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915GV-M7 DDR2

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915GV-M7 DDR2 FCC Information and Copyright This equipment has been tes ted and found to comply with the limits of a Class B digital devic e, purs uant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules . T hese limits are designed to provide reasonable protec tion against harmful interference in a residential installation. T his equipment generates , uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not ins talled and used in accordance with the instructions , may cause harmful interference to radio communications .
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Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction ..................................................................1 1.1 Motherboard Features..................................................... 1 1.2 Package Checklist ........................................................... 4 1.3 Layout and Components.................................................. 5 Chapter 2: Hardware Installation .................................................6 2.1 Installing Central Processing Unit (CPU).........................
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915GV-M7 DDR2 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1.1 MOTHERBOARD FEATURES CPU Supports LGA 775. Supports Intel Pentium 4 processor up to 3.8GHz. Supports Intel Celeron D processor. Front side bus at the following frequency ranges: 533 MHz (133MHz Core Clock) 800 MHz (200MHz Core Clock) WARNING! Warranty will be void if the pin protection cap is not i n plac e to pr otect the soc ket pin when s ending this mai nboard for ser vice. Chipset North Bridge: Intel 915GV. South Bridge: Intel ICH6.
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915GV-M7 DDR2 Se rial ATA Controller integrated in ICH6. Supports 4 Serial ATA (SATA) ports. - Intel Advanced Host Controller (AHCI). Compliant with SATA 1.0 specification. Data transfer rates up to 1.5Gb/s. Slots (See p.11 for detail information) Two 32-bit PCI bus master slots. One PCI-Extreme (PCI-EX) slot. One XGP slot (Xtreme Graphic Port). Supe r I/O Chip: ITE 8712F. Low Pin Count Interface. Provides the most commonly used legacy Super I/O functionality.
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915GV-M7 DDR2 Front Side On-board Pe ripherals 1 IDE connector supports 2 hard disk devices. 1 front panel header supports front panel facilities. 1 AUX-in connector supports 1 AUX audio-in device. 1 CD-in connector supports 1 CD-ROM audio-in device. 1 front audio header supports front panel audio function. 1 S/PDIF-Out connector supports digital audio-out function 1 chassi s open header supports PC case-opened warning function. 1 Floppy port supports 2 FDD with 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88Mbytes.
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915GV-M7 DDR2 1.2 PACKAGE CHECKLIST FDD Cable * 1 HDD Cable * 1 User’s Manual * 1 Serial ATA Cable * 1 Fully Setup Driver CD * 1 Rear I/O Panel for ATX Case * 1 S/PDIF Cable * 1 (optional) USB 2.
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915GV-M7 DDR2 LAYOUT AND COMPONENTS JKBMS1 JATXPWR2 LGA775 JKBV1 J COM1 JATXPWR1 1.3 C PU1 FDD1 DDR2_A1 DDR2_B1 JPRNT1 JVGA1 IDE1 JUSB 2 J CFAN1 JU SBV1 I ntel 91 5G V JRJ45USB1 Super I/O JAUDIO1 JAUDIO2 PCI-EX JCMOS1 JCI 1 CODEC XGP1 LAN JU SBV3_1 BAT 1 JCDIN1 PCI1 ICH6 JSPDIF_OUT1 JUSB 3 JUSB4 JAUX 1 BIOS JSFAN1 SATA2 PCI2 S ATA4 SATA3 JPANEL1 Note: ■ represents the 1st pin.
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915GV-M7 DDR2 CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.1 INSTALLING CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT (CPU) Special Notice: Remove Pin Cap before installation, and make good preservation for future use. When the CPU is removed, cover the Pin Cap on the empty socket to ensure pin legs won’t be damaged. Pin Cap Step 1: Pull the socket locking lever out from the socket and then raise the lever up to a 90-degree angle.
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15GV-M7 DDR2 Step 2: Look for the triangular cut edge on socket, and the golden dot on CPU should point forwards this triangular cut edge. The CPU will fit only in the correct orientation. Step 2-1: Step 2-2: Step 3: Hold the CPU down firmly, and then lower the lever to locked position to complete the installation. Step 4: Put the CPU Fan and heatsink assembly on the CPU and buckle it on the retention frame. Connect the CPU FAN power cable into the JCFAN1. This completes the installation.
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915GV-M7 DDR2 2.2 FAN HEADERS These fan headers support cooling-fans built in the computer. The fan cable and connector may be different according to the fan manufacturer. Connect the fan cable to the connector while matching the black wire to pin#1.
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915GV-M7 DDR2 2.3 INSTALLING SYSTEM MEMORY DDR2_B1 DDR2_A1 1. Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward. Align a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the Slot. 2. Insert the DIMM vertically and firmly into the slot until the retaining chip snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated.
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915GV-M7 DDR2 2.4 CONNECTORS AND SLOTS FDD1: Floppy Disk Connector The motherboard provides a standard floppy disk connector that supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk types. This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cables. 1 2 33 34 IDE1: Hard Disk Connector The motherboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that provides PIO Mode 0~4, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA 33/66/100 functionality.
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915GV-M7 DDR2 PCI1~PCI2: Peripheral Component Interconnect Slots This motherboard is equipped with 2 standard PCI slots. PCI stands for Peripheral Component Interconnect, and it is a bus standard for expansion cards. This PCI slot is designated as 32 bits. PCI1 PCI2 PCI-EX: PCI-Extreme Slot - PCI-Extreme slot is a special design for PCI-Express interface graphic cards. PCI-Extreme slot is compliant with PCI-Express 1.0a specification.
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915GV-M7 DDR2 XGP1: Xtreme Graphics Port Slot This XGP (Extreme Graphics Port) slot is a special design that only supports compatible AGP VGA cards. To install the system with an add-on AGP VGA card, please make sure to install the driver of add-on AGP VGA card before onboard VGA driver installation. If the onboard VGA driver has already been installed before you install the add-on AGP VGA card, the system will automatically set the onboard VGA as the primary graphics adapter.
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915GV-M7 DDR2 CHAPTER 3: HEADERS & JUMPERS SETUP 3.1 HOW TO SETUP JUMPERS 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 3.2 Pin closed Pin1-2 closed DETAIL SETTINGS JUSBV1/JUSBV3_1: Power Source Headers for USB Ports Pin 1-2 Close: JUSBV1 : +5V for USB ports at back panel (JRJ45USB1/JUSB2). JUSBV3_1 : +5V for USB ports at f ront panel (JUSB3/JUSB4).
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915GV-M7 DDR2 JKBV1: Power Source Header for PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse 1 1 3 Pin 1-2 Close (default) 3 +5V for PS/2 keyboard and mouse. 1 3 Pin 2-3 Close PS/2 keyboard and mouse are powered by +5V standby voltage. Note: In order to support this func tion “Power-on s ystem via keyboar d and mouse”, “JKBV1” jumper cap should be plac ed on Pin 2-3. JUSB3/JUSB4: Front USB Headers This motherboard prov ides 2 USB 2.
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915GV-M7 DDR2 JATXPWR1: ATX Power Connector This connector allows user to connect 24-pin power connector on the ATX power supply. 12 Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 24 1 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 13 Assignment +3.3V +3.3V Ground +5V Ground +5V Ground PW_OK Standby Voltage +5V +12V +12V 2 x 12 Detect +3.3V -12V Ground PS_ON Ground Ground Ground -5V +5V +5V +5V Ground JATXPWR2: ATX Power Connector By connecting this connector, it will provide +12V to CPU power circuit.
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915GV-M7 DDR2 JCDIN1: CD-RO M Audio-in Connector This connector allows user to connect the audio source f rom the variety dev ices, like CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, PCI sound card, PCI TV turner card etc.. Pin 1 2 3 4 1 Assignment Left channel input Ground Ground Right channel input 4 JAUDIO2: Front Panel Audio Header This header allows user to connect the f ront audio output cable with the PC f ront panel. It will disable the output on back panel audio connectors.
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915GV-M7 DDR2 JPANEL1: Front Panel Header This 24-pin connector includes Power-on, Reset, HDD LED, Power LED, Sleep button, speaker and IrDA Connection. It allows user to connect the PC case’s front panel switch f unctions.
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915GV-M7 DDR2 JCMOS1: Clear CMOS Header By placing the jumper on pin2-3, it allows user to restore the BIOS saf e setting and the CMOS data, please carefully f ollow the procedures to avoid damaging the motherboard. 3 1 Pin 1-2 Close Normal Operation (default). 3 3 1 1 Pin 2-3 Close Clear CMOS data. ※ Clear CMOS Procedures: 1. 2. 3. Remov e AC power line. Set the jumper to “Pin 2-3 Close”. Wait f or f ive seconds. 4. 5. Set the jumper to “Pin 1-2 Close”. Power on the AC. 6.
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915GV-M7 DDR2 JCI1: Chassis Open Header This connector allows system to monitor PC case open status. If the signal has been triggered, it will record to the CMOS and show the message on next boot-up.
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915GV-M7 DDR2 CHAPTER 4: USEFUL HELP 4.1 AWARD BIOS BEEP CODE Beep Sound One long beep followed by two short beeps High-low siren sound Meaning Video card not found or v ideo card memory bad CPU overheated System will shut down automatically One Short beep when system boot-up No error found during POST Long beeps every other second No DRAM detected or install 4.2 EXTRA INFORMATION A.
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915GV-M7 DDR2 B. CPU Overheated If the system shutdown automatically after power on system for seconds, that means the CPU protection function has 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 check: 1. The CPU cooler surface is placed evenly with the CPU surface. 2. CPU fan is rotated normally. 3. CPU fan speed is fulfilling with the CPU speed.
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915GV-M7 DDR2 4.3 1. 2. TROUBLESHOOTING Problem 1. No power to the system at all Power light don’t illuminate, f an inside power supply does not turn 2. on. 3. Indicator light on key board does not turn on. System inoperativ e. Keyboard lights are on, power indicator lights are lit, and hard driv e is spinning. System does not boot from hard disk driv e, can be booted f rom optical driv e. Solution Make sure power cable is securely plugged in. Replace cable. Contact technical support.
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915GV-M7 DDR2 CHAPTER 5: WARPSPEEDER™ 5.1 INTRODUCTION [WarpSpeeder™], a new powerful control utility, features three user-friendly functions including Overclock Manager, Overvoltage Manager, and Hardware Monitor. With the Overclock Manager, users can easily adjust the frequency they prefer or they can get the best CPU performance with just one click. The Overvoltage Manager, on the other hand, helps to power up CPU core voltage and Memory voltage.
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915GV-M7 DDR2 5.3 INSTALLATION 1. Execute the setup execution file, and then the following dialog will pop up. Please click “Next” button and follow the default procedure to install. 2. When you see the following dialog in setup procedure, it means setup is completed. If the “Launch the WarpSpeeder Tray Utility” checkbox is checked, the Tray Icon utility and [WarpSpeeder™] utility will be automatically and immediately launched after you click “Finish” button.
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915GV-M7 DDR2 5.4 [WARPSPEEDER™] INCLUDES 1 TRAY ICON AND 5 PANELS 1. Tray Icon: Whenever the Tray Icon utility is launched, it will display a little tray icon on the right side of Windows Taskbar. This utility is responsible for conveniently invoking [WarpSpeeder™] Utility. You can use the mouse by clicking the left button in order to invoke [WarpSpeeder™] directly from the little tray icon or you can right-click the little tray icon to pop up a popup menu as following figure.
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915GV-M7 DDR2 2. Main Panel If you click the tray icon, [WarpSpeeder™] utility will be invoked. Please refer to the following figure; the utility’s first window you will see is Main Panel. Main Panel contains fe ature s as follows: a. b. c. Display the CPU Speed, CPU external clock, Memory clock, AGP clock, and PCI clock information. Contains About, Voltage, Overclock, and Hardware Monitor Buttons for invoking respective panels.
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915GV-M7 DDR2 3. Voltage Panel Click the Voltage button in Main Panel, the button will be highlighted and the Voltage Panel will slide out to up as the following figure. In this panel, you can decide to increase CPU core voltage and Memory voltage or not. The default setting is “No”. If you want to get the best performance of overclocking, we recommend you click the option “Yes”.
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915GV-M7 DDR2 4. Overclock Panel Click the Overclock button in Main Panel, the button will be highlighted and the Overclock Panel will slide out to left as the following figure. O ve rclock Panel contains the these features: a. “–3MHz button”, “-1MHz button”, “+1MHz button”, and “+3MHz button”: provide user the ability to do real-time overclock adjustment. Warning: Manually overclock is potentially dangerous, especially when the ov erclocking percentage is over 110 %.
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915GV-M7 DDR2 c. d. “Auto-overclock button”: User can click this button and [WarpSpeeder™] will set the best and stable performance and frequency automatically. [WarpSpeeder™] utility will execute a series of testing until system fail. Then system will do fail-safe reboot by using Watchdog function. After reboot, the [WarpSpeeder™] utility will restore to the hardware default setting or load the verified best and stable frequency according to the Recovery Dialog’s setting.
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915GV-M7 DDR2 6. About Panel Click the “about” button in Main Panel, the button will be highlighted and the About Panel will slide out to up as the following figure. In this panel, you can get model name and detail information in hints of all the chipset that are related to overclocking. You can also get the mainboard’s BIOS model and the Version number of [WarpSpeeder™] utility.
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915GV-M7 DDR2 Note : Because the overclock, overvoltage, and hardware monitor features are controlled by several separate chipset, [WarpSpeeder™] divide these features to separate panels. If one chipset is not on board, the correlative button in Main panel will be disabled, but will not interfere other panels’ functions. This property can make [WarpSpeeder™] utility more robust.
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915GV-M7 DDR2 BIOS SETUP BIOS Setup ......................................................................1 1 Main Menu ....................................................................................................3 2 Standard CMOS Features..............................................................................6 3 Advanced BIOS Features ..............................................................................9 4 Advanced Chipset Features ....................................................
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915GV-M7 DDR2 BIOS SETUP BIOS Setup Introduction This manual discussed Award™ Setup program built into the ROM BIOS. The Setup program allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This special information is then stored in battery-backed RAM so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off. The Award BIOS™ installed in your computer system’s ROM (Read Only Memory) is a custom version of an industry standard BIOS.
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915GV-M7 DDR2 BIOS SETUP PCI Bus Support This AWARD BIOS also supports Version 2.1 of the Intel PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) local bus specification. DRAM Support DDR2 SDRAM (Double Data Rate Two Synchronous DRAM) are supported. Supported CPUs This AWARD BIOS supports the Intel CPU. Using Setup In general, you use the arrow keys to highlight items, press to select, use the and keys to change entries, press for help and press to quit.
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915GV-M7 DDR2 BIOS SETUP 1 Main Menu Once you enter Award BIOS™ CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear on the screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from several setup functions. Use the arrow keys to select among the items and press to accept and enter the sub-menu. !! WARNING !! The information about BIOS defaults on manual (Figure 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9) is just for reference, please refer to the BIOS installed on board, for update information. Figure 1.
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915GV-M7 DDR2 BIOS SETUP Integrated Peripherals This submenu allows you to configure certain IDE hard drive options and Programmed Input/ Output features. Power Management Setup This submenu allows you to configure the power management features. PnP/PCI Configurations This submenu allows you to configure certain “Plug and Play” and PCI options. PC Health Status This submenu allows you to monitor the hardware of your system.
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915GV-M7 DDR2 BIOS SETUP Set User Password If the Supervisor Password is not set, then the User Password will function in the same way as the Supervisor Password. If the Supervisor Password is set and the User Password is set, the “User” will only be able to view configurations but will not be able to change them. Save & Exit Setup Save all configuration changes to CMOS(memory) and exit setup. Confirmation message will be displayed before proceeding.
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915GV-M7 DDR2 BIOS SETUP 2 Standard CMOS Features The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into 10 categories. Each category includes no, one or more than one setup items. Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the or keys to select the value you want in each item. Figure 2.
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915GV-M7 DDR2 BIOS SETUP Main Menu Selections This table shows the selections that you can make on the Main Menu. Item Options Date mm : dd : yy Set the system date. Note that the ‘Day’ automatically changes when you set the date. Time hh : mm : ss Set the clock. IDE Primary Master Options are in its sub menu. Press to enter the sub menu of detailed options IDE Primary Slave Options are in its sub menu. Press to enter the sub menu of detailed options.
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915GV-M7 DDR2 BIOS SETUP Item Options Description Halt On All Errors Select the situation in which No Errors you want the BIOS to stop All, but Keyboard All, but Diskette the POST process and notify you. All, but Disk/ Key Base Memory N/A Displays the amount of conventional memory detected during boot up. Extended Memory N/A Displays the amount of extended memory detected during boot up. Total Memory N/A Displays the total memory available in the system.
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915GV-M7 DDR2 BIOS SETUP 3 Advanced BIOS Features Figure 3. Advanced BIOS Setup CPU FEATURE Delay Prior to Thermal Set this item to enable the CPU Thermal function to engage after the specified time. The Choices: 4, 8, 16 (default), 32. Thermal Management Allow you to choose the thermal management method of your monitor. The Choices: Thermal Monitor 1 (default), Thermal Monitor2. Notes: The choices will be different according to your CPU features.
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915GV-M7 DDR2 BIOS SETUP TM2 Bus Ratio Represents the frequency. Bus ratio of the throttled performance state that will be initiated when the on-die sensor goes from not hot to hot. The Choices: 0X (default). TM2 Bus VID Represents the voltage of the throttled performance state that will be initiated when the on-die sensor goes from not hot to hot. The Choices: 0.8375 (default). Limit CPU ID Max Val Set limit CPU ID maximum vale to 3, it should be disabled for Win XP.
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915GV-M7 DDR2 BIOS SETUP BOOT SEQ & FLOPPY SETUP First/Second/Third/Boot Other Device These BIOS attempt to load the operating system from the device in the sequence selected in these items. The Choices: Floppy, LS120, HDD-0, SCSI, CDROM, HDD-1, HDD-2, HDD-3, ZIP100, LAN, HPT370, Disabled, Enabled. Swap Floppy Drive For systems with two floppy drives, this option allows you to swap logical drive assignments. The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.
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915GV-M7 DDR2 BIOS SETUP CPU L3 Cache Depending on the CPU/chipset in use, you may be able to increase memory access time with this option. Enabled (default) Enable cache. Disabled Disable cache. HYPER-THREADING TECHNOLOGY This option allows you to enable or disabled CPU Hyper-Threading. Enabled for Windows XP and Linux 2.4.x (OS optimized for Hyper Threading Technology. Disabled for other OS (OS not optimized for Hyper Threading Technology. The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.
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915GV-M7 DDR2 BIOS SETUP SECURITY OPTION This option will enable only individuals with passwords to bring the system online and/or to use the CMOS Setup Utility. System A password is required for the system to boot and is also required to access the Setup Utility. Setup (default) A password is required to access the Setup Utilityonly. This will only apply if passwords are set from the Setup main menu. APIC MODE Selecting Enabled enables APIC device mode reporting from the BIOS to the operating system.
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915GV-M7 DDR2 BIOS SETUP 4 Advanced Chipset Features This submenu allows you to configure the specific features of the chipset installed on your system. This chipset manage bus speeds and access to system memory resources, such as DRAM. It also coordinates communications with the PCI bus. The default settings that came with your system have been optimized and therefore should not be changed unless you are suspicious that the settings have been changed incorrectly. Figure 4.
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915GV-M7 DDR2 BIOS SETUP DRAM RAS# PRECHARGE If an insufficient number of cycles is allowed for RAS to accumulate its charge before DRAM refresh, the refresh may be incomplete, and the DRAM may fail to retain data. Fast gives faster performance; and Slow gives more stable performance. This field applies only when synchronous DRAM is installed in the system. The Choices: 2, 3, 4, 5, Auto (default). PRECHARGE DELAY (TRAS) This item controls the number of DRAM clocks to activate the precharge delay.
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915GV-M7 DDR2 BIOS SETUP VGA Setting On-Chip Video Memory Size Select Enabled allows caching of the video BIOS, resulting a better system performance. However, if any program writes to this memory area, a system error. The Choices: Disabled, Enabled (default). On-Chip Frame Buffer Size This item will be different as your memory modules. When the memory size is decided, this frame buffer size will also be fixed. The Choices: 1MB, 8MB, 16MB, 32MB (default). DVMT Mode The Choices: DVMT3.0 (default).
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915GV-M7 DDR2 BIOS SETUP 5 Integrated Peripherals Figure 5. Integrated Peripherals OnChip IDE Device 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 mode (most new drives do), select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block read / write per sector where the drive can support.
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915GV-M7 DDR2 BIOS SETUP IDE DMA Transfer Access This item allows you to enable or disable the IDE transfer access. The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled. On-chip Primary PCI IDE This item allows you to enable or disable the primary/ secondary IDEChannel. The Choices: Enabled (Default), Disabled. IDE Primary/Secondary/Master/Slave PIO The IDE PIO (Programmed Input / Output) fields let you set a PIO mode (0-4) for each of the IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports.
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915GV-M7 DDR2 BIOS SETUP ONBOARD DEVICE PCI Express Root Port Func, PCI Express Port 1/2/3/4 This item allows you to select the PCI Express Port. The Choices: Auto (default), Enabled, Disabled. PCI-E Compliancy Mode This item allows you to select the PCI-E Compliancy Mode. The Choices: v1.0a (default), v1.0. USB Controller Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller and you have USB peripherals. The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled USB 2.
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915GV-M7 DDR2 BIOS SETUP USB Mouse Support This item allows you to enable or disable the USB Mouse Legacy Support. Enabled Enable USB Mouse Support. Disabled (default) Disable USB Mouse Support. AC97 Audio This item allows you to decide to enable/ disable to support AC97 Audio. The Choices: Auto (default), Disabled. Onboard RAID The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled. Onboard RAID BIOS The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled. Onboard 1394 The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.
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915GV-M7 DDR2 BIOS SETUP 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 install and FDC or the system has no floppy drive, select Disabled in this field. The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled. Onboard Serial Port 1 Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first and second serial ports. The Choices: Disabled, 3F8/IRQ4 (default), 2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3, Auto.
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915GV-M7 DDR2 BIOS SETUP 6 Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup Menu allows you to configure your system to utilize energy conservation and power up/power down features. Figure 6. Power Management Setup ACPI & WAKE UP EVENTS ACPI Function This item displays the status of the Advanced Configuration and Power Management (ACPI). The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.
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915GV-M7 DDR2 BIOS SETUP ACPI Suspend Type The item allows you to select the suspend type under the ACPI operating system. The Choices: S1 (POS) (default) Power on Suspend S3 (STR) Suspend to RAM S1 & S3 POS+STR Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume Choosing Enabled will make BIOS run VGA BIOS to initialize the VGA card when system wakes up from S3 state. The system time is shortened if you disable the function, but system will need AGP driver to initialize the card.
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915GV-M7 DDR2 BIOS SETUP Hot Key Power ON Input password and press Enter to set the Keyboard power on password. The Choices: Ctrl-F1 (default), Ctrl-F2, Ctrl-F3, Ctrl-F4, Ctrl-F5, Ctrl-F6, Ctrl-F7, Ctrl-F8, Ctrl-F9, Ctrl-F10, Ctrl-F11, and Ctrl-F12. POWER After PWR-Fail This setting specifies whether your system will reboot after a power fail or interrupts occurs. Off Leaves the computer in the power off state. On Reboots the computer.
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915GV-M7 DDR2 BIOS SETUP Power Management This category allows you to select the type (or degree) of power saving and is directly related to the following modes: 1. HDD Power Down. 2. Suspend Mode. There are four options of Power Management, three of which have fixed mode settings Min. Power Saving Minimum power management. Suspend Mode = 1 hr. HDD Power Down = 15 min Max. Power Saving Maximum power management only available for sl CPU’s. Suspend Mode = 1 min. HDD Power Down = 1 min.
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915GV-M7 DDR2 BIOS SETUP Suspend Mode The item allows you to select the suspend type under ACPI operating system. The Choices: Disabled (default), 1 Min, 2 Min, 4 Min, 6 Min, 8 Min, 10 Min, 20 Min, 30 Min, 40 Min, 1 Hour. This selection will cause the system to turn off the vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and write blanks to the video buffer. Blank Screen This option only writes blanks to the video buffer.
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915GV-M7 DDR2 BIOS SETUP 7 PnP/PCI Configurations This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. PCI, or Personal Computer Interconnect, is a system which allows I/O devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed of the CPU itself uses when communicating with its own special components. This section covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes to the default settings. Figure 7.
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915GV-M7 DDR2 BIOS SETUP IRQ RESOURCES This submenu will allow you to assign each system interrupt a type, depending on the type of device using the interrupt. When you press the “Press Enter” tag, you will be directed to a submenu that will allow you to configure the system interrupts. This is only configurable when “Resources Controlled By” is set to “Manual”.
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915GV-M7 DDR2 BIOS SETUP 8 PC Health Status Figure 8. PC Health Status CPU FAN Control by The Choice “smart” can make your CPU FAN to reduce noise. The Choices: SMART (default), Always On. Shutdown Temperature This item allows you to set up the CPU shutdown Temperature. This item only effective under Windows 98 ACPI mode The Choices: 60OC/140OF, 65OC/149OF, 70OC/158OF, Disabled (default).
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915GV-M7 DDR2 BIOS SETUP 9 Frequency/ Voltage Control Figure 9. Frequency/ Voltage Control CPU CLOCK RATIO The Choices: 8X (default), 9X, 10X, 11X, 12X, 13X, 14 X, 15X, 16X, 17X, 18X, 19X, 20 X, 21 X, 22 X, and 23X. CPU Voltage Regulator This item allows you to select CPU Voltage Regulator The Choices: Default (default). DDR Voltage Regulator This item allows you to select DDR Voltage Regulator The Choices: Default (default).
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915GV-M7 DDR2 BIOS SETUP Method 2: Press the key and Power button simultaneously, after that keep-on pressing the key until the power-on screen showed. This action will boot-up the system according to FSB of the processor. It’s strongly recommended to set CPU Vcore and clock in default setting. If the CPU Vcore and clock are not in default setting, it may cause CPU or M/B damage.