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I915G-M7
FCC Information and Copyright
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 communications. There is no guarantee
that interference will not occur in a particular installation.
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- Page 1 I915G-M7 FCC Information and Copyright 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.
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction... 1 Motherboard Features... 1 Package Checklist... 4 Motherboard Layout ... 5 Motherboard Components ... 6 Chapter 2: Hardware Installation ... 7 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ... 7 FAN Headers... 8 Memory Module Installation ... 9 Connectors and Slots ... -
Page 3: Chapter 1: Introduction
DDRA1 DDRA2 DDRB1 DDRB2 On Board IDE Supports 1 IDE disk drive. Supports PIO Mode 5, Bride Mode and Ultra DMA 33/66/100 Bus Master Mode. I915G-M7 EATURES DDR Module 256MB/512MB/1GB *1 256MB/512MB/1GB *1 256MB/512MB/1GB *1 256MB/512MB/1GB *1 Total Memory Size... - Page 4 I915G-M7 Serial ATA Controller integrated in ICH6. Supports 4 Serial ATA (SATA) ports. Intel Advanced Host Controller (AHCI). Compliant with SATA 1.0 specification Data transfer rates up to 1.5Gb/s Slots 2 * 32-bit PCI bus master slots. 1 * PCI-Express x 1 slots.
- Page 5 I915G-M7 Front Side On-board Peripherals 1 IDE connectors support 2 hard disk devices. 1 front panel header supports front panel facilities. 1 CD-in connector supports 1 CD-ROM audio-in device. 1 front audio header supports front panel audio function. 1 S/PDIF-In connector supports digital audio-in function (optional).
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Page 6: Bios & Software
User’s Manual * 1 Fully Setup Driver CD * 1 Rear I/O Panel for ATX Case * 1 S/PDIF Cable * 1 (optional) USB 2.0 Cable *1 (optional) Serial ATA Cable * 1 (optional) Serial ATA Power Switch Cable * 1 (optional) I915G-M7... -
Page 7: Motherboard Layout
JATXPWR2 JKBMS1 JKBV1 LGA775 JUSBV1 JRJ45USB1 Super JAUDIO1 PCI-EX16 JCDIN1 PCI-EX1_1 Codec PCI1 PCI2 JSPDIF_OUT1 JSPDIF_IN1 (optional) (optional) Note: ● represents the 1 I915G-M7 JCFAN1 CPU1 Intel 915G BIOS ICH6 BAT1 JCMOS1 pin. SATA4 SATA3 SATA2 SATA1 JCL1 JSFAN1 JPANEL1... -
Page 8: Motherboard Components
H. JCDIN1: CD-ROM audio-in connector. PCI-EX1_1: PCI-Express x 1 slot. PCI1/PCI2: Peripheral Component Interconnect lots. K. JSPDIF_OUT1 (optional): Digital audio-out connector. L. JSPDIF_IN1 (optional): Digital audio-in connector. I915G-M7 OMPONENTS LGA775 CPU1 Intel 915G BIOS ICH6 BAT1 M. JUSBV3_1: power source header for JUSB3/JUSB4. -
Page 9: Chapter 2: Hardware Installation
90-degree angle. Step 2: Look for the black cut edge on socket, and the white dot on CPU should point wards this black cut edge. The CPU will fit only in the correct orientation. Step 2-1: I915G-M7 (CPU) -
Page 10: Fan Headers
The JCFAN1 and JSFAN1 support 4-pin and 3-pin head connector. When connecting with wires onto connectors, please note that the red wire is the positive and should be connected to pin#2, and the black wire is Ground and should be connected to GND. I915G-M7 Assignment Ground Power... -
Page 11: Memory Module Installation
DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the Slot. Insert the DIMM vertically and firmly into the slot until the retaining chip snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated. I915G-M7 NSTALLATION... -
Page 12: Connectors And Slots
ONNECTORS AND LOTS PCI1/PCI2: Peripheral Component Interconnect Slots This motherboard is equipped with 5 standard PCI slots. PCI stands for Peripheral Component Interconnect, and it is a bus standard for expansion cards. This PCI slot is designated as 32 bits. -
Page 13: Chapter 3: Headers & Jumpers Setup
“JKBV1/JUSBV1/JUSBV3_1” jumper cap should be placed on Pin 2-3. JSPDIF_OUT1 (optional): Digital Audio-out Connector This connector allows user to connect the PCI bracket SPDIF output header. JSPDIF_OUT1 I915G-M7 Pin closed Assignment Description JKBV1: +5V for JKBMS1. JUSBV1: +5V for JUSBLAN1 &... - Page 14 I915G-M7 JSPDIF_IN1 (optional): Digital Audio-in Connector This connector allows user to connect the PCI bracket SPDIF output header. JSPDIF_IN1 JCDIN1: CD-ROM Audio-in Connector This connector allows user to connect the audio source from the variety devices, like CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, PCI sound card, PCI TV turner card etc..
- Page 15 I915G-M7 JUSB3/JUSB4: Front USB Headers This motherboard provides 2 USB 2.0 headers, which allows user to connect additional USB cable on the PC front panel, and also can be connected with internal USB devices, like USB card reader. JUSB3/JUSB4 JPANEL1: Front Panel Header This 24-pin connector includes Power-on, Reset, HDD LED, Power LED, Sleep button, speaker and IrDA Connection.
- Page 16 I915G-M7 JCMOS1: Clear CMOS Header By placing the jumper on pin2-3, it allows user to restore the BIOS safe setting and the CMOS data, please carefully follow the procedures to avoid damaging the motherboard. JCMOS1 Pin 1-2 close Pin 2-3 close ※...
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Page 17: Chapter 4: Useful Help
BIOS contents are corrupted. In this Case, please follow the procedure below to restore the BIOS: 1. Make a bootable floppy disk. 2. Download the Flash Utility “AWDFLASH.exe” from the Biostar website: www.biostar.com.tw 3. Confirm motherboard model and download the respectively BIOS from Biostar website. -
Page 18: Cpu Overheated
If the system shutdown automatically after power on system for seconds, that means the CPU protection function has been activated. When the CPU is over heated, the motherboard will shutdown automatically to avoid a damage of the CPU, and the system may not power on again. -
Page 19: Troubleshooting
Screen message says “Invalid Configuration” or “CMOS Failure.” Cannot boot system after installing second hard drive. I915G-M7 Solution Make sure power cable is securely plugged in. Replace cable. Contact technical support. -
Page 20: Chapter 5: Warpspeeder
YSTEM EQUIREMENT OS Support: Windows 98 SE, Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows XP DirectX: DirectX 8.1 or above. (The Windows XP operating system includes DirectX 8.1. If you use Windows XP, you do not need to install DirectX 8.1.) I915G-M7... -
Page 21: Installation
Tray Icon utility and [WarpSpeeder™] utility will be automatically and immediately launched after you click “Finish” button. Usage: The following figures are just only for reference, the screen printed in this user manual will change according to your motherboard on hand. I915G-M7... -
Page 22: Warpspeeder™] Includes 1 Tray Icon And 5 Panels
I915G-M7 ™] PEEDER INCLUDES TRAY ICON AND PANELS 1. Tray Icon: Whenever the Tray Icon utility is launched, it will display a little tray icon on the right side of Windows Taskbar. This utility is responsible for conveniently invoking [WarpSpeeder™] Utility. -
Page 23: Main Panel
I915G-M7 2. Main Panel If you click the tray icon, [WarpSpeeder™] utility will be invoked. Please refer to the following figure; the utility’s first window you will see is Main Panel. Main Panel contains features as follows: a. Display the CPU Speed, CPU external clock, Memory clock, AGP clock, and PCI clock information. - Page 24 I915G-M7 3. Voltage Panel Click the Voltage button in Main Panel, the button will be highlighted and the Voltage Panel will slide out to up as the following figure. In this panel, you can decide to increase CPU core voltage and Memory voltage or not.
- Page 25 I915G-M7 4. Overclock Panel Click the Overclock button in Main Panel, the button will be highlighted and the Overclock Panel will slide out to left as the following figure. Overclock Panel contains the these features: a. “–3MHz button”, “-1MHz button”, “+1MHz button”, and “+3MHz button”: provide user the ability to do real-time overclock adjustment.
- Page 26 I915G-M7 “Auto-overclock button”: User can click this button and [WarpSpeeder™] will set the best and stable performance and frequency automatically. [WarpSpeeder™] utility will execute a series of testing until system fail. Then system will do fail-safe reboot by using Watchdog function. After reboot, the [WarpSpeeder™] utility will restore to the hardware default...
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Page 27: About Panel
I915G-M7 6. About Panel Click the “about” button in Main Panel, the button will be highlighted and the About Panel will slide out to up as the following figure. In this panel, you can get model name and detail information in hints of all the chipset that are related to overclocking. - Page 28 I915G-M7 Note: Because the overclock, overvoltage, and hardware monitor features are controlled by several separate chipset, [WarpSpeeder™] divide these features to separate panels. If one chipset is not on board, the correlative button in Main panel will be disabled, but will not interfere other panels’...
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