Biostar I915P-A7 User manual

I915P-A7
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction.........................................................3
1.1 Motherboard Features............................................................3
1.2 Package Checklist....................................................................7
1.3 Layout and Components........................................................8
Chapter 2: Hardware Installation........................................10
2.1 Central Processing Unit (CPU)............................................10
2.2 FAN Headers.........................................................................12
2.3 Memory Module Installation...............................................13
2.4 Connectors and Slots.............................................................14
Chapter 3: Headers & Jumpers Setup................................15
3.1 How to Setup Jumpers..........................................................15
3.2 Detail Settings........................................................................15
Chapter 4: Useful Help ........................................................21
4.1 Award BIOS Beep Code .......................................................21
4.2 Extra Information..................................................................21
4.3 Troubleshooting.....................................................................23
Chapter 5: WarpSpeeder™..................................................24
5.1 Introduction ...........................................................................24
5.2 System Requirement.............................................................24
5.3 Installation..............................................................................25
5.4 [WarpSpeeder™] includes 1 tray icon and 5 panels.........26
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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
1.1 MOTHERBOARD FEATURES
A. Hardware
CPU
Supports LGA 775.
Supports single Intel Pentium 4 processor.
Supports Intel Celeron D processor.
Front Side Bus at the following frequency ranges:
-533 MT/s (133 MHz Core Clock)
-800 MT/s (200 MHz Core Clock)
Supports Hyper-Threading Technology.
Chipset
North Bridge: Intel 915P.
South Bridge: Intel ICH6.
Dimensions
ATX Form Factor: 24.3cm(W) x 29.35cm (L)
Main Memory
Supports DDR333 and DDR400.
Supports 256Mb, 512Mb, and 1G-Mb DDR technologies for x8
and x16 non-ECC DDR devices.
Maximum DRAM address decode space of 4GB (assuming
32bit addressing.)
Registered DIMMs are not supported.
DIMM Socket
Location DDR Module Total Memory Size
DDRA1 128MB/256MB/512MB/1GB *1
DDRA2 128MB/256MB/512MB/1GB *1
DDRB1 128MB/256MB/512MB/1GB *1
DDRB2 128MB/256MB/512MB/1GB *1
Max is 4GB.
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Slots
Three 32bit PCI bus master slots.
Three PCI-Express x1 slots:
-Bandwidth 250MB/s per direction; 500MB/s Totally.
-PCI Express supports a raw bit-rate of 2.5Gb/s on the data
pins.
-2X bandwidth over the traditional PCI architecture.
Note:
1. If PCI-Express x1 card is used when installing XP
operation system, Do Not leave PCI-EX1_1 slot in blank.
2. Please always insert your PCI-Express x1 card firstly in
PCI-EX1_1 slot.
3. If you have two PCI-Express x1 cards, please insert them
into <PCI-EX1_1 and PCI-EX1_2 slots> or <PCI-EX1_1
and PCI-EX1 3 slots>.
One PCI-Express x16 slot:
-Maximum theoretical realized bandwidth of 4GB/s
simultaneously per direction, for an aggregate of 8GB/s
totally.
Super I/O
Chip: ITE IT8712.
Low Pin Count Interface.
Provides the most commonly used legacy Super I/O
functionality.
Environment Control initiatives,
-H/W Monitor
-Fan Speed Controller
-ITE's "Smart Guardian" function
LAN
Chip: RTL8100C
Supports 10 Mb/s, and 100 Mb/s auto-negotiation.
Half/Full duplex capability.
SupportsACPI power management.
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IEEE 1394 Chip (optional)
Chip: VIA VT6307.
Supports two 1394 Firewire ports with transfer up to 400Mb/s.
On-board AC’97 Sound Codec
Chip: ALC655
Support 6 channels.
Supports S/PDIF-Out and S/PDIF-In (optional) functions.
Compliant withAC’97 Version 2.3 specification.
On-board IDE
Supports 2 IDE disk drives.
Supports PIO Mode 0~4, Bride Mode and Ultra DMA 33/66/100
Bus Master Mode.
IDE Controller (optional)
Chip: ITE8211 (without RAID function)
-Supports two extra slots for 4 IDE devices.
ITE8212 (with RAID function):
-Supports two extra slots for 4 IDE devices
-Integrated RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 0+1 for
IDE2/IDE3 slot.
Supports PIO Mode 5, Bride Mode and Ultra DMA
33/66/100/133 Bus Master Mode.
Serial ATA
Controller integrated in ICH6.
Supports 4 Serial ATA (SATA) ports.
-Intel Advanced Host Controller (AHCI).
-Integrated RAID 0,RAID 1, and RAID 0+1 capabilities
(optional).
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Back Panel I/O Connectors
4 USB 2.0 ports.
1 serial ports (COM2 is optional).
1 parallel port.
1 RJ-45 LAN jack.
1 PS/2 Mouse & Keyboard port.
1 vertical audio port including 1 line-in connector, 1 line
connector, and 1 MIC in connector.
JAUDIO1
Line In/
Surround
Line Out
Mic In 1/
Base/Center
PS/2
Keyboard
PS/2
Mouse
LAN
USB x2
COM1
Parallel
JCOM1
COM2
JCOM2
(optional)
USB x2
Internal On-board I/O Connectors and Headers
1 IDE connectors support 2 hard disk devices.
1 CD-in connector supports 1 CD-ROM audio-in device.
1 front panel header supports front panel facilities.
1 front audio header supports front panel audio-out function.
1 S/PDIF-out connector supports digital audio-out function.
1 S/PDIF-in connector supports digital audio-in function
(optional).
1 1394A header supports 1 front panel 1394A Firewire port
(optional).
1 chassis open header supports PC case-opened warning
function.
1 Floppy port supports 2 FDD with 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M
and 2.88Mbytes.
2 USB headers support 4 USB 2.0 ports.
4 serial ATA connectors support 4 SATA devices.
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B. BIOS & Software
BIOS
Award legal BIOS.
Supports APM1.2.
Supports ACPI.
Supports USB Function.
Software
Supports Warpspeeder™, 9th Touch™, WINFLASHER™ and
FLASHER™.
Offers the highest performance for Windows 98SE, Windows
2000, Windows Me, Windows XP, SCO UNIX etc.
1.2 PACKAGE CHECKLIST
FDD Cable X 1
HDD Cable X 1
User’s Manual X 1
Fully Setup Driver CD X 1
Rear I/O Panel for ATX Case X 1
USB 2.0 Cable X1 (optional)
S/PDIF Cable X 1 (optional)
Serial ATA Cable X 1 (optional)
IEEE 1394 Cable X 1 (optional)
Serial ATA Power Switch Cable X 1 (optional)
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1.3 LAYOUT AND COMPONENTS
DDRA1
DDRA2
DDRB1
DDRB2
FDD1
IDE1
PCI-Ex1_1
PCI-Ex1_2
PCI-Ex1_3
PCI EXPRESS x16
PCI1
PCI2
PCI3
JKBV1
1
1
JUSBV1
JPANEL1
1
223
24
1
J1394A1(optional)
1
J1394PWR1
(optional)
1
11
JATXPWR1
JCFAN1
1
JATXPWR2
JAUDIO1
1
2
13
14
JAUDIOF1
Super
I/O
JCL1
JCMOS1
1
1
SATA1
17
SATA3
1
SATA2
1
SATA4
1
7
7
7
Codec
1
JCDIN1
JSPDIF_OUT1
11
JSPDIF_IN1
(optional)
1
JSFAN1
LAN
IEEE1394
Chip
(optional)
BAT1
BIOS
BIOS
(optional)
JSFAN2
(optional)
1
JKBMS1
Parallel Port (JPRNT1)
COM1 COM1COM2
JCOM2
(optional)
JRJ45USB1
Intel
915P
Intel
ICH6
LGA775
CPU1
IDE3
(optional)
JCOM1
IDE2
(optional)
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C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
KL M N O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
ZA1
Note: ■represents the 1st pin.
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A. JATXPWR2: ATX power source header.
B. JKBV1: Power source header for JKBMS1.
C. Back panel (rear side) I/O connectors.
D. JCDIN1: CD-ROM audio-in connector.
E. JATXPWR1: ATX power source header.
F. JAUDIOF1: Front panel audio-out header.
G. PCI-Ex1_1~PCI-Ex1_3: PCI EXPRESS x1 slots.
H. JSPDIF_IN1: Digital audio-in connector (optional).
I. J1394PWR1: Power source header for 1394 Firewire port (optional).
J. PCI1~PCI3: Peripheral Component Interconnect slots.
K. JUSB3/JUSB4: Headers for USB 2.0 port at front panel.
L. JUSBV3_1: Power source for JUSB3/JUSB4.
M. J1394A1: Header for 1394 Firewire port at front panel (optional).
N. JSFAN1: Power source header for system fan.
O. JPANEL1: Front panel facilities header.
P. IDE2/IDE3: Hard disk device connectors (optional).
Q. JSPDOF_OUT1: Digital audio-out connector.
R. SATA1~SATA4: On-board serial ATA connectors.
S. JCL1: Chassis open message header.
T. JCMOS1: Clear CMOS header.
U. PCI-Ex16: PCI EXPRESS x16 slot.
V. IDE1: Hard disk device connector.
W. DDRA1~DDRB2: DDR memory modules.
X. FDD1: Floppy disk device connector.
Y. JCFAN1: Power source header for CPU fan.
Z. JUSBV1: Power source header for J1394_USB1 and JRJ45USB1.
A1. JSFAN2: Power source header for system fan (optional).
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CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATION
2.1 CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT (CPU)
Special Notice:
Remove Pin Cap before installation, and make
good preservation for future use. When the CPU
is removed, cover the Pin Cap on the empty
socket to ensure pin legs won
’
t be damaged.
Pin Cap
Step 1: Pull the lever sideways away from the socket and then raise the
lever up to a 90-degree angle.
Step 2: Look for the black cut edge on socket, and the white dot on CPU
should point wards this black cut edge. The CPU will fit only in the
correct orientation.
Step 2-1:
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