DFI-ITOX G4C600-R User manual

G4C600-R
G4C600-D
G4C600-DG
Rev. A+
System Board
User’s Manual
I73710346

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Trademarks
Windows®98 SE, Windows®ME, Windows®2000, Windows NT®
4.0 and Windows®XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation. Intel®and Pentium®4 are registered trademarks of
Intel Corporation. Award is a registered trademark of Award
Software, Inc. Other trademarks and registered trademarks of
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respective holders.
Caution
To avoid damage to the system:
• Use the correct AC input voltage range.....
To reduce the risk of electric shock:
• Unplug the power cord before removing the system chassis
cover for installation or servicing. After installation or servicing,
cover the system chassis before plugging the power cord.

Battery:
• Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced.
• Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommend by
the manufacturer.
• Dispose of used batteries according to the battery
manufacturer’s instructions.
Joystick or MIDI port:
• Do not use any joystick or MIDI device that requires more than
10A current at 5V DC. There is a risk of fire for devices that
exceed this limit.
FCC and DOC Statement on Class B
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits
for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules.
These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against
harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a residential
installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio
frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with
the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference
will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause
harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be
determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is
encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the
following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from
that to which the receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for
help.
Notice:
1. The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the
party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority
to operate the equipment.
2. Shielded interface cables must be used in order to comply with
the emission limits.

Important Configuration and Driver Installation Rules
HighPoint RAID IDE Controller (G4C600-R only)
By default, the HighPoint RAID IDE controller is enabled. If you
are not using this function, make sure to set the “RAID Device
Control” field in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the Award
BIOS to Disabled.
Make sure to follow the rule mentioned above. Doing it other-
wise will slow down the boot up time and affect the perform-
ance of the system.
Driver Installation Rules
Please follow the installation sequence below.
1. Install the “Audio Drivers”.
2. Install the “Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility”.
3. Install the other drivers and utilities.
Make sure to follow this sequence. Doing it otherwise will slow
down the boot up time and affect the performance of the sys-
tem.

Table of Contents
Chapter 1 - Introduction
1.1 Features and Specifications...............................................................................
1.2 Hyper-Threading Technology Functionality Requirements.......
1.3 Package Checklist......................................................................................................
Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation
2.1 System Board Layout ........................................................................................
2.2 System Memory........................................................................................................
2.3 CPU.....................................................................................................................................
2.4 Jumper Settings..........................................................................................................
2.5 Rear Panel I/O Ports...........................................................................................
2.6 I/O Connectors........................................................................................................
Chapter 3 - BIOS Setup
3.1 Award BIOS Setup Utility.................................................................................
3.2 Intel LAN BIOS Setting Utility.......................................................................
3.3 Intel ICH5R BIOS Setting Utility..................................................................
3.4 HighPoint BIOS Configuration Utility.......................................................
3.5 Updating the BIOS..................................................................................................
Chapter 4 - Supported Softwares
4.1 Desktop Management Interface.............................................................
4.2 Drivers, Utilities and Software Applications.................................
4.3 3D Audio Configuration.................................................................................
4.4 Installation Notes..................................................................................................
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Appendix A - Enabling the Hyper-Threading
Technology
A.1 Enabling the Hyper-Threading Technology...................................
Appendix B - System Error Messages
B.1 POST Beep......................................................................................................................
B.2 Error Messages............................................................................................................
Appendix C - Troubleshooting
C.1 Troubleshooting Checklist..............................................................................
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1.1 Features and Specifications
1.1.1 Features
Chipset
• Intel®875P chipset
- Intel®82875P Memory Controller Hub (MCH)
- Intel®82801ER I/O Controller Hub (ICH5R)
Processor
The system board is equipped with Socket 478 for installing one of
the following supported processors.
• Intel®Pentium®4 Processor with Hyper-Threading Technology
- 800MHz/533MHz system data bus
• Intel®Pentium®4 Northwood processor
- 533MHz/400MHz system data bus
• Intel®Pentium®4 Prescott processor
- 800MHz system data bus
• Intel®Celeron®Northwood processor
- 400MHz system data bus
Note:
Refer to section 1.2 and appendix A for more information on
the Hyper-Threading Technology.
System Memory
• Supports dual channel (128-bit wide) memory interface
- Each channel supports 2 DIMM sockets
• Supports up to 4GB system memory
• Supports Dynamic mode to optimize system performance
• Synchronous operation with processor system bus
- PC2100/PC2700/PC3200 (DDR266/DDR333/DDR400)
with 800MHz FSB CPU (supports PAT mode). DDR333 will
run at 320MHz memory frequency when used with 800MHz
FSB CPU.
Chapter 1 - Introduction

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Performance Acceleration Technology (PAT)
PAT mode is supported only when the system uses DDR400 with
800MHz FSB CPU. PAT performs data transactions directly from the
CPU to the system memory, bypassing the normal path of
operation. This reduces the MCH timing therefore providing
improved system performance.
Expansion Slots
The system board is equipped with 1 AGP slot and 5 PCI slots.
AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port)
• Supports AGP 3.0 (AGP 4x and 8x) and AGP 2.0 (AGP 1x and
4x) spec.
• Supports 1.5V AGP 8x (2.13GB/sec.) and AGP 4x (1066MB/
sec.) add-in cards.
AGP is an interface designed to support high performance 3D
graphics cards for 3D graphics applications. It handles large
amounts of graphics data with the following features:
• Pipelined memory read and write operations that hide
memory access latency.
• Demultiplexing of address and data on the bus for nearly
100 percent efficiency.
Note:
AGP 2x and 3.3V AGP cards are not supported.
Density Width
Single/Double
184-pin DDR
64 Mbit
X8
SS/DS
64/128MB
X16
SS/DS
32MB/NA
Density 128 Mbit
X8
SS/DS
128/256MB
X16
SS/DS
64MB/NA
256 Mbit
X8
SS/DS
256/512MB
X16
SS/DS
128MB/NA
512 Mbit
X8
SS/DS
512/1024MB
X16
SS/DS
256MB/NA
- Use PC2100/PC2700 (DDR266/DDR333) with 533MHz
FSB CPU
- Use PC2100 (DDR266) with 400MHz FSB CPU
• Supports ECC/non-ECC DIMMs
• Supports unbuffered DIMMs

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Onboard Audio Features
• 20-bit stereo full-duplex codec with independent variable sam-
pling rate
• High quality differential CD input
• True stereo line level outputs
• S/PDIF-in/out interface
• 6-channel audio output
S/PDIF
S/PDIF is a standard audio file transfer format that transfers digital
audio signals to a device without having to be converted first to an
analog format. This prevents the quality of the audio signal from
degrading whenever it is converted to analog. S/PDIF is usually
found on digital audio equipment such as a DAT machine or audio
processing device.The S/PDIF connector on the system board sends
surround sound and 3D audio signal outputs to amplifiers and
speakers and to digital recording devices like CD recorders.
6-channel Audio
The 6-channel audio output function is supported by using the 4-
channel connector, the audio jacks at the rear panel and configuring
the audio driver. Please refer to chapters 2 and 4
Onboard LAN Features
• G4C600-R and G4C600-D only
- Integrated IEEE 802.3, 10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX compat-
ible PHY
- 32-bit PCI master interface
- Integrated power management functions
- Full duplex support at both 10 and 100 Mbps
- Supports IEEE 802.3u auto-negotiation
- Supports wire for management
• G4C600-DG only
- 82547EI Gigabit LAN CSA interface
- Integrated power management functions
- Full duplex support at both 10, 100 and 1000 Mbps
- Supports IEEE 802.3u auto-negotiation
- Supports wire for management

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Compatibility
• PCI 2.2 and AC ’97 compliant
• Intel AGP version 3.0
ICH5R SATA IDE/RAID0 Interface
Serial ATA is a storage interface that is compliant with SATA 1.0
specification. With speed of up to 1.5Gbps, it improves hard drive
performance even in data intensive environments such as audio/
video, consumer electronics and entry-level servers.
• Two SATA (Serial ATA) interfaces which are compliant with SATA
1.0 specification (1.5Gbps interface)
• Supports RAID 0
ATA RAID - Redundant Array of Independent Disk (G4C600-R
only)
• Uses HighPoint 372N RAID controller
• RAID 0, 1, 0+1 and 1.5
- RAID 1.5 performs data stripping and mirroring
simultaneously using two drives only
• Two independent IDE channels support up to 4 drives (ATA/33,
ATA/66, ATA/100, ATA/133 or EIDE)
• Supports PIO modes 0/1/2/3/4, DMA modes 0/1/2 and
UDMA modes 0/1/2/3/4/5/6
PCI Bus Master IDE Controller
• Two PCI IDE interfaces support up to four IDE devices
• Supports ATA/33, ATA/66 and ATA/100 hard drives
• PIO Mode 4 Enhanced IDE (data transfer rate up to 14MB/sec.)
• Bus mastering reduces CPU utilization during disk transfer
• Supports ATAPI CD-ROM, LS-120 and ZIP
IrDA Interface
The system board is equipped with an IrDA connector for wireless
connectivity between your computer and peripheral devices. The
IRDA (Infrared Data Association) specification supports data
transfers of 115K baud at a distance of 1 meter.

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USB Ports
The system board supports USB 2.0 and USB 1.1 ports. USB 1.1
supports 12Mb/second bandwidth while USB 2.0 supports
480Mb/second bandwidth providing a marked improvement in
device transfer speeds between your computer and a wide range
of simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals.
BIOS
• Award BIOS, Windows®98SE/2000/ME/XP Plug and Play
compatible
• Flash EPROM for easy BIOS upgrades
• Supports DMI 2.0 function
• 4Mbit flash memory
Desktop Management Interface (DMI)
The system board comes with a DMI 2.0 built into the BIOS. The
DMI utility in the BIOS automatically records various information
about your system configuration and stores these information in the
DMI pool, which is a part of the system board's Plug and Play
BIOS. DMI, along with the appropriately networked software, is
designed to make inventory, maintenance and troubleshooting of
computer systems easier. Refer to chapter 4 for instructions on using
the DMI utility.
Rear Panel I/O Ports (PC 99 color-coded connectors)
• 4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports
• 1 RJ45 LAN port
• 2 DB-9 serial ports
• 1 DB-25 parallel port
• 1 mini-DIN-6 PS/2 mouse port
• 1 mini-DIN-6 PS/2 keyboard port
• 3 audio jacks: line-out, line-in and mic-in
I/O Connectors
• 2 connectors for 4 additional external USB 2.0/1.1 ports
• 1 front audio connector for external line-out and mic-in jacks
• 1 connector for an external game/MIDI port
• 2 internal audio connectors (CD-in and AUX-in)

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• 1 4-channel audio output connector
• 1 S/PDIF-in/out connector
• 1 connector for IrDA interface
• 2 RAID IDE connectors (G4C600-R only)
• 2 Serial ATA connectors
• 2 IDE connectors
• 1 floppy drive connector
• 2 ATX power supply connectors
• 1 Wake-On-LAN connector
• CPU fan, chassis fan and second fan connectors
1.1.2 System Health Monitor Functions
The system board is capable of monitoring the following “system
health” conditions.
• Monitors CPU/system temperature and overheat alarm
• Monitors CPU/1.5V/5VSB/VBAT/3.3V/5V/±12V voltages and
failure alarm
• Monitors the fan speed of the CPU fan, chassis fan and second
fan; and failure alarm
• Automatic chassis fan and second fan on/off control
• Read back capability that displays temperature, voltage and fan
speed
Refer to the “PC Health Status” section in chapter 3 and the
“Hardware Monitor” section in chapter 4 for more information.
1.1.3 Intelligence
Automatic Chassis/Second Fan Off
The chassis fan and second fan will automatically turn off once
the system enters the Suspend mode.
Dual Function Power Button
Depending on the setting in the “Soft-Off By PWR-BTTN” field of
the Power Management Setup, this switch will allow the system to
enter the Soft-Off or Suspend mode.

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Wake-On-Ring
This feature allows the system that is in the Suspend mode or
Soft Power Off mode to wake-up/power-on to respond to calls
coming from an external modem or respond to calls from a
modem PCI card that uses the PCI PME (Power Management
Event) signal to remotely wake up the PC.
Important:
If you are using a modem add-in card, the 5VSB power source
of your power supply must support a minimum of ≥ 720mA.
Wake-On-LAN
This feature allows the network to remotely wake up a Soft Power
Down (Soft-Off) PC. It is supported via the onboard LAN port, via
a PCI LAN card that uses the PCI PME (Power Management Event)
signal or via a LAN card that uses the Wake-On-LAN connector.
However, if your system is in the Suspend mode, you can power-on
the system only through an IRQ or DMA interrupt.
Important:
The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support
≥ 720mA.
Wake-On-Keyboard/Wake-On-Mouse
This function allows you to use the keyboard or PS/2 mouse to
power-on the system.
Important:
The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support
≥ 720mA.

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Wake-On-USB Keyboard
This function allows you to use a USB keyboard to wake up a
system from the S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state.
Important:
• If you are using the Wake-On-USB Keyboard function for 2
USB ports, the 5VSB power source of your power supply
must support ≥ 1.5A.
• If you are using the Wake-On-USB Keyboard function for 3
or more USB ports, the 5VSB power source of your power
supply must support ≥ 2A.
RTC Timer to Power-on the System
The RTC installed on the system board allows your system to
automatically power-on on the set date and time.
ACPI STR
The system board is designed to meet the ACPI (Advanced
Configuration and Power Interface) specification. ACPI has energy
saving features that enables PCs to implement Power Management
and Plug-and-Play with operating systems that support OS Direct
Power Management. Currently, only Windows®®
®®
®98SE/2000/ME/XP
supports the ACPI function. ACPI when enabled in the Power
Management Setup will allow you to use the Suspend to RAM
function.
With the Suspend to RAM function enabled, you can power-off the
system at once by pressing the power button or selecting “Standby”
when you shut down Windows®®
®®
®98SE/2000/ME/XP without hav-
ing to go through the sometimes tiresome process of closing
files, applications and operating system. This is because the system
is capable of storing all programs and data files during the entire
operating session into RAM (Random Access Memory) when it
powers-off. The operating session will resume exactly where you left
off the next time you power-on the system.
Important:
The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support
≥ 1A.

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AC Power Failure Recovery
When power returns after an AC power failure, you may choose
to either power-on the system manually, let the system power-on
automatically or return to the state where you left off before power
failure occurs.
Virus Protection
Most viruses today destroy data stored in hard drives. The system
board is designed to protect the boot sector and partition table
of your hard disk drive.
1.2 Hyper-Threading Technology Functionality
Requirements
Enabling the functionality of Hyper-Threading Technology for your
computer system requires ALL of the following platforms.
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 includes optimizations for HT
Technology
Please refer to Appendix A for information about enabling the
functionality of the Hyper-Threading Technology. For more information
on Hyper-Threading Technology, go to: www.intel.com/info/
hyperthreading.

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1.3 Package Checklist
The system board package contains the following items:
;The system board
A user’s manual
;One Serial ATA data cable
;Two IDE cables for ATA/33, ATA/66 or ATA/100 IDE drives
(G4C600-R only)
One IDE cable for ATA/33, ATA/66 or ATA/100 IDE drives
(G4C600-D/DG only)
;One 34-pin floppy disk drive cable
;One I/O shield
;One “Mainboard Utility” CD
If any of these items are missing or damaged, please contact your
dealer or sales representative for assistance.

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Hardware Installation
2.1 System Board Layout
Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation
Socket 478
1
1
Intel
82875P
Ethernet
LAN
Winbond
W83627HF
1
1
Audio
Codec
1
1
1
1111
11
HighPoint
1
1
BIOS
1
Battery
1
1
1
11
1
1
1
1
1
Intel
ICH5R
AGP
PCI 1
PCI 3
PCI 2
PCI 5
PCI 4
KB/Mouse
USB 3/4
LAN
KB/Mouse
wake up
COM 1
COM 2
Parallel
USB 1/2
USB 1/2/3/4
wake up
+12V
power
CPU fan
DDR 1
DDR 2
DDR 3
DDR 4
ATX
power
Line-out
Line-in
Mic-in
IDE 1IDE 2
Chassis fan
Power switch
Reset switch
Front
panel
FDD
SATA 2
SATA 1
Clear
CMOS
DIMM
LED
USB 5/6/7/8
wake up
USB 5/6 USB 7/8 Diagnostic LEDs
RAID 1
RAID 2
WOL
Second fan
S/PDIF
4CH audio
Front
audio
AUX-inCD-in
Game
IrDA
Chassis open
PCI LED
1
G4C600-R
(Supports HighPoint RAID)

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Socket 478
1
1
Intel
82875P
Ethernet
LAN
Winbond
W83627HF
1
1
Audio
Codec
1
1
1
1111
11
BIOS
1
Battery
1
1
1
11
1
1
1
1
1
Intel
ICH5R
AGP
PCI 1
PCI 3
PCI 2
PCI 5
PCI 4
KB/Mouse
USB 3/4
LAN
KB/Mouse
wake up
COM 1
COM 2
Parallel
USB 1/2
USB 1/2/3/4
wake up
+12V
power
CPU fan
DDR 1
DDR 2
DDR 3
DDR 4
ATX
power
Line-out
Line-in
Mic-in
IDE 1IDE 2
Chassis fan
Power switch
Reset switch
Front
panel
FDD
SATA 2
SATA 1
Clear
CMOS
DIMM
LED
USB 5/6/7/8
wake up
USB 5/6 USB 7/8
Diagnostic LEDs
WOL
Second fan
S/PDIF
4CH audio
Front
audio
AUX-inCD-in
Game
IrDA
Chassis open
PCI LED
1
G4C600-D/G4C600-DG

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Hardware Installation
1
1
1
1
Audio
Codec
1
1
11111
11
1
1
1
1
1
1
11
1
1
1
1
1
2.2 System Memory
Warning:
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage your system board,
processor, disk drives, add-in boards, and other components. Perform
the upgrade instruction procedures described at an ESD workstation
only. If such a station is not available, you can provide some ESD
protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap and attaching it to a
metal part of the system chassis. If a wrist strap is unavailable,
establish and maintain contact with the system chassis throughout
any procedures requiring ESD protection.
The system board supports DDR SDRAM DIMM. Double Data
Rate SDRAM (DDR SDRAM) is a type of SDRAM that doubles the
data rate through reading and writing at both the rising and falling
edge of each clock. This effectively doubles the speed of operation
therefore doubling the speed of data transfer.
The four DDR DIMM sockets on the system board are divided into 2
channels:
Channel A - DDR 1 and DDR 2
Channel B - DDR 3 and DDR 4
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DDR 1
DDR 2
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The system board supports the following memory interface.
Single Channel (SC)
Data will be accessed in chunks of 64 bits (8B) from the memory
channels.
Virtual Single Channel (VSC)
If both channels are populated with different memory configurations,
the MCH defaults to Virtual Single Channel.
Dual Channel (DC)
Dual channel provides better system performance because it doubles
the data transfer rate.
Dynamic Mode Addressing
This mode minimizes the overhead of opening/closing pages in
memory banks allowing for row switching to be done less often.
BIOS Setting
“Memory Frequency For” in the Advanced Chipset Features
submenu of the BIOS must be set accordingly.
DIMMs are on the same channel.
DIMMs in a channel can be identical or
completely different.
Not all slots need to be populated.
DIMMs of different memory configurations
are on different channels.
Odd number of slots can be populated.
DIMMs of the same memory configuration
are on different channels.
In single channel, requires even number or
rows (side of the DIMM) populated.This
mode can be enabled with 1 SS, 2 SS or
2 DS.
In VSC mode, both channels must have
identical row structure.
Single Channel
Virtual Single
Channel
Dual Channel
Dynamic Mode
Addressing