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July 14, 2006
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- Page 1 Manual Manual Manual Manual Manual Intel Intel i915GL / i915GV i915GL / i915GV mainboard mainboard Intel Intel Intel i915GL / i915GV i915GL / i915GV i915GL / i915GV mainboard mainboard mainboard Intel Intel Socket Socket processor processor for Intel Intel Intel Socket...
- 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.
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Page 3: 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 4 Power BIOS Features ..........4- 19 Defaults Menu ............4- 21 Supervisor/User Password Setting ......4- 22 Exit Selecting .............. 4- 23 Section 5 Driver Installation Easy Driver Installation ..........6- 1 Realtek Sound Manager Quick User guide ....6- 2 Appendix Appendix A Update Your System BIOS .........
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Page 5: Introduction
Introduction Section 1 INTRODUCTION 1-1 Package Contents Contents Optional Items H. S/PDIF Module A. Mainboard I. IEEE 1394 two ports cable B. User’s manual C. Floppy drive cable J. Extra USB2.0 port cable D. HDD drive cable If you need the optional item, please contact your dealer for assistance. -
Page 6: Mainboard Features
PC users as well as for entry-level workstation users. 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 7 Introduction Hardware Monitoring Hardware monitoring enables you to monitor various aspects of the system opera- tion and status. This includes CPU temperature, voltage and fan speed in RPMs. 10/100 LAN (Optional) This mainboard is mounted with a ethernet LAN chipset. It allows the mainboard to connect to a local area network by means of a network hub.
- Page 8 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 9: System Block Diagram
Introduction 1-3 System Block Diagram Page 1-5... - Page 10 Introduction Page 1-6...
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Page 11: Specification
Support Intel Celeron D 3xx series processors up to 3.2+GHz in LGA775 socket with 533 MHz front-side system bus Support Intel 04A Platform Compatibility Guide Supports Hyper-Threading Technology See <http://www.intel.com/info/hyperthreading> for information including details on which processor support HT Technology. - Page 12 Specification Eight USB connectors compliant with USB2.0 from embedded USB controller (4 connectors at rear panel) S-ATA Four S-ATA ports with up to 150MBps bandwidth from ICH6 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet with onboard Realtek RTL8100C LAN chip, or 1Gbps Fast Ethernet with onboard Realtek RTL8110S LAN chip 1394 (Optional) Two 1394a ports with up to 400Mbps bandwidth from onboard VIA VT6307 1394 controller...
- Page 13 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 Parallel (printer) port...
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Page 14: Special Features
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 Support Asynchronous clocking mode between FSB and PCI/PCI-E PowerBIOS for excellent overclocking features: - Programmable FSB output frequency with 1MHz fine tuning - Support BIOS adjustable CPU multiplier, FSB clock, DIMM frequency settings Form Factor... -
Page 15: 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 16: 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. Expansion Slots 3-5. Device Connectors 3-1 CPU Installation Step 1 Carefully remove the plastic protection plate from the socket. - Page 17 • Apply thermal compound or paste to the CPU to avoid CPU overheating and damage. • In accordance with Intel guidelines specifications, do not install a CPU over 20 times to avoid damaging the pins on the CPU socket.
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Page 18: Jumper Settings
Installation 3-2 Jumper Settings JCMOS: Clear CMOS data Jumper If the CMOS data becomes corrupted or you forgot the supervisor or user password, clear the CMOS data to reconfigure the system back to the default values stored in the ROM BIOS. Settings: 1-2: Normal (Default) 2-3: Clear CMOS... -
Page 19: System Memory Configuration
Installation 3-3 System Memory Configuration The mainboard accommodates two 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets. • Supports up to 2.0GB of 333/400MHz DDR SDRAM. • Supports dual channel memory interface. • Supports non-ECC memory and non-Registered DIMMs only. • Supports 256Mb/512Mb/1Gb DDR technologies in x8 and x16 devices only. •... -
Page 20: Vga Expansion
Installation 3-4 VGA expansion The Intel 915GL / 915GV chipset itself has a powerful on-chip VGA engine and therefore does not support expansion for PCI-E x16 VGA cards. You may connect the monitor directly to the rear I/O of this mainboard. However, as a backup VGA solution this mainboard has been cleverly designed with a PCI-E VGA slot running at PCI-E x1 bandwidth that will allow most VGA cards to operate. -
Page 21: 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 22 Installation : Floppy Controller Connector IDE1: ATA-66/100 IDE Connector Supports up to 2 IDE devices from embedded IDE IDE1 controller . When using two IDE drives, one must be set to Master mode and the other to Slave mode. Refer to your disk drive user’s manual for information about selecting the proper drive switch settings.
- Page 23 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 form a CD-ROM drive, TV tuner or MPEG card.
- Page 24 Installation COM1: Serial Port Connector The serial port can be used with modems, serial printers, remote display terminals, and other serial device. Ground RXD DTR C1394-1 / C1394-2 : (Optional) IEEE 1394a (FireWire) Connectors This mainboard has 2 IEEE 1394a ports. To use these ports, you need to attach the bundled 1394 bracket to these headers.
- Page 25 Installation CUSB3/CUSB4: Four USB 2.0 ports This mainboard includes additional USB2.0 ports, identified by two 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 26 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.
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Page 27: Power-On/Off (Remote)
Installation 3-6 Power-On/Off (Remote) This board has a 24-pin ATX and a 4-pin ATX12V power supply connector to support power supplies with Remote On/Off feature. The 4-pin ATX12V connector must be plugged in for the system to operate safely. The chassis power button should be connected to the mainboard front panel PW_ON header. -
Page 28: Acpi S3 (Suspend To Ram) Function
Installation 3-8 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 29: 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 30: 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 31: 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 32 BIOS CPU L3 Cache This controls the status of the processor’s internal Level Three cache. Options: Enables, Disabled. Hyper-Threading Technology Enables the CPU Hyper-Threading Technology. Options: Enables, Disabled. Note: 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 33: Advanced Chipset Features
BIOS APIC Mode This item allows you to enable APIC (Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller) 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. - Page 34 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.
- Page 35 BIOS *** VGA Setting *** PEG/Onchip VGA Control This item allows you to control the PEG or on-chip VGA. Options: Onchip VGA, PEG port, Auto. On-chip Frame Buffer Size This item allows you to set the pre-allocated on-chip Frame Buffer size. (see table below) Options: 1MB, 8MB.
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Page 36: Integrated Peripherals
BIOS 4-4 Integrated Peripherals Figure 5: Integrated Peripherals Realtek Lan Boot ROM Enable/disable the onboard Realtek LAN Boot ROM. Options: Enabled, Disabled. PCI Express Function Scroll to PCI Express Function and press <Enter>. The following screen appears: PCI-E X1 Func 1(PCI-Exp1)/PCI-E X1 Func 2(PCI-Exp2) This item allows you to select the PCI Express x1 slot. - Page 37 BIOS OnChip IDE Device Scroll to OnChip IDE Device 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. Because some HDD may need more time stand by before Scan HDD.
- Page 38 BIOS IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave PIO The four IDE PIO (Programmed Input/Output) fields let you set a PIO mode (0-4) for each of the four IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports. Modes 0 to 4 provide successively increased performance. In Auto mode, the system automatically determines the best mode for each device.
- Page 39 BIOS Onboard Device Setup Scroll to Onboard Device Setup and press <Enter>. The following screen appears: USB Controller Enables the USB controller. Options: Disabled, Enabled. USB 2.0 Controller Enables the EHCI (USB2.0) controller. Options: Disabled, Enabled. USB Keyboard Support Enable/Disable support for USB keyboard under DOS. Options: Auto, Enabled, Disabled.
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Page 40: Superio Device
BIOS SuperIO Device Scroll to SuperIO Device and press <Enter>. The following screen appears: Onboard FDC Controller Select “Enabled” if you wish to use onboard floppy disk controller (FDC). If you install an external FDC or the system has no floppy drive, select “Disabled “in this field. Options: Enabled, Disabled. -
Page 41: 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 42 BIOS POWER ON Function Enables computer power on by keyboard, mouse, or hotkey activity. Password: Requires you to enter a password when using the keyboard to power on. Set the password in the next field “KB Power ON Password.” Hot KEY: Enables you to use a hot key combination to power on the (default) computer.
- Page 43 BIOS Video Off Method This option allows you to select how the video will be disabled by the power management. The default is V/H Sync + Blank V/H Sync + Blank: System turns off vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and writes blanks to the video buffer. DPMS Support: Select this option if your monitor supports the Display Power Management Signaling (DPMS) standard of the Video...
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Page 44: Pnp/Pci/Pci-E Configuration
BIOS Resume By Alarm When set to Enable alarm resume, you can set the date (of month) and time (hh:mm: ss), that will awaken a system which has been powered down. Options: Enabled, Disabled. 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. -
Page 45: Pc Health Status
BIOS PCI/VGA Palette Snoop This item is designed to overcome problems that may be caused by some nonstandard VGA cards. Options: Enabled, Disabled. *** PCI Express related items *** Maximum Payload Size Set maximum TLP payload size for the PCI Express devices. The unit is byte. Options: 128, 256, 512, 1024, 2048, 4096. - Page 46 BIOS effects of an overheating system. (requires ACPI to be enabled in Power Manage- ment BIOS and ACPI compliant operating system.) The default is Disabled. Options available are 60 C/140 F to 90 C/194 F in increments of 5 Current System/CPU Temperature Displays the current system/CPU temperature.
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Page 47: 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. Figure 9: PowerBOIS Features Auto Detect PCI Clk When enabled the mainboard automatically disables the clock source for a PCI slot... - Page 48 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 generator is 200MHz, then 200MHz x 12 = 2.4GHz Press <Enter>...
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Page 49: Defaults Menu
BIOS 4-9 Defaults Menu Selecting “Defaults” from the main menu shows you two options which are de- scribed below Load Fail-Safe Defaults When you press <Enter> on this item you get a confirmation dialog box: Load Fail-Safe Defaults (Y/N) ? N Pressing ‘Y’... -
Page 50: 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 51: Exit Without Saving
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. - Page 52 BIOS Page 4-24...
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Page 53: 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 “GRAPHICS Driver” to install onboard graphics driver. Step 3 : Click “REALTEK High Definition Audio Driver”... -
Page 54: 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 55: Drivers Installation
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 56 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 57 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 59: Appendix
Appendix Appendix A A-1 Update Your System BIOS Download the xxxxx.EXE file corresponding to your model from our website to an empty directory on your hard disk or floppy. Run the downloaded xxxxx.EXE file and it will self extract. Copy these extracted files to a bootable floppy disk. Note: The floppy disk should contain NO device drivers or other programs. - Page 60 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 61: Eeprom Bios Remover
Appendix Appendix B B-1 EEPROM BIOS Remover Do not remove the BIOS chip, unless instructed by a technician and only with a PLCC IC extractor tool. The BIOS socket is fragile and may be damaged if an improper method to replace the BIOS chip is applied. - Page 62 Appendix...