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According to 47 CFR, Parts 2 and 15 of the FCC Rules The following designated product: EQUIPMENT: MAINBOARD MODEL NO.: CT-9PJL1 is a Class B digital device that complies with 47 CFR Parts 2 and 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1.
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Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: * This device may not cause harmful interference. * This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction............... 1 Chapter 1 1-1 Product Specifications ..................1 1-2 Package Contents.....................3 1-3 9PJL1 Motherboard Layout................4 Hardware Setup ............5 Chapter 2 2-1 Installing a CPU Processor for Socket 478 .............5 2-2 Setting your CPU’s Parameters ...............6 2-3 Main Memory Configuration................8 2-4 Connector and Jumper Settings ..............12...
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Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 1 1-1 Product Specifications Processor Supports Intel® Socket 478 CPU with Hyper-Threading Technology Supports Intel® Pentium 4/ Celeron system bus at 400/533/800MHz Chipset - Intel® 865PE + ICH5, supports Hyper-Threading Technology Main Memory - Supports four 184 pin DDR DIMMs up to 4GB - Supports Dual-Channel DDR266/333/400 memory Expansion Slots - One 1.5V AGP slot for 8X/4X AGP...
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Chapter 1 Fast Ethernet/Home Networking Controller - On-board LAN chip RTL8101L supports 10/100 Mb Fast Ethernet On board Super I/O Controller - ITE 8712 LPC I/O with system monitors hardware - Two UARTs support serial ports and IR function (up to 115.2Kbps) for HPSIR and ASKIR - One SPP/ECP/EPP parallel port - One floppy disk drive connector supports up to 2.88MB...
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Chapter 1 1-2 Package Contents This product comes with the following components: 1. Motherboard 2. I / O Shield 3. IDE Cable 4. Floppy Cable 5. Serial ATA cable 6. Serial ATA Power cable 7. User’s Guide 8. Driver CD...
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Chapter 2 Hardware Setup Chapter 2 If your motherboard has already been installed in your computer you may still need to refer to this chapter if you plan to upgrade your system's hardware. This motherboard is electrostatic sensitive. Do not touch without wearing proper safety gadget and make sure to disconnect the power cable from the power source before performing any work on your motherboard.
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Chapter 2 2-2 Setting your CPU’s Parameters Intel Hyper-Threading Technology Basic requirements for Intel’s Hyper-Threading Technology: CPU: An Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor with HT Technology; Chipset: An Intel® Chipset that supports HT Technology; BIOS: A BIOS that supports HT Technology and has it enabled; and OS: An operating system that supports HT Technology.
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Chapter 2 Voltage control option and select your CPU clock ratio and CPU clock speed (please refer to Chapter 3 for more details). If you install a CPU on this motherboard, you must set the [External Clock Frequency] JP3/JP3A according to your processor types (See Section 2.4). How to Derive your CPU Core Speed? CPU Core Speed = CPU Clock *...
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Chapter 2 2-3 Main Memory Configuration This motherboard provides four 184pin Double Data Rate (DDR) Dual-In-line Memory Modules (DIMM) slots, which supports PC2100/2700/3200 DDR SDRAM modules up to 4GB. Install at least one DIMM module on the slots. Memory modules can be installed on the slots in any order. You can install either single- or double-sided modules to meet your own needs.
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Chapter 2 Memory Channel Modes Single Channel / Dual Channel Virtual Single Channel DIMM Population No restrictions Matching DIMM pairs Rank (Row) Size Size of one side of the 2x the size of one side of DIMM populated in the the DIMM populated in the channel channel (A or B)
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Chapter 2 The following conditions must be met: –Matched DIMM configuration in each channel •Same Density (128MB, 256MB, 512MB, etc.) •Same DRAM technology (128Mb, 256Mb, or 512Mb) •Same DRAM bus width (x8 or x16) •Both either single-sided or dual-sided –Matched in both Channel A and Channel B memory channels •Populate symmetrical memory slots (Slot 0 or Slot 1) The following conditions do not need to be met: –Same brand...
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Chapter 2 Maximizing Performance Optimal configurations for highest performance: –Matched, DDR400, Double-sided DIMMs –Dual Channel Mode (Symmetrical DIMM population) –Matched, DDR400, Dual Channel Mode When not using DDR400, highest performing configuration: –Symmetrical DIMM population with matched double-sided DIMMs –Lightly loaded memory population aids in higher performance –x8 Bus Width and lower DIMM cache latency also assists in higher performance Dual Channel memory configuration provides higher performance than Single Channel configurations...
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Before connecting the power supply, please make sure it is not connected to the power source. All cables that provided by CHAINTECH come with a security-proof. PW 1 / 2 (ATX Power Supply Connector): The power cord leading from the system's power supply to the external power source must be the very last part connected when assembling a system.
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Chapter 2 Blinking LED in Suspend Mode: While in Suspend mode, the LED light on the front panel of your computer will flash. Suspend mode is entered by pressing the Green Override Power Button on your ATX case, or by enabling the Power Management and Suspend Mode options in BIOS's Power Management menu.
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Chapter 2 Button Operation diagram. 2. P-LED (Power LED Connector): The power indicator LED shows the system's power status. It is important to pay attention to the correct cable and pin orientation (i.e. Be careful not to reverse the order of these two connectors.) 3.
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Chapter 2 IDE 1/2 (IDE Hard-Disk Connector) The motherboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE and Ultra ATA66/100 controller that provides PIO mode 0~4, Bus Master, and Ultra ATA66/100 function. This connector is used for connecting 40 pins of ATAPI devices. IDE 1 only connects two IDE devices.
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Chapter 2 default position. 3. Connect the system's power and then start the system. 4. Enter BIOS's CMOS Setup Utility and choose Load Setup Defaults. Type [Y] and then press [Enter] to continue. 5. Set the system configuration in the Standard CMOS Setup menu. JP6/JP6A (Enable/Disable USB 0/1, 2/3 Device Power ON Jumper) Definition Disable (default)
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Chapter 2 FAN1/2/3 (CPU/System/ North Bridge Cooling Fan Connectors): The board's hardware management is able to detect the CPU and system fan speed in rpm (revolutions per minute). The wiring and plugging may vary depending on the manufacturer. On standard fans, the red is positive (+12V), the black is ground, and the yellow wire is the rotation signal.
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Chapter 2 motherboard. CN5A [WOM (Wake-on-Modem) Connector]: Enable the Wake Up On Modem selection in BIOS's Power Management Menu to activate this function. This header is used to connect an add-in modem card, which provides WOM function to the motherboard. CN17 (Blue LED Connector) This feature works exactly the same as the power indicator LED, of which both indicate the system’s power status.
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Chapter 2 CN23/CN23A (Front USB Connector for USB 4/5 and 6/7): USB Port 4/5 CN23 USB Port 6/7 CN23A If you want to use a USB Keyboard, you must enable the USB keyboard support function in BIOS's Integrated Peripherals menu (See Section 3.4). This board contains a USB Host controller and a root hub with two connectors is also included for an optional USB Adaptor (USB 4/5 and 6/7).
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Chapter 2 IR 1 (IR Connector): Select the UART port used in UART Mode from BIOS's Integrated Peripherals menu to support IR function. (See section 3.4 Super I/O Device of Integrated Peripherals) JP3 / 3A (CPU Front Side Bus setting) EXT.
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Chapter 2 SATA1/2 (Serial ATA Connector): This can connect to new IDE device; it supports ATA 150MB/sec. Please refer to Section 2-6 Serial ATA and Parallel ATA for details. JP23 (Green LED Mode Jumper) Definition 1-2 Normal (default) Reserve This is for setting up Green LED flash mode. (Optional)
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Chapter 2 CN2/CN2A (CD-ROM Audio-in Connector) Use the audio cable enclosed with your CD-ROM disk drive to connect the CD-ROM to your motherboard. This will enable your CD-ROM's audio function. CN3 (Auxiliary Audio-in Connector) (Optional) This connector is for Auxiliary Audio-in Device.
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Chapter 2 CN4B (AC3 Center / Surround + Bass Connector) This connector must be connected to 6GFKIT (Optional). CN9A (Chassis Open Alarm Connector) his connector provides a buzzer sound when an attempt to open the chassis occurs. Note: Only certain chassis provides this function.
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Chapter 2 CN27 Game Port Connector This connector must be connected to 6GFKIT (Optional).
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Chapter 2 2-5 Serial ATA and Parallel ATA SATA & PATA configurations 1. Compatible mode - Older OSs don’t support switch to native mode (DOS, Win2K, Win98/ME…) should set SATA and PATA to Compatible Mode. Maximum 4 ATA devices Combine mode and Non-Combine mode 2.
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Chapter 2 Option 3 – Combined Mode S-ATA devices P-ATA devices Maximum of 2 Each (3a) (3b) (3c) (3d) Enhanced Mode Enable S-ATA & P-ATA Max 6 ATA (4 P-ATA + 2 S-ATA)
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Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Program Chapter 3 Phoenix-Award BIOS ROM has a built-in setup program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This information is stored in CMOS RAM so that it can retain the setup information even when the power is turned off. To enter the Phoenix-Award BIOS setup program press [Delete] when you Power on or Reboot the computer system.
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Chapter 3 3-1 Standard CMOS Setup The Standard CMOS Setup allows users to configure system components such as hard-disk drive, floppy-disk drive and video display as well as date, time and boot up error signaling. This configuration menu should be changed when installing a motherboard for the first time, or changing hardware such as HDD, FDD, and video display in your system, or when the CMOS data was lost or corrupted.
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Chapter 3 POST (Power On Self Test). This function stops the computer if BIOS detects a hardware error. You can tell BIOS to halt on all errors, no errors, or not to halt on specific errors. 3-2 Advanced BIOS Features By choosing the Advanced BIOS Features option from the CMOS Setup Utility menu (Figure 3-1), the screen that lists the manufacturer's default values for the motherboard is displayed below.
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Chapter 3 performance of your computer. Hyper-Threading Technology Available options are [Enabled] and [Disabled]. Select [Enable] to support Hyper-Threading Technology and vice versa. Quick Power On Self Test: Enable this function to reduce the amount of time required to run the POST (Power On Self Test).
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Chapter 3 take advantage of this function. See Section 3.11 for password setting information. When the Security Option is set to System, a password must be entered to boot up the system or enter the BIOS setup program. When the Security Option is set to Setup, a password is required to enter the BIOS setup program.
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Chapter 3 3-3 Advanced Chipset Features By choosing the [Advanced Chipset Features] option from the CMOS Setup Utility menu (Figure 3-1), the screen that lists the manufacturer's default values for the motherboard is displayed below. Figure 3-4 Advanced Chipset Features All of the above settings have been determined by the motherboard manufacturer and should not be changed unless you are absolutely sure of what you are doing.
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Chapter 3 DRAM RAS# Precharge This item controls the idle clocks after issuing Precharge command to the DRAM. Memory Frequency For Please leave the default system setting as [Auto] for a stable system operation. WARNING Overclockability: This motherboard is designed to support overclocking ability. However, please make sure your peripherals are able to tolerate such abnormal setting, while CPU clock speed is overclocked.
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Chapter 3 allocation in that the AGP card will only use the amount of memory that it needs. The remaining unused memory is also available for system usage. For example, if 16MB is allocated to the AGP card and the card only needs 8MB, the remaining 8MB will be available for system usage.
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Chapter 3 support. 2. On-Chip Primary/Secondary PCI IDE You can set this to disable the On Chip IDE controller if you are going to add a higher performance IDE board. 3. IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave PIO: The four IDE PIO (programmed Input/Output) fields let you set a PIO mode (0-4) for each IDE device that the internal PCI IDE interface supports.
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Chapter 3 2. USB 2.0 controller This entry is for disable/enable EHCI controller only. This BIOS itself may/may not have high speed USB support. If the BIOS has high speed USB support built in, the support will automatically be turned on when high speed device were attached. 3.
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Chapter 3 parallel port. 6. Parallel Port Mode: Select an operating mode for the onboard parallel (printer) port. Select SPP unless you are certain that your hardware and software support one of the other available modes. 7. ECP Mode Use DMA: This item automatically specifies DMA channel 1 or 3 for the parallel port when it is set to [EPP] or [ECP+EPP] mode.
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Chapter 3 3-5 Power Management Setup This section provides information on the Green PC power management functions. By choosing the Power Management Setup option from the CMOS Setup Utility menu (Figure 3-1), the screen that lists the manufacturer's default values for the motherboard is displayed below.
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Chapter 3 synchronization ports, writes blanks to the VGA buffer and the monitor's electron gun turns off. This function requires monitors with Green features in order to take advantage of the power-saving function. If you enable this function and do not have a Green monitor, the result will be the same as if you had selected Blank.
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Chapter 3 2. Power On by Ring: When enabled, a Modem will be able to receive a signal and activate the system from soft off and green mode. You should connect the modem to the COM port and signal your PC to power on. 3.
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Chapter 3 3-6 PNP/PCI Configurations This section provides IRQ and DMA setting information. By choosing the PNP/PCI Configuration option from the CMOS Setup Utility menu (Figure 3-1), the screen that lists the manufacturer's default values for the motherboard is displayed below. Figure 3-7 PNP/PCI Configurations Reset Configuration Data: Default is [Disabled].
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Chapter 3 FDD IRQ Can Be Free: This function allows users to choose if the FDD IRQ can be freed up. The default setting is [Yes]. 3-7 PC Health Status By choosing the PC Health Status option from the CMOS Setup Utility menu (Figure 3-1), the screen below is displayed.
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Chapter 3 3-8 Frequency/Voltage Control By choosing the Frequency/Voltage Control option from the CMOS Setup Utility menu (Figure 3-1), the screen that lists the manufacturer's default values for the motherboard is displayed below. Figure 3-9 Frequency/Voltage Control Auto Detect PCI Clk Available options are [Enabled] and [Disabled].
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Chapter 3 Voltage Fine Tune Please leave the default setting as [Disable] for a stable system operation. Available options are [Enabled] and [Disabled]. 3-9 Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Fail-Safe Defaults loads the default BIOS values directly from the CMOS Setup Utility menu (Figure3-1). If user-defined BIOS settings are corrupted and therefore unusable, these defaults will be loaded automatically when you turn on the computer.
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Chapter 3 3-12 Save and Exit Setup If you select this and type [Y] followed by [Enter], the values entered in the setup utilities will be recorded in the CMOS memory of the BIOS chip. 3-13 Exit Without Saving Selecting this option and pressing [Y] followed by [Enter] lets you exit the Setup program without recording any new values or changing old ones.
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Chapter 4 DRIVER Setup Chapter 4 Insert the support CD that come with your motherboard into your CD-ROM driver or double-click the CD drive icon in [My computer] to enter the setup screen. 4-1 Intel® IDE Bus Mastering Drivers Setup 1.
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Chapter 4 3. Click [Yes] to accept the license agreement 4. Select [Next] to continue.
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Chapter 4 5. Please select [Yes] to restart computer now or [No] to restart later, and then click on [Finish] to complete the installation. 4-2 C-Media Sound Driver Setup This section provides information on installing audio devices by choosing [Audio Driver] from the Setup Driver menu. 1.
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Chapter 4 2. Select [Audio Drivers] to begin the software installation 3. Select [Install Device Driver and Applications].
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Chapter 4 4. Select the setup language and click [OK] to continue. 5. Click [Next] to proceed. 6. Please select a folder where the program will be installed and click on [Next >] to proceed.
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Chapter 4 7. Please select one folder from existing list of folders and click on [Next >] to proceed. 8. Please select [Yes] to restart computer now or [No] to restart later, and then click [OK] to complete the installation.
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Chapter 4 4-3 Intel® LAN Driver Setup 1. Click [LAN Driver] 2. Click [Next >] to continue.
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Chapter 4 3. Click [Finish] to complete setup 4-4 USB 2.0 Driver Open Device Manager and open the properties for the USB 2.0 host controller. Select 'Update Driver'. Point the installer to the folder with the USB 2.0 drivers. It should select the CD-ROM:\intel\usb2\win2k_XP\ich5usb2_win2k (for Win 2000 /XP or CD-ROM:\intel\usb2\win98&me (for 98se / ME) and then install the system files.
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Note NOTE All rights are reserved for the products and corporate names/logos that appear in this manual to their original owners. We reserve all the rights to change this manual. All information is subject to change without notice.
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How to Contact CHAINTECH How To Contact CHAINTECH Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any problem about our products. Any opinion will be appreciated. For Asia, Africa, Australia and Pacific Island: For UK: CHAINTECH COMPUTER CO., LTD CHAINTECH UK., LTD.
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