MSI 845GVM2-V- Manuals

Page 2 - Intel 845 Chipset Family Motherboard; Supporting Pentium 4 (Socket 478PIN) Series Processors; 00MHz Front Side Bus; Intel; 45 Chipset. More details will follow later in this manual.

Intel 845 Chipset Family Motherboard Supporting Pentium 4 (Socket 478PIN) Series Processors 400MHz Front Side Bus Intel ® 845 Chipset Welcome!Congratulations on your purchase of this great value motherboard, with its range of specialfeatures and innovative onboard functions, built around the advance...

Page 3 - BIOS Upgrading Utility Features:

BIOS Upgrading Utility and MotherboardShield BIOS Upgrading Utility—One Click is All it Takes!We are proud to inform you that your new motherboard comes with a BIOS upgrading andmotherboard protection utility. This BIOS updating program makes BIOS updating easy, andenhances the security and stabilit...

Page 4 - Table of Contents; CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION

Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 Essential Handling Precautions .................................................................................... 1 1.2 Package Contents ........................................................................................................ 3 1.3 Spe...

Page 6 - INTRODUCTION; Essential Handling Precautions; IMPORTANT. Read this page before unpacking your motherboard!; lights when there is power reaching the motherboard.); Static Electricity; the motherboard and other computer components:

1 INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Essential Handling Precautions IMPORTANT. Read this page before unpacking your motherboard! ••••• Power Supply Be careful! Always ensure that the computer is disconnected from the power supply when working on the motherboard and its components. (The red powe...

Page 7 - Battery Replacement; your AGP card, please contact your AGP card vendor.

INTRODUCTION 2 ••••• Battery Replacement The battery which holds the system settings memory (CMOS RAM) on your motherboard should not require replacement for at least five years, and probably much longer. The battery is located near the bottom of the motherboard as shown in the pictures in “2.1 Inte...

Page 8 - CPU

1.2 Package Contents This motherboard package should contain the following items. Please check them as soon as you unpack. If you find any damaged or missing items, please contact your retailer. • Intel 845 Chipset Family Motherboard • 1 x CD-ROM • 1 x FDD cable • User’s Manual • 1 x Ultra DMA 66/10...

Page 9 - Switching Voltage Regulator

INTRODUCTION 4 • • • • • I/O Functions −−−−− Supports PIO Mode 3, 4, 5 ATAPI devices and Ultra DMA/33/66/100 −−−−− Supports 2 high speed UART 16550 COM ports −−−−− Supports 4 USB (Universal Serial Bus) ports − − − − − Supports Line-out, Line-in and MIC-in jacks −−−−− Supports Game/MIDI port −−−−− Su...

Page 10 - HARDWARE INSTALLATION; CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION; Intel 845 Chipset Family Motherboard

5 HARDWARE INSTALLATION CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.1 Intel 845 Chipset Family Motherboard A C 9 7 C O D E C · G a m e / M I D I p o r t & A u d i o J a c k s · 2 x S e r i a l p o r t s & P a r a l l e l p r i n t e r p o r t · 1 x L A N p o r t ( o p t i o n a l ) , 2 x U S B p o r t...

Page 12 - Layout of Intel 845 Chipset Family Motherboard

2.2 Layout of Intel 845 Chipset Family Motherboard P C I S l o t 1 P C I S l o t 2 P C I S l o t 3 T : P o r t 1 B : P o r t 2 U S B B a t t e r y Main Memory K BM O U S E M C H P W 3 Game + Audio A U X _ I N U S B 2 C N R P W R _ F A N W O L A G P P r o C P U - F A N F D C I D E 2 I D E 1 J P 5 P C...

Page 13 - Using Jumper JP3 to Clear CMOS; C l e a r C M O S J u m p e r; C l e a r C M O S; C l e a r C O M S J u m p e r

HARDWARE INSTALLATION 8 2.3 Using Jumper JP3 to Clear CMOS To clear the CMOS data, you should turn off your computer’s power and put Jumper JP3 in the Clear CMOS position as shown below for at least 10 seconds. Return the jumper to NORMAL and reboot. C l e a r C M O S N O R M A L J P 3 C l e a r C M...

Page 14 - R A I D / A T A 1 0 0 S e l e c t i o n; be the nearest to PIN1 or your connection won’t work.; F l o p p y D i s k D r i v e C o n n e c t o r

R A I D / A T A 1 0 0 S e l e c t i o n J P 1 0 A T A - 1 0 0 R A I D 2.4 RAID/ATA100 Selection Jumper (JP10) (Optional) The optional onboard Promise IDE RAID controller features 2 additional ATA 100 channels or RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks). JP10 is used for ATA100 or RAID mode select...

Page 15 - I D E C o n n e c t o r s; I D E

HARDWARE INSTALLATION 10 2.6 Primary/Secondary IDE Connectors (Two 40-pin IDE) The standard configuration of the 845 Chipset Family Motherboard supports two 40-pin IDE connectors marked as IDE1 (primary channel) and IDE2 (secondary channel). Each channel supports two IDE devices for a total of four ...

Page 16 - I D E R A I D C o n n e c t o r s ( O p t i o n a l ); F a n P o w e r C o n n e c t o r s; G N D; Fan Power Connectors

11 HARDWARE INSTALLATION ( R A I D ) I D E C o n n e c t o r s ( O p t i o n a l ) I D E R A I D C o n n e c t o r s ( O p t i o n a l ) I D E 4 I D E 3 P I N 1 P I N 1 C P U - F A N P O W E R - F A N S Y S - F A N F a n P o w e r C o n n e c t o r s G N D F A N R o t a t i o n + 1 2 V 2.7 Fan Power...

Page 17 - Memory Configuration; capacity for the 845 Chipset Motherboard.; 8 4 P i n M e m o r y D I M M S l o t s; and PC133 DIMMs) should not be installed on one motherboard at the

2.8 Memory Configuration The 845D DDR Chipset Motherboard must be installed with PC1600 or PC2100 DDR DIMMs (Dual Inline Memory Modules), while the 845 Chipset Motherboard must be installed with PC100 or PC133 SDRAM DIMMs. You can install either single-sided or double-sided memory modules in any com...

Page 18 - 6 8 P i n M e m o r y D I M M S o c k e t s

13 HARDWARE INSTALLATION U n b u f f e r e d P o s i t i o n 3 . 3 V P o s i t i o n 1 6 8 - p i n U n b u f f e r e d S D R A M M o d u l e ( D I M M 1 ) 1 6 8 - p i n U n b u f f e r e d S D R A M M o d u l e ( D I M M 2 ) 1 6 8 - p i n U n b u f f e r e d S D R A M M o d u l e ( D I M M 3 ) 1 6 8...

Page 19 - P a n e l C o n n e c t o r s; Panel Connectors

HARDWARE INSTALLATION 14 P a n e l C o n n e c t o r s ++ + H D D _ L E D N C R E S E T S O F T _ O F F S P E A K E R ++ 1 1 9 2 0 2 P O W E R L E D P a n e l C o n n e c t o r s Power LED (3-pin POWER LED) This 3-pin connector attaches to the power LED. Pin1: +5V Pin3: NC Pin5: GND Speaker (4-pin S...

Page 20 - U S B 3 / 4 C o n n e c t o r

15 HARDWARE INSTALLATION Reset Switch (2-pin RESET) This 2-pin connector connects to the case-mounted reset switch for rebooting your computer without turning on your power switch. Pin14 RESET Pin16 GND Soft Power-Off (2-pin SOFT_OFF) Attach the SOFT_OFF switch of the panel to this connector. Use th...

Page 21 - “Enabled” in “Power Management Setup” in BIOS.; W a k e - o n - L A N C o n n e c t o r; W O L; Internal Audio Connectors; I n t e r n a l A u d i o C o n n e c t o r s

HARDWARE INSTALLATION 16 2.11 Wake-on-LAN Connector (3-pin WOL) This connector connects to LAN cards with a Wake-on-LAN output. The system can Power Up when a wake-up packet or signal is received from the LAN card. “Wake-Up by PCI” must be “Enabled” in “Power Management Setup” in BIOS. W a k e - o n...

Page 22 - P o w e r C o n n e c t o r s

17 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.13 Power Connectors (20-pin PWR1, 4-pin PWR2, 6-pin PWR3) First, make sure you have a power supply designed for Pentium 4 CPUs. The power supply must have three connectors: PWR1, PWR2, and PWR3. Make sure you plug the ATX12V power supply connectors into PWR1, PWR2, and PWR...

Page 23 - E x t e r n a l B a c k P a n e l I / O P o r t s; . P a r a l l e l P o r t

2 . P S / 2 K e y b o a r d 1 0 . M I C i n E x t e r n a l B a c k P a n e l I / O P o r t s 1 . P S / 2 M o u s e 5 . P a r a l l e l P o r t ( P r i n t e r ) 3 . U S B 2 6 . C O M A 6 . C O M B 7 . G a m e / M I D I P o r t 8 . L i n e _ o u t 9 . L i n e _ i n 3 . U S B 1 4 . L A N ( o p t i o ...

Page 24 - Congratulations! You have completed Hardware Setup!; I r D A C o n n e c t o r

Congratulations! You have completed Hardware Setup! You may now continue with “Chapter 3 BIOS Setup” and turn on your PC. 19 HARDWARE INSTALLATION I r D A C o n n e c t o r I r D A + 5 V I R R X N C G N D I R T X I R 2.15 IrDA-Compliant Infrared Module Connector (5-pin IrDA) The IrDA connector can b...

Page 25 - CHAPTER 3 BIOS SETUP; ) to highlight an item and then; BIOS SETUP

CHAPTER 3 BIOS SETUP 3.1 BIOS Setup Award BIOS has a built-in Setup program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This information is stored in CMOS RAM, so it can retain the Setup information when the power is turned off. If the battery for CMOS fails, these data will be lost....

Page 27 - Set Supervisor/User Password; To save settings in nonvolatile CMOS RAM and exit Setup; Exit Without Saving; To abandon all changes and exit Setup; Load Optimized Defaults; Standard CMOS Features

BIOS SETUP 22 • Set Supervisor/User Password To change, set, or disable a password • Save & Exit Setup To save settings in nonvolatile CMOS RAM and exit Setup • Exit Without Saving To abandon all changes and exit Setup • Load Optimized Defaults To load the BIOS default values that are factory se...

Page 29 - Video

BIOS SETUP 24 • Landing Zone: Landing zone • Sector: Number of sectors • Drive A/Drive B Select the correct types of diskette drive(s) installed in the computer. −−−−− None: No diskette drive installed −−−−− 360K, 5.25 in.: 5-1/4-inch standard drive; 360 kilobyte capacity −−−−− 1.2M, 5.25 in.: 5-1/4...

Page 30 - Advanced BIOS Features; setup system features according to your preferences.; Virus Warning; the boot sector only, not the entire hard drive.; recommend that you disable the virus warning first.; Select “Enabled” to start the CPU function for L1/L2 Cache.

3.4 Advanced BIOS Features This “Advanced BIOS Features” option allows you to improve your system performance and setup system features according to your preferences. • Virus Warning When this function is enabled, you will receive a warning message if a program (specifically, a virus) attempts to wr...

Page 31 - Quick Power On Self Test; to find a problem during POST than to lose data during your work.; Swap Floppy Drive; instead of controlling cursor operations.; Gate A20 Option

BIOS SETUP 26 • Quick Power On Self Test Select “Enabled” to reduce the amount of time required to run POST. The Quick POST skips certain steps. We recommend that you normally disable Quick POST. It is better to find a problem during POST than to lose data during your work. • ATA/100 & SCSI Boot...

Page 32 - rate and typematic delay.

27 BIOS SETUP • Typematic Rate Setting When this function is “Disabled”, the following two items (Typematic Rate and Typematic Delay) are irrelevant, and keystrokes repeat at a rate determined by the keyboard controller in your system. When this function is “Enabled”, you can select a typematic rate...

Page 33 - Advanced Chipset Features; not change any values if you are unfamiliar with the chipset.; DRAM Timing Selectable; the timing to be set manually.; CAS Latency Time

BIOS SETUP 28 3.5 Advanced Chipset Features This option will change the values of the chipset registers and the system settings will alter. Do not change any values if you are unfamiliar with the chipset. • DRAM Timing Selectable This controls the SDRAM performance: default is “By SPD”. BIOS will au...

Page 35 - Integrated Peripherals; Choose this option and the following display appears.

BIOS SETUP 30 3.6 Integrated Peripherals Choose this option and the following display appears. ••••• On-Chip Primary/Secondary PCI IDE The chipset contains a PCI IDE interface which supports two IDE channels. Select “Enabled” to activate the first and/or second IDE interface. Select “Disabled” to de...

Page 36 - Select “Enabled” if you intend to use a USB Keyboard.; Onboard Audio; video card: the “PCI Slot” or the “AGP” slot.; IDE HDD Block Mode

••••• IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave UDMA Ultra DMA/33/66/100 implementation is possible only if your IDE HDD(s) can support it, and if the operating environment includes a DMA driver (Windows 95 OSR2 or higher or a third-party IDE bus master driver). If your HDD(s) and your system software can ...

Page 37 - The second serial port shares resources (address and IRQ) with IrDA.

BIOS SETUP 32 ••••• Power On Function −−−−− Password: Power On only if you key in the correct password. −−−−− Hot Key: You can use a hot key to Power On the system. −−−−− Mouse Left: Power On with the Mouse Left Button. −−−−− Mouse Right: Power On with the Mouse Right Button. −−−−− Any Key: Press an...

Page 39 - Assigns IRQ “5” or “10” to the Midi Port.; Power Management Setup; consumption, according to your own style of computer use.; ACPI Function

••••• Game Port Address Set Joystick Game Port Address. The choices are: “Disabled”, “201” and “209”. ••••• Midi Port Address Set Midi Port Address. The choices are: “Disabled”, “330”, “300” and ”290”. ••••• Midi Port IRQ Assigns IRQ “5” or “10” to the Midi Port. 3.7 Power Management Setup The Power...

Page 40 - ACPI Suspend Type; system and return to the previous situation.; Power Management; related to the following modes:

35 BIOS SETUP ••••• ACPI Suspend Type Select the ACPI Suspend Type: “S1 (POS)” or “S3 (STR)”. If your expansion cards do not support the STR (Suspend-to-RAM) function, you must leave this field on “S1 (POS)” setting. STR is an energy-saving feature. It takes only a few seconds to wake up the system ...

Page 42 - USB KB Wake-Up From S3

37 BIOS SETUP • USB KB Wake-Up From S3 When your system is in S3 (Suspend to RAM) mode, you can wake-up the system by pressing the wake-up key on the USB Keyboard. • CPU THRM-Throttling Select the CPU Thermal-Throttling rate. If BIOS detects that the CPU temperature is too high, it will slow down th...

Page 43 - compliant with the Plug and Play standard.

3.8 PnP/PCI Configuration Setup • Reset Configuration Data Normally, you leave this field “Disabled”. Select “Enabled” to reset Extended System Configuration Data (ESCD) if you have just installed a new add-on card and the system reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the operating ...

Page 44 - PCI/VGA Palette Snoop; leave this field “Disabled”.; PC Health Status; CPU Warning Temperature; 22°F” to “70°C/158°F” or even “Disabled” if you like.; Current CPU Temperature; This field displays temperature for the CPU.; VCORE; This field displays the CPU working voltage.

39 BIOS SETUP • PCI/VGA Palette Snoop Some VGA cards, such as graphics accelerators or MPEG video cards, might not show colors properly. Select “Enabled” to correct this problem. If you don’t have such problems, leave this field “Disabled”. • PCI 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 Assignment (845D DDR Chipset Mothe...

Page 45 - These fields show the power supply voltages.; CPU Clock Ratio; internal frequency according to the following formula:; CPU internal frequency = frequency ratio x system bus frequency.*; *System bus frequency is set below in the field “CPU Clock”.

BIOS SETUP 40 • +3.3V/+5V/+12V/-12V/-5V These fields show the power supply voltages. • VBAT(V) This field displays the CMOS battery voltage. • 5VSB(V) This field displays the 5V standby power. 3.10 Frequency/Voltage Control • CPU Clock Ratio This function allows you to set the CPU internal frequency...

Page 46 - malfunction. Be careful if you want to adjust the CPU voltage.; for older version CPUs.

41 BIOS SETUP ••••• CPU Voltage You may change your CPU voltage for overclocking; but, this may cause the CPU to malfunction. Be careful if you want to adjust the CPU voltage. ••••• Auto Detect PCI Clk “Enable” can stop the frequency output for unused DIMM/PCI slots. ••••• Spread Spectrum If “Enable...

Page 47 - Load Optimized Defaults; values are the optimized configuration settings for the system.

3.11 Load Fail-Safe Defaults This option allows you to load the troubleshooting default values permanently stored in the BIOS ROM. 3.12 Load Optimized Defaults This option allows you to load the default values to the system configuration fields. These default values are the optimized configuration s...

Page 48 - Supervisor Password

43 BIOS SETUP The password prevents any unauthorized use of your computer. If you set a password, the system prompts for the correct password before you boot or access “Setup”. To set a password: 1. At the prompt, type your password. Your password can be up to 8 alpha-numeric characters. When you ty...

Page 50 - Exit Without Saving; Abort current changes and exit the BIOS utility.

45 BIOS SETUP 3.16 Exit Without Saving Abort current changes and exit the BIOS utility.

Page 51 - CHAPTER 4 BIOS UPGRADE; SOFTWARE SETUP; you might cause some serious system malfunctions.; How to Upgrade Your Motherboard BIOS; Please follow the 5 steps listed below to upgrade your BIOS.; used. If you are not sure what version you should choose, do not

CHAPTER 4 BIOS UPGRADE SOFTWARE SETUP 46 Caution! Only users familiar with the upgrade procedure are recommended to update the BIOS of the motherboard and only when there is a need to do so. Please note that you have to download and install the right file for your motherboard. Otherwise, you might c...

Page 52 - BIOS UPGRADE; Continue upgrading BIOS and reconfigure your system

47 BIOS UPGRADE Step 3: Download the correct updated Bios.exe file from the Internet to a floppy disk or other storage device. Step 4: Type Bios.exe to decompress it. Step 5: Please read the Readme.txt file carefully, and follow the instructions step-by-step. Continue upgrading BIOS and reconfigure ...