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IRQ Resources:

When resources are controlled manually, assign each system interrupt a type, depending on the type of

device using the interrupt.

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop:

Leave this field at

Disabled.

The settings are Enabled, Disabled.

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Page 1: ...1 Micro ATX RX945GC Intel 65nm Core 2 Duo E4xxx Series Pentium Dual Core E2xxx Series Pentium 4 6x1 Series Pentium D 9xx Series w 533 800MHz FSB User s Manual First Edition May 2008...

Page 2: ...IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INSTRUCTION MANUAL MAY CAUSE HARMFUL INTERFERENCE TO RADIO COMMUNICATIONS OPERATION OF THIS EQUIPMENT IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA IS LIKELY TO CAUSE HARMFUL INTERFERENCE IN WHICH CAS...

Page 3: ...T THE PRIOR WRITTEN APPROVAL OF BCM Advanced Research As used herein 1 Life support devices or systems are devices or systems which a are intended for surgical implant into body or b support or sustai...

Page 4: ...you still cannot find the answer gather all the information or questions that apply to your problem and with the product close at hand call your dealer Our dealers are well trained and ready to give y...

Page 5: ...and freight Please consult your dealer for more details If you think you have a defective product follow these steps 1 Collect all the information about the problem encountered For example CPU type a...

Page 6: ...stions or find any errors concerning this manual and want to inform us of these please contact our Customer Service department with the relevant details Safety Precautions Warning Always completely di...

Page 7: ...7 Document Amendment History Revision Date By Comment 1st May 2008 W H Initial Release...

Page 8: ...Dual Channel Mode Population Rule 24 1 7 3 Installing DIMM 25 1 7 4 Removing a DIMM 27 1 8 Power Supply 28 1 8 1 ATX 24 pin Power Connector JPWR3 28 1 8 2 ATX 12V Power Connector JPW1 28 1 9 Back Pan...

Page 9: ...BIOS Setup 42 3 1 Introducing BIOS 42 3 2 Entering BIOS Setup Menu 42 3 3 Getting Help 43 3 4 The Main Menu 44 3 5 Standard CMOS Features 45 3 6 Advanced BIOS Features 48 3 6 1 CPU Feature 50 3 6 2 H...

Page 10: ...AMDAC 2D 3D graphics SW DVD 30fps full screen South Bridge Intel ICH7 SATA 4 x SATA II connectors supports 3 0 Gbs transfer speed PCI E 1 x PCI E x 16 slot and 1 x PCI E x 1 slot PCI 2 x PCI Slots PCI...

Page 11: ...assis Intrusion Header 1 x Header Back I O Panel PS 2 Keyboard Mouse 1 x DIN 6 Stack up Connector VGA 1 x DB 15 Connector Serial 1 x DB 9 Connector LPT Port 1 x DB 25 Connector USB 1 x Stack up USB Co...

Page 12: ...he motherboard and hardware devices on it check the items in your package with the list below If any of the below items is damaged of missing please contact your vendor 1 2 Packing Contents Motherboar...

Page 13: ...ths of up to 10 7GB s Serial ATA 3 0Gb s Technology The mainboard supports the Serial ATA SATA technology through 4 Serial ATA II interface from Intel ICH7 chipset The SATA II specification allows for...

Page 14: ...power supply case before handling components to avoid damaging them due to static electricity Hold components by the edges to avoid touching the ICs on them Whenever you uninstall any component place...

Page 15: ...ou physical injury and damage mainboard components 1 5 1 Placement direction When installing the mainboard make sure that you place it into the chassis in the correct orientation The edge with externa...

Page 16: ...16 1 5 3 Mainboard Layout...

Page 17: ...ins motherboard components BCM will shoulder the cost of repair only if the damage is shipment transit related Keep the PnP cap after installing the mainboard BCM will process Return Merchandise Autho...

Page 18: ...rboard 2 Press the load lever with your thumb A and move it to the left B until it is released from the retention tab To prevent damage to the socket pins do not remove the PnP cap unless you have ins...

Page 19: ...r the socket making sure the gold triangle is on the bottom left corner of the socket The socket alignment key should fit into the CPU notch 6 Close the load plate A then push the load lever B until i...

Page 20: ...a separate CPU heatsink and fan assembly make sure that you have properly applied Thermal Interface Material to the CPU heatsink or CPU before you install the heatsink and fan assembly Note Make sure...

Page 21: ...uence to secure the heatsink and fan assembly in place 3 Connect the CPU fan cable to the connector on the motherboard labeled CPUFAN Do not forget to connect the CPU fan connector Hardware monitoring...

Page 22: ...all the CPU heatsink and fan 1 Disconnect the CPU fan cable from the connector on the motherboard 2 Rotate each fastener counterclockwise 3 Pull up two fasteners at a time in a diagonal sequence to di...

Page 23: ...23 4 Rotate each fastener clockwise to ensure correct orientation when reinstalling The narrow end of the groove should point outward after resetting The photo shows the groove shaded for emphasis...

Page 24: ...lt DIMM 1 only 1 7 2 Dual Channel mode Population Rule In Dual Channel mode the memory modules can transmit and receive data with two data bus lines simultaneously Enabling Dual Channel mode can enhan...

Page 25: ...sing the retaining clips outward 2 Align a DIMM on the socket such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the socket 3 Firmly insert the DIMM into the socket until the retaining clips snap ba...

Page 26: ...hangeable with DDR and is DDR2 standard is not backward compatible You shall always install DDR2 memory modules in the DDR2 memory slots 4 To enable the system boot up successfully always inset the me...

Page 27: ...27 1 7 4 Removing a DIMM Follow these steps to remove a DIMM 1 Simultaneously press the retaining clips outward to unlock the DIMM 2 Remove the DIMM from the socket...

Page 28: ...ed Then push down the 24 pin power connector firmly into the connector ATX POWER You may use the 20 pin ATX power supply as you like If you d like to use the 20 pin ATX power supply please align the 2...

Page 29: ...ter version and provides a minimum power of 350W 2 Do not forget to connect the 4 pin ATX POWER 4P power plug otherwise the system will not boot 3 Use of a PSU with a higher power output is recommende...

Page 30: ...SB Port The USB Universal Serial Bus port is for attaching USB devices such as keyboard mouse or other USB compatible devices VGA Port The DB 15 pin female connector is provided for monitor LAN RJ 45...

Page 31: ...e color is used for external CD player tape player or other audio devices Line Out Green color is a connector for speaker or headphones MIC Pink color is a connector for microphone RS Out Black color...

Page 32: ...two IDE devices on the same cable you must configure the drives separately to master slave mode by setting jumpers Refer to IDE device vendor s documentation for jumper setting instructions 1 10 2 Ser...

Page 33: ...r be sure to use the fan which is specifically designed with speed sensor Please refer to the recommended CPU fans at processor s official website or consult the vendor for proper CPU cooling fan 1 10...

Page 34: ...ront USB Connectors FRONT USB 1 FRONT USB 2 This connector is compliant with Intel I O Connectivity Design Guide which is ideal for connecting high speed USB peripherals such as USB HDD USB digital ca...

Page 35: ...35 1 10 8 Serial Port Connector COM 1 This connector is a 16550A high speed communication port that sends receives 16 byte FIFOs...

Page 36: ...n Signal Description 1 HD_LED HD LED 2 PWR SLPLED Power LED 3 HD_LED HD LED 4 PWR SLPLED Power LED 5 RST_SW ResetSwitch 6 PWR_SW PowerSwitch 7 RST_SW ResetWitch 8 PWR_SW PowerSwitch 9 IrDA IrDA Power...

Page 37: ...cation 1 and 2 To clear the CMOS set the jumper to pin location 2 and 3 for at least 30 seconds while the system is off 1 You can clear CMOS by shorting pin 2 3 for at least 30 seconds while the syste...

Page 38: ...Keep the screw for later use 4 Align the card connector with the slot and press it firmly until the card is completely seated on the slot 5 Secure the card to the chassis with the screw that have bee...

Page 39: ...tions 1 When adding or removing expansion cards make sure the system power is OFF 2 After the card is installed on the system make the adjustments under system BIOS if necessary then install the card...

Page 40: ...with green standards or if it is has a power standby feature The system will then run power on test While the test are running the BIOS will alarm beeps or additional message will appear on the screen...

Page 41: ...41 Shut down and then click Shut down the computer The power supply should turn off after windows shut down...

Page 42: ...pages of this chapter but let us first see a short description of the function keys you may use here Press Esc to quit the BIOS Setup Press up down left right to choose in the main menu the option you...

Page 43: ...from this field A sub menu contains additional options for a field parameter You can use arrow keys to highlight the field and press Enter to call up the sub menu Then you can use the control keys to...

Page 44: ...ard BIOS CMOS Setup Utility the Main Menu will appear on the screen The Main Menu allows you to select from fourteen setup functions and two exit choices Use arrow keys to select among the items and p...

Page 45: ...t the value you want in each item Date The date format is day month date year Day Day of the week from Sun to Sat determined by BIOS Read only Month The month from Jan through Dec Date The date from 1...

Page 46: ...ite precomp Landing Zone Landing zone Sector Number of sectors Video Select the type of primary video subsystem in your computer The BIOS usually detects the correct video type automatically The BIOS...

Page 47: ...47 All But Keyboard POST stops for all errors except keyboard errors...

Page 48: ...k Boot Priority See 3 6 2 Logo Image Select a logo to be shown during bootup Virus Warning Allow you to enabled or disabled boot sector overwrite protection Quick Power On Self Test Select Enabled to...

Page 49: ...ontroller controls Gate A20 Setting Gate A20 to Fast improves system speed particularly with OS 2 and Windows Typematic Rate Setting When Enabled you can select a typematic rate and typematic delay Se...

Page 50: ...p during heavy load and it is not desired to trigger the TCC too early because it will reduce performance Settings are 4 8 16 and 32 minutes Limit CPUID MaxVal Intel Penitum 4 with Hyper Threading Tec...

Page 51: ...51 3 6 2 Hard Disk Boot Priority Hard Disk Boot Priority Use arrow key to select a device and Pg Up Pg Down to change...

Page 52: ...insert a timing delay between the CAS and RAS strobe Avalable choices 2 or 3 DRAM RAS Precharge Select the number of CPU clocks allocated for the RAS signal to accumulate its charge before the DRAM is...

Page 53: ...ed PEG Onchip VGA Control Select between Onchip VGA or PCIe graphics card On Chip Frame Buffer Size This item allows you to set the on chip frame buffer size Available choice 1M 8M DVMT Mode This item...

Page 54: ...54 3 8 Integrated Peripherals...

Page 55: ...mode most new drives do select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block read writes per sector the drive can support IDE DMA transfer access On Chip Primary PCI IDE Enables the...

Page 56: ...oller Disabled Disables SATA controller Auto Auto arrange by BIOS Combined Mode PATA and SATA are combined Max of 2 IDE drives in each channel Enhanced Mode Enable both SATA and PATA Max of 6 IDE driv...

Page 57: ...is option allows you to Enabled or Disabled onboard USB 2 0 or 1 1 only Available choice Enabled or Disabled USB Keyboard Support This option allows you to Enabled or Disabled the USB keyboard legacy...

Page 58: ...58 Azalia AC97 Audio Select This option allows you to use the HD audio Azalia Available choice Auto or Disabled...

Page 59: ...Sets the Hot Key to turn on the system Onboard Serial Port 1 2 Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first and the second serial ports Available settings are 3F8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4...

Page 60: ...ity Port ECP EPP To operate the onboard parallel port as Standard Parallel Port only choose SPP To operate the onboard parallel port in the EPP modes simultaneously choose EPP By choosing ECP the onbo...

Page 61: ...ion Enables or disables the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI ACPI Suspend Type This option allows you to select ACPI suspend mode Available choice S1 S3 or S1 S3 Power Management This o...

Page 62: ...owered on in suspend mode MODEM Use IRQ Name the interrupt request IRQ line assigned to the modem if any on your system Activity of the selected IRQ always awakens the system Suspend Mode After the se...

Page 63: ...martFan PWM Start Select fixed duty cycle for temperatures less Lo Limit SmartFan PWM Gradient Select the increment for each degree between Lo Limit and Hi Limit Tcpu SmartFan Lo Limit Select the low...

Page 64: ...M gradient at 1 56 and hi limit at 65 C then the fan will initially be at 30 duty cycle At each degree of temperature increase the fan will increase 1 56 duty cycle Therefore at 36 C the fan will oper...

Page 65: ...Ie GFX Resource Controlled By The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capacity to automatically configure all of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices However this capability means absolutely not...

Page 66: ...es When resources are controlled manually assign each system interrupt a type depending on the type of device using the interrupt PCI VGA Palette Snoop Leave this field at Disabled The settings are En...

Page 67: ...r Auto detected ROM on PCIe x1 Slot Enables or disables the device s ROM on the PCIe x1 slot Onboard PCIe Lan1 Enables or disables PCIe LAN device 82573L Onboard PCIe Lan1 BootROM Enables or disables...

Page 68: ...Chassis Intruder Detection Once enabled also need to setup the chassis wiring to J20 and if chassis is opened the system will prompted with a warning message during system post Warning A Computer Chas...

Page 69: ...led this feature turns off the PCI clock when there is no activity on the PCI device This is commonly used to reduce EMI Spread Spectrum Spreads the energy of a single frequency over a wide band of fr...

Page 70: ...Pressing Y loads the default values that are factory settings for optimal performance system operations Load Optimized Defaults RECOMMENDED FOR REGULAR OPERATIONS When you press Enter on this item yo...

Page 71: ...able a password just press Enter when you are prompted to enter the password A message will confirm that the password will be disabled Once the password is disabled the system will boot and you can en...

Page 72: ...72 3 15 Exit Save Exit Setup System will save the changes set by the user under the CMOS and restart the system Exit Without Saving System will restart without saving any changes...

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