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October 25, 2005
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- Page 1 User’ User’ s s s s s User’ User’ User’ Manual Manual Manual Manual Manual i945P / i945PL i945P / i945PL i945P / i945PL i945P / i945PL i945P / i945PL Intel Intel mainboard mainboard Intel Intel Intel mainboard mainboard mainboard...
- Page 2 DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES: THERE ARE NO WARRANTIES WHICH EXTEND BEYOND THE DESCRIPTION ON THE FACE OF THE MANUFACTURER LIMITED WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER EXPRESSLY EXCLUDES ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, REGARDING ITS PRODUCTS; INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NONINFRINGEMENT.
- Page 3 Post Port Frequently Asked Questions Below is a list of some basic POST Codes, possible problems and solutions. For more detailed information about POST Codes, refer to Appendix in this manual. P O ST C O D E P r o bl e m So l uti o n FFh o r CFh 1 .B IO S c hip inse rte d...
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Page Section 1 Introduction Package Contents ............1- 1 Mainboard Features ........... 1- 2 System Block Diagram ..........1-5 Section 2 Specification Mainboard Specification ..........2- 1 Section 3 Installatio Mainboard Layout ............. 3- 1 Easy Installation Procedure ........3- 2 CPU Insertion ............. - Page 5 Power BIOS Features ..........4-19 Defaults Menu ............4-22 Supervisor/User Password Setting ......4- 23 Exit Selecting .............. 4- 24 Section 5 Driver Installation Easy Driver Installation ..........5-1 Realtek Sound Manager Quick User guide ....5-2 Appendix Appendix A Update Your System BIOS .........
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Page 7: Introduction
Introduction Section 1 INTRODUCTION 1-1 Package Contents Contents Optional Items A. Mainboard H. Extra USB2.0 port cable B. User’s manual I. ThermoStick cable C. Floppy drive cable If you need the optional item, please contact your dealer for assistance. D. HDD drive cable E. -
Page 8: Mainboard Features
PC. Intel adds support for Hyper-Threading Technology to the Pentium 4 processor family. HT Technology allows a single, physical Pentium 4 processor to function as two logical processor for next generation multi threaded application. - Page 9 Introduction Ultra ATA100 The mainboard provides an Ultra ATA100 Bus Master IDE controller. This controller supports Ultra ATA100 protocols which are ideal to support demand- ing applications such as real-time video, multimedia, and a high performance operating system. A new IDE cable is required for Ultra ATA100. Hardware Monitoring Hardware monitoring enables you to monitor various aspects of the system operation and status.
- Page 10 Introduction Special Features BIOS Features: Magic Health Reports your system hardware status for every boot-up to help detect faults early. Monitor hardware status including CPU temperature, CPU/Memory/ Chipset voltage, fan RPM speed for chassis fan, CPU fan & Power supply fan. EZ-Boot Simply press “ESC”...
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Page 11: System Block Diagram
Introduction 1-3 System Block Diagram Page 1-5... - Page 12 Introduction Page 1-6...
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Page 13: Specification
Support 1.8v DDR2-400/533/667 DIMMs with dual channel architecture (DDR2-400/533 for i945PL chipset) Support single-sided or double-sided, non-ECC, DIMMs with 256Mb/ 512Mb/1Gb devices Supports up to 4GB memory size for i945P chipset (2GB memory size for i945PL chipset) Expansion Slots Three PCI connectors compliant with PCI v2.3 Two PCI-E (x1) connectors compliant with PCI Express 1.0a (Jumper... - Page 14 Specification One IDE interface (up to 2 IDE devices) with UDMA-33, ATA-66/100 support from embedded IDE controller Eight USB connectors compliant with USB2.0 from embedded USB controller (4 connectors at rear panel) S-ATA II Four S-ATA II ports with up to 300MB/s bandwidth from ICH7 One Gb Ethernet from Realtek RTL8110 PCI controller, or One 10/100 Ethernet from Realtek RTL8100C PCI controller Audio...
- Page 15 Specification BIOS Flash EEPROM with Award Plug&Play BIOS Support ACPI S3 (Suspend To RAM) mode in ACPI compliant O/S Support EZ Boot for fast bootable device selection Support Magic Health for system hardware status report during system boot-up Peripheral Interfaces At Rear Panel PS/2 keyboard and mouse ports One Parallel (printer) port...
- Page 16 Specification Special Features Support KBPO function – Keyboard power on, turn on the computer from keyboard Support Wake-On-LAN by PME Support USB resume in S3 Onboard Post Port LED display for system debugging Support Asynchronous clocking mode between FSB and PCI/PCI-E PowerBIOS for excellent overclocking features: - Programmable FSB and PCI Clock output frequency with 1MHz fine tuning...
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Page 17: Installation
Installation Section 3 INSTALLATION Mainboard Layout Note: Depending on the model you purchased, some components are optional and may not be available. Page 3-1... -
Page 18: Easy Installation Procedure
Installation Easy Installation Procedure The following must be completed before powering on your new system: 3-1. CPU Installation 3-2. Jumper Settings 3-3. System Memory 3-4. VGA card installation 3-5. Device Connectors 3-1 CPU Installation <Figure 2> <Figure 1> Step 2 Step 1 Remove protective cover ( C ) from load Open load plate ( A ) , DO NOT touch... - Page 19 Installation <Figure 3> <Figure 4> Step 3 Step 4 Remove the processor from the protective Hold the processor with thumb and index cover. Do not touch the bottom of the fingers as shown. Ensure fingers align to the processor. The processor cover should not socket cutouts ( D ) , processor notches ( E ) be discarded.
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Page 20: Jumper Settings
Installation 3-2 Jumper Settings JPCIE1 JPCIE2 JCMOS JUSB JCMOS: Clear CMOS data Jumper To CMOS Clear data, please follow the steps If the CMOS data becomes corrupted or below. you forgot the supervisor or user 1. Turn off the system. 2. - Page 21 Installation JPCIE1~JPCIE2:PCI-E slot Control Jumper These jumpers redirect the PCI-E signals from PCI-EXP2 and PCI-EXP3 to the PCI-EXP4 connector. This allows 4x bandwidth on PCI-EXP4 slot to cater for higher bandwidth cards such as VGA and RAID connectors. JPCIE1 JPCIE2 Settings: 1-2: PCI-E x4 mode (Default) 2-3: PCI-E x1 mode...
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Page 22: System Memory Configuration
Installation 3-3 System Memory Configuration The mainboard accommodates four 240-pin DDR2 DIMM sockets. (2GB and 400/ • Supports up to 4GB of 400/533/667MHz DDR2 SDRAM 533MHz for i945PL chipset support only). • Supports dual channel memory interface. • Supports non-ECC memory and non-Registered DIMMs only. •... - Page 23 Installation Memory configurations supported: (Optional) ) t i ) t i ) t i ) t i * SS: Single-Sided DIMM, DS: Double-Sided DIMM Note: Using non-compliant memory with higher bus speeds (overclocking) may severely compromise the integrity of the system. Memory Installation : To install, align the notch on the DIMM module with the connector.
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Page 24: Vga Card Installation
Installation 3-4 VGA Card Installation Single VGA card Installation To install a single VGA card in Single Mode, insert the VGA into the "PCI-EXP1" VGA slot. (labeled on the board) When installing the VGA card, make sure the card edge connector is fully inserted into the slot and the clicker is locked properly. - Page 25 Installation “PCI-EXP4” VGA slot operates at PCI-E x4 bandwidth, the following table of VGA cards have been tested compatible with this slot. PCI-E VGA Card ASUS GeForce 6600GT 128MB ASUS GeForce 6600TD 128MB ASUS GeForce 6200TD 128MB MSI Geforce 6200TC 64MB Prolink GeForce 6600GT 128MB Prolink Geforce 6800 Ultra 256MB nVidia Geforce...
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Page 26: Device Connectors
Installation 3-5 Device Connectors The I/O back panel for this mainboard is shown below. When installing the mainboard into the computer case, use the bundled I/O shield to protect this back panel. RJ45 Parallel Port PS/2 Mouse PS/2 Keyboard S/PDIF-out USB2.0 x 4 ports 7.1 Audio Channel Coaxial Jack... - Page 27 Installation : Floppy Controller Connector This connects to the floppy disk drive. IDE1: ATA-66/100 IDE Connector This mainboard is equipped with 1 IDE connectors to support up to 2 ATA-100 IDE drives. It supports PIO and DMA mode operations for IDE1 maximum data transfer rate of 100MB/sec per channel.
- Page 28 Installation CFPA: Front Panel Audio Connector This audio connector connects to the audio jacks located on the front panel. Refer to your case manual to match the pin-out names. Front Line-out-R MIC_In Front Line-out-L CD-IN: CD Audio_IN Connector The CD-IN connector is used to receive audio from a CD-ROM drive, TV tuner or MPEG card.
- Page 29 Installation CUSB3/CUSB4: Four USB 2.0 ports This mainboard includes additional USB2.0 ports, identified by 10-pin connector. If you wish to use the additional USB ports, install the card-edge bracket to the system chassis then insert its cables to this 10-pin connector. CUSB3 CUSB4 CAUTION ! If you purchased a separate USB cable make sure it has the same pin assignment.
- Page 30 Installation CFP: Front Panel Connector HD_LED This LED will light up whenever the hard drive is being accessed. PWR_LED This connects to the power button of the system chassis This switch allows you to reboot without having to power off the system thus prolonging the life of the power supply or system.
- Page 31 Installation 3-6 T T T T T her mo Stic mo Stic k Function (Optional) k Function (Optional) her mo Stic mo Stic mo Stick Function (Optional) k Function (Optional) k Function (Optional) This mainboard is equipped with a digital thermometer capability to monitor any temperature.
- Page 32 Installation 3-9 ACPI S3 (Suspend To RAM) Function This mainboard supports the STR (Suspend To RAM) power management scheme by maintaining the appropriate power states in the RAM interface signals. The power source to the RAM is kept active during STR (ACPI S3). Advanced Configuration Power Interface (ACPI) provides many Energy Saving Features for operating systems that support Instant ON and QuickStart function.
- Page 33 Installation 3-9 ACPI S3 (Suspend To RAM) Function This mainboard supports the STR (Suspend To RAM) power management scheme by maintaining the appropriate power states in the DDR SDRAM interface signals. The power source to the DDR SDRAM is kept active during STR (ACPI S3).
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Page 35: Bios Setup
BIOS Section 4 BIOS SETUP Main Menu The ROM BIOS contains a built-in Setup program which allows user to modify the basic system configuration and hardware parameters. The modified data is stored in a battery-backed CMOS, so that data will be retained even when the power is turned off. -
Page 36: Standard Cmos Setup
BIOS The main menu displays all the major selection items. Select the item you need to reconfigure. The selection is made by moving the cursor (press any direction (arrow key ) to the item and pressing the ‘Enter’ key. An on-line help message is displayed at the bottom of the screen as the cursor is moved to various items which provides a better understanding of each function. -
Page 37: Advanced Bios Features
BIOS 4-2 Advanced BIOS Features Selecting the “ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES” option in the CMOS SETUP UTILITY menu allows users to change system related parameters in the displayed menu. This menu shows all of the manufacturer’s default values for the board. Pressing the [F1] key displays a help message for the selected item. - Page 38 BIOS Hyper-Threading Technology Enables the CPU Hyper-Threading Technology. Options: Enables, Disabled. It is recommend to enable Hyper-Threading Technology on system with Windows XP and Linux 2.4 and disabling it for legacy OS. First /Second/Third/Other Boot Device The BIOS attempts to load the operating system from the devices in the sequence selected in these items.
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Page 39: Advanced Chipset Features
BIOS functionality. APIC is an Intel chip that provides symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) for its Pentium systems. Options: Enabled, Disabled. HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability The S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) system is a diagnostics technology that monitors and predicts device performance. S.M.A.R.T. - Page 40 BIOS DRAM Timing Selectable For setting DRAM Timing, select By SPD to follow Intel PC DDR SDRAM Serial Presence Detect Specification. Options: Manual, By SPD. CAS Latency Time This item specifies the number of clock cycles needed after a Column Address Strobe (CAS) signal before data can be read.
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Page 41: Integrated Peripherals
BIOS 4-4 Integrated Peripherals Figure 5: Integrated Peripherals Realtek Lan Boot ROM Enable/disable the onboard Realtek Lan Boot ROM for booting from LAN. Options: Enabled, Disabled. PCI Express Function Scroll to PCI Express Function and press <Enter>. The following screen appears: PCIEX-2 Slot / PCIEX-3 Slot / PCIEX-4 Slot PCI-E device disabled function. - Page 42 BIOS Chipset IDE Devices Scroll to Chipset IDE Devices and press <Enter>. The following screen appears: Delay For HDD (Secs) This item allows you to set longer time stand by before system Scan HDD at post screen. Some HDD may need a longer stand by time before it can be detected. Options: 0 ~ 15.
- Page 43 BIOS support Ultra DMA-33/66/100, select Auto to enable UDMA mode by BIOS. Options: Auto, Disabled. *** Chipest Serial ATA Setting *** Chipest Serial ATA This sets the mode of SATA. Combined mode will force SATA to replace one of the traditional IDE Primary or Secondary ports. Enhanced mode allows Serial ATA to work simultaneously with Parallel -ATA.
- Page 44 Enable/Disable support for USB keyboard under DOS. Options: Auto, Enabled, Disabled. USB Mouse Support Enable/Disable support for USB mouse under DOS. Options: Enabled, Disabled. High Definition Audio (Intel High Definition Audio Controller) ® This item allows you disable the on-chip Audio. Options: Auto, Disabled.
- Page 45 BIOS Parallel Port Mode This field allows the user to select the parallel port mode. Options: SPP, EPP, ECP, ECP+EPP. EPP Mode Select This field allows the user to select the EPP mode for parallel port mode. Options: EPP1.9, EPP1.7. ECP Mode USE DMA This field allows the user to select DMA1 or DMA3 for the ECP mode.
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Page 46: Power Management Setup
BIOS 4-5 Power Management Setup Choose the “POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP” in the CMOS SETUP UTILITY to display the following screen. This menu allows the user to modify the power management parameters and IRQ signals. In general, these parameters should not be changed unless it’s absolutely necessary. - Page 47 BIOS PCI Express PME PCI-E device PME function. Options: Enabled, Disabled. Power Management Use this to select your Power Management selection. The default is User define. Max. saving: Maximum power savings. Inactivity period is 1 minute in each mode. Min. saving: Minimum power savings.
- Page 48 BIOS Wake-Up by PCI Card An input signal form PME on the PCI card awakens the system from S3 suspend state. Options: Enabled, Disabled. Power On by Ring When enabled, any modem activity awakens the system from soft-off state. Options: Enabled, Disabled. USB Wake-Up From S3 This item allows a USB device to wake-up the system from S3 suspend state.
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Page 49: Pnp/Pci/Pci-E Configuration
BIOS 4-6 PNP/PCI/PCI-E Configuration This page lets the user to modify the PCI/PCI-E IRQ signals when various PCI/ PCI-E cards are inserted. WARNING: Conflicting IRQ’s may cause system unable to locate certain devices. Figure 7: PNP/PCI Configuration Setup Resources Controlled By Determines what controls system PNP/PCI resources. -
Page 50: Pc Health Status
BIOS Interrupt requests are shared as shown below: IMPORTANT! When using PCI cards on shared IRQ slots, make sure its drivers support “Shared IRQ”, or that the cards do not need IRQ assignments. IRQ conflicts between the two PCI groups will make the system unstable or cards inoperable. - Page 51 BIOS Current System/CPU Temperature Displays the current system/CPU temperature. Thermo Stick Temperature Displays the current thermo Stick temperature. Current CPU/Chassis/Power FAN Speed Displays the current speed of the CPU, chassis, and power fan speed in RPMs. VDimm The voltage level of the DRAM. Chipset Voltage The voltage level of chipset.
- Page 52 BIOS SmartFan Function Scroll to SmartFan Function and press <Enter>. The following screen appears: Smart CPU FAN Function This item selects how the fan speed should be set. Full speed fixes fan speed at100% duty cycle. Control the Fan by Duty-Cycle directly. By Temperature calculates the fan speed according to different temperature range.
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Page 53: Power Bios Features
BIOS 4-8 Power BIOS Features This page lets you adjust various parameters to obtain improved performance for overclocking. Warning: Overclocking requires expert knowledge and risks permanent damage to system components. We recommend you leave these parameters at their default values for proper operation. [12X] Figure 9: PowerBOIS Features Auto Detect PCI Clk... - Page 54 BIOS CPU CLOCK/SPEED Enables you to increment the CPU’s clock generator at 1MHz step. This works together with CPU Clock Ratio (below) to set the CPU operating frequency. CPU Clock Generator x CPU Clock Ratio = CPU Frequency For example, if you have a processor that is rated at 2.4GHz and the clock genera- tor is 200MHz, then 200MHz x 12 = 2.4GHz Press <Enter>...
- Page 55 BIOS PCI Freq Sel Enables you to select the PCI Frequency. Options: Sync., 37.5MHz, 40MHz, 33.3MHz. System Memory Frequency Enables you to select a ratio of the DDR2 DRAM to match the installed DRAM frequency. We recommend that you leave this item at the default value. Options available depend on system FSB.
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Page 56: Defaults Menu
BIOS Chipset Voltage This item allows you to adjust the Chipset voltage. Options: -0.00V to +0.30V in 0.1V increments. We recommend that you leave this at the default value. VDIMM Voltage This item allows you to adjust the DIMM slot voltage. Options: +0.00V, +0.05V, +0.10V, +0.15V, +0.22V, +0.27V, +0.32V, +0.37V. -
Page 57: Supervisor/User Password Setting
BIOS 4-10 Supervisor/User Password Setting This function lets you set either Supervisor or User Password, or both, to prevent unauthorized changes to BIOS menus. supervisor password: full rights to enter and change options of the setup menus. user password: only enter but no rights to change options of the setup menus. - Page 58 BIOS 4-11 Exiting BIOS Save & Exit Setup Pressing <Enter> on this item asks for confirmation: Save to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)? Y Pressing “Y” stores the selections made in the menus in CMOS – a special section of memory that stays on after you turn your system off. The next time you boot your computer, the BIOS configures your system according to the Setup selections stored in CMOS.
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Page 59: Driver Installation
This item installs all drivers automatically. Method 2 This item allows you to install the drivers selectively. Step 1 : Click “INTEL CHIPSET INF FILES” to install chipset driver. Step 2 : Click “REALTEK LAN Driver” to install LAN driver. Step 3 : Click “REALTEK High Definition Audio Driver”... -
Page 60: Realtek Sound Manager Quick User Guide
Drivers Installation Realtek Sound Manager Quick User-guide Introduction To obtain the best performance from your audio system, run the "Sound Manager" utility to adjust the settings to suit your needs. This section of the manual is intended to provide a quick user-guide to setup "Sound Manager". For more detailed information, refer to "Sound Manager manual"... - Page 61 Drivers Installation Speaker Configuration: <Figure 3> 3. This page displays the mainboards's phone jack function when a corresponding audio mode is selected. Figure 3 above shows the phone jack setup for 8 channel mode. 3D Audio Demo: <Figure 4> 4. This page lets you test the 3D Positional Audio features. Page 5-3...
- Page 62 Drivers Installation General: <Figure 5> 5. This page displays information regarding the audio hardware and software. To remove "Sound Manager" icon from Windows Task bar, uncheck "Show icon in system tray". SPDIF: <Figure 6> 6. This page shows S/PDIF-Out function on your system. S/PDIF-Out: Choose the type of audio source that will appear on the S/PDIF- out connector.
- Page 63 Drivers Installation Audio Wizard: <Figure 7> 7. This mainboard is equipped with jack re-tasking feature for Front Panel audio. Simply plug Microphone/ Line-out into any front panel jack and it will work. 8. Figure 8 below shows the back panel audio. The Jack sensing capability will warn you if a wrong jack is plugged and will guide you to the right jack.
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Page 65: Appendix
Appendix Appendix A A-1 Flashing the BIOS Do NOT flash the system BIOS unless it is really necessary. Updating and flashing the BIOS content risks BIOS data corruption which may cause system unable to power-on. Download the xxxxx.EXE file corresponding to your model from our website to an empty directory on your hard disk or floppy. - Page 66 Appendix 5. Key in File Name to save previous BIOS to file. XXXX XXXXX xxxxx.bin xxxxx.bin 6. To confirm and proceed, please key in [Y] to start the programming. XXXX XXXXX xxxxx.bin xxxxx.bin 7. The BIOS update is finished. XXXX XXXXX xxxxx.bin F10 : Exit...
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Page 67: Post Codes
Appendix Appendix B B-1 POST CODES POST (hex) DESCRIPTION Test CMOS R/W functionality. Early chipset initialization: - Disable shadow RAM - Disable L2 cache (socket 7 or below) - Program basic chipset registers Detect memory - Auto-detection of DRAM size, type and ECC. - Auto-detection of L2 cache (socket 7 or below) Expand compressed BIOS code to DRAM Call chipset hook to copy BIOS back to E000 &... - Page 68 Appendix Detect CPU information including brand, SMI type (Cyrix or Intel) and CPU level (586 or 686). 19-1Ah Reserved Initial interrupts vector table. If no special specified, all H/W interrupts are directed to SPURIOUS_INT_HDLR & S/W interrupts to SPURIOUS_soft_HDLR. Reserved Initial EARLY_PM_INIT switch.
- Page 69 Appendix Test 8259 functionality. Reserved 45-46h Reserved Initialize EISA slot Reserved Calculate total memory by testing the last double word of each 64K page. Program writes allocation for AMD K5 CPU. 4A-4Dh Reserved Program MTRR of M1 CPU Initialize L2 cache for P6 class CPU & program CPU with proper cacheable range.
- Page 70 Appendix Reserved Initialize floppy controller Set up floppy related fields in 40:hardware. 70-72h Reserved (Optional Feature) Enter AWDFLASH.EXE if : -AWDFLASH is found in floppy drive. -ALT+F2 is pressed Reserved Detect & install all IDE devices: HDD, LS120, ZIP, CDROM….. Reserved Detect serial ports &...