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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Warning and disclaimer ® This manual is designed to provide information about the Pentium main board. Every has effort have been made to make this manual as accurate as possible, but no warranty or fitness is implied. All the information is provided on an 'as is' basis.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction…………………………………………3 Main Specifications……………………………………………………4 System Configuration……………………………………………..……6 Notice of Hardware Installation………….……………………..……7 Chapter 2 Installation……………….……………………….…8 Component Locations …………………..…………………………..…8 Layout Reference……………………………………………..………..9 Jumper Setting……………………………………..………..……….10 2-3-1 JP2/ JP7: USB Wake Up Function …………………………………10 2-3-2 JP3: Keyboard Wake Up Function…………………………………11 CPU Installation……………….
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Chapter 4 The BIOS…..………………………………………29 Updating the BIOS……………………………………………………30 The CMOS Memory…………………………………………………31 The BIOS Setup Pages………………………………………………33 4-3-1 Standard CMOS Setup………………………………………………36 4-3-2 BIOS Features Setup…………………………………………………40 4-3-3 Chipset Features Setup………………………………………..……44 4-3-4 Integrated Peripherals………………………………………..……...48 4-3-5 Power Management Setup………………………………………….53 4-3-6 PNP/PCI Configuration Setup……………………………………….56 4-3-7...
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Chapter 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing this high quality motherboard, we are confident that you will be able to use this motherboard to your full satisfaction. This manual is divided into 6 main sections, as described below: Introduction The introduction contains information on the main specifications for this motherboard, the...
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 1-1 Main Specifications PCB board size and form factor: 23.0cm x 30.5cm, ATX type. PCB layer: 4 layers Supported CPUs Can support the latest 400MHz system bus Socket-478 Intel P4 CPUs up to 2GHz. Intel i845 Chipset (Called MCH) ®...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com IDE interface This motherboard comes with an onboard PCI Bus Master IDE controller with two connectors that support four ATA66/ 33 devices on two channels. Supports UDMA/66, UDMA/33, PIO Modes 3 & 4 and Bus Master IDE DMA Mode 2, and Enhanced IDE devices, such as CD-R/ RW, DVD-ROM, CD-ROM, Tape Backup and LS-120 drives.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 1-2 System Configurations Below is the i845 chipset based system configuration: Intel Pentium 4 processor System Bus 3.2GB/s AGP 4X (1.5V) 1.06GB/s Brookdale Graphics 1.06GB/s 8-Bit Hub Interface 266MB/s 4 USB 1.1 Ports PCI Bus 2 ATA100 IDE Channels ICH2...
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 1-3 Notice of Hardware Installation Before hardware installation, make sure you have checked the following things. A. Check the package If any of these items is missing or damaged, contact the dealer from whom you purchase. Leave this main board in its original package until you are ready to install it.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com While installing the main board, wear a grounded wristband or ankle strap to avoid ESD (Electrical Static Discharge). Chapter 2 Installation 2-1 Component Locations Power Supply CPU Socket-478 CP_FAN1 DIMM PW-FAN1 Intel i845 FW82801BA 10 BATTERY 11 BIOS...
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 2-3 Jumper Setting There is no Hardward jumper setting when install CPU, meanwhile user needs to set correct “CPU clock ration” under “Frequency/ Voltage Control” in the BIOS, e.g. the ratio for 1.5G CPU is “x15”, 20G CPU is “x20” …(Please refer to page 58).
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 2-3-2 JP3: Keyboard Wake Up Function JP3 is a 3-pin selector that provides keyboard wake up function. Set “1-2” to disable and set “2-3” to enable keyboard wake up function. Jp3: Keyboard Wake Up Function Selector JP 3 Set "1-2"...
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 2-4 CPU Installation The first step in the installation of your CPU is the insertion of the CPU into the 478 pins CPU socket. Please follow the steps as outlined below carefully to avoid damage to the CPU.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com It should take no force to install the processor, this is a zero insertion force (ZIF) socket. If it takes any force you are doing something wrong. Check the pin alignment and also make sure the release lever is raised up completely.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com The following picture shows a side view of the heatsink with the retaining clip at the bottom of the heatsink. Make sure this retaining clip is at the bottom of the heatsink before trying to install it.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 2-4-1 CPU and System Cooling Any attempt to operate the Intel P4 Processor without a suitable cooling solution will result in permanent damage to the processor and potentially other components within the system. FAN Headers Your motherboard allows the use of in all 3 FANs.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 2-5 Connectors There are many connectors on this main board. Refer to the following pages for details. 2-5-1 Front Panel Front panel has connectors as “SPEAKER,” “RESET,” “HDD_LED,” “SUSLED,” “PWR_LED,” “SOFT-PWR.” Please refer the details as below. PWR_LED HDD_LED SPEAKER...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com SPEAKER is a 4-pin keyed Berg strip. This speaker connector is for the internal case speaker. This speaker will enable the BIOS to give spoken messages in case of boot up trouble. The BIOS been codes also use this speaker. For Games and Music this speaker will not be used, but rather the back panel line-out connector.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 2-5-2 Back Panel Connectors There are PS/2 keyboard/ mouse, USB, COM1/2, LPT1, MIC, LINE-IN, LINE-OUT and GAME Port on case back panel. Please refer to more details as below.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com COM1/COM2 The onboard serial port 1 and port 2 are the 9-pin D-subminiature male connector COM1 and COM2. COM1 and COM2 can be disabled in BIOS setup. Please refer to Chapter 3 “Integrated Peripherals” for more information. PS2 Keyboard/ Mouse The Keyboard can be plugged in in only one way.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 2-5-3 Power Supply Connector This main board needs P4 power supply which contains ATX, AUX_1 & AUX_PW1 3 power connectors, ATX power supply connector has 20 pins, which is especially designed for ATX case. AUX_1 power supply connector has 4 pins.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com been guaranteed for proper function. 2-5-4 Floppy Disk Connector Floppy Disk Connector has 34 pins and allows connection of a floppy drive. In all two floppy drives can be connected to the mother board, known as floppy A and B.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 2-5-5 IDE1 and IDE2 The IDE connectors are used to connect IDE devices such as Harddisks and CD- ROM drives to the motherboard. Each connector constitutes an IDE channel, each channel accepts 2 IDE devices, one Master and one Slave. The IDE 1 connector is also known as the primary channel, IDE 2 is the secondary channel.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 2-5-6 Internal Audio Connectors Internal Audio Connectors are “CD_IN.” It is a CD ROM external audio input signal to line-out (speaker) of the main board. CD_IN...
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 2-5-7 WOL1: Wake up on LAN (Optional) Wake up on LAN marked as “WOL1,” is a 3-pin connector. To support this feature, a network card is required for the system and network management software must be installed, too.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 2-6 Memory This motherboard supports only Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMMs). Two sockets are available for 3.3 Volt unbuttered SDRAM (Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory). The sizes that are supported are:8, 16, 32, 64, 128, or 256 , memory sizes between 64MB to 512MB can be formed this way.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com WARNING: DIMM modules that have more than 18 chips are not supported on this STOP motherboard. (Due to signal integrity) If the system CPU bus operates at 100MHz/133MHz, use only PC100- /PC133-compliant DIMMs. (System won’t boot otherwise) 2-6-1 Memory Installation The DIMM modules can be inserted in DIMM slots 1 to 2.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Chapter3 Software Install 3-1 Notice of CD Driver Installation This CD contains below drivers. The user must read “Index” before installing required drivers. Index offers all the information on all the drivers. CD driver is always updated with the latest version, so the actual CD content may be somewhat different from the above picture.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Chapter4 The BIOS The BIOS is a piece of software (Basic Input Output System) that performs most low level tasks. When you start up your system, the BIOS is the first code that gets to run. The BIOS resides in a FLASH ROM, and the code in the FLASH ROM can be updated through a special utility called AWDFLASH.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com For the latest official BIOS revision, please go to our website at www.lucky-star.com.tw. On the support page you can find the latest BIOS files for our motherboards. Updating the BIOS As said, this procedure is complicated, only update your BIOS when you experience problems with your system.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Go into the Frequency/Voltage Control page to adjust your CPU speed and voltage (please make sure the CPU voltage matches your CPU specs, in case of doubts leave it to ‘default’). Save your settings and you are done. The CMOS memory The BIOS uses the CMOS memory to store all the settings that have been made through the BIOS Setup pages.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Normally JP6 will be in the 1-2 position, this will connect the battery to the southbridge of the chipset which contains the CMOS memory. If JP6 is temporarily set to 2-3 this will interrupt the battery electricity flow, and the CMOS memory will be erased, this will however only work if the power supply is not switched on.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com All items that start with a are submenus. Pressing [enter] when a submenu is selected will enter that submenu. Modifying selected items The [Up]/[Down] keys can be used to modify values within the selected fields. Note that some fields also let you enter values directly.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Date and Time Default Possible Settings Notes Weekday, month, Type the current date. Using the P-Up / P-Dn keys to Date day ,year (weekday auto changes) toggle is possible Time hh:mm:ss Type the current time 24-hour clock format.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com This will use the setting set by the user. No auto detection at Manual start up will take place. This setting means no device is present. This will prevent the None BIOS from looking for a device and speed up booting. Selects the CHS access mode.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com CGA 80 … MONO … ↑ ↓ : Move Enter:Accept ESC: Abort Halt On The BIOS will stop booting when an error is detected. You can set through this item what errors will stop the system booting. You can select between different error modes by using the Page-Up and Page-Down keys.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Small Logo (EPA) Show Enabled ↑ ↓ → ← : Move Enter: Select + / - /PU / PD: value F10: save ESC: Exit F1: General Help F5 : Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults The screen is not as long on your monitor.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com The BIOS will test whether the floppy has 40 or 80 tracks Enabled Boot-up during boot up. All new floppy drives are 80 tracks. Floppy Seek Disabled The BIOS will not test the amount of tracks. Boot Devices The first to third boot device items allow you to select what device the system should boot from.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com This value sets the amount of time a character is repeated per Typematic 6 ~ 30 second if it is kept down on the keyboard. Choose from the Rate following values: 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, 30. This value sets the amount of time in ms before a character Typematic 250 ~ 1000...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com ↑ ↓ → ← : Move Enter: Select + / - /PU / PD: value F10: save ESC: Exit F1: General Help F5 : Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults The screen is not as long on your monitor. You can use the arrow keys to scroll down and up the page.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Precharge Time DARM Data Non-ECC Integrity Mode BIOS Cacheable Values Meaning Enabled System BIOS Define whether system BIOS area cacheable or not. Cacheable Disabled Enabled Video BIOS To define whether video BIOS area cacheable or not. Cacheable Disabled Memory Hole...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com AC97 Audio Auto AC97 Modem Disabled Init Display First PCI Slot GPIO 28 Set Enabled IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled POWER ON Function Any KEY KB Power ON Password Enter Hot Key Power ON Ctrl-F1 Onboard FDD Controller Enabled...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Mode 1 fastest, check your HDD to see what PIO mode it supports.If Mode 2 your IDE device supports UDMA mode, then it best to enable that mode since it is considerably faster than PIO mode. (Set to Mode 3 auto for auto-detection) Mode 4...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Enabled AC97 Modem Disabled Power On Function Values Meaning Any Key Turn on power by click and key. Button Only Only push power-on button. Keyboard 98 Click with muti-media keyboard power-on Power On Function Password Power-on after key-in password (Must key-in password first).
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Half Select if your IR device supports Half duplex only. UR2 Duplex Mode Full For IR devices that support full duplex. Parallel Port (Printer Port) Values Meaning Disable Disables use of the parallel port. 3BC / IRQ7 On board Select an IO Address and an IRQ to be used by the parallel...
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Power On by Ring Enabled USB KB Wake-Up Form S3 Disabled Resume by Alarm Disabled Date(Of Month) Alarm Time(hh: mm: ss) Alarm ** Reload Global Timer Events ** Primary IDE 0 Disabled Primary IDE 0 Disabled Secondary IDE 0 Disabled...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Video Options Values Meaning Blank The screen will be blank (black) only. Screen V/H sync + The vertical and horizontal sync pulses will be stopped, and the Video Off Method blank screen will be blank. DPMS If your monitor supports DPMS, it can be switched off through support...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com You can set the date and time on RTC (real-time clock) alarm Enabled Resume By awaken a system which has been powered down. Alarm Disabled Disabled this function. Date Setting Values Meaning Date (of You can set the date (of month) and timer (hh:mm:ss), any Month) event occurring will awaken a system which has been powered...
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com When you exit Setup if you have installed a new add-on and the system reconfiguration has Cause such a serious conflict that the OS cannot boot ↑ ↓ → ← : Move Enter: Select + / - /PU / PD: value F10: save ESC: Exit F1: General Help F5 : Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com (x = 0, 1, 3, If you need to make sure that a certain DMA channel is Legacy ISA assigned to an ISA device, set that channel to legacy ISA. 5, 6, 7) PCI / VGA Palette Snoop Values Meaning...
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com ↑ ↓ → ← : Move Enter: Select + / - / PU / PD: value F10: save ESC: Exit F1: General Help F5 : Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults CPU Clock Ratio Values Meaning CPU Clock...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com User password. The function of the supervisor password depends on the setting for the Security Option item on the Advanced BIOS Features page. If set to System, the supervisor password must be given every time the system boots, if set to setup, the password must be given only when you want to enter the BIOS Setup.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Power Manag Password Disabled!!! xit Setup Press any key to continue PnP/PCI Conf ithout Saving Password Unknown If you forgot the password, you can clear the password by erasing the CMOS RAM. The RAM data containing the password information is powered by the onboard button cell battery.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Address range Size Description 00000-7FFFF 512K Conventional memory 80000-9FBFF 127K Extended conventional memory 9FC00-9FFFF Extended BIOS data area if PS/2 mouse is installed A0000-C7FFF 160K Available for hi DOS memory C8000-DFFFF Available for hi DOS memory and adapter ROMs E0000-EEFFF Available for UMB...
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 1 keyboard output buffer full 2 cascade for IRQ 8-15 3 serial port2 4 serial port1 5 parallel port 2 6 floppy disk (SMC chip) 7 parallel port 1 8 RTC clock 9 available 10 available 11 available 12 PS/2 mouse...
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com hours hours alarm day of week day of month month year status register a status register b status register c status register d diagnostic status byte shutdown byte floppy disk drive type byte hard disk type byte reserve equipment type...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com I/O Address (HEX) I/O device 040 - 05F System Timer, 8254-2 060 - 06F 8042 Keyboard Controller 070 - 07F real-time Clock/CMOS and NMI Mask 080 - 09F DMA Page Register, 74LS612 0A0 - 0BF Interrupt Controller 2, 8259A 0C0 - 0DF DMA Controller 2, 8237A-5...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com I/O Address (HEX) I/O device 3F0 - 3F7 Diskette Drive Controller 3F8 - 3FF Serial Port 1 (RS-232-C) 6E2 - 6E3 Data Acquisition Adapter 1 790 - 793 Cluster Adapter 1 AE2 - AE3 Data Acquisition Adapter 2 B90 - B93 Cluster Adapter 2...
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Chapter 6 Q & A 6-1 Errors Messages During Power On Self Test During power on self test (post), BIOS will automatically detect the system devices. Below is the question that users most often meet. The user may press “Esc”...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 6. Hard disk install failure The system can not find or initialize the hard drive controller or the drive. Check if the controller is set correctly. If no hard disk is installed, “Hard drive selection”...
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