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Supported Software

Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility

The Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility is used for updating
Windows



2000/ME/XP's INF files so that the Intel 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 Chipset Software Installation Utility” 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 utility to take effect.

Summary of Contents for 915P-TAL

Page 1: ...85200507 915P TAL 915PL TAL System Board User s Manual...

Page 2: ...eserves the 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 2005 All Rights Reserved Tradem...

Page 3: ...ticular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to cor...

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: ...e Installation 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 BIOS Setup 3 1 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 2 Updating the BIOS...

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: ...dge Intel 82801FB I O Controller Hub ICH6 System Memory DIMM sockets Four 184 pin DDR DIMM sockets 915P TAL Two 184 pin DDR DIMM sockets 915PL TAL Maximum memory Up to 4GB system memory 915P TAL Up to...

Page 8: ...n monitors CPU temperature and fan during system boot up automatic shutdown upon system overheat Onboard Audio Features 6 channel audio CODEC Full duplex codec with independent variable sampling rate...

Page 9: ...al USB 2 0 1 1 ports 1 connector for 1 external IEEE 1394 port 1 front audio connector for external line out and mic in jacks 1 CD in internal audio connector 1 S PDIF connector 1 IrDA connector 4 Ser...

Page 10: ...s 4 Gigabytes per second transfer rate Hyper Threading Technology Functionality Requirements The system board supports Intel processors with Hyper Threading Technology Enabling the functionality of Hy...

Page 11: ...ly when the audio utility is configured to support this function The mic in at the rear will be disabled Use the front audio s mic in jack S PDIF S PDIF is a standard audio file transfer format that t...

Page 12: ...at a distance of 1 meter USB Ports The system board supports USB 2 0 and USB 1 1 ports USB 1 1 supports 12Mb second bandwidth while USB 2 0 supports 480Mb second bandwidth providing a marked improveme...

Page 13: ...lows you to use the PS 2 keyboard or PS 2 mouse to power on the system Important The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 720mA Wake On USB Keyboard Mouse This function allows you to us...

Page 14: ...ower button or selecting Standby when you shut down Windows 2000 XP without having to go through the sometimes tiresome process of closing files applications and operating system This is because the s...

Page 15: ...33 66 100 IDE drives One 34 pin floppy disk drive cable Two Serial ATA data cables One Serial ATA power cable One I O shield One Mainboard Utility CD One user s manual If any of these items are missi...

Page 16: ...ion 915P TAL shown above uses the Intel 915P north bridge chip that supports 4 DDR DIMM sockets while 915PL TAL uses the Intel 915PL chip that supports two DIMM sockets only DDR 1 and DDR 3 only The i...

Page 17: ...n by wearing an antistatic wrist strap and attaching it to a metal part of the system chassis If a wrist strap is unavailable establish and maintain contact with the system chassis throughout any proc...

Page 18: ...mory banks allowing for row switching to be done less often BIOS Setting Configure the system memory in the Advanced Chipset Features submenu of the BIOS DIMMs are on the same channel DIMMs in a chann...

Page 19: ...ingle channel Virtual single channel Virtual single channel Virtual single channel Virtual single channel Virtual single channel Virtual single channel Virtual single channel Virtual single channel Du...

Page 20: ...g DDR 1 E P 1 3 DS P 1 3 DS E P 1 3 SS P 1 3 SS DDR 2 P 2 4 DS E P 2 4 DS P 2 4 SS E P 2 4 SS DDR 3 E P 1 3 DS P 1 3 DS E P 1 3 SS P 1 3 SS DDR 4 P 2 4 DS E P 2 4 DS P 2 4 SS E P 2 4 SS P denotes popu...

Page 21: ...pond 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 socket 3 Sea...

Page 22: ...are not bent If the cap is missing or the cap and or contact pins are damaged contact your and or contact pins are damaged contact your and or contact pins are damaged contact your and or contact pin...

Page 23: ...he CPU Protective cap Lever 6 Unlock the socket by pushing the lever down moving it away from the side tab of the socket then lifting it up Cover Lift this part up 5 Lift the protective cap from the l...

Page 24: ...n 7 Now lift the cover 8 Position the CPU above the socket The gold mark on the CPU must align with pin 1 of the CPU socket Important Handle the CPU by its edges and avoid touching the pins Cover Pin...

Page 25: ...eated in place The CPU will fit in only one orientation and can easily be inserted without exerting any force Important Do not force the CPU into the socket Forcing the CPU into the socket may bend th...

Page 26: ...follow the installation guide in the package 1 Before you install the fan heat sink you must apply a thermal paste onto the top of the CPU The thermal paste is usually supplied when you purchase the C...

Page 27: ...socket Position each stud so that the groove faces the heat sink then push it down firmly until it clicks into place Note You will not be able to secure the fan and heat sink assembly in place if the...

Page 28: ...re 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 JP4 pins 2 and 3 to On Wait fo...

Page 29: ...ontrol submenu and press Enter 6 Set the processor s ratio clock to its default setting or an appropriate ratio or bus clock Refer to the Frequency Voltage Control section in chapter 3 for more inform...

Page 30: ...cting 5VSB will allow 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 Integrated Peripherals submenu Super IO De...

Page 31: ...he system BIOS Setting 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 US...

Page 32: ...I O ports consist of the following PS 2 mouse port PS 2 keyboard port Parallel port COM ports IEEE 1394_1 port USB ports LAN port Line in jack Line out jack Mic in jack PS 2 Mouse Parallel COM 1 PS 2...

Page 33: ...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 PS 2 Keyboard Mouse function allows you to use the PS 2 keyboard...

Page 34: ...N6 COM 2 The serial ports are RS 232C asynchronous communication ports with 16C550A compatible UARTs that can be used with a modem serial printer remote display terminal or other serial devices BIOS S...

Page 35: ...ted 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 Parallel Port Functio...

Page 36: ...tion J1 1394_2 for connecting an additional 1394 port The 1394 port may be mounted on a card edge bracket Install the card edge bracket to the system chassis then connect the cable connector to the 13...

Page 37: ...tem board J3 USB 5 6 and J2 USB 7 8 allow you to connect 4 additional USB 2 0 1 1 ports The USB ports may be mounted on a card edge bracket Install the card edge bracket to the system chassis then ins...

Page 38: ...device to wake up a system from the S3 STR Suspend To RAM state To use this function Jumper Setting JP1 and or JP2 must be set to 2 3 On 5VSB Refer to USB Power Select in this chapter for more inform...

Page 39: ...river Installation Install the Realtek LAN Drivers Refer to chapter 4 for more information PXE LAN Boot ROM If you cannot boot the SCSI hard drive from the SCSI add in card you must change the default...

Page 40: ...ctions as Center Subwoofer Line out Lime In a 2 channel mode this jack is used to connect a headphone or external speakers In a 4 channel or 6 channel mode this jack functions as front right left spea...

Page 41: ...or J4 allows you to connect to the line out and mic in jacks that are at the front panel of your system Using this connector will disable the rear audio s line out and mic in func tions Remove the jum...

Page 42: ...re Installation I O Connectors CD in Internal Audio Connector The CD in J6 connector is used to receive audio from a CD ROM drive TV tuner or MPEG card W 1 4 Left audio channel Right audio channel Gro...

Page 43: ...e card edge bracket mounted with S PDIF ports may be provided with the system board Install the card edge bracket to the system chassis then connect the audio cable connector to J5 Make sure pin 1 of...

Page 44: ...1 of the header Connecting the Floppy Disk Drive Cable Connect one end of the floppy disk drive cable into the shrouded floppy disk header J11 on the system board and the other end most connector to t...

Page 45: ...end of the Serial ATA cable to J15 SATA 1 J16 SATA 2 J17 SATA 3 or J18 SATA 4 and the other end to your Serial ATA device BIOS Setting Configure the Serial ATA drives in the Integrated Peripherals su...

Page 46: ...2 devices a Master and a Slave Use an IDE ribbon 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...

Page 47: ...s 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 drives not the system board Important If...

Page 48: ...ystem board Make sure to connect the cable connector to the IR connector according to their pin functions BIOS Setting Configure IrDA in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Super IO Device field of the...

Page 49: ...an additional cooling fan The cooling fans will provide adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the CPU and system board components BIOS Setting The PC Health Status submenu of...

Page 50: ...ivery of more 12VDC current to the processor s Voltage Regulator Module VRM The system board requires a minimum of 300 Watt power supply to operate Your system configuration CPU power amount of memory...

Page 51: ...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 BIOS s...

Page 52: ...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 53: ...tall a graphics card into the x16 slot align the graphics card above the slot then press it down firmly until it is completely seated in the slot The retaining clip will automatically hold the graphic...

Page 54: ...r 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 appear...

Page 55: ...te displays the date from 1 to 31 Year displays the year from 1990 to 2098 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 00 00...

Page 56: ...Master Slave The drive type information should be included in the documentation from your hard disk vendor If you select Auto the BIOS will auto detect the HDD CD ROM drive at the POST stage and show...

Page 57: ...he number of read write heads Precomp This field displays the number of cylinders at which to change the write timing Landing Zone This field displays the number of cylinders specified as the landing...

Page 58: ...d during power up The default setting is All Errors No Errors The system boot will not stop for any errors detected All Errors The system boot will stop whenever the BIOS detects a non fatal error All...

Page 59: ...59 3 BIOS Setup Extended Memory Displays the amount of extended memory detected during boot up Total Memory Displays the total memory available in the system...

Page 60: ...ed 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 ease o...

Page 61: ...temperature therefore protecting the CPU and the system board from overheating to ensure a safe computing environment Thermal Management Thermal Monitor 1 On die throttling Thermal Monitor 2 Ratio an...

Page 62: ...enable this field to limit the return value to 3 or lesser than 3 Execute Disable Bit When this field is set to Disabled it will force the XD feature flag to always return to 0 Hard Disk Boot Priority...

Page 63: ...r table will cause the warning message to appear If you are running such a program we recommend that you first disable this field CPU L1 L2 Cache These fields speed up the memory access The default va...

Page 64: ...is 40 or 80 tracks Note that the BIOS cannot distinguish between 720K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 88M drive types as they are all 80 tracks When disabled the BIOS will not search for the type of floppy disk dri...

Page 65: ...fields below Typematic Rate Chars Sec This field allows you to select the rate at which the keys are accelerated Typematic Delay Msec This field allows you to select the delay between when the key was...

Page 66: ...o 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 OSB Logo Show This field is used to enable the...

Page 67: ...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 structure that stores information about the module such as...

Page 68: ...10 11 12 13 14 and 15 System Memory Frequency This field is used to select the memory clock speed of the DIMM SLP_S4 Assertion Width The options are 1 to 2 Sec 2 to 3 Sec 3 to 4 Sec and 4 to 5 Sec Sy...

Page 69: ...B address range actually contains DRAM memory If more than 16MB of system memory is installed this field must be disabled to provide contiguous system memory PCI Express Root Port Func Move the cursor...

Page 70: ...n are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one OnChip IDE Device Move the cursor to this field and press Enter The following screen will appear The settings on the screen are f...

Page 71: ...ct a transfer to or from the disk drive PIO allows the BIOS to tell the controller what it wants and then let the controller and the CPU perform the complete task by themselves Your system supports fi...

Page 72: ...nd SATA drives allowing a maximum of 6 drives 1 IDE Master 1 IDE Slave and 4 SATA SATA Only This option automatically sets the SATA drives to Primary Master mode Since the SATA drives are in Master mo...

Page 73: ...B 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 Disabled However if you are using a USB keyboard under DOS make s...

Page 74: ...Setup AC97 Audio Auto Select this option when using the onboard audio CODEC Disabled Select this option when using a PCI sound card Onboard LAN Control This field is used to enable or disable the onb...

Page 75: ...this option is selected set the password you would like to use to power on the system in the KB Power On Password field Hot Key When this option is selected select the function key you would like to...

Page 76: ...C 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 will automatically...

Page 77: ...ill depend on the type and speed of your device Refer to your peripheral s manual for the best option SPP Allows normal speed operation but in one direction only ECP Extended Capabilities Port Allows...

Page 78: ...ction This function should be enabled only in operating systems that sup port ACPI Currently only Windows 2000 ME XP supports this function If you want to use the Suspend to RAM function make sure thi...

Page 79: ...Video Off Method This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked V H SYNC Blank This selection will cause the system to turn off the vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and write...

Page 80: ...ystem Delay 4 Sec Regardless of whether the Power Management func 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 purpo...

Page 81: ...rd to wake up a system that is in the S3 STR Suspend To RAM state This can be configured only if the ACPI Suspend Type field is set to S3 STR Resume By Alarm Enabled When Enabled you can set the date...

Page 82: ...ield must be later than the time of the RTC set in the Standard CMOS Features submenu Reload Global Timer Events When enabled access to the specified field Primary IDE 0 1 Secondary IDE 0 1 FDD COM LP...

Page 83: ...itialize PCI Reset Configuration Data Enabled The BIOS will reset the Extended System Configuration Data ESCD once automatically It will then recreate a new set of configuration data Disabled The BIOS...

Page 84: ...ld is used to set each system interrupt to either Reserved or PCI Device PCI VGA Palette Snoop This field determines whether the MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards can work with PCI VGA or not The default value...

Page 85: ...85 3 BIOS Setup Maximum Payload Size This field is used to select the maximum TLP payload size of the PCI Express devices The unit is byte...

Page 86: ...System Fan Speed and Current CPU Fan Speed These fields will show the output voltage temperature and fan speed of the monitored devices or components Note The onboard hardware monitor function is capa...

Page 87: ...me processors may have been locked by the manufacturer If you are using this kind of processor setting a frequency ratio for the processor will have no effect The system will instead use its factory d...

Page 88: ...s clock of the processor The available options allow you to adjust the processor s bus clock by 1MHz increment Important Selecting an external bus clock other than the default setting may result to th...

Page 89: ...es 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 in...

Page 90: ...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 and p...

Page 91: ...mpted for a password when you cold boot the system Use the arrow keys to highlight Set Supervisor Password and press Enter Type in the password You are limited to eight characters When done the messag...

Page 92: ...only Set User Password that appears in the main menu screen Access to all other options is denied Use the arrow keys to highlight Set User Password and press Enter Type in the password You are limite...

Page 93: ...ter 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 to...

Page 94: ...ave 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 changes t...

Page 95: ...e 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 execute the flash utility...

Page 96: ...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 97: ...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 scre...

Page 98: ...set 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 Chipset S...

Page 99: ...follow the steps below 1 On the left side of the autorun screen click the AUDIO icon 2 Click Realtek Audio Driver on the main menu The following screen will appear 3 Follow the prompts on the screen t...

Page 100: ...follow the steps below 1 On the left side of the autorun screen click the NETWORK icon 2 Click Realtek LAN Driver on the main menu The following screen will appear 3 Follow the prompts on the screen t...

Page 101: ...over or under the set 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 rec ommend that you use the Default Setting...

Page 102: ...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 promp...

Page 103: ...stall the operating system If the CD does not include Service Pack 4 it is available for download at Microsoft s Windows Update website Installation Notes 1 Autorun ONLY supports the Windows ME Window...

Page 104: ...stall 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 B...

Page 105: ...105 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 106: ...hreading Technology 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 107: ...plosion if battery incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manu facturer Dispose of used batteries according to the battery manufacturer s instructions CM...

Page 108: ...locked Keyboard controller is pulled low Keyboard error or no keyboard present Cannot initialize the keyboard Make sure the keyboard is attached correctly and no keys are being pressed during the boot...

Page 109: ...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 prop erly 6 All add in boards in the expansion slo...

Page 110: ...ing 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 111: ...nter doesn t respond when you try to print 1 Make sure that your printer is turned on and that the printer is on line 2 Make sure your software is configured for the right type of printer attached 3 V...

Page 112: ...there are no objects resting on the keyboard and that no keys are pressed during the booting process System Board 1 Make sure the add in card is seated securely in the expansion slot If the add in car...

Page 113: ...C Troubleshooting 113...

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