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Intel Pentium 4 System Board
Socket 775
User’s Manual
4200-0436-01
Rev. 1.00
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Table Of Contents
Chapter 1.
Introduction .......................................................................... 1-1
Features & Specifications ........................................................................1-1
1-1.
1-2.
Layout Diagram .......................................................................................1-3
Chapter 2. Hardware Setup.................................................................... 2-1
Install The Motherboard...........................................................................2-1
2-1.
2-2.
2-3.
Install CPU, Heatsink and Fan Assembly ................................................2-2
Install System Memory ............................................................................2-4
2-4. Connectors, Headers and Switches ..........................................................2-6
(1). ATX Power Input Connectors ........................................................2-6
(2). FAN Power Connectors .................................................................2-7
(3). CMOS Memory Clearing Header ..................................................2-8
(4). Wake-up Header.............................................................................2-9
(5). Front Panel Audio Connection Header ........................................2-10
(6). Front Panel Switches & Indicators Headers ................................2-11
(7). Additional IEEE1394 Port Headers .............................................2-12
(8). Additional USB Port Headers ......................................................2-13
(9). GURU Clock Connection Header................................................2-14
(10). Internal Audio Connectors ...........................................................2-14
(11). Floppy and IDE Disk Drive Connectors ......................................2-15
(12). POST Code Display .....................................................................2-16
(13). Serial ATA Connectors .................................................................2-17
(14). PCI Express x16 Slot ...................................................................2-18
(15). PCI Express x1 Slots....................................................................2-18
(16). Back Panel Connectors ................................................................2-19
Chapter 3. BIOS Setup............................................................................ 3-1
µGuru Utility............................................................................................3-2
3-1.
3-2.
Standard CMOS Features.........................................................................3-9
3-3. Advanced BIOS Features.......................................................................3-12
3-4. Advanced Chipset Features....................................................................3-14
3-5.
3-6.
3-7.
3-8.
3-9.
Integrated Peripherals ............................................................................3-16
Power Management Setup .....................................................................3-21
PnP/PCI Configurations .........................................................................3-24
Load Fail-Safe Defaults .........................................................................3-26
Load Optimized Defaults .......................................................................3-26
3-10. Set Password ..........................................................................................3-26
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3-11. Save & Exit Setup ..................................................................................3-26
3-12. Exit Without Saving...............................................................................3-26
Appendix A.
Install Intel Chipset Software Utility............................................... A-1
Appendix B.
Install Intel Application Accelerator RAID .................................... B-1
Appendix C.
Install Audio Driver ......................................................................... C-1
Appendix D.
Install LAN Driver ...........................................................................D-1
Appendix E.
Install USB 2.0 Driver ..................................................................... E-1
Appendix F.
Install ABIT µGuru Utility .............................................................. F-1
Appendix G. POST Code Definition .....................................................................G-1
Appendix H. Troubleshooting (Need Assistance?)...............................................H-1
Appendix I. How to Get Technical Support ......................................................... I-1
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Introduction
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Chapter 1. Introduction
1-1. Features & Specifications
1. LGA775 CPU Socket
Designed for Intel® 90nm Pentium 4/Celeron D LGA775 processors with 1066/800/533
MHz FSB
Supports Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology
2. Express Chipset
Intel® 925XE / Intel® ICH6R Express Chipset
3. Flexible Memory
Four 240-pin DIMM sockets (Un-buffered Non-ECC DIMM)
Supports Dual channel DDR2-533/400 (Max. 4GB), up to 8.5GB/s bandwidth
4. PCI Express x16 graphics
Delivers up to 8GB/s per direction for 3.5 times more bandwidth than AGP8X at 2.1GB/s
5. PCI Express x1 I/O
Offers 500MB/s concurrently, over 3.5 times more bandwidth than PCI at 133MB/s
6. SATA Matrix RAID
Intel® Matrix Storage Technology on 4 Serial ATA ports. RAID 0/RAID 1 delivers higher
performance and data protection
Supports SATA AHCI, providing native command queuing and native hot plug
7. High Definition Audio
Onboard Theater-class 7.1 Channels Intel® High Definition Audio
Professional digital audio interface supports auto jack sensing and optical S/PDIF In/Out
8. IEEE 1394
Supports 3 Ports IEEE 1394 at 100/200/400 Mb/s transfer rate
9. Gigabit LAN
Onboard Gigabit LAN controller supports 10/100/1000M Ethernet
10. ABIT Engineered
ABIT uGuru™ Technology (ABIT OC Guru/ABIT EQ/ABIT Flash Menu/ABIT Black Box)
ABIT CPU ThermalGuard™ Technology
11. Internal I/O Connectors
1x PCI Express x16 slot
3x PCI Express x1 slots
2x PCI slots
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1x Floppy port supports up to 2.88MB
4x SATA 150 connectors
1x Ultra ATA/100/66/33 connector
2x USB 2.0 headers
2x IEEE 1394 headers
1x FP-Audio header
1x CD-IN header
12. Back Panel I/O
1x PS/2 Keyboard, 1x PS/2 mouse
1x Serial port, 1x Parallel port
1x S/PDIF In connector
1x S/PDIF Out connector
1x AUDIO1 connector (Surround-Left / Surround-Right, Rear-Left / Rear-Right,
Center/Subwoofer)
1x AUDIO2 connector (Mic-In, Line-In, Line-Out)
2x USB 2.0 connectors, 1x IEEE 1394 connector
2x USB 2.0 connectors, 1x RJ-45 Gigabit LAN connector
13. Miscellaneous
ATX form factor (305mm x 245mm)
Specifications and information contained herein are subject to change without notice.
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