Intel 945GC Manuel utilisateur

USER'S MANUAL

Intel 945GC Express Chipset

Intel FW82801GB ICH Chipset

Based

M/B For LGA 775 Core 2 Duo Processor

No. G03-945GCDMS-F

Rev: 6.0

Release date: JAN. 2008

Trademark:

* Specifications and Information contained in this documentation are furnished for information use only, and are

subject to change at any time without notice, and should not be construed as a commitment by manufacturer.

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION OF INTEL 945GC MOTHERBOARD SERIES

1-1 FEATURES OF MOTHERBOARD.................................................................................... 1

1-1.1 SPECIAL FEATURES OF MOTHERBOARD.................................................... 2

1-2 SPECIFICATION................................................................................................................... 3

1-3 ITEM CHECKLIST..............................................................................................................4

1-4 LAYOUT DIAGRAM & JUMPER SETTING................................................................... 4

CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION

2-1 INSTALL LGA 775 SUPPORTED INTEL PROCESSOR................................................ 5

2-2 INSTALL MEMORY............................................................................................................ 6

2-3 EXPANSION CARDS........................................................................................................... 7

CHAPTER 3 CONNCTORS, HEADERS & JUMPERS SETTING

3-1 CONNECTORS..................................................................................................................... 8

3-2 HEADERS.............................................................................................................................. 10

CHAPTER 4 USEFUL HELP

4-1 HOW TO UPDATE BIOS..................................................................................................... 12

4-2 TROUBLE SHOOTING....................................................................................................... 12

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TABLE OF CONTENT

Chapter 1

Introduction of Intel 945GC Motherboard Series

1-1 Features of motherboard

The Intel 945GC chipset motherboard series are based on the latest Intel 945GC Express

Chipset and Intel FW82801GB ICH Chipset technology which supports the innovative 65nm and

90nm Dual-Core Intel® Pentium® D Processor 8 and 9 Series, Intel® Pentium® D Processor,

and Intel® Core 2 Duo® (Code Name: Conroe) Processor with Intel® Hyper-Threading

Technology. The motherboard is optimized to deliver innovative features and professional

desktop platform solution with the advantages of the new generation dual core Intel® Core 2

Duo® Processor for those who demand the best experience of personal computing. Through the

high bandwidth of dual channel DDR2 400/DDR2 533MHz/DDR2 667MHz system

memories which are expandable to 2.0GB and the next generation PCI Express interface for

the latest graphics cards from both NVIDIA & ATI.

The Intel 945GC chipset motherboard series for Intel® Core 2 Duo® Processor are absolutely

the cost-effective solution for game enthusiasts and applications, and it also meets the

demanding usage of computing of gaming, multimedia entertainment and business applications.

Moreover, the Intel 945GC express chipset incorporates Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950

which support the Microsoft* DirectX* 9,Vertex Shader 3.0 and Transform and Lighting

provides incredible visual quality, faster graphics performance and flexible display options

without the need for a separate graphics card.

The motherboards implement Intel 945GC Express Chipset which supports Front Side Bus

1333MHz/1066MHz/800MHz of data transferring and offers with 200MHz/266/333MHz

memory clock frequency for Dual channel DDR2 400/DDR2 533/DDR2 667 MHz memory

DIMMs to double the performance of memory access. The motherboard is embedded with

ICH7 chipset of providing one parallel Ultra ATA 100 interface for two IDE drives and four

serial ATA2 interface of 3.0Gb / s data transfer rate for four serial ATA devices.

The 945GC motherboard series offer one PCI-Express x16 graphics slot of 4Gbyte/sec data

transfer rate at each relative direction which gets 3.5 times of bandwidth more than AGP 8X

and it’s up to a peak concurrent bandwidth of 8Gbyte/sec at full speed to guarantee the

ultimate GPU computing performance. Two 32-bit PCI slots guarantee the rich connectivity

for the I/O of peripherals. The motherboards are designed of tackling the profuse multimedia

requirements nowadays.

The motherboards provide optional 10 / 100 or 10/ 100/1000 Ethernet compatible LAN

function by using the Realtek RTL8100C 10/100 LAN NIC, Realtek RTL8101E-GR 10/100

LAN NIC or Realtek RTL8110SC 10/100/1000 LAN NIC which supports 10M / 100M bps or

10M 100M /1000M bps data transfer rate. And the embedded Realtek ALC880 , ALC883 or

ALC662-GR chipset fully compatible with Sound Blaster Pro standards with providing

optional Azalia 8-channel Audio CODEC or 6-channel AC 97 CODEC offers you with the

home cinema quality and satisfying software compatibility.

Embedded USB controller as well as capability of expanding to 8 of USB2.0 functional ports

delivering 480Mb/s of rich connectivity, these motherboards meet the demands of future USB

peripherals which are also equipped with hardware monitor function on system to monitor

and protect your system and maintain your non-stop business computing.

Some special features---CPU Thermal Throttling/ CPU Vcore 7-shift / CPU Smart Fan/) in this

motherboard are designed for power user to use the over-clocking function in more flexible ways. But

please be caution that the over-clocking maybe causes the fails in system reliabilities. This

motherboard provides the guaranteed performance and meets the demands of the next generation

computing. But if you insist to gain more system performance with variety possibilities of the

components you choose, please be careful and make sure to read the detailed descriptions of these

value added product features, please get them in the coming section.

1-1.1 Special Features of Motherboard

CPU Thermal Throttling Technology---(The CPU Overheat Protection Technology)

To prevent the increasing heat from damage of CPU or accidental shutdown while at high workload, the CPU

Thermal Throttling Technology will force CPU to enter partially idle mode from 87.5% to 12.5% according to

preset CPU operating temperature in BIOS (from 40℃to 90℃). When the system senses the CPU operating

temperature reaching the preset value, the CPU operating bandwidth will be decreased to the preset idle

percentage to cool down the processor. When at throttling mode the beeper sound can be optionally selected to

indicate it is in working.

CPU Smart Fan---( The Noise Management System（Only support 4-pin CPU cooler）)

It’s never been a good idea to gain the performance of your system by sacrificing its acoustics. CPU

Smart Fan Noise Management System is the answer to control the noise level needed for now-a-day’s

high performance computing system. The system will automatically increase the fan speed when CPU

operating loading is high, after the CPU is in normal operating condition, the system will low down

the fan speed for the silent operating environment. The system can provide the much longer life cycle

for both CPU and the system fans for game use and business requirements.

CPU Vcore 7-Shift--- (Shift to Higher Performance)

The CPU voltage can be adjusted up by 7 steps for the precisely over-clocking of extra demanding

computing performance.

1-2 Specification

Spec Description

Design ∗Micro ATX form factor 4 layers PCB size: 24.4*21.0cm

Chipset ∗Intel 945GC Memory Controller Hub (MCH) Chipset

∗Intel 82801GB I/O Controller Hub (ICH7) Chipset

CPU Socket

(LGA775 )

∗Support Intel Pentium 4, Celeron D, Pentium D, and Core 2 Duo 775-Land

LGA Package utilizes Flip-Chip Land Grid Array (FCLGA) package processor

∗Support FSB Frequency 1333/1066/800MHz or FSB Frequency 800/533MHz

Memory Socket ∗240-pin DDR2 RAM module socket x 2

∗Support Dual channel DDR2 400/DDR2 533/DDR2 667 MHz RAM Module

and which is expandable to 2.0GB.

Expansion Slots ∗PCI-Express x16 slot 1pcs delivers up to 8 GB/s of concurrent bandwidth.

∗32-bit PCI slot x 2pcs at 133MHz

Integrate IDE and

Serial ATA2

∗One PCI IDE controller that supports PCI Bus Mastering, ATA PIO/DMA and

the ULTRA DMA 33/66/100 functions that deliver the data transfer rate up to

100 MB/s; four Serial ATA2 ports provide 3.0 Gb /sec data transfer rate.

Integrated VGA ∗Integrated Graphic Media Accelerator 950

∗256-bit graphics core running at 400MHz

∗1.6 GPixels/sec and 1.6 GTexels/sec fill rate

∗Up to 224 MB maximum video memory

∗Up to 4 pixels per clock rendering

Optional LAN

∗Integrated Realtek RTL8110SC PCI 10 / 100 / 1000 LAN / RTL8100C PCI

10/100 LAN／RTL8101E-GR 10/100 PCI-E LAN chip.

∗Support Fast Ethernet LAN function of providing 10Mb / 100Mb 1000 Mb/s

or 10Mb / 100Mb/s data transfer rate

6CH-Audio

(Option)

∗Realtek 6-channel ALC662-GR, ALC ALC880 or ALC883 AC’97 Audio

Codec onboard

∗Audio driver and utility included

HD 8-CH

Audio (Option)

∗Realtek ALC880 or ALC883 Azalia 8-channel Audio Codec integrated

∗Support 8-channel 3D surround & Positioning Audio

∗Audio driver and utility included

BIOS ∗Award 4MB Flash ROM

Multi I/O ∗PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse connectors

∗Floppy disk drive connector x1

∗Parallel headerx1 / Serial port x1 (Optional)

∗D-Sub 15-pin VGA Conn.

∗Optional DVI port

∗USB 2.0 connector x 4, headers x4 (connecting cable option)

∗8-channel Audio connector (Line-in, Line-out, MIC/ 8CH Audio)

1-3 Item Checklist

5Intel 945GC Platform Processor Chipset based motherboard

5Cable for IDE

5CD for motherboard utilities

5Cable for Serial ATA Port

5Intel 945GC Platform Processor Chipset motherboard User’s Manual

1-4 Layout Diagram & Jumper Setting

ATX 12V Power Connector

Floppy

Connecto

Intel 945GC Chipset

Front Panel

Connector

Clear CMOS (JBAT)

ATX Power

Connector

CPU FAN

CPU Socket mPGA775

Intel 82801GB

ICH Chipset

Speak Conn.

DDR2

DIMMx2

USB Port

(USB2, USB3)

4MBit FWH BIOS

Optional 8-CH

Azalia /6-CH

AC97AudioCodec

CD Audio

32-bit PCI Slot

PC99

Back Panel

K/B Power ON

Jumper (JP1)

USB Port

LAN Connector

PS2 KB

Mouse Port

Audio Connecto

SYSFAN1

Front Panel Audio

Optional RTL8100C/

8101E-GR/8110SC

PCI/ ,PCIE LAN

Controller

ATA100

IDE Connector

Serial-ATA2

Connector

(SATA1, 2, 3, 4)

FINTEK F71872F I/O Chipset

USB Port

SYS

FAN2

PCI EXPRESSx16

USB Power ON

Jumper (JP3)

Parallel Connector

Chapter 2

Hardware Installation

2-1 Install LGA 775 Supported Intel Processor

This motherboard provides a 775-pin surface mount, LGA775 Land Grid Array socket,

referred to as the LGA775 socket supports Intel Pentium 4 processor in the 775 Pin package

utilizes Flip-Chip Land Grid Array (FC-LGA) package technology.

The CPU that comes with the motherboard should have a cooling FAN attached to prevent

overheating. If this is not the case, then purchase a correct cooling FAN before you turn on

your system.

WARNING! Be sure that there is sufficient air circulation across the processor’s

heatsink and CPU cooling FAN is working correctly, otherwise it may

cause the processor and motherboard overheat and damage, you may install

an auxiliary cooling FAN, if necessary.

To install a CPU, first turn off your system and remove its cover. Locate the LGA775

socket and open it by first pulling the level sideways away from the socket then upward to a

90-degree angle. Insert the CPU with the correct orientation as shown below. The notched

corner should point toward the end of the level. Because the CPU has a corner pin for two

of the four corners, the CPU will only fit in the orientation as shown.

CPU LGA775 Socket

Colden Arrow

LGA775

2-2 Install Memory

This motherboard provides two 240-pin DDR2 DUAL INLINE MEMORY MODULES

(DIMM) socket for DDR2 memory expansion available from minimum memory volume of

128MB to maximum memory volume of 2.0GB DDR2 SDRAM.

Valid Memory Configurations

Bank 240-Pin DIMM PCS Total Memory

Bank 0, 1 (DIMM1) DDR2 400/ 533 DDR DRAM Module X1 128MB∼1.0GB

Bank 2, 3 (DIMM2) DDR2 400/ 533 DDR DRAM Module X1 128MB∼1.0GB

Total Memory (Max.2.0GB) 2 128MB∼2.0GB

Recommend DIMM Module Combination

1. One DIMM Module ----Plug in DIMM1

2. Two DIMM Modules---Plug in DIMM1 and DIMM2 for Dual channel function

For Dual channel Limited!

3. Dual channel function only supports when 2 DIMM Modules plug in either both DIMM1 &

DIMM2

4. DIMM1 & DIMM2 must be the same type, same size, same frequency for dual channel

function.

Install DDR2 SDRAM modules to your motherboard is not difficult, you can refer to figure

below to see how to install a 240-Pin DDR2 400/DDR2 533 SDRAM module.

NOTE! When you install DIMM module fully into the DIMM socket the eject tab

should be locked into the DIMM module very firmly and fit into its

indention on both sides.

2-3 Expansion Cards

The 945GC motherboard series offer one PCI-Express x16 graphics slot of 4Gbyte/sec data

transfer rate at each relative direction which gets 3.5 times of bandwidth more than AGP 8X

and it’s up to a peak concurrent bandwidth of 8Gbyte/sec at full speed to guarantee the

ultimate GPU computing performance. Two 32-bit PCI slots guarantee the rich connectivity

for the I/O of peripherals. The motherboards are designed of tackling the profuse multimedia

requirements nowadays..

PE1 / PCI-E x16 Slot

32-bit PCI Slot

Chapter 3

Connectors, Headers & Jumpers Setting

3-1 Connectors

(1) Power Connector (24-pin block) : ATXPWR1

ATX Power Supply connector:

This is a new defined 24-pins

connector that usually comes with

ATX case. The ATX Power Supply

allows using soft power on

momentary switch that connect from

the front panel switch to 2-pins

Power On jumper pole on the

motherboard. When the power

switch on the back of the ATX

power supply turned on, the full

power will not come into the system

board until the front panel switch is

momentarily pressed. Press this

switch again will turn off the power to the system board.

** We recommend that you use an ATX 12V Specification 2.0-compliant power supply

unit (PSU) with a minimum of 350W power rating. This type has 24-pin and 4-pin

power plugs.

** If you intend to use a PSU with 20-pin and 4-pin power plugs, make sure that the 20-pin

power plug can provide at least 15A on +12V and the power supply unit has a minimum

power rating of 350W. The system may become unstable or may not boot up if the

power is inadequate.

(2) ATX 12V Power Connector (4-pin block) : ATX12V

This is a new defined 4-pins connector that usually comes with ATX Power Supply.

The ATX Power Supply which fully supports AM2 processor must including this

connector for support extra 12V voltage to maintain system power

consumption. Without this connector might cause system unstable

because the power supply can not provide sufficient current for

system.

(3) PS/2 Mouse & PS/2 Keyboard Connector: KB1

The connectors are for PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 Mouse.

(4) USB Port connector: CN3

The connectors are 4-pin connectors that connect USB devices to the system board.

(5) LAN Port connector: UL1

This connector is standard RJ45 connector for Network

The USBLAN1 support 10M/100M bps or 10M/100M/1000M bps data transfer rate

(6) Audio Line-In, Lin-Out, MIC, Surrback, Surround, GEN/LEF Connector,

SURROUND1 (Option) This Connector are 6 phone Jack for LINE-OUT, LINE-IN, MIC,

Surrback, Surround, GEN/LEF

Line-out : (GREEN) Audio output to speaker

Line-in : (BLUE) Audio input to sound chip

MIC : (PINK) Microphone Connector

Pin 1

ROW1 ROW2

24-Pin

ROW1 ROW2

Pin 1

20-Pin

PIN ROW1 ROW2

1 3.3V 3.3V

2 3.3V -12V

3 GND GND

4 5V Soft Power On

5 GND GND

6 5V GND

7 GND GND

8 Power OK -5V

9 +5V (for Soft Logic) +5V

10 +12V +5V

11 +12V +5V

12 +3V GND

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