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- Page 1 EAX-945G EAX-945G2 ® ® ® ® Intel Pentium D / Pentium 4 / Celeron / Core™2 Duo ATX Main Board User’s Manual Ver. 1.00...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
How this guide is organized .............. vi Where to find more information ............vi Conventions used in this guide............vi Typography ....................vii EAX-945G specifications summary............viii EAX-945G specifications summary............ix EAX-945G2 specifications summary ............x EAX-945G2 specifications summary ............xi Product introduction Welcome! .................. - Page 3 PCI Express x1 ............1-21 1.8.5 PCI Express x16 ............1-21 Jumpers ..................1-22 1.10 Connectors .................. 1-23 1.10.1 EAX-945G Rear panel connectors ......1-23 1.10.2 EAX-945G2 Rear panel connectors ......1-23 1.10.3 Internal connectors ............1-25 BIOS Setup Introduction .................. 2-2 Entering Setup ................
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Page 4: Notices
Notices Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: • This device may not cause harmful interference, and • This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation. -
Page 5: Safety Information
Safety information Electrical safety • To prevent electrical shock hazard, disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet before relocating the system. • When adding or removing devices to or from the system, ensure that the power cables for the devices are unplugged before the signal cables are connected. -
Page 6: About This Guide
About this guide This user guide contains the information you need when installing and configuring the motherboard. How this guide is organized This manual contains the following parts: • Chapter 1: Product introduction This chapter describes the features of the motherboard and the new technology it supports. -
Page 7: Typography
Typography Bold text Indicates a menu or an item to select Italics Used to emphasize a word or a phrase <Key> Keys enclosed in the less-than and greater-than sign means that you must press the enclosed key Example: <Enter> means that you must press the Enter or Return key <Key1>+<Key2>+<Key3>... -
Page 8: Eax-945G Specifications Summary
EAX-945G specifications summary LGA775 socket for Intel ® Pentium ® D/ Pentium ® Celeron ® / Core™2 Duo processor Compatible with the Intel 05B/05A and 04B/ 04A ® processors Supports Intel ® Enhanced Memory 64 Technology (EM64T) Supports Enhanced Intel ®... - Page 9 EAX-945G specifications summary BIOS features 4 Mb Flash ROM, AMI BIOS, PnP, WfM2.0, DMI2.0, SM BIOS 2.3 Industry standard PCI 2.2, USB 2.0 Manageability WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, Chassis Intrusion Internal connectors 2 x USB 2.0 connectors for 4 additional USB 2.0 ports...
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Page 10: Eax-945G2 Specifications Summary
EAX-945G2 specifications summary LGA775 socket for Intel ® Pentium ® D/ Pentium ® Celeron ® / Core™2 Duo processor Compatible with the Intel 05B/05A and 04B/ 04A ® processors Supports Intel ® Enhanced Memory 64 Technology (EM64T) Supports Enhanced Intel ®... - Page 11 EAX-945G2 specifications summary BIOS features 4 Mb Flash ROM, AMI BIOS, PnP, WfM2.0, DMI2.0, SM BIOS 2.3 Industry standard PCI 2.2, USB 2.0 Manageability WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, Chassis Intrusion Internal connectors 2 x USB 2.0 connectors for 4 additional USB 2.0 ports 1 x CPU fan connector 1 x Chassis fan connector 1 x Power fan connector...
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Page 12: Product Introduction
This chapter describes the motherboard features and the new technologies it supports. duct introduction... -
Page 13: Welcome
Welcome! Thank you for buying an EAX-945G or EAX-945G2 motherboard! The motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technologies, making it another standout in the long line of quality motherboards! Before you start installing the motherboard, and hardware devices on it, check the items in your package with the list below. - Page 14 600 MHz (FSB 800) or 533 MHz (FSB 1066/800) to meet the higher bandwidth requirements of the latest 3D graphics, multimedia, and Internet applications. The dual-channel DDR2 architecture doubles the bandwidth of your system memory to boost system performance, eliminating bottlenecks with peak bandwidths of up to 8.5 GB/s. EAX-945G / EAX-945G2...
- Page 15 PCI Express™ interface The motherboard fully supports PCI Express, the latest I/O interconnect technology that speeds up the PCI bus. PCI Express features point-to-point serial interconnections between devices and allows higher clockspeeds by carrying data in packets. This high speed interface is software compatible with existing PCI specifications.
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Page 16: Before You Proceed
ON, in sleep mode, or in soft-off mode. This is a reminder that you should shut down the system and unplug the power cable before removing or plugging in any motherboard component. The illustration below shows the location of the onboard LED. SB_PWR Standby Powered Power Onboard LED EAX-945G / EAX-945G2... -
Page 17: Motherboard Overview
Motherboard overview Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it. Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard. Failure to do so can cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components. -
Page 18: Eax-945G Motherboard Layout
1.5.3 EAX-945G Motherboard layout EAX-945G / EAX-945G2... -
Page 19: Eax-945G2 Motherboard Layout
1.5.4 EAX-945G2 Motherboard layout Chapter 1: Product introduction... -
Page 20: Central Processing Unit (Cpu)
Installing the CPU To install a CPU: Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard. CPU Socket 775 Before installing the CPU, make sure that the socket box is facing towards you and the load lever is on your left. EAX-945G / EAX-945G2... - Page 21 Press the load lever with your thumb (A) and move it to the left (B) until it is released from the retention tab. PnP Cap Retention tab Load lever This side of the cam box should face you. To prevent damage to the socket pins, do not remove the PnP cap unless you are installing a CPU.
- Page 22 D or Intel Pentium 4 LGA77 ® processors with the Intel Enhanced Memory 64 Technology (EM64T), ® Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology (EIST), and Hyper-Threading Technology. Refer to the Appendix for more information on these CPU features. EAX-945G / EAX-945G2 1-11...
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Page 23: Installing The Cpu Heatsink And Fan
1.6.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan ® ® ® ® The Intel Pentium D / Pentium 4 / Celeron / Core™2 Duo LGA775 processor requires a specially designed heatsink and fan assembly to ensure optimum thermal condition and performance. •... - Page 24 CPU_FAN. CPU_FAN CPU FAN PWM CPU FAN IN CPU FAN PWR CPU fan connector Do not forget to connect the CPU fan connector! Hardware monitoring errors can occur if you fail to plug this connector. EAX-945G / EAX-945G2 1-13...
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Page 25: Uninstalling The Cpu Heatsink And Fan
1.6.3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan To uninstall the CPU heatsink and fan: Disconnect the CPU fan cable from the connector on the motherboard. Rotate each fastener counterclockwise. Pull up two fasteners at a time in a diagonal sequence to disengage the heatsink and fan assembly from the motherboard. - Page 26 Rotate each fastener clockwise to reset the orientation. Narrow end of the groove The narrow end of the groove should point outward after resetting. (The photo shows the groove shaded for emphasis.) EAX-945G / EAX-945G2 1-15...
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Page 27: System Memory
System memory 1.7.1 Overview The motherboard comes with four Double Data Rate 2 (DDR2) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets. A DDR2 module has the same physical dimensions as a DDR DIMM but has a 240-pin footprint compared to the 184-pin DDR DIMM. DDR2 DIMMs are notched differently to prevent installation on a DDR DIMM socket. -
Page 28: Ddr2 Qualified Vendors List
D6408TE7BL-37 E5108AB-5C-E 256MB Kingston E5116AB-5C-E HYB18T512160AC-3.7 512MB Kingston HY5PS56821F-C4 ELPIDA E5108AB-5C-E 512MB Hynix HYMP564U648-C4 HY5PS12821F-C4 512MB Hynix HY5PS1282AFP-C3 HYMP564U64AP8-C3 1024MB Hynix HYMP512U648-C4 HY5PS12821FP-C4 512MB ELPIDA EBE51UD8ABFA-5C ELPIDA E5108AB-5C-E 1024MB ELPIDA EBE11UD8ABFA-5C-E ELPIDA E5108AB-5C-E • • • EAX-945G / EAX-945G2 1-17... - Page 29 DDR2 667 Qualified Vendors List DIMM support Size Vendor Model Brand Side(s) Component 512MB Hynix HYMP564U64AP8-Y5 Hynix HY5PS12821AFP-Y5 1024MB Hynix HYMP512U64AP8-Y4 Hynix HY5PS12821AFP-Y4 512MB Hynix HYMP564U64AP8-Y4 Hynix HY5PS12821AFP-Y4 256MB MICRON MT8HTF3264AY-667B5 MICRON 4SB42D9CZM 256MB MICRON MT8HTF3264AY-667B6 MICRON 5FB42D9DPN 512MB Infineon HYS64T64000HU-3S-A Infineon HYB18T512800AF3S...
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Page 30: Installing A Dimm
DIMM. Support the DIMM lightly with your fingers when pressing the retaining clips. The DIMM might get damaged when it flips out with extra force. DDR2 DIMM notch Remove the DIMM from the socket. EAX-945G / EAX-945G2 1-19... -
Page 31: Expansion Slots
Expansion slots In the future, you may need to install expansion cards. The following sub-sections describe the slots and the expansion cards that they support. Make sure to unplug the power cord before adding or removing expansion cards. Failure to do so may cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components. -
Page 32: Pci Slots
This motherboard supports PCI Express x1 network cards, SCSI cards and other cards that comply with the PCI Express specifications. The figure shows the type of network card that can be installed on the PCI Express x1 slot. EAX-945G / EAX-945G2 1-21... -
Page 33: Jumpers
Jumpers Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC) This jumper allows you to clear the Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM in CMOS. You can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data. The onboard button cell battery powers the RAM data in CMOS, which include system setup information such as system passwords. -
Page 34: Connectors
1.10 Connectors 1.10.1 EAX-945G Rear panel connectors 1.10.2 EAX-945G2 Rear panel connectors PS/2 mouse port (green). This port is for a PS/2 mouse. Parallel port. This 25-pin port connects a parallel printer, a scanner, or other devices. LAN (RJ-45) port. This port allows Gigabit connection to a Local Area Network (LAN) through a network hub. - Page 35 Line In port (light blue). This port connects a tape, CD, DVD player, or other audio sources. Line Out port (lime). This port connects a headphone or a speaker. In 4-channel, 6-channel, and 8-channel configuration, the function of this port becomes Front Speaker Out.
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Page 36: Internal Connectors
Jumper Select Mode - use this mode to select the operating mode by hard disk drive jumper. No. of drives Drive type Drive jumper Cable connector With OS Master With OS Master black or gray Without OS Slave EAX-945G / EAX-945G2 1-25... - Page 37 IDE connector Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1, SATA2, SATA3, SATA4) These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk drives. ® ® Install the Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 or the Windows XP Service Pack1 or later before using Serial ATA.
- Page 38 Do not forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors. Insufficient air flow inside the system may damage the motherboard components. These are not jumpers! DO NOT place jumper caps on the fan connectors. Fan connectors EAX-945G / EAX-945G2 1-27...
- Page 39 Digital Audio connector (4-1 pin SPDIF_OUT) This connector is for the S/PDIF audio module to allow digital sound output. Connect one end of the S/PDIF audio cable to this connector and the other end to the S/PDIF module. Digital audio connector The S/PDIF out module is purchased separately.
- Page 40 +5 Volts +5V Standby +5 Volts Power OK -5 Volts Ground Ground GND +12V DC +5 Volts Ground Ground Ground +5 Volts PSON# Ground Ground +3 Volts -12 Volts +3 Volts +3 Volts ATX power connectors EAX-945G / EAX-945G2 1-29...
- Page 41 Optical drive audio connector (4-pin CD) This connector is for the 4-pin audio cable that connects to the audio connector at the back of the optical drive. CD audio connector Enable the CD-IN function in the audio utility when using this connector.
- Page 42 By default, the pins labeled “Chassis Signal” and “Ground” are shorted with a jumper cap. Remove the jumper caps only when you intend to use the chassis intrusion detection feature. CHASSIS (Detault) Chassis Signal +5VSB_MB pin 1 Chassis intrusion connector EAX-945G / EAX-945G2 1-31...
- Page 43 13. System panel connector (10-1 pin F_PANEL) This connector supports several chassis-mounted functions. System panel connector The sytem panel connector is color-coded for easy connection. Refer to the connector description below for details. • Power/Soft-off button (Black 2-pin PWRSW) This connector is for the system power button. Pressing the power button turns the system ON or puts the system in SLEEP or SOFT-OFF mode depending on the BIOS settings.
- Page 44 (default value), RS422 or RS485. COM2RS3 DDCD2# RRXD2 COM2X1 COM2X2 TXD485- TXD485+ COM2RS4 TTXD2 DDCD2# COM2X3 COM2X4 RXD485+ RXD485- COM2RS RXD485 RXD422 RXD2 RXD232 RS232 RS422 RS485 COM2RS3 COM2RS4 COM2RS COM3 and COM4 only support RS232. EAX-945G / EAX-945G2 1-33...
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Page 45: Bios Setup
This chapter tells how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided. BIOS setup... -
Page 46: Introduction
Introduction Award’s BIOS ROM has a built-in setup program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This type of information is stored in battery backed-up memory (CMOS RAM) so that it retains the setup information when the power is turned off. -
Page 47: Standard Cmos Setup
EGA, VGA, SVGA, or PGA monitor adapters. CGA 40: • Color Graphics Adapter, power up in 40 column mode. • CGA 80: Color Graphics Adapter, power up in 80 column mode. • MONO: Monochrome adapter, includes high resolution monochrome adapters. EAX-945G / EAX-945G2... - Page 48 2.3.6 Halt On This category determines whether system start-up will halt or not when an error is detected during power up. The options are: No Errors/All Errors/All, But Keyboard/All, But Diskette/All, But Disk/Key 2.3.7 Memory This category displays base memory, extended memory, and total memory detected during POST (Power On Self Test).
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Page 49: Advanced Bios Features
The “Advanced BIOS Features” screen appears when choosing the “Advanced BIOS Features” item from the “Initial Setup Screen” menu. It allows the user to configure the EAX-945G or EAX-945G2 according to his particular requirements. Below are some major items that are provided in the Advanced BIOS Features screen. -
Page 50: Virus Warning
2.4.3 Virus Warning Enables or disables the virus warning. 2.4.4 CPU L1 & L2 Cache Enabling this feature speeds up memory access. The commands are “Enabled” or “Disabled.” 2.4.5 Hyper-Threading Technology While using a CPU with Hyper-Threading technology, you can select “Enabled”... -
Page 51: Security Option
Simply press <Enter> to disable security. When security is disabled, the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely. 2.4.17 APIC Mode This setting allows you to enable the APIC mode. The choices are “Disabled” or “Enabled.” EAX-945G / EAX-945G2... -
Page 52: Advanced Chipset Features
“Initial Setup Screen” menu, the screen below will be displayed. This sample screen contains the manufacturer’s default values for the EAX-945G and EAX-945G2, as shown in Figure 2-4: Figure 2.4: Advanced chipset features screen Note: DRAM default timings have been carefully chosen and should ONLY be changed if data is being lost. -
Page 53: System Memory Frequency
2.5.10 PEG/Onchip VGA Control The selections are “Auto”, “Onchip VGA” or “PEG Port”. 2.5.11 On-Chip Frame Buffer Size The On-Chip Frame Buffer Size can be set to 1 MB or 8 MB. This memory is shared with the system memory. EAX-945G / EAX-945G2... - Page 54 2.5.12 DVMT Mode Use this field to select the memory to allocate for video memory. The choices are “Fixed”, “DVMT” and “BOTH”. 2.5.13 DVMT/Fixed Memory Size Specify the size of DVMT/system memory to allocate for video memory. 2-10 Chapter 2: BIOS setup...
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Page 55: Integrated Peripherals
Figure 2.6: On-Chip IDE Device 2.6.1 IDE HDD Block Mode If your IDE hard drive supports block mode select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block read/writes per sector the drive can support. EAX-945G / EAX-945G2 2-11... - Page 56 2.6.2 IDE DMA Transfer Access Use this field to enable or disable IDE DMA transfer access. 2.6.3 On-Chip IDE Device IDE Primary Master/Slave PIO/UDMA Mode (Auto). The channel has both a master and a slave, making four IDE devices possible. Because two IDE devices may have a different Mode timing (0, 1, 2, 3, 4), it is necessary for these to be independent.
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Page 57: Usb Controller
Options are “Enabled” and “Disabled”. Select “Disabled” if you don’t want to use onboard LAN controller1. 2.6.13 Onboard LAN2 Control Options are “Enabled” and “Disabled”. Select Disabled if you don’t want to use the onboard LAN controller2. EAX-945G / EAX-945G2 2-13... -
Page 58: Onboard Fdc Controller
Figure 2.8: Super I/O Device 2.6.14 POWER ON Function This feature allows you to wake up the system using any of the listed options. The selections are “Hot KEY”, “Mouse Left”, “Mouse Right”, “Any KEY” and “BUTTON ONLY”. 2.6.15 Hot Key Power On Awaken the system by pressing the hot key button. -
Page 59: Onboard Parallel Port
“Former-Sts” returns the system to the status before power failure. 2.6.24 Onboard Serial Port 3/4 The settings are “3E8” and “2E8” for the on-board serial connector. 2.6.25 Serial Port 3/4 use IRQ The settings are “IRQ3”, “IRQ4”, “IRQ5”, “IRQ7”, “IRQ10” and “IRQ11”. EAX-945G / EAX-945G2 2-15... -
Page 60: Power Management Setup
2.7 Power Management Setup The power management setup controls the single board computer's “green” features to save power. The following screen shows the manufacturer’s defaults. Figure 2.9: Power management setup screen (1) Figure 2.9: Power management setup screen (2) 2-16 Chapter 2: BIOS setup... -
Page 61: Acpi Function
Use this to select the method to turn off the video. The choices are “Blank Screen”, “V/H SYNC+ Blank”, and “DPMS”. 2.7.7 Video Off In Suspend When the system is in suspend mode, the video will turn off. The choices are “No” and “Yes”. EAX-945G / EAX-945G2 2-17... -
Page 62: Suspend Mode
2.7.8 Suspend Type The choices are “Stop Grant” and “PwrOn Suspend”. 2.7.10 Suspend Mode Please refer to 2.7.5 2.7.11 HDD Power Down Select “1-15 mins” to enable HDD Power Down mode between 1 to 15 mins. Select “Disabled” to disable HDD Power Down function. 2.7.12 Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN If you choose “Instant-Off”, then pushing the ATX soft power switch but- ton once will switch the system to “system off”... -
Page 63: Pnp/Pci Configurations
This is set to “Disabled” by default. 2.8.5 Maximum Payload Size This allows you to set the maximum TLP payload size for PCI Express devices. The options are [128 bytes], [256 bytes], [512 bytes], [1024 bytes], [2048 bytes], and [4096 bytes]. EAX-945G / EAX-945G2 2-19... -
Page 64: Pc Health Status
2.9 PC Health Status Figure 2.11: PC Health Status Screen 2.9.1 Current System Temperature This shows you the current temperature of system. 2.9.2 Current CPU Temperature This shows the current CPU temperature. 2.9.3 SYSTEM FAN1 Speed This shows the current System FAN operating speed. 2.9.4 CPU FAN Speed This shows the current CPU FAN operating speed. -
Page 65: Frequency / Voltage Control
This is achieved by varying the frequency slightly so that the signal does not use any particular frequency for more than a moment. The choices are “Disabled” and “Enabled”. EAX-945G / EAX-945G2 2-21... -
Page 66: Password Setting
2.11 Password Setting Follow these steps to change the password. Choose the “Set Password” option from the “Initial Setup Screen” menu and press <Enter>. The screen displays the following mes- sage: Please Enter Your Password Press <Enter>. If the CMOS is good and this option has been used to change the default password, the user is asked for the password stored in the CMOS.
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