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Chapter 3     BIOS Description

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865G/GV/PE7MC User Manual

BIOS Features

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[SuperBoot] SuperBoot (Default: Disabled)

SuperBoot allows system-relevant information to be stored in CMOS upon the
first normal startup of your PC, and the relevant parameters will be restored to
help the system start up more quickly on each subsequent startup. The avail-
able setting values are: Disabled and Enabled.

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[SuperBIOS-Protect] SuperBIOS-Protect (Default: Disabled)

SuperBIOS-Protect function protects your PC from viruses, e.g. CIH. The avail-

able setting values are: Disabled and Enabled.

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[Super Speed] CPU Clock (Depending on the specification of the CPU)

The conventional over-clock method uses the jumpers on the motherboard,
and it is both troublesome and apt to errors. By using Super Speed, a
CPU can be overclocked by keying in the desired in the CPU clock range.

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BIOS Features Menu

Warning:

Be sure your selection is right. CPU overclock will be dangerous!

We will not be responsible for any damage caused.

Summary of Contents for 865G

Page 1: ...PE7MC motherboard P N 91 181 U65 M7 0E Symbol description Note refers to important information that can help you to use motherboard better Attention indicates that it may damage hardware or cause data loss and tells you how to avoid such problems Warning means that a potential risk of property damage or physical injury exists More information If you want more information about our products please ...

Page 2: ...age if there are missing or damaged items contact your distributor as soon as possible 865G GV PE7MC motherboard x1 FoxconnUtilityCD x1 User Manual x1 IDE Ribbon cable x1 FDD Ribbon cable x1 I O Shield x1 S ATA Signal Cable x2 S ATA Power Cable x1 865G GV PE7MC English preface p65 2004 9 11 10 50 2 ...

Page 3: ...ion technology equipment EN 61000 3 2 A14 2000 Electromagnetic compatibility EMC Part 3 Limits Section 2 Limits for harmonic current emissions equipment input current 16A per phase EN 61000 3 3 A1 2001 Electromagnetic compatibility EMC Part 3 Limits Section 2 Limits of voltage fluctuations and flicker in low voltage supply systems for equipment with rated current 16A EN 55024 A1 2001 Information t...

Page 4: ...NDUSTRY COMPANY LTD Address 66 CHUNG SHAN RD TU CHENG INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT TAIPEI HSIEN TAIWAN R O C Supplementary Information This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the follow ing two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Tested...

Page 5: ...ipherals Power Management Setup PnP PCIConfigurations PCHealthStatus Frequency Voltage Control Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor User Password 42 Save Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Table of Contents Chapter Chapter Chapter Chapter Driver CD Introduction Utility CD content 45 Start to install drivers 46 865G GV PE7MC English preface p65 2004 9 11 10 50 5 ...

Page 6: ... power supply may result in serious damage to your system or memory module Warning We cannot guarantee that your system will operate normally while over clocked Normal operation depends on the over clock capacity of your device Warning Attention Since BIOS programs are upgraded from time to time the BIOS description in this manual is just for reference We do not guarantee that the content of this ...

Page 7: ...offers superior performance reliability and quality at a reason able price This motherboard adopts the advanced Intel 865G GV PE ICH5 chipset providing users a computer platform with a high integration compatibility performance price ratio This chapter includes the following information Main Features Motherboard Layout 1 1 ...

Page 8: ...slots Supports PC 3200 2700 2100 memory Supports 64 128 256 512 Mb technology up to 2GB Supports Dual channel DDR USB 2 0 Ports Supports hot plug Eight USB 2 0 ports four rear panel ports two onboard USB headers providing four extra ports Supports wake up from S1 and S3 mode Supports USB 2 0 Protocol up to 480 Mbps transmission rate Onboard Serial ATA 150MBps transfer rate Supports two S ATA devic...

Page 9: ... 0 is the VGA interface specification that enabled enhanced graphics performance with high bandwidth speeds up to 2 12 GB s BIOS Licensed advanced AWARD Phoenix BIOS supports flash ROM plug and play Supports IDE CD ROM SCSI HDD and USB device boot up Green Function Supports ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Supports S0 normal S1 power on suspend S3 suspend to RAM S4 Suspend to disk d...

Page 10: ...USB headers 7 South Bridge ICH5 chipset 8 FAN1 connector 9 Clear CMOS jumper 10 BIOS protection jumper 11 Front panel connector 12 Chassis intruder connector 13 Serial ATA connectors 14 IDE connectors 15 FDD connector 16 IrDA header 17 20 pin ATX power connector 18 184 pin DIMM slots 19 CPU FAN connector 20 North Bridge 865G GV PE chipset 21 CPU socket 22 AGP slot only for 865G PE7MC 23 4 pin ATX_...

Page 11: ... rear panel and pin headers and the mounting of jumpers Caution should be exercised during the installation of these modules Please refer to the motherboard layout prior to any installation and read the contents in this chapter carefully This chapter includes the following information CPU Memory Power supply Rear Panel Connectors Other Connectors Expansion Slots Jumpers Chapter2 2 ...

Page 12: ...MC User Manual This motherboard supports single Pentium 4 Processor including Prescott desktop CPUs in an LGA 775 package It also supports Hyper Threading Technology Installation of CPU Load lever gLoaLoad stiffener Load plate Load cap Lifted tab CPU ...

Page 13: ...Chapter 2 Installation Instructions 7 865G GV PE7MC User Manual Correct Wrong Lift up the lever Use thumb to open the load plate Be careful not to touch the contacts ...

Page 14: ... temperatures will severely damage the CPU and system Therefore you should install CPU cooling fan and make sure that the cooling fan works normally at all times in order to prevent overheating and damaging to the CPU Please refer to your CPU fan user guide to install it properly ...

Page 15: ...wing table lists the CPUs that have been tested and qualified for use with this motherboard Vendor Type FSB Frequency Intel Pentium Prescott 533 2 8G Intel Pentium Prescott 800 2 8G Intel Pentium Prescott 800 3 0G Intel Pentium Prescott 800 3 2 G Intel Pentium Prescott 800 3 6 G Intel P4EE 800 3 4 G ...

Page 16: ...The following table lists the PC3200 2700 2100 memory modules that have been tested and qualified for use with this motherboard Vender Type Size HY PC2100 DDR266 256MB Nanya PC2100 DDR266 512MB Samsung PC2100 DDR266 128MB Infineon PC2100 DDR266 256MB HY PC2700 DDR333 256MB Apacer PC2700 DDR333 512MB Winbond PC2700 DDR333 256MB Rambo PC2700 DDR333 256MB Apacer PC2700 DDR333 512MB HY PC3200 DDR400 2...

Page 17: ...e Bus Refer to the following table 4 Double sided DDR DIMMs with X16 databus width 16 bit memory chips are not supported due to chipset limitations CPU FSB DDR DIMM Type Memory Frequency 800 MHz PC3200 PC2700 PC2100 400 333 266 MHz 533 MHz PC2700 PC2100 333 266 MHz Note 1 When using FSB 800MHz CPU PC2700DDR DIMMs may run only at 320MHz not 333MHz due to chipset limitation 2 The following FSB DDR r...

Page 18: ...g the module clips outward 2 Align the memory module to the DIMM slot and insert the module vertically into the DIMM slot 3 The plastic clips at both sides of the DIMM slot will lock automatically 104 Pins 80 Pins Warning Be sure to unplug the AC power supply before adding or removing expansion cards or other system peripherals especially the memory devices otherwise your motherboard or the system...

Page 19: ...connector on the motherboard Firmly plug the power supply cable into the connector and make sure it is secure 4 pin ATX_12V Power Connector PWR2 The ATX power supply connects to PWR2 and pro vides power to the CPU 4 pin ATX_12V power connector 12V GND 12V 4 3 2 1 GND 20 pin ATX power connector 20 10 12V 5VSB 5V GND 3 3V GND 5V GND Pw OK 3 3V 11 1 5V GND 3 3V GND GND 5V 5V GND PS ON 12V Attention Y...

Page 20: ... port connects a parallel printer a scanner or other devices VGA Port Only for 865G GV7MC The VGA Port is for output to a VGA compatible device 1394 Port Optional This digital interface supports electronic devices such as digital cameras scanners and printers USB 2 0 Ports These four Universal Serial Bus USB ports are available for connecting USB 2 0 1 1 devices 1 2 3 5 4 USB 2 0 Ports PS 2 Mouse ...

Page 21: ...hone the Line in port connects to an external CD player tape player or other audio device The Microphone jack is used to connect to the microphone When using a 6 channel sound source connect the front speaker to the green audio output connect the surround sound speaker to the blue audio input con nect the center speaker subwoofer to the red Microphone input as shown in the following figure Front L...

Page 22: ...0 66 33 slave device hard disk drive and the black connector to the Ultra DMA 100 66 33 master device If you install two hard disks you must configure the second drive as a slave device by setting its jumper accordingly Refer to the hard disk documentation for the jumper settings Attention Ribbon cables are directional therefore make sure to always con nect with the cable on the same side as pin 1...

Page 23: ...be turned on and shut down Fan Connectors CPU_FAN FAN1 The fan speed of CPU_FAN and FAN1 can be detected and viewed in PC Health Status section of the CMOS Setup These fans will be automatically turned off after the system enters S3 S4 and S5 mode CD_IN Connector CD_IN CD_IN is Sony standard CD audio connectors it can be connected to a CD ROM drive through a CD audio cable S ATA Connectors CN20 CN...

Page 24: ...OUT SPDIF_OUT 5V_SYS GND Empty USB Headers F_USB1 F_USB2 Besides four USB ports on the rear panel the series of motherboards also have two 10 pin headers on board which may connect to front panel USB cable optional to provide additional four USB ports D1 F_USB 1 VCC D0 D0 Empty GND NC VCC GND D1 The connectors connect to the chassis security switch on the case The system can detect the chasis intr...

Page 25: ...f the CMOS Setup IR 1394 Header F_1394 Optional The 1394 expansion cable can be connected to either the front provided that the front panel of your chassis is equipped with the appropriate interface or rear panel of the chassis GND 12V TPA F_1394 1 2 9 10 12V TPB GND Empty TPA 5V GND RX TX Empty 1 You must install the driver before you use the USB 2 0 function 2 NEVER connect a 1394 cable to the F...

Page 26: ...rd make sure that your AGP card with 1 5V specification Note the notches on the card golden fingers to ensure that they fit the AGP slot on your motherboard Installing an expansion card 1 Before installing the expansion card read the documentation that came with it and make the necessary hardware settings for the card 2 Make sure to unplug the power cord before adding or removing expansion cards 3...

Page 27: ...ASUS ASUS V9560 8X 128MB ASUS ASUS V7700 4X 32MB ASUS ASUS V9280 128MB ATI ATI Radeon7000 64MB CP ATI 9700 8X AGP 128MB Elsa Elsa Geforce4 MX440 64MB MSI MSI 8923 128MB LeadTek LeadTek A340 128MB MSI MSI 8891 128MB MSI MSI TI4200 128MB Unika UNIKA 7917 Geforce4 MX440 64MB Make sure to use only the tested and qualified AGP cards listed above Other AGP cards manufactured by other vendors may not be ...

Page 28: ...the jumper pin settings User should refer to this when adjusting jumper settings Jumper Diagram Definition Description 1 2 Set pin1 and pin2 closed 2 3 Set pin2 and pin3 closed Closed Set the pin closed Open Set the pin opened 1 1 1 1 1 Clear CMOS Jumper CLS CMOS This motherboard uses the CMOS RAM to store all the set parameters The CMOS can be cleared by remov ing the CMOS jumper How to clear CMO...

Page 29: ... TBL_EN If the jumper TBL_EN is set as Lock Pin1 Pin2 the system BIOS is protected from being attacked by a serious virus such as the CIH virus You will be unable to flash the BIOS to the motherboard when the system BIOS is protected Flash write Enabled Default Flash write Disabled TBL_EN ...

Page 30: ...screen during the system POST process 2 You want to change the default CMOS settings This chapter includes the following information Enter BIOS Setup Main Menu Standard CMOS Features BIOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Advanced Chipset Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP PCI Configurations PC Health Status Frequency Voltage Control Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Def...

Page 31: ...ress TAB to show POST screen DEL to enter SETUP Main Menu The main menu allows you to select from the list of setup functions and two exit choices Use the arrow keys to select among the items and press Enter to accept or go to the sub menu The items in the main menu are explained below Standard CMOS Features The basic system configuration can be set up through this menu BIOS Features The special f...

Page 32: ...m s PnP PCI settings and parameters can be modified through this menu PC Health Status This will display the current status of your PC Frequency Voltage Control Frequency and voltage settings can be adjusted through this menu Load Fail Safe Defaults The fail safe default BIOS settings can be loaded through this menu Load Optimized Defaults The optimal performance settings can be loaded through thi...

Page 33: ...me This option allows you to set up the desired time usually as the current time with hour minute second format IDE Channel 0 1 Master Slave IDE Channel 2 3 Master optional These categories identify the HDD types of 2 IDE channels installed in the com puter system There are three choices provided for the Enhanced IDE BIOS None Auto and Manual None means no HDD is installed or set Auto means the sy...

Page 34: ...itor adapters CGA 40 Color Graphic Adapter powering up in 40 column mode CGA 80 Color Graphic Adapter powering up in 80 column mode MONO Monochrome adapter including high resolution monochrome adapters Halt On This category determines whether or not the computer will stop if an error is detected during powering up All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a nonfatal error the system will stop and you w...

Page 35: ...egory determined by POST Power On Self Test of the BIOS Base Memory The BIOS POST will determine the amount of base or conventional memory installed in the system Extended Memory The BIOS determines how much extended memory is present during the POST Total Memory Total memory of the system ...

Page 36: ...Disabled SuperBIOS Protect function protects your PC from viruses e g CIH The avail able setting values are Disabled and Enabled Super Speed CPU Clock Depending on the specification of the CPU The conventional over clock method uses the jumpers on the motherboard and it is both troublesome and apt to errors By using Super Speed a CPU can be overclocked by keying in the desired in the CPU clock ran...

Page 37: ...o write data into this area BIOS will show a warning message on screen and an alarm will beep The setting values are Disabled and Enabled Note Such function provides protection to the start up sector only it does not protect the entire hard disk Hyper Threading Technology Default Enabled This option is used to turn on or off the Hyper Threading function of the CPU The available setting values are ...

Page 38: ...sword is required to enter the CMOS Setup screen When it is set to System a password is required not only to enter CMOS Setup but to startup your PC Delay Prior to Thermal Default 16 Min This option is used to set up the time for CPU to enter the energy saving mode Note The following options are used to set Prescott CPU Thermal Management Default Thermal Monitor 1 This option is used to manage Pre...

Page 39: ... graphics adapter The aperture is a portion of the PCI memory address range dedicated for graphic memory address space Init Display First Default Onboard AGP This item is used to set which display device will be used first when your PC starts up The available setting values are Onboard AGP and PCI Slot Note The following three options will appear when use 865G GV chipsets On Chip VGA Default Enabl...

Page 40: ...Menu On Chip Serial ATA Default Disabled This option is used to set the On chip Serial ATA function When it is set to Disabled the function will be disabled when it is set to Auto the BIOS will enable the function automatically with it set to Combined Mode four HDDs at most will be supported with it set to Enhanced Mode six HDDs at most will be supported for those under Windows 2000 and Windows XP...

Page 41: ...is unapplicable supporting the IDE SATA boot with it set at Primary Secondary Master the SATA HDD can act as the primary or secondary drive in such case when the SATA Only is selected with it set at SATA 0 1 master it is used to select the SATA HDD port when the SATA Enhanced Mode is selected AC97 Audio Default Auto This option is used to set whether onboard AC97 Audio is enabled Onboard LAN contr...

Page 42: ...to Password use this item to set the password Hot Key Power ON Default Ctrl F1 When the POWER ON Function set to Hot KEY use this item to set the hot key combination that turns on the system The available setting values are Ctrl F1 F12 PWRON After PWR Fail Default Off This option is used to set what action the PC will take with the power supply when it resumes after a sudden power failure The avai...

Page 43: ...own method This function is only valid for systems using an ATX power supply When Instant Off is selected press the power switch to immediately turn off power When Delay 4 Sec is selected press and hold the power button for four seconds to turn off power Intruder Detection Default Disabled This option is designed to detect the case open status When enabled if the case is opened before power on BIO...

Page 44: ...t the timing for the start up date The setting values contain 0 31 Time hh mm ss Alarm This option is used to set the timing for the start up time The setting values contain hh 0 23 mm 0 59 ss 0 59 PnP PCI Configurations Resources Controlled By Default Auto ESCD This option is used to define the system resource control scheme If all cards you use support PnP then select Auto ESCD and the BIOS will...

Page 45: ...rature Default 500 C 1220 F This option is used to specify the desired CPU temperature users expect CPU Fan Tolerance Value Default 5 This item is used to set the tolerance value of the CPU temperature CPU Fan Output Stop Value Default 8 This item is used to define the minimum RPM Revolutions Per Minute value of the CPU fan PC Health Status menu PCI VGA Palette Snoop Default Disabled If you use a ...

Page 46: ...erature always stays above the total the CPU fan will speed up to its upper limit If the CPU temperature falls within the difference of and sum of the Value1 and Value2 the CPU fan remians as it is until the CPU temperature is out of the range When the CPU temperature is less than the difference of the Value1 and Value2 the CPU fan begins to slow down If the CPU temperature always stays below the ...

Page 47: ...ns This option is used to set the ratio of an unlocked CPU The possible settings range from a minimum of 8 to a maximum of 50 Note This option is invisible for locking frequency CPU Frequency Voltage Control Menu Warning Be sure your selection is right CPU overclock will be dangerous We will not be responsible for any damage caused ...

Page 48: ... optimized performance parameters for the system to improve the performance of your system components However if the opti mized performance parameters are not supported by your hardware devices it will likely cause system reliability and stability issues If you only want to load the optimized default for a specific option select the desired option and press the F7 key Set Supervisor User Password ...

Page 49: ...enu screen If you do not want to set a password just press Enter when prompted to enter a password and the following message will appear on the screen If no pass word is keyed in any user can enter the system and view modify the CMOS settings PASSWORDDISABLED Press any key to continue Under the menu Advanced BIOS Features Setup if you select System from the Security Option you will be prompted to ...

Page 50: ... came with the motherboard contains useful software and several utility drivers that enhance the motherboard features This chapter includes the following information Utility CD content Start to install drivers 4 4 Chapter ...

Page 51: ...n to install additional software programs A SuperUtility a SuperStep Superstep is a powerful and easy to operate tool for overlocking You can quickly increase your CPU s working frequency through its user friendly interface It will enhance your CPU s performance and meet all kinds of DIY requirements b SuperLogo SuperLogo can display user designed graphics and pictures such as a company logo or pe...

Page 52: ...rs Click Install Driver to enter the driver installation menu as shown in Figure 1 Click the relevant buttons to install Chipset Software DirectX 9 0b VGA Driver USB2 0 Driver Audio Driver and LAN Driver optional from this CD 1 Follow the screen order to install the motherboard drivers ...

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