Hsin Tech P13G User Manual

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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.

P13G Series, V3.0A

April 2005

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T able of Contents

T rademark............................................................................................................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 .......................................................................................................................... 8

Installing the Processor ................................................................................................. 9

Installing Memory Modules ........................................................................................10

Jumper Settings ............................................................................................................12

Install the Motherboard ............................................................................................... 1 3

Connecting Optional Devices .....................................................................................14

Install Other Devices .................................................................................................... 1 6

Expansion Slots ............................................................................................................18

Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility....................................................................... 22

Introduction ..................................................................................................................22

Running the Setup Utility ...................................................…………………………...22

Standard CMOS Setup Page .......................................................................................23

Advanced Setup Page ..................................................................................................24

Features Setup Page ....................................................................................................26

Power Management Setup Page ................................................................................ 28

PCI/Plug and Play Setup Page ..................................................................................29

BIOS Security Features Setup Page ...........................................................................30

CPU PnP Setup Page ..................................................................................................30

Hardware Monitor Page ..............................................................................................31

Load Optimal Defaults ................................................................................................32

Save Changes and Exit ................................................................................................ 32

Discard Changes and Exit ...........................................................................................32

Chapter 4: Software & Applications .............................................................. 33

Introduction ..................................................................................................................33

Installing Support Software ........................................................................................33

Bundled Software Installation ....................................................................................35

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Notice:

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.

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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 800/533 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.

This motherboard integrates the Intel 865GV Northbridge along with Intel I/O Controller Hub 5 (ICH5) that supports the Serial ATA interface for highperformance and mainstream 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 1.0.

It supports 6-channel AC’97 Audio Codec and provides two IDE Ultra DMA 100/66 channel. It has one AGPro slot, 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 VGA port, one serial port, one parallel port, one LAN port (optional), three audio jacks for micropone, line-in and line-out, and four back-panel USB 2.0 ports. In addition, onboard USB headers provide extra ports by connecting the extended USB module to the motherboard.

It is a Micro A TX motherboard and has power connectors for an ATX power supply.

Key Features

The key features of this motherboard include:

LGA775 Socket Processor Support

• Supports the latest Intel Pentium 4/Celeron D Series processors

with Hyper-Threading Technology

• Supports up to 800/533 MHz Front-Side Bus

Note: 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 Intel 865GV Northbridge and Intel I/O Controller Hub 5 (ICH5) in the chipsets in accordance with an innovative and scalable architecture with proven reliability and performance.

• Host Interface Support

− One Intel

process / Pentium 4 processor on 90 nm process

Pentium 4 processor with 512-KB L2 cache on 0.13 micron

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• Hyper-Threading Technology

• System Memory Controller Support

− Dual-channel (128 bits wide) DDR memory interface

− Single-channel (64 bits wide) operation supported

− Supports DDR266, DDR333, DDR400 DIMM modules

• PCI Bus Interface

− Supports PCI Revision 2.3 Specifiation at 33 MHz

• Integrated LAN Controller

− WfM 2.0 and IEEE 802.3 Compliant

− 10/100 Mbit/sec Ethernet Support

• Integrated Serial ATA Host Controllers

− Independent DMA operation on two ports

− Data transfer rates up to 1.5 Gb/s (150 MB/s)

• Integrated IDE Controller

− Ultra ATA/100/66/33, BMIDE and PIO modes

• USB 2.0

− Includes 4 UHCI Host Controllers, increasing the number of external

ports to eight

• AC-Link for Audio and Telephony Codecs

− Support for 3 AC’97 2.3 codecs−533 MT/s (133 MHz) FSB and 800

MT/s (200 MHz) FSB

− Supports Hyper-Threading Technology (HT Technology)

− FSB Dynamic Bus Inversion (DBI)

Memory Support

• Three 184-pin 2.5V DIMM sockets for DDR SDRAM DDR400/333/

266 memory modules

• Maximum installed memory is 3GB

Expansion Slots

• One AGPro slot

• Three 32-bit PCI slots

• One CNR slot

Onboard IDE channels

• Two IDE Channels supporting ATA-33, ATA-66, ATA-100

• Supports PIO (Programmable Input/Output) and DMA (Direct Memory

Access) modes

• Supports IDE Ultra DMA bus mastering with transfer rates of 100/66/

33 MB/sec

Serial AT A

• Four Serial ATA Connectors

• Transfer rate exceeding best ATA (~150 MB/s) with scalability to higher

rates

• Low pin count for both host and devices

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AC’97 Audio Codec

• Compliant with AC’97 2.3 specification

• 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

• T wo analog line-level mono input

• Standard 48-Pin LQFP

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)

• 10 Mb/s and 100 Mb/s operation

• Integrated Fast Ethernet MAC, physical chip, and transceiver onto a

single chip

• Supports 10Mb/s and 100Mb/s N-way auto-negotiation

• Support ACPI power management

• Full Duplex Flow Control (IEEE 802.3x) and Half/Full duplex capability

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

• W ake-up alarms

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• CPU parameters and memory timing

• CPU and memory timing

The firmware can also be used to set parameters for different processor clock speeds.

Dimensions

• Micro ATX form factor of 244 x 244 mm

Note: Hardware specifications and software items are subject to change

without notification.

Package Contents

Your 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

You 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

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 JP1 is under

Normal setting. See this chapter for information about locating JP1 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

IO PORTS

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11 12

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ITEM LABEL COMPONENTS COLOR

1 CPU S ocket LGA775 Socket for Intel Pentium 4/

2 PWRF AN P ower fan connector WH ITE 3 CPUFAN CPU Fan connector(4PIN) WHITE

4 IR1 Infrared header BLACK 5 ATX2 Standard 20-Pin ATX Power connector WH ITE 6 FDD1 Floppy Disk Drive connector WH ITE 7 IDE1 Primary IDE connector BLUE

8 IDE 2 Secondary IDE connector WHITE 9DIMM1

DIMM3

10 DIMM2 184-pin DDR SDRAM sockets YELLOW 11 JP1 Clear CMOS jumper RED

12 SATA1/2 Serial ATA connectors BLACK 13 SYSFAN System Fan connector WHITE

14 SPK1 Speaker header LIME 15 PANEL1 Front Panel Switch/LED header COLOR 16 USB2/3 Front Panel USB headers YELLOW 17 CNR1 CNR slot BROWN 18 CD1 Analog Audio Input header BLACK 19 AUDIO2 Front Panel Audio header PURPLE 20 PCI 1-3 32-bit PCI slots WH ITE 21 AGPRO 22 ATX3 Standard 4-Pin ATX Power connector WHITE

Celeron D CPUs

184-pin DDR SDRAM sockets (Support Dual-C hannel DDR400)

AGPro slot

WHI T E

PURPLE

ORANGE

* Please see Page 19 for more details about AGPro slot.

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I/O Ports

The illustration below shows a side view of the built-in I/O ports on the motherboard.

PS/2 Mouse

PS/2 Keyboard

Parallel Port (LPT1)

COM1

VGA

LAN Port (optional)

USB Por t s

Audio Ports

Use the upper PS/2 port to connect a PS/2 pointing device.

Use the lower PS/2 port to connect a PS/2 keyboard.

Use the Parallel port to connect printers or other parallel communications devices.

Use the COM port to connect serial devices such as mice or fax/modems. COM1 is identified by the system as COM1.

Use the VGA port to connect VGA devices. Connect an RJ-45 jack to the LAN port to connect

your computer to the Network. Use the USB ports to connect USB devices. Use these three audio jacks to connect audio

devices. The first jack is for stereo Line-In signal, the second jack for stereo Line-Out signal, and the third jack for M i crophone.

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Installing the Processor

This motherboard has a LGA775 socket for the latest Intel Pentium 4/Celeron D processors. When choosing a processor, consider the performance require-

ments of the system. Performance is based on the processor design, the clock speed and system bus frequency of the processor, and the quantity of internal cache memory and external cache memory.

CPU Installation Procedure

Follow these instructions to install the CPU:

LGA775 Socket

pin1

CPUFAN

A. Unload the cap

• Use thumb & forefinger to hold the

lifting tab of the cap.

• Lift the cap up and remove the cap

completely from the socket.

B. Open the load plate

• Use thumb & forefinger to hold the

hook of the lever, pushing down and pulling aside unlock it.

• Lift up the lever.

• Use thumb to open the load plate.

Be careful not to touch the contacts.

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C. Install the CPU on the socket

• Orientate CPU package to the socket.

Make sure you match triangle marker to pin 1 location.

D. Close the load plate

• Slightly push down the load plate onto

the tongue side, and hook the lever.

• CPU is locked completely.

E. Apply thermal grease on top of the CPU. F. Fasten the cooling fan supporting base

onto the CPU socket on the motherboard.

G. Make sure the CPU fan is plugged to the CPU fan connector. Please refer to the CPU cooling fan user’s manual for more detail installation procedure.

Note1:To achieve better airflow rates and heat dissipation, we suggest that

you use a high quality fan with 3800 rpm at least. CPU fan and heatsink installation procedures may vary with the type of CPU fan/heatsink supplied. The form and size of fan/heatsink may also vary.

Note2:The fan connector supports the CPU cooling fan of 1.1A~2.2A (26.4W

max.) at +12V.

Installing Memory Modules

This motherboard accommodates three 184-pin 2.5V DIMM sockets (Dual Inline Memory Module) for unbuffered DDR400/333/266 memory modules (Double Data Rate SDRAM), and maximum 3.0 GB installed memory. DDR SDRAM is a type of SDRAM that supports data transfers on both edges of each clock cycle (the rising and falling edges), effectively doubling the memory chip’s data throughput.

This motherboard provides the Dual Channel Technology; when activating it, the bandwidth of memory bus will be doubled to 6.4 GB/s and Frequency 200 MHz (Channel 1: DIMM1+DIMM3 or Channel 2: DIMM2+DIMM3).

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DIMM1--3

Memory Module Installation Procedure

These modules can be installed with up to 3 GB system memory. Refer to the following to install the memory module.

1. Push down the latches on both sides of the DIMM socket.

2. Align the memory module with the socket. There is a notch on the DIMM socket that you can install the DIMM module in the correct direction. Match the cutout on the DIMM module with the notch on the DIMM socket.

3. Install the DIMM module into the socket and press it firmly down until it is seated correctly. The socket latches are levered upwards and latch on to the edges of the DIMM.

4. Install any remaining DIMM modules.

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Jumper Settings

Connecting two pins with a jumper cap is SHORT; removing a jumper cap from these pins, OPEN.

JP1

JP1: Clear CMOS Jumper

Use this jumper to clear the contents of the CMOS memory. You may need to clear the CMOS memory if the settings in the Setup Utility are incorrect and prevent your motherboard from operating. To clear the CMOS memory, disconnect all the power cables from the motherboard and then move the jumper cap into the CLEAR setting for a few seconds.

Function Jumper

Normal Short Pins 1-2 Clear CMOS Short Pins 2-3

Note: To avoid the system unstability after clearing CMOS, we recommend

users to enter the main BIOS setting page to “Load Optimal De-faults” and then “Save Changes and Exit”.

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Install the Motherboard

Install the motherboard in a system chassis (case). The board is a Micro ATX size motherboard. You can install this motherboard in an ATX case. Make sure your case has an I/O cover plate matching the ports on this motherboard.

Install the motherboard in a case. Follow the case manufacturer’s instructions to use the hardware and internal mounting points on the chassis.

PWRFAN

ATX3

PANEL1

ATX2

SYSFAN

Connect the power connector from the power supply to the ATX2 connector on the motherboard. The ATX3 is a +12V connector for CPU Vcore power.

If there is a cooling fan installed in the system chassis, connect the cable from the cooling fan to the SYSFAN fan power connector on the motherboard.

Connect the power fan connector to PWRFAN. Connect the case switches and indicator LEDs to the PANEL1 header. Please

refer to the following list of the PANEL1 pin assignments.

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 HD_LED_P(+) 2 FP PWR/SLP(+) 3 HD_LED_N(-) 4 FP PWR/SLP(-) 5 RESET_SW_N( -) 6 POWER_SW_P( +) 7 RESET_SW_P(+) 8 POWER_SW_N(-) 9 RSVD_DNU 10 KEY

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Connecting Optional Devices

Refer to the following for information on connecting the motherboard’s optional devices:

IR1

AUDIO2

USB2

USB3

SPK1

AUDIO2: Front Panel Audio Header

This header allows the user to install auxiliary front-oriented microphone and line-out ports for easier access.

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 AUD_MIC 2 A UD_GND 3 AUD_MIC_BIAS 4 AUD_VC C 5 AUD_FPOUT_R 6 A UD_RET_R 7 HP_ON 8 KEY 9 AUD_FPOUT_L 10 AUD_RET_L

USB2/USB3: Front Panel USB Header

The motherboard has USB ports installed on the rear edge I/O port array. Additionally, some computer cases have USB ports at the front of the case. If you have this kind of case, use auxiliary USB headers USB2/USB3 to connect the front-mounted ports to the motherboard.

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Here is a list of headers USB2/USB3 pin assignments.

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 VERG_FP_USBPWR0 2 VERG_FP_USBPWR0 3 USB_FP_P0(-) 4 USB_FP_P1(-) 5 USB_FP_P0(+) 6 USB_FP_P1(+) 7 GROUND 8 GROUND 9 KEY 10 USB_FP_OC0

1 Locate the USB2/USB3 header on the motherboard. 2 Plug the bracket cable onto the USB2/USB3 header. 3 Remove a slot cover from one of the expansion slots on the system

chassis. Install an extension bracket in the opening. Secure the extension bracket to the chassis with a screw.

SPK1: Speaker Header

Connect the cable from the PC speaker to the SPK1 header on the motherboard.

Pin Signal

1SPKR 2NC 3GND 4+5V

IR1: Infrared Header

The infrared port allows the wireless exchange of information between your computer and similarly equipped devices such as printers, laptops, Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), and other computers.

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1NC2KEY 3+5V4GND 5 IRTX 6 IRRX

1 Locate the infrared port-IR1 header on the motherboard. 2 If you are adding an infrared port, connect the ribbon cable from the

port to the IR1 header and then secure the port to an appropriate place in your system chassis.

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Install Other Devices

Install and connect any other devices in the system following the steps below.

FDD1

SAT A2 SAT A1

IDE2

IDE1

Floppy Disk Drive

The motherboard ships with a floppy disk drive cable that can support one or two drives. Drives can be 3.5" or 5.25" wide, with capacities of 360K, 720K,

1.2MB, 1.44MB, or 2.88MB. Install your drives and connect power from the system power supply. Use the

cable provided to connect the drives to the floppy disk drive connector FDD1.

IDE Devices

IDE devices include hard disk drives, high-density diskette drives, and CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drives, among others.

The motherboard ships with an IDE cable that can support one or two IDE devices. IDE1 can support up to 2 IDE devices, data transporting in ATA-33/66/ 100 mode.

Serial AT A Devices

The Serial AT A (Advanced Technology Attachment) is the standard interface for the IDE hard drives, which is designed to overcome the design limitations

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while enabling the storage interface to scale with the growing media rate demands of PC platforms. It provides you a faster transfer rate of 150 MB/s. If you have installed a Serial AT A hard drive, you can connect the Serial ATA cables to the Serial AT A hard drive or the connecter on the motherboard.

On the motherboard, locate the Serial ATA connectors SATA1-2, which support new Serial AT A devices for the highest data transfer rates, simpler disk drive cabling and easier PC assembly.

It eliminates limitations of the current Parallel ATA interface, but maintains register compatibility and software compatibility with Parallel ATA.

Analog Audio Input Header

If you have installed a CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM drive, you can connect the drive audio cable to the onboard sound system.

CD1

When you first start up your system, the BIOS should automatically detect your CD-ROM/DVD drive. If it doesn’t, enter the Setup Utility and configure the CD-ROM/DVD drive that you have installed. On the motherboard, locate the 4-pin header CD1.

Pin Signal

1CD IN L 2GND 3GND 4CD IN R

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Expansion Slots

This motherboard has one CNR, one AGPro and three 32-bit PCI slots.

AGPRO

CNR1

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

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Follow the steps below to install an CNR/AGPro/PCI expansion card.

1 Locate the CNR, AGPro and PCI slots on the motherboard. 2 Remove the blanking plate of the slot from the system chassis. 3 Install the edge connector of the expansion card into the slot. Ensure

the edge connector is correctly seated in the slot.

4 Secure the metal bracket of the card to the system chassis with a

screw.

AGPro Slot (AGPRO)

The AGPro slot is used to install AGP graphics card that emulates the AGP function. In order to get better performance and compatibility on our special design AGPro slot, we recommend you should use one of the AGP graphics cards that have been tested by our company. Please refer to the “VGA Card Support List for AGPro Slot”on page 20.

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VGA Card Support List for AGPro Slot:

VENDOR BUS CHIPSET MANUFACTURE

Radeon 8500 ATI R ADEON 8500 DDR

Radeon 9000 PRO Gigabyte GV-R90 00PRO Radeon 9200 ECS R9200LE / 64M Radeon 9200 ECS R9200LE / 128M Radeon 9250 ECS R9250-128T

Radeon 9500 Power Color ATI 9500 Radeon 9700Pro Power Color ATI 9700Pro RIVA TNT2 Model 64 WINFAST S325 TNT M64 GeForce 256 Creative CT6940 GeForc e 256 DDR ASUS V6800 DDR GeForce 2 GTS GIGABYTE GV-GF2010D GeForce 2 GTS ELSA GLADIAC GTS DDR PRO/64M GeForce 2 MX ASUS AGP-V71 00 GeForce 2 MX ELSA Gladiac MX GeForce 2 MX Triplex Mohock GeForce 2 Ultra WINFAST GeForce 2 Ultra GeForce 2 MX200 Triplex-MX2200

GeForce 2 MX400 E LS A GLADIAC 511 GeForce 3 ELSA GLADIAC 920 GeForce 3 ASUS V8200 GeForce 3 Ti500 ASUS V8200 GeForce 4 MX420 WINFAST A170TH SDR

nVIDIA ATI

SIS

GeForce 4 MX440 ASUS V8170DDR GeForce 4 Ti4200 WINFAST A250TD/64M GeForce 4 Ti4400 ELSA 725DVI GeForce 4 Ti4600 ELSA 925ViVo GeForce 4 Ti4200 ASUS V9280TD GeForce 4 MX440 ASUS V9180VS GeForce 4 MX4000 WinFast A180B GeForce FX5200 ASU S V9520 Magic GeForce FX5600 ELSA FX 732

GeForce FX5700 ELSA FX 736 GeForce FX5800 MSI FX5800TD GeForce FX5900Ultra MSI FX5900Ultra GeForce FX5950Ultra ELSA FX938Ultra Xabre 200 ECS AG200E4-D32 Xabre 200 ECS AG200T8_D64

Xabre 400 ECS AG400T8_D64 Xabre 400 ECS-MM AG400T8_D64

Note: Please visit our website for the updated AGP graphics card support list

: Http://www.pcchips.com/support/FAQ

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PCI1-3 Slots

You can install the 32-bit PCI interface expansion cards in the slots.

CNR Slot

Y ou can install CNR (Communications and Networking Riser) cards including LAN, Modem and Audio functions, in this slot.

Dual Monitor

In order to enable “Dual Monitor” Function, users must have “Two Monitors”, “Two Graphics Devices” (one is for AGP graphics card, and the other for

onboard VGA) and Windows 2000 or Windows XP that supports the Dual Monitor Function.

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Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility

Introduction

The BIOS Setup Utility records settings and information of your computer, such as date and time, the type of hardware installed, and various configuration settings. Your computer applies the information to initialize all the components when booting up and basic functions of coordination between system components.

If the Setup Utility configuration is incorrect, it may cause the system to malfunction. It can even stop your computer booting properly. If it happens, you can use the clear CMOS jumper to clear the CMOS memory which has stored the configuration information; or you can hold down the Page Up key while rebooting your computer. Holding down the Page Up key also clears the setup information.

Y ou can run the setup utility and manually change the configuration. You might need to do this to configure some hardware installed in or connected to the motherboard, such as the CPU, system memory, disk drives, etc.

Running the Setup Utility

Every time you start your computer, a message appears on the screen before the operating system loading that prompts you to “Hit <DEL>if you want to run SETUP”. Whenever you see this message, press the Delete key, and the Main menu page of the Setup Utility appears on your monitor. If you manually clear CMOS, you need to press the F1 key that enters the Main menu page of the Setup Utility.

Standard CMOS Setup Advanced Setup Features Setup Power Management Setup PCI / Plug and Play Setup BIOS Security Features

: Move +/-/: Value Enter: Select F1: General Help Esc: Exit F9: Optimized Settings F10: Save

Standards COMOS setup for changing time, date, hard disk type, etc.

CPU PnP Setup Hardware Monitor Load Optimal Defaults Save Changes and Exit Discard Changes and Exit

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You can use cursor arrow keys to highlight anyone of options on the main menu page. Press Enter to select the highlighted option. Press the Escape key to leave the setup utility. Press +/-/ to modify the selected field’s values.

Some options on the main menu page lead to tables of items with installed values

that you can use cursor arrow keys to highlight one item, and press

+ and

- keys

to cycle through alternative values of that item. The other options on the main menu page lead to dialog boxes requiring your answer OK or Cancel by selecting [OK] or [Cancel].

If you have already changed the setup utility, press F10 to save those changes and exit the utility. Press F1 to display a screen describing all key functions. Press F9 to install the setup utility with a set of default values.

Standard CMOS Setup Page

This page displays a table of items defining basic information about your system.

System Time 00:01:25 System Date Thu 05/06/2004

Primary IDE Master Not Detected Primary IDE Slave Not Detected Secondary IDE Master Not Detected Secondary IDE Slave Not Detected S-ATA0 Master Not Decteted S-ATA1 Slave Not Detected

Floppy A 1.44 MB 3 1/2” Floppy B Disabled

: Move Enter: Select +/-/: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit F1: General Help F9: Optimized Defaults

Standard CMOS Setup

Help Item

User [Enter], [TAB] or [SHIFT- TAB] to select a field. Use [+] or [-] to configure system time.

System Date & System Time

These items set up system date and time.

Primary IDE Master/Primary IDE Slave/Secondary IDE Master/Secondary IDE Slave/S-ATA0/1

Y our computer has one IDE channel and each channel can be installed with one or two devices (Master and Slave). In addition, this motherboard supports four SATA channels and each channel allows one SAT A device to be installed. Use these items to configure each device on the IDE channel.

Floppy A/B

These items set up size and capacity of the floppy diskette drive installed in the system.

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Advanced Setup Page

This page sets up more advanced information about your system. Handle this page with caution. Any changes can affect the operation of your computer.

Share Memory Size Quick Boot 1st Boot Device 2nd Boot Device 3rd Boot Device Try Other Boot Device Bootup Num-Lock Graphic Win Size Configure DRAM Timing by SPD Hyper Threading Function Execute Disable Bit Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk Spread Spectrum Vdimm Voltage Control CPU TM Function Max CPUID Value Limit

: Move Enter: Select +/-/: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit F1: General Help F9: Optimized Defaults

Advanced Setup

8 MB Enabled HDD:SS-ST3120026AS CD/DVD:3M-Pioneer D 1st Floppy Drive Yes On 64 MB Enabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled

2.65V TM1 Disabled

Help Item

Allows BIOS to skip certain tests while booting. This will decrease the time needed to boot the system.

Share Memory Size

This item lets you allocate a portion of the main memory for the onboard VGA display application with these options of Disabled, 1 MB and 8 MB

Quick Boot

If you enable this item, the system starts up more quickly be elimination some of the power on test routines.

1st Boot Device/2nd Boot Device/3rd Boot Device

Use these items to determine the device order the computer uses to look for an operating system to load at start-up time.

Try Other Boot Device

If you enable this item, the system will also search for other boot devices if it fails to find an operating system from the first two locations.

BootUp Num-Lock

This item determines if the Num Lock key is active or inactive at system startup time.

Graphic Win Size

This item defines the size of aperture if you use a graphic adapter.

Configure DRAM Timing by

This item allows you to enable or disable the DRAM timing defined by the Serial Presence Detect electrical.

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Hyper Threading Technology

If your P4 CPU is not HT CPU, this item will be hidden. If your P4 CPU is HT CPU, BIOS will show this item. You can set “Disabled”

or “Enabled” to control HT CPU support in O.S. Set “Enabled” to test HT CPU function.

Execute Disable Bit

It allows the processor to classify areas in memory by where application code can execute and where it cannot. When a malicious worm attempts to insert code in the buffer, the processor disables code execution, preventing damage or worm propagation. Replacing older computers with Execute Disable Bit-enabled systems can halt worm attacks, reducing the need for virus related repairs.

Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk

When this item is enabled, BIOS will disable the clock signal of free DIMM/PCI slots.

Spread Spectrum

If you enable spread spertrum, it can significantly reduce the EMI (ElectroMagnetic interface) generated by the system.

Vdimm Voltage Control

Use this item to adjust the voltage of DRAM memory.

CPU TM Function

For some specific brands of CPU, you can use this item to control the CPU frequency and voltage according to its temperature.

Max CPUID Value Limit

When this item is enabled, you can use Prescott CPU and LGA-775 CPU and there will be a normal NT4.0 installation; otherwise, the automatically restarting will occur while installing.

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Features Setup Page

This page sets up some parameters for peripheral devices connected to the system.

OnBoard Floppy Controller Serial Port1 Address OnBoard IR Port Parallel Port Address Parallel Port Mode ECP Mode DMA Channel Parallel Port IRQ OnBoard PCI IDE Controller Audio Device Ethernet Device MODEM Device OnBoard USB Function USB Function for DOS USB 2.0 Controller

*****On-Chip Serial ATA Setting***** On-Chip Serial ATA Serial ATA Port0/1 Mode

: Move Enter: Select +/-/: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit F1: General Help F9: Optimized Defaults

Features Setup

Enabled 3F8/IRQ4 Disabled 378 ECP DMA3 IRQ7 Both Enabled Enabled Auto Enabled Disabled Enabled

Enhanced Mode P0-3rd/P1-4th

Help Item

Allows BIOS to Enable or Disable Floppy Controller.

OnBoard Floppy Controller

Use this item to enable or disable the onboard floppy disk drive interface.

Serial Port1 Address

Use this item to enable or disable the onboard COM1/2 serial port, and to assign a port address.

OnBoard IR Port

Use this item to enable or disable the onboard infrared port, and to assign a port address.

Parallel Port Address

Use this item to enable or disable the onboard Parallel port, and to assign a port address.

Parallel Port Mode

This item decides the parallel port mode. You can select Normal, Bi-Directional, EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port), or ECP (Extended Capabilities Port).

ECP Mode DMA Channel

This item assigns a DMA channel to the parallel port. The options are DMA0, DMA1 and DMA3.

Parallel Port IRQ

This item assigns either IRQ 5 or 7 to the parallel port.

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OnBoard PCI IDE Controller

Use this item to enable or disable either or both of the onboard Primary and Secondary IDE channels. There are four options: Disabled, Primary , Secondary and Both.

Audio Device

This item enables or disables the AC’97 audio chip.

Ethernet Device

This item enables or disables the onboard Ethernet LAN.

MODEM Device

This item enables or disables the MC’97 modem chip.

OnBoard USB Function

Enable this item if you plan to use the USB ports on this motherboard.

USB Function For DOS

Enable this item if you plan to use the USB ports on this motherboard in a DOS environment.

On-Chip Serial ATA

Use this item to disable or enable the S-ATA and IDE devices:

Option Function

Disabled Disabled S-ATA Controller Enhanced M ode Primary: 2 I DE Drives

Secondary: 2 IDE Drives

S-A T A: 2 S-ATA Driv es SATA Only Only Support S-ATA Mode Combine M ode Primary: 2 IDE Dr ives

S-A T A: 2 S-ATA Driv es

Note: If you need to install

Windows 98 or Window s ME,

please select “Combine Mode”.

Serial AT A Port0/1 Mode

Use this item to decide the sequence of the Serial AT A devices.

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Power Management Setup Page

This page sets some parameters for system power management operation.

ACPI Aware O/S Yes Power Management Enabled Suspend Mode S1 Suspend Time Out Disabled Resume on RTC Alarm Disabled LAN/Ring Power On Disabled Keyboard Power On Disabled

: Move Enter: Select +/-/: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit F1: General Help F9: Optimized Defaults

Power Management Setup

Help Item

Yes / No ACPI support for Operating System. Yes: If OS supports ACPI. No: If OS does not support ACPI.

ACPI Awar e O/S

This itme supports ACPI (Advanced Configuraion and Power Management Interface). Use this item to enable or disable the ACPI feature.

Power Management

Use this item to enable or disable a power management scheme. If you enable power management, you can use this item below to set the power management operation. Both APM and ACPI are supported.

Suspend Mode

Use this item to define how your system suspends. In the default, S1(POS), the suspend mode is equivalent to a software power down. If you select S3 (STR), the suspend mode is a suspend to RAM, i.e., the system shuts down with the exception of a refresh current to the system memory.

Suspend Time Out

This item sets up the timeout for Suspend mode in minutes. If the time selected passes without any system activity, the computer will enter power-saving Suspend mode.

Resume on RTC Alarm

The system can be turned off with a software command. If you enable this item, the system can automatically resume at a fixed time based on the system’s RTC(realtime clock). Use the items below this one to set the date and time of the wake-up alarm. You must use an ATX power supply in order to use this feature.

LAN/Ring Power On

The system can be turned off with a software command. If you enable this item, the system can automatically resume if there is an incoming call on the Modem/

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Ring, or traffic on the network adapter. You must use an ATX power supply in order to use this feature.

Keyboard Power On

If you enable this item, the system can automatically resume by pressing any keys, power key, or typing in the password on the keyboard. You must use an ATX power supply in order to use this feature.

PCI / Plug and Play Setup Page

This page sets up some parameters for devices installed on the PCI bus and those utilizing the system plug and play capability.

Primary Graphics Adapter AGPro Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA Yes PCI IDE BusMaster Disabled

: Move Enter: Select +/-/: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit F1: General Help F9: Optimized Defaults

PCI / Plug and Play Setup

Help Item

No: lets the BIOS configure all the devices in the system. YES: lets the operating system configure Plug and Play (PnP) devices not required for boot if your system has a Plug and Play operating system.

Primary Graphics Adapter

This itme indicates if the primary graphics adapter uses the OnChip VGA, PCI or AGPro.

Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA

If this item is enabled, an IRQ will be assigned to the PCI VGA graphics system. You set this value to No to free up an IRQ.

PCI IDE BusMaster

This item enables or disabled the DMA under DOS mode. We recommend you to leave this item at the default value.

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BIOS Security Features Setup Page

This page helps you install or change a password.

Security Settings

Supervisor Password : Not Installed

Change Supervisor Password Press Enter Password Check Setup

: Move Enter: Select +/-/: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit F1: General Help F9: Optimized Defaults

BIOS Security Features Setup

Help Item

Install or Change the password.

Supervisor Password

This item indicates whether a supervisor password has been set. If the password has been installed, Installed displays. If not, Not Installed displays.

Change Supervisor Password

You can select this option and press <Enter> to access the sub menu. You can use the sub menu to change the supervisor password.

Password Check

This item enables users to choose the time when the system will perform password check.

CPU PnP Setup Page

This page helps you manually configure the mainboard for the CPU. The system will automatically detect the type of installed CPU and make the appropriate adjustments to the items on this page.

Manufacturer: Intel Ratio Status Locked

DRAM Frequency Auto

CPU Frequency 200MHz

CPU Over-clocking Func. Disabled

: Move Enter: Select +/-/: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit F1: General Help F9: Optimized Defaults

CPU PnP Setup

Help Item

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Manufacturer/Ratio Status

These items show the brand and Locked/Unlocked ratio status of the CPU installed in your system.

DRAM Frequency

This item shows the frequency of the DRAM in your system.

CPU Frequency

This item shows the frequency of the CPU installed in your system.

CPU Over-clocking Func.

This item decides the CPU over-clocking function installed in your system. If the over-clocking fails, please turn off the system power. And then, hold the PageUp key (similar to the Clear CMOS function) and turn on the power, the BIOS will recover the safe default.

Hardware Monitor Page

This page sets up some parameters for the hardware monitoring function of this motherboard.

-=- System Hardware Monitor-=-

Vcore : 1.363 V VIvdd : 1.677 V VCC5V : 4.985 V SYSTEM FAN Speed : 2463 RPM CPU FAN Speed : 5192 RPM POWER FAN Speed : 0 RPM System Temperature : 45oC/113oF CPU Temperature : 47oC/116oF

: Move Enter: Select +/-/: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit F1: General Help F9: Optimized Defaults

Hardware Monitor Setup

Help Item

CPU/System Temperature

These items display CPU and system temperature measurement.

FANs & Voltage Measurements

These items indicate cooling fan speeds in RPM and the various system voltage measurements.

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Load Optimal Defaults

If you select this item and press <Enter> a dialog box appears. If you select [OK], and then press <Enter>, the Setup Utility loads a set of fail-safe default

values. These default values are not very demanding and they should allow your system to function with most kinds of hardware and memory chips.

Save Changes and Exit

Highlight this item and press <Enter> to save the changes that you have made in the Setup Utility configuration. When the Save Changes and Exit dialog box appears, select [OK] to save and exit, or [Cancel] to return to the main menu.

Discard Changes and Exit

Highlight this item and press <Enter> to discard any changes that you have made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility. When the Discard Changes and Exit dialog box appears, select [OK] to discard changes and exit, or [Cancel] to return to the main menu.

Note: If you have made settings that you do not want to save, use the

“Discard Changes and Exit” item and select [OK] to discard any changes you have made.

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Chapter 4 Software & Applications

Introduction

This chapter describes the contents of the support CD-ROM that comes with the motherboard package.

The support CD-ROM contains all useful software, necessary drivers and utility programs to properly run our products. More program information is available in a README file, located in the same directory as the software.

To run the support CD, simply insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive. An Auto Setup screen automatically pops out, and then you can go on the autoinstalling or manual installation depending on your operating system.

If your operating system is Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP, it will automatically install all the drivers and utilities for your motherboard.

Installing Support Software

1 Insert the support CD-ROM disc in the CD-ROM drive. 2 When you insert the CD-ROM disc in the system CD-ROM drive,

the CD automatically displays an Auto Setup screen.

3 The screen displays three buttons of Setup, Browse CD and Exit on

the right side, and three others Setup, Application and ReadMe at the bottom. Please see the following illustration.

The Setup button runs the software auto-installing program as explained in next section.

The Browse CD button is a standard Windows command that you can check the contents of the disc with the Windows 98 file browsing interface.

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The Exit button closes the Auto Setup window. To run the program again, reinsert the CD-ROM disc in the drive; or click the CD-ROM driver from the Windows Explorer, and click the Setup icon.

The Application button brings up a software menu. It shows the bundled software that this mainboard supports.

The ReadMe brings you to the Install Path where you can find out path names of software driver.

Auto-Installing under Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP

If you are under Windows.98SE/ME/2000/XP, please click the Setup button to run the software auto-installing program while the Auto Setup screen pops out after inserting the support CD-ROM:

1 The installation program loads and displays the following screen.

Click the Next button.

2 Select the items that you want to setup by clicking on it (the default

options are recommended). Click the Next button to proceed.

3 The support software will automatically install.

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Once any of the installation procedures start, software is automatically installed in sequence. You need to follow the onscreen instructions, confirm commands and allow the computer to restart as few times as needed to complete installing whatever software you selected. When the process is finished, all the support software will be installed and start working.

Bundled Software Installation

All bundled software available on the CD-ROM is for users’ convenience. You can install bundled software as follows:

1 Click the Application button while the Auto Setup screen pops out

after inserting the support CD-ROM. 2 A software menu appears. Click the software you want to install. 3 Follow onscreen instructions to install the software program step by

step until finished.

Hyper-Threading CPU

While you are in Windows Task Manager, please push down ctrl+Alt Del keys. A dual CPU appears in the CPU Usage History&Device Manager under WinXP.

Note: Hyper-Threading Function only works under WINXP Operating System;

therefore, disable it under other Operating System.