Biostar I915G-M7 I915G-M7 user's manual
Biostar I915G-M7 Manual
 |
View all Biostar I915G-M7 manuals
Add to My Manuals
Save this manual to your list of manuals |
Biostar I915G-M7 manual content summary:
- Biostar I915G-M7 | I915G-M7 user's manual - Page 1
I915G-M7 FCC Information and and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. There is approval in writing. The content of this user's manual is subject to be changed without notice and we will not be responsible for - Biostar I915G-M7 | I915G-M7 user's manual - Page 2
CPU 7 2.2 FAN Headers 8 2.3 Memory Module Installation 9 2.4 Connectors and Slots 10 Chapter 3: Headers & Jumpers Setup 11 3.1 How to Setup Jumpers 11 3.2 Detail Settings 11 Chapter 4: Useful Help 15 4.1 Award BIOS Beep Code 15 4.2 Extra Information 15 4.3 Troubleshooting - Biostar I915G-M7 | I915G-M7 user's manual - Page 3
I915G-M7 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1.1 MOTHERBOARD FEATURES A. Hardware CPU Supports single Pentium 4 processor LGA 775 package. Intel Platform Compatibility Guide Front side bus at the following frequency ranges: - 533 MT/s (133 MHz Core Clock) - 800 MT/s (200 MHz Core Clock) Supports Hyper- - Biostar I915G-M7 | I915G-M7 user's manual - Page 4
Speed Controller - ITE's "Smart Guardian" function On Board AC'97 Sound Codec Chip: ALC655 Support 6 channels. Supports S/PDIF-Out and S/PDIF-In functions (optional). Compliant with AC'97 Version 2.3 specification. LAN Chip: RTL8100C. Supports 10/100Mb/s auto-negotiation. Half/Full duplex capability - Biostar I915G-M7 | I915G-M7 user's manual - Page 5
I915G-M7 Front Side On-board Peripherals 1 IDE connectors support 2 hard disk devices. 1 front panel header supports front panel facilities. 1 CD-in connector supports 1 CD-ROM audio-in device. 1 front audio header supports front panel audio function. 1 S/PDIF-In connector supports digital audio-in - Biostar I915G-M7 | I915G-M7 user's manual - Page 6
I915G-M7 B. BIOS & Software BIOS Award legal BIOS. Supports APM1.2. Supports ACPI. Supports USB Function. Software Supports Warpspeeder™, 9th Touch™, WINFLASHER™ and FLASHER™. Offers the highest performance for Windows 98 SE, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows XP, SCO UNIX etc. 1.2 PACKAGE CHECKLIST - Biostar I915G-M7 | I915G-M7 user's manual - Page 7
JVGA1 I915G-M7 1.3 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT JKBMS1 JKBV1 1 JATXPWR2 LGA775 CPU1 JCFAN1 1 FDD1 JCOM1 JPRNT1 DDRA1 DDRA2 DDRB1 DDRB2 JATXPWR1 JUSBV1 1 1 JRJ45USB1 12 JAUDIO1 Super I/O JAUDIO2 24 13 14 JCDIN1 PCI-EX16 1 Codec PCI-EX1_1 PCI1 LAN PCI2 1 JSPDIF_OUT1 (optional) 1 - Biostar I915G-M7 | I915G-M7 user's manual - Page 8
I915G-M7 1.4 MOTHERBOARD COMPONENTS DC W LGA775 CPU1 V E U B A Super Intel 915G T I/O G H Codec I J LAN BIOS BAT1 ICH6 S 1 R Q KL . Interconnect lots. K. JSPDIF_OUT1 (optional): Digital audio-out connector. W. JCFAN1: power header for CPU fan. L. JSPDIF_IN1 (optional): Digital - Biostar I915G-M7 | I915G-M7 user's manual - Page 9
I915G-M7 CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.1 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 - Biostar I915G-M7 | I915G-M7 user's manual - Page 10
Step 2-2: I915G-M7 Step 3: Hold the CPU down firmly, and then close the lever to complete the installation. Step 4: Put the CPU Fan on the CPU and buckle it. Connect the CPU FAN power cable to the JCFAN1. This completes the installation. 2.2 FAN HEADERS These fan headers support cooling-fans - Biostar I915G-M7 | I915G-M7 user's manual - Page 11
I915G-M7 2.3 1. MEMORY MODULE INSTALLATION Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward. Align a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches - Biostar I915G-M7 | I915G-M7 user's manual - Page 12
I915G-M7 2.4 CONNECTORS AND SLOTS PCI1/PCI2: Peripheral Component Interconnect Slots This motherboard is supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cables. SATA1~SATA4: Serial ATA Connectors The motherboard has a PCI to SATA Controller with 2 channels SATA interface, it satisfies the SATA 1.0 spec - Biostar I915G-M7 | I915G-M7 user's manual - Page 13
I915G-M7 CHAPTER 3: are powered by +5V standby voltage. Note: In order to support this function "Power-on system via keyboard and mouse", "JKBV1/JUSBV1 cap should be placed on Pin 2-3. JSPDIF_OUT1 (optional): Digital Audio-out Connector This connector allows user to connect the PCI bracket - Biostar I915G-M7 | I915G-M7 user's manual - Page 14
I915G-M7 JSPDIF_IN1 (optional): Digital Audio-in Connector This connector allows user to connect the PCI bracket SPDIF output header. Pin Assignment 1 JSPDIF_IN1 1 +5V 2 SPDIF_IN 3 Ground JCDIN1: CD-ROM Audio-in Connector This connector allows user to connect the audio source from the - Biostar I915G-M7 | I915G-M7 user's manual - Page 15
I915G-M7 JUSB3/JUSB4: Front USB Headers This motherboard provides 2 USB 2.0 headers, which allows user to connect additional USB cable on the PC front panel, and also can be connected with internal USB devices, - Biostar I915G-M7 | I915G-M7 user's manual - Page 16
I915G-M7 JCMOS1: Clear CMOS Header By placing the jumper on pin2-3, it allows user to restore the BIOS safe setting and the CMOS data, please carefully follow the procedures to avoid damaging the motherboard connector, it will provide +12V to CPU power circuit. Pin Assignment Pin Assignment 1 - Biostar I915G-M7 | I915G-M7 user's manual - Page 17
I915G-M7 CHAPTER 4: USEFUL HELP 4.1 AWARD BIOS BEEP CODE Beep Sound One long beep followed by two short beeps High-low siren sound One Short beep when system boot-up Long beeps every other second Meaning Video card not found or video card memory bad CPU overheated System will shut down - Biostar I915G-M7 | I915G-M7 user's manual - Page 18
I915G-M7 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. - Biostar I915G-M7 | I915G-M7 user's manual - Page 19
I915G-M7 4.3 TROUBLESHOOTING Probable Solution 1. No power to the system at all 1. Make sure power cable is Power light don't illuminate, fan securely plugged in. inside power supply does not turn 2. Replace cable. on. 3. Contact technical support. 2. Indicator light on keyboard does not - Biostar I915G-M7 | I915G-M7 user's manual - Page 20
I915G-M7 CHAPTER about BIOS model and chipsets. In addition, the frequency status of CPU, memory, AGP and PCI along with the CPU speed Support: Windows 98 SE, Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows XP DirectX: DirectX 8.1 or above. (The Windows XP operating system includes DirectX 8.1. If you use Windows - Biostar I915G-M7 | I915G-M7 user's manual - Page 21
I915G-M7 5.3 1. INSTALLATION Execute the setup execution file, and then the following dialog will pop up. Please click "Next" Finish" button. Usage: The following figures are just only for reference, the screen printed in this user manual will change according to your motherboard on hand. 19 - Biostar I915G-M7 | I915G-M7 user's manual - Page 22
I915G-M7 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 - Biostar I915G-M7 | I915G-M7 user's manual - Page 23
I915G-M7 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 features as follows: a. Display the CPU Speed, CPU external clock, Memory clock, AGP clock, and - Biostar I915G-M7 | I915G-M7 user's manual - Page 24
I915G-M7 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 - Biostar I915G-M7 | I915G-M7 user's manual - Page 25
I915G-M7 4. Overclock Panel Click the Overclock button in Main Panel, the button and "+3MHz button": provide user the ability to do real-time overclock adjustment. Warning: Manually overclock is potentially dangerous, especially when the overclocking percentage is over 110 %. We strongly recommend - Biostar I915G-M7 | I915G-M7 user's manual - Page 26
I915G-M7 c. "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 - Biostar I915G-M7 | I915G-M7 user's manual - Page 27
I915G-M7 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 - Biostar I915G-M7 | I915G-M7 user's manual - Page 28
I915G-M7 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
-
1 -
2 -
3 -
4 -
5 -
6 -
7 -
8
-
9
-
10
-
11
-
12
-
13
-
14
-
15
-
16
-
17
-
18
-
19
-
20
-
21
-
22
-
23
-
24
-
25
-
26
-
27
-
28
 |
 |
I915G-M7
i
FCC Information and Copyright
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class
B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed
to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential
installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may
cause harmful interference to radio communications. There is no guarantee
that interference will not occur in a particular installation.
The vendor makes no representations or warranties with respect to the
contents here and specially disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability
or fitness for any purpose. Further the vendor reserves the right to revise this
publication and to make changes to the contents here without obligation to
notify any party beforehand.
Duplication of this publication, in part or in whole, is not allowed without first
obtaining the vendor’s approval in writing.
The content of this user’s manual is subject to be changed without notice and
we will not be responsible for any mistakes found in this user’s manual. All the
brand and product names are trademarks of their respective companies.