Albatron ABOX 865G SERIES User manual

Brand: Albatron

Model: ABOX 865G SERIES

Type: User manual

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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.

CE Mark

The device is in accordance with 89/336 ECC-ENC Directive.

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ABOX 865G Mainboard

Intel

82865G & ICH5

Support Socket 478 Intel

Pentium

4 processors

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Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION............................................................6

Specifications .............................................................................................. 6

The Layout of the ABOX 865G ................................................................. 10

CHAPTER 2: THE HARDWARE........................................................11

Memory DIMM slots .................................................................................. 11

Front Panel Configuration ......................................................................... 12

Front Panel Header

(Easy Pin): J80

............................................................ 13

Back Panel Connectors............................................................................. 14

USB/ LAN & IEEE1394 connectors........................................................... 15

Serial Interface and VGA Ports ................................................................. 16

Data Storage Connectors.......................................................................... 17

Power Supply Connectors......................................................................... 17

Jumpers/Headers...................................................................................... 18

Expansion Slots ........................................................................................ 18

CHAPTER 3: BIOS SETUP................................................................20

CHAPTER 4: TROUBLESHOOTING.................................................20

APPENDIX: CHANNEL SETUP.........................................................20

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■ Front Panel air vents assures optimal ventilation and heat dissipation

■ Streamlined case design minimizes exterior scrapes and scratches.

■ Quiet system design minimizes system noise.

■ Power supply supports PFC (Power Factor Correction) which provides efficient

energy consumption and reliable, steady power supply.

■ Provides space for two 5.25” hard drives and can use an add-in CD-RW.

■ Contains onboard VGA facilities (no need for a VGA card).

■ Contains onboard Gigabit LAN providing high-speed LAN access.

■ Provides complete SPDIF facilities including both SPDIF in and out

■ Provides a space-conserving Mini-PCI slot.

■ One-step front panel installation avoids messy header configurations

■ Contains Albalink Wireless Connection Technology

■ Supports Hyper-Threading Technology and Dual Channel DDR DIMMs.

■ Employs most recent mainboard technology assuring maximum performance and

high efficiency for meeting the requirements of today’s most demanding

computing applications.

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■ Unplug your computer when installing components and configuring switches

and pins.

■ This mainboard contains very delicate IC chips. Use a grounded wrist strap

when configuring your hardware.

■ Do not touch the IC chips, leads, connectors or other sensitive components.

■ Unplug the AC power when you install or remove any component on the

system.

■ The 3 Year Limited Warranty for this product covers both labor costs and

replacement parts during the 1

year. Only labor costs are covered during the

and 3

years (replacement parts will be charged during the 2

and 3

years).

■ All of the information in this manual is for reference only. The diagrams and

wording within may vary slightly depending on the exact version of the

hardware and software you receive with your system. This specification is

subject to change without notice.

■ All the trademarks or brands in this manual are registered by their respective

owners.

■ ABOX 865G chassis with mainboard

■ IDE ATA100 cable

■ FDC cable

■ SATA Power cord (optional)

■ Serial ATA cable (optional)

■ Installation and setup Driver CD

■ User Manual

■ Quick Installation Guide

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Chapter 1: Introduction

Congratulations on choosing the ABOX 865G Barebones System. The ABOX 865G includes

the 865G mainboard. This mainboard is based on the Intel

82865G Northbridge and the ICH5

Southbridge chipsets. This mainboard also supports HT (Hyper-Threading) technology and

Dual Channel DDR memory. The ABOX uses Intel

Pentium

4 processors with FSB (Front

Side Bus) frequencies of 533/800 MHz.

This system provides 2 IDE slots, 2 SATA slots as well as an AGP slot for 4X/8X AGP cards.

Also included is a PCI slot, 1 mini-PCI slot, 1 SPDIF-in jack, 1 SPDIF-out jack, 2 IEEE 1394

ports and 6 USB ports. ABOX also provides Albalink Wireless Connection Technology.

The ABOX 865G is small in size but delivers performance that easily tackles today’s most

intensive gaming software and business applications.

Specifications

The following list provides the specifications for the ABOX 865G.

Size

■ ABOX： 225 mm x 200 mm x 330 mm (W x H x L)

■ Mainboard (compact Albatron ATX form factor)： 180 mm x 260 mm

Operating System

■ Supports Windows

9X/ ME/ 2000/ XP

CPU

■ Supports Socket 478 Intel

Pentium

4 Processors (Northwood/ Prescott)

■ Supports Hyper-Threading Technology

Speed

■ 533/800 MHz Front Side Bus frequency

■ 33 MHz, 32-bit PCI Interface (PCI 2.2 compliant)

■ 66 MHz AGP 3.0 compliant interface that supports 8X/4X data transfer modes

(0.8V or 1.5V)

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Chipset

■ Northbridge Chip (MCH) – Intel

82865G

■ Southbridge Chip (ICH) – Intel

ICH5

■ I/O Controller – Winbond W83627THF

■ AC’97 Codec – ALC650

■ LAN Chip (Gb) – Marvell

MV8001

DRAM Memory

■ Supports DDR400 (PC3200)/ DDR333 (PC2700) SDRAM DIMMs

■ Supports 64 MB/ 128 MB/ 256 MB/ 512 MB/ 1 GB unbuffered & non-ECC DIMM

Modules

■ Total memory capacity of 2 GB

■ Supports Dual-Channel data bus

■ Supports only x8, x16 DDR devices with 4 banks

Green Function

■ Supports Phoenix-Award™ BIOS power management functionality

■ Wakes from power saving sleep mode with any keyboard or mouse activity

Shadow RAM

■ Equipped with a memory controller providing shadow RAM and support for ROM

BIOS

BUS Slots

■ Supports 1 AGP slot (AGP3.0, 4X/ 8X)

■ 32-bit PCI slot x 1

■ 32-bit Mini-PCI slot x 1

Albalink Technology

■ Provides Albalink headers

■ Supports Wireless LAN technology

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Flash Memory

■ Supports flash memory functionality

■ Supports ESCD functionality

Hardware Monitor Function

■ Monitors all fan speeds

■ Monitors system voltage

AC’97 Sound Codec (onboard)

■ High performance CODEC with high S/N ratio (> 90dB)

■ Compliant with AC’97 2.2 specifications

■ 6-channel playback capability (Super 5.1 Channel Audio Effect)

■ 3D Stereo enhancement

■ Sony/Philips Digital Interface (S/PDIF)

Marvell LAN Chip (onboard)

■ Supports Ethernet 10/ 100/ 1000 Mbps

IDE Facilities

■ Supports Ultra ATA 33, Ultra ATA 66, Ultra ATA 100, BMIDE and PIO modes

■ Supports IDE interface with CD-ROM

■ Supports high capacity hard disk drives

■ Supports installation of up to 4 drives with separate IDE connections for primary

and secondary connectors

Universal Serial Bus

■ Supports up to 6 USB ports for USB interface devices

■ Supports USB 2.0 and USB 1.1 specifications

IEEE 1394 Bus

■ Contains 2 IEEE 1394 ports for 1394 interface devices

■ Supports 400/ 200/ 100 Mbps serial data rates

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Serial ATA Facilities

■ Supports Serial ATA specification of 150 MB/sec data transfers

■ Compatible with SATA Spec 1.0

I/O Facilities

■ Supports one serial port, 16550 UART

■ Supports one VGA port

■ Supports PS/2 mouse and PS/2 keyboard

■ Supports 360 KB, 720 KB, 1.2 MB, 1.44 MB and 2.88 MB floppy disk drives

Power Supply

■ Supports PFC (Power Factor Correction, PFC)

Hyper-Threading

■ Requires an Intel

Pentium

4 Processor with HT Technology

■ Requires a BIOS that supports HT Technology (BIOS option must be enabled)

■ Requires an operating system that supports HT Technology

BIOS

■ Phoenix-Award™ BIOS

■ Supports APM1.2

■ Supports ACPI power management

AGP Protection

■ The mainboard provides an AGP slot for 1.5V AGP cards. The AGP protection

function is to protect the mainboard and AGP card if a 3.3V AGP card is

accidentally installed.

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The Layout of the ABOX 865G

The diagram below shows the ABOX 865G mainboard.

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Chapter 2: The Hardware

This section describes the hardware that can be found on and within the ABOX including,

memory configurations, header/panel configuration, connectors, expansion slots, pin/jumper

configurations, and hard disk information.

Memory DIMM slots

The ABOX contains 2 DIMM memory slots which use 184-pin DDR SDRAM with a total

memory capacity of up to 2 GB. You can install unbuffered & non-ECC DDR DIMMs. It

supports DDR333 when installed with CPUs that have clock speeds of 133 MHz. It supports

DDR400/320 when installed with CPUs that have clock speeds of 200 MHz.

This ABOX mainboard provides Dual-Channel functionality for its DIMM slots.

Dual-Channel DDR Configuration

To enable Dual-Channel DDR, the following conditions must be met:

1. You must use memory modules in both DIMM1 & DIMM2.

2. You must use matching DIMM memory in both DIMM1 & DIMM2 slots.

This includes matching:

- Total memory (128 MB, 256 MB, 512 MB, etc.)

- DRAM Technology (128 Mb, 256 Mb, or 512 Mb)

- DRAM bus width (x8 or x16)

- Bank configuration, either single-sided or dual-sided

- Brand

- Timing specifications

- DDR speed

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Front Panel Configuration

The following list contains the connectors located on the front panel of the system.

USB

There are two USB ports on the front panel. These USB connectors are used to attach to USB

devices such as keyboards, mice and other USB devices.

Front Audio: Microphone

There is a microphone jack on the front panel. It is used to attach a microphone. You cannot

simultaneously use microphone jacks on the front panel and back panel.

Front Audio: Headphones

There is a headphone jack on the front panel. It is used to attach a set of headphones. You

cannot simultaneously use the front panel headphone jack and the back panel headphone jack

together.

IEEE1394

The system also provides two IEEE 1394 ports. These connectors provide enhanced PC

connectivity for consumer electronics audio/ video (A/V) appliances, storage peripherals, other

PCs, and portable devices that use the IEEE 1394 interface.

SWLED: Hard Drive LED

This LED will flicker during hard disk activity.

SWLED: Reset Button

This switch is normally left open. When closed it will cause the mainboard to reset and run the

POST (Power On Self Test).

SWLED: Power LED

This LED will illuminate while the system is powered on.

SWLED: Power Button

Pressing this button will turn the system on or off.

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Front Panel Header

(Easy Pin): J80

This easy to install front panel design allows you to simply insert the Front Panel cable into this

header.

Assignment Pin Assignment

USB power 5V 1 2 USB power 5V

FNT-USBP0- 3 4 FNT-USBP1-

FNT-USBP0+ 5 6 FNT-USBP1+

USB GROUND 7 8 USB GROUND

KEY 9 10 NC

MIC in 11 12 AUD_GROUND

NC 13 14 AUD_VCC

AUD_OUT_RIGHT 15 16 AUD_RET_RIGHT

NC 17 18 KEY

AUD_OUT_LEFT 19 20 AUD_RET_LEFT

TPA+ 21 22 TPA-

GROUND 23 24 GROUND

TPB+ 25 26 TPB+

12V 27 28 12V

KEY 29 30 NC

IDE LED 31 32 PWR LED

IDE LED- 33 34 GND

GND 35 36 GND

RESET 37 38 PWRSW+

NC 39 40 PWRSW-

USB

Front

Audio

IEEE1

SWLED

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Back Panel Connectors

The following section describes the connectors that are located on the back panel of the ABOX

system.

PS/2 Mouse & PS/2 keyboard Connectors

The system provides a standard PS/2 mouse connector and PS/2 keyboard connector. The pin

assignments are described below:

Pin Assignment Pin Assignment

Data

+5 V (fused)

No connect

Clock

Ground

No connect

Audio Port Connectors

This system comes equipped with 3 Audio Ports. The Mic-in, Line-in and Front Speaker-out

are standard audio ports that provide basic audio functionality.

Mic In (pink jack) Connects to a microphone. This port becomes the subwoofer/center out

when the 5.1 Channel Audio Effects driver is installed and enabled.

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Line In (blue jack) Connects to an external audio device such as a CD player, tape player or

other audio devices that provide audio input. This port becomes the rear speakers when the

5.1 Channel Audio Effects driver is installed and enabled.

Speaker-Out (green jack) Connects to standard audio speakers or headphones. This port

becomes the front speakers when the 5.1 Channel Audio Effects driver is installed and

enabled.

appendix I for more information.

This mainboard supports 5.1 channel audio effects which transforms

our sta

speaker configuration into a 6 channel audio system. See

USB/ LAN & IEEE1394 connectors

There are four USB connectors on the back panel. These USB connectors are used to directly

attach to USB devices such as keyboards, mice and other USB devices. This system also

provides a LAN port and an IEEE1394 port. You can plug LAN cables and IEEE1394 devices

directly into these connectors respectively.

Assignment

10M/100M(1G)

Assignment

10M/100M(1G)

1 TX+ (DO+) 5 NC (D2-)

2 TX- (DO-) 6 RX- (D1-)

3 RX+ (D1+) 7 NC (D3+)

4 NC (D2+) 8 NC (D3-)

Assignment

1/5

+5 V 3/7

USBP0+/P1+

2/6

USBP0-/P1- 4/8

Ground

Assignment

1 +12V 4 TPB0+

2 GND 5 TPA0-

3 TPB0- 6 TPA0+

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Serial Interface and VGA Ports

The system comes equipped with one serial port and one VGA port on the back panel.

The Serial interface：COM

The serial interface port is sometimes referred to as an RS-232 port

or an asynchronous communication port. Mice, printers, modems and

other peripheral devices can be connected to a serial port.

VGA Port: VGA1

The ABOX865G provides a VGA port (DB-15 pin). You can connect

your VGA display monitor directly into the VGA port.

SPDIF In/ SPDIF Out connectors

S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) is an audio transfer file format

which provides high quality audio using optical fiber and digital signals.

This mainboard is capable of delivering audio output and receiving

audio input through these SPDIF connectors.

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Data Storage Connectors

The following list contains a description of the data storage connectors on the ABOX

mainboard.

Floppy Disk Connector: CN1

The system provides a standard floppy disk connector (FDC) that supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M,

1.44M and 2.88M floppy diskette drives. This connector supports the floppy drive ribbon cables

provided in the packaging.

Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1-2/ J40, J81

The system provides two standard IDE connectors that supports PIO Mode 0~4, Bus Master,

Ultra ATA 33/66/100. This system also provides 1 Serial ATA connector and can provide 150

MB/s data transmission rates.

IDE1 (Primary IDE connector)

You can connect up to two hard drives to IDE1. If you do attach two drives, you must use a

ribbon cable with three connectors. You must also configure one drive as the master and one

drive as the slave, using the jumpers located on each drive.

IDE2 (Secondary IDE connector)

The IDE2 controller can also support a Master and a Slave drive. The configuration is similar to

IDE1.

J40/ J81 (Serial ATA connector)

The SATA connector supports Serial ATA 150. It can only support one serial ATA device.

Note: With most storage devices there is a power cable that you need to attach to a

power source (power supply).

Power Supply Connectors

ATX Power Connectors: J56 & J66

The power supply of the ABOX supports PFC (Power Factor Correction) and is compliant with

European Union (EU) regulations. With PFC, this system can reduce power consumption and

increase stability. The mainboard requires two ATX power connections; a 20-pin connector

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and a 4-pin connector. Attach the 4-pin connector first and then attach the 20-pin connector.

Make sure the connectors are secure before applying power.

Jumpers/Headers

CD-ROM Audio-In Header: CDIN1

This header is used to connect to the CD-ROM/ DVD audio cable.

Clear CMOS Jumper: JP1

The “Clear CMOS” jumper is used when you cannot boot your system due to some CMOS

configuration problem such as a forgotten password. This jumper allows you to reset the

CMOS configurations, and then reconfigure.

The following steps explain how to reset your CMOS configurations when

you have forgotten your system password.

1. Turn off your system and disconnect the AC power cable.

2. Set JP1 to OFF (2-3 Closed).

3. Wait several seconds.

4. Set JP1 to ON (1-2 Closed).

5. Connect the AC power cable and turn on your system.

6. Reset your new password.

Albalink Port Headers: J79/ J79A

This mainboard is equipped with special Albalink port headers. It provides Wireless

Connection Technology.

Expansion Slots

The slots on this mainboard are designed for expansion cards used to complement and

enhance the functionality of the mainboard.

AGP Slot: AGP1

This mainboard is equipped with a 4X/ 8X, 1.5V Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) that

supports 1.5V AGP video cards.

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PCI Slot: PCI1

This mainboard is equipped with 1 standard PCI slot. PCI stands for Peripheral Component

Interconnect and is a bus standard for expansion cards. This PCI slot is designated as 32-bits.

Mini-PCI Slot: PCI3

This mainboard is equipped with 1 mini PCI slot. You can install Mini PCI cards, TV tuner

cards, Wireless Mini PCI cards etc. This mini PCI slot is designated as 32-bits.

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Chapter 3: BIOS Setup

Chapter 4: Troubleshooting

Appendix: Channel 5.1 Setup

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