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945P-A7B/945PL-A7B Setup Manual
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  • Page 1 945P-A7B/945PL-A7B Setup Manual FCC Information and Copyright This equipment has been tes ted and found to comply with the limits of a Class B digital devic e, purs uant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules . T hese limits are designed to provide reasonable protec tion against harmful interference in a residential installation.
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction ..........1 Before You Start..............1 Package Checklist..............1 Motherboard Features............2 Rear Panel Connectors (Ver 6.x )..........4 Rear Panel Connectors (Ver 5.x ) ..........4 Motherboard Layout (for Ver 6.x ).......... 5 Motherboard Layout (for Ver 5.x )..........
  • Page 3: Chapter 1: Introduction

    945P-A7B/945PL-A 7B CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION EFORE T ART Thank you for choosing our product. Be fore you start installing the mothe rboard, please make sure you follow the instructions be low: Prepare a dry and stable work ing environment with sufficie nt lighting.
  • Page 4: Motherboard Features

    Motherboard Manual OT HERBOARD EAT URES 945P-A7B 945PL-A7 B LGA 775 LGA 775 Intel Core2Duo / Pentium 4 / Pe ntium D / Intel Core2Duo / Pentium 4 / Pe ntium D / Celeron D pr ocessor up to 3.8 GHz Celeron D pr ocessor up to 3.8 GHz...
  • Page 5 205 (W) x 305 (L) mm Windows 2000 / XP / VISTA Windows 2000 / XP / VISTA Biostar Reserves the right to add or remo ve Biostar Reserves the ri ght to add or remove Support support for any OS with or witho ut notice.
  • Page 6: Rear Panel Connectors (Ver 6.X )

    Motherboard Manual ANEL ONNECT ORS PS/2 Mouse Printer Port Line In/ Surround Line Out Mic In 1/ Bass/ Center PS/2 COM1 USBX2 USBX2 Keyboard ANEL ONNECT ORS PS/2 LA N Mouse Pr inter Port PS/2 USBX2 USB X2 COM1 Keybo ard Cente r Line In Re ar...
  • Page 7: Motherboard Layout (For Ver 6.X )

    945P-A7B/945PL-A 7B OT HERBOARD AYOUT JKBMS1 LGA775 CPU1 JATX PWR2 JCF A N1 Intel JRJ45 U SB1 945P 945PL JAUDIOF1 JATX PWR1 JA UDIO 1 JCDIN1 PEX16_1 Codec PEX1_1 Intel ICH7 PEX1_2 Super BAT1 PCI1 BIOS SATA1 SATA3 PCI2 JCI1(Opt ional)
  • Page 8: Motherboard Layout (For Ver 5.X )

    Motherboard Manual OT HERBOARD AYOUT JKBMS1 LGA775 CPU1 JATXPW R2 JCF AN 1 Intel JRJ45 U SB1 945P 945PL JAUDIOF1 JAUDIO2 JATXPWR 1 JC DIN1 PEX16_1 Codec PEX1_1 Intel ICH7 PEX1_2 Super BAT1 PCI1 BIOS SATA1 SATA3 PCI2 JCI1(Op tion al) JC MOS1 SATA2 SATA4...
  • Page 9: Chapter 2: Hardware Installation

    945P-A7B/945PL-A 7B CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATION (CPU) NST ALLING ENT RAL ROCESSING 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.
  • Page 10 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.
  • Page 11: Fan Headers

    945P-A7B/945PL-A 7B FAN H EADERS 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.
  • Page 12: Installing System Memory

    Motherboard Manual NST ALLING YST EM EMORY A. Memory Modules 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. Insert the DIMM vertically and firmly into the slot until the retaining chip snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated.
  • Page 13 945P-A7B/945PL-A 7B B. Memory Capacity For 945P-A7B DIMM Socket DDR Module Total Memory Size Location DDR2_A1 256MB/512MB/1GB *1 DDR2_A2 256MB/512MB/1GB *1 Max memory 4GB. DDR2_B1 256MB/512MB/1GB *1 DDR2_B2 256MB/512MB/1GB *1 For 945PL-A7B DIMM Socket DDR Module Total Memory Size Location...
  • Page 14: Connectors And Slots

    Motherboard Manual ONNECT ORS AND LOT S FDD1: Floppy Disk Conne ctor The motherboard prov ides a standard floppy disk connector that supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk ty pes. This connector supports the prov ided f loppy drive ribbon cables. IDE1: Hard Disk Conne ctors The motherboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that prov ides PIO Mode 0~4, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA 33/66/100 functionality.
  • Page 15 945P-A7B/945PL-A 7B PEX16_1: PCI-Express x16 Slot PCI-Express 1.0a compliant. Maximum theoretical realized bandwidth of 4GB/s simultaneously per direction, f or an aggregate of 8GB/s totally. PEX1_1/PEX1_2: PCI-Express x1 Slots PCI-Express 1.0a compliant. Data transf er bandwidth up to 250MB/s per direction; 500MB/s in total.
  • Page 16: Chapter 3: Headers & Jumpers Setup

    Motherboard Manual CHAPTER 3: HEADERS & JUMPERS SETUP OW T O ET UP UMPERS 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”.
  • Page 17 945P-A7B/945PL-A 7B JATXPWR1: ATX Powe r Source Conne ctor This connector allows user to connect 24-pin power connector on the ATX power supply. Assignment +3.3V +3.3V Ground Ground Ground PW_OK Standby Voltage +12V +12V 2 x 12 Detect +3.3V -12V...
  • Page 18 Motherboard Manual JUSB3/JUSB4: Heade rs for USB 2.0 Ports at Front Panel This motherboard prov ides 2 USB 2.0 headers, which allows user to connect additional USB cable on the PC front panel, and also can be connected with internal USB dev ices, like USB card reader. Assignment +5V (fused) +5V (fused)
  • Page 19 945P-A7B/945PL-A 7B JCMO S1: Cle ar CMOS Heade r By placing the jumper on pin2-3, it allows user to restore the BIOS saf e setting and the CMOS data, please carefully f ollow the procedures to avoid damaging the motherboard.
  • Page 20 Motherboard Manual SATA1~SATA4: Se rial ATA Connectors The motherboard has a PCI to SATA Controller with 4channels SATA interf ace, it satisfies the SATA 2.0 spec and with transfer rate of 3Gb/s. SATA1 SATA3 Assignment Ground T X+ T X- SATA2 SATA4 Ground...
  • Page 21: Chapter 4: Useful Help

    945P-A7B/945PL-A 7B CHAPTER 4: USEFUL HELP RIVER NST ALLAT ION OT E 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.
  • Page 22: Award Bios Beep Code

    BIOS contents are corrupted. In this Case, please follow the procedure below to restore the BIOS: 1. Make a bootable floppy disk. 2. Download the Flash Utility “AWDFLASH.exe” from the Biostar website: www.biostar.com.tw 3. Confirm motherboard model and download the respectively BIOS from Biostar website.
  • Page 23 945P-A7B/945PL-A 7B 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.
  • Page 24: Troubleshooting

    Motherboard Manual 4.4 T ROUBLESHOOT ING Probable Solution No power to the system at all Make sure power cable is Power light don’t illuminate, f an securely plugged in. inside power supply does not turn Replace cable. Contact technical support. Indicator light on key board does not turn on.
  • Page 25: Chapter 5: Warpspeeder

    945P-A7B/945PL-A 7B WARPSPEEDER™ CHAPTER 5: NT RODUCT ION [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.
  • Page 26: Installation

    Motherboard Manual NST ALLAT ION 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.
  • Page 27: Warpspeeder

    945P-A7B/945PL-A 7B ™ PEEDER 1. 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...
  • Page 28 Motherboard Manual 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 fe ature s as follows: a.
  • Page 29 945P-A7B/945PL-A 7B 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.
  • Page 30 Motherboard Manual 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. O ve rclock 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.
  • Page 31 945P-A7B/945PL-A 7B “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...
  • Page 32 Motherboard Manual 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.
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  • Page 34: Appendencies: Spec In Other Language

    Motherboard Manual APPENDENCIES: SPEC IN OTHER LANGUAGE ERMAN 945P-A7B 945PL-A7 B LGA 775 LGA 775 Intel Core2Duo / Pentium 4 / Pe ntium D / Intel Core2Duo / Pentium 4 / Pe ntium D / Celeron D Pr ozessoren mit bis zu 3,8 GHz Celeron D Pr ozessoren mit bis zu 3,8 GHz Unterstützt Hyper-Thre ading...
  • Page 35 205 mm (B) X 305 mm (L) ße. Windows 2000 / XP / VISTA Windows 2000 / XP / VISTA Biostar behält sich das Recht v or, ohne Biostar behält sich das Recht v or, ohne OS-Unterst Ankündigung die Unterstützung für ei n Ankündigung die Unterstützung für ei n...
  • Page 36: France

    Motherboard Manual RANCE 945P-A7B 945PL-A7 B LGA 775 LGA 775 Processeurs Intel Core 2Duo / Pe ntium 4 / Processeurs Intel Core 2Duo / Pe ntium 4 / Pentium D / Celeron D jusqu'à 3,8 GHz Pentium D / Celeron D jusqu'à 3,8 GHz...
  • Page 37 Windows 2000 / XP / VISTA Windows 2000 / XP / VISTA Support Biostar se réserve le droit d'ajo uter o u de Biostar se réserve le droit d'ajo uter o u de supprimer le support de SE avec o u sa ns supprimer le support de SE avec o u sa ns préavis.
  • Page 38: Italian

    Motherboard Manual T ALIAN 945P-A7B 945PL-A7 B LGA 775 LGA 775 Processore Intel Core 2Duo / Pe ntium 4 / Processore Intel Core 2Duo / Pe ntium 4 / Pentium D / Celeron D fino a 3.8 GHz Pentium D / Celeron D fino a 3.8 GHz...
  • Page 39 Windows 2000 / XP / VISTA Windows 2000 / XP / VISTA Sistemi Biostar si riserva il diritto di aggiungere o Biostar si riserva il diritto di aggiungere o operativi rimuovere il supporto di qualsiasi sistema rimuovere il supporto di qualsiasi sistema supportati operativo se nza pre avviso.
  • Page 40: Spanish

    Motherboard Manual PANISH 945P-A7B 945PL-A7 B LGA 775 LGA 775 Procesador I ntel Core 2Duo / Penti um 4 / Procesador I ntel Core 2Duo / Penti um 4 / Pentium D / Celeron D hasta 3,8 GHz Pentium D / Celeron D hasta 3,8 GHz...
  • Page 41 Windows 2000 / XP / VISTA Windows 2000 / XP / VISTA Soporte de Biostar se reserva el derecho de a ñadir o Biostar se reserva el derecho de a ñadir o sistema retirar el soporte de cualquier SO con o sin...
  • Page 42: Portuguese

    Motherboard Manual ORT UGUESE 945P-A7B 945PL-A7 B LGA 775 LGA 775 Processador Intel Core2Duo / P entium 4 / Processador Intel Core2Duo / P entium 4 / Pentium D / Celeron D até 3,8 GHz Pentium D / Celeron D até 3,8 GHz...
  • Page 43 Sistemas Windows 2000 / XP / VISTA Windows 2000 / XP / VISTA operativos A Biostar reserva-se o direito de adicionar A Biostar reserva-se o direito de adicionar suportado ou remov er suporte para qualquer sistema ou remov er suporte para qualquer sistema operativo com ou sem aviso prévio.
  • Page 44: Polish

    Motherboard Manual OLISH 945P-A7B 945PL-A7 B LGA 775 LGA 775 Procesor Intel Cor e2Duo / Pe ntium 4 / Procesor Intel Cor e2Duo / Pe ntium 4 / Pentium D / Celeron D do 3,8 GHz Pentium D / Celeron D do 3,8 GHz Procesor Obsługa Hy per-Thre ading...
  • Page 45 Obsluga Windows 2000 / XP / VISTA Windows 2000 / XP / VISTA systemu Biostar zastrzega sobie prawo do dawania Biostar zastrzega sobie prawo do dawania operacyjn lub o dwoływania obsługi dowolne go lub o dwoływania obsługi dowolne go systemu operacyjnego bez powiadomienia.
  • Page 46: Russian

    Motherboard Manual RUSSIAN 945P-A7B 945PL-A7 B LGA 775 LGA 775 Процессор Intel Core 2Duo / Pentium 4 / Процессор Intel Core 2Duo / Pentium 4 / (центра ль Pentium D / Celeron D до 3.8 ГГц Pentium D / Celeron D до 3.8 ГГц...
  • Page 47 205 мм (Ш ) X 305 мм (В) пане ли Windows 2000 / XP / VISTA Windows 2000 / XP / VISTA Biostar сохраня ет за собо й прав о Biostar сохраня ет за собо й прав о Подде ржк добав лять или уда лять средс тва...
  • Page 48: Arabic

    Motherboard Manual ARABIC 945PL-A7 B 945P-A7B LGA 775 LGA 775 ‫ﻡﻌﺎﻟﺠﺎت‬Intel Core2Duo / Pe ntium 4 / ‫ﻡﻌﺎﻟﺠﺎت‬Intel Core2Duo / Pe ntium 4 / Pentium D / Celeron D Pentium D / Celeron D ‫ﺝﻴﺠﺎ‬ ‫ﺼﻞ إﻟﻰ‬ ‫ﻳ‬ ‫ﺘﺮدد‬ ‫ﺑ‬...
  • Page 49 ‫ﻋﺮض‬ ‫ﻡﻢ‬ ‫ﺣﺠﻢ اﻟﻠﻮﺣﺔ‬ Windows 2000 / XP / VISTA Windows 2000 / XP / VISTA ‫ﺕﺤﺘﻔﻆ‬Biostar ‫ﺑﺤﻘﻬﺎ ﻓﻲ إﺿﺎﻓﺔ أو إزاﻟﺔ اﻟﺪﻋﻢ ﻷي ﻥﻈﺎم ﺕﺸﻐﻴﻞ‬ ‫ﺕﺤﺘﻔﻆ‬Biostar ‫ﺎ ﻓﻲ إﺿﺎﻓﺔ أو إزاﻟﺔ اﻟﺪﻋﻢ ﻷي ﻥﻈﺎم ﺕﺸﻐﻴﻞ‬ ‫ﺑﺤﻘﻬ‬ ‫دﻋﻢ أﻥﻈﻤﺔ اﻟﺘﺸﻐﻴﻞ‬...
  • Page 50: Japanese

    Motherboard Manual JAPANESE 945P-A7B 945PL-A7 B LGA 775 LGA 775 Intel Core2Duo / Pentium 4 / Pe ntium D / Intel Core2Duo / Pentium 4 / Pe ntium D / Celeron D pr ocessor up to 3.8 GHz Celeron D pr ocessor up to 3.8 GHz...
  • Page 51 945P-A7B/945PL-A 7B 945P-A7B 945PL-A7 B PCI Expr ess x16スロット PCI Expr ess x16スロット PCI Expr ess x16スロット PCI Expr ess x16スロット スロット PCIスロット PCIスロット フロッピーコネクタ フロッピーコネクタ IDEコネクタ IDEコネクタ SATAコネクタ SATAコネクタ フロントパネルコネクタ フロントパネルコネクタ フロントオーディオコネクタ フロントオーディオコネクタ CDインコネクタ CDインコネクタ S/PDIFアウトコネクタ S/PDIFアウトコネクタ オンボード CPUファンヘッダ...
  • Page 52 945P-A7B/945PL-A7B BIOS Manual BIOS Setup ................1 1 Main Menu .................. 3 2 Standard CMOS Features.............. 6 3 Advanced BIOS Features ............... 8 4 Advanced Chipset Features ............15 5 Integrated Peripherals ..............18 6 Power Management Setup.............25 7 PnP/PCI Configurations ...............31 8 PC Health Status................33...
  • Page 53: Bios Setup

    945P-A7B/945PL-A7B 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.
  • Page 54 945P-A7B/945PL-A7B BIOS Manual PCI Bus Support This AWARD BIOS also supports Version 2.1 of the Intel P CI (P eripheral 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.
  • Page 55: Main Menu

    945P-A7B/945PL-A7B 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 <Enter> to accept and enter the sub-menu.
  • Page 56 945P-A7B/945PL-A7B BIOS Manual Advanced Chipset Features This submenu allows you to configure special chipset features. Integrated Peripherals This submenu allows you to configure certain IDE hard drive options and P rogrammed Input/ Output features. Power Management Setup This submenu allows you to configure the power management features.
  • Page 57 945P-A7B/945PL-A7B BIOS Manual Set User Password If the Supervisor P assword is not set, then the User P assword will function in the same way as the Supervisor P assword. I f the Supervisor P assword is set and the User P assword is set, the “...
  • Page 58: Standard Cmos Features

    945P-A7B/945PL-A7B 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<P gUp> or <PgDn> keys to select the value you want in each item.
  • Page 59 945P-A7B/945PL-A7B BIOS Manual Item Options Description IDE Channel 0 Slav e Options are in its sub Press <Enter> to enter the menu. sub menu of detailed options. IDE Channel 1 Master Options are in its sub Press <Enter> to enter the menu.
  • Page 60: Advanced Bios Features

    945P-A7B/945PL-A7B BIOS Manual 3 Advanced BIOS Features Figure 3. Advanced BIOS Setup...
  • Page 61 945P-A7B/945PL-A7B BIOS Manual CPU FEATURE Delay Prior to Thermal Set this item to enable the CPU Thermal function to engage after the specified time. The Choices: 4Min, 8Min, 16Min (default), 32Min. Thermal Management Allow you to choose the thermal management method of your monitor.
  • Page 62 945P-A7B/945PL-A7B BIOS Manual C1E Function CP U C1E Function select. The Choices: Auto (default),Disabled Execute Disable Bit When disabled, forces the XD feature flag to always return 0. The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled. Virtualization Technology When enabled, a VMM can utilize the additional hardware Capabilities provided by vanderpool Technology.
  • Page 63 945P-A7B/945PL-A7B BIOS Manual BOOT SEQ & FLOPPY SETUP Hard Disk Boot Priority These BIOS attempt to load the operating system fro m the device in the sequence selected in these items. The Choices: P ri. Master, P ri.Slave, Sec.Master, Sec. Slave, USBHDD0,...
  • Page 64 945P-A7B/945PL-A7B BIOS Manual First/Second/Third Boot Device These BIOS attempt to load the operating system fro m the device in the sequence selected in these items. The Choices: Floppy, LS120, Hard Disk, CDROM, ZIP 100, USB-FDD, USB-ZIP , USB-CDROM, LAN, Disabled.
  • Page 65 945P-A7B/945PL-A7B BIOS Manual BOOT UP NUMLOCK STATUS Selects the NumLock. State after power on. On (default) Numpad is number keys. Numpad is arrow keys. GATE A20 OPTION Select if chipset or keyboard controller should control Gate A20. Normal A pin in the keyboard controller controls GateA20.
  • Page 66 945P-A7B/945PL-A7B 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.
  • Page 67: Advanced Chipset Features

    945P-A7B/945PL-A7B 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 me mory resources, such as DRAM. It also coordinates communications with the P CI 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.
  • Page 68 945P-A7B/945PL-A7B 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.
  • Page 69 945P-A7B/945PL-A7B BIOS Manual PCI EXPRESS ROOT PORT FUNC PCI Express Port 1/ 2/3 This item allows you to select the P CI Express P ort. The Choices: Auto (default), Enabled, Disabled. PCI -E Compliancy Mode This item allows you to select the P CI-E Compliancy Mode.
  • Page 70: Integrated Peripherals

    945P-A7B/945PL-A7B BIOS Manual 5 Integrated Peripherals Figure 5. Integrated Peripherals...
  • Page 71 945P-A7B/945PL-A7B BIOS Manual ONCHIP IDE DEVICE IDE HDD B lock 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.
  • Page 72 945P-A7B/945PL-A7B BIOS Manual On-chip Secondary 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 UDMA Ultra DMA/100 functionality can be implemented if it is supported by the IDE hard drives in your system.
  • Page 73 945P-A7B/945PL-A7B BIOS Manual ON BOARD 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.
  • Page 74 945P-A7B/945PL-A7B BIOS Manual Onboard RAID <ITE8211> This item allows you to enable or disable to support Onboard RAID (ITE8211). The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled. Onboard RAID BIOS This item allows you to enable or disable to Onboard RAID BIOS. The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.
  • Page 75 945P-A7B/945PL-A7B BIOS Manual SUPER IO DEVICE Super IO Device If you highlight the literal “ P ress Enter” next to the “ ” label and then press the enter key, it will take you a submenu with the following options:...
  • Page 76 945P-A7B/945PL-A7B BIOS Manual ECP Mode Use DMA Select a DMA Channel for the port. The Choices: 3 (default), 1. POWER After PWR-Fail This setting specifies whether your system will reboot after a power fail or interrupts occurs. Leaves the computer in the power off state.
  • Page 77: Power Management Setup

    945P-A7B/945PL-A7B BIOS Manual 6 Power Management Setup The P ower Management Setup Menu allows you to configure your system to utilize energy conservation and power up/power down features. Figure 6. Power Management Setup...
  • Page 78 945P-A7B/945PL-A7B BIOS Manual ACPI & WAKE UP EVENTS ACPI Function This item displays the status of the Advanced Configuration and Power Management (ACPI). The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled. ACPI Suspend Type The item allows you to select the suspend type under the ACP I operating system.
  • Page 79 945P-A7B/945PL-A7B BIOS Manual Wake-Up by PCI card When you select “ Enable”, a P ME signal from P CI card returns the system to Full On state. The Choices: Enabled, Disabled (default). Power On by Ring An input signal on the serial Ring Indicator (RI) line (in other words, an incoming call on the modem) awakens the system from a soft off state.
  • Page 80 945P-A7B/945PL-A7B BIOS Manual RELOAD TIMER EVENTS Primary/Secondary IDE 0/1 You can select to enable or disable P rimary or Secondary RAID 0 or RAID 1 function under this item. The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled. FDD, COM, LPT Port You can select to enable or disable FDD, COM, and LP T port under this item.
  • Page 81 945P-A7B/945PL-A7B BIOS Manual POWER MANAG EMENT 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 P ower Management, three of which have fixed mode settings...
  • Page 82 945P-A7B/945PL-A7B BIOS Manual MODEM USE IRQ This determines the IRQ, which can be applied in MODEM use. The Choices: 3 (default), 4 / 5 / 7 / 9 / 10 / 11 / NA. SUSPEND MODE The item allows you to select the suspend type under ACP I operating system.
  • Page 83: Pnp/Pci Configurations

    945P-A7B/945PL-A7B BIOS Manual 7 PnP/PCI Configurations This section describes configuring the P CI bus system. P CI, or P ersonal Computer Interconnect, is a system which allows I/O devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed of the CP U 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.
  • Page 84 945P-A7B/945PL-A7B 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 “...
  • Page 85: Pc Health Status

    945P-A7B/945PL-A7B BIOS Manual 8 PC Health Status Figure 8. PC Health Status CPU FAN Control The Choice “ smart” can make your CP U FAN to reduce noise. The Choices: Smart (default), Always On. CPU Fan Off<℃> If the CP U Temperature is lower than the set value, FAN will turn off.
  • Page 86 945P-A7B/945PL-A7B BIOS Manual Slope PWM Increasing the value of slope PWM will raise the speed of CP U fan. The Choices: 1 PWM Value/℃ (default), 2 P WM Value/℃, 4 P WM Value/℃, 8 P WM Value/℃,16 P WM Value/℃.
  • Page 87: Frequency Control

    945P-A7B/945PL-A7B BIOS Manual 9 Frequency Control Figure 9. Frequency Control CPU Voltage This item allows you to select CP U Voltage Control. The Choices: StartUp (default), +0.012V~+0.787V. Memory Voltage The Choices:1.90V (default), 2.00V, 2.10V, 2.20V, 2.30V, 2.40V, 2.50V, 2.60V.. NB/SB Voltage The Choices: 1.5V (default), 1.6V, 1.7V, 1.8V.
  • Page 88 945P-A7B/945PL-A7B BIOS Manual CPU CLOCK This item allows you to select CP U Clock, and CP U over clocking. Min= 100, Max= 265,Key in a DEC number. The Choices: 100MHZ (default). Special Notice: If unfortunately, the system’ s frequency that you are selected is not functioning, there are two methods of booting-up the system.

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