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  • Page 1 P4I845D Socket 478 Motherboard User’s Manual...
  • Page 2 The information in this document is subject to change without notice. Leadtek reserves the right to make revisions to this publication without obligation to notify any person or entity of any such changes.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents 1. Introduction ................1 1.1 Package Content................ 1 1.2 Specifications ................2 2. Quick Setting................3 2.1 Jumper Position ................. 3 2.2 Jumper/Connector Listing ............4 2.3 Jumper Settings ................. 5 3. Hardware Setup..............7 3.1 CPU Installation ................. 7 3.2 Memory Installation ..............
  • Page 4 5.1.1 Windows 95/98/ME/2000 ............34 5.2 Installing Audio Driver .............. 35 5.3 Installing LAN Driver ..............35 5.3.1 Under Windows 95/98.............35 5.3.2 Under Windows NT 4.0 ............37 5.3.3 Under Windows ME/2000/XP..........38 5.4 Installing Speed Gear Utility............. 38 5.5 Installing DirectX 8 ..............39 5.6 Installing Acrobat Utility............

  • Page 5: Introduction

    1. Introduction WinFast P4I845D is a compelling Desktop solution as a Socket 478/Pentium 4 based ATX motherboard. WinFast P4I845D, integrating Intel 845 chipset, supports the Intel Pentium 4 processor whose performance will exceed expectation of both consumer and corporate users alike. The WinFast P4I845D also supports a 400 MHz system bus, PC266 DDR memory, and the latest graphics devices through the 1.5...

  • Page 6: Specifications

    Specifications CPU Support Expansion Slot ♦ ♦ Intel Pentium 4 (478 pin package) Five PCI bus slots ♦ One Accelerated Graphics Port Chip Set (AGP) ♦ Intel 845D ♦ One Communication and Networking Riser (CNR) Cache ♦ L2 Cache is CPU built-in Plug and Play ♦...

  • Page 7: Quick Setting

    2. Quick Setting Jumper Position JP11 FAN1 CPU FAN JP10 LPT1 FAN2 Intel COM2 JP19 PWR_12V_CON RTL8100B JP20 CD_IN DIM0 DIM1 AUDIO FRONT PANEL JP18 BATTERY R G G L PCI1 AUX_IN BAT1 PCI2 PCI3 AUDIO-CON PCI4 PCI5 SYS FAN FAN3 CIR1 WOL1...

  • Page 8: Jumper/Connector Listing

    Jumper/Connector Listing Jumper/Connector Description BAT1 Battery COM1, COM2 COM1, COM2 connector DIM0, DIM1 Memory module connectors FAN1 CPU fan connector FAN2 Power fan connector FAN3 System fan connector Floppy disk connector FP1, FP2 Case Signal Connector: PWRBTN, RESET, KEY LOCK, SPEAKER, HDD_LED, POWER_LED, ACPILED IDE1/IDE2 Hard disk connectors (Primary IDE/Secondary IDE)

  • Page 9: Jumper Settings

    Jumper Settings Clear CMOS Data Jumper Setting Clear CMOS Normal (Default) CPU/DIMM Frequency Jumper Frequency Setting Auto detect JP51 133/133 MHz CPU Voltage Selection Jumper Setting Increase voltage by 0.15V JP19 Normal (Default) Center/Bass Convert Jumper Setting Normal Inverse Voice Alert Language Selection Jumper Setting English...
  • Page 10 Vcore Voltage Selection (VID 0-4) OUTPUT VID0 VID1 VID2 VID3 VID4 VOLTAGE 2-3 pins short 1-2 pins short 1-2 pins short 1-2 pins short 1-2 pins short 1.1V 1-2 pins short 2-3 pins short 1-2 pins short 1-2 pins short 1-2 pins short 1.125V 2-3 pins short 2-3 pins short 1-2 pins short 1-2 pins short 1-2 pins short 1.15V...

  • Page 11: Hardware Setup

    3. Hardware Setup Static Precautions Static discharge can damage electronic components. To prevent that, it is important to handle it carefully. The following measures will suffice your equipment from static. Use a grounded wrist strap designed for static discharge. Touch a grounded metal object before you remove the board from the anti-static bag.

  • Page 12: Agp Display Adapter Installation

    AGP Display Adapter Installation The AGP slot on WinFast P4I845D only supports 1.5V AGP4X devices. To install an AGP display adapter, follow these steps: Push the clip at the end of AGP slot. Step 1: Position the AGP card horizontally over the Step 2: AGP slot.
  • Page 13 FP2: Pins [1 & 3] KEYLOCK: Keyboard lock switch lead. It connects to the case-mounted keylock switch, allowing you to disable the keyboard function for security purpose. Pins [5 & 7 & 9] PW-LED: Power LED. It is always lit when the system power is on.
  • Page 14 RJ45 Ethernet Connector and USB Connectors (J1) RJ45 LAN connector and two USB peripheral devices connectors. Cooling Fans (FAN1, FAN2, FAN3) CPU fan (FAN1), power fan (FAN2), and system fan (FAN3) are small 3-pin Header Connectors that provide 12-Volt power for CPU fan, power fan, and system fan.
  • Page 15 IrDA-Compliant Infrared Module Connector (CIR1) The IrDA connector brackets hook directly to this connector on the motherboard. This connector provides support for the optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module. MS or SD and Smart Card connectors (JP12, JP13, J51) These two connectors are for connecting the optional reader that can accommodate an MS (Memory Stick) or an SD (Secure Digital) as...
  • Page 16 Audio Connector (JP4) JP4 is for connecting to the sound module that comes with the package. See the following figure for how to connect the sound module.

  • Page 17: Bios Setup

    4. BIOS Setup The BIOS Setup (also called CMOS Setup) is where many hardware configurations are done and stored. This configuration information will remain in the BIOS until it is changed, or cleared. CMOS refers to the chip in which the BIOS information is stored, even when the power is turned off.

  • Page 18: Main Menu

    Main Menu Once you enter the AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu appears on the screen. Main Menu presents you the Setup functions included two exit choices. You could use the arrow keys to select among the items and then press Enter to the submenu.
  • Page 19 * The Item Help column contains the description of selected item. Date [mm:dd:yy] The BIOS determines the day of the week from the other date information. It is for information only. Time [hh:mm:ss] The time format is <hour> <minute> <second>. The time is calculated based on the 24-hour military-time clock.
  • Page 20 NOTE: There must be some software involved to support LBA or LARGE mode of HDDs. All the software needed is located in the Award HDD Service Routine (INT 13h). It may fail to access a HDD with LBA (LARGE) mode selected if you are running under an Operating System, which replaces the whole INT 13h.

  • Page 21: Advanced Bios Features

    Base Memory: Typically 640 KB is also called conventional memory. The DOS operating system and conventional applications use this area. Extended Memory: The memory over the 1MB boundary. Total Memory: Total memory available from the system. Advanced BIOS Features * The Item Help column contains the description of selected item. Virus Warning [Disabled] The BIOS will halt on the system.
  • Page 22 access by the CPU. Quick Power On Self Test [Enabled] Select Enabled to reduce the amount of time required to run the POST. A quick POST skips certain steps. We recommend that you normally disable quick POST. Better to find a problem during POST than lose data during your work. First, Second, Third, Fourth Boot Device [HDD-0, Floppy, SCSI, Disabled] This category determines which drive to be searched first, second or third for the disk operating system (i.e.
  • Page 23 Typematic Delay (Msec) [250] When “Typematic Rate Setting” is Enabled, its selections allow you to select the delay before key strokes begin to repeat. Security Option [Setup] If you have set a password at USER PASSWORD option in main menu, select whether the password is required every time the System boots, or only when you enter Setup.

  • Page 24: Advanced Chipset Features

    Advanced Chipset Features * The Item Help column contains the description of selected item. This section allows you to configure the system based on the specific features of the installed chipset. This chipset manages bus speeds and access to system memory resources, such as DRAM and the external cache.
  • Page 25 DRAM RAS Precharge [3] The precharge time is the number of cycles it takes for the RAS to accumulate its charge before SDRAM refreshes. If insufficient time is allowed, refresh may be incomplete and the SDRAM may fail to retain data. The options are: 2 and 3.

  • Page 26: Integrated Peripherals

    Integrated Peripherals This Menu Setup allows you to configure your IDE, USB keyboard, Floppy Drive, Parallel Port, Serial Port, and IR function. * The Item Help column contains the description of selected item. On-Chip Primary PCI IDE [Enabled] Selecting Enabled allows you to adjust the functions of Primary PIO and UDMA. On-Chip Second PCI IDE [Enabled] Selecting Enabled allows you to adjust the functions of Second PIO and UDMA.
  • Page 27 IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave UDMA [Auto] Ultra ATA 66/100 implementation is possible only if your IDE hard drive supports it and the operating environment includes a DMA driver (Windows 95 OSR2 or a third-party IDE bus master driver). If your hard drive and your system software both support Ultra ATA 66/100, select Auto to enable BIOS support.
  • Page 28 The options are: Password, Hot KEY, Mouse Left, Mouse right, Any KEY, BUTTON-ONLY, and Keyboard 98. KB Power ON Password [Enter] This setting item allows you to set a password for keyboard powering on. Hot Key Power ON [Ctrl-F1] This setting item allows you to choose one of the hot keys to power on from F1 to F12.
  • Page 29 Select Normal unless you are certain your hardware and software both support EPP or ECP mode. The options are: Normal, SPP, EPP, ECP, and ECP+EPP. EPP Mode Select The options are: EPP 1.7 and EPP 1.9 ECP Mode Use DMA This field allows you to select a DMA channel for the port.

  • Page 30: Power Management Setup

    Power Management Setup * The Item Help column contains the description of selected item. ACPI Function [Enabled] Selecting Enabled allows this function if you use ACPI compliant OS, such as Windows 98 or Windows 2000. ACPI Suspend Type [S1(POS)] Two options are available: S1 (POS) and S3 (STR). POS stands for Power On Suspend.
  • Page 31 Video Off Method [DPMS] This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked: Blank Screen: This option only writes blanks to the video buffer. V/H SYNC+Blank: This selection will cause the system to turn off the vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and write blanks to the video buffer.

  • Page 32: Pnp/Pci Configurations

    Resume by Alarm [Disabled] Enable this item to set a date and time alarm that will automatically resume the system from a software power down. The options are: Enabled and Disabled. Date (of Month) Alarm [0] Set a date from 0 to 31. Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm [0 0 0] Set a time for the alarm in hours, minutes, and seconds.
  • Page 33 The PCI, which stands for Peripheral Component Interconnect, was developed primarily to address two important issues: (a) How to allow peripheral devices to take the fullest advantage of the power of CPU technology, and (b) Provide a simpler installation process for peripheral devices, such as Network cards, EIDE or SCSI controllers.

  • Page 34: Pc Health Status (O.t.s.)

    The options are: Enabled and Disabled. Assign IRQ for USB [Enabled] Selecting Enabled allows the BIOS to automatically assign IRQ for USB devices. The options are: Enabled and Disabled. PC Health Status (O.T.S.) * The Item Help column contains the description of selected item. This section helps you to get more information about your system including CPU temperature, FAN speed and voltages.

  • Page 35: X-Bios Ii < Over Clocking

    X-BIOS II < Over Clocking > * The Item Help column contains the description of selected item. CPU Clock Ratio [10X] The options are: 10X, 11X, 12X,… 24X. NOTE: This item is effective only when the clock-multiplier of the CPU is not locked. Auto Detect PCI Clk [Disabled] Enable or Disable the automatic detection of the PCI frequency clock.

  • Page 36: Load Basic Defaults

    4.11 Load Best Defaults The “Load Best Defaults” function loads the system manufacture default data. This is the default setting from Leadtek. This function will be necessary when the system CMOS data is corrupted or you forget your settings. 4.12 Set Supervisor/User Password Passwords can be set to provide protection for the BIOS configuration options, or to restrict access to the computer itself.

  • Page 37: Save & Exit Setup

    To set a password: You must first set the Supervisor password by choosing Supervisor Password and pressing [ENTER]. Setup prompts for a password. Enter a 1~8 character password using letters, numbers, or a combination of both. The specific characters are not shown as you enter them. Press [ENTER].

  • Page 38: Driver Installation

    5. Driver Installation Installing Chipset Driver 5.1.1 Windows 95/98/ME/2000 Insert the “WinFast Motherboard & Step 4: SCSI Software Pack CD” into the CD-ROM drive. The “Autorun” will be automatically Step 5: executed and the “WinFast 9600QSA P4I845D Setup” window will appear on screen with selectable menus.

  • Page 39: Installing Audio Driver

    The content of the readme.txt file will be displayed on screen. Click Step 10: on ”Next”. Once the installation is complete, you will be asked to restart Windows or Step 11: your computer. Click on “Finish” to restart your computer. Installing Audio Driver Insert the “WinFast Motherboard &...
  • Page 40 Another dialog box appears Step 5: with a list of devices as the figure to the left. Double click on the “Other Step 6: Devices” option. The second level of the list will be displayed and you can see a list of unknown devices. Double click on “PCI Ethernet Controller".

  • Page 41: Under Windows Nt 4.0

    (See the figure to the right) Select “Specify a location” and type in the field “E:\Driver\Lan\Realtek\Rtl8139\La n_inf\Win98”, or browse for it (assuming E is the letter of your CD-ROM drive). Then click “Next”. The system will then search for Step 12: the device the driver is for.

  • Page 42: Under Windows Me/2000/Xp

    Windows ME/2000/XP users do not need to install the LAN driver as the LAN can be detected by Windows ME/2000/XP and the built-in driver will be automatically installed. Installing Speed Gear Utility Put the software CD in the CD-ROM drive. The “WinFast P4I845D Step 1: 9600QSA Setup” window will appear on screen.

  • Page 43: Installing Directx 8

    The installation is completed. Click “Finish”. Step 5: Installing DirectX 8 Put the software CD in the CD-ROM drive. The “WinFast P4I845D Step 1: 9600QSA Setup” window will appear on screen. Click on “Install DirectX 8.1”, and a dialog box will appear. Click on “Yes”...

  • Page 44: Speed Gear Operation

    Speed Gear Operation Speed Gear is an over-clocking tool developed by Leadtek, which you can use to conveniently adjust the speeds of your CPU, memory, and PCI. You can install Speed Gear from the software CD. Once it is installed, you can...
  • Page 45 <Temperature>: Click on the <Temperature> button. There will be an information box, as shown in the first figure to the right, showing you the current CPU Shutdown temperature, CPU temperature and System temperature. <Power Supply>: Click on the <Power Supply> button. There will be an information box, as shown in the second figure to the right, showing you the current power supply status.

  • Page 46: Appendix

    If you get a new floppy disk or CD_ROM from your local dealer which contains a new version of the BIOS binary file, or you obtain the new BIOS binary file directly from our Web Site (www.leadtek.com.tw), please follow the steps below to update the BIOS.

  • Page 47: Appendix B. Troubleshooting Procedures

    Appendix B. Troubleshooting Procedures Use the following procedures and flowchart to troubleshoot your system. If you have followed all of the procedures below and still need assistance, refer to the Technical Support Procedures and/or Returning Merchandise for Service section(s) in this chapter. Before Power On Step 1: Make sure there is no short circuit between the motherboard and chassis.

  • Page 48: Appendix C. Troubleshooting Flowchart

    Appendix C. Troubleshooting Flowchart Power On System Power LED Power Supply OK? Video Display Replace Power Supply System Hold Speaker Beeps Mainboad Good Check BIOS Setting & Add-on Card Check Cable & Jumper Settings 1long 3 short beeps Number of Remove Memory Beeps Video Card...

  • Page 49: Appendix D. Calling For Technical Support

    In the event of not finding the solution for your problem, please contact our technical support staff, or E-mail to <service@leadtek.com.tw>, with the following information: Product name: It will be easier for our staff to answer your question if you know the name of the product.

  • Page 50: Appendix F. Limited Warranty

    Leadtek are not covered by this Limited Warranty. To be eligible for warranty service, a defective product must be sent to and received by Leadtek within fifteen (15) months of the date of sale and be accompanied with proof of purchase. Leadtek does not warrant that this product will meet your requirements;...

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