(DIMM2 and DIMM3 share 2 banks maximally)
DIMM2 DIMM3
Double Side
X
X Double
Side
Single Side
X
X Single
Side
Single Side
Single Side
1
8. S/PDIF Connector
9. Front Audio Connector
7. Front Panel Connector
Attach the power LED, speaker, and reset switch connectors to
the corresponding pins. If you enable “Suspend Mode” item in
BIOS Setup, the ACPI & Power LED will keep flashing while the
system is in suspend mode.
Locate the power switch cable from your ATX housing. It is
2-pin female connector from the housing front panel. Plug this
connector to the soft-power switch connector marked
SPWR
.
S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) is a latest audio transfer file format that provides impressive
quality through optical fiber and allows you to enjoy digital audio instead of analog. Normally there
are two S/PDIF outputs as shown, one for RCA connector, the most common one used for consumer
audio products, and the other for optical connector with a even better audio quality. Through a
specific audio cable, you can connect the S/PDIF connector to a S/PDIF audio module bearing
S/PDIF digital output. However, you must have a S/PDIF supported speaker with S/PDIF digital input
to make the most of this function.
6. Installing Memory Modules
Although Intel claims that 845GE Chipsets only support two DIMM sockets (four banks), we
overcome this obstacle with special circuit design in order to provide better adaptability for
different combinations of various RAM modules. On this motherboard, DIMM1 occupies the
1st and 2nd banks; both DIMM2 and DIMM3 are designed to share the 3rd and 4th banks.
Thus, maximally you can insert one double side RAM module on DIMM2 or DIMM3, or
insert one single side module on both DIMM2 and DIMM3 the most. After our testing and
verifying, the following configurations are approved to be running properly.
If the housing has been designed with an audio port on the front panel, you’ll be able to
connect onboard audio to front panel through this connector. By the way, please remove
the jumper cap from the Front Audio Connector before you connect the cable. Do not
remove this yellow jumper cap if your housing doesn’t have an audio port on the front
panel.
Pin1
Pin 1
S/PDIF Module
(User Upgrade Optional)
S/PDIF
Cable
S/PDIF IN (RCA)
S/PDIF OUT (RCA)
S/PDIF IN (Optical)
S/PDIF OUT (Optical)
AUD_MIC
AUD_MIC_BIAS
AUD_FPOUT_R
NC
AUD_FROUT_L
AUD_GND
AUD_VCC
AUD_RET_R
KEY
AUD_RET_L
9 10
1 2
DIMM1
DIMM2
DIMM3
IDE LED
SPWR
ACPI & PWR
LED
Reset
ACPI LED (BLUE)
1
SPWR
GND
ACPI LED-
GND
ACPILED
NC
ACPI_B
GND
RESET
GND
NC
NC
+5V
IDE LED
IDE LED
+5V
+5V
GND
NC
SPEAKER
Speaker
