Albatron ABOX 865G SERIES User manual

ABOX 865G SERIES
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This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class B digital device,
pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable
protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates,
uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with
the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this
equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user
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that interference will not occur in a particular installation.
CE Mark
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ABOX 865G Mainboard
Intel®82865G & ICH5
Support Socket 478 Intel®Pentium®4 processors
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Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION............................................................6
Specifications .............................................................................................. 6
The Layout of the ABOX 865G ................................................................. 10
CHAPTER 2: THE HARDWARE........................................................11
Memory DIMM slots .................................................................................. 11
Front Panel Configuration ......................................................................... 12
Front Panel Header (Easy Pin): J80 ............................................................ 13
Back Panel Connectors............................................................................. 14
USB/ LAN & IEEE1394 connectors........................................................... 15
Serial Interface and VGA Ports ................................................................. 16
Data Storage Connectors.......................................................................... 17
Power Supply Connectors......................................................................... 17
Jumpers/Headers...................................................................................... 18
Expansion Slots ........................................................................................ 18
CHAPTER 3: BIOS SETUP................................................................20
CHAPTER 4: TROUBLESHOOTING.................................................20
APPENDIX: CHANNEL SETUP.........................................................20
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■Front Panel air vents assures optimal ventilation and heat dissipation
■Streamlined case design minimizes exterior scrapes and scratches.
■Quiet system design minimizes system noise.
■Power supply supports PFC (Power Factor Correction) which provides efficient
energy consumption and reliable, steady power supply.
■Provides space for two 5.25” hard drives and can use an add-in CD-RW.
■Contains onboard VGA facilities (no need for a VGA card).
■Contains onboard Gigabit LAN providing high-speed LAN access.
■Provides complete SPDIF facilities including both SPDIF in and out
■Provides a space-conserving Mini-PCI slot.
■One-step front panel installation avoids messy header configurations
■Contains Albalink Wireless Connection Technology
■Supports Hyper-Threading Technology and Dual Channel DDR DIMMs.
■Employs most recent mainboard technology assuring maximum performance and
high efficiency for meeting the requirements of today’s most demanding
computing applications.
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■Unplug your computer when installing components and configuring switches
and pins.
■This mainboard contains very delicate IC chips. Use a grounded wrist strap
when configuring your hardware.
■Do not touch the IC chips, leads, connectors or other sensitive components.
■Unplug the AC power when you install or remove any component on the
system.
■The 3 Year Limited Warranty for this product covers both labor costs and
replacement parts during the 1st year. Only labor costs are covered during the
2nd and 3rd years (replacement parts will be charged during the 2nd and 3rd
years).
■All of the information in this manual is for reference only. The diagrams and
wording within may vary slightly depending on the exact version of the
hardware and software you receive with your system. This specification is
subject to change without notice.
■All the trademarks or brands in this manual are registered by their respective
owners.
■ABOX 865G chassis with mainboard
■IDE ATA100 cable
■FDC cable
■SATA Power cord (optional)
■Serial ATA cable (optional)
■Installation and setup Driver CD
■User Manual
■Quick Installation Guide
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Chapter 1: Introduction
Congratulations on choosing the ABOX 865G Barebones System. The ABOX 865G includes
the 865G mainboard. This mainboard is based on the Intel®82865G Northbridge and the ICH5
Southbridge chipsets. This mainboard also supports HT (Hyper-Threading) technology and
Dual Channel DDR memory. The ABOX uses Intel®Pentium®4 processors with FSB (Front
Side Bus) frequencies of 533/800 MHz.
This system provides 2 IDE slots, 2 SATA slots as well as an AGP slot for 4X/8X AGP cards.
Also included is a PCI slot, 1 mini-PCI slot, 1 SPDIF-in jack, 1 SPDIF-out jack, 2 IEEE 1394
ports and 6 USB ports. ABOX also provides Albalink Wireless Connection Technology.
The ABOX 865G is small in size but delivers performance that easily tackles today’s most
intensive gaming software and business applications.
Specifications
The following list provides the specifications for the ABOX 865G.
Size
■ABOX：225 mm x 200 mm x 330 mm (W x H x L)
■Mainboard (compact Albatron ATX form factor)：180 mm x 260 mm
Operating System
■Supports Windows®9X/ ME/ 2000/ XP
CPU
■Supports Socket 478 Intel®Pentium®4 Processors (Northwood/ Prescott)
■Supports Hyper-Threading Technology
Speed
■533/800 MHz Front Side Bus frequency
■33 MHz, 32-bit PCI Interface (PCI 2.2 compliant)
■66 MHz AGP 3.0 compliant interface that supports 8X/4X data transfer modes
(0.8V or 1.5V)
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Chipset
■Northbridge Chip (MCH) – Intel®82865G
■Southbridge Chip (ICH) – Intel®ICH5
■I/O Controller – Winbond W83627THF
■AC’97 Codec – ALC650
■LAN Chip (Gb) – Marvell®MV8001
DRAM Memory
■Supports DDR400 (PC3200)/ DDR333 (PC2700) SDRAM DIMMs
■Supports 64 MB/ 128 MB/ 256 MB/ 512 MB/ 1 GB unbuffered & non-ECC DIMM
Modules
■Total memory capacity of 2 GB
■Supports Dual-Channel data bus
■Supports only x8, x16 DDR devices with 4 banks
Green Function
■Supports Phoenix-Award™ BIOS power management functionality
■Wakes from power saving sleep mode with any keyboard or mouse activity
Shadow RAM
■Equipped with a memory controller providing shadow RAM and support for ROM
BIOS
BUS Slots
■Supports 1 AGP slot (AGP3.0, 4X/ 8X)
■32-bit PCI slot x 1
■32-bit Mini-PCI slot x 1
Albalink Technology
■Provides Albalink headers
■Supports Wireless LAN technology
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Flash Memory
■Supports flash memory functionality
■Supports ESCD functionality
Hardware Monitor Function
■Monitors all fan speeds
■Monitors system voltage
AC’97 Sound Codec (onboard)
■High performance CODEC with high S/N ratio (> 90dB)
■Compliant with AC’97 2.2 specifications
■6-channel playback capability (Super 5.1 Channel Audio Effect)
■3D Stereo enhancement
■Sony/Philips Digital Interface (S/PDIF)
Marvell LAN Chip (onboard)
■Supports Ethernet 10/ 100/ 1000 Mbps
IDE Facilities
■Supports Ultra ATA 33, Ultra ATA 66, Ultra ATA 100, BMIDE and PIO modes
■Supports IDE interface with CD-ROM
■Supports high capacity hard disk drives
■Supports installation of up to 4 drives with separate IDE connections for primary
and secondary connectors
Universal Serial Bus
■Supports up to 6 USB ports for USB interface devices
■Supports USB 2.0 and USB 1.1 specifications
IEEE 1394 Bus
■Contains 2 IEEE 1394 ports for 1394 interface devices
■Supports 400/ 200/ 100 Mbps serial data rates
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Serial ATA Facilities
■Supports Serial ATA specification of 150 MB/sec data transfers
■Compatible with SATA Spec 1.0
I/O Facilities
■Supports one serial port, 16550 UART
■Supports one VGA port
■Supports PS/2 mouse and PS/2 keyboard
■Supports 360 KB, 720 KB, 1.2 MB, 1.44 MB and 2.88 MB floppy disk drives
Power Supply
■Supports PFC (Power Factor Correction, PFC)
Hyper-Threading
■Requires an Intel®Pentium®4 Processor with HT Technology
■Requires a BIOS that supports HT Technology (BIOS option must be enabled)
■Requires an operating system that supports HT Technology
BIOS
■Phoenix-Award™ BIOS
■Supports APM1.2
■Supports ACPI power management
AGP Protection
■The mainboard provides an AGP slot for 1.5V AGP cards. The AGP protection
function is to protect the mainboard and AGP card if a 3.3V AGP card is
accidentally installed.
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The Layout of the ABOX 865G
The diagram below shows the ABOX 865G mainboard.
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Chapter 2: The Hardware
This section describes the hardware that can be found on and within the ABOX including,
memory configurations, header/panel configuration, connectors, expansion slots, pin/jumper
configurations, and hard disk information.
Memory DIMM slots
The ABOX contains 2 DIMM memory slots which use 184-pin DDR SDRAM with a total
memory capacity of up to 2 GB. You can install unbuffered & non-ECC DDR DIMMs. It
supports DDR333 when installed with CPUs that have clock speeds of 133 MHz. It supports
DDR400/320 when installed with CPUs that have clock speeds of 200 MHz.
This ABOX mainboard provides Dual-Channel functionality for its DIMM slots.
Dual-Channel DDR Configuration
To enable Dual-Channel DDR, the following conditions must be met:
1. You must use memory modules in both DIMM1 & DIMM2.
2. You must use matching DIMM memory in both DIMM1 & DIMM2 slots.
This includes matching:
- Total memory (128 MB, 256 MB, 512 MB, etc.)
- DRAM Technology (128 Mb, 256 Mb, or 512 Mb)
- DRAM bus width (x8 or x16)
- Bank configuration, either single-sided or dual-sided
- Brand
- Timing specifications
- DDR speed
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Front Panel Configuration
The following list contains the connectors located on the front panel of the system.
USB
There are two USB ports on the front panel. These USB connectors are used to attach to USB
devices such as keyboards, mice and other USB devices.
Front Audio: Microphone
There is a microphone jack on the front panel. It is used to attach a microphone. You cannot
simultaneously use microphone jacks on the front panel and back panel.
Front Audio: Headphones
There is a headphone jack on the front panel. It is used to attach a set of headphones. You
cannot simultaneously use the front panel headphone jack and the back panel headphone jack
together.
IEEE1394
The system also provides two IEEE 1394 ports. These connectors provide enhanced PC
connectivity for consumer electronics audio/ video (A/V) appliances, storage peripherals, other
PCs, and portable devices that use the IEEE 1394 interface.
SWLED: Hard Drive LED
This LED will flicker during hard disk activity.
SWLED: Reset Button
This switch is normally left open. When closed it will cause the mainboard to reset and run the
POST (Power On Self Test).
SWLED: Power LED
This LED will illuminate while the system is powered on.
SWLED: Power Button
Pressing this button will turn the system on or off.
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Front Panel Header (Easy Pin): J80
This easy to install front panel design allows you to simply insert the Front Panel cable into this
header.
Assignment Pin Assignment
USB power 5V 1 2 USB power 5V
FNT-USBP0- 3 4 FNT-USBP1-
FNT-USBP0+ 5 6 FNT-USBP1+
USB GROUND 7 8 USB GROUND
KEY 9 10 NC
MIC in 11 12 AUD_GROUND
NC 13 14 AUD_VCC
AUD_OUT_RIGHT 15 16 AUD_RET_RIGHT
NC 17 18 KEY
AUD_OUT_LEFT 19 20 AUD_RET_LEFT
TPA+ 21 22 TPA-
GROUND 23 24 GROUND
TPB+ 25 26 TPB+
12V 27 28 12V
KEY 29 30 NC
IDE LED 31 32 PWR LED
IDE LED- 33 34 GND
GND 35 36 GND
RESET 37 38 PWRSW+
NC 39 40 PWRSW-
USB
Front
Audio
IEEE1
39
4
SWLED
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Back Panel Connectors
The following section describes the connectors that are located on the back panel of the ABOX
system.
PS/2 Mouse & PS/2 keyboard Connectors
The system provides a standard PS/2 mouse connector and PS/2 keyboard connector. The pin
assignments are described below:
Pin Assignment Pin Assignment
1 Data 4 +5 V (fused)
2 No connect 5 Clock
3 Ground 6 No connect
Audio Port Connectors
This system comes equipped with 3 Audio Ports. The Mic-in, Line-in and Front Speaker-out
are standard audio ports that provide basic audio functionality.
Mic In (pink jack) Connects to a microphone. This port becomes the subwoofer/center out
when the 5.1 Channel Audio Effects driver is installed and enabled.
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Line In (blue jack) Connects to an external audio device such as a CD player, tape player or
other audio devices that provide audio input. This port becomes the rear speakers when the
5.1 Channel Audio Effects driver is installed and enabled.
Speaker-Out (green jack) Connects to standard audio speakers or headphones. This port
becomes the front speakers when the 5.1 Channel Audio Effects driver is installed and
enabled.
appendix I for more information.
This mainboard supports 5.1 channel audio effects which transforms
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speaker configuration into a 6 channel audio system. See
USB/ LAN & IEEE1394 connectors
There are four USB connectors on the back panel. These USB connectors are used to directly
attach to USB devices such as keyboards, mice and other USB devices. This system also
provides a LAN port and an IEEE1394 port. You can plug LAN cables and IEEE1394 devices
directly into these connectors respectively.
Pin
Assignment
10M/100M(1G)
Pin Assignment
10M/100M(1G)
1 TX+ (DO+) 5 NC (D2-)
2 TX- (DO-) 6 RX- (D1-)
3 RX+ (D1+) 7 NC (D3+)
4 NC (D2+) 8 NC (D3-)
Pin Assignment Pin Assignment
1/5 +5 V 3/7 USBP0+/P1+
2/6 USBP0-/P1- 4/8 Ground
Pin
Assignment Pin Assignment
1 +12V 4 TPB0+
2 GND 5 TPA0-
3 TPB0- 6 TPA0+
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Serial Interface and VGA Ports
The system comes equipped with one serial port and one VGA port on the back panel.
The Serial interface：COM
The serial interface port is sometimes referred to as an RS-232 port
or an asynchronous communication port. Mice, printers, modems and
other peripheral devices can be connected to a serial port.
VGA Port: VGA1
The ABOX865G provides a VGA port (DB-15 pin). You can connect
your VGA display monitor directly into the VGA port.
SPDIF In/ SPDIF Out connectors
S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) is an audio transfer file format
which provides high quality audio using optical fiber and digital signals.
This mainboard is capable of delivering audio output and receiving
audio input through these SPDIF connectors.
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Data Storage Connectors
The following list contains a description of the data storage connectors on the ABOX
mainboard.
Floppy Disk Connector: CN1
The system provides a standard floppy disk connector (FDC) that supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M,
1.44M and 2.88M floppy diskette drives. This connector supports the floppy drive ribbon cables
provided in the packaging.
Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1-2/ J40, J81
The system provides two standard IDE connectors that supports PIO Mode 0~4, Bus Master,
Ultra ATA 33/66/100. This system also provides 1 Serial ATA connector and can provide 150
MB/s data transmission rates.
IDE1 (Primary IDE connector)
You can connect up to two hard drives to IDE1. If you do attach two drives, you must use a
ribbon cable with three connectors. You must also configure one drive as the master and one
drive as the slave, using the jumpers located on each drive.
IDE2 (Secondary IDE connector)
The IDE2 controller can also support a Master and a Slave drive. The configuration is similar to
IDE1.
J40/ J81 (Serial ATA connector)
The SATA connector supports Serial ATA 150. It can only support one serial ATA device.
Note: With most storage devices there is a power cable that you need to attach to a
power source (power supply).
Power Supply Connectors
ATX Power Connectors: J56 & J66
The power supply of the ABOX supports PFC (Power Factor Correction) and is compliant with
European Union (EU) regulations. With PFC, this system can reduce power consumption and
increase stability. The mainboard requires two ATX power connections; a 20-pin connector
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and a 4-pin connector. Attach the 4-pin connector first and then attach the 20-pin connector.
Make sure the connectors are secure before applying power.
Jumpers/Headers
CD-ROM Audio-In Header: CDIN1
This header is used to connect to the CD-ROM/ DVD audio cable.
Clear CMOS Jumper: JP1
The “Clear CMOS” jumper is used when you cannot boot your system due to some CMOS
configuration problem such as a forgotten password. This jumper allows you to reset the
CMOS configurations, and then reconfigure.
The following steps explain how to reset your CMOS configurations when
you have forgotten your system password.
1. Turn off your system and disconnect the AC power cable.
2. Set JP1 to OFF (2-3 Closed).
3. Wait several seconds.
4. Set JP1 to ON (1-2 Closed).
5. Connect the AC power cable and turn on your system.
6. Reset your new password.
Albalink Port Headers: J79/ J79A
This mainboard is equipped with special Albalink port headers. It provides Wireless
Connection Technology.
Expansion Slots
The slots on this mainboard are designed for expansion cards used to complement and
enhance the functionality of the mainboard.
AGP Slot: AGP1
This mainboard is equipped with a 4X/ 8X, 1.5V Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) that
supports 1.5V AGP video cards.
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PCI Slot: PCI1
This mainboard is equipped with 1 standard PCI slot. PCI stands for Peripheral Component
Interconnect and is a bus standard for expansion cards. This PCI slot is designated as 32-bits.
Mini-PCI Slot: PCI3
This mainboard is equipped with 1 mini PCI slot. You can install Mini PCI cards, TV tuner
cards, Wireless Mini PCI cards etc. This mini PCI slot is designated as 32-bits.
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Chapter 3: BIOS Setup
Chapter 4: Troubleshooting
Appendix: Channel 5.1 Setup
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