Albatron PXP35 User Manual

Albatron PXP35 User Manual

Intel p35 & ich9 support socket 775 intel core 2 quad/ core 2 extreme/ core 2 duo/ pentium d/pentium 4/celeron d processor
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This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class B digital device, pursuant
to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio
frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to
cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own
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The device is in accordance with 89/336 ECC-ENC Directive.
Ver: EG101
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  • Page 1 PXP35 Copyright All rights are reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the company.
  • Page 2: User Manual

    PXP35 ® Intel P35 & ICH9 ® Support Socket 775 Intel Core 2 Quad/ ® Core 2 Extreme/ Core 2 Duo/ Pentium ® ® Pentium 4/Celeron D Processor User Manual Enabling the Hyper-Threading Technology, your computer system is required to have components as the following: ®...
  • Page 3: Packing List

    Things You Have To Know The images and pictures in this manual are for reference only and may vary from the product you received depending on specific hardware models, third party components and software versions. This mainboard contains very delicate IC chips. Always use a grounded wrist strap when working with the system.
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents CHAPTER 1. GETTING STARTED ............ 1 ....................... 1 NTRODUCTION ....................... 2 PECIFICATION ....................5 ONFIGURATION Layout of PXP35 ..................... 5 ................... 6 ARDWARE NSTALLATION CPU Processor Installation................6 Memory Installation: DIMM1/2/3/4..............7 Back Panel Configuration................9 Connectors..................... 11 Front Panel Headers: JW_FP, PWRLED, SPEAK ........
  • Page 5: Chapter 1. Getting Started

    Mainboard PXP35 Chapter 1. Getting Started Introduction ® ® Thanks for choosing PXP35 Mainboard. It is based on Intel P35 Northbridge chipset and Intel ® ICH9 Southbridge chipset. It supports Intel Core 2 Quad/ Core 2 Extreme/ Core 2 Duo/ ®...
  • Page 6: Specification

    Mainboard PXP35 Specification CPU: Support Socket 775 ® ® Support Intel Core 2 Quad/ Core 2 Extreme/ Core 2 Duo/ Pentium ® ® Pentium 4/ Celeron D Processor Support Hyper-Threading Technology Support 1333 MHz/ 1066 MHz/ 800 MHz/ 533 MHz FSB (Front Side Bus) Frequencies Chipset: ®...
  • Page 7: Fdd Connector

    Mainboard PXP35 One PCI-E x16 slot: Supports up to x16 mode One Universal PCI-E slot: Supports up to x4 mode Two PCI-E x1 slot: Supports up to x1 mode Two PCI interface slots for expansion cards FDD Connector: Supports one FDD connector to set up to two floppy disk drives Supports 360KB/ 720KB/ 1.2MB/ 1.44MB/ 2.88MB IDE Connector: One IDE connector...
  • Page 8: Shadow Ram

    Mainboard PXP35 Support a maximum of twelve USB ports to connect USB compliant devices BIOS: Phoenix-Award™ BIOS Support APM 1.2 Support ACPI 2.0 power management Green Function: Supports Phoenix-Award™ BIOS power management function Supports system-wake-from-power-saving-mode by keyboard or mouse touching Shadow RAM: Integrated memory controller provides shadow RAM functionality and supports ROM BIOS...
  • Page 9: Configuration

    Mainboard PXP35 Configuration Layout of PXP35...
  • Page 10: Hardware Installation

    Mainboard PXP35 Hardware Installation This section will assist you in quickly installing your system hardware. Wear a wrist ground strap before handling components. Electrostatic discharge may damage the system’s components. CPU Processor Installation ® ® ® This mainboard supports Intel Core 2 Quad/ Core 2 Extreme/ Core...
  • Page 11: Memory Installation: Dimm1/2/3/4

    Mainboard PXP35 FAN Headers: CPUFAN, SYSFAN1, SYSFAN2 There are three fan headers available for cooling fans. The cooling fans play an important role in maintaining ambient temperatures in your system. The CPUFAN header is attached with a CPU cooling fan. The SYSFAN1 and SYSFAN2 headers are attached with other cooling fans. SYSFAN1/ SYSFAN2 CPUFAN Attention...
  • Page 12 Mainboard PXP35 How to enable Dual-Channel DDRII: This mainboard provides Dual-Channel functionality for the four DIMM sockets. Enabling Dual-Channel will significantly increase your data access rate than the before. DIMM1 and DIMM3 share one channel, and DIMM2 and DIMM4 share another channel. To enable Dual-Channel, you need to install memories in different channels of DIMM sockets.
  • Page 13: Back Panel Configuration

    Mainboard PXP35 Repeat steps 1, 2 & 3 for the remaining RAM modules. * The pictures above are for reference only. Your actual installation may vary slightly from the pictures. Back Panel Configuration PS/2 Mouse & PS/2 Keyboard Ports: KB/MS This mainboard provides a standard PS/2 mouse port and a PS/2 keyboard port.
  • Page 14 Mainboard PXP35 Audio Ports: SURROUND1 This mainboard provides six HD Audio ports for 8/6/4/2 channel playback capability. With jack sensing, auto detecting and adjusting, the device will make it easier to Plug and Play for you. Line-In (blue) This port is for audio input and connects to external audio devices such as CD player, tape player or other audio devices when the 8/6/4/2 channel audio effects driver is enabled.
  • Page 15: Connectors

    Mainboard PXP35 Connectors Floppy Disk Drive Connector: FLOPPY The mainboard provides a standard floppy disk drive connector (FDD) that supports 360KB/720KB/ 1.2MB/1.44MB/2.88 MB floppy disk drives using a FDD ribbon cable. Serial ATA II Connector: SATA1/2/3/4 The four SATA II connectors support up to 3 Gbps data transfer rates, and one SATA connector only can attach one SATA HDD of each time using SATA cables.
  • Page 16: Front Panel Headers: Jw_Fp, Pwrled, Speak

    Mainboard PXP35 Front Panel Headers: JW_FP, PWRLED, SPEAK JW_FP Assignment Function Assignment Function VCC5 (+) VCC5 (+) Hard Drive LED 2-pin Power LED (HDLED) (PWR LED) HDDLE (-) PWRLED (-) PWRBTN Power-on Button Reset Switch (PWRBTN) RSTSW (RESET) Hard Drive LED Header: HDLED If your case front panel has a hard drive LED cable, attach it to this header.
  • Page 17: Ez Control Button

    Mainboard PXP35 Assignment Assignment PWR_LED (+) PWRLED PWR_LED (-) Speaker Header: SPEAK A speaker cable on your case front panel can be attached to this header. When you reboot the computer, this speaker will issue a short audible (beep). If there are problems during the Power On Self-Test, the system will issue an irregular pattern of audible beeps through this speaker.
  • Page 18: Headers & Jumpers

    Mainboard PXP35 Headers & Jumpers Serial Interface Header: COM1 This mainboard provides one COM1 header for you to connect an external serial connector on the back panel of your case. Attaching the serial connector by a cable (Optional) onto this header, then you can use the serial connector to attach with a mic, modem or other peripheral device.
  • Page 19 Mainboard PXP35 Keyboard/Mouse & USB Power On function Header: JP1 PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse attached to the back panel can awaken the system from sleep mode. In order to enable this functionality, you must adjust the jumper caps on JP1 header as the table below. Assignment KB/MS &...
  • Page 20: Audio Configuration

    Mainboard PXP35 The following steps explain how to reset your CMOS configurations when you forgot a system password. 1. Turn off your system and disconnect the AC power cable. 2. Set JBAT header to OFF (2-3 Closed). 3. Wait several seconds. 4.
  • Page 21: Slots

    Mainboard PXP35 Slots PCI-Express x16 Interface slot: PE1 The PE1 slot is the PCI-Express x16 interface slot which can be supported up to x16 mode. It is recommended that you insert a graphics card onto the PE1 slot which the interface is capable for PCI-E x16 specification.
  • Page 22 Mainboard PXP35 ATX Power Connector: ATXPWR, ATX12V This mainboard provides two ATX power connectors, a 24-pin ATXPWR connector and an 8-pin ATX12V connector. You must use a power supply that has both of these connectors and both connectors must be attached before the system is powered on.
  • Page 23: Chapter 2. Bios Setup

    Mainboard PXP35 Chapter 2. BIOS Setup Introduction This section describes PHOENIX-AWARD™ BIOS Setup program which resides in the BIOS firmware. The Setup program allows users to modify the basic system configuration. The configuration information is then saved to CMOS RAM where the data is sustained by battery after power-down. The BIOS provides critical low-level support for standard devices such as disk drives, serial ports and parallel ports.
  • Page 24: Main Menu

    Mainboard PXP35 Main Menu Standard CMOS Features Include all the adjustable items in standard compatible BIOS. Advanced BIOS Features Include all the adjustable items of Award special enhanced features. Advanced Chipset Features Include all the adjustable items of chipset special features. Integrated Peripherals Include all onboard peripherals.
  • Page 25: Miscellaneous Control

    Mainboard PXP35 PC Health Status It is for monitoring the system status such as temperature, voltage, and fan speeds. Miscellaneous Control It is for you to specify settings for Miscellaneous Control, such as the CPU clock and frequency ratio. Load Optimized Defaults It can load the preset system parameter values to set the system in its best performance configurations.
  • Page 26: Chapter 3: Software Setup

    Mainboard PXP35 Chapter 3: Software Setup Software List Category Platform ® Windows Vista/ XP/ 2000 Intel Chipset INF ® Windows Vista/ XP/ 2000 Realtek Lan Driver ® Windows Vista/ XP/ 2000 Realtek Audio Driver ® Windows Vista/ XP/ 2000 JMicron JMB363 RAID Driver ®...
  • Page 27 Mainboard PXP35 For Windows Vista Driver For Windows XP (64bit) Driver Attention ® Before you install the Realtek Audio Driver on Windows XP (64bit) ® operating system, please go to the Microsoft website to install the update for enabling HD Audio.
  • Page 28 Mainboard PXP35 For Windows XP (32bit) Driver For Windows 2000 Driver Intel Chipset INF – It provides all drivers for the functions which built in both the...
  • Page 29 Mainboard PXP35 Northbridge/ Southbridge. Realtek LAN Driver – It provides the driver of Realtek Network. Realtek Audio Driver – It provides the driver of Realtek HD Audio CODEC. JMB363 RAID Driver – It provides the driver of JMicron RAID settings. Microsoft DirectX 9.0c –...
  • Page 30: Chapter 4: Troubleshooting

    Mainboard PXP35 Chapter 4: Troubleshooting Problem 1: No power to the system. Power light does not illuminate. Fan inside power supply does not turn on. Indicator lights on keyboard are not lit. Causes: 1. Power cable is unplugged. 2. Defective power cable. 3.
  • Page 31 Mainboard PXP35 Problem 4: System only boots from the CD-ROM. The hard disk can be read and applications can be used but booting from the hard disk is impossible. Causes: Hard Disk boot sector has been corrupted. Solutions: Back up data and applications files. Reformat the hard drive. Re-install applications and data using backup disks.
  • Page 32 Mainboard PXP35 Problem 10: Keyboard failure. Causes: Keyboard is disconnected. Solutions: Reconnect keyboard. Replace keyboard if you continue to experience problems. Problem 11: No color on screen. Causes: 1. Faulty Monitor. 2. CMOS incorrectly set up. Solutions: 1. If possible, connect monitor to another system. If no color appears, replace monitor. 2.
  • Page 33: Appendix I: 8/6/4/2 Channel Audio Effect Setup

    Mainboard PXP35 Appendix I: 8/6/4/2 Channel Audio Effect Setup Channels Setup After into the system, click the audio icon from the Windows screen. Click “Audio I/O” button, you can see the screen like the picture below. You can choose 2, 4, 6 or 8 channels by your speakers. You can click the “Auto test”...
  • Page 34: Appendix Ii: Sata 0/1 Specification

    Mainboard PXP35 Appendix II: SATA 0/1 Specification Introduction to RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) RAID technology is a sophisticated disk management system that manages multiple disk drives, enhancing I/O performance and providing redundancy in order to prevent the loss of data in case any of the individual disks fail.
  • Page 35: Appendix Iii: Ide Cd-Rom/ Dvd-Rom Setup

    Mainboard PXP35 Appendix III: IDE CD-ROM/ DVD-ROM Setup The PXP965 (V2.0) provides one IDE chip (JMicron) for IDE device use. If you are installing the operating system using a CD-ROM/ DVD-ROM, you need to know how to set up these devices. There are two ways configure your CD-ROM/ DVD-ROM which will be explained in two sections below.
  • Page 36 Mainboard PXP35 Select the name of the CD-ROM/ DVD-ROM that will be configured into your computer (do not select the item “CDROM”). For instance, the system for the screen below has a “PIONEER DVD-ROM”. Press【Enter】. Your computer will reboot and read the CD-ROM/ DVD-ROM. Configuring the CD-ROM/DVD-ROM in the BIOS Setup Utility →...
  • Page 37 Mainboard PXP35 Move the arrow keys to the “Advanced BIOS Features” item and press【Enter】. After entering the sub-menu, arrow down to the “First Boot Device” item. Press【Enter】.
  • Page 38 Mainboard PXP35 A selection box will appear listing several devices. Notice that you can’t select the “CDROM” item. Scroll down the list to locate your CD-ROM/ DVD-ROM. Select it and press【Enter】. Confirm that the “First Boot Device” item contains your selection (e.g. “First Boot Device” is “PIONEER DVD-ROM”).
  • Page 39 Mainboard PXP35 At the main screen arrow over to the “Save & Exit” item. Press【Enter】. Finally, press “Y”, and then press 【Enter】 to finish the setup. Wait for your computer to reboot and read your CD-ROM/ DVD-ROM.

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