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- Page 1 PX915P4C/ PX915G4C Series 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.
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Page 2: Package Contents
The images and pictures in this manual are for reference only and may vary slightly from actual product installation depending on specific hardware models, third party components and software versions. Unplug your computer when installing components and configuring switches and pins. This mainboard contains very delicate IC chips. -
Page 3: User Manual
Prescott Processor User Manual Enabling Hyper-Threading for your computer system requires ALL of the following components CPU: An Intel Pentium 4 Processor with HT Technology ® ® Chipset: An Intel Chipset that supports HT Technology ® BIOS: A BIOS that supports HT Technology must be enabled OS: An operating system that supports HT Technology For more information on Hyper-Threading Technology, go to: http://www.intel.com/info/hyperthreading... -
Page 4: Table Of Contents
Layout of PX915P4C PRO................... 4 Layout of PX915P4C.................... 5 Layout of PX915G4C PRO .................. 6 Layout of PX915G4C................... 8 ..................9 ARDWARE NSTALLATION CPU Processor Installation ................... 9 Back Panel Configuration................... 11 Connectors ......................13 Front Panel Indicator: SW/LED、PWRLED、SPEAKER ....... 15 Headers &... -
Page 5: Chapter 1. Getting Started
PX915P4C/ PX915G4C Series Chapter 1. Getting Started Introduction Congratulations on choosing from the PX915P4C/PX915G4C series of mainboards! The PX915P4C series includes the PX915P4C PRO and the PX915P4C. The PX915G4C series includes the PX915G4C PRO and ® the PX915G4C. These mainboards are based on the Intel 915P/915G Northbridge chipsets and the ®... -
Page 6: Universal Serial Bus
PX915P4C/ PX915G4C Series Supports Hyper-Threading Technology 533/ 800 MHz FSB (Front Side Bus) frequencies Chipset: Northbridge Chipset – Intel® 915P (PX915P4C Series)/ 915G (PX915G4C Series) Southbridge Chipset – Intel® ICH6 I/O Controller – Winbond W83627THF HD Aduio Codec – Realtek ALC880 LAN Controller –... - Page 7 PX915P4C/ PX915G4C Series Onboard SATA Bus: 4 SATA IDE slots SATA 1.0 compatible Supports 150 MB/s transfer rates Hardware Monitor Function: Monitors CPUFAN/ CHASFAN/ AUXFAN Speeds Monitors system Voltage Infrared: Supports IrDA Version 1.0 SIR Protocol with a maximum baud rate of up to 115.2 Kbps HD Audio Sound Codec Onboard: HD Audio (High Definition Audio) protocol compliance Compliant with Azalia specifications...
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Page 8: C Onfiguration
PX915P4C/ PX915G4C Series Supports PS/2 mice and PS/2 keyboards Supports 360 KB/720 KB/1.2 MB/1.44 MB/2.88 MB floppy disk drives Contains 1 Game header BIOS: Phoenix-Award™ BIOS Supports APM1.2 Supports ACPI2.0 power management Watch Dog Timer: This mainboard contains a special feature called the “Watch Dog Timer” which is used to detect when the system hangs during the POST stage due to certain BIOS configuration problems. -
Page 9: Layout Of Px915P4C
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Page 10: Layout Of Px915G4C Pro
PX915P4C/ PX915G4C Series Layout of PX915G4C PRO... - Page 11 PX915P4C/ PX915G4C Series...
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Page 12: Layout Of Px915G4C
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Page 13: Hardware Installation
PX915P4C/ PX915G4C Series 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 Pentium 4 processors using a Socket 478. -
Page 14: Fan Headers
PX915P4C/ PX915G4C Series FAN Headers Three power headers are available for the cooling fans. Cooling fans play an important role in maintaining the ambient temperature in your system. Attention: We strongly recommend that you use a CPU fan sink with your CPU. You can attach the power cable from the CPU fan sink to the CPUFAN Header. -
Page 15: Back Panel Configuration
PX915P4C/ PX915G4C Series DIMM4 share the second channel. Enabling Dual-Channel simply means to make sure that the total memory for the two channels are balanced. For example: If you install one 256 MB module in DIMM1 and one in DIMM2 (256MB x 2 = 512MB), you must install a total of 512 MB between DIMM3 and DIMM4. In balancing the memory on the two channels, you have, in effect, enabled Dual-Channel. -
Page 16: Connectors
PX915P4C/ PX915G4C Series Configuration PS/2 Mouse & PS/2 Keyboard Connectors: KB/MS These mainboards provide a standard PS/2 mouse connector and PS/2 keyboard connector. The pin assignments are described below: PS/2 Mouse Assignment Assignment Data +5 V (fused) No connect Clock Ground No connect PS/2 Keyboard... - Page 17 PX915P4C/ PX915G4C Series PX915P4C PRO & PX915G4C PRO) These mainboards come with 4 USB ports. The PX915P4C Pro and PX915G4C Pro have an additional 10/100 Mbit/s LAN port. The USB connectors are used to attach to keyboards, mice and other USB devices.
- Page 18 PX915P4C/ PX915G4C Series nectors Floppy Disk Connector: FDC These mainboards provide a standard floppy disk connector (FDC) that supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy diskette drives. This connector supports the floppy drive ribbon cables provided in the packaging. Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1/ SATA1-4 These mainboards provide a standard IDE connector that supports PIO Mode 0~4, Bus Master, Ultra ATA 66/100.
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Page 19: Front Panel Indicator: Sw/Led、Pwrled、Speaker
PX915P4C/ PX915G4C Series Front Panel Indicator: SW/LED、PWRLED、SPEAKER HD LED (Hard Drive LED Connector/ red) This connector can be attached to an LED on the front panel of a computer case. The LED will flicker during any disk activity. RST SW (Reset Connector/ blue) This connector can be attached to a momentary SPST switch. -
Page 20: Headers & Jumpers
PX915P4C/ PX915G4C Series Headers & Jumpers Infrared Header: IrDA You can attach an infrared device to this connector and use this connector for connectionless infrared data transfers. Game Port Header: GAME PORT There is a game port header on these mainboards. To use this header, you must attach a game port bracket-cable so that you can interface to gaming devices (game port bracket is optional). -
Page 21: Audio Connectors
PX915P4C/ PX915G4C Series Jumper: JP1 The “Clear CMOS” jumper allows you to reset your CMOS configurations. This is particularly useful when you have forgotten your system password and cannot boot to the operating system. The following steps explain how to reset your CMOS configurations when you have forgotten your system password. - Page 22 PX915P4C/ PX915G4C Series dio Connectors CD-ROM Audio-In Header: CD-IN This header is used to connect to the CD-ROM/DVD audio cable Front Panel Audio Header (Orange): FRONT AUDIO You can use the Front Panel Audio header (FRONT AUDIO) to connect to a separate audio bracket or to connect to case embedded audio equipment.
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Page 23: Slots
PX915P4C/ PX915G4C Series S/PDIF Header (Red): SPDIF S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) is an audio transfer file format which provides high quality audio using optical fiber and digital signals. This mainboard is equipped with an SPDIF header and must be used with a bracket-cable containing S/PDIF ports. An SPDIF/Audio bracket is optionally packaged with some models. -
Page 24: Power Supply Attachments
PX915P4C/ PX915G4C Series PCI-Express slots: PCI-E X16 & PCI-E1/ PCI-E2 PCI-E x16 slots are for installing PCI-Express graphics cards. The PCI-E x1 slot is for expansion cards which fit the PCI-E x1 slot. PCI Slots: PCI1/ PCI2/ PCI3 This mainboard is equipped with 3 standard PCI slots. PCI stands for Peripheral Component Interconnect and is a bus standard for expansion cards, which has, for the most part, supplanted the older ISA bus standard. -
Page 25: Chapter 2. Bios Setup
PX915P4C/ PX915G4C Series 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 26: Main Menu
PX915P4C/ PX915G4C Series Key Function In general, you can use the arrow keys to highlight items, press <Enter> to select, use the <PgUp> and <PgDn> keys to change entries, press <F1> for help and press <Esc> to quit. The following table provides more detail about how to navigate within the BIOS Setup program. -
Page 27: Main Menu Setup Configuration Options
PX915P4C/ PX915G4C Series particular configuration screen from the top menu bar or use the down arrow key to access and configure the information below. Main Menu Setup Configuration Options... -
Page 28: Advanced Bios Features
PX915P4C/ PX915G4C Series Item Options Description Set the system date. Note that the ‘Day’ automatically Date mm dd yyyy changes when you set the date. Time Hh: mm: ss Set the current time of the system. IDE Channel 0/1 Options contained in Press <Enter>... -
Page 29: Removable Device Priority
PX915P4C/ PX915G4C Series Removable Device Priority Select removable device priority. Just like floppy, LS120, ZIP-100, USB-FDD and USB-ZIP. Hard Disk Boot Priority Select hard disk boot priority. CD-ROM Boot Priority Select CD-ROM boot priority. First /Second/Third Boot Device Select the order in which devices will be searched in order to find a boot device. Options: Removable (default for first boot device)、Hard Disk (default for third boot device)、CDROM (default for second boot device)、Disabled Boot Other Device... -
Page 30: Thermal Management
PX915P4C/ PX915G4C Series Options: 4 Min、8 Min、16 Min (default)、32 Min Thermal Management This item will monitor the CPU thermal to prevent the CPU damage with high temperature. Limit CPUID MaxVal When the limit CPUID MaxVal is set to 3, the item should be set to “Disabled” for Windows XP. Options: Enabled、Disabled (default) Virus Warning This item allows you to choose the Virus Warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection. -
Page 31: Apic Mode
PX915P4C/ PX915G4C Series Options: 6 (default)、8、10、12、15、20、24、30 Typematic Delay (Msec) The delay before keystrokes begin to repeat. Options: 250 (default)、500、750、1000 APIC Mode By enabling this option, “MPS version control for OS” can be configured. Options: Disabled、Enabled (default) MPS Version Control For OS The 1.1 version is the older version that supports 8 more IRQs in the Windows NT environment. -
Page 32: System Bios Cacheable
PX915P4C/ PX915G4C Series DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay This item allows you to select a delay time between the CAS and RAS strobe signals. It only applies when DRAM is written to, read from, or refreshed. This field is adjustable only when “DRAM Timing Selectable”... -
Page 33: Reset Configuration Data
PX915P4C/ PX915G4C Series **VGA Setting** (only for onboard VGA) PEG Force X1 This item allows you to force the PCI-Express x 16 slot to install the PCI-Express x 1 interface expansion card. Options: Disabled (default)、Enabled On-Chip Frame Buffer Size This setting is for pure DOS mode using, you can set 1MB or 8MB to share the system memory. Options: 1MB、8MB (default) FIXED Memory Size Thit item will allows you to select the memory size for graphic use. -
Page 34: Pci Express Relative Items
PX915P4C/ PX915G4C Series Options: IRQ-3/ 4/ 5/ 7/ 9/ 10/ 11/ 12/ 14/ 15 assigned to PCI device PCI / VGA Palette Snoop Some graphic controllers that are not VGA compatible take the output from a VGA controller and map it to their display as a way to provide boot information and VGA compatibility. -
Page 35: Integrated Peripherals
PX915P4C/ PX915G4C Series CPU Speed Detected This item displays the default CPU speed. CPU Speed Setting This item display the CPU speed that you setting for. If you don’t change the “CPU Host Frequency” or the “CPU Clock Ratio” and the item will display the current CPU speed. CPU Host Frequency (MHz) This item displays the CPU Host frequency. -
Page 36: Init Display First
PX915P4C/ PX915G4C Series Init Display First With systems that have multiple video cards, this option determines whether the primary display uses a PCI slot or an AGP slot. Options: PCIEx (default)、PCI Slot OnChip IDE Device IDE HDD Block Mode Block mode is otherwise known as block transfer, multiple commands, or multiple sector read/write. Select the “Enabled”... -
Page 37: Pata Ide Mode
PX915P4C/ PX915G4C Series Disabled Disable on-chip serial ATA. No Serial ATA devices installed. Auto(default) BIOS will auto-detect the presence of any SATA devices. 2 (or 1) IDE drivers + 4 (or 3) SATA drivers Enhanced Mode 2 (or 1) IDE drivers + 2 (or 1) SATA drivers (Must connect with SATA1 +3 or with SATA2+4) Combined Mode 4 ( or 3 or 2 or 1)SATA drivers... -
Page 38: Power On Function
PX915P4C/ PX915G4C Series Audio Device This item allows you to control the onboard audio. Options: Auto (default)、Disabled 10/100 Mb LAN Device This item allows you to enable or disable the 10/ 100 Mb LAN Device. Options: Enabled (default)、 Disabled Onboard I/O Chip Setup Power On Function This option allows you to select a way to power on your computer. -
Page 39: Ir Transmission Delay
PX915P4C/ PX915G4C Series IR Transmission Delay This item allows you to enable/disable IR transmission delay. This field only configurable if “UART Mode Select” is set to “ASKIR” or “IrDA”. Options: Enabled (default)、Disabled UR2 Duplex Mode Select the transmission mode used by the IR interface. Full-duplex mode permits simultaneous bi-directional transmission. -
Page 40: Power Management
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Page 41: Acpi Suspend Type
PX915P4C/ PX915G4C Series The Power Management Setup Menu allows you to configure your system to utilize energy conservation features as well as power-up/ power-down options. ACPI Suspend Type The item allows you to select the suspend type using the ACPI operating system. Options: S1 (POS) (default) Power on Suspend... -
Page 42: Video Off In Suspend
PX915P4C/ PX915G4C Series Video Off In Suspend This determines whether power to the monitor is switched off when the computer is in suspend mode. Options: Yes、No (default) Suspend Type This item allows you to select the suspend type under the ACPI operating system. Options: Stop Grant (default)、PwrOn Suspend Modem Use IRQ This determines the modem’s IRQ. -
Page 43: Hardware Monitor
PX915P4C/ PX915G4C Series USB KB Wake-up From S3 This item allows you to awaken the system from suspend mode using a USB keyboard. Options: Enabled、Disabled (default) * This option is configurable only when the ACPI Suspend Type is set to S3. RTC Wake Up When “Enabled”, you can set the date and time at which the RTC (real-time clock) alarm awakens the system from Suspend mode. -
Page 44: Load Defaults
PX915P4C/ PX915G4C Series Case Open Warning If this function is set to “Enabled” and the case had been previously opened, the system will automatically display alert messages on the screen when you power on your computer. If this function is set to “Disabled”, the system will not show alert messages when you power on your computer even if the case had been previously opened. -
Page 45: Exit Menu
PX915P4C/ PX915G4C Series Load System Default Settings Load System Default Settings. Load System Turbo Settings Load System Turbo Settings. Load CMOS From BIOS Load defaults from flash ROM for systems without batteries. Save CMOS To BIOS Save defaults to flash ROM for systems without batteries. Exit Menu... -
Page 46: Chapter 3: Software Setup
PX915P4C/ PX915G4C Series Save & Exit Setup Save all configuration changes to CMOS (memory) and exit setup. A confirmation message will be displayed before proceeding. Exit Without Saving Abandon all changes made during the current session and exit setup. A confirmation message will be displayed before proceeding. - Page 47 PX915P4C/ PX915G4C Series Intel Chipset INF – provides all the drivers of the functions that built in the Northbridge/ Southbridge Realtek Audio Driver – provides the driver of Realtek HD Audio Codec Note：You can only install this driver if you are using Windows®...
- Page 48 PX915P4C/ PX915G4C Series 3. If you click the “Browse CD” button from the screen in step 1, you can browse all the files in the Driver CD. 4. Click “Exit” button to exit the program. How to install Windows® 98/ ME to the SATA device? 1.
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Page 49: Chapter 4: Troubleshooting
PX915P4C/ PX915G4C Series 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 50 PX915P4C/ PX915G4C Series 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 51 PX915P4C/ PX915G4C Series 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.
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Page 52: Appendix I: 2/ 4/ 6 /8 Channel Setup
PX915P4C/ PX915G4C Series Appendix I: 2/ 4/ 6 /8 Channel Setup 1. After into the system, click the audio icon from the Windows screen. 2. Click Speaker Configuration button, you can see the screen like the picture below. 3. You can choice 2, 4, 6 or 8 channels by your speakers. 4. -
Page 53: Ii: Intel ® Desktop Processors Feature Set Reference Table
PX915P4C/ PX915G4C Series Appendix II: Intel® Desktop Processors Feature Set Reference Table Intel Pentium 4 Processors reference table: ® Processor Front Processor Clock Intel Generation/ Side Cache Number Speed Technologies Socket 7XX Sequence Prescott/LGA775 3.73 GHz 1066 MHz 2MB L2 5XX Sequence Prescott/LGA775 4.00 GHz...
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