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Mini-ITX Mainboard Manual

1.3

AINBOARD

PECIFICATIONS

Specifications

CPU

LGA 775

Intel Core2Duo / Pentium 4 / Pentium D /

Celeron D processor up to 3.8 GHz

*It is recommended to use processors with

95W power consumption.

Supports Hyper-Threading

Execute Disable Bit

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep

Extended Memory 64 Technology

FSB

800 / 1066 MHz

Chipset

Northbridge: Intel 945GC

Southbridge: ICH7 or ICH7R

Graphic

Intel GMA 950

Max Shared Video Memory is 224 MB

Super I/O

ITE IT8718

Provides the most commonly used legacy

Super I/O functionality.

Low Pin Count Interface

Environment Control initiatives,

H/W Monitor

Fan Speed Controller

Main

Memory

DDR2 DIMM Slot x 2

Supports DDR2 667

Each DIMM supports 256MB/512MB/1GB/

2GB DDR2

Max Memory Capicity 4GB

Dual Channel Mode DDR2 memory module

Registered DIMM or ECC DIMM is not

supported

IDE

ICH7/ICH7R

Ultra DMA 33/66/100 Bus Master Mode

Supports PIO Mode 0~4

Supports 2 IDE devices

SATA

ICH7/ICH7R

SATA Version 2.0 specification compliant.

Data transfer rates up to 3.0 Gbit/s.

Supports RAID 0 / 1 / 0+1

LAN PHY

RTL 8111C x2

10 / 100 / 1000 Mb/s auto negotiation

Half / Full duplex capability

Sound

Codec

Realtek ALC662

5.1 channels audio out

High-Definition Audio support

Slots

PCI Express x16 slot

IDE Connector

SATA2 Connector

Front Panel Connector

Front Audio Connector

Digital I/O Connector

CPU Fan Header

System Fan Header

On Board

Connector

Clear CMOS Header

Summary of Contents for I94GC-I7

Page 1: ...ce 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 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 ...

Page 2: ...IOS Setup 19 3 1 Entering Setup 19 3 2 Using Setup 19 3 3 Main Menu 20 3 4 Standard CMOS Features 23 3 5 Advanced BIOS Features 25 3 6 Advanced Chipset Features 30 3 7 Integrated Peripherals 34 3 8 Power Management Setup 40 3 9 PnP PCI Configurations 44 3 10 PC Health Status 46 Chapter 4 RAID Functions 48 4 1 Operating System 48 4 2 Raid Arrays 48 4 3 How RAID Works 48 Chapter 5 Useful Help 51 5 1...

Page 3: ...touching any safely grounded appliance or use grounded wrist strap to remove the static charge Avoid touching the components on mainboard 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 leave any unfastened small parts inside the case after installation Loose parts will cause short circuits which may damage the equipment Keep th...

Page 4: ...ed Controller Main Memory DDR2 DIMM Slot x 2 Supports DDR2 667 Each DIMM supports 256MB 512MB 1GB 2GB DDR2 Max Memory Capicity 4GB Dual Channel Mode DDR2 memory module Registered DIMM or ECC DIMM is not supported IDE ICH7 ICH7R Ultra DMA 33 66 100 Bus Master Mode Supports PIO Mode 0 4 Supports 2 IDE devices SATA ICH7 ICH7R SATA Version 2 0 specification compliant Data transfer rates up to 3 0 Gbit...

Page 5: ...rd x1 PS 2 Mouse x1 Serial Port x1 VGA Port x1 LAN port x2 USB Port x4 Audio Jack x3 Board Size 170 mm W x 170 mm L Mini ITX OS Support Windows XP VISTA and Linux Biostar Reserves the right to add or remove support for any OS with or without notice 1 4 REAR PANEL PS 2 Mouse PS 2 Keyboard VGA COM Port LAN LAN USB 2 0 x 4 Line In Surround Line Out Mic In 1 Bass Center ...

Page 6: ... JKBMS1 JCOM1 JUSBLAN1 JUSBLAN2 JSFAN1 JAUDIO1 SATA2 SATA1 JATXPWR1 IDE1 DDR2_A1 JVGA1 JIR1 JAUDIOF1 JUSB3 DDR2_B1 PEX16_1 JCMOS1 JCFAN1 JATXPWR2 LGA775 CPU1 ICH7 ICH7R Intel 945GC BATTERY BIOS DIO SATA3 JAP JPANEL1 SATA4 Note represents the 1 st pin ...

Page 7: ...rs with 800 1066 MHz of front side bus Please follow the instruction to install the CPU properly 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 Pin Cap Step 1 Pull the socket locking lever out from the socket and then raise the lever up to a 90 degree angle...

Page 8: ...dge 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 heatsink assembly on the CPU and buckle it on the retention frame Connect the CPU FAN power cable into the JCFAN1 This completes the installation ...

Page 9: ...to GND CPU Fan Header Pin Assignment 1 Ground 2 12V 3 FAN RPM rate sense 4 Smart Fan Control 1 4 System Fan Header Pin Assignment 1 Ground 2 12V 3 FAN RPM rate sense 1 3 Note The CPU Fan Header and System Fan Header support 4 pin and 3 pin head connector When connecting with wires onto connectors please note that the red wire is the positive and should be connected to pin 2 and the black wire is G...

Page 10: ... 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 11: ...e Dual Channel function of the mainboard the memory module must meet the following requirements Install memory module of the same density in pairs shown in the following table Single Dual Channel Status DDR2_A1 DDR2_B1 Single Channel O X Single Channel X O Dual Channel O O O means memory installed X means memory not installed The DRAM bus width of the memory module must be the same x8 or x16 ...

Page 12: ...upply 1 10 11 20 Pin Assignment Pin Assignment 1 3 3V 11 3 3V 2 3 3V 12 12V 3 GND 13 GND 4 5V 14 Power Supply On 5 GND 15 GND 6 5V 16 GND 7 GND 17 GND 8 Power Good 18 NC 9 5V Standby 19 5V 10 12V 20 5V ATX Power Source Connector 4 pin By connecting this connector it will provide 12V to CPU power circuit Pin Assignment 1 12V 2 12V 3 Ground 4 Ground 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 13: ...of 8GB s totally PCI Express supports a raw bit rate of 2 5Gb s on the data pins 2X bandwidth over the traditional PCI architecture ATA Device Connector The mainboard has an integrated IDE Controller that provides PIO Mode 0 4 Bus Master and Ultra DMA 33 66 100 functionality It has one IDE connector which can connect a master and a slave drive so you can connect up to two ATA devices 1 2 39 40 ...

Page 14: ...D and Power LED connection It allows user to connect the system case s front panel switch functions 9 1 2 10 Pin Assignment Function Pin Assignment Function 1 Key N A 2 Power LED 3 HD LED 4 Power LED 5 HD LED HDD LED 6 Power LED Power LED 7 Reset GND 8 Power 9 Reset Reset Button 10 Power GND Power Button ...

Page 15: ...t 1 GND 2 TX 3 TX 4 GND 5 RX 6 RX 7 GND 1 4 7 1 4 7 USB 2 0 Header The mainboard provides a front USB pin header allowing up to 2 additional USB2 0 ports up to maximum throughput of 480 Mbps Connect the 2 port USB cable into this pin header This port can be used to connect high speed USB interface peripherals Pin Assignment Pin Assignment 10 NC 9 Key 8 Ground 7 Ground 6 USB1 5 USB0 4 USB1 3 USB0 2...

Page 16: ... IRRX 4 GND 5 IRTX 1 5 Front Panel Audio Connector This is an interface for the front panel audio cable that allow convenient connection and control of audio devices This header allows only HD audio front panel connector AC 97 connector is not acceptable Pin Assignment 1 Mic Left in 2 Ground 3 Mic Right in 4 Present Sense 5 Right line out 6 Jack Sense 7 Front Sense 8 Key 9 Left line out 10 Jack Se...

Page 17: ... Digital In 31 5 Digital Out 21 6 Digital In 32 7 Digital Out 22 8 Digital In 33 9 Digital Out 23 10 GND 1 2 9 10 Power Loss Recovery Header This header specifies how the system should do after a power fail Setting Disabled will leave the system in power off status after the power recovers Setting Enabled will power on the system immediately when the power returns 1 3 Pin 1 2 Close Enabled 1 3 1 3...

Page 18: ... default 1 3 1 3 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 desired password or clear the CMOS data How to Setup Jumpers The illustration shows how to set up jumpers When the jumper cap is placed on pins the jumper is close if not that means the...

Page 19: ...p and press Esc to quit The following table provides more detail about how to navigate in the Setup program by using the keyboard Keystroke Function Up arrow Move to previous item Down arrow Move to next item Left arrow Move to the item on the left menu bar Right arrow Move to the item on the right menu bar Move Enter Move to the item you desired PgUp key Increase the numeric value or make changes...

Page 20: ...ub menu Standard CMOS Features This submenu contains industry standard configurable options Advanced BIOS Features This submenu allows you to configure advanced features of the BIOS Advanced Chipset Features This submenu allows you to configure special chipset features Integrated Peripherals This submenu allows you to configure certain IDE hard drive options and Programmed Input Output features Po...

Page 21: ... for this system A confirmation message will be displayed before defaults are set Set Supervisor Password Setting the supervisor password will prohibit everyone except the supervisor from making changes using the CMOS Setup Utility You will be prompted with to enter a password Set User Password If the Supervisor Password is not set then the User Password will function in the same way as the Superv...

Page 22: ...l configuration changes to CMOS memory and exit setup Confirmation message will be displayed before proceeding Exit Without Saving Abandon all changes made during the current session and exit setup Confirmation message will be displayed before proceeding ...

Page 23: ...ote that the Day automatically changes when you set the date Time hh mm ss Set the system internal clock IDE Channel 0 Master Options are in its sub menu Press Enter to enter the sub menu of detailed options IDE Channel 0 Slave Options are in its sub menu Press Enter to enter the sub menu of detailed options SATA 1 2 3 4 Device Options are in its sub menu Press Enter to enter the sub menu of detai...

Page 24: ...t the situation in which you want the BIOS to stop the POST process and notify you Base Memory N A Displays the amount of conventional memory detected during boot up Extended Memory N A Displays the amount of extended memory detected during boot up Total Memory N A Displays the total memory available in the system ...

Page 25: ...lay Prior to Thermal This option controls the activation of the Thermal Monitor s automatic mode It allows you to determine when the Thermal Monitor should be activated in automatic mode after the system boots The Choices 4 Min 8 Min 16 Min Default 32 Min ...

Page 26: ...Disabled for Win XP The Choices Disabled Default Enabled C1E Function This item allows you to choose the C1E function The Choices Auto Default Disabled Execute Disable Bit When disabled forces the XD feature flag to always return 0 The Choices Enabled default Disabled Boot Seq Floppy Setup ...

Page 27: ...ster Sec Slave USBHDD0 USBHDD1 USBHDD2 Bootable Add in Cards First Second Third Boot Device The BIOS will attempt to load the operating system in this order The Choices LS120 Hard Disk CDROM ZIP100 USB FDD USB ZIP USB CDROM Legacy LAN Disabled Boot Other Device When enabled BIOS will try to load the operating system from other device when it failed to load from the three devices above The Choices ...

Page 28: ...Lock Status Selects the NumLock State after the system switched on The Choices The Choices On Default Numpad is number keys Off Numpad is arrow keys Gate A20 Option Select if chipset or keyboard controller should control Gate A20 The Choices Fast Default Lets chipset control Gate A20 Normal A pin in the keyboard controller controls GateA20 Typematic Rate Setting When a key is held down the keystro...

Page 29: ...APIC device mode reporting from the BIOS to the operating system The Choices Enabled Default Disabled MPS Version Control For OS The BIOS supports version 1 1 and 1 4 of the Intel multiprocessor specification Select version supported by the operation system running on this computer The Choices 1 4 Default 1 1 OS Select For DRAM 64MB A choice other than Non OS2 is only used for OS2 systems with mem...

Page 30: ...us DRAM is installed the number of clock cycles of CAS latency depends on the DRAM timing The Choices 5 Default 4 3 6 Auto DRAM RAS to CAS Delay This field let you insert a timing delay between the CAS and RAS strobe signals used when DRAM is written to read from or refreshed Fast gives faster performance and slow gives more stable performance This field applies only when synchronous DRAM is insta...

Page 31: ...3MHz 667MHz VGA Setting PEG Onchip VGA Control This item allows you to enabled or disabled PEG On chip VGA controller The Choices Auto Default Onchip VGA PEG Port On Chip Frame Buffer Size This item will be different as your memory modules When the memory size is decided this frame buffer size will also be fixed The Choices 8MB Default 1MB DVMT Mode The Choices DVMT Default FIXED BOTH DVMT FIXED M...

Page 32: ...ry area a system error may result The Choices Enabled Default Disabled Video BIOS Cacheable Select Enabled allows caching of the video BIOS resulting a better system performance However if any program writes to this memory area a system error may result The Choices Disabled Default Enabled Memory Hole At 15M 16M You can reserve this area of system memory for ISA adapter ROM When this area is reser...

Page 33: ... Lan 1 2 The Choices Auto Default Enabled Disabled PCIE GigaLan 1 2 Bootrom Decide whether to invoke the boot ROM of the onboard Lan 1 2 chip The Choices Disabled Default Enabled PCI E Compliancy This item allows you to select the PCI E Compliancy Mode The Choices v1 0a Default v1 0 ...

Page 34: ...Mini ITX Mainboard Manual 34 3 7 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS OnChip IDE Device ...

Page 35: ...E Channel The Choices Enabled Default Disabled IDE Primary Master Slave PIO The IDE PIO Programmed Input Output fields let you set a PIO mode 0 4 for each of the IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports Modes 0 to 4 will increase performance progressively In Auto mode the system automatically determines the best mode for each device The Choices Auto Default Mode0 Mode1 Mode2 Mode3 Mode4...

Page 36: ...PATA max of 6 IDE drivers are supported SATA Only SATA is operating in legacy mode The Choices Disabled Enhanced Mode Default SATA only SATA PORT Speed Settings The Choices Disabled Default Force GEN I Force GEN II PATA IDE Mode The Choices Primary Default Onboard Device USB Controller Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus USB controller and you have USB peripherals The Cho...

Page 37: ...sabled USB Keyboard Support This item allows you to enable or disable the USB Keyboard Legacy Support The Choices Enabled Enable USB Keyboard Support Disabled Default Disable USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support This item allows you to enable or disable the USB Mouse Legacy Support The Choices Enabled Enable USB mouse Support Disabled Default Disable USB mouse Support Onboard Azalia Audio This i...

Page 38: ... whether your system will reboot after a power fail or interrupts occurs Off Default Leaves the computer in the power off state On Reboots the computer Former Sts Restores the system to the status before power failure or interrupt occurs The Choices Off default On Former Sts CIR Port Address This option allows you to set the CIR port address The Choices Disabled Default 220 228 CIR Port IRQ This o...

Page 39: ... option allows you to select the operation mode of Watch Dog The Choices Disabled Default Second Minute Watch Dog Timer Select This option allows you to select the timer of Watch Dog The Choices 1 Default Min 0 Max 65535 Key in a DEC number ...

Page 40: ...CPI Function This item displays the status of the Advanced Configuration and Power Management ACPI The Choices Enabled Default Disabled Wake Up by PCI card When you select Enable a PME signal from PCI card returns the system to Full On state The Choices Disabled Default Enabled ...

Page 41: ... Suspend mode The Choices Disabled Default Enabled Date of Month Alarm You can choose which date the system will boot up Date of Month Alarm You can choose the system boot up time input hour minute and second to specify Reload Timer Events Primary Secondary IDE 0 1 You can select to enable or disable Primary or Secondary RAID 0 or RAID 1 function under this item The Choices Disabled Default Enable...

Page 42: ...for sl CPU s Suspend Mode 1 min HDD Power Down Disable User Define Default Allow you to set each option individually When you choose user define you can adjust each of the item from 1 min to 1 hr except for HDD Power Down which ranges from 1 min to 15 min Video Off Method This option determines the manner when the monitor goes blank The Choices V H SYNC Blank This selection will cause the system t...

Page 43: ... disk drives will power down after a set time of system inactivity All other devices remain active The Choices Disabled Default 1 Min 15Min Soft Off by PWRBTN This item determines the behavior of system power button Instant off turn off the power immediately and Delay 4 Sec will require you to press and hold the power button for 4 seconds to cut off the system power The Choices Delay 4 Sec Instant...

Page 44: ...PCI Slot Default Onboard Resources Controlled By By Choosing Auto ESCD default the system BIOS will detect the system resources and automatically assign the relative IRQ and DMA channel for each peripheral By Choosing Manual the user will need to assign IRQ DMA for add on cards Be sure that there are no IRQ DMA and I O port conflicts The Choices Auto Default Manual ...

Page 45: ...igned to PCI Device IRQ 7 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 9 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 10 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 11 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 12 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 14 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 15 assigned to PCI Device PCI VGA Palette Snoop Some old graphic controllers need to snoop on the VGA palette and then map it to their display as a way to provide boot information and VGA compatibil...

Page 46: ...erature is lower than the set value FAN will turn off The Choices Min 0 Max 127 Key in a DEC number CPU Fan Start CPU fan starts to work under smart fan function when arrive this set value The Choices Min 0 Max 127 Key in a DEC number CPU Fan Full speed When CPU temperature is reach the set value the CPU fan will work under Full Speed The Choices Min 0 Max 127 Key in a DEC number ...

Page 47: ...ow H W Monitor in POST If you computer contains a monitoring system it will show PC health status during POST stage The item offers several different delay times The Choices Enabled Default Disabled CPU Vcore NB SB Voltage 3 3V 12 0V DDR Voltage FSB VTT 5 0V Voltage Battery Detect the system s voltage status automatically Current CPU Temp This field displays the current temperature of CPU Current ...

Page 48: ...disk reads and writes across multiple drives in parallel The size of each block is determined by the stripe size parameter which you set during the creation of the RAID set based on the system environment This technique reduces overall disk access time and offers high bandwidth Features and Benefits Drives Minimum 2 and maximum is up to 6 or 8 Depending on the platform Uses Intended for non critic...

Page 49: ...d for high availability solutions or as a form of automatic backup that eliminates tedious manual backups to more expensive and less reliable media Features and Benefits Drives Minimum 2 and maximum is 2 Uses RAID 1 is ideal for small databases or any other application that requires fault tolerance and minimal capacity Benefits Provides 100 data redundancy Should one drive fail the controller swit...

Page 50: ...8 depending on the platform Benefits Optimizes for both fault tolerance and performance allowing for automatic redundancy May be simultaneously used with other RAID levels in an array and allows for spare disks Drawbacks Requires twice the available disk space for data redundancy the same as RAID level 1 Fault Tolerance Yes Block 2 Block 4 Block 6 Block 1 Block 3 Block 5 Block 2 Block 4 Block 6 Bl...

Page 51: ...To install the driver please click on the Driver icon The setup guide will list the compatible driver for your mainboard and operating system Click on each device driver to launch the installation program B Software Installation To install the software please click on the Software icon The setup guide will list the software available for your system click on each software title to launch the insta...

Page 52: ...he CPU protection function has been activated When the CPU is over heated the mainboard will shutdown automatically to avoid a damage of the CPU and the system may not power on again In this case please double check 1 The CPU cooler surface is placed evenly with the CPU surface 2 The CPU fan is rotated normally 3 The CPU fan speed is fulfilling with the CPU speed After confirmed please follow step...

Page 53: ...ontroller 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 an optical drive Hard disks can be read applications can be used but system fails to boot from a hard disk 1 Back up data and applications files 2 Reformat the ha...

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