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User’ ’ ’ ’ s Manual s Manual User User s Manual s Manual SOCKET 478 SDR ATX Mainboard 845S 845S- - - - AV 845S 845S Version 3.x UM-845S-AV-E2 Rev 3.0V Creation Date: 31 December 2002 845S-AV MAINBOARD Page 1 Ver 3.x...
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1.2.1. The 845S-AV Mainboard The 845S-AV mainboard is a Pentium™ 4 SDR platform. It supports a maximum memory of 2GB and comes with 4 USB ports. Onboard it has six PCI slots and a 1x/2x/4x AGP slot (which only supports 1.5V AGP cards). The 845S-AV mainboard also comes with three fan connectors (for additional thermal protection) and three power supply connectors.
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3.3V PC-133 SDR SDRAM modules. A maximum memory of 3GB is supported. Expansion Slots The 845S-AV mainboard are equipped with six dedicated PCI slots and one (1.5V) 1x/2x/4x AGP slot. Onboard Audio Features Supports Microsoft DirectSound/ DirectSound 3D and AC97 Full Duplex.
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PCI Bus Master IDE Controller • Two PCI IDE interfaces support up to four IDE devices. • The 845S-AV mainboard supports ATA/33, ATA/66 and ATA/100 hard drives. • PIO Mode 3 and Mode 4 Enhanced IDE (data transfer rate up to 16.6MB/sec.).
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ACPI Ready The mainboard is designed to meet the ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) specification. ACPI has energy saving features that support OS Direct Power Management (OSPM) for round the clock PC operation. 845S-AV MAINBOARD Page 9 Ver 3.x...
PS/2 Keyboard Connector PS/2 KB PS/2 Mouse Connector PS/2 MS Serial Port 1 COM1 Serial Port 2 COM2 Parallel Port Universal Serial Port 1 USB1 Universal Serial Port 2 USB2 CN18 Game/Audio Port Audio/Game Page 10 845S-AV MAINBOARD Ver 3.x...
Note: Before you start installing your mainboard we strongly recommend that you use a grounded anti-static mat. We further recommend that you attach an anti-static wrist- band, which is grounded at the same location as the mat to your wrist. 845S-AV MAINBOARD Page 11 Ver 3.x...
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Important: The DIMM’s can only be fitted into the slots in one orientation. Make sure that the DIMM’s are in the correct orientation and the pins are cor- rectly aligned before you insert them. 845S-AV MAINBOARD Page 13 Ver 3.x...
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The mainboard comes with a 1.5V AGP slot. This slot is able to support 1x/2x and 4x (1X is 266 MB/s, 2X is 533 MB/s; and 4X pro- vides 1066 MB/s) AGP cards. Top View of an AGP Slot Page 14 845S-AV MAINBOARD Ver 3.x...
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CPU cooling fan in your Windows operating system. Top View of a Fan Connector Front View of a Fan Connector +12V DC Ground Fan Signal 845S-AV MAINBOARD Page 15 Ver 3.x...
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In order to use the WOL LAN card to trigger the power on the PC system, the switching power supply must have the ability to provide a driving current of at least 720 mA and be connected to a “5V standby” voltage. Page 16 845S-AV MAINBOARD Ver 3.x...
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USB connector. Top View of a USB Port Front View of a USB Port Ground 5V DC Data + Ground Data- Ground Data - Data+ Data+ Ground 5V DC Data– Ground 5V DC Ground 845S-AV MAINBOARD Page 17 Ver 3.x...
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Any read and write activity by the HDD will turn this LED on. 2.6.3. RS: Reset Button Connector If you connect this connector, you will be able to reset you computer by press- ing the reset button at the front of the chassis. Page 18 845S-AV MAINBOARD Ver 3.x...
CN 3 (COM 1) Type: 9 pin male One serial port is available for a mouse and COM 1 COM 2 other serial devices. (I/O addresses used are 3F8H/2F8H/3E8H/2E8H and IRQ3/IRQ4, selected by CMOS setup.) 845S-AV MAINBOARD Page 19 Ver 3.x...
“OPEN.” When a cap is inserted into the jumper it is known as a “SHORT.” Next page is an example of a short setting on a jumper. Page 20 845S-AV MAINBOARD Ver 3.x...
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Insert the jumper cap on Pin 2 and Pin 3 for 3 ~ 5 seconds. Pull out the jumper cap and replace it on Pin 1 and Pin 2. Turn your PC on and run the BIOS setup program. 845S-AV MAINBOARD Page 21 Ver 3.x...
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Hard Drive parameters. Move the selection bar to the IDE Hard Drive you want to configure. Press the "ENTER" key. If you select “AUTO” the system BIOS will detect the HDD type automatically. 845S-AV MAINBOARD Page 23 Ver 3.x...
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Video This field selects the type of primary video subsystem that is on your com- puter. The BIOS CMOS Setup Utility will automatically detect the correct video type (See next page for detailed options). Page 24 845S-AV MAINBOARD Ver 3.x...
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These fields allow you to decide the boot sequence of your bootable devices such as Floppy Drive, Hard Drive, CD ROM...etc Boot Other Device When this field is enabled you will be able Boot your computer from a another device, not your HDD or FDD. 845S-AV MAINBOARD Page 25 Ver 3.x...
If you enable this option then the typematic rate and the typematic delay can be selected. Typematic Rate This is the rate a character will repeat itself on the screen when you hold down a key. Page 26 845S-AV MAINBOARD Ver 3.x...
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When the DRAM is refreshed, both rows and columns are addressed sepa- rately. This setup allows you to determine the timing of the transition from Row Address Strobe (RAS) to Column Address Strobe (CAS). 845S-AV MAINBOARD Page 27 Ver 3.x...
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Host cycles that hit the aperture range are forwarded to the AGP without any translation. The default is 64MB. You may increase this memory when you need to have faster access for 3D graphics applications. Page 28 845S-AV MAINBOARD Ver 3.x...
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<D E>F On-Chip Primary PCI IDE/On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE These two options (option 1 and option 6) allows you to enable or disable the onboard IDE Interface. 845S-AV MAINBOARD Page 29 Ver 3.x...
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POWER ON Function The POWER ON Function allows you to select different ways to power on your PC System. Page 30 845S-AV MAINBOARD Ver 3.x...
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This Field allows you to select the IR half or full duplex function. Use IR Pins To determine the correct settings for the TxD and RxD signals of your IR pe- ripheral component, you need to consult the components manual. 845S-AV MAINBOARD Page 31 Ver 3.x...
This field allows you to select the I/O address for the onboard MIDI port. De- fault is 330. Midi Port IRQ This field allows you to select the IRQ for the onboard MIDI port. Default is 10. Page 32 845S-AV MAINBOARD Ver 3.x...
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, Video Off Method This field determines how a monitor is made blank. See the table on next page. 845S-AV MAINBOARD Page 33 Ver 3.x...
When Enabled, an event occurring on each device listed below will restart the global time for the standby mode. Primary IDE 0 Primary IDE 1 Secondary IDE 0 Secondary IDE 1 FDD, COM, LPT Port PCI PIRQ[A-D] Page 34 845S-AV MAINBOARD Ver 3.x...
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MPEG Card) which may not display color properly on your screen. “Enable” the setting in this field may correct this problem. Leave it “Disabled” as the default setting shown above if you are using the normal display card. 845S-AV MAINBOARD Page 35 Ver 3.x...
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This field shows you the speeds of the three cooling fans on the mainboard. Vcc Core This field and the fields below it show you the current system voltage Shutdown Temperature When the system reaches a certain maximum temperature the system will automatically shutdown. Page 36 845S-AV MAINBOARD Ver 3.x...
PCI slots. When there is no device present on some of the PCI connectors, the clock on the related PCI slot will be disabled to reduce the Electro-Magnetic Interference (EMI). Spread Spectrum When Spread Spectrum is enabled, the EMI radiation on this mainboard will be reduced. 845S-AV MAINBOARD Page 37 Ver 3.x...
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If the CMOS data is corrupted, or if you selected some CMOS settings and find that the PC system becomes very unstable, you should try to load the opti- mized default values first and then re-configure the BIOS. Page 38 845S-AV MAINBOARD Ver 3.x...
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Whenever you turn on the PC, it will request the user to enter the Password in order to boot up your system. Without the correct password, the PC system will stop and the operating system will not be loaded. 845S-AV MAINBOARD Page 39 Ver 3.x...
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2. When "System" is selected in Security Option: When you turn on your PC, you will be requested to enter the Password. With- out the correct password, the PC system will stop and the operation system will not be loaded. Page 40 845S-AV MAINBOARD Ver 3.x...
CMOS RAM. If you do not want to save any of the changes, or settings you selected in the BIOS SETUP utility, move the selection bar to the “EXIT WITHOUT SAVING” option. Press the “Enter” key. Then press “Y” 845S-AV MAINBOARD Page 41 Ver 3.x...
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