AOpen I945GTM-VHL0602A1 User Manual

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Table of Contents..................................................................... 1

1.1 Disposal Instruction .....................................................................................4

1.2 A Thank-you Note Before You Get Start..........................................................6

1.3 Features of This Manual ...............................................................................7

1.4 Safety Information ......................................................................................7

Chapter 2 Introduction to This Motherboard ............................................... 8

2.1 How does your motherboard look like?...........................................................8

2.2 Specification ...............................................................................................9

2.3 Block Diagram .......................................................................................... 10

Chapter 3 Hardware Installation............................................................. 11

3.1 Quick Installation Procedure ....................................................................... 11

3.2 Installation You Have to Know..................................................................... 12

Installing CPU ...........................................................................................12

Installing CPU Cooler .................................................................................13

Installing CPU and System Fans ..................................................................16

Installing Memory Modules .........................................................................17

Maximum The Performance of the Dual Channel............................................18

Connecting IDE and Floppy Cables ..............................................................19

Connecting Front Panel Cable .....................................................................20

Connecting ATX Power Cables.....................................................................21

3.3 Other Installation for Your Reference ...........................................................22

Setting CPU Frequency...............................................................................22

Connecting Serial ATA................................................................................23

Adjusting your Hard Disk Setting.................................................................24

Connecting PCI express x16 Graphics Slot....................................................25

Connecting PCI Express x 1 Slot ..................................................................27

Connecting IrDA........................................................................................28

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10/100/1000Mbps LAN Supported...............................................................29

Connecting USB2.0....................................................................................30

Connecting 1394.......................................................................................31

Super 7.1 Channel Audio Effect...................................................................32

Connecting Front Audio..............................................................................33

Connecting CD_IN.....................................................................................34

Connecting COM1/COM2 ............................................................................35

Connecting Case Open ...............................................................................36

Connecting S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface)........................................37

3.4 Jumper Settings ........................................................................................ 38

Chapter 4 Special Features and Utilities................................................... 39

4.1 RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks)..............................................39

Installation Raid driver under window installation ..........................................39

4.2 Other Useful Features ................................................................................42

Chapter 5 Setting BIOS......................................................................... 43

5.1 Introduction ............................................................................................. 43

5.2 How To Use Phoenix-Award™ BIOS Setup Program........................................ 44

5.3 How To Enter BIOS Setup ........................................................................... 44

Standard CMOS Features ...........................................................................45

Advanced BIOS Features............................................................................47

Advanced Chipset Features.........................................................................48

Integrated Peripherals ...............................................................................49

Power Management Setup..........................................................................53

PC Health Status.......................................................................................55

Frequency/Voltage Control .........................................................................56

Load Optimized Defaults ............................................................................57

Set Supervisor Password............................................................................57

Set User Password.....................................................................................58

Save & Exit Setup .....................................................................................58

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Exit without Saving ...................................................................................58

5.4 BIOS Upgrade under Windows environment..................................................59

Chapter 6 Installing Drivers................................................................... 61

6.1 Installing Drivers.......................................................................................62

6.2 Installing Utilities ...................................................................................... 64

6.3 Display output behavior .............................................................................65

Display output behavior .............................................................................66

Chapter 7 Troubleshooting..................................................................... 67

Chapter 8 Technical Support .................................................................. 68

Model Name and BIOS Version....................................................................69

Register Your Motherboard .........................................................................69

Technical Support......................................................................................70

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1.1 Disposal Instruction

Disposal Instruction (US)

For better protection of our earth, please don't throw this
electronic device into municipal trash bin when discarding. To
minimize pollution and ensure utmost protection of the global
environment, please recycle the product.

For more information about the collection and recycling of Waste
Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) , you are invited to
visit our homepage at www.aopen.com

Instruktion til bortskaffelse (Danish)

Af hensyn til vores miljø bedes De ikke bortskaffe denne elektroniske enhed i en
almindelig affaldsspand. For at mindske forurening og sikre beskyttelse af miljøet
bedes De genbruge produktet.

For yderligere information vedrørende indsamling og genbrug af elektronik-affald
(Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)) er De velkommen til at
besøge vores website www.aopen.com
Products".

Verwijderingsinstructie (Dutch)

Om mogelijke schade aan het milieu of de menselijke gezondheid door
ongecontroleerde afvalverwijdering te voorkomen, moet u dit elektronisch
product scheiden van andere soorten afval en op een verantwoorde manier
recyclen. Verwijder dit product dan ook alstublieft niet samen met ander
huishoudelijk afval.

Voor meer informatie over de verzameling en recycling van elektrisch afval en
elektronische apparatuur (WEEE), nodigen we u uit om onze homepage te
bezoeken www.aopen.com

Instruction de Disposition (French)

Pour une meilleure protection de la terre, ne jetez pas ce dispositif électronique
dans la poubelle municipale lors de la disposition. Pour éliminer la pollution et
assurer la plus grande protection de l'environnement global, réutilisez s’il vous
plaît le produit.

Pour plus d'informations sur la gestion des déchets d’Equipements Electriques et
Electroniques (DEEE ou WEEE), vous êtes invité à visiter notre site à

www.aopen.com

Entsorgungsanleitung (German)

Zum besseren Schutze unseres Planeten, schmeissen Sie elektrische Geräte bitte
nicht in öffentliche Mülleimer. Zur Verringerung der Verschmutzung und zur
Sicherstellung grösstmöglichen Schutzes der Umwelt recyceln Sie bitte das
Produkt.

sous " Green Products".

onder "Green Products".

under “Green Products”.

og læse nærmere under "Green

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Für mehr Informationen zum Sammeln und Recyceln von elektrischen und
elektronischen Müll (WEEE) besuchen Sie bitte unsere Homepage unter

www.aopen.com

unter dem Punkt "Green Products".

Istruzioni per lo smaltimento (Italian)

Per una migliore salvaguardia del nostro pianeta, si prega di non gettare questo
dispositivo elettronico nei normali rifiuti al momento dell'eliminazione. Per ridurre
al minimo l'inquinamento ed assicurare la massima protezione dell'ambiente, si
prega di riciclare il prodotto.

Per maggiori informazioni riguardanti la raccolta ed il riciclaggio delle
apparecchiature elettriche ed elettroniche residue (WEEE), siete invitati a visitare
la nostra homepage www.aopen.com

alla voce "Green Products".

Instruksjoner for Resirkulering og Oppsamling (Norweigian)

For ĺ beskytte vĺr planet, kast ikke dette elektroniske utstyret sammen med vanlig
avfall. For ĺ beskytte vĺr natur og miljř, vennligst resirkuler dette produktet.

For mer informasjon om oppsamling og resirkulering i henhold til Waste Electrical
and Electronic Equipment (WEEE), se vĺr hjemmeside pĺ www.aopen.com under
"Green Products".

REEE - Programa de Tratamento de Resíduos de Equipamentos Eléctricos
e Electrónicos (Portugese)

Para melhor protecção ambiental do nosso planeta terra, não coloque o
dispositivo electrónico no receptáculo de lixo municipal. Para minimizar a poluição
e garantir protecção máxima do ambiente global, recicle o produto.

Para mais informações sobre acerca da recolha e reciclagem de Equipamento
Eléctrico e Electrónico (WEEE), convidamos-lhe a visitar nossa página na Internet
em www.aopen.com

sobre "Green Products".

Instrucciones para depositar los productos electrónicos (Spanish)

Para proteger mejor el medio ambiente, por favor, no deposite los productos
electrónicos en los contenedores de basura tradicionales. Para reducir la
contaminación y proteger el medio ambiente se recomienda que los recicle.

Para más información acerca de dónde depositar y cómo reciclar Equipos
Electrónicos y Desperdicios Electrónicos (WEEE), por favor, visite la página web

www.aopen.com

y entre en la sección Productos Ecológicos (“Green Products”).

Kassering (Swedish)

För att bättre värna om vår jord bör denna elektroniska utrustning ej kasseras
tillsammans med vanligt avfall. För att minimera mängden föroreningar och så
långt som möjligt skydda den globala miljön bör produkten återvinnas.

För vidare information om insamling och återvinning av uttjänta elektriska och
elektroniska produkter (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment, WEEE), besök
avsnittet "Green Products" på vår hemsida, www.aopen.com

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1.2 A Thank-you Note Before You Get Start

First of all, we would like to express our gratitude for purchasing AOpen products.
Once again, this motherboard is designed uniquely to meet all your personal
needs with our great industry-designing ability and our everlasting perseverance
to the quality of all our products.

This manual will introduce you how this motherboard is installed. Please keep it
well for your future reference. If you lost your printed manual, you may also go to
our website at http://www.aopen.com

Now, we would like to invite you to personally experience this user-friendly
manual and all of the powerful functions this AOpen product offers.

The logos of Adobe and Acrobat are the registered trademarks of Adobe Systems
Incorporated.

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Devices, Inc.

The logos of Intel, Intel Celeron, Pentium II, III, Pentium 4 and Pentium Mare the registered
trademarks of Intel Corporation.

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The logos of Microsoft, Windows are the registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in
America and other countries.

to download the updated file.

All the titles of the products and the trademarks mentioned in this manual are for the
purpose of illustrative conveniences and are possessed by their respective firms.

We regret not informing about any changes in usage standards and other related
information. AOpen reserves the right of altering or modifying the content of this manual. In
case of any mistakes or incorrect descriptions, which include those on the products, AOpen
makes no guarantee or commitments.

This document is based on the copyright laws in order to protect our company and reserve
all rights.

Under no circumstances are any types of duplicating and loading this brochure in any
databases and media permitted except the permission signed on formal document by
AOpen Company.

1996-2006 Copyrights, AOpen Ltd. All rights reserved.

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1.3 Features of This Manual

To help you grab the useful information of this motherboard and aware of certain
conditions that you might need to know, you will see the icons below frequently:

Note

Warning / Caution

Warning

Tip

Warning

This contains knowledge you should know in process
of assembling, or some helpful tips.

Please be careful when you see this mark. It
highlights mistakes that occur often during
assembling, or something you need to pay attention
to.

This tip tells you some useful information that will
make your installation smoothly.

1.4 Safety Information

Please wear a wrist strap and attach it to a metal part of the system unit
before handling a component. Alternatively, you can also touch an object
that is of ground connection or with metal surface.

Always unplug the power before you make any jumper setting.

Before you install or remove any components on the motherboard, please
make sure to disconnect the power first in case of damaging motherboard
or other components.

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Chapter 2 Introduction to This Motherboard

Chapter 2 Introduction to This Motherboard

2.1 How does your motherboard look like?

L1

L2

L3

L4

L5

L6

L7

L8

L9

L10

L11

L12

L13

L14

L15

L16

L17

L18

L19

L20

L21

L1. Onboard HD audio codec R1. Power Temperature Connector
L2. S/PDIF Connector R2. JP28 PS2 KB/Mouse Wakeup Jumper
L3. IRDA Connector R3. Power FAN1 power connector
L4. Front Audio Connector R4. System FAN1 power connector

5. CD-IN Connector
L6. FDD Connector R6. Marvell PCIe gigabit Lan Chip(i945GMm-HL)
L7. Printer Connector R7. intel PCIe gigabit Lan(i945GTm-VHL)
L8. 32-bit PCI Expansion slot x 2 R8. intel 945GT/945GM north bridge
L9. PCI Express x1 Slot R9. Socket 479 for Yonah Core Duo/Solo CPU

L10. PCI Express VGA card enable jumper R10. CPU FAN power connector
L11. COM1+COM2 Connectors R11. 4 pins CPU power connector
L12. IEEE 1394 Connector R12. ATX power connector
L13. BIOS R13. IDE connector
L14. PCI Express x 16 Graphic expansion slot
L15. ICH7M/ICH7MRDH Southbridge
L16. USB 2.0 connectors L19. Front Panel connectors
L17. Battery L20. Serial ATA Port x 2
L18. JP14 CMOS clear Jumper L21. Case open connector

i945GTm-VHL Picture

R5. 200 Pins SODIMM x 2

R2

R4

R6

R8

R9

R10

R12

R1

R3

R5

R7

R11

R13

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2.2 Specification

Here is the main function of your motherboard.

Models i945GTm-VHL I945GMm-HL

CPU

Chipset

Main
Memory

Graphics

IDE

LAN intel Gigabit PCI Express LAN chip Marvell Gigabit PCI Express LAN Chip
Sound

USB Integrated in chipset, USB 2.0 x 8
IEEE 1394 Agere 1394 Control Chip

Slots

Back Panel
I/O

On Board
Connector

BIOS Award PnP 4Mb Flash ROM BIOS
Board Size 244 mm x 244 mm

intel Yonah Core Duo/Core Solo CPU
Socket 479
533/667MHz
intel 945GT/ICH7MDH intel 945GM/ICH7M

Dual Channel DDRII SODIMM x 2, DDRII400/533
DIMM Type : 256/512MB & 1GB SODIMM
Max Memory : 4GB
Integrated VGA Engine in Chipset
PCI Express x 16 Graphic Slot
Integrated ATA100 and Serial ATA Controller
Max Disk: 144,000,000GB [by 48 bits LBA Spec.]

intel High Definition Audio on Board
Support 7.1 Channel and above

PCI Express x16 Graphics Slot x 1
PCI Express x1 Slot x 1
PCI Slots x 3
USB Ports x 4, LAN Port x 1
VGA Port x 1, DVI Port x 1
Standard Video Port x 1
PS/2 Connector x 2
Analog S/PDIF audio connector x 1
Line_In x 1, Speaker_Out x 1, MIC_In x 1
Rear SUR x 1, Center/Subwoofer x 1, Side SUR x 1
Floppy Drive Connector x 1
IDE Channel: ATA100 x 1
Serial ATA Channel x 2
Front Panel x 1
Front Audio x 1
USB2.0 Connector x 4
CPU FAN x 1
System FAN x 1
Power FAN x 1
Power Temperature Connector x 1
Case Open Connector x 1
S/PDIF Connector x 1
CD_IN x 1
IrDA x 1
Printer Connector x 1
COM1 Connector x 1
COM2 Connector x 1
IEEE 1394 x 1

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2.3 Block Diagram

p

p

r

VGA Onboard

Standard Video

PCI Express x 16

Gra

hics Slot

DVI Connector

DDRII
SODIMM x 2

Marvell/intel

PCI Express
Gigabit LAN

Chip

LAN connect
Com

onent

Socket 479
intel Yonah

Core

Duo/Solo

CPU

Intel

Chrontel

7307

945GT/945GM

Chipset

DDRII 400/533/667
RAM Up to 2GB

533/667MHz
System
Bus

Agere

IEEE

1394

Controlle

500MB/s

PCI Bus

150MB/s

ATA
33/66/100

RealTek

Azalia

CODEC

ICH7M/

ICH7MDH

PCI Express x 1
Slot x 1

32-bit PCI Slot x 2

Serial ATA Port x 2

IDE Drives x 2

4Mbits Flash
EEPROM

USB Port x 8

IEEE 1394 x 2

Parallel Port

Floppy Disk
Drive

Winbond

Super I/O

Serial Port x2

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Chapter 3 Hardware Installation

Chapter 3 Hardware

q

Installation

3.1 Quick Installation Procedure

2. Installing CPU
Fan & System Fan

3. Installing
Memory Module

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

5. Connecting Front
Panel Cable

1. Installing CPU

12. Installing Drivers &
Utilities

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

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

10. Loading
Default BIOS,
Setting CPU

uency

Fre

9. Connecting
Back Panel Ports

6. Connecting ATX
Power Cable

7. Installing PCI
Express x 16 Graphics
Cards & PCI Express x 1
Cards and PCI Cards

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3.2 Installation You Have to Know

Installing CPU

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

1. Unscrew the socket screw counter-clockwise.

2. Locate Pin 1 in the socket and look for a golden arrow on the CPU upper

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

3. Lock the CPU socket screw clockwise to fasten CPU.

Socket Pin 1

Golden arrow

Socket screw

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Installing CPU Cooler

This motherboard comes with a special CPU cooler desiged by AOpen, please
follow the following steps to install CPU cooler.

1. Please apply thermal paste on the bottom of CPU cooler.

2. Gently put CPU cooler onto the CPU retention module.

Thermal
paste

3. Connect cooler’s fan power cable onto CPUFAN connector.

CPUFAN
Connector

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4. Install two cooler fixing sticks into CPU retention module.

Fixing stick

Note: Make sure that the
sticks have hooked CPU
retention module firmly.

5. Push the iron plate of cooler fixing stick up a bit.

Iron plate

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6. Then press iron plate downward till you hear a “clip” sound.

Note: Make sure that the
iron plate have hooked CPU
retention module firmly.

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Installing CPU and System Fans

Plug the CPU fan cable to the 3-pin CPU FAN connector. If you have chassis fan,
you can also plug it in SYSFAN2 connector.

---

+

CPU FAN Connector

GND
+12V
Sensor

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

POWER FAN

System FAN Connector

Connector

+

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Installing Memory Modules

y

SODIMM slots are designed in high and low positions which are very easy to
recognize. Insert the module straight down to the SODIMM slot with fingers and
press down firmly until the SODIMM module is securely in place.

Ke

1.
Please aim the
key with SODIM
memory module

2.
Please have 30°

angle around to
plug and insert
into the SOMDIMM
slot

4.
Check the tabs
are properly hold
memory module

3.
Please press the
Memory vertically
to have “Clip”
sound

Note: The tabs of the SODIMM
slot will clip to hold the mod ule in
place when the SODIMM module
touches the slot’s bottom.

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Maximum The Performance of the Dual Channel

To obtain the highest performance of Dual Channel, the configuration of DIMM
must meet the following conditions.

Matched DIMM configuration in each channel

● Same density (128MB~1GB)
As long as you insert memory modules of same density into Channel 1
(SODIMM1) and Channel 2 (SODIMM3), dual channel mode will be enabled.

Ex: if you insert 1GB memory module into DIMM1 and DIMM3, dual channel
mode will be enabled when DIMM1 + DIMM3 = 1GB

● Same DRAM bus width (x8 or x16)

● Either single-sided or double-sided

Note: Using memory modules of different chip will
cause system unstable.

When dual channel mode is successfully enabled, the screen will show “Dual
Channel Mode Enabled” while entering POST screens.

Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
Copyright (C) 1984-2003, Phoenix Technologies, LTD.

i945GTm-VHL R1.00 Mar. 06. 2006 AOpen Inc.

Main Processor : Intel(R) Pentium(R) M CPU T2500 @ 2.00GHz(166x12), 2 CPUs
Memory Testing : 1047552K
CPU Brand Name : Intel(R) Pentium(R) M CPU T2500 @ 2.00GHz

Memory Frequency For DDR2 667

(Dual Channel Mode Enabled)

IDE Channel 0 Master : Maxtor 6E040L0 NAR61590
IDE Channel 0 Slave : None

IDE Channel 2 Master : None
IDE Channel 2 Slave : None

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Connecting IDE and Floppy Cables

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

Pin 1

FDD Connector

Pin 1

Primary
Slave (2nd)

ATA 33/66/100 IDE Connector

Primary
Master (1st)

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Connecting Front Panel Cable

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 housing, which is a 2-pin female
connector from the housing front panel. Plug this connector to the soft-power
switch connector marked SPWR.

HDD LED

HDD LED

SPEAKER

Front Panel Connector

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NC
NC

+5V

+5V
+5V

GND

NC

1

Power Switch
GND
Power LED­GND

Power LED+
NC
GND
GND
RESET
GND

Connecting ATX Power Cables

This motherboard comes with a 24-pin and 4-pin ATX power connector as shown
below. Make sure you plug them in the right direction. We strongly recommend
you to insert the 4-pin connector before connecting the 20-pin connector.

Note: Please aim the power plug at the left side of the 24-pin AT X power
connector when the foolproof design faces you as shown.

Aiming at the

left side

+12V
+12V
Ground
Ground

Foolproof

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