Intel PMH55 manual

USER'S MANUAL Of Intel H55 Express Chipset Based M/B for Intel LGA 1156 Processors Trademark: * Specifications and I nformation contained in this documentation are furnished for information use only, and are subject to change a t any time without notice, and shoul d not be construe d as a commitment by manufacturer. PMH55 MB Rev.: 1.0 Manual R[...]

i Environmental Protection Announcement Do not dispose this electronic device into the trash while discarding. To minimize pollution and ensure environment protection of mother earth, please recycle.[...]

ii ENVIROMENTAL SAFETY INSTRUCTION ................................................................ iii USER’S NOTICE ......................................................................................................... iv MANUAL REVISION INFORMATION ......................................................................... iv COOLING SOLUTION[...]

iii Environmental Safety Instruction z Avoid the dusty, humidity and temperature extremes. Do not pl ace the product in any area where it may become wet. z 0 to 40 centigrade is the suitable temper ature. (The figure comes from the request of the main chipset). z Generally speaking, dram atic changes in temperat ure may lead to contact malfunction [...]

iv USER’S NOTICE COPYRIGHT OF THIS MANUAL BEL ONGS TO THE MANUFACTURER. NO PART OF THIS MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PROD UCTS AND SOFTWARES DESCRI BED IN IT MAY BE REPRODUCED, TRANS MITTED OR TRANSLATED INT O ANY LANGUAGE IN ANY FORM OR BY ANY MEANS WITHOUT WRITTE N PERMISSION OF THE MANUFACTURER. THIS MANUAL CONTAI NS ALL INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR THE [...]

1 Chapter 1 Introduction of Intel H55 Express Chipset Motherboards 1-1 Features of Motherboard The Intel H55 Express chipset based mo therboard series are based on Intel H55 Express chipset technology which supports the innovative Intel LGA 1156 socket Intel® Core™ i7, Intel® Core™ i5 （ Lynnfield & Clarkdale ） , Core™ i3 and Pentium[...]

2 to read the detailed descriptions of thes e value added product features, please get them in the coming section. 1-1.1 Special Features of motherboard CPU Smart Fan --- The Noise Management System It’s never been a good idea to gain the perform ance of your system by sacrificing its acoustics. CPU Smart Fan Noise Management System is the answer[...]

3 1-2 Specification Spec Description Design z U-ATX fo rm factor, 4 layers blue PCB size: 23.0cmx24.5cm Chipset z Intel H55 Express Chipset CPU Socket z supports the innovative Intel LGA 1156 socket Intel®, Core™ i7, Core™ i5 （ Lynnfield & Clarkdale ） , Core™ i3 and Pentium® Processor. Memory Sockets z DDRIII mo dule slot x 4 z Supp[...]

4 1-3 Performance List The following performance data list is the testing result of some popular benchmark testing programs. These data ar e 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 diffe rent benchmark testing results[...]

5 1-4 Layout Diagram CPU Socket ATX Power Conn. PCI Slot CPU FAN1 RJ-45 Over USB Connector Power LED Header Speaker Header Front Panel Audio USB Headers SYSFAN1 ATX 12V Power Connector RJ-45 LA N Coaxial SPDIF_OUT Optical SPDIF_OUT Line-IN MIC-IN PS/2 Keyboard Connector RS-OUT CS-OUT VGA Connector DDRIII Slot x 4 HDMI Connector USB Connectors SS-OU[...]

6 Jumpers Jumper Name Description JBAT CMOS RAM Clear 2-pin Block JP1 KB/MS Power On Enabled/Disabled 3-pin Block JP2/ JP3 USB Power On Enabled/Disabled 3-pin Block Connectors Connector Name Description ATXPWR ATX Power Connector 24-pin Block ATX12V ATX 12V Power Connector 8-pin Block J1 Large 4-pin Power Connector 4-pin Block KB1 PS/2 Mouse & [...]

7 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 motherboar d and expansion cards . 2-1 Hardware installation Steps Before using your computer, you had better complete the following steps: 1. Check motherboard jump[...]

8 (2) KB/MS Power on Function Enabled/Disabled: JP1 Key board/Mouse P owe r O n Setting 2-3 Close d KB / MS Power ON En abled JP1 JP1 1-2 C losed KB/MS Power ON Disable (De fault ) (3) USB Pow er On function Enabled/Disabled: JP2/JP3 U S B P o w e r - O n S e t t i n g 2- 3 c los ed US B P ow e r On En abled JP 2/ J P 3 JP 2 / J P3 1-2 c los ed USB[...]

9 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 th e motherboard, which is generated by the clock generator for CPU, DRAM and PCI BUS. CPU L2 Cache - the flash memory inside the [...]

10 2-3-3 LGA 1156 CPU Installation Guide 1. Please make sure that CPU socket is faci ng towards you and the level is on y ou left hand side. 2. Press dow n the level and move it to the left side to make sure it is freed from the h ook and then open it upwards about 135 degree. 3. Open the level upwards about 135 degree and the metal protection plat[...]

11 6 ． Put down the load plate in th e direction shown above. 7. Press down the load le vel and move it rightwards make sure it is locked under the notch. 2-3-4 Intel Reference Thermal Solution Assembly 1. Put the heat sink vertically above the CP-installed socket and make sure to align the four fasteners with four holes around the socket. 2. Rev[...]

12 2-4 Install Memory This motherboard provides four 240-pin DDR III DUA L INLINE MEMORY MODULES (DIMM) socket for DDR III memory expansion available to maximum memory volume of 16GB DDRIII SDRAM. Valid Memory Configurations Bank 240-Pin DIMM PCS Maximum Capacity DIMM1 DDR III 1066/ DDR III1333 X1 4GB DIMM2 DDR III 1066/ DDR III1333 X1 4GB DIMM3 DD[...]

13 Installation Tips ： Open the two plastic clips of memory slots then push down the module vertically into the slot. See to it that the hole of the module fit into the notch of the slot; The two plastic clips will automatically cl ose if the memory module is fitted in a proper way. We suggest that priority given to DIMM1 and DIMM3 in multi-DIMM [...]

14 2-5-3 PCI Express Slot The H55 Express chipset based motherboard series offer two PC I-Express2.0 x16 graphics slots. With PE1 being PCI Expres s 2.0 x16by16 lane slot and PE3 being PCI Express 2.0 x16by4 lane slot. These two gr aphics slots are fully compatible with the latest AMD CrossFireX Technology to guarantee the fully operational Multi-G[...]

15 3. Be careful with the position for the pin you would like to set up. 4. Keep straight to force the CF Bridges plug into both sides of CrossFire Tech Supported VGA Cards. Notice! The motherboard and graphics card illustra tions are for reference use only; We suggest that you install graphics cards in PE1 and PE3 slot for better CrossFire perform[...]

16 ** If you are using a 20-pin power plug, please refer to Figure1 for power supply connection. Power plug form power supply and power connectors from motherboard both adopt key design to avoid mistake installation. You can insert the power plug into the connector with ease only in the right direction. If the direction is wrong it is hard to fit i[...]

17 (3) Large 4-Pin Power Connector ： J1 The connectors are 4-pi n connector that supports extr a 12V / 5V power to your system (4) PS/2 Mouse & PS/2 Keyboard Connector: KB1 The connectors are for PS/ 2 keyboard and PS/2 Mouse. (5) USB Port connector: USB port fromUL1, USB1 The connectors are 4-pin connectors that connec t USB devices with the[...]

18 (8) 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. (9) SPDIF Out connectors: SPDIF_OUT/SPDIF_OUT2 The SPDIF output is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or compressed AC3 data to an exte[...]

19 (3) Speaker connector: SPEAK This 4-pin connector connects to t he case-mounted speaker. See the figure below. (4) Pow er LED: PWR LED The Power LED is light on while the syst em 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 di sk activity indicator light on [...]

20 (9) CD Audio-In Headers (4-pin): CDIN CDIN are the connectors fo r CD-Audio Input signal. Please connect it to CD-ROM CD-Audio output connector. C D Audio -In Head ers CDI N 4 1 (10) IR infrared modul e Headers (5-pin): IR1 This connector supports t he optional wireless transmitti ng and receiving infrared module. You must configure the setting [...]

21 (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 Dolb y digital decoder. Use this feature only when your stereo system has digital input function. HD MI_ S P D IF Hea de r 1 GN D 2 HDMI _ SPD IF _ OU T (13) WI-FI Header: WI-FI 1 This header support[...]

22 2-7 Starting Up Your Computer 1. After all connection is made, cl ose 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 [...]

23 Chapter 3 Introducing BIOS The BIOS is a program located on a Flas h Memory on the motherboard. This program is a bridge between motherboar d and operating system. When you start t he c om p u t e r , the BIOS pr ogram will gain c ontrol. The BIOS first operates an auto-diagnostic test called POST (power on self test) for all the necessary hardw[...]

24 3-3 The Main Menu Once you enter AMI BIOS Setup Utility, t he 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. Figure 3-1 Standard BIOS Features Use this Menu for basic [...]

25 Change User Password This entry for setting User password Save Changes and Exit Save CMOS value changes to CMOS and exit setup. Discard Changes and Exit Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup. 3-4 Standard BIOS Features The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into several categories. Eachcategory includes no, one or more than on[...]

26 3-5 Advanced BIOS Features Boot Sector Virus Protection The selection Allow you to choose the VIRUS Warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection. If this function is enabl ed 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 whe[...]

27 3-5-1 CPU Features C1E Function This should be enabled in order to enable or disable the “Enhanced Halt State”. The optional settings are: Enabled; Disabled. Hardware Prefetcher For UP platforms, leave it as Enabled. For DP/MP serv ers, it may use to tune performance to the specific application. The optional settings are: Enabled; Disabled. [...]

28 Intel(R) SpeedStep (tm) tech The optional settings are: Enabled; Disabled. Disable: Disable GV3; Enabe: Enable GV3. InteL(R) TurboMode tech Turbo mode allows processor cores to run faster than marked frequency in specific condition. Intel(R) C-STATE tech CState: CPU idle is set to C2/C3/C4. 3-6 Advanced Chipset Features The Advanced Chipset Feat[...]

29 3-7 Integrated Peripherals Configure SATA#1 as Press Enter to select the SATA type. T he optional settings are: IDE; AHCI and Disabled. SATA#1 IDE Configuration The optional settings are: Compatible and Enhanced. SATA#2 IDE Configuration The optional settings are: Disabled and Enhanced. Onboard PCIE Lan Controller Use this item to enable or disa[...]

30 3-8 Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup allows you to configure your system to most effectively save energy saving while operati ng in a manner consistent with your own style of computer use. ACPI Version Features The optional settings are: ACPI v1.0; ACPI v2.0; ACPI v3.0. Enable RSDP pointers to 64-bit Fixed SYSTEM Description Tab[...]

31 High Performance Event Timer The optional settings are: Enabled; Disabled. Resume On RTC Alarm Use this item to disable or enable RTC to generate a wake event. 3-9 Miscellaneous Control Palette Snooping The optional settings are: Enabled; Disabled. Enable: inform the PCI device that an ISA gr aphics devices is installed in the system so the card[...]

32 CPUFAN1 Mode Setting Press enter to select CPU Mode setting, the optional settings are: Manual Mode; Thermal Cruise Mode; Speed Crui se Mode; Smart FAN III Mode. 3-11 User Overclok Settings Linear PCIEX Clock Use this item to set Linear PCIEX clock in the range of 100 to 200. CPU Diff AMP The optional settings are: 700mV; 800mV; 900mV; 1000mV. P[...]

33 Use this item to set CPU VTT voltage from 1.140Vto 2.247V. The default value is 1.176v. DRAM Voltage Select Use this item to set DRAM voltage from 1.538V (Default) to2.204V. The default value is 1.589v. CPU AGX Voltage Select The optional settings are: Auto, +50m V~+350 mV. If set the voltage too high (+250mV~+350 mV), the color of the word will[...]

34 3-13 Load Optimal Defaults/ Load Standard Defaults Load Optimal Defaults When you press <Enter> on this item, you get a confirmation dialog box with a message similar to: Pressing <OK> loads the default values that are factory se ttings for optimal performance system operations. Load Standard Defaults When you press <Enter> on [...]

35 Chapter 4 Driver Installation Check your package and there is A MAGIC INSTALL CD included. This CD c onsists of all DRIVERS you need. MAGIC INSTALL Supports WINDOWS XP/ Vista/ 7 Insert CD into your CD-ROM drive and the MAGIC INSTALL Menu should appear as below. If the menu does not appear, double- click MY COMPUTER / double-click CD-ROM drive. F[...]

36 4-1 INF: Install Intel INF Chipset System Driver Windows XP Windows XP 64 Windows VISTA / VISTA 64 / 7 x86/ 7 x64[...]

37 4-2 IMSS: Install Intel IMSS Chipset System Driver Windows XP Windows XP 64 Windows VISTA / VISTA 64 / 7 x86/ 7 x64[...]

38 4-3 VGA: Install VGA Driver Windows XP Windows XP 64 Windows VISTA / VISTA 64 / 7 x86/ 7 x64[...]

39 4-4 LAN: Gigabit Ethernet LAN Driver Windows XP Windows XP 64 Windows VISTA / VISTA 64 / 7 x86/ 7 x64[...]

40 4-5 SOUND: Install Audio Codec Driver Windows XP Windows XP 64 Windows VISTA / VISTA 64 / 7 x86/ 7 x64[...]

41 4-6 AHCI: Install Intel AHCI Driver Windows XP Windows XP 64 Windows VISTA / VISTA 64 / 7 x86/ 7 x64[...]

42 4-7 User’s Manual 4-8 How to Update BIOS STEP 1. Prepare a bootable di sk. (You may make one by click START click RUN typ e SYS A: click OK) STEP 2. Download upgrade tools and the latest BIOS files of t he motherboard from official website and then make a copy of it to your bootable floppy disk after decompressing these files STEP 3. Insert th[...]

43 4-9 G.P.I. Function LED Display All LED off or glitter. It means the motherboard in the G.P.I mode. CPU works with the low power consumption. Three LED off or glitter. It means the mo therboard is working on partial power saving mode. (The LED off indicate the relative power phase working with idle mode). Three LED on. It means the motherboard i[...]