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Introduction

English

1-3 Mainboard Specification

Processor

Socket LGA775 for Intel

Pentium-D 8xx/9xx series with Dual core processor

Support Intel Core E6000/E4000 series Conroe processor

Support Intel Celeron-D 3xx series, Intel Pentium-4 5xx/6xx series

Support 533/800/1066MHz front-side bus

Support Intel CPU manufactured in 65nm process

Support Intel 05B or 05A Platform Compatibility Guide

Chipset

Intel

i945P + ICH7 or,

Intel

i945G + ICH7 with Intel GMA950 graphics

Main Memory

Four 240-pin DDR2 SDRAM DIMM sockets

Support 1.8v DDR2-400/533/667 DIMMs with dual channel architecture

Support single-sided or double-sided, non-ECC, DIMMs with 256Mb/512Mb/1Gb devices

Supports up to 4GB memory size

Expansion Slots

Three PCI connectors compliant with PCI v2.3

Two PCI-Express (x1) connectors compliant with PCI Express 1.0a (Jumper selectable)

One PCI-Express (x16) connectors compliant with PCI Express 1.0a

One PCI Express (x4) connector for extra PCI-E VGA in GLI (Graphics Link Interface) mode
(Jumper selectable)

USB

Eight USB connectors compliant with USB2.0 from embedded USB controller (4 connectors
at rear panel)

LAN

One Gb Ethernet from Realtek RTL8110S PCI controller (Optional)

One 10/100 Ethernet from Realtek RTL8100C PCI controller (Optional)

P-ATA IDE

One IDE interface (up to 2 IDE devices) with UDMA-33/66/100 support from embedded IDE
controller

S-ATA II

Four S-ATA II ports with up to 300MB/s bandwidth from ICH7

I/O

Onboard EPoX EP1308 LPC bus I/O controller

Legacy peripheral interface for PS/2 keyboard & mouse, FDD, Parallel, Serial, and IrDA (v1.0
compliant)

Support Hardware Monitoring for fan speed monitoring and CPU temperature sensing

Intelligent fan speed control for CPU-fan (PWM) for quiet operation

Audio

6 channel audio from onboard Realtek ALC8xx HDA compliant CODEC

- Support CD-In

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Page 2: ... WARRANTIES HANDLING PROCEDURES Static electricity can severely damage your equipment Handle the mainboard and any other device in your system with extreme care and avoid unnecessary contact with system components on the mainboard Always work on an antistatic surface to avoid possible damage to the mainboard from static discharge Always have the power supply unplugged and powered off when insertin...

Page 3: ...rsion update from the manufacturer s Web site 3 Replace mainboard 4 Remove and replace the add on card C1h C5h 1 Memory module inserted incorrectly 2 Memory compatibility problem 3 Memory module damaged 1 Reinsert memroy module 2 Replace memory with correct type 3 Replace memory module 2Dh 1 Error occured in VGA BIOS 2 VGA card inserted incorrectly 1 Replace VGA card 2 Reinsert the VGA card 26h Ov...

Page 4: ...Installation 7 2 1 CPU Installation 7 2 2 Jumper Settings 8 2 3 System Memory Configuration 9 2 4 Rear I O Port 10 2 5 Internal Connectors 10 Section 3 BIOS Setup 13 3 1 Main Menu 13 3 2 Standard CMOS Setup 14 3 3 Advanced BIOS Features 14 3 4 Power BIOS Features 16 Section 4 Driver Utiltiy 19 Section 5 Ghost BIOS 20 Section 6 Appendix 21 6 1 Post Codes 22 Page ...

Page 5: ...age Contents Contents A Mainboard B User s manual C Floppy drive cable D HDD drive cable E CD drivers and utilities F I O Shield G SATA II data cable Optional items H Extra USB2 0 port cable I Thermo Stick cable If you need the optional item please contact your dealer for assistance I ...

Page 6: ... dual display experience With this technology you can expand your desktop space across two monitors and have independent display on each monitor PCI Express PCI E Next generation peripheral interface to succeed to current PCI bus for the next decade With smaller slot size and 250MB sec PCI E 1 or 4GB sec PCI E 16 maximum transfer PCI Express overcomes PCI bus bottleneck Jumper Configurable PCI Exp...

Page 7: ...us adjustable feature include FSB Memory Chipset voltage tweaking Special Features BIOS Features Post Port An onboard LED display trouble shooting device facilitating user to detect boot up problems QuickSPDIF On board SPDIF out connector for quick connection to multi channel speakers Not only removes cable cluttering but also delivers loss free digital audio to let you enjoy DVD movies and games ...

Page 8: ...iant with PCI Express 1 0a Jumper selectable One PCI Express x16 connectors compliant with PCI Express 1 0a One PCI Express x4 connector for extra PCI E VGA in GLI Graphics Link Interface mode Jumper selectable USB Eight USB connectors compliant with USB2 0 from embedded USB controller 4 connectors at rear panel LAN One Gb Ethernet from Realtek RTL8110S PCI controller Optional One 10 100 Ethernet ...

Page 9: ...or Four extra USB2 0 ports One CD IN connector One IR connector One Serial port COM1 connector for Intel i945G model only Four S ATA II connectors Three Fan connectors Front Panel Controller Supports Reset Soft Off switches Supports HDD Power LEDs Supports PC speaker Supports Front Panel Audio connector Special Features Support KBPO function Keyboard power on turn on the computer from keyboard Sup...

Page 10: ...BIOS being corrupted Powerful utilities for Windows Support Thunder Probe A hardware diagnostic software to monitor voltage temperature and speed of a variety of hardware It also includes an ingenious built in fan control feature called Smart Fan Support Thunder Flash A Windows based innovation tool to provide safe and easy BIOS rescue function BIOS flash function and personal start up screen Form...

Page 11: ...cessor is removed from the socket Step 4 Hold the processor with thumb and index fingers as shown Ensure fingers align to the socket cutouts D processor notches E align to socket convexes F Place the processor straight down without tilting or sliding in the socket Fan Clips Step 5 Place the fan heatsink onto the mainboard with the fasteners align to the holes Be care not to damage the thermal inte...

Page 12: ...h as VGA and RAID connectors Settings 1 2 Enabled S3 enabled 2 3 Disabled No S3 JUSB USB S3 Wake up Jumper This jumper disconnects 5V standby voltage to USB devices This means USB devices will not be able to wake up the system from S3 Suspend to RAM power saving mode Settings 1 2 PCI E x4 mode Default 2 3 PCI E x1 mode JPCIE1 JPCIE2 Set both jumpers to 1 2 to use PCI EXP4 as high bandwidth PCI E x...

Page 13: ...annel must be populated with same amount of memory preferably of the same type The four DIMM sockets are divided into two colors to help you identify the channel pairs Figure 1 Each dual channel pair has the same color e g DIMM1 and DIMM3 To obtain best performance simply mount DIMM sockets of the same color Memory configurations supported SS Single Sided DIMM DS Double Sided DIMM Figure 1 DDR2 A2...

Page 14: ...installing the mainboard into the computer case use the bundled I O shield to protect this back panel 2 5 Internal Connectors PS 2 Keyboard USB2 0 x 4 ports Parallel Port PS 2 Mouse RJ45 LAN COM or VGA S PDIF out Coaxial Jack For Intel i945G model only 1 4 1 1 8 7 2 3 5 6 9 11 10 12 5 1 Audio Channel ...

Page 15: ... Power Connector The plugs of the power cables are designed to fit in only one orientation 5 CFPA CFPA Front Panel Audio Connector This audio connector connects to the audio jacks lo cated on the front panel Refer to your case manual to match the pin out names The PW1 and PW12 Power Connector must be used simultaneously When using two IDE drives on the same connector one must be set to Master mode...

Page 16: ... your retailer for details 1 GND A B B GND A GND SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 SATA4 SATA1 SATA4 Four Serial ATA II Connectors These connectors enable you to connect Serial ATA HDDs or optical drives type 9 7 Connectors Figure Descriptions CP80P Post Port Debug LED Provides two digit POST code to show why the system fail to boot Allows quick and easy optimization The LED will display the CPU temperature when ...

Page 17: ...uring the POST Power On Self Test The BIOS CMOS SETUP UTILITY opens The main menu displays all the major selection items Select the item you need to reconfigure The selection is made by moving the cursor press any direction arrow key to the item and pressing the Enter key An on line help message is displayed at the bottom of the screen as the cursor is moved to various items which provides a bette...

Page 18: ...nter key to select the entries in the field can be changed by pressing the PgDn or the PgUp key Notes If the hard disk Primary Master Slave and Secondary Master Slave are set to Auto the hard disk size and model will be auto detected The Halt On field is used to determine when the BIOS will halt the system if an error occurs 3 3 Advanced BIOS Features Selecting the ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES option in...

Page 19: ...s item is enabled it checks the size of the floppy disk drives at start up time You don t need to enable this item unless you have a legacy diskette drive with 360K capacity Options Enabled Disabled Boot Up NumLock Status This controls the state of the NumLock key when the system boots On The keypad acts as a 10 key pad Off The keypad acts like cursor keys Security Option This category allows you ...

Page 20: ...t reducing EMI ElectroMagnetic Interference Options Enabled Disabled Spread Spectrum If you enable spread spectrum it can significantly reduce the EMI ElectroMagnetic Interference generated by the system Options Enabled Disabled Watch Dog Function If you select Enabled and overclock fail before POST code 26h the system will reset automatically by default configuration Options Enabled Disabled CPU ...

Page 21: ...Sync 37 5MHz 40MHz 33 3MHz System Memory Frequency Enables you to select a ratio of the DDRII DRAM to match the installed DRAM frequency We recommend that you leave this item at the default value Options available depend on system FSB k c o l C U P C B S F U P C s n o i t p o y c n e u q e r f I I R D D z H M 3 3 1 z H M 3 3 5 0 0 4 I I R D D 3 2 3 3 5 I I R D D 4 2 D P S y b 7 6 6 I I R D D o t u...

Page 22: ...ws you to adjust the CPU Vcore voltage Options 0 0000V to 0 4000V in 0 0125V increments We recommend that you leave this at the default value Chipset Voltage This item allows you to adjust the Chipset voltage Options 0 00V to 0 30V in 0 1V increments We recommend that you leave this at the default value VDIMM Voltage This item allows you to adjust the DIMM slot voltage Options 0 00V 0 05V 0 10V 0 ...

Page 23: ...AN driver Step 4 Click REALTEK High Definition Audio Driver to install audio driver Step 5 Click USB 2 0 Driver to install USB 2 0 driver Once the operating system has been installed you need to install the drivers for the mainboard Section 4 Driver Utility Method 1 Method 2 Auto Installation Manual Installation Please visit www windowsupdate com to update Windows XP before installing INTEL series...

Page 24: ... BIOS helps you to recover from a corrupted BIOS situation which normally would leave your system unable to boot Ghost BIOS lets you repair the BIOS yourself saving the hassle of returning the mainboard for repair Preparing for Ghost BIOS Preparing for Ghost BIOS Preparing for Ghost BIOS Preparing for Ghost BIOS Preparing for Ghost BIOS 1 Install the Thunder Flash utility found in the bundled CD 2...

Page 25: ...Introduction 21 English If the screen below is shown that means your BIOS version is not updated Refer to Magic Flash steps to update the BIOS ...

Page 26: ...ond 977 series Super I O chips 2 Enable keyboard interface 09h Reserved 0Ah 1 Disable PS 2 mouse interface optional 2 Auto detect ports for keyboard mouse followed by a port interface swap optional 3 Reset keyboard for Winbond 977 series Super I O chips 0B 0Dh Reserved 0Eh Test F000h segment shadow to see whether it is R W able or not If test fails keep beeping the speaker 0Fh Reserved 10h Auto de...

Page 27: ...number Assign memory I O resource Search for a valid VGA device VGA BIOS and put it into C000 0 24 26h Reserved 27h Initialize INT 09 buffer 28h Reserved 29h 1 Program CPU internal MTRR P6 PII for 0 640K memory address 2 Initialize the APIC for Pentium class CPU 3 Program early chipset according to CMOS setup Example onboard IDE controller 4 Measure CPU speed 5 Invoke video BIOS 2A 2Ch Reserved 2D...

Page 28: ...D optional 5Ch Reserved 5Dh 1 Initialize Init_Onboard_Super_IO switch 2 Initialize Init_Onbaord_AUDIO switch 5E 5Fh Reserved 60h Okay to enter Setup utility i e not until this POST stage can users enter the CMOS setup utility 61 64h Reserved 65h Initialize PS 2 Mouse 66h Reserved 67h Prepare memory size information for function call INT 15h ax E820h 68h Reserved 69h Turn on L2 cache 6Ah Reserved 6...

Page 29: ...s 85h 1 USB final Initialization 2 NET PC Build SYSID structure 3 Switch screen back to text mode 4 Set up ACPI table at top of memory 5 Invoke ISA adapter ROMs 6 Assign IRQs to PCI devices 7 Initialize APM 8 Clear noise of IRQs 86 92h Reserved 93h Read HDD boot sector information for Trend Anti Virus code 94h 1 Enable L2 cache 2 Program boot up speed 3 Chipset final initialization 4 Power managem...

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