945PL-M7 Setup Manual FCC Information and Copyright 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.
Table of Contents CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION .................................. 1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 BEFORE YOU START .........................................................................1 PACKAGE CHECKLIST ......................................................................1 MOTHERBOARD FEATURES ............................................................2 REAR PANEL CONNECTORS ...........................................................3 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT .............................................
945PL-M7 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1.1 BEFORE YOU START Thank you for choosing our product. Before you start installing the motherboard, please make sure you follow the instructions below: 1.2 Prepare a dry and stable working environment with sufficient lighting. Always disconnect the computer from power outlet before operation.
Motherboard Manual 1.3 MOTHERBOARD FEATURES SPEC Supports Hyper Transport/ Execute Disable Bit/ LGA 775 CPU Intel Pentium 4 / Pentium D / Celeron Enhanced Intel SpeedStep®/ Intel Extended D processor up to 3.8 GHz FSB 533 / 800 MHz Chipset Intel 945PL Intel ICH7 ITE IT8712F Environment Control initiatives, Provides the most commonly used H/W Monitor legacy Super I/O functionality.
945PL-M7 SPEC Back Panel I/O CD-in Connector x1 Supports CD audio-in function S/PDIF out connector x1 Supports digital audio out function S/PDIF in connector (optional) x1 Supports digital audio in function CPU Fan header x1 CPU Fan power supply (with Smart Fan function) System Fan header x1 System Fan Power supply Chassis open header x1 For chassis intruder detection function Clear CMOS header x1 Restore CMOS data to factory default USB connector x2 Each connector supports 2 front
Motherboard Manual 1.5 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT JKBMS1 JATXPWR2 JATXPWR1 LGA775 COM1 JCOM1 CPU1 IDE1 FDD1 DDR2_B1 DDR2_A1 JPRNT1 JCFAN1 945PL JRJ45USB1 Super I/O JAUDIO1 JAUDIO2 PCI-EX16 JSPDIF_IN1 (optional) JCMOS1 PCI-EX1_1 JSPDIF_OUT1 BAT1 Intel ICH7 SATA4 SATA3 PCI1 LAN JSFAN1 SATA2 SATA1 CODEC JCDIN1 JCI1 BIOS PCI2 JPANEL1 Note: ■ represents the 1st pin.
945PL-M7 CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.1 INSTALLING CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT (CPU) Special Notice: Remove Pin Cap before installation, and make good preservation for future use. When the CPU is removed, cover the Pin Cap on the empty socket to ensure pin legs won’t be damaged. Pin Cap Step 1: Pull the socket locking lever out from the socket and then raise the lever up to a 90-degree angle.
Motherboard Manual Step 2: Look for the triangular cut edge on socket, and the golden dot on CPU should point forwards this triangular cut edge. The CPU will fit only in the correct orientation. Step 2-1: Step 2-2: Step 3: Hold the CPU down firmly, and then lower the lever to locked position to complete the installation. Step 4: Put the CPU Fan and heatsink assembly on the CPU and buckle it on the retention frame. Connect the CPU FAN power cable into the JCFAN1. This completes the installation.
45PL-M7 2.2 FAN HEADERS These fan headers support cooling-fans built in the computer. The fan cable and connector may be different according to the fan manufacturer. Connect the fan cable to the connector while matching the black wire to pin#1. JCFAN1: CPU Fan Header JSFAN1: System Fan Header 1 Pin 4 JCFAN1 1 2 3 Assignment Ground +12V FAN RPM rate sense 1 3 JSFAN1 Note: The JCFAN1 and JSFAN2 reserve system cooling fan with Smart Fan Control utility. It supports 4-pin and 3-pin head connector.
Motherboard Manual 2.3 INSTALLING SYSTEM MEMORY DDR2_B1 DDR2_A1 A. Memory Modules 1. Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward. Align a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the Slot. 2. Insert the DIMM vertically and firmly into the slot until the retaining chip snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated. B.
945PL-M7 C. Dual Channel Memory installation To trigger the Dual Channel function of the motherboard, the memory module must meet the following requirements: Install memory module of the same density in pairs, shown in the following table. Dual Channel Status DDR2_A1 DDR2_B1 Disabled O X Disabled X O Enabled O O (O means memory installed, X means memory not installed.
Motherboard Manual 2.4 CONNECTORS AND SLOTS FDD1: Floppy Disk Connector The motherboard provides a standard floppy disk connector that supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk types. This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cables. 34 2 33 1 IDE1/IDE2: Hard Disk Connectors The motherboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that provides PIO Mode 0~4, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133 functionality.
945PL-M7 PCI-Ex16: PCI-Express x16 Slot - PCI-Express 1.0a compliant. Maximum theoretical realized bandwidth of 4GB/s simultaneously per direction, for an aggregate of 8GB/s totally. PCI-Ex1_1: PCI-Express x1 slots - PCI-Express 1.0a compliant. Data transfer bandwidth up to 250MB/s per direction; 500MB/s in total. PCI-Express supports a raw bit-rate of 2.5Gb/s on the data pins. 2X bandwidth over the traditional PCI architecture.
Motherboard Manual CHAPTER 3: HEADERS & JUMPERS SETUP 3.1 HOW TO SETUP JUMPERS The illustration shows how to set up jumpers. When the jumper cap is placed on pins, the jumper is “close”, if not, that means the jumper is “open”. Pin opened 3.2 Pin closed Pin1-2 closed DETAIL SETTINGS JPANEL1: Front Panel Header This 24-pin connector includes Power-on, Reset, HDD LED, Power LED, Sleep button, speaker and IrDA Connection. It allows user to connect the PC case’s front panel switch functions.
945PL-M7 ATX Power Source Connector: JATXPWR1 JATXPWR1 allows user to connect 24-pin power connector on the ATX power supply. 12 24 1 13 Pin Assignment Pin Assignment 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 +3.3V -12V Ground PS_ON Ground Ground Ground NC +5V +5V +5V Ground 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 +3.3V +3.3V Ground +5V Ground +5V Ground PW_OK Standby Voltage+5V +12V +12V +3.3V JATXPWR2: ATX Power Source Connector By connecting this connector, it will provide +12V to CPU power circuit.
Motherboard Manual JUSB3/JUSB4: Headers for USB 2.0 Ports at Front Panel This header allows user to connect additional USB cable on the PC front panel, and also can be connected with internal USB devices, like USB card reader. Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 JUSB3 JUSB4 9 1 10 2 Assignment +5V (fused) +5V (fused) USBUSBUSB+ USB+ Ground Ground Key NC JAUDIO2: Front Panel Audio Header This header allows user to connect the front audio output cable with the PC front panel.
945PL-M7 JCDIN1: CD-ROM Audio-in Connector This connector allows user to connect the audio source from the variaty devices, like CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, PCI sound card, PCI TV turner card etc. Pin 1 1 4 Assignment Left Channel Input Ground Ground Right Channel Input 2 3 4 JCMOS1: Clear CMOS Header By placing the jumper on pin2-3, it allows user to restore the BIOS safe setting and the CMOS data, please carefully follow the procedures to avoid damaging the motherboard.
Motherboard Manual JCI1: Chassis Open Header This connector allows system to monitor PC case open status. If the signal has been triggered, it will record to the CMOS and show the message on next boot-up. Pin 1 2 Assignment Case open signal Ground 2 1 JSATA1~JSATA4: Serial ATA Connectors The motherboard has a PCI to SATA Controller with 4 channels SATA interface, it satisfies the SATA2.0spec and with transfer rate of 3.0GB/s.
945PL-M7 JSPDIF_IN1 (optional): Digital Audio-in Connector This connector allows user to connect the PCI bracket SPDIF input header.
Motherboard Manual CHAPTER 4: USEFUL HELP 4.1 DRIVER INSTALLATION NOTE After you installed your operating system, please insert the Fully Setup Driver CD into your optical drive and install the driver for better system performance. You will see the following window after you insert the CD The setup guide will auto detect your motherboard and operating system. Note: If this window didn’t show up after you insert the Driver CD, please use file browser to locate and execute the file SETUP.
945PL-M7 4.2 AWARD BIOS BEEP CODE Beep Sound Meaning One long beep followed by two short beeps Video card not found or video card memory bad High-low siren sound CPU overheated System will shut down automatically One Short beep when system boot-up No error found during POST Long beeps every other second 4.3 No DRAM detected or install EXTRA INFORMATION A. BIOS Update After you fail to update BIOS or BIOS is invaded by virus, the Boot-Block function will help to restore BIOS.
Motherboard Manual B. CPU Overheated If the system shutdown automatically after power on system for seconds, that means the CPU protection function has been activated. When the CPU is over heated, the motherboard will shutdown automatically to avoid a damage of the CPU, and the system may not power on again. In this case, please double check: 1. The CPU cooler surface is placed evenly with the CPU surface. 2. CPU fan is rotated normally. 3. CPU fan speed is fulfilling with the CPU speed.
945PL-M7 4.4 TROUBLESHOOTING Probable 1. 2. Solution No power to the system at all 1. Power light don’t illuminate, fan inside power supply does not turn 2. on. 3. Indicator light on keyboard does not turn on. System inoperative. Keyboard lights are on, power indicator lights are lit, and hard drive is spinning. Make sure power cable is securely plugged in. Replace cable. Contact technical support. Using even pressure on both ends of the DIMM, press down firmly until the module snaps into place.
Motherboard Manual CHAPTER 6: WARPSPEEDER™ 6.1 INTRODUCTION [WarpSpeeder™], a new powerful control utility, features three user-friendly functions including Overclock Manager, Overvoltage Manager, and Hardware Monitor. With the Overclock Manager, users can easily adjust the frequency they prefer or they can get the best CPU performance with just one click. The Overvoltage Manager, on the other hand, helps to power up CPU core voltage and Memory voltage.
945PL-M7 6.3 INSTALLATION 1. Execute the setup execution file, and then the following dialog will pop up. Please click “Next” button and follow the default procedure to install. 2. When you see the following dialog in setup procedure, it means setup is completed. If the “Launch the WarpSpeeder Tray Utility” checkbox is checked, the Tray Icon utility and [WarpSpeeder™] utility will be automatically and immediately launched after you click “Finish” button.
Motherboard Manual 6.4 1. WARPSPEEDER™ Tray Icon: Whenever the Tray Icon utility is launched, it will display a little tray icon on the right side of Windows Taskbar. This utility is responsible for conveniently invoking [WarpSpeeder™] Utility. You can use the mouse by clicking the left button in order to invoke [WarpSpeeder™] directly from the little tray icon or you can right-click the little tray icon to pop up a popup menu as following figure.
945PL-M7 2. Main Panel If you click the tray icon, [WarpSpeeder™] utility will be invoked. Please refer to the following figure; the utility’s first window you will see is Main Panel. Main Panel contains features as follows: a. b. c. Display the CPU Speed, CPU external clock, Memory clock, AGP clock, and PCI clock information. Contains About, Voltage, Overclock, and Hardware Monitor Buttons for invoking respective panels.
Motherboard Manual 3. Voltage Panel Click the Voltage button in Main Panel, the button will be highlighted and the Voltage Panel will slide out to up as the following figure. In this panel, you can decide to increase CPU core voltage and Memory voltage or not. The default setting is “No”. If you want to get the best performance of overclocking, we recommend you click the option “Yes”.
945PL-M7 4. Overclock Panel Click the Overclock button in Main Panel, the button will be highlighted and the Overclock Panel will slide out to left as the following figure. Overclock Panel contains the these features: a. “–3MHz button”, “-1MHz button”, “+1MHz button”, and “+3MHz button”: provide user the ability to do real-time overclock adjustment. Warning: Manually overclock is potentially dangerous, especially when the overclocking percentage is over 110 %.
Motherboard Manual c. “Auto-overclock button”: User can click this button and [WarpSpeeder™] will set the best and stable performance and frequency automatically. [WarpSpeeder™] utility will execute a series of testing until system fail. Then system will do fail-safe reboot by using Watchdog function. After reboot, the [WarpSpeeder™] utility will restore to the hardware default setting or load the verified best and stable frequency according to the Recovery Dialog’s setting. d.
945PL-M7 6. About Panel Click the “about” button in Main Panel, the button will be highlighted and the About Panel will slide out to up as the following figure. In this panel, you can get model name and detail information in hints of all the chipset that are related to overclocking. You can also get the mainboard’s BIOS model and the Version number of [WarpSpeeder™] utility.
Motherboard Manual APPENDENCIES: SPEC IN OTHER LANGUAGE GERMAN Spezifikationen CPU LGA 775 Unterstützt Hyper-Threading / Execute Disable Intel Pentium 4 / Pentium D / Bit / Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® / Intel Celeron D Prozessoren mit bis zu 3,8 Architecture-64 / Extended Memory 64 Technology GHz FSB 533 / 800 MHz Chipsatz Intel 945PL Intel ICH7 ITE 8712F Umgebungskontrolle, Super E/A Bietet die häufig verwendeten alten Hardware-Überwachung Super E/A-Funktionen.
945PL-M7 Spezifikationen schluss IDE-Anschluss x1 Jeder Anschluss unterstützt 2 IDE-Laufwerke SATA-Anschluss x4 Jeder Anschluss unterstützt 1 SATA-Laufwerk Fronttafelanschluss x1 Unterstützt die Fronttafelfunktionen Front-Audioanschluss x1 CD-IN-Anschluss x1 Unterstützt die CD Audio-In-Funktion S/PDIF-Ausgangsanschluss x1 Unterstützt die digitale Audioausgabefunktion S/PDIF Eingangsanschluss Unterstützt die Fronttafel-Audioanschlussfunktion Unterstützt die digitale Audioeingabefunktion (opti
Motherboard Manual FRANCE SPEC Prend en charge les technologies LGA 775 UC Processeurs Intel Pentium 4 / Pentium D / Celeron D jusqu'à 3,8 GHz Hyper-Threading / d'exécution de bit de désactivation / Intel SpeedStep® optimisée/ d'architecture Intel 64 / de mémoire étendue 64 Bus frontal 533 / 800 / 1066 MHz Chipset Super E/S Intel 945PL Intel ICH7 ITE 8712F Initiatives de contrôle environnementales, Fournit la fonctionnalité de Super E/S Moniteur de matériel Contrôleur de vitesse de ventilateur p
945PL-M7 SPEC Connecteur SATA x4 Connecteur du panneau avant x1 Connecteur Audio du panneau périphérique SATA Prend en charge les équipements du panneau avant Prend en charge la fonction audio du panneau avantx1 x1 Connecteur d'entrée CD x1 Connecteur de sortie S/PDIF x1 Connecteur d'entrée S/PDIF x1 (en option) Embase de ventilateur UC Chaque connecteur prend en charge 1 avant Prend en charge la fonction d'entrée audio de CD Prend en charge la fonction de sortie audio numérique Prend en cha
Motherboard Manual ITALIAN SPECIFICA LGA 775 CPU Supporto di Hyper-Threading / Execute Disable Processore Intel Pentium 4 / Pentium Bit / Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® / Architettura D / Celeron D fino a 3.8 GHz Intel 64 / Tecnologia Extended Memory 64 FSB 533 / 800 MHz Chipset Intel 945PL Intel ICH7 ITE 8712F Funzioni di controllo dell’ambiente: Super I/O Fornisce le funzionalità legacy Super Monitoraggio hardware I/O usate più comunemente.
945PL-M7 SPECIFICA su scheda Connettore IDE x1 Ciascun connettore supporta 2 unità IDE Connettore SATA x4 Ciascun connettore supporta 1 unità SATA Connettore pannello frontale x1 Supporta i servizi del pannello frontale Connettore audio frontale x1 Supporta la funzione audio pannello frontale Connettore CD-in x1 Supporta la funzione input audio CD Connettore output SPDIF x1 Supporta la funzione d’output audio digitale Connettore input S/PDIF x1 (optional) Supporta la funzione d’input au
Motherboard Manual SPANISH Especificación Admite Hyper-Threading / Bit de deshabilitación LGA 775 CPU Procesador Intel Pentium 4 / Pentium D / Celeron D hasta 3,8 GHz FSB Conjunto de chips 533 / 800 MHz Intel 945PL Intel ICH7 Iniciativas de control de entorno, Le ofrece las funcionalidades Súper E/S heredadas de uso más común Súper E/S.
945PL-M7 Especificación Conectore s en placa Cada conector soporta 2 unidades de disco Conector disco flexible X1 Conector IDE X1 Cada conector soporta 2 dispositivos IDE Conector SATA X4 Cada conector soporta 1 dispositivos SATA Conector de panel frontal X1 Soporta instalaciones en el panel frontal Conector de sonido frontal X1 Soporta funciones de sonido en el panel frontal flexible Conector de entrada de CD X1 Soporta función de entrada de sonido de CD Conector de salida S/PDIF X1
Motherboard Manual PORTUGUESE ESPECIFICAÇÕES Suporta as tecnologias Hyper-Threading / LGA 775 CPU Processador Intel Pentium 4 / Pentium Execute Disable Bit / Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® FSB 533 / 800 MHz Chipset Intel 945PL D / Celeron D até 3,8 GHz / Intel Arquitecture -64 / Extended Memory 64 Intel ICH7 ITE 8712F Especificaç Proporciona as funcionalidades mais ão Super utilizadas em termos da especificação I/O Super I/O.
945PL-M7 ESPECIFICAÇÕES Conector SATA x4 Cada conector suporta 1 dispositivo SATA Conector do painel frontal x1 Para suporte de várias funções no painel frontal Conector de áudio frontal x1 Suporta a função de áudio no painel frontal Conector para entrada de CDs x1 Suporta a entrada de áudio a partir de CDs Conector de saída S/PDIF x1 Suporta a saída de áudio digital Conector de entrada S/PDIF (opcional) Suporta a entrada de áudio digital x1 Conector da ventoinha da CPU x1 Conector da ve
Motherboard Manual POLISH SPEC Obsługa Hyper-Threading / Execute Disable Bit / LGA 775 Procesor Procesor Intel Pentium 4 / Pentium D / Celeron D do 3,8 GHz FSB 533 / 800 MHz Chipset Intel 945PL Architecture-64 / Extended Memory 64 Technology Intel ICH7 Moduł pamięci DDR2 z trybem podwójnego Gniazda DDR2 DIMM x 2 kanału Pamięć Każde gniazdo DIMM obsługuje główna moduły 256/512MB oraz 1GB DDR2 Maks.
945PL-M7 SPEC wbudowan Złącze IDE x1 Każde złącze obsługuje 2 urządzenia IDE e Złącze SATA x4 Każde złącze obsługuje 1 urządzenie SATA Złącze panela przedniego x1 Obsługa elementów panela przedniego Przednie złącze audio x1 Obsługa funkcji audio na panelu przednim Złącze wejścia CD x1 Obsługa funkcji wejścia audio CD Złącze wyjścia S/PDIF x1 Obsługa funkcji cyfrowego wyjścia audio Złącze wejścia S/PDIF (opcja) x1 Obsługa funkcji cyfrowego wejścia audio x1 Fan) Złącze główkowe wentyla
Motherboard Manual RUSSIAN СПЕЦ. CPU Поддержка технологий Hyper-Threading / (централь LGA 775 ный Процессор Intel Pentium 4 / Pentium процессор D / Celeron D до 3.
945PL-M7 СПЕЦ.
Motherboard Manual ARABIC اﻟﻤﻮاﺻﻔﺎت LGA 775 وﺣﺪة اﻟﻤﻌﺎﻟﺠﺔ اﻟﻤﺮآﺰﻳﺔ اﻟﻨﺎﻗﻞ اﻷﻡﺎﻡﻲ Hyper-Threading / Execute Disable Bit /ﺕﺪﻋﻢ ﺕﻘﻨﻴﺎت Intel Pentium 4 / Pentium D /ﻡﻌﺎﻟﺠﺎت Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® / Intel ﺑﺘﺮدد ﻳﺼﻞ إﻟﻰ 3.
945PL-M7 اﻟﻤﻮاﺻﻔﺎت ﻡﻨﻔﺬ ﻡﺤﺮك أﻗﺮاص ﻡﺮﻥﺔ ﻋﺪد 1 ﻳﺪﻋﻢ ﻡﺤﺮآﻴﻦ ﻟﻸﻗﺮاص اﻟﻤﺮﻥﺔ ﻡﻨﻔﺬ IDE ﻋﺪد 1 IDEﻳﺪﻋﻢ آﻞ ﻡﻨﻔﺬ اﺙﻨﻴﻦ ﻡﻦ أﺝﻬﺰة ﻡﻨﻔﺬ SATA ﻋﺪد 4 SATAﻳﺪﻋﻢ آﻞ ﻡﻨﻔﺬ واﺣﺪ ﻡﻦ أﺝﻬﺰة ﻡﻨﻔﺬ اﻟﻠﻮﺣﺔ اﻷﻡﺎﻡﻴﺔ ﻋﺪد 1 ﻳﺪﻋﻢ ﺕﺠﻬﻴﺰات اﻟﻠﻮﺣﺔ اﻷﻡﺎﻡﻴﺔ ﻡﻨﻔﺬ اﻟﺼﻮت اﻷﻡﺎﻡﻲ ﻋﺪد 1 ﻳﺪﻋﻢ وﻇﻴﻔﺔ اﻟﺼﻮت ﺑﺎﻟﻠﻮﺣﺔ اﻷﻡﺎﻡﻴﺔ ﻡﻨﻔﺬ CD-IN ﻋﺪد 1 ﻳﺪﻋﻢ وﻇﻴﻔﺔ دﺥﻞ ﺹﻮت اﻟﻘﺮص اﻟﻤﺪﻡﺞ ﻡﻨﻔﺬ ﺥﺮج S/PDIF ﻋﺪد 1 ﻳﺪﻋﻢ وﻇﻴﻔﺔ ﺥﺮج اﻟﺼﻮت اﻟﺮﻗﻤﻲ ﻡﻨﻔﺬ دﺥﻞ ) S/PDIFاﺥﺘﻴﺎري( ﻋﺪد 1
Motherboard Manual JAPANESE 仕様 Hyper-Threading / Execute Disable Bit / LGA 775 CPU Intel Pentium 4 / Pentium D / Celeron D processor up to 3.
945PL-M7 仕様 PCI Express x 1スロット x1 フロッピーコネクタ x1 各コネクタは2つのフロッピードライブをサポートし ます IDEコネクタ x1 各コネクタは2つのIDEデバイスをサポートします SATAコネクタ x4 各コネクタは1つのSATAデバイスをサポートします フロントパネルコネクタ x1 フロントパネル機能をサポートします フロントオーディオコネクタ x1 フロントパネルオーディオ機能をサポートします CDインコネクタ x1 CDオーディオイン機能をサポートします S/PDIFアウトコネクタ x1 デジタルオーディオアウト機能をサポートします オンボード S/PDIFインコネクタ (オプション) x1 デジタルオーディオイン機能をサポートします CPUファンヘッダ x1 CPUファン電源装置(スマートファン機能を搭載) システムファンヘッダ x1 システムファン電源装置 シャーシオープンヘッダ x1 シャーシ侵入検出機能 CMOSクリアヘッダ x1 USBコネクタ x2 コネクタ 各コネクタは2
945PL-M7 BIOS SETUP BIOS Setup....................................................................................... 2 1 Main Menu.................................................................................................... 4 2 Standard CMOS Features.............................................................................. 7 3 Advanced BIOS Features............................................................................ 10 4 Advanced Chipset Features..........................................
945PL-M7 BIOS Manual BIOS Setup Introduction This manual discussed Award™ Setup program built into the ROM BIOS. The Setup program allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This special information is then stored in battery-backed RAM so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off. The Award BIOS™ installed in your computer system’s ROM (Read Only Memory) is a custom version of an industry standard BIOS.
945PL-M7 BIOS Manual PCI Bus Support This AWARD BIOS also supports Version 2.1 of the Intel PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) local bus specification. DRAM Support DDR SDRAM (Double Data Rate Synchronous DRAM) are supported. Supported CPUs This AWARD BIOS supports the Intel CPU. Using Setup In general, you use the arrow keys to highlight items, press to select, use the and keys to change entries, press for help and press to quit.
945PL-M7 BIOS Manual 1 Main Menu Once you enter Award BIOS™ CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear on the screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from several setup functions. Use the arrow keys to select among the items and press to accept and enter the sub-menu. !! WARNING !! For better system performance, the BIOS firmware is being continuously updated. The BIOS information described in this manual (Figure 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9) is for your reference only.
945PL-M7 BIOS Manual Integrated Peripherals This submenu allows you to configure certain IDE hard drive options and Programmed Input/ Output features. Power Management Setup This submenu allows you to configure the power management features. PnP/PCI Configurations This submenu allows you to configure certain “Plug and Play” and PCI options. PC Health Status This submenu allows you to monitor the hardware of your system.
945PL-M7 BIOS Manual Set User Password If the Supervisor Password is not set, then the User Password will function in the same way as the Supervisor Password. If the Supervisor Password is set and the User Password is set, the “User” will only be able to view configurations but will not be able to change them. Save & Exit Setup Save all configuration changes to CMOS(memory) and exit setup. Confirmation message will be displayed before proceeding.
945PL-M7 BIOS Manual 2 Standard CMOS Features The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into 10 categories. Each category includes no, one or more than one setup items. Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the or keys to select the value you want in each item. Figure 2.
945PL-M7 BIOS Manual Main Menu Selections This table shows the selections that you can make on the Main Menu. Item Options Date mm : dd : yy Set the system date. Note that the ‘Day’ automatically changes when you set the date. Time hh : mm : ss Set the clock. IDE Primary Master Options are in its sub menu. Press to enter the sub menu of detailed options IDE Primary Slave Options are in its sub menu. Press to enter the sub menu of detailed options.
945PL-M7 BIOS Manual Item Options Description Halt On All Errors Select the situation in which No Errors you want the BIOS to stop All, but Keyboard All, but Diskette the POST process and notify you. All, but Disk/ Key Base Memory N/A Displays the amount of conventional memory detected during boot up. Extended Memory N/A Displays the amount of extended memory detected during boot up. Total Memory N/A Displays the total memory available in the system.
945PL-M7 BIOS Manual 3 Advanced BIOS Features Figure 3. Advanced BIOS Setup CPU FEATURE Delay Prior to Thermal Set this item to enable the CPU Thermal function to engage after the specified time. The Choices: 4, 8, 16 (default), 32. Thermal Management Allow you to choose the thermal management method of your monitor. The Choices: Thermal Monitor 1 (default), Thermal Monitor2. Notes: The choices will be different according to your CPU features.
945PL-M7 BIOS Manual TM2 Bus Ratio Represents the frequency. Bus ratio of the throttled performance state that will be initiated when the on-die sensor goes from not hot to hot. The Choices: 0X (default). TM2 Bus VID Represents the voltage of the throttled performance state that will be initiated when the on-die sensor goes from not hot to hot. The Choices:0.8375 (default). Limit CPU ID Max Val Set limit CPU ID maximum vale to 3, it should be disabled for Win XP. The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.
945PL-M7 BIOS Manual CPU L3 Cache Depending on the CPU/chipset in use, you may be able to increase memory access time with this option. Enabled (default) Enable cache. Disabled Disable cache. BOOT SEQ & FLOPPY SETUP HARD DISK BOOT PRIORITY These BIOS attempt to load the operating system from the device in the sequence selected in these items. The Choices: Pri. Master, Pri.Slave, Sec.Master, Sec. Slave, USBHDD0, USBHDD1, USBHDD2 and Bootable Add-in Carde.
945PL-M7 BIOS Manual First/Second/Third/Boot Other Device These BIOS attempt to load the operating system from the device in the sequence selected in these items. The Choices: Floppy, LS120, HDD-0, SCSI, CDROM, HDD-1, HDD-2,HDD-3, ZIP100, LAN, HPT370, Disabled, Enabled. Swap Floppy Drive For systems with two floppy drives, this option allows you to swap logical drive assignments. The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.
945PL-M7 BIOS Manual GATE A20 OPTION Select if chipset or keyboard controller should control Gate A20. Normal A pin in the keyboard controller controls GateA20. Fast (default) Lets chipset control Gate A20. TYPEMATIC RATE SETTING When a key is held down, the keystroke will repeat at a rate determined by the keyboard controller. When enabled, the typematic rate and typematic delay can be configured. The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.
945PL-M7 BIOS Manual SMALL LOGO (EPA) SHOW This item allows you to select whether the “Small Logo” shows. Enabled (default) “Small Logo” shows when system boot up. Disabled No “Small Logo” shows when system boots up. SUMMARY SCREEN SHOW This item allows you to enable/disable the summary screen. Summary screen means system configuration and PCI device listing. The choices: Enabled, Disabled (default).
945PL-M7 BIOS Manual 4 Advanced Chipset Features This submenu allows you to configure the specific features of the chipset installed on your system. This chipset manage bus speeds and access to system memory resources, such as DRAM. It also coordinates communications with the PCI bus. The default settings that came with your system have been optimized and therefore should not be changed unless you are suspicious that the settings have been changed incorrectly. Figure 4.
945PL-M7 BIOS Manual DRAM RAS# PRECHARGE If an insufficient number of cycles is allowed for RAS to accumulate its charge before DRAM refresh, the refresh may be incomplete, and the DRAM may fail to retain data. Fast gives faster performance; and Slow gives more stable performance. This field applies only when synchronous DRAM is installed in the system. The Choices: Auto (default). PRECHARGE DELAY (TRAS) This item controls the number of DRAM clocks to activate the precharge delay.
945PL-M7 BIOS Manual PCI Express Root Port Func, PCI Express Port 1/ 2/3/4/5/6 This item allows you to select the PCI Express Port. The Choices: Auto (default), Enabled, Disabled. PCI-E Compliancy Mode This item allows you to select the PCI-E Compliancy Mode. The Choices: v1.0a (default), v1.0.
945PL-M7 BIOS Manual 5 Integrated Peripherals Figure 5. Integrated Peripherals OnChip IDE Device IDE HDD Block Mode Block mode is also called block transfer, multiple commands, or multiple sector read / write. If your IDE hard drive supports block mode (most new drives do), select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block mode (most new drives do), select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block read / write per sector where the drive can support.
945PL-M7 BIOS Manual IDE DMA Transfer Access This item allows you to enable or disable the IDE transfer access. The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled. On-chip Primary PCI IDE This item allows you to enable or disable the primary/ secondary IDE Channel. The Choices: Enabled (Default), Disabled. IDE Primary/Secondary/Master/Slave PIO The IDE PIO (Programmed Input / Output) fields let you set a PIO mode (0-4) for each of the IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports.
945PL-M7 BIOS Manual ONBOARD DEVICE USB Controller Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller and you have USB peripherals. The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled USB 2.0 Controller This entry is to enabled/ disabled EHCI controller only. This BIOS itself may/ may not have high speed USB support. If the BIOS has high speed USB support built in, the support will automatically turn on, when high speed device were attached. The Choices: Enabled(default).
945PL-M7 BIOS Manual Onboard RAID BIOS The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled. Onboard 1394 The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled. Onboard LAN This item allows you to enable or disable the Onboard LAN. The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled. Onboard LAN Boot ROM This item allows you to enable or disable the Onboard LAN Boot ROM. The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled. 5.
945PL-M7 BIOS Manual Onboard IR Function The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled. UART Mode Select This item allows you to determine which Infra Red (IR) function of onboard I/O chip. The Choices: IrDA (default), AS KIR, Normal. UR2 Duplex Mode Select the value required by the IR device connected to the IR port. Full-duplex mode permits simultaneous two-direction transmission. Half-duplex mode permits transmission in one direction only at a time. The Choices: Half (default), Full.
945PL-M7 BIOS Manual 6 Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup Menu allows you to configure your system to utilize energy conservation and power up/power down features. Figure 6. Power Management Setup ACPI & WAKE UP EVENTS ACPI Function This item displays the status of the Advanced Configuration and Power Management (ACPI). The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.
945PL-M7 BIOS Manual ACPI Suspend Type The item allows you to select the suspend type under the ACPI operating system. The Choices: S1 (POS) (default) Power on Suspend S3 (STR) Suspend to RAM S1 & S3 POS+STR Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume Choosing Enabled will make BIOS run VGA BIOS to initialize the VGA card when system wakes up from S3 state. The system time is shortened if you disable the function, but system will need AGP driver to initialize the card.
945PL-M7 BIOS Manual Hot Key Power ON Input password and press Enter to set the Keyboard power on password. The Choices: Ctrl-F1 (default), Ctrl-F2, Ctrl-F3, Ctrl-F4, Ctrl-F5, Ctrl-F6, Ctrl-F7, Ctrl-F8, Ctrl-F9, Ctrl-F10, Ctrl-F11, and Ctrl-F12. RELOAD TIMER EVENTS Primary/Secondary IDE 0/1 You can select to enable or disable Primary or Secondary RAID 0 or RAID 1 function under this item. The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.
945PL-M7 BIOS Manual Power Management This category allows you to select the type (or degree) of power saving and is directly related to the following modes: 1.HDD Power Down. 2.Suspend Mode. There are four options of Power Management, three of which have fixed mode settings Min. Power Saving Minimum power management. Suspend Mode = 1 hr. HDD Power Down = 15 min Max. Power Saving Maximum power management only available for sl CPU’s. Suspend Mode = 1 min. HDD Power Down = 1 min.
945PL-M7 BIOS Manual Suspend Mode The item allows you to select the suspend type under ACPI operating system. The Choices: Disabled (default), 1 Min, 2 Min, 4 Min, 6 Min, 8 Min, 10 Min, 20 Min, 30 Min, 40 Min, 1 Hour. This selection will cause the system to turn off the vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and write blanks to the video buffer. Blank Screen This option only writes blanks to the video buffer.
945PL-M7 BIOS Manual 7 PnP/PCI Configurations This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. PCI, or Personal Computer Interconnect, is a system which allows I/O devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed of the CPU itself uses when communicating with its own special components. This section covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes to the default settings. Figure 7.
945PL-M7 BIOS Manual IRQ RESOURCES This submenu will allow you to assign each system interrupt a type, depending on the type of device using the interrupt. When you press the “Press Enter” tag, you will be directed to a submenu that will allow you to configure the system interrupts. This is only configurable when “Resources Controlled By” is set to “Manual”.
945PL-M7 BIOS Manual 8 PC Health Status Figure 8. PC Health Status CPU FAN Control The Choice “smart” can make your CPU FAN to reduce noice. The Choices: Always On, Smart(default). Shutdown Temperature This item allows you to set up the CPU shutdown Temperature. This item only effective under Windows 98 ACPI mode The Choices: 60OC/140OF, 65OC/149OF, 70OC/158OF, Disabled (default). Show H/W Monitor in POST If you computer contain a monitoring system, it will show PC health status during POST stage.
945PL-M7 BIOS Manual 9 Frequency/ Voltage Control Figure 9. Frequency/ Voltage Control CPU CLOCK RATIO The Choices: 8X (default), 9X, 10X, 11X, 12X, 13X, 14 X, 15X, 16X, 17X, 18X, 19X, 20 X, 21 X, 22 X, and 23X. CPU Voltage Regulator This item allows you to select CPU Voltage Regulator The Choices: Default (default). DDR Voltage Regulator This item allows you to select DDR Voltage Regulator The Choices: 1.8V(Default). CPU CLOCK This item allows you to select CPU Clock, and CPU over clocking.
945PL-M7 BIOS Manual Method 2: Press the key and Power button simultaneously, after that keep-on pressing the key until the power-on screen showed. This action will boot-up the system according to FSB of the processor It’s strongly recommended to set CPU Vcore and clock in default setting. If the CPU Vcore and clock are not in default setting, it may cause CPU or M/B damage.