Albatron Technology PX865PEC User Manual

PX865PEC PRO(2.0)  
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FCC Compliance Statement  
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. Operation of this equipment in a residential area  
is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the  
interference at his own expense. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a  
particular installation.  
Ver: EG102  
PX865PEC PRO(2.0)  
Intel® 865PE & ICH5  
Supports Socket 478 Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor  
User Manual  
Enabling the Hyper-Threading Technology, your computer system is  
required as the following components:  
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CPU: An Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor with HT Technology  
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Chipset: An Intel® Chipset that supports HT Technology  
BIOS: A BIOS that supports HT Technology and has it enabled  
OS: An operating system that supports HT Technology  
For more information on Hyper-Threading Technology, go to:  
Dimensions (ATX form-factor):  
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294mm x 225mm (WxL)  
Operating System  
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Windows® XP/ 2000  
Contents  
Chapter 1. Getting Started  
Introduction  
Thanks for choosing the PX865PEC PRO(2.0) mainboard! It is based on the 865PE Northbridge  
chipset and the ICH5 Southbridge chipset. It supports Intel® Pentium® 4 (Northwood/ Prescott)  
Processors with FSB (Front Side Bus) 800/533/400 MHz.  
The PX865PEC PRO(2.0) mainboard provides 4 sockets using 184-pin DDR SDRAM with a total  
capacity of up to 4GB. You can install unbuffered & non-ECC DDR400/ 333/ 266 (PC3200/ 2700/  
2100) SDRAM.  
The PX865PEC PRO(2.0) mainboard provides one x8 AGP Slot with AGP 3.0 specification and five  
32-bit PCI Slots.  
The PX865PEC PRO(2.0) mainboard includes two built-in IDE facilities that support Ultra ATA  
33/66/100 BMIDE and PIO Modes. It also includes two built-in Serial ATA facilities that support a  
transfer rate to 150 Mbps.  
The PX865PEC PRO(2.0) mainboard comes with an AC’97 Sound Codec (ALC655) which supports  
high quality 6 channels audio function (Super 5.1 Channel Audio Effect). It also supports Sony/  
Philips Digital Interface (S/PDIF) function (SPDIF-OUT function is onboard, but SPDIF-IN function  
is an optional facility).  
The PX865PEC PRO(2.0) mainboard also supports to set maximal eight USB 2.0 ports.  
Moreover, the PX865PEC PRO(2.0) mainboard comes with a LAN chip which provides the back  
panel LAN port capable with 10/ 100 Mbps transfer rate.  
All of the information in this manual only for reference. This specification is subject to change  
without notice.  
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Specification  
CPU:  
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Support Socket 478 Intel® Pentium® 4 processor (Northwood/ Prescott)  
Support Hyper Threading Technology  
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Chipset:  
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Northbridge Chip (MCH) – Intel® 865PE  
Southbridge Chip (ICH) – Intel® ICH5  
I/O Controller – ITE IT8712F  
AC’97 Audio Codec – ALC655  
LAN Controller – RTL8100C  
DRAM Memory:  
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Support DDR400 (PC3200)/ 333 (PC2700)/ 266 (PC2100) SDRAM  
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Support 64 MB/128 MB/256 MB/512 MB/1 GB unbuffered & non-ECC DDR memory  
modules  
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Single channel DDR400 memory modules support a bandwidth of 3.2 GB/s  
Dual channel DDR400 memory modules support a bandwidth of 6.4 GB/s  
Support only x8 or x16 DDR devices with four banks  
Support a total memory capacity of 4 GB  
BUS Slots:  
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Support one x8 AGP slot (AGP3.0 Specification)  
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Support five 32-bit PCI slots  
IDE Facilities:  
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Support two IDE Slots  
Support Ultra ATA 33, Ultra ATA 66, and Ultra ATA 100 with BMIDE and PIO modes  
Support high capacity hard drive disks  
Serial ATA Facility:  
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Compatible with SATA 1.0  
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Support Serial ATA 150MB/sec transfer rate  
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AC’97 Sound Codec Onboard:  
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High performance CODEC with high S/N ratio (>90 dB)  
Compliant with AC’97 2.3 specification  
Support 6-channel playback capability (Super 5.1 Channel Audio Effect)  
Support 3D Stereo enhancement  
Support Sony/ Philips Digital Interface (S/PDIF) function  
LAN Chip onboard:  
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10/100 Mbps Ethernet supported  
I/O facilities:  
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One Multi-parallel Port capable of supporting the following specifications:  
1. Standard & Bi-direction Parallel Port  
2. Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP)  
3. Extended Capabilities Port (ECP)  
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Support two serial ports  
Support PS/2 mouse and PS/2 keyboard  
Support 360 KB, 720 KB, 1.2 MB, 1.44 MB, and 2.88 MB floppy drive disks  
Universal Serial Bus:  
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Support up to eight USB 2.0 ports for USB interface devices  
BIOS:  
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Phoenix-Award™ BIOS  
Supports APM1.2  
Supports ACPI power management  
Green Functionality:  
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Support Phoenix-Award BIOS ™ power management functionality  
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System wake up from power saving sleep mode by touching any keyboard or mouse  
Hardware Monitor Function:  
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Monitor CPU and all fan speeds  
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Monitor CPU temperature and system voltage  
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Watch Dog Timer:  
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This mainboard contains a special feature called the “Watch Dog Timer” which is used to  
detect when the system is unable to handle over-clocking configurations during the POST  
stage. Once a problem is detected the system will reset the configurations and reboot the  
system after five seconds.  
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Configuration  
Layout of PX865PEC PRO(2.0)  
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Hardware Installation  
This section will assist you quickly in installing your system hardware. Wear a wrist ground strap  
before handling components. Electrostatic discharge may damage your system components.  
CPU Processor Installation  
This mainboard supports Intel® Pentium® 4 processors using a Socket 478. Before building your  
system, we suggest you to visit the Intel website and review the processor installation procedures.  
CPU Socket 478 Configuration Steps:  
Locate the CPU socket on your mainboard and nudge the lever away from the socket. Then lift the  
lever to a 90-degree angle.  
On the socket, locate the corner that has the pin-1 receptor. This corner will be near the end of the  
lever on the socket. Match the dot on the CPU with the pin-1 receptor on the socket and lower the  
CPU onto the socket. The bottom of the CPU should be flush with the face of the socket.  
Dot  
Pin1 Receptor  
Lower the lever  
back into position. This will lock down the CPU.  
until it snaps  
Smear thermal grease on top of the CPU. Lower the CPU fan onto the CPU and use the clasps on the  
fan to attach it to the socket. Finally, extend the power cable from the fan and insert it onto the  
JCFAN1 header.  
Attention: Before starting the system  
Please check the installation completely before starting the system.  
Verify that the heatsink is properly installed and make sure the CPU  
fan is working. Overheating can damage the CPU and other  
sensitive components.  
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