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I945G-M7 

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CHAPTER 4: USEFUL HELP 

4.1 A

WARD 

BIOS

 

B

EEP 

C

ODE

 

Beep Sound 

Meaning 

One long beep followed by two short 
beeps 

Video card not found or video card 
memory bad 

High-low siren sound 

CPU overheated   
System will shut down automatically   

One Short beep when system boot-up

No error found during POST 

Long beeps every other second 

No DRAM detected or install 

4.2 E

XTRA 

I

NFORMATION

 

A. BIOS 

Update 

After you fail to update BIOS or BIOS is invaded by virus, the 
Boot-Block function will help to restore BIOS. If 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.  Download the Flash Utility “AWDFLASH.exe” from the Biostar 

website: 

www.biostar.com.tw

 

3.  Confirm motherboard model and download the respectively 

BIOS from Biostar website. 

4.  Copy “AWDFLASH.exe” and respectively BIOS into floppy disk. 

5.  Insert the bootable disk into floppy drive and press Enter. 

6.  System will boo-up to DOS prompt. 

7. Type 

“Awdflash xxxx.bf/sn/py/r”

 in DOS prompt. 

8.  System will update BIOS automatically and restart. 

9.  The BIOS has been recovered and will work properly. 

Summary of Contents for I945G-M7

Page 1: ...ll 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 or fitness for any purpose Further the vendor reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes to the contents here without obligation to notify any party beforehand Duplication of this publi...

Page 2: ... 2 FAN Headers 8 2 3 Installing System Memory 9 2 4 Connectors and Slots 10 Chapter 3 Headers Jumpers Setup 12 3 1 How to Setup Jumpers 12 3 2 Detail Settings 12 Chapter 4 Useful Help 18 4 1 Award BIOS Beep Code 18 4 2 Extra Information 18 4 3 Troubleshooting 20 Chapter 5 WarpSpeeder 21 5 1 Introduction 21 5 2 System Requirement 21 5 3 Installation 22 5 4 WarpSpeeder includes 1 tray icon and 5 pan...

Page 3: ...y HT Supports Execute Disable Bit Technology XD Supports Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology EIST Supports Intel Extended Memory 64 Technology Intel EM64T Chipset North Bridge Intel 945G South Bridge Intel ICH7 Dimensions Micro ATX Form Factor 24 45cm W x 24 4cm L Operating System Supporting Supports Windows 2000 and Windows XP Super I O Chip ITE IT8712F Low Pin Count Interface Provides the most c...

Page 4: ... DDR2_B1 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB 1 DDR2_B2 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB 1 Max is 4GB On Board IDE One on board connector supports 2 devices Supports PIO Mode 0 4 Supports Ultra DMA 33 66 100 Bus Master Mode On Board AC 97 Sound Codec Chip REALTEK ALC655 Support 6 channels Supports S PDIF Out and S PDIF In optional functions Compliant with AC 97 Version 2 3 specification Expansion Slots Two 32bit PCI bus ma...

Page 5: ... 1 IDE connector supports 2 hard disk devices 1 front panel header supports front panel facilities 1 CD in connector supports 1 CD ROM audio in device 1 front audio header supports front panel audio out function 1 S PDIF out connector supports digital audio out function 1 S PDIF in connector supports digital audio in function optional 1 chassis open header supports PC case opened warning function ...

Page 6: ...SB x2 Line In Surround Line Out Mic In 1 Base Center PS 2 Keyboard PS 2 Mouse B BIOS Software BIOS Award legal BIOS Supports APM1 2 Supports ACPI Supports USB Function Software Supports Warpspeeder 9th Touch WINFLASHER and FLASHER 1 2 PACKAGE CHECKLIST FDD Cable X 1 HDD Cable X 1 User s Manual X 1 Serial ATA Cable X 1 Fully Setup Driver CD X 1 Rear I O Panel for ATX Case X 1 USB 2 0 Cable X1 optio...

Page 7: ...I2 JPANEL1 JATXPWR1 JCFAN1 JATXPWR2 JCI1 JCMOS1 SATA1 SATA3 SATA2 SATA4 Codec JCDIN1 JSFAN1 LAN BAT1 BIOS Intel ICH7 LGA775 CPU1 Intel 945G JAUDIO2 Super I O JKBMS1 JRJ45USB1 COM1 JCOM1 JVGA1 JAUDIO1 JPRNT1 JSPDIF_OUT1 JSPDIF_IN1 optional IDE1 JDJ1 optional J_CIR1 optional Note represents the 1st pin ...

Page 8: ...U1 COM1 Step 1 Pull the lever sideways away from the socket and then raise the lever up to a 90 degree angle Special 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 ...

Page 9: ...ds this black cut edge The CPU will fit only in the correct orientation Step 2 1 Step 2 2 Step 3 Hold the CPU down firmly and then close the lever to complete the installation Step 4 Put the CPU Fan on the CPU and buckle it Connect the CPU FAN power cable to the JCFAN1 This completes the installation ...

Page 10: ...nt 1 Ground 2 Power 3 FAN RPM rate sense 4 1 JCFAN1 CO M1 4 Smart Fan Control JSFAN1 System Fan Header Pin Assignment 1 Ground 2 12V JSFAN1 3 1 CO M1 3 FAN RPM rate sense Note The JCFAN1 and JSFAN1 support system cooling fan with Smart Fan Control utility It supports 4 pin and 3 pin head connector When connecting with wires onto connectors please note that the red wire is the positive and should b...

Page 11: ... 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 firmly into the slot until the retaining chip snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated ...

Page 12: ...r supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cables 1 2 34 33 COM 1 IDE1 Hard Disk Connector The motherboard has a 32 bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that provides PIO Mode 0 4 Bus Master and Ultra DMA 33 66 100 functionality The IDE connectors can connect a master and a slave drive so you can connect up to two hard disk drives The first hard drive should always be connected to IDE1 CO M1 1 2 40 39...

Page 13: ... PCI2 PCI1 CO M1 PCI EX16 PCI Express x16 Slot PCI Express 1 0a compliant Maximum theoretical realized bandwidth of 4GB s simultaneously per direction for an aggregate of 8GB s totally PCI EX1_1 PCI Express x1 slot PCI Express 1 0a compliant Data 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 tra...

Page 14: ...Pin opened Pin closed Pin1 2 closed 3 2 DETAIL SETTINGS JATXPWR1 ATX Power Connector This connector allows user to connect 24 pin power connector on the ATX power supply Pin Assignment 1 3 3V 2 3 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 CO M1...

Page 15: ...fies 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 SATA2 SATA3 1 7 4 CO M1 7 Ground JUSB3 JUSB4 Front USB Headers This motherboard provides 2 USB 2 0 headers which allows user to connect additional USB cable on the PC front panel and also can be connected with internal USB devices like USB card reader Pin Assignment 1 5V fused 2 ...

Page 16: ...l Audio Header This header allows user to connect the front audio out put cable with the PC front panel It will disable the output on back panel audio connectors Pin Assignment 1 Mic in center 2 Ground 3 Mic power Bass 4 Audio power 5 Right line out Speaker out Right 6 Right 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...

Page 17: ...nd Sleep button 5 N A 6 N A N A 7 Speaker Speaker Connector 8 Power LED 9 HDD LED 10 Power LED 11 HDD LED Hard drive LED 12 Power LED Power LED 13 Ground 14 Power button 15 Reset control Reset button 16 Ground Power on button 17 N A 18 Key 19 N A 20 Key 21 5V 22 Ground 23 IRTX IrDA Connector 24 IRRX IrDA Connector JCI1 Chassis Open Header This connector allows system to monitor PC case open status...

Page 18: ...ear CMOS Header By placing the jumper on pin2 3 it allows user to restore the BIOS safe setting and the CMOS data please carefully follow the procedures to avoid damaging the motherboard 3 1 Pin 1 2 Close Normal Operation default 1 3 CO M1 3 1 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...

Page 19: ... Pin Assignment 1 5V 2 SPDIF_OUT CO M1 1 3 3 Ground JSPDIF_IN1 optional Digital Audio in Connector This connector allows user to connect the PCI bracket SPDIF input header Pin Assignment 1 5V 2 SPDIF_IN CO M1 1 3 3 Ground JDJ1 AUDIO DJ Connector optional Pin Assignment 1 SMBDATA 2 SMBCLK 3 INT_B 4 Key 1 CO M1 3 5 5 AXT_PWROK ...

Page 20: ...to restore BIOS If 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 Download the Flash Utility AWDFLASH exe from the Biostar website www biostar com tw 3 Confirm motherboard model and download the respectively BIOS from Biostar website 4 Copy AWDFLASH e...

Page 21: ...in 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 please follow steps below to relief the CPU protection function 1 Remove the power cord from power supply for seconds 2 Wait for seconds 3 Plug in the power cord and boot up the system Or you can 1 Clear th...

Page 22: ...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 breaking down at any time System only boots from optical drive Hard disk can be read and applications can be used but booting from hard disk is impossible 1 Back up data and applications files 2 Reformat t...

Page 23: ...ormation 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 synchronically shown on our main panel Moreover to protect users computer systems if the setting is not appropriate when testing and results in system fail or hang WarpSpeeder technology assures the system stability b...

Page 24: ... 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 and immediately launched after you click Finish button Usage The following figures are just only for reference the screen printed in this user manual will change according to your motherboard on hand ...

Page 25: ...ponsible for 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 icon to pop up a popup menu as following figure The Launch Utility item in the popup menu has the same function as mouse left click on tray icon and Exit item will close Tray Icon utility if...

Page 26: ...s 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 a user friendly Status Animation it can represent 3 overclock percentage stages Man walking overclock percentage from 100 110 Panther running overclock percentage from 110 120 Car racing overclock percent...

Page 27: ...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 you want to get the best performance of overclocking we recommend you click the option Yes ...

Page 28: ... 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 every speed you overclock by click the Verify button Or you can just click Auto overclock button and let WarpSpeeder automatically gets the best result for you b Recovery Dialog button Pop up the followin...

Page 29: ...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 to the Recovery Dialog s setting Note Because the testing programs invoked in Auto overclock and Verify include DirectDraw Direct3D and DirectShow tests the DirectX 8 1 or newer runtime library is require...

Page 30: ...ghlighted and the About Panel will slide out to up as the following figure In this panel you can get model name and detail information in hints of all the chipset that are related to overclocking You can also get the mainboard s BIOS model and the Version number of WarpSpeeder utility ...

Page 31: ... are controlled by several separate chipset WarpSpeeder divide these features to separate panels If one chipset is not on board the correlative button in Main panel will be disabled but will not interfere other panels functions This property can make WarpSpeeder utility more robust ...

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