JETWAY Alioth GE, Alioth PE User Manual
Alioth GE
Alioth PE
USER'S MANUAL
M/B For Socket 478 Pentium 4 Processor
NO. G03-845GEMAX1A
Release date: October 2002
Trademark:
* Specifications and Information contained in this documentation are furnished for information use only, and are
subject to change at any time without notice, and should not be construed as a commitment by manufacturer.
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USER’S NOTICE........................................................................................................................... ii
MANUAL REVISION INFORMATION.......................................................................................... ii
COOLING SOLUTIONS ..............................................................................................................ii
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION OF Alioth GE/ Alioth PE MOTHERBOARD
1-1 FEATURE OF MOTHERBOARD...................................................................................... 1
1-2 SPECIFICATION ...........................................................................................................2
1-3 PERFORMANCE LIST .................................................................................................... 3
1-4 LAYOUT DIAGRAM & JUMPER SETTING .....................................................................4
CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION
2-1 HARDWARE INSTALLATION STEPS............................................................................... 6
2-2 CHECKING MOTHERBOARD'S JUMPER SETTING .......................................................6
2-3 INSTALL CPU ................................................................................................................ 7
2-3-1 GLOSSARY....................................................................................................... 7
2-3-2 ABOUT INTEL PENTIUM 4 478-PIN CPU........................................................... 8
2-4 INSTALL MEMORY .......................................................................................................9
2-5 EXPANSION CARD...................................................................................................... 9
2-5-1 PROCEDURE FOR EXPANSION CARD INSTALLATION ................................... 10
2-5-2 ASSIGNING IRQ FOR EXPANSION CARD ......................................................10
2-5-3 INTERRUPT REQUEST TABLE FOR THIS MOTHERBOARD ..................................10
2-5-4 AGP SLOT ........................................................................................................11
2-6 CONNECTORS, HEADERS ...........................................................................................11
2-6-1 CONNECTORS................................................................................................. 11
2-6-2 HEADERS.......................................................................................................... 15
2-7 STARTING UP YOUR COMPUTER................................................................................. 18
CHAPTER 3 INTRODUCING BIOS
3-1 ENTERING SETUP.......................................................................................................... 19
3-2 GETTING HELP .............................................................................................................19
3-3 THE MAIN MENU.......................................................................................................... 20
3-4 STANDARD CMOS FEATURES...................................................................................... 21
3-5 ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES ....................................................................................... 22
3-6 ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES .................................................................................24
3-6-1 DRAM TIMING SETTINGS ................................................................................25
3-7 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS..........................................................................................26
3-7-1 ONBOARD IDE FUNCTION .............................................................................26
3-7-2 ONBOARD DEVICE FUNCTION ......................................................................27
3-7-3 ONBOARD SUPER IO FUNCTION.................................................................... 28
3-8 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP.................................................................................... 29
3-8-1 PM TIMER RELOAD EVENTS ............................................................................ 30
3-9 PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION SETUP.............................................................................. 30
3-9-1 IRQ RESOURCES .............................................................................................31
3-10 PC HEALTH STATUS..................................................................................................... 32
3-11 MISCELLANEOUS CONTROL...................................................................................... 32
3-12 LOAD STANDARD/OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS..................................................................33
3-13 SET SUPERVISOR/USER PASSWORD........................................................................... 34
CHAPTER 4 DRIVER & FREE PROGRAM INSTALLATION
MAGIC INSTALL SUPPORTS WINDOWS 98SE/ME/NT4.0/2000/XP .....................................35
4-1 INF INSTALL INTEL 845 CHIPSET SYSTEM DRIVER ................................36
4-2 VGA INSTALL INTEL 845G VGA DRIVER ................................................36
4-3 SOUND INSTALL CMI8738/C3DX AUDIO CODEC DRIVER ....................... 37
4-4 LAN INSTALL RTL8100 LAN CONTROLLER DRIVER................................ 39
4-5 SATA INSTALL PROMISE ATA IDE CONTROLLER DRIVER ....................... 39
4-6 PC-HEALTH INTEL 845 PC-HEALTH MONITOR ......................................................... 40
4-6-1 HOW TO UTILIZE PC-HEALTH.......................................................................... 41
4-7 MAGIC BIOS INSTALL BIOS LIVE UPDATE UTILITY ............................................... 41
4-8 IAA INSTALL INTEL APPLICATION ACCELERATOR SOFTWARE ...........43
4-9 PC-CILLIN INSTALL PC-CILLIN2002 ANTI-VIRUS PROGRAM......................... 43
4-10 HOW TO INSTALL USB 2.0 DRIVER ..............................................................................44
4-11 HOW TO DISABLE ON-BOARD SOUND ......................................................................45
4-12 HOW TO UPDATE BIOS................................................................................................45
TABLE OF CONTENT
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Manual Revision Information
Reversion Revision History Date
1.0 First Release October 2002
Item Checklist
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Alioth GE/ Alioth PE Motherboard
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Cable for IDE/Floppy
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CD for motherboard utilities
□
Cable for USB Port 3/4 (Option)
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Cable for 1394 Ports
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Cable for Serial ATA IDE Port
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SPDIF-IN/SPDIF-OUT Adaptor
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Alioth GE/ Alioth PE User’s Manual
Intel Pentium 4 Processor Family
Cooling Solutions
As processor technology pushes to faster speeds and higher performance, thermal management
becomes increasingly crucial when building computer systems. Maintaining the proper thermal
environment is key to reliable, long-term system operation. The overall goal in providing the proper
thermal environment is keeping the processor below its specified maximum case temperature.
Heatsinks induce improved processor heat dissipation through increased surface area and
concentrated airflow from attached fans. In addition, interface materials allow effective transfers of
heat from the processor to the heatsink. For optimum heat transfer, Intel recommends the use of
thermal grease and mounting clips to attach the heatsink to the processor.
When selecting a thermal solution for your system, please refer to the website below for collection of
heatsinks evaluated and recommended by Intel for use with Intel processors. Note, those heatsinks are
recommended for maintaining the specified Maximum T case requirement. In addition, this collection
is not intended to be a comprehensive listing of all heatsinks that support Intel processors.
For vendor list of heatsink and fan, please visit :
http://developer.intel.com/design/Pentium4/components/index
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Chapter 1
Introduction of Alioth GE/ Alioth PE Motherboard
1-1 Feature of motherboard
The Alioth GE/ Alioth PE motherboard is design for use Intel Pentium 4 Processor in 478 Pin
Package/Northwood Processor with the Intel 845GE/845PE Chipset delivers a high performance
and professional desktop platform solution. Which utilize the Socket 478 design and the
memory size expandable to 2.0GB.
These motherboards use the newest Intel 845GE/845PE Chipset Supports 533MHz System
Bus in data transfer rate, the Alioth GE/ Alioth PE provided 166MHz SDRAM clock
frequency support DDR333 SDRAM. The motherboard offers ULTRA ATA
100
to provide
speedier HDD throughout that boosts overall system performance.
Alioth GE with integrated 2D/3D Graphics Accelerator which supports 256 bit graphics core,
and supports hardware motion compensation assist for software MPEG/DVD decode, makes
this board lower cost alternative to a video card. For those wanting even greater graphic
performance, an AGP 4X slot is included on the board (For 1.5V AGP card only. No for
3.3V or Universal AGP card). This AGP slot will support either a 4X VGA card or Intel
Digital Video Out ports add support for digital displays and TV-out.
The Alioth GE/ Alioth PE motherboard including PCI LAN Controller chip support 10/100
Mb/sec Base transfer rate.
These motherboards also has an integrated PCI 6-channel Audio chip on board support 6channel 3D surround positioning Audio which is fully compatible with Sound Blaster Pro
that gives you the best sound quality and compatibility. The motherboard provided SPDIF-In/
SPDIF-Out optical function support SPDIF device.
The Alioth GE/ Alioth PE including the 1394 PCI controller provided 100M/200M/400Mb
bandwidth support two 1394 device port, which compliant with IEEE 1394A-2000 standard.
These motherboards integrated Promise PDC20375 Serial-ATA IDE controller provided two
Serial-ATA port and one Parallel ATA port (Master mode only), support serial ATA HDD
meet future IDE demand increase the data transfer rate.
With USB control as well as capability of expanding to 6 USB2.0 function ports, these
motherboards meet future USB demand also these motherboard have built-in hardware
monitor function. This will monitor and protect your computer. These motherboards special
design in hardware to protect BIOS from virus crash BIOS data.
These motherboards provide special function in BIOS Setup to setting CPU Host clock step
by step increasing let users to approach over clocking.
These motherboards provided high performance & meet future specification demand. It is
really wise choice for your computer.
1-2 Specification
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Spec Description
Design
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ATX form factor 4 layers PCB size: 30.5x24.5cm
Chipset
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Intel 845GE Graphics Memory Controller Hub (GMCH)
Chipset for Alioth GE
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Intel 845PE Memory Controller Hub (MCH) Chipset for Alioth
PE
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Intel 82801DB I/O Controller Hub (ICH4) Chipset
CPU Socket
(mPGA478B Socket)
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Support Intel Pentium 4 478 Pin package utilizes Flip-Chip Pin
Grid Array (FC-PGA2) package processor
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Support CPU Frequency 400MHz & 533MHz
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Support 1.5G∼3.06G 478 Pin Pentium 4 processor
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Reserves support for future Intel Pentium 4 processors
Memory Socket
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184-pin DDR SDRAM module socket x3
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Support DDR200/DDR266/DDR333 DDR SDRAM
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Expandable to 2.0GB
Expansion Slot &
Headers
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AGP slot x1 for AGP 1.5V standard only, support AGP 2.0 &
4X mode
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32-bit PCI slot x 6
Integrate IDE
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Two PCI IDE controllers support PCI Bus Mastering, ATA
PIO/DMA and the ULTRA DMA 33/66/100 functions that
deliver the data transfer rate up to 100 MB/s
Serial-ATA IDE
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Promise PDC20375 Serial-ATA Controller provide two Serial
ATA ports support 150Mb/s data transfer rate and one Parallel
ATA133 port support 133Mb/s data transfer rate
1394 Port
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VIA VT6307 1394 Controller chip provided two 1394 device
ports support 100/200/400Mb bandwidth
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Compliant with IEEE 1394A-2000 standard
LAN On Board
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Realtek RTL8100B PCI LAN Controller chip
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Supports 10/100 Mb/sec data transfer rate
Audio
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CMI8738-6CH PCI Audio controller integrated
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support 6-channel 3D surround & Positioning Audio
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SPDIF-In/ SPDIF-Out Optical support
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Audio driver and utility included
BIOS
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Award 4MB Flash ROM
Multi I/O
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PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse connectors
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Floppy disk drive connector x1
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Parallel port x1, Serial port x2
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USB 2.0 connector x2
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USB 2.0 headers x2 (connecting cable option)
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Audio connector Line-in, Line-out, MIC & Game Port
1-3 Performance List
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The following performance data list is the testing result of some popular benchmark testing
programs. These data are just referred by users, and there is no responsibility for different
testing data values gotten by users (the different Hardware & Software configuration will
result in different benchmark testing results.)
Performance Test Report
CPU:
Intel Pentium 4 2.53GHz mPGAB package
DRAM:
256MB DDR333 SDRAM x1 (MICRON MT46V16M8-6)
VGA Expansion Card:
NVDIA Geforce4 TI4400-128MB (1024x768 Hi-color)
Hard Disk Driver:
IBM IC35L040AVVN07-0 (ATA-100)
BIOS:
Award Optimal default
OS:
Win 98SE
On Board VGA
133/166
3D Mark 2000 3792
3D Mark 2001SE 1854
3D Winbench 2000 83.9
PC Mark 2002
CPU/Memory/HDD 6110/5168/1214
Content Creation Winstone 2001 70.9
Content Creation Winstone 2002 28.1
Business Winstone 2001 66.4
Winbench 99:
CPU Mark 99 157
FPU Winmark 99 8890
Business Disk Winmark99 8430
Hi-end Disk Winmark99 26200
Business Graphic Winmark 435
Hi-end Graphic Winmark 1440
SYS Mark 2000/2001 : SISMark 2000/2001 Rating (Internet Content Creation /
Office Productivity)
SISMark 2000
SISMark 2001
SISOFT Sandra 2002 :
Dhrystone ALU MIPS 4774
Whetstone FPU MFLOPS 1518/3130
RAM Int Buffered iSSE2 MB/S 2390
RAM Float Buffered iSSE2 MB/S 2302
Integer SSE2 IT/S 10061
Floating-Point SSE2 IT/S 12269
QUAKE3 DEMO1 FPS 121.1
DEMO2 FPS 121.3
WCPUID System / CPU Clock 134.00/2545.93
1-4 Layout Diagram & Jumper Setting
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Jumpers
Jumper Name Description Page
Front Panel Audio
PC99 Back Panel
CD Audio
K/B Power ON
Jumper (JP1)
ATX 12V Power Conn.
USB Port
/LAN Connector
PS2 KB/Mouse Port
LINE-OUT
LINE-IN
MIC
GAME/MIDI PORT
COM1 VGA/COM2A
(Option)
PS/2 MOUSE
PS/2 Keyboard
USB
PRINTLAN
USB Port
(USB1, USB2)
1394 Port
(1394A, 1394B)
AGP 4X 1.5V Slot
Floppy Connector
Intel 845GE/845PE Chip
Front Panel Connector
ATA 100 IDE Conn.
Clear CMOS (JP6)
ATX Power Conn.
CPU FAN
4MBit FWH BIOS
CPU Socket
DDR DIMM X3
SFAN1
Intel 82801DB Chip
ATX P9 Power Conn.
Speak Connector
VIA VT6307 1394 Controller
Promise PDC20375
Serial ATA Controller
ATA 133 IDE Conn.
Winbond 83627HF Chip
IR Connector
PCI Slot
Wake On LAN
SFAN2
COM2 Connector
(for Alioth GE)
SPDIF In/Out Modules
Connector (JP8)
RTL8100 PCI LAN Chip
CMI8738-6CH Audio Controller
Serial-ATA Connector (SATA1)
Serial-ATA Connector (SATA2)
VGA (for Alioth GE)
COM2A (for Alioth PE)
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JP3 CPU Frequency Select 3-pin Block P.6
JP6 CMOS RAM Clear 3-pin Block P.6
JP1 Keyboard Power On Enable/Disabled 3-pin Block P.7
Connectors
Connector Name Description Page
ATXPWR ATX Power Connector 20-pin Block P.11
ATX12V ATX 12V Power Connector 4-pin Block P.12
ATXP9 ATX P9 Power Connector 6-pin Block P.12
KB
(PS2 KB/MOUSE)
PS/2 Mouse & PS/2 Keyboard
Connector
6-pin Female P.12
UL_B(USB1) USB Port Connector 4-pin Connector P.12
LAN LAN Connectors RJ-45 Connector P.12
PARALLEL Parallel Port Connector 25-pin Female P.13
GAME Audio/Game Connector 3 phone jack + 15-pin
Connector
P.13
VGA
(for Alioth GE)
VGA Display Connector 15-pin Female Connector P.13
COM1 Serial Port COM1 Connector 9-pin Connector P.13
COM2A (for Alioth PE) Serial Port COM2 Connector 9-pin Connector P.13
FDD Floppy Driver Connector 34-pin Block P.13
IDE1/IDE2/IDE3 Primary/Secondary/Third IDE
Connector
40-pin Block P.14
SATA1/SATA2 Serial-ATA Port Connector 7-pin Block P.15
Only for Alioth GE
Headers
Header Name Description Page
COM2 (for Alioth GE) Serial Port COM2 Headers 9-pin Block P.15
AUDIO Line-In/Out, MIC Headers 9-pin Block P.15
USB1/USB2 USB Port Headers 9-pin Block P.15
1394A/1394B 1394 Port Headers 9-pin Block P.16
SPEAK Speaker connector 4-pin Block P.16
FP
(Power LED/Reset/
IDE LED/ Power Button)
Front Panel Header
(including Power LED/ IDE activity LED/
Reset switch / Power On Button lead)
9-pin Block P.16
WOL Wake On-LAN Headers 3-pin Block P.16
SYSFAN1, SYSFAN2,
CPUFAN
FAN Speed Headers 3-pin Block P.17
IR IR infrared module Headers 5-pin Block P.17
CDIN CD Audio-In Headers 4-pin Block P.17
Expansion Sockets
Socket/Slot Name Description Page
ZIF Socket 478 CPU Socket 478-pin mPGAB CPU Socket P.8
DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 DDR Module Socket 184-pin DDR SDRAM Module
Expansion Socket
P.9
PCI1 ∼ PCI6 PCI Slot 32-bit PCI Local Bus Expansion slots P.9
AGP AGP 4X Mode Slot AGP Expansion Slot P.11
Chapter 2
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Hardware installation
2-1 Hardware installation Steps
Before using your computer, you had better complete the following steps:
1. Check motherboard jumper setting
2. Install CPU and Fan
3. Install System Memory (DIMM)
4. Install Expansion cards
5. Connect IDE and Floppy cables, Front Panel /Back Panel cable
6. Connect ATX Power cable
7. Power-On and Load Standard Default
8. Reboot
9. Install Operating System
10. Install Driver and Utility
2-2 Checking Motherboard’s Jumper Setting
(1) CPU Frequency Select (3-pin) : JP3
CPU Clock JP3
AUTO 1-2 closed (Default)
100 (400) MHz 2-3 closed
133 (533) MHz Open
CPU Frequency Select
100MHz
JP3
1
3
JP3
1
3
AUTO 133MHz
JP3
1
3
(Default)
(2) CMOS RAM Clear (3-pin) : JP6
A battery must be used to retain the motherboard configuration in CMOS RAM short 1-2
pins of JP6 to store the CMOS data.
To clear the CMOS, follow the procedure below:
1. Turn off the system and unplug the AC power
2. Remove ATX power cable from ATX power connector
3. Locate JP6 and short pins 2-3 for a few seconds
4. Return JP6 to its normal setting by shorting pins 1-2
5. Connect ATX power cable back to ATX power connector
Note: When should clear CMOS
1. Troubleshooting
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2. Forget password
3. After over clocking system boot fail
CMOS RAM Clear Setting
JP6
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2-3 closed Clear CMOS
JP6
1 3
1-2 closed Normal (Default)
(3) Keyboard Power On function Enabled/Disabled: JP1
When setting Enabled you can using keyboard by key in password to power on system.
Keyboard Power On Setting
2-3 closed K/B Power ON Enabled
JP1
1
3
JP1
1
3
1-2 closed K/B Power ON Disable
(Default)
2-3 Install CPU
2-3-1 Glossary
Chipset (or core logic) - two or more integrated circuits which control the interfaces between
the system processor, RAM, I/O devises, and adapter cards.
Processor slot/socket - the slot or socket used to mount the system processor on the
motherboard.
Slot (AGP, PCI, ISA, RAM) - the slots used to mount adapter cards and system RAM.
AGP - Accelerated Graphics Port - a high speed interface for video cards; runs at 1X
(66MHz), 2X (133MHz), or 4X (266MHz).
PCI - Peripheral Component Interconnect - a high speed interface for video cards, sound
cards, network interface cards, and modems; runs at 33MHz.
ISA - Industry Standard Architecture - a relatively low speed interface primarily used for
sound cards and modems; runs at approx. 8MHz.
Serial Port - a low speed interface typically used for mouse and external modems.
Parallel Port - a low speed interface typically used for printers.
PS/2 - a low speed interface used for mouse and keyboards.
USB - Universal Serial Bus - a medium speed interface typically used for mouse, keyboards,
scanners, and some digital cameras.
Sound (interface) - the interface between the sound card or integrated sound connectors and
speakers, MIC, game controllers, and MIDI sound devices.
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LAN (interface) - Local Area Network - the interface to your local area network.
BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) - the program logic used to boot up a computer and
establish the relationship between the various components.
Driver - software, which defines the characteristics of a device for use by another device or
other software.
Processor - the "central processing unit" (CPU); the principal integrated circuit used for doing
the "computing" in "personal computer"
Front Side Bus Frequency -
the working frequency of the motherboard, which is generated
by the clock generator for CPU, DRAM and PCI BUS.
CPU L2 Cache -
the flash memory inside the CPU, normally Athlon CPU has 256K or above,
while Duron will have 64K.
2-3-2 About Intel Pentium 4 478-pin CPU
This motherboard provides a 478-pin surface mount, Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) socket,
referred to as the mPGA478B socket supports Intel Pentium 4 processor in the 478 Pin
package utilizes Flip-Chip Pin Grid Array (FC-PGA2) package technology.
The CPU that comes with the motherboard should have a cooling FAN attached to prevent
overheating. If this is not the case, then purchase a correct cooling FAN before you turn on
your system.
WARNING!
Be sure that there is sufficient air circulation across the processor’s
heatsink and CPU cooling FAN is working correctly, otherwise it may
cause the processor and motherboard overheat and damage, you may install
an auxiliary cooling FAN, if necessary.
To install a CPU, first turn off your system and remove its cover. Locate the ZIF socket and
open it by first pulling the level sideways away from the socket then upward to a 90-degree
angle. Insert the CPU with the correct orientation as shown below. The notched corner
should point toward the end of the level. Because the CPU has a corner pin for two of the
four corners, the CPU will only fit in the orientation as shown.
CPU ZIF mPGAB Socket
Colden Arrow
mPGA478B
When you put the CPU into the ZIF socket. No force require to insert of the CPU, then press
the level to Locate position slightly without any extra force.
2-4 Install Memory
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This motherboard provides three 184-pin DUAL INLINE MEMORY MODULES (DIMM)
sites for memory expansion available from minimum memory size of 64MB to maximum
memory size of 2.0GB DDR SDRAM.
Valid Memory Configurations
Bank 184-Pin DIMM Total Memory
Bank 0, 1 (DDR1) DDR200/DDR266/DDR333
DDR SDRAM Module
X1
64MB∼1.0GB
Bank 2, 3 (DDR2)
DDR200/DDR266/DDR333
DDR SDRAM Module
X1
64MB∼1.0GB
Bank 3, 2 (DDR3)
DDR200/DDR266/DDR333
DDR SDRAM Module
X1
64MB∼1.0GB
Total System Memory (Max. 2.0GB) 2
64MB∼2.0GB
For Specification Limited!
DDR2 and DDR3 only can use one double size DDR either DDR2 for DDR3, it can not accept 2
pcs double size or 1 pcs double size 1 pcs single size DDR Memory together.
Generally, installing DDR SDRAM modules to your motherboard is very easy, you can refer to
figure 2-4 to see what a 184-Pin DDR200/DDR266/DDR333 DDR SDRAM module looks like.
DDR2 (BANK2 + BANK3 )
DDR1 (BANK0 + BANK1 )
DDR3 (BANK3 + BANK2 )
NOTE!
When you install DIMM module fully into the DIMM socket the eject tab should be
locked into the DIMM module very firmly and fit into its indention on both sides.
WARNING!
For the DDR SDRAM CLOCK is set at 133MHz, use only DDR266-compliant DDR
Modules. When this motherboard operate at 133Mhz, most system will not even
boot if non-compliant modules are used because of the strict timing issues, if your
SDR Modules are not DDR266-compliant, set the DDR SDRAM clock to 100MHz
to ensure system stability.
2-5 Expansion Cards
WARNING!
Turn off your power when adding or removing expansion cards or other system
components. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both your motherboard
and expansion cards.
2-5-1 Procedure For Expansion Card Installation
Figure 2-4
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1. Read the documentation for your expansion card and make any necessary hardware or
software setting for your expansion card such as jumpers.
2. Remove your computer’s cover and the bracket plate on the slot you intend to use.
3. Align the card’s connectors and press firmly.
4. Secure the card on the slot with the screen you remove above.
5. Replace the computer system’s cover.
6. Set up the BIOS if necessary.
7. Install the necessary software driver for your expansion card.
2-5-2 Assigning IRQs For Expansion Card
Some expansion cards need an IRQ to operate. Generally, an IRQ must exclusively assign to
one use. In a standard design, there are 16 IRQs available but most of them are already in use.
Standard Interrupt Assignments
IRQ Priority Standard function
0 N/A System Timer
1 N/A Keyboard Controller
2 N/A Programmable Interrupt
3 * 8 Communications Port (COM2)
4 * 9 Communications Port (COM1)
5 * 6 Sound Card (sometimes LPT2)
6 * 11 Floppy Disk Controller
7 * 7 Printer Port (LPT1)
8 N/A System CMOS/Real Time Clock
9 * 10 ACPI Mode when enabled
10 * 3 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering
11 * 2 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering
12 * 4 PS/2 Compatible Mouse Port
13 N/A Numeric Data Processor
14 * 5 Primary IDE Channel
15 * 1 Secondary IDE Channel
* These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices.
2-5-3 Interrupt Request Table For This Motherboard
Interrupt request are shared as shown the table below:
INT A INT B INT C INT D INT E INT F INT G INT H
Slot 1
√
Slot 2
√
Slot 3
√
Slot 4
√
Slot 5
√
Slot6
Onboard VGA
√
Onboard LAN
√
Onboard USB 1
√
Onboard USB 2
√
Onboard USB 3
√
Sound
√
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IMPORTANT!
If using PCI cards on shared slots, make sure that the drivers support “Shared
IRQ” or that the cards don’t need IRQ assignments. Conflicts will arise between
the two PCI groups that will make the system unstable or cards inoperable.
2-5-4 AGP Slot
This motherboard provides an AGP Slot, only support the 1.5V 4X AGP VGA card.
Do not use AGP 2X card (3.3V) in this motherboard. It will burn and damage the
motherboard due to Intel® 845 chipset can not support AGP 2X (3.3V).
The AGP Slot also supports AGP Digital Display Card for digital display and TV-out.
IMPORTANT!
Before you plug-in AGP card, please make sure the following notice is fully
understood and practiced. If your AGP card has “AGP 4X notch (show
below) please make sure your AGP card is AGP 4X (1.5V) not AGP 2X
(3.3V)
AGP SLOT
Example 1:
SiS 305 & ATi Rage 128 Pro AGP card those golden finger is compatible with
2X/4X mode AGP slot, but only can support 2X (3.3V) only. If you install these
cards in Intel® 845 based motherboard it will burn and damage the motherboard.
Example 2:
We also find Diamond Vipper V770 golden finger is design for 2X/4X mode AGP
Slot. It can be adjusted the jumper for AGP 2X (3.3V) or AGP 4X (1.5V). But the
factory default setting is 2X (3.3V). If you install this AGP card in motherboard
without change the jumper setting to 4X (1.5V), it will burn the motherboard.
2-6 Connectors, Headers
2-6-1 Connectors
(1) Power Connector (20-pin block) : ATXPWR
ATX Power Supply connector. This is a new defined 20-pins connector that usually comes
with ATX case. The ATX Power Supply allows to use soft power on momentary switch that
connect from the front panel switch to 2-pins Power On jumper pole on the motherboard.
When the power switch on the back of the ATX power supply turned on, the full power will not
come into the system board until the front panel switch is momentarily pressed. Press this
switch again will turn off the power to the system board.
2x notch 4x notch
12
PIN ROW2 ROW1
1 3.3V 3.3V
2 -12V 3.3V
3 GND GND
4 Soft Power On 5V
5 GND GND
6 GND 5V
7 GND GND
8 -5V Power OK
9 +5V +5V (for Soft Logic)
10 +5V +12V
Pin 1
(2) ATX 12V Power Connector (4-pin block) : ATX12V
This is a new defined 4-pins connector that usually comes with ATX Power Supply. The
ATX Power Supply which fully support Pentium 4 processor must including this
connector for support extra 12V voltage to maintain system power consumption.
Without this connector might cause system unstable because the power supply can not
provide sufficient current for system.
Pin 1
(3) ATX P9 Power Connector (6-pin block) : ATXP9
This is a new defined 6-pins connector that usually comes with ATX Power Supply. The
ATX Power Supply which fully support Pentium 4 processor must including this
connector for support extra 3.3V and 5V voltage to maintain system power consumption.
Without this connector might cause system unstable because the power supply can not
provide sufficient current for system.
Power Plugs from Power Supply Power Connector on Motherboard
BLK
BL
K
BL
K
ORG
ORG
RED
GND
GND
GND
3.3V
3.3V
5V
(4) PS/2 Mouse & PS/2 Keyboard Connector: KB (PS2 KB/MOUSE)
The connectors for PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 Mouse.
(5) USB Port connector: UL_B (USB)
The connectors are 4-pin connector that connect USB devices to the system board.
(6) LAN Port connector: LAN
This connector is standard RJ45 connector for Network connector.
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