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Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digi-
tal 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 in-
stalled and used in accordance with the instructions, may caus e harmful interference
to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not oc-
cur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to
radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off
and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the
following measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.
Connect the equipment onto an outlet on a circuit different from that to which
the receiver is connected.
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Copyright © 2002
All Rights Reserved
MS9077C, V1.0
I845PE/December 2002
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Preface

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  • Page 1 − Connect the equipment onto an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. − Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. Copyright © 2002 All Rights Reserved MS9077C, V1.0 I845PE/December 2002...
  • Page 2 Shielded interconnect cables and a shielded AC power cable must be employed with this equipment to ensure compliance with the pertinent RF emission limits governing this device. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the system's manu- facturer could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. Declaration of Conformity This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Preface 錯誤! 尚未定義書籤。 Features and Packing List Translations CHAPTER 1 Introducing the Mainboard Introduction......................1 Checklist.........................1 Standard Items ....................1 Features........................2 Choosing a Computer Case................3 Mainboard Components..................4 CHAPTER 2 Installing the Mainboard Safety Precautions....................6 Quick Guide......................6 Installing the Mainboard in a Case..............7 Checking Jumper Settings...................7 Setting Jumpers ....................
  • Page 4 The Standard Configuration................24 Entering the Setup Utility................25 Updating the BIOS..................25 Using BIOS ......................26 Standard CMOS Features................27 Advanced BIOS Features ................29 Advanced Chipset Features ................31 Integrated Peripherals ..................33 Power Management Setup................35 PNP/PCI Configurations ................. 39 PC Health Status....................
  • Page 5: Introducing The Mainboard

    Introducing the Mainboard Thank you for choosing the MS9077C mainboard. This mainboard is an ATX mainboard that uses a 4-layer printed circuit board and measures 304.8 mm x 190 mm. The mainboard is design to support the mPGA Socket 478 Intel P4 Willamette/Northwood processors and the new Intel 845PE chipset.
  • Page 6: Features

    Processor The mainboard uses a mPGA 478-pin socket that has the following features: • Accommodates Intel/P4 Willamette/Northwood 478-pins • Supports a system bus (FSB) of 400/533 MHz • Supports 3.2GB/s / 4.2GB/s data bus bandwidth Chipset Intel’s innovative 845PE (GMCH) and 82801DB (ICH4) chip- sets are based on an innovative and scalable architecture with proven reliability and performance.
  • Page 7: Choosing A Computer Case

    Integrated I/O The mainboard has a full set of I/O ports and connectors: • Two PS/2 ports for mouse and keyboard • One serial port • One parallel port • Four USB ports • One LAN port (optional) • Audio jacks for microphone, line-in and line-out Onboard LAN The Realtek RTL8100B LAN chip is incorporated in the chipset (optional)
  • Page 9 Table of Mainboard Components Label Component AGP1 Accelerated Graphics Port ATX12V Power connector ATX1 Standard 20-pin ATX power connector AUDIO1 Front panel MIC/Speaker Out header Three volt realtime clock battery CDIN1 Primary CD-in connector CDIN2 Secondary CD-in connector CAS_FAN1 Case fan connector CHS1 Chassis Intrusion Detect CNR1...
  • Page 10: Installing The Mainboard

    Installing the Mainboard Follow these safety precautions when installing the mainboard: • Wear a grounding strap attached to a grounded device to avoid damage from static electricity. • Discharge static electricity by touching the metal case of a safely grounded object before working on the mainboard. •...
  • Page 11: Installing The Mainboard In A Case

    Refer to the following illustration and instructions for installing the mainboard in a case: This illustration shows an ex- 2. Secure the mainboard with ample of a mainboard being screws where appropriate. installed in a tower-type case: Note: Do not overtighten the screws as this can stress the main- board.
  • Page 12: Checking Jumper Settings

    Checking Jumper Settings The following illustration shows the location of the mainboard jumpers. Pin 1 is labeled. Jumper Settings Jumper Type Description Setting 3-pin Clear CMOS 1-2: Normal (default) 2-3: Clear CMOS 2-pin BIOS Flash Open: Flash (Default) Protect Short: Flash Pr otect 3-pin LAN Select 2-3: Disable...
  • Page 13: Connecting Case Components

    JP3 – Enables you to prevent the BIOS from being updated (flashed). Open the jumper if you are going to update your BIOS. After updating the BIOS, short the jumper to protect the BIOS from being flashed. JP4 – Use this jumper to enable or disable built-in LAN network adapter.
  • Page 14 ATX1: ATX 20-pin Power Connector Signal Name Signal Name +3.3V +3.3V +3.3V -12V Ground Ground PS ON# Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground PWRGD +5VSB +12V CPU_FAN1/PWR_FAN1/CAS_FAN1: FAN Power Connectors Signal Name Function System Ground +12V Power +12V Sense Sensor SPEAKER1: Internal speaker Signal Name Buzzer Signal...
  • Page 15: Front Panel Connector

    ACPI LED function: S4/S5 LSJ1 Dark Dark Light Dark CHS1: Chassis Intrusion Detect Pin 1-2 Function Short Case Open Open Case Close Front Panel Connector The front panel connector (PANEL1) provides a standard set of switch and LED connectors commonly found on ATX or micro-ATX cases. Refer to the table below for information: PANEL1 Signal Name...
  • Page 16: Installing Hardware

    tary-contact switch that is normally open. When the switch is closed, the board resets and runs POST. Power Switch Supporting the power on/off function requires connecting pins 6 and 8 to a momentary-contact switch that is normally open. The switch should maintain contact for at least 50 ms to signal the power supply to switch on or off.
  • Page 17 CPU Installation Procedure The following illustration shows CPU installation components: Note: The pin -1 corner is marked with an arrow Follow these instructions to install the Retention Module and CPU: Remove the existing retention module (if applicable). Position the backplate against the underside of the mainboard, secure the 4 screws firmly on...
  • Page 18 Locate the CPU cut edge (the corner with the pinhole noticeably miss- ing). Align and insert the CPU correctly. Press the lever down. Apply thermal grease on top of the CPU. Put the CPU Fan down on the retention module and s nap the four reten- tion legs of the cooling fan into place.
  • Page 19: Installing Memory Modules

    Installing Memory Modules This mainboard accommodates two 184-pin 2.5V unbuffered Double Data Rate (DDR) SDRAM memory modules. You must install at least one module in any of the two slots. Each module can be installed with 64 MB to 512 MB of memory. Total capacity is 2GB. Do not remove any memory module from its antistatic packaging until you are ready to install it on the mainboard.
  • Page 20: Installing A Hard Disk Drive/Cd-Rom

    Installing a Hard Disk Drive/CD-ROM This section describes how to install IDE devices such as a hard disk drive and a CD-ROM drive. About IDE Devices Your mainboard has a primary and secondary IDE channel interface (IDE1 and IDE2). An IDE ribbon cable supporting two IDE devices is bundled with the main- board.
  • Page 21: Installing A Floppy Diskette Drive

    Installing a CD-ROM/DVD Drive Install the CD-ROM/DVD drive into the drive cage in your system case. Plug the IDE cable into IDE1 (A). If you have already installed an HDD, use the other connec- tor on the IDE cable. Note: Ribbon cable connectors are usually keyed so that they can only be installed correctly on the device connector.
  • Page 22: Installing Add-On Cards

    When you first start up your system, go immediately to the Setup Utility to configure floppy diskette drives that have installed. See Standard CMOS Features on page 27 for more information. Installing Add-on Cards This mainboard has five 32-bit PCI (Peripheral Components Interconnect) expansion slots, one 4xAGP slot, and one Communications and Networking Riser (CNR) slot.
  • Page 23 Follow these instructions to install an add-on card: Remove a blanking plate from the system case corresponding to the slot you are going to use. Install the edge connector of the add-on card into the ex pansion slot. Ensure that the edge con- nector is correctly seated in the slot.
  • Page 24: Connecting Optional Devices

    Connecting Optional Devices Refer to the following for information on connecting the mainboard’s optional devices: AUDIO1: Front Panel Audio header This header allows the user to install auxiliary front-oriented microphone and line-out ports for easier access. Signal Name Function AUD_MIC Front Panel Microphone input signal AUD_GND Ground used by Analog Audio Circuits...
  • Page 25 USB3: Front panel USB connectors The mainboard has four USB ports installed on the rear edge I/O port array. Additionally, some computer cases have USB ports at the front of the case. If you have this kind of case, use auxiliary USB connectors USB3 to connect the front-mounted ports to the mainboard.
  • Page 26 Connecting I/O Devices The backplane of the mainboard has the following I/O ports: PS/2 Mouse Use the upper PS/2 port to connect a PS/2 pointing device. PS/2 Ke yboard Use the lower PS/2 port to connect a PS/2 keyboard. LPT1 Use LPT1 to connect printers or other parallel communi- cations devices.
  • Page 27: External Connector Color Coding

    External Connector Color Coding Many connectors now use standard colors as shown in the table below. Connector Color Audio line-in Light blue Audio line-out Lime Digital monitor/flat panel Blue Microphone Pink Parallel Burgundy PS/2-compatible keyboard Purple PS/2-compatible mouse Green Serial Teal or Turquoise Black SCSI, network, telephone, modem...
  • Page 28: Using Bios

    Using BIOS The computer uses the latest Award BIOS with support for Windows Plug and Play. The CMOS chip on the mainboard contains the ROM setup instructions for configuring the mainboard BIOS. The BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) Setup Utility displays the system's configuration status and provides you with options to set system parameters.
  • Page 29: Entering The Setup Utility

    Entering the Setup Utility When you power on the system, BIOS enters the Power-On Self Test (POST) routines. POST is a series of built-in diagnostics performed by the BIOS. After the POST routines are completed, the following message appears: Press DEL to enter SETUP Pressing the delete key accesses the BIOS Setup Utility: Phoenix –...
  • Page 30: Using Bios

    Create a bootable system disk. (Refer to Windows online help for infor- mation on creating a bootable system disk.) Download the Flash Utility and new BIOS file from the manufacturer's Web site. Copy these files to the system diskette you created in Step 3. Turn off your computer and insert the system diskette in your computer's diskette drive.
  • Page 31: Standard Cmos Features

    Standard CMOS Features This option displays basic information about your system. Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Item Help Date (mm:dd:yy) Tue, July 11 2001 Time (hh:mm:ss) 12 : 8 : 59 Menu Level IDE Primary Master Change the day, month, IDE Primary Slave year and century.
  • Page 32 IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press <Enter> while this item is highlighted to prompt the Setup Utility to automatically detect and configure an IDE device on the IDE channel. Note: If you are setting up a new hard disk drive that supports LBA mode, more than one line will appear in the parameter box.
  • Page 33: Advanced Bios Features

    Advanced BIOS Features This option defines advanced information about your system. Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features Item Help CPU L1 & L2 Cache [Enabled ] Quick Power On Self Test [Enabled] Menu Level First Boot Device [Floppy] Second Boot Device [HDD-0]...
  • Page 34 time. You don't need to enable this item unless you have a legacy diskette drive with 360K capacity. Boot Up NumLock Status (On) This item defines if the keyboard Num Lock key is active when your system is started. Gate A20 Option (Fast) This item defines how the system handles legacy software that was written for an earlier generation of processors.
  • Page 35: Advanced Chipset Features

    Advanced Chipset Features These items define critical timing parameters of the mainboard. You should leave the items on this page at their default values unless you are very famil- iar with the technical specifications of your system hardware. If you change the values incorrectly, you may introduce fatal errors or recurring instability into your system.
  • Page 36 Command Pre Clock (Auto) Leave this item at Auto to enhance the system performance. Memory Frequency For (Auto) This item sets the main memory frequency. When you use an external graph- ics card, you can adjust this to enable the best performance for your system. System BIOS Cacheable (Disabled) This item allows the system to be cached in memory for faster execution.
  • Page 37: Integrated Peripherals

    Integrated Peripherals These options display items that define the operation of peripheral compo- nents on the system's input/output ports. Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals Item Help On-Chip Primary PCI IDE [Enabled ] IDE Primary Master [Auto] Menu Level IDE Primary Slave [Auto] IDE Primary Master...
  • Page 38 USB 2.0 Controller (Enabled) Enable this item if want to use the USB 2.0 controller. USB Keyboard Support (Enabled) Enable this item if you plan to use a keyboard connected through the USB port in a legacy operating system (such as DOS) that does not support Plug and Play.
  • Page 39: Power Management Setup

    is Sharp's infrared communication protocol with a maximum baud rate up to 57.6K bps. RxD; TxD Active (Hi, Lo) This field enables you to set the IR reception/transmission polarity as High or Low. IR Transmission Delay (Enabled) This field enables you to set the whether the IR transmission rate will be de- layed while converting to receiving mode.
  • Page 40 This option lets you control system power management. The system has vari- ous power-saving modes including powering down the hard disk, turning off the video, suspending to RAM, and software power down that allows the sys- tem to be automatically resumed by certain events. The power-saving modes can be controlled by timeouts.
  • Page 41 Video Off Method (DPMS) This item defines how the video is powered down to save power. This item is set to DPMS (Display Power Management Software) by default. Video Off In Suspend (Yes) This option defines if the video is powered down when the system is put into suspend mode.
  • Page 42 If this item is enabled, it allows the system to resume from a software power down or a power-saving mode whenever there is an incoming call to an installed fax/modem. You have to connect the fax/modem to the mainboard. Resume by Alarm (Disabled) When set to Enabled, additional fields become available and you can set the date (day of the month), hour, minute and second to turn on your system.
  • Page 43: Pnp/Pci Configurations

    PNP/PCI Configurations This option configures how PnP (Plug and Play) and PCI expansion cards operate in your system. Both the ISA and PCI buses on the Mainboard use system IRQs (Interrupt ReQuests) and DMAs (Direct Memory Access). You must set up the IRQ and DMA assignments correctly through the PnP/PCI Configurations Setup utility for the mainboard to work properly.
  • Page 44: Pc Health Status

    require palette snooping so you must leave this item disabled. Assign IRQ For USB (Enabled) Names the interrupt request (IRQ) line assigned to the USB on your system. Activity of the selected IRQ always awakens the system. INT Pin1~8 Assignment (Auto) Names the interrupt request (IRQ) line assigned to a device connected to the PCI interface on your system.
  • Page 45: Frequency/Voltage Control

    • Current CPU Temp (degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius) • CPU fan speed (in RPMs) • Chassis FAN Speed (in RPMs) • Power FAN Speed (in RPMs) Frequency/Voltage Control This item enables you to set the clock speed and system bus for your system. The clock speed and system bus are determined by the kind of processor you have installed in your system.
  • Page 46: Load Fail-Safe Defaults Option

    Load Fail-Safe Defaults Option This option opens a dialog box that lets you install fail-safe defaults for all ap- propriate items in the Setup Utility: Press <Y> and then <Enter> to install the defaults. Press <N> and then <En- ter> to not install the defaults. The fail-safe defaults place no great demands on the system and are generally stable.
  • Page 47: Save & Exit Setup Option

    Save & Exit Setup Option Highlight this item and press <Enter> to save the changes that you have made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility. When the Save and Exit dialog box appears, press <Y> to save and exit, or press <N> to return to the main menu: Exit Without Saving Highlight this item and press <Enter>...
  • Page 48: Using The Mainboard Software

    Using the Mainboard Software The support software CD-ROM that is included in the mainboard package contains all the drivers and utility programs needed to properly run the bun- dled products. Below you can find a brief description of each software program, and the location for your mainboard version.
  • Page 49 All the utility software available from this page is Windows compliant. They are provided only for the convenience of the customer. The following software is furnished under license and may only be used or copied in accordance with the terms of the license. Note: These software(s) are subject to change at anytime without prior notice.
  • Page 50 PageABC The PageABC application software enables you to create your very own home page. To install the PageABC, go to the directory \UTILITYPageABC, and then run SETUP.EXE to install the application software. This concludes Chapter 4.

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