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Mainboard PX915-DV 

 
 

 

 

CPU Processor Installation 

This mainboard supports Intel

®

 Pentium

®

 4 processors Socket 775. Before building your system, we 

suggest you to visit the Intel website and review the processor installation procedures. 

http://www.intel.com

   

CPU Socket 775 Configuration Steps: 

1. Locate the CPU socket 775 on your 
mainboard and nudge the lever away from 

the socket as shown. Then lift the lever to a 
140-degree angle (A). Next, lift up the 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 down onto the 
socket (D). 
 
 
3. Replace the iron cover and then lower th
lever until it snaps back into position (E). 
This will lock down the CPU (F).   

 
 
4. Smear thermal grease on the top of the 
CPU. Lower the CPU fan onto the CPU/CPU socket and secure it us
the attachments or screws provided on the fan. Finally, attach the 

fan power cord to the CPUFAN header. 

ing 

 

 
 
 
 
 

  FAN Headers: CPUFAN, AUXFAN, CHASFAN 

There are three fan headers available for cooling fans attached. The cooling fans are playing important 
roles to maintain your CPU and ambient temperatures in your system. Please attach the fan cords to 
these three headers.   

 
 

 

Attention: DO NOT touch the CPU pins due to they are sensitive and easily to be 

damaged. Make sure that you have completed all    installation steps before turn on the 
system. Finally, double-check that the heatsink is properly installed and make sure that 
the CPU fan power cord is securely attached (cooling problems may cause overheating 
and lead to damage the CPU and other sensitive components).

 

 

Summary of Contents for PX915-DV

Page 1: ...espective 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 not be responsible for any mista...

Page 2: ...rts HT Technology must be enabled z OS An operating system that supports HT Technology For more information on Hyper Threading Technology go to http www intel com info hyperthreading Dimensions ATX fo...

Page 3: ...her components 0 Unplug the AC power when you install or remove any device on the mainboard Packing List PX915 DV mainboard IDE Cable FDD Cable I O Bracket SATA Cable SATA Power Cord optional Mainboar...

Page 4: ...4 Slots 15 Power Supply Attachments 16 CHAPTER 2 BIOS SETUP 16 INTRODUCTION 16 MAIN MENU 18 ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES 19 PERIPHERALS 26 POWER MANAGEMENT 30 HARDWARE MONITOR 33 DEFAULTS 34 EXIT MENU 34 CH...

Page 5: ...E connector with Ultra ATA 66 100 133 supported for hard disk drives This mainboard also has onboard Serial ATA four SATA connectors are compatible the SATA 1 0 specification and support up to 150 MBp...

Page 6: ...DR SDRAM Supports two DIMM Dual In Line Memory Modules sockets and a total memory capacity of 2GB Slots Supports two PCI Express x16 interface slots 1 PCI E x16 slot Supports x16 mode 2 PCI E1 slot Su...

Page 7: ...n Parallel Port 2 Enhanced Parallel Port EPP 3 Extended Capabilities Port ECP Supports one serial port Supports one PS 2 mouse and one PS 2 keyboard one Game PORT header Optional and one SPDIF header...

Page 8: ...stem voltages Watch Dog Timer This function is for detecting the system when it is unable to handle over clocking configurations during the POST stage Once the problem is detected the system will rese...

Page 9: ...15 DV Hardware Installation This section will assist you in quickly installing your system hardware Wear a wrist ground strap before handling components Electrostatic discharge may damage the system s...

Page 10: ...s back into position E This will lock down the CPU F e 4 Smear thermal grease on the top of the CPU Lower the CPU fan onto the CPU CPU socket and secure it us the attachments or screws provided on the...

Page 11: ...ort DDR400 PC3200 DDR333 PC2700 and dual channel technology It supports a total memory capacity of 2 GB Enable the Dual Channel function This mainboard supports the Dual Channel Technology When the Du...

Page 12: ...y matches the break on the socket 3 Lower the memory vertically into the socket and press firmly by using both thumbs until the memory snaps into place 4 Repeat steps 1 2 3 for the remaining memory an...

Page 13: ...your back panel and is used to connect mice modem and other peripheral devices Through this port you can also transfer data from your computer hard disk drive to other computers USB LAN Ports USB LAN...

Page 14: ...el Audio Effect 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 Super 5 1 Channel Au...

Page 15: ...ch a maximum of two IDE devices such as hard disk drive HDD CD ROM DVD ROM etc using IDE ribbon cables P S rimary IDE Connector IDE1 In general two IDE devices can be attached onto one IDE connector I...

Page 16: ...RLED The mainboard also provides a 3 pin power LED header If there is a 3 pin power LED cord on your PC front panel you can attach it to this 3 pin header instead of attach to the 2 pin one on the SW...

Page 17: ...you will need to install the USB 2 0 driver from the Microsoft website If you are using Service pack 1 or later for Windows XP and using Service pack4 or later for Windows 2000 you do not need to inst...

Page 18: ...en you have forgotten your system password 1 Turn off your system and disconnect the AC power cable 2 Set JP1 header to OFF 2 3 Closed 3 Wait several seconds 4 Set JP1 header to ON 1 2 closed 5 Connec...

Page 19: ...es ard ord Front Audio Header FRONT AUDIO If your case front panel has audio ports you can connect them to the Front Audio Header of this mainboard First you must remove the jumper caps on this header...

Page 20: ...w Chapter 2 BIOS Setup Introduction ich resides in the BIOS firmware The tion The configuration information is after power down evel support for standard devices such as disk drives serial ports and h...

Page 21: ...r management features are implemented using the System Management cal bus specification and the PCI Express v1 0a specification upported CPUs IOS supports the Intel Pentium 4 CPUs Enter to select use...

Page 22: ...n on the right menu bar Esc Main Menu Quit without saving changes Submenus Exit Current page to the next higher level menu Move Enter Move to the option you desire PgUp key Increase the numeric value...

Page 23: ...44M 3 5 in 2 88M 3 5 in t the type of floppy disk drive installed in Video EGA VGA CGA 40 CGA 80 MONO Select the default video device Halt On All Errors No Errors All but Keyboard All but Diskette All...

Page 24: ...to 3 the option should be set to Disabled for Windows XP Option t 20 Select removable device priority Just like floppy LS120 Hard Disk Boot Priority Select hard disk boot priority First Second Third B...

Page 25: ...llows you this function is enabled and someone attempts to write data into thia area BIOS will display a warning message on the screen and sound an audio alarm beep Options Disabled default Enabled C...

Page 26: ...ing Analysis and Repo predict the possible failure of storage drives Options Disabled default Enabled In is option allows you to show Options Disabled Enabled default Advanced Chipset Features DRAM Ti...

Page 27: ...ete data This option is adjustable only when DRAM Timing Selectable is set to manual This option locked when DRAM Timing Selectable is set to By SPD and is automatically determined by the system Optio...

Page 28: ...tion and VGA compatibility Options Disabled default Enabled CI Latency Timer CLK This option allows you to set up the PCI Latency Time 0 255 If you select the 32 it will optimize PCI speeds Options 0...

Page 29: ...on will display the current CPU speed PU Host Frequency MHz This option displays the CPU Host frequency You can set it from XXX to 333 The default depends on your CPU frequency The default for this op...

Page 30: ...hard drive supports block mode most new drives do The system will automatically determine the optimal number of blocks to read and write per sector Options Enabled default Disabled n Chip channel0 cha...

Page 31: ...S will auto detect the presence of any SATA devices 2 or 1 IDE drivers 4 or 3 SATA drivers Enhanced Mode 2 or 1 IDE drivers 2 or 1 SATA drivers Must connect with SATA1 3 or with SATA2 4 Combined Mode...

Page 32: ...to select a way to power on your computer Options Password Hot KEY Mouse Left Mouse Right Any KEY BUTTON ONLY default and Keyboard 98 B Power On Password This option is as a part of power on sequences...

Page 33: ...sult your IR peripheral documentation to select the correct setting of the TxD and RxD signals This option is configurable only if UART Mode Select is set to IrDA Options IR Rx2Tx2 default RxD2 TxD2 n...

Page 34: ...ame Port Address Game port I O address Options 201 default Disabled 209 idi Port Address Midi port Base I O address Options Enabled default Disabled idi Port IRQ This option determines the IRQ that t...

Page 35: ...m 1 minute to 15 minute and includes a disable option Note If you select Min or Max Power Saving modes the HDD Power Down value and the Suspend Mode value are both fixed Video Off Method This option d...

Page 36: ...ivity Options Disabled default Enabled ing Wake Up This option allows you to awaken the system upon receiving an incoming call to modem device Options Disabled default Enabled SB KB Wake up From S3 Th...

Page 37: ...o Disabled the system will not show alert messages when you power on your computer even if the case had been previously opened Options Disabled default Enabled Smart CPUFAN Temperature This option all...

Page 38: ...ngs Load System Default Settings Load System Turbo Settings Load System Turbo Settings Load CMOS From BIOS Load defaults from flash ROM for systems without batteries Save CMOS To BIOS Save defaults to...

Page 39: ...2000 XP Realtek AC 97 Audio Driver Windows 2000 XP Realtek Network Driver Windows 98 ME 2000 XP Trend PC Cillin 2005 Windows 98 ME 2000 XP Microsoft DirectX9 0c Windows 98 ME 2000 XP Adobe Acrobat Re...

Page 40: ...rk Driver It provides the driver of Realtek Network 2 Click the Utilities and you can choose the software to install Trend PC Cillin 2005 It provides the software of Trend PC Cillin 2005 Anti virus pr...

Page 41: ...se Problem 2 System inoperative Keyboard lights are on power indicator lights are lit hard drive is active but system seems hung Causes Memory DIMM is partially dislodged from the slot on the mainboar...

Page 42: ...such as virus intrusion or disk failure Solutions Back up any salvageable data Then performs low level format partition and then a high level format the hard drive Re install all saved data when compl...

Page 43: ...olutions Check hard drive cable Problem 13 Cannot boot the system after installing a second hard drive Causes 1 Master slave jumpers not set correctly 2 Hard drives are not compatible different manufa...

Page 44: ...io output without connecting to any auxiliary external modules To use this function you have to install the audio driver in the bonus Pack CD as well as an audio application supporting 5 1 Channel aud...

Page 45: ...jumper cap on the ABS_JP1 header located on the ABS Card to the Rescue BIOS position figure 1 3 Remove the jumper caps on pins 1 2 pins 3 4 from the mainboard ABS header figure 2 4 Insert the ABS Car...

Page 46: ...he corrupted mainboard BIOS from the floppy disk 7 At the DOS prompt type DIR and take notice of the name of the BIOS file name which ends with the extension bin e g K8N7003 bin There should also be a...

Page 47: ...n the flash process is complete press F1 Attention While processing the flash BIOS procedures DO NOT power off or restart your system Otherwise it may damage the onboard BIOS 10 During the next boot s...

Page 48: ...ed your onboard BIOS you can choose to remove or not remove the ABS Card from the mainboard If you do choose to remove the ABS Card from the mainboard make sure that the system is powered off before y...

Page 49: ...unity of the rescue BIOS in ABS Card and on the other hand to extend the usage life of the ABS Card Closed Closed means putting a jumper cap onto two adjacent header pins Attention If both your onboar...

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