Albatron PX845PE Series User manual

PX845PE / GE Series
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FCC Compliance Statement
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 will be required to correct the interference at his
own expense. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular
installation.
120410013M1N

PX845PE / GE Series
Intel® 82845PE/GE & 82801DB
Supports Socket 478 Intel®Pentium®4 Processor
Enabling the functionality of Hyper-Threading Technology for your
computer system requires ALL of the following platform
Components
 CPU: An Intel®Pentium® 4 Processor with HT Technology
 Chipset: An Intel® Chipset that supports HT Technology
 BIOS: A BIOS that supports HT Technology and has it enabled
 OS: An operating system that supports HT Technology
For more information on Hyper-Threading Technology, go to:
www.intel.com/info/hyperthreading

Contents
CHAPTER 1. GETTING STARTED .................................................................................... 1
INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................................... 1
SPECIFICATION ....................................................................................................................... 2
QUICK CONTENT TABLE......................................................................................................... 7
CONFIGURATION .................................................................................................................... 8
HARDWARE INSTALLATION .................................................................................................. 14
CHAPTER 2. BIOS SETUP ................................................................................................. 32
INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................................... 32
MAIN MENU ......................................................................................................................... 34
ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES ............................................................................................... 36
INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS .................................................................................................. 42
POWER MANAGEMENT ......................................................................................................... 46
HARDWARE MONITOR.......................................................................................................... 49
LOAD DEFAULTS .................................................................................................................. 49
EXIT MENU .......................................................................................................................... 50
CHAPTER 3: SOFTWARE SETUP.................................................................................... 51
SOFTWARE LIST ................................................................................................................... 51
SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ................................................................................................... 51
SUPER 5.1 CHANNEL SETUP ................................................................................................. 53
SPEAKER TEST...................................................................................................................... 53
CHAPTER 4: TROUBLESHOOTING ............................................................................... 54

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Chapter 1. Getting Started
Introduction
Congratulations on choosing the PX845PE/GE Series mainboard! The PX845PE series
includes the PX845PE and PX845PE PRO and PX845PE PRO II. The PX845GE series
includes the PX845GE and PX845GE PRO and PX845GE PRO II. These are based on either
the 82845PE or 82845GE Northbridge chipsets and the 82801DB Southbridge chipset. It
also supports Intel®Pentium®4 Processors with a FSB (Front Side Bus) frequency of
400/533 MHz.
The PX845PE/GE Series provides 3 sockets using 184 pin DDR SDRAM with a total
capacity of up to 2GB. You can install DDR 333/266 (PC 2700/2100) SDRAM with the
option of using the BIOS Setup to over-clock to DDR400.
The PX845PE/GE Series provides one AGP Slot for 4X and 1.5V only AGP cards.
The PX845PE/GE Series includes built in IDE facilities that support Ultra DMA 33/66/100
BMIDE and PIO Modes. The PX845PE/GE Series also comes with an AC’97 Sound Codec
(ALC650) which supports high quality 6 channel audio (Super 5.1 Channel Audio Effect).
The PX845PE PRO/ PX845PE PRO II/ PX845GE PRO/ PX845GE PRO II also includes a
Promise chip that supports one RAID IDE connector and two SATA connectors. The RAID
IDE connector supports Ultra 133 and the SATA connectors support Serial ATA 150.
The PX845PE/GE Series also comes with six USB 2.0 ports.
The PX845PE PRO II/ PX845GE PRO II comes preinstalled with Voice Genie / BIOS
Mirror and AGP Protection that controlled by a switch. Voice Genie allows you to select
between four languages for audio diagnostics. BIOS Mirror allows you to have a backup
(mirror) BIOS when the primary BIOS is damaged by virus or flash update. The
PX845PE/GE Series also come with AGP protection with ensures that you only install 1.5V
AGP cards.
PX845PE PRO II & PX845GE PRO II also comes with a LAN Chip (Intel DA82562ET)
which supports a back panel LAN port.

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Specification
CPU:
 Supports Socket 478 Pentium®4 processor
 Supports Hyper Threading Technology
Speed:
 400/533 MHz Front Side Bus frequency
 Supports core speeds up to 2.8 GHz CPU
 33MHz, 32 bit PCI interface (PCI 2.2 compliant)
 66MHz AGP 2.0 compliant interface that supports 4X data transfer modes (1.5V
only)
Chipset:
 Northbridge Chip (MCH) – Intel 82845PE (for PX845PE series) / Intel 82845GE
(for PX845GE series)
 Southbridge Chip (ICH) – Intel 82801DB (ICH4)
 I/O Controller – Winbond IO W83627HF
 AC’97 Codec – Realtek ALC650
 Promise FastTrak Controller Chip – Promise PDC20376 (for PX845PE/GE PRO
& PX845PE/GE PRO II)
DRAM Memory:
 Supports 333 (PC2700) / 266(PC2100) DDR (Double Data Rate) SDRAM
 Supports 64 MB/ 128 MB/ 256 MB/ 512 MB/ 1 GB unbuffered non-ECC DIMM
modules
 Supports up to three single-sided or two double-sided memory modules with a
total capacity of 2 GB (see memory installation section for more details)
 Does not support double-sided *16 DDR DIMMs
Green Functionality:
 Supports Phoenix-Award BIOS ™ power management functionality
 Wakes from power saving sleep mode with any keyboard or mouse activity

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Shadow RAM:
 This mainboard is equipped with a memory controller providing shadow RAM
and support for ROM BIOS
Graphics Controller: (only for PX845GE series)
 Integrated 2D/3D graphics accelerator
 256-bit graphics core
 Texture mapped 3D with point sampled, Billnear, Trilinear, and Anisotropic
filtering
 Hardware setup with support for strips and fans
 Hardware motion compensation assistance for software MPEG/DVD decode
 Intel Digital Video (DVO) ports support digital displays and TV-out
 Integrated 350 MHz RAMDAC
 Support ADD cards
BUS Slots:
 1 AGP slot (4X/1.5V only)
 Six 32-bit PCI bus slots (5 master slots => PCI 1-5)**
 Six 32-bit PCI bus slots (6 master slots)*
*Only for PX845PE/GE **for PX845PE/GE PRO & PRO II
Flash Memory:
 Supports flash memory functionality
 Supports ESCD functionality
Hardware Monitor Function:
 Monitors CPU Fan/ Chassis Fan/ Peripheral Fan Speed
 Monitors System Voltage
Infrared:
 Supports IrDA Version 1.0 SIR Protocol with a maximum baud rate of up to 115.2
Kbps
 Supports SHARP ASK-IR Protocol with maximum baud rate of up to 57600 bps
 Supports Consumer IR with Wake-Up function

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AC’97 Sound Codec Onboard:
 High performance CODEC with high S/N ratio (>90dB)
 Compliant with AC’97 2.2 specification
 6-channel playback capability (Super 5.1 Channel Audio Effect)
 3D Stereo enhancement
 Digital S/PDIF OUT/ IN
I/O facilities:
 One multi-mode Parallel Port capable of supporting the following specifications:
1. Standard & Bi-direction Parallel Port
2. Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP)
3. Extended CapabilitiesPort (ECP)
 Supports two serial ports, 16550 UART
 Supports one VGA port (only for PX845GE series)
 Supports Infrared Data Transmission using IrDA
 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
 MIDI compatible
 Game port compatible
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
RAID IDE facilities:
(for PX845PE/GE PRO & PX845PE/GE PRO II)
 Supports RAID 0 or RAID 1, RAID 0 & RAID 1 non-coexist
 Supports Ultra ATA 133 specification
 Dost not support ATAPI Devices.
For more details please refer to Promise FastTrak 376 Controller USER’s Manual.

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Serial ATA facilities:
(for PX845PE/GE PRO & PX845PE/GE PRO II)
 Compatible with SATA Spec 1.0
 Supports Serial ATA specification of 150 MB/sec transfers with CRC
error-checking
 Supports SATA drives hot plugging capability
For more details please refer to Promise FastTrak 376 Controller USER’s Manual.
Universal Serial Bus:
 Supports six USB 2.0 ports for USB interface devices
BIOS:
 Phoenix-Award™ BIOS
 Supports APM1.2
 Supports USB Legacy function
 Supports ACPI power management
 Supports “BIOS Mirror” technology (only for PX845PE/GE PRO II)
Voice Genie: (only for PX845PE/GE PRO II)
 Voice Genie can generate audio diagnostics in 4 different languages (English、
Chinese、Japanese、German)
AGP protection:
 This mainboard provides an AGP slot only for 1.5V AGP cards. The AGP
protection function is to protect the mainboard and AGP cards if a non 1.5V card
is installed.
LAN: (only for PX845PE/GE PRO II)
 Supports 10/100 Mbit/ s Ethernet
 Does not support “Alert On LAN” function
 Supports PME wake up
 Supports LAN boot

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Watch Dog Timer:
 This mainboard contains a special feature called the “Watch Dog Timer” which is
used to detect when the system is unable to handle over-clocking configurations
during POST stage. Once detected the system will reset the configurations and
reboot the system after five seconds.
Operating System:
 Supports mostpopular operating systems: Windows®9X/ME/2000/XP,
etc.
Dimensions (ATX form-factor):
 244mm x 305mm (WxL)
Package Contents:
 IDE Cable
 FDC Cable
 USB Bracket (only for PX845PE/GE PRO II)
 SPDIF & Front Audio dual-function Bracket (only for PX845PE/GE PRO II)
 Installation and Setup Driver CD
 PX845PE/GE Series User’s manual
 Promise FastTrak 376 Controller User’s Manual

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Quick Content Table
Function Content Location Page
CPU Socket 478 U6 15
DDR DIMM Sockets DDR DIMM 1、2、3 18
ATX Power Connector AT X _ P W R 、ATX_12V 31
IDE Connectors IDE1/2、RAID IDE1*、SATA1/2* 23
FDC Connector FDC 26
AGP Slot AGP 30
PCI Slots PCI 1、2、3、4、5、6 30
CPU FAN、Chassis FAN、
Auxiliary FAN CPUFAN、CHASFAN、AUXFAN 16
Front Panel Indicator SW/LED 21
Speaker Connector SPEAKER 22
Infrared Connector IrDA 22
Wake On LAN Header WOL 26
Front Serial interface Header COM2 26
Front USB Headers USB2、USB3 24
Voice Genie / BIOS Mirror &
AGP Protection Function Switch* SW1* 27
Clear CMOS Jumper JP1 30
Case Open Warning Function CASE OPEN 24
Sony/Philips Digital Interface
Connector S/PDIF 28
CD-ROM Audio IN Header CD-IN 28
Front Panel Audio Header FRONT AUDIO 29
PC99 Color Codec Back Panel Back Panel Connector 19
* Optional

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Configuration
Layout of PX845PE PRO II
Intel
82845PE
IrDA
COM2
USB2
SPDIF1
CD-IN
Winbond
IO
W83627HF
PRT/COM
KB/MS
U6
Socket 478
U15
USB/LAN CPUFAN
DIMM2
IDE2 IDE1
FDC
ATX_PWR
AGP
PCI1
PCI2
PCI3
PCI4
PCI5
PCI6
PROMISE
PDC20376
DIMM1 DIMM3
Intel
82801DB
USB3
Intel
D82562
ET
A
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
BIOS
WOL
BIOS
SATA1
U28 U29
CHASFAN SW/LED
SPEAKER
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
9
10
FRONT AUDIO
1
1
9
99
210
10 10
ATX_12V
SOUND
AUXFAN
1
ALC
650
JP1
CASE OPEN
1
1
Voice Genie
CHIP
SW1
RAID IDE1
SATA2
BAT1

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Layout of PX845PE PRO
Intel
82845PE
IrDA
COM2
USB2
SPDIF1
CD-IN
Winbond
IO
W83627HF
PRT/COM
KB/MS
U6
Socket 478
U15
USB CPUFAN
BAT1
DIMM2
IDE2 IDE1
FDC
ATX_PWR
AGP
PCI1
PCI2
PCI3
PCI4
PCI5
PCI6
PROMISE
PDC20376
DIMM1 DIMM3
Intel
82801DB
USB3
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
WOL
BIOS
SATA1
U28
CHASFAN SW/LED
SPEAKER
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
9
10
FRONT AUDIO
1
1
9
99
210
10 10
ATX_12V
SOUND
AUXFAN
1
ALC
650
JP1
CASE OPEN
1
1
RAID IDE1
SATA2

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Layout of PX845PE
Intel
82845PE
IrDA
COM2
USB2
SPDIF1
CD-IN
Winbond
IO
W83627HF
PRT/COM
KB/MS
U6
Socket 478
U15
USB CPUFAN
BAT1
DIMM2
IDE2 IDE1
FDC
ATX_PWR
AGP
PCI1
PCI2
PCI3
PCI4
PCI5
PCI6
DIMM1 DIMM3
Intel
82801DB
USB3
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
WOL
BIOS
U28
CHASFAN SW/LED
SPEAKER
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
9
10
FRONT AUDIO
1
1
9
99
210
10 10
ATX_12V
SOUND
AUXFAN
1
ALC
650
JP1
CASE OPEN
1
1

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Layout of PX845GE PRO II
Intel
82845GE
IrDA
COM2
USB2
SPDIF1
CD-IN
Winbond
IO
W83627HF
PRT/COM/VGA
KB/MS
U6
Socket 478
U15
USB/LAN CPUFAN
BAT1
DIMM2
IDE2 IDE1
FDC
ATX_PWR
AGP
PCI1
PCI2
PCI3
PCI4
PCI5
PCI6
PROMISE
PDC20376
DIMM1 DIMM3
Intel
82801DB
USB3
Intel
D82562
ET
A
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
BIOS
WOL
BIOS
SATA1
U28 U29
CHASFAN SW/LED
SPEAKER
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
9
10
FRONT AUDIO
1
1
9
99
210
10 10
ATX_12V
SOUND
AUXFAN
1
ALC
650
JP1
CASE OPEN
1
1
Voice Genie
CHIP
RAID IDE1
SATA2
SW1

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Layout of PX845GE PRO
Intel
82845GE
IrDA
COM2
USB2
SPDIF1
CD-IN
Winbond
IO
W83627HF
PRT/COM/VGA
KB/MS
U6
Socket 478
U15
USB CPUFAN
BAT1
DIMM2
IDE2 IDE1
FDC
ATX_PWR
AGP
PCI1
PCI2
PCI3
PCI4
PCI5
PCI6
PROMISE
PDC20376
DIMM1 DIMM3
Intel
82801DB
USB3
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
WOL
BIOS
SATA1
U28
CHASFAN SW/LED
SPEAKER
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
9
10
FRONT AUDIO
1
1
9
99
210
10 10
ATX_12V
SOUND
AUXFAN
1
ALC
650
JP1
CASE OPEN
1
1
RAID IDE1
SATA2

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Layout of PX845GE
Intel
82845GE
IrDA
COM2
USB2
SPDIF1
CD-IN
Winbond
IO
W83627HF
PRT/COM/VGA
KB/MS
U6
Socket 478
U15
USB CPUFAN
BAT1
DIMM2
IDE2 IDE1
FDC
ATX_PWR
AGP
PCI1
PCI2
PCI3
PCI4
PCI5
PCI6
DIMM1 DIMM3
Intel
82801DB
USB3
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
WOL
BIOS
U28
CHASFAN SW/LED
SPEAKER
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
9
10
FRONT AUDIO
1
1
9
99
210
10 10
ATX_12V
SOUND
AUXFAN
1
ALC
650
JP1
CASE OPEN
1
1

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Hardware Installation
This section will assist you in quickly installing your system hardware. Wear a wrist ground
strap before handling components. Electrostatic discharge may damage your system
components.
S
ub
j
ect:
 CPU Processor Installation
 Memory Installation
 Back Panel Configuration
 Connector Configuration
 Header Configuration
 Jumper Settings
 Power Supply Attachments

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CPU Processor Installation
This mainboard supports Intel®Pentium®4 processors using a Socket 478.
Before building your system, we suggest you visit the Intel website and review the
processor installation procedures. http://www.intel.com
CPU Socket 478 Configuration Steps:
1. Locate the CPU socket on your mainboard and nudge the lever away from the socket.
Then lift the lever to a 90-degree angle.
2.On the socket, locate the corner that has the pin-1 receptor. This corner will have a
cut-corner on the rectangular shaped pattern of pin holes on the socket.
Match the dot on the CPU with the pin-1 receptor on the socket and lower the CPU onto
the socket. The bottom of the CPU should be flush with the face of the socket.
3. Lower the lever until it snaps back into position. This will lock down the CPU.
4. Smear thermal grease on top of the CPU. Lower the CPU fan onto the CPU and use the
clasps on the fan to attach it to the socket. Finally, extend the power cable from the fan
and insert it onto the CPUFAN adapter.
Before starting the system
Please check the installation completely before starting the system.
Verify that the heatsink is properly installed and make sure the CPU fan is
work
ing
.
O
verheating
can
damage the CPU and other sensitive components.
Pin1 Receptor Dot

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CPU Headers
Three power headers are available for cooling fans, which play an important role in
maintaining the ambient temperature in your system.
The layout is PX845PE PRO II
We strongly recommend you attach the
CPU fan to the CPUFAN Header.
Intel
82845PE
IrDA
COM2
USB2
SPDIF1
CD-IN
Winbond
IO
W83627HF
PRT/COM
KB/MS
U6
Socket 478
U15
USB/LAN
CPUFAN
DIMM2
IDE2 IDE1
FDC
A
TX_PWR
AGP
PCI1
PCI2
PCI3
PCI4
PCI5
PCI6
PROMISE
PDC20376
DIMM1 DIMM3
Intel
82801DB
USB3
Intel
D 82562
ET
A
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
BIOS
WOL
BIOS
SATA1
U28 U29
CHASFAN
SW/LED
SPEAKER
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
9
10
FRONT AUDIO
1
1
9
99
210
10 10
ATX_12V
SOUND
A
UXFAN
1
ALC
650
JP1
CASE OPEN
1
1
Voice Genie
CHIP
SW1
RAID IDE1
SATA2
BAT1
CPUFAN
1
CHASFAN
1
AUXFAN
1
Ground
Ground
+12V
+12V
Sense
Sense
Ground
+12V
Sense

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Frequency / Voltage Control
This mainboard automatically detects and recognizes the CPU ratio. You can otherwise
override these values using the BIOS setup utility.
Configuring the CPU Host Frequency using the BIOS
Setup Utility
To access the BIOS Setup Utility, reboot your system. During the reboot process you will be
given an opportunity to press the “DEL” key to enter the BIOS Setup Utility.
From the BIOS Setup Utility access the “Advanced BIOS” section and then scroll down to
the “Frequency / Voltage Control” field. Adjust the “CPU Clock Ratio”, “CPU Host
Frequency” and “DDR:CPU Ratio” according to the formulas below.
CPU Speed = CPU Clock Ratio * CPU Host Frequency
DDR Speed = DDR: CPU Ratio *CPU Host Frequency
For more details, please refer to Frequency / Voltage Control in Chapter-2 BIOS Setup.
Watch Dog Timer
This mainboard comes with a special feature called “Watch Dog Timer” which is used to
detect when the system is unable to boot using the manual over-clocking configurations.
After you power on the system, BIOS will check the last system POST status. If it was
successful, BIOS will enable the “Watch Dog Timer” feature and set the CPU frequency
values to the user configured values stored in the BIOS. If unsuccessful the “Watch Dog
Timer” will reboot the system.
On most systems you would need to remove the cover of your system and re-jumper the
clear CMOS switches on the mainboard when your system encounters over-clocking
problems. With the “Watch Dog Timer”, overclocking settings will be automatically cleared
and reset.
Before Overclocking
Please make sure your system components are capable of overclocking.
If you are not familiar with the overclocking, we strongly recommend that you to
set the clock to the default settings.