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Installing the Motherboard

Table A: DDR (memory module) QVL (Qualified Vendor List)

The following DDR400 memory modules have been tested and qualified for use with this

motherboard.

Size

Vendor

Model Name

GEIL GE08L3264D1WL5NKT3H71

Samsung K4H560838D-TCCC

Kingston D3208DL2T-5

0323PT01

HYNIX HY5DU5656822BT-D43

Apacer AM3A568ACT-5A

Samsung K4H560838E-TCCC

CORSAIR CMX256

3200C2PT

Kingston K4H560838D-TCC4

GEIL G216L6464D2TG5NKT2L
GEIL GE08L3264D1WL5NKT3H71

Samsung K4H560838D-TCCC

Kingston D3208DL2T-5

0323PT01

HYNIX HY5DU5656822BT-D43

Apacer AM3A568ACT-5A

GEIL G208L364D1TG5NKT3C

Ramaxel MT-46V32M8

TG-5BC

Samsung K4H560838E-TCCC

CORSAIR CMX256

3200C2PT

Kingston K4H560838D-TCC4

256MB

GEIL G216L6464D2TG5NKT2L

Kingston SAMSUNG

K4H560838D-TCC4

Samsung K4H560838E-TCCC

GEIL

GE16L6464D2

WL5NKT3H66

Kingston SAMSUNG

K4H560838D-TCC4

Samsung K4H560838E-TCCC

512 MB

GEIL

GE16L6464D2

WL5NKT3H66

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Summary of Contents for 915-M5GL

Page 1: ... tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reason able protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to ra...

Page 2: ...nadian Interference causing Equipment Regulations Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Réglement sur le matériel brouilieur du Canada AbouttheManual The manual consists of the following Chapter 1 Introducing the Motherboard Chapter 2 Installing the Motherboard Chapter 3 Using BIOS Chapter 4 Using the Motherboard Software Describes features of the motherboard Go to...

Page 3: ...ecking Jumper Settings 9 Jumper Settings 9 Connecting Case Components 10 Front Panel Header 12 InstallingHardware 13 Installing the Processor 13 Installing Memory Modules 15 Installing a Hard Disk Drive CD ROM SATA Hard Drive 17 Installing a Floppy Diskette Drive 19 Installing Add on Cards 20 Connecting Optional Devices 22 ConnectingI ODevices 26 Chapter 3 27 27 27 27 27 Using BIOS 27 About the Se...

Page 4: ...d Optimal Defaults 42 Load FailSafe Defaults 42 Save Changes and Exit 42 Discard Changes and Exit 42 Chapter 4 43 43 43 43 43 UsingtheMotherboardSoftware 43 AbouttheSoftwareCD ROM 43 Auto installing underWindows 98 ME 2000 XP 43 Running Setup 44 ManualInstallation 46 UtilitySoftwareReference 46 Multi LanguageTranslation ...

Page 5: ...ingle channel mode and 6 4 GB s in dual channel mode is supported One optional PCI Express Lite slot is used to install an external PCI Express graphics card The ICH6 Southbridge on this motherboard supports three PCI slots which are PCI 2 3 compliant It implements an EHCI compliant interface that provides 480Mb s bandwidth for eight USB 2 0 ports integrates Azalia CODEC that features a 8 channel ...

Page 6: ...s PCI v2 3 32 bit 33 66MHz Supports fully with IEEE802 3 IEEE802 3u and IEEE802 3ab The 915GV 915GL Northbridge NB and ICH6 Southbridge SB chipset are based on an innovative and scalable architecture with proven reliability and performance Supports 32 bit host bus addressing allowing the CPU to access the entire 4 GB of the memory address space Has a 12 deep In Order Queue to support up to twelve ...

Page 7: ...bilities 192 96 48 44 1 KHz with 24 20 16 bits 8 Smart Jack I O port support Extensive jack detection via RNM resistors network method that can be used to monitor the plugging status of each jack Digital S PDIF OUT IN support Integrated I O The motherboard has a full set of I O ports and connectors Two PS 2 ports for mouse and keyboard One serial port and one parallel port Four USB ports One VGA p...

Page 8: ...4 IntroducingtheMotherboard Motherboard Components ...

Page 9: ... connectors 8 CLR_CMOS Clear CMOS jumper 6 ATX1 Standard 24 pin ATX power connector 13 F_PANEL Front Panel switch LED header 5 FDD Floppy diskette drive connector 17 CDIN1 Primary CD in connector 18 F_AUDIO2 Front panel audio header LABEL COMPONENT 7 IDE1 Primary IDE channel 4 DIMM1 4 Four 184 pin DDR SDRAM slots 11 IRDA Infrared header 22 PCIE PCI Express Lite slot 19 SPDIF O1 SPDIF out header 2 ...

Page 10: ...6 IntroducingtheMotherboard Memo ...

Page 11: ... the motherboard are implemented by cabling connectors on the motherboard to indicators and switches on the system case Make sure that your case supports all the features required Secondly 915 M5GL supports one or two floppy diskette drives and two enhanced IDE drives Make sure that your case has sufficient power and space for all drives that you intend to install Most cases have a choice of I O t...

Page 12: ...than one pin are numbered When setting the jumpers ensure that the jumper caps are placed on the correct pins The illustrations show a 2 pin jumper When the jumper cap is placed on both pins the jumper is SHORT If you remove the jumper cap or place the jumper cap on just one pin the jumper is OPEN This illustration shows a 3 pin jumper Pins 1 and 2 are SHORT Do not over tighten the screws as this ...

Page 13: ...he motherboard jumpers Pin 1 is labeled Jumper Settings Jumper Type Description Setting default CLR_CMOS 3 pin Clear CMOS 1 2 CLEAR CMOS 2 3 NORMAL Before clearing the CMOS make sure to turn off the system BIOS_WP 2 pin BIOS_WP OPEN FLASH WRITE UNPROTECTED SHORT FLASH WRITE PROTECTED CLR_CMOS BIOS_WP 1 ...

Page 14: ...nnector to ATX12V Connecting 20 24 pin power cable Users please note that the 20 pin and 24 pin power cables can both be connected to the ATX1 connector With the 20 pin power cable just align the 20 pin power cable with the pin 1 of the ATX1 connector However using 20 pin power cable may cause the system to become unbootable or unstable because of insufficient electricity A minimum power of 300W i...

Page 15: ...1A 2 2A 26 4W max at 12V PWR_FAN SYS_FAN FAN Power Connectors Pin Signal Name Function 1 GND System Ground 2 12V Power 12V SPK1 Internal speaker Pin Signal Name 4 Signal 3 NO 2 Key 1 VCC ATX1 ATX 24 pin Power Connector Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 3 3V 13 3 3V 2 3 3V 14 12V 3 Ground 15 COM 4 5V 16 PS_ON 5 Ground 17 COM 6 5V 18 COM 7 Ground 19 COM 8 PWRGD 20 5V 9 5VSB 21 5V 10 12V 22 5V 11 12V...

Page 16: ...pporting the reset function requires connecting pin 5 and 7 to a momentary contact switch that is normally open When the switch is closed the board resets and runs POST Power Switch Supporting the power on off function requires connecting pins 6 and 8 to a momentary contact switch that is normally open The switch should maintain contact for at least 50 ms to signal the power supply to switch on or...

Page 17: ...stalling the Processor This motherboard automatically determines the CPU clock frequency and system bus frequency for the processor You may be able to change these settings by making changes to jumpers on the motherboard or changing the settings in the system Setup Utility We strongly recommend that you do not over clock processors or other components to run faster than their rated speed This moth...

Page 18: ...tly push down the load plate onto the tongue side and hook the lever CPU is locked completely E Apply thermal grease on top of the CPU F Fasten the cooling fan supporting base onto the CPU socket on the motherboard G Make sure the CPU fan is plugged to the CPU fan connector Please refer to the CPU cooling fan user s manual for more detail installation procedure CPU Installation Procedure The follo...

Page 19: ...ounding strap when you handle the modules Installation Procedure Refer to the following to install the memory modules 1 This motherboard supports unbuffered DDR and DDR2 SDRAM 2 Push the latches on each side of the DIMM slot down 3 Align the memory module with the slot The DIMM slots are keyed with notches and the DIMMs are keyed with cutouts so that they can only be installed correctly 4 Check th...

Page 20: ...0838E TCCC CORSAIR CMX256 3200C2PT Kingston K4H560838D TCC4 GEIL G216L6464D2TG5NKT2L GEIL GE08L3264D1WL5NKT3H71 Samsung K4H560838D TCCC Kingston D3208DL2T 5 0323PT01 HYNIX HY5DU5656822BT D43 Apacer AM3A568ACT 5A GEIL G208L364D1TG5NKT3C Ramaxel MT 46V32M8 TG 5BC Samsung K4H560838E TCCC CORSAIR CMX256 3200C2PT Kingston K4H560838D TCC4 256MB GEIL G216L6464D2TG5NKT2L Kingston SAMSUNG K4H560838D TCC4 S...

Page 21: ...escribes how to install IDE devices such as a hard disk drive and a CD ROM drive About IDE Devices Your motherboard has one IDE channel interface An IDE ribbon cable supporting two IDE devices is bundled with the motherboard You must orient the cable connector so that the pin1 color edge of the cable correspoinds to the pin 1 of the I O port connector IDE1 IDE Connector This motherboard supports f...

Page 22: ...nstalling Serial ATA Hard Drives To install the Serial ATA SATA hard drives use the SATA cable that supports the Serial ATA protocol This SATA cable comes with an SATA power cable You can connect either end of the SATA cable to the SATA hard drive or the connector on the motherboard SATA cable optional SATA power cable optional Refer to the illustration below for proper installation This motherboa...

Page 23: ...rive The motherboard has a floppy diskette drive FDD interface and ships with a diskette drive ribbon cable that supports one or two floppy diskette drives You can install a 5 25 inch drive and a 3 5 inch drive with various capacities The floppy diskette drive cable has one type of connector for a 5 25 inch drive and another type of connector for a 3 5 inch drive You must orient the cable connecto...

Page 24: ...increase the motherboard s capabili ties by adding hardware that performs tasks that are not part of the basic system Before installing an add on card check the documentation for the card carefully If the card is not Plug and Play you may have to manually configure the card before installation PCI slots are used to install expansion cards that have the 32 bit PCI inter face PCI Slot PCI Express Li...

Page 25: ...ds List VGA Chip Model name MSI NX6600 TD128SE 128MB 16X ELSA GLADIAC 660 128T 128MB 16x NVIDIA PCX5300 128MB 16X NVIDIA PCX5750 128MB 16X WinFast PX360TD 128MB 16X nVIDIA ELSA PCX5900 128MB 16X RX300SE 128TD V 1 D 128MB 16X MSI X600 128MB 16X ATI ELSA X600 128MB 16X ...

Page 26: ... the system case corresponding to the slot you are going to use 2 Install the edge connector of the add on card into the expansion slot Ensure that the edge connector is correctly seated in the slot 3 Secure the metal bracket of the card to the system case with a screw For some add on cards for example graphics adapters and network adapt ers you have to install drivers and software before you can ...

Page 27: ... Panel USB Power 3 USB_FP_P0 USB Port 0 Negative Signal 4 USB_FP_P1 USB Port 1 Negative Signal 5 USB_FP_P0 USB Port 0 Positive Signal 6 USB_FP_P1 USB Port 1 Positive Signal 7 GND Ground 8 GND Ground 9 Key Nopin 10 USB_FP_OC0 Overcurrentsignal Pin Signal Name Function CDIN1 Primary CD in connector 1 CD _L 2 GND 3 GND 4 CD _R Pin Signal Name F_AUDIO2 Front Panel Audio header for Azalia This header a...

Page 28: ... the current Parallel ATA interface But maintains register compatibility and software compatibility with Parallel ATA Pin Signal Name Function 1 Ground 2 TX 3 TX 4 Ground 5 RX 6 RX 7 Ground Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name SPDIF I1 SPDIF in header This is an optional header that provides an S PDIF Sony Philips Digital Interface input to digital multimedia device through optical fiber or coxial conn...

Page 29: ...acket to this header to add a second serial port to your system 1 NDCDB Datacarrydetect 2 NSINB SerialDataIn 3 NSOUTB SerialDateOut 4 NDTRB Dataterminalready 5 GND Ground 6 NDSRB Datesetready 7 NRTSB Request to send 8 NCTSB Clear to send 9 NRIB RingIndicator 10 Key Nopin Pin Signal Name Function ...

Page 30: ...to connect your computer to the Network USB Ports Use the USB ports to connect USB devices Audio Ports This concludes Chapter 2 The next chapter covers the BIOS The above port definition can be changed to audio input or audio output by changing the driver utility setting Use the audio jacks to connect audio devices The D port is for stereo line in signal while the F port is for microphone in signa...

Page 31: ...agement features The settings made in the Setup Utility affect how the computer performs Before using the Setup Utility ensure that you understand the Setup Utility options This chapter provides explanations for Setup Utility options The Standard Configuration A standard configuration has already been set in the Setup Utility However we recommend that you read this chapter in case you need to make...

Page 32: ... Exit Power Management Features Load Optimal Defaults Load Failsafe Defaults KEY FUNCTION ESC Exits the current menu Scrolls through the items on a menu Modifies the selected field s values F10 Saves the current configuration and exits setup F1 Displays a screen that describes all key functions F9 Loads an optimized setting for better performance BIOS Navigation Keys The BIOS navigation keys are l...

Page 33: ...r computer to boot from the floppy diskette drive first 6 At the A prompt type the Flash Utility program name and the file name of the new BIOS then press Enter 7 When the installation is complete remove the floppy diskette from the diskette drive and restart your computer If your motherboard has a Flash BIOS jumper reset the jumper to protect the newly installed BIOS from being overwritten Using ...

Page 34: ...Date The Date and Time items show the current date and time on the computer If you are running a Windows OS these items are automatically updated whenever you make changes to the Windows Date and Time Properties utility Use ENTER TAB or SHIFT TAB TO select a field Use or to configure system Time Help Item CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc Standard CMOS Setup SystemOv...

Page 35: ...ow the diagnostic POST screen at boot Boot Up NumLock On This item defines if the keyboard Num Lock key is active when your system is started Press Esc to return to the main menu setting page Specifiesthebootsequence from the available devices A device enclosed in paren thesis has been disabled in the corresponding type menu Help Item CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2004 American Megatrends In...

Page 36: ...ess Enter IDE Configuration Press Enter SuperIO Configuration Press Enter Move F10 Save F1 General help Value Enter Select ESC Exit F9 Optimized Defaults F8 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Previous Values SetstheratiobetweenCPU Core Clock and the FSB Frequency NOTE If a invalid ratio has been entered to this field BIOS will restore it to previ ous state Help Item CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2004 Ame...

Page 37: ... feature that helps you protect your CPU and operating system against malicious software executing code This item is available when CPU supports the feature CPU Over clocking Func Disabled This item decides the CPU over clocking function frequencyinstalled in your system If the over clocking fails please turn off the system power And then hold the Insert key similar to theClear CMOS function and t...

Page 38: ... can be plugged into any SATA connector Primary Secondary IDE Master Slave Not detected Hard Disk CD DVD ROM Your computer has two IDE channels and each channel can be installed with one or two devices Master and Slave In addition this motherboard supports four SATA channels and each channel allows one SATA device to be installed Use these items to configure each device on the IDE channel If any I...

Page 39: ...pported Type Auto LBA Large Mode Auto Block Multi Sector Transfer Auto PIO Mode Auto DMA Mode Auto S M A R T Auto Move F10 Save F1 General help Value Enter Select ESC Exit F9 Optimized Defaults F8 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Previous Values Select the type of device connetedtothesystem Help Item CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc SecondaryIDESlave SecondaryIDESlave Device C...

Page 40: ...s Parallel Port Mode ECP Use this item to select the parallel port mode ECP Mode DMA channel DMA3 This item assigns a DMA channel to the parallel port The options are 0 1 and 3 Parallel Port IRQ IRQ7 Use this item to assign IRQ to the parallel port Allows BIOS to Enable or Disable Floppy Controller Help Item CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc SuperIO Configuration OnB...

Page 41: ...of the PCI memory address range used for graphics memory We recommend that you leave this item at the default value Auto Detect PCI Clk Enabled This item allows you to enable or disable you to detect PCI clock automatically Spread Spectrum Enabled If you enable spread spectrum it can significantly reduce the EMI Electro Magnetic Interference generated by the system CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1...

Page 42: ... Only APM is supported Repost Video on S3 Resume No If STR mode or Auto mode is selected this item allows you to enable disable this function Suspend Time Out Disabled This sets the timeout for Suspend mode in minutes If the time selected passes without any system activity the computer will enter power saving Suspend mode Power Mangement Setup This page sets up some parameters for system power man...

Page 43: ...rned off with a software command If you enable this item the system can automatically resume on LAN You must use an ATX power supply in order to use this feature Resume On PME Enabled The system can be turned off with a software command If you enable this item the system can automatically resume if there is an incoming call on the PCI Modem or PCI LAN card You must use an ATX power supply in order...

Page 44: ...re Health Configuration Case Open Warning Disabled ShutdownTemperature Disabled Hardware Health Configuration SMART FAN Control Enable SMART CPU Temperature 70 C CPU Tolerance Temperature 1 C FanStopSpeedValue 128 Current SYSTEM Temperature 39 C 102 F Current CPU Temperature 38 C 100 F SYSFANSpeed 0 RPM CPU FAN Speed 3924RPM PWR FAN Speed 0 RPM CPU Vcore 1 353V 1 5V 1 516V 3 3V 3 338V 5 0V 5 094V ...

Page 45: ...r Password Change User Password Press Enter You can select this option and press Enter to access the sub menu You can use the sub menu to change the supervisor password Boot Sector Virus Protection Disabled If set to Disabled when anything attempts to access the boot sector or hard disk partition table there will be no warning message to appear Press Esc to return to the main menu setting page Hel...

Page 46: ...er to not install the defaults The fail safe defaults place no great demands on the system and are generally stable If your system is not functioning correctly try installing the fail safe defaults as a first step in getting your system working properly again If you only want to install fail safe defaults for a specific option select and display that option and then press F8 Save Changes and Exit ...

Page 47: ...d README TXT INSTALL TXT or something similar These files may contain important information that is not included in this manual Auto installing under Windows 98 ME 2000 XP The Auto install CD ROM makes it easy for you to install the drivers and software for your motherboard If the Auto install CD ROM does not work on your system you can still install drivers through the file manager for your OS fo...

Page 48: ...such as DOS WIN NT or WIN98 95 Always go to the correct folder for the kind of OS you are using In install the software execute a file named SETUP EXE or INSTALL EXE by double clicking the file and then following the instructions on the screen Exit The EXIT button closes the Auto Setup window Application Tab Lists the software utilities that are available on the CD Read Me Tab Displays the path fo...

Page 49: ...ons are recommended 4 Click Next run the Installation Wizard An item installation screen appears 5 Follow the instructions on the screen to install the items Drivers and software are automatically installed in sequence Follow the onscreen instruc tions confirm commands and allow the computer to restart a few times to complete the installation ...

Page 50: ...venience of the customer The following software is furnished under license and may only be used or copied in accordance with the terms of the license These software s are subject to change at anytime without prior notice Please refer to the support CD for available software AMI AWARD Flash Memory Utility This utility lets you erase the system BIOS stored on a Flash Memory chip on the motherboard a...

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