AOpen I975XAYDG User Manual

Table of Contents

Chapter Table of Contents

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

1.1 Saftey Precautions.......................................................................................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 .................................................................. 15

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 Voltage and Frequency .............................................................22

Connecting Serial ATA................................................................................22

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

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

Adjusting your Hot Plug Hard Disk Setting....................................................26

Connecting PCI express x16 Graphics Slot....................................................27

Connecting PCI Express x 1 Slot ..................................................................29

10/100/1000Mbps LAN Supported...............................................................30

Connecting USB2.0....................................................................................31

Connecting 1394.......................................................................................32

Connecting IR...........................................................................................33

Super 7.1 Channel Audio Effects .................................................................39

Connecting Front Audio.............................................................................. 40

Connecting CD_IN.....................................................................................41

Connecting COM1......................................................................................42

Colored Coded Back Panel ..........................................................................43

LED Indication ..........................................................................................44

3.4 Jumper Settings........................................................................................ 45

4.2 Other Useful Features ................................................................................48

Chapter 5 Setting BIOS......................................................................... 49

5.1 Introduction ............................................................................................. 49

5.2 How To Use Phoenix-Award™ BIOS Setup Program........................................50

5.3 How To Enter BIOS Setup...........................................................................50

Standard CMOS Features ...........................................................................51

Advanced BIOS Features............................................................................ 53

Advanced Chipset Features.........................................................................55

Integrated Peripherals ...............................................................................57

Power Management Setup..........................................................................62

PC Health Status.......................................................................................64

Frequency/Voltage Control .........................................................................65

Load Optimized Defaults ............................................................................68

Set Supervisor Password............................................................................69

Set User Password.....................................................................................69

Save & Exit Setup .....................................................................................69

Exit without Saving ...................................................................................69

5.4 BIOS Upgrade under Windows environment..................................................70

Chapter 6 Installing Drivers................................................................... 72

6.1 Installing Drivers.......................................................................................73

6.2 Installing Utilities ...................................................................................... 74

Chapter 7 Troubleshooting..................................................................... 75

Chapter 8 Technical Support .................................................................. 76

Model Name and BIOS Version....................................................................77

Technical Support......................................................................................78

Chapter 5 Setting BIOS......................................................................... 78

1.1 Saftey Precautions

Read and follow the content of the Safety Precautions carefully so that you will not cause damages to yourself or the system. 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.

1. Pay attention to the warnings and notes in this manual to avoid causing unexpected damages.

2. If you want to wipe the system with a wet cloth, make sure the power cord is disconnected. We strongly suggest not wiping the system with chemical detergent or sprayed detergent.

3. When moving the system, do not put the system on uneven, unsteady or slanting surfaces.

4. Do not put water cups or beverages near the PC system to protect the system from being damaged by liquids.

5. There are ventilati n g holes on the backboard of the computer case to dissipate heat from the machine. You should pay attention to the position of the PC so that the ventilating holes will not be blocked. And please not put your PC on somewhere is not sturdy. – For examples, rug or bed mattress. Ensure smooth air flow for heat dissipation.

6. Before plugging on power, make certain the electric voltage in your area complies with that of the PC. If you are uncertain, consult your PC dealer or power electricity Service Compan y firs t .

7. Do not place your PC on power cords. Do not leave the power lines in tangles which may cause people to stumble.

8. It normally takes several power sockets to meet the need of a PC system. Make sure the extension power line is capable of handling the total power load for all equipment. In other words, the combined amperage of all electrical appliances on the same extension line must not exceed the strength of electric currents or the fuse of the extension line.

9. When your PC system runs into problems, do not try to fix it unless you possess adequate technical know-how concerning hardware installation and system maintenance. It would advisable to seek assistance from qualified maintenance personnel so as to avoid improper disassembling.

10. When encountering the following more dangerous situations, unplug the power to shut down the system and then seek help from professional technicians to fix the problems:

* When liquids find their way into the equipment. * When the PC is soaked by rain. * When power cords or power sockets are damaged. * When the PC system falls to the ground and is damaged. * When some problems cannot be solved even after you installed the system

according to the manual or the troubleshooting procedures.

Disposal Instruction

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 under “Green Products”.

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 gre at industr y-d esigning ability and our ev erlasti ng perse ver ance 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.

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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.

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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.

1.3 Features of This Manual

T o help you g rab 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 objec t 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.

14 17 16

20 22 34 33 32 35

26 27 28 29 30 24 21 23 12 15 31

Chapter 2 Introduction to This Motherboard

2.1 How does your motherboard look like?

1. CD_IN Connector 19. Realtek HDA CODEC

2. JP28 PS2 KB/Mouse Wakeup Jumper 20. Printer Connector

3. 1x4 Peripheral Connector 21. 32-bit PCI Expansion Slot x 2

4. 4-pin 12V ATX Power Connector 22. Marvell Gigabit LAN Chip

5. J4, J5 Front Side Bus Frequency Jumpe

6. PCI Expressx1 Slot x 2 24. Stand By LED

7. Intel ICH7 Chipset 25. Front Audio Connector

8. Intel 975X Chipset 26. JP14 CMOS Data Clear Jumper

9. 479-pin CPU Socket supporting Intel Yonah Core Duo / Solo Processors

10. Serial ATA II connector x 4 28. IEEE 1394 Connector

11. Boot LED 29. Power Master II Ready LED

12. CPU FAN connector 30. USB 2.0 Connector x 2

13. 240-pin DIMM x 4 support DDR II 667MHz 31. Front Panel Connector

14. System FAN1 Connector 32. Power Master II Connector

15. Power FAN connector 33. Reset Switch Connector

16. 24-pin ATX power connector 34. Power Switch Connector

17. ATA100 IDE connector 35. FDD Connector

18. PCI Expressx16 Graphics Slot x 2

23. COM connector

27. ATA133 IDE connector x 2

2.2 Specification

Here is the main function of your motherboard.

Models i975Xa-YDG

CPU

Chipset

Main Memory

Graphics

IDE

LAN Integrated Marvell Gigabit PCI Expr ess Ethernet Chip Sound USB Integrated in Chipset, USB 2.0 x 8 Port

IEEE 1394 Agere 1394 Control Chip

Slots

Back Panel I/O

On Board Connector

BIOS Award PnP 4Mb Flash ROM BIOS Board Size 305 mm x 244 mm

Intel Yonah Core Duo/Solo Processor Socket 479 533/667MHz Intel 975X/ICH7

Dual Channel Mode DDRII DIMM x 4, DDRII 533/667MHz Support ECC DIMM Type : 256/512MB & 1GB Max Memory : 4GB Dual PCI Expressx16 Graphics Slots Support Dual Graphics Cards ATi Crossfire Mode Integrated ATA100 and Serial ATA II Controller JMicron External Serial ATA II Control Chip ITE IDE ATA133 control chip [Support RAID 0, 1, 0+1] Max Disk: 144,000,000GB [by 48 bits LBA Spec.]

Intel High Definition Audio on-board Support 7.1 Channel

PCI Express x 16 Graphics Slot x 2 PCI Express x 1 Slot x 2 PCI Slot x 2 PS/2 Keyboard x 1, PS/2 Mouse x 1 Hot Plug SATA Connector x 1 USB Port x 4, LAN Port x 1, IEEE 1394 x 1, SP/DIF_In x 1, SP/DIF_Out x 1 Speaker_Out x 1 Line_In x 1, MIC_In x 1 Side Surround x 1, Rear Surround x 1 Center/Subwoofer x 1 Floppy Drive Connector x 1 IDE Channel: ATA100 x 1 IDE Channel: ATA133 x 2 Serial ATA II Channel x 4 Front Panel x 1 Front Audio x 1 CPU FAN x 1 System FAN x 1 Power FAN x 1 CD_IN x 1, COM Connector x 1 Printer Connector x 1 IEEE 1394 x 1 USB2.0 Connector x 2 Power Master II Connector x 1 Reset Switch Connector x 1 Power Switch Connector x 1

2.3 Block Diagram

PCI Express x 16

hics Slot

Gra

4 GB/s

Socket 479

Intel Core

Duo/Solo

CPU

(Yonah)

533/667 MHz System Bus

ATA 33/66/100

300MB/s

PCI Bus

IDE Drive x 2

Serial ATA Port x 4

32-bit PCI Slot x 2

PCI Express x 16

hics Slot

Gra

DDRII DIMM x 2

Marvell Gigabit

LAN Chip

Hardware Moniter

Parallel Port x 1

PS2 Keyboard x 1

PS2 Mouse x 1

Floppy Disk Drive

Serial Port x 2

4 GB/s

Dual Channel Mode DDRII 533/667 Support ECC SDRAM

to 4GB

Winbond

Super I/O

Intel

975X

Chipset

500MB/s

Agere IEEE

1394

Controller

JMicron Serial ATA Controller

ITE

ATA133 Controller

PCI Express x 1 Slot x 1

HD Audio

CODEC

ICH7

4Mbits Flash EEPROM

IEEE 1394 x 2

Serial ATA

IDE Drive x 4

Chapter 3 Hardware Installation

Chapter 3 Hardware

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 (IrDA Remote Control, Audio, etc)

10. Loading Default BIOS, Setting CPU

uency

Fre

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

6. Connecting ATX Power Cable

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

3.2 Installation You Have to Know

Installing CPU

This socket supports uFCPGA & uFCBGA package CPU, which is the latest CPU package developed by Intel. It is for Yonah core CPU, 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

Socket screw

Golden arrow

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

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

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.

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 and SYSFAN and PWRFAN connector.

CPUFAN Connector

GND +12V Sensor

PWRFAN Connector

Sensor +12V GND

SYSFAN1 Connector

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

Installing Memory Modules

DIMM slots are designed in black and navy blue 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.

Tab

Pin 1

Limition: Due to the implemention of SLI function that required to reserve buffers of memory, this board with Intel Yonah CPU can not support up to 4GB memory address.).

Key

Note: The tabs of the DIMM slot will clip to hold the DIMM in place when the DIMM touches the slot’s bottom.

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 (256MB~1GB) As long as you inse rt memory modules of same densit y into Chan nel 1 (DIMM1 & DIMM3) and Channel 2 (DIMM2 & DIMM4), dual channel mode will be enabled. DIMM1 + DIMM3 = DIMM2 + DIMM4 Ex: if you insert 1GB memory module into DIMM1 and DIMM3, dual channel Mode will be enabled when DIMM2 + DIMM4 = 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, An Energy Star Ally

i975Xa-YDG R1.00 Feb. 24.2006 AOpen Inc.

Main Processor : Intel(R) Pentium(R) M CPU 000 @ 2.19GHz(199x11), 2 CPUs Memory Testing : 1047552K CPU Brand Name : Intel(R) Pentium(R) M CPU 000 @ 1.03GHz

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 IDE Channel 3 Master : None IDE Channel 3 Slave : None

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

Primary

Slave (2nd)

ATA 33/66/100 IDE Connector

Primary

Master (1st)

Primary

Slave (2nd)

Pin 1

Secondary

Slave (4th)

ATA 66/100/133 IDE Connector

Pin 1

Primary

Master (1st)

IDE2 (Primary)

Secondary

Master (3rd)

FDD Connector

Pin 1

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

NC NC

+5V

+5V +5V

GND

Power Switch GND

Power LED-

GND

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

g p

”

3.3 Other Installation for Your Reference

Setting CPU Voltage and Frequency

Setting CPU Core Voltage

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

Setting CPU Frequency

i975Xz-YDG 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

Processor

Number

Core Duo T2700 65nm 2.33GHz 667MHz 2MB L2 Core Duo T2600 65nm 2.16GHz 667MHz 2MB L2 Core Duo T2500 65nm 2GHz 667MHz 2MB L2 Core Duo T2400 65nm 1.83GHz 667MHz 2MB L2 Core Duo T2300 65nm 1.66GHz 667MHz 2MB L2 Core Solo T1400 65nm 1.83GHz 667MHz 2MB L2 Core Solo T1300 65nm 1.66GHz 667MHz 2MB L2

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

time you receiv ed this installation guide. This table is kindly for your references only.

Architecture

Clock

Speed

Front

Side Bus

Cache Ratio

14 13 12 11 10 11 10

Tip: When you fail to over-clock, you could:

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

2. After turnin

Warning: Intel 975X chipset support maximum 667MHz (166MHz*4) system bus; higher clock setting may cause serious system damage.

ower on, press “Home

immediately until the screen appears.

Connecting Serial ATA

To connect a serial ATA disk, you have to have a 7-pin serial ATA cable. Connect two ends of the serial AT A cable to the serial A T A 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 AT A hard disks are installed on serial AT A ports, the one connected on P ort0 (SA T A1) will be set as the first boot device automatically.

SATA2

SATA1

Serial ATA II Port

SATA3

SATA4

Adjusting your Hard Disk Setting

Except its original 1 set of parallel IDE, this motherboard supports the latest serial ATA hard disk. If you are unable to find your newly installed serial AT A hard disks on your operating system after having them instal led, the p roblem ma y lie in th e BIOS setting. You can simply adjust BIOS settings to have them work properly.

After installing your hard disks properly, you can directly go to BIOS setting screen for adjustment. Simply pressing “Integrated Peripherals Æ OnChip IDE Device Æ On-Chip Serial ATA” to choose your preferable mode. If you have no intention of changing its original setting, the default would be “Auto”.

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