AOpen I915GMM-HFSG0501A User Manual

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i915GMm-HFS

Dual Marvell Gigabit LAN Chip

IRDA Connector

DieHard

JP28 PS2 KB/Mouse Wakeup
Jumper

32-bit PCI Expansion Slots x2

IEEE 1394 Connectors x 2

JP14 CMOS Data Clear Jumper

Supports 150 MB/s Transfer Rate

Supports 150 MB/s Transfer Rate

PS2 KB Connector

COM2 Connector

COM1 Connector

Parallel Connector

USB 2.0 Connector

Case Open Connector

Serial ATA Ports x2

Front Panel Connector

Serial ATA II Ports x2

(RAID 0, 1 Supported)

AOpen reserves the right to revise all the specifications and information contained in this document, which are subject to change without notice.

BIOS Lite

FDD Connector

STBY LED

Line-In/

S/PDIF In

Rear SUR/

S/PDIF Out

Center/

Subwoofer

Speaker-Out

Side SU

MIC-In

VGA Port

DVI

USB2.0

RJ45

Y Pb Pr

S-Video

Onboard AC’97 CODEC

Front Audio Connector

IN Connector

SYSFAN2

PCI Express x16 Slot

PCIex16 Signal Control Jumper

Intel
that support 533 MHz FSB,
DDR 333, DDRII 400/533 Dual
Channel and PCIex16

479-pin CPU socket with Voltage
and Frequency Auto-detection
that supports Intel® Pentium® M
(Dothan and Banias) and
Celeron® M CPU

240-pin DIMMsx2 support DDRII
400/533 Dual Channel
Max. To 2GB

184-pin DIMMsx2 support
DDR333 Max. To 2GB

CPUFAN Connector
FSB Control Jumper

4-pin 12V ATX Power Connector

IDE Connectors
(ATA 33/66/100 supported)

ATX Power Connector

PW
Power Temperature Connector

Connector

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915GM/ICH6-M Chipsets

FAN Connector

Ports

RJ45

Everything you need to boot this
motherboard is included in this
Easy Installation Guide. For more
information, a complete Online

User's Manual can be found in the
Bonus Pack CD. Thanks for the

help of saving our earth.

1. Installing CPU

2. Installing CPU Fan
& System Fan

12. Installing Drivers & Utilities

11. Installing Operating
System (such as,
Windows XP)

Easy Installation Guide x 1

Enhanced Full Pictured Manual x 1

80-Wire IDE Cable x 1

Floppy Drive Cable x 1

Serial ATA Cable x 2

Serial ATA Power Cable x 2

S/PDIF Converter x 2

Back Panel I/O Shield x 1

Bonus Pack CD x 1

CPU Cooler x 1

PS2 Keyboard Connector x 1 + Bracket x2 (MTX+ATX)

3. Installing
Memory Module

4. Installing HD,
CD-ROM and SATA
Disk, etc

5. Connecting Front
Panel Cable

6. Connecting ATX
Power Cable

8. Installing Other Devices
(USB, Front Audio, etc)

7. Installing PCI Express x 16 &
PCI Cards

10. Loading Default
BIOS, Setting CPU
Frequency

9. Connecting Back
Panel Ports
(Keyboard, Mouse,
etc)

PART NO: 49.8EM0B.EE1

DOC. NO: I915GMMHFS-EG-E0501A

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This socket supports uFCPGA & uFCBGA package CPU, which is the latest CPU
package developed by Intel. Other forms of CPU package are impossible to be
fitted in.

Socket Pin 1

1. Installing CPU

1. Unscrew socket screw counter­clockwise.

2. Locate Pin 1 in the socket and look for

Socket Screw

a golden arrow
interface. Match Pin 1 and golden
arrow. Then insert the CPU into the
socket.

3. Lock the socket screw clockwise to
fasten CPU.

on the CPU upper

3. Installing Memory Modules

Please mechanically open up AOpen proprietary CPU cooler and first relocated the
bottom fan plate and place it to the back of CPU where the motherboard is located.

he place the fan facing forward, insert the power plug to the power source and

lock the part that stick out from the bottom plate of the fan tightly.

STEP 1

STEP 2

STEP 3

Golden arrow

Note: If you do not
match the CPU socket Pin 1
and CPU golden arrow well,
you may damage the CPU.

2. Adjusting FSB by jumper

Adjust the FSB speed of the jumper according to the CPU specification.

Front Side Bus (FSB)

400Mhz

1

1

JP78

JP90

533Mhz
(Default)

1

1

JP78

JP90

Note: Some CPU fans do not have sensor pin so they cannot support fan monitoring.

GND
+12V
Senso

GND
+12V
Senso

4. Installing Memory Modules

DIMM slots are designed in black which are very easy to recognize. Insert the
module straight down to the DIMM slot with both hands and press down firmly until
the DIMM module is securely in place.

Pin 1

Tab

Note: The tabs of the

DIMM slot will close-up to
hold the DIMM in place

Key

when the DIMM touches
the slot’s bottom.

Note: If you only have

one DDR DIMM, please
plug it from the first DIMM
slot that is near CPU

Connect 34-pin floppy cable and 40-pin, 80-wire IDE cable to floppy connector FDD
and IDE connector. Be careful of the pin1 orientation. Wrong orientation may cause
system damage.

5. Connecting IDE and Floppy Cables

Pin 1

FDD Connector

Pin 1

Primary

Slave (2nd)

IDE 1 (Primary)

Primary

Master (1st)

ATA 33/66/100

IDE Connector

6. Connecting Front Panel cable and ATX Power Cables

7. Power-on and Loading BIOS Setup

After you finish the setting of jumpers and connect correct cables. Power
on and enter the BIOS Setup, press <Del> during POST (Power On Self

Del

Test) .

Choose "Load Setup

performance.

Warning: Please avoid of using "Load Turbo Defaults", unless you are sure your

system components (CPU, RAM, HDD, etc.) are good enough for turbo setting.

Defaults" for recommended optimal

8. AOpen EzInstall and Bonus Pack CD

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.

This motherboard comes with a 20-pin and 4-pin ATX power connector as shown
above. Make sure you plug in the right direction.
insert the 4-pin connector before connecting the 20-pin connector.

We strongly recommend you to

You can use the autorun menu of Bonus CD disc. Choose the utility and driver
from the icons at left side, and then click on the “GO” button to complete
installation automatically.

Click to install

Install driver

Install utility

Browse

Read me

Exit CD

online manual

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Setting CPU Voltage & Frequency

etting

This motherboard supports Voltage ID (VID) function to detect CPU voltage
automatically during power-on.

Setting CPU Frequency

This motherboard is CPU jumper-less design, you can set CPU frequency through
1MHz stepping CPU Overclocking in the BIOS. CPU Core Frequency = CPU external
frequency x CPU Ratio. However, all CPU now selling in the market belong to "Fixed
Multiplier". That means users can not adjust the CPU Ratio but only change CPU
FSB clock to achieve overclocking.

(Users do the overclocking at their own risk!!)

BIOS Setup > Frequency / Voltage Control > CPU Bus Frequency

CPU Ratio 4x, 5x… 17x, 18x, 20x

CPU FSB
(Adjustment manually)

Processor

Number

Pentium M 770 90nm 2.13GHz 533MHz 2MB L2

Pentium M 760 90nm 2.00GHz 533MHz 2MB L2

Pentium M 750 90nm 1.86GHz 533MHz 2MB L2

Pentium M 740 90nm 1.73GHz 533MHz 2MB L2

Pentium M 730 90nm 1.60GHz 533MHz 2MB L2

Pentium M 765 90nm 2.10GHz 400MHz 2MB L2

Pentium M 755 90nm 2.00GHz 400MHz 2MB L2

Pentium M 745 90nm 1.80GHz 400MHz 2MB L2

Pentium M 735 90nm 1.70GHz 400MHz 2MB L2

Pentium M 725 90nm 1.60GHz 400MHz 2MB L2

Pentium M 715 90nm 1.50GHz 400MHz 2MB L2

Pentium M 705 130nm 1.50GHz 400MHz 1MB L2

Celeron M 370 90nm 1.50GHz 400MHz 1MB L2

Celeron M 360 90nm 1.40GHz 400MHz 1MB L2

Celeron M 350 90nm 1.30GHz 400MHz 1MB L2

Celeron M 340 130nm 1.50GHz 400MHz 512KB L2 15x

Celeron M 330 130nm 1.40GHz 400MHz 512KB L2 15x

Note: With CPU speed changing rapidly, there might be faster CPU on the market by the time

you received this installation guide. This table is kindly for your references only.

Tip: When you fail to overclock, you could:

1. Clear CMOS (JP14) to restore the default setting.

2. After turning power on, press “Home”
immediately until the screen appears.

ore Voltage

FSB = 400MHz - 533MHz by 1MHz
Stepping CPU Overclocking

Architecture

Clock

Speed

Front

Side Bus

Cache Ratio

16x

15x

14x

13x

12x

21x

20x

18x

17x

16x

15x

15x

15x

14x

13x

Warning: Intel 915GM
chipset support maximum
533MHz (133MHz*4) system
bus; higher clock setting may
cause serious system damage.

JP14 Clear CMOS

You can clear CMOS to restore system default setting. To clear the CMOS, follow
the procedure below.

1.

urn off the system and unplug the AC

power.

2. Remove ATX power cable from connector
PWR2.

3. Locate JP14 and short pins 2-3 for a few
seconds.

4. Return JP14 to its normal setting by shorting
pin 1 & pin 2.

5. Connect ATX power cable back to connector
PWR2.

JP14 Clear CMOS Jumper

Pin 1

1

Normal

(Default)

1

Clear CMOS

Tip: When should I Clear CMOS?

1. Boot fails because of overclocking…

2. Forget password…

3. Troubleshooting…

JP28 Keyboard/Mouse Wakeup Jumper

This motherboard provides keyboard / mouse wake-up function. You can use JP28
to enable or disable this function, which could resume your system from suspend
mode with keyboard or mouse. The factory default setting is “Disable” (1-2), and
you may enable this function by setting the jumper to 2-3.

JP28 PS2 KB/Mouse
Wakeu

Disabled
(Default)

1

Jumper

Enabled

Pin 1

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IEEE 1394 Connectors

With IEEE1394 Chip on board (AGERE 1394), having its data transfer rate up to
400Mb/s, this interface can connect to devices that require high data transferring
performance such as digital camera, scanner or others IEEE 1394 devices. Please
use appropriate cables to connect IEEE1394 devices.

Pin 1

Pin 1

+12V (Fused)

TPA+
GND

TPB+

1

9

2

TPA­GND

TPB­+12V (Fused)

SHIED GND

10

Pin 1

Dual Gigabit LAN onboard

On the strength of Dual Marvell Gigabit LAN chip on board, the motherboard
provides 10/100/1000Mbps Ethernet for home and office use. The Ethernet RJ45
connector is located on top of USB connectors. The right hand side LED indicates
link mode, it lights in yellow whenever linking to network. The left hand side
indicates the transfer mode and it lights in green when data is transferring
100Mbps (never lights while in 10Mbps), but lights in orange when transferring
Gigabit’s mode. To enable or disable this function, you may simply adjust it
through BIOS.

LED

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Front Audio Connectors

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 5-6 and 9-10 jumper caps from the Front Audio Connector before
connecting the cable. Please do not remove these 5-6 and 9-10 yellow jumper
caps if there’s no audio port on the front panel.

Pin 1

AUD

AUD MIC BIAS

FPOUT_R

AUD

AUD_FPOUT_L

Front Audio Connector

MIC

NC

1

AUD_GND
AUD_VCC
AUD_RET_R
KE
AUD_RET_L

Serial ATA Connectors

To connect a serial ATA disk, you have to have a 7-pin serial ATA cable. Connect
two ends of the serial ATA cable to the serial ATA header on the motherboard and
the disk. Like every other traditional disk, you also have to connect a power cable.
Please be noted that it is a jumper free implement; you don’t need to set jumpers
to define a master or slave disk. When serial ATA hard disks are installed on serial
ATA ports, the one connected on SATA1 will be set as the first boot device
automatically. Please note that it doesn’t support Hot-Plug in function.

SATA1

SATA2

Transferring (Left)

Green 100Mbps

Oran

e Gigabit mode

Linking (Right)

Yellow

SATA4

SATA3

SATAII

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Model name and BIOS version

If you encounter any trouble to boot you system, follow the procedures
accordingly to resolve the problem.

Model name and BIOS version can be found on upper left corner of first boot
screen (POST screen). For example:

Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally

Copyright (C) 2005, Phoenix Technologies, LTD.

i915GMm-HFS R1.00 Jan. 31. 2005 AOpen Inc.

i915GMm-HFS is model name of motherboard; R1.00 is BIOS version

Register Your Motherboard

hanks for choosing AOpen product, please register this motherboard at

http://club.aopen.com.tw/productreg/

and to ensure high service quality and priority from AOpen. You will also have a
chance to play slot machine game to win prize from AOpen. Please prepare the
following information before you start: Model Name, Part Number (P/N),
Serial Number (S/N) and Purchase Date. The Part Number and Serial
number are printed on bar code label. You can find this bar code label on the
outside packing or on component side of PCB. For example:

to become a Gold member of Club AOpen,

P/N: 91.88110.201 is part number, S/N: 91949378KN73 is serial number.

Part No. Serial No.

Beep Sound Message

1 short(Beep) System booting is normally.

1 long - 1 short(Beep) DRAM ERROR

1 long - 2 short(Beep) Display card or monitor connected error

1 long - 3 short(Beep) Keyboard Error

Long(Beep) continuous DRAM hasn't inset correctly.

Phoenix-Award BIOS ERROR Message

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