such as temperature voltage and fan speed...

Page 24: ...parameter values to set the system in its best performance configurations Set Supervisor Password Set change or disable password It allows you to limit access to the system and or BIOS setup Set User...

Page 25: ...in the Driver Menu screen and you can click on the drivers to install Category Platform Intel Chipset INF Windows 2000 XP Realtek Lan Driver Windows 2000 XP Realtek Audio Driver Windows 2000 XP Intel...

Page 26: ...altek LAN Driver It provides the driver of Realtek Network Realtek Audio Driver It provides the driver of Realtek AC 97 Audio CODEC Intel VGA Driver It provides the driver of Intel VGA Microsoft Direc...

Page 27: ...e software of Drive Clone which is used to back up or clone hard drives or partitions Restore IT It provides the software of Restore IT to help you recover lost data or restore files 3 Click on the Us...

Page 28: ...e is active but system seems hung Causes Memory DIMM is partially dislodged from the slot on the mainboard Solutions 1 Power Down 2 Using even pressure on both ends of the DIMM press down firmly until...

Page 29: ...Then performs low level format partition and then a high level format the hard drive Re install all saved data when completed Problem 6 Screen message says Invalid Configuration or CMOS Failure Cause...

Page 30: ...nected properly Solutions Check hard drive cable Problem 13 Cannot boot the system after installing a second hard drive Causes 1 Master slave jumpers not set correctly 2 Hard drives are not compatible...

Page 31: ...e to use standard line jacks for surround audio output without connecting to any auxiliary external modules To use this function you have to install the audio driver in the bonus Pack CD as well as an...

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