Intel PM945GC User Manual

PM945GC (V2.0)

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FCC Compliance Statement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.

CE Mark

The device is in accordance with 89/336 ECC-ENC Directive.

Ver: EG100

PM945GC (V2.0)

Support Socket 775 Intel

Pentium

(The power consumption for the aforementioned

4/ Celeron® D/ Celeron® Processor

processors must be rated at 65W or less.)

Intel

945GC & ICH7

Core

2 Duo/ Pentium® D/

User Manual

Enabling the Hyper-Threading Technology, your computer system is required to have components as the following:

 CPU: An Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor with HT Technology  Chipset: An Intel  BIOS: A BIOS that supports HT Technology must be enabled  OS: An operating system that supports HT Technology

For more information on Hyper-Threading Technology, go to:

http://www.intel.com/info/hyperthreading

Dimensions (Micro-ATX form-factor):

 180mm x 244mm ( W x L )

Operating System:

 Windows® Vista/ XP/ 2000

Chipset that supports HT Technology

Things You Have To Know

0 The images and pictures in this manual are for reference only and may vary from the

product you received depending on specific hardware models, third party components and software versions.

0 This mainboard contains very delicate IC chips. Always use a grounded wrist strap

when working with the system.

0 Do not touch any IC chip, lead, connector or other components.

0 Always unplug the AC power when you install or remove any device on the mainboard

or when confuguring pins and switches.

Packing List

 PM945GC(V2.0) Mainboard  IDE Cable  SATA Cable  I/O Bracket  Mainboard Setup Driver & User Manual CD  Mainboard Quick Installation Guide

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Attention- Important Information

Follow the procedures below…

Troubleshooting Tips

Refer to other sections in this manual…

Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1. GETTING STARTED ....................................................1

INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................... 1

SPECIFICATION ....................................................................................................... 2

CONFIGURATION ....................................................................................................5

Layout of PM945GC (V2.0)............................................................................5

HARDWARE INSTALLATION ................................................................................... 6

CPU Processor Installation.............................................................................. 6

Memory Installation: DIMM1/DIMM2...........................................................7

Back Panel Configuration................................................................................ 9

Front Panel Headers: JW_FP, PWRLED, SPEAK ........................................10

Connectors..................................................................................................... 11

Headers & Jumpers........................................................................................12

Audio Configuration......................................................................................14

Slots ...............................................................................................................15

Power Supply Attachments............................................................................ 16

CHAPTER 2. BIOS SETUP ........................................................... 17

INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................... 17

MAIN MENU .........................................................................................................18

CHAPTER 3: SOFTWARE SETUP................................................... 20

SOFTWARE LIST ...................................................................................................20

SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ................................................................................... 20

CHAPTER 4: TROUBLESHOOTING................................................. 24

APPENDIX I: 6/4/2 CHANNEL AUDIO EFFECT SETUP............................................27

Mainboard PM945GC(V2.0)

Chapter 1. Getting Started

Introduction

Thanks for choosing PM945GC(V2.0) Mainboard. It is based on Intel® 945GC Northbridge chipset and Intel Media Accelerator 950 for onboard graphics feature. It supports Intel Pentium

aforementioned processors must be rated at 65W or less)

1333 MHz (by overclocking)/ 1066 MHz (by overclocking)/ 800 MHz/ 533 MHz.

The PM945GC(V2.0) provides two DIMM (Dual In-Line Memory Modules) sockets which allowing you to install 240-pin, unbuffered non-ECC, DDRII 667 (by overclocking)/ DDRII 533 SDRAMs. It also supports Dual Channel Technology and allows you installing a total memory capacity of 4 GB.

This mainboard provides one PCI-Express interface slot up to x16 mode which is recommended that insert a graphics card onto the PCI-Espress x16 slot. In addition, two standard PCI slots for use with standard PCI expansion cards are also allowed.

The PM945GC(V2.0) provides one floppy disk drive connector that can be used with 360KB/720KB/1.2MB/1.44MB/2.88MB drives. It also has one IDE connector for IDE hard drives supporting Ultra ATA 100/66/33. Moreover, this mainboard comes with Serial ATA II support with four SATA II connectors which provide up to 3 Gbps data transfer rates.

The onboard High Definition Audio CODEC (ALC662) supports high quality performance 6-channel audio play <See Appendix I>. The mainboard also supports the Sony/Philips Digital Interfaces (S/PDIF) output function (optional).

The PM945GC(V2.0) also comes with an onboard 10/100 Mbps Ethernet LAN chip. There is a LAN port on the back panel of your case that you can directly plug into an Internet cable.

There are maximal eight USB2.0/ 1.1 ports which can be set up on this mainboard.

All the information (including hardware installation and software installation) in this manual are for reference only. The contents in this manual may be updated without notice. The company will not assume any responsibility for any errors or mistakes within.

ICH7 Southbridge chipset. In addition, it also supports integrated Graphics

CoreTM 2 Duo/

D/ Pentium® 4/ Celeron® D/ Celeron® Processors (The power consumption for the

with FSB (Front Side Bus) frequencies of

Mainboard PM945GC(V2.0)

Specification

CPU:

 Support Socket 775

 Support Intel

Processors (The power consumption for the aforementioned processors must be rated at 65W or less.)

 Support Hyper-Threading Technology

 Support 1333 MHz (by overclocking)/ 1066 MHz (by overclocking)/ 800 MHz/ 533 MHz

FSB (Front Side Bus) Frequencies

Chipset:

 Northbridge Chipset – Intel® 945GC

 Southbridge Chipset – Intel

 I/O Controller –Fintek

 High Definition Audio Codec – Realtek

 LAN Controller – Marvell

CoreTM 2 Duo/ Pentium® D/ Pentium® 4/ Celeron® D/ Celeron®

ICH7

F71872FG

ALC662

88E8042

Memory:

 Two DIMM sockets

 Supports unbuffered & non-ECC DDRII 667 (by overclocking)/ DDRII 533 SDRAM

 Supports a total memory capacity of up to 4 GB

 Supports Dual Channel data bus

Onboard HD Audio Codec (ALC 662):

 High performance Codec with high S/N ratio (>90 db)

 Supports 6/4/2 channel playback capability

 Supports jack sensing and re-tasking function

 Built-in Dolby Digital Live Technology

 Supports Sony/ Philips Digital Interfaces (S/PDIF) output function (Optional)

Slots:

 One PCI-Express x16 interface slot for graphics card or expansion card

 Two standard PCI slots for PCI standard expansion cards

Mainboard PM945GC(V2.0)

FDD Connector:

 Supports one FDD connector to set up to two floppy disk drives

 Supports 360KB/ 720KB/ 1.2MB/ 1.44MB/ 2.88MB

IDE Connector:

 One IDE connector

 Supports up to two IDE devices

 Supports Ultra ATA 33/66/100

 Supports high capacity hard disk drives

Serial ATA II Connector:

 Four SATA II connectors

 Supports SATA 2.0 specification and with transmit rate up to 3 Gbps

 One SATA connector can only support one SATA HDD

Onboard LAN Chip:

 10/100 Mbps Ethernet LAN supported

I/O facility Connectors

 Supports one PS/2 mouse port and one PS/2 keyboard port

 Supports one serial port

 Supports one VGA port (=D-Sub)

 Supports one parallel port（PARALLEL）header and one HDMI-SPDIF OUT (HDMI-SPDIF)

header with external devices connected

Universal Serial Bus:

 Four onboard USB 2.0/ 1.1 ports

 Two front USB headers come with this mainboard for additional four USB ports

 Support a maximum of eight USB ports to connect USB compliant devices

BIOS:

 Phoenix-Award™ BIOS

 Support APM1.2

 Support ACPI 2.0 power management

Mainboard PM945GC(V2.0)

Green Function:

 Supports Phoenix-Award™ BIOS power management function

 Supports system-wake-from-power-saving-mode by keyboard or mouse touching

Shadow RAM:

 Integrated memory controller provides shadow RAM functionality and supports ROM

BIOS

Flash Memory:

 Supports flash memory functionality

 Supports ESCD functionality

Hardware Monitor Function:

 Monitors CPU/ Chassis Fan Speed

 Monitors CPU and system temperature

 Monitors system voltages

Configuration

Layout of PM945GC (V2.0)

Mainboard PM945GC(V2.0)

Hardware Installation

This section will assist you in quickly installing your system hardware. Wear a wrist ground strap before handling components. Electrostatic discharge may damage the system’s components.

CPU Processor Installation

This mainboard supports Intel® CoreTM 2 Duo/ Pentium® D/ Pentium® 4/ Celeron® D/ Celeron® Processors using a Socket 775. Before building your system, we suggest you to visit the Intel website and review the processor installation procedures. http://www.intel.com

CPU Socket 775 Configuration Steps:

1. Locate the CPU socket 775 on your mainboard and nudge the lever away from the socket as shown. Then lift the lever to a 140-degree angle (A). Next, lift up the iron cover (B).

2. There are 2 distinctive marks located near the corners of the socket on the same side as the lever as shown (C). Match these marks with the marks on the CPU and carefully lower the CPU down onto the socket (D).

3. Replace the iron cover and then lower the lever until it snaps back into position (E). This will lock down the CPU (F).

4. Smear thermal grease on the top of the CPU. Lower the CPU fan onto the CPU/CPU socket and secure it using the attachments or screws provided on the fan. Finally, attach the fan power cord to the CPUFAN header.

Attention

DO NOT touch the CPU pins in case they are damaged. Also, make sure that you have completed all installation steps before powered on the system. Finally, double-check that the cooling fan is properly installed and the CPU fan power cord is securely attached, in case your CPU and other sensitive components are damaged because of high temperatures.

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