Albatron PX865PEL-800 Instruction Manual

Albatron PX865PEL-800 Instruction Manual

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against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can
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PX865PEL-800
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  • Page 1 PX865PEL-800 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: Package Contents

    PX865PEL-800 mainboard IDE ATA100 Cable FDC Cable USB Bracket (optional) SATA Power cord (optional) SATA Cable (optional) Installation and Setup Driver CD PX865PEL-800 User manual Dimensions (ATX form-factor): 218mm x 294mm (WxL) Operating System ® Windows 98/ ME/ XP/ 2000...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    ......................2 PECIFICATION ................... 5 UICK ONTENT ABLE ....................... 6 ONFIGURATION Layout of PX865PEL-800 ..................6 ..................7 ARDWARE NSTALLATION CPU Processor Installation ................... 7 Memory Installation ..................... 8 Back Panel Configuration................... 10 Front Panel Indicator: SW/LED、PWRLED、SPEAKER ....... 12 Connectors ......................13 Headers &...
  • Page 4: Chapter 1. Getting Started

    (S/PDIF). The PX865PEL-800 also comes with six USB 2.0 ports. These also include an infrared header. Besides the PX865PEL-800 also comes with a LAN chip and provides a back panel LAN port that supports 10/ 100 Mbps transmission speeds. The PX865PEL-800 also comes with AGP protection which ensures that you only install 0.8V or 1.5V AGP cards.
  • Page 5: Specification

    PX865PEL-800 Specification CPU: ® Supports Socket 478 Pentium 4 processor (Northwood/ Prescott) Supports Hyper Threading Technology Speed: 400/ 533 MHz Front Side Bus frequency 33MHz, 32 bit PCI interface (PCI 2.3 compliant) 66MHz AGP 3.0 compliant interface that supports 8X/4X data transfer modes (0.8V or 1.5V)
  • Page 6: Universal Serial Bus

    PX865PEL-800 Universal Serial Bus: Supports up to six USB 2.0 ports for USB interface devices BUS Slots: 1 AGP slot (AGP3.0 Compliant) Five 32-bit PCI bus slots Flash Memory: Supports flash memory functionality Supports ESCD functionality Hardware Monitor Function: Monitors all fan Speeds...
  • Page 7: Watch Dog Timer

    PX865PEL-800 IDE Facilities: Supports Ultra ATA 33, Ultra ATA 66, Ultra ATA 100, BMIDE and PIO modes Supports IDE interface with CD-ROM Supports high capacity hard disk drives Supports installation of up to 4 drives, with separate IDE connections for Primary and...
  • Page 8: Quick Content Table

    PX865PEL-800 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、SATA1/2 IDE Connectors FDC Connector AGP Slot PCI 1、2、3、4、5 PCI Slots CPU FAN、Chassis FAN、 CPUFAN、CHASFAN、AUXFAN Auxiliary FAN Front Panel Indicator...
  • Page 9: Configuration

    PX865PEL-800 Configuration Layout of PX865PEL-800 Layout of PX865PEL-800 KB/MS CPUFAN USB/LAN Socket 478 PRT/COM Intel ATX_12V 82865P SOUND AUXFAN Winbond W83627HF PCI1 BAT1 PCI2 PCI3 CHIP PCI4 Intel IDE2 IDE1 ICH5 SATA2 CASEOPEN PCI5 BIOS SATA1 CHASFAN SW/LED CD-IN FRONT AUDIO...
  • Page 10: Hardware Installation

    PX865PEL-800 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. 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.
  • Page 11: Memory Installation

    DIMM2 DIMM3 The PX865PEL-800 provides three DIMM sockets which support 184-pin DDR DIMM modules with a total memory capacity of up to 2 GB. Each DIMM socket is capable of using a mem module containing up to 1 GB. Further limitations and recommendations are listed below:...
  • Page 12 PX865PEL-800 If you are using DIMM2 and DIMM3 simultaneously, you must use single-sided memory modules with the total memory used by these two sockets not exceeding 1 GB. If you will be using double-sided DDR DIMM modules, you can only install up to 2 modules.
  • Page 13: Back Panel Configuration

    PX865PEL-800 Back Panel Configuration PS/2 Game Po Printer Port Mouse COM1 COM2 PS/2 Speaker Mic In Keyboard Line In PS/2 Mouse & PS/2 Keyboard Connectors: KB/MS This mainboard provides a stand ard PS/2 mouse connector and PS/2 Keyboard connector. The pin...
  • Page 14: Serial And Parallel Interface Ports

    PX865PEL-800 Serial and Parallel Interface Ports he mainboard comes equipped w ith two back panel serial ports an one parallel port. T hese terface ports will be explained below Printer Port arallel Interface Port: P he parallel port on your system has a 25-pin,...
  • Page 15: Front Panel Indicator: Sw/Led、Pwrled、Speaker

    PX865PEL-800 Front Panel Ind icator: SW/LED、PWRLED、 SPEAKER PC_BEEP Ground SPEAKER RLED d Driver HD LED (+) Power LED (+) Power Power LED (-) HD LED (-) Power Button (+) Reset Control (-) Reset Power-on Reset Control (+) Power Button (-)
  • Page 16: Connectors

    PX865PEL-800 Connectors Floppy Disk Connector: FDC This mainboard provides a standard floppy disk connector (FDC) that supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy diskettes. This connector supports the floppy drive ribbon cables provided in the packaging. Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1-2/ SATA1-2...
  • Page 17: Headers & Jumpers

    PX865PEL-800 Headers & Jumpers Case Open Warning Jumper: C ASE OPEN This connector is used to notify the user when the computer case has been previously opened. To configure this functionality, your computer case must be equipped with a “ case open” cable which you need to attac h to the CASE OPEN jumper.
  • Page 18: Irda

    PX865PEL-800 Infrared Header: IrDA 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 u se this connector for connectionless data transfer to and from portable devices such as laptops and PDAs.
  • Page 19: Audio Connectors

    PX865PEL-800 Audio Connectors This mainboard provides three connectors as part of its audio Subsystem. Ground MIC_VREF Front out_R Rear out_R Front out_L Rear out_L FRONT AUDIO Left In Ground Ground Right In CD-IN SPD_OUT Ground SPD_IN SPDIF CD-ROM Audio-In He ader: CD-IN his header is used to connect to a CD-ROM / DVD audio cable.
  • Page 20: Slots

    PX865PEL-800 Slots The slots in this mainboard are designed for expansion cards used to complement and enhance the nctionality of the mainboard. PCI Slots AGP Slot GP (Accelerated Graphics Port) Slot his mainboard is equipped with an Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) (0.8V or 1.5V) to support ideo cards.
  • Page 21: Chapter 2. Bios Setup

    PX865PEL-800 Chapter 2. BIOS Setup ntroduction his section describes PHOENIX-AWARD™ BIOS Setup program. The Setup program allows users modify the basic system configuration. The configuration information is then saved to CMOS AM where the data is sustained by battery after power-down.
  • Page 22: Supported Cpus

    PX865PEL-800 Supported CPUs ® ® This PHOENIX-AWARD™ BIOS supports the Intel Pentium 4 (Northwood/ Prescott) CPUs. Key Function In general, you can use the arrow keys to highlight items, press <Enter> to select, use the <PgUp> and <PgDn> keys to change entries, press <F1> for help and press <Esc> to quit. The following table provides more detail about how to navigate within the BIOS Set up program.
  • Page 23: Main Menu

    PX865PEL-800 ain Menu hen you enter the PHOENIX-AWARD™ BIOS Utility, the Main Menu will appear on the screen. The Main menu allows yo u to select from several configuration options. Use the left/right arrow keys to select a particular confi guration screen from the top menu bar or use the down arrow key to access and configure the information below.
  • Page 24 PX865PEL-800 Main M enu 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 25: Advanced Bios Features

    PX865PEL-800 Advanc ed BIOS Features Hard Disk Boot Priority Select hard disk boot prior ity. First /Secon d/Third / Boot Device ect the ord er in which devices will searched in order to find a boot device. Options: Floppy、L S120、CDROM、...
  • Page 26: Apic Mode

    PX865PEL-800 CPU L1 & L2 Cache Make CPU internal cache active or inactive. System performance may degrade if you disable this em. Options: Enabled (default)、Disable. yper-Threading Technology his option allows you to enable/disable Hyper-Threading functionality. This item only applies when e CPU installed supports Hyper-Threading Technology.
  • Page 27: Dram Timing Selectable

    PX865PEL-800 OS Select For DRAM > 64MB Select “OS2” only if you are running the OS/2 operating system with greater than 64MB of RAM. Options: Non-OS2 (default)、OS2 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.
  • Page 28: System Bios Cacheable

    PX865PEL-800 System BIOS Cacheable When enabled, accesses to system BIOS ROM addressed at F0000H-FFFFFH are cached, provided that the cache controller is enabled. Options: Enabled (default), Disabled 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.
  • Page 29: Irq Resources

    PX865PEL-800 IRQ Resources When resources are controlled manually, you can assign each system interrupt a type, depending on the type of device using the interrupt. This is only configurable when “Resources Controlled By” is t to “Manual”. Options: IRQ-3/ 4/ 5/ 7/ 9/ 10/ 11/ 12...
  • Page 30: Cpu Clock Ratio

    PX865PEL-800 CPU Clock Ratio This field allows you to adjust the CPU clock ratio. When the CPU clock ratio is locked by the CPU manufacturer, you will not be able to adjust this field. Options: Available options will depend on the CPU installed.
  • Page 31 PX865PEL-800 Factory Default “CPU Host Frequency” Formulas AGP frequency = current CPU Host Frequency / 1.5 PCI frequency = cur rent CPU Host Frequency / 3 SRC frequency = cu rrent CPU Host Frequency / 1 AGP frequency = current CPU Host Frequency / 2...
  • Page 32: Integrated Peripherals

    PX865PEL-800 tegrated Pe ripherals it Display First With systems that have multiple video card s, this option determines whether the primary display uses a PCI slot or an AGP slot. Options: Onboa rd/AGP (default)、PCI Slot OnChip IDE Dev IDE HDD Block Mod...
  • Page 33 PX865PEL-800 IDE Primary / Secondary /Master / Sla ve UDMA Ultra DMA/100 functionality can be implemented if it is supported by the IDE hard drives in your stem. As well, your operating environment requires a DMA driver (Windows 95 OSR2 or a third arty IDE bus master driver).
  • Page 34: Onboard Device

    PX865PEL-800 Onboard Device If you highlight the “INTEL OnChip PCI Device” label and then press the enter key, it will take you a submenu with the following options: USB Controller his option should be enabled if your system has a USB port installed on the system board.
  • Page 35: Hot Key Power On

    PX865PEL-800 Hot Key Power ON This option allows you to use the Ctrl key along with a hot key (function key) to power on your system. This filed is only configurable when “Power On Function” is set to “Hot Key”.
  • Page 36: Use Ir Pins

    PX865PEL-800 Use IR Pins Consult your IR peripheral documentation to select the correct setting of the TxD and RxD signals. This field only configurable if “UART Mode Select” is set to “ASKIR” or “IrDA”. Options: Full、Half (default) Onboard Parallel Port Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the onboard parallel port.
  • Page 37: Power Management

    PX865PEL-800 Power Management he 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 he item allows you to select the suspend type using the ACPI operating system.
  • Page 38: Suspend Type

    PX865PEL-800 2. Max. Power Saving Maximum power management (only available for sl CPUs). uspend Mode = 1 min. DD Power Down = 1 min. . User Defined (default) llows you to set each mode individually. hen this option is enabled, each of the ranges are from 1 min. to 1 hr. except for HDD Power Down, hich ranges from 1 min.
  • Page 39: Hdd Power Down

    PX865PEL-800 HDD Power Down When enabled, the hard disk drive will power down after a certain configurable period of system inactivity. All other devic es remain tive. Options: Disabled (default)、 1 Min、2 Min、3 Min、4 Min、5 Min、6 Min、7 Min、8 Min、9 Min、...
  • Page 40: Hardware Monitor

    PX865PEL-800 Time (hh: mm: ss) Alarm You can choose the hour, minute and second the system will boot up. This field is only configurable when “RTC Wake Up” is set to “Enabled”. Reload Global T imer Events When a system goes into suspend mo de, certain devices must be inactive for a period of time.
  • Page 41: Load Defaults

    PX865PEL-800 oad Defaults Load System Default Settings Load S ystem Default Settings. Load System turbo Settings Load S ystem Turbo Settings. Load CMOS From BIOS Load d efaults from flash ROM for systems without batteries. Save CMOS To BIOS Save def...
  • Page 42: Exit Menu

    PX865PEL-800 Exit Menu Save & Exit Setup Save all configuration changes to CMOS (memory) and exit setup. A confirmation message will be isplayed before proceeding. Exit Without Sav bandon all changes made during the current session and exit setup. A confirmation message will be...
  • Page 43: Chapter 3: Software Setup

    CD. The pictures below are for reference only and Driver CD may vary slightly from package. Follow the steps below: (For more de tails, please refer to the readme.txt files that in each folder of the Driver CD.) 1. The first screen (Main Screen) will display several buttons. Click “PX865PEL-800”.
  • Page 44 PX865PEL-800 PX865PEL-800 2. On the next screen, click the drivers that you want to install. 3. If you click the “USB2.0 Driver” from the screen in step 2, it will display the screen as left. 4. Back to the main screen, click the “Tools” button, you can choose the software to install.
  • Page 45: Chapter 4: Troubleshooting

    PX865PEL-800 Chapter 4: Troubleshooting Problem 1: No power to the system. Power light does not ill uminate. Fan ins ide power supply does not turn on. Indicator lights on keyboard are not lit. Causes: 1. Power cable is unplugged. 2. Defective power cable.
  • Page 46 PX865PEL-800 PX865PEL-800 Problem 4: System only boots from the CD-ROM. The hard disk can be read and applic ations can be used but booting from the hard d isk 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 b acku disks.
  • Page 47 PX865PEL-800 Problem 10: Keyboard failure. Causes: Keyboard is disconnected. Solutions: Reconnect keyboard. Replace keyboard i f you continue to experience problems. Problem 11: No color on scre Causes: 1. Faulty Monitor. 2. CMOS incorrectly set up. Solutions: 1. If possible, connect monitor to another system. If no color appears, replace monitor.
  • Page 48: Appendix I: Over Clocking

    PX865PEL-800 Appendix I: Over Clocking Important Before you attempt to overclock your system, we strongly recommend that you obtain a thorough nderstanding of all of the variables, procedures, and the potential risks associated with overclocking. Because we canno t control of all of the possible variables that exist (i.e. memory, AGP card, user...
  • Page 49 PX865PEL-800 PX865PEL-800 How to configure your new frequencies. As mentioned you must enter the BIOS Setup Utility in order to begin configuring overclocking parameters. Afte r you reboot your system, press the “Del” key when prompted to enter the BIOS Setup Utility.
  • Page 50 PX865PEL-800 AGP/PCI/SRC Speed Setting This item determines the AGP, PCI and SRC frequencies (speed settings). You can set these frequencies using the supplied BIOS options. One of the options available to you is “Auto, Auto, Auto”. Using the “Auto, Auto, Auto” option will instruct the system to automatically calculate these frequencies based on the factory default “CPU Host Frequency”...
  • Page 51 PX865PEL-800 Testing Even though you have configured your overclocking options and have successfully booted to your operating system, it doesn’t mean that you have successfully overclocked your system. Testing is an equally important aspect of overclocking and you must stress your configurations thoroughly to ensure stability.
  • Page 52 PX865PEL-800 Example: This example shows you how to overclock the CPU Internal Clock, DDR frequency and FSB frequency for an Intel based mainboard. Note that the options that are supplied with your version of the BIOS may vary slightly. The example is for reference only.
  • Page 53: Appendix Ii: Super 5.1 Channel Setup

    PX865PEL-800 Appendix II: Super 5.1 Channel Setup . After into the system, click the audio icon from the Windows screen. . Click Speaker Configuration button, you can see the screen like the picture below. . You can choice 2, 4 or 6 channels by your speakers.

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