Intel Computer Hardware PXP43 User Manual

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

change at any time without notice, and should not be construed as a commitment by manufacturer.

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TABLE OF CONTENT

USER’S NOTICE.....................................................................................................................iii

MANUAL REVISION INFORMATION ..............................................................................iii

COOLING SOLUTIONS........................................................................................................iii

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION OF P43 EXPRESS AND ICH10 MOTHERBOARDS

1-1 FEATURES OF MOTHERBOARD .................................................................................... 1

1-1.1 SPECIAL FEATURES OF MOTHERBOARD.................................................... 2

1-2 SPECIFICATION.................................................................................................................. 3

1-3 PERFORMANCE LIST........................................................................................................ 4

1-4 LAYOUT DIAGRAM ........................................................................................................... 5

CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION

2-1 HARDWARE INSTALLATION STEPS............................................................................. 7

2-2 CHECKING MOTHERBOARD'S JUMPER SETTING .................................................. 7

2-3 INSTALL CPU....................................................................................................................... 8

2-3-1

GLOSSARY............................................................................................................. 8

2-3-2 ABOUT INTEL LGA775 CPU............................................................................ 9

2-3-3

2-3-4

LGA 775 CPU INSTALLATION GUIDE............................................................. 10

INTEL REFERENCE THERMAL SOLUTION ASSEMBLY ........................... 11

2-4 INSTALLING MEMORY .................................................................................................... 12

2-5 EXPANSION CARD ............................................................................................................. 13

2-5-1

2-5-2

2-5-3

PROCEDURE FOR EXPANSION CARD INSTALLATION............................ 13

ASSIGNING IRQ FOR EXPANSION CARD...................................................... 13

PCI-EXPRESS SLOT.............................................................................................. 14

2-6 CONNECTORS, HEADERS................................................................................................ 15

2-6-1

2-6-2

CONNECTORS....................................................................................................... 15

HEADERS ............................................................................................................... 18

2-7 STARTING UP YOUR COMPUTER ................................................................................. 21

CHAPTER 3 INTRODUCING BIOS

3-1 ENTERING SETUP .............................................................................................................. 22

3-2 GETTING HELP................................................................................................................... 22

3-3 THE MAIN MENU................................................................................................................ 23

3-4 STANDARD BIOS FEATURES........................................................................................... 24

3-5 ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES.......................................................................................... 25

3-5-1 CPU FEATURES................................................................................................... 26

3-6 ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES.................................................................................. 26

3-7 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS ......................................................................................... 26

3-7-1

3-7-2

3-7-3

ONBOARD SATA DEVICE................................................................................. 27

ONBOARD DEVICE FUNCTION....................................................................... 27

SUPER IO FUNCTION......................................................................................... 28

3-8 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP ..................................................................................... 28

3-9 PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION............................................................................................... 29

3-10 PC HEALTH STATUS.......................................................................................................... 29

3-10-1 SMART FAN CONFIGURATION ...................................................................... 30

3-11 Miscellaneous Control.......................................................................................................... 30

3-12 PASSWORD SETTING....................................................................................................... 31

3-13 LOAD STANDARD /OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS.............................................................. 32

3-14 SAVE CHNGES AND EXIT/DISCARD AND EXIT ........................................................ 32

CHAPTER 4 DRIVER & FREE PROGRAM INSTALLATION

4-1 INF: INSTALL INTEL INF CHIPSET SYSTEM DRIVER............................................. 35

4-2 LAN: GIGABIT ETHERNET LAN DRIVER.................................................................... 36

4-3 SOUND: INSTALL ALC883 HD AUDIO CODEC DRIVER ......................................... ..37

4-4 AHCI: INSTALL INTEL AHCI DRIVER.......................................................................... 38

4-5 HOW TO UPDATE BIOS..................................................................................................... 39

4-6 G.P.I FUNCTION LED DISPLAY ....................................................................................... 40

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USER’S NOTICE

MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARES DESCRIBED IN IT MAY BE

REPRODUCED, TRANSMITTED OR TRANSLATED INTO ANY LANGUAGE IN ANY FORM OR

BY ANY MEANS WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE MANUFACTURER.

THIS MANUAL CONTAINS ALL INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR THE UTILIZATION OF P43

EXPRESS INTEL EDITION MOTHER-BOARDS TO MEET THE USER’S REQUIREMENTS. BUT

IT WILL CHANGE, CORRECT AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE. MANUFACTURER PROVIDES

THIS MANUAL “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, AND WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR

ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING

DAMANGES FOR LOSS OF PROFIT, LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF USE OF DATA,

INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE).

PRODUCTS AND CORPORATE NAMES APPEARING IN THIS MANUAL MAY OR MAY NOT BE

REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OR COPYRIGHTS OF THEIR RESPECTIVE COMPANIES, AND

THEY ARE USED ONLY FOR IDENTIFICATION OR EXPLANATION AND TO THE OWNER’S

BENEFIT, WITHOUT INTENT TO INFRINGE.

Manual Revision Information

Item Checklist

P43+ICH10 Chipset based Motherboard

User’s Manual

cable package

CD for motherboard utilities

I/O Back Panel Shield

Intel Core Processor Family

Cooling Solutions

As processor technology pushes to faster speeds and higher performance, thermal management

becomes increasingly crucial while building computer systems. Maintaining the proper thermal

environment is the key to reliable, long-term system operation. The overall goal in providing the

proper thermal environment is keeping the processor below its specified maximum case temperature.

Heat sinks induce improved processor heat dissipation through increased surface area and

concentrated airflow from attached fans. 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.

When selecting a thermal solution for your system, please refer to the website below for collection of

heat sinks evaluated and recommended by Intel for use with Intel processors. Note, those heat sinks

are recommended for maintaining the specified Maximum T case requirement. In addition, this

collection is not intended to be a comprehensive listing of all heat sinks that support Intel processors.

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Chapter 1

Introduction of Intel P43 Express and ICH10 chipset based Motherboards

1-1

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® Core 2 Quad, Core 2 Duo processors, Intel® Pentium Dual Core, Intel®

Celeron Dual Core Conroe processors and Intel® Celeron 400 Conroe-L processors.

The P43 Express and ICH10 chipset Based motherboard series deliver the revolutionary levels

of performance enabling vivid, high-definition experiences and multi-tasking responsiveness

from state-of-the-art Intel dual-core and quad-core technologies and AMD CrossFireX

Technology through the high bandwidth of dual channel DDR2 800 / 667MHz system

memories which are expandable to 16GB and the next generation PCI Express interface for

the latest graphics cards from both AMD and NVIDIA. The P43 Express and ICH10 chipset

motherboard series are absolutely the ultimate solution for game enthusiasts and applications,

and it also meets the demanding usage of computing of gaming, multimedia entertainment

and business applications.

The INTEL P43 Express and ICH10 chipset motherboard series are embedded with ICH10

chipset of providing six serial ATA2 interface of 3.0 Gb / s data transfer rate for six serial

ATA devices.

The P43 Express and ICH10 chipset based motherboard provides gigabit LAN function by using

Gigabit LAN chip which supports 10M / 100M / 1Gbps data transfer rate. Embedded



8-channel ALC883 HD CODEC is fully compatible with Sound Blaster Pro standards that

offer you with the home cinema quality and absolutely software compatibility.

The P43 Express chipset 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

two graphics slots are fully compatible with the latest AMD CrossFireX Technology and

avoid the possible CrossFireX installation error. Two PCI Express1.0a x1 I/O slots offer

512Mbyte/sec concurrently, over 3.5 times more bandwidth than PCI at 133Mbye/sec,

tackling the most demanding multimedia tasks nowadays. Two 32-bit PCI slots guarantee the

rich connectivity for the I/O of peripherals.

Embedded USB controllers as well as capability of expanding to 10 of USB2.0 functional

ports delivering 480Mb/s bandwidth of rich connectivity, these motherboards meet the future

USB demands which are also equipped with hardware monitor function on system to monitor

and protect your system and maintain your non-stop business computing.

Some special features---CPU Thermal Throttling/ CPU Smart Fan/ CPU Vcore X-shift/

DIY Clear/OC-CON /G.P.I. Function/WI-FI Technology in this motherboard are designed

for power user to use the over-clocking function in more flexible ways. But please be caution

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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.

1-1.1 Special Features of motherboard

CPU Thermal Throttling Technology--- (The CPU Overheat Protection Technology)

To prevent the increasing heat from damage of CPU or accidental shutdown while at high

workload, the CPU Thermal Throttling Technology will force CPU to enter partially idle

mode from 87.5% to 12.5% according to preset CPU operating temperature in BIOS (from 40

℃ to 90℃). When the system senses the CPU operating temperature reaching the preset

value, the CPU operating bandwidth will be decreased to the preset idle percentage to cool

down the processor. When at throttling mode the beeper sound can be optionally selected to

indicate it is working.

CPU Smart Fan--- The Noise Management System

It’s never been a good idea to gain the performance of your system by sacrificing its acoustics.

CPU Smart Fan Noise Management System is the answer to control the noise level needed for

now-a-day’s high performance computing system. The system will automatically increase the

fan speed when CPU operating loading is high, after the CPU is in normal operating condition,

the system will low down the fan speed for the silent operating environment. The system can

provide the much longer life cycle for both CPU and the system fans for game use and

business requirements.

CPU Vcore X-Shift--- Shift to Higher Performance

The CPU voltage can be adjusted up by 64 stages for the precisely over-clocking of extra

demanding computing performance.

DIY Clear

The CMOS Button is to facilitate the clear COMS process for power user overclocking

function. The user can easily clear or restore COMS settings by pressing down the button,

without taking trouble to remove the case and locate the jumper for clear CMOS.

OC-CON---High-polymer Solid Electrolysis Aluminum Capacitors (Optional, for HI04

series only)

The working temperature is from 55 degrees Centigrade below zero to 125 degrees

Centigrade, OC-CON capacitors possess superior physical characteristics that can be while

reducing the working temperature between 20 degrees Centigrade each time, intact extension

10 times of effective product operation lives, at not rising degrees Centigrade of working

temperatures each time a relative one, life of product decline 10% only too.

G.P.I Function—(Green power indicator function)

G.P.I is a technology with remarkable power saving function: when you are using a computer

with G.P.I mode turned on, you save averagely 10.5w in power consumption in the whole

process than normal computer without G.P.I technology.

WI-FI Technology

WIFI--Full name is wireless Fidelity. It has been used in notebook, mobile phone, PDA,

digital cameras and Mobile Terminals widely. With WIFI. We do not need to worry about the

speed and high spending when we are dialing long-distance calls, browsing web pages,

receiving and sending E-mails, loading music, delivering digital photos.

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1-2

Specification

Spec

Description

Design

z ATX form factor 4 layers PCB size: 30.5x22.0cm

z Intel P43 Express Chipset

z Intel ICH10 chipset

Chipset

z Support 45nm and 65nm Quad-Core, Dual-Core Intel® Core 2 Quad,

Core 2 Duo processors, Intel® Pentium Dual Core, Intel® Celeron Dual

Core Conroe processors and Intel® Celeron 400 Conroe-L processors

775-Land LGA Package utilizes Flip-Chip Land Grid Array (FCLGA)

package processor

CPU Socket

LGA775

z Support FSB Frequency 800/1066/1333MHz

z DDR2 Module socket x 4

Memory

Socket

z Support 4 pcs DDR2 667 /DDR2 800MHz DDR2 modules expandable

to 16GB

z Support Dual channel function

z PCI-Express x16 slot 2pcs

z PCI-Express x1 slot 2pcs

z 32-bit PCI slot x 2pcs

Expansion

Slot

z The Intel ICH10 supports six Serial ATA ports provide 3.0 Gb/sec data

Integrated

Serial ATA2

transfer rate.

z Integrated Gigabit LAN chip.

Gigabit LAN

z Supports Fast Ethernet provide 10Mb/100Mb/ 1Gb /s data transfer rate.

z Realtek ALC883 8-channel HD Audio Codec integrated

8CH-Audio z Support 8-channel 3D surround & Positioning Audio

z Audio driver and utility included

BIOS

z 8MB Flash ROM

z PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse connectors

z Floppy disk drive connector x1

z SATA Connector x6

z SPDIF_OUT connector x1

z HDMI_SPDIF header x1/IR header

z USB2.0 port x 4 and headers x3

z RJ-45 LAN connector x1

z Serial port connector x1

Multi I/O

z Parallel header x1

z WI-FI header x1

z Audio connectorx1 (8-CH Audio)

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1-3

Performance List

The following performance data list is the testing result of some popular benchmark testing

programs. These data are just referred by users, and there is no responsibility for different

testing data values gotten by users (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

BIOS Rev.: PXP43

Intel Core 2 Duo E6550

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400

Performance

3DMark 06

Default

SM 2.0

10474

4872

5220

2135

0.673

1.084

12031

5401

5570

2838

0.895

1.439

SM 3.0 /HDR

CPU

CPU Test 1

CPU Test 2

CINEBENCH R10

Single CPU

Multiple CPU

OpenGL

2395

4624

5672

3293

6362

6500

Super PI / Mod1.5

1M Test

4M Test

21.656

15.469

154.672

126.984

Sandra 2005 /CPU

ALU

FPU

28155

7094

36367

9857

SSE2

10468

61403

69518

15131

78647

89813

Integer

Floating

EVEREST 2006

Memory Read

Memory Write

Memory Copy

7658

6040

7107

7101

6816

66.1

7002

72.7

Memory Latency

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Layout Diagram

Line- In

RJ-45 LAN

CEN/BASS

COM Connector

SPDIF-OUT

PS/2Mouse

Line Out

Surrback

(Green)

PS/2 Keyboard

（Purple）

Surround

Clear CMOS

MIC-IN

USB

Button

CPU FAN

PS2 KB/Mouse Port

SPDIF_OUT

ATX 12V Power Conn.

Clear CMOS Button

PWS_LED3,4

COM Port

DDR2 667/800 DIMM1,2,3，4

SYS FAN1

ATX Power Connector

USB Connector .

R-J45 Over USB Conn.

Audio Connector

LGA775 Socket

Intel P43 Express

Chipset

Floppy Connector

Power on button

Reset button

Power LED

USB/Keyboard/Mouse

Power On Jumper (JP2)

PCI-E2.0 x16 by 16-laneI

Gigabit LAN Chip

Speaker Headers

Intel ICH10

Chipset

PCI-E x1 slots

Front Panel Connector

CD Audio In

8Mbit SPI Flash ROM BIOS

SYS FAN2

8-CH HD Audio Codec

Clear CMOS (JBAT)

PCI-E1.0a x16 by 4-lane

HDMI_SPDIF

Serial-ATA2 Connectors

32-bit PCI Slots

USB Power On Jumper (JP3)

Front Panel Audio

4-Pin PWR Connector

USB headers

Parallel Header

IR Header

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Jumpers

Jumper

JBAT

JP2

Name

Description

3-pin Block

Page

P.7

P.8

CMOS RAM Clear

Keyboard and USB Power On Enabled/Disabled

USB Power On Enabled/Disabled

JP3

P.8

Connectors

Connector

Name

ATX Power Connector

ATX 12V Power Connector

CrossFire Power Connector

Description

Page

P.22

P.23

ATXPWR

ATX12V

24-pin Block

8-pin Block

4-pin Block

PS/2 Mouse & PS/2 Keyboard Connector 6-pin Female

USB fromUSB1,UL1

RJ45 LAN from UL1

AUDIO

USB 2.0 Port Connector

RJ45 LAN Port Over USB Connector.

8-CH Audio Connector

4-pin Connector

8-pin Connector

6 phone jack

P.23

Connector

FLOPPY

SATA1～SATA6

Floppy Driver Connector

Serial ATA2 Connector

34-pin Block

7-pin Connector

P.24

COM1

SPDIF_ Out 2

Serial Port Connector

Optical SPDIF Out Connector

9-pin Connector

1phone connector

P.24

Headers

Header

FP_AUDIO

Name

SPEAKER, MIC header

Front Panel USB Port Headers

PC Speaker header

Description

9-pin Block

Page

P.25

USB2, USB3/USB4

SPEAK

9-pin Block

4-pin Block

PWR LED

Power LED header

Front Panel Header

(including Power LED/ IDE activity

LED/Reset switch / Power On Button led)

3-pin Block

9-pin Block

P.25

JW FP(PW LED/Reset/

HD LED/PWR BTN)

CPUFAN

CPUFAN Headers

4-pin Block

3-pin Block

4-pin Block

5-pin Block

25-pin Block

2-pin Block

11-pin Block

P.26

P.27

SYSFAN1, SYSFAN32 System FAN Headers

CDIN

CD Audio-In Header

IR Header

Parallel

Parallel Header

SPDIF-Out header

Wi-Fi Header

HDMI-SPDIF

WI-FI

Expansion Sockets

Socket/Slot

LGA 775 Socket

Name

CPU Socket

Description

LGA 775 CPU Socket

Page

P.9

DDR2 Module Sockets

PCI Slots

240-pin DDR2 Module Sockets

DIMM 1，2，3, 4

PCI1∼ PCI2

PE1

P.19

P.21

32-bit PCI Local Bus Expansion slots

PCI-Express2.0 x16 Expansion Slot

PCI-Express1.0a x1 Expansion Slots

PCI-Express1.0a x16 Expansion Slot

PCI-Express2.0 x16 Slot

PCI-Express1.0a x1 Slots

PCI-Express1.0a x16 Slot

PE2, PE3

PE4

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Chapter 2

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.

2-1

Hardware installation Steps

Before using your computer, you had better complete the following steps:

1. Check motherboard jumper setting

2. Install CPU and Fan

3. Install System Memory (DIMM)

4. Install Expansion cards

5. Connect IDE Front Panel /Back Panel cable

6. Connect ATX Power cable

7. Power-On and Load Standard Default

8. Reboot

9. Install Operating System

10. Install Driver and Utility

2-2 Checking Motherboard’s Jumper Setting

(1) CMOS RAM Clear (3-pin): JBAT

A battery must be used to retain the motherboard configuration in CMOS RAM short 1-2

pins of JBAT to store the CMOS data.

To clear the CMOS, follow the procedure below:

1. Turn off the system and unplug the AC power

2. Remove ATX power cable from ATX power connector

3. Locate JBAT and short pins 2-3 for a few seconds

4. Return JBAT to its normal setting by shorting pins 1-2

5. Connect ATX power cable back to ATX power connector

Note: When should clear CMOS

1. Troubleshooting

2. Forget password

3. After over clocking system boot fail

JBAT

1-2 Closed Normal

2-3 Closed Clear CMOS

CMOS RAM Clear Setting

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(2) Keyboard &Mouse &USB Power On function Enabled/Disabled: JP2

JP2

1-2 closed Keyboard &Mouse&USB 2-3 closed Keyboard & Mouse& USB

Power On Disable

Power On Enabled

Keyboard and USB Power-On Setting

(3) USB Power On function Enabled/Disabled: JP3

JP3

1-2 closed USB Power On Disable

(Default)

2-3 closed USB Power On Enabled

USB Power-On Setting

2-3

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.

Processor slot/socket - the slot or socket used to mount the system processor on the

motherboard.

Slot (PCI-E, PCI, RAM) - the slots used to mount adapter cards and system RAM.

PCI - Peripheral Component Interconnect - a high speed interface for video cards, sound

cards, network interface cards, and modems; runs at 33MHz.

PCI Express2.0- Peripheral Component Interconnect Express2.0, developed in 2003, the

speed of each line doubled from the previous PCI-E of 2.5Gbps to 5 Gbps.

Serial Port - a low speed interface typically used for mouse and external modems.

Parallel Port - a low speed interface typically used for printers.

PS/2 - a low speed interface used for mouse and keyboards.

USB - Universal Serial Bus - a medium speed interface typically used for mouse, keyboards,

scanners, and some digital cameras.

Sound (interface) - the interface between the sound card or integrated sound connectors and

speakers, MIC, game controllers, and MIDI sound devices.

LAN (interface) - Local Area Network - the interface to your local area network.

BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) - the program logic used to boot up a computer and

establish the relationship between the various components.

Driver - software, which defines the characteristics of a device for use by another device or

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other software.

Processor - the "central processing unit" (CPU); the principal integrated circuit used for

doing the "computing" in "personal computer"

Front Side Bus Frequency - the working frequency of the motherboard, which is generated

by the clock generator for CPU, DRAM and PCI BUS.

CPU L2 Cache - the flash memory inside the CPU, normal it depend on CPU type.

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.

The CPU that comes with the motherboard should have a cooling FAN attached to prevent

overheating. If this is not the case, then purchase a correct cooling FAN before you turn on

your system.

NOTED!

Be sure that there is sufficient air circulation across the processor’s heat

sink and CPU cooling FAN is working correctly, otherwise it may cause

the processor and motherboard overheat and damage, you may install an

auxiliary cooling FAN, if necessary.

To install a CPU, first turn off your system and remove its cover. Locate the LGA775

socket and open it by first pulling the level sideways away from the socket then upward to a

90-degree angle. Insert the CPU with the correct orientation as shown below. The notched

corner should point toward the end of the level. Because the CPU has a corner pin for two

of the four corners, the CPU will only fit in the orientation as shown.

Colden Arrow

CPU LGA775 Socket

When you install the CPU into the LGA775 socket, there’s no force required CPU insertion;

then press the level to locate position slightly without any extra force.

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2-3-3 LGA 775 CPU Installation Guide

Please make sure that CPU socket is facing 2.

towards you and the level is on you left hand side.

Remove the plastic protective cap from the socket.

( Put it to the original place if CPU is not installed . Do

not touch the metal contact point of the CPU socket).

To open the level upwards about 135 degree.

Press down the level and move it to the left side to

make sure it is freed from the hook.

Alignment

Keys

Pin-1

Indicator

^{Pick up the lode plate upwards about 100 degree}6.

Make sire that golden finger is on the left-down side as

to make sure it is moved upwards.

shown and match the two alignment keys on the CPU

with two points of the socket. CPU can only be correctly

installed with this direction. Incorrect installation might

cause damage to CPU .

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Put down the load plate.

Press down the load level and move it rightwards

make sure it is locked under the notch.

2-3-4 Intel Reference Thermal Solution Assembly

Align

the

fastener with

the hole

1. Put the heat sink vertically above the CP-installed

2．Revolve the four fasteners in the counter-clockwise

socket and make sure to align the four fasteners with

four holes around the socket.

direction.

Motherboard

3. Press down two fasteners down in the oblique crossing 4. Turn over the motherboard carefully to make sure the

direction as shown above.

fastener insert in the right direction.

Notice：

Please apply thermal interface material to the CPU HIS surface;

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.

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2-4

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

240-Pin DIMM

DDR2 667 /DDR2 800

System Memory (Max. 16 GB)

PCS

Total Memory

128MB∼4GB

128MB∼16GB

Bank 0, 1 (DIMM1)

Bank 2, 3 (DIMM2)

Bank 4, 5 (DIMM3)

Bank 6,7 (DIMM4)

Total

Recommend DIMM Module Combination

1. One DIMM Module ----Plug in DIMM1

2. Two DIMM Modules---Plug in two slots of the same color for Dual channel function.

3. Four DIMM Modules---Plug in DIMM1/DIMM2/DIMM3/ DIMM4 .

For Dual channel Limited!

1. Dual channel function only supports when 2 DIMM Modules plug in two slots of the same

color, or 4 DIMM Modules plug in DIMM1/DIMM2/DIMM3/ DIMM4.

2. DIMM Modules must be the same type, same size, and same frequency for dual channel

function.

Install DDR SDRAM modules to your motherboard is not difficult, you can refer to figure

below to see how to install a 240-Pin DDR2 667/DDR2 800.

DIMM2 & DIMM4: Dual Channel 2

DIMM1 & DIMM3: Dual Channel 1

NOTED!

When you install DIMM module fully into the DIMM socket, the eject tab

should be locked firmly and fit into its indention on both sides.

WARNING! This motherboard only supports DDR2 667/800 or higher frequency-

compliant DDR2 Modules.

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2-5 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. Align the card’s connectors and press firmly.

4. Secure the card on the slot with the screen you remove above.

5. Replace the computer system’s cover.

6. Set up the BIOS if necessary.

7. Install the necessary software driver for your expansion card.

2-5-2 Assigning IRQs for Expansion Card

Some expansion cards need to set up the IRQ to operate. An IRQ must be assigned

exclusively to single interface use only. There are 16 IRQs available but most of them are

already being used.

Standard Interrupt Assignments

IRQ

Priority

Standard function

3 *

4 *

5 *

N/A

System Timer

Keyboard Controller

Programmable Interrupt

Communications Port (COM2)

Communications Port (COM1)

Sound Card (sometimes LPT2)

Floppy Disk Controller

6 *

7 *

Printer Port (LPT1)

9 *

N/A

System CMOS/Real Time Clock

ACPI Mode when enabled

IRQ Holder for PCI Steering

PS/2 Compatible Mouse Port

Numeric Data Processor

Primary IDE Channel

10 *

11 *

12 *

14 *

15 *

Secondary IDE Channel

* These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices.

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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

two graphics slots are fully compatible with the latest AMD CrossFireX Technology and

avoid the possible CrossFireX installation error. Two PCI Express1.0a x1 I/O slots offer

512Mbyte/sec concurrently, over 3.5 times more bandwidth than PCI at 133Mbye/sec,

tackling the most demanding multimedia tasks nowadays. Two 32-bit PCI slots guarantee the

rich connectivity for the I/O of peripherals.

PCI-E2.0 x16@16 Lane slot

PCI-E1.0a x16@4 Lane slot

PCI-E1.0a x1slots

PCI slots

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2-6 Connectors, Headers

2-6-1 Connectors

(1) 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. When the power switch on the back of the ATX power supply turned on,

the full power will not come into the system board until the front panel switch is

momentarily pressed. Press this switch again will turn off the power to the system

board.

** We recommend that you use an ATX 12V Specification 2.0-compliant power supply

unit (PSU) with a minimum of 350W power rating. This type has 24-pin and 4-pin

power plugs.

** If you intend to use a PSU with 20-pin and 4-pin power plugs, make sure that the 20-pin

power plug can provide at least 15A on +12V and the power supply unit has a minimum

power rating of 350W. The system may become unstable or may not boot up if the

power is inadequate.

ROW1 ROW2

ROW1

ROW2

ROW1 ROW2

3.3V

GND

3.3V

-12V

GND

Soft Power On

GND

Power OK

+5V (for Soft Logic)

+12V

-5V

+5V

+12V

+5V

+3V

GND

Pin 1

24-Pin

20-Pin

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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.

Pin 1

(3) J1 Power Connector: Large 4-Pin Power Connector

The connectors are 4-pin connector that supports extra 12V / 5V power to your system.

(4) PS/2 Mouse & PS/2 Keyboard Connector: KB

The connectors are for PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 Mouse input devices.

(5) USB Port connector: USB connector from USB1, UL1

The connectors are 4-pin connectors that connect USB devices with the 400Mbit / sec

data transfer rate to the system board.

(6) LAN Port connector: R-J45 connector from UL1

This connector is standard RJ45 over USB connectors for Network connection. The

connector supports 10MB/100MB/1G B/s data transfer rate.

(7) Audio Line-In, Lin-Out, MIC, RS-Out, CS-Out，SS-Out connector : AUDIO

，

These Connectors are 6 Phone-Jack for LINE-OUT, LINE-IN, MIC, RS-Out, CS-Out

SS-Out audio connections.

Line-in : (BLUE)

Line-out : (GREEN)

MIC : (PINK)

Audio input to sound chip

Audio output to speaker

Microphone Connector

RS-OUT : (BLACK)

CS-OUT : (ORANGE)

SS-OUT: (GRAY)

Rear-Surround audio output

Center/ Subwoofer audio output

Side-Surround audio output

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Line IN

RJ-45

RS-OUT

SPDIF_OUT

COM Connector

PS/2Mouse

LineOut (Green)

CS-OUT

PS/2 Keyboard

SS-OUT

USB

Clear CMOS

Button

MIC-IN

(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.

FDD

Pin 1

Floppy Drive Connector

(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.

SATA4

SATA5

SATA6

SATA1

SATA2

SATA3

Serial-ATA2 Compatible Connectors

(10) Serial port connector: COM1

COM1 is a 9-pin RS232 serial port connector.

(11) SPDIF_OUT and SPDIF_In connectors: SPDIF_OUT

The SPDIF output is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or

compressed AC3 data to an external Dolby digital decoder. Use this feature only when

your stereo system has digital input function.

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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.

AUDIO

Line-Out, M IC Headers

(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.

USB4

USB2

USB3

Pin 1

USB Port Headers

(3) Speaker connector: SPEAK

This 4-pin connector connects to the case-mounted speaker. See the figure below.

(4) Power LED: PWR LED

The Power LED is light on while the system power is on. Connect the Power LED

from the system case to this pin.

(5) IDE Activity LED: HD LED

This connector connects to the hard disk activity indicator light on the case.

(6) Reset switch lead: RESET

This 2-pin connector connects to the case-mounted reset switch for rebooting your

computer without having to turn off your power switch. This is a preferred method of

rebooting in order to prolong the lift of the system’s power supply. See the figure

below.

(7) Power switch: PWR BTN

This 2-pin connector connects to the case-mounted power switch to power ON/OFF the

system.

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PWRLED

SPEAK

Pin 1

JW FP

Pin 1

System Case Connections

(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.

CPUFAN

SYSFAN1

SYSFAN2

(9) CD Audio-In Headers (4-pin) : CDIN

CDIN are the connectors for CD-Audio Input signal. Please connect it to CD-ROM

CD-Audio output connector.

CDI N

CD Audio-In Headers

(10) IR infrared module Headers (5-pin): IR

This connector supports the optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared

module. You must configure the setting through the BIOS setup to use the IR function.

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Pin 1

IR infrared module Header

(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.

Pin 1

PARALLEL Connector

(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. Use this feature only when

your stereo system has digital input function.

GND

HDMI_SPDIF_OUT

1 2

HDMI_SPDIF Header

(13)Wi-Fi header: WI-FI

This header supports WI-FI Function. Connect the wireless local area network adapter

to this header. It allows you to create a wireless environment and enjoy the convenience

of wireless network connectivity.

WI-FI

Pin 1

WI-FI Headers

WI-FI Adapter

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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.

3. Connect the power supply cord into the power supply located on the back of your system

case according to your system user’s manual.

4. Turn on your peripheral as following order:

a. Your monitor.

b. Other external peripheral (Printer, Scanner, External Modem etc…)

c. Your system power. For ATX power supplies, you need to turn on the power supply

and press the ATX power switch on the front side of the case.

5. The power LED on the front panel of the system case will light. The LED on the

monitor may light up or switch between orange and green after the system is on. If it

complies with green standards or if it is has a power standby feature. The system will

then run power-on test. While the test are running, the BIOS will alarm beeps or

additional message will appear on the screen.

If you do not see any thing within 30 seconds from the time you turn on the power. The

system may have failed on power-on test. Recheck your jumper settings and connections

or call your retailer for assistance.

6. During power-on, press <Delete> key to enter BIOS setup. Follow the instructions in

BIOS SETUP.

7. Power off your computer: You must first exit or shut down your operating system

before switch off the power switch. For ATX power supply, you can press ATX power

switching after exiting or shutting down your operating system. If you use Windows 9X,

click “Start” button, click “Shut down” and then click “Shut down the computer?”

The power supply should turn off after windows shut down.

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Chapter 3

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. Only when these tasks are

completed done it gives up control of the computer to operating system (OS). Since the

BIOS is the only channel for hardware and software to communicate, it is the key factor for

system stability, and in ensuring that your system performance as its best.

In the BIOS Setup main menu of Figure 3-1, you can see several options. We will explain

these options step by step in the following pages of this chapter, but let us first see a short

description of the function keys you may use here:

•

Press <Esc> to quit the BIOS Setup.

Press ↑↓←→ (up, down, left, right) to choose, in the main menu, the option you want to

confirm or to modify.

•

Press <F10> when you have completed the setup of BIOS parameters to save these

parameters and to exit the BIOS Setup menu.

Press <+>/<–> keys when you want to modify the BIOS parameters for the active option.

3-1

Entering Setup

Power on the computer and by pressing <Del> immediately allows you to enter Setup.

If the message disappears before your respond and you still wish to enter Setup, restart the

system to try again by turning it OFF then ON or pressing the “RESET” button on the system

case. You may also restart by simultaneously pressing <Ctrl>, <Alt> and <Delete> keys. If

you do not press the keys at the correct time and the system does not boot, an error message

will be displayed and you will again be asked to

Press

<Del> to enter Setup

3-2

Getting Help

Main Menu

The on-line description of the highlighted setup function is displayed at the bottom of the

screen.

Status Page Setup Menu/Option Page Setup Menu

Press F1 to pop up a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use and the

possible selections for the highlighted item. To exit the Help Window, press <Esc>.

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3-3

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.

Miscellaneous Control

Load Optimized Defaults

Standard BIOS Features

Advanced BIOS Features

Advanced Chipset Features

Integrated Peripherals

Power Management Setup

PnP/PCI Configurations

PC Health Status

Load Standard Defaults

Set Supevisor Password

Set user password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select +/-/: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1:General Help

F5: Previous Values F6: Optimized Defaults F7: Standard Defaults

Figure 3-1

Standard BIOS Features

Use this Menu for basic system configurations.

Advanced BIOS Features

Use this menu to set the Advanced Features available on your system.

Advanced Chipset Features

Use this menu to change the values in the chipset registers and optimize your system’s

performance.

Integrated Peripherals

Use this menu to specify your settings for integrated peripherals.

Power Management Setup

Use this menu to specify your settings for power management.

PnP/PCI Configurations

Use this menu to specify your PnP/PCI configurations.

PC Health Status

This entry shows your PC health status.

Miscellaneous Control

Use this menu to specify your settings for Miscellaneous Control.

Load Optimized Defaults

Use this menu to load the BIOS default values that are factory settings for optimal

performances system operations.

Load Standard Defaults

Use this menu to load the BIOS default values for the minimal/stable performance system

operation.

Password Settings

Use this menu to set User and Supervisor Passwords.

Save & Exit Setup

Save CMOS value changes to CMOS and exit setup.

Exit Without Saving

Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup.

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3-4

Standard BIOS Features

The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into several categories. Each

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.

Standard BIOS Features

System Date

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00:09:21

Help Item

System Time

Select the Type of

Floppy diver

SATA Channel 1 Master

SATA Channel 2 Master

SATA Channel 3 Master

SATA Channel 4 Master

SATA Channel 5 Master

SATA Channel 6 Master

Not Detected

Connected to the system

1.44MB, 3 ″

FLOPPY A

System Memory

Size: 1024 MB

↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select +/-/: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1:General Help

F5: Previous Values F6: Optimized Defaults F7: Standard Defaults

System Date

The date format is <day><month><date><year>.

Day

Month

Day of the week, from Sun to Sat, determined by BIOS. Read-only.

The month from Jan. through Dec.

Date

Year

The date from 1 to 31 can be keyed by numeric function keys.

The year depends on the year of the BIOS.

System Time

The time format is <hour><minute><second>.

SATA Channel 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

While entering setup, BIOS auto detest the presence of IDE devices. This displays the status

of auto detection of IDE devices.

Type: The optional settings are: Not Installed; Auto; CD/DVD and ARMD

LBA/Large Mode: The optional settings are Auto; Disabled.

Block (Multi-Sector Transfer): The optional settings are: Disabled and Auto.

PIO Mode: the optional settings are: Auto, 0, 1, 2, 3 and 4.

DMA MODE: the optional settings are Auto, SWDMAn, MWDMAn , UDMAn.

S.M.A.R.T.:

This option allows you to enable the HDD S.M.A.R.T Capability

(Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology). The optional settings are Auto;

Disabled; and Enabled.

32 Bit Data Transfer: the optional settings are: Disabled and Enabled.

Floppy A

This item is for specific floppy disk drive settings. Select according to the specification of the

floppy disk you use.

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System Memory

This item will show information about the memory modules(s) installed.

3-5

Advanced BIOS Features

Virus Warning

¾ CPU Feature

¾ Removable Drives

Quick Power on self Test

1^STBoot Device

Disabled

Press Enter

Enabled

Help Item

Specifies the Boot Device

Priority Sequence from Available

Removable Devices.

1^stFLOPPY DRIVER

Boot up Number Status

ACPI

Enabled

MPS Revision Control for OS

1.4

↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select +/-/: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1:General Help

F5: Previous Values F6: Optimized Defaults F7: Standard Defaults

Virus Warning

The selection allows you to choose the VIRUS Warning feature for IDE Hard Disk booting

sector protection. If this function is enabled and someone attempt to write data into this area,

BIOS will show a warning message on screen and alarm beep.

Disabled (default) No warning message to appear when anything attempts to access the

boot sector or hard disk partition table.

Enabled

Activates automatically when the system boots up causing a warning

message to appear when anything attempts to access the boot sector

of hard disk partition table.

Removable Drives

Specifies the Boot Device Priority sequence from available Removable Drives.

Quick Power On Self-Test

This category speeds up Power On Self Test (POST) after you power on the computer. If this

is set to Enabled, BIOS will shorten or skip some check items during POST.

Enabled (default)

Enable quick POST

Normal POST

Disabled

1^stBoot Device

Specifies the boot sequence from the available device. A device enclosed in parenthesis has

been disabled in the corresponding type menu.

Boot Up NumLock Status

The default value is On.

On (default) Keypad is numeric keys.

Off

Keypad is arrow keys.

APIC Mode

Include ACPI APIC table pointer to RSDT pointer list.

MPS Version Control For OS 1.4

This option is only valid for multiprocessor motherboards as it specifies the version of the

Multiprocessor Specification (MPS) that the motherboard will use.

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3-5-1 CPU Feature

CPU Feature

Limit CPU Maxval

C1E Function

Execute-Disabled Bit Capabili

Enhanced Intel Speedstep Tec

Disabled

Enabled

Help Item

Disabled for Windows XP

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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”.

Execute-Disable Bit Capabili

When disabled, force the xD feature flag to always return 0.

Enhanced Intel Speedstep Tec

Disabled: Disable GV3

Enabled: Enable GV3

3-6

Advanced Chipset Features

The Advanced Chipset Features Setup option is used to change the values of the chipset

registers. These registers control most of the system options in the computer.

Advanced Chipset Features

DRAM Timing Settings by SPD

Memory Hole

Enabled

Disabled

Help Item

Options

Enabled

Disabled

↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select +/-/: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1:General Help

F5: Previous Values F6: Optimized Defaults F7: Standard Defaults

Memory Hole

The optional settings are: Disabled; 15MB-16MB.

3-7 Integrated Peripherals

Integrated Peripherals

Onboard SATA Function

Onboard Device Function

Onboard Super IO Function

PWR Status after PWR Failure

Press Enter

Always off

Help Item

↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select +/-/: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1:General Help

F5: Previous Values F6: Optimized Defaults F7: Standard Defaults

PWRON After PWR-Fail

The optional settings are: Always On; Always Off and Former-Status.

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3-7-1

Onboard SATA Device

Onboard SATA Functon

SATA#1 Configuration

Configue SATA#as

SATA#2 Configuration

Compatible

IDE

Enhanced

Help Item

Options

Disabled

Compatible

Enhanced

↑↓→←: 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. The optional settings are: IDE; AHCI.

SATA#2 Configuration

The optional settings are: Disabled; Enhanced.

3-7-2

Onboard Device Function

Onboard PCIE LAN Controller

Onboard PCIE Lan BootRom

High Definition Audio

USB Host Controller

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Help Item

Options

USB 2.0 Function

Enabled

Disabled

USB keyboard Legacy Support

USB Mouse Legacy Support

USB Storage Legacy Support

USB Mass Storage Device Configuration

Enabled

Device #1

Emulation Type

USE Storage Drive 2003

Auto

↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select +/-/: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1:General Help

F5: Previous Values F6: Optimized Defaults F7: Standard Defaults

USB Keyboard/Mouse Legacy Support

This item is to enable legacy support for USB keyboard / mouse.

USB Storage Legacy Support

This item is to enable or disable support for USB mass storage devices.

Emulation Type

IF Auto, USB devices less than 530MB will be emulated as Floppy and remaining as hard

drive. Forced FDD option can be used to force a HDD formatted drive to boot as FDD(Ex, IIP

drive) .

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3-7-3 Onboard Super IO Function

Onboard Super IO Function

Onboard Floppy Controller

Serial Port1 Address

Serial Port2 Address

Parallel Port Address

Parallel Port Mode

Enabled

378/IRQ4

Disabled

378

Help Item

Allow BIOS to Enable

or Disable Floppy

Controller

Normal

↑↓→←: 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.

Parallel Port Address

This item allows BIOS to select parallel port base address.

Parallel Port Mode

This item allows BIOS to set parallel mode. The optional settings are: Normal; Bi-Directional;

ECP; EPP; ECP&EPP.

3-8 Power Management Setup

The Power Management Setup allows you to configure your system to most effectively save

energy saving while operating in a manner consistent with your own style of computer use.

Power Management Setup

ACPI Function

Enabled

Yes

Help Item

Options

Video off in Suspend

Suspend Mode

Disabled

Instant-OFF

Disabled

Enabled

Soft-off by PWR-BTTN

Wake-up by PCI Card

Power on By Ring

Wake-up by USB from S4

PS2 KB/MS Wake-up from S4-S5

Resume by Alarm

Disabled

↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select +/-/: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1:General Help

F5: Previous Values F6: Optimized Defaults F7: Standard Defaults

ACPI Function

This item allows you to Enabled/Disabled the Advanced Configuration and Power

Management (ACPI). The settings are Enabled and Disabled.

Video Off In Suspend

Power Down video in suspend or standly Mode.

Suspend Mode

This item is used for computer to go into suspend mode in Specified time.

Soft-Off by PWRBTN

This item is used for computer to go into in/off, or suspend mode when power button is

pressed,

Resume by Alarm

Disable/Enable RTC to generate a wake event.

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3-9 PnP/PCI Configurations

PnP/PCI Configuration

IRQ Resources

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop

Press Enter

Disabled

Help Item

↑↓→←: 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. This board includes a built-in VGA system that does not require palette snooping so

you must leave this item disabled.

IRQ Resources

Names the interrupt request (IRQ) line assigned to the USB on your system. Activity of the

selected IRQ always awakens the system. The optional settings are: Available; Reserved.

Available: Specified IRQ is available to be used by PCI/PnP devices. Reserved: Specified

IRQ is reserved for use by Legacy ISA devices.

3-10 PC Health Status

This section shows the Status of you CPU, Fan, and Warning for overall system status. This

is only available if there is Hardware Monitor onboard.

PC Health Status

Shutdown Temperature

CPU Thermal-Throttling

¾ Smart Fan Configurations

CPU Temperature

System Temperature

CPU FAN Speed

SYSFAN1 Speed

SYSFAN2 Speed

Vcore

Disabled

Press Enter

35℃/93℉

32/89

Help Item

Options

Disabled

60℃/140℉

65℃/149℉

70℃/158℉

75℃/167℉

3092Rrpn

N/A

1.312v

NB Core

1.128v

+5v

4.918v

+12v

11.918v

5.087v

5VSB

DRAM Voltage

Vcc3v

1.552v

3.408v

3VSB

VBat

3.424v

3.328V

↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select +/-/: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1:General Help

F5: Previous Values F6: Optimized Defaults F7: Standard Defaults

Shutdown Temperature

This item can let users setting the Shutdown temperature, when CPU temperature over this

setting the system will auto shutdown to protect CPU.

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H/W Health Function

It displays information list below when set as below. The choice is either Enabled or

Disabled.

CPU Temperature/ System Temperature/CPUFAN/SYSFAN1 Speed/SYSFAN2 Speed

/Vcore/NBCore/+5V/+12V/5VSB/DRAM Voltage/Vcc3V/3VSB/VBat

This will show the CPU/ /System voltage chart and FAN Speed, etc.

3-10-1 Smart FAN Configuration

Smart FAN Configuration

CPU FAN Smart Mode

CPUFAN Full-Speed Temp

CPUFAN Idle Temp

Enabled

050

Help Item

Fan Configuration

Mode Setting

030

CPUFAN Idle-Speed Duty

050

↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select +/-/: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1:General Help

F5: Previous Values F6: Optimized Defaults F7: Standard Defaults

CPU Full-Speed Temp

User can set CPU Full-Speed Temp. in the range of 30 ~100.

CPU Idle Temp.

User can set the CPU idle temp. in the range of 30~100.

CPU idle-Speed Duty

User can set CPU idle-Speed duty in the range of 0~100.

3-11 Miscellaneous Control

Miscellaneous Control

CPU Clock Ratio

Enabled

Disabled

800MV

Help Item

Auto Detect PCI Clock

Spread Specturum

CPU Diff AMP

Linear PCI EX Clock

*** Current DRAM Clock is

DRAM Clock at Next Boot is

*** Current Host/PCI Clock is

Host/PCI Clock at Next Boot

CPU PLL Select

100

800MHz ***

Auto

200/33MHz ***

200

1.500V (Default)

Default

SB Core select

CPU VTT Select

NB Core select

DRAM Voltage Select

CPU Vcore x-shift

1.125V (Default)

1.592V (Default)

+0.00V (Default)

↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select +/-/: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1:General Help

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.

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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.

NB Core Select

This item allows you to select value of Voltage for North Bridge Chipset. Motherboards

based on different chipset series may have different setting range.

Linear PCIE X Clock

This item allows you to set Linear PCI Ex clock frequency. Motherboards based on different

chipset series have different setting range.

DRAM Clock at Next Boot

This item allows you to set DRAM clock frequency at next boot.

CPU Vcore X-Shift

This item allows you to over-clock precisely in the preset range from -0.80V to +0.63V.

3-12 Password Setting

You can set either supervisor or user password, or both of them. The differences are:

Supervisor password: Can enter and change the options of the setup menus.

User password: Can only enter but do not have the right to change the options of the setup

menus. When you select this function, the following message will appear at the center of the

screen to assist you in creating a password.

ENTER PASSWORD:

Type the password, up to eight characters in length, and press <Enter>. The password typed

now will clear any previously entered password from CMOS memory. You will be asked to

confirm the password. Type the password again and press <Enter>. You may also press

<Esc> to abort the selection and not enter a password.

To disable a password, just press <Enter> when you are prompted to enter the password. A

message will confirm that the password will be disabled. Once the password is disabled, the

system will boot and you can enter Setup freely.

PASSWORD DISABLED.

When a password has been enabled, you will be prompted to enter it every time you try to

enter Setup. This prevents an unauthorized person from changing any part of your system

configuration.

Additionally, when a password is enabled, you can also require the BIOS to request a

password every time your system is rebooted. This would prevent unauthorized use of your

computer.

You determine when the password is required within the BIOS Features Setup Menu and its

Security option. If the Security option is set to “Always”, the password will be required both

at boot and at entry to Setup. If set to “Setup”, prompting only occurs when trying to enter

Setup.

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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】

【Cancel】

Pressing <OK> loads the default values that are factory settings for stable performance

system operations.

Load Optimized Defaults

When you press <Enter> on this item, you get a confirmation dialog box with a message

similar to:

Load Optimized Defaults?

【OK】

【Cancel】

Pressing <OK> loads the default values that are factory settings for optimal performance

system operations.

3-14 Save & Exit Setup / Exit Without Saving

Save & Exit Setup

When you press <Enter> on this item, you get a confirmation dialog box with a message

similar to:

Save configuration changes and exit setup?

【OK】

【Cancel】

Pressing <OK> save the values you made previously and exit BIOS setup.

Exit Without Saving?

When you press <Enter> on this item, you get a confirmation dialog box with a message

similar to:

Discard Changes and Exit Setup?

【OK】

【Cancel】

Pressing <OK> to leave BIOS setting without saving previously set values.

Notice!

The BIOS options in this manual are for reference only. Different configurations

may lead to difference in BIOS screen and BIOS screens in manuals are usually

the first BIOS version when the board is released and may be different from your

purchased motherboard. Users are welcome to download the latest BIOS version

form our official website.

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Chapter 4

DRIVER & FREE PROGRAM INSTALLATION

Check your package and there is A CD included. This CD consists of all DRIVERS you need

and some free application programs and utility programs. In addition, this CD also include an

auto detect software which can tell you which hardware is installed, and which DRIVERS

needed so that your system can function properly.

Supports WINDOWS 2000/ XP/ VISTA/ 7

Insert CD into your CD-ROM drive and the Menu should appear as below. If the menu does

not appear, double-click 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

Windows 2000

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From MENU you may make as selections:

1. INF

install Intel INF chipset system driver

2. LAN

3. SOUND

4. AHCI

install Gigabit Ethernet NIC Driver

install ALC883 HD Audio Codec driver

install Intel AHCI Driver

5. BROWSE CD

to browse the contents of the CD

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4-1 INF: Install Intel INF Chipset System Driver

Windows XP/ VISTA/ 7

Windows 2000

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4-2 LAN: Gigabit Ethernet LAN Driver

Windows XP/ VISTA/ 7

Windows 2000

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4-3 SOUND: Install ALC883 HD Audio Codec Driver

Windows XP/ VISTA/ 7

Windows 2000

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4-4 AHCI: Install Intel AHCI Driver

Windows XP/ VISTA/ 7

Intel AHCI Driver does not support Windows 2000

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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. Insert the disk into A: ,start your computer and enter BIOS setup to set the

bootable disk as the first boot device, save the settings before you exit BIOS setup,

restart the computer, then type in “A:\xxxxxx.BAT”(xxxxxxx being the file name of

the latest BIOS )

Step 4. Type Enter to update and flash the BIOS. The system will restart automatically

when BIOS is upgraded.

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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. It means that the CPU works with high power consumption.

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