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SL-B8E-FG / B8E-FGR
Chapter 1 Specification ............................................. 8
1-1 SL-B8E-FG/FGR Mainboard Layout ...................................9
1-2 Mainboard Specifications .................................................... 10
1-2.1 CPU Socket ................................................................................... 10
1-2.2 System Chipsets ........................................................................... 10
1-2.3 AMI BIOS ..................................................................................... 10
1-2.4 Memory ......................................................................................... 11
1-2.5 Integrated Multiplexed AGP and DVO Interface .................. 11
1-2.6 Multi-I/O Functions .................................................................... 11
1-2.7 Advanced System Power Management .................................... 12
1-2.8 Gigabit LAN on board ................................................................ 12
1-2.9 Hardware Monitor on board ..................................................... 12
1-2.10 8-channel AC'97 Audio Codec ALC850 on board .............. 12
1-2.11 Front Audio-out Connector ...................................................... 12
1-2.12 1394A-- high performance serial bus ..................................... 13
1-2.13 Form Factor ................................................................................ 13
1-3 Mainboard Specification Table ........................................... 14
1-4 Chipset System Block Diagram ........................................... 15
Chapter 2 Hardware Setup ..................................... 16
2-1 CPU Installation with Socket 478B .................................... 17
2-1.1 To Identify a Pentium 4 CPU ..................................................... 17
2-1.2 CPU Installation with Socket 478B .......................................... 18
2-2 Pentium 4 CPU Fan Installation ......................................... 19
2-3 Memory Installation ............................................................. 20
2-3.1 Dual-Channel DIMM Installation ............................................ 20
2-3.2 To Remove a DIMM .................................................................... 20
2-4 VGA / AGP 8X/4X Slot Installation .................................... 21
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Page 1: Table Of Contents
SL-B8E-FG / B8E-FGR Contents Chapter 1 Specification ..........8 1-1 SL-B8E-FG/FGR Mainboard Layout ........9 1-2 Mainboard Specifications ............ 10 1-2.1 CPU Socket ................... 10 1-2.2 System Chipsets ................10 1-2.3 AMI BIOS ..................10 1-2.4 Memory ..................11 1-2.5 Integrated Multiplexed AGP and DVO Interface ....11 1-2.6 Multi-I/O Functions .............. - Page 2 Contents 2-5 IDE Connector Installation ..........23 2-6 Floppy Drive Connector Installation ......... 24 2-7 Serial ATA Connectors Installation ........25 2-8 ATX V2.03 Power Supply Installation ....... 26 2-9 Jumper Settings ..............27 2-9.1 JFSB1 & JFSB2: CPU Frequency Select ......... 28 2-9.2 JBAT1: Clear CMOS ..............
- Page 3 SL-B8E-FG / B8E-FGR 3-6 IAA RAID Driver (for Win2000/XP only) ......46 3-7 To Install Hardware Monitor Utility ........47 3-7.1 Installation ................... 47 3-7.2 Verification .................. 48 3-8 To Install USB 2.0 Driver for Windows 2000/XP ..... 49 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Setup ........50 4-1 About BIOS Setup ..............
- Page 4 Contents 4-6.6.1 Boot Settings Configuration ............ 72 4-6.6.2 Boot Device Priority/Removable Drives/CD/DVD Drives ..73 4-6.7. Boot Security Features .............. 74 4-6.7.1. Supervisor Password ............... 74 4-6.7.2. User Password ................74 4-6.7.3 Change Supervisor Password ..........74 4-6.7.4 Change User Password ............75 4-6.7.5.
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Page 5: Chapter 1 Specification
SL-B8E-FG / B8E-FGR Chapter 1 Specification Introduction This series of mainboards features an integration of the powerful pro- cessor Intel Pentium 4 and the North Bridge Intel 865G. The Intel P4 processor is a rapid execution engine supporting 800/533/400MHz sys-... -
Page 6: B8E-Fg/Fgr Mainboard Layout
Winbond VT6307S 8110S W83627THF FDC1 Intel i865G (+12V Power) Battery DIMM1 DDR 400/333/266/200 MHz DIMM2 JBAT1 IDE2 PW1 (Main Power) IDE1 USB4 IEEE1 USB3 PWLED South Bridge Option: ICH5 for SATA interface in SL-B8E-FG; ICH5R forSATA RAID interface in SL-B8E-FGR... -
Page 7: Mainboard Specifications
VGA interface with one on-board display port. • Showing Hyper-Threading Logo when booting with Hyper-threading South Bridge Intel ICH5 for SL-B8E-FG: • Supporting the LPC I/O, upstream Hub interface, PCI interface, IDE interface, Serial ATA interface, USB 2.0 interface, the 8-channel AC’97 V2.3 Audio interface (with ALC850) and the interrupt control... -
Page 8: 1-2.4 Memory
Chapter 1 Specification 1-2.4 Memory 2 DDR DIMM 184-pin slots on board : • Supporting unregistered, non-ECC Dual-channel DDR 400/333/266 SDRAM to 2GBs • DIMMs to be populated in identical pairs for Dual-channel operation • SPD (Serial Presence Detect) Scheme for DIMM Detection supported 1-2.5 Integrated Multiplexed AGP and DVO Interface Integrated multiplexed AGP and DVO interface in Springdale-G,sup- porting AGP performance and analog/Digital display:... -
Page 9: 1-2.7 Advanced System Power Management
• Utility Software Soltek Hardware Monitor for displaying system status is enclosed in Support CD for user’s installation. 1-2.10 8-channel AC’97 Audio Codec ALC850 on board ALC850 on board for AC’97 audio... -
Page 10: 1-2.12 1394A-- High Performance Serial Bus
• supporting 2x 1394A ports, each supporting 400/200/100 Mbits transfer rate 1-2.13 Form Factor • Soltek Mini Form Factor, ATX Power Supply, version 2.03 compliant, supported by 1x Main Power Connector, 1x +12V Power Connector. • Mainboard size: 180mm x 270mm... -
Page 11: Mainboard Specification Table
Intel ICH5 for B8E-FG; ICH5R for B8E-FGR Memory Supporting Dual-channel DDR 400/333/266 SDRAM, up to 2GB in 2 DIMM slots I/O Chip W83627THF, with Soltek Hardware Monitor AGP interface AGP8X/4X Mode only; 1 AGP Slot on board Audio AC’97 Audio Codect ALC850, 8-channel audio... -
Page 12: Chipset System Block Diagram
Chapter 1 Specification 1-4 Chipset System Block Diagram Intel Pentium 4 CPU (Hyper-Threading and Prescott CPUs Included) System Bus 800/533/400MHz Dual-channel Intel DDR memory Interface Interface Connector System i865G Memory DDR 400/333/ North Bridge 266 SDRAM; AGP 8X/4X AGP Slot DVO(digital) TV Out 266MB/s... -
Page 13: Chapter 2 Hardware Setup
SL-B8E-FG / B8E-FGR Chapter 2 Hardware Setup To Get Things Ready for Hardware Setup ! 1. We recommend to install your CPU before any other components. For detailed installation instructions of processor, you can also refer to the pamphlet enclosed in your CPU package. -
Page 14: Cpu Installation With Socket 478B
Chapter 2 Hardware Setup 2-1 CPU Installation with Socket 478B 2-1.1 To Identify a Pentium 4 CPU Intel pentium 4 2.4 GHz / 512 / 533 / 1.5V 4) CPU Voltage Vcore 3) System Clock 2) CPU L2 Cache 1) CPU Working Frequency On the heatsink side of a Pentium 4 CPU, there printed a line of figures to identify its specifications. -
Page 15: 2-1.2 Cpu Installation With Socket 478B
SL-B8E-FG / B8E-FGR 2-1.2 CPU Installation with Socket 478B This mainboard is built with CPU Socket 478B ( 478-pin) supporting the Intel Pentium 4 CPU: • After installation of Pentium 4 CPU, you must also install the specific Pentium 4 CPU fan designed in tandem with this CPU. -
Page 16: Pentium 4 Cpu Fan Installation
Chapter 2 Hardware Setup 2-2 Pentium 4 CPU Fan Installation CPU Fan Connector Pentium 4 Fanbase Press down the spring locks to lock up the fan Connect Cooling Fan cable to CPU FAN connector The above pictures are taken from sample mainboards as installation illustr- ation. -
Page 17: Memory Installation
SL-B8E-FG / B8E-FGR 2-3 Memory Installation How to tackle the memory Modules: • Make sure to unplug your power supply before adding or removing memory module. • Pay attention to the orientation of the DIMM slots. 2-3.1 Dual-Channel DIMM Installation •... -
Page 18: Vga / Agp 8X/4X Slot Installation
Chapter 2 Hardware Setup 2-4 VGA / AGP 8X/4X Slot Installation 1. To install on-board VGA, please connect your monitor directly to VGA connector on board. 2. To install Digital-Video-Out(DVO) / TV Out display, please insert an AGP / DVO /TV Out card into the AGP slot. This AGP slot supports AGP 8X/4X card(analog), DVO card and TV Out card, respectively but not simultaneously. - Page 19 SL-B8E-FG / B8E-FGR 3. If user wants AGP display, please insert 1.5V AGP 8X/4X card into the AGP slot to boot system. A Rib is specifically added to the 8X/4X slot so as to match the AGP 8X/4X card. To insert a 3.3V AGP 2X card into the AGP 8X/4X slot will damage the system chip and burn the 1.5V circuitry.
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Page 20: Ide Connector Installation
Chapter 2 Hardware Setup 2-5 IDE Connector Installation IDE1 and IDE2 are 2 IDE connectors supporting 4 IDE devices for up to 133MB/s data transfer. AC'97 ALC850 JKB1 JPNT1 Winbond VT6307S 8110S W83627THF FDC1 IDE1 / IDE2 Hard Disk Drive Connector Intel Orient the red line on the IDE Flat Cable to Pin1. -
Page 21: Floppy Drive Connector Installation
SL-B8E-FG / B8E-FGR 2-6 Floppy Drive Connector Installation To install FDC, you should connect the end of FDC cable with single connector to the board, and connect the other end with two connectors to the floppy drives. Floppy Drive Connector: Orient the red line of the Floppy Flat Cable to Pin1. -
Page 22: Serial Ata Connectors Installation
Chapter 2 Hardware Setup 2-7 Serial ATA Connectors Installation The Serial ATA is designed to improve the Parallel ATA with the capabil- ity of Hot Plug and offer a data bandwidth of 150Mbytes/second. It also reduce voltage and pin count and can be implemented with thin cables which improve the inner ventilaton of PC cases. -
Page 23: Atx V2.03 Power Supply Installation
SL-B8E-FG / B8E-FGR 2-8 ATX V2.03 Power Supply Installation +12V Power Connector +12V PWR OK PS ON# +3.3V -12V +3.3V +3.3V Pin1 Pin11 Main Power Connector (20-pin) mPGA478B PCI 1 AGP1 ( 8X/4X) ATX V2.03 Power Supply is strongly recommended for mainboard run- ning with 2GHz or higher CPU. -
Page 24: Jumper Settings
Chapter 2 Hardware Setup 2-9 Jumper Settings The following diagrams show the locations and settings of jumper blocks on the mainboard. JBAT1 JKB1: Clear CMOS KB / Mouse Wake Up 1-2 closed (default) 1-2 closed To hold data Disabled (default) 2-3 closed 2-3 closed To clear CMOS... -
Page 25: 2-9.1 Jfsb1 & Jfsb2: Cpu Frequency Select
SL-B8E-FG / B8E-FGR How to tackle the Jumpers: A 2-pin Jumper A 3-pin Jumper If a pin-header (of 2 or more pins) is designed in such a way that its pins can be closed or linked together to The conductor inside the cap set up a specific function, this header links two header-pins together. -
Page 26: 2-9.2 Jbat1: Clear Cmos
Chapter 2 Hardware Setup Further Notes on CPU Overclocking: 1. If you have successfully booted system, with or without CPU overclock, you still can try another CPU overclock in BIOS Setup. Please enter BIOS Setup, choose “Frequency/Voltage Control” of Advanced BIOS Features, and configure the “CPU Clock” item to raise your CPU clock. -
Page 27: Other Connectors Configuration
SL-B8E-FG / B8E-FGR 2-10 Other Connectors Configuration This section lists out all connectors configurations for users’ reference. 2-10.1 On Board Fan Connectors Sensor AC'97 ALC850 +12V JKB1 JPNT1 Winbond VT6307S 8110S W83627THF Sensor Conn. FDC1 FAN2:System Fan Connector System sensor,... -
Page 28: 2-10.2 Usb Ports And Usb Pin-Headers
Chapter 2 Hardware Setup 2-10.2 USB Ports and USB Pin-headers This series provides 4 USB ports on board supporting various USB devices. In addition, 2 USB pin-headers are added on board to provide expansion of 4 more optional USB ports by using 2 additional USB cables. -
Page 29: 2-10.3 Complex Pin-Header (Front Panel Connectors)
SL-B8E-FG / B8E-FGR 2-10.3 Complex Pin-header (Front Panel Connectors) This complex Pin-header consists of the following connectors for vari- ous supports. When you have fixed the mainboard to the case, join the connectors of this Complex Pin-header to the case Front Panel. -
Page 30: 2-10.4 Back Panel Connectors
Chapter 2 Hardware Setup 2-10.4 Back Panel Connectors G : PS/2 Keyboard A : PS/2 Mouse H : VGA Connector B : VCOM1 : USB1(2 ports) C : RJ45 J : USB2(2 ports) D : IEEE 1394A K : Rear Speaker-out E : Center / L : Line Out/Front Speaker Out Subwoofer... -
Page 31: 2-10.6 Ps/2 Mouse And Ps/2 Keyboard
SL-B8E-FG / B8E-FGR 2-10.6 PS/2 Mouse And PS/2 Keyboard (PS/2 Mouse: On top of keyboard connector, green) 6 Void 5 Mouse Clock 4 VCC 3 GND 1 Mouse Data 2 Void 6 Void 5 Keyboard Clock 3 GND 4 VCC... -
Page 32: 2-10.8 System Buzzer: Bz1
Chapter 2 Hardware Setup 2-10.8 System Buzzer: BZ1 AC'97 ALC850 A buzzer BZ1 is designed on board JKB1 JPNT1 for sending a beep at starting sys- Winbond VT6307S 8110S W83627THF tem as well as warning of CPU tem- perature problems. FDC1 System Buzzer BZ1 Intel... -
Page 33: 2-10.10 Rt1: Thermal Resistor
SL-B8E-FG / B8E-FGR 2-10.10 RT1: Thermal Resistor AC'97 ALC850 JKB1 JPNT1 Winbond VT6307S 8110S W83627THF RT1 is mounted with Thermal Resistor by default for detecting FDC1 system temperature. Intel i865G (+12V Power) Battery DIMM1 DDR 400/333/266/200 MHz DIMM2 JBAT1 IDE2... -
Page 34: 2-10.12 Printer Port: Jpnt1 (Optional)
Chapter 2 Hardware Setup 2-10.12 Printer Port: JPNT1 (optional) JPNT1 is an optional parallel printer port. mPGA478B PCI 1 AGP1 ( 8X/4X) JPNT1: Printer Port (optional) Pin Assignment Pin 14 AUTOFD# Pin 1 STROBE# Pin 15 ERROR# Pin 2 LPTDD0 Pin 16 INITA# Pin 3 LPTDD1 Pin 17 SLCTIN#... -
Page 35: Chapter 3 Software Setup
SL-B8E-FG/B8E-FGR Chapter 3 Software Setup Drivers, Utilities and Software Installation • Support CD: This series of mainboards will be shipped with a Support CD which contains those necessary driver files, Application Softwares and some helpful utilities. It is a user-friendly, auto-run CD which will open itself up in a CD-ROM automatically. -
Page 36: To Open Up The Support Cd
Chapter 3 Software Setup 3-1 To Open up the Support CD 1. Please put the Support CD enclosed in your mainboard package into the CD-ROM drive. In a few seconds, the Main Menu will automatic- ally appear, displaying the contents to be installed for this series: 2. -
Page 37: Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility
SL-B8E-FG/B8E-FGR 3-2 Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility 1. Following the procedures of opening the Support CD, click to “ Install Intel Chipset software installation Utility” to proceed. 2. The Intel Service Pack InstallShield Wizard will pop up to guide you to the Intel Service pack installation. -
Page 38: Graphics Driver Installation
Chapter 3 Software Setup 3-3 Graphics Driver Installation When restarting procedures finish, please open the Support CD with your CD-ROM to enter the Main Installation Menu. 1. For installation of on-board VGA driver, you must first connect the monitor to the on-board VGA connector. Then click to “Install Graphics Driver”. -
Page 39: Ac'97 Audio Driver Installation
SL-B8E-FG/B8E-FGR 3-4 AC’97 Audio Driver Installation RTL ALC850 8-channel AC97 Audio Codec on board, AC’97 2.3 compat- ible stereo audio code for PC multimedia systems. AC’97 Audio Codec Driver is provided in Support CD for user’s installation. 3-4.1 Installing AC’97 6-channel Audio Driver 1. -
Page 40: 3-4.2 Verifying 6-Channel Audio
Chapter 3 Software Setup 3-4.2 Verifying 6-channel Audio After installation of AC’97 6-channel Codec, you must configure the 5.1 Speaker connection to enable the 8-channel audio. 1. Connect your on-board Audio Connector to your 8-channel speakers as depicted in the figure below: Line In Pink Connector Gray Connector... - Page 41 SL-B8E-FG/B8E-FGR 3. The AC’97 Audio Configuration” screen will pop out. Clikc the “Speaker Configuration” bar with your mouse. 4. Instantly, the “Speaker Configuration” screen will pop out. Pick the items “8-channelSpeaker” and then click on the Auto Test button. Instantly, the Speaker Auto-test starts until all speakers installed are...
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Page 42: To Install Rtl8110S Gigabit Ethernet Drivers
Chapter 3 Software Setup 3-5 To Install RTL8110S Gigabit Ethernet Drivers RTL8110S Gigabit LAN driver for Windows 98/ME / 2000 / XP. After restarting system, click on the Onboard Giga LAN Driver to start setup. 1. Instantly, the InstallShield Wizard pop out. -
Page 43: Iaa Raid Driver (For Win2000/Xp Only)
SL-B8E-FG/B8E-FGR 3-6 IAA RAID Driver (for Win2000/XP only) Click on the IAA RAID Driver Only for Win2000/XP to start setup. 2. Instantly, the InstallShield Wizard pops out to start setup. Next 2. Click Yes to the License Agreement and continue. -
Page 44: To Install Hardware Monitor Utility
Chapter 3 Software Setup 3-7 To Install Hardware Monitor Utility 3-7.1 Installation Hardware Monitor is built on this mainboard. Its installation is pro- grammed to a fully automated mode on Windows 9X/Me/NT4/2000/ XP. Users can follow the model installation below for its installation on various Windows System. -
Page 45: 3-7.2 Verification
SL-B8E-FG/B8E-FGR 3-7.2 Verification 1. After installing Soltek Hardware Monitor, double click “SoltekHM” icon on the desktop to open the main window of the Soltek Hardware Doctor. 2.Then the pop-up screen will show all information about CPU Temperature, Fan Speed and various Voltages. -
Page 46: To Install Usb 2.0 Driver For Windows 2000/Xp
Chapter 3 Software Setup 3-8 To Install USB 2.0 Driver for Windows 2000/XP USB V2.0 with its 480Mb/s transfer rate supports operating system Windows 2000 and Windows XP via the Windows 2000 and Windows XP Service Pack. For achieving Intel USB 2.0 support, users should install the latest Service Pack for Windows 2000 or Windows XP. -
Page 47: Chapter 5 Sata Raid Setup
SL-B8E-FG / B8E-FGR Chapter 5 SATA RAID Setup ICH5R RAID Controller & RAID Driver Intel ICH5R RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) Controller is built in the South BridgeICH5R. With this RAID Controller, the IntelSATA RAID BIOS is built into the system to help configure the R e d u n d a n t D i s k A r r a y. -
Page 48: About Disk Array
Chapter 5 ICH5R SATA RAID 5-0 About Disk Array 5-0-1 Disk Array Interpretation A “Disk Array” is formed from a group of 2 or more disk drives with the RAID (Redundent Array of Independent Disks) technology. The aim of a Disk Array is to provide better perfornance and/or data fault tolerance. 5-0-2 Disk Array Member The individual disk drive in an array is called a “member”. -
Page 49: Enable Sata Raid In System Bios
SL-B8E-FG / B8E-FGR 5-1 Enable SA TA RAID in System BIOS mPGA478B Chipset ICH5R supporting SATA RAID Interfaces. 2 SATA connectors supporting PCI 1 2 SATAHard Disks for RAID mode. AGP1 ( 8X/4X) To enable SATA RAID controller, boot the system and watch for the... -
Page 50: To Enter Intel Raid Bios Utility Setup
Chapter 5 ICH5R SATA RAID 5-2 To Enter Intel RAID BIOS Utility Setup Boot the system with “SATA-RAID ” enabled in system BIOS Setup and watch for the following initial screen to appear: Inrel RAID for Serial ATA-RAID BIOS vxxxxxxx Copyright (C) 2003 Intel Corporation. -
Page 51: To Create Disk Array
SL-B8E-FG / B8E-FGR 5-3 To Create Disk Array (5-3-1) When you press <Enter> on the “1. Create RAID Volume” bar, the following screen shows up. Enter a name for the volume to be created. Intel(R) for Serial ATA-RAID Configuration Utility Copyright 2003 Intel Corporation. - Page 52 Chapter 5 ICH5R SATA RAID (5-3-3) After selecting the RAID mode, press <Enter> to confirm your choice. Then press <Enter> again on the Create Volume bar to proceed. Intel(R) for Serial ATA-RAID Configuration Utility Copyright 2003 Intel Corporation. All Right Reserved. vxxxxxxxxx [ Create Array MENU ] Name: RAID Volume 1...
- Page 53 SL-B8E-FG / B8E-FGR (5-3-5) Instantly, the RAID 1 mode is set up and shown on the screen. Then press <Esc> key to exit the screen. Intel(R) for Serial ATA-RAID Configuration Utility Copyright 2003 Intel Corporation. All Right Reserved. vxxxxxxxxx [ MAIN MENU ] 1.
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Page 54: To Install Sata Raid Driver
Chapter 5 ICH5R SATA RAID 5-4 To Install SA TA RAID Driver SATA-RAID Driver is incorporated in Support CD/Floppy Diskette for user’s installation. This driver is intended forWinXP/2K only. Since Intel has not yet provided RAID driver for Win98, ICHR RAID system run with Win98 is not recommended 5-4-1 To Install SATA RAID Driver on Windows 2000/XP (1) Get ready the Floppy Diskette holding the RAID Driver. - Page 55 SL-B8E-FG / B8E-FGR (7) On next screen press “S” to confirm the mass storage device setup. Windows Setup Setup could not determine the type of one or more mass storage devices installed in your system, or you have chosen to manually specify an adapter.
- Page 56 Chapter 5 ICH5R SATA RAID (9) On the next screen, you are prompted to install the “Intel(R) 82801ER Controller” driver. So, press <Enter> on to continue. Windows Setup You have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with Windows, using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer.
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Page 57: To Run Windows 98Se/Me Without Ich5R Raid Driver
SL-B8E-FG / B8E-FGR 5-4-2 To run Windows 98SE/ME without ICH5R RAID driver (1) You may also install Win98/Me on ICH5R RAID system, but there is no ICH5R RAID driver to support Win98/Me. (2) In the Win98 system run with RAID configuration, take the following...