Intel I925XE User manual

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Manual Revision 1.1
March 08, 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 D 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- 6
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- 7
Device Connectors..................................................... 3- 8
Thermo Stick Function ............................................... 3-15
Power-On/Off (Remote) .............................................. 3-16
External Modem Ring-in Power ON and
Keyboard Power ON Function (KBPO) ..................... 3-16
STR (Suspend To RAM) Function ............................ 3-17
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 Configuration .............................................. 4-15
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PC Health Status ........................................................ 4-17
Power BIOS Features ................................................. 4-19
Defaults Menu ........................................................... 4-22
Supervisor/User Password Setting ............................ 4-23
Exit Selecting .............................................................. 4-24
Section 5 RAID Configuration
Introduction ............................................................... 5- 1
Intel ICH6R RAID Features ....................................... 5- 3
Enable RAID Function ............................................... 5- 4
Section 6 Driver Installation
Easy Driver Installation .............................................. 6- 1
Realtek Sound Manager Quick User guide ................ 6- 2
Appendix Appendix A
Update Your System BIOS ......................................... A- 1
Appendix B
Intel Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM ........ B- 1
Appendix C
Intel Matrix RAID Quick Guide .................................... C- 1
Appendix D
POST Codes ............................................................... D- 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
H. Game & COM bracket cable
I. IEEE 1394 two ports cable
J. Extra USB2.0 port cable
K. SP-ATA Kit
Powerpack items
L. ThermoStick cable
M.Mini heatsink
N. Tool Pen
Optional Items
O. S/PDIF Module
If you need the optional item, please
contact your dealer for assistance.
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Introduction
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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®925XE (Alderwood) chipset. The Intel®925XE
chipset consists of the Graphics Memory Controller Hub (GMCH) and the I/O
Controller Hub (ICH6R).
DDR2
DDR2 ushers in the new era of DDR memory technology. DDR2 memory offers
faster speed, higher data bandwidth and lower power consumption over DDR.
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.
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.

Introduction
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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.
Dual GbE LAN
Two Gigabit-LAN controllers onboard running on the PCI-Express bus. This twin
set of PCI-Express to Gigabit-LAN breaks traditional bandwidth barrier, delivering
maximum 1000Mbps between internal and external network.
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.
S-ATA RAID
RAID function available on chipset S-ATA ports.
IEEE 1394
IEEE 1394a provides enhanced PC connectivity for consumer electronics audio/
video appliances, storage peripherals, portable devices such as digital cameras, and
inter-PC communications. IEEE 1394a provides transfer rates up to 400Mbits/sec.
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.
8ch
Delivers 8 channel audio to bring you the latest in audio realism from DVD
movies and games. Perfect for your home theatre system.

Introduction
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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.
&Thermo Stick
Flexible thermometer to let you measure any temperature by software. Ideal for
monitoring VGA card, chipset or even disk drives temperatures. Refer to page
3-15 for details.
&EZ-Button
A handy power-on button located onboard to turn on/off the system easily,
especially while debugging or testing the system.
&LEDION
Onboard LED indicators to show the power status CPU, Chipset and DRAM.
You know immediately where to look if the system fails to start.
BIOS Features:
H/W Features:

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&SP-ATA
A S-ATA to IDE conversion device includes in this package. Older IDE hard-
drives can now be plugged to new Serial-ATA interface through this transition
kit. SP-ATA even works for CD-ROM and DVD-ROM drives.
&PISTON V
Achieve ultimate overclocking with revolutionary 5-phase switching power.
Using "true" five sets of independent switching block, PISTON V offers strong
and stable CPU power while producing less heat compared to conventional
PWM design.

Introduction
Page 1-6
1-2 System Block Diagram

Specification
Page 2-1
Section 2
SPECIFICATION
Mainboard Specification
Processor
Support Intel®Pentium 4®5xx, 6xx and P4EE series processors up to 3.8+
GHz in LGA775 socket with 533/800/1066 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 04B or 04A Platform Compatibility Guide
Support EM64T for 64-bit O/S support
Chipset
Intel®925XE Chipset (925XE + ICH6R)
Main Memory
Four 240-pin DDR2 SDRAM DIMM sockets
Support single-sided or double-sided, non-ECC, 1.8v DDR2-400/533
DIMMs with dual channel architecture in 256Mb/512Mb/1Gb technologies
Supports up to 4GB memory size
Turbo Mode technology support under 1066/800MHz FSB and DDR2-533
Expansion Slots
Four 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
IDE
One IDE interface (up to 2 IDE devices) with UDMA-33, ATA-66/100
support from embedded IDE controller
USB
Eight USB connectors compliant with USB2.0 from embedded USB
controller (4 connectors at rear panel)

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S-ATA RAID
Four S-ATA ports with up to 150MBps bandwidth from ICH6R with RAID
0,1 support with Hot-Plug support
LAN
Two Gb Ethernet from onboard Marvell 88E8053 PCI-E*1 controller for
Dual LAN with Virtual Cable Net-Diagnostic support
1394a
Two 1394a ports with up to 400Mbps bandwidth from onboard VIA
VT6307 1394 controller
Audio
Selectable 2, 6 or 8-CH audio from onboard ALC880 High Definition audio
compliant CODEC with 20-bit ADC and 24-bit DAC resolution
- Support CD-In, S/PDIF-in and S/PDIF-out
- Optical & 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 Winbond W83627THF LPC bus I/O controller
Legacy peripheral interface for PS/2 keyboard & mouse, FDD, Parallel, Two
Serial, Game and IrDA (v1.0 compliant)
Support Hardware Monitoring for fan speed monitoring, CPU/System
temperature and ThermoStick temperature.
Intelligent fan speed control for CPU-fan (PWM) and Chassis-fan (DC) for
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BIOS
Flash EEPROM with Award Plug&Play BIOS
Support ACPI S3 (Suspend To RAM) mode in ACPI compliant O/S
Support EZ Boot for fast bootable device selection
Support Magic Health for system hardware status report during system
boot-up
Peripheral Interfaces
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PS/2 keyboard and mouse ports
One Parallel (printer) port
One S/PDIF-Out Coaxial jack
One S/PDIF-Out Optical
One Serial port
Two RJ45 LAN connector
Four USB2.0 ports
Six Audio jacks
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One floppy drive connector
One ATA-100 IDE connector
Four extra USB2.0 ports
One CD-IN connector
One S/PDIF-in/out connector
One IR connector
One Game port connector
One Serial Port (COM2) connector
Four S-ATA connectors
Three Fan connectors
One RESET and One PW-ON button

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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
Support USB resume in S3
Onboard 80 Port LED display for system debugging
PowerBIOS for excellent overclocking capabilities through
- Programmable FSB, PCI-E and PCI Clock output frequency with 1MHz fine
tuning
- Support BIOS adjustable CPU multiplier & Core voltage, FSB clock, PCI-E
x16 voltage & clock, Chipset voltage, DIMM frequency and voltage
settings
Support LEDION – onboard LED power indicator for CPU, DDR and chipset
Form Factor
305mm x 245 mm ATX size

Installation
Page 3-1
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
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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.
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JUSB:
Settings:
1-2: Connect (S3 enabled)
2-3: Disconnect (No S3)
USB S3 Wake up Jumper
This jumper disconnects 5V standby
voltage to USB devices. This means USB
devices will not be able to wake-up the
system from S3 (Suspend to RAM) power
saving mode.