Albatron PX875P User Manual

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FCC Compliance Statement

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 expense. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a
particular installation.
CE Mark
The device is in accordance with 89/336 ECC-ENC Directive.
PX875P Series
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  • Page 1: Fcc Compliance Statement

    PX875P 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.
  • Page 2: Package Contents

    Do not touch the IC chips, leads, connectors or other components. Unplug the AC power when you install or remove any device on the mainboard. Package Contents PX875P PRO or PX875P mainboard IDE ATA 100 Cable FDC Cable USB Bracket (optional) SPDIF &...
  • Page 3: Operating System

    User Manual nabling 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 Technolog BIOS: A BIOS that supports HT Technology must be enabled...
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    UICK ONTENT ABLE ... 6 ONFIGURATION Layout of PX875P PRO... 6 Layout of PX875P ... 7 Layout of PX875P PRO V2.0 ... 8 Layout of PX875P V2.0... 9 ... 10 ARDWARE NSTALLATION Processor Installation ... 10 ory Installation... 11 k Panel Configuration... 13 Fron t Panel Indicator: SW/LED、PWRLED、SPEAKER...
  • Page 5: Chapter 1. Getting Started

    Southbridge chipset. It supports Intel of 400/ 533/ 800 MHz. The PX875P series provides 4 DIMM slots using 184 pin DDR SDRAM with a total capacity of up to 4GB. You can install “unbuffered/ non-ECC” or “unbuffered/ with ECC” DDR400/ 333/ 266 (PC3200/ 2700/ 2100) SDRAM to the DIMM sockets.
  • Page 6: Specification

    Southbridge Chip (ICH) – Intel ICH5 I/O Controller – Winbond W83627THF AC’97 Codec – Realtek ALC655 LAN Controller – 3COM 3C920 (PX875P PRO V1.0) Marvell MV8001 (PX875P PRO V2.0) DRAM Memory: Supports DDR400 (PC3200)/ DDR333 (PC2700)/ DDR266 (PC2100) SDRAM DIMMs...
  • Page 7: Flash Memory

    Supports IrDA Version 1.0 SIR Protocol with a maximum baud rate of up to 115.2 Kbps Supports SHARP ASK-IR Protocol with maximum baud rate of up to 57600 bps 3COM LAN Chip on board: (only for PX875P PRO V1.0) 10/ 100 Mbps Ethernet support Marvell LAN Chip on board: (only for PX875P PRO V2.0)
  • Page 8: Universal Serial Bus

    This mainboard contains a special feature called the “Watch Dog Timer” which is used to detect when the system is unable to handle over-clocking configurations during the POST stage. Once a problem is detected the system will reset the configurations and reboot the system after five seconds PX875P PRO/ PX875P...
  • Page 9: Quick Content Table

    Front USB Headers Clear CMOS Jumper Case Open Warning Function Sony/Philips Digital Interface Conn. S/PDIF CD-ROM Audio IN Header Front Panel Audio Header PC99 Color Codec Back Panel PX875P PRO/ PX875P Content Location DIMM 1、2、3、4 ATX_12V、ATX_ PWR PCI 1、2、3、4、5 CPUFAN、CHASFAN、AUXFAN SW/LED、PWRLED、SPEAKER IrDA USB2、USB3、USB4...
  • Page 10: Configuration

    Configuration Layout of PX875P PRO KB/MS USB/LAN PRT/COM CPUFAN SOUND AUXFAN PCI1 PCI2 3COM PCI3 PCI4 PCI5 CD-IN SPDIF FRONT AUDIO IrDA PX875P PRO/ PX875P ATX_12V Intel 82875P Intel USB4 ICH5 SATA2 SATA1 CHASFAN USB2 USB3 PWRLED SPEAKER ATX_PWR IDE2 IDE1...
  • Page 11: Layout Of Px875P

    Layout of PX875P KB/MS PRT/COM CPUFAN SOUND AUXFAN PCI1 PCI2 PCI3 PCI4 PCI5 CD-IN SPDIF IrDA FRONT AUDIO PX875P PRO/ PX875P ATX_12V Intel 82875P USB4 Intel ICH5 SATA2 SATA1 CHASFAN USB2 USB3 PWRLED SPEAKER ATX_PWR IDE2 IDE1 BAT1 CASE OPEN...
  • Page 12: Layout Of Px875P Pro V2.0

    Layout of PX875P PRO V2.0 KB/MS PRT/COM CPUFAN USB/LAN AUXFAN PCI1 Controller PCI2 PCI3 PCI4 PCI5 CD-IN SPDIF FRONT AUDIO PX875P PRO/ PX875P ATX_12V Intel 82875P Intel ICH5 CHASFAN USB2 USB3 IrDA SPEAKER ATX_PWR IDE2 IDE1 BAT1 CASE OPEN SATA2...
  • Page 13: Layout Of Px875P V2.0

    Layout of PX875P V2.0 KB/MS PRT/COM CPUFAN AUXFAN PCI1 PCI2 PCI3 PCI4 PCI5 CD-IN SPDIF IrDA FRONT AUDIO PX875P PRO/ PX875P ATX_12V Intel 82875P Intel ICH5 SATA2 SATA1 CHASFAN USB2 USB3 PWRLED SPEAKER ATX_PWR IDE2 IDE1 BAT1 CASE OPEN SW/LED...
  • Page 14: Hardware Installation

    ® This mainboard supports Intel Pentium system, we suggest you visit the Intel website and review the processor installation procedures. http://www.intel.com CPU Socket 478 Configuration Steps: 1. Locate the CPU socket on your mainboard and nudge the lever away from the socket. Then lift the lever to a 90-degree angle.
  • Page 15: Memory Installation

    M3 and DIMM4 share the other channel. Enabling dual channels can increase y r data access rates. BIOS S ocket 478 DIM M1 DIM M2 DIM M3 DIM M4 PX875P PRO/ PX875P KB /MS ATX_ 12V ATX_ PWR US B/LA N PR T/COM U1 2 CP UFA N...
  • Page 16: Ram Module Installation

    3. Lower the RAM module into the DIMM Slot and press firmly using both thumbs until the module snaps into place. 4. Repeat steps 1, 2 & 3 for the remaining RAM modules. * The pictures above are for reference only. PX875P PRO/ PX875P tween DIMM2 & DIMM4. DIMM3 DIMM4...
  • Page 17: Bac K Panel Configuration

    V2.0. These USB connectors are used to attach keyboards, mice and other USB devices. You can plug the USB devices directly into this connector. he PX875P PRO (V1.0 & V2.0) also provides a LAN po this connector.
  • Page 18: Audio Port Connectors

    This mainboard supports Super 5.1 Channel Audio effects which turns your standard Speaker Out, Lin In, Mic In audio connectors into a 6 channel audio system. See Appendix II for more information. PX875P PRO/ PX875P Printer Port COM1 COM2 llel interface.
  • Page 19: Fron T Panel Indicator: Sw/Led、Pwrled、Speaker

    A front panel speaker can be connected to this header. When you boot your computer, the speaker sounds a short “beep”. If there is something wrong during the Power On Self-Test, the speaker sounds “irregular beep” to warning you. PX875P PRO/ PX875P RLED、SPEAKER BIOS...
  • Page 20: Connectors

    SATA1/ SATA2 These SATA connectors support Serial ATA 150. These connectors only can connect to one serial ATA hard disk each. SATA1 SATA2 PX875P PRO/ PX875P BIOS S ocket 478 DIM M1 M M2 M M3...
  • Page 21: Headers & Jumpers

    USB ports that you can connect to ex The bracket will also have cables that you can extend to only for PX875P PRO V1.0) headers. * If you are using USB 2.0 devices with Windows 2000/ XP, you will need to install the USB 2.0 ®...
  • Page 22: Case Open

    Set JP1 to ON (1-2 closed). Connect the AC power cable and turn on your system. Reset your desired password. PX875P PRO/ PX875P our computer case is opened, your system will display computer case must be equipped with a “case open”...
  • Page 23: Audio Connectors

    If the jumper caps are in place, jumper cap 1 is on pin 5, pin 6 and jumper cap 2 is on pin 9, pin 10. If you do not intend to use the FRONT_AUDIO panel, do not remove the jumper caps. PX875P PRO/ PX875P Ground MIC_VREF...
  • Page 24 PX875P PRO/ PX875P S/PDIF Header: 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 capable o f delivering audio output and receiving audio input through the SPDIF hea der.
  • Page 25: Slots

    SOUN D Winbond W83627HF 3C OM L AN U2 1 F RO NT AU DI O CD -IN PX875P PRO/ PX875P BIOS S ocket 478 DIM M1 DIM M2 DIM M3 DIM M4 slot is designated as 32 bit. ATX_ 12V...
  • Page 26: Chapter 2. Bios Setup

    The PHOENIX-AWARD BIOS installed in your computer an industry standard BIOS. This means that it supports the BIOS of Intel his version of the PHOENIX-AWARD assword protection as well as special configurations for fine-tuning the system chipset. The defaults r the BIOS values contained in this document may vary slightly with the version installed in your stem.
  • Page 27 DRAM Support DDR (Double Data Rate) SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM) is supported. upported CPUs his PHOENIX-AWARD™ BIOS supports the Intel ey Function general, you can use the arrow keys to highlight items, press <Enter> to select, use the <PgUp> d <PgDn> keys to change entries, press <F1> for help and press <Esc> to quit. The following table rovides more detail about how to navigate within the BIOS Setup program.
  • Page 28: Main Menu

    Use the left/right arrow keys to select a particular configurat ion screen from the top menu bar or use the down arrow key to access and configure the information below. PX875P PRO/ PX875P PX875P PRO/ PX875P...
  • Page 29 Security sub menu. Base Memor Extended Memory Total Memory PX875P PRO/ PX875P Description Set the system date. Note that the ‘Day’ automatically changes when you se t the date. Set the current time of the system. Press <Enter> to enter the sub menu.
  • Page 30: Advanced Bios Features

    PX875P PRO/ PX875P Advanced BIOS Features Removable Device Priority Select removable device priority. Just like floppy, LS120, ZIP-100, USB-FDD and USB-ZIP. Hard Dis k 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.
  • Page 31: Typematic Rate Setting

    Options: 250 APIC Mode By enabling this option, “ version contr Options: Disabled、Enabled (default) PX875P PRO/ PX875P ctive. System perfor mance may degr eadi ng Technolong. And this item will allow y technology. Options: Disabled (default)、Enabled e booting. Th is will speed up the boot process.
  • Page 32: Mps Version Control For Os

    Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology is a technology that enables a PC to attempt to predict the possible failure of storage drives. Options: Disabled (default)、Enabled Intel OSB Logo Show This item allows you to show or hide the small LOGO EPA.
  • Page 33: Video Bios Cacheable

    DRAM mode. If you install the unbu select the DRAM mode. ptions: Non-ECC (default)、With-ECC PX875P PRO/ PX875P y the system. Options: 4、3、2 is set to “By SPD” and is automatically determined by the ROM addressed at F0000H-FFFFFH are cached, provided ns: Enabled (default), Disabled system error may result.
  • Page 34: Reset Configuration Data

    CI SLOT1- 5 his item allows you to select an IRQ address for PCI slot 1-5. ptions: Auto (default)、3、4、5、7、9、10、11、12、14、15 PX875P PRO/ PX875P efficiency can be increased about 3% - 5%. ptions, please make sure your memory DIMMs can be ation has caused such a serious conflict that the OS cannot Plug and Play compatible devices.
  • Page 35 The options that are available for this item e “CPU Host Frequency” BIOS field according to the table below. PX875P PRO/ PX875P ratio will be determined by the “CPU Clock Ratio” field. U clock ratio is not locked by the CPU manufacturer.
  • Page 36: Spread Spectrum

    ” setting and apply it to the formulas to arrive at your new frequencies. For example, if your factory default “CPU Host Frequency” w Frequency” to 133, your AGP, PCI and SRC frequencies will be as f PX875P PRO/ PX875P Available Options 2.66X、2.50X (Debug) Default (default)、2.00X、2.50X、...
  • Page 37 AGP Voltage. Options: Default (default)、Def ault + 0.1V DDR Voltage (Volt) his item allows you to adjust the RAM voltage. 、Default + 0.3V、Default + 0.2V、Default + 0.1V Options: Default (default) PX875P PRO/ PX875P...
  • Page 38: Integrated Peripherals

    IDE interface. Select “Disabled” to deactivate the interface if you are going to install a primary and/or secondary add-in IDE interface. Options: Enabled (default)、Disabled PX875P PRO/ PX875P herals r, mu ltiple commands, or multiple sector read/write.
  • Page 39 IDE drives and 2 SATA drives). Note: You cannot use “Enhanced” mode with Windows 98/ME/2000. It only support to install Windows want to boot from SATA device. (It’s restriction from Intel.) Select this option when you install SATA drives only. ®...
  • Page 40: Onboard Device

    Mode” field only. Options: SATA0 master, SATA1 master Onboard Device If you highlight the “INTEL OnChip PCI Device” label and then press the enter key, it will take you to a submenu with the following options: USB Controller his option should be enabled if your system has a USB port installed on the system board. You will eed to disable this feature if you add a higher performance controller.
  • Page 41: Onboard Lan Boot Rom

    UART M ode Sele his item allows you to select the Infra Red (IR) standard to be used. Options: Normal (default)、ASKIR、IrDA PX875P PRO/ PX875P trl key along with a hot key (fun ction key) to power on your ort 2...
  • Page 42: Ir Transmission Delay

    Select EPP port type 1.7 or 1.9. This field is only configurable if “Parallel Port Mode” or “ECP+EPP”. Options: EPP 1.9(default)、EPP 1.7 PX875P PRO/ PX875P ode permits transmission in only one direction at a time. Select” is set to “ASKIR” or “IrDA”.
  • Page 43: Ecp Mode Use Dma

    PX875P PRO/ PX875P ECP Mode Use DMA Select a DMA Channel for the parallel port when using the E CP mode. This field is only configurable if “Parallel Port Mode” is s et to “ECP”. Options: 3 (default)、1 Game Port Address (only for V1.0)
  • Page 44: Power Management

    There are three options of Power Management: 1. Min. Saving Minimum power management Suspend Mode = 1hour HDD Power Down = 15 minutes PX875P PRO/ PX875P rating system. Power on Suspend Suspend to RAM POS and STR system wakes up from the S3 suspend function.
  • Page 45: Video Off Method

    This determines the modem’s IRQ. Options: 3 (default)、4、5、7、9、10、11、NA. Suspend Mode This item allows you to select the suspend time under the ACPI operating system. Options: Disabled(default)、1Min、2Min、4Min、8Min、12Min、20Min、30Min、40Min、1Hour PX875P PRO/ PX875P cept for HDD Power cludes a “disable” option. modes, the “HDD Power Down” value and the...
  • Page 46: Hdd Power Down

    This field is only configurable hen “RTC Wake Up” is set to “E nabled”. PX875P PRO/ PX875P e system upon receiving an incoming call to modem device. d mode using a USB keyboard.
  • Page 47 Devices inclu imary IDE 0/ Primary IDE 1/ Secondary IDE 0/ Secondary IDE 1/ FDD,COM,LPT Port/ PCI PIRQ -D]#. Options: Disabled (default), Enab PX875P PRO/ PX875P ot up. This field is only configurable ed”.
  • Page 48: Hardware Monitor

    PX875P PRO/ PX875P Hardware Monitor Case Open W arning 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 syste...
  • Page 49: Load Defaults

    System Default Settings. oad System Turbo Settings oad System Turbo Settings. oad CMOS From BIOS oad defaults from flash ROM for systems without batteries. ave CMOS To BIOS ave defaults to flash ROM for systems without batteries. PX875P PRO/ PX875P...
  • Page 50: Exit Menu

    PX875P PRO/ PX875P Exit Menu 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...
  • Page 51: Chapter 3: Software Setup

    Place the Driver CD into the CD-R unch the Driver CD Installation Utility manually by executing the Intel.exe program located on the river CD. (For more details, please refer to the Readme.txt files that in each folder of the Driver.) ◎...
  • Page 52 Driver”, it will display the installation steps, please follow the description to complete the installation.) 3. If you click the “Intel USB 2.0 Driver” from the screen in step 2, it will display the screen as left. (Please follow the description to complete the installation.)
  • Page 53: Chapter 4: Troubleshooting

    Check the drive type in the standard CMOS setup. 2. Contact technical support. 3. Backing up the hard drive is extremely important. Make sure your periodically perform backups to avoid untimely disk crashes. PX875P PRO/ PX875P r supply does not turn on. se blown. ircuit breaker o r replace fuse.
  • Page 54 Problem 9: Screen goes blank periodically. Causes: Screen saver is enabled. Solutions: Disable screen saver. PX875P PRO/ PX875P rmat the hard drive. Re-install applications and displays and the system does not allow certain data irus intrusion o r disk failure.
  • Page 55 Missing operating system on hard drive. Causes: CMOS setup has been changed. Solutions: Run setup and select the correct drive type. Problem 15: Certain keys do not function. Causes: Ke ys jammed or defective. Solutions: Replace keyboard. PX875P PRO/ PX875P possible...
  • Page 56: Appendix I: Over Clocking

    Setup Utility and changing “DDR:CPU Ratio”, “CPU Clock Ratio” and “CPU Host Frequency”. Note that the FSB mu ltiplier for Intel based mainboards will always be fixed at 4. The AGP, PCI and SRC freque ncies are all determined by the BIOS setting AGP/ PCI/ SRC Speed Setting.
  • Page 57 PX875P PRO/ PX875P How to configure your new frequencies. As mentioned yo u must enter the BIOS Setup Utility in order to begin configuring overclocking parameters. After you reboot yo ur system, press the “Del” key when prompted to enter the BIOS Setup Utility.
  • Page 58 When you do increase the voltages, increase them onl PX875P PRO/ PX875P = current CPU Host Frequency / 1.5 = current CPU Host Frequency / 3...
  • Page 59 BIOS configurations which will allow your PX875P PRO/ PX875P . Agai n, it is not within the scope of this document to can find additional information on the Web.
  • Page 60 This example shows you how to overclock the CPU Internal Clock, DDR frequency and FSB frequency for an Intel based mainboard. Note that the options that are supplied with your version of the BIOS may vary slightly. The example is for reference only.
  • Page 61: Appendix Ii: Super 5.1 Channel Setup

    2. Click Speaker Test bu tton, you can see the screen like the pictures below. . Select the speaker which you want to test by clicking on it. 2 Channels PX875P PRO/ PX875P from the Windows screen. 4 Channels 6 Channels hich supports high quality 5.1 Channel au...
  • Page 62: Os To The Sata Hdd

    “Auto"or“Enhanced Mode"in the BIOS Setup Utility in order for all of the SATA and IDE devices to be visible. BIOS Setup Utility -> Integrated Peripherals “Enhanced Mode” or “Auto” PX875P PRO/ PX875P ® ws OS to the SATA HDD OnChip IDE Device A Port1 Mode”...

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