WEALTHTEC IP-M945A SERIES User manual
IP-M945A
Series
(Motherboard)
INSTALLATION GUIDE
Installation Guide Revision A0
600C002945AA0
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Installation Guide Revision A0
June 2006
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CONTENTS
SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION 1
1.1 Unpacking IP-M945A Series 1
1.2 Description 3
1.3 Features 3
1.3.1 Chipsets Features 3
1.3.2 Ultra ATA/66/100 4
1.3.3 Hardware Monitoring 4
1.3.4 I/O Shield Connector 4
1.3.5 Power-On/Off 5
1.3.6 IP-M945A Series Overview 5
1.3.7 System Block Diagram 6
1.4 Specifications 7
SECTION 2 INSTALLATIONS 9
2.1 System Installation 9
2.1.1 CPU Installation 9
2.1.2 Heat Sink Installation 10
2.1.3 DDR2 Memory Module Installation 11
2.1.4 Setting Jumpers 13
2.2 Board Layout 14
2.3 Jumper Setting 15
2.4 Connector’s Description 18
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CONTENTS
SECTION 3 AWARD BIOS SETUP 35
3.1 BIOS Instructions 35
3.2 Main Menu 36
3.3 Standard CMOS Features 38
3.4 IDE Adapters 40
3.5 Advanced BIOS Features 42
3.6 Advanced Chipset Features 47
3.7 Integrated Peripherals 50
3.8 Power Management Setup 56
3.9 PnP/PCI/PCI-E Configurations 60
3.10 PC Health Status 62
3.11 Frequency/Voltage Control 63
3.12 Load Fail-Safe Default 64
3.13 Load Optimized Defaults 64
3.14 Supervisor/User Password Setting 65
3.15 Exit Selecting 66
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INTRODUCTION
1.1 Unpacking IP-M945A Series
1. Take out the IP-M945A series unit from the carton box, check if the unit is
properly secure in the plastic bag.
2. Check the contents of the carton box: (Sketch map)
Motherboard Installation Guide
ATA-66/100 HDD ribbon cable Floppy ribbon cable
Driver CD I/O Shield
S
ECTION
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Introduction
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S-ATA cable (2 Sets) Extend to front panel cable
(for K/B & M/S)
COM2 ribbon cable (1 Set)
(for RS-232)
3. Optional Kits
USB cable COM3/COM4 ribbon cable
(for USB2.0) (for RS-232)
S-ATA cable
Introduction
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1.2 Description
The IP-M945A Series combines the high performance and exceptional
value of Intel®945G chipset with a full-featured board. The Intel®advanced
945G chipset support regular socket LGA775-pins Intel®Pentium®4 /
Celeron®D processors of 3.8GHz and support Intel® Pentium D®to 3.4GHz,
that memory base on the FSB 533/800/1066MHz operation supports dual
channel DDR2 400/533/667 SDRAM interface. In the meantime, the 945G
chipset integrated the graphic function. The IP-M945A system memory size
can be up to 2GB DDR2 memory, onboard Intel®82573 PCI-E Ethernet
controller (support 10/100/1000 Base-TX Ethernet), Audio and with 4 COM
ports, besides the IP-M945A add one 6-pins connector that can extend to
front of chassis for KB & MS.
The 82801GB I/O Controller Hub (ICH7) employs the Intel®Accelerated
Hub Architecture to make a direct connection from the graphics and memory
to the integrated Ethernet controller, such as the IDE & S-ATA controllers
(ATA/33 or ATA/66 or ATA/100), eight USB ports that are supported USB
1.1/2.0 standard meets the performance, stability and reliability
requirements.
1.3 Features
1.3.1 Chipsets Features
The IP-M945A is base on the Intel®945G chipset, offers users the
integration graphic, Ethernet, Audio function. The features of chipset are as
below:
Enhanced integrated graphics & system performance:
- Support 533/800/1066 MHz FSB
Memory:
- DDR2 533/667 SDRAM
- Dual channel up to 2.0GB Max. Memory
- 2 x DDR2 DIMM sockets
Introduction
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O Connectivity – ICH7:
- 8 Hi-Speed USB2.0 ports
- AC’97 Codec
- 4 Serial ATA II ports
- 1 x PCI-Express by 16 & 5 x PCI slots
1.3.2 Ultra ATA/66/100
The ICH7 provides one channel Ultra ATA/66/100 Bus Master IDE
controller, that support Ultra ATA/66/100 protocols, perfect for such
demanding applications as real-time video, multimedia, and high
performance operating system. A new IDE cable is required for Ultra
ATA/66/100. This cable is an 80-conductor cable; however the connectors
are, of course, backwards compatible with ATA/33.
1.3.3 Hardware Monitoring
Hardware monitoring allows you to monitor various aspects of your
systems operations and status. The features include CPU temperature,
voltage and RPM of fan.
1.3.4 I/O Shield Connector
The board is equipped with an I/O back panel. Please use the appropriate
I/O shield (figure 1).
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52.0
18.0
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20.8
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Figure 1: I/O back panel layout
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