ECS Motherboard User Manual
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Motherboard User’s Guide
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user’s guide, nor any of the material contained herein, may be reproduced
without the express written consent of the manufacturer.
The information in this document is subject to change without notice. The
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such revision or changes.
Trademarks
IBM, VGA, and PS/2 are registered trademarks of International Business
Machines.
Intel, Pentium/II/III, Pentium 4, Celeron and MMX are registered trademarks of
Intel Corporation.
Microsoft, MS-DOS and Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP are registered trademarks
of Microsoft Corporation.
AMI is a trademark of American Megatrends Inc.
It has been acknowledged that other brands or product names in this manual are
trademarks or the properties of their respective owners.
Static Electricity Precautions
1. Don’t take this motherboard and components out of their original staticproof package until you are ready to install them.
2. While installing, please wear a grounded wrist strap if possible. If you
don’t have a wrist strap, discharge static electricity by touching the bare
metal of the system chassis.
3. Carefully hold this motherboard by its edges. Do not touch those
components unless it is absolutely necessary. Put this motherboard on
the top of static-protection package with component side facing up
while installing.
Pre-Installation Inspection
1. Inspect this motherboard whether there are any damages to components
and connectors on the board.
2. If you suspect this motherboard has been damaged, do not connect
power to the system. Contact your motherboard vendor about those
damages.
Copyright © 2005
All Rights Reserved
P21G Series, V1.0
May 2005
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Table of Content s
Trademark............................................................................................................i
Static Electricity Precautions ......................................................................................... i
Pre-Installation Inspection ............................................................................................. i
Chapter 1: Introduction..................................................................................... 1
Key Features .................................................................................................................... 1
Package Contents ........................................................................................................... 4
Chapter 2: Motherboard Installation .............................................................. 5
Motherboard Components ............................................................................................ 6
I/O Ports .......................................................................................................................... 7
Installing the Processor ................................................................................................. 7
Installing Memory Modules .......................................................................................... 9
Jumper Settings ............................................................................................................10
Install the Motherboard ............................................................................................... 11
Connecting Optional Devices .....................................................................................1 2
Install Other Devices .................................................................................................... 1 4
Expansion Slots ............................................................................................................16
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility ....................................................................... 18
Introduction ..................................................................................................................18
Running the Setup Utility ................................................... …………………………...18
Standard CMOS Setup Page .......................................................................................19
Advanced Setup Page ..................................................................................................20
Features Setup Page ....................................................................................................22
Power Management Setup Page ................................................................................ 23
PCI/Plug and Play Setup Page ..................................................................................24
BIOS Security Features Setup Page ...........................................................................25
CPU PnP Setup Page .................................................................................................. 25
Hardware Monitor Page ..............................................................................................26
Load Optimal Defaults ................................................................................................26
Save Changes and Exit ................................................................................................ 27
Discard Changes and Exit ...........................................................................................27
Chapter 4: Software & Applications .............................................................. 28
Introduction ..................................................................................................................28
Installing Support Software ........................................................................................2 8
Bundled Software Installation ....................................................................................30
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Notice:
1 Owing to Microsoft’s certifying schedule is various to every supplier,
we might have some drivers not certified yet by Microsoft. Therefore, it
might happen under Windows XP that a dialogue box (shown as below)
pop out warning you this software has not passed Windows Logo
testing to verify its compatibility with Windows XP. Please rest assured
that our RD department has already tested and verified these drivers.
Just click the “Continue Anyway” button and go ahead the installation.
2 USB 2.0 Driver Limitations:
2-1 The USB 2.0 driver only supports Windows XP and Windows
2000.
2-2 If you connect a USB 2.0 hub to the root hub, plugging USB devices
into this hub, the system might not successfully execute certain USB
devices’ connection because it could not recognize these devices.
Currently, we are working on such limitations’ solution. As soon as the solution
is done, the updated USB drive will be released to our website:
www.pcchips.com for your downloading.
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Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 1 Introduction
This motherboard has a LGA775 socket for latest Intel Pentium 4/Celeron D
processors with Hyper-Threading Technology and Front-Side Bus (FSB)
speeds up to 800 MHz. Hyper-Threading Technology, designed to take
advantage of the multitasking features in Windows XP, gives you the power to
do more things at once.
It integrates the VIA P4M800 Northbridge and VT8237 Southbridge that
supports the Serial ATA interface for high-performance and maiinstream
desktop PCs; the built-in USB 2.0 providing higher bandwidth, implementing
Universal Serial Bus Specification Revision 2.0 and is compliant with UHCI
1.1 and EHCI 0.95. It supports AC’ 97 Audio Codec and provides Ultra DMA
133/100/66 function. It has one 8X AGP, one CNR and three 32-bit PCI slots.
There is a full set of I/O ports including two PS/2 ports for mouse and keyboard,
one serial port, one parallel port, one LAN port(optional), one VGA port, three
audio jacks for Line-in, Line-out and Microphone, four back-panel USB2.0 ports
and onboard USB headers providing extra ports by connecting the Extended USB
Module to the motherboard.
It is a Micro ATX motherboard and has power connectors for an ATX power
supply.
Key Features
The key features of this motherboard include:
LGA775 Socket Processor
• Supports the latest Intel Pentium 4/Celeron D Series processors
• Supports up to 800 MHz Front-Side Bus and Hyper-Threading
Technology
Hyper-Threading technology enables the operating system into thinking it’s
hooked up to two processors, allowing two threads to be run in parallel, both
on separate ‘logical’ processors within the same physical processor.
Chipset
There are VIA P4M800 Northbridge and VT8237 in the chipsets in accordance
with an innovative and scalable architecture with proven reliability and performance.
• High Performance UMA North Bridge: Integrated Pentium 4 North
Bridge with 800 MHz FSB support and UniChrome 3D / 2D Graphics
& Video Controllers in a single chip
• Supports Intel 800/533 MHz FSB Pentium 4 and Pentium M processors
and Hyper Threading Technology
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• AGP v3.0 compliant 8x / 4x transfer modes with Fast Write support
• Supports DDR400 / 333 / 266 memory types with 2.5V SSTL-2
DRAM interface
• Supports 66 MHz, 4X and 8X transfer modes, V-Link interface with
533 MB/sec total bandwidth
• ACPI 2.0 and PCI Bus Power Management 1.1 compliant
• Graphics engine clocks up to 133 MHz decoupled from memory clock
• PCI to system memory data streaming up to 132Mbyte/sec (data sent to
north bridge via high speed Ultra V -Link interface)
• PCI-2.2 compliant, 32-bit 3.3V PCI interface with 5V tolerant inputs
• Support three PCI slots of arbitration and decoding for all integrated
functions and LPC bus.
• Dual Channel Serial ATA/RAID Controller—Complies with Serial ATA
Specification Revision 1.0
Memory Support
• Two 184-pin 2.5V DIMM sockets for DDR SDRAM memory modules
• Supports DDR400/333/266 memory bus
• Maximum installed memory is 2GB
Expansion Slots
• Three 32-bit PCI slots
• One 8X AGP slot
• One CNR slot
Onboard IDE channels
• Supports PIO (Programmable Input/Output) and DMA (Direct Memory
Access) modes
• Supports IDE Ultra DMA bus mastering with transfer rates of 133/100/
66 MB/sec
Serial AT A
• Two Serial ATA Connectors
• Transfer rate exceeding best ATA (~150 MB/s) with scalability to higher
rates
• Low pin count for both host and devices
AC’97 Audio Codec
• Compliant with AC’97(Rev 2.3) CODEC.
• Front-Out,Surround-Out,MIC-In and Line-In Jack Sensing
• Three analog line-level stereo inputs with 5-bit volume control:
LINE_IN,CD,AUX
• Two analog line-level mono input
• 48-pins LQFP.
• Built-in earphone buffer and internal PLL.
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Onboard I/O Ports
• Two PS/2 ports for mouse and keyboard
• One serial port
• One parallel port
• One VGA port
• One LAN port (optional)
• Four back-panel USB2.0 ports
• Audio jacks for microphone, line-in and line-out
Fast Ethernet LAN (optional)
• Single Chip 100Base-TX / 10Base-T Physical Layer Solution
• Dual Speed – 100/10 Mbps
• Half and Full Duplex
• MII Interface to Ethernet Controller
• MII Interface to Configuration & Status
• Auto Power Saving Mode.
• Auto Negotiation: 10 / 100, Full / Half Duplex
• Meet All Applicable IEEE 802.3, 10Base-T and 100Base-Tx Standards.
• On Chip W ave Shaping – No External Filters Required.
• Adaptive Equalizer.
• Baseline wander Correction.
• LED Outputs
USB 2.0
• Compliant with Universal Serial Bus Specification Revision 2.0
• Compliant with Intel’s Enhanced Host Controller Interface Specification
Revision 1.0
• Compliant with Universal Host Controller Interface Specification
Revision 1.1
• PCI multi-function device consists of two UHCI Host Controller cores
for full-/low-speed signaling and one EHCI Host Controller core for
high-speed signaling
• Root hub consists 4 downstream facing ports with integrated physical
layer transceivers shared by UHCI and EHCI Host Controller, up to
eight functional ports
• Support PCI-Bus Power Management Interface Specification release 1.1
• Legacy support for all downstream facing ports
BIOS Firmware
This motherboard uses AMI BIOS that enables users to configure many system
features including the following:
• Power management
• Wake-up alarms
• CPU parameters and memory timing
• CPU and memory timing
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The firmware can also be used to set parameters for different processor clock
speeds.
Dimensions
• Micro ATX form factor of 244 x 220 mm
Note: Hardware specifications and software items are subject to change
without notification.
Package Contents
Y our motherboard package ships with the following items:
The motherboard
The User’s Guide
One diskette drive ribbon cable (optional)
One IDE drive ribbon cable
The Software support CD
Optional Accessories
Y ou can purchase the following optional accessories for this motherboard.
The Extended USB module
The CNR v.90 56K Fax/Modem card
The Serial ATA cable
The Serial ATA power cable
Note: You can purchase your own optional accessories from the third party,
but please contact your local vendor on any issues of the specification
and compatibility.
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Chapter 2: Motherboard Installation
Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation
To install this motherboard in a system, please follow these instructions in this
chapter:
Identify the motherboard components
Install a CPU
Install one or more system memory modules
Make sure all jumpers and switches are set correctly
Install this motherboard in a system chassis (case)
Connect any extension brackets or cables to headers/connectors on the
motherboard
Install peripheral devices and make the appropriate connections to
headers/connectors on the motherboard
Note:
1. Before installing this motherboard, make sure jumper JP3 is under
Normal setting. See this chapter for information about locating JP3
and the setting options.
2. Never connect power to the system during installation; otherwise, it
may damage the motherboard.
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Motherboard Components
ITEM LABEL CO M PONENTS COL OR
1CPU Socket
LGA77 5 Socket for Intel Pentium 4/
Celeon D proc e ssors
WHITE
2 CPU_FAN CPU Fan connector(4- pin) WHITE
3 DDR1 / 2 18 4 -pin DDR S D RA M s oc ke t s
PURPL E
4 IDE1 Primary IDE connector
BLUE
5 IDE2 Sceondary IDE connector
WHITE
6 SATA1/2 Serial ATA connectors
BLACK
7 JP3 Clear CMOS jumper
RED
8 SW1 Front Panel Switch/LED he ader
COLOR
9 SPK1 Speaker header
LIME
10 SY SFA N1 Sy s tem Fan connector
WHITE
11 FDD1 Floppy Disk Drive connector
WHITE
12 USB2/3 Front Panel USB headers
YELLOW
13 CNR1 CNR s lot
BROWN
14 PCI 1-3 32-bit PCI slots
WHITE
15 IR1
Infra red he ader BLACK
16 CD1 Ana log Audio Input header
BLACK
17 AGP1 AGP slot
ORANGE
18 A UDIO1 Front Panel Audio header
PURPL E
19 A TX1 Standard 2 0- Pin ATX Pow er connector
WHITE
20 PJ1 Standard 4-Pin ATX Pow er connector
WHITE
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17
18
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13
8
9 10
12 11
7
5
6
2
1
3
4
IO PORTS
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