Biostar I945G-M7 manual

I945G-M7 i FCC Information and Copyright This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These li mits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residenti al installation. Thi s equi pment generates, uses and can radiate radi [...]

Table of Contents ii Chapter 1: In troducti on .......................................................... 1 1.1 Motherboard Features .......................................................... 1 1.2 Package Che cklist ................................................................ 4 1.3 Layout and Com ponents .......................................[...]

I945G-M7 1 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1.1 M OTHERBOARD F EATURES A. Hardware CPU Supports L G A 775. Supports Intel Pentium 4 processo r up to 3.8GHz. Supports Intel Pentium D p rocessor . Front Side Bus at the following frequency ranges:  533MT/s (133MHz Core Clock)  800MT/s (200MHz Core Clock)  1066MT/s (266MHz Core Clock) Supports Hyper-Th[...]

I945G-M7 2 System Memory Supports dua l channel DDR2 up to 8 banks. Support s DDR2 533 (266MHz) / 667 (333MHz) for a theoretical maximum bandwidth of 10.7 GB/s. Supports 256 -Mb, 512-Mb, or 1G-Mb technologies for x8 and x16 devices. Support s non-ECC DIMMs. Maximum DRAM sp ace i s up to 4GB. DIMM Socket Location DDR Module Total Memory Size DDR2_A1[...]

I945G-M7 3 Gigabit LAN (optional) Chip: RTL81 10S. Half/Full duplex capability . Supports 10 Mb/s, 100 Mb /s and 1Gb/s auto-negotiation. Supports ACPI power management. Serial ATA Controller integrate d in ICH7. Support s 4 Serial A T A (SA T A) devices. - Compliant with Serial A T A 2.0 specification. - Data transfer rate up to 3GB/s. Internal On-[...]

I945G-M7 4 Back Panel I/O Connectors 1 Serial port. 1 Parallel port. 1 RJ-45 LAN jack. 1 PS/2 Mouse port. 1 PS/2 Keyboard port. 4 USB 2.0 ports. 1 vertical aud i o port incl uding 1 line-in connector , 1 line-out connector , and 1 MIC-in conne ctor . C O M 1 COM1 VGA1 Paralle l USB x2 LAN USB x2 Line In/ Surround Line Ou t Mic In 1/ Base/Center PS/[...]

I945G-M7 5 1.3 L AYOUT AND C OMPONENTS DDR 2_A 1 DDR2_A2 DDR 2_B 1 DDR2_B2 FDD1 PCI-EX1_1 PCI-EX16 PCI1 PCI2 JPANEL1 JATXPWR 1 JCF AN1 JATXPW R 2 JCI1 JCMOS1 SA T A1 SA TA3 SAT A2 SAT A4 Codec JCDIN1 JSFAN1 LAN BA T1 BIOS Intel ICH7 LGA775 CPU1 Intel 945G JAUDIO2 Super I/O JKBMS1 JRJ45USB1 C O M 1 J C O M 1 JVGA1 JAUDIO1 JPRNT1 JSPDIF_OUT1 JSPDIF_I[...]

I945G-M7 6 Pin Cap CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.1 I NSTALLING C ENTRAL P ROCESS ING U NIT (CPU) CPU 1 C O M 1 Step 1: Pull the lever sideways a way from the socket and then raise the lever up to a 90-degree angle. Special Notice: Remove Pin Cap before installation, and make good preservation for future use. Wh en the CPU is removed, cover th [...]

I945G-M7 7 Step 2: Look for the black cut edg e on socket, and the white dot on CPU should point forwards this black cut edge. The CPU will fit only in the correct orientation. S tep 2-1: S tep 2-2: Step 3: Hold the CPU do wn firmly , and then close the lever to complete the installation. Step 4: Put the CPU Fan on the CPU a nd buckle it. Connect t[...]

I945G-M7 8 2.2 FAN H EADERS These fan headers support cooling-fan s built in the computer . The fan cable and connector may be different a ccordi ng to the fan manufacturer . Connect the fan cable to the connector while mat c hing the black wire to pin#1. JCFAN1: CPU Fan Header Pin Assignment 1 Ground 2 Power 3 FAN RPM rate sense 41 JCF AN1 C O M 1[...]

I945G-M7 9 2.3 I NSTALLING S YSTEM M EMORY DDR2_A1 DDR2_A2 DDR2_B1 DDR2_B2 C O M 1 1. Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the ret aining clips outward. Align a DIMM on the slot such that the not ch on the DIMM ma tches the break on the Slot. 2. Insert the DIMM vertically and firmly into the slot until the retainin g chip snap back in place an d the DIMM[...]

I945G-M7 10 2.4 C ONNECTORS AND S LOTS FDD1: Floppy Disk Connector The motherboard provides a st andard floppy disk connector that supports 36 0 K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk types. This connector su ppo rts the provide d floppy drive rib bon cables. 1 2 34 33 C O M 1 IDE1: Hard Disk Connector The motherboard has a 32-bit Enhan ce d PC[...]

I945G-M7 11 PCI1~PCI2: Peripheral Component Interconnect Slots This motherboard is equipped with 2 st a ndard PCI slot s. PCI st ands for Peripheral Component Interconnect, and it is a bu s st andard for expansion cards. This PCI slot is designated as 32 bit s. PCI2 PCI1 C O M 1 PCI-EX16: PCI-Express x16 Slot - PCI-Express 1.0a compliant. - Maximum[...]

I945G-M7 12 CHAPTER 3: HEADERS & JUMPERS SETUP 3.1 H OW TO S ETUP J UMPERS The illustration shows how to set up jumpers. When the jumper cap is placed on pins, the jumper is “close”, if not, that means the jumper is “open”. Pin opened Pin closed Pin1-2 closed 3.2 D ETAIL S ET TINGS JATXPWR1: ATX Po wer Connector This connector allows us[...]

I945G-M7 13 JATXPWR2: ATX Po wer Connector By connecting this connector , it will provide +12V to CPU power circuit. Pin Assignment 1 +12V 2 +12V 3 Ground C O M 1 1 3 2 4 4 Ground SATA1~SATA4: Seri al ATA Co nnect ors The motherboard has a PCI to SA T A Controller with 4 channels SA T A interface, it satisfies the SA T A 2.0 spec and with transfer [...]

I945G-M7 14 JKBV1: Power Source Header fo r PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse 1 3 Pin 1-2 Cl ose +5V for PS/2 key board and mouse. C O M 1 1 3 1 3 Pin 2-3 c lose PS/2 keyboard and mouse are powered by +5V st andby voltage. Note: In order to support this function “Power-on system via keyboard and mouse”, “JKBV1” jumper cap should be placed on Pin 2-3.[...]

I945G-M7 15 JPANEL1: Fr ont Panel Header This 24-pin connector includes Power-on, Reset, HDD LE D, Po wer LED, Sleep button, speaker and IrDA Connection. It allows user to con nect the PC case’s front panel switch functions. 1 23 24 SL P PWR_LED On/Of f IR IR RST HLED SPK ++ + 2 - - C O M 1 Pin Assignment Function Pin Assignment Function 1 +5V 2 [...]

I945G-M7 16 JCDIN1: CD- RO M Audi o-in Connector This connector allows user to connect the audio so urce from the variety devices, like CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, PCI sound card, PCI TV turner card etc.. Pin Assignment 1 Left channel input l 2 Ground 3 Ground 14 C O M 1 4 Right channel input JCMOS1: Clear CMOS Header By placing the jumper on pin2-3, it allo [...]

I945G-M7 17 JSPDIF_OUT 1: Digital Audio- out Connector This connector allows user to connect the PCI bracket SPDIF output hea der. Pin Assignment 1 +5V 2 SPDIF_OUT C O M 1 1 3 3 Ground JSPDIF_IN1 (opti onal): Digital Audio-in Connect or This connector allows user to connect the PCI bracket SPDIF input hea der . Pin Assignment 1 +5V 2 SPDIF_IN C O M[...]

I945G-M7 18 CHAPTER 4: USEFUL HELP 4.1 A WARD BIOS B EEP C ODE Beep Sound Meaning One long beep followed by t wo short beeps Video card not found or video card memory bad High-low siren soun d CPU overheated System will shut down automatically One Short beep when system boot-up No error found during POST Long beeps every other seco nd No DRAM detec[...]

I945G-M7 19 B. CPU Overheated If the system shutdown aut omatically after power on system for seconds, that means the CPU prot e ction function ha s been activated. When the CPU is over heated, the motherboard will shutdown automatically to avoid a damage of the CPU, and the system may not power on again. In this case, please double che ck: 1. The [...]

I945G-M7 20 4.3 T ROUBLESHOOTING Probable Solution 1. No power to the system at all Power light don’t illuminate, fan inside power supply does not turn on. 2. Indicator light on keyboard does not turn on. 1. Make sure power cable is securely plugged in. 2. Replace cable. 3. Contact technical support. System inoperative. Keyboard lig hts are on, p[...]

I945G-M7 21 CHAPTER 5: WARPSPEEDER™ 5.1 I NTRODUCTION [W arpSpeeder™], a new powerful co ntrol utility , featu res three user-friendly functions inclu ding Overclock Manager , Overvoltage Manager , and Hardware M onitor . With the Overclock Manager , users can easily adjust the frequency they prefer or they can get the best CPU perf ormance wit[...]

I945G-M7 22 5.3 I NSTALLATION 1. Execute the setup execution file, and then the followin g dialog will p op up. Please click “Next” button and follow the default proce dure to install. 2. When you see the followin g dialog in se tup procedure, it means setup is completed. If the “Launch the W arpS peeder T ray Utility” checkbox is checked, [...]

I945G-M7 23 5.4 [W ARP S PEEDER ™] INCLUDES 1 TRAY ICON AND 5 PANELS 1. Tray Icon: Whenever the T ray Icon utility is l aunched, it will display a little tray icon on the right side of Windows T askbar . This utility is responsible for conveniently invoking [W arpS p eeder™] Utility . Y ou can use the mo use by clicking the left button in order[...]

I945G-M7 24 2. Main Panel If you click the tray icon, [W ar pS peeder™] utility will be invoked. Please refer to the following figure; the utility’ s first window you will see is Main Panel. Main Panel contains features as follows: a. Display the CPU S peed, CPU external cloc k, Memory clock, AGP clock, and PCI clock information. b. Cont ains A[...]

I945G-M7 25 3. Voltage Panel Click the V oltage button in Main Panel, the button will be highlighted and the V oltage Panel will slide o ut to up as the follo wing figure. In this panel, you can decide to increa se CPU core voltage and Memory voltage or not. The default setting is “No”. If you want to get the best performance of overclockin g, [...]

I945G-M7 26 4. Overclock Panel Click the Overclock button in Main Panel, the button will be highlighted and the Overclock Panel will slide out to lef t as the following figure. Overclock Panel contains the these features: a. “–3MHz button”, “-1MHz button”, “+1M Hz button”, and “+3MHz button”: provide user the ability to do real-ti[...]

I945G-M7 27 c. “Auto-overclock button”: Us er can click this button and [W arpSpee der™] will set the best and st able performance and frequency automatically . [W arpS peeder™] utility will execute a series of testing until system fail. Then system will do fail-safe reboot by using W atchdog function. After reboot, the [W arpSpeeder™] ut[...]

I945G-M7 28 6. About Panel Click the “about” button in Main Panel, the button will be highlig hted and the About Panel will slide out to up as the followin g figure. In this panel, you can get model name and det ail information in hint s of all the chipset that are related to overclocking. Y ou can also get the mainboard’s BIOS mo del and the[...]

I945G-M7 29 Note: Because the overclock, overvolt ag e, and hardware monitor featu re s are controlled by several separate chip set, [WarpS peeder™] divide these features to separate panels. If one chip set is not on board, the correlative button in Main p anel will be di sabled, but will not interfere other panels’ functions. This property can[...]