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915G-TMGF
915GV-TML
System Board
User’s Manual
83800441
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Copyright This publication contains information that is protected by copyright. No part of it may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any transformation/adaptation without the prior written permission from the copyright holders. This publication is provided for informational purposes only. The manufacturer makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents or use of this manual and specifically disclaims any express or implied warranties of merchantability
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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 instr uctions. 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 eq
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About this Manual This user’s manual contains detailed information about the system board. If, in some cases, some information doesn’t match those shown in the multilingual manual, the multilingual manual should al- ways be regarded as the most updated version. The multilingual manual is included in the system board package. To view the user’s manual, insert the CD into a CD-ROM drive. The autorun screen (Mainboard Utility CD) will appear. Click the “TOOLS” icon then click “Manual” on the main m
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Table of Contents Chapter 1 - Introduction 1.1 Specifications...................................................................................................................... 7 1.2 Special Features of the System Board..................................................... 10 1.3 Package Checklist......................................................................................................... 15 Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation 2.1 System Board Layout .................................
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1 Introduction Appendix A - Enabling the Hyper-Threading Technology 109 A.1 Enabling the Hyper-Threading Technology........................................... Appendix B - System Error Messages B.1 POST Beep.................................................................................................................... 112 B.2 Error Messages........................................................................................................... 112 Appendix C - Troubleshooting 114 C.1 Troub
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1 Introduction Chapter 1 - Introduction 1.1 Specifications Processor ® ® • Intel Pentium 4 Prescott processor - Hyper-Threading Technology - 533MT/s and 800MT/s (200MHz) system bus interface • Socket LGA 775 (LAN Grid Array) Chipset • 915G-TMGF ® - North bridge: Intel 915G Express chipset ® - South bridge: Intel 82801FB I/O Controller Hub (ICH6) • 915GV-TML ® - North bridge: Intel 915GV Express chipset ® - South bridge: Intel 82801FB I/O Controller Hub (ICH6) System Memory • Four 184-pin DDR DIM
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1 Introduction - Wake-On-Ring (external modem) - Wake-On-LAN - RTC timer to power-on the system • AC power failure recovery Hardware Monitor • Monitors CPU/system temperature and overheat alarm • Monitors Vcore/V3SB/Vcc3/Vcc5/12V/V5SB/VBAT voltages • Monitors the speed of the CPU/system fan • CPU Overheat Protection function monitors CPU temperature and fan during system boot-up - automatic shutdown upon system overheat Onboard VGA Features • Built-in Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900 Onboard
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1 Introduction IDE Interface • One IDE connector supports up to two UltraDMA100Mbps hard drives Rear Panel I/O Ports • 1 mini-DIN-6 PS/2 mouse port • 1 mini-DIN-6 PS/2 keyboard port • 1 DB-9 serial port • 1 DB-25 parallel port • 1 DB-15 VGA port • 1 IEEE 1394 port (915G-TMGF only) • 1 RJ45 LAN port • 4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports • Line-in, line-out and mic-in jacks I/O Connectors • 2 connectors for 4 additional external USB 2.0/1.1 ports • 1 connector for 1 external IEEE 1394 port (915G-TMGF only) • 1 fr
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1 Introduction 1.2 Special Features of the System Board PCI Express PCI Express is a high bandwidth I/O infrastructure that possesses the ability to scale speeds by forming multiple lanes. The system board currently supports the physical layer of x1 and x16 (915G- TMGF only) lane widths. The x1 PCI Express lane supports transfer rate of 2.5 Gigabytes (250MBbps) per second. The PCI Express architecture also provides a high performance graphics infrastructure by doubling the capability of the exi
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1 Introduction CPU Overheat Protection CPU Overheat Protection has the capability of monitoring the CPU’s temperature during system boot up. Once the CPU’s temperature exceeded the temperature limit pre-defined by the CPU, the system will automatically shutdown. This preventive measure has been added to protect the CPU from damage and insure a safe computing environment. DDR DDR (Double Data Rate) is a type of SDRAM that doubles the data rate through reading and writing at both the rising and fa
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1 Introduction IEEE 1394 Interface (915G-TMGF only) IEEE 1394 is fully compliant with the 1394 OHCI (Open Host Controller Interface) 1.1 specification. It supports up to 63 devices that can run simultaneously on a system. 1394 is a fast external bus standard that supports data transfer rates of up to 400Mbps. In addition to its high speed, it also supports isochronous data transfer which is ideal for video devices that need to transfer high levels of data in real-time. 1394 supports both Plug-an
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1 Introduction 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. Wake-On-PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse This function allows you to use the PS/2 keyboard or
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1 Introduction 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 2000/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
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1 Introduction 1.3 Package Checklist One system board One IDE cable for UltraDMA 33/66/100 IDE drives One 34-pin floppy disk drive cable Two Serial ATA data cables One Serial ATA power cable One I/O shield One “Mainboard Utility” CD One user’s manual If any of these items are missing or damaged, please contact your dealer or sales representative for assistance. 15
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LGA 775 CPU Socket 2 Hardware Installation Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation 2.1 System Board Layout CPU fan PS/2 power 1 select (JP3) DDR 2 DDR 4 KB DDR 1 DDR 3 Mouse 1 +12V power ITE COM 1 IT8712F ATX power FDD Parallel VGA 1 1 1394_1 USB 1-2 1 1 USB 1-4 power IrDA select (JP2) LAN USB 3-4 Intel 915G Line-in Line-out Mic-in 1 PCIE x16 IDE PCI 1 Realtek Front SATA 4 panel RTL8110SB 1 SATA 3 PCI 2 1 Intel SATA 2 ICH6 1 SATA 1 1 CD-in 1 1 PCIE x1 VIA BIOS VT6307 1 Audio CODEC USB 5-8 power Chassi
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LGA 775 CPU Socket 2 Hardware Installation CPU fan PS/2 power 1 select (JP3) DDR 2 DDR 4 KB Mouse DDR 1 DDR 3 1 +12V power ITE COM 1 IT8712F ATX power FDD Parallel VGA 1 1 USB 1 USB 2 1 1 USB 1-4 power IrDA LAN select (JP2) USB 3 USB 4 Intel 915GV Line-in Line-out Mic-in 1 IDE PCI 1 Realtek Front SATA 4 panel RTL8100C 1 SATA 3 PCI 2 1 Intel SATA 2 ICH6 1 SATA 1 1 CD-in 1 1 PCIE x1 BIOS 1 Audio CODEC USB 5-8 power Chassis fan Clear CMOS select (JP1) 1 1 (JP4) Battery 1 1 Front audio USB 5-6 USB 7
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2 Hardware Installation . . . 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 chas
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2 Hardware Installation 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/closi
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2 Hardware Installation The table below lists the various optimal operating modes that should be configured for the memory channel operation. Config DDR 1 DDR 2 DDR 3 DDR 4 E E No memory E E Single channel A P E E E Single channel A P P E E E E Single channel A E P Single channel B E E P E Single channel B E E P P E P Single channel B E E Virtual single channel E P(**) E P(**) Virtual single channel E P P E P P(**) Virtual single channel E P(**) Virtual single channel P E E P P(**) E P(**) E Vir
