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    8I945PE-FS Intel ® Pentium ® 4 LGA775 Processor Motherboard User's Manual Rev . 1001[...]

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    - 2 - FS 8I945PE-FS Motherboard Layout ATX_12V CPU_FAN LGA775 BIOS_RE BAT 82562 SATA1 ICH7 BIOS PCI1 PCI2 DDRII1 DDRII2 DDRII3 DDRII4 SATA0 SATA2 SATA3 FDD F_PANEL PCIE_16 PCIE_1 F_USB2 F_USB1 CODEC COMA AUX_IN Intel 945P AUDIO ATX IDE 8I945PE IT8712 SYS_FAN USB LAN F-AUDIO BZ F_1394 CLR_CMOS SPDIF USB 1394 TSB43AB23[...]

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    - 3 - Block Diagram LGA775 Processor CPUCLK+/-(200/133MHz) BIOS 33MHz 14.318MHz DDRII 667/533/400MHz DIMM Host Interface Intel 945P MCH Dual Channel Memory MCHCLK (133/200MHz) 66MHz 48MHz PCI Bus 4 Serial A T A A T A33/66/100 IDE Channels COM Port Floppy 24MHz 33MHz Intel ICH7 Line-Out MIC Line-In SPDIF Out Side Speaker Out Center/Subwoofer Speaker[...]

  • Page 4

    8I945PE-FS Motherboard - 4 - English CPU  Supports Intel ® Pentium ® D / Pentium ® 4 LGA775 CPU  Supports 1066/800/533MHz FSB  L2 cache varies with CPU Chipset  Northbridge: Intel ® 945P Express chipset  Southbridge: Intel ® ICH7  Supported on the Win 2000/XP/MCE operating systems Memory  4 DDRII DIMM memory slots (support[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 5 - English I/O Control  IT8712 Hardware Monitor  System voltage detection  CPU temperature detection  CPU / System fan speed detection  CPU warning temperature  CPU / System fan failure warning  CPU smart fan control BIOS  Use of licensed AWARD BIOS Form Factor  Micro A TX form factor; 24.4 cm x 2[...]

  • Page 6

    8I945PE-FS Motherboard - 6 - English 1 - 2 Installation of the CPU and Heatsink Before installing the CPU, please comply with the following conditions: 1 . Please make sure that the motherboard supports the CPU. 2 . Please take note of the one indented corner of the CPU. If you install the CPU in the wrong direction, the CPU will not insert properl[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 7 - English 1-2-2 Installation of the Heatsink The heatsink may adhere to the CPU as a result of hardening of the heatsink paste.T o prevent such an occurrence, it is suggested that either thermal tape rather than heat sink paste be used for heat dissipation or using extreme care when removing the heatsink. Fig. 6 Finally , [...]

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    8I945PE-FS Motherboard - 8 - English FS The motherboard supports DDR II memory modules, whereby BIOS will automatically detect memory capacity and specifications. Memory modules are designed so that they can be inserted only in one direction. The memory capacity used can differ with each slot. Before installing the memory modules, please comply wit[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 9 - English 2 memory modules 4 memory modules DDR II 1 DDR II 2 DDR II 3 DDR II 4 DS/SS X DS/SS X X DS/SS X DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS Dual Channel Memory Configuration GA-8I945PE-FS supports the Dual Channel T echnology . After operating the Dual Channel T echnology , the bandwidth of Memory Bus will add double. GA-8I945[...]

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    8I945PE-FS Motherboard - 10 - English 1 - 5 I/O Back Panel Introduction COM A (Serial Port) Connects to serial-based mouse or data processing devices. SPDIF Out The SPDIF optical output port is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or com pressed AC3 data to an external Dolby Digital Decoder via an optical cable. 1394 Connector Se[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 11 - English 1 - 6 Connectors Introduction 1) A TX_12V 2) A TX (Power Connector) 3 ) CPU_FAN 4 ) SYS_FAN 5 ) FDD 6) I D E 7) SA T A0 / SA T A1 / SA T A2 / SA T A3 8 ) F_P ANEL 9 ) F_AUDIO 1 0 ) AUX_IN 1 1) F_USB1 / F_USB2 1 2) F_1394 1 3 ) BIOS_RE 1 4 ) CLR_CMOS 15) BA T FS 1 2 3 5 6 13 4 11 9 8 12 10 15 14 7[...]

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    8I945PE-FS Motherboard - 12 - English 1/2) A TX_12V/A TX (Power Connector) With the use of the power connector, the power supply can supply enough stable power to all the components on the motherboard. Before connecting the power connector, please make sure that all components and devices are properly installed. Align the power connector with its p[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 13 - English 3/4) CPU_F AN / SYS_F AN (Cooler Fan Power Connector) The cooler fan power connector supplies a +12V power voltage via a 3-pin/4-pin (only for CPU_FAN) power connector and possesses a foolproof connection design. Most coolers are designed with color-coded power connector wires. A red power connector wire indicat[...]

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    8I945PE-FS Motherboard - 14 - English 6 ) IDE (IDE Connector) An IDE device connects to the computer via an IDE connector. One IDE connector can connect to one IDE cable, and the single IDE cable can then connect to two IDE devices (hard drive or optical drive). If you wish to connect two IDE devices, please set the jumper on one IDE device as Mast[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 15 - English 8 ) F_P ANEL (Front Panel Jumper) Please connect the power LED, reset switch and power switch etc. of your chassis front panel to the F_P ANEL connector according to the pin assignment below . FS 2 10 MSG- MSG+ PW- PW+ Message LED/ Power/ Sleep LED 1 9 HD- HD+ RES+ RES- NC IDE Hard Disk Active LED Reset Switch P[...]

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    8I945PE-FS Motherboard - 16 - English 1 0 ) AUX_IN (AUX In Connector) Connect other device (such as PCI TV Tuner audio out) to the connector. Pin No. Definition 1 MIC2_L 2 GND 3 MIC2_R 4 -ACZ_DET 5 Line2_R 6 FSENSE1 7 FAUOIO_JD 8 No Pin 9 LINE2_L 1 0 FSENSE2 Pin No. Definition 1 MIC 2 GND 3 MIC Power 4 N/A 5 Line Out (R) 6 N/A 7 N/A 8 No Pin 9 N/A [...]

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    Hardware Installation - 17 - English 1 1 ) F_ USB1 / F_USB2 (Front USB Connector) Be careful with the polarity of the front USB connector. Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the front USB cable, incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it. For optional front USB cable,[...]

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    8I945PE-FS Motherboard - 18 - English 1 3 ) BIOS_RE (BIOS Recovery) If the BIOS file on the motherboard is damaged, set this jumper to Recovery mode. Insert the floppy disk containing the complete BIOS file and then restart the system. System will write the BIOS file to the BIOS ROM automatically at startup. 1 1-2: N ormal 2-3: BIOS Recovery FS 1 1[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 19 - English 1 5 ) BA T(Battery) FS Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer's instructions. If you want to erase CMOS... 1 . Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power co[...]

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    8I945PE-FS Motherboard - 20 - English[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 21 - English BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) includes a CMOS SETUP utility which allows user to configure required settings or to activate certain system features. The CMOS SETUP saves the configuration in the CMOS SRAM of the motherboard. When the power is turned off, the battery on the motherboard supplies the necessary power to[...]

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    GA-8I945PE-FS Motherboard - 22 - English The Main Menu (BIOS V er . 10d) Once you enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility , the Main Menu (as figure below) will appear on the screen. Use arrow keys to select among the items and press <Enter> to accept or enter the sub-menu.      Standard CMOS Features This setup page includes all t[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 23 - English      Set Supervisor Password Change, set, or disable password. It allows you to limit access to the system and Setup, or just to Setup.      Set User Password Change, set, or disable password. It allows you to limit access to the system.      Save & Exit Setup Save CMOS valu[...]

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    GA-8I945PE-FS Motherboard - 24 - English 2 - 1 Standard CMOS Features Date The date format is <week>, <month>, <day>, <year>. Week The week, from Sun to Sat, determined by the BIOS and is display only Month The month, Jan. Through Dec. Da y The day , from 1 to 31 (or the maximum allowed in the month) Y ear The year, from 199[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 25 - English Capacity Capacity of currently installed hard disk. Hard drive information should be labeled on the outside drive casing. Enter the appropriate option based on this information. Cylinder Number of cylinders Head Number of heads Precomp Write precomp Landing Zone Landing zone Sector Number of sectors Drive A The category id[...]

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    GA-8I945PE-FS Motherboard - 2 6 - English 2 - 2 Advanced BIOS Features Hard Disk Boot Priority Select boot sequence for onboard(or add-on cards) SCSI, RAID, etc. Use < > or < > to select a device, then press<+> to move it up, or <-> to move it down the list. Press <ESC> to exit this menu. BIOS Flash Protection This fie[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 27 - English Boot Up Floppy Seek During POST , BIOS will determine if the installed floppy disk drive is 40 or 80 tracks. 360K type is 40 tracks 720K, 1.2M and 1.44M are all 80 tracks. Disabled BIOS will not search for the type of floppy disk drive by track number. Note that there will not be any warning message if the drive installed [...]

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    GA-8I945PE-FS Motherboard - 2 8 - English 2 - 3 Integrated Peripherals On-Chip Primary PCI IDE Enabled Ena ble on board 1 st cha nnel I DE por t. (De fault value) Disabled Disable onboard 1st channel IDE port. On-Chip SA T A Mode Disabled Disable this function. Auto BIOS will auto detect. (Default value) Combined Set On-Chip SA T A mode to Combined[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 29 - English USB Controller Enabled Enable USB Controller. (Default value) Disabled Disable USB Controller. USB 2.0 Controller Disable this function if you are not using onboard USB 2.0 feature. Enabled Enable USB 2.0 Controller. (Default value) Disabled Disable USB 2.0 Controller. USB Keyboard Support Enabled Enable USB Keyboard Suppo[...]

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    GA-8I945PE-FS Motherboard - 3 0 - English Onboard FDC Controller Enabled Enable onboard FDC controller. (Default value) Disabled Disable onboard FDC controller. Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8/IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3F8/IRQ4. (Default value) 2F8/IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2F8. 3E8/IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 31 - English 2 - 4 Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend T ype S1(POS) Set ACPI suspend type to S1/POS(Power On Suspend). S3(STR) Set ACPI suspend type to S3/STR(Suspend T o RAM). (Default value) USB Device Wake-Up From S3 Disabled Disable USB Device Wake-Up from S3. Enabled Enable USB Device Wake-Up from S3. (Default value) Soft-off by [...]

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    GA-8I945PE-FS Motherboard - 3 2 - English 2 - 5 PnP/PCI Configurations Resources Controlled By Manual User can set the PnP resource (I/O Address, IRQ & DMA channels) used by legacy ISA DEVICE. Auto BIOS automatically use these PnP rescuers. (Default value) IRQ assigned ( 3,4,5,7,9,10,1 1,12,14,15 ) PCI Device This IRQ assigns for PCI device. (D[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 33 - English 2 - 6 PC Health Status Current V oltage(V) Vcore / VCC18 / +3.3V / +12V Detect system's voltage status automatically . Current CPU T emperature Detect CPU temperature automatically . Current CPU/SYSTEM F AN Speed (RPM) Detect CPU/SYSTEM Fan speed status automatically . CPU W arning T emperature 60 o C / 140 o F Monito[...]

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    GA-8I945PE-FS Motherboard - 3 4 - English 2 - 7 Frequency Control System Memory Multiplier Wrong frequency may make system can't boot, clear CMOS to overcome wrong frequency issue. for FSB(Front Side Bus) frequency=533MHz, 3 Memory Frequency = Host clock X 3. 4 Memory Frequency = Host clock X 4. Auto Set Memory frequency by DRAM SPD data. (Def[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 35 - English 2 - 8 Load Fail-Safe Defaults Fail-Safe defaults contain the most appropriate values of the system parameters that allow minimum system performance. 2 - 9 Load Optimized Defaults Selecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the system automati- cally detects. CMOS Setup Utility-Copyri[...]

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    GA-8I945PE-FS Motherboard - 3 6 - English 2-10 S e t S u pervisor/User Password Selecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the system automati- cally detects. When you select this function, the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password. T ype the password,[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 37 - English 2 - 1 1 Save & Exit Setup Type "Y" will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to RTC CMOS. T ype "N" will return to Setup Utility . 2-12 Exit Without Saving Type "Y" will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS. T ype "N" will return to Setup Utility . CM[...]