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Intel P43 Series User's Manual Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Package Checklist Thank you for choosing our product. Please check the following packing and accessories, if there is any broken or part missing, please contact with your franchiser. • IDE Cable X 1 •...
Intel P43 Series User's Manual 1.4 Connecting Rear Panel I/O Devices The rear I/O part of these mainboard provides the following I/O ports: (This picture is only for reference) • PS/2 Keyboard: Connects to PS/2 keyboard. • Debug LED: Display error code. (Optional and please reference appendix 1) •...
Intel P43 Series User's Manual Chapter 2 Hardware Setup 2.1 Choosing a Computer Chassis The mainboard and its component layouts illustrated in this chapter were based mainly on model “IP43-PRO”, unless specifi cally stated. • Choose a chassis big enough to install this mainboard.
Intel P43 Series User's Manual 2.3 Installation of the CPU and CPU Cooler Before installing the CPU, please comply with the following conditions: 1. Please make sure that the mainboard supports the CPU. 2. Please take note of the one indented corner of the CPU. If you install the CPU in the wrong direction, the CPU will not insert properly.
Intel P43 Series User's Manual 2.3.2 Installation of the CPU Cooler For proper installation, please kindly refer to the instruction manuals of your CPU Cooler. 2.4 Installation of Memory Modules This mainboard provides four 240-pin DDRII (Double Data Rate) DIMM slots, and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology.
Intel P43 Series User's Manual 2.5 Connecting Peripheral Devices 2.5.1 Floppy and IDE Disk Drive Connectors Each of the IDE port connects up to two IDE drives at Ultra ATA 100/66/33 mode by one 40-pin, 80-conductor,and 3-connector Ultra ATA/66 ribbon cables.
Intel P43 Series User's Manual Chapter 3 Jumpers & Headers Setup 3.1 Checking Jumper Settings • For a 2-pin jumper, plug the jumper cap on both pins will make it CLOSE (SHORT). Remove the jumper cap, or plug it on either pin (reserved for future use) will leave it at OPEN position.
Intel P43 Series User's Manual 3.4 FAN Power Connectors These connectors each provide power to the cooling fans installed in your system. CFAN or CFAN1: CPU Fan Power Connector SFAN1/2: System Fan Power Connector SFAN1 CFAN or CFAN1 SFAN2 These fan connectors are not jumpers. DO NOT place jumper caps on these connectors.
Intel P43 Series User's Manual 3.6 Additional USB Port Headers The headers conform to USB 2.0/1.1 specification. Each USB header can provide two USB ports via an optional USB bracket. Pin Assignment Pin Assignment Data 0- Data 0- Data 0+...
Intel P43 Series User's Manual 3.8 S/PDIF Output Connection Header (Optional) S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) is a standard audio transfer file format. It is usually found on digital audio equipment such as a DAT (Digital Audio Tape) machine or audio processing device.
Intel P43 Series User's Manual 3.10 Dual BIOS Jumper (Optional) The mainboard can support dual BIOS function, please adjust BIOS jumper to 2~3 while USER_BIOS boot failure, then pc will be boot from SAFE_BIOS, download the correctly BIOS in our website or save a new BIOS under dos model by BIOS flash tools, then adjust JBIOSSLC jumper to 1~2pin for repair USER_BIOS by BIOS tools.
Intel P43 Series User's Manual Chapter 4 BIOS Setup Utility BIOS stands for Basic Input and Output System. It was once called ROM BIOS when it was stored in a Read-Only Memory (ROM) chip. Now manufacturers would like to store BIOS in EEPROM which means Electrically Erasable Programmable Memory.
Intel P43 Series User's Manual 4.5 BIOS Setup — CMOS Setup Utility • In order to increase system stability and performance, our engineering staff is constantly improving the BIOS menu. The BIOS setup screens and descriptions illustrated in this manual are for your reference only, and may not completely match with what you see on your screen.
Intel P43 Series User's Manual 4.5.2 Control Keys Press F1 to pop up a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item. Please check the following table for the function description of each control key.
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Intel P43 Series User's Manual BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main System Overview AMIBIOS Version :08.00.15 Build Date:05/15/08 BIOS ID :P430A001 Processor ← Select Screen Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Extreme CPU X9770 @ 3.20GHz Select Item ↑ ↓ Speed :2413MHz General Help Count Save and Exit...
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Intel P43 Series User's Manual • LBA/Large Mode Enables or disables the LBA mode. Setting to [Auto] enables the LBA mode if the device supports this mode, and if the device was not previously formatted with LBA mode disabled. • Block (Multi-Sector Transfer) Enables or disables data multi-sectors transfers.
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Intel P43 Series User's Manual • SATA Port0 Allows you to select the type of device connected to the system. • S.M.A.R.T. Allows you to set the Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology. ► USB Device The items in this menu allows you to change the USB-related features.
Intel P43 Series User's Manual 4.5.4 Advanced setting BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Boot Security Power JUSTw00t! Exit Advanced Settings Configure CPU. WARNING: Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction. ► CPU Configuration ► Chipset ► Onboard Device ►...
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Intel P43 Series User's Manual • Hardware Prefetcher This should be enabled in order to enable or disable the Hardware Prefetcher Disable Feature. • Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch This should be enabled in order to enable or disable the Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Disable Feature.
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Intel P43 Series User's Manual ► Onboard Device Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Onboard Device Configuration Allows BIOS to Enable or Disable Floppy OnBoard Floppy [Enabled] Controller. Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] Marvell PCIE LAN...
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Intel P43 Series User's Manual ► PCIPnP The PCIPnP menu items allow you to change the advanced settings for PCI/PnP devices. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Advanced PCI/PnP Settings Clear NVRAM during System Boot. WARNING: Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction.
Intel P43 Series User's Manual 4.5.5 Boot setting BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Boot Security Power JUSTw00t! Exit Boot Settings Configure Settings during System Boot. ► Boot Settings Configuration ► Boot Device Priority ► Hard Disk Drives ► Removable Drives ←...
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Intel P43 Series User's Manual ► Boot Device Priority Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu, it will be display specifies the boot sequence from the available devices. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Boot Device Priorty Specifies the boot sequence from the...
Intel P43 Series User's Manual 4.5.7 Power setting BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Boot Security Power JUSTw00t! Exit Power Settings Section for Advanced ACPI Configuration. ► ACPI Configuration ← Select Screen ► APM Configuration ↑ ↓ Select Item ► PC Health...
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Intel P43 Series User's Manual ► APM Configuration Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu, APM Configuration Template Manager allows you to manage Power Managerment default or custom configuration templates. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Power APM Settings Any Key: Support "On/OFF"...
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Intel P43 Series User's Manual ► PC Health Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu, it will be display hardware health configuration, including System temperature, CPU temperature, FAN speed and all kinds of voltages. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Power PC Health...
Intel P43 Series User's Manual 4.5.8 JUSTw00t! setting BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Boot Security Power JUSTw00t! Exit Over Voltage and Clock Settings Allows BIOS to Select ClockGenerator Mode CPU Boot Frequency : 2.41GHz (401x6) in Linear or Table. CPU Adjust Frequency: 3.20GHz (400x8) O.C Control...
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Intel P43 Series User's Manual ・CPU Clock Amplitude Optional: Auto, 700mv, 800mv, 900mv, 1000mv ・PCIE Clock Amplitude Optional: Auto, 700mv, 800mv, 900mv, 1000mv ・SATA Clock Amplitude Optional: Auto, 700mv, 800mv, 900mv, 1000mv ・CPU Spread Spectrum This option reduces the EMI (Electronmagnetic Interference) generated by the CPU.
Intel P43 Series User's Manual 4.5.9 Exit Options BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Boot Security Power JUSTw00t! Exit Exit Options Exit system setup after saving the Save Changes and Exit changes. Discard Changes and Exit Discard Changes F10 key can be used for this operation.
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Intel P43 Series User's Manual Discard Changes and Exit Highlight this item and select <Ok>,then press <Enter> to discard any changes that you have made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility. Or press <Cancel> to return to the main menu.
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Intel P43 Series User's Manual Load Optimized Defaults This option opens a dialog box that let you install optimized defaults for all appropriate items in the Setup Utility. Select <OK> and then <Enter> to install the defaults. select <Cancel> and then <Enter> to not install the defaults. The optimized defaults place demand on the system that may be greater than the performance level of the components, such as the CPU and the memory.
Intel P43 Series User's Manual Chapter 5 Driver Installation Check your package and there is Driver CD included. This CD consists of all drivers you need. In addition, this CD also include an auto detect software which can tell you which hardware is installed, and which drivers needed so that your system can function properly.
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Intel P43 Series User's Manual When you choose Mainboard Driver installation Utility, the drivers menu should appear as below: Back <- INTEL Chipset Installation Utility Onboard LAN Driver Realtek HD Audio Driver Exit (This picture is only for reference) From the Drivers MENU you may make 3 selections:...
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Intel P43 Series User's Manual APPENDIX 1 AMIBIOS Check Point and Code List: 1.Bootblock Initialization Code Checkpoints The Bootblock initialization code sets up the chipset, memory and other components before system memory is available. The following table describes the type of checkpoints that may occur during the bootblock initialization portion of...
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Intel P43 Series User's Manual Checkpoint Description Read error occurred on media. Jump back to checkpoint EB. E9 or EA Determine information about root directory of recovery media. Search for pre-defined recovery file name in root directory. Recovery file not found.
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Intel P43 Series User's Manual Checkpoint Description Uncompress and initialize any platform specific BIOS modules. Initialize System Management Interrupt. Initializes different devices through DIM. See DIM Code Checkpoints section of document for more information. Initializes different devices. Detects and initializes the video adapter installed in the system that have optional ROMs.
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