BCM BC945G User Manual

Intel® Core™ 2 Duo/

Pentium® D/ Pentium® 4/

Pentium® Dual-Core/

Celeron™ D

LGA 775

Motherboard

BC945G

User’s Manual v1.1

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WARNING:

Replace your system’s CMOS RAM battery only with the identical CR-2032 3V Lithium-Ion coin
cell (or equivalent) battery type to avoid risk of personal injury or physical damage to your
equipment. Always dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer’s instructions, or as
required by the local ordinance (where applicable).

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ISO 9001 Certificate:

This device was produced in our plant with advanced quality system certified by DNV QA Ltd. in
according to ISO 9001. The Certificate is valid for:
DESIGN & MANUFACTURE OF MOTHERBOARD AND PERSONAL COMPUTERS.

CE Declaration:

CE marking is a visible declaration by the manufacturer or his authorized representatives
that the electrical equipment to which it relates satisfies all the provisions of the 1994
Regulations.

FCC Compliance:

FCC stands for Federal Communications Commission.
This product complies with FCC Rules Part 15 and has been tested, and complied with the EMI
rules by a certified body. In normal operation, there shall be no harmful interference caused by this
device nor shall this device accept any interference received, including interference that may cause
undesired operation of this product.

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Easy Installatio

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The following “Easy Installation” steps are for users accustomed to the
assembly of a computer system. For those individuals requiring more
specific information, please refer to the more detailed descriptions
located within the latter chapters of this manual.

Note: You must keep your power cable unplugged until the following
installation steps are completed.

Getting Started

Touch a grounded metal surface to discharge static electricity stored in
your body before unpacking your motherboard. For details please refer
to Precaution.
Install the CPU by correctly aligning the CPU with the socket LGA775
(refer to CPU Installation Section). Next, install the 1.8 volt un­buffered DDRII SDRAM into the 240 pin DIMM slots.
Plug in any peripheral card(s) that you want to be included in the
system (Warning : The PCIe-16 slot can only support Video Adaptor
Card, Do not plug in any other device into the PCIe-16 slot).
Plug in all cables included in the package except for the power cord.
Please recheck all steps to ensure no mistakes have been made and then
plug in the power cord and turn on the power to enter the BIOS setup,
Chapter 3.

TABLE OF CONTENT

USER’S NOTICE
MANUAL REVISION INFORMATION
COOLING SOLUTIONS

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION OF BC945G MOTHERBOARD

1-1 FEATURE OF MOTHERBOARD 3
1-2 SPECIFICATION 4
1-3 LAYOUT DIAGRAM 5
1-4 JUMPER & CONNECTOR LOCATION 6

CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION

2-1 HARDWARE INSTALLATION STEPS 8
2-2 CHECKING MOTHERBOARD'S JUMPER SETTING 8
2-3 INSTALL 9

2-3-1 GLOSSARY 9
2-3-2 ABOUT INTEL LGA 775-PIN CPU 10

2-4 INSTALL MEMORY 12
2-5 EXPANSION CARD 13

2-5-1 PROCEDURE FOR EXPANSION CARD INSTALLATION 13
2-5-2 ASSIGNING IRQ FOR EXPANSION CARD 13
2-5-3 INTERRUPT REQUEST TABLE FOR THIS MOTHERBOARD 14

2-6 CONNECTORS, HEADERS 15

2-6-1 CONNECTORS 15
2-6-2 HEADERS 18

2-7 STARTING UP YOUR COMPUTER 22

CHAPTER 3 INTRODUCING BIOS

3-1 ENTERING SETUP 23
3-2 GETTING HELP 23
3-3 THE MAIN MENU 24
3-4 STANDARD CMOS FEATURES 25
3-5 ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES 27

3-5-1 CPU FEATURE 30

3-6 ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES 32
3-7 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS 34

3-7-1 CHIPSET IDE DEVICES 34
3-7-2 ONBOARD DEVICE 36
3-7-3 SUPER IO DEVICE 37

3-8 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP 39

3-8-1 PCI EXPRESS PM FUNCTION 41

3-9 PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION 42

3-9-1 PCI EXPRESS CONFIGURATION 43

3-9-2 I RQ RESOURCES 44

3-10 PC HEALTH STATUS 45
3-10-1 SmartFAN 45
3-11 FREQUENCY /VOLTAGE CONTROL 47
3-12 LOAD MANUFACTUE SETTINGS 47
3-13 SET SUPERVISOR/USER PASSWORD 48

CHAPTER 4 Configure BIOS & Set Onboard SATA RAID

4-1 BIOS SETTING 50

4-2

MECHANICAL DRAWING 53

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Intel RAID Utility SETTING

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Manual Revision Information

Reversion Revision History Date

1.1 Updated CPU support, H/W changes Dec. 2007

1.0 First Release May. 2006

Item Checklist

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1 x BC945GV Mainboard

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1 x Cable for IDE/Floppy

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2 x Serial ATA cable

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2 x COM cable with one PCI bracket

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1 x CD/ DVD for motherboard utilities

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1 x BC945G Quick Reference Guide

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1 x BC945G User’s Manual Digital Format on CD

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1 x BC945G Standard I/O Shield

□ Cable for USB Port 3/4 (Optional)

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Intel Pentium 4® Processor Family
Cooling Solutions

As processor technology pushes to faster speeds and higher performance, thermal
management becomes increasingly crucial when building computer systems. Maintaining
the proper thermal environment is key to reliable, long-term system operation. The
overall goal in providing the proper thermal environment is keeping the processor below
its specified maximum case temperature. Heatsinks induce improved processor heat
dissipation through increased surface area and concentrated airflow from attached fans. In
addition, interface materials allow effective transfers of heat from the processor to the
heatsink. For optimum heat transfer, Intel recommends the use of thermal grease and
locking mechanism to attach the heatsink to the processor.

When selecting a thermal solution for your system, please utilize an Intel recommend
heatsink for use with Intel processors. Note, those heatsinks are recommended for
maintaining the specified Maximum T case requirement. In addition, this collection is not
intended to be a comprehensive listing of all heatsinks that support Intel processors.

Please visit Intel website below for CPU installation video :

http://www.intel.com/cd/channel/reseller/asmo-na/eng/100617.htm

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Chapter 1

Introduction of BC945G Motherboard

1-1 Feature of motherboard

The BC945G motherboard is design to use with Intel latest Core™ 2 Duo, Pentium® D,
Pentium® 4, Pentium® Dual-Core, Celeron™ D LGA775 Processor, with Hyper-

Threading Technology supported, the Intel 945G
long life professional computing platform solution utilize the Socket LGA775 design.

BC945G motherboard use the Intel 945G
Bus data transfer rate.

∗ Up to 4GB Dual Channel DDR2 Memories. DDR2 is the next generation memory

technology to replace the current DDR. With speeds of 400, 533 and 667 MHz,
DDR2 memory provides bandwidth up to 5.3GB/s. Doubled by the dual-channel
architecture, the widest memory bus bandwidth 10.7GB/s is achieved on this

motherboard.
The ICH7R offers 4 SATA II ports to provide speedier HDD throughout that boost
overall system performance, support RAID 0 (data striping), RAID 1 (mirroring), RAID
0+1 (mirroring stripes), and RAID 5 (byte-level stripping with distributed parity), one
PIDE connection support UDMA33/ATA 66/ATA 100, allows 2 IDE devices connection.

With integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 2D/3D supports 400MHz graphics
core, and supports hardware motion compensation assist for software MPEG/DVD decode,
by using a PCIE x16 connector, the BC945G support ADD2 DVI add on card or PCIE x16
graphics adaptor for direct digital output onboard or upgradeable high performance graphics
solution .

The BC945G motherboard include 2 LAN onboard, a 82573 PCI Express Gigabit
Ethernet and one Intel PCI Gigabit 82541 LAN Controller.

Its also has integrated onboard an AC’97 7.1 Realtek ALC883 Audio CODEC, which is
fully compatible with Sound Blaster Pro® that gives you the high definition sound with
back AC97 compatibility.

With USB control as well as capability of expanding to 8 USB2.0 function ports to meet
faster data transfer, built-in hardware monitor function. This enable system monitor and
protect your computer. These motherboards provided design in hardware to protect BIOS
from virus crash BIOS data.

BC945G is really one of the best solution providing high performance & Longevity for
Industrial, Medical Computing Applications.

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Chipset delivers a high performance

Chipset Supports 533/800/1066 MHz System

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1-2 Specification

Spec Description

Design

Chipset

CPU Socket

(PLGA 775 Socket)

Video Display

Memory Socket

Expansion Slot

Integrate IDE

LAN On Board

Audio

BIOS

Multi I/O

∗ ATX form factor 4 layers PCB size: 11.6”(W) x 9.6”(D) (295 x 244

mm)

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∗ Intel

945G Graphics Memory Controller Hub (GMCH) Chipset

34mm x 34mm, 1202 balls.

∗ Intel

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82801GR I/O Controller Hub (ICH7R) Chipset 3mm x31mm,

652 balls.

∗ Support Intel Core™ 2 Duo, Pentium® D, Pentium® 4, Pentium®

Dual-Core, Celeron™ D LGA775 processor

∗ Support CPU Frequency 533/800/1066 MT/s FSB
∗ Integrated Intel High Performance Graphics Media Accelerator 950

2D/3D, Graphics Core at 400MHz.

∗ Support VGA output up to 2048x1536 @ 75 Hz
∗ Support ADD2/ADD2+ card uses PCI Express graphics x16 slots
∗ 240-pin DDR2 SDRAM module socket x4
∗ Support Memory Type 256Mbit, 512Mbit and 1Gbit Technology
∗ Support Only 8x and 16x SDRAM device with 4 banks and also

supports 8 bank, 1-Gbit DDR2 Devices.

∗ Support 1.8V DDR2 400 / DDR2 533 / DDR2 667
∗ Expandable up to 4GB
∗ 1x PCI Express x16 slot (for PCI Express Graphics Card or ADD2 )
∗ 5x 32-bit PCI slots
∗ 1x PCI Express x4 slot
∗ One PCI IDE controllers support PCI Bus Mastering, ATA

PIO/DMA and the ULTRA DMA 33/66/100 functions that deliver the
data transfer rate up to 100 MB/s

∗ Four Serial ATA II host controller

Data transfer up to 3.0Gb/s
Raid Level 0, 1 , 5, 10 support (with ICH7R)

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∗ Intel
∗ Intel

82541 PI 10/100/1000 PCI Gbe LAN

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82573E PCI Express Gbe LAN

∗ AC’97 Digital Audio controller integrated
∗ AC’97 7.1 Audio CODEC on board
∗ Sound Blaster Pro compliant
∗ Audio driver and utility included

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4MB Flash ROM

∗ PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse connectors
∗ Floppy disk drive connector x1
∗ Parallel port x1, Serial port x2 on header
∗ USB 2.0 connector x8, (4 on header)
∗ Audio connector: Line-in, Line-out, MIC, S/PDIF-IN, S/PDIF-OUT

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1-3 System Diagram
BC945G Mainboard Diagram

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1-4 Jumper & Connector

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Jumpers

Jumper Description Note

JP1 Clear CMOS
JP2 Boot Block WP
JP3 LAN EEPROM WP

Connector Description Note

J1 Audio Jack
J2 Audio Jack
J3 CRT VGA DB15
J4 SPDIF-IN RCA (Yel)
J5 KB/MS Mini DIN
J6 Front Audio Header 2x5 2.54 Pitch
J7 SPDIF-OUT RCA (Red)
J10 CD-In 4 Pin
J11 LPT Port DB25
J12 ATX 12 Connector 4 Pin Block
J13 PCI Slot 5
J14 PCI Slot 4
J15 PCI Slot 3
J16 PCI Slot 2
J17 PCI Slot 1
J18 PCI Express x4 Slot
J19 PCI Express x16 slot (Video/ADD2)
J20 Chassis Intrusion 2 Pin Header
J21 Front USB Header 1 2x5 2.54 Pitch
J22 CPU FAN Header 4 Pin
J23 Front USB Header 2 2x5 2.54 Pitch
J24 Sy stem FAN Header 3 4 Pin
J25 Sy stem FAN Header 4 4 Pin
J26 SATA-1
J27 SATA-3
J28 SATA-2
J29 SATA-4
J30 PATA IDE 40 Pin
J31 COM2 Header 2x5 Pin Header
J32 Sy stem FAN 2 4 Pin
J33 COM1 2X5 Pin
J34 Front Panel Connector 20 Pin Block
J35 Floppy Connector 34 Pin Header
J36 ATX Power Connector 24 Pin Block
J37 Sy stem Fan Header 1 4 Pin

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Chapter 2

Hardware installation

2-1 Hardware installation Steps

Before using your computer, you had better complete the following steps:

1. Check motherboard jumper setting

2. Install CPU and Fan

3. Install System Memory (DDR2 DIMM)

4. Install Expansion cards

5. Connect HDD and Floppy cables, Front Panel /Back Panel cable

6. Connect ATX Power cable

7. Power-On and Load Standard Default

8. Reboot

9. Install Operating System

10. Install Driver and Utility

2-2 Checking Motherboard’s Jumper Setting

(1) CMOS RAM Clear (3-pin) : JP1

A battery must be used to retain the motherboard configuration in CMOS

RAM short 1-2 pins of JP1 to retain the CMOS data.
To clear the CMOS, follow the procedure below:

1. Turn off the system and unplug the AC power

2. Remove ATX power cable from ATX power connector

3. Remove JP1 jumper and short pins 2-3 for a few seconds

4. Return JP1 jumper to its normal setting by shorting pins 1-2

5. Connect ATX power cable back to ATX power connector

Note: When should clear CMOS

1. Troubleshooting

2. Forget password

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JP1

JP1

1 3

2-3 closed Clear CMO S

CMOS RAM Clear Setting

1-2 closed Normal (Default)

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2-3 Installation

2-3-1 Glossary

Chipset (or core logic) – An highly integrated circuits which control the
interfaces between the system processor, RAM, I/O devises, and adapter cards.
Processor slot/socket - the slot or socket used to mount the system processor on
the motherboard.
Slot - (PCI Express, PCI, ISA, DIMM) - the slots used to mount adapter cards and
system RAM.
PCI Express – A latest Serial Point to Point Protocol PCI Interconnect, PCIE
devices does not share bandwidth.
PCI - Peripheral Component Interconnect - a high speed interface for video cards,
sound cards, network interface cards, and modems; runs at 33MHz.
ISA - Industry Standard Architecture - a relatively low speed interface primarily
used for sound cards and modems; runs at approx. 8MHz.

Serial Port - a low speed interface typically used for mouse and external modems.
Parallel Port - a low speed interface typically used for printers.
PS/2 - a low speed interface used for mouse and keyboards.
USB - Universal Serial Bus - a medium speed interface typically used for mouse,

keyboards, scanners, and some digital cameras.
Sound (interface) - the interface between the sound card or integrated sound
connectors and speakers, MIC, game controllers, and MIDI sound devices.

LAN (interface) - Local Area Network - the interface to your local area network.
BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) - the program logic used to boot up a

computer and establish the relationship between the various components.
Driver - software, which defines the characteristics of a device for use by another
device or other software.
Processor - the "Central Processing Unit" (CPU); the principal integrated circuit
used for doing the "computing" in "personal computer"

Front Side Bus Frequency -

generated by the clock generator for CPU, DRAM and PCI BUS.

CPU L2 Cache -

the flash memory inside the CPU, normally Intel P4 CPU has

512K or above, while Celeron will have 256K.

the working frequency of the motherboard, which is

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2-3-2 About Intel LGA 775-pin CPU

This motherboard provides a 775-pin surface mount ZIF socket (Zero Insertion

orce), referred to as the LGA 775 socket supports Intel processor in the 775-land

F

package utilizes Flip-Chip Pin Land Grid Array (FC-LGA4) package technology.
The CPU should have a cooling FAN attached to prevent overheating. If this is

not the case, then make sure the CPU has a sufficient cooling to dissipate heat
generate from the CPU (Please check with Intel specification).

WARNING!

Be sure that there is sufficient air circulation across the
processor’s heatsink and CPU cooling FAN is working
correctly, otherwise it may cause the processor and
motherboard overheat and damage, you may install an
auxiliary cooling FAN, if necessary.

To install a CPU, first turn off your system and remove its cover. Locate the
LGA775 socket and open it by first pulling the level sideways away from the
socket then upward to a 90-degree angle. Insert the CPU with the correct
orientation as shown below. The notched corner should point toward the end of
the level. Because the CPU has a corner pin for two of the four corners, the CPU
will only fit in the orientation as shown.

When you put the CPU into the ZIF socket. No force require to insert of the CPU,
do not touch the socket leads, touching the socket leads may result in damage to
the leads. Do not slide or twist the processor during installation.

Save The Processor Socket Cover

After removing the processor cover during processor installation,
please save the processor socket cover. In the event that the
desktop board needs to be returned for service or any time the
processor is removed, the cover should be replaced on the
processor socket.

CPU Installation

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This processor is intended to be professionally installed. Before installing the
processor, please review the additional notes available at

http://www.intel.com/go/integration. Take proper electrostatics discharge (ESD)

precautions such as using appropriate ground strips, gloves, and ESD mats.

1) Open socket lever by pushing lever down
and away from socket (A). Lift lever (B).

2) Open load plate (C). DO NOT TOUCH SOCKET

CONTACTS (D)

3) Remove protective cover (E) from load

plate. Do not discard the protective cover.
Always replace the socket cover if the
processor is removed from the socket.

5) Hold processor with thumb and index
fingers oriented as shown. {Ensure fingers
align to socket cutouts (F)}. Align notches
(G) with socket (H). Lower the processor
straight down without tilting or sliding the
processor in the socket.

4) Remove processor from protective cover. (HOLD

PROCESSOR ONLY AT EDGES, BEING CAREFUL
NOT TO TOUCH BOTTOM OF PROCESSOR) Do

not discard the protective cover. Always replace the
socket cover if the processor is removed from the
socket.

6) Close load plate. Pressing down on load plate (I)
close and engage socket lever (J).

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2-4 Install Memory

The BC945G support Dual Channel Technology, operating with Dual Channel
Technology, the bandwidth of Memory Bus will double up to 10.7GB/s.
BC945G includes 4x DDR2 DIMM (Double Data Rate) memory socket allow up
to a maximum memory size of 4.0GB. Due to chipset resource allocation, the
system may detect less than 4 GB of system memory when four 1 GB DDR2
memory modules is installed.

• Support 256Mb, 512Mb and 1Gb technologies implemented as x8, x16

devices.

• Non-ECC un-buffered only.

Use of two DDR2 memory modules in to same color DIMMs slots is strongly
recommended, for optimal performance for Dual Channel Technology to work.
Always install DIMMs with same CAS latency to avoid memory timing
compatibility problem. It is also recommended to use memory modules from the
same vendor.

Valid Memory Configurations

Bank DDR2 Single Channel Dual Channel Total Memory

DDRII 1 DS/SS DDRII X X X X
DDRII 2 DS/SS DDRII X X X X X

DDRII 3 DS/SS DDRII X X X X X
DDRII 4 DS/SS DDRII X X X X

Total System Memory(Max. 4.0GB)

* DS Double Side, SS Single Side

256MB∼1.0GB
256MB∼1.0GB

256MB∼1.0GB
256MB∼1.0GB
256MB∼4.0GB

Generally, installing DDRII SDRAM modules to your motherboard is very easy,
refer to figure below to see what a 240-Pin DDRII 533/DDRII 400 SDRAM
module looks like.

DDRII4

DDRII3

DDRII2

DDRII1

NOTE! When you install DIMM module fully into the DIMM socket the eject
tab should be locked into the DIMM module very firmly and fit into its indention
on both sides.

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2-5 Expansion Cards

WARNING! Turn off your power when adding or removing expansion cards or

other system components. Failure to do so may cause severe damage
to both your motherboard and expansion cards.

2-5-1 Procedure For Expansion Card Installation

1. Read the documentation for your expansion card and make any necessary

hardware or software setting for your expansion card such as jumpers.

2. Remove your computer’s cover and the bracket plate on the slot you intend to

use.

3. Align the card’s connectors and press firmly.

4. Secure the card on the slot with the screen you remove above.

5. Replace the computer system’s cover.

6. Set up the BIOS if necessary.

7. Install the necessary software driver for your expansion card.

2-5-2 Assigning IRQs For Expansion Card

Some expansion cards need an IRQ to operate. Generally, an IRQ must
exclusively assign to one use. In a standard design, there are 16 IRQs available
but most of them are already in use.

Standard Interrupt Assignments

IRQ Priority Standard function

0 N/A System Timer
1 N/A Keyboard Controller
2 N/A Programmable Interrupt
3 * 8 Communications Port (COM2)
4 * 9 Communications Port (COM1)
5 * 6 LPt2 or COM5
6 * 11 Floppy Disk Controller
7 * 7 Printer Port (LPT1)
8 N/A System CMOS/Real Time Clock

9 * 10 ACPI Mode when enabled
10 * 3 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering
11 * 2 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering
12 * 4 PS/2 Compatible Mouse Port
13 N/A Numeric Data Processor
14 * 5 Primary IDE Channel
15 * 1 Secondary IDE Channel

* These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices.

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2-5-3 Interrupt Request Table For This Motherboard

Interrupt request are shared as shown the table below:

INT A INT B INT C INT D INT E INT F INT G INT H

PCI Slot 1
PCI Slot 2
PCI Slot 3
PCI Slot 4
PCI Slot 5
Onboard 82541PI LAN
Onboard PCIE GbE LAN

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IMPORTANT!

If using PCI cards on shared slots, make sure that the
drivers support “Shared IRQ” or that the cards don’t need IRQ
assignments. Conflicts will arise between the two PCI
groups that will make the system unstable or cards
inoperable.

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2-6 Connectors, Headers

2-6-1 Connectors

(1) Power Connector (24-pin block) : (J36)

ATX Power Supply connector. This is a newly defined 24-pin connector

that usually comes with newer ATX power supplies. The ATX Power
Supply allows the use a soft power on momentary switch that connect from
the front panel switch to a 2-pin Power-On jumper pole on the motherboard.
When the power switch on the back of the ATX power supply is turned on,
the full power will not come into the system board until the front panel
switch is momentarily pressed. Press this switch again will turn off the
power to the system board.

Pin 1

PIN ROW2 ROW1 PIN

13 3.3V 3.3V 1
14 -12V 3.3V 2
15 GND GND 3
16 Soft Power On 5V 4
17 GND GND 5
18 GND 5V 6
19 GND GND 7
20 -5V Power OK 8
21 +5V +5V (for Soft Logic) 9
22 +5V +12V 10
23 +5V +12V 11
24 GND +3.3V 12

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(2) ATX 12V Power Connector (4-pin block) : (J12)

This is a newly defined 4-pin connector that usually comes with ATX Power

supplies. The ATX Power supplies that fully support Pentium 4 processor
must include this connector for supporting a stable 12V power consumption.
Without this connector, the system may become unstable due to insufficient
current to the system.

Pin 1

Signa

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12V 2 1 GND
12V 4 3 GND

Pin

Sign

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(3) PS/2 Mouse & PS/2 Keyboard Connector: (J5)

The connectors for PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 Mouse.

(4) USB Port connector: USB 0/ 1(J9), USB 2/3 (J8)

The connectors are 4-pin connector that connect USB devices to the system

board.

(5) LAN Port connector: PCIE (J9), PCI (J8)

This connector is standard RJ45 connector for Network connector.

(6) Parallel Port Connector (25-pin female): (J11)

Parallel Port connector is a 25-pin D-Subminiature Receptacle connector.
The On-board Parallel Port can be disabled through the BIOS SETUP.
Please refer to Chapter 3’s “INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS SETUP”
section for more detail information.

(7) Audio Connector : (J1, J2)

This connector has 3 phone jacks for LINE-OUT, LINE-IN, MIC and the
another connector with 3 phone jacks for .

Line-out :
Line-in :
MIC :

Audio input to sound chip

Microphone Connector

Center/ Subwoofer :

Rear speaker out

Rear:

Audio output to speaker

Center and Subwoofer speaker out

Side speaker out

Side:

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(8) VGA Connector (15-pin D-Sub) Connector: VGA

VGA is the 15-pin D-Subminiature female connector for display monitor.

(9) Floppy drive Connector (34-pin block): FDD

This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable. After
connecting the single plug end to the motherboard, connect the two plugs at
other end to floppy drives.

FDD

Pin 1

Floppy Drive Connector

(10) Primary IDE Connector (40-pin block): IDE1

This connector supports the provided IDE hard disk ribbon cable. After

connecting the single plug end to motherboard, connect the two plugs at
other end to your hard disk(s). If you install two hard disks, you must
configure the second drive to Slave mode by setting its jumpers accordingly.
Please refer to the documentation of your hard disk for the jumper settings.

IDE1

Pin 1

Parallel IDE Connector

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(12) Serial ATA J26, J27, J28, J29

This connector supports Serial ATA devices. After connecting the single
plug end to motherboard, connect the plug at other end to the SATA device.

SATA J26, J27, J28, J29

SATA3
SATA1
SATA2
SATA0

2-6-2 Headers

(1) Serial Port : COM1 (J33), COM2 (J31)

COM1 & COM2 are onboard 9-pin headers. The On-board serial port can
be disabled through BIOS SETUP. Please refer to Chapter 3 “INTEGRATED
PERIPHERALS SETUP” section for more detail information.

COM1/COM2

Pin 1

Serial Port COM1/ COM2 Header

Signal Pin Signal

KEY 10 5 GND

RI 9 4 DTR
CTS 8 3 TxD
RTS 7 2 RxD
DSR 6 1 DCD

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L

2) Line-Out, MIC Header (9-pin): (J6)

This header connect to the Front Panel Line-out, MIC connector with use of
a cable.

UDIO

MIC2- L
MIC2- R

Line2-

Front-Sense

Line2- R

Front Audio Headers J6

(3) Front USB 1/ 2 Headers (9-pin) : (J21, J23)

These headers are used for connecting the additional USB port plugs. By
attaching an option USB cable, your can be provided with two additional
USB plugs affixed to the back panel.

Pin 1

9 10

2

AGND

-ACZ_DET
MIC-JD

KEY

Line2- JD

VCC

GND

-DATA

+DATA

Pin 1

NC

VCC

GND

-DATA

USB6/7

+DATA

USB Port Headers

(4) IDE Activity LED: IDE LED (J34)

This connector connects to the hard disk activity indicator light on the case.

(5) Reset switch lead: RESET (J34)

VCC

GND

-DATA

+DATA

Pin 1

NC

VCC

GND

-DATA

+DATA

USB4/5

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This 2-pin connector connects to the case-mounted reset switch for
rebooting your computer without having to turn off your power switch.
This is a preferred method of rebooting in order to prolong the life of the
system’s power supply. See the figure below.

(6) Power LED (J34)

The Power LED is light on while the system power is on. Connect the
Power LED from the system case to this pin.

(8) Power switch: PWR BTN (J34)

This 2-pin connector connects to the case-mounted power switch to power
ON/OFF the system.

VCC

GND

VCC

IRRX

GND
IRTX

Pin 1

GRN
YEL

PWRBTN

PSW+

SMB Dat

SMB Clk

KEY

NC

HDLED

RESET

IRDA

HDDLED

RSTSW

System Front Panel J34

(9) FAN Speed Headers (3-pin) : Chassis FAN, SYSFAN, CPUFAN

These connectors support cooling fans, depending on the fan manufacturer,
the wire and plug may be different. The red wire should be positive, while
the black should be ground. Connect the fan’s plug to the board taking into
consideration the polarity of the connector.

CPU FAN HEADER

4

CPU FAN

1

PWR LED

PWRBT

SMBUS

SYSTEM FAN2 HEADER

4

1

1 4

SFAN 2

SFAN 3

1 4

SFAN 4

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(10) CD Audio-In Headers (4-pin) : (J10)

CDIN is the connector for the CD-Audio Input signal. Please connect it to
CD-ROM CD-Audio output connector.

CD Audio Header J10

CD-IN

1 4

J10

Pin Signal

1 CD-L
2 CD-GND
3 CD-GND
4 CD-R

(11) Chassis Intrusion (J20)

Intrusion detection is triggered when these two pins are shorted. A
message will show during POST after the next reboot..

Signal Pin
Chassis# 1
GND 2

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2-7 Starting Up Your Computer

1. After all connection are made, close your computer case cover.

2. Be sure all the switches are off, and check that the power supply input voltage

is set to the local voltage, usually input voltage is 220V∼240V or 110V∼120V
depending on the voltage used in your country.

3. Connect the power supply cord into the power supply located on the back of

your system case according to your system user’s manual.

4. Turn on your peripheral in the following order:
a. Your monitor.

b. Other external peripheral (Printer, Scanner, External Modem etc…)
c. Your system power. For ATX power supplies, you need to turn on the

power supply and then press the ATX power switch on the front side of
the case.

5. The power LED on the front panel of the system case will light. The LED on
the monitor may light up or switch from orange to green after the system is on,
if it complies with green standards or if it is has a power standby feature. The
system will then run power-on test. While the self-test is running, the BIOS
will alarm beeps or additional message will appear on the screen.

If you do not see any thing within 30 seconds from the time you turn on the
power. The system may have failed the power-on test. Recheck your jumper
settings and connections or call your retailer for assistance.

Beep Meaning

One short beep when displaying logo No error during POST
Long beeps in an endless loop No DRAM install or detected
One long beep followed by three short beeps Video card not found or video card memory bad
High frequency beeps when system is working CPU overheated

System running at a lower frequency

6. During power-on, press <Del> key to enter BIOS setup. Follow the
instructions in BIOS SETUP.

7. Power off your computer: You must first exit or shut down your operating
system before switching off the power switch. For ATX power supplies, you
can press the ATX power switch to shut down your operating system. If you
use Windows 2K, XP, click “Start” button, click “Shut down” and then
click “Shut down the computer?” The power supply should turn off after
windows shut down.

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Chapter 3

Introducing BIOS

The BIOS is a program located on a Flash Memory on the motherboard. This program is
a bridge between the motherboard and the operating system. When starting the computer,
the BIOS program has control of the system. The BIOS first operates an auto-diagnostic
test called POST (power on self test) for all the necessary hardware, it detects the entire
hardware device and configures the parameters of the hardware synchronization. After
these tasks are completed, the BIOS gives up control of the computer over to the
operating system (OS). Since the BIOS is the only channel for hardware and software to
communicate, it is the key factor for system stability, and ensuring optimal system
performance.

In the BIOS Setup main menu of Figure 3-1, you can see several options. We will
explain these options step by step in the following pages of this chapter, but let us first
see a short description of the function keys you may use here:

• Press <Esc> to quit the BIOS Setup.

• Press ↑↓←→ (up, down, left, right) to choose, in the main menu, the option

you want to confirm or to modify.

• Press <F10> when you have completed the setup of BIOS parameters to save
these parameters and to exit the BIOS Setup menu.

• Press Page Up/Page Down or +/– keys when you want to modify the BIOS
parameters for the active option.

3-1 Entering Setup

Power on the computer and keep pressing <Del> immediately until you enter Setup.
If the “Enter Setup” message disappears before you had a chance to respond, restart the

system to try again by turning it OFF then ON or pressing the “RESET” button on the
system case. You may also restart by simultaneously pressing the <Ctrl>, <Alt> and
<Delete> keys.

3-2 Getting Help

Main Menu

The on-line description of the highlighted setup function is displayed at the right
side of the screen.

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3-3 The Main Menu

Once you enter the Award® BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu (Figure
3-1) will appear on the screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from
fourteen setup functions and two exit choices. Use arrow keys to select among
the items and press <Enter> to accept or enter the sub-menu.

Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Standard CMOS Features

Advanced BIOS Features

Advanced Chipset Features

Integrated Peripherals

Power Management Setup

PnP/PCI Configurations

PC Health Status

Esc : Quit

F10 : Save & Exit Setup

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

Figure 3-1

Frequency/ Voltage Control

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

↑↓→ ←

: Select Item

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3-4 Standard CMOS Features

The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into several categories.
Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the <PgUp> or <PgDn>
keys to select the value you want in each item.

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Standard CMOS Features

Date (mm:dd:yy) Tue, Dec, 16 2005

Time (hh:mm:ss) 11 : 26 : 48

► IDE Channel 0 Master None
► IDE Channel 0 Slave None
► IDE Channel 1 Master None
► IDE Channel 1 Slave None
► IDE Channel 1 Master None
► IDE Channel 1 Slave None

Drive A 1.44M, 3.25 in.

Drive B [None]

Video [EGA/ VGA]

Halt On All,But Keyboard

Base Memory 640K

Extended Memory 56320K
Total Memory 57344K

↑↓→←

Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F5:Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Date

Item Help

Menu Level >

Change the day, month,

year and century

The date format is <day><month><date><year>.

Day of the week, from Sun to Sat, determined by BIOS. Read-only.

Day

Month

Date

Year

Time

The month from Jan. through Dec.
The date from 1 to 31 can be keyed by numeric function keys.

The year depends on the year of the BIOS.

The time format is <hour><minute><second>.

Primary Master/Primary Slave

Secondary Master/Secondary Slave

Press PgUp/<+> or PgDn/<–> to select Manual, None, Auto type. Note that the
specifications of your drive must match with the drive table. The hard disk will
not work properly if you enter improper information for this category. If your

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hard disk drive type is not matched or listed, you can use Manual to define your
own drive type manually.

If you select Manual, related information is asked to be entered to the following
items. Enter the information directly from the keyboard. This information should
be provided in the documentation from your hard disk vendor or the system
manufacturer.

Access Mode

Cylinder

Head

Precomp

Landing Zone

Sector

number of sectors

The settings are Auto, CHS, Large, and LBA.

number of cylinders

number of heads

write precomp

landing zone

Video

Select the type of primary video subsystem in your computer. The BIOS usually
detects the correct video type automatically. The BIOS supports a secondary
video subsystem, but you do not select it in Setup.

EGA/VGA Enhanced Graphics Adapter/Video Graphics Array. For EGA,

VGA, SEGA, SVGA or PGA monitor adapters.
CGA 40 Color Graphics Adapter, power up in 40 column mode
CGA 80 Color Graphics Adapter, power up in 80 column mode
MONO Monochrome adapter, includes high resolution monochrome

adapters

Halt On

During the power-on self-test (POST), the computer stops if the BIOS detects a
hardware error. You can tell the BIOS to ignore certain errors during POST and
continue the boot-up process.

All Errors If the BIOS detects any error, POST stops and prompts you

No Errors POST does not stop for any errors.
All, But Keyboard POST stops for all errors except keyboard errors.
All, But Diskette POST stops for all errors except diskette drive errors.
All, But Disk/Key POST stops for all errors except keyboard or disk errors.

to continue or enter BIOS setup.

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3-5 Advanced BIOS Features

Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Advanced BIOS Features

► CPU Feature [Press Enter]
► Hard Disk Boot Priority [Press Enter]
Logo Image [Disabled]
Virus Warning [Disabled]
Quick Power On Self Test [Enabled]
First Boot Device [Floppy]
Second Boot Device [CDROM]
Third Boot Device [Hard Disk]
Boot Other Device [Enabled]
Swap Floppy Drive [Disabled]
Boot Up Floppy Seek [Enabled]
Boot Up NumLock Status [On]
Gate A20 Option [Fast]
Typematic Rate Setting [Disabled]
x Typematic Rate (Chars/ Sec) 6

x Typematic Delay (Msec) 250

Security Option [Setup]
APIC Mode [Enabled]

MPS Version Control For OS [1.4]
OS Select For DRAM > 64 MB [Non-OS2]

Console Redirection [Disabled]

X Baud Rate 19200

Agent after boot [Enabled]

Report No FDD For WIN 95 [No]
ASF support [Enabled]
DMI Event Log [Enabled]
Clear All DMI Event Log [No]
View DMI Event Log [Enter]
Mark DMI Events as Read [Enter]

Event Log Capacity Space Available
Event Log Validity Valid

Item Help

Menu Level >

↑↓→←

Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F5:Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

CPU Feature

See 3-5-1.

Hard Disk Boot Priority

See 3-5-2.

Logo Image

Select a logo to be shown during bootup.

Virus Warning

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Allow you to enabled or disabled boot sector overwrite protection

Quick Power On Self Test

Select Enabled to reduce the amount of test ran during power-on self-test (POST).

First/Second/Third Boot Device

Selects order for boot devices

Boot Other Device

If enabled, the BIOS will check for unlisted boot devices after it has failed to boot
from the three listed boot devices.

Swap Floppy Drive

This field is effective only in systems with two floppy drives. Selecting Enabled
assigns physical drive B to logical drive A, and physical drive A to logical drive
B.

Boot Up Floppy Seek

When Enabled, the BIOS tests (seeks) floppy drives to determine whether they
have 40 or 80 tracks.

Boot Up NumLock Status

Controls the state of the NumLock key when the system boots.

Gate A20 Option

Refers to the way the system addresses memory above 1 MB (extended memory).
When set to Fast, the system chipset controls Gate A20. When set to Normal, a
pin in the keyboard controller controls Gate A20. Setting Gate A20 to Fast
improves system speed, particularly with OS/2 and Windows.

Typematic Rate Setting

When Enabled, you can select a typematic rate and typematic delay.

Security Option

If you have set a password, select whether the password is required every time the
System boots, or only when you enter Setup.

APIC Mode

The Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller (APIC) prioritizes interrupts.

MPS Version Control For OS

Allows the operating system to work with multiple CPUs. Select “1.1” for
compatibility with older OS.

OS Select For DRAM > 64MB

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Enable only if you are running OS/2 operating system with greater than 64 MB of
RAM on your system.

Console Redirection

“Enabled” redirects console to COM port; “Disabled” redirects when keyboard is
absent.

Agent after boot

If enabled, this keeps agent running after OS boots.

Report No FDD For WIN 95

If no floppy drive is used for Win95, select “Yes” for compatibility reasons.

ASF support

Enable Alert Standard Format (ASF) provides advance warning and system
failure, and should be enabled for remote system management.

DMI Event Log

Enables logging of Desktop Management Interface (DMI) events.

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3-5-1 CPU Feature

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CPU Feature

Delay Prior to Thermal [16 Min]

1800 Penn St

Limit CPUID MaxVal [Disabled]

Execute Disable Bit [Enabled]

↑↓→←

F5:Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Thermal Monitor 1

Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

Menu Level >

Item Help

Delay Prior to Thermal

Some Intel processors have a function called Thermal Control Circuit (TCC) to

prevent overheating of the CPU. When TCC is activated, the CPU idles about 50­70% of the time to cool down the processor. During bootup, the CPU will
typically heat up during heavy load, and it is not desired to trigger the TCC too
early because it will reduce performance. Settings are 4, 8, 16, and 32 minutes.

Limit CPUID MaxVal

Intel Penitum 4 with Hyper-Threading Technology processors report a higher
CPUID than “3”. Older operating systems are not able to recognize this, so this
setting should be enabled if using such OS.

Execute Disable Bit

When enabled, this feature protects areas of memory from malicious code.

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3-5-2 Hard Disk Boot Priority

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Hard Disk Boot Priority

1. Bootable Add-In Cards

↑↓→←

Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F5:Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Menu Level >

Hard Disk Boot Priority

Use arrow key to select a device, and <Pg Up>/<Pg Down> to change .

Item Help

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3-6 Advanced Chipset Features

Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Advanced Chipset Features

DRAM Timing Selectable [By SPD]

x DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay Auto
x DRAM RAS# Precharge Auto
x Precharge delay (tRAS) Auto
x System Memory Frequency Auto

System BIOS Cacheable [Enabled]
Video BIOS Cacheable [Disabled]
AMT BIOS Support [Disabled]

** VGA Setting **

PEG/Onchip VGA Control [Auto]
On-Chip Frame Buffer Size [ 8MB]
DVMT Mode [DVMT]
DVMT/FIXED Memory Size [ 128MB]

Menu Level >

Item Help

↑↓→←

Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F5:Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

DRAM Timing Selectable

Control the DRAM timing manually by the SPD (EEPROM on the RAM

module).

DRAM RAS# To CAS# Delay

This field allow you to insert a timing delay between the CAS and RAS strobe.

Avalable choices: 2 or 3.

DRAM RAS# Precharge

Select the number of CPU clocks allocated for the RAS# signal to accumulate its

charge before the DRAM is refreshed. Available choice : 2 or 3.

Precharge delay (tRAS)

Select the delay between active and precharge command.

System Memory Frequency

Sets the frequency of the RAM module.

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System BIOS Cacheable

This option allow you to Enable or Disable the system BIOS to be cache to

DRAM. Available choice: Enabled or Disabled.

Video BIOS Cacheable:

This Option Allow you to Enable or Disable the video BIOS to be cache to

DRAM. Available choice: Enabled or Disabled.

AMT BIOS Support

Enables AMT; After reboot, hit Ctrl+P to enter AMT setup.

PEG/Onchip VGA Control

Select between Onchip VGA or PCIe graphics card.

On-Chip Frame Buffer Size

This item allows you to set the on-chip frame buffer size. Available choice: 1M,

8M.

DVMT Mode

This item allows you to select the Dynamic Video Memory Technology (DVMT)

to a Fixed (constant), DVMT (dynamic) or Both (minimum is constant, but allows

it to dynamically increase).

DVMT/FIXED Memory Size

This item allows you to select the DVMT/ Fixed Memory Size. Available choice:

64MB or 128MB.

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3-7 Integrated Peripherals

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Integrated Peripherals

► OnChip IDE Device [Press Enter]
► Onboard Device [Press Enter]
► SuperIO Device [Press Enter]

↑↓→←

Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F5:Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

3-7-1 Chipset IDE Devices

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On Chip IDE Device

IDE HDD Block Mode [Enabled]
IDE DMA transfer access [Enabled]
On-Chip Primary PCI IDE [Enabled]
IDE Primary Master PIO [Auto]
IDE Primary Slave PIO [Auto]
IDE Primary Master UDMA [Auto]
IDE Primary Slave UDMA [Auto]

*** On-Chip Serial ATA Setting ***
SATA Mode [IDE]
Chipset Serial SATA [Auto]

x SATA Port Speed Settings [Disabled]
x PATA IDE Mode [Primary]
SATA Port P1, P3 is Secondary

Item Help

Menu Level >

Item Help

Menu Level >>

↑↓→←

Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F5:Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

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IDE HDD Block Mode

Block mode is also called block transfer, multiple commands, or multiple sector

read/write. If your IDE hard drive supports block mode (most new drives do),

select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block read/writes

per sector the drive can support.

IDE DMA transfer access

On-Chip Primary PCI IDE

Enables the Primary IDE channel.

IDE Primary Master PIO

Selects the PIO mode for Primary IDE Master. Avalable options are: Auto, Mode

0, Mode 1, Mode 2, Mode 3 or Mode 4.

IDE Primary Slave PIO

Selects the PIO mode for Primary IDE Slave. Avalable options are: Auto, Mode

0, Mode 1, Mode 2, Mode 3 or Mode 4.

IDE Primary Master UDMA

Enables UDMA detection for Primary IDE Master. Available options are: Auto

or Disabled.

IDE Primary Slave UDMA

Enables UDMA detection for Primary IDE Slave. Available options are: Auto or

Disabled.

SATA Mode

Selects mode of operation for SATA function.

IDE - no AHCI, no RAID; SATA drives operate as standard IDE drives.

RAID - AHCI enabled, RAID enabled; Redundant Array of Independent Disks

(RAID) provides features for fault tolerance and/or performance.

AHCI - AHCI enabled, no RAID; Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI)

enables advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot

plug.

On-Chip Serial ATA

Selects the different modes for the SATA controller.

Disabled: Disables SATA controller

Auto: Auto arrange by BIOS

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Combined Mode: PATA and SATA are combined. Max of 2 IDE drives in each

channel.

Enhanced Mode: Enable both SATA and PATA. Max of 6 IDE drives are

supported.

SATA Only: SATA is operating in legacy mode.

SATA PORT Speed Settings

This item allows you to select the speed of SATA ports.

[Disabled] Disable this function.

[Force GEN I] Force the data transfer rates to 1.5Gb/s(150 MB/s)

[Force GEN II] Force the data transfer rates to 3.0Gb/s(300 MB/s)

PATA IDE Mode

Changes mode for SATA Port.

Primary: P1, P3 is Secondary

Secondary: P0, P2 is Primary

3-7-2 Onboard Device

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Onboard Device

USB Controller [Enable]
USB 2.0 Controller [Enable]
USB Keyboard Support [Disabled]
USB Mouse Support [Disabled]
Azalia/AC97 Audio Select [Auto]
Onboard Lan2 Controller [Enabled]
Onboard Lan2 BootRom [Disabled]

↑↓→←

Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F5:Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Menu Level >>

Item Help

USB Controller

This option allows you to Enabled or Disabled the onboard USB controller.

Available choices: Enabled or Disabled.

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USB 2.0 Controller

This option allows you to Enabled or Disabled onboard USB 2.0 or 1.1 only.

Available choice: Enabled or Disabled.

USB Keyboard Support

This option allows you to Enabled or Disabled the USB keyboard legacy supports.

Available choice: Enabled or Disabled.

USB Mouse Support

This option allows you to Enabled or Disabled USB mouse legacy support.

Available choice: Enabled or Disabled.

Azalia/ AC97 Audio Select

This option allows you to use the HD audio (Azalia). Available choice: Auto or

Disabled.

Onboard Lan2 Controller

This option allows you to enable or disable the onboard LAN2 (82541PI).

Onboard Lan2 BootRom

This option allows you to enable or disable the PXE ROM for LAN2.

3-7-3 SuperIO Device

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SuperIO Device

Power Up By PS/2 Device [Disabled]

x Hot Key Select Ctrl-F1

Onboard FDC Controller [Enabled]

Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8/IRQ4]

Onboard Serial Prot 2 [2F8/IRQ3]

UART Mode Select [Normal]

x UR2 Duplex Mode Half

Onboard Parallel Port [378/IRQ7]
Parallel Port Mode [SPP]

x ECP Mode Use DMA 3

PSU State When AC Returns [Stay Off]

Menu Level >>

Item Help

↑↓→←

Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F5:Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

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Power Up By PS/2 Device

Enables the system to be turned on through PS/2 keyboard or mouse.

Hot Key Select

Sets the Hot Key to turn on the system.

Onboard FDC Controller

Select Enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller (FDC) installed on the system

board and you wish to use it. If you install add-on FDC or the system has no floppy drive,

select Disabled in this field. The settings are: Enabled and Disabled.

Onboard Serial Port 1/2

Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first and the second serial ports.

Available settings are: 3F8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ3, Disabled, Auto.

UART Mode Select

Selects the mode the UART operates under. Aavailble settings are: Normal, IrDA,

ASKIR, or SCR.

Onboard Parallel Port:

There is a built-in parallel port on the on-board Super I/O chipset that provides Standard,

ECP, and EPP features. It has the following option:

Disabled
(3BCH/IRQ7)/ Line Printer port 0
(278H/IRQ5)/ Line Printer port 2
(378H/IRQ7) Line Printer port 1

Parallel Port Mode

SPP : Standard Parallel Port
EPP : Enhanced Parallel Port
ECP : Extended Capability Port

SPP/EPP/ECP/ECP+EPP

To operate the onboard parallel port as Standard Parallel Port only, choose “SPP.”
To operate the onboard parallel port in the EPP modes simultaneously, choose
“EPP.” By choosing “ECP”, the onboard parallel port will operate in ECP mode
only. Choosing “ECP+EPP” will allow the onboard parallel port to support both the
ECP and EPP modes simultaneously.

ECP Mode Use DMA

If ECP is selected, DMA channel 1 or 3 must be chosen.

PWRON After PWR-Fail

This item allows you to select system power status after power is lost. Available choice:

Off, On, Former-Sts.

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3-8 Power Management Setup

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Power Management Setup

► PCI Express PM Function [Press Enter]
ACPI Function [Enabled]
ACPI Suspend Type [S2(STR)]

Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume Auto

Power Management [User Define]

Video Off Method [DPMS]

Video Off In Suspend [Yes]

Suspend Type [Stop Grant]
Modem Use IRQ [3]
Suspend Mode [Disabled]
HDD Power Down [Disabled]
Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN [Instant-Off]
Wake-Up by PCI card [Enabled]

Power On by Ring [Enabled]

Resume by Alarm [Disabled]

x Date(of Month) Alarm 0

Time(hh:mm:ss) Alarm 0:0:0

x

** Reload Global Timer Events **
Primary IDE 0 [Disabled]
Primary IDE 1 [Disabled]
Secondary IDE 0 [Disabled]
Secondary IDE 1 [Disabled]
FDD,COM,LPT Port [Disabled]
PCI PIRQ[A-D]# [Disabled]

Menu Level >

Item Help

↑↓→←

Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F5:Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

PCI Express PM Function

See Section 3-8-1

ACPI Function

Enables or disables the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI).

ACPI Suspend Type

This option allows you to select ACPI suspend mode. Available choice: S1, S3 or S1 &

S3.

Power Management

This option allows you to select the type (or degree) of power saving for the Suspend

mode.

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Video Off Method

Determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked.

Blank Screen System: only writes blanks to the video buffer.

V/H SYNC+Blank: System turns off vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and

writes blanks to the video buffer.

DPMS: Display Power Management Signaling (DPMS) mode uses the software supplied

for your video subsystem to select video power management values.

Video Off In Suspend

Determines whether the video is turned off under Suspend Mode.

Suspend Type

Selects the behavior of the CPU after it enters Suspend Mode.

Stop Grant: CPU goes into idle mode during power saving mode

PwrOn Suspend: CPU and system remain powered on in suspend mode

MODEM Use IRQ

Name the interrupt request (IRQ) line assigned to the modem (if any) on your system.

Activity of the selected IRQ always awakens the system.

Suspend Mode

After the selected period of system inactivity, all devices except the CPU shut off.

HDD Power Down

After the selected period of drive inactivity, the hard disk drive powers down while all

other devices remain active.

Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN

When Enabled, turning the system off with the on/off button places the system in a very

low-power-usage state, with only enough circuitry receiving power to detect power

button activity or Resume by Ring activity.

Wake-Up by PCI card

When Disabled is selected, the system will ignore any incoming call from the PCI

card/modem. When Enabled is selected, the system will boot up if there’s an incoming

call from the PCI card /modem.

Power On by Ring

An input signal on the Ring Indicator (RI) line (such as a modem) that awakens the

system from the off state.

Resume by Alarm

This function is for setting date and time for your computer to boot up. During Disabled,

you cannot use this function. During Enabled, choose the Date and Time Alarm:

Date(of month) Alarm

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You can choose which month the system will boot up. Set to 0, to boot every day.

Time(hh:mm:ss) Alarm

You can choose what hour, minute and second the system will boot up.

Note: If you have change the setting, you must let the system boot up to the operating

system before this function will work

Reload Global Timer Events

When Enabled, an event occurring on each listed device restarts the global timer for

Standby mode

3-8-1 PCI Express PM Function

Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

PCI Express PM Function

Root Port ASPM [Disabled]
DMI Port ASPM [Disabled]
PCI Express PME [Enabled]

Item Help

Menu Level >>

↑↓→←

Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F5:Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Root Port ASPM

Controls the Active State Power Management (ASPM) support.

DMI Port ASPM

Controls the ASPM for the Direct Media Support (DMI).

PCI Express PME

Enables the monitoring of PCIe Power Management Events (PME).

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3-9 PnP/PCI Configuration

Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

PnP/PCI Configuration

► PCI Express Configuration [Press Enter]
► PCI Add-on ROM Control [Press Enter]
Primary Video Device [PCI GFX]
Resources Controlled By [Auto]

x IRQ Resources Press Enter

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop [Disabled]

INT Pin 1 Assignment [Auto]
INT Pin 2 Assignment [Auto]
INT Pin 3 Assignment [Auto]
INT Pin 4 Assignment [Auto]

INT Pin 5 Assignment [Auto]
INT Pin 6 Assignment [Auto]
INT Pin 7 Assignment [Auto]
INT Pin 8 Assignment [Auto]

↑↓→←

Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F5:Previous Values F6:Fai-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

PCI Express Configuration

See Section 3-9-1.

Item Help

Menu Level >

Primary Video Device

This item allows you to select which display will have priority. To use a PCI
video card as the primary display, select “PCI GFX”. Available choice: PCI GFX,
i945G or PCIe GFX.

Resource Controlled By:

The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capacity to automatically configure all of
the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices. However, this capability means
absolutely nothing unless you are using a Plug and Play operating system such as

®

Windows

95/98. If you set this field to “manual” choose specific resources by
going into each of the sub menu that follows this field (a sub menu is preceded by
a “>”).

The settings are: Auto(ESCD), Manual.

IRQ Resources:

When resources are controlled manually, assign each system interrupt a type,
depending on the type of device using the interrupt.

Please refer to section 3-9-2

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PCI/VGA Palette Snoop:

Leave this field at Disabled. The settings are Enabled, Disabled.

Maximum Payload Size:

This item allows you to select the PCIE data packet payload size.
Available choice: 128, 256, 512, 1024, 2048 or 4096.

Leave this field at Disabled unless there is a compatibility problem with the video
card. The settings are Enabled, Disabled.

INT Pin 1-8 Assignment

This setting allows the manual assignment of IRQs to the Interrupt pins.

3-9-1 PCI Express Configurations

Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

PCI Express Configuration

PCI Express x4 Slot [Auto]
ROM on PCIe x4 Slot [Auto]
Onboard PCIe LAN1 [Auto]
Onboard PCIe LAN1 BootROM [Disabled]

PCI Express V1.0a Support [Enabled]

↑↓→←

Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F5:Previous Values F6:Fai-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Menu Level >

Item Help

PCI Express x4 Slot

Controls whether the PCIe x4 slot is Enabled, Disabled, or Auto-detected.

ROM on PCIe x4 Slot

Enables or disables the device’s ROM on the PCIe x4 slot.

Onboard PCIe Lan1

Enables or disables PCIe LAN device (82573E).

Onboard PCIe Lan1 BootROM

Enables or disables the BootROM (PXE) from the PCIe LAN device (82573E).

PCI Express V1.0a Support

Enables compatibility for PCIe v1.0a.

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3-9-2 IRQ Resources

Phoenix- AwardBIOS CMOS Utility

IRQ Resources

IRQ-3 assigned to [PCI Device]
IRQ-4 assigned to [PCI Device]
IRQ-5 assigned to [PCI Device]
IRQ-7 assigned to [PCI Device]
IRQ-9 assigned to [PCI Device]
IRQ-10 assigned to [PCI Device]
IRQ-11 assigned to [PCI Device]
IRQ-12 assigned to [PCI Device]
IRQ-14 assigned to [PCI Device]
IRQ-15 assigned to [PCI Device]

↑↓→←

Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F5:Previous Values F6:Optimized Defaults F7:Standard Defaults

Item Help

Menu Level >>

IRQ 3-15 assigned to

Change setting to “Reserved” so the specific IRQ does not get auto-assigned to a
PCI device.

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3-10 PC Health Status

This section shows the status of your CPU, Fan, Warning for overall system status.
This is only available if there is Hardware Monitor onboard.

Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

PC Health Status

Vcore 1.34V
+1.8V 1.74V
+3.3V 3.28V
+ 5V 6.85V
+ 12V 11.20V

- 12V (-)11.29V

-5VSB 5.10V
Battery Voltage 3.16V
CPU Temperature 42ºC
System Temperature 33ºC
PWM Temperature 38ºC
CPUFAN Rotation Speed 3515 RMP
SYSFAN Rotation Speed 0 RMP
SYSFAN1 Rotation Speed 0 RMP
SYSFAN2 Rotation Speed 0 RMP
SYSFAN3 Rotation Speed 0 RMP
SYSFAN4 Rotation Speed 0 RMP

CPU Shutdown Temperature [Disabled]
Chassis Intruder Detect [Enabled]

Menu Level >

Item Help

↑↓→←

Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F5:Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

3-10-1 SmartFan

CPU Fan PWM Control Mode

Select a fixed duty cycle for the fan speed, or "SmartFan" for customized control

SmartFan PWM Start

Select fixed duty cycle for temperatures less "Lo-Limit"

SmartFan PWM Gradient

Select the increment for each degree between "Lo-Limit" and "Hi-Limit"

Tcpu (SmartFan Lo-Limit)

Select the low boundary for SmartFan to override fixed duty cycle

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Tcpu (SmartFan Hi-Limit)

Select the minimum temperature before fan operates at 100% speed

The SmartFan function allows the user to increase or decrease the speed of the fan.
This, in turn, provides control over the cooling and noise that is generated. To
enable this function, CPU Fan PWM Control Mode should be selected as
SmartFan. The Tcpu (SmartFan Lo-Limit) setting sets when the SmartFan
function will be triggered, and SmartFan PWM Start would indicate the starting
speed of the fan. Next choose a SmartFan PWM Gradient that will describe
the incrementing step for each increase of temperature. (See image below.)
Lastly, the Tcpu (SmartFan Hi-Limit) will determine when the fan should be
adjusted to max speed when the CPU gets too hot.

For example, if the “lo-limit” was set at 35ºC, “PWM start” at 30%, “PWM
gradient” at 1.56%, and “hi-limit” at 65ºC, then the fan will initially be at 30%
duty cycle. At each degree of temperature increase, the fan will increase 1.56%
duty cycle. Therefore at 36ºC, the fan will operate at 31.56%, at 37%, it will be at

33.12%, and so on. At 65ºC, the fan will jump to 100%, and decrease when the
temperature lowers.

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3-11 Frequency/ Voltage Control

This section is for setting CPU Frequency/Voltage Control.

Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Uitility

Frequency/Voltage Control

Auto Detect PCI Clk [Enabled]

Spread Spectrum [Disabled]

↑↓→←

Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F5:Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Menu Level >

Item Help

Auto Detect PCI Clk

When Enabled, this feature turns off the PCI clock when there is no activity on
the PCI device. This is commonly used to reduce EMI.

Spread Spectrum

Spreads the energy of a single frequency over a wide band of frequencies to
remove spikes. This is commonly used to reduce EMI.

3-12 Load Manufacture Settings

Load Fail-Safe Defaults:

When you press <Enter> on this item, you get a confirmation dialog box with a
message similar to:

Restore Fail-Safe Settings (Y/N)? N

Pressing <Y> loads the default values that are factory settings for optimal
performance system operations.

Load Optimized Defaults:

When you press <Enter> on this item, you get confirmation dialog box with a
message similar to:

Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N)? N

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Pressing <Y> loads the BIOS default values for the most stable, minimal­performance system operations.

3-13 Set Supervisor/ User Password

You can set either supervisor or user password, or both of them. The differences
are:

User password: Can only enter but do not have the right to change the

options of the setup menus. When you select this
function, the following message will appear at the
center of the screen to assist you in creating a password.

ENTER PASSWORD:

Type the password, up to eight characters in length, and press <Enter>. The
password typed now will clear any previously entered password from CMOS
memory. You will be asked to confirm the password. Type the password again
and press <Enter>. You may also press <Esc> to abort the selection and not enter
a password.

To disable a password, just press <Enter> when you are prompted to enter the
password. A message will confirm that the password will be disabled. Once the
password is disabled, the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely.

PASSWORD DISABLED.

When a password has been enabled, you will be prompted to enter it every time
you try to enter Setup. This prevents an unauthorized person from changing any
part of your system configuration.

Additionally, when a password is enabled, you can also require the BIOS to
request a password every time your system is rebooted. This would prevent
unauthorized use of your computer.

You determine when the password is required within the BIOS Features Setup
Menu and its Security option. If the Security option is set to “System”, the
password will be required both at boot and at entry to Setup. If set to “Setup”,
prompting only occurs when trying to enter Setup.

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3-14 Exit

Leave Setup program, System will restart after saving setting to CMOS when
“Save Change and Exit” is selected. If “Discard change and Exit” is selected,
system will restart without saving any changes.

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Chapter 4

Configuring BIOS and setting the Onboard SATA RAID BIOS

1. BIOS Setting:

Step1. Enter BIOS, and set “RAID/SCSI/Add-on” as one of the boot sequence.
Step2. Under the option of “Peripherals”, make sure the option “Onboard Intel

SATA RAID” is set as “Enabled”.

Step3. Save settings and exit the BIOS.

2. Intel RAID Utility setting:

• RAID 0

Step1. During post, after the system has displayed the IDE information, the

Intel RAID utility shall appear. Press “CRTL + I” to enter the Intel
RAID BIOS setup utility.

Step2. If you want to create RAID array, select Create RAID Volume in main

menu and press ENTER.

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Step3. “Create Volume Menu” will be prompted.

Step4. Setup the name for RAID.
Step5. Set RAID Level to “RAID 0 (Stripe).
Step6. Set Strip size as 128KB (Default).
Step7. The Capacity option will identify the built RAID-0 drive size.
Step8. Pick the option of “Create Volume”.
Step9. The system will prompt with the message “Are you sure you want to

create this volume (Y/N):”

Step10. Press “Y” to confirm the volume creation process.
Step11. Back to main menu, pick the last option to exit the utility.

RAID 1, 1+0, and 5 can be installed in the same way by selecting a different

option for Step5.

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2. WinXP/2k installation:

Step1. At the beginning of Windows installation, when the blue background

installation prompt appeared, press F6 several times. This will prompt
WinXP/2k to add the specific mass storage driver.

Step2. When asked for the specific mass storage driver, press “S”.
Step3. Insert the prepared “Intel ICH7R RAID driver disk” into the floppy

drive.
Step4. The screen will display a series of drivers available to install, pick the

option “Intel 82801GR/GH SATA RAID Controller (Desktop ICH7R)”.

Step5. The Windows will prompted with the following message: “Setup will

load support for the following mass storage device(s): Intel®
82801GR/GH SATA RAID controller (Desktop ICH7R)”. Press “ENT”
to continue Windows installation process.

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Mechanical Draw

BC945G Mechanical Drawing

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