® Intel Core™ 2 Duo/ ® ® Pentium D/ Pentium 4/ ® Pentium Dual-Core/ Celeron™ D LGA 775 Motherboard BC945G User’s Manual v1.1 http://www.bcmcom.
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Easy Installation Easy Installation The following “Easy Installation” steps are for users accustomed to the assembly of a computer system. For those individuals requiring more specific information, please refer to the more detailed descriptions located within the latter chapters of this manual. Note: You must keep your power cable unplugged until the following installation steps are completed.
TABLE OF CONTENT USER’S NOTICE MANUAL REVISION INFORMATION COOLING SOLUTIONS CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION OF BC945G MOTHERBOARD 1-1 FEATURE OF MOTHERBOARD 1-2 SPECIFICATION 1-3 LAYOUT DIAGRAM 1-4 JUMPER & CONNECTOR LOCATION CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2-1 2-2 2-3 2-4 2-5 2-6 2-7 HARDWARE INSTALLATION STEPS CHECKING MOTHERBOARD'S JUMPER SETTING INSTALL 2-3-1 GLOSSARY 2-3-2 ABOUT INTEL LGA 775-PIN CPU INSTALL MEMORY EXPANSION CARD 2-5-1 PROCEDURE FOR EXPANSION CARD INSTALLATION 2-5-2 ASSIGNING IRQ FOR EXPANS
Manual Revision Information Reversion Revision History Date 1.1 Updated CPU support, H/W changes Dec. 2007 1.0 First Release May.
Intel Pentium 4® Processor Family Cooling Solutions As processor technology pushes to faster speeds and higher performance, thermal management becomes increasingly crucial when building computer systems. Maintaining the proper thermal environment is key to reliable, long-term system operation. The overall goal in providing the proper thermal environment is keeping the processor below its specified maximum case temperature.
Chapter 1 Introduction of BC945G Motherboard 1-1 Feature of motherboard The BC945G motherboard is design to use with Intel latest Core™ 2 Duo, Pentium® D, Pentium® 4, Pentium® Dual-Core, Celeron™ D LGA775 Processor, with HyperThreading Technology supported, the Intel 945G® Chipset delivers a high performance long life professional computing platform solution utilize the Socket LGA775 design. BC945G motherboard use the Intel 945G® Chipset Supports 533/800/1066 MHz System Bus data transfer rate.
1-2 Specification Spec Description Design ∗ Chipset ∗ ∗ CPU Socket (PLGA 775 Socket) Video Display Memory Socket Expansion Slot Integrate IDE ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ LAN On Board Audio BIOS Multi I/O ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ ATX form factor 4 layers PCB size: 11.6”(W) x 9.6”(D) (295 x 244 mm) Intel® 945G Graphics Memory Controller Hub (GMCH) Chipset 34mm x 34mm, 1202 balls. Intel ®82801GR I/O Controller Hub (ICH7R) Chipset 3mm x31mm, 652 balls.
1-3 System Diagram BC945G Mainboard Diagram 5
1-4 Jumper & Connector 6
Jumpers Jumper JP1 JP2 JP3 Description Clear CMOS Boot Block WP LAN EEPROM WP Note Connector Description Note J1 J2 J3 J4 J5 J6 J7 J10 J11 J12 J13 J14 J15 J16 J17 J18 J19 J20 J21 J22 J23 J24 J25 J26 J27 J28 J29 J30 J31 J32 J33 J34 J35 J36 J37 Audio Jack Audio Jack CRT VGA SPDIF-IN KB/MS Front Audio Header SPDIF-OUT CD-In LPT Port ATX 12 Connector PCI Slot 5 PCI Slot 4 PCI Slot 3 PCI Slot 2 PCI Slot 1 PCI Express x4 Slot PCI Express x16 slot (Video/ADD2) Chassis Intrusion Front USB Header 1 CPU FAN He
Chapter 2 Hardware installation 2-1 Hardware installation Steps Before using your computer, you had better complete the following steps: 1. Check motherboard jumper setting 2. Install CPU and Fan 3. Install System Memory (DDR2 DIMM) 4. Install Expansion cards 5. Connect HDD and Floppy cables, Front Panel /Back Panel cable 6. Connect ATX Power cable 7. Power-On and Load Standard Default 8. Reboot 9. Install Operating System 10.
2-3 Installation 2-3-1 Glossary Chipset (or core logic) – An highly integrated circuits which control the interfaces between the system processor, RAM, I/O devises, and adapter cards. Processor slot/socket - the slot or socket used to mount the system processor on the motherboard. Slot - (PCI Express, PCI, ISA, DIMM) - the slots used to mount adapter cards and system RAM. PCI Express – A latest Serial Point to Point Protocol PCI Interconnect, PCIE devices does not share bandwidth.
2-3-2 About Intel LGA 775-pin CPU This motherboard provides a 775-pin surface mount ZIF socket (Zero Insertion Force), referred to as the LGA 775 socket supports Intel processor in the 775-land package utilizes Flip-Chip Pin Land Grid Array (FC-LGA4) package technology. The CPU should have a cooling FAN attached to prevent overheating. If this is not the case, then make sure the CPU has a sufficient cooling to dissipate heat generate from the CPU (Please check with Intel specification).
This processor is intended to be professionally installed. Before installing the processor, please review the additional notes available at http://www.intel.com/go/integration. Take proper electrostatics discharge (ESD) precautions such as using appropriate ground strips, gloves, and ESD mats. 1) Open socket lever by pushing lever down 2) Open load plate (C). DO NOT TOUCH SOCKET and away from socket (A). Lift lever (B).
2-4 Install Memory The BC945G support Dual Channel Technology, operating with Dual Channel Technology, the bandwidth of Memory Bus will double up to 10.7GB/s. BC945G includes 4x DDR2 DIMM (Double Data Rate) memory socket allow up to a maximum memory size of 4.0GB. Due to chipset resource allocation, the system may detect less than 4 GB of system memory when four 1 GB DDR2 memory modules is installed. • Support 256Mb, 512Mb and 1Gb technologies implemented as x8, x16 devices. • Non-ECC un-buffered only.
2-5 Expansion Cards WARNING! Turn off your power when adding or removing expansion cards or other system components. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both your motherboard and expansion cards. 2-5-1 Procedure For Expansion Card Installation 1. Read the documentation for your expansion card and make any necessary hardware or software setting for your expansion card such as jumpers. 2. Remove your computer’s cover and the bracket plate on the slot you intend to use. 3.
2-5-3 Interrupt Request Table For This Motherboard Interrupt request are shared as shown the table below: INT A INT B INT C INT D INT E PCI Slot 1 PCI Slot 2 PCI Slot 3 PCI Slot 4 PCI Slot 5 Onboard 82541PI LAN Onboard PCIE GbE LAN IMPORTANT! √ INT F INT G INT H √ √ √ √ √ If using PCI cards on shared slots, make sure that the drivers support “Shared IRQ” or that the cards don’t need IRQ assignments. Conflicts will arise between the two PCI groups that will make the system unstable or cards inoperable.
2-6 Connectors, Headers 2-6-1 Connectors (1) Power Connector (24-pin block) : (J36) ATX Power Supply connector. This is a newly defined 24-pin connector that usually comes with newer ATX power supplies. The ATX Power Supply allows the use a soft power on momentary switch that connect from the front panel switch to a 2-pin Power-On jumper pole on the motherboard.
(2) ATX 12V Power Connector (4-pin block) : (J12) This is a newly defined 4-pin connector that usually comes with ATX Power supplies. The ATX Power supplies that fully support Pentium 4 processor must include this connector for supporting a stable 12V power consumption. Without this connector, the system may become unstable due to insufficient current to the system.
(8) VGA Connector (15-pin D-Sub) Connector: VGA VGA is the 15-pin D-Subminiature female connector for display monitor. (9) Floppy drive Connector (34-pin block): FDD This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable. After connecting the single plug end to the motherboard, connect the two plugs at other end to floppy drives. FDD Pin 1 Floppy Drive Connector (10) Primary IDE Connector (40-pin block): IDE1 This connector supports the provided IDE hard disk ribbon cable.
(12) Serial ATA J26, J27, J28, J29 This connector supports Serial ATA devices. After connecting the single plug end to motherboard, connect the plug at other end to the SATA device. SATA J26, J27, J28, J29 SATA3 SATA1 SATA2 SATA0 2-6-2 Headers (1) Serial Port : COM1 (J33), COM2 (J31) COM1 & COM2 are onboard 9-pin headers. The On-board serial port can be disabled through BIOS SETUP. Please refer to Chapter 3 “INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS SETUP” section for more detail information.
2) Line-Out, MIC Header (9-pin): (J6) This header connect to the Front Panel Line-out, MIC connector with use of a cable. AUDIO Pin 1 2 MIC2- L MIC2- R Line2- L Front-Sense Line2- R AGND -ACZ_DET MIC-JD KEY Line2- JD 9 10 Front Audio Headers J6 VCC -DATA VCC GND +DATA -DATA Front USB 1/ 2 Headers (9-pin) : (J21, J23) These headers are used for connecting the additional USB port plugs. By attaching an option USB cable, your can be provided with two additional USB plugs affixed to the back panel.
This 2-pin connector connects to the case-mounted reset switch for rebooting your computer without having to turn off your power switch. This is a preferred method of rebooting in order to prolong the life of the system’s power supply. See the figure below. (6) (8) Power LED (J34) The Power LED is light on while the system power is on. Connect the Power LED from the system case to this pin.
(10) CD Audio-In Headers (4-pin) : (J10) CDIN is the connector for the CD-Audio Input signal. Please connect it to CD-ROM CD-Audio output connector. CD Audio Header J10 CD-IN 1 Pin 1 2 3 4 4 J10 Signal CD-L CD-GND CD-GND CD-R (11) Chassis Intrusion (J20) Intrusion detection is triggered when these two pins are shorted. message will show during POST after the next reboot..
2-7 Starting Up Your Computer 1. After all connection are made, close your computer case cover. 2. Be sure all the switches are off, and check that the power supply input voltage is set to the local voltage, usually input voltage is 220V∼240V or 110V∼120V depending on the voltage used in your country. 3. Connect the power supply cord into the power supply located on the back of your system case according to your system user’s manual. 4. Turn on your peripheral in the following order: a. Your monitor. b.
Chapter 3 Introducing BIOS The BIOS is a program located on a Flash Memory on the motherboard. This program is a bridge between the motherboard and the operating system. When starting the computer, the BIOS program has control of the system. The BIOS first operates an auto-diagnostic test called POST (power on self test) for all the necessary hardware, it detects the entire hardware device and configures the parameters of the hardware synchronization.
3-3 The Main Menu Once you enter the Award® BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu (Figure 3-1) will appear on the screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from fourteen setup functions and two exit choices. Use arrow keys to select among the items and press to accept or enter the sub-menu.
3-4 Standard CMOS Features The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into several categories. Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the or keys to select the value you want in each item.
hard disk drive type is not matched or listed, you can use Manual to define your own drive type manually. If you select Manual, related information is asked to be entered to the following items. Enter the information directly from the keyboard. This information should be provided in the documentation from your hard disk vendor or the system manufacturer. Access Mode The settings are Auto, CHS, Large, and LBA.
3-5 Advanced BIOS Features Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features ► CPU Feature ► Hard Disk Boot Priority Logo Image Virus Warning Quick Power On Self Test First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Boot Other Device Swap Floppy Drive Boot Up Floppy Seek Boot Up NumLock Status Gate A20 Option Typematic Rate Setting x Typematic Rate (Chars/ Sec) x Typematic Delay (Msec) Security Option APIC Mode MPS Version Control For OS OS Select For DRAM > 64 MB Console Redirection X Bau
Allow you to enabled or disabled boot sector overwrite protection Quick Power On Self Test Select Enabled to reduce the amount of test ran during power-on self-test (POST). First/Second/Third Boot Device Selects order for boot devices Boot Other Device If enabled, the BIOS will check for unlisted boot devices after it has failed to boot from the three listed boot devices. Swap Floppy Drive This field is effective only in systems with two floppy drives.
Enable only if you are running OS/2 operating system with greater than 64 MB of RAM on your system. Console Redirection “Enabled” redirects console to COM port; “Disabled” redirects when keyboard is absent. Agent after boot If enabled, this keeps agent running after OS boots. Report No FDD For WIN 95 If no floppy drive is used for Win95, select “Yes” for compatibility reasons.
3-5-1 CPU Feature Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility CPU Feature Delay Prior to Thermal [16 Min] Item Help 1800 Penn St Thermal Monitor 1 Limit CPUID MaxVal [Disabled] Execute Disable Bit [Enabled] Menu Level > ↑↓→← Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F5:Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F1:General Help F7: Optimized Defaults Delay Prior to Thermal Some Intel processors have a function called Thermal Control Circuit (TCC) to prevent overheating of the CPU.
3-5-2 Hard Disk Boot Priority Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Hard Disk Boot Priority 1. Bootable Add-In Cards Item Help Menu Level > ↑↓→← Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F5:Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F1:General Help F7: Optimized Defaults Hard Disk Boot Priority Use arrow key to select a device, and / to change .
3-6 Advanced Chipset Features Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Features x x x x DRAM Timing Selectable DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay DRAM RAS# Precharge Precharge delay (tRAS) System Memory Frequency System BIOS Cacheable Video BIOS Cacheable AMT BIOS Support [By SPD] Auto Auto Auto Auto [Enabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] ** VGA Setting ** PEG/Onchip VGA Control On-Chip Frame Buffer Size DVMT Mode DVMT/FIXED Memory Size [Auto] [ 8MB] [DVMT] [ 128MB] Item Help Menu Level > ↑↓→← Move En
System BIOS Cacheable This option allow you to Enable or Disable the system BIOS to be cache to DRAM. Available choice: Enabled or Disabled. Video BIOS Cacheable: This Option Allow you to Enable or Disable the video BIOS to be cache to DRAM. Available choice: Enabled or Disabled. AMT BIOS Support Enables AMT; After reboot, hit Ctrl+P to enter AMT setup. PEG/Onchip VGA Control Select between Onchip VGA or PCIe graphics card. On-Chip Frame Buffer Size This item allows you to set the on-chip frame buffer size.
3-7 Integrated Peripherals Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals ► OnChip IDE Device ► Onboard Device ► SuperIO Device [Press Enter] [Press Enter] [Press Enter] Item Help Menu Level > ↑↓→← Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F5:Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F1:General Help F7: Optimized Defaults 3-7-1 Chipset IDE Devices Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility On Chip IDE Device IDE HDD Block Mode IDE DMA transfer access On-Chip Primary PCI IDE IDE P
IDE HDD Block Mode Block mode is also called block transfer, multiple commands, or multiple sector read/write. If your IDE hard drive supports block mode (most new drives do), select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block read/writes per sector the drive can support. IDE DMA transfer access On-Chip Primary PCI IDE Enables the Primary IDE channel. IDE Primary Master PIO Selects the PIO mode for Primary IDE Master. Avalable options are: Auto, Mode 0, Mode 1, Mode 2, Mode 3 or Mode 4.
Combined Mode: PATA and SATA are combined. Max of 2 IDE drives in each channel. Enhanced Mode: Enable both SATA and PATA. Max of 6 IDE drives are supported. SATA Only: SATA is operating in legacy mode. SATA PORT Speed Settings This item allows you to select the speed of SATA ports. [Disabled] Disable this function. [Force GEN I] Force the data transfer rates to 1.5Gb/s(150 MB/s) [Force GEN II] Force the data transfer rates to 3.0Gb/s(300 MB/s) PATA IDE Mode Changes mode for SATA Port.
USB 2.0 Controller This option allows you to Enabled or Disabled onboard USB 2.0 or 1.1 only. Available choice: Enabled or Disabled. USB Keyboard Support This option allows you to Enabled or Disabled the USB keyboard legacy supports. Available choice: Enabled or Disabled. USB Mouse Support This option allows you to Enabled or Disabled USB mouse legacy support. Available choice: Enabled or Disabled. Azalia/ AC97 Audio Select This option allows you to use the HD audio (Azalia).
Power Up By PS/2 Device Enables the system to be turned on through PS/2 keyboard or mouse. Hot Key Select Sets the Hot Key to turn on the system. Onboard FDC Controller Select Enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller (FDC) installed on the system board and you wish to use it. If you install add-on FDC or the system has no floppy drive, select Disabled in this field. The settings are: Enabled and Disabled.
3-8 Power Management Setup CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright(C) 1984-2002 Award Software Power Management Setup ► PCI Express PM Function ACPI Function ACPI Suspend Type Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume Power Management Video Off Method Video Off In Suspend Suspend Type Modem Use IRQ Suspend Mode HDD Power Down Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN Wake-Up by PCI card Power On by Ring Resume by Alarm x Date(of Month) Alarm x Time(hh:mm:ss) Alarm [Press Enter] [Enabled] [S2(STR)] Auto [User Define] [DPMS] [Yes] [Stop Grant] [3] [Disab
Video Off Method Determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked. Blank Screen System: only writes blanks to the video buffer. V/H SYNC+Blank: System turns off vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and writes blanks to the video buffer. DPMS: Display Power Management Signaling (DPMS) mode uses the software supplied for your video subsystem to select video power management values. Video Off In Suspend Determines whether the video is turned off under Suspend Mode.
You can choose which month the system will boot up. Set to 0, to boot every day. Time(hh:mm:ss) Alarm You can choose what hour, minute and second the system will boot up.
3-9 PnP/PCI Configuration Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PnP/PCI Configuration ► PCI Express Configuration ► PCI Add-on ROM Control Primary Video Device Resources Controlled By x IRQ Resources PCI/VGA INT Pin INT Pin INT Pin INT Pin INT Pin INT Pin INT Pin INT Pin [Press Enter] [Press Enter] [PCI GFX] [Auto] Press Enter Palette Snoop 1 Assignment 2 Assignment 3 Assignment 4 Assignment 5 Assignment 6 Assignment 7 Assignment 8 Assignment [Disabled] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop: Leave this field at Disabled. The settings are Enabled, Disabled. Maximum Payload Size: This item allows you to select the PCIE data packet payload size. Available choice: 128, 256, 512, 1024, 2048 or 4096. Leave this field at Disabled unless there is a compatibility problem with the video card. The settings are Enabled, Disabled. INT Pin 1-8 Assignment This setting allows the manual assignment of IRQs to the Interrupt pins.
3-9-2 IRQ Resources Phoenix- AwardBIOS CMOS Utility IRQ Resources IRQ-3 IRQ-4 IRQ-5 IRQ-7 IRQ-9 IRQ-10 IRQ-11 IRQ-12 IRQ-14 IRQ-15 assigned assigned assigned assigned assigned assigned assigned assigned assigned assigned to to to to to to to to to to [PCI [PCI [PCI [PCI [PCI [PCI [PCI [PCI [PCI [PCI Device] Device] Device] Device] Device] Device] Device] Device] Device] Device] Item Help Menu Level >> ↑↓→← Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5:Previous Values F6:Optimi
3-10 PC Health Status This section shows the status of your CPU, Fan, Warning for overall system status. This is only available if there is Hardware Monitor onboard. Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PC Health Status Vcore +1.8V +3.
Tcpu (SmartFan Hi-Limit) Select the minimum temperature before fan operates at 100% speed The SmartFan function allows the user to increase or decrease the speed of the fan. This, in turn, provides control over the cooling and noise that is generated. To enable this function, CPU Fan PWM Control Mode should be selected as SmartFan. The Tcpu (SmartFan Lo-Limit) setting sets when the SmartFan function will be triggered, and SmartFan PWM Start would indicate the starting speed of the fan.
3-11 Frequency/ Voltage Control This section is for setting CPU Frequency/Voltage Control. Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Uitility Frequency/Voltage Control Auto Detect PCI Clk [Enabled] Spread Spectrum [Disabled] Item Help Menu Level > ↑↓→← Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F5:Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F1:General Help F7: Optimized Defaults Auto Detect PCI Clk When Enabled, this feature turns off the PCI clock when there is no activity on the PCI device.
Pressing loads the BIOS default values for the most stable, minimalperformance system operations. 3-13 Set Supervisor/ User Password You can set either supervisor or user password, or both of them. The differences are: User password: Can only enter but do not have the right to change the options of the setup menus. When you select this function, the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password.
3-14 Exit Leave Setup program, System will restart after saving setting to CMOS when “Save Change and Exit” is selected. If “Discard change and Exit” is selected, system will restart without saving any changes.
Chapter 4 Configuring BIOS and setting the Onboard SATA RAID BIOS 1. BIOS Setting: Step1. Enter BIOS, and set “RAID/SCSI/Add-on” as one of the boot sequence. Step2. Under the option of “Peripherals”, make sure the option “Onboard Intel SATA RAID” is set as “Enabled”. Step3. Save settings and exit the BIOS. 2. Intel RAID Utility setting: • RAID 0 Step1. During post, after the system has displayed the IDE information, the Intel RAID utility shall appear.
Step3. “Create Volume Menu” will be prompted. Step4. Setup the name for RAID. Step5. Set RAID Level to “RAID 0 (Stripe). Step6. Set Strip size as 128KB (Default). Step7. The Capacity option will identify the built RAID-0 drive size. Step8. Pick the option of “Create Volume”. Step9. The system will prompt with the message “Are you sure you want to create this volume (Y/N):” Step10. Press “Y” to confirm the volume creation process. Step11.
2. WinXP/2k installation: Step1. At the beginning of Windows installation, when the blue background installation prompt appeared, press F6 several times. This will prompt WinXP/2k to add the specific mass storage driver. Step2. When asked for the specific mass storage driver, press “S”. Step3. drive. Insert the prepared “Intel ICH7R RAID driver disk” into the floppy Step4.
Mechanical Draw BC945G Mechanical Drawing 53
