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83400438

865PE-ALE Rev. B

System Board
User’s Manual

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Page 1: ...83400438 865PE ALE Rev B System Board User s Manual...

Page 2: ...right to revise this publication and make changes to its contents at any time without obligation to notify any person or entity of such revisions or changes 2004 All Rights Reserved Trademarks Window...

Page 3: ...nterference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television...

Page 4: ...d For more information about the standard package in your region please contact your dealer or sales representative Warranty 1 Warranty does not cover damages or failures that arised from misuse of th...

Page 5: ...tion 2 1 System Board Layout 2 2 System Memory 2 3 CPU 2 4 Jumper Settings 2 5 Rear Panel I O Ports 2 6 I O Connectors Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 1 The Basic Input Output System 3 2 Updating...

Page 6: ...A Enabling the Hyper Threading Technology A 1 Enabling the Hyper Threading Technology Appendix B System Error Messages B 1 POST Beep B 2 Error Messages Appendix C Troubleshooting C 1 Troubleshooting...

Page 7: ...el 82801ER I O Controller Hub ICH5 System Memory Two 184 pin DDR DIMM sockets Supports dual channel 128 bit wide memory interface Supports up to 2GB system memory Synchronous operation with processor...

Page 8: ...Protection function monitors CPU temperature and fan during system boot up automatic shutdown upon system overheat Onboard Audio Features 6 channel audio CODEC 20 bit stereo full duplex codec with ind...

Page 9: ...B 2 0 ports 1 connector for one external serial port 1 front audio connector for external line out and mic in jacks 1 CD in internal audio connector 1 S PDIF connector for optical cable connection 1 I...

Page 10: ...r Threading Technology go to www intel com info hyperthreading CPU Overheat Protection CPU Overheat Protection has the capability of monitoring the CPU s temperature during system boot up Once the CPU...

Page 11: ...IrDA Interface The system board is equipped with an IrDA connector for wireless connectivity between your computer and peripheral devices The IRDA Infrared Data Association specification supports data...

Page 12: ...rtant If you are using a modem add in card the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support a minimum of 720mA Wake On LAN This feature allows the network to remotely wake up a Soft Power Down...

Page 13: ...gy saving features that enables PCs to implement Power Management and Plug and Play with operating systems that support OS Direct Power Management Currently only Windows 2000 ME XP supports the ACPI f...

Page 14: ...power on automatically or return to the state where you left off before power failure occurs 1 3 Package Checklist One system board One IDE cable One floppy cable One Serial ATA data cable One I O shi...

Page 15: ...select 1 12V power Socket 478 Intel 865PE Intel ICH5 AGP 1 IrDA 1 CD in Audio Codec 1 S PDIF 1 Front audio 1 1 USB 5 6 USB 7 8 1 USB 5 8 power select JP4 1 FDD HD LED RESET SPEAKER 1 PWR LED ATX SW 1...

Page 16: ...strap is unavailable establish and maintain contact with the system chassis throughout any procedures requiring ESD protection The system board supports DDR SDRAM DIMM Double Data Rate SDRAM DDR SDRA...

Page 17: ...des better system performance because it doubles the data transfer rate BIOS Setting Configure the system memory in the Advanced Chipset Features submenu of the BIOS Only one socket is populated with...

Page 18: ...must correspond with Pin 1 of the socket 1 Pull the tabs which are at the ends of the socket to the side 2 Position the DIMM above the socket with the notch in the module aligned with the key on the...

Page 19: ...is exclusively designed for installing an Intel processor 2 3 2 Installing the CPU 1 Locate Socket 478 on the system board 2 Unlock the socket by pushing the lever sideways away from the socket then l...

Page 20: ...t Important Handle the CPU by its edges and avoid touching the pins Gold mark 4 Insert the CPU into the socket until it is seated in place The CPU will fit in only one orientation and can easily be in...

Page 21: ...k the CPU will overheat damaging both the CPU and system board Note Only use Intel certified fan and heat sink An Intel boxed processor package contains a retention mechanism heat sink fan and install...

Page 22: ...at sink and retention mechanism assembly on the CPU then align and snap the retention legs hooks to the retention holes at the 4 corners of the retention module base Note You will not be able to snap...

Page 23: ...ever 4 Move the retention levers to their opposite directions then push them down This will secure the fan heat sink and retention mechanism assembly to the retention module base Note You will not be...

Page 24: ...nfigure the system with the default values stored in the ROM BIOS To load the default values stored in the ROM BIOS please follow the steps below 1 Power off the system 2 Set JP5 pins 2 and 3 to On Wa...

Page 25: ...l submenu and press Enter 6 Set the processor s ratio clock to its default setting or an appropriate frequency ratio or bus clock Refer to the Frequency Voltage Control section in chapter 3 for more i...

Page 26: ...ufacturer overclocking will have no effect Overclocking may result to the CPU s or system s instability and are not guaranteed to provide better system performance If you are unable to boot your syste...

Page 27: ...you to use the PS 2 keyboard or PS 2 mouse to wake up the system BIOS Setting Configure the PS 2 keyboard mouse wake up function in the Power Management Setup submenu of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 f...

Page 28: ...ubmenu of the BIOS must be set to Enabled Refer to chapter 3 for more information Important If you are using the Wake On USB Keyboard Mouse function for 2 USB ports the 5VSB power source of your power...

Page 29: ...The rear panel I O ports consist of the following PS 2 mouse port PS 2 keyboard port Parallel port COM 1 port USB ports LAN port Mic in jack Line out jack Line in jack PS 2 Mouse PS 2 K B Parallel CO...

Page 30: ...Make sure to turn off your computer prior to connecting or disconnecting a mouse or keyboard Failure to do so may damage the system board Wake On PS 2 Keyboard Mouse The Wake On Keyboard Mouse functio...

Page 31: ...in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Super IO Device section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Setting SPP Standard Parallel Port ECP Extended Capabilities Port EPP Enhanced Paralle...

Page 32: ...ay terminals and other serial devices To connect COM 2 please refer to the following description The serial port may be mounted on a card edge bracket Install the card edge bracket to the system chass...

Page 33: ...ystem chassis then insert the connector that is attached to the USB port cables to J10 and or J11 BIOS Setting Configure the onboard USB in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Onboard Device section of...

Page 34: ...tting USB KB Wake Up From S3 in the Power Management Setup submenu of the BIOS must be set to Enabled Refer to chapter 3 for more information Important If you are using the Wake On USB Keyboard Mouse...

Page 35: ...of the system board It allows the system board to connect to a local area network by means of a network hub BIOS Setting Enable or disable the onboard LAN in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Onboard...

Page 36: ...one In a 4 channel or 6 channel mode this jack functions as rear right left speaker out Line out Lime In a 2 channel mode this jack is used to connect a headphone or external speakers In a 4 channel o...

Page 37: ...le the rear audio s line out and mic in func tions Remove the jumper caps from pins 5 6 and pins 9 10 of J5 prior to connecting the front audio cable connector Make sure pin 1 of the cable connector i...

Page 38: ...stallation 2 6 I O Connectors 2 6 1 CD in Internal Audio Connector The CD in J4 connector is used to receive audio from a CD ROM drive TV tuner or MPEG card 1 4 Right audio channel Left audio channel...

Page 39: ...connector One card edge bracket mounted with S PDIF ports will be provided as an option Install the card edge bracket to the system chassis then connect the audio cable connector to J3 Make sure pin 1...

Page 40: ...n 1 of the header Connecting the Floppy Disk Drive Cable Install one end of the floppy disk drive cable into the shrouded floppy disk header J12 on the system board and the other end most connector to...

Page 41: ...ATA devices Connect one end of the Serial ATA cable to J15 SATA 1 or J14 SATA 2 and the other end to your Serial ATA device BIOS Setting Configure the Serial ATA drives in the Integrated Peripherals...

Page 42: ...cable to connect the drives to the system board An IDE ribbon cable have 3 connectors on them one that plugs into an IDE connector on the system board and the other 2 connects to IDE devices The conn...

Page 43: ...We recommend that you use hard drives from the same manufacturer In a few cases drives from two different manufacturers will not function properly when used together The problem lies in the hard driv...

Page 44: ...he cable to the IrDA connector according to their pin functions BIOS Setting Configure the onboard IrDA in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Super IO Device section of the BIOS to the type of IrDA st...

Page 45: ...fan connector J17 is used to connect an additional cooling fan The cooling fans will provide adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the CPU and system board components BIOS Se...

Page 46: ...pin 12V power connector enables the delivery of more 12VDC current to the processor s Voltage Regulator Module VRM The system board requires a minimum of 250 Watt power supply to operate Your system c...

Page 47: ...hus prolonging the life of the power supply or system SPEAKER Speaker Connector This connects to the speaker installed in the system chassis ATX SW ATX Power Switch Depending on the setting in the BIO...

Page 48: ...it may indicate that the CPU or memory module was not installed properly Please make sure they are properly inserted into their corresponding socket Pin 3 5 14 16 8 10 18 20 7 9 13 15 17 19 2 4 6 HD...

Page 49: ...ter explains the Setup Utility for the Award BIOS After you power up the system the BIOS message appears on the screen and the memory count begins After the memory test the following message will appe...

Page 50: ...displays the date from 1 to 31 Year displays the year from 1990 to 2098 3 1 1 2 Time The time format is hour minute second The time is based on the 24 hour military time clock For example 1 p m is 13...

Page 51: ...vendor If you select Auto the BIOS will auto detect the HDD CD ROM drive at the POST stage and show the IDE for the HDD CD ROM drive If a hard disk has not been installed select None 3 1 1 3 IDE Chann...

Page 52: ...of the disk drive Usually the size is slightly greater than the size of a formatted disk given by a disk checking program Cylinder This field displays the number of cylinders Head This field displays...

Page 53: ...cs Adapter Video Graphics Array For EGA VGA SVGA and PGA monitor adapters CGA 40 Color Graphics Adapter Power up in 40 column mode CGA 80 Color Graphics Adapter Power up in 80 column mode Mono Monochr...

Page 54: ...the base memory is typically 512K for systems with 512K memory installed on the motherboard or 640K for systems with 640K or more memory installed on the motherboard 3 1 1 8 Extended Memory Displays t...

Page 55: ...abled will improve the performance of your system or let you set some features according to your preference The screen above list all the fields available in the Advanced BIOS Features submenu for eas...

Page 56: ...safe computing environment Thermal Management Thermal Monitor 1 On die throttling Thermal Monitor 2 Ratio and VID transition TM2 Bus Ratio This field is used to select the frequency bus ratio of the t...

Page 57: ...s field to limit the return value to 3 or lesser than 3 NX BIOS Control The default is Enabled When this function is disabled it forces the NX features flag to always return to 0 3 1 2 2 Hard Disk Boo...

Page 58: ...cause the warning message to appear If you are running such a program we recommend that you first disable this field 3 1 2 4 CPU L1 L2 Cache This field speeds up the memory access The default value i...

Page 59: ...and the system is booting from the floppy drive the system will boot from drive B instead of drive A When this field is disabled and the system is booting from the floppy drive the system will boot fr...

Page 60: ...keyboard will cause the BIOS to report that the key is down Enabled The BIOS will not only report that the key is down but will first wait for a moment and if the key is still down it will begin to r...

Page 61: ...2 20 MPS Version Control for OS This field is used to select the MPS version that the system board is using 3 1 2 21 OS Select for DRAM 64MB This field allows you to access the memory that is over 64...

Page 62: ...logo to appear during system boot up Enabled The logo will appear in full screen during system boot up Disabled The logo will not appear during system boot up 3 1 2 25 Small Logo EPA Show Enabled The...

Page 63: ...or that data was being lost while using your system 3 1 3 1 DRAM Timing Selectable This field is used to select the timing of the DRAM By SPD The EEPROM on a DIMM has SPD Serial Pres ence Detect data...

Page 64: ...clocks 3 1 3 6 Memory Frequency For This field is used to select the memory clock speed of the DIMM The system board supports DDR333 or DDR400 when using 800MHz FSB CPU DDR333 will run at 320MHz memor...

Page 65: ...system DRAM When disabled the CPU assumes the 15 16MB address range actually contains DRAM memory If more than 16MB of system memory is installed this field must be disabled to provide contiguous sys...

Page 66: ...66 3 BIOS Setup 3 1 3 12 Fast Chip Select The options are Auto Enabled and Disabled 3 1 3 13 CPC Addr Control The options are Auto Enabled and Disabled...

Page 67: ...are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one 3 1 4 1 OnChip IDE Device Move the cursor to this field and press Enter The following screen will appear The settings on the scree...

Page 68: ...O and IDE Secondary Master Slave PIO PIO means Programmed Input Output Rather than have the BIOS issue a series of commands to effect a transfer to or from the disk drive PIO allows the BIOS to tell t...

Page 69: ...ter slave mode Combined Mode This option allows you to use both IDE and SATA drives allowing a maximum of 4 drives You must manually set the SATA drives mas ter slave mode in the Serial ATA Port0 Mode...

Page 70: ...Controller This field is used to enable or disable the onboard USB USB 2 0 Controller If you are using a USB 2 0 device this field must be set to Enabled USB Keyboard Support By default this field is...

Page 71: ...dating or flashing of the BIOS When enabled it secures the BIOS therefore any updates to the BIOS will not take effect Disabled Disables the BIOS flash lock function allowing you to update or flash th...

Page 72: ...board Onboard FDC Controller Enabled Enables the onboard floppy disk controller Disabled Disables the onboard floppy disk controller Onboard Serial Port 1 and Onboard Serial Port 2 Auto The system wil...

Page 73: ...a is completely transmitted before receiving data Full Transmits and receives data simultaneously Use IR Pins The options are IR Rx2Tx2 and RxD2TxD2 Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 3BC IRQ7 278 IRQ5 Se...

Page 74: ...PP Mode Select field is selectable If you selected ECP the ECP Mode Use DMA field is selectable If you selected ECP EPP both EPP Mode Select and ECP Mode Use DMA are selectable EPP Mode Select This fi...

Page 75: ...y only Windows 98SE 2000 ME XP supports this function If you want to use the Suspend to RAM function make sure this field is enabled then select S3 STR in the ACPI Suspend Type field 3 1 5 2 ACPI Susp...

Page 76: ...ax Saving Maximum power saving time for the Suspend Mode and HDD Power Down 1 min User Define Allows you to set the power saving time in the Suspend Mode and HDD Power Down fields 3 1 5 5 Video Off Me...

Page 77: ...tion is enabled or disabled if the power button is pushed and released in less than 4 sec the system enters the Suspend mode The purpose of this function is to prevent the system from powering off in...

Page 78: ...elds However if the system is being accessed by incoming calls or the network Resume On Ring LAN prior to the date and time set in these fields the system will give priority to the incoming calls or n...

Page 79: ...the mouse to power on the system Any Key Press any key to power on the system Keyboard 98 When this option is selected press the wake up key of the Windows 98 compatible keyboard to power on the syst...

Page 80: ...rns after an AC power failure the system will automatically power on Last State When power returns after an AC power failure the system will return to the state where you left off before power failure...

Page 81: ...automatically configure all of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices Auto The system will automatically detect the settings for you Manual Choose the specific IRQ in the IRQ Resources field re...

Page 82: ...SA VESA VGA cards work with PCI VGA Disabled MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards does not work with PCI VGA 3 1 6 5 INT Pin 1 5 Assignment to INT Pin 4 Assignment By default an IRQ is automatically assigned to th...

Page 83: ...l sound 3 1 7 2 Current CPU Temperature and Current CPU Fan Speed These fields will show the current temperature of the CPU and the current fan speed of the CPU fan in RPM Revolutions Per Minute 3 1 7...

Page 84: ...ll work only when you enable this function in the Hardware Monitor utility Note The onboard hardware monitor function is capable of detecting system health conditions but if you want a warning message...

Page 85: ...the processor will have no effect The system will instead use its factory default ratio 3 1 8 2 Auto Detect PCI Clk When enabled the system will automatically send clock signals to existing PCI devic...

Page 86: ...eral options for selecting the external system bus clock of the processor The available options allow you to adjust the processor s bus clock by 1MHz increment Important Selecting an external bus cloc...

Page 87: ...alues permanently stored in the ROM chips These settings are not optimal and turn off all high performance features You should use these values only if you have hardware problems Highlight this option...

Page 88: ...The Load Optimized Defaults option loads optimized settings from the BIOS ROM Use the default values as standard values for your system Highlight this option in the main menu and press Enter Type Y an...

Page 89: ...a password when you cold boot the system Use the arrow keys to highlight Set Password and press Enter Type in the password You are limited to eight characters When done the message below will appear...

Page 90: ...Enter Type Y and press Enter The modifications you have made will be written into the CMOS memory and the system will reboot You will once again see the initial diagnostics on the screen If you wish...

Page 91: ...u have made highlight Exit Without Saving and press Enter Type Y and press Enter The system will reboot and you will once again see the initial diagnostics on the screen If you wish to make any change...

Page 92: ...loppy disk 2 Reboot the system and enter the Award BIOS Setup Utility to set the first boot drive to Floppy 3 Save the setting and reboot the system 4 After the system booted from the floppy disk exec...

Page 93: ...OS in your system We recommend that you save the current BIOS and its flash utility just in case you need to reinstall the BIOS To save the current BIOS press Y then enter the file name of the current...

Page 94: ...the system board Insert the CD into a CD ROM drive The autorun screen Mainboard Utility CD will appear If after inserting the CD Autorun did not automatically start which is the Mainboard Utility CD s...

Page 95: ...el chipset can be recognized and configured properly in the system To install the utility please follow the steps below 1 On the left side of the autorun screen click the CHIPSET icon 2 Click Intel Ch...

Page 96: ...llow the steps below 1 On the left side of the autorun screen click the AUDIO icon 2 Click Audio Drivers on the main menu The following screen will appear 3 Follow the prompts on the screen to complet...

Page 97: ...rs are supported in the following operating systems Windows 98 SE Windows ME and Windows 2000 To install the driver please follow the steps below 1 On the left side of the autorun screen click the USB...

Page 98: ...ver which comes available after you have installed the operating system 3 Follow the installation instructions shown on the screen 4 Reboot the system for the driver to take effect Windows 2000 does n...

Page 99: ...screen click the NETWORK icon 2 Click LAN Drivers on the main menu The following screen will appear 3 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 4 Reboot the system for the driver to t...

Page 100: ...range a warning message will pop up The utility can also be configured so that a beeping alarm will sound whenever an error occurs We recommend that you use the Default Setting which is the ideal set...

Page 101: ...On the left side of the autorun screen click the TOOLS icon 2 Click Microsoft DirectX 9 on the main menu The following screen will appear 3 Click I accept the agreement then click Next 4 Follow the pr...

Page 102: ...tomatically start which is the Main Board Utility CD screen did not appear please go directly to the root directory of the CD and double click Setup 2 All steps or procedures to install software drive...

Page 103: ...install cooling fans The system requires adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the processor 3 The CPU Hyper Threading field in the Advanced BIOS Features submenu of the Award...

Page 104: ...logy d Now click the Hardware tab then click Device Manager The items shown under Computer and Processors should resemble the ones shown below c Click the General tab The processor shown under Compute...

Page 105: ...ding Technology 105 e Lastly press the Ctrl Alt and Del keys simultaneously The Windows Task Manager dialog box will appear Click the Performance tab The diagram under CPU Usage History should resembl...

Page 106: ...e consists of a single long beep B 2 Error Messages One or more of the following messages may be displayed if the BIOS detects an error during the POST This list indicates the error messages for all A...

Page 107: ...e fixed disk Hard Disk s fail 08 Sector Verify failed Keyboard is locked out Unlock the key The BIOS detects that the keyboard is locked Keyboard controller is pulled low Keyboard error or no keyboard...

Page 108: ...st the outlet by plugging in a lamp or other electrical device 4 The monitor is turned on 5 The display s brightness and contrast controls are adjusted properly 6 All add in boards in the expansion sl...

Page 109: ...hing happens 1 Check that one end of the AC power cord is plugged into a live outlet and the other end properly plugged into the back of the system 2 Make sure that the voltage selection switch on the...

Page 110: ...a cable connection problem However if your hard drive has a large capacity it will take a longer time to format Parallel Port The parallel printer doesn t respond when you try to print 1 Make sure tha...

Page 111: ...onfigured correctly Keyboard Nothing happens when a key on the keyboard was pressed 1 Make sure the keyboard is properly connected 2 Make sure there are no objects resting on the keyboard and that no...

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