Mercury PI865GVM7 Series User manual

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Trademarks
IBM, VGA, and PS/2 are registered trademarks of International Business
Machines.
Intel, Pentium/II/III, Pentium 4, Celeron and MMX are registered trademarks of
Intel Corporation.
Microsoft, MS-DOS and Windows NT/2000/XP are registered trademarks of
Microsoft Corporation.
AMI is a trademark of American Megatrends Inc.
It has been acknowledged that other brands or product names in this manual are
trademarks or the properties of their respective owners.
Static Electricity Precautions
1. Don’t take this motherboard and components out of their original static-
proof package until you are ready to install them.
2. While installing, please wear a grounded wrist strap if possible. If you
don’t have a wrist strap, discharge static electricity by touching the bare
metal of the system chassis.
3. Carefully hold this motherboard by its edges. Do not touch those
components unless it is absolutely necessary. Put this motherboard on
the top of static-protection package with component side facing up
whileinstalling.
Pre-Installation Inspection
1. Inspect this motherboard whether there are any damages to components
and connectors on the board.
2. If you suspect this motherboard has been damaged, do not connect
power to the system. Contact your motherboard vendor about those
damages.
Copyright © 2005
All Rights Reserved
PI865GVM7 Series, V3.0
April 2005

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Table of Contents
Trademark............................................................................................................i
Static Electricity Precautions ......................................................................................... i
Pre-Installation Inspection............................................................................................. i
Chapter 1: Introduction..................................................................................... 1
Key Features.................................................................................................................... 1
Package Contents ........................................................................................................... 4
Chapter 2: Motherboard Installation ..............................................................5
Motherboard Components ............................................................................................ 6
I/O Ports .......................................................................................................................... 8
Installing the Processor ................................................................................................. 9
Installing Memory Modules ........................................................................................10
Jumper Settings ............................................................................................................12
Install the Motherboard ...............................................................................................13
Connecting Optional Devices .....................................................................................14
Install Other Devices ....................................................................................................16
Expansion Slots ............................................................................................................18
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility....................................................................... 22
Introduction ..................................................................................................................22
Running the Setup Utility ...................................................…………………………...22
Standard CMOS Setup Page.......................................................................................23
Advanced Setup Page ..................................................................................................24
Features Setup Page ....................................................................................................26
Power Management Setup Page ................................................................................28
PCI/Plug and Play Setup Page ..................................................................................29
BIOS Security Features Setup Page...........................................................................30
CPU PnP Setup Page ..................................................................................................30
Hardware Monitor Page..............................................................................................31
Load Optimal Defaults ................................................................................................32
Save Changes and Exit ................................................................................................32
Discard Changes and Exit...........................................................................................32
Chapter 4: Software & Applications ..............................................................33
Introduction ..................................................................................................................33
Installing Support Software ........................................................................................33
Bundled Software Installation ....................................................................................35

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Notice:
Owing to Microsoft’s certifying schedule is various to every supplier, we might
have some drivers not certified yet by Microsoft. Therefore, it might happen
under Windows XP that a dialogue box (shown as below) pop out warning you
this software has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility
with Windows XP. Please rest assured that our RD department has already
tested and verified these drivers. Just click the “Continue Anyway” button and
go ahead the installation.

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Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 1 Introduction
This motherboard has a LGA775 socket for latest Intel Pentium 4/Celeron D
processors with Hyper-Threading Technology and Front-Side Bus (FSB)
speeds up to 800/533 MHz. Hyper-Threading Technology, designed to take
advantage of the multitasking features in Windows XP, gives you the power to
do more things at once.
This motherboard integrates the Intel 865GV Northbridge along with Intel I/O
Controller Hub 5 (ICH5) that supports the Serial ATA interface for high-
performance and mainstream desktop PCs; the built-in USB 2.0 providing higher
bandwidth, implementing Universal Serial Bus Specification Revision 2.0
and is compliant with UHCI 1.1 and EHCI 1.0.
It supports 6-channel AC’97Audio Codec and provides two IDE Ultra DMA
100/66 channel. It has one AGPUltra slot, one CNR and three 32-bit PCI slots.
There is a full set of I/O ports including two PS/2 ports for mouse and keyboard,
one VGA port, one serial port, one parallel port, one LAN port (optional), three
audio jacks for micropone, line-in and line-out, and four back-panel USB 2.0
ports. In addition, onboard USB headers provide extra ports by connecting the
extended USB module to the motherboard.
It is a Micro ATX motherboard and has power connectors for an ATX power
supply.
Key Features
The key features of this motherboard include:
LGA775 Socket Processor Support
•Supports the latest Intel Pentium 4/Celeron D Series processors
with Hyper-Threading Technology
•Supports up to 800/533 MHz Front-Side Bus
Note: Hyper-Threading technology enables the operating system into
thinking it’s hooked up to two processors, allowing two threads to be
run in parallel, both on separate ‘logical’ processors within the same
physical processor.
Chipset
There are Intel 865GV Northbridge and Intel I/O Controller Hub 5 (ICH5)
in the chipsets in accordance with an innovative and scalable architecture with
proven reliability and performance.
•Host Interface Support
−One IntelPentium 4 processor with 512-KB L2 cache on 0.13 micron
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•Hyper-Threading Technology
•System Memory Controller Support
− Dual-channel (128 bits wide) DDR memory interface
− Single-channel (64 bits wide) operation supported
− Up to 4 GB system memory
− Supports DDR266, DDR333, DDR400 DIMM modules
•AGP Interface Support
− AGP 3.0 with 4X / 8X AGP data transfers and 4X / 8X fast writes,
respectively
•PCI Bus Interface
− Supports PCI Revision 2.3 Specifiation at 33 MHz
•Integrated LAN Controller
− WfM 2.0 and IEEE 802.3 Compliant
− 10/100 Mbit/sec Ethernet Support
•Integrated Serial ATA Host Controllers
− Independent DMA operation on two ports
− Data transfer rates up to 1.5 Gb/s (150 MB/s)
•Integrated IDE Controller
− Ultra ATA/100/66/33, BMIDE and PIO modes
•USB 2.0
− Includes 4 UHCI Host Controllers, increasing the number of external
ports to eight
•AC-Link for Audio and Telephony Codecs
− Support for 3 AC’97 2.3 codecs−533 MT/s (133 MHz) FSB and 800
MT/s (200 MHz) FSB
− Supports Hyper-Threading Technology (HT Technology)
− FSB Dynamic Bus Inversion (DBI)
Memory Support
•Three 184-pin 2.5V DIMM sockets for DDR SDRAM DDR400/333/
266 memory modules
•Maximum installed memory is 3GB
Expansion Slots
•One AGP Ultra slot
•Three 32-bit PCI slots
•One CNR slot
Onboard IDE channels
•Two IDE Channels supporting ATA-33, ATA-66, ATA-100
•Supports PIO (Programmable Input/Output) and DMA (Direct Memory
Access) modes
•Supports IDE Ultra DMA bus mastering with transfer rates of 100/66/
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SerialATA
•Four Serial ATA Connectors
•Transfer rate exceeding best ATA (~150 MB/s) with scalability to higher
rates
•Low pin count for both host and devices
AC’97 Audio Codec
•Compliant with AC’97 2.3 specification
•Front-Out, Surround-Out, MIC-In and LINE-In Jack Sensing
•Three analog line-level stereo inputs with 5-bit volume control:
LINE_IN, CD, AUX
•Two analog line-level mono input
•Standard 48-Pin LQFP
Onboard I/O Ports
•Two PS/2 ports for mouse and keyboard
•One serial port
•One parallel port
•One VGA port
•One LAN port (optional)
•Four back-panel USB2.0 ports
•Audio jacks for microphone, line-in and line-out
Fast Ethernet LAN (optional)
•10 Mb/s and 100 Mb/s operation
•Integrated Fast Ethernet MAC, physical chip, and transceiver onto a
single chip
•Supports 10Mb/s and 100Mb/s N-way auto-negotiation
•Support ACPI power management
•Full Duplex Flow Control (IEEE 802.3x) and Half/Full duplex capability
USB 2.0
•Compliant with Universal Serial Bus Specification Revision 2.0
•Compliant with Intel’s Enhanced Host Controller Interface Specification
Revision 1.0
•Compliant with Universal Host Controller Interface Specification
Revision 1.1
•PCI multi-function device consists of two UHCI Host Controller cores
for full-/low-speed signaling and one EHCI Host Controller core for
high-speedsignaling
•Root hub consists 4 downstream facing ports with integrated physical
layer transceivers shared by UHCI and EHCI Host Controller, up to
eight functional ports
•Support PCI-Bus Power Management Interface Specification release 1.1
•Legacy support for all downstream facing ports

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BIOS Firmware
This motherboard uses AMI BIOS that enables users to configure many system
features including the following:
•Powermanagement
•Wake-up alarms
•CPU parameters and memory timing
•CPU and memory timing
The firmware can also be used to set parameters for different processor clock
speeds.
Dimensions
•Micro ATX form factor of 244 x 244 mm
Note: Hardware specifications and software items are subject to change
without notification.
Package Contents
Your motherboard package ships with the following items:
The motherboard
The User’s Guide
One diskette drive ribbon cable (optional)
One IDE drive ribbon cable
The Software support CD
Optional Accessories
You can purchase the following optional accessories for this motherboard.
The Extended USB module
The CNR v.90 56K Fax/Modem card
The SerialATAcable
The SerialATA power cable
Note: You can purchase your own optional accessories from the third party,
but please contact your local vendor on any issues of the specification
and compatibility.

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Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation
To install this motherboard in a system, please follow these instructions in this
chapter:
Identify the motherboard components
Install a CPU
Install one or more system memory modules
Make sure all jumpers and switches are set correctly
Install this motherboard in a system chassis (case)
Connect any extension brackets or cables to headers/connectors on the
motherboard
Install peripheral devices and make the appropriate connections to
headers/connectors on the motherboard
Note:
1 Before installing this motherboard, make sure jumper JP1 is under
Normal setting. See this chapter for information about locating JP1 and
the setting options.
2 Never connect power to the system during installation; otherwise, it
may damage the motherboard.

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Motherboard Components
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*Please see Page 19 for more details aboutAGP Ultra slot.
ITEM LABEL COMPONENTS
1 CPUSocket LGA775 Socket for Intel Pentium4/
Celeron D CPUs
2 PWRFAN Pow er fan connector
3 CPUFAN CPU Fan connector(4PIN)
4 IR1 Infrared header
5 ATX2 Standard 20-Pin ATX Pow er connector
6 FDD1 Floppy Disk Drive connector
7 IDE1 Primary IDEconnector
8 IDE2 Secondary IDEconnector
9DIMM1
DIMM3 184-pin DDRSDRAMsockets (Support Dual-Channel DDR400)
10 DIMM2 184-pin DDR SDRAM sockets
11 JP1 Clear CMOS jumper
12 SATA1/2 Serial ATA connectors
13 SYSFAN SystemFan connector
14 SPK1 Speaker header
15 PANEL1 Front Panel Sw itch/LED header
16 USB2/3 Front Panel USB headers
17 CNR1 CNR slot
18 CD1 Analog Audio Input header
19 AUDIO2 Front Panel Audio header
20 PCI1-3 32-bit PCIslots
21 AGPRO AGPUltra slot *
22 ATX3 Standard 4-Pin ATX Power connector

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I/O Ports
The illustration below shows a side view of the built-in I/O ports on the
motherboard.
PS/2 Mouse Use the upper PS/2 port to connect a PS/2 pointing
device.
PS/2 Keyboard Use the lower PS/2 port to connect a PS/2
keyboard.
Parallel Port (LPT1) Use the Parallel port to connect printers or other
parallelcommunications devices.
COM1 Use the COMport to connect serial devices such
as mice or fax/modems. COM1 is identified by the
system as COM1.
VGA Use the VGA port to connect VGA devices.
LAN Port (optional) Connect an RJ-45 jack to the LANport to connect
your computer to the Netw ork.
USB Ports Use the USB ports to connect USB devices.
Audio Ports Use these three audio jacks to connect audio
devices. The first jack is for stereo Line-In signal,
the second jack for stereo Line-Out signal, and the
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Installing the Processor
This motherboard has a LGA775 socket for the latest Intel Pentium 4/Celeron
D processors. When choosing a processor, consider the performance require-
ments of the system. Performance is based on the processor design, the clock
speed and system bus frequency of the processor, and the quantity of internal
cache memory and external cache memory.
CPU Installation Procedure
Follow these instructions to install the CPU:
A. Unload the cap
•Use thumb & forefinger to hold the
lifting tab of the cap.
•Lift the cap up and remove the cap
completely from the socket.
B. Open the load plate
•Use thumb & forefinger to hold the
hook of the lever, pushing down and
pulling aside unlock it.
•Lift up the lever.
•Use thumb to open the load plate.
Be careful not to touch the contacts.
1
CPUFAN
LGA775Socket
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C. Install the CPU on the socket
•Orientate CPU package to the socket.
Make sure you match triangle marker
to pin 1 location.
D. Close the load plate
•Slightly push down the load plate onto
the tongue side, and hook the lever.
•CPU is locked completely.
E. Apply thermal grease on top of the CPU.
F. Fasten the cooling fan supporting base
onto the CPU socket on the
motherboard.
G. Make sure the CPU fan is plugged to
the CPU fan connector. Please refer to
the CPU cooling fan user’s manual for
more detail installation procedure.
Note1:To achieve better airflow rates and heat dissipation, we suggest that
you use a high quality fan with 3800 rpm at least. CPU fan and heatsink
installation procedures may vary with the type of CPU fan/heatsink
supplied. The form and size of fan/heatsink may also vary.
Note2:The fan connector supports the CPU cooling fan of1.1A~2.2A (26.4W
max.) at +12V.
Installing Memory Modules
This motherboard accommodates three 184-pin 2.5V DIMM sockets (Dual
Inline Memory Module) for unbuffered DDR400/333/266 memory modules
(Double Data Rate SDRAM), and maximum 3.0 GB installed memory. DDR
SDRAM is a type of SDRAM that supports data transfers on both edges of
each clock cycle (the rising and falling edges), effectively doubling the memory
chip’s data throughput.
This motherboard provides the Dual Channel Technology; when activating it, the
bandwidth of memory bus will be doubled to 6.4 GB/s and Frequency 200 MHz
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Memory Module Installation Procedure
These modules can be installed with up to 3 GB system memory. Refer to the
following to install the memory module.
1. Push down the latches on both sides of the DIMM socket.
2. Align the memory module with the socket. There is a notch on the
DIMM socket that you can install the DIMM module in the correct
direction. Match the cutout on the DIMM module with the notch on
the DIMM socket.
3. Install the DIMM module into the socket and press it firmly down
until it is seated correctly. The socket latches are levered upwards
and latch on to the edges of the DIMM.
4. Install any remaining DIMM modules.
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Jumper Settings
Connecting two pins with a jumper cap is SHORT; removing a jumper cap from
these pins, OPEN.
JP1: Clear CMOS Jumper
Use this jumper to clear the contents of the CMOS memory. You may need to
clear the CMOS memory if the settings in the Setup Utility are incorrect and
prevent your motherboard from operating. To clear the CMOS memory,
disconnect all the power cables from the motherboard and then move the jumper
cap into the CLEAR setting for a few seconds.
Note: To avoid the system unstability after clearing CMOS, we recommend
users to enter the main BIOS setting page to “Load Optimal De-faults”
and then “Save Changes and Exit”.
Function Jumper
Normal Short Pins 1-2
Clear CMOS Short Pins 2-3
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Connect the power connector from the power supply to the ATX2 connector on
the motherboard. The ATX3 is a +12V connector for CPU Vcore power.
If there is a cooling fan installed in the system chassis, connect the cable from the
cooling fan to the SYSFAN fan power connector on the motherboard.
Connect the power fan connector to PWRFAN.
Connect the case switches and indicator LEDs to the PANEL1 header. Please
refer to the following list of the PANEL1 pin assignments.
Install the Motherboard
Install the motherboard in a system chassis (case). The board is a Micro ATX
size motherboard. You can install this motherboard in an ATX case. Make sure
your case has an I/O cover plate matching the ports on this motherboard.
Install the motherboard in a case. Follow the case manufacturer’s instructions to
use the hardware and internal mounting points on the chassis.
Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 HD_LED_P(+) 2 FP PWR/SLP(+)
3 HD_LED_N(-) 4 FP PWR/SLP(-)
5 RESET_SW_N(-) 6 POWER_SW_P(+)
7 RESET_SW_P(+) 8 POWER_SW_N(-)
9 RSVD_DNU 10 KEY
SYSFAN
1
PWRFAN
1
ATX2
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Connecting Optional Devices
Refer to the following for information on connecting the motherboard’s optional
devices:
AUDIO2: Front Panel Audio Header
This header allows the user to install auxiliary front-oriented microphone and
line-out ports for easier access.
Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 AUD_MIC 2 AUD_GND
3 AUD_MIC_BIAS 4 AUD_VCC
5 AUD_FPOUT_R 6 AUD_RET_R
7 HP_ON 8 KEY
9 AUD_FPOUT_L 10 AUD_RET_L
USB2/USB3: Front Panel USB Header
The motherboard has USB ports installed on the rear edge I/O port array.
Additionally, some computer cases have USB ports at the front of the case. If
you have this kind of case, use auxiliary USB headers USB2/USB3 to connect
the front-mounted ports to the motherboard.
1IR1
USB2
1USB3
1
AUDIO2
1
SPK1
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1 Locate the USB2/USB3 header on the motherboard.
2 Plug the bracket cable onto the USB2/USB3 header.
3 Remove a slot cover from one of the expansion slots on the system
chassis. Install an extension bracket in the opening. Secure the
extension bracket to the chassis with a screw.
Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 VERG_FP_USBPWR0 2 VERG_FP_USBPWR0
3 USB_FP_P0(-) 4 USB_FP_P1(-)
5 USB_FP_P0(+) 6 USB_FP_P1(+)
7 GROUND 8 GROUND
9 KEY 10 USB_FP_OC0
IR1: Infrared Header
The infrared port allows the wireless exchange of information between your
computer and similarly equipped devices such as printers, laptops, Personal
Digital Assistants (PDAs), and other computers.
Here is a list of headers USB2/USB3 pin assignments.
SPK1: Speaker Header
Connect the cable from the PC speaker to the SPK1 header on the motherboard.
Pin Signal
1SPKR
2NC
3GND
4+5V
1 Locate the infrared port-IR1 header on the motherboard.
2 If you are adding an infrared port, connect the ribbon cable from the
port to the IR1 header and then secure the port to an appropriate
place in your system chassis.
Pin Signal Pin Signal
1NC2KEY
3+5V4GND
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Install Other Devices
Install and connect any other devices in the system following the steps below.
Floppy Disk Drive
The motherboard ships with a floppy disk drive cable that can support one or
two drives. Drives can be 3.5" or 5.25" wide, with capacities of 360K, 720K,
1.2MB, 1.44MB, or 2.88MB.
Install your drives and connect power from the system power supply. Use the
cable provided to connect the drives to the floppy disk drive connector FDD1.
IDE Devices
IDE devices include hard disk drives, high-density diskette drives, and CD-ROM
or DVD-ROM drives, among others.
The motherboard ships with an IDE cable that can support one or two IDE
devices. IDE1 can support up to 2 IDE devices, data transporting in ATA-33/66/
100 mode.
SerialATADevices
The Serial ATA (Advanced Technology Attachment) is the standard interface
for the IDE hard drives, which is designed to overcome the design limitations
FDD1
1
1
IDE2 1
IDE1
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while enabling the storage interface to scale with the growing media rate demands
of PC platforms. It provides you a faster transfer rate of 150 MB/s. If you have
installed a SerialATAhard drive, you can connect the SerialATAcables to the
SerialATAhard drive or the connecter on the motherboard.
On the motherboard, locate the Serial ATA connectors SATA1-2, which support
new SerialATAdevices for the highest data transfer rates, simpler disk drive
cabling and easier PC assembly.
It eliminates limitations of the current ParallelATAinterface, but maintains
register compatibility and software compatibility with Parallel ATA.
Analog Audio Input Header
If you have installed a CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM drive, you can connect
the drive audio cable to the onboard sound system.
When you first start up your system, the BIOS should automatically detect
your CD-ROM/DVD drive. If it doesn’t, enter the Setup Utility and configure
the CD-ROM/DVD drive that you have installed. On the motherboard, locate
the 4-pin header CD1.Pin Signal
1CDINL
2GND
3GND
4CDINR
CD1
1