Contents Notices i v Safety information ..................v i915GV2-IGM specifications summary ............vi Product introduction Before you proceed ............... 1-2 Motherboard overview ..............1-3 1.2.1 Placement direction ............1-3 1.2.2 Screw holes ..............1-3 1.2.3 Motherboard layout ............1-4 i915GV2-IGM ................. 1-4 1.2.4 Layout contents .............. 1-5 1.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ............
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Contents BIOS setup BIOS setup program ..............2-2 BIOS menu screen ................ 2-3 Standard CMOS Features ............. 2-5 Advanced BIOS Features .............. 2-8 Integrated Peripherals ..............2-10 Power Management Setup ............2-14 PC Health Status ................2-16 2.8 Other items ...................2-17 2.8.1 Load Fail-Safe Defaults ..........2-17 2.8.2 Load Optimized Defaults ..........2-17 2.8.3 Supervisor Password .............2-17 2.8.4 User Password...............2-17 2.8.5...
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Notices Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: • This device may not cause harmful interference, and • This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Safety information Electrical safety • To prevent electrical shock hazard, disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet before relocating the system. • When adding or removing devices to or from the system, ensure that the power cables for the devices are unplugged before the signal cables are connected.
i915GV2-IGM specifications summary LGA775 socket for Intel® Pentium® 4 / Celeron Processor Compatible with Intel® Mainstream/Value FMB process Supports Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology Chipset Northbridge: Intel® 915GV Graphics and Controller Hub (GMCH) Southbridge: Intel® ICH6 Front Side Bus (FSB) 800/533 MHz Memory 4 x 240-pin DIMM sockets support up to 4GB dual channel DDR2 400/533/667 MHz SDRAMs...
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Internal connectors 1 x Floppy disk drive connector 1 x Primary IDE connector 4 x Serial ATA connectors 1 x CPU fan connector 2 x USB 2.0 connectors 1 x 24-pin ATX power connector 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector 1 x Front panel audio connector 1 x Serial port connector 1 x Internal audio connectors...
Before you proceed Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings. • Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component. • Use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safely grounded object or a metal object, such as the power supply case, before handling components to avoid damaging them due to static electricity •...
Motherboard overview Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it. Refer to the chassis documentation before installing the mothebroard. Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard.
Central Processing Unit (CPU) The motherboard comes with a surface mount LGA775 socket designed for the ® ® Intel Pentium 4 processor in the 775-land package. ® ® • Your boxed Intel Pentium 4 LGA775 processor package should come with installation instructions for the CPU, heatsink, and the retention mechanism.
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Press the load lever with your thumb (A), then move it to the left (B) until it is released from the retention tab. Retention tab PnP cap Load lever This side of the socket box should face you. To prevent damage to the socket pins, do not remove the PnP cap unless you are installing a CPU.
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Close the load plate (A), then push the load lever (B) until it snaps into the retention tab. The CPU fits in only one correct orientation. DO NOT force the CPU into the socket to prevent bending the connectors on the socket and damaging the CPU! ®...
1.3.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan ® ® The Intel Pentium 4 LGA775 processor requires a specially designed heatsink and fan assembly to ensure optimum thermal condition and performance. ® ® • When you buy a boxed Intel Pentium 4 processor, the package includes the CPU fan and heatsink assembly.
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Push down two fasteners at a time in a diagonal sequence to secure the heatsink and fan assembly in place. Connect the CPU fan cable to the connector on the motherboard labeled CPU_FAN1. Do not forget to connect the CPU fan connector! Hardware monitoring errors can occur if you fail to plug this connector.
1.3.3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan To uninstall the CPU heatsink and fan: 1. Disconnect the CPU fan cable f r om t he c onnec tor on t he motherboard. Rotate each fastener counterclockwise. Pull up two fasteners at a time in a diagonal sequence to disengage the heatsink and fan assembly from the motherboard.
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Carefully remove the heatsink and fan assembly from the motherboard. Rotate each fastener clockwise to ensure correct orientation when reinstalling. Narrow end of the groove T h e n a r r o w e n d o f t h e groove should point outward after resetting. (The photo shows the groove shaded...
System memory 1.4.1 DIMM sockets location The motherboard comes with four 240-pin Double Data Rate 2 (DDR2) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets. The following figure illustrates the location of the sockets: 1.4.2 Memory Configurations You may install 256 MB, 512 MB and 1 GB unbuffered non-ECC DDR2 DIMMs into the DIMM sockets using the memory configurations in this section.
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DDR2 (533 MHz) Qualified Vendors List DIMM support (optional) Size Vendor Model Brand Side(s) Component CL A B 512MB SAMSUNG M378T6553BG0-CD5 K4T51083QB-GCD5 N/A V 1024MB SAMSUNG M378T2953BG0-CD5 K4T51083QB-GCD5 256MB SAMSUNG M378T3253FG0-CD5 K4T56083QF-GCD5 512MB SAMSUNG M378T6453FG0-CD5 K4T56083QF-GCD5 512MB Infineon HYS64T64000GU-3.7-A Infineon HYB18T512800AC37 256MB Infineon HYS64T32000HU-3.7-A Infineon HYB18T512160AF-3.7 1024MB Infineon HYS64T128020HU-3.7-A...
1.4.3 Installing a DIMM Make sure to unplug the power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or other system components. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both the motherboard and the components. Unlock a DIMM socket by pressing DDR2 DIMM notch the retaining clips outward.
Expansion slots In the future, you may need to install expansion cards. The following sub-sections describe the slots and the expansion cards that they support. Make sure to unplug the power cord before adding or removing expansion c ards. Failure to do so may c ause you physic al injur y and damage motherboard components.
1.5.3 Interrupt assignments Standard interrupt assignments Priority Standard Function System Timer Keyboard Controller Re-direct to IRQ#9 Communications Port (COM2)* Communications Port (COM1)* IRQ holder for PCI steering* Floppy Disk Controller Printer Port (LPT1)* System CMOS/Real Time Clock IRQ holder for PCI steering* IRQ holder for PCI steering* IRQ holder for PCI steering* PS/2 Compatible Mouse Port*...
1.5.4 PCI slots This motherboard has three PCI slots. The PCI slots support cards such as a LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other cards that comply with PCI specifications. The figure shows a LAN card installed on a PCI slot.
Jumpers Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC1) This jumper allows you to clear the Real Time Clock (RTC) R AM in CMOS. You can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data. The onboard button cell battery powers the RAM data in CMOS, which include system setup information such as system passwords.
Keyboard power (3-pin KBPWR1) This jumper allows you to enable or disable the keyboard wake-up feature. Default setting is 2-3. Set this jumper to pins 1-2 (+5V) if you do not want to wake up the computer when you press a key on the keyboard. This feature requires an ATX power supply that can supply at least 1A on the +5VSB lead, and a corresponding setting in the BIOS.
Connectors 1.7.1 Rear panel connectors PS/2 mouse port (green). This port is for a PS/2 mouse. Parallel port. This 25-pin port connects a parallel printer, a scanner, or other devices. LAN (RJ-45) port. This port allows Gigabit connection to a Local Area Network (LAN) through a network hub. Refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications.
Microphone port (pink). This port connects a microphone. Rear Speaker Out port (gray). This port connects the rear speakers on a 4-channel, 6-channel, or 8-channel audio configuration. Refer to the audio configuration table below for the function of the audio ports with optional 8-channel configuration. Audio 2, 4, 6, or 8-channel configuration Headset Port 4-channel 6-channel 8-channel 2-channel Light Blue Line In Line In...
1.7.2 Internal connectors Floppy disk drive connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY1) This connector is for the provided floppy disk drive (FDD) signal cable. Insert one end of the cable to this connector, then connect the other end to the signal connector at the back of the floppy disk drive. Pin 5 on the connector is removed to prevent incorrect cable connection when using a FDD cable with a covered Pin 5.
Primary IDE connector (40-1 pin PRI_IDE1) This connector is for an Ultra DMA 10 0/6 6 signal cable. The Ultra DMA 100/66 signal cable has three connectors: a blue connector for the primary IDE connector on the motherboard, a black connector for an Ultra DMA 100/66 IDE slave device (optical drive/hard disk drive), and a gray connector for an Ultra DMA 100/66 IDE master device (hard disk drive).
Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1 [red], SATA2 [red], SATA3 [black], SATA4 [black]) These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk drives. Important notes on Serial ATA ® ® • You must install Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 or the Windows XP Service Pack1 before using Serial ATA hard disk drives.
CPU and Chassis Fan connectors (3-pin CHA_FAN1, 4-pin CPU_FAN1) The fan connectors support cooling fans of 350 mA~740 mA (8.88 W max.) or a total of 1 A~2.22 A (26.64 W max.) at +12V. Connect the fan cables to the fan connectors on the motherboard, making sure that the black wire of each cable matches the ground pin of the connector.
ATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR1, 4-pin ATX12V1) These connectors are for ATX power supply plugs. The plugs from the power supply are designed to fit these connectors in only one orientation. Find the proper orientation and push down firmly until the connectors completely fit. Important notes on the motherboard power requirements •...
Front panel audio connector (10-1 pin AAFP1) This connector is for a chassis-mounted front panel audio I/O module that supports either HD Audio or legacy AC ‘97 (optional) audio standard. Connect one end of the front panel audio I/O module cable to this connector. For motherboards with the optional HD Audio feature, we recommend that you connect a high-definition front panel audio module to this connector to avail of the motherboard’s high-definition audio capability.
10. Internal audio connectors (4-pin CD1) These connectors allow you to receive stereo audio input from sound sources such as a CD-ROM, TV tuner, or MPEG card. 11. Digital audio connector (4-1 pin SPDIF_OUT1) This connector is for an additional Sony/Philips Digital Interface (S/PDIF) port(s).
12. System panel connector (10-1 pin F_PANEL1) This connector supports several chassis-mounted functions. • System power LED (2-pin PLED) This 3-pin connector is for the system power LED. Connect the chassis power LED cable to this connector. The system power LED lights up when you turn on the system power, and blinks when the system is in sleep mode.•...
BIOS setup program This motherboard supports a programmable firmware chip that you can update using the provided utility. Use the BIOS Setup program when you are installing a motherboard, reconfiguring your system, or prompted to “Run Setup.” This section explains how to configure your system using this utility.
BIOS menu screen When you enter the BIOS, the following screen appears. The BIOS menu screen displays the items that allow you to make changes to the system configuration. To access the menu items, press the up/down/right/left arrow key on the keyboard until the desired item is highlighted, then press [Enter] to open the specific menu.
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List box This box appears only in the opening screen. The box displays an initial list of configurable items in the menu you selected. Sub-menu Note that a right pointer symbol ( ) appears to the left of certain fields. This pointer indicates that you can display a sub-menu from this field.
Standard CMOS Features The Standard CMOS Features screen gives you an overview of the basic system information. Phoenix - Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Date (mm:dd:yy) Tue, May 24 2005 Item Help Time (hh:mm:ss) 11 : 35 : 24 Menu Level IDE Channel 0 Master [None]...
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IDE HDD Auto-Detection [Press Enter] Allows auto-detection of the hard disk drive’s specifications. IDE Channel 0 Master [Auto] Sets the selected channel as Master. Configuration options: [None] [Auto] [Manual] Access Mode [Auto] This item allows the user to select the sector addressing mode. Normal mode supports 528 MB hard disks.
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After entering the IDE hard disk drive information into the BIOS, use a disk utility, such as FDISK, to partition and format new IDE hard disk drives. This is necessary so that you can write or read data from the hard disk. Make sure to set the partition of the Primary IDE hard disk drives to active.
Advanced BIOS Features The Advanced BIOS Features menu items allow you to change the advanced BIOS settings. Take caution when changing the settings of the Advanced BIOS Features items. Incorrect field values may cause the system to malfunction. Phoenix - Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features Item Help CPU Feature...
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Boot Other Device [Enabled] Allows you to enable other device boot. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Boot Up Floppy Seek [Disabled] When [Enabled], the BIOS will seek the flopy disk drive to determine whether the drive has 40 or 80 tracks. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Boot Up Num-Lock [On] Allows you to select the power-on state for the NumLock.
Integrated Peripherals The Integrated Peripherals menu items allow you to change the onboard devices configuration settings. Phoenix - Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals OnChip IDE Device [Press Enter] Item Help Onboard Device [Press Enter] Menu Level SuperIO Device [Press Enter] Onboard Lan Boot ROM [Disabled]...
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IDE Primary Master/Slave PIO [Auto] This option lets you set a PIO (Programmed Input/Output) mode for the IDE device. Modes 0 through 4 provide successive increase in per formance. Configuration options: [Auto] [Mode 0] [Mode 1] [Mode 2] [Mode 3] [Mode 4] IDE Primary Master/Slave UDMA [Auto] Ultra DMA capability allows improved transfer speeds and data integrity for compatible IDE devices.
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Phoenix - Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Onboard Device On-Chip Frame Buffer Size [8MB] Item Help USB Controller [Enabled] USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled] Menu Level USB Keyboard Support [Disabled] USB Mouse Support [Disabled] Azalia Audio Select [Auto] Onboard LAN Device [Enabled] : Move Enter:Select...
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Phoenix - Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility SuperIO Device Onboard FDC Controller [Enabled] Item Help Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8/IRQ4] Menu Level Onboard Serial Port 2 [2F8/IRQ3] Onboard Parallel Port [378/IRQ7] Parallel Port Mode [SPP] EPP Mode Select EPP1.7 EPP Mode Use DMA PWRON After PWR-Fail [Former-Sts] : Move...
Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup menu items allow you to change the settings for the Advanced Power Management (APM) and Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI). Phoenix - Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Power Management Setup Item Help PCI Express PM Function [Press Enter] ACPI Function [Enabled]...
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Resume by Alarm [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable RTC to generate an event. When this item is enabled, you can set the date and time of alarm using the two following items. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] The following items become configurable only when the Resume by Alarm item is set to [Enabled].
PC Health Status The PC Health Status screen shows the motherboard CPU and fan temperatures, and allows you to set threshold levels for efficient system operation. Phoenix - Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility PC Health Status Item Help CPU Warning Temperature [Disabled] Current SYSTEM Temperature C/84...
Other items 2.8.1 Load Fail-Safe Defaults Allows you to load the fail-safe defaults. 2.8.2 Load Optimized Defaults Allows you to load the optimized defaults. 2.8.3 Supervisor Password Allows you to set the supervisor password. To set a password, press <Enter>. Type in and confirm the password when prompted.
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