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Intel PM945GC-478 Mainboard
User’s Manual
Rev: EG1.0
Date: 2008.1
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CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·2 1.1 Chipset Introduction · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 2 1.2 Specification · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 2 1.3 Mainboard Introduction · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·2 CHAPTER 2 PACKAGE CONTENT
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Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Chipset Introduction Intel 945GC Chipset The Intel 945GC chipset supports the latest PC technologies such as Socket 478 CPU, dual-channel DDRII memory architecture and PCI Express x16 graphics card interface. Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 provides a significant increase in graphics performance. 6 high-speed USB 2.0 ports. Dual-channel DDRII This Intel 945GC chipset motherboard supports TWO DDRII DIMM interfaces that can make you have more use room.
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-Built-in Powerful Integrated Graphics Integrated display function technologies without extend VGA card Integrated 2D/3D Graphics Controller -Provides one channel connecting two IDE drives Supports Ultra ATA66/100/133synchronous DMA modes -Provides 2 channel connecting 2 SATA drives with speed up to 150MB/S -I/O: 1 floppy port support format 360K/720K/1.2M/1.44M/2.88M disk 1 serial port 1 parallel port supports EPP/ECP/SPP transfers 6 USB2.0 ports 1 PS/2 port 2 SATA ports 1
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Chapter 3 Mainboard Locations 82945GC 4
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Chapter 4 Installations 4.1 Jumper Setting and Slot Clear CMOS Jumper setting 1-2 (Default) Normal 2-3 Clear CMOS Audio: Front panel Jumper setting PIN Function PIN Function 1 MIC+ 2 Ground 3 Vbias 4 AuD_Vcc(AVCC) 5 AuD_R_Out 6 R_Out Back 7 N.C. 8 Key 9 AuD_L_Out 10 L_Out Back SATA: PIN Jumper setting PIN SATA1 Function PIN SATA2 Function 1 Ground 1 Ground 2 RSATA_RXP1 2 RSATA_RXP2 3 RSATA_RXN1 3 RSATA_RXN2 4 Ground 4 Ground 5 RSATA_TXN1 5 RSATA_TXN2 6 RSATA_TXP1 6 RSATA_
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Connectors PS/2(Bottom) PS/2 Keyboard(Purple) PS/2(TOP) PS/2 Mouse Header(Green) R_USB1 USB1/2 Connector Port F_USB2 USB3/4 Connector Port F_USB3 USB5/6 Connector Port LPT Printer Connector Port COM1 Serial Port COM1 Connector port VGA On-board VGA connector LINE OUT/ Audio Output/Audio Input/Microphone LINE IN/MIC IDE Primary/Secondary IDE port SATA1/SATA2 SATA Port FDD Floppy Disk Drive Connector Port ATX/ATX_12V Power Supply Connector ATX/ATX_12V port CPU_FAN/PWR_FAN CPU/Sys
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5.1 Main menu You can use cursor arrow keys to highlight anyone of options on the main menu page. Press Enter to select the highlighted option. Press the Escape key to leave the setup utility. Press the F9 key to go back to menu in BIOS. Some options on the main menu page lead to tables of items with installed value that you can use cursor arrow keys to highlight on item, and press page Up and page Down keys to cycle through alternative values of that item. The other
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Setup the best performance values in system Set Supervisor Password Setup supervisor password in system Set User Password Setup user password in system Save & Exit Setup Setup save and exit, press Y to save and exit Exit Without Save Setup Exit without Save and exit, press N to without save and exit 5.2 Standard CMOS Features Date(mm:dd:yyyy) These items set up system date Time(hh:mm:ss) These items set up system time Primary/Secondary Master/Sl
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Total Memory 5.3 Advanced BIOS Features CPU Feature Default: Press Enter Delay Prior to Thermal Default: 16Min Thermal Management Default: Thermal Monitor1 Limit CPUID MaxVal Default: Disabled C1E Function Default: Auto Execute Disable Bit Default: Enabled Removable Device Priority
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becomes drive B and drive B becomes drive A. Boot Up Floppy Seek Default: Enabled Boot Up NumLock Status Default: On Gate A20 Option Default: Normal Typematic Rate Setting Default: Disabled Typematic Rate (chars/sec) Default: 6 Typematic Delay (Msec) Default: 250 Security Option Default: Setup ACPI Mode Default: Ena
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PCI Express port 3 Default: Auto PCI Express port 4 Default: Auto PCI Express port 5 Default: Auto PCI Express port 6 Default: Auto PCI-E Compliancy Mose Default: vl.oa **VGA Setting** PEG/Onchip VGA Contro1 Default: Auto On-chip Frame Buffer Size Default: 8MB DVMT Mode Default: DVMT FIXED Memory Size Default: 128MB DVMT Memory Size Default: 128MB Boot D
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Onboard Device Default: Press Enter USB Controller Default: Enabled USB 2.0 Controller Default: Enabled USB Keyboard Support Default: Disabled USB Mouse Support Default: Disabled Azalia/AC97 Audio select Default: Auto Onboard LAN controller Default: Enabled BIOS ROM Write Protect Default: Enabled Onboard Lan PXE ROM Default: Enabled Super IO Device
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Setup UART mode select UR2 Duplex Mode Default: Half Onboard Parallel port Default: 378/IRQ7 Setup select parallel port Parallel Port Mode Default: SPP Setup parallel port mode ECP Mode USE DMA Default: 3 PWRON After PWR=Fail Default: off 5.6 Power Management Setup ACPI Function Default: Enabled Setup if use ACPI function ACPI Suspen
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FDD,COM,LPT Port Default: Disabled PCI PIRQ[A-D]# Default: Disabled 5.7 Set Supervisor Password & Set User Password If you highlight this item and press Enter, a dialog box appears that you can enter a supervisor password. You can enter no more than six letters or numbers. Press Enter after you have typed in the password. There will be the second dialog box asking you to retype the password for confirmation. Press Enter after you have retyped it cor
