Albatron PX845PE Series User Manual

Albatron PX845PE Series User Manual

Intel 82845pe/ge & 82801db supports socket 478 intel pentium 4 processor

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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
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  • Page 1: Fcc Compliance Statement

    PX845PE / GE Series Copyright All rights are reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the company.
  • Page 2 PX845PE / GE Series ® Intel 82845PE/GE & 82801DB ® ® Supports Socket 478 Intel Pentium 4 Processor Enabling the functionality of Hyper-Threading Technology for your computer system requires ALL of the following platform Components CPU: An Intel ® ®...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents CHAPTER 1. GETTING STARTED ..................1 ........................1 NTRODUCTION ........................2 PECIFICATION ......................7 UICK ONTENT ABLE ........................8 ONFIGURATION ....................14 ARDWARE NSTALLATION CHAPTER 2. BIOS SETUP ....................32 ........................32 NTRODUCTION ......................... 34 BIOS F ....................36 DVANCED EATURES ....................
  • Page 4: Chapter 1. Getting Started

    (mirror) BIOS when the primary BIOS is damaged by virus or flash update. The PX845PE/GE Series also come with AGP protection with ensures that you only install 1.5V AGP cards. PX845PE PRO II & PX845GE PRO II also comes with a LAN Chip (Intel DA82562ET) which supports a back panel LAN port.
  • Page 5: Specification

    66MHz AGP 2.0 compliant interface that supports 4X data transfer modes (1.5V only) Chipset: Northbridge Chip (MCH) – Intel 82845PE (for PX845PE series) / Intel 82845GE (for PX845GE series) Southbridge Chip (ICH) – Intel 82801DB (ICH4) I/O Controller – Winbond IO W83627HF AC’97 Codec –...
  • Page 6: Flash Memory

    1 AGP slot (4X/1.5V only) Six 32-bit PCI bus slots (5 master slots => PCI 1-5)** Six 32-bit PCI bus slots (6 master slots)* *Only for PX845PE/GE **for PX845PE/GE PRO & PRO II Flash Memory: Supports flash memory functionality Supports ESCD functionality...
  • Page 7 Supports installation of up to 4 drives, with separate IDE connections for Primary and Secondary connectors RAID IDE facilities: (for PX845PE/GE PRO & PX845PE/GE PRO II) Supports RAID 0 or RAID 1, RAID 0 & RAID 1 non-coexist Supports Ultra ATA 133 specification Dost not support ATAPI Devices.
  • Page 8: Universal Serial Bus

    Phoenix-Award™ BIOS Supports APM1.2 Supports USB Legacy function Supports ACPI power management Supports “BIOS Mirror” technology (only for PX845PE/GE PRO II) Voice Genie: (only for PX845PE/GE PRO II) Voice Genie can generate audio diagnostics in 4 different languages (English、 Chinese、Japanese、German) AGP protection: This mainboard provides an AGP slot only for 1.5V AGP cards.
  • Page 9: Watch Dog Timer

    244mm x 305mm (WxL) Package Contents: IDE Cable FDC Cable USB Bracket (only for PX845PE/GE PRO II) SPDIF & Front Audio dual-function Bracket (only for PX845PE/GE PRO II) Installation and Setup Driver CD PX845PE/GE Series User’s manual Promise FastTrak 376 Controller User’s Manual...
  • Page 10: Quick Content Table

    PX845PE/ GE Series Quick Content Table Function Content Location Page CPU Socket 478 DDR DIMM 1、2、3 DDR DIMM Sockets ATX_ PWR、ATX_12V ATX Power Connector IDE1/2、RAID IDE1*、SATA1/2* IDE Connectors FDC Connector AGP Slot PCI 1、2、3、4、5、6 PCI Slots CPU FAN、Chassis FAN、 CPUFAN、CHASFAN、AUXFAN...
  • Page 11: Configuration

    PX845PE/ GE Series Configuration Layout of PX845PE PRO II KB/MS USB/LAN Socket 478 CPUFAN ATX_PWR Intel D 82562 PRT/COM Intel ATX_12V 82845PE AUXFAN SOUND IDE2 IDE1 USB2 USB3 BAT1 Intel PCI1 82801DB FRONT AUDIO PCI2 CD-IN CASE OPEN SATA1 PCI3...
  • Page 12 PX845PE/ GE Series Layout of PX845PE PRO KB/MS Socket 478 CPUFAN ATX_PWR PRT/COM Intel ATX_12V 82845PE AUXFAN SOUND IDE2 IDE1 USB2 USB3 BAT1 Intel PCI1 82801DB FRONT AUDIO PCI2 CD-IN CASE OPEN SATA1 PCI3 SATA2 SPDIF1 PROMISE PDC20376 PCI4 RAID IDE1...
  • Page 13 PX845PE/ GE Series Layout of PX845PE KB/MS Socket 478 CPUFAN ATX_PWR PRT/COM Intel ATX_12V 82845PE AUXFAN SOUND IDE2 IDE1 USB2 USB3 BAT1 Intel PCI1 82801DB FRONT AUDIO PCI2 CD-IN CASE OPEN PCI3 SPDIF1 PCI4 PCI5 Winbond W83627HF BIOS SW/LED PCI6...
  • Page 14 PX845PE/ GE Series Layout of PX845GE PRO II KB/MS USB/LAN Socket 478 CPUFAN ATX_PWR Intel D 82562 PRT/COM/VGA Intel ATX_12V 82845GE AUXFAN SOUND IDE2 IDE1 USB2 USB3 BAT1 Intel PCI1 82801DB FRONT AUDIO PCI2 CD-IN CASE OPEN SATA1 PCI3 SATA2...
  • Page 15 PX845PE/ GE Series Layout of PX845GE PRO KB/MS Socket 478 CPUFAN ATX_PWR PRT/COM/VGA Intel ATX_12V 82845GE AUXFAN SOUND IDE2 IDE1 USB2 USB3 BAT1 Intel PCI1 82801DB FRONT AUDIO PCI2 CD-IN CASE OPEN SATA1 PCI3 SATA2 SPDIF1 PROMISE PDC20376 PCI4 RAID IDE1...
  • Page 16 PX845PE/ GE Series Layout of PX845GE KB/MS Socket 478 CPUFAN ATX_PWR PRT/COM/VGA Intel ATX_12V 82845GE AUXFAN SOUND IDE2 IDE1 USB2 USB3 BAT1 Intel PCI1 82801DB FRONT AUDIO PCI2 CD-IN CASE OPEN PCI3 SPDIF1 PCI4 PCI5 Winbond W83627HF BIOS SW/LED PCI6...
  • Page 17: Hardware Installation

    PX845PE/ GE Series Hardware Installation This section will assist you in quickly installing your system hardware. Wear a wrist ground strap before handling components. Electrostatic discharge may damage your system components. Subject: CPU Processor Installation Memory Installation Back Panel Configuration...
  • Page 18: Cpu Processor Installation

    PX845PE/ GE Series CPU Processor Installation ® ® This mainboard supports Intel Pentium 4 processors using a Socket 478. Before building your system, we suggest you visit the Intel website and review the processor installation procedures. http://www.intel.com CPU Socket 478 Configuration Steps: 1.
  • Page 19 SATA1 PC I3 SATA 2 SPDIF1 PROMISE PDC20376 PC I4 RAID IDE1 CHASFAN U 29 PC I5 Winbond W83627HF B IOS B IOS SW/LED PC I6 C HASFA N COM2 IrDA WO L SPEAKER The layout is PX845PE PRO II...
  • Page 20: Setup Utility

    PX845PE/ GE Series Frequency / Voltage Control This mainboard automatically detects and recognizes the CPU ratio. You can otherwise override these values using the BIOS setup utility. Configuring the CPU Host Frequency using the BIOS Setup Utility To access the BIOS Setup Utility, reboot your system. During the reboot process you will be given an opportunity to press the “DEL”...
  • Page 21: Memory Installation

    PX845PE/ GE Series Memory Installation The PX845PE/GE series contains 3 sockets, which use 184--pin DDR SDRAM with a total memory capacity of up to 2GB. You can install unbuffered non-ECC DDR333/ DDR266 (PC2700/ PC2100) SDRAM. Each DIMM socket is capable of using a memory module of up to 1GB.
  • Page 22: Back Panel Configuration

    USB devices. You can plug the USB devices directly into this connector. The PX845PE/GE series also provides two USB headers on the board allowing for 4 more USB ports. These attach to USB connectors embedded into the computer case or connected to a USB connector bracket.
  • Page 23: Audio Port Connectors

    PX845PE/ GE Series Serial and Parallel Interface Ports The PX845PE series comes equipped with one back panel serial port and one parallel port. The PX845GE series comes equipped with one back panel serial port, one VGA port and one parallel port. These interface ports will be explained below.
  • Page 24 PX845PE/ GE Series Connector Configuration Front Panel Indicator: SW/LED DIMM1 SW/LED DIMM2 DIMM3 The layout is PX845PE PRO II CHIP Genie Voice Pin Assignment Function Pin Assignment Function HD LED (+) Hard Drive Power LED (+) POWER HD LED (-)
  • Page 25 CHIP Genie Voice The layout is PX845PE PRO II IrDA (Infrared Connector) This IrDA connector can be configured to support wireless infrared and is used to attach to an infrared sensing device. After the IrDA interface is configured, you can use this connector for connectionless data transfer to and from portable devices such as laptops and PDAs.
  • Page 26 Bus Master, Ultra DMA / 33, Ultra DMA / 66,and Ultra DMA / 100. It has two HDD connectors, IDE1 (primary) and IDE2 (secondary). And the PX845PE/GE PRO & PX845PE/GE PRO II includes a PROMISE PDC20376 chip that supports one RAID IDE connector and two SATA connectors. The RAID IDE connector supports Ultra 133 and the SATA connectors support Serial ATA 150.
  • Page 27: Case Open

    USB3 CHIP Voice The layout is PX845PE PRO II USB bracket (optional) You can connect the USB bracket to the USB2 and USB3 Headers. * If you are using USB 2.0 devices, you will need to install the USB 2.0 driver from ®...
  • Page 28 PX845PE/ GE Series Voice Genie /BIOS Mirror and AGP Protection Function: SW1 (only for PX845PE/GE PRO II) This switch is used to configure the Voice Genie, BIOS Mirror and AGP Protection functions. With SW1-1 and SW1-2, you can select the appropriate language for audio diagnostics.
  • Page 29 DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM3 CHIP Genie Voice The layout is PX845PE PRO II Front Serial interface Header: COM2 This mainboard supports a front serial header. Connect with a bracket (optional) then you can use other serial interface device. DCD- SIN- DTR-...
  • Page 30: Clear Cmos Data

    DIMM3 Clear CMOS data CHIP Genie Voice The layout is PX845PE PRO II The following procedures are for resetting the BIOS password. It is important to follow these instructions closely. Turn off your system and disconnect the AC power cable.
  • Page 31: Audio Connectors

    DIMM 1 DIMM 2 SPDIF DIMM 3 CHIP The layout is PX845PE PRO II CD-ROM Audio-In Header: CD-IN This header is used to connect to a CD-ROM / DVD audio cable. S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) Connector: SPDIF S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) is a recent audio transfer file format, which provides high quality audio using optical fiber and digital signals.
  • Page 32 PX845PE/ GE Series Front Panel Audio Header: FRONT AUDIO If your computer case has been designed with embedded audio equipment. You can attach these components to the FRONT_AUDIO panel of the mainboard. First remove the jumper caps covering the FRONT_AUDIO pins. Use pins 1, 3 to connect to the case microphone.
  • Page 33 ISA bus standard. This PCI slot is designated as 32 bit. *Six 32-bit PCI bus slots (5 master slots are for PX845PE/GE PRO & PRO II) *Six 32-bit PCI bus slots (6 master slots are for PX845PE/GE)
  • Page 34: Power Supply Attachments

    Attach the 4-pin connector first, then attach the 20-pin connector. Make sure the connectors are secure before applying power. ATX_12V DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM3 ATX_PWR CHIP Genie Voice The layout is PX845PE PRO II ATX_12V Assignment Assignment Ground +12V Ground +12V ATX_PWR Assignment Assignment +3.3V...
  • Page 35: Chapter 2. Bios Setup

    PX845PE/ GE Series Chapter 2. BIOS Setup Introduction This section describes PHOENIX-AWARD™ BIOS Setup program which resides in the ROM BIOS firmware. The Setup program allows users to modify the basic system configuration. The configuration information is then saved to CMOS RAM where the data is sustained by battery after power-down.
  • Page 36: Key Function

    PX845PE/ GE Series DRAM Support DDR (Double Data Rate) SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM) is supported. Supported CPUs ® ® This PHOENIX-AWARD™ BIOS supports the Intel Pentium 4 CPUs. Key Function In general, you can use the arrow keys to highlight items, press <Enter> to select, use the <PgUp>...
  • Page 37: Main Menu

    PX845PE/ GE Series Main Menu When you enter the PHOENIX-AWARD™ BIOS Utility, the Main Menu will appear on the screen. The Main menu allows you to select from several configuration options. Use the left/right arrow keys to select a particular configuration screen from the top menu bar or use...
  • Page 38 PX845PE/ GE Series Main Menu Setup Configuration Options Item Options Description Set the system date. Note that the ‘Day’ automatically Date mm dd yyyy changes when you set the date. Time Hh: mm: ss Set the current time of the system.
  • Page 39: Advanced Bios Features

    PX845PE/GE Series Advanced BIOS Features First /Second/Third/ Boot Device Select the order in which devices will be searched in order to find a boot device. Options: Floppy、LS120、HDD-0、SCSI、CDROM、HDD-1、HDD-2、HDD-3、ZIP100、 SB-FDD、USB-ZIP、USB-CDROM、USB-HDD、LAN、Disabled Boot Other Device The setting allows the system to try to boot from other devices if the system fails to boot from the 1st/ 2nd/ 3rd boot devices.
  • Page 40: Quick Power On Self Test

    PX845PE/GE Series CPU L1 & L2 Cache Make CPU internal cache active or inactive. System performance may degrade if you disable this item. Options: Enabled (default)、Disable. Quick Power On Self Test Allow the system to skip certain tests while booting. This will speed up the boot process.
  • Page 41: Advanced Chipset Features

    PX845PE/GE Series HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology is a technology that enables a PC to attempt to predict the possible failure of storage drives. Options: Disabled (default)、Enabled Small LOGO (EPA) Show This item allows you to show or hide the small LOGO EPA.
  • Page 42: Video Bios Cacheable

    PX845PE/GE Series Video BIOS Cacheable Select “Enabled” to allow caching of the video BIOS which may improve performance. If any other program writes to this memory area, a system error may result. Options: Enabled, Disabled (default) Memory Hole at 15M-16M When enabled, you can reserve an area of system memory for ISA adapter ROM.
  • Page 43: Resources Controlled By

    PX845PE/GE Series Resources Controlled By BIOS can automatically configure all the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices. If you choose Auto, you will not be able to manually assign IRQ DMA and memory base address fields, since BIOS automatically assigns them. Options: Auto <ESCD> (default)、Manual...
  • Page 44: Cpu Clock Ratio

    PX845PE/GE Series CPU Clock Ratio Before you configure this option, please make sure that your CPU ratio can be adjusted. This item displays the CPU ratio information detected by the system. Options: 8x - 50X Spread Spectrum The Spread Spectrum function can reduce the EMI (Electromagnetic Interference) generated.
  • Page 45: Integrated Peripherals

    PX845PE/GE Series Integrated Peripherals INTEL OnChip IDE Device If you highlight the “INTEL OnChip IDE Device” label and then press the enter key, it will take you to a submenu with the following options: On-Chip Primary/Secondary PCI IDE The mainboard chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support for two IDE channels.
  • Page 46: Ide Hdd Block Mode

    PX845PE/GE Series IDE HDD Block Mode Block mode is otherwise known as block transfer, multiple commands, or multiple sector read/write. Select the “Enabled” option if your IDE hard drive supports block mode (most new drives do). The system will automatically determine the optimal number of blocks to read and write per sector.
  • Page 47: Power On Function

    PX845PE/GE Series Onboard I/O Chip Setup If you highlight the “Onboard I/O Chip Setup” label and then press the enter key, it will take you to a submenu with the following options: PWRON After PWR-Fail This field will determine whether your system will boot after restoring power after a power failure.
  • Page 48: Ur2 Duplex Mode

    PX845PE/GE Series UR2 Duplex Mode Select the transmission mode used by the IR interface. Full-duplex mode permits simultaneous bi-directional transmission. Half-duplex mode permits transmission in only one direction at a time. Options: Half (default)、Full Use IR Pins Consult your IR peripheral documentation to select the correct setting of the TxD and RxD signals.
  • Page 49: Power Management

    PX845PE/GE Series Power Management The Power Management Setup Menu allows you to configure your system to utilize energy conservation features as well as power-up/ power-down options. ACPI Suspend Type The item allows you to select the suspend type using the ACPI operating system.
  • Page 50: Video Off Method

    PX845PE/GE Series 3. User Defined (default) Allows you to set each mode individually. When this option is enabled, each of the ranges are from 1 min. to 1 hr. except for HDD Power Down, which ranges from 1 min. to 15 min. and includes a “disable” option.
  • Page 51 PX845PE/GE Series Wake Up Control If you highlight the “Wake Up Control” label and then press the enter key, it will display a submenu with the following options: PCI PME Wake Up When you select “Enabled”, a PME signal from any PCI 2.2 card will awaken the system.
  • Page 52: Hardware Monitor

    PX845PE/GE Series Hardware Monitor Case Open Warning If this function is set to “Enabled” and the case had been previously opened, the system will automatically display alert messages on the screen when you power on your computer. If this function is set to “Disabled”, the system will not show alert messages when you power on your computer even if the case is opened by others.
  • Page 53: Exit Menu

    PX845PE/GE Series Load System Default Settings Load System Default Settings. Load System Turbo Settings Load System Turbo Settings. Load CMOS From BIOS Load defaults from flash ROM for systems without batteries. Save CMOS To BIOS Save defaults to flash ROM for systems without batteries.
  • Page 54: Chapter 3: Software Setup

    PX845PE/GE Series Chapter 3: Software Setup Software List Category Platform Intel Chipset INF update Intel IAA Utility(IAA) Intel 845 Extreme Graphics Driver Realtek Audio Driver Windows 9X /ME Promise RAID Driver /2000 /XP Promise SATA Driver Intel Lan Driver PC-Cillin 2002 Acrobat Reader 5.0...
  • Page 55 PX845PE/GE Series 2. On the “PX845GE/PX845PE(PRO/PROII)” screen, click “Mainboard Driver”. 3. On the “Mainboard Driver” screen, use the buttons displayed on the screen to install their respective software. 4. By clicking “Tools” from the screen in step 2, the screen below will be displayed with options to install two programs.
  • Page 56: Super 5.1 Channel Setup

    PX845PE/GE Series Super 5.1 Channel Setup 1. After into the system, click the audio icon from the Windows screen. 2. Click Speaker Configuration button, you can see the screen like the picture below. 3. You can choice 2, 4 or 6 channels by your speakers.
  • Page 57: Chapter 4: Troubleshooting

    PX845PE/GE Series Chapter 4: Troubleshooting Problem 1: No power to the system. Power light does not illuminate. Fan inside power supply does not turn on. Indicator lights on keyboard are not lit. Causes: 1. Power cable is unplugged. 2. Defective power cable.
  • Page 58 PX845PE/GE Series Problem 4: System only boots from the CD-ROM. The hard disk can be read and applications can be used but booting from the hard disk is impossible. Causes: Hard Disk boot sector has been corrupted. Solutions: Back up data and applications files. Reformat the hard drive. Re-install applications and data using backup disks.
  • Page 59 PX845PE/GE Series Problem 10: Keyboard failure. Causes: Keyboard is disconnected. Solutions: Reconnect keyboard. Replace keyboard if you continue to experience problems. Problem 11: No color on screen. Causes: 1. Faulty Monitor. 2. CMOS incorrectly set up. Solutions: 1. If possible, connect monitor to another system. If no color appears, replace monitor.

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