Table of Contents Table of Contents 1.1 A Thank-you Note Before You Get Start..........................................................4 1.2 Features of This Manual ...............................................................................5 1.3 Safety Information ......................................................................................5 Table of Contents ................................................................................... 1 Chapter 2 Introduction to This Motherboard ............................................... 6 2.1 How does your motherboard look like?...........................................................6 2.2 Specification ...............................................................................................7 2.3 Block Diagram ............................................................................................8 Chapter 3 Hardware Installation ............................................................... 9 3.1 Quick Installation Procedure .........................................................................9 3.2 Installation You Have to Know..................................................................... 10 Installing CPU ...........................................................................................10 Installing CPU Cooler .................................................................................11 Installing CPU and System Fans ..................................................................12 Installing Memory Modules .........................................................................13 Maximum The Performance of the Dual Channel............................................14 Connecting IDE and Floppy Cables ..............................................................15 Connecting Front Panel Cable .....................................................................16 Connecting ATX Power Cables .....................................................................17 3.3 Other Installation for Your Reference ........................................................... 18 Setting CPU Voltage and Frequency .............................................................18 Connecting Serial ATA II ............................................................................19 Adjusting your Hard Disk Setting.................................................................20 Connecting PCI Express x 16 Graphics Slot...................................................22 Connecting PCI Express x 1 Slot..................................................................23 Connecting IrDA........................................................................................24 Connecting Game Port ...............................................................................25 1 Gigabit LAN Supported...............................................................................26 Connecting USB2.0....................................................................................27 Connecting 1394 .......................................................................................28 Super 7.1 Channel Audio Effect ...................................................................29 Connecting Front Audio ..............................................................................30 Connecting CD_IN .....................................................................................31 Connecting COM2 ( for i945Ga-PLF only)......................................................32 Connecting Case Open ...............................................................................33 Connecting S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) ........................................34 Colored Coded Back Panel (for i945Ga-PLF) ..................................................35 Colored Coded Back Panel (for i945Pa-PLF) ..................................................36 LED Indication ..........................................................................................37 3.4 Jumper Settings ........................................................................................ 38 Chapter 4 Special Features and Utilities................................................... 39 4.1 Other Useful Features ................................................................................ 39 Chapter 5 Setting BIOS......................................................................... 40 5.1 Introduction ............................................................................................. 40 5.2 How To Use Phoenix-AwardTM BIOS Setup Program ........................................ 41 5.3 How To Enter BIOS Setup ........................................................................... 41 5.4 Definition of Power Master .......................................................................... 42 Automatic Mode ........................................................................................43 Performance Mode.....................................................................................43 Silent Mode ..............................................................................................44 Normal Mode ............................................................................................44 5.5 BIOS Upgrade under Windows environment.................................................. 45 5.6 Vivid BIOS technology ............................................................................... 47 Chapter 6 Installing Drivers ................................................................... 48 6.1 Installing Drivers....................................................................................... 49 6.2 Installing Utilities ...................................................................................... 50 2 Chapter 7 Troubleshooting..................................................................... 51 Chapter 8 Technical Support .................................................................. 52 Model Name and BIOS Version....................................................................53 Register Your Motherboard .........................................................................53 Technical Support......................................................................................54 3 1.1 A Thank-you Note Before You Get Start First of all, we would like to express our gratitude for purchasing AOpen products. 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All rights reserved. 4 1.2 Features of This Manual To help you grab the useful information of this motherboard and aware of certain conditions that you might need to know, you will see the icons below frequently: Note This contains knowledge you should know in process of assembling, or some helpful tips. Warning / Caution Warning Please be careful when you see this mark. highlights mistakes that occur often during It assembling, or something you need to pay attention to. Tip Warning This tip tells you some useful information that will make your installation smoothly. 1.3 Safety Information Please wear a wrist strap and attach it to a metal part of the system unit before handling a component. Alternatively, you can also touch an object that is of ground connection or with metal surface. Always unplug the power before you make any jumper setting. Before you install or remove any components on the motherboard, please make sure to disconnect the power first in case of damaging motherboard or other components. 5 Chapter 2 Introduction to This Motherboard Chapter 2 Introduction to This Motherboard 2.1 How does your motherboard look like? 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 1. COM2 Connector (i945Ga-PLF only) 2. JP28 PS2 KB/Mouse Wakeup Jumper 3. 4-pin 12V ATX Power Connector 4. SYSFAN1 Connector 5. PCI Express x1 Slots X 2 6. PCI Express x16 Graphics slot 7. LGA775 CPU Socket supporting Intel FC-LGA4 . CPU 8. STBY LED 9. Intel 945G / ICH7 (i945Ga-PLF) Intel 945P / ICH7 (i945Pa-PLF) 10. 240-pin DDR II DIMMs x 4 11. CPU FAN connector 12. BOOT LED 13. ATX Power Connector 14. PWRFAN Connector 15. Power Temperature Connector 16. ATA100 Connector 17. CD_IN Connector 18. Realtek AC'97 CODEC 19. Front Audio Connector 20. S/PDIF Connector 21. Realtek Gigabit LAN Chip 22. Game port 23. 32-bit PCI Expansion Slots x 3 24. IrDA connector 25. IEEE 1394 Connector X 1 26. FDD connector 27. Serial ATA II connector x 4 28. USB 2.0 Connectors x 2 29. Case Open Connector 30. JP14 CMOS Data Clear Jumper 31. Front Panel Connector 32. ATA133 Connector 33. SYSFAN2 Connector 12 13 14 15 16 10 11 8 9 4 5 6 7 2 3 1 6 2.2 Specification Here is the main function of your motherboard. Models CPU Chipset Main Memory i945Ga-PLF Intel FC-LGA4 CPU Socket T 533/800/1066MHz Intel 945G/ICH7 Dual Channel Mode DDRII DDRII 400/533/667 DDR DIMM x 4 DIMM Type : 128/256/512MB & 1GB Max Memory : 4GB Integrated VGA Engine in chipset PCI Express x 16 Graphics slot Support ADD2 card Integrated ATA100 and Serial ATA II Controller ITE External IDE ATA133 control chip Max Disk: 144,000,000GB [by 48 bits LBA Spec.] Realtek Gigabit PCI LAN Chip Intel High Definition Audio on-Board Support 7.1 Channel and above Integrated in chipset, USB 2.0 x 8 Agere 1394 Control Chip PCI Express x 1 slots x 2 PCI Express x 16 graphics slot x 1 PCI slots x 3 PS/2 Keyboard x 1, PS/2 Mouse x 1 USB Port x 4, LAN Port x 1 VGA Port x 1, COM Port x 1 Printer Port x 1, IEEE 1394 x 1 Speaker_Out x 1, Line_In x 1, MIC_In x 1 Side SUR x 1, Rear SUR x 1 Center/Subwoofer x 1 Floppy Drive Connector x 1 IDE Channel: ATA100 x 1 IDE Channel: ATA133 x 2 Serial ATA II Channel x 4 Front Panel x 1 Front Audio x 1 CPU FAN x 1 System FAN x 2, Power FAN x 1 Power Temperature Connector x 1 Case Open Connector x 1 CD_IN x 1, IrDA x 1, S/PDIF x 1 COM2 x 1 Game Connector x 1 IEEE 1394 x 2 USB2.0 Connectors x 2 Award PnP 4Mb Flash ROM BIOS 305 mm x 230 mm i945Pa-PLF Intel FC-LGA4 CPU Socket T 533/800/1066MHz Intel 945P/ICH7 Dual Channel Mode DDRII DDRII 400/533/667 DDR DIMM x 4 DIMM Type : 128/256/512MB & 1GB Max Memory : 4GB PCI Express x 16 Graphics slot Graphics IDE LAN Sound USB IEEE 1394 Slots Back Panel I/O On Board Connector Integrated ATA100 and Serial ATA II Controller ITE External IDE ATA133 control chip Max Disk: 144,000,000GB [by 48 bits LBA Spec.] Realtek Gigabit PCI LAN Chip Intel High Definition Audio on-Board Support 7.1 Channel and above Integrated in chipset, USB 2.0 x 8 Agere 1394 Control Chip PCI Express x 1 slots x 2 PCI Express x 16 graphics slot x 1 PCI slots x 3 PS/2 Keyboard x 1, PS/2 Mouse x 1 USB Port x 4, LAN Port x 1 COM Port x 2 Printer Port x 1, IEEE 1394 x 1 Speaker_Out x 1, Line_In x 1, MIC_In x 1 Side SUR x 1, Rear SUR x 1 Center/Subwoofer x 1 Floppy Drive Connector x 1 IDE Channel: ATA100 x 1 IDE Channel: ATA133 x 2 Serial ATA II Channel x 4 Front Panel x 1 Front Audio x 1 CPU FAN x 1 System FAN x 2, Power FAN x 1, Power Temperature Connector x 1 Case Open Connector x 1 CD_IN x 1, IrDA x 1, S/PDIF x 1 Game Connector x 1 IEEE 1394 x 2 USB2.0 connectors x 2 Award PnP 4Mb Flash ROM BIOS 305 mm x 230 mm BIOS Boa ...