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  945P-A7A / 945PL-A7A Setup Manual 

 

 

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Summary of Contents for 945P-A7A

Page 1: ...erence will not occur in a particular installation The vendor makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents here and specially disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability...

Page 2: ...alling System Memory 9 2 4 Connectors and Slots 11 Chapter 3 Headers Jumpers Setup 13 3 1 How to Setup Jumpers 13 3 2 Detail Settings 13 TChapter 4 Useful Help 19 4 1 Driver Installation Note 19 4 2 A...

Page 3: ...st strap to remove the static charge Avoid touching the components on motherboard or the rear side of the board unless necessary Hold the board on the edge do not try to bend or flex the board Do not...

Page 4: ...ch DIMM supports 256 512MB 1GB DDR2 Max Memory Capicity 4GB Dual Channel Mode DDR2 memory module Supports DDR2 533 667 DIMM Slots x 2 Each DIMM supports 256 512MB 1GB DDR2 Max Memory Capicity 2GB Dual...

Page 5: ...open header x1 Chassis open header x1 USB connector x2 USB connector x2 Power Connector 24pin x1 Power Connector 24pin x1 On Board Connector Power Connector 4pin x1 Power Connector 4pin x1 Back Panel...

Page 6: ...Ex1_1 PCI Ex1_2 PCI Ex16 PCI1 PCI2 PCI3 JPANEL1 JATXPWR1 JCFAN1 JATXPWR2 JAUDIO1 JAUDIOF1 Super I O JCI1 JCMOS1 SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 SATA4 Codec JCDIN1 JSPDIF_OUT1 JSFAN1 10 100 LAN BAT1 BIOS JKBMS1 JRJ...

Page 7: ...CI Ex1_2 PCI Ex16 PCI1 PCI2 PCI3 JPANEL1 JATXPWR1 JCFAN1 JATXPWR2 JAUDIO1 JAUDIOF1 Super I O JCI1 JCMOS1 SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 SATA4 Codec JCDIN1 JSPDIF_OUT1 JSFAN1 10 100 LAN BAT1 BIOS JKBMS1 JRJ45USB1 I...

Page 8: ...ial Notice Remove Pin Cap before installation and make good preservation for future use When the CPU is removed cover the Pin Cap on the empty socket to ensure pin legs won t be damaged Pin Cap Step 1...

Page 9: ...The CPU will fit only in the correct orientation Step 2 1 Step 2 2 Step 3 Hold the CPU down firmly and then lower the lever to locked position to complete the installation Step 4 Put the CPU Fan and h...

Page 10: ...pin 1 JCFAN1 CPU Fan Header Pin Assignment 1 Ground 2 Power 3 FAN RPM rate sense 1 4 JCFAN1 4 Smart Fan Control JSFAN1 System Fan Header Pin Assignment 1 Ground 2 12V JSFAN1 3 1 3 FAN RPM rate sense...

Page 11: ...2 DDR2_B1 DDR2_B2 1 Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward Align a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the Slot 2 Insert the DIMM vertically and f...

Page 12: ...e Total Memory Size DDR2_A1 256MB 512MB 1GB 1 DDR2_A2 256MB 512MB 1GB 1 DDR2_B1 256MB 512MB 1GB 1 DDR2_B2 256MB 512MB 1GB 1 945P Chipset Max memory 4GB For 945PL A7A the maximum memory capacity is 2GB...

Page 13: ...ector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cables 1 2 34 33 IDE1 Hard Disk Connectors The motherboard has a 32 bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that provides PIO Mode 0 4 Bus Master and Ultra DMA...

Page 14: ...transfer bandwidth up to 250MB s per direction 500MB s in total PCI Express supports a raw bit rate of 2 5Gb s on the data pins 2X bandwidth over the traditional PCI architecture PCI Ex16 PCI Ex1_1 P...

Page 15: ...ep button speaker and IrDA Connection It allows user to connect the PC case s front panel switch functions 1 21 22 SLP PWR_LED On Off IR Header optional RST HLED SPK 2 Pin Assignment Function Pin Assi...

Page 16: ...3V 3 Ground 4 5V 5 Ground 6 5V 7 Ground 8 PW_OK 9 Standby Voltage 5V 10 12V 11 12V 12 2 x 12 Detect 13 3 3V 14 12V 15 Ground 16 PS_ON 17 Ground 18 Ground 19 Ground 20 5V 21 5V 22 5V 23 5V 13 1 24 12...

Page 17: ...ke USB card reader Pin Assignment 1 5V fused 2 5V fused 3 USB 4 USB 5 USB 6 USB 7 Ground 8 Ground 9 Key 1 2 9 10 JUSB4 JUSB3 10 NC JKBV1 Power Source Headers for PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse 1 3 Pin 1 2 cl...

Page 18: ...t line out Speaker out Right 7 Reserved 8 Key 9 Left line out Speaker out Left 10 Left line out Speaker out Left 11 Right line in Rear speaker Right 12 Right line in Rear speaker Right 13 Left line in...

Page 19: ...Pin 2 3 Close Clear CMOS data Clear CMOS Procedures 1 Remove AC power line 2 Set the jumper to Pin 2 3 close 3 Wait for five seconds 4 Set the jumper to Pin 1 2 close 5 Power on the AC 6 Reset your d...

Page 20: ...rface it satisfies the SATA 2 0 spec and with transfer rate of 3GB s Pin Assignment 1 Ground 2 TX 3 TX 4 Ground 5 RX 6 RX SATA4 SATA1 SATA3 SATA2 1 7 4 7 Ground JSPDIF_OUT1 Digital Audio out Connector...

Page 21: ...tion To install the driver please click on the Driver icon The setup guide will list the compatible driver for your motherboard and operating system Click on each device driver to launch the installat...

Page 22: ...the following message is shown after boot up the system it means the BIOS contents are corrupted In this Case please follow the procedure below to restore the BIOS 1 Make a bootable floppy disk 2 Dow...

Page 23: ...again In this case please double check 1 The CPU cooler surface is placed evenly with the CPU surface 2 CPU fan is rotated normally 3 CPU fan speed is fulfilling with the CPU speed After confirmed pl...

Page 24: ...to disk controller board Make sure both ends are securely plugged in check the drive type in the standard CMOS setup 2 Backing up the hard drive is extremely important All hard disks are capable of b...

Page 25: ...information Also in the About panel you can get detail descriptions about BIOS model and chipsets In addition the frequency status of CPU memory AGP and PCI along with the CPU speed are synchronicall...

Page 26: ...the following dialog in setup procedure it means setup is completed If the Launch the WarpSpeeder Tray Utility checkbox is checked the Tray Icon utility and WarpSpeeder utility will be automatically...

Page 27: ...conveniently invoking WarpSpeeder Utility You can use the mouse by clicking the left button in order to invoke WarpSpeeder directly from the little tray icon or you can right click the little tray ico...

Page 28: ...llows a Display the CPU Speed CPU external clock Memory clock AGP clock and PCI clock information b Contains About Voltage Overclock and Hardware Monitor Buttons for invoking respective panels c With...

Page 29: ...ill be highlighted and the Voltage Panel will slide out to up as the following figure In this panel you can decide to increase CPU core voltage and Memory voltage or not The default setting is No If y...

Page 30: ...vide user the ability to do real time overclock adjustment Warning Manually overclock is potentially dangerous especially when the overclocking percentage is over 110 We strongly recommend you verify...

Page 31: ...try If the testing fail system will do a fail safe rebooting After reboot the WarpSpeeder utility will restore to the hardware default setting or load the verified best and stable frequency according...

Page 32: ...erclocking You can also get the mainboard s BIOS model and the Version number of WarpSpeeder utility Note Because the overclock overvoltage and hardware monitor features are controlled by several sepa...

Page 33: ...oller Smart Guardian Funktion von ITE Arbeitsspeic her DDR2 DIMM Steckpl tze x 4 Jeder DIMM unterst tzt 128 256 512MB 1GB DDR2 Max 4GB Arbeitsspeicher Dual Kanal DDR Speichermodul Unterst tzt DDR2 533...

Page 34: ...el optional x1 Geh use offen Sockel optional x1 Geh use offen Sockel x1 Geh use offen Sockel x1 CMOS l schen Sockel x1 CMOS l schen Sockel x1 USB Anschluss x2 USB Anschluss x2 Stromanschluss 24 polig...

Page 35: ...oire principale Fentes DDR2 DIMM x 4 Chaque DIMM prend en charge des DDR de 256 512 Mo et 1Go Capacit m moire maximale de 4 Go Module de m moire DDR mode double voie Prend en charge la DDR2 533 667 Fe...

Page 36: ...base d ouverture de ch ssis x1 optional Embase d ouverture de ch ssis x1 optional Embase d effacement CMOS x1 Embase d effacement CMOS x1 Connecteur USB x2 Connecteur USB x2 Connecteur d alimentation...

Page 37: ...rdian di ITE Memoria principale Alloggi DIMM DDR2 x 4 Ciascun DIMM supporta DDR2 256 512MB e 1GB Capacit massima della memoria 4GB Modulo di memoria DDR a canale doppio Supporto di DDR2 533 667 Allogg...

Page 38: ...ore apertura telaio optional x1 Collettore apertura telaio optional x1 Collettore cancellazione CMOS x1 Collettore cancellazione CMOS x1 Connettore USB x2 Connettore USB x2 Connettore alimentazione 24...

Page 39: ...DDR2 x 4 Cada DIMM admite DDR2 de 256 512MB y 1GB Capacidad m xima de memoria de 4GB M dulo de memoria DDR de canal Doble Admite DDR2 533 667 Ranuras DIMM DDR2 x 2 Cada DIMM admite DDR2 de 256 512MB...

Page 40: ...pcional X1 Cabecera de borrado de CMOS X1 Cabecera de borrado de CMOS X1 Conector USB X2 Conector USB X2 Conector de alimentaci n X1 24 patillas Conector de alimentaci n X1 24 patillas Conectore s en...

Page 41: ...o Smart Guardian da ITE Mem ria principal Ranhuras DIMM DDR2 x4 Cada m dulo DIMM suporta uma mem ria DDR2 de 256 512 MB 1 GB Capacidade m xima de mem ria 4 GB M dulo de mem ria DDR de canal duplo Sup...

Page 42: ...istema x1 Conector para detec o da abertura do chassis opcional x1 Conector para detec o da abertura do chassis opcional x1 Conector para limpeza do CMOS x1 Conector para limpeza do CMOS x1 Conector U...

Page 43: ...iazda DDR2 DIMM x 2 Ka de gniazdo DIMM obs uguje modu y 256 512MB oraz 1GB DDR2 Maks wielko pami ci 2GB Modu pami ci DDR z trybem podw jnego kana u Obs uga DDR2 400 533 Super I O ITE 8712F Monitor H W...

Page 44: ...x1 Z cze g wkowe wentylatora systemowego x1 Z cze g wkowe otwarcia obudowy opcja x1 Z cze g wkowe otwarcia obudowy opcja x1 Z cze g wkowe kasowania CMOS x1 Z cze g wkowe kasowania CMOS x1 Z cze USB x2...

Page 45: ...Hyper Threading Execute Disable Bit Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Extended Memory 64 Technology FSB 533 800 1066 533 800 Intel 945P Intel ICH7 Intel 945PL Intel ICH7 DDR2 DIMM x 4 DIMM 128 256 512 1 DDR2...

Page 46: ...I Express x1 x2 PCI x3 PCI x3 x1 x1 IDE x1 IDE x1 SATA x4 SATA x4 x1 x1 x1 x1 CD x1 CD x1 S PDIF x1 S PDIF x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 CMOS x1 CMOS x1 USB x2 USB x2 24 x1 24 x1 4 x1 4 x1 PS 2 x1 PS 2 x1 x1 x...

Page 47: ...it Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Extended Memory 64 Technology 533 800 1066 533 800 Intel 945P Intel ICH7 Intel 945PL Intel ICH7 DDR2 DIMM 4 DIMM DDR 2 256 512 1 4 DDR DDR 533 667 DDR2 DIMM 2 DIMM DDR2 256...

Page 48: ...x1 PCI Express 2 x1 PCI Express 2 PCI 3 PCI 3 1 1 IDE 1 IDE 1 SATA 4 SATA 4 1 1 1 1 CD IN 1 CD IN 1 S PDIF 1 S PDIF 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 CMOS 1 CMOS 1 USB 2 USB 2 24 1 24 1 4 1 4 1 PS 2 1 PS 2 1 1 1 1 USB 4...

Page 49: ...0 Hyper Threading Execute Disable Bit Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Extended Memory 64 Technology FSB 533 800 1066 MHz 533 800 MHz Intel 945P Intel ICH7 Intel 945PL Intel ICH7 DDR2 DIMM x 4 DIMM 256 512MB...

Page 50: ...x3 PCI x3 x1 x1 IDE x1 IDE x1 SATA x4 SATA x4 x1 x1 x1 x1 CD x1 CD x1 S PDIF x1 S PDIF x1 CPU x1 CPU x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 CMOS x1 CMOS x1 USB x2 USB x2 24 x1 24 x1 4 x1 4 x1 I O PS 2 x1 PS 2 x1 x1 x1 LAN x...

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