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I945G-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 I945G-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 Layout and Components ... 5 Chapter 2: Hardware Installation ... 6 Installing Central Processing Unit (CPU) ... 6 FAN Headers ... 8 Installing System Memory ... 9 Connectors and Slots ... -
Page 3: Chapter 1: Introduction
Supports Windows 2000, and Windows XP. Super I/O Chip: ITE IT8712F. Low Pin Count Interface. Provides the most commonly used legacy Super I/O functionality. Environment Control initiatives, H/W Monitor Fan Speed Controller ITE's "Smart Guardian" function I945G-M7 EATURES... - Page 4 I945G-M7 System Memory Supports dual channel DDR2 up to 8 banks. Supports DDR2 533 (266MHz) / 667 (333MHz) for a theoretical maximum bandwidth of 10.7 GB/s. Supports 256-Mb, 512-Mb, or 1G-Mb technologies for x8 and x16 devices. Supports non-ECC DIMMs.
- Page 5 I945G-M7 Gigabit LAN (optional) Chip: RTL8110S. Half/Full duplex capability. Supports 10 Mb/s, 100 Mb/s and 1Gb/s auto-negotiation. Supports ACPI power management. Serial ATA Controller integrated in ICH7. Supports 4 Serial ATA (SATA) devices. Compliant with Serial ATA 2.0 specification. Data transfer rate up to 3GB/s.
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Page 6: Bios & Software
Fully Setup Driver CD X 1 Rear I/O Panel for ATX Case X 1 USB 2.0 Cable X1 (optional) S/PDIF Cable X 1 (optional) Serial ATA Power Switch Cable X 1 (optional) I945G-M7 VGA1 USB x2 USB x2 Line In/... -
Page 7: Layout And Components
JATXPWR2 JKBMS1 LGA775 Super JRJ45USB1 JAUDIO1 JATXPWR1 PCI-EX16 JAUDIO2 JCDIN1 PCI-EX1_1 Codec PCI1 PCI2 JSPDIF_OUT1 JSPDIF_IN1 (optional) Note: ■ represents the 1 I945G-M7 JCFAN1 CPU1 Intel 945G BIOS JDJ1 (optional) Intel SATA4 BAT1 ICH7 SATA2 JCI1 J_CIR1 JCMOS1 (optional) pin. -
Page 8: Chapter 2: Hardware Installation
I945G-M7 CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATION (CPU) NSTALLING ENTRAL ROCESSING CPU1 Special Notice: Remove Pin Cap before installation, and make good preservation for future use. When the CPU is removed, cover the Pin Cap on the empty socket to ensure pin legs won’t be damaged. - Page 9 I945G-M7 Step 2: Look for the black cut edge on socket, and the white dot on CPU should point forwards this black cut edge. The CPU will fit only in the correct orientation. Step 2-1: Step 2-2: Step 3: Hold the CPU down firmly, and then close the lever to complete the installation.
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Page 10: Fan Headers
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. I945G-M7 JCFAN1 JSFAN1... -
Page 11: Installing System Memory
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. I945G-M7 EMORY... -
Page 12: Connectors And Slots
360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk types. This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cables. IDE1: Hard Disk Connector The motherboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that provides PIO Mode 0~4, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA 33/66/100 functionality. - Page 13 I945G-M7 PCI1~PCI2: Peripheral Component Interconnect Slots This motherboard is equipped with 2 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. PCI-EX16: PCI-Express x16 Slot PCI-Express 1.0a compliant.
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Page 14: Chapter 3: Headers & Jumpers Setup
“close”, if not, that means the jumper is “open”. Pin opened ETAIL ETTINGS JATXPWR1: ATX Power Connector This connector allows user to connect 24-pin power connector on the ATX power supply. I945G-M7 Pin closed Pin1-2 closed Assignment +3.3V +3.3V Ground Ground... - Page 15 By connecting this connector, it will provide +12V to CPU power circuit. SATA1~SATA4: Serial ATA Connectors The motherboard has a PCI to SATA Controller with 4 channels SATA interface, it satisfies the SATA 2.0 spec and with transfer rate of 3Gb/s.
- Page 16 I945G-M7 JKBV1: Power Source Header for PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Note: In order to support this function “Power-on system via keyboard and mouse”, “JKBV1” jumper cap should be placed on Pin 2-3. JAUDIO2: Front Panel Audio Header This header allows user to connect the front audio out put cable with the PC front panel.
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Page 17: Front Panel Header
I945G-M7 JPANEL1: Front Panel Header This 24-pin connector includes Power-on, Reset, HDD LED, Power LED, Sleep button, speaker and IrDA Connection. It allows user to connect the PC case’s front panel switch functions. Assignment Function Speaker Connector Speaker HDD LED (+) - Page 18 I945G-M7 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.. 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.
- Page 19 I945G-M7 JSPDIF_OUT1: Digital Audio-out Connector This connector allows user to connect the PCI bracket SPDIF output header. JSPDIF_IN1 (optional): Digital Audio-in Connector This connector allows user to connect the PCI bracket SPDIF input header. JDJ1: AUDIO DJ Connector (optional) Assignment...
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Page 20: Chapter 4: Useful Help
BIOS contents are corrupted. In this Case, please follow the procedure below to restore the BIOS: Make a bootable floppy disk. Download the Flash Utility “AWDFLASH.exe” from the Biostar website: www.biostar.com.tw Confirm motherboard model and download the respectively BIOS from Biostar website. -
Page 21: 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 22: Troubleshooting
Screen message says “Invalid Configuration” or “CMOS Failure.” Cannot boot system after installing second hard drive. I945G-M7 Solution Make sure power cable is securely plugged in. Replace cable. Contact technical support. -
Page 23: 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.) I945G-M7... -
Page 24: 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. I945G-M7... -
Page 25: Warpspeeder™] Includes 1 Tray Icon And 5 Panels
I945G-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 26: Main Panel
I945G-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 27 I945G-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 28 I945G-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 29 I945G-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 30: About Panel
I945G-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 31 I945G-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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