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Intel Intel i865PE i865PE i865PE mainboard mainboard mainboard for Intel Socket 775 processor for Intel Socket 775 processor for Intel Socket 775 processor for Intel Socket 775 processor for Intel Socket 775 processor TRADEMARK All products and company names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
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80 Port Frequently Asked Questions Below is a list of some basic POST Codes, possible problems, and solutions. For more detailed information about POST Codes, refer to Appendix C in this manual. P O ST C O D E P r o bl e m So l uti o n FFh o r CFh 1 .B IO S c hip inse rte d...
Introduction Section 1 INTRODUCTION 1-1 Package Contents Contents Optional Items A. Mainboard H. Game port cable B. User’s manual I. Extra USB2.0 port cable C. Floppy drive cable J. S/PDIF Module D. HDD drive cable If you need the optional item, please contact your dealer for assistance.
PC users as well as for entry-level workstation users. Intel adds support for Hyper-Threading Technology to the Pentium 4 processor family. HT Technology allows a single, physical Pentium 4 processor to function as two logical processor for next generation multi threaded application.
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Introduction Hardware Monitoring Hardware monitoring enables you to monitor various aspects of the system operation and status. This includes CPU temperature, voltage and fan speed in RPMs. 10/100 LAN This mainboard is mounted with an ethernet LAN chipset. It allows the mainboard to connect to a local area network by means of a network hub.
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Introduction Special Features 80 Port An onboard LED-display trouble-shooting device, facilitating user to detect boot-up problems. QuickSPDIF On board SPDIF-out connector for quick connection to multi-channel speakers. Not only removes cable cluttering but also delivers loss-free digital audio to let you enjoy DVD movies and games with crystal clear sound.
Pentium 4 3xx series processors up to 3.2+GHz in LGA775 socket with 533 MHz front-side system bus Support Intel 04B or 04A Platform Compatibility Guide Supports Hyper-Threading Technology To enable the Hyper-Threading Technology function on your computer system requires ALL of the following platform components: ®...
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Features - SMBIOS (System Management BIOS) v2.2 compliant - Supports Power failure recovery - Able to wake the computer from specific states by LAN, Power switch, PME#, RTC alarm, USB, PS2 K/B, PS2 Mouse, Modem Ring-in COM#1… Onboard PCI Devices LAN -->...
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Features S/PDIF-Out Coaxial jack S/PDIF-Out Optical (Optional) Serial port RJ45 LAN connector Four USB2.0 ports Three Audio jacks Onboard connector and pin-header floppy drive connector IDE connectors supporting ATA-100 Four extra USB2.0 ports CD-IN and One AUX-IN connector S/PDIF-in/out connector IR connector Game port connector COM2 connector...
Features EZ Boot – Simply press “ESC” to select your bootable device. No more hassle to search the BIOS menu, change and re-start. KBPO – Keyboard power on, turn on the computer from keyboard PowerBIOS for excellent Overclocking capabilities through - subtle voltage tuning for CPU, Memory, AGP - subtle frequency tuning on FSB with 1MHz increment - Supports complete Asynchronous FSB/Memory and Asynchronous FSB/...
Installation Section 3 INSTALLATION Mainboard Layout Note: Depending on the model you purchased, some components are optional and may not be available. Page 3-1...
Installation Easy Installation Procedure The following must be completed before powering on your new system: 3-1. CPU Installation 3-2. Jumper Settings 3-3. System Memory 3-4. Expansion Slots 3-5. Device Connectors 3-1 CPU Installation Step 1 Carefully remove the plastic protection plate from the socket.
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• Apply thermal compound or paste on top of the CPU to avoid CPU overheating and damage. • In accordance with Intel guidelines specifications, do not install a CPU over 20 times to avoid damaging the pins on the CPU socket.
Installation 3-2 Jumper Settings JCMOS: Clear CMOS data Jumper If the CMOS data becomes corrupted or you forgot the supervisor or user password, clear the CMOS data to reconfigure the system back to the default values stored in the ROM BIOS. Settings: 1-2: Normal (Default) 2-3: Clear CMOS...
Installation 3-3 System Memory Configuration The mainboard accommodates four PC2100/PC2700/PC3200 184-pin DIMMs (Dual In- line Memory Modules): • Supports up to 4.0GB of 266/333/400MHz DDR SDRAM. • Supports two 64-bit wide DDR data channels. • Available bandwidth up to 3.2GB/s (DDR400) for single-channel mode and 6.4GB/s (DDR400) in dual-channel mode.
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Installation DDR-A1 DIMM 1 Dual Channel 1 Channel A DDR-A2 DIMM 2 Dual Channel 2 Channel B DDR-B2 DIMM 4 <Figure 7> <Figure 8> - For one DIMM memory configuration, the DIMM can be located on any of DIMM#1 to DIMM#4 in 64-bit mode. - For two DIMMs memory configuration, it is recommended to mount the DIMMs on slots of the same color to enable 128-bit mode.
Installation 3-4 Expansion Slots AGP Slot The mainboard is equipped with an AGP slot. Make sure you install a card that supports the 1.5V specification. PCI Slots AGP Slot The mainboard is equipped with 5 PCI slots. PCI Slots AGP Card Installation Caution When installing the AGP card make sure the AGP card edge connector is inserted fully into the slot and the slot clicker is locked.
Installation 3-5 Device Connectors The I/O back panel for this mainboard is shown below. When installing the mainboard into the computer case, use the bundled I/O shield to protect this back panel. RJ45 Parallel Port Line-in/Rear out (Light Blue) PS/2 Mouse Line-out/Front out (Lime) PS/2...
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Installation Floppy Controller Connector This mainboard connects floppy disk drive. IDE1/IDE2:Ultra DMA-66/100 Primary/Secondary IDE Connector This mainboard is equipped with 2 IDE connectors IDE1 to support up to 4 ATA-100 IDE drives. IDE2 It supports PIO and DMA mode operations for maximum data transfer rate of 100MB/sec per channel.
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Installation CFPA: Front Panel Audio Connector When the jumpers are removed this connector can be used for front panel audio. The front panel phone jack should have “normal close” switch. Without phone plug inserted, the rear panel audio is enabled. With phone plug inserted, the rear panel audio will be disabled.
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Installation SPDIF: Sony/Philips Digital InterFace connector This connector is the digital link between the mainboard and your audio devices, such as CD player, sampler or DAT recorder. It allows the digital transmission of audio data in S/PDIF format. SPDIF_IN SPDIF_OUT GAME: Game/MIDI connector This port works well with any application that is compatible with the standard PC joystick.
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Installation SATA1 / SATA2: Two Serial ATA Connectors These connectors enable you to connect two Serial ATA devices that conform to the Serial ATA specification. SATA2 SATA1 LED1: 80 Port Debug LED Provides two-digit POST code to show why the system fail to boot.
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Installation CFP: Front Panel Connector HD_LED This LED will light up whenever the hard drive is being accessed. PWR_LED This connects to the power button of the system chassis This switch allows you to reboot without having to power off the system thus prolonging the life of the power supply or system.
Installation 3-6 Power-On/Off (Remote) This board has a 20-pin ATX and a 4-pin ATX12V power supply connector to support power supplies with Remote On/Off feature. The 4-pin ATX12V connector must be plugged in for the system to operate safely. The chassis power button should be connected to the mainboard front panel PW_ON header (Figure 10).
Installation 3-8 ACPI S3 (Suspend To RAM) Function This mainboard supports the STR (Suspend To RAM) power management scheme by maintaining the appropriate power states in the DDR SDRAM interface signals. The power source to the DDR SDRAM is kept active during STR (ACPI S3).
BIOS Section 4 BIOS SETUP Main Menu The ROM BIOS contains a built-in Setup program which allows user to modify the basic system configuration and hardware parameters. The modified data is stored in a battery-backed CMOS, so that data will be retained even when the power is turned off.
BIOS The main menu displays all the major selection items. Select the item you need to reconfigure. The selection is made by moving the cursor (press any direction (arrow key ) to the item and pressing the ‘Enter’ key. An on-line help message is displayed at the bottom of the screen as the cursor is moved to various items which provides a better understanding of each function.
BIOS 4-2 Advanced BIOS Features Selecting the “ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES” option in the CMOS SETUP UTILITY menu allows users to change system related parameters in the displayed menu. This menu shows all of the manufacturer’s default values for the board. Pressing the [F1] key displays a help message for the selected item.
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BIOS Hyper-Threading Technology Enables the CPU Hyper-Threading Technology. Options: Enables, Disabled. Note: It is recommend to enable Hyper-Threading Technology on system with Windows XP and Linux 2.4 and disabling it for legacy OS. First /Second/Third Boot Device The BIOS attempts to load the operating system from the devices in the sequence selected in these items.
BIOS APIC Mode This item allows you to enable APIC (Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller) functionality. APIC is an Intel chip that provides symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) for its Pentium systems. Options: Enabled, Disabled. HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability The S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) system is a diagnostics technology that monitors and predicts device performance.
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BIOS DRAM Timing Selectable For setting DRAM Timing, select By SPD to follow Intel PC DDR SDRAM Serial Presence Detect Specification. Options: Manual, By SPD. CAS Latency Time This item specifies the number of clock cycles needed after a Column Address Strobe (CAS) signal before data can be read.
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BIOS Intel CPC Function Options: Auto, Disabled, Enabled. System BIOS Cacheable This item allows the system BIOS to be cached in memory for faster execution. Options: Disabled, Enabled. Video BIOS Cacheable This item allows the video BIOS to be cached in memory for faster execution.
BIOS 4-4 Integrated Peripherals Figure 5: Integrated Peripherals RealTek Lan Boot ROM Enable/disable the onboard LAN Boot ROM. The default is Disabled. Options: Enabled, Disabled. OnChip IDE Device Scroll to OnChip IDE Device and press <Enter>. The following screen appears: Page 4-8...
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BIOS IDE HDD Block Mode IDE Block Mode allows the controller to access blocks of sectors rather than a single sector at a time. The default is Enabled. Options: Enabled, Disabled. IDE DMA transfer access Automatic data transfer between system memory and IDE device with minimum CPU intervention.
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BIOS Serial ATA Port 0 /1 Mode Display Serial ATA Port 0/1 assignment to IDE device. The following screen shows On-chip Serial ATA assigned to "For Primary". Display only <Compatible Mode> The following screen shows On-chip Serial ATA assigned to "For Secondary". Display only <Compatible Mode>...
BIOS The following screen shows On-chip Serial ATA assigned to "Enhanced Mode". Note: Enhanced mode is available only for Windows2000 and XP. Display only <IDE Enhance Mode> Onboard Device Setup Scroll to Onboard Device Setup and press <Enter>. The following screen appears: USB Controller Enables the USB controller.
BIOS USB Mouse Support Enable/Disable support for USB mouse under DOS. Options: Enabled, Disabled. AC97 Audio This item allows you disable the chipset on-chip AC97 Audio. Options: Auto, Disabled. Game Port Address Select an address for the Game port. Options: 201, 209, Disabled. Onboard LAN Device Enables the onboard LAN feature.
BIOS Onboard Parallel Port This field allows the user to configure the LPT port. Options: 378/IRQ7, 278/IRQ5, 3BC/IRQ7, Disabled. Parallel Port Mode This field allows the user to select the parallel port mode. Options: SPP, EPP, ECP, ECP+EPP. EPP Mode Select This field allows the user to select the EPP mode for parallel port mode.
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BIOS ACPI Suspend Type This item allows you to select S1(Power-On-Suspend) or S3(Suspend-To-RAM) function. When set to “S3(STR)” or “S1&S3” the following two fields become available. Options: S1(POS), S3(STR), S1&S3. Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume This determines whether or not to enable the system to run the VGA BIOS when resuming from S3(STR) or S1&S3.
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BIOS PWRON After PWR-Fail This item enables your computer to automatically restart or return to its last operat- ing status after power returns from a power failure. Off: The system stays off after a power failure. Former-Sts: The system returns to the state it was in just prior to the power failure.
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BIOS Delay 4 Second : Turns off the system after a 4 second delay. If momentary press of button, the system will go into Suspend Mode. To wake the system, press the power button again. CPU THRM-Throttling This item sets the percentage of time that the CPU is idled if CPU throttling is initiated by excess heat.
BIOS 4-6 PNP/PCI Configuration This page lets the user to modify the PCI IRQ signals when various PCI cards are inserted. WARNING: Conflicting IRQ’s may cause system unable to locate certain devices. Figure 7: PNP/PCI Configuration Setup Resources Controlled By Determines what controls system PNP/PCI resources.
BIOS Interrupt requests are shared as shown below: t o l t o l t o l t o l IMPORTANT! When using PCI cards on shared IRQ slots, make sure its drivers support “Shared IRQ”, or that the cards do not need IRQ assignments. IRQ conflicts between the two PCI groups will make the system unstable or cards inoperable.
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BIOS CPU Fan Auto Control This item lets you define a CPU temperature that the system will maintain by smartly adjusting the CPU fan. Options: Disabled, 35 C/95 F, 40 C/104 F, 45 C/113 F, 50 C/122 F, 55 C/131 Show PC Health in POST When this function is enabled the PC Health information is displayed during the POST (Power On Self Test).
BIOS 4-8 Power BIOS Features This page lets you adjust various parameters to obtain improved performance for overclocking. Warning: Overclocking requires expert knowledge and risks permanent damage to system components. We recommend you leave these parameters at their default values for proper operation. [ 12X ] Figure 9: PowerBOIS Features Watching-Dog Function...
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BIOS Key in the DEC (decimal) number for the CPU CLOCK/SPEED. Note: Overclocking failure will cause no display on the monitor. To overcome this switch off the power supply and switch on again. Restart the system, press and hold <Insert> key. This will revert the BIOS to default or initial setting.
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BIOS AGP/PCI Clock Enables you lock the AGP/PCI clock to a defined frequency or float with the host bus. Options: Auto, By subtle tuning (lock), AGP-FSB*2/4 , AGP-FSB*1/3 (FSB is 533) (FSB is 800). Note: AGP clock is always double of PCI clock. AGP clock = PCI clock x 2 AGP/PCI subtle tuning Enables you to set the locked frequency for AGP/PCI at increments of 1MHz step.
BIOS Clock Generation for EMI Scroll to Clock Generation for EMI and press <Enter>. The following screen appears: Auto Detect PCI Clk When enabled the mainboard automatically disables the clock source for a PCI slot which does not have a module in it, reducing EMI (ElectroMagnetic Interference).
BIOS 4-10 Supervisor/User Password Setting This function lets you set either Supervisor or User Password, or both, to prevent unauthorized changes to BIOS menus. supervisor password: full rights to enter and change options of the setup menus. user password: only enter but no rights to change options of the setup menus.
BIOS 4-11 Exiting BIOS Save & Exit Setup Pressing <Enter> on this item asks for confirmation: Save to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)? Y Pressing “Y” stores the selections made in the menus in CMOS – a special section of memory that stays on after you turn your system off. The next time you boot your computer, the BIOS configures your system according to the Setup selections stored in CMOS.
Drivers Installation Realtek Sound Manager Quick User-guide Introduction To obtain the best performance from your audio system, run the "Sound Manager" utility to adjust the settings to suit your needs. This section of the manual is intended to provide a quick user-guide to setup "Sound Manager". For more detailed information, refer to "Sound Manager manual"...
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Drivers Installation Equalizer: <Figure 3> 3. There are 10 bands of equalizer control, check "ON" when you want to adjust the equalizer. Speaker Configuration: <Figure 4> 4. This page displays the mainboards's phone jack function when a corresponding audio mode (no. of speaker) is selected. Figure 4 above shows the phone jack setup for 2 channel mode.
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Drivers Installation Speaker Configuration: <Figure 5> 5. For 6 channel mode, the audio combination is shown above. Speaker Test: <Figure 6> 6. To test the speaker , select the “Speaker Test” page and click directly on the speakers shown on the screen. Page 5-4...
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Drivers Installation SPDIF-In: <Figure 7> 7. This page shows S/PDIF IN function on your system. a. Click "Auto Lock" to detect S/PDIF input and display its information. b. Check "Real-time S/PDIF-In monitor" to listen to the S/PDIF IN signal through Line-out connector. SPDIF-Out: <Figure 8>...
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Drivers Installation This board is equipped with Jack Sensing capability. If an audio device is plugged into the wrong connector, a warning message will appear to remind users to check the connection. Connector Sensing: <Figure 9> 9. Push "Start" button to start the sensing. Please remember to terminate all audio applications before starting the sensing.
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Drivers Installation Connector Sensing: <Figure 11> 11. After closing EZ-Connector, this page will show the latest connector status as above. General: <Figure 12> 12. This page displays information regarding the audio hardware and software. To remove "Sound Manager" icon from Windows Task bar, uncheck "Show icon in system tray".
Appendix Appendix A A-1 Update Your System BIOS Download the xxxxx.EXE file corresponding to your model from our website to an empty directory on your hard disk or floppy. Run the downloaded xxxxx.EXE file and it will self extract. Copy these extracted files to a bootable floppy disk. Note: The floppy disk should contain NO device drivers or other programs.
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Appendix 5. Key in File Name to save previous BIOS to file. XXXX XXXXX xxxxx.bin xxxxx.bin 6. To confirm and proceed, please key in [Y] to start the programming. XXXX XXXXX xxxxx.bin xxxxx.bin 7. The BIOS update is finished. XXXX XXXXX xxxxx.bin F10 : Exit...
Appendix Appendix B B-1 EEPROM BIOS Remover Do not remove the BIOS chip, unless instructed by a technician and only with a PLCC IC extractor tool. The BIOS socket is fragile and may be damaged if an improper method to replace the BIOS chip is applied.
Appendix Appendix C C-1 POST CODES POST (hex) DESCRIPTION Test CMOS R/W functionality. Early chipset initialization: - Disable shadow RAM - Disable L2 cache (socket 7 or below) - Program basic chipset registers Detect memory - Auto-detection of DRAM size, type and ECC. - Auto-detection of L2 cache (socket 7 or below) Expand compressed BIOS code to DRAM Call chipset hook to copy BIOS back to E000 &...
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Appendix Detect CPU information including brand, SMI type (Cyrix or Intel) and CPU level (586 or 686). 19-1Ah Reserved Initial interrupts vector table. If no special specified, all H/W interrupts are directed to SPURIOUS_INT_HDLR & S/W interrupts to SPURIOUS_soft_HDLR. Reserved Initial EARLY_PM_INIT switch.
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Appendix Test 8259 functionality. Reserved 45-46h Reserved Initialize EISA slot Reserved Calculate total memory by testing the last double word of each 64K page. Program writes allocation for AMD K5 CPU. 4A-4Dh Reserved Program MTRR of M1 CPU Initialize L2 cache for P6 class CPU & program CPU with proper cacheable range.
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Appendix Reserved Initialize floppy controller Set up floppy related fields in 40:hardware. 70-72h Reserved (Optional Feature) Enter AWDFLASH.EXE if : -AWDFLASH is found in floppy drive. -ALT+F2 is pressed Reserved Detect & install all IDE devices: HDD, LS120, ZIP, CDROM….. Reserved Detect serial ports &...