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Motherboard User’s Guide Table of Contents Trademark ............................................................................................................ i Static Electricity Precautions ......................................................................................... i Pre-Installation Inspection ............................................................................................. i Chapter 1: Introduction ............................................................................
Motherboard User’s Guide Notice: 1 Owing to Microsoft’s certifying schedule is various to every supplier, we might have some drivers not certified yet by Microsoft. Therefore, it might happen under Windows XP that a dialogue box (shown as below) pop out warning you this software has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows XP. Please rest assured that our RD department has already tested and verified these drivers.
Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction This motherboard has a Socket-478 to support Intel Pentium 4 processors with Hyper-Threading Technology and Front-Side Bus (FSB) speeds up to 800 MHz. Hyper-Threading Technology, designed to take advantage of the multitasking features in Windows XP, gives you the power to do more things at once.
Motherboard User’s Guide • • • • • • • • • AGP v3.0 compliant 8X / 4X transfer modes with Fast Write support Supports DDR400 / 333 / 266 memory types with 2.5V SSTL-2 DRAM interface Supports 66 MHz, 4X and 8X transfer modes, V-Link interface with 533 MB/sec total bandwidth ACPI 2.0 and PCI Bus Power Management 1.
Chapter 1: Introduction Onboard I/O Ports • Two PS/2 ports for mouse and keyboard • One serial port • One parallel port • One VGA port • One LAN port (optional) • Four back-panel USB2.0 ports • Audio jacks for microphone, line-in and line-out Fast Ethernet LAN (optional) • Single Chip 100Base-TX / 10Base-T Physical Layer Solution • Dual Speed – 100/10 Mbps • Half and Full Duplex • MII Interface to Ethernet Controller • MII Interface to Configuration & Status • Auto Power Saving Mode.
Motherboard User’s Guide The firmware can also be used to set parameters for different processor clock speeds. Dimensions • Micro ATX form factor of 244 x 220 mm Note: Hardware specifications and software items are subject to change without notification.
Chapter 2: Motherboard Installation Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation To install this motherboard in a system, please follow these instructions in this chapter: Identify the motherboard components Install a CPU Install one or more system memory modules Make sure all jumpers and switches are set correctly Install this motherboard in a system chassis (case) Connect any extension brackets or cables to headers/connectors on the motherboard Install peripheral devices and make the appropriate conn
Motherboard User’s Guide Motherboard Components 1 2 IO PORTS 3 20 4 5 19 18 17 6 16 7 15 8 14 9 12 13 IT EM 2 C OM PONENT S Soc ket-478 f or Intel Pentium 4 CPU Soc ket proc es s ors DIMM1/2 184-pin DDR SDRA M s oc kets 3 CPU_FA N CPU Fan c onnec tor(3-pin) 4 IDE1 Primary IDE c onnec tor 5 IDE2 Sc eondary IDE c onnec tor 6 USB2/3 Front Panel USB headers 7 SA TA 1/2 Serial A TA c onnec tors 8 CLR_CMOS Clear CMOS jumper 1 9 11 10 L A BEL SPK1 Speaker header 10 PA NEL1 F
Chapter 2: Motherboard Installation I/O Ports The illustration below shows a side view of the built-in I/O ports on the motherboard. (Optional) PS/2 Mouse Use the upper PS/2 port to connect a PS/2 pointing device. PS/2 Keyboard Use the low er PS/2 port to connect a PS/2 keyboard. Parallel Port (LPT1) Use the Parallel port to connect printers or other parallel communications devices. COM1 Use the COM port to connect serial devices such as mice or fax/modems. COM1 is identified by the system as COM1.
Motherboard User’s Guide CPU Installation Procedure Follow these instructions to install the CPU: 1 CPU_FAN pin1 Socket-478 1 2 3 4 5 Install your CPU. Pull up the lever away from the socket and lift up to 90-degree angle. Locate the CPU cut edge (the corner with the pin hold noticeably missing). Align and insert the CPU correctly. Press the lever down and apply thermal grease on top of the CPU.
Chapter 2: Motherboard Installation Installing Memory Modules This motherboard accommodates two 184-pin DIMM sockets (Dual Inline Memory Module) for unbuffered DDR400/333/266 (Double Data Rate SDRAM), and maximum 2.0 GB installed memory. DDR SDRAM is a type of SDRAM that supports data transfers on both edges of each clock cycle (the rising and falling edges), effectively doubling the memory chip’s data throughput. DDR DIMMs can synchronously work with 400/333/ 266 MHz memory and provide 3.2 GB/s, 2.
Motherboard User’s Guide 4. Install any remaining DIMM modules. Jumper Settings Connecting two pins with a jumper cap is SHORT; removing a jumper cap from these pins, OPEN. 1 CLR_CMOS CLR_CMOS: Clear CMOS Jumper Use this jumper to clear the contents of the CMOS memory. You may need to clear the CMOS memory if the settings in the Setup Utility are incorrect and prevent your motherboard from operating.
Chapter 2: Motherboard Installation Install the Motherboard Install the motherboard in a system chassis (case). The board is a Micro ATX size motherboard. You can install this motherboard in an ATX case. Make sure your case has an I/O cover plate matching the ports on this motherboard. Install the motherboard in a case. Follow the case manufacturer’s instructions to use the hardware and internal mounting points on the chassis.
Motherboard User’s Guide Connecting Optional Devices Refer to the following for information on connecting the motherboard’s optional devices: 1 AUDIO1 1 IR1 1 USB3 1 SPK1 USB2 1 SPK1: Speaker Header Connect the cable from the PC speaker to the SPK1 header on the motherboard. Pin 1 2 3 4 Signal SPKR NC GND +5V AUDIO1: Front Panel Audio Header This header allows the user to install auxiliary front-oriented microphone and line-out ports for easier access.
Chapter 2: Motherboard Installation Here is a list of the header AUDIO1 pin assignments. Pin 1 3 5 7 9 Signal AUD_MIC AUD_MIC_BIAS AUD_FPOUT_R HP_ON AUD_FPOUT_L Pin 2 4 6 8 10 Signal AUD_GND AUD_VCC AUD_RET_R KEY AUD_RET_L USB2/USB3: Front panel USB Headers The motherboard has USB ports installed on the rear edge I/O port array. Additionally, some computer cases have USB ports at the front of the case.
Motherboard User’s Guide Install Other Devices Install and connect any other devices in the system following the steps below. IDE1 IDE2 1 1 SATA2 SATA1 1 FDD Floppy Disk Drive The motherboard ships with a floppy disk drive cable that can support one or two drives. Drives can be 3.5" or 5.25" wide, with capacities of 360K, 720K, 1.2MB, 1.44MB, or 2.88MB. Install your drives and connect power from the system power supply.
Chapter 2: Motherboard Installation Serial ATA Devices The Serial ATA (Advanced Technology Attachment) is the standard interface for the IDE hard drives, which is designed to overcome the design limitations while enabling the storage interface to scale with the growing media rate demands of PC platforms. It provides you a faster transfer rate of 150 MB/s. If you have installed a Serial ATA hard drive, you can connect the Serial ATA cables to the Serial ATA hard drive or the connector on the motherboard.
Motherboard User’s Guide Expansion Slots This motherboard has one AGP, CNR and three 32-bit PCI slots. AGP1 PCI1 PCI2 PCI3 CNR1 Follow the steps below to install an AGP/CNR/PCI expansion card. 1 Locate the AGP, CNR or PCI slots on the motherboard. 2 Remove the blanking plate of the slot from the system chassis. 3 Install the edge connector of the expansion card into the slot. Ensure the edge connector is correctly seated in the slot.
Chapter 2: Motherboard Installation 4 Secure the metal bracket of the card to the system chassis with a screw. 8X AGP Slot You can install a graphics adapter that supports the 8X AGP specification and has a 8X AGP edge connector in the AGP slot. CNR Slot You can install the CNR (Communications and Networking Riser) cards in this slot, including LAN, Modem, and Audio functions. PCI Slots You can install the 32-bit PCI interface expansion cards in the slots.
Motherboard User’s Guide Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility Introduction The BIOS Setup Utility records settings and information of your computer, such as date and time, the type of hardware installed, and various configuration settings. Your computer applies the information to initialize all the components when booting up and basic functions of coordination between system components. If the Setup Utility configuration is incorrect, it may cause the system to malfunction.
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility You can use cursor arrow keys to highlight anyone of options on the main menu page. Press Enter to select the highlighted option. Press the Escape key to leave the setup utility. Press +/-/ to modify the selected field’s values. Some options on the main menu page lead to tables of items with installed values that you can use cursor arrow keys to highlight one item, and press + and - keys to cycle through alternative values of that item.
Motherboard User’s Guide Advanced Setup Page This page sets up more advanced information about your system. Handle this page with caution. Any changes can affect the operation of your computer. CMOS SETUP UTILITY – Copyright (C) 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc.
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility DRAM CAS# Latency This item determines the operation of SDRAM memory CAS (column address strobe). It is recommended that you leave this item at the default value. The 2T setting requires faster memory that specifically supports this mode. DRAM Bank Interleave Enable this item to increase DRAM memory speed. When enabled, separate memory banks are set for odd and even addresses and the next byte of memory can be accessed while the current byte is being refreshed.
Motherboard User’s Guide Features Setup Page This page sets up some parameters for peripheral devices connected to the system. CMOS SETUP UTILITY – Copyright (C) 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc.
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility OnBoard SATA-IDE Use this item to select RAID mode, IDE mode or Disabled for onboard SATAIDE. Audio Device This item enables or disables the AC’97 audio chip. MODEM Device This item enables or disables the MC’97 modem chip. Ethernet Device This item enables or disables the onboard Ethernet LAN. OnBoard LAN Boot ROM Use this item to enable or disable the LAN Boot ROM function. OnBoard USB Function Enable this item if you plan to use the USB ports on this motherboard.
Motherboard User’s Guide Suspend Time Out This item sets up the timeout for Suspend mode in minutes. If the time selected passes without any system activity, the computer will enter power-saving Suspend mode. Resume on RTC Alarm The system can be turned off with a software command. If you enable this item, the system can automatically resume at a fixed time based on the system’s RTC (realtime clock). Use the items below this one to set the date and time of the wake-up alarm.
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA If this item is enabled, an IRQ will be assigned to the PCI VGA graphics system. You set this value to No to free up an IRQ. PCI IDE BusMaster This item enables or disables the DMA under DOS mode. We recommend you to leave this item at the default value. BIOS Security Features Setup Page This page helps you install or change a password. CMOS SETUP UTILITY – Copyright (C) 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc.
Motherboard User’s Guide CPU PnP Setup Page This page helps you manually configure the mainboard for the CPU. The system will automatically detect the type of installed CPU and make the appropriate adjustments to the items on this page. CMOS SETUP UTILITY – Copyright (C) 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. CPU PnP Setup Manufacturer: Ratio Status CPU Over-clocking Func.
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility Hardware Monitor Page This page sets up some parameters for the hardware monitoring function of this motherboard. CMOS SETUP UTILITY – Copyright (C) 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. Hardware Monitor Setup Help Item ***System Hardware Monitor*** Vcore Vdimm Vivdd Vcc5V SB3V VBAT CPU Temperature SYSTEM Temperature CPU FAN Speed SYSTEM FAN Speed 1.504 V 2.496 V 2.608 V 5.107 V 3.296 V 3.
Motherboard User’s Guide Save Changes and Exit Highlight this item and press to save the changes that you have made in the Setup Utility configuration. When the Save Changes and Exit dialog box appears, select [OK] to save and exit, or select [Cancel] to return to the main menu. Discard Changes and Exit Highlight this item and press to discard any changes that you have made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility.
Chapter 4: Software & Applications Chapter 4 Software & Applications Introduction This chapter describes the contents of the support CD-ROM that comes with the motherboard package. The support CD-ROM contains all useful software, necessary drivers and utility programs to properly run our products. More program information is available in a README file, located in the same directory as the software. To run the support CD, simply insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive.
Motherboard User’s Guide The Exit button closes the Auto Setup window. To run the program again, reinsert the CD-ROM disc in the drive; or click the CD-ROM driver from the Windows Explorer, and click the Setup icon. The Application button brings up a software menu. It shows the bundled software that this mainboard supports. The ReadMe brings you to the Install Path where you can find out path names of software driver.
Chapter 4: Software & Applications Once any of the installation procedures start, software is automatically installed in sequence. You need to follow the onscreen instructions, confirm commands and allow the computer to restart as few times as needed to complete installing whatever software you selected. When the process is finished, all the support software will be installed and start working. Bundled Software Installation All bundled software available on the CD-ROM is for users’ convenience.
