Biostar 945GC-M7 TE Owner's Manual

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945GC-M7 TE Setup Manual

FCC Information and Copyright

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. There is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.

The vendor makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents here and specially disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any purpose. Further the vendor reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes to the contents here without obligation to notify any party beforehand.

Duplication of this publication, in part or in whole, is not allowed without first obtaining the vendor’s approval in writing.

The content of this user’s manual is subject to be changed without notice and we will not be responsible for any mistakes found in this user’s manual. All the brand and product names are trademarks of their respective companies.

 

Table of Contents

 

Chapter 1: Introduction ........................................

1

1.1

Before You Start ................................................................................

1

1.2

Package Checklist.............................................................................

1

1.3

Motherboard Features......................................................................

2

1.4

Rear Panel Connectors .....................................................................

3

1.5

Motherboard Layout.........................................................................

4

Chapter 2: Hardware Installation ..........................

5

2.1

Installing Central Processing Unit (CPU).......................................

5

2.2

FAN Headers......................................................................................

7

2.3

Installing System Memory................................................................

8

2.4

Connectors and Slots .......................................................................

10

Chapter 3: Headers & Jumpers Setup ..................

12

3.1

How to Setup Jumpers ....................................................................

12

3.2

Detail Settings..................................................................................

12

Chapter 4: Useful Help ........................................

19

4.1

Driver Installation Note..................................................................

19

4.2

Award BIOS Beep Code ..................................................................

20

4.3

Extra Information............................................................................

20

4.4

Troubleshooting...............................................................................

21

Chapter 5: WarpSpeeder™ III .............................

22

5.1

Introduction......................................................................................

22

5.2

System Requirement.......................................................................

22

5.3

Installation .......................................................................................

23

5.4

WarpSpeeder™ III.............................................................................

24

Appendencies: SPEC In Other Language ..............

30

German..................................................................................................................

 

30

France ....................................................................................................................

 

32

Italian.....................................................................................................................

 

34

Spanish ...................................................................................................................

 

36

Portuguese

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38

Polish......................................................................................................................

 

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Russian ...................................................................................................................

 

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Arabic.....................................................................................................................

 

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Japanese ................................................................................................................

 

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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

1.1BEFORE YOU START

Thank you for choosing our product. Before you start installing the motherboard, please make sure you follow the instructions below:

Prepare a dry and stable working environment with sufficient lighting.

Always disconnect the computer from power outlet before operation.

Before you take the motherboard out from anti-static bag, ground yourself properly by touching any safely grounded appliance, or use grounded wrist strap to remove the static charge.

Avoid touching the components on motherboard or the rear side of the board unless necessary. Hold the board on the edge, do not try to bend or flex the board.

Do not leave any unfastened small parts inside the case after installation. Loose parts will cause short circuits which may damage the equipment.

Keep the computer from dangerous area, such as heat source, humid air and water.

1.2PACKAGE CHECKLIST

HDD Cable X 1

Rear I/O Panel for ATX Case X 1 Installation Guide X 1

Fully Setup Driver CD X 1 (full version manual files inside) Serial ATA Cable X 1

FDD Cable X 1 (optional)

Serial ATA Power Cable X 1 (optional) USB 2.0 Cable X1 (optional)

S/PDIF out Cable X 1 (optional)

Note: The package contents may differ by area or your motherboard version.

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1.3MOTHERBOARD FEATURES

SPEC

 

LGA 775

 

Supports Hyper-Threading

 

Intel Core2Duo / Pentium 4 / Pentium D /

 

Execute Disable Bit

CPU

Celeron D / Celeron 4xx processor up to 3.8

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep

 

GHz *It is recommended to use processors

Extended Memory 64 Technology

 

with 95W power consumption.

 

 

FSB

533 / 800 / 1066 / 1333 MHz

 

 

Chipset

Intel 945GC

 

 

Intel ICH7

 

 

 

 

 

Graphics

Intel GMA 950

 

Max Shared Video Memory is 224MB

 

ITE IT8712F

 

Environment Control initiatives,

Super I/O

Provides the most commonly used legacy

H/W Monitor

Super I/O functionality.

 

Fan Speed Controller

 

 

 

Low Pin Count Interface

 

ITE's "Smart Guardian" function

 

DIMM Slots x 2

 

 

Main

Each DIMM supports 256/512MB & 1GB

Dual Channel Mode DDR2 memory module

DDR2

 

Memory

 

Registered DIMM and ECC DIMM is not supported

Max Memory Capacity 2GB

 

 

 

 

 

Supports DDR2 400 / 533 / 667

 

 

IDE

Integrated IDE Controller

 

Ultra DMA 33 / 66 / 100 Bus Master Mode

 

supports PIO Mode 0~4,

 

 

 

SATA

Integrated Serial ATA Controller

 

Data transfer rates up to 3.0 Gb/s.

 

SATA Version 2.0 specification compliant.

 

 

 

LAN

Atheros L2

 

10 / 100 Mb/s auto negotiation

 

Half / Full duplex capability

 

 

 

Sound

ALC662

 

5.1 channels audio out

Codec

 

High-Definition Audio support

 

 

 

PCI Express x16 slot

x1

Supports PCI-E x16 expansion cards

Slots

PCI Express x1 slot

x1

Supports PCI-E x1 expansion cards

 

PCI slot

x2

Supports PCI expansion cards

On Board

Floppy connector

x1

Each connector supports 2 Floppy drives

Connector

IDE Connector

x1

Each connector supports 2 IDE device

 

Printer Port Connector

x1

Each connector supports 1 Printer port

 

SATA Connector

x4

Each connector supports 1 SATA devices

2

 

 

 

 

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SPEC

 

Front Panel Connector

x1

 

Supports front panel facilities

 

Front Audio Connector

x1

 

Supports front panel audio function

 

CD-in Connector

x1

 

Supports CD audio-in function

 

S/PDIF out connector

x1

 

Supports digital audio out function

 

CPU Fan header

x1

 

CPU Fan power supply (with Smart Fan function)

 

System Fan header

x1

 

System Fan Power supply

 

Clear CMOS header

x1

 

Restore CMOS data to factory default

 

USB connector

x2

 

Each connector supports 2 front panel USB ports

 

Power Connector (24pin)

x1

 

Connects to Power supply

 

Power Connector (4pin)

x1

 

Connects to Power supply

 

PS/2 Keyboard

x1

 

Connects to PS/2 Keyboard

 

PS/2 Mouse

x1

 

Connects to PS/2 Mouse

Back Panel

Serial Port

x1

 

Provide RS-232 Serial connection

I/O

VGA port

x1

 

Connects to monitor.

LAN port

x1

 

Connects to RJ-45 ethernet cable

 

 

 

USB Port

x4

 

Connects to USB devices

 

Audio Jack

x3

 

Provide Audio-In/Out and microphone connection

Board Size

190 (W) x 239 (L) mm

 

 

Micro ATX form Factor

OS Support

Windows XP / VISTA

 

 

Biostar Reserves the right to add or remove support

 

 

for any OS with or without notice.

 

 

 

 

1.4REAR PANEL CONNECTORS

PS/2

 

 

LAN

Mouse

 

 

Line In/

 

 

 

Surround

 

 

 

Line Out

 

 

 

Mic In 1/

 

 

 

Bass/ Center

PS/2

COM1

VGA1

USBX2 USBX2

Keyboard

 

 

 

Since the audio chip supports High Definition Audio Specification, the function of each audio jack can be defined by software. The input / output function of each audio jack listed above represents the default setting. However, when connecting external microphone to the audio port, please use the Line In (Blue) and Mic In (Pink) audio jack.

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1.5MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT

 

 

 

 

JCFAN1

JKBMS1

 

 

 

 

 

 

LGA775

 

 

CJ

 

 

 

 

OM1

 

CPU1

 

 

 

 

 

JVGA1

JATXPWR2

 

 

 

 

 

DDR2 A1

JUSB2

JUSBV1

 

 

 

 

 

 

JRJ45USB1

Intel

 

 

 

 

945GC

JAUDIO1

 

 

 

 

 

 

DVIJ1(Optional)

 

 

 

 

PEX16_1

 

 

 

PEX1_1

BAT1

JCMOS1

LAN

BIOS

PCI1

JCDIN1JSPDIF_OUT1

PCI2

Codec

JPRNT1

FDD1

JAUDIOF1

 

Intel

ICH7

JUSBV2

JUSB3

JUSB4

JATXPWR1

DDR2_B1

IDE1

JSFAN1

SATA4

SATA2 SATA3

SATA1

JPANEL1

Note: ■ represents the 1st pin.

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CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATION

2.1INSTALLING CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT (CPU)

Special Notice:

Remove Pin Cap before installation, and make good preservation for future use. When the CPU is removed, cover the Pin Cap on the empty socket to ensure pin legs won’t be damaged.

Pin-Cap

Step 1: Pull the socket locking lever out from the socket and then raise the lever up to a 90-degree angle.

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Step 2: Look for the triangular cut edge on socket, and the golden dot on CPU should point forwards this triangular cut edge. The CPU will fit only in the correct orientation.

Step 2-1:

Step 2-2:

Step 3: Hold the CPU down firmly, and then lower the lever to locked position to complete the installation.

Step 4: Put the CPU Fan and heatsink assembly on the CPU and buckle it on the retention frame. Connect the CPU FAN power cable into the JCFAN1. This completes the installation.

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2.2FAN HEADERS

These fan headers support cooling-fans built in the computer. The fan cable and connector may be different according to the fan manufacturer. Connect the fan cable to the connector while matching the black wire to pin#1.

JCFAN1: CPU Fan Header

1

4

Pin Assignment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Ground

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

+12V

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

FAN RPM rate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

sense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

Smart Fan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Control

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JSFAN1: System Fan Header

 

 

 

Pin

Assignment

 

1

Ground

1

2

+12V

 

3

FAN RPM rate

3

 

sense

Note:

 

 

The JCFAN1 and JSFAN1 support 4-pin and 3-pin head connector. When connecting with wires onto connectors, please note that the red wire is the positive and should be connected to pin#2, and the black wire is Ground and should be connected to GND.

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2.3INSTALLING SYSTEM MEMORY

A.DDR2 Module

DDR2 A1

DDR2 B1

1.Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward. Align a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the Slot.

2.Insert the DIMM vertically and firmly into the slot until the retaining chip snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated.

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B. Memory Capacity

 

 

 

 

DIMM Socket

 

DDR2 Module

Total Memory Size

 

 

Location

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DDR2_A1

 

256MB/512MB/1GB *1

Max memory 2GB.

 

 

DDR2_B1

 

256MB/512MB/1GB *1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C. Dual Channel Memory Installation

To trigger the Dual Channel function of the motherboard, the memory module must meet the following requirements:

Install memory module of the same density in pairs, shown in the following table.

Dual Channel Status

DDR2_A1

DDR2_B1

Disabled

O

X

Disabled

X

O

Enabled

O

O

 

 

 

(O means memory installed, X means memory not installed.)

The DRAM bus width of the memory module must be the same (x8 or x16)

D. FSB Supporting Table

According to the FSB frequency of the installed CPU, the motherboard could support DDR2 400/533/667 modules. Please refer to the table below to find out the proper RAM module that fits the FSB of the installed CPU.

FSB of CPU

FSB 533

FSB 800

FSB 1066

FSB1333

DDR2 Module

 

 

 

 

DDR2 400

O

O

O

X

DDR2 533

O

O

O

O(500)

DDR2 667

O

O

O

O

DDR2 800(compatible)

O(667)

O(667)

O(667)

O(667)

(O means supported, X means not supported.)

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2.4 CONNECTORS AND SLOTS

FDD1: Floppy Disk Connector

The motherboard provides a standard floppy disk connector that supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk types. This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cables.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

33

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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IDE1: Hard Disk Connectors

The motherboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that provides PIO Mode 0~4, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA 33/66/100 functionality.

The IDE connector can connect a master and a slave drive, so you can connect up to two hard disk drives.

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PEX16_1: PCI-Express x16 Slot

-PCI-Express 1.0a compliant.

-Maximum theoretical realized bandwidth of 4GB/s simultaneously per direction, for an aggregate of 8GB/s totally.

PEX1_1: PCI-Express x1 Slot

-PCI-Express 1.0a compliant.

-Data transfer bandwidth up to 250MB/s per direction; 500MB/s in total.

-PCI-Express supports a raw bit-rate of 2.5Gb/s on the data pins.

-2X bandwidth over the traditional PCI architecture.

PEX16_1

PEX1_1

PCI1~PCI2: Peripheral Component Interconnect Slots

The motherboard is equipped with 2 standard PCI slots. PCI stands for Peripheral Component Interconnect, and it is a bus standard for expansion cards. This PCI slot is designated as 32 bits.

PCI1

PCI2

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CHAPTER 3: HEADERS & JUMPERS SETUP

3.1HOW TO SETUP JUMPERS

The illustration shows how to set up jumpers. When the jumper cap is placed on pins, the jumper is “close”, if not, that means the jumper is “open”.

Pin opened

Pin closed

Pin1-2 closed

3.2DETAIL SETTINGS

JPANEL1: Front Panel Header

This 16-pin connector includes Power-on, Reset, HDD LED, Power LED, Sleep button, and speaker connections. It allows user to connect the PC case’s front panel switch functions.

PWR_LED SLP ON/OFF

9

+ + -

16

 

1

+ -

8

 

 

SPK

 

RST

 

HLED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pin

 

 

 

 

 

Assignment

 

 

 

 

Function

Pin

Assignment

Function

1

 

 

 

+5V

 

 

 

 

 

9

Sleep control

Sleep button

2

 

 

 

N/A

 

 

 

 

Speaker

10

Ground

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

N/A

 

 

 

 

Connector

11

N/A

N/A

4

 

 

 

Speaker

 

 

 

 

 

12

Power LED (+)

Power LED

5

 

 

 

HDD LED (+)

 

 

 

 

Hard drive

13

Power LED (+)

6

 

 

 

HDD LED (-)

 

 

 

 

LED

14

Power LED (-)

 

7

 

 

 

Ground

 

 

 

 

Reset button

15

Power button

Power-on button

8

 

 

 

Reset control

 

 

 

 

16

Ground

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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JATXPWR1: ATX Power Source Connector

This connector allows user to connect 24-pin power connector on the ATX power supply.

 

 

Pin

Assignment

 

 

1

+3.3V

 

 

2

+3.3V

 

 

3

Ground

 

 

4

+5V

12

24

5

Ground

6

+5V

 

 

 

 

7

Ground

 

 

8

PW_OK

 

 

9

Standby

 

 

 

Voltage +5V

 

 

10

+12V

 

 

11

+12V

 

 

12

2 x 12 Detect

 

 

13

+3.3V

 

 

14

-12V

 

 

15

Ground

 

 

16

PS_ON

 

 

17

Ground

1

13

18

Ground

 

 

19

Ground

 

 

20

-5V

 

 

21

+5V

 

 

22

+5V

 

 

23

+5V

 

 

24

Ground

JATXPWR2: ATX Power Source Connector

By connecting this connector, it will provide +12V to CPU power circuit.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

3

Pin

Assignment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

2

1

+12V

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

+12V

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

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