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Supported Software

4.1.1 Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility

The Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility is used for updating Windows 2000/ME/XP's INF files so that the Intel chipset can be recognized and configured properly in the system.

To install the utility, please follow the steps below.

1.On the left side of the autorun screen, click the “CHIPSET” icon.

2.Click “Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility” on the main menu.The following screen will appear.

3.Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation.

4.Reboot the system for the utility to take effect.

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Contents

915G-TMGF 915GV-TML 83800441 Copyright All Rights Reserved FCC and DOC Statement on Class B About this Manual Table of Contents Appendix a Enabling the Hyper-Threading Technology Appendix B System Error MessagesAppendix C Troubleshooting Introduction Chipset SpecificationsProcessor System Memory Onboard LAN Features Onboard VGA FeaturesOnboard Audio Features Hardware Monitor Rear Panel I/O Ports ConnectorsIDE Interface Expansion Slots Intel Graphics Media Accelerator Special Features of the System BoardPCI Express Hyper-Threading Technology Functionality Requirements CPU Overheat Protection Channel Audio USB Ports Dual Function Power ButtonIrDA Interface Wake-On-Ring Wake-On-PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse RTC Timer to Power-on the SystemWake-On-LAN Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse AC Power Failure Recovery Acpi STR Package Checklist Hardware Installation Hardware Installation 915GV System Memory Channel a DDR 1 and DDR Channel B DDR 3 and DDR Single Channel SC Dynamic Mode AddressingBios Setting Virtual Single Channel VSC On the next Hardware Installation Hardware Installation Installing the Dimm Installing the CPU CPUOverview Tab Gold mark Pin 1 of the socket Once the CPU is in place, move the cover down Installing the Fan and Heat Sink Use only certified fan and heat sink Hole Jumper Settings Clear Cmos DataIf you encounter the following Type Y and press Enter Hardware Installation 2 PS/2 Power Select Hardware Installation USB Power Select 13941 Rear Panel I/O PortsParallel Line-in Line-out Mic-in Hardware Installation 1 PS/2 Mouse and PS/2 Keyboard Ports Bios Setting Hardware Installation Serial Port Extended Capabilities Port Hardware Installation Parallel PortStandard Parallel Port Enhanced Parallel Port Function Hardware Installation VGA Port Driver Installation Hardware Installation Ieee 1394 915G-TMGF only Hardware Installation USB Ports Hardware Installation Hardware Installation 7 RJ45 LAN Port PXE LAN Boot ROM Mic-in Pink Hardware Installation Audio Rear Audio and Front AudioRear Panel Audio As rear right/left speaker out Front Audio I/O Connectors CD-in Internal Audio Connector Hardware Installation 2 S/PDIF Hardware Installation Floppy Disk Drive Connector Connecting the Floppy Disk Drive Cable Hardware Installation Serial ATA Connectors Hardware Installation IDE Disk Drive Connector Connecting the IDE Disk Drive Cable Adding a Second IDE Disk Drive Hardware Installation IrDA Connector Hardware Installation Cooling Fan Connectors Hardware Installation Power Connectors Speaker Speaker Connector Hardware Installation Front Panel ConnectorsReset Reset Switch ATX-SW ATX Power Switch PWR-LED Power/Standby LED Hardware Installation PCI Express x16 and x1 Slots Press DEL to enter setup Award Bios Setup UtilityBios Setup When you press Del, the main menu screen will appear Bios Setup Standard Cmos Features DateTime IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave and IDE Channel 1 Master/Slave IDE HDD Auto Detection Cylinder Access ModeCapacity Head Halt On Non-fatal errorVideo Base Memory Extended Memory Total MemoryDisplays the total memory available in the system Bios Setup Advanced Bios Features CPU Feature Delay Prior To ThermalTM2 Bus VID NX Bios Control Hard Disk Boot PriorityLimit Cpuid MaxVal Virus Warning This field is used to enable or disable the CPU’s L3 cacheQuick Power On Self Test CPU L1 & L2 Cache Swap Floppy Drive Boot Up Floppy SeekBoot Up NumLock Status Gate A20 Option Apic Mode Typematic Rate SettingTypematic Delay Msec Typematic Rate Chars/Sec Report No FDD For WIN MPS Version Control for OSOS Select for Dram 64MB Options are Yes and No Bios Setup Advanced Chipset Features Dram Timing SelectableThis field is used to select the timing of the Dram System Bios Cacheable Dram RAS# to CAS# DelayPrecharge Delay tRAS Video Bios Cacheable PCI Express Root Port Func PCI-E Compliancy ModeMemory Hole At 15M-16M PCI Express Port 1 to PCI Express Port On-Chip Video Memory Size 3.12 PEG/Onchip VGA ControlPEG Force On-Chip Frame Buffer Size Boot Display Bios Setup Integrated Peripherals OnChip IDE Device On-Chip Primary PCI IDE IDE HDD Block ModeIDE DMA Transfer Access IDE Primary Master PIO and IDE Primary Slave PIO On-Chip Serial ATA Setting USB 2.0 Controller Onboard DeviceUSB Controller USB Keyboard Support This field is used to enable or disable the onboard LAN Auto Select this option when using the onboard audioDisabled Select this option when using a PCI sound card AC97 Audio Power On Function Super IO Device Uart Mode Select KB Power On PasswordHot Key Power On UR2 Duplex Mode Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port ModeECP Mode Use DMA This is used to select a DMA channel of the parallel port Acpi Function Bios Setup Power Management SetupRun Vgabios if S3 Resume Acpi Suspend Type Video Off In Suspend Power ManagementVideo Off Method Suspend Type Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN Suspend ModeHDD Power Down CPU Thermal-Throttling Date of Month Alarm Power On By RingResume By Alarm Wake-Up By PCI Card Time hhmmss Alarm Reload Global Timer Events Bios Setup 6 PnP/PCI Configurations Reset Configuration DataInit Display First IRQ Resources Resources Controlled ByRespectively 6.5 PCI/VGA Palette Snoop Maximum Payload Size Bios Setup PC Health Status Shutdown Temperature This field is used to select the CPU’s frequency ratio Bios Setup Frequency/Voltage ControlCPU Clock Ratio Auto Detect PCI Clk CPU Clock Bios Setup Load Fail-Safe Defaults Bios Setup Load Optimized Defaults Type Y and press Enter to load the Setup default values Bios Setup Set Supervisor Password Bios Setup Set User Password Bios Setup Save & Exit Setup Bios Setup Exit Without Saving Updating the Bios 100 Drivers, Utilities and Software Applications Supported Software 102 Supported Software Intel Graphics Media Accelerator Driver Supported Software Realtek Audio Driver Supported Software Realtek LAN Driver Supported Software Hardware Monitor To install, please follow the steps below Supported Software Microsoft DirectX Installation Notes Supported Software Intel USB 2.0 DriversWindows System requires a minimum of 300 Watt ATX 12V power supply Enabling Hyper-Threading TechnologyEnabling Hyper-Threading Technology 110 111 Error Messages System Error MessageFloppy Disks fail Hard Disks fail Keyboard error or no keyboard presentBios ROM checksum error System halted Keyboard is locked out Unlock the key Make sure that the monitor’s power switch is on Troubleshooting ChecklistTroubleshooting Monitor/Display Power Supply Floppy Drive Troubleshooting Hard Drive Hard disk failure Keyboard System Board 118