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Table of Content
Manual Revision History.................................................................................................. ii
Copyright Announcement ................................................................................................ii
Trademarks Notice............................................................................................................ ii
Safety Instructions............................................................................................................. iii
Packing Item Checklist ..................................................................................................... iv
Intel Pentium 4 Processor Family.................................................................................... iv
Chapter 1 Introduction of 875PMAX motherboard
1-1 Features of Motherboard........................................................................................ 1
1-2 Specifications ........................................................................................................... 4
1-3 Performance List ..................................................................................................... 5
1-4 Motherboard Overview .......................................................................................... 6
Chapter 2 Hardware Installation
2-1 Motherboard Installation ....................................................................................... 8
2-2 Before You Proceed................................................................................................. 8
2-3 Steps of Hardware Installation .............................................................................. 9
2-4 Checking Motherboard’s Jumper Setting ............................................................9
2-5 Installing the CPU ................................................................................................... 10
2-5-1 Overview .................................................................................................. 10
2-5-2 CPU Installation...................................................................................... 11
2-5-2.1 Installing CPU........................................................................ 11
2-5-2.2 Installing heatsink & cooling fan ......................................... 11
2-6 Installing System Memory...................................................................................... 13
2-6-1 Overview .................................................................................................. 13
2-6-2 Valid Memory Configurations............................................................... 13
2-6-3 Installing a DIMM .................................................................................. 14
2-6-4 Removing a DIMM ................................................................................. 15
2-7 Expansion Cards ..................................................................................................... 15
2-7-1 Procedures for Expansion Cards Installation ...................................... 15
2-7-2 Assigning IRQs For Expansion Card.................................................... 16
2-7-3 Interrupt Request Table For This Motherboard................................. 16
2-7-4 AGP Slot .................................................................................................. 17
2-8 Connectors, Headers ............................................................................................... 18
2-8-1 Connectors............................................................................................... 18
2-8-2 Headers .................................................................................................... 21
2-9 Starting Up Your Computer .................................................................................. 25
Chapter 3 BIOS Setup
3-1 Introducing BIOS.................................................................................................... 26
3-2 Entering Setup ......................................................................................................... 26
3-3 Getting Help............................................................................................................. 27
3-4 The Main Menu ....................................................................................................... 27
3-5 Standard CMOS Features ...................................................................................... 29
3-6 Advanced BIOS Features .......................................................................................30
3-7 Advanced Chipset Features.................................................................................... 32
3-7-1 DRAM Timing Settings .......................................................................... 33
3-8 Integrated Peripherals ............................................................................................ 34
3-8-1 Onchip IDE Function .............................................................................35
3-8-2 Onchip Device Function ......................................................................... 36