DFI 915GM-MIGF User Manual

915GM-MIGF

System Board User’s Manual

91300607

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Trademarks

Windows® 98, Windows® 98 SE, Windows® ME, Windows® 2000, Windows NT® 4.0 and Windows® XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. VIA is a registered trademark of VIA Technologies, Inc. Award is a registered trademark of Award Software, Inc. Other trademarks and registered trademarks of products appearing in this manual are the properties of their respective holders.

FCC and DOC Statement on Class B

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help.

Notice:

1. The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.

2. Shielded interface cables must be used in order to comply with the emission limits.

Table of Contents

About this Manual................................................................................

Warranty.................................................................................................

Static Electricity Precaution................................................................

Safety Measures.....................................................................................

About the Package...............................................................................

Before Using the System Board.........................................................

Chapter 1 - Introduction....................................................................

Specifications...................................................................................................................................

Special Features of the System Board..................................................................

Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation....................................................

System Board Layout ..........................................................................................................

System Memory..........................................................................................................................

Jumper Settings............................................................................................................................

Rear Panel I/O Ports.............................................................................................................

I/O Connectors..........................................................................................................................

Chapter 3 - BIOS Setup......................................................................

Award BIOS Setup Utility.................................................................................................

Updating the BIOS..................................................................................................................

5 5 6 6 7 7

8 8

16 16 17 19 21 29

47 47 88

Chapter 4 - Supported Softwares.....................................................

Drivers, Utilities and Software Applications......................................................

Installation Notes.......................................................................................................................

Appenxi A - Watchdog Timer............................................................

Watchdog Timer..........................................................................................................................

Appendix B - System Error Messages...............................................

POST Beep.................................................................................................................................

Error Messages.........................................................................................................................

Appendix C - Troubleshooting..........................................................

Troubleshooting Checklist...............................................................................................

90 90 99

100 100

101 101 101

103 103

About this Manual

This user’s manual contains detailed information about the system board. If, in some cases, some information doesn’t match those shown in the multilingual manual, the multilingual manual should always be regarded as the most updated version. The multilingual manual is included in the system board package.

Warranty

1. Warranty does not cover damages or failures that arised from misuse of the product, inability to use the product, unauthorized replacement or alteration of components and product specifications.

2. The warranty is void if the product has been subjected to physical abuse, improper installation, modification, accidents or unauthorized repair of the product.

3. Unless otherwise instructed in this user’s manual, the user may not, under any circumstances, attempt to perform service, adjustments or repairs on the product, whether in or out of warranty. It must be returned to the purchase point, factory or authorized service agency for all such work.

4. We will not be liable for any indirect, special, incidental or consequencial damages to the product that has been modified or altered.

Introduction

Static Electricity Precautions

It is quite easy to inadvertently damage your PC, system board, components or devices even before installing them in your system unit. Static electrical discharge can damage computer components without causing any signs of physical damage. You must take extra care in handling them to ensure against electrostatic build-up.

1. To prevent electrostatic build-up, leave the system board in its anti-static bag until you are ready to install it.

2. Wear an antistatic wrist strap.

3. Do all preparation work on a static-free surface.

4. Hold the device only by its edges. Be careful not to touch any of the components, contacts or connections.

5. Avoid touching the pins or contacts on all modules and connectors. Hold modules or connectors by their ends.

Important:

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage your processor, disk drive and other components. Perform the upgrade instruction procedures described at an ESD workstation only. If such a station is not available, you can provide some ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap and attaching it to a metal part of the system chassis. If a wrist strap is unavailable, establish and maintain contact with the system chassis throughout any procedures requiring ESD protection.

Safety Measures

To avoid damage to the system:

• Use the correct AC input voltage range

To reduce the risk of electric shock:

• Unplug the power cord before removing the system chassis cover for installation or servicing. After installation or servicing, cover the system chassis before plugging the power cord.

Battery:

• Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced.

• Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommend the manufacturer.

• Dispose of used batteries according to the battery manufacturer’s

instructions.

About the Package

The system board package contains the following items. If any of these items are missing or damaged, please contact your dealer or sales representative for assistance.

; The system board ; A user’s manual ; One IDE cable ; One floppy cable ; One Serial ATA data cable ; One Serial ATA power cable ; One “Main Board Utility” CD ; One I/O shield

The system board and accessories in the package may not come similar to the information listed above. This may differ in accordance to the sales region or models in which it was sold. For more information about the standard package in your region, please contact your dealer or sales representative.

Introduction

Before Using the System Board

Before using the system board, prepare basic system components.

If you are installing the system board in a new system, you will need at least the following internal components.

• A CPU

• Memory module

• Storage devices such as hard disk drive, CD-ROM, etc.

You will also need external system peripherals you intend to use which will normally include at least a keyboard, a mouse and a video display monitor.

Introduction

Chapter 1 - Introduction

Specifications

Processor

Chipset

System Memory

Expansion Slots

BIOS

Power Management

Intel® Pentium® M Dothan processor

- 533MHz/400MHz system data bus Intel® Celeron® M processor

- 400MHz system data bus Processor socket: mPGA479M

chipset

Intel

- North bridge: Intel® 915GM Express chipset

- South bridge: Intel® ICH6M

Two 184-pin DDR SDRAM DIMM sockets Supports single channel (64-bit wide) memory interface Unbuffered PC2700 (DDR333) or PC3200 (DDR400) DDR SDRAM DIMM Supports maximum of 2GB system memory using 256Mbit, 512Mbit or 1Gbit technology for x8 and x16 devices, non-ECC memory

1 PCI Express x16 slot 1 PCI Express x1 slot 2 PCI slots

Award BIOS 4Mbit flash memory

ACPI and OS Directed Power Management ACPI STR (Suspend to RAM) function Wake-On-PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse Wake-On-LAN Wake-On-Ring RTC timer to power-on the system AC power failure recovery

Hardware Monitor

Graphics

Monitors CPU/system temperature Monitors CPU(V), +1.5V, +3.3V, +5V, +12V, -12V, VBAT(V) and 5VSB(V) voltages Monitors the speed of the cooling fans Read back capability that displays temperature, voltage and fan speed

Built-in Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900 Dual independent display using DVI-D and VGA interfaces

- devices connected to these interfaces can be displayed simultaneously

Introduction

Audio

LAN

IDE

Serial ATA

IEEE 1394

Rear Panel I/O

Realtek ALC850 True stereo line level outputs S/PDIF-in/out interface 8-channel audio output

RTL8110SB Gigabit ethernet controller Fully compliant to IEEE 802.3 (10BASE-T), 802.3u (100BASETX) and 802.3ab (1000BASE-T) standards

Supports up to UltraDMA 100Mbps IDE devices

Supports two SATA (Serial ATA) interfaces which are compliant with SATA 1.0 specification (1.5Gbps interface)

VIA VT6307 Supports two 100/200/400 Mb/sec ports

1 mini-DIN-6 PS/2 mouse port 1 mini-DIN-6 PS/2 keyboard port 1 optical S/PDIF port 1 VGA monitor port 1 DVI-D port 1 IEEE 1394 port 1 RJ45 LAN port 4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports Center/subwoofer, rear R/L and side R/L jacks Line-in, line-out (front R/L) and mic-in jacks

Internal I/O

PCB

2 connectors for 4 additional external USB 2.0 ports 1 connector for 1 external serial por t 1 connector for 1 external IEEE 1394 port 1 front audio connector for line-out and mic-in jacks 1 CD-in internal audio connector 1 S/PDIF-in/out connector 1 connector for IrDA interface 1 parallel connector 2 Serial ATA connectors 1 40-pin IDE connector 1 floppy connector 1 20-pin ATX power connector 1 front panel connector 1 chassis open connector 3 fan connectors

6 layers, microATX form factor

24.4cm (9.6") x 24.4cm (9.6")

Introduction

Features

PCI Express is a high bandwidth I/O infrastructure that possesses the ability to scale speeds by forming

multiple lanes. The system board currently supports the physical layer of x1 and x16 lane widths. The x1 PCI Express lane supports transfer rate of 2.5 Gigabytes (250MBbps) per second. The PCI Express architecture also provides a high performance graphics infrastructure by enhancing the capability of a x16 PCI Express lane to provide 4 Gigabytes per second transfer rate.

The Intel 915GM north bridge chip comes integrated with Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900. It supports dual independent display using DVI-D and VGA interfaces. The devices connected to these interfaces can be

displayed simultaneously.

DVI

LCD monitor. DVI is an interface that converts analog signals into digital signals. Data is transmitted using the TMDS (Transition Minimized Differential Signaling) protocol, providing a digital signal from the PC’s graphics subsystem to the display.

CPU Overheat Protection

ture limit pre-defined by the CPU, the system will automatically shutdown. This preventive measure has been added to protect the CPU from damage and insure a safe computing environment.

doubling the speed of data transfer.

The DVI-D (Digital Visual Interface) port is used to connect a device that supports DVI-D such as digital

CPU Overheat Protection has the capability of monitoring the CPU’s temperature during system boot up. Once the CPU’s temperature exceeded the tempera-

Double Data Rate SDRAM (DDR SDRAM) is a type of SDRAM that doubles the data rate through reading and writing at both the rising and falling edge of each clock. This effectively doubles the speed of operation therefore

Introduction

The onboard Realtek ALC850 which is an AC’97 compatible audio codec and the 6 audio jacks at the rear I/O panel provides 8-channel audio output for advanced

7.1-channel super surround sound audio system.

ALC850 also supports S/PDIF input and output, allowing digital connections with DVD systems or other audio/video multimedia.

S/PDIF is a standard audio file transfer format that transfers digital audio signals to a device without having to be converted first to an analog format. This prevents the

quality of the audio signal from degrading whenever it is converted to analog. S/PDIF is usually found on digital audio equipment such as a DAT machine or audio processing device. The S/ PDIF connector on the system board sends surround sound and 3D audio signal outputs to amplifiers and speakers and to digital recording devices like CD recorders.

Serial ATA is a storage interface that is compliant with SATA 1.0 specification. The system board supports 2 Serial ATA ports with speed of up to 1.5Gb/s. Serial ATA improves hard drive performance faster than the standard parallel ATA whose data transfer rate is 100MB/s.

The Realtek RTL8110SB Gigabit Phy supports up to 1Gbps.

IEEE 1394 is fully compliant with the 1394 OHCI (Open Host Controller Interface) 1.1 specification. It supports up to 63 devices that can run simultaneously on a system.

1394 is a fast external bus standard that supports data transfer rates of up to 400Mbps. In addition to its high speed, it also supports isochronous data transfer which is ideal for video devices that need to transfer high levels of data in real-time. 1394 supports both Plug-and-Play and hot plugging.

Introduction

IrDA

peripheral devices. The IRDA (Infrared Data Association) specification supports data transfers of 115K baud at a distance of 1 meter.

speeds between your computer and a wide range of simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals.

Wake-On-Ring

wake-up/power-on to respond to calls coming from an external modem or respond to calls from a modem PCI card that uses the PCI PME (Power Management Event) signal to remotely wake up the PC.

The system board is equipped with an IrDA connector for wireless connectivity between your computer and

The system board supports USB 2.0 and USB 1.1 ports. USB 1.1 supports 12Mb/second bandwidth while USB 2.0 supports 480Mb/second bandwidth providing a marked improvement in device transfer

This feature allows the system that is in the Suspend mode or Soft Power Off mode to

Important:

If you are using a modem add-in card, the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support a minimum of ≥720mA.

Wake-On-LAN

It is supported via the onboard LAN port or via a PCI LAN card that uses the PCI PME (Power Management Event) signal. However, if your system is in the Suspend mode, you can power-on the system only through an IRQ or DMA interrupt.

Important:

The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support

≥

720mA.

Wake-On-PS/2

tem.

This feature allows the network to remotely wake up a Soft Power Down (Soft-Off) PC.

This function allows you to use the PS/2 keyboard or PS/2 mouse to power-on the sys-

Important:

The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support

≥

720mA.

Introduction

Wake-On-USB

from the S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state.

Important:

If you are using the Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse function for 2 USB ports, the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support ≥1.5A. For 3 or more USB ports, the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support ≥2A.

ACPI

ACPI has energy saving features that enables PCs to implement Power Management and Plug-and-Play with operating systems that support OS Direct Power Management. Currently, only Windows 2000/XP supports the ACPI function. ACPI when enabled in the Power Management Setup will allow you to use the Suspend to RAM function.

The system board is designed to meet the ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) specification.

This function allows you to use a USB keyboard or USB mouse to wake up a system

®®

With the Suspend to RAM function enabled, you can power-off the system at once by pressing the power button or selecting “Standby”

®®

when you shut down Windows through the sometimes tiresome process of closing files, applications and operating system. This is because the system is capable of storing all programs and data files during the entire operating session into RAM (Random Access Memory) when it powers-off. The operating session will resume exactly where you left off the next time you power-on the system.

Important:

The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support

≥

1A.

®®

2000/XP without having to go

Hardware Installation

Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation

System Board Layout

Warning:

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage your system board, processor, disk drives, add-in boards, and other components. Perform the upgrade instruction procedures described at an ESD workstation only. If such a station is not available, you can provide some ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap and attaching it to a metal part of the system chassis. If a wrist strap is unavailable, establish and maintain contact with the system chassis throughout any procedures requiring ESD protection.

System Memory

Hardware Installation

DDR 2

DDR 1

The system board supports DDR SDRAM DIMM. Double Data Rate SDRAM (DDR SDRAM) is a type of SDRAM that doubles the data rate through reading and writing at both the rising and falling edge of each clock. This effectively doubles the speed of operation therefore doubling the speed of data transfer.

Important:

Intel 915GM supports up to DDR333 only. If you installed DDR400, the speed is limited to that of a DDR333’s speed. However, due to the CPU overclocking feature of the system board (adjustable in the BIOS), the memor y speed will increase in accordance to the overclocked CPU speed. In other words, the memory speed is interrelated to the CPU speed.

Hardware Installation

BIOS Setting

Configure the system memory in the Advanced Chipset Features submenu of the BIOS.

Installing the DIM Module

A DIM module simply snaps into a DIMM socket on the system board. Pin 1 of the DIM module must correspond with Pin 1 of the socket.

Notch

Key

Tab

Pin 1

1. Pull the “tabs” which are at the ends of the socket to the side.

2. Position the DIMM above the socket with the “notch” in the module aligned with the “key” on the socket.

3. Seat the module vertically into the socket. Make sure it is completely seated. The tabs will hold the DIMM in place.

Tab

CPU

Overview

The system board is equipped with a surface mount mPGA479M (Socket 479) CPU socket. This socket is exclusively designed for installing an Intel® Pentium® M / Celeron® M processor.

Installing the CPU

1. Make sure the PC and all other peripheral devices connected to it has been powered down.

2. Disconnect all power cords and cables.

3. Locate the 479-pin CPU socket on the system board.

Hardware Installation

4. Use a screwdriver to turn the screw to its unlock position.

Lock

Unlock

Hardware Installation

5. Position the CPU above the socket. The gold triangular mark on the CPU must align with pin 1 of the CPU socket.

Important:

Handle the CPU by its edges and avoid touching the pins.

Pin 1 of the socket

Gold triangular mark

6. Insert the CPU into the socket until it is seated in place. The CPU will fit in only one orientation and can easily be inserted without exerting any force. Use a screwdriver to turn the screw to its lock position.

Important:

Do not force the CPU into the socket. Forcing the CPU into the socket may bend the pins and damage the CPU.

Installing the Fan and Heat Sink

The CPU must be kept cool by using a CPU fan with heat sink. Without sufficient air circulation across the CPU and heat sink, the CPU will overheat damaging both the CPU and system board.

Note:

• Use only the fan and heat sink assembly included in the

system board package.

• The fan and heat sink package contains the fan and heat

sink assembly, and a retension module base.

Hardware Installation

CPU fan and

heat sink assembly

1. Match and insert the screw holes of the retention module base to the mounting holes around the CPU socket from the bottom through the top of the system board.

Screw hole

Retention

module base

Buttom view of the system board

Hardware Installation

2. Place the heat sink on top of the CPU. The 4 screws around the heat sink must match the screw holes of the retention module base. Refer to the figure below for the correct position of the heat sink. This is important so that the fan / heat sink will provide adequate cooling to the components of the system board.

Turn each Phillips head screw half way down first to initially stabilize the heat sink onto the system board, then finally tighten each screw.

Important:

Do not turn the first screw all the way down followed by the next and so on. This is to avoid imbalance which might cause cracks or fractures to the CPU and/or heat sink assembly.

Jumper Settings

Clear CMOS Data

Hardware Installation

312

1-2 On: Normal

(default)

312

JP9

If you encounter the following,

a) CMOS data becomes corrupted. b) You forgot the supervisor or user password. c) You are unable to boot-up the computer system because the

processor’s clock/ratio was incorrectly set in the BIOS.

you can reconfigure the system with the default values stored in the ROM BIOS.

To load the default values stored in the ROM BIOS, please follow the steps below.

1. Power-off the system and unplug the power cord.

2. Set JP9 pins 2 and 3 to On. Wait for a few seconds and set JP9 back to its default setting, pins 1 and 2 On.

2-3 On:

Clear CMOS Data

3. Now plug the power cord and power-on the system.

If your reason for clearing the CMOS data is due to incorrect setting of the processor’s clock/ratio in the BIOS, please proceed to step 4.

Hardware Installation

4. After powering-on the system, press <Del> to enter the main menu of the BIOS.

5. Select the Genie BIOS Setting submenu and press <Enter>.

6. Set the processor’s clock/ratio to its default setting or an appropriate bus clock/ratio. Refer to the Genie BIOS Setting section in chapter 3 for more information.

7. Press <Esc> to return to the main menu of the BIOS setup utility. Select “Save & Exit Setup” and press <Enter>.

8. Type <Y> and press <Enter>.

PS/2 Power Select

Hardware Installation

JP1

312312

1-2 On: 5V

(default)

JP1 is used to select the power of the PS/2 keyboard/mouse port. Selecting 5VSB will allow you to use the PS/2 keyboard or PS/2 mouse to wake up the system.

2-3 On: 5VSB

BIOS Setting

Configure the PS/2 keyboard/mouse wake up function in the Integrated Peripherals submenu (“Super IO Device” section) of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

Important:

The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support

≥

720mA.

Hardware Installation

USB Power Select

USB 1-4

(JP2)

312312

1-2 On: 5V

(default)

USB 5-8

(JP5)

1-2 On: 5V

(default)

JP2 and JP5 are used to select the power of the USB ports. Selecting 5VSB will allow you to use the USB keyboard or USB mouse to wake up the system.

BIOS Setting

“USB KB Wake-Up From S3” in the Power Management Setup submenu of the BIOS must be set to Enabled. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

2-3 On: 5VSB

312312

2-3 On: 5VSB

Important:

Pentium M Processor FSB Select

Hardware Installation

JP7

4-6 On:

Dothan-A step

FSB400

4526

3-5, 4-6 On:

Dothan-A step

FSB533

Dothan-B step

4526

1-3, 2-4 On:

JP7 is used to select the front side bus of a Pentium® M processor.

Important:

Overclocking may result to the CPU’s or system’s instability and are not guaranteed to provide better system performance. If you are unable to boot your system due to overclocking, make sure to set this jumper back to its default settings.

Hardware Installation

DVI-D/PCIE Select

J23

(at rear panel)

4 2

1-2, 3-4 On:

3 1

DVI-D

4 2

All Off:

PCI Express

x16 card

3 1

The system board allows connecting a device that supports DVI-D (such as digital LCD monitor) to either the DVI-D port at the rear panel or the DVI-D port(s) on your PCI Express x16 card. You cannot use devices connected to both the DVI-D port and PCI Express x16 card at the same time. J23 is used to select the interface of the device you want to use.

Power-on Select

Hardware Installation

JP8

1 2 3

1-2 On:

Power-on via

AC power

Power-on via

power button

1 2 3

2-3 On:

(default)

JP8 is used to select the method of powering on the system. If you want the system to power-on whenever AC power comes in, set JP8 pins 1 and 2 to On. If you want to use the power button, set pins 2 and 3 to On.

Important:

If you want the system to automatically power-on when power returns after an AC power failure, you must:

1. Set JP8 pins 1 and 2 to On.

2. The PWRON After PWR-Fail field must be set to "On". (Integrated Peripherals submenu, Super I/O Device section of the BIOS).

Hardware Installation

Rear Panel I/O Ports

PS/2

Mouse

VGA

IEEE

1394_1

LAN

Center/

Subwoofer

Rear R/L

Line-in

Front R/L

Mic-in

PS/2 K/B

Optical

S/PDIF

DVI-D USB 1-2 USB 3-4

The rear panel I/O ports consist of the following:

• PS/2 mouse port

• PS/2 keyboard port

• Optical S/PDIF port

• VGA port

• DVI-D port

• 1394_1 port

• LAN port

• USB ports

• Center/subwoofer jack

• Rear right/left jack

• Side right/left jack

• Line-in jack

• Line-out (Front right/left) jack

• Mic-in jack

Side R/L

PS/2 Mouse and PS/2 Keyboard Ports

Hardware Installation

PS/2 Mouse

PS/2 Keyboard

The system board is equipped with an onboard PS/2 mouse (Green) and PS/2 keyboard (Purple) por ts - both at location CN1 of the system board. The PS/2 mouse port uses IRQ12. If a mouse is not connected to this port, the system will reserve IRQ12 for other expansion cards.

Warning:

Make sure to turn off your computer prior to connecting or disconnecting a mouse or keyboard. Failure to do so may damage the system board.

Wake-On-PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse

The Wake-On-PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse function allows you to use the PS/2 keyboard or PS/2 mouse to power-on the system. To use this function:

• Jumper Setting:

JP1 must be set to “2-3 On: 5VSB”. Refer to “PS/2 Power Select”

in this chapter for more information.

Hardware Installation

• BIOS Setting:

Configure the PS/2 wake up function in the Integrated Peripherals submenu (“Super IO Device” section) of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

Important:

The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support

≥

720mA.

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