Biostar I945P-M7 Owner's Manual

945G-M7 / 945P-M7

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Table of Cont ent s

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

1.1 Motherboard Features..................................................... 1

1.2 Package Checklist........................................................... 4

1.3 Layout an d Co mpone nts..................................................5

Chapter 2: Hardware Installation .................................................6

2.1 Installi ng Central Processing Unit (CPU)...........................6

2.2 FAN Headers .................................................................. 8

2.3 Installi ng System Memo ry ................................................ 9

2.4 Connectors a n d Slots..................................................... 10

Chapter 3: Headers & Jumpers Setup......................................12

3.1 How to Setup Jumpers................................................... 12

3.2 Detail Settings............................................................... 12

Chapter 4: Useful Help.................................................................18

4.1 Award BIOS Beep Code................................................ 18

4.2 Extra In fo rmation...........................................................18

4.3 T roubleshooting............................................................. 20

Chapter 5: WarpSpeeder™..........................................................21

5.1 Introduction...................................................................2 1

5.2 Syste m Requirement..................................................... 21

5.3 Installation....................................................................2 2

5.4 [WarpSpeeder™] includes 1 tray icon and 5 panels......... 23

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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

1.1 MOTHERBOARD FEATURES

CPU

Supports LGA 775. Supports Intel Pentium 4 processor up to 3.8GHz.

Supports Intel Pentium D processor. Front Side Bus at the following frequency ranges:

 533MHz (133MHz Core Clock)  800MHz (200MHz Core Clock)

 1066MHz (266MHz Core Clock)

Supports Hyper-Threading Technology. (HT) Supports Execute Di sable Bit Technol ogy (XD).

Supports Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology (EIST). Supports Intel Extended Memory 64 Technol ogy (Intel EM64T).

WARNING! W arra nty w ill be void if th e p in protect ion cap is no t in pla ce to protec t the s ocket pin

when sending this mainboard for ser vice.

Chi pset

North Brid ge: Intel 945G (945G-M7 )/ Intel 945P (945P-M 7 ). South Bridge: Intel ICH7.

Dimensions

Micro ATX Form Factor: 24.45cm (W) x 24.4cm (L)

Op erating System Supporting

Supports Windows 2000, and Windows XP.

Super I/O

Chip: ITE 8712F. Low Pin Count Interface.

Provides the most comm onl y used legacy Super I/O

functionality.

Environment Control initiatives,

 H/W Monitor  Fan Spee d Con t r o ller

 IT E's "Smart Guardian" function

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S ystem Memory

Supp orts Dual Cha nnel DDR2. Supp orts DDR2 5 33 (266M Hz ) / 667 (333MHz) f or a theoretical

maximum bandwidth of 10.7 GB/s.

Supports 256-M b, 512-M b, or 1G-M b technologies for x8

an d x16 devices.

Supports non-ECC DIMMs. Maximum DRAM space i s up to 4GB.

DI MM Socket

Location

DDR2_A1 256MB/512MB/1GB *1 DDR2_A2 256MB/512MB/1GB *1 DDR2_B1 256MB/512MB/1GB *1

DDR2_B2 256MB/512MB/1GB *1

DDR Module Total Memory Size

Max is 4G B.

On Board IDE

One on-board connector supports 2 devices. Supports PIO Mode 0~4.

Supports Ultra DMA 33/66/100 Bus Master Mode.

On Board AC’97 Sound CODE C

Chip: REALTEK ALC655. Support 6 channels.

Supports S/PDIF-Out and S/PDIF-In (optional) functions. Compliant with AC’97 Versi on 2.3 speci fication.

E xpansion Slots

Two 3 2b i t PCI bus m aster slots. One PCI-Express x16 slot.

One PCI-Express x1 slot.

10/100 LAN (optional)

PHY: RTL8100C. Supports 10 Mb/s and 100 Mb/s auto-negotiation.

Half/Ful l duplex ca pabil ity. Supports ACPI power managem ent.

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Gigabit LAN (opti onal )

Chip: RTL8110S. Half/Ful l duplex ca pabil ity.

Supports 10 Mb/s, 100 Mb/s and 1Gb/s auto-negotiation. Supports ACPI power managem ent.

Se rial ATA II

Controller integrated in ICH7. Supports 4 Serial ATA II (SATA II) devi ces.

- Ser i al ATA 2.0 specification compliant .

- Data tran sfer rate up to 3 Gb/s.

I nt er n al On-board I/O Con n ec tors and H eader s

1 IDE connector supports 2 hard di sk devices. 1 front panel header supports front panel facilities.

1 CD-in connector supports 1 CD-ROM audi o-in device. 1 front audio header supports front panel audi o-out function.

1 S/PDIF-out connector supports digital audio-out function. 1 S/PDIF-in connector supports digital audio-in functi on.

(optional)

1 chassis open header supports PC case-opened warning

function.

1 Floppy port supports 2 FDD with 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M

and 2.88Mbytes.

2 USB headers support 4 USB 2.0 ports. 4 Serial ATA connectors support 4 SATA devices.

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Bac k Panel I/O Connectors

1 Serial port. 1 Printer port.

1 PS/2 M ouse port. 1 PS/2 Keyboard port.

1 VGA port. (onl y for 945G-M7) 1 RJ-45 LAN jack / Giga LAN jack. (optional)

4 USB 2.0 ports. 1 verti cal audio port including 1 line-in connector, 1 line-out

conn ec tor, and 1 MIC -i n co nn ec tor.

PS/2

Mouse

PS/2

Keyboard

COM1

Print er p ort

VGA1

(only for 945G-M7)

USB x2

1.2 PACKAGE CHECKLIST

FDD Cable X 1 HDD Cable X 1

User’s Manual X 1 Serial ATA Cable X 1

Fu lly Setup Driver CD X 1 Rear I/O Panel for ATX Case X 1

USB 2.0 Cable X1 (optional) S/PDIF Cable X 1 (opti onal)

Serial ATA Power Switch Cable X 1 (optional )

Giga LA N / LAN

USB x2

Line In/ Surround

Line Out M ic In 1 /

Bass/Center

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1.3 LAYOUT AND COMPONENTS

JATXPWR2

JKBMS1

O M

JC O M 1

JPRNT1

JV G A1

(only for 945G-M7)

COD EC

LAN

JAUDIO2

JCDIN1

Super

I/O

PCI- EX 1_ 1

JS PD I F _ OU T 1 JSPDIF_IN1

JAT XPWR 1

JRJ45USB1

JAUDIO1

Giga LAN /

Note: ■ represents the 1st pin.

PCI1

PCI2

(optional)

LGA775

PCI-EX16

CPU1

J_CIR1 (optional)

945G

945P

BIOS

BAT1

JDJ1 (optional)

Intel

ICH7

DDR2_A1

JCFAN1

DDR2_A2

JCI1

JCMOS1

FDD1

DDR2_B1

DDR2_B2

IDE1

SATA 3

SATA4

SATA1

SATA2

JSFAN1

JPAN EL1

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CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INS TALLATION

2.1 INSTALL ING CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT (CPU)

Special Notice:

Remo v e Pin Cap before installation, a nd make good preservation for future use. When the CPU is remov e d, cover the Pin Cap on the empty so ck et to e n sure pin legs won’t be damaged.

Pin Cap

Step 1: Pull the socket l ocking 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 ori entation.

Step 2-1:

Step 2-2:

Step 3: Hold the CPU down firmly, and then lower the lever to locked

posi tion to complete the installation.

Step 4: Put the CPU Fan and heatsi nk assembl y on the CPU and buckle it

on the retenti on frame. Connect the CPU FAN power cable i nto the JCFAN1. This completes the install a tion.

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2.2 FAN HEADERS

These fan headers support cooling-fans built in the computer. The fan cabl e and connector may be different accordi ng to the fan manufacturer.

Connect the fan cable to the connector while m atching the black wire to pin#1.

JCFAN1: CPU Fan Heade r

JCF AN1

Assignment

1 Ground 2 Power 3 FAN RP M rate

sense

4 Smart Fan

Control

JSFAN1 : System Fan Head er

Assignment

1 Ground 2 +12V 3 FAN RP M rate

sense

JSFAN1

Note:

Th e JCFAN1 and JSFAN1 reserv e sys te m cooling f an w ith Sma rt Fan Control utility. It supports 4-pi n and 3-pin head connector. When connecting with wires onto connectors, please note that the red wire is the positi ve and s hould be connected to pin#2, and the black wire is Ground and s hould be connected to GND.

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2.3 INSTALL ING SYSTEM MEMORY

DDR2_A1

DDR2_B1

DDR2_A2

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.

DDR2_B2

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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2.4 CONNECTO RS AND SLOTS

FDD1: Floppy Dis k Connector

The motherboard provi des a standard floppy disk connector that s uppor t s 360 K, 720K, 1.2 M, 1.44 M and 2.88M flo ppy d isk types.

This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cables.

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IDE1: Hard Disk Connector

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

functionality. The IDE connectors can connect a master and a slave drive, so you

can connect up to two hard di sk drives. The first hard dri ve should al ways be connected to IDE1.

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PCI1~PCI2: Peripheral Component Interconnect Slots

This 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.

PCI-EX16: PCI-Ex pres s x16 Slot

- PCI-Express 1.0a compliant.

- Maximum bandwidth is up to 4GB /s pe r di rection.

P CI-EX 1_1: P CI- Expr ess x1 sl o t

- PCI-Express 1.0a compliant.

- Maximum bandwi dth is up to 250MB/s p er directi on.

PCI1

PCI2

PCI-EX16

PCI-EX1_1

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CHAPTER 3: HEADERS & JUMPERS SETUP

3.1 HOW 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

3.2 DETAIL SETTINGS

JAT XPWR1 : AT X Power Con nector

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

Pin Assignment

1 +3.3V 2 +3.3V 3 Ground 4 +5V 5 Ground

13 1

24 12

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 18 Ground 19 Ground 20 -5V 21 +5V 22 +5V 23 +5V 24 Ground

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JAT XPWR2 : AT X Power Con nector

By c onnecting this connector, it will prov ide +12V t o C PU power circ uit .

2 4

1 3

SATA1~SAT A4: Serial AT A Connectors

The motherboard has a PCI to SATA Cont roller with 4 channels SATA interf ace, it satisfies the SATA 2.0 spec and with transfer rate of 3Gb/s.

SATA4

SATA3

174

SATA1SA TA2

Assignment

1 +12V 2 +12V 3 Ground

Ground

Assignment

1 Ground 2 TX+ 3 TX4 Ground 5 RX6 RX+ 7 Ground

JUSB3/ JUSB 4: Front US B Head ers

This mot herboard prov ides 2 USB 2.0 headers, which allows user to connect additional U SB cable on the PC front panel, and also can be connect ed with

internal U SB dev ices, like USB card reader.

Pin Assignment

1 +5V (fused) 2 +5V (fused)

3 USB4 USB5 USB+ 6 USB+ 7 Ground 8 Ground 9 Key

10 NC

JUSB4JUSB3

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JK BV1: P o wer Source Hea der f o r P S /2 Keyboa rd an d Mo u se

Pin 1-2 Close

+5V for PS/2 keyboard and mouse.

PS/2 keyboard and mouse are powered by +5V standby voltage.

Note:

In order to support this function “Power-on s ystem via keyboar d and mouse”, “JKBV1” jumper cap should be plac ed on Pin 2-3.

JAUDIO 2 : Fron t Panel Au d i o Head er

This header allows user to connect the front audio out put cable with the PC front panel. It will dis able the output on back panel audio connectors.

Pin Assignment

1 Mic-in/ Stereo MIC-in R 2 Ground 3 Stereo MIC-in L 4 Audio power 5 Right line-out/

6 Right line-out/

7 Reserved 8 Key 9 Left line-out/

10 Left line-out/

11 Right line-in (optional) 12 Right line-in (optional) 13 Left line-in (optional) 14 Left line-in (optional)

(Default)

Pin 2-3 close

Speaker-out Right

Speaker-out Left

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JPANEL1: Fron t Panel Header

This 24-pin connector includes Power-on, Reset, HDD LED, Power LED, Sleep butt on, speaker and IrDA Connection. It allows user to connect the PC case’s

front panel switch functions.

LED

PWR

SLP

2 1

SPK

HLED

On/Off

RST

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Pin Assignment Function Pin Assignment Functio n

1 +5V 2 Sleep control 3 N/A 4 Ground 5 N/A 6 N/A N/A

7 Speaker

9 HDD LED (+) 10 Power LED (+) 11 HDD LED (-) 13 Ground 14 Power button 15 Reset control

17 N/A 18 Key 19 N/A 20 Key 21 +5V 22 Ground 23 IRTX

Speaker Connector

Hard drive LED

Reset button

IrDA Connector

8 Power LED (+)

12 Power LED (-)

16 Ground

24 IRRX

Sleep button

Powe r LED

Power-on button

IrDA Connector

JCI1: Chassis Open Heade r

This connector allows system to monitor PC cas e open stat us. If the signal has been triggered, it will record to the CMOS and s how the message on next

boot-up.

Assignment

1 Case open signal 2 Ground

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JCDIN1 : CD-ROM Aud i o -in Conn ector

This connector allows user to connect the audio source f rom the variety devices, like CD-R OM, DVD-ROM, PCI sound card, PCI TV turner card etc..

Assignment

1 Left channel input 2 Ground

JCMOS1: C l ea r CMOS Hea der

By plac ing the jumper on pin2-3, it allows user to restore the BIOS saf e sett ing and the CMOS dat a, please carefully follow t he procedures to avoid damaging

the m otherboard.

3 Ground

Right channel in

Pin 1-2 Close:

Normal Operation (Default).

Pin 2-3 Close:

Clear CMOS data.

※ Cl ea r CMOS Pro ced ures:

1. R em ov e AC power line.

2. Set the jumper to “Pin 2-3 close”.

3. Wait for five seco n ds.

4. Set the jumper to “Pin 1-2 close”.

5. Power on the AC.

6. R es et your desired pas s word or clear the CMOS data.

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JSPDIF_OUT1: Digital Audio-out Con n ector

This connector allows user to connect the PCI bracket SPDIF output header.

Assignment

1 +5V 2 SPDIF_OUT 3 Ground

JSPDIF_IN1 (optional): Digital Aud io-in Con n ector

This connector allows user to connect the PCI bracket SPDIF input header.

Assignment

1 +5V 2 SPDIF_IN 3 Ground

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CHAPTER 4: USEFUL HELP

4.1 AWARD BIOS BEEP CODE

Beep Sound Meanin g

One long beep followed by t wo short beeps

High-low siren sound CPU overheated

One Short beep when system boot-up No error found during POST Long beeps every ot her second No DRAM detected or ins t all

4.2 EXTRA INFORMA TION

A. BIOS Update

After yo u fail to update BIOS or BIOS is i n vaded by virus, the Boot-Block function will help to restore BIOS. If the following message

is shown after boot-up the system, i t means the BIOS contents are corrupted.

Video card not found or v ideo card mem ory bad

Sys t em will s hut down automat ically

In thi s Case, please follow the procedure below to restore the BIOS:

1. Mak e a bootab le floppy d is k.

2. Download the Flash Utility “AWDFLASH.exe” from the Biostar website: www.biostar.com.tw

3. Confirm m otherboard model and download the respectively BIOS from Bi ostar website.

4. Copy “AWDFLASH.exe” and respectively BIOS into floppy disk.

5. Insert the bootable disk into floppy drive and press Enter.

6. Sy stem will b oo -up to DOS prompt.

7. Type “Aw dfla sh xxxx.bf / sn/p y/ r” in DOS prompt.

8. Sy stem will u pd ate BIOS au to mati c ally and resta rt .

9. The BIOS ha s bee n recovered an d will work properly.

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B. CPU Overheated

If the system shutdown automatically after power on system for seconds, that means the CPU protection function has been activated.

When the CPU is over heated, the motherboard will shutdown automatically to avoid a damage of the CPU, and the system may not

power on again.

In thi s case, please double check:

1. The CPU cooler surface is placed evenly with the CPU surface.

2. CPU fan is rotated no rmall y.

3. CPU fan speed is ful filling with the CPU speed.

After confirmed, pl ease follow steps below to rel ief the CPU protection function.

1. Remove the power cord from power supply for seconds.

2. W ai t for seconds.

3. Plug in the power cord and boot up the system.

Or you can:

1. Clear the CMOS data. (See “Close CMOS Header: JCMOS1” section)

2. W ai t for seconds.

3. Power on the system again.

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