Intel i915PL User manual

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Manual Revision 1.1
August 29, 2005
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80 Port Frequently Asked Questions
Below is a list of some basic POST Codes, possible problems and solutions. For
more detailed information about POST Codes, refer to Appendix B in this manual.
POST CODE Problem Solution
FFh or CFh 1.BIOS chip inserted
incorrectly
2. Incorrect BIOS update
version
3. Mainboard problem
4. Add-on card inserted
incorrectly.
1. Reinsert the BIOS
chip
2. Download the correct
BIOS version update
from the manufacturer's
Web site.
3. Replace mainboard
4. Remove and replace the
add-on card
C1h - C5h 1. Memory module
inserted incorrectly
2. Memory compatibility
problem
3. Memory module
damaged
1. Reinsert memory
module
2. Replace memory
with correct type
3. Replace memory
module
2Dh 1. Error occured in VGA
BIOS
2. VGA card inserted
incorrectly
1. Replace VGA card
2. Reinsert the VGA
card
26h Overclock error Clear CMOS or press the insert
key to power on the system
07h - 12h 1. Init keyboard
controller error
2. RTC error
1. Ensure that the keyboard and
mouse are connected
correctly.
2. Replace the RTC battery.
Initial Keyboard

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Table of Contents
Section 1 Introduction
Package Contents ...................................................... 1- 1
Mainboard Features ................................................... 1- 2
System Block Diagram ............................................... 1- 5
Section 2 Specification
Mainboard Specification ............................................ 2- 1
Section 3 Installation
Mainboard Layout ..................................................... 3- 1
Easy Installation Procedure ....................................... 3- 2
CPU Insertion ............................................................. 3- 2
Jumper Settings .......................................................... 3- 4
System Memory Configuration .................................. 3- 5
Expansion Slots .......................................................... 3- 6
Device Connectors..................................................... 3- 7
Power-On/Off (Remote) .............................................. 3- 12
Section 4 BIOS Setup
Main Menu ................................................................ 4- 1
Standard CMOS Setup ............................................... 4-2
Advanced BIOS Features .......................................... 4- 3
Advanced Chipset Features ...................................... 4- 5
Integrated Peripherals ................................................ 4- 7
Power Management Setup ......................................... 4- 12
PNP/PCI/PCI-E Configuration .................................... 4-14
PC Health Status ........................................................ 4-15
Power BIOS Features ................................................. 4-18
Defaults Menu ........................................................... 4-21
Supervisor/User Password Setting ............................ 4-22
Exit Selecting .............................................................. 4- 23
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Section 5 Driver Installation
Easy Driver Installation .............................................. 5- 1
Realtek Sound Manager Quick User guide ................ 5-2
Appendix Appendix A
Update Your System BIOS ......................................... A- 1
Appendix B
POST Codes ............................................................... B-1

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Introduction
Page 1-1
Section 1
INTRODUCTION
1-1 Package Contents
Contents
A. Mainboard
B. User’s manual
C. Floppy drive cable
D. HDD drive cable
E. CD (drivers and utilities)
F. I/O Shield
G. S-ATA data and power cable
Optional Items
H. Extra USB2.0 port cable
If you need the optional item, please
contact your dealer for assistance.
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C
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USER’S
MANUAL
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Introduction
Page 1-2
1-2 Mainboard Features
Brief Introduction
Intel®Pentium®4 processors
The Pentium 4 processor is designed to deliver performance across applications
and usages where end-users can truly appreciate and experience the
performance. The Pentium 4 processor delivers this world-class performance for
consumer enthusiasts and business professional desktop PC users as well as for
entry-level workstation users.
Intel adds support for Hyper-Threading Technology to the Pentium 4 processor
family. HT Technology allows a single, physical Pentium 4 processor to function
as two logical processor for next generation multi threaded application.
For more information about all the new features the Pentium 4 delivers, check out the
Intel website at http://www.intel.com
Chipset
This board is designed with Intel®915PL chipset. The Intel®915PL chipset
consists of the Graphics Memory Controller Hub (GMCH) and the I/O Controller
Hub (ICH6).
Dual Channel
Supports dual channel of DDR400 memory to give you twice the memory
bandwidth for greater system performance.
PCI-Express (PCI-E)
Next generation peripheral interface to succeed to current PCI bus for the next
decade. With smaller slot size and 250MB/sec(PCI-E*1) or 4GB/sec(PCI-E*16)
maximum transfer, PCI-Express overcomes PCI bus bottleneck.
Hardware Monitoring
Hardware monitoring enables you to monitor various aspects of the system opera-
tion and status. This includes CPU temperature, voltage and fan speed in RPMs.
Ultra ATA100
The mainboard provides an Ultra ATA100 Bus Master IDE controller. This
controller supports Ultra ATA100 protocols which are ideal to support demanding
applications such as real-time video, multimedia, and a high performance operating
system. A new IDE cable is required for Ultra ATA100.

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10/100 LAN (Optional)
This mainboard is mounted with a ethernet LAN controller. It allows the mainboard
to connect to a local area network by means of a network hub.
GbE LAN (Optional)
The new Gigabit Ethernet LAN allows data transmission at 1,000 megabits per
second (Mbps), which runs 10 times faster than conventional 10/100BASE-T
Ethernet LANs.
Serial ATA (S-ATA)
Support Serial ATA, an evolutionary replacement for Parallel ATA IDE storage
interface. Increases the peak data transfer speed up to 150MB/sec and allows
future enhancements to the computing platform.
USB2.0
A popular USB standard for plugging in peripherals with up to 480Mbps transfer
speed while maintaining backward compatibility with older USB1.1 device.
6ch
Mainboard is equipped with 6 channel of audio to support Dolby Digital 5.1
audio for DVD-playback. The onboard audio jacks can be configured for normal
2 channel mode or 6 channel mode.

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Special Features
&Magic Health
Reports your system hardware status for every boot-up to help detect faults
early. Monitor hardware status including CPU temperature, CPU/Memory/
Chipset voltage, fan RPM speed for chassis fan, CPU fan & Power supply fan.
&EZ-Boot
Simply press “ESC” to select your bootable device. No more hassle to search
the BIOS menu, change and re-start.
&PowerBIOS
Supporting a full range of overclocking setting via BIOS. Various adjustable
feature include FSB/Chipset/Memory voltage tweaking.
&80 Port
An onboard LED-display trouble-shooting device, facilitating user to detect
boot-up problems.
&QuickSPDIF
On board SPDIF-out connector for quick connection to multi-channel
speakers. Not only removes cable cluttering but also delivers loss-free digital
audio to let you enjoy DVD movies and games with crystal clear sound.
BIOS Features:
H/W Features:

Introduction
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1-3 System Block Diagram

Introduction
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The following table of VGA cards have been tested compatible with
this mainboard.
4X AGP Card
nVidia Geforce 2 ELSA MX-400 32MB
nVidia Geforce 4
ELSA MX-460 64MB DDR GLADIAC 517VIVO
ASUS Ti-4400 128MB V8440
APT MVGA-NVG25 BAUTi-4600 128MB
ATi ATI Radeon 8500DDR 64MB
8X AGP Card
nVidia Geforce FX
Albatron GeForce FX5200EP 128MB DDR
Ennyah EF550 G FX5500128MB DDR TV+DVI
ELSA Gladiac FX736EX Geforce FX5700/Ultra128MB DDR TV+DVI
Leadtek WinFast A350 Ultra TDH MYVIVO FX5900/256MB
Leadtek WinFast A400 Ultra FX6800 256MB
ASUS Geforce FX5700/Ultra V9570/TD/N/128M/A
nVidia Geforce 4
Geforce4 MX 440 64MB/TV-Out
EM4000L GF4 MX4000L 128M DDR TV
Ennyah GF4 MX440B-8X 64MB DDR TV
ATi Power Color Radeon 9700 XR9700-C3/P128MB DDR
SIS
Power Color Xabre 400 64MB DDR XP400A-B3
Xabre 600 Ultra 64MB DDR TRIPLEX
Please refer to the manufacturer’s website for updated list of
compatible VGA cards.

Specification
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Section 2
SPECIFICATION
Mainboard Specification
Processor
Support Intel®Pentium 4®5xx/6xx series, P4EE processors up to 3.80GHz in
LGA775 socket with 533/800 MHz front-side system bus
Support Intel®Celeron D®3xx series processors up to 3.2+GHz in LGA775
socket with 533 MHz front-side system bus
Support Intel®EM64T®64-bit Computing platform
Supports Hyper-Threading Technology
See <http://www.intel.com/info/hyperthreading> for information including
details on which processor support HT Technology.
Chipset
Intel®915PL Chipset (915PL + ICH6)
Main Memory
Two 184-pin DDR SDRAM DIMM sockets
Support 2.5v DDR-333/400 DIMMs with dual channel architecture
Support single-sided or double-sided, non-ECC, DIMMs with 256Mb/
512Mb/1Gb devices
Support up to 2GB system memory
Expansion Slots
Two PCI connectors compliant with PCI v2.3
Two PCI-E x1 connectors compliant with PCI Express 1.0a
One PCI-E x16 connectors compliant with PCI Express 1.0a
One 1.5v AGX (Advanced Graphics Xtender) slot for AGP card support
IDE
One IDE interface (up to 2 IDE devices) with UDMA-33, ATA-66/100
support from embedded IDE controller

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USB
Eight USB connectors compliant with USB2.0 from embedded USB
controller (4 connectors at rear panel)
S-ATA
Four S-ATA ports with up to 150MBps bandwidth
LAN
10/100Mb Ethernet from onboard Realtek RTL8100C PCI controller, or
1Gb Ethernet from onboard Realtek RTL8110 PCI controller
Audio
Onboard Realtek ALC-655 selectable 2 or 6-CH audio CODEC (AC97 v2.3
compliant)
- Support CD-In, AUX-In
- Coaxial S/PDIF-out available on rear panel
- Support Jack detection for fool-proof audio device installation
- Rear panel audio jacks configuration:
I/O
Onboard Fintek LPC bus I/O controller
Legacy peripheral interface for PS/2 keyboard & mouse, FDD, Parallel,
Serial, and IrDA (v1.0 compliant)
Support Hardware Monitoring for fan speed monitoring, CPU/System
temperature
Intelligent fan speed control for CPU-fan (PWM) for quiet operation
BIOS
Flash EEPROM with Award Plug&Play BIOS
Support EZ Boot for fast bootable device selection
Support Magic Health for system hardware status report during system
boot-up
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Peripheral Interfaces
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PS/2 keyboard and mouse ports
One Parallel (printer) port
One S/PDIF-Out Coaxial jack
One Serial port
One RJ45 LAN connector
Four USB2.0 ports
Three Audio jacks
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One floppy drive connector
One ATA-100 IDE connector
Four extra USB2.0 ports
One CD-IN and AUX-IN connector
One IR connector
Four S-ATA connectors
Three Fan connectors
Front Panel Controller
Supports Reset & Soft-Off switches
Supports HDD & Power LEDs
Supports PC speaker
Supports Front Panel Audio connector
Special Features
Support KBPO function – Keyboard power on, turn on the computer from
keyboard
Support Wake-On-LAN by PME
Onboard 80 Port LED display for system debugging
Support Asynchronous clocking mode between FSB and PCI/PCI-E

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PowerBIOS for excellent overclocking features:
- Programmable FSB and PCI Clock output frequency with 1MHz fine tuning
- Support BIOS adjustable CPU multiplier, FSB clock, PCI-E x16 clock,
DIMM frequency
- Support BIOS adjustable CPU Core voltage, Chipset voltage, DIMM
voltage settings
Form Factor
305mm x 220mm ATX size

Installation
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Mainboard Layout
Section 3
INSTALLATION

Installation
Page 3-2
Easy Installation Procedure
The following must be completed before powering on your new system:
3-1. CPU Installation
3-2. Jumper Settings
3-3. System Memory
3-4. Expansion Slots
3-5. Device Connectors
3-1 CPU Installation
<Figure 1>
Step 1
Carefully remove the plastic protection plate from the
socket.
Step 3
Before inserting the CPU, align the CPU according
to the key slots shown in the picture. Gently place
the CPU into the socket and make sure it is fully
seated.
<Figure 2>
Step 2
Open the socket by releasing
the actuation lever, and press
downwards at the tip shown by
the arrow.
Warning:
The pins inside the CPU socket are fragile and are
easily broken. Be careful not to touch them when
installing the CPU.
<Figure 3>

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Step 4
a) Put the CPU lid on the socket, and
close the socket by lowering and
locking the actuation lever.
b) Apply thermal compound to the top
of the CPU and into the four holes
around CPU area to install the cooler
as shown.
<Figure 6>
Step 5
Place the CPU cooler on top of the socket.
Press its clips down firmly until it is
completely seated in the hole.
Step 6
a) Rotate the clips 90 degrees to lock
the CPU cooler in place.
b) Plug the cooler fan power into the
mainboard’s CPU fan connector.
The installation is complete.
CAUTION:
• Installing with incorrect CPU cooler and heatsink assemblies may damage the CPU. Use
Intel’s thermal solution shown in the illustrations above: an active heatsink; an extruded
aluminum heatsink base; and a fan attached to the top of the fin array.
• Apply thermal compound or paste to the CPU to avoid CPU overheating and damage.
• In accordance with Intel guidelines specifications, do not install a CPU over 20 times to
avoid damaging the pins on the CPU socket.
<Figure 4> <Figure 5>

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3-2 Jumper Settings
1
JCMOS:
Settings:
1-2: Normal (Default)
2-3: Clear CMOS
Clear CMOS data Jumper
If the CMOS data becomes corrupted or
you forgot the supervisor or user
password, clear the CMOS data to
reconfigure the system back to the
default values stored in the ROM BIOS.
To CMOS Clear data, please follow the steps below.
1. Turn off the system.
2. Change the jumper from “1-2” to “2-3” position for
a few seconds.
3. Replace the jumper back to the “1-2” position.
4. Turn on the system and hold down the <Del> key
to enter BIOS setup.