○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement 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. These limits are designed to provide reason- able protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
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Pre-Use Checklist ... 1.4 2: Key Features & Components ... 2.1 Motherboard Layout ... 2.2 Key Features & Components ... 2.4 Intel 845G/GL Chipsets... 2.5 Winbond Super I/O ... 2.5 CPU Socket ... 2.6 System Memory Sockets ... 2.7 The AGP Slot ... 2.8 PCI Expansion Slots ...
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mP4G/mP4GL Series Motherboard ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Serial (COM) Ports ... 2.19 VGA Port ... 2.19 USB Ports ... 2.20 LAN Port ... 2.20 Audio Jacks & Connectors ... 2.21 Jumpers ...
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○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Installing the Motherboard in a System Housing ... 4.11 Motherboard Installation Procedure ... 4.11 Connecting Front Panel Components ... 4.13 Completing System Configuration ... 4.13 5: System Configuration ...
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mP4G/mP4GL Series Motherboard ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Making a Linux Support Disk ... 5.28 Installing the Utility Software ... 5.28 6: Using the Motherboard ... 6.1 Using System Features ... 6.1 Front Panel System Controls &...
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If you are installing the board in a new system, you’ll need at least the following internal components; • Intel Pentium 4 478-pin processor • At least one DDR SDRAM memory module • Desired storage devices (hard disk, CD-ROM, etc.)
mP4G/mP4GL Series Motherboard ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Rear I/O Panel Ports: This figure show the ports on the rear I/O panel. The ports include, from top to bottom: PS/2 ports Serial, Parallel &...
○ Intel 845G/GL Chipsets The mP4G and Mp4GL motherboards use variations of the Intel 845 Chipset, a multi-function chipset for higher- end performance and mainstream systems. The mP4G uses the 845G chipset and the mP4GL uses the 845GL. Both chipsets include a high performance onboard dis- play graphics controller.
Function: The system CPU installs in this socket. Description: The mPGA478B CPU socket supports all 478- pin Intel Pentium 4 CPUs that use this socket. The motherboard comes with a “retention mechanism” mount- ing frame on the board to attach the heatsink and cooling fan assembly required by the Pentium 4 CPU.
mP4G/mP4GL Series Motherboard ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ AGP Slot: For AGP 4X 1.5V cards only. Do not use 3.3V cards. Important Note: The AGP slot on the mP4GL is only for use with DVI and TV-Out expansion cards.
mP4G/mP4GL Series Motherboard ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ATX Power Connectors: An ATX power supply with two power leads is re- quired for this board. ○ ○ ○ ○ ○...
○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Cooling Fan Connectors: The cooling fan power connectors are 3-pin con- nectors. Audio-In Connectors: The JCDIN1 CD-In connec- tor is for CD-ROM or other optical drives.
mP4G/mP4GL Series Motherboard ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Other USB Ports: Connecting a port bracket to JUSB1 provides two ad- ditional USB ports. JUSB3 is a single port for connecting internal de- vices.
○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 6-Channel Audio: This combined connector is for either of the optional audio port brackets which provide additional audio connections for a 5.1 speaker system. ○...
○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Front Panel Connector: Leads from the front panel features connect to this header. Battery & Housing: The battery is a CR2032 Lithium coin cell. ○...
mP4G/mP4GL Series Motherboard ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ PS/2 Ports: Do not plug or unplug de- vices when the system is turned on. Parallel port: The default mode is ECP, configured as EPP 1.9, DMA 3.
○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Serial Ports: Default configuration – External port is COM1 Onboard port is COM2 Installing an IR port re- quires disabling COM2. VGA Port: The VGA port is for the onboard display controller.
mP4G/mP4GL Series Motherboard ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Note: You must install the sup- plied USB 2.0 drivers for use with Windows 2000 or Windows XP or the USB ports will only work in USB 1.1 mode.
You will need to install the following: • Intel 845G or 845GL chipset support software Driver that supports the chipset and the Intel Appli- cation Accelerator that enhances system perfor- mance. • Audio driver software Audio driver and utilities for the onboard audio sub- system.
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○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ BIOS CMOS Setup Utility – Main Screen Load the CMOS Setup Utility during the POST by pressing the Delete or Del key. The utility interface commands are explained at the bottom of each screen and “General Help”...
Pre-installation Preparation Before you install the motherboard you will need to do the following: • Install a 478-pin Intel Pentium 4 CPU • Install DDR DIMM system memory modules Both of these require specific procedures that you must follow precisely to insure that the components are suc- cessfully installed and work properly.
Installing A CPU This motherboard uses the 478-pin Intel Pentium 4 pro- cessor. To install an Intel Pentium 4 CPU on the motherboard it is very important to precisely and en- tirely follow the procedure for installing both the CPU and its cooling assembly.
We assume here that you are install- ing an Intel Pentium 4 boxed processor that comes with a heatsink and Thermal Interface Material applicator. The illustrations show these. If you are installing a non-boxed processor, the procedure is the same, but the accessory items may have a different appearance.
Fan/Heatsink already has a patch of TIM on its under- side, you don’t need to apply any additional TIM to the CPU. We assume here that you have TIM in an Intel- supplied applicator. To apply TIM to the CPU do as fol- lows: 1.
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mP4G/mP4GL Motherboard ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Step 1: Clip Fan/Heatsink assem- bly into the Retention Mechanism Step 2: Hold the assembly steady and press one of the re- taining clip locking arms into the locked position ○...
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○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Step 3: Hold the assembly steady and press the other retain- ing clip’s locking arm into the locked position Step 4: Plug the Fan power lead onto the CPU fan power connector ○...
○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Module Installation: Modules will only insert in one orientation. The width of the two edge connec- tor sections vary slightly and prevent incorrect in- sertion.
mP4G/mP4GL Motherboard ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Module Installation: All modules insert in the DIMM sockets in the same way: 1. Align the module to the socket. 2. The socket retaining arms should rotate up and engage the module’s re- taining notches as you...
mP4G/mP4GL Motherboard ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Mounting Holes There are 6mounting holes on the motherboard that should correspond to mounting standoffs on the system housing’s mother- board mounting plate. ○...
○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Front Panel Connector: Leads from the front panel features connect to this header. ATX Power Connectors: The main power connec- tor from the system power supply plugs into the 20- pin JATXPWR2 connector on the board.
mP4G/mP4GL Motherboard ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ AGP Aperture Setting You can set the AGP aper- ture size in the Advanced Chipset Features section of the CMOS Setup Utility ○...
mP4G/mP4GL Motherboard ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Cable Select: Not all drives work prop- erly with Cable Select mode. If you try to use this mode and the drive does not operate properly, set the drive to either master or Slave mode, as appro-...
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○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Onboard IDE Connectors Each channel connector supports one IDE channel with two drives, a Master and a Slave. The Master drive connects to the con- nector on the end of the ribbon cable.
Setting Options & Constraints Don’t change the auto-detected settings unless you really know what you are doing. You can configure the CPU settings manually. Configuring CPU settings at variance with Intel’s specifications can damage the CPU and void the CPU warranty. ○ ○...
The mP4GL section has the same items. Power Installer: mP4G Main Screen You can automatically in- stall the required Intel chipset support by choos- ing “Auto Installation” or you can do all installations manually by choosing Manual Installation. Either...
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Manual Installation. Click on “Driver Installa- tion” and the Driver Installation screen will appear. Install the first two items for the Intel Chipset, Intel INF Driver and Intel IAA Driver, in sequence by clicking on them and following the install program instructions.
○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ USB 2.0 Support: The supplied USB 2.0 driver is for use with Win- dows 2000 and Windows XP. The driver does not support other versions of Windows.
○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ USB 2.0: USB 2.0 support is pro- vided for Windows 2000 and Windows XP. Under other operating systems the USB ports will func- tion as USB 1.1 ports. ○...
The CMOS Setup Utility’s Frequency/Voltage Setting sec- tion will automatically detect and configure whatever pro- cessors are installed. Manual configuration is also avail- able, but setting the Intel Pentium 4 processor to operat- ing parameters outside those specified can damage the CPU and void the warranty.
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○ ○ ○ mP4G/mP4G-U Motherboard Specifications Processor: Single processor for Intel 478 Pentium 4 Frontside Bus - 533Mhz System Bus - 133MHz Supports Pentium 4 Celeron, Willamette & Northwood processors Auto detects CPU type, external clock and multiplier CPU external clock adjustment at 1MHz/step in BIOS CMOS Setup Utility CPU Power: Follows VRM 9.0 specification...
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○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ General I/O: 2 Bus Master capable IDE connectors support up to Ultra DMA ATA100 IDE drives and ATAPI-compliant devices Floppy Controller for up to two drives Rear I/O Panel: PS/2 Keyboard, PS/2 Mouse, COM1 Serial Port, ECP/EPP Parallel Port, VGA Port, 3 USB Ports, LAN Jack, Mic, Line In &...
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○ ○ ○ mP4GL Motherboard Specifications Processor: Single processor for Intel 478 Pentium 4 Frontside Bus - 400Mhz System Bus - 100MHz Supports Pentium 4 Celeron processors Auto detects CPU type, external clock and multiplier CPU external clock adjustment at 1MHz/step by BIOS CMOS Setup Utility CPU Power: Follows VRM 9.0 specification...
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○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ General I/O: 2 Bus Master capable IDE connectors support up to Ultra DMA ATA100 IDE drives and ATAPI-compliant devices Floppy Controller for up to two drives Rear I/O Panel: PS/2 Keyboard, PS/2 Mouse, COM1 Serial Port, ECP/EPP Parallel Port, VGA Port, 3 USB Ports, LAN Jack, Mic, Line In &...
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