DFI G5G100-P User manual

G5G100-P
System Board
User’s Manual
935-G5G101-050G
I87040640

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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.

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Table of Contents
About this Manual................................................................................
Warranty.....................................................................................................
Static Electricity Precaution................................................................
Safety Measures.....................................................................................
About the Package...............................................................................
Before Using the System Board.........................................................
Chapter 1 - Introduction....................................................................
Specifications...................................................................................................................................
Special Features of the System Board..................................................................
Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation....................................................
System Board Layout ..........................................................................................................
System Memory..........................................................................................................................
CPU.......................................................................................................................................................
Jumper Settings............................................................................................................................
Rear Panel I/O Ports.............................................................................................................
I/O Connectors..........................................................................................................................
Chapter 3 - BIOS Setup......................................................................
Award BIOS Setup Utility.................................................................................................
Updating the BIOS..................................................................................................................
Chapter 4 - Supported Softwares.....................................................
Drivers, Utilities and Software Applications......................................................
Installation Notes.......................................................................................................................
Appendix A - Watchdog Timer.............................................................
Appendix B - System Error Messages...............................................
POST Beep.................................................................................................................................
Error Messages.........................................................................................................................
Appendix C - Troubleshooting..........................................................
Troubleshooting Checklist...............................................................................................
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About this Manual
An electronic file of this manual is included in the CD. To view the
user’s manual in the CD, insert the CD into a CD-ROM drive. The
autorun screen (Main Board Utility CD) will appear. Click “User’s
Manual” on the main menu.
Warranty
1. Warranty does not cover damages or failures that arised from
misuse of the product, inability to use the product, unauthorized
replacement or alteration of components and product
specifications.
2. The warranty is void if the product has been subjected to
physical abuse, improper installation, modification, accidents or
unauthorized repair of the product.
3. Unless otherwise instructed in this user’s manual, the user may
not, under any circumstances, attempt to perform service,
adjustments or repairs on the product, whether in or out of
warranty. It must be returned to the purchase point, factory or
authorized service agency for all such work.
4. We will not be liable for any indirect, special, incidental or
consequencial damages to the product that has been modified
or altered.

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Static Electricity Precautions
It is quite easy to inadvertently damage your PC, system board,
components or devices even before installing them in your system
unit. Static electrical discharge can damage computer components
without causing any signs of physical damage. You must take extra
care in handling them to ensure against electrostatic build-up.
1. To prevent electrostatic build-up, leave the system board in its
anti-static bag until you are ready to install it.
2. Wear an antistatic wrist strap.
3. Do all preparation work on a static-free surface.
4. Hold the device only by its edges. Be careful not to touch any of
the components, contacts or connections.
5. Avoid touching the pins or contacts on all modules and
connectors. Hold modules or connectors by their ends.
Important:
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage your processor, disk
drive 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.
Safety Measures
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.

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About the Package
The system board package contains the following items. If any of
these items are missing or damaged, please contact your dealer or
sales representative for assistance.
;The system board
;One IDE cable
;One Serial ATA data cable
;One Serial ATA power cable
;One “Main Board Utility” CD
;One I/O shield
The system board and accessories in the package may not come
similar to the information listed above.This may differ in accordance
to the sales region or models in which it was sold. For more
information about the standard package in your region, please
contact your dealer or sales representative.
Before Using the System Board
Before using the system board, prepare basic system components.
If you are installing the system board in a new system, you will need
at least the following internal components.
•A CPU
•Memory module
•Storage devices such as hard disk drive, CD-ROM, etc.
You will also need external system peripherals you intend to use
which will normally include at least a keyboard, a mouse and a video
display monitor.

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Chapter 1 - Introduction
Features
Processor
• Intel®Pentium®M Dothan processor
- 533MHz/400MHz system data bus
• Intel®Celeron®M processor
- 400MHz system data bus
• Processor socket: mPGA479M
ÚThe following Intel Celeron®M 65nm processors are NOT
supported: 410, 420, 423, 430, 440 and 450.
Chipset
• Intel®915GM chipset
- Intel®915GM Graphics Memory Controller Hub (GMCH)
- Intel®82801FBM I/O Controller Hub (ICH6M)
System Memory
• Two 184-pin DDR SDRAM DIMM sockets
• Supports single channel (64-bit wide) memory interface
• Unbuffered PC2700 (DDR333) DDR SDRAM DIMM
• Supports maximum of 2GB system memory using 256Mbit,
512Mbit or 1Gbit technology for x8 and x16 devices, non-ECC
memory
BIOS
• Award BIOS
• 4Mbit flash memory
Energy Efficient Design
• Supports ACPI specification and OS Directed Power
Management
• Supports ACPI STR (Suspend to RAM) function
• Wake-On-Events include:
- Wake-On-PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse
- Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse
- Wake-On-LAN
- Wake-On-Ring
- RTC timer to power-on the system
• System power management supported

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• CPU stopped clock control
• Microsoft®/Intel®APM 1.2 compliant
• Soft Power supported - ACPI v1.0a specification
• AC power failure recovery
Damage Free Intelligence
• Monitors CPU/system temperature and overheat alarm
• Monitors CPU(V), +1.5V, +3.3V, +5V, +12V, -12V, VBAT(V) and
5VSB(V) voltages and failure alarm
• Monitors CPU/chassis/2nd fan speed and failure alarm
• Read back capability that displays temperature, voltage and fan
speed
• Watchdog timer function
Onboard Graphics Features
• Integrated display interface
- Analog CRT DAC interface support
- Supports max DAC frequency up to 400MHz
- 24-bit RAMDAC support
- Up to 2048x1536 mode support
- Digital LVDS interface support
- Integrated dual channel LVDS interface support
- Supports 25 to 112MHz single/dual channel LVDS
interface
- Single channel LVDS interface support: 1 x 18 bpp
- Dual channel LVDS interface support: 2 x 18 bpp
• Internal graphics features
- DVMT 3.0 support
- 1MB or 8MB of pre-allocated memory supported
- Intel®Dual-Frequency Graphics Technology
- Intel®Smart 2D Display Technology
- Dual Independent display pipes
- 32-bit hardware cursor supported
- 2D graphics engine
- Optimized 256-bit BLT engine
- 32-bit Alpha blended cursor

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- High quality 3D setup and render engine
- Triangle lists, strips and fans
- Supports D3D and OGL pixelization rules
- Shadow maps
- Zone rendering 2.0 support
- High quality texture engine
- 533 MegaTexel/sec performance - 266 Mpixel/sec fill rate
up to 2 bilinear textures
- Per-pixel perspective corrected texture mapping
- 3D graphics rendering enhancements
- 16- and 24-bit Z buffering
- Maximum 3D resolution supported: 1600x1200x32
Onboard Audio Features
• Realtek ALC655
• 16-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
• 5.1-channel audio output
Onboard LAN Features
• RTL8110SB Gigabit ethernet controller
• Supports 10Mbps, 100Mbps and 1Gbps data transmission
• IEEE 802.3 (10/100Mbps) and IEEE 802.3ab (1Gbps) compliant
Serial ATA Interface
• Supports two SATA (Serial ATA) interfaces which are compliant
with SATA 1.0 specification (1.5Gbps interface)
IDE Interface
• Supports up to UltraDMA 100Mbps hard drives
• PIO Mode 4 Enhanced IDE (data transfer rate up to 14MB/sec.)

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Rear Panel I/O Ports
• 1 mini-DIN-6 PS/2 mouse port
• 1 mini-DIN-6 PS/2 keyboard port
• 3 DB-9 serial ports
• 1 DB-15 VGA port
• 1 RJ45 LAN port
• 4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports
• Mic-in, line-in and line-out
I/O Connectors
• 2 connectors for 4 additional external USB 2.0/1.1 ports
• 1 connector for 1 external serial port
• 1 LCD brightness control connector
• 1 LVDS LCD panel connector
• 1 LCD/Inverter power connector
• 1 LCD AUX power connector
• 1 DIO connector
• 1 front audio connector for line-out and mic-in jacks
• 1 CD-in internal audio connector
• 1 S/PDIF-in/out connector
• 1 connector for IrDA interface
• 2 Serial ATA connectors
• 1 40-pin IDE connector
• 1 floppy connector (FPC type)
• 1 20-pin ATX power connector
• 1 front panel connector
• 1 chassis open connector
• 3 fan connectors
Expansion Slots
• 1 PCI slot for PCI expansion card or customized riser card for 1,
2 or 3 PCI slots expansion (for low profile PCI card only)
Compatibility
• PCI 2.2 and AC ’97 compliant
PCB
• 6 layers, mini-ITX form factor
• 17cm (6.7") x 17cm (6.7")

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Special Features of the System Board
Watchdog Timer
The Watchdog Timer function allows your application to regularly
“clear” the system at the set time interval. If the system hangs or
fails to function, it will reset at the set time interval so that your
system will continue to operate.
DDR
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.
5.1-channel audio output
The audio jacks at the rear panel will support 6-channel audio only
when the audio utility is configured to support this function.The mic-
in at the rear will be disabled. Use the front audio’s mic-in jack.
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.
Serial ATA 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 faster than the standard parallel ATA whose data
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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.
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.
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.
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 .
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 or
via a PCI LAN card that uses the PCI PME (Power Management
Event) signal. 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.

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Wake-On-PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse
This function allows you to use the PS/2 keyboard or PS/2 mouse
to power-on the system.
Important:
The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support
≥ 720mA.
Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse
This function allows you to use a USB keyboard or USB mouse to
wake up a system from the S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state.
Important:
If you are using the Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse function for
2 USB ports, the 5VSB power source of your power supply
must support
≥ 1.5A. 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 Con-
figuration 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®®
®®
®98/2000/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®®
®®
®98/2000/ME/XP without having 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
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Important:
The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support
≥ 1A.
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.

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System Board Layout
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System Memory
Warning:
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage your system board, proces-
sor, 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.
BIOS Setting
Configure the system memory in the Advanced Chipset Features
submenu of the BIOS.
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DDR 1
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Installing the DIM Module
A DIM module simply snaps into a DIMM socket on the system
board. Pin 1 of the DIM module must correspond with Pin 1 of the
socket.
1. Pull the “tabs” which are at the ends of the socket to the side.
2. Position the DIMM above the socket with the “notch” in the
module aligned with the “key” on the socket.
3. Seat the module vertically into the socket. Make sure it is
completely seated.The tabs will hold the DIMM in place.
Pin 1
Notch
Key
Tab Tab

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CPU
Overview
The system board is equipped with a surface mount mPGA479M
(Socket 479) CPU socket. This socket is exclusively designed for
installing an Intel®Pentium®M / Celeron®M processor.
Installing the CPU
1. Make sure the PC and all other peripheral devices connected to
it has been powered down.
2. Disconnect all power cords and cables.
3. Locate the 479-pin CPU socket on the system board.
X
4. Use a screwdriver to turn the screw to its unlock position.
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5. Position the CPU above the socket. The gold triangular mark on
the CPU must align with pin 1 of the CPU socket.
Important:
Handle the CPU by its edges and avoid touching the pins.
6. Insert the CPU into the socket until it is seated in place. The
CPU will fit in only one orientation and can easily be inserted
without exerting any force. Use a screwdriver to turn the screw
to its lock position.
Important:
Do not force the CPU into the socket. Forcing the CPU into
the socket may bend the pins and damage the CPU.
Gold
triangular
mark
Pin 1 of the socket