BCM BC845DL User Manual

P4 Socket 478 Motherboard BC845DL User’s Manual http://www.bcmcom.com

- - 9 Installation Significant Parts List Expansion Slots CPU Socket Refer to Sec. 3.3 System Memory Refer to Sec. 3.4 Expansion Slots Refer to

- - 10 Installation Precaution Before Start Static Electricity Damage: Static electricity can easily damage your motherboard. Observing a few bas

- - 11 Installation 3.2 Connectors and Jumpers This motherboard requires jumper setting for some features. The following graphic shows you how to s

- - 12 Installation JP1: COM2 Pin 9 Selection JP2: COM1 Pin9 Selection JP3: COM3 Mode Selection JP4: COM3 Mode Selection JP5: COM3 Mode Selectio

- - 13 Installation 3.3 CPU (Central Processing Unit) This motherboard supports a mPGA2 478 Pin Intel Pentium 4 processor. To complete CPU install

- - 14 Installation 3.4 System Memory (DDR SDRAM) 3.4.1 DDR DIMM (Double Data Rate Dual Inline Memory Module) The motherboard features three 184-p

- - 15 Installation 3.5 Expansion Slots This motherboard contains 8 expansion slots. One AGP, five 32-bit PCI and two ISA expansion slots. AGP Exp

- - 16 Installation 3.6 Connectors, Headers, and Ports This motherboard contains IDE, floppy, power connector, front panel, and additional connecto

- - 17 Installation switch be used for rebooting the system in order to extend the life of the system’s power supply. HDD LED Connector (Pins 1, an

- - 18 Installation 3.6.6 Back Panel Connectors PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Ports (J1) The motherboard offers 1 PS/2 Keyboard Port and 1 PS/2 Mouse Po

- - 1 Declaration DDeeccllaarraattiioonn Rights: No part of this manual, including but not limited to the products and software described in it, m

- - 19 Installation COM3, COM4 Header Pin Out Sound Ports (J8) JP9: COM4 Mode Selection 1-2 RS232 (Default) 3-4

- - 20 Installation The motherboard also provides external sound system through an user accessible stereo jack connector soldered to the PWA. This

- - 21 Installation a PCI add-in network interface card (NIC) with remote wakeup capabilities. The remote wakeup connector on the NIC must be conn

- - 22 Installation AC Power Fail Header (JP15, 3-pin) When set jumper to 2-3, system will be force to always on. Safe Speed Header (JP11, 3-p

- - 23 Installation Are You Ready To Turn On The System? Check Again 1. Is the CPU installed exactly and firmly into the socket (Sec. 3.3)? 2. Ar

- - 24 BIOS Setup 44.. BBIIOOSS SSeettuupp The motherboard uses Whizpro BIOS, stored in a flash EEPROM. All of the configuration information st

- - 25 BIOS Setup 4.2 Main Setup Menu When you enter the Whizpro BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, a Main Menu appears on the screen. The Main Menu allows

- - 26 BIOS Setup 4.3 General Configuration Menu In the Standard CMOS Menu, you can set the system clock and calendar, record disk drive parameters

- - 27 BIOS Setup 4.3.4 First Boot Device This option sets the type of device for the first boot drives that the BIOS attempts to boot from after B

- - 28 BIOS Setup 4.4 Advanced Configuration Menu These screens contain industry-standard options additional to the core PC AT BIOS. This section

- - 2 Compliance & Certificate CCoommpplliiaannccee && CCeerrttiiffiiccaattee ISO 9001 Certificate: This device was produced in our

- - 29 BIOS Setup 4.4.11 D800-DFFF Shadow These options specify how the ROM at D800h copy to RAM, enable will allow the ROM area from D000-DFFF cop

- - 30 BIOS Setup 4.5 System Specific Setup 4.5.1 CPU Frequency Ratio Select CPU frequency multiplier. CPU core frequency = system bus x ratio. Mu

- - 31 BIOS Setup 4.6 Primary IDE Drives 4.6.1 Primary Master Select Auto BIOS will detects if a drive is installed and its CHS parameters. If Man

- - 32 BIOS Setup 4.7 Secondary IDE Drives 4.7.1 Secondary Master Select Auto BIOS will detects if a drive is installed and its CHS parameters. If

- - 33 BIOS Setup 4.8 Peripherals Setup Menu 4.8.1 Floppy Controller Set this option to enable to invoke the floppy drive controller on the mother

- - 34 BIOS Setup 4.9 Serial and Parallel ports 4.9.1 Parallel Port: This option specifies the base I/O port address of the parallel port. Ava

- - 35 BIOS Setup Auto Automatic configuration. 3F8 Set to I/O address 3F8. 2F8 Set to I/O address 2F8. 3E8 Set to I/O address 3E8. 2E8 Set to

- - 36 BIOS Setup 4.10 Power Management Setup Menu The Power Management Setup allows you to configure your system to most effectively save energy w

- - 37 BIOS Setup 4.10.5 Suspend Timer Set system inactivity time period before BIOS enters the system into suspend state in APM mode. 4.10.6 Hard

- - 38 BIOS Setup 4.11 PCI /PnP Configurations Menu 4.11.1 PnP OS Installed Set this option to “Yes” to inform BIOS the operating system can handl

- - 3 Easy Installation EEaassyy IInnssttaallllaattiioonn Easy Installation Steps The following “Easy Installation” steps are for users accustome

- - 39 BIOS Setup 4.12 Hardware Monitor 4.12.1 CPU Voltage Display current CPU Vcore voltage. 4.12.2 FSB Voltage Display current FSB voltage. 4.12

- - 40 BIOS Setup 4.13 Restore Default Settings 4.13.1 Restore Manufacture Settings Restore manufacture settings to recover the optimum settings f

- - 41 Troubleshooting 55.. TTrroouubblleesshhoooottiinngg 5.1 General Troubleshooting Tips 1) Is your system properly assembled and configured?

- - 42 Troubleshooting c. If the fault is the motherboard and you are certain of it and with all exhaustive attempts to get it to work even at bar

- - 4 Table of Contents Declaration...

- - 5 Introduction 11.. IInnttrroodduuccttiioonn 1.1 How To Use This Manual This manual provides information necessary for Original Equipment Man

- - 6 Features 22.. FFeeaattuurreess 2.1 Features Of The Motherboard This product is based on the ATX form factor. It features the Intel latest

- - 7 Features  Supports ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface), and APM (Advanced Power Management)  Supports to boot from CD-ROM,

- - 8 Installation 33.. IInnssttaallllaattiioonn 3.1 Motherboard Layout & Main Parts CPU Socket DIMM 1 DIMM 2 Floppy Primary IDE Secondary I