Intel i945G User Manual
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Manual Revision 1.0
June 30, 2006
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DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES:
THERE ARE NO WARRANTIES WHICH EXTEND BEYOND THE
DESCRIPTION ON THE FACE OF THE MANUFACTURER LIMITED
WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER EXPRESSLY EXCLUDES ALL
OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, REGARDING ITS
PRODUCTS; INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR
NONINFRINGEMENT. THIS DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES SHALL
APPLY TO THE EXTENT ALLOWED UNDER LOCAL LAWS IN THE
COUNTRY PURCHASED IN WHICH LOCAL LAWS DO NOT ALLOW OR
LIMIT THE EXCLUSION OF THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES.
HANDLING PROCEDURES:
Static electricity can severely damage your equipment. Handle the mainboard and
any other device in your system with extreme care and avoid unnecessary contact
with system components on the mainboard. Always work on an antistatic surface
to avoid possible damage to the mainboard from static discharge. Always have
the power supply unplugged and powered off when inserting and removing
devices within the computer chassis. The Manufacturer assumes no responsibility
for any damage to the mainboard that results from failure to follow instruction or
failure to observe safety precautions.
CAUTION
The mainboard is subject to damage by static electricity.
Always observe the handling procedures.
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Post Port Frequently Asked Questions
Below is a list of some basic POST Codes, possible problems and solutions. For more detailed
information about POST Codes, refer to Appendix in this manual.
Post Code Problem Solution
FFh or CFh
1. BI OS chip inserted incor rectly
2. Incorrect BIOS update version
3. Mainboard problem
4. Add-on card inserted incorrectly
1. Reinsert the B IOS c hip
2. Download the correct BIOS version
update from the manufacturer's
Web site
3. Replace mainboard
4. Re m o ve and rep lace the add -on card
C1h - C5h
1. Mem o ry modu le in s erted incorrectly
2. Mem o ry compatibility pro blem
3. Memory module damaged
1. Reinsert memroy module
2. Replace memory with correct type
3. Replace memory module
2Dh
1. Error occured in VGA BIOS
2. VGA card inserted incorrectly
1. Replace VGA card
2. Reinsert the VGA card
26h
Overclock error Clear CMOS or press the insert key to
power on the system
07h - 12h
1. I nitial Keyb o ard con t roller error
2. RTC error
1. Ensure the Keyboard and mouse are
connected correctly
2. Replace the RTC battery
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Table of Contents
Section 1-- Introduction ................................................................................ 1
1-1 Package Contents ................................................................................ 1
1-2 Mainboard Features ..............................................................................2
1-3 Mainboard Specification .........................................................................4
1-4 System Block Diagram ...........................................................................6
Section 2-- Installation ................................................................................. 7
2-1 CPU Installation .................................................................................... 7
2-2 Jumper Settings ................................................................................... 8
2-3 System Memory Configuration ............................................................... 9
2-4 Rear I/O Port........................................................................................ 10
2-5 Internal Connectors .............................................................................. 10
Section 3-- BIOS Setup ................................................................................ 13
3-1 Main Menu............................................................................................ 13
3-2 Standard CMOS Setup ..........................................................................14
3-3 Advanced BIOS Features ......................................................................14
3-4 Power BIOS Features............................................................................ 16
Section 4-- Driver & Utiltiy ........................................................................... 19
Section 5-- Ghost BIOS ............................................................................... 20
Section 6-- Appendix .................................................................................... 21
6-1 Post Codes...........................................................................................22
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Section 1 -- Introduction
1-1 Package Contents
Contents
A. Mainboard
B. User’s manual
C. Floppy drive cable
D. HDD drive cable
E. CD (drivers and utilities)
F. I/O Shield
G. SATA II data cable
Optional items
H. Extra USB2.0 port cable
I. Thermo Stick cable
If you need the optional item, please
contact your dealer for assistance.
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1-2 Mainboard Features
Brief Introduction
Socket 775
Socket 775-based motherboards are designed to provide performance enhancements for Intel
Pentium® 4 processor-based systems, and it also expected to be the next-generation of
platform innovations.
For more details about the Pentium
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4 processor, please visit the Intel Web site at http://
www.Intel.com.
Chipset
The board is designed with Intel (i945P or i945G + ICH7) chipset, featuring performance and
stability with the most innovative technology and features.
For more details about the Intel Chipset, please visit the Intel Web site at
http://www.Intel.
com.
VGA (Supported in the Intel i945G chipset)
Chipset contains integrated VGA. The VGA core shares memory usage with system memory,
therefore sometimes referred to as Unified Memory Architecture (UMA).
DDR2
DDR2 ushers in the new era of DDR memory technology. DDR2 memory offers faster speed,
higher data bandwidth and lower power consumption over DDR.
GLI mode (Graphics Link Interface)
GLI mode allows two PCI-Express VGA cards to be installed on the same mainboard to enjoy
dual display experience. With this technology you can expand your desktop space across two
monitors and have independent display on each monitor.
PCI-Express (PCI-E)
Next generation peripheral interface to succeed to current PCI bus for the next decade. With
smaller slot size and 250MB/sec (PCI-E*1) or 4GB/sec(PCI-E*16) maximum transfer, PCI-Express
overcomes PCI bus bottleneck.
Jumper Configurable PCI-Express
This mainboard is cleverly designed with a jumper configurable PCI-Express slot that lets user
select the bandwidth required. This allows high speed PCI-E devices such as RAID controller or
VGA cards to be supported on this mainboard.
Dual Channel
Supports dual channel of DDR2 memory to give you twice the memory bandwidth for greater
system performance.
Hardware Monitoring
Hardware monitoring enables you to monitor various aspects of the system operation and
status. This includes CPU temperature, voltage and fan speed in RPMs.
10/100 LAN (Optional)
This mainboard is mounted with a 10/100BASE-T Ethernet LAN controller. It allows the mainboard
to connect to a local area network by means of a network hub.
GbE LAN (Optional)
The new Gigabit Ethernet LAN allows data transmission at 1,000 megabits per second (Mbps),
which runs 10 times faster than conventional 10/100BASE-T Ethernet LANs.
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Ghost BIOS
No more worries if BIOS gets corrupted leaving your system unable to boot. The onboard
backup BIOS will rescue & recover main BIOS in just a few easy steps.
Thunder Probe
A hardware diagnostic software to monitor voltage, temperature and speed of a variety of
hardware. It also includes an ingenious built in fan control feature called Smart Fan.
Thunder Flash
A Windows based innovation tool to provide safe and easy BIOS rescue function, BIOS flash
function and personal start up screen.
Magic Health
Reports your system hardware status for every boot-up to help detect faults early. Monitor
hardware status including CPU temperature, CPU/Memory/Chipset voltage, fan RPM speed for
chassis fan, CPU fan & Power supply fan.
EZ-Boot
Simply press “ESC” to select your bootable device. No more hassle to search the BIOS menu,
change and re-start.
PowerBIOS
Supporting a full range of overclocking setting via BIOS. Various adjustable feature include FSB/
Memory/Chipset voltage tweaking.
Special Features
BIOS Features:
Post Port
An onboard LED-display trouble-shooting device, facilitating user to detect boot-up problems.
QuickSPDIF
On board SPDIF-out connector for quick connection to multi-channel speakers. Not only
removes cable cluttering but also delivers loss-free digital audio to let you enjoy DVD movies and
games with crystal clear sound.
Thermo Stick (Optional)
Flexible thermometer to let you measure any temperature by software. Ideal for monitoring
VGA card, chipset or even disk drives temperatures.
H/W Features:
Serial ATA II
S-ATA II is the second generation SATA interface with double the transferring speed up to
300MB/sec. It supports NCQ to provide faster reading speed for your storage devices.
USB2.0
A popular USB standard for plugging in peripherals with up to 480Mbps transfer speed while
maintaining backward compatibility with older USB1.1 device.
6ch
Mainboard is equipped with 6 channel of audio to support Dolby Digital 5.1 audio for DVD-playback.
The onboard audio jacks can be configured for normal 2 channel mode or 6 channel mode.
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1-3 Mainboard Specification
Processor
Socket LGA775 for Intel
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Pentium-D 8xx/9xx series with Dual core processor
Support Intel Core E6000/E4000 series Conroe processor
Support Intel Celeron-D 3xx series, Intel Pentium-4 5xx/6xx series
Support 533/800/1066MHz front-side bus
Support Intel CPU manufactured in 65nm process
Support Intel 05B or 05A Platform Compatibility Guide
Chipset
Intel
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i945P + ICH7 or,
Intel
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i945G + ICH7 with Intel GMA950 graphics
Main Memory
Four 240-pin DDR2 SDRAM DIMM sockets
Support 1.8v DDR2-400/533/667 DIMMs with dual channel architecture
Support single-sided or double-sided, non-ECC, DIMMs with 256Mb/512Mb/1Gb devices
Supports up to 4GB memory size
Expansion Slots
Three PCI connectors compliant with PCI v2.3
Two PCI-Express (x1) connectors compliant with PCI Express 1.0a (Jumper selectable)
One PCI-Express (x16) connectors compliant with PCI Express 1.0a
One PCI Express (x4) connector for extra PCI-E VGA in GLI (Graphics Link Interface) mode
(Jumper selectable)
USB
Eight USB connectors compliant with USB2.0 from embedded USB controller (4 connectors
at rear panel)
LAN
One Gb Ethernet from Realtek RTL8110S PCI controller (Optional)
One 10/100 Ethernet from Realtek RTL8100C PCI controller (Optional)
P-ATA IDE
One IDE interface (up to 2 IDE devices) with UDMA-33/66/100 support from embedded IDE
controller
S-ATA II
Four S-ATA II ports with up to 300MB/s bandwidth from ICH7
I/O
Onboard EPoX EP1308 LPC bus I/O controller
Legacy peripheral interface for PS/2 keyboard & mouse, FDD, Parallel, Serial, and IrDA (v1.0
compliant)
Support Hardware Monitoring for fan speed monitoring and CPU temperature sensing
Intelligent fan speed control for CPU-fan (PWM) for quiet operation
Audio
6 channel audio from onboard Realtek ALC8xx HDA compliant CODEC
- Support CD-In
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- Support Jack detection for fool-proof audio device installation
- Rear panel audio jacks configuration
BIOS
Flash EEPROM with Award Plug&Play BIOS
Support ACPI S3 (Suspend To RAM) mode in ACPI compliant O/S
Support EZ Boot for fast bootable device selection
Support Magic Health for system hardware status report during system boot-up
Support Ghost BIOS for BIOS Recovery
Peripheral Interfaces
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PS/2 keyboard and mouse ports
One Parallel (printer) port
One S/PDIF-Out Coaxial jack
One Serial port (for Intel i945P model only)
One VGA port (for Intel i945G model only)
One RJ45 LAN connector
Four USB2.0 ports
Three Audio jacks
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One floppy drive connector
One ATA-100 IDE connector
Four extra USB2.0 ports
One CD-IN connector
One IR connector
One Serial port (COM1) connector (for Intel i945G model only)
Four S-ATA II connectors
Three Fan connectors
Front Panel Controller
Supports Reset & Soft-Off switches
Supports HDD & Power LEDs
Supports PC speaker
Supports Front Panel Audio connector
Special Features
Support KBPO function – Keyboard power on, turn on the computer from keyboard
Support Wake-On-LAN by PME
Support USB resume in S3
Onboard Post Port LED display for system debugging
PowerBIOS for excellent overclocking features:
- Programmable FSB and PCI-E Clock output frequency with 1MHz fine tuning
- Support BIOS adjustable CPU multiplier, FSB clock, PCI-E x16 clock and DIMM frequency
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