ITOX G4M300-M12 User Manual

G4M300-M12

System Board User’s Manual

935-G4M301-510G

A89410612

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This publication is provided for informational purposes only. The manufacturer makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents or use of this manual and specifically disclaims any express or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. The user will assume the entire risk of the use or the results of the use of this document. Fur ther, the manufacturer reserves the right to revise this publication and make changes to its contents at any time, without obligation to notify any person or entity of such revisions or changes.

Trademarks

Product names or trademarks appearing in this manual are for identification purpose only and are the properties of the respective owners.

FCC and DOC Statement on Class B

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help.

Notice:

1. The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.

2. Shielded interface cables must be used in order to comply with the emission limits.

Table of Contents

About this Manual................................................................................

Warranty.....................................................................................................

Static Electricity Precaution................................................................

Safety Measures.....................................................................................

About the Package...............................................................................

Before Using the System Board.........................................................

Chapter 1 - Introduction....................................................................

Specifications...................................................................................................................................

Special Features of the System Board..................................................................

Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation....................................................

System Board Layout ..........................................................................................................

System Memory..........................................................................................................................

CPU.......................................................................................................................................................

Jumper Settings............................................................................................................................

Rear Panel I/O Ports.............................................................................................................

I/O Connectors..........................................................................................................................

Chapter 3 - BIOS Setup......................................................................

Award BIOS Setup Utility.................................................................................................

Updating the BIOS..................................................................................................................

Chapter 4 - Supported Softwares.....................................................

Drivers, Utilities and Software Applications......................................................

Installation Notes.......................................................................................................................

Appendix A - Watchdog Timer.............................................................

Appendix B - System Error Messages...............................................

POST Beep.................................................................................................................................

Error Messages.........................................................................................................................

Appendix C - Troubleshooting..........................................................

Troubleshooting Checklist...............................................................................................

5 5 6 6 7 7

8 8

14 14 15 17 24 33 46

60 60 97

99 99

107

108

109 109 109

111 111

About this Manual

An electronic file of this manual is included in the CD. To view the user’s manual in the CD, insert the CD into a CD-ROM drive. The autorun screen (Main Board Utility CD) will appear. Click “User’s Manual” on the main menu.

Warranty

1. Warranty does not cover damages or failures that arised from misuse of the product, inability to use the product, unauthorized replacement or alteration of components and product specifications.

2. The warranty is void if the product has been subjected to physical abuse, improper installation, modification, accidents or unauthorized repair of the product.

3. Unless otherwise instructed in this user’s manual, the user may not, under any circumstances, attempt to perform service, adjustments or repairs on the product, whether in or out of warranty. It must be returned to the purchase point, factory or authorized service agency for all such work.

4. We will not be liable for any indirect, special, incidental or consequencial damages to the product that has been modified or altered.

Introduction

Static Electricity Precautions

It is quite easy to inadvertently damage your PC, system board, components or devices even before installing them in your system unit. Static electrical discharge can damage computer components without causing any signs of physical damage. You must take extra care in handling them to ensure against electrostatic build-up.

1. To prevent electrostatic build-up, leave the system board in its anti-static bag until you are ready to install it.

2. Wear an antistatic wrist strap.

3. Do all preparation work on a static-free surface.

4. Hold the device only by its edges. Be careful not to touch any of the components, contacts or connections.

5. Avoid touching the pins or contacts on all modules and connectors. Hold modules or connectors by their ends.

Important:

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage your processor, disk drive and other components. Perform the upgrade instruction procedures described at an ESD workstation only. If such a station is not available, you can provide some ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap and attaching it to a metal part of the system chassis. If a wrist strap is unavailable, establish and maintain contact with the system chassis throughout any procedures requiring ESD protection.

Safety Measures

To avoid damage to the system:

• Use the correct AC input voltage range

To reduce the risk of electric shock:

• Unplug the power cord before removing the system chassis cover for installation or servicing. After installation or servicing, cover the system chassis before plugging the power cord.

Battery:

• Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced.

• Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommend

the manufacturer.

• Dispose of used batteries according to the battery manufacturer’s

instructions.

Introduction

About the Package

The system board package contains the following items. If any of these items are missing or damaged, please contact your dealer or sales representative for assistance.

; The system board ; A user’s manual ; 1 x IDE cable ; 1 x bracket mounted with 2 serial por ts ; One “Main Board Utility” CD ; One I/O shield ; One Mobile Intel

Celeron processor

The system board and accessories in the package may not come similar to the information listed above. This may differ in accordance to the sales region or models in which it was sold. For more information about the standard package in your region, please contact your dealer or sales representative.

Before Using the System Board

Before using the system board, prepare basic system components.

If you are installing the system board in a new system, you will need at least the following internal components.

• A CPU

• Memory module

• Storage devices such as hard disk drive, CD-ROM, etc.

You will also need external system peripherals you intend to use which will normally include at least a keyboard, a mouse and a video display monitor.

Introduction

Chapter 1 - Introduction

Features

Processor

• Mobile Intel® Celeron® 1.2GHz processor

- 400MHz system bus

- Supports 64-bit host data bus and 32-bit addressing

• Processor socket: Socket 478

Chipset

• Intel® 852GM chipset

- Intel® 852GM Graphics Memory Controller Hub (GMCH)

- Intel® 82801DB I/O Controller Hub (ICH4)

System Memory

• Two 184-pin DDR SDRAM DIMM sockets

• 2.5V unbuffered PC1600 (DDR200) or PC2100 (DDR266) DDR SDRAM DIMM

• Suppor ts 128Mbit, 256Mbit and 512Mbit technologies providing maximum capacity of 512Mb with x16 devices and up to 1GB with high density 512Mbit technology

BIOS

• Award BIOS

• 4Mbit flash memor y

Energy Efficient Design

• Suppor ts ACPI specification and OS Directed Power Management

• Suppor ts ACPI STR (Suspend to RAM) function

• Wake-On-Events include:

- Wake-On-PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse

- Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse

- Wake-On-LAN

- RTC timer to power-on the system

• System power management supported

• CPU stopped clock control

• Hardware supports SMI green mode

• Microsoft®/Intel® APM 1.2 compliant

Introduction

• Soft Power supported - ACPI v1.0a specification

• AC power failure recovery

Damage Free Intelligence

• Monitors CPU/system temperature and overheat alarm

• Monitors 5VSB(V)/VBAT(V)/1.2V/3.3V/5V/±12V/CPU(V) voltages and failure alarm

• Monitors CPU/system/2nd fan speed and failure alarm

• Read back capability that displays temperature, voltage and fan speed

• Watchdog timer function

Onboard Graphics Features

• Up to 64MB of dynamic video memory allocation

• Graphics core frequency at 133MHz

• Analog display

- 350MHz integrated 24-bit RAMDAC

• 3D graphics engine

- 3D setup and render engine

LFP (Local Flat Panel) LVDS Interface

• Single- or dual-channel LVDS panel support up to SXGA panel resolution with frequency range from 25MHz to 112MHz

• Supports data format of 18-bpp

Onboard Audio Features

• Realtek ALC202A

• 18-bit stereo full-duplex codec with independent variable sampling rate

• High quality differential CD input

• True stereo line level outputs

• S/PDIF-out interface

• 2-channel audio output

Onboard LAN Features

• Intel 82562GT fast ethernet controller

• Basic 10/100 Client Connection

• IEEE 802.3u, 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX compliant physical layer interface

• IEEE 802.3u Auto-Negotiation

• 48-pin SSOP, 3.3V device

Introduction

IDE Interface

• Suppor ts ATA/33, ATA/66 and ATA/100 hard drives

• PIO Mode 4 Enhanced IDE (data transfer rate up to 14MB/sec.)

Processor Socket

• Socket 478

Rear Panel I/O Ports

• 1 mini-DIN-6 PS/2 mouse por t

• 1 mini-DIN-6 PS/2 keyboard port

• 1 DB-25 parallel port

• 1 DB-9 serial port

• 1 DB-15 VGA port

• 1 RJ45 LAN por t

• 2 USB 2.0/1.1 por ts

• 1 game/MIDI por t

• 3 audio jacks: line-out, line-in and mic-in

I/O Connectors

• 2 connectors for 4 additional external USB 2.0/1.1 por ts

• 3 connectors for 3 additional external COM ports

• 1 connector for LVDS LCD panel

• 1 LCD/Inverter power connector

• 1 LCD brightness control connector

• 1 front audio connector for line-out and mic-in jacks

• 1 CD-in internal audio connector

• 1 S/PDIF-out connector

• 1 connector for IrDA interface

• 2 40-pin IDE connectors for 3.5" HDD

• 1 floppy connector

• 1 20-pin ATX power connector

• 1 4-pin ATX 12V power connector

• 1 Wake-On-LAN connector

• 1 front panel connector

• 3 fan connectors

Expansion Slots

• 3 PCI slots

PCB

• 4 layers, microATX form factor

• 24.4cm (9.6") x 24.4cm (9.6")

Introduction

Special Features of the System Board

Watchdog Timer

The Watchdog Timer function allows your application to regularly “clear” the system at the set time inter val. If the system hangs or fails to function, it will reset at the set time interval so that your system will continue to operate.

DDR

Double Data Rate SDRAM (DDR SDRAM) is a type of SDRAM that doubles the data rate through reading and writing at both the rising and falling edge of each clock. This effectively doubles the speed of operation therefore doubling the speed of data transfer.

S/PDIF

S/PDIF is a standard audio file transfer format that transfers digital audio signals to a device without having to be converted first to an analog format. This prevents the quality of the audio signal from degrading whenever it is converted to analog. S/PDIF is usually found on digital audio equipment such as a DAT machine or audio processing device. The S/PDIF connector on the system board sends surround sound and 3D audio signal outputs to amplifiers and speakers and to digital recording devices like CD recorders.

IrDA Interface

The system board is equipped with an IrDA connector for wireless connectivity between your computer and peripheral devices. The IRDA (Infrared Data Association) specification supports data transfers of 115K baud at a distance of 1 meter.

USB Ports

The system board supports USB 2.0 and USB 1.1 ports. USB 1.1 supports 12Mb/second bandwidth while USB 2.0 supports 480Mb/ second bandwidth providing a marked improvement in device transfer speeds between your computer and a wide range of simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals.

Introduction

Dual Function Power Button

Depending on the setting in the “Soft-Off By PWR-BTTN” field of the Power Management Setup, this switch will allow the system to enter the Soft-Off or Suspend mode.

Wake-On-LAN

This feature allows the network to remotely wake up a Soft Power Down (Soft-Off) PC. It is supported via the onboard LAN port, via a PCI LAN card that uses the PCI PME (Power Management Event) signal or via a LAN card that uses the Wake-On-LAN connector. However, if your system is in the Suspend mode, you can power-on the system only through an IRQ or DMA interrupt.

Important:

The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support

≥

720mA.

Wake-On-PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse

This function allows you to use the PS/2 keyboard or PS/2 mouse to power-on the system.

Important:

The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support

≥

720mA.

Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse

This function allows you to use a USB keyboard or USB mouse to wake up a system from the S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state.

Important:

If you are using the Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse function for 2 USB ports, the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support ≥1.5A. For 3 or more USB ports, the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support ≥2A.

Introduction

RTC Timer to Power-on the System

The RTC installed on the system board allows your system to automatically power-on on the set date and time.

ACPI STR

The system board is designed to meet the ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) specification. ACPI has energy saving features that enables PCs to implement Power Management and Plug-and-Play with operating systems that support OS Direct Power Management. Currently, only Windows

®®

98/2000/ME/XP supports the ACPI function. ACPI when enabled in the Power Management Setup will allow you to use the Suspend to RAM function.

With the Suspend to RAM function enabled, you can power-off the system at once by pressing the power button or selecting “Standby” when you shut down Windows

®®

98/2000/ME/XP without having to go through the sometimes tiresome process of closing files, applications and operating system. This is because the system is capable of storing all programs and data files during the entire operating session into RAM (Random Access Memory) when it powers-off. The operating session will resume exactly where you left off the next time you power-on the system.

Important:

The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support

≥

1A.

AC Power Failure Recovery

When power returns after an AC power failure, you may choose to either power-on the system manually or let the system power-on

automatically.

Virus Protection

Most viruses today destroy data stored in hard drives. The system board is designed to protect the boot sector and partition table of your hard disk drive.

Hardware Installation

System Board Layout

Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation

Hardware Installation

System Memory

Warning:

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage your system board, processor, disk drives, add-in boards, and other components. Perform the upgrade instruction procedures described at an ESD workstation only. If such a station is not available, you can provide some ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap and attaching it to a metal part of the system chassis. If a wrist strap is unavailable, establish and maintain contact with the system chassis throughout any procedures requiring ESD protection.

The system board supports DDR SDRAM DIMM. Double Data Rate SDRAM (DDR SDRAM) is a type of SDRAM that doubles the data rate through reading and writing at both the rising and falling edge of each clock. This effectively doubles the speed of operation therefore doubling the speed of data transfer.

BIOS Setting

Configure the memory in the Advanced Chipset Features submenu of the BIOS.

DDR 1 DDR 2

Hardware Installation

Installing the DIM Module

A DIM module simply snaps into a DIMM socket on the system board. Pin 1 of the DIM module must correspond with Pin 1 of the socket.

1. Pull the “tabs” which are at the ends of the socket to the side.

2. Position the DIMM above the socket with the “notch” in the module aligned with the “key” on the socket.

3. Seat the module vertically into the socket. Make sure it is completely seated. The tabs will hold the DIMM in place.

Pin 1

Notch

Key

Tab

Hardware Installation

CPU

Overview

The system board is equipped with a surface mount 478-pin CPU socket. This socket is exclusively designed for installing an Intel processor.

Installing the CPU

1. Locate Socket 478 on the system board.

2. Unlock the socket by pushing the lever sideways, away from the socket, then lifting it up to a 90

angle. Make sure the socket is

lifted to at least this angle otherwise the CPU will not fit in properly.

Lever

Hardware Installation

3. Position the CPU above the socket then align the gold mark on the corner of the CPU (designated as pin 1) with pin 1 of the socket.

Important:

Handle the CPU by its edges and avoid touching the pins.

Gold mark

4. Insert the CPU into the socket until it is seated in place. The CPU will fit in only one orientation and can easily be inserted without exerting any force.

Important:

Do not force the CPU into the socket. Forcing the CPU into the socket may bend the pins and damage the CPU.

Pin 1

Hardware Installation

5. Once the CPU is in place, push down the lever to lock the socket. The lever should click on the side tab to indicate that the CPU is completely secured in the socket.

The system board package comes with a cushion pad. The pad is used to stabilize the CPU fan / heat sink assembly so that even pressure is distributed on the CPU. This will prevent the die on the CPU from being damaged.

Before you install the CPU fan / heat sink assembly, peel the adhesive strip from the cushion pad then stick it on the CPU.

cushion pad

CPU

Hardware Installation

Installing the Fan and Heat Sink

The CPU must be kept cool by using a CPU fan with heatsink. Without sufficient air circulation across the CPU and heat sink, the CPU will overheat damaging both the CPU and system board.

Note:

• Only use Intel

certified fan and heat sink.

• An Intel

boxed processor package contains a heat sink with fan and installation guide. If the installation procedure in the installation guide differs from the one in this section, please follow the installation guide in the package.

• If you are installing a non-boxed processor, the heat sink

and fan assembly may look different from the one shown in this section but the procedure will more or less be the same.

Hardware Installation

1. The system board comes with the retention module base already installed.

2. Place the fan / heat sink assembly on top of the CPU. Make sure it is completely seated in place.

Fan / heat sink assembly

Retention

module base

Retention

hole

Retention

hole

Retention

hole

Retention

hole

Hardware Installation

3. Push one end of the retention clip down to hook the clip into the retention hole of the retention module base. Push the other side down to hook the other end of the clip into the retention module base.

Retention clip

Retention

clip

Hardware Installation

5. Connect the CPU fan’s cable connector to the CPU fan connector on the system board.

4. Repeat step 3 to hook the other retaining clip. This will secure the assembly to the retention module base.

Note:

You will not be able to secure the fan and heat sink assembly in place if it did not fit properly onto the retention module base.

Hardware Installation

Jumper Settings

Clear CMOS Data

If you encounter the following,

a) CMOS data becomes corrupted. b) You forgot the supervisor or user password. c) You are unable to boot-up the computer system because the

processor’s ratio was incorrectly set in the BIOS.

you can reconfigure the system with the default values stored in the ROM BIOS.

To load the default values stored in the ROM BIOS, please follow the steps below.

1. Power-off the system and unplug the power cord.

2. Set JP4 pins 2 and 3 to On. Wait for a few seconds and set JP4 back to its default setting, pins 1 and 2 On.

3. Now plug the power cord and power-on the system.

If your reason for clearing the CMOS data is due to incorrect setting of the processor’s ratio in the BIOS, please proceed to step 4.

2-3 On:

Clear CMOS Data

1-2 On: Normal

(default)

JP4

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Hardware Installation

4. After powering-on the system, press <Del> to enter the main menu of the BIOS.

5. Select the Frequency/Voltage Control submenu and press <Enter>.

6. Set the processor’s ratio to its default setting or an appropriate ratio. Refer to the Frequency/Voltage Control section in chapter 3 for more information.

7. Press <Esc> to return to the main menu of the BIOS setup utility. Select “Save & Exit Setup” and press <Enter>.

8. Type <Y> and press <Enter>.

Hardware Installation

JP5 is used to select the power of the PS/2 keyboard/mouse port. Selecting 5VSB will allow you to use the PS/2 keyboard or PS/2 mouse to wake up the system.

BIOS Setting

Configure the PS/2 keyboard/mouse wake up function in the Integrated Peripherals submenu (“Super IO Device” section) of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

Important:

The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support

≥

720mA.

PS/2 Power Select

1-2 On: 5V

(default)

2-3 On: 5VSB

JP5

Hardware Installation

USB Power Select

USB 1-2

(JP7)

JP7 (for USB 1-2) and JP6 (for USB 3-6) are used to select the power of the USB ports. Selecting 5VSB will allow you to use the USB keyboard or USB mouse to wake up the system.

BIOS Setting

“USB KB Wake-Up From S3” in the Power Management Setup submenu of the BIOS must be set to Enabled. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

Important:

1-2 On: 5V

(default)

2-3 On: 5VSB

USB 3-6

(JP6)

1-2 On: 5V

(default)

2-3 On: 5VSB

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Hardware Installation

LCD/Inverter Settings

JP16

1112

JP16 is used to select the power supplied to the LCD panel and to configure the inverter.

Important:

Before powering-on the system, make sure JP16’s setting matches the LCD panel’s specification. Selecting the incorrect voltage will seriously damage the LCD panel.

LCD/Inverter Settings - JP16

3.3V 12V

Panel Power

1-3 On 3-5 On 7-9 On

5V 12V

Inverter On Level

2-4 On 4-6 On

Active Low Active High

Inverter On/Off Select

8-10 On 10-12 On

Hardware Installation

LCD Brightness Control (Voltage Level Adjust)

JP9

Use JP9 to connect to the LCD Brightness Control button of the LCD Display Panel. It is used to adjust the brightness of the LCD Display Panel. Increasing or decreasing the voltage to control the LCD panel’s brightness varies among Inverters. You must refer to the Inverter’s specification to make the appropriate adjustment to the brightness of the LCD panel.

Hardware Installation

JP13 is used to set COM 4 to RS-232 or RS-485. If the serial device connected to this port requires 5V/12V power from the system board, set JP13 pins 9-11 and 10-12 to On. This setting automatically sets COM 4 at RS-232.

The table below list the pin assignment of JP13.

COM 4 RS232/RS485/AUX Select

JP13

1-3, 2-4, 7-9, 8-10 On:

RS232

(default)

3-5, 4-6, 7-9, 8-10 On:

RS485

9-11 (12V),

10-12 (5V) On:

Auxiliary power

1 3 5 7 9

N. C.

EN232-

GND

MDCD4-

X_MDCD4-

+12V

2 4 6

8 10 12

N. C.

SIN4 RS485 MRI4-

X_MRI4-

Vcc

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