DFI 915P-TAL, 915PL-TAL User Manual

85200507

915P-TAL

915PL-TAL

System Board User’s Manual

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This publication is provided for informational purposes only. The manufacturer makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents or use of this manual and specifically disclaims any express or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. The user will assume the entire risk of the use or the results of the use of this document. Further, the manufacturer reserves the right to revise this publication and make changes to its contents at any time, without obligation to notify any person or entity of such revisions or changes.

Trademarks

Product names or trademarks appearing in this manual are for identification purpose only and are the properties of the respective owners.

Caution

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.

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.

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.

To view the user’s manual, insert the CD into a CD-ROM drive. The autorun screen (Mainboard Utility CD) will appear. Click the “TOOLS” icon then click “Manual” on the main menu.

About the Package

The system board and accessories in the package may not come similar to the information stated in this manual. 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.

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 ser vice, 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.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 - Introduction

1.1 Specifications......................................................................................................................

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

1.3 Package Checklist.........................................................................................................

Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation

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

2.2 System Memory...........................................................................................................

2.3 CPU........................................................................................................................................

2.4 Jumper Settings.............................................................................................................

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

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

Chapter 3 - BIOS Setup

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

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

Chapter 4 - Supported Softwares

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

4.2 Installation Notes......................................................................................................

7 10 15

16 17 22 28 32 42

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Introduction

Appendix A - Enabling the Hyper-Threading

Technology

A.1 Enabling the Hyper-Threading Technology...........................................

Appendix B - System Error Messages

B.1 POST Beep....................................................................................................................

B.2 Error Messages...........................................................................................................

Appendix C - Troubleshooting

C.1 Troubleshooting Checklist.................................................................................

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Introduction

Chapter 1 - Introduction

Specifications

Processor

• Intel® Pentium® 4 Prescott processor

- Hyper-Threading Technology

- 533MT/s and 800MT/s (200MHz) system bus interface

• Socket LGA 775 (LAN Grid Array)

Chipset

• North bridge:

- Intel® 915P Express chipset (915P-TAL)

- Intel® 915PL Express chipset (915PL-TAL) South bridge:

- Intel® 82801FB I/O Controller Hub (ICH6)

System Memory

• DIMM sockets

- Four 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets (915P-TAL)

- Two 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets (915PL-TAL)

• Maximum memory

- Up to 4GB system memory (915P-TAL)

- Up to 2GB system memory (915PL-TAL)

• Supports PC2700 (DDR333) and PC3200 (DDR400) DIMMs

• Supports dual channel (128-bit wide) memory interface

• Supports non-ECC x8 and x16 DIMMs

• Supports up to 512Mb DRAM densities

• Supports unbuffered DIMMs

Note:

The system board does not support 16Mx8 DRAM.

BIOS

• Award BIOS

• 4Mbit flash memory

Introduction

Energy Efficient Design

• Supports ACPI specification and OS Directed Power Management

• Supports ACPI STR (Suspend to RAM) function

• Wake-On-Events include:

- Wake-On-PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse

- Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse

- Wake-On-Ring (external modem)

- Wake-On-LAN

- RTC timer to power-on the system

• AC power failure recovery

Hardware Monitor

• Monitors CPU/system temperature and overheat alarm

• Monitors Vcore/V3SB/Vcc3/Vcc5/12V/V5SB/VBAT voltages

• Monitors the speed of the CPU/system fan

• CPU Overheat Protection function monitors CPU temperature and fan during system boot-up - automatic shutdown upon system overheat

Onboard Audio Features

• 6-channel audio CODEC

• Full-duplex codec with independent variable sampling rate

• True stereo line level outputs

• S/PDIF-in/out interface

Onboard LAN Features

• Realtek RTL8100C PCI LAN controller

• Fully compliant to IEEE 802.3 (10BASE-T) and 802.3u (100BASE-TX) standards

• Integrated power management functions

• Supports wire for management

Serial ATA Interface

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

IEEE 1394 Interface

• Supports two 100/200/400 Mb/sec ports

IDE Interface

• One IDE connector supports up to two UltraDMA100Mbps hard drives

Introduction

Rear Panel I/O Ports

• 1 mini-DIN-6 PS/2 mouse port

• 1 mini-DIN-6 PS/2 keyboard port

• 1 DB-25 parallel port

• 2 DB-9 serial ports

• 1 IEEE 1394 port

• 1 RJ45 LAN port

• 4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports

• Line-in, line-out and mic-in jacks

I/O Connectors

• 2 connectors for 4 additional external USB 2.0/1.1 por ts

• 1 connector for 1 external IEEE 1394 port

• 1 front audio connector for external line-out and mic-in jacks

• 1 CD-in internal audio connector

• 1 S/PDIF connector

• 1 IrDA connector

• 4 Serial ATA connectors

• 1 IDE connector

• 1 floppy connector

• 1 24-pin ATX power connector

• 1 4-pin ATX 12V power connector

• 1 front panel connector

• 2 fan connectors

Expansion Slots

• 1 PCI Express x16 slot

• 2 PCI Express x1 slots

• 3 PCI slots

PCB

• microATX form factor

• 24.4cm (9.6") x 24.4cm (9.6")

Introduction

Special Features of the System Board

PCI Express

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 doubling the capability of the existing AGP 8x designs over a x16 PCI Express lane that provides 4 Gigabytes per second transfer rate.

Hyper-Threading Technology Functionality Requirements

The system board supports Intel processors with Hyper-Threading Technology. Enabling the functionality of Hyper-Threading Technology for your computer system requires ALL of the following platforms.

Components:

• CPU - an Intel

Pentium® 4 Processor with HT Technology

• Chipset - an Intel® chipset that supports HT Technology

• BIOS - a BIOS that supports HT Technology and has it enabled

• OS - an operating system that includes optimizations for HT Technology

Please refer to Appendix A for information a bout enabling the functionality of the Hyper-Threading Technology. For more information on Hyper-Threading Technology, go to: www.intel.com/info/ hyperthreading.

Introduction

CPU Overheat Protection

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

DDR

DDR (Double Data Rate) 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 providing two times faster data transfer.

6-channel Audio

The audio jacks at the rear panel will support 6-channel audio only when the audio utility is configured to support this function. The micin at the rear will be disabled. Use the front audio’s mic-in jack.

S/PDIF

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 Interface

Serial ATA is a storage interface that is compliant with SATA 1.0 specification. With speed of up to 1.5Gbps, it improves hard drive performance faster than the standard parallel ATA whose data transfer rate is 100MB/s.

Introduction

IEEE 1394 Interface

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.

IrDA Interface

The system board is equipped with an IrDA connector for wireless connectivity between your computer and peripheral devices. The IRDA (Infrared Data Association) specification supports data transfers of 115K baud at a distance of 1 meter.

USB Ports

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

Dual Function Power Button

Depending on the setting in the “Soft-Off By PWR-BTTN” field of the Power Management Setup, this switch will allow the system to enter the Soft-Off or Suspend mode.

Wake-On-Ring

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

Important:

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

Introduction

Wake-On-LAN

This feature allows the network to remotely wake up a Soft Power Down (Soft-Off) PC. It is supported via the onboard LAN por t 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 Keyboard/Mouse

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

Important:

The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support

≥

720mA.

Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse

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

RTC Timer to Power-on the System

The RTC installed on the system board allows your system to automatically power-on on the set date and time.

Introduction

ACPI STR

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

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

®®

2000/XP without having to go 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.

AC Power Failure Recovery

When power returns after an AC power failure, you may choose to either power-on the system manually, let the system power-on automatically or return to the state where you left off before power failure occurs.

Introduction

Package Checklist

; One system board ; One IDE cable for UltraDMA 33/66/100 IDE drives ; One 34-pin floppy disk drive cable ; Two Serial ATA data cables ; One Serial ATA power cable ; One I/O shield ; One “Mainboard Utility” CD ; One user’s manual

If any of these items are missing or damaged, please contact your dealer or sales representative for assistance.

Hardware Installation

System Board Layout

Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation

915P-TAL (shown above) uses the Intel 915P north bridge chip that supports 4 DDR DIMM sockets while 915PL-TAL uses the Intel 915PL chip that supports two DIMM sockets only (DDR 1 and DDR 3 only). The illustrations on the following pages are based on the 915P-TAL system board.

Hardware Installation

System Memory

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.

The system board supports DDR SDRAM DIMM.

The four DDR DIMM sockets on 915P-TAL are divided into 2 channels:

Channel A - DDR 1 and DDR 2 Channel B - DDR 3 and DDR 4

The two DDR DIMM sockets on 915PL-TAL are divided into 2 channels:

Channel A - DDR 1 Channel B - DDR 3

DDR 1 DDR 2

DDR 3 DDR 4

Hardware Installation

The system board supports the following memory interface.

Single Channel (SC)

Data will be accessed in chunks of 64 bits (8B) from the memory channels.

Virtual Single Channel (VSC)

If both channels are populated with different memory configurations, the MCH defaults to Virtual Single Channel.

Dual Channel (DC)

Dual channel provides better system performance because it doubles the data transfer rate.

Dynamic Mode Addressing

This mode minimizes the overhead of opening/closing pages in memory banks allowing for row switching to be done less often.

BIOS Setting

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

DIMMs are on the same channel. DIMMs in a channel can be identical or completely different. Not all slots need to be populated.

DIMMs of different memory configurations are on different channels. Odd number of slots can be populated.

DIMMs of the same memory configuration are on different channels.

In single channel, requires even number or rows (side of the DIMM) populated. This mode can be enabled with 1 SS, 2 SS or 2 DS.

In VSC mode, both channels must have identical row structure.

Single Channel

Virtual Single Channel

Dual Channel

Dynamic Mode Addressing

Hardware Installation

The table below lists the various optimal operating modes that should be configured for the memory channel operation.

Config

No memory

Single channel A

Single channel B

Virtual single channel

Dual channel

DDR 1

P(**)

p(**)

P(**)

P(*)(1,3)

DDR 2

P(**)

P(*)(2,4)

DDR 3

P(**)

P(*)(1,3)

DDR 4

P(**)

P(*)(2,4)

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Hardware Installation

Config

Dynamic Mode Addressing

DDR 1

P(*)(1,3)

DDR 2

P(*)(2,4)

DDR 3

P(*)(1,3)

DDR 4

P(*)(2,4)

P - denotes populated E - denotes empty * - denotes DIMMs are identical ** - denotes DIMMs are not identical SS - denotes Single Sided DIMM DS - denotes Double Sided DIMM 1, 2, 3 or 4 - denotes the DDR DIMM slot

Hardware Installation

Installing the DIMM

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

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.

Pin 1

Notch

Key

Tab

Hardware Installation

CPU

Overview

The system board is equipped with a surface mount LGA 775 socket. This socket is exclusively designed for installing a LGA 775 packaged Prescott CPU.

Important:

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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 LGA 775 CPU socket on the system board.

Hardware Installation

4. The CPU socket comes with a cover that is attached with a removable protective cap. The cap is used to protect the CPU socket against dust and harmful particles. Remove the protective cap only when you are about to install the CPU.

Protective cap

Lever

6. Unlock the socket by pushing the lever down, moving it away from the side tab of the socket, then lifting it up.

Cover

Lift this part up

5. Lift the protective cap from the location pointed below to detach the cap from the cover.

Lever liftedTa b

Important:

The CPU socket must not come in contact with anything other than the CPU. Avoid unnecessary exposure. Remove the protective cap only when you are about to install the CPU.

Hardware Installation

7. Now lift the cover.

8. Position the CPU above the socket. The gold 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.

Cover

Pin 1 of the socket

Gold mark

Hardware Installation

9. 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.

Important:

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

10. Once the CPU is in place, move the cover down.

Hardware Installation

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 certified fan and heat sink.

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

heat sink assembly, and an installation guide. If the installation procedure in the installation guide differs from the one in this section, please follow the installation guide in the package.

1. Before you install the fan / heat sink, you must apply a thermal paste onto the top of the CPU. The thermal paste is usually supplied when you purchase the CPU or fan heat sink assembly. Do not spread the paste all over the surface. When you later place the heat sink on top of the CPU, the compound will disperse evenly.

Do not apply the paste if the fan / heat sink already has a patch of thermal paste on its underside. Peel the strip that covers the paste before you place the fan / heat sink on top of the CPU.

11. Push the lever down to lock the socket. The lever should hook

onto the side tab to indicate that the CPU is completely secured in the socket.

Hardware Installation

2. Place the heat sink on top of the CPU. The 4 studs around the heat sink which are used to secure the heat sink onto the system board must match the 4 mounting holes around the socket.

Position each stud so that the groove faces the heat sink then push it down firmly until it clicks into place.

Note:

You will not be able to secure the fan and heat sink assembly in place if the groove is not facing the heat sink.

Heat sink

Fan

Stud

Groove

Mounting

hole

3. Connect the CPU fan’s cable connector to the CPU fan connector on the system board.

Mounting

hole

Mounting hole

Hardware Installation

Jumper Settings

Clear CMOS Data

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 ratio/clock 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.

2. Set JP4 pins 2 and 3 to On. Wait for a few seconds and set JP4 back to its default setting, pins 1 and 2 On.

3. Now power-on the system.

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

2-3 On:

Clear CMOS Data

1-2 On: Normal

(default)

JP4

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

5. Select the Frequency/Voltage Control submenu and press <Enter>.

6. Set the processor’s ratio/clock to its default setting or an appropriate ratio or bus clock. Refer to the Frequency/Voltage Control 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>.

Hardware Installation

PS/2 Power Select

JP3

2-3 On: 5VSB

1-2 On: 5V

(default)

JP3 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.

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.

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