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USER'S MANUAL Intel P43 Express and ICH10 Chipset Based M/B for LGA775 Quad Core Ready Intel Core Processor Family MB Model: PXP43 (V2.0) Manual: Rev: 1.0 Release date: Sep 2009 , Trademark: * Specifications and Information contained in this documentation are furnished for information use only, and are subject to...
Environmental Protection Announcement Do not dispose this electronic device into the trash while discarding. To minimize pollution and ensure environment protection of mother earth, please recycle.
In addition, interface materials allow effective transfers of heat from the processor to the heat sink. For optimum heat transfer, Intel recommends the use of thermal grease and mounting clips to attach the heat sink to the processor.
Introduction of Intel P43 Express and ICH10 chipset based Motherboards Features of Motherboard The P43 Express and ICH10 chipset motherboard series are based on Intel P43 Express chipset and ICH10 chipsets technology which supports the innovative 45nm and 65nm Quad-Core, Dual-Core Intel®...
that the over-clocking may cause the failure in system reliability. This motherboard provides the guaranteed performance and meets the demands of the next generation computing. But if you insist to gain more system performance with variety possibilities of the components you choose, please be careful and make sure to read the detailed descriptions of these value added product features, please get them in the coming section.
Support Dual channel function PCI-Express x16 slot 2pcs Expansion PCI-Express x1 slot 2pcs Slot 32-bit PCI slot x 2pcs The Intel ICH10 supports six Serial ATA ports provide 3.0 Gb/sec data Integrated transfer rate. Serial ATA2 Integrated Gigabit LAN chip. Gigabit LAN Supports Fast Ethernet provide 10Mb/100Mb/ 1Gb /s data transfer rate.
(the different Hardware & Software configuration will result in different benchmark testing results.) System Configuration CPU Type: Intel Core 2 Duo E6550; Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Memory Type: Crucial DDR2 1066 2GB(1Gx2) Display Card: Geforce 8800GTX 768MB Hard Disk: WD WD5000AAKS SATA2 500GB OS: Microsoft Windows XP Professional 5.01.2600 Service Pack 2...
32-bit PCI Slots Front Panel Audio COM Connector Clear CMOS Button ATX 12V Power Conn. SYS FAN1 LGA775 Socket Intel P43 Express Chipset Intel ICH10 Chipset 8Mbit SPI Flash ROM BIOS 4-Pin PWR Connector Parallel Header IR Header Line- In...
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Jumpers Jumper JBAT CMOS RAM Clear Keyboard and USB Power On Enabled/Disabled USB Power On Enabled/Disabled Connectors Connector ATXPWR ATX12V USB fromUSB1,UL1 RJ45 LAN from UL1 AUDIO FLOPPY SATA1~SATA6 COM1 SPDIF_ Out 2 Headers Header FP_AUDIO SPEAKER, MIC header USB2, USB3/USB4 Front Panel USB Port Headers SPEAK PC Speaker header...
Hardware Installation WARNING! Turn off your power when adding or removing expansion cards or other system components. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both your motherboard and expansion cards. Hardware installation Steps Before using your computer, you had better complete the following steps: 1.
(2) Keyboard &Mouse &USB Power On function Enabled/Disabled: JP2 1-2 closed Power On Disable (3) USB Power On function Enabled/Disabled: JP3 1-2 closed USB Power On Disable (Default) Installing CPU 2-3-1 Glossary Chipset (or core logic) - two or more integrated circuits which control the interfaces between the system processor, RAM, I/O devises, and adapter cards.
2-3-2 About Intel LGA775 CPU This motherboard provides a 775-pin DIP, LGA775 Land Grid Array socket, referred to as the LGA775 socket supports Intel Pentium 4 processor in the 775 Pin package utilizes Flip-Chip Land Grid Array (FC-LGA) package technology.
2-3-3 LGA 775 CPU Installation Guide Please make sure that CPU socket is facing towards you and the level is on you left hand side. Press down the level and move it to the left side to make sure it is freed from the hook. Pick up the lode plate upwards about 100 degree to make sure it is moved upwards.
The heat sink and installation steps are for reference use only; Installation steps might differ depending on different heat sink models; Please use Intel original heat sink for better heat dissipation or other heat sinks that has pass Intel certification Different electric fans might require different installation operation so please read the instructions of the producers at first as reference to installation.
Installing Memory This motherboard provides four 240-pin DDR2 DUAL INLINE MEMORY MODULES (DIMM) socket for DDR2 memory expansion available from minimum memory volume of 128MB to maximum memory volume of 16GB DDR SDRAM . Valid Memory Configurations for DDR2 Bank Bank 0, 1 (DIMM1) Bank 2, 3 (DIMM2) Bank 4, 5 (DIMM3)
Expansion Cards 2-5-1 Procedure For Expansion Card Installation 1. Read the documentation for your expansion card and make any necessary hardware or software setting for your expansion card such as jumpers. 2. Remove your computer’s cover and the bracket plate on the slot you intend to use. 3.
2-5-3 PCI Express Slot The P43 Express chipset is based motherboard series offer two PCI-Express x16 graphics slots that support CrossFireX Mode. One PCI-Express2.0 x16@16lane graphics slot offers 8 Gbyte/sec data transfer rate at each relative direction which get 7 times of bandwidth more than AGP8X and up to 16Gbyte/sec concurrent bandwidth at full speed, the other PCI-Express 1.0a x16@4lane graphics slots deliver up to 2Gbyte/sec data transfer rate.These...
2-6 Connectors, Headers 2-6-1 Connectors Power Connector (24-pin block): ATXPWR ATX Power Supply connector: This is a new defined 24-pins connector that usually comes with ATX case. The ATX Power Supply allows using soft power on momentary switch that connect from the front panel switch to 2-pins Power On jumper pole on the motherboard.
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(2) ATX 12V Power Connector (8-pin block) : ATX12V This is a new defined 8-pin connector that usually comes with ATX Power Supply. The ATX Power Supply which fully supports LGA775 processor must including this connector for support extra 12V voltage to maintain system power consumption. Without this connector might cause system unstable because the power supply can not provide sufficient current for system.
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PS/2Mouse PS/2 Keyboard (8) Floppy drive Connector (34-pin block): FLOPPY This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable. After connecting the single plug end to motherboard, connect the two plugs at other end to the floppy drives. (9) Serial-ATA2 Port connectors: SATA1~SATA6 These connectors support the provided Serial ATA and Serial ATA2 IDE hard disk cable to connect the motherboard and serial ATA2 hard disk drives.
2-6-2 Headers (1) Line-Out/MIC Header for Front Panel (9-pin): FP_AUDIO These headers connect to Front Panel Line-out, MIC connector with cable. (2) USB Port Headers (9-pin): USB2/ USB3/USB4 These headers are used for connecting the additional USB port plugs. By attaching an option USB cable, your can be provided with two additional USB plugs affixed to the back panel.
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(8) FAN Headers: SYSFAN1, SYSFAN2 (3-pin), CPUFAN (4-pin) These connectors support cooling fans of 350mA (4.2 Watts) or less, depending on the fan manufacturer, the wire and plug may be different. The red wire should be positive, while the black should be ground. Please connect the fan’s plug to the board taking into consideration the polarity of connector.
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(11) Parallel Port Header (25-pin male): PARALLEL The onboard parallel port header is a 25-pin connector for connecting devices such as old-fashioned printer. (12) SPDIF_OUT header: HDMI_SPDIF The SPDIF output is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or compressed AC3 data to an external Dolby digital decoder.
2-7 Starting Up Your Computer 1. After all connection is made, close your computer case cover. 2. Be sure all the switch are off, and check that the power supply input voltage is set to proper position, usually in-put voltage is 220V∼240V or 110V∼120V depending on your country’s voltage used.
Introducing BIOS The BIOS is a program located on a Flash Memory on the motherboard. This program is a bridge between motherboard and operating system. When you start the computer, the BIOS program will gain control. The BIOS first operates an auto-diagnostic test called POST (power on self test) for all the necessary hardware, it detects the entire hardware device and configures the parameters of the hardware synchronization.
The Main Menu Once you enter AMI BIOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu (Figure 3-1) will appear on the screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from 12 setup functions and 2 exit choices. Use arrow keys to select among the items and press <Enter> to accept or enter the sub-menu. CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright(C)1985-2009 American Megatrends.
Standard BIOS Features The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into several categories. category includes no, one or more than one setup items. Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the <+> or <-> and numerical keyboard keys to select the value you want in each item.
System Memory This item will show information about the memory modules(s) installed. Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright(C)1985-2009 American Megatrends. Inc. Virus Warning CPU Feature Removable Drives Quick Power on self Test Boot Device Boot up Number Status ACPI MPS Revision Control for OS ↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select +/-/: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1:General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Optimized Defaults F7: Standard Defaults Virus Warning...
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright(C)1985-2009 American Megatrends. Inc. Limit CPU Maxval C1E Function Execute-Disabled Bit Capabili Enhanced Intel Speedstep Tec ↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select +/-/: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1:General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Optimized Defaults F7: Standard Defaults C1E Function This should be enabled in order to enabled or disable the “Enhanced Halt State”.
3-7-1 Onboard SATA Device CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright(C)1985-2009 American Megatrends. Inc. SATA#1 Configuration Configue SATA#as SATA#2 Configuration ↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select +/-/: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1:General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Optimized Defaults F7: Standard Defaults SATA#1 Configuration The optional settings are: Disabled; Compatible and Enhanced. Configure SATA#1 as Press Enter to select the SATA type.
3-7-3 Onboard Super IO Function CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright(C)1985-2009 American Megatrends. Inc. Onboard Floppy Controller Serial Port1 Address Serial Port2 Address Parallel Port Address Parallel Port Mode ↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select +/-/: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1:General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Optimized Defaults F7: Standard Defaults Serial Port1/2 Address This item allows BIOS to select serial port1/2 base address.
3-9 PnP/PCI Configurations CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright(C)1985-2009 American Megatrends. Inc. IRQ Resources PCI/VGA Palette Snoop ↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select +/-/: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1:General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Optimized Defaults F7: Standard Defaults PCI/VGA Palette Snoop This item is designed to overcome problems that can be caused by some non-standard VGA cards.
F5: Previous Values F6: Optimized Defaults F7: Standard Defaults CPU Clock Ratio: Sets the ratio between CPU Core clock and the FSB Frequency. Note: For cedermill and Prescott family CPUS, the setup option only available when Intel speed step technology is disabled. CPU PLL Select The optional settings are from 1.500V(Default)to 3.031V.
SB Core Select The optional settings are from 1.500V(Default)to 3.031V. CPU VTT Select The optional settings are from +1.91% to 120.09%. DRAM Voltage Select This item allows you to set DRAM voltage. Motherboards based on different chipset series have different voltage range. Host/PCI Clock at Next Boot This item allows user to set CPU/PCI clock frequency.
3-13 Load Standard Defaults /Load Optimized Defaults Load Standard Defaults When you press <Enter> on this item, you get a confirmation dialog box with a message similar to: Load Standard Defaults? 【OK】 Pressing <OK> loads the default values that are factory settings for stable performance system operations.
MY COMPUTER / double-click CD-ROM drive or click START / click RUN / type X:\INTEL.EXE (assuming X is your CD-ROM drive). The Intel P45 chipset driver only of Windows 2000/ Windows XP/ VISTA/ 7 Windows XP/ VISTA/ 7...
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From MENU you may make as selections: 1. INF install Intel INF chipset system driver 2. LAN install Gigabit Ethernet NIC Driver 3. SOUND install ALC883 HD Audio Codec driver 4. AHCI install Intel AHCI Driver 5. BROWSE CD to browse the contents of the CD...
4-5 How to Update BIOS Step 1. Prepare a bootable disk. (You may make one by click START click RUN type SYS click OK) Step 2. Download upgrade tools and the latest BIOS files of the motherboard from official website and then make a copy of it to your bootable disk after decompressing these files Step 3.
4-6 G.P.I FUNCTION LED Display All lights off. It means the motherboard in the G.P.I mode. CPU works with the low power consumption. One light on. It means that there are two phases PWM are supplying the power. The computer is in the mode of saving energy. Two lights on.
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