Hsin Tech T18 User Manual [en, de, fr, es, pt +1]

Motherboard User’s Guide

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T18 Series, V1.0A

I915P/November 2004

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Table of Contents

Trademark ................................................................................... i

Features and Checklist Translation ................................................... v

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

Key Features ........................................................................................ 2

Package Contents ................................................................................6

Chapter 2: Motherboard Installation ..................................... 8

Motherboard Components ................................................................... 9

I/O Ports .............................................................................................10

Installing the Processor .....................................................................12

Installing Memory Modules ...............................................................14

Jumper Settings .................................................................................. 1 6

Install the Motherboard ..................................................................... 17

Connecting Optional Devices ............................................................ 1 9

Install Other Devices..........................................................................22

Expansion Slots ..................................................................................25

Dual Monitor ..................................................................................... 2 8

Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility ............................................... 2 9

Introduction ....................................................................................... 29

Running the Setup Utility ........................... …………………………...30

Standard CMOS Setup Page ............................................................. 3 1

Advanced Setup Page ........................................................................ 3 2

Features Setup Page ..........................................................................34

Power Management Setup Page........................................................36

PCI/Plug and Play Setup Page.......................................................... 3 8

BIOS Security Features Setup Page ..................................................39

CPU PnP Setup Page ......................................................................... 40

Hardware Monitor Page....................................................................41

Load Best Performance Settings ........................................................41

Load Optimal Defaults .......................................................................42

Save Changes and Exit ...................................................................... 4 2

Discard Changes and Exit .................................................................42

Chapter 4: Software & Applications ..................................... 4 3

Introduction ....................................................................................... 43

Installing Support Software ............................................................... 4 4

Bundled Software Installation ........................................................... 46

Hyper-Threading CPU .......................................................................47

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Static Electricity Precautions

Static electricity could damage components on this motherboard.
T ake the following precautions while unpacking this motherboard
and installing it in a system.

1. Don’t take this mainboard and components out of their
original static-proof 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 mainboard has been damaged, do not
connect power to the system. Contact your motherboard
vendor about those damages.

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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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Traduction des Caractéristiques & Liste de contrôle

Liste de contrôle

Le coffret de votre carte mère contient les éléments suivants:

• La carte mère

• Guide de l’utilisateur

• Un câble plat pour lecteur de disquette (optionnel)

• Une câble plat pour lecteur IDE

• CD de support de logiciels

Caractéristiques
Prise en charge du Processeur Socket-LGA775

• Prend en charge les derniers processeurs de la Série Intel Pentium 4 /

Celeron avec la Technologie Hyper-Threading

• Supporte un Bus Avant allant jusqu’à 800 MHz

La technologie “Hyper-Threading” permet au système d’exploitation de
penser qu’il est connecté à deux processeurs, permettant d’exécuter deux
threads en parallèle, à la fois sur des processeurs ‘logiques’ dans le même
processeur physique.

Chipset

Ce chipset comporte Intel 915P Northbridge et Intel I/O Controller Hub 6 (ICH6)
conformément à une architecture novatrice et dimensionnable avec une abilité et
des performances prouvées.

• Prend en charge un PCI Express x16 pour Interface Graphique.

• Prend en charge les technologies DDR/DDR2 256-Mb, 512-Mb et 1-Gb pour

x8 et x16 périphériques

• Conforme aux spécications ATA 1.0a Série

• Contrôleur d’Hôte USB 2.0 intégré prenant en charge jusqu’à huit ports USB

2.0, un contrôleur LAN intégré prenant en charge 10/100Mb/s Ethernet;
contrôleur IDE intégré prenant en charge Ultra ATA100/66/33

• Conforme à la spécication Azalia prenant en charge 8 Canaux de sorties

audio

• Conforme aux spécications PCI 2.3.

Support de Mémoire

• Deux sockets DIMM de 2,5V 184 broches pour module mémoire DDR

SDRAM DDR400/333, et deux 240 broches, 1,8V pour DDR2 533/400

• Prend en charge les bus mémoire DDR2 533/400 ou DDR400/333

• La mémoire maximum installée est 2Go

Remarque : Vous ne pouvez utiliser DDR2 533/400 et DDR400/333
simultanément. Utilisez seulement les modules mémoire DDR2 533/400 ou
DDR400/300!

Logements d’Extension

• Un logement AGPro, un logement PCI Express x16, deux logements PCI

Express x1

• Τrois logements PCI 32 bits pour interface de bus conforme PCI 2.3

Canaux IDE internes

• Un canal IDE prenant en charge ATA-66, ATA-100

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• Prend en Charge les modes PIO (Entrée/Sortie Programmable) et DMA (Ac-

cès Direct à la Mémoire)

• Supporte maîtrise de bus Ultra DMA IDE avec vitesse de transfert de 100/66/

33 Mo/sec

RAID IDE

• Deux Canaux IDE optionnels prenant en charge la fonction RAID 0, 1, 0+1, 4

périphériques maximum

• Prend en Charge les modes PIO (Entrée/Sortie Programmable) et DMA (Ac-

cès Direct à la Mémoire)

• Supporte maîtrise de bus Ultra DMA IDE avec vitesse de transfert de 133/100/

66 Mo/sec

Remarque: Notre CD qui accompagne vous offre un programme d’installation

RAID pour créer un pilote d’installation sur votre propre disquette. Ainsi,
quand vous utilisez IDE RAID pour installer le Système d’exploitation,
appuyez sur F6 pour utiliser votre propre disquette d’un pilote d’installation
RAID.

ATA Série

• Quatre ATA Série connecteurs

• Vitesse de transfert supérieure au meilleur ATA (~150 Mo/s) avec extensibilité

aux vitesses supérieures

• Comptage de broche faible pour l’hôte et les périphériques

Codec Audio Azalia

• Conforme à la spécication Azalia, prenant en charge 8 canaux DACs avec

SNR 100dB

• Compatibilités: 192/96/48/44.1 KHz avec 24/20/16 bits

• Support de port d’E/S à 8 prises intelligentes

• Détection de prise étendue via RNM (resistors network method) pouvant être
utilisée pour surveiller l’état de branchement de chaque prise

• Support de SORTIE & ENTRÉE S/PDIF numérique

Ports E/S Internes

La carte mère possède un jeu complet de ports d’E/S et de connecteurs:

• Deux ports PS/2 pour souris et clavier

• Un port série

• Un port parallèle

• Un port LAN (optionnel)

• Quatre ports USB2.0 de panneau arrière

• Prises audio pour microphone, ligne d’entrée et 8-ch ligne de sortie

LAN Ethernet intégré (optionnel)

• LAN Gigabit Interne:

− Emetteur-récepteur intégré 10/100/1000

− Auto Négotiation avec capacité de page Suivante

− Supporte le contrôle de ux en Full Duplex (IEEE 802.3x), et marquage

VLAN IEEE 802.1Q

− Entièrement conforme à IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab

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• Onboard 10/100Mbps Ethernet LAN:

− Fonctionnement 10 Mb/s et 100 Mb/s

− Fast Ethernet MAC intégré, puce physique, et émetteur-récepteur sur

une seule puce

− Supporte l’auto-négociation N-way en 10Mb/s et 100Mb/s

− Supporte la gestion d’alimentation ACPI

− Contrôle de Flux en Full Duplex (IEEE 802.3x) et capacité Half/Full duplex

USB 2.0

• Conforme aux Spécications de Bus Série Universel Révision 2.0

• Conforme aux Spécications d’interface de Contrôleur d’Hôte Amélioré de
Intel Révision 1.0

• Conforme aux Spécications d’Interface de Contrôleur d’Hôte Universel

Révision 1.1

• Le périphérique multifonction PCI consiste en deux noyaux de Contrôleur
d’Hôtes UHCI pour signalisation pleine/faible vitesse et un noyau de Con­trôleur d’Hôtes EHCI pour signalisation haute vitesse

• Le hub racine consiste en 4 ports de face en aval avec émetteur-récepteurs

de couche physique intégrés partagés par le Contrôleur d’Hôte UHCI et EHCI,
jusqu'à huit ports fonctionnels

• Support des Spécications d’Interface de Gestion d’Alimentation de Bus PCI
version 1.1

• Support hérité pour tous les ports face à l’aval.

Remarque: Certaines spécications matérielles et éléments de
logiciels peuvent être modiés sans avertissement.

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Funktionen & Checkliste

Checkliste

Die Verpackung Ihres Motherboards enthält folgende Teile:

• Motherboard

• Benutzerhandbuch

• Bandkabel für Floppylaufwerke (optional)

• Bandkabel für IDE-Laufwerke

• Software -CD

Ausstattung

Unterstütz Socket-LGA775-Prozessoren

• Unterstützt die neuesten Intel Pentium 4 / Celeron Prozessoren mit

Hyper-Threading Technologie

• Unterstützung von bis zu 800 MHz Front-Side Bus

“Hyper-Threading”-Technologie läßt das Betriebssystem glauben, es sei an

zwei Prozessoren angeschlossen, was zwei parallele Threads auf separaten
‘logischen’ Prozessoren im selben physischen Prozessor erlaubt.

Chipsatz
Dieser Chipsatz besteht aus einer Intel 915P Northbridge und einer Intel I/O

Controller Hub 6 (ICH6). Die Chipsatzarchitektur ist in einem innovativen und

skalierbaren Design gehalten und verspricht sowohl Zuverlässigkeit als auch
Leistungsstärke.

• Unterstützt eine PCI Express x16 für Grakschnittstelle

• Unterstützung von 256-Mb, 512-Mb und 1-Gb DDR/DDR2-Technologien für x8

und x16 Zubehör.

• Gemäß Serial ATA 1.0a Spezikationen.

• Integrierter USB 2.0 Host-Kontroller, welcher bis zu acht USB 2.0 ;

Steckvorrichtungen unterstützt,integrierter LAN Controller unterstützt 10/
100Mb/S Ethernet; integrierter IDE Controller unterstützt Ultra ATA100/66/33

• Gemäß Azalia-Spezikation, mit Unterstützung von 8 Audio-Output-Kanälen

• Gemäß Spezikationen von PCI 2.3.

Speicherunterstützung

• Zwei 184-pin 2.5V DIMM Steckplätze für DDR SDRAM DDR400/333 Speicher

Module und zwei 240-pin 1.8V für DDR2 533/400

• Unterstützt DDR2 533/400 oder DDR400/333 Speicherbus

• Maximal auf 2GB Speicher erweiterbar

Anmerkung: Sie können DDR2 533/400 und DDR400/333 nicht gleichzeitig
verwenden. Sie können entweder DDR2 533/400 oder
DDR400/ 300 Speichermodule verwenden!

Erweiterungssteckplätze

• Ein AGPro Steckplatz, ein PCI Express x16 Steckplatz, zwei PCI Express x1

Steckplätze

• Drei 32-Bit PCI-Steckplätze für PCI 2.3-kompatibles Businterface

Onboard IDE-Kanäle

• Ein IDE Channel unterstützt ATA-66, ATA-100

• Unterstützt die Modi PIO (Programmable Input/Output) und DMA (Direct

Memory Access)

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• Unterstützung für IDE Ultra DMA-Busmastering mit Transferraten von 100/66/

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33 MB/Sek

IDE RAID

• Zwei optionale IDE Channels unterstützen RAID 0, 1, 0+1 Funktion , maximal

4 Geräte

• Unterstützt die Modi PIO (Programmable Input/Output) und DMA (Direct

Memory Access)

• Unterstützung für IDE Ultra DMA-Busmastering mit Transferraten von 133/

100/66 MB/Sek

Anmerkung: Unser CD-Bundle stellt ein RAID-Installationsprogramm
zur Verfügung, um einen Installations-Treiber auf Ihr Diskettenlaufwerk
zu kopieren. Drücken Sie bitte deshalb die F-6-Taste, um ihr eignes
Diskettenlaufwerk mit dem RAID-Installations-Treiber zu verwenden,
während Sie IDE-RAID benutzen, um das Betriebssystem zu installieren.

Serial ATA

• Vier Serial ATA Headers

• Datentransferrate übertrifft beste ATA-Werte (~150 MB/Sek.); höhere Transfer-

raten möglich

• Low Pin Count (LPC) für Host und Geräte

Azalia Audio Codec

• Gemäß Azalia-Spezikationen, mit Unterstützung von 8-Kanal-DACs mit SNR

100dB

• Kompatibilität: 192/96/48/44.1 KHz mit 24/20/16 bits

• Unterstützung von 8 Smart-I/O-Steckvorrichtungen

• Erweiterte Steckeraufndungsanzeige via RNM (Resistors Network Method),

welche zur Überwachung des Einsteckstatus der einzelnen Stecker benutzt
werden kann

• Digitale S/PDIF OUT & IN Unterstützung

Onboard-I/O-Ports

Das Motherboard verfügt über einen kompletten Satz von I/O-Schnittstellen und
Anschlüssen:

• Zwei PS/2-Steckplätze für Maus und Tastatur

• Ein serieller Steckplatz

• Ein paralleler Steckplatz

• Ein LAN Steckplatz (optional)

• Vier USB2.0-Ports auf der Rückseite

• Audioanschlüsse für Mikrofon, line-in und 8-ch line-out

IIntegriertes Ethernet LAN (optional)

• Onboard Gigabit LAN:

− Integrierter 10/100/1000 Transceiver

− Selbstverhandlung mit “Next page”- (nächste Seite) Kapazität

− Unterstützt eine Full Duplex Flußkontrolle (IEEE 802.3x), und IEEE

802.1Q VLAN-Markierung

− In Übereinstimmung mit IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab

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• Onboard 10/100Mbps Ethernet LAN:

− 10 Mb/s und 100 Mb/s Betrieb

− Integrierter Fast Ethernet MAC, physikalischer Chip und Transceiver in
einem einzigen Chip

− Unterstützt 10Mb/s und 100Mb/s N-way Auto-Verhandlung

− Unterstüzt ACPI Versorgungs-Betriebssystem

− Fließende Full Duplex Kontrolle (IEEE 802.3x) und halbe/Full duplex

Kapazität

USB2.0

• Entspricht Universal Serial Bus-Spezikation, Revision 2.0

• Entspricht Intels Enhanced Host Controller Interface-Spezikation, Revision

1.0

• Entspricht Universal Host Controller Interface -Spezikation Revision 1.1

• PCI-Multifunktionsgerät besteht aus zwei UHCI Host
Controller-Kernen für Signalübertragung bei voller und niedriger Geschwind­igkeit sowie einem EHCI Host Controller-Kern für Hochgeschwindigkeits- Sig­nalübertragung

• Der Haupt-Hub besteht aus 4 Downstream-Ausgangsstellen mit integrierten
physischen Schicht-Transceivern, welche vom UHCI und EHCI Host­Kontroller geteilt werden, bis zu acht funktionelle Ausgangsstellen.

• Unterstützt PCI-Bus Power Management Interface , Spezikation Release 1.1

• Legacy-Unterstützung für alle Downstream-Ports

Hinweis:Bestimmte Hardwarespezikationen und Teile der
softwareausstattung können ohne weitere Ankündigung abgeändert
werden.

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Traduzione Funzioni e Lista

Lista

L’imballo della scheda madre é composto da:

• La scheda madre

• Guida dell’utente

• Una piattina per il collegamento dei drive (opzionale)

• Una piattina IDE

• Il CD con il Software di supporto

Caratteristiche

Dotata di Socket LGA775 per Processori

• Supporto dei più recenti processori serie Intel Pentium 4 e Celeron dotati di

Tecnologia Hyper-Threading

• Supporta no a 800 MHz Front Side Bus

La tecnologia Hyper-Threading permette al sistema operative di essere
dotato di due procressori. Permettendovi di effettuare due operazioni in
parallelo, entrambe su processori ‘logici’ separati all’interno dello stesso
processore sico.

Chipset

In accordo ad una archittettura scabile e innovative sono presenti nel chipset il
Northbridge Intel 915P e Intel I/O Controller Hub6 (ICH6).

• Supporto di una PCI Express x16 per l’interfaccia graca

• Supporta tecnologie DDR/DDR2 da 256-Mb, 512-Mb e 1-Gb per dispositivi x8

e x16

• Conforme alle speciche Serial ATA 1.0a

• Host Controller USB 2.0 integratoin grado di supporare sino a 8 porte USB 2.0

; Controller LAN integrato con supporto di Ethernet 10/100 Mb/s Ethernet;

controller IDE integrato con supporto di Ultra ATA 100/66/33

• Compatibile con le speciche di Azalia in grado di supportare 8 canali di audio

output

• Conforme alle speciche PCI 2.3.

Memoria Supporta

• Due prese DIMM da 2,5 V a 184 pin per moduli memoria SDRAM DDR 400/

333 e due prese a 1,8 V a 240 pin per DDR2 533/400

• Supporto di bus memoria DDR2 533/400 o DDR400/333

• Quantità massima di memoria installabile, 2GB

Nota: non è possibile utilizzare due moduli DDR2 533/400 e DDR400/333
contemporaneamente. Utilizzare solo moduli memoria DDR2 533/400 o DDR
400/300.

Slot di espansione

• Uno slot AGPro, uno slot PCI Express x16 e due slot PCI Express x1

• Tre slots PCI a 32 bit per interfaccia bus PCI 2.3

Canali IDE Integrati

• Un canale IDE con supporto di ATA-66, ATA-100

• Supporto della modalità PIO (Programmable Input/Output) e DMA (Direct

Memory Access)

• Supporto per le modalità Bus Mastering e Ultra DMA ATA 100/66/33 MB/sec

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RAID IDE

• Due canali IDE opzionali con supporto di funzione RAID 0, 1, 0+1, massimo 4

dispositivi

• Supporto della modalità PIO (Programmable Input/Output) e DMA (Direct

Memory Access)

• Supporto per le modalità Bus Mastering e Ultra DMA ATA 133/100/66 MB/sec

Nota: Sul CD compreso nella confezione è disponibile un programma di
installazione RAID per creare un driver di installazione sul disco oppy in uso.
Durante l'utilizzo di RAID IDE per installare il sistema operativo, è sufciente
premere F6 per utilizzare il disco oppy in uso di un driver di installazione
RAID.

ATA Seriale

• Quattro connettori Serial ATA

• Altissima velocità di trasferimento dati ATA (~150 MB/s) con la possibilità di

scalabilità della velocità stessa verso valori piú alti

• Pin Count ridotto sia per l’host sia per le periferich

Codec Audio Azalia

• Compatibile con le Speciche di Azalia, in grado di supportare 8 canali DACs

con SNR 100dB

• Compatibili: 192/96/48/44.1 KHz a 24/20/16 bits

• Supporta 8 porte I/O Smart Jack

• Completo rilevamento jack via RNM (resistors network method) che può

essere utilizzato per monitorare lo stato di connessione di ciascun jack

• Supporta digital S/PDIF OUT & IN

Onboard I/O Porte

La scheda madre è dotata da una serie completa di porte e connettori I/O:

• Due porte PS/2 per tastiera e mouse

• Una porta seriale

• Una porta parallela

• Una porta LAN (opzionale)

• Quattro porte USB2.0 su pannello posteriore

• Jack audio per microfono, ingresso linea e 8-ch uscita linea

Built-In Ethernet LAN (opzionale)

• LAN Gigabit integrata:

− Transceiver 10/100/1000 Integrato

− Negoziazione automatica con capacità Next page

− Controllo usso dati Full Duplex (IEEE 802.3x) e tagging VLAN IEEE

802.1Q

− Supporto degli standard IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u e IEEE 802.3ab

• Onboard 10/100Mbps Ethernet LAN:

− Operazioni 10 Mb/s a 100 Mb/s

− Fast Ethernet MAC integrata, chip sico e transceiver nello stesso chip

− Supporto della negoziazione automatica N-way a 10Mb/s e 100Mb/s

− Supporto di gestione del consumo energetico ACPI

− Controllo di usso Full Duplex (IEEE 802.3x) e Half/Full

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USB 2.0

• Conforme alle speciche Universal Serial Bus 2.0

• Conforme alle speciche Intel Enhanced Host Controller revisione 1.0

• Conforme alle speciche Universal Host Controller Interface revisione 1.1

• Il dispositivo PCI multifunzione consiste di due schede di controllo UHCI per

lat rasmissione segnali pieno/basso e una scheda di controllo EHCI per la
trasmissione segnali ad alta velocità.

• Il root hub è composto in 4 porte in downstream facing con ricevitore physical

layer integrato condiviso dall’Host Controller UHCI e EHCI sino a otto porte
funzionali

• Supporto per interfaccia risparmio energia bus PCI speciche release 1.1

• Supporto per tutte le porte downstream precedenti

Nota: Alcune speciche hardware ed elementi software sono soggetti
a variazioni senza preavviso.

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Traducción de Características & Lista

LISTA DE VERIFICACIÓN

El paquete de su placa principal contiene los sigtes. ítems:

• La placa principal

• El Guía del Usuario

• Un cable cinta para el lector de disquete (optativo)

• Un cable cinta para el lector IDE

• CD de Software de soporte

Características
Soporte de Procesador Socket-LGA775

• Soporta los últimos procesadores Intel Pentium 4 / Celeron Series con la

Hyper-Threading Technology

• Soporta hasta Bus de Lado Frontal de 800 MHz

La tecnología “Hyper-Threading” habilita el sistema operativo en pensar
que está conectado a dos procesadores, que permite dos hilos a correr en
paralelo, ambos en procesadores ‘lógicos’ dentro del mismo procesador
físico.

Chipset

Hay Intel 915P Northbridge y Intel I/O Controller Hub6 (ICH6) en este chipset
en confomidad con una arquitectura innovadora y escalable con abilidad y ren­dimiento comprobados.

• Soporta un PCI Express x16 para la Interfaz de Grácas

• Soporta las tecnologías 256-Mb, 512-Mb y 1-Gb DDR/DDR2 para los disposi-

tivos x8 y x16.

• Conforme con la espec. Serial ATA 1.0a

• Controlador Antrión USB 2.0 Integrado soporta hasta ocho puertos USB 2.0;

controlador LAN integrado que soporta Ethernet de 10/100Mb/s; controlador

IDE integrado soporta Ultra ATA100/66/33

• Conforme con la especicación Azalia que soporta 8 canales de salidas de

sonido.

• Conforme con la espec. PCI 2.3.

Soporte de Memoria

• Dos zócalos DIMM de 184-pin 2.5V para los módulos de memoria DDR

SDRAM DDR400/333, y dos 240-pin 1.8V para DDR2 533/400

• Soporta el bus de memoria DDR2 533/400 o DDR400/333

• Memoria máxima instalada es 2GB

Nota: No puede usar DDR2 533/400 y DDR400/333
simultáneamente. ¡Sólo use los módulos de memoria DDR2 533/400 o
DDR400/300!

Ranuras de Expansión

• Una ranura AGPro, una ranura PCI Express x16, dos ranuras PCI Express x1

• Tres ranuras 32-bit PCI para la interfaz de bus conforme con PCI 2.3

Canales IDE abordo

• Un Canal IDE que soporta ATA-66, ATA-100

• Soporta modos PIO (Entrada/Salida Programable/Programmable Input/

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Output) y modos DMA (Acceso de Memoria Directo/Direct Memory Access).

• Soporta mastering de bus IDE Ultra DMA con índices de transferencia de

100/66/33 MB/seg

IDE RAID

• Dos Canales IDE optativos que soporta la función RAID 0, 1, 0+1, máximo 4

dispositivos

• Soporta modos PIO (Entrada/Salida Programable/Programmable Input/

Output) y modos DMA (Acceso de Memoria Directo/Direct Memory Access).

• Soporta mastering de bus IDE Ultra DMA con índices de transferencia de

133/100/66 MB/seg

Nota:Nuestro CD embalado le proveerá un programa de instalación RAID que

produce un driver de instalación en su propio disco oppy. Por consiguiente,
mientras usa el IDE RAID para instalar el Sistema Operativo, favor pulse F6
para usar su propio disco oppy de un driver de instalación RAID.

ATA Serial

• Cuatro conectores Serial ATA

• Índice de transferencia que excede el mejor ATA (~150 MB/s) con escalabili-

dad a índices superiores

• Cuenta de pin baja para ambos antrión y dispositivos

Codec de Audio Azalia

• Conforme con la especicación Azalia, que soporta 8 DACs de canal con SNR
100dB

• Compatibilidades: 192/96/48/44.1 KHz con 24/20/16 bits

• 8 soportes de puerto I/O Smart Jack

• Detección de clavija extensiva vía RNM (resistors network method/método de
red de resisitores) que se puede usar para monitorear el estado de conexión
de cada clavija

• Soporte de S/PDIF OUT & IN Digital

Puertos I/O Abordos

La placa principal tiene un juego completo de puertos I/O y conectores:

• Dos puertos PS/2 para ratón y teclado

• Un puerto serial

• Un puerto paralelo

• Un puerto LAN (optativo)

• Cuatro puertos USB2.0 en el panel trasero

• Clavijas de sonido para micrófono, entrada y 8-ch salida de línea

Ethernet LAN Incorporado (optativo)

• Gigabit LAN Abordo:

− Transreceptor 10/100/1000 integrado

− Auto-Negociación con capacidad Next page (Próxima página)

− Soporta control de ujo Full Duplex (IEEE 802.3x), y marcación IEEE

802.1Q VLAN

− Conformidad total con IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab

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• Onboard 10/100Mbps Ethernet LAN:

− Operación 10 Mb/s y 100 Mb/s

− Fast Ethernet MAC integrado, chip fìsico, y transceptor en un solo

chip

− Soporta N-way auto-negociación 10Mb/s y 100Mb/s

− Soporta administración de suministro ACPI

− Control de Flujo Full Duplex (IEEE 802.3x) y capacidad Medio/Full

duplex

USB2.0

• Conforme con la Especicación de Bus Serial Universal Revisión 2.0

• Conforme con Controlador Antrión Reforzado de Intel
Interface Specication Revision 1.0

• Conforme con la Especicación de Interfaz de Controlador Antrión Universal
Revisión 1.1

• Dispositivo PCI multi-función se consiste de dos centros de Controlador
Antrión UHCI para señalización de velocidad completa/baja y un centro de
Controlador Antrión EHCI para señalización de alta velocidaa

• El Hub de raíz consiste de 4 puertos downstream con transreceptores de

capa física integrados compartidos por el Controlador Antrión UHCI y EHCI,
hasta ocho puertos funcionales

• Soporta Especicación de Interfaz de Administración de Energía de BUS PCI
versión 1.1

• Soporte de legado para todos los puetos que miran hacia abajo

Nota: Algunas especicaciones de hardware e ítems de software
son sujetos a cambio sin aviso previo .

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Tradução da Lista & Características

Lista de vericação

A embalagem da sua placa principal contém os seguintes itens:

• A placa principal

• O Guia de Utilizador

• Um cabo para a unidade de disquetes (opcional)

• Um cabo para a unidade IDE

• CD de suporte para o software

Características
Suporte do Processador Socket-LGA775

• Suporta os processadores mais recentes Intel Pentium 4 / Celeron Series

com Tecnologia Hiper-Ligação

• Suporta até 800 MHz Front-Side Bus

Tecnologia Hyper-Threading que permite o sistema operador a pensar que
ele está conectado em dois processadores, fazendo com que duas tranças
operem em paralelo, ambas em dois processadores “lógicos”separdos dentro
do mesmo processador físico.

Chipset

Conta com Intel915P Northbridge e Intel I/O Controller Hub6 (ICH6) neste
chipset, de acordo com uma arquitectura inovadora e escalável com um nível de
conança e desempenho comprovado.

• Suporta um PCI Express x16 para Interface de Grácos

• Suporta 256-Mb, 512-Mb e tecnologias 1-Gb DDR/DDR2 para aparelhos x8 e

x16

• Compatível com Série ATA 1.0a

• Controlador Host 2.0 USB integrado suportando até oito portas USB 2.0

;controlador LAN integrado suportando 10/100Mb/s Ethernet; controlador IDE
integrado suporta Ultra ATA100/66/33

• Cumpre com a especicação Azalia suportando 8 Canais de saídas áudio

• Em conformidade com a especicação PCI 2.3

Suporte de memória

• Duas chas DIMM 2.5V com 184 pinos para módulos de memória DDR

SDRAM DDR400/333,e dois 1.8V com pinos 240 para DDR2 533/400

• Suporta DDR2 533/400 ou bus de memória DDR400/333

• A memória máxima instalada é de 2GB

Nota: Não pode utilizar DDR2 533/400 e DDR400/333 simultaneamente.
Use somente módulos de memória DDR2 533/400 ou DDR400/300 !

Slots de expansão

• Uma ranhura AGPro, um PCI Express x16 ranhuras, dois PCI Express x1

ranhura

• Três slots PCI de 32 bit para interface bus compatível com PCI 2.3

Canais IDE na placa

• Um Canal IDE suportando ATA-66, ATA-100

• Suporta modos PIO (Input/Output Programável) e DMA (Direct Memory Ac-

cess)

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• Suporta IDE Ultra DMA bus mastering com razão de transferência de 100/66/

33 MB/seg

IDE RAID

• Dois Canais IDE opcionais suportando uma função RAID 0, 1, 0+1, no

máximo 4 aparelhos

• Suporta modos PIO (Input/Output Programável) e DMA (Direct Memory Ac-

cess)

• Suporta IDE Ultra DMA bus mastering com razão de transferência de 133/

100/66 MB/seg

Nota: O nosso CD integrado fornecer-lhe-á um programa de instalação

RAID para poder efectuar a instalação do driver no seu próprio disco
exível. Por essa razão, enquanto estiver a usar o IDE RAID para instalar
o Sistema Operativo, pressione a tecla F6 para poder usar o seu próprio
disco exível de um driver de instalação RAID.

Série ATA

• Quatro conectores Série ATA

• Razão de transferência excedendo o melhor ATA (~150 MB/s) com escalabili-

dade para razões mais altas

• Contagem baixa de pin para ambos os dispositivos e host

Codec Áudio Azalia

• Cumpre com a especicação Azalia , suportando 8 canais DACs com SNR
100 dB

• Compatibilidades: 192/96/48/44.1 KHz com 24/20/16 bits

• Suporte de porta 8 Smart Jack I/O

• Detecção de cha extensiva via RNM (método em rede de resistências) que
pode ser usado para monitorizar o estado de ligação de cada cha

• S/PDIF OUT digital & suporte IN

Portas I/O na placa

A placa principal possui um conjunto completo de portas e conectores I/O:

• Duas portas PS/2 para o rato e teclado

• Uma porta série

• Uma porta paralela

• Uma porta LAN (opcional)

• Quatro portas USB2.0 no painel traseiro

• Jacks audio para microfone, line-in e line-out 8-ch

Ethernet LAN Integrada (opcional)

• LAN Onboard Gigabit:

− Transreceptor integrado 10/100/1000

− Auto-Negociação com capacidade Next page (Próxima página)

− Suporta controle de uxo Full Duplex (IEEE 802.3x), e alongamento IEEE

802.1Q VLAN

− Totalmente complacente com IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u,
IEEE 802.3ab

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• Onboard 10/100Mbps Ethernet LAN:

− Operação 10 Mb/s e 100 Mb/s

− Fast Ethernet MAC integrado, chipe físico e transreceptor em um único

chipe

− Suporta auto-negociação N-way de 10Mb/s e 100Mb/s

− Suporta gerenciamento de força ACPI

− Controle de Fluxo Duplex Completo (IEEE 802.3x) e capacidade duplex

Half/Full (Parcial/Total)

USB 2.0

• Compatível com Universal Serial Bus Revisão 2.0 da especicação

• Compatível com controlador Enhanced Host da Intel Revisão 1.0 da especi­cação da interface

• Compatível com controlador Universal Host Revisão 1.1 da especicação da
Interface

• O dispositivo PCI muli-funções consiste em dois núcleos de Controlador
UHCI Host Controller para sinalização de velocidade total/baixa em um nú­cleo de Controlador EHCI Host para sinalização de alta velocidade

• A root hub consiste em 4 tomadas frontais e partes a jusante com transmis-

sores físicos e integrados com camadas, partilhados pelo Controlador Host
UHCI e EHCI, até oito tomadas funcionais

• Suporte de gestão de energia PCI-Bus Revisão 1.1 da especicação da inter­face

• Suporte para todas as portas de protecção a jusante

Nota: As especicações de alguns artigos de hardware e
software encontram-se sujeitos a alterações sem aviso prévio.

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功能和检查单翻译

检查单

您的主板包装含有以下项目：

· 主板

· 用户手册

· 一根磁盘驱动器扁平电缆（可选）

· 一根 IDE 驱动器扁平电缆

· 软件支持 CD

功能

支持 LGA775 Socket 处理器

· 支持带有最新/多线程技术的 Intel Pentium 4/ Celeron 系列处理器

· 支持 800 MHz前端总线

“多线程”技术可以让操作系统认为自己连接了两个处理器，允许两个线程并
行运行，每个线程位于同一处理器中的单独“逻辑”处理器中。

芯片组

芯片组包含Intel 915P 北桥 和Intel I/O Controller Hub6 (ICH6), 它基于一种新型的

、可扩展的架构，能提供已经证明的可靠性和高性能。

· 支持 1 个用于图形接口的 PCI Express x16。

· 支持用于 x8 和 x16 设备的 256-Mb、512-Mb 和 1-Gb DDR/DDR2 技术。

· 符合串行 ATA 1.0a 规格。

· 集成 USB 2.0 主控器，最多支持 8 个 USB 2.0 端口，集成支持 10/100Mb/s

以太网的 LAN 控制器，集成 IDE 控制器，支持 Ultra ATA100/66/33。

· 符合 Azalia 规格，支持 8 声道音频输出。

· 符合 PCI 2.3 规格。

内存支持

· 2 个用于 DDR SDRAM DDR400/333 内存条的 184-pin 2.5V DIMM 插槽，2

个用于 DDR2 533/400 内存条的 240-pin 1.8V 插槽

· 支持 DDR2 533/400 或 DDR400/333 存储总线

· 内存最多可达 2GB

注意：您不能同时使用 DDR2 533/400 和 DDR400/333 内存。您只能使用
DDR2 533/400 或 DDR400/300) 内存条！

扩展槽

· 1个 AGPro 插槽，1 个 PCI Express x16 插槽，2 个 PCI Express x1 插槽

· 3个 32 位 PCI 插槽，用于 PCI 2.3 兼容总线接口

Onboard IDE 通道

· 1 个支持 ATA-66/ATA-100 的 IDE 通道

· 支持 PIO (程控输入/输出) 和 DMA (直接存储器存取) 模式

· 支持 IDE Ultra DMA 总线控制，传输速率可达 100/66/33 MB/sec

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IDE RAID

· 2 个可选的 IDE 通道，支持 RAID 0, 1, 0+1 功能，最多 4 个设备

· 支持 PIO (程控输入/输出) 和 DMA (直接存储器存取) 模式

· 支持 IDE Ultra DMA 总线控制，传输速率可达 133/100/66 MB/sec

注意：

我们为您提供的 CD 带有一个 RAID 安装程序，您可以在自己的软盘上
制做安装驱动程序。这样，当您使用 IDE RAID 安装操作系统时，请按住 F6
使用带有 RAID 安装驱动程序的软盘。

Serial ATA

· 4 个Serial ATA 接口

· 传输速率超过 ATA (~150 MB/s)，可扩展到更高速率

· 主机和设备管脚数量少

Azalia 音频编解码器

·符合 Azalia 规格，支持 SNR 100dB 的 8 通道 DAC

·兼容性：192/96/48/44.1 KHz，24/20/16 位

·支持 8 个智能插孔 I/O 端口

·通过 RNM（电阻网络方法）的全面插孔检测，用于监视每个插孔的插入状态

·支持数字量 S/PDIF OUT & IN

集成 I/O 端口

此主板具有完整的 I/O 端口和插孔：

·2 个用于连接鼠标和键盘的 PS/2 端口

·1 个串口

·1 个并口

·1 个LAN (可选)

·4 个后面板 USB2.0 端口

·麦克风、线入和 8 通道线出声音插孔

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快速以太网 LAN (可选)

·板上集成千兆 LAN：

-集成 10/100/1000 收发器

-带续页能力的自协商

-支持全双工数据流控制 (IEEE 802.3x) 和 IEEE 802.1Q VLAN 标记

-完全符合 IEEE 802.3、IEEE 802.3u、IEEE 802.3ab

·板上集成10/100Mbps Ethernet LAN:

-10 Mb/s 和 100 Mb/s 工作

-单芯片集成了快速乙太网 MAC、物理芯片和收发器

-支持 10Mb/s 和 100Mb/s N 路自协商

-支持 ACPI 电源管理

-全双工数据流控制 (IEEE 802.3x) 和半双工/全双工功能

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USB 2.0

·符合通用串行总线规格 2.0 版本

·符合 Intel 1.0 版本的增强主控器接口规格

·符合 1.1 版本的通用主控器接口规格

·PCI 多功能设备由 2 个用于全速/低速传输数据的 UHCI 主控器和 1 个用于
高速传输数据的 EHCI 主控器组成

· Root 集线器包括 4 个下行端口，带有与 UHCI 和 EHCI 主控制器共用的集成

物理层收发器，最多 8 个功能端口。

· 支持 1.1 版本的 PCI 总线电源管理接口规格

· 支持所有传统下行端口

说明：某些硬件规格和软件项目若有更改恕不另行通知。

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Chapter 1 Introduction

This motherboard has a LGA775 socket for latest Intel
Pentium 4/Celeron processors with Hyper-Threading Tech­nology and Front-Side Bus (FSB) speeds up to 800 MHz. Hyper-

Threading T echnology, 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 915P Northbridge along
with Intel I/O Controller Hub 6 (ICH6) that supports the
Serial A T A interface for high-performance 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 8-channel Azalia Audio Codec and provides one
IDE Ultra DMA 100/66 channel. It coporates one IDE RAID
controller supporting two IDE Ultra DMA 133/100/66 channel for
RAID 0, 1, 0+1 function. It has one AGPro slot, one PCI

Express x16 slot, two PCI Express x1 slots 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), six audio jacks for micropone, line-in and 8­ch line-out, four back-panel USB 2.0 ports and onboard USB
headers USB3/USB4 providing four extra ports by connecting the
extended USB module to the motherboard.

It features the Gigabit Ethernet interface that provides up to ten
times the throughput (10/100/1000 Mb/s operation) and faster
transfer rate (1 Gigabit/s) than conventional Ethernet connection.
It improves system availability, data security, user bandwidth and
network manageability.

It is an ATX motherboard and has power connectors for an ATX
power supply.

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915P chipset can only support 256-Mb, 512-Mb and 1-Gb

DDR technologies for x8 and x16 device, NOT support 128-Mb
DDR technology. That is, 256 MB Double Side Memory Module
& 128 MB Single Side Memory Module are NOT support.

Key Features

The key features of this motherboard include:

LGA775 Socket Processor Support

 Supports the latest Intel Pentium 4/Celeron Series

processors with Hyper-Threading Technology

 Supports up to 800 MHz Front-Side Bus

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 915P Northbridge and Intel I/O Controller
Hub 6 (ICH6) in the chipsets in accordance with an innovative

and scalable architecture with proven reliability and performance.

 Supports one PCI Express x16 for Graphics Interface
 Supports 256-Mb, 512-Mb and 1-Gb DDR/DDR2 technolo-

gies for x8 and x16 devices

 Compliant with Serial A TA 1.0a specification.
 Integrated USB 2.0 Host Controller supporting up to eight

USB 2.0 ports; integrated LAN controller supporting 10/
100Mb/s Ethernet; integrated IDE controller supports Ultra
ATA100/66/33

 Compliant with Azalia specification supporting 8 Channels

of audio outputs

 Compliant with PCI 2.3 specificaiton

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Memory Support

 Two 184-pin 2.5V DIMM sockets for DDR SDRAM

DDR400/333 memory modules, and two 240-pin 1.8V for
DDR2 533/400

 Supports DDR2 533/400 or DDR400/333 memory bus
 Maximum installed memory is 2GB

Note: You can not use DDR2 533/400 and DDR400/333
simultaneously. Only use either DDR2 533/400 or DDR400/300
memory modules!

Expansion Slots

 One AGPro slot, one PCI Express x16 slot, two PCI

Express x1 slots

 Three 32-bit PCI slots for PCI 2.3-compliant bus interface

Onboard IDE channels

 One IDE Channel supporting 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

IDE RAID

 Two optional IDE Channels supporting RAID 0,1,0+1

function , maximum 4 devices

 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

Note: Our bundled CD will provide you with a RAID installation
program to make an installation driver in your own floppy disk.
Therefore, while you are using IDE RAID to install the
Operating System, please push down F6 to use your own floppy
disk of a RAID installation driver.

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Serial A TA

 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

Azalia Audio Codec

 Compliant with Azalia specification, supporting 8 channel

DACs with SNR 100dB

 Compabilities: 192/96/48/44.1 KHz with 24/20/16 bits
 8 Smart Jack I/O port support
 Extensive jack detection via RNM (resistors network

method) that can be used to monitor the plugging status of
each jack

 Digital S/PDIF OUT & IN support

Onboard I/O Ports

The motherboard has a full set of I/O ports and connectors:

 Two PS/2 ports for mouse and keyboard
 One serial port
 One parallel port
 One LAN port (optional)
 Four back-panel USB2.0 ports
 Audio jacks for microphone, line-in and 8-ch line-out

Fast Ethernet LAN (optional)



 Onboard Gigabit LAN:



−Integrated 10/100/1000 transceiver

−Auto-Negotiation with Next page capability

−Supports Full Duplex flow control (IEEE 802.3x), and

IEEE 802.1Q VLAN tagging

−Fully compliant with IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE

802.3ab



 Onboard 10/100Mbps Ethernet LAN:



−−

−10 Mb/s and 100 Mb/s operation

−−

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−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 Specifi-

cation 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 inte-

grated physical layer transceivers shared by UHCI and
EHCI Host Controller, up to eight functional ports

 Support PCI-Bus Power Management Interface Specifica-

tion 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

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

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Bundled Software



 Adobe Acrobat Reader is the software to help users read



PDF files.



 ShowShifter provides you with various options to create an



ultimate home media center for your PC that you can use it
to record and playback TV, enjoy your entertainment over a
network, look at digital photos as a slide show on your TV
or PC monitor, and so on



 WinDVD creator Plus is a storyboard interface making



the entire DVD-making process as easy as moving pictures
around on your screen.



 WinDVD provides the automatic WinDVD software



installation.

Dimensions

 ATX form factor of 305 x 244 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

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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

T o 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 connec-

tions 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

NB_FAN1 LGA775 Socket

IO PORTS

PWR2

PCI-E1

PCI-E2-3

AGP-E1

AUDIO2

CD1

SPDIF-O-1

CPU_FAN1

DIMM1-2
DDR2

DIMM3-4
DDR

PWR1

IDE1

CHS_FAN1

SATA1-4

JP1

IDE2-3(optional)

AUX_FAN1

PCI1-3

SPK1

FDC1

IR1USB3/4

PANEL1

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LABEL COMPONENTS

CPU_FAN1 CPU Fan connector
DIMM1--2 Two 240-pin DDR2 SDRAM sockets
DIMM3-4 Two 184-pin DDR SDRAM sockets
PWR1 Standard 24-Pin ATX Power connector
IDE1 IDE connector
CHS_FAN1 Chasis cooling fan connector
SATA1-4 Serial ATA connectors
JP1 Clear CMOS jumper
IDE2/3 IDE RAID connectors (optional)
PWR2 Standard 4-Pin ATX Power connector
PANEL1 Front Panel Switch/LED header
FDC1 Floppy Disk Drive connector
IR 1 Infrared header
USB3/4 Front Panel USB headers
SPK1 Speaker header
PCI 1-3 32-bit PCI slots
AUX_FAN1 Auxliary cooling fan connector
SPDIF-O-1 SPDIF out header
CD 1 Analog Audio Input header
AUDIO2 Front Panel Audio header
AGP-E1 AGPro slot *See page 25 for details
PCI-E2-3 PCI Express x1 slots
PCI-E1 PCI Express x16 graphics card slot
NB_FAN1 Northbridge cooling fan connenctor

I/O Ports

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

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PS/2 Mouse

PS/2 Keyboard

Parallel Port (LPT1)

Serial Port COM1

LAN Port (optional)

USB Ports
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.

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 the audio jacks to connect audio devices.
The D port is for stereo line-in signal, while the F
port is for microphone in signal. In 8-channel
mode, audio ports are respectively referred to
the following list for specific port function defini­tion:

A: Center & Woofer D: Line-in
B: Back Surround E: Front Out
C: Side Surround F: Mic_in Rear

In addition, each of B, C, and E ports can pro­vide users with both right and left channels.
Users please refer to the following note for spe­cific port function definition.

Note1: The above port definition can be changed to audio
input or aduio output by changing the driver utility setting.

Note2: You can access the path: Sound/ALC880/Audio User’s
Guide in our bundled CD, or please visit our website:
Http://www.pcchips.com for more detailed information about

audio devices.

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Installing the Processor

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

consider the performance requirements 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

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.

1

CPU_FAN1

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Be careful not to touch the contacts.

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.

Note: 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.

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Installing Memory Modules

This motherboard accommodates four memory modules, which
are two 184-pin 2.5V DIMM3-4 sockets (Dual Inline Memory
Module) for unbuffered DDR 400/333 memory modules (Double
Data Rate SDRAM) and the other two 240-pin 1.8V DIMM1-2
sockets (Dual Inline Memory Module) for unbuffered DDR2 533/
400 memory modules (Double Data Rate SDRAM). 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. You must
install at least one module in any of the four slots. Each module
can be installed with 256 MB to 1 GB of memory; total memory
capacity is 2 GB.

DIMM1--2
(DDR2)

Note1: Please be noted you can NOT use DIMM1-2(DDR2 533/

400) and DIMM3-4(DDR 400/333) simultaneously. Only use
either DDR2(533/400) or DDR(400/333) memory modules!
Note2: Do not remove any memory module from its antistatic
packaging until you are ready to install it on the motherboard.
Handle the modules only by their edges. Do not touch the
components or metal parts. Always wear a grounding strap
when you handle the modules.

DIMM3--4
(DDR)

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Memory Module Installation Procedure

These modules can be installed with up to 2 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 SHOR T; removing a
jumper cap from these pins, OPEN.

1

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 Setting

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

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Install the Motherboard

Install the motherboard in a system chassis (case). The board is a
A TX 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.

1

PWR2

1

NB_FAN1

1

AUX_F AN1

PWR1

1

CHS_FAN1

PANEL1

1

Connect the power connector from the power supply to the
PWR1 connector on the motherboard. The PWR2 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 CHS_FAN1 fan power connec-
tor on the motherboard.

Connect the Northbridge cooling fan connector to NB_FAN1.
Connect the auxiliary power supply cooling fan connector to
AUX_FAN1.

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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

Connecting 20/24-pin power cable

Users please note that when
installing 20-pin power cable,
from the aspect as the picture
shows, the latch of power cable

20-pin power cable

24-pin power cable

falls on the left side of the
PWR1 connector latch.

Users please note that when
installing 24-pin power cable,
the latches of power cable and
the PWR1 connector match
perfectly.

Note: Users please note that the 20-pin and 24-pin power
cables can both be connected to the PWR1 connector. While
connceting the 20-pin power cable, just align the 20-pin power
cable with the pin 1 of the PWR1 connector. However, using 20­pin power cable may cause the system the unbootable or
unstable problem because of insufficient electricity.

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Connecting Optional Devices

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

USB3

1
1

USB4

1

AUDIO2

SPDIF-O-1

SPK1

1

1

1

IR1

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 AUD_GND
3 AUD_MIC_BIAS 4 AUD_VCC
5 AUD_FPOUT_R 6 AUD_RET_R
7 HP_ON 8 KEY
9 AUD_FPOUT_L 10 AUD_RET_L

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USB3/USB4: 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 USB3/USB4 to connect the front-mounted ports to
the motherboard.

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 USB3/USB4 header on the motherboard.

2. Plug the bracket cable onto the USB3/USB4 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.

SPDIF-O-1: SPDIF Out Header

S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) is a standard audio
transfer file format and allows the transfer of digital audio signals
from one device to another without having to be converted first to
an analog format. Via a specific audio cable, you can connect the
SPDIF-O-1 header (S/PDIF output) on the motherboard to the S/
PDIF digital input on the external speakers or AC Decode de­vices.

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 SPDIF 2 +5V A
3 KEY 4 GND

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SPK1: Speaker Header

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

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 SPKR 2 NC
3 GND 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

1 NC 2 KEY
3 +5V 4 GND
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.

IDE1

1

SATA4 SATA3

SATA1SATA2

IDE3 (optional)

FDC1

IDE2 (optional)

1

1
1

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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 FDC1.

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 AT A-66/100 mode.

IDE2 and IDE3 (optional) can be used to set up a disk array
configuration, RAID 0,1,0+1 function, compatible with AT A-66/
100/133 specification and supporting up to 4 IDE drives.

This motherboard has 3 IDE channel interfaces. You may also set
up the IDE hard disks with the SATA hard disks on the SATA
RAID connectors to create a multi-RAID configuration.

Serial ATA Devices

The Serial ATA (Advanced Technology Attachment) is the
standard interface for the IDE hard drives, which is designed to
overcome the design limitations 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 ATA hard drive, you can connect the Serial
ATA cables to the Serial ATA hard drive or the connecter on the
motherboard.

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On the motherboard, locate the Serial ATA connectors SATA1-4,
which support new Serial ATA devices for the highest data
transfer rates, simpler disk drive cabling and easier PC assembly.

It eliminates limitations of the current Parallel AT A 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

1

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

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

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Expansion Slots

This motherboard has one AGPro, one PCI-Express x16, two
PCI-Express x1 and three 32-bit PCI slots.

PCI-E1

PCI-E2

PCI-E3

AGP-E1

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

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

1. Locate the AGPro, PCI and PCI Express 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 (AGP-E1)

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 27.

PCI-E1 Slot(PCI-Express x16)/PCI-E2/E3(PCI-Express
x1) Slots

The PCI Express slots are used to install external PCI Express
graphics cards.

PCI1-3 Slots

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

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VGA Card Support List for AGPro Slot:

VENDER AGP 4X/8X CHIPSET MANUFACTURE

ATI Radeon 8500 ATI RADE O N 85 00 D DR

4X

ATI Radeon 9000 PRO Gigabyte GV-R9000 PRO
ATI Radeon 9200 ECS R9200LE / 64M

ATI

NVIDIA

SIS

ATI Radeon 9200 ECS R9200LE / 128M
ATI Radeon 9500 Power Color ATI 9500

8x

ATI Radeon 9700 P RO Pow er Color A TI 9700Pro
ATI Radeon 9800 P RO M IC Radeon9800 P ro/128M
ATI Radeon 9800 XT ECS 98 00XT
TNT2 M64 W in F as t S3 25
GeForce 256 Creative CT6940
GeForce 256 DDR ASUS V 6800
GeFo rce 2 GTS Gigabyt e GA-66032D
GeForce 2 GTS ELSA GLADIAC GTS DDR PRO/64M
GeForce 2 MX ASUS AGP-V7100
GeForce 2 MX ELSA Gladiac MX
GeF o rce 2 MX Triplex Mohock
GeForce 2 Ultra W INFAS T GeForce 2 Ultra
GeFo rce 2 M X200 Triplex-MX2200

4X

GeForce 2 MX400 ELSA GL ADIAC 511
GeForce 3 ELSA GLADIAC 920
GeForce 3 ASUS V8200
GeForce 3 Ti500 ASUS V 8200
GeFo rce 4 M X420 W INFA S T A 170TH S DR
GeFo rce 4 M X440 AS US V8 170DD R
GeForce 4 Ti4200 WINFAS T A250TD/64M
GeForce 4 Ti4400 ELSA 725DV I
GeForce 4 Ti4600 ELSA 925V iVo
GeForce 4 Ti4200 ASUS V9280TD
GeFo rce 4 M X440 AS US V9 180V S
GeFo rce 4 M X4000 WinF as t A 180 B
GeFo rce FX5200 AS U S V 9520 M agi c
GeFo rce FX5600 ELSA F X 732

8X

GeFo rce FX5700 ELSA F X 736
GeFo rce FX5800 Triplex FX5800TD
GeFo rce FX5900Ultra M SI FX5900Ultra
GeFo rce FX5950Ultra EL S A F X938Ultra
Xabre 200 ECS A G 200E4-D32
Xabre 200 ECS A G 200T8_D64

8X

Xabre 400 ECS A G 400T8_D64
Xabre 400 ECS -MM A G 400T8_D64

Note: Please visit our website for the updated AGP graphics
card support list : Http://www.pcchips.com/support/FAQ

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Dual Monitor

In order to enable “Dual Monitor” Function, users must have
“Two Monitors”, “Two Graphics Devices” (AGP graphics
cards for AGPro slot, PCI Express graphics cards for PCI­Express slots, PCI interface expansion cards for PCI slots) and
Windows 2000 or W indows XP that supports the Dual Monitor
Function.

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Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility

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.

You 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.

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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.

CMOS SETUP UTILITY – Copyright (C) 1985-2004, American Megatrends, Inc

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
F8: Best Performance Settings F9: Optimized Settings F10: Save

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

V02.56 (C) 1985-2004, American Megatrends, Inc.

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

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. Press F8 to install the setup utility
with a set of high-performance values.

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Standard CMOS Setup Page

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

CMOS SETUP UTILITY – Copyright (C) 1985-2004, American Megatrends, Inc.

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
Third IDE Master Not Decteted
Third IDE Slave Not Detected

Floppy A 1.44 MB 3 1/2”

: 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.

Date & Time

These items set up system date and time.

Primary IDE Master/Primary IDE Slave/Secondary IDE
Master/Secondary IDE Slave/Third IDE Master/Third IDE
Slave

Your 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 SATA device to be installed. Use these items to
configure each device on the IDE channel.

Floppy A

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.

CMOS SETUP UTILITY – Copyright (C) 1985-2004, American Megatrends, Inc.

Quick Boot Enabled
1st Boot Device HDD:SS-ST3120026AS
2nd Boot Device CD/DVD:3M-Pioneer D
3rd Boot Device 1st Floppy Drive
Try Other Boot Device Yes
Bootup Num-Lock On
Configure DRAM timing by SPD Enabled
Hyper Threading Technology Enabled
Max CUPID Value Limit Disabled
Memory Voltage Normal
PCI-E Voltage Normal
Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk Enabled
Spread Spectrum Disabled
AGP Aperture Size 128MB

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

Advanced Setup

Help Item

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

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.

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BootUp Num-Lock

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

Configure DRAM Timing by

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

Hyper Threading Technology

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

Max CUPID Value Limit

When this item is enabled, you can use Prescott CPU and LGA­775 CPU and there will be a normal NT4.0 installation; otherwise,
the automatically restarting will occur while installing.

Memory Voltage

This item determines the DDR voltage adjustment.

PCI-E Voltage

This item determines the PCI Express voltage adjustment.

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
(Electro-Magnetic interface) generated by the system.

AGP Aperture Size

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

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Features Setup Page

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

CMOS SETUP UTILITY – Copyright (C) 1985-2004, American Megatrends, Inc.

OnBoard Floppy Controller Enabled
Serial Port1 Address 3F8/IRQ4
Onboard IR Port Disabled
Parallel Port Address 378
Parallel Port Mode ECP
ECP Mode DMA Channel DMA 3
Parallel Port IRQ IRQ7
OnBoard PCI IDE Controller Both
ATA/IDE Configuration Enhanced
Onboard IDE RAID Controller RAID
Ethernet Device Enabled
Audio Device Enabled
Onboard USB Function Enabled
USB Function For DOS Disabled

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

Features Setup

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 serial port,
and to assign a port address.

Onboard IR Port

Use this item to enable or disable the onboard IR port function.

Parallel Port Address

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

Parallel Port Mode (ECP)

Use this item to select the parallel port mode. You can select
Normal (Standard Parallel Port), ECP (Extended Capabilities

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Port), EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port), or BPP (Bi-Directional
Parallel Port).

ECP Mode DMA Channel

Use this item to assign the DMA Channel under ECP Mode
function.

Parallel Port IRQ

Use this item to assign IRQ to the parallel port.

OnBoard PCI IDE Controller

Use this item to enable or disable either or both of the onboard
Primary and Secondary IDE channels.

ATA/IDE Configuration

The ATA/IDE option can be configured as either “Enhanced
(default)” or “Compatible” in the BIOS configuration. Windows*
98SE and Windows* Me operating systems do not support En­hanced mode IDE/Serial ATA resources for more than four
devices. If the ATA/IDE option is set to Enhanced mode, the
operating installation will not be able to recognize the drive, and
the installation will fail. Before installing 98SE or Me, the AT A/
IDE configuration must be changed from Enhanced to Compatible
mode

Onboard IDE RAID Controller

ITE8212 RAID ROM provides two modes, RAID Mode and
ATA/ATAPI mode. You can use this item to select one of these
two modes.

Note A: If you use IDE HDD to install your Operating System,
you must manually change RAID ROM to “IDE Mode”, or
Onboard IDE RAID Controller 133 ATA RAID to “ATA/ATAPI
Mode”.
Note B: If you use IDE CD-ROM to install your Operating
System, you must manually change Onboard IDE RAID
Controller 133 ATA RAID to “ATA/ATAPI Mode”.

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Ethernet Device

Use this item to enable or disable the onboard Ethernet.

Audio Device

Use this item to enable or disable the onboard audio.

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.

Power Management Setup Page

This page sets some parameters for system power management
operation.

CMOS SETUP UTILITY – Copyright (C) 1985-2004, American Megatrends, Inc.

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

Password Press Enter

: 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 Aware 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

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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.

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

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.

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.

Password

When Keyboard Power On is set to “Password”, this item is
available and users can enter the password.

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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.

CMOS SETUP UTILITY – Copyright (C) 1985-2004, American Megatrends, Inc.

Plug & Play Aware O/S Yes
Primary Graphics Adapter PCI-E VGA
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.

Plug & Play Aware O/S

This itme select which, the BIOS or the operating system, will
configure all the devices in the system. If set NO, the BIOS
configures the system; set YES, the operating system configure
Plug and Play devices.

Primary Graphics Adapter

This itme indicates if the primary graphics adapter uses the PCI-E
VGA, PCI VGA 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.

CMOS SETUP UTILITY – Copyright (C) 1985-2004, American Megatrends, Inc.

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.

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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.

CMOS SETUP UTILITY – Copyright (C) 1985-2004, American Megatrends, Inc.

Manufacturer: Intel
Ratio Status Locked
Ratio Actual Value: 14

Ratio CMOS Setting: 14
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

Manufacturer/Ratio Status/ Ratio Actual Value

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

Ratio CMOS Setting

This item selects the ratio 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.

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Hardware Monitor Page

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

CMOS SETUP UTILITY – Copyright (C) 1985-2004, American Megatrends, Inc.

-=- System Hardware Monitor-=­Vcore : 1.363 V

VIvdd : 1.677 V
VCC 3V : 3.241 V
Vdimm : 1.806 V
CPU FAN Speed : 2463 RPM
NB FAN Speed : 5192 RPM
Chassis FAN Speed : 0 RPM
CPU Temperature : 47oC/116oF
System Temperature : 45oC/113oF

: 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.

Load Best Performance Settings

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 best performance default values. These default values are
quite demanding and your system might malfunction or be
unstable if you are using slower memory chips or other low­performance components.

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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.

T o 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 auto-installing or manual installation depending on
your operating system.

If your operating system is Windows 2000/XP, it will automatically
install all the drivers and utilities for your motherboard; if Windows
NT or manual installation, please follow the instructions described
as the Installing under Windows NT or Manual Installation sec­tion.

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Installing Support Softwar e

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.

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 W indows 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.

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Auto-Installing under Windows 2000/XP

If you are under Windows 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.

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.

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Installing under Windows NT or Manual Installation

If you are under Windows NT, the auto-installing program doesn’t
work out; or you have to do the manual installation, please follow
this procedure while the Auto Setup screen pops out after insert­ing the support CD-ROM:

1 Click the ReadMe to bring up a screen, and then click

the Install Path at the bottom of the screen.

2 Find out your mainboard model name and click on it to

obtain its correct driver directory .

3 Install each software in accordance with the

corresponding driver path.

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.

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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.

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