IX945GSE2 Intel® 945GSE Supports Intel® FCBGA8 45nm Atom™ N270 Processor Mini-ITX Motherboard User’s Manual Ver. 1.
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y y y y y disconnect all power cables from the existing system before you add a device. Before connecting or removing signal cables from the motherboard, ensure that all power cables are unplugged. Seek professional assistance before using an adapter or extension cord. These devices could interrupt the grounding circuit. Make sure that your power supply is set to the correct voltage in your area. If you are not sure about the voltage of the electrical outlet you are using, contact your local power company.
User’s Manual About this guide This user guide contains the information you need when installing and configuring the motherboard. How this guide is organized This manual contains the following parts: y Chapter 1: Product introduction This chapter describes the features of the motherboard and the new technology it supports. This chapter also lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing system components.
Typography Bold text Italics Indicates a menu or an item to select Used to emphasize a word or a phrase Keys enclosed in the less-than and greater-than sign means that you must press the enclosed key Example: means that you must press the Enter or Return key ++ If you must press two or more keys simultaneously, the key names are linked with a plus sign (+) Example: ++ Means that you must type the command exactly as shown, Command then supply the required item o
User’s Manual Specifications summary Specifications System CPU Onboard Intel® FCBGA8 45nm Atom™ N270 Processor FSB 533 MHz BIOS Award 2MB (Mega Byte) SPI BIOS System Chipset Intel® 945GSE + ICH7-M Chipset I/O Chipset Winbond W83627DHG-A Memory One 200-pin SO-DIMMs up to 2GB single Channel DDR2 533 SDRAM , non-ECC SSD One CompactFlash Type I/II socket Watchdog Timer Reset: 1 sec.~255 min. and 1 sec. or 1 min.
Back Panel I/O Port 1 *PS/2 Keyboard , 1 *PS/2 Mouse , 1 * VGA port 2 * COM Port , 2 * RJ45 port , 4 * USB 2.0/1.
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Contents 1.1 Welcome! ...................................................................................................................2 1.2 Package contents......................................................................................................2 1.3 Special features.........................................................................................................3 1.3.1 Product highlights..................................................................................................
User’s Manual 1.9.2.8 Audio Amplifier connectors (4-pin JAMP1) (Optional) .................................................................... 21 1.9.2.9 PS/2 Header.................................................................................................................................... 21 2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS........................................................................24 2.1.1 Creating a bootable USB disk .................................................................
2.3.8.1 Shutdown Temperature ............................................................................................................. 46 2.3.8.2 CPU Warning Temperature ....................................................................................................... 46 2.3.8.3 Current System Temperature .................................................................................................... 46 2.3.8.4 Current CPU Temperature......................................................
This chapter describes the motherboard features and the new technologies it supports.
1.1 Welcome! Thank you for buying an ® IX945GSE2 motherboard! The motherboard delivers a host of new features and the latest technologies, making it another standout board in a long line of quality motherboards! Before you start installing the motherboard, and hardware devices on it, check the items in your package with the list below. 1.2 Package contents Check your motherboard package for the following items.
User’s Manual 1.3 1.3.1 Special features Product highlights The Latest Processor Technology The Intel® Atom™ processor is Intel's smallest processor, built with the world's smallest transistors and manufactured on Intel's industry-leading 45nm Hi-k Metal Gate technology. The Intel Atom processor was purpose-built for simple, affordable, netbooks and nettops.
PCI Express™ interface The motherboard fully supports PCI Express, the latest I/O interconnect technology that speeds up the PCI bus. PCI Express features point-to-point serial interconnections between devices and allows higher clock speeds by carrying data in packets. This high speed interface is software compatible with existing PCI specifications. Serial ATA technology The motherboard supports Serial ATA technology through the Serial ATA interface and the Intel® ICH7 chipset.
User’s Manual 1.4 Before you proceed Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings. y y y y y Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component. Use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safely grounded object or a metal object, such as the power supply case, before handling components to avoid damaging them due to static electricity Hold components by the edges to avoid touching the ICs on them.
1.5 Motherboard overview Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it. Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard. Failure to do so can cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components. 1.5.1 Placement Direction When installing the motherboard, make sure that you place it into the chassis in the correct orientation.
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1.6 System memory 1.6.1 Overview The motherboard comes with one 200-pin Double Data Rate 2 (DDR2) Small Outline Single Inline Memory Modules (SO-DIMM) sockets. A DDR2 module has the same physical dimensions as a DDR DIMM but has a 200-pin footprint compared to the 184-pin DDR DIMM. DDR2 DIMMs are notched differently to prevent installation on a DDR DIMM socket. The following figure illustrates the location of the sockets: 200-Pin DDR2 SO-DIMM sockets 1.6.
User’s Manual 1.6.3 Installing a DIMM Make sure to unplug the power supply before adding or removing SO-DIMMs or other system components. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both the motherboard and the components. 1. Unlock a SO-DIMM socket by pressing the retaining clips outward 2. Align a SO-DIMM on the socket such that the notch on the SO-DIMM matches the break on the socket. 3.
1.7 Expansion slots In the future, you may need to install expansion cards. The following sub-sections describe the slots and the expansion cards that they support. Make sure to unplug the power cord before adding or removing expansion cards. Failure to do so may cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components. 1.7.1 Installing an Expansion Card 1. Before installing the expansion card, read the documentation that came with it and make the necessary hardware settings for the card. 2.
User’s Manual 1.7.3 PCI slot The PCI slot supports cards such as a LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other cards that comply with PCI Rev. 2.3 specifications. The figure shows the type of LAN card that can be installed on a PCI slot. 1.7.4 MiniPCI express slot The miniPCI exptess slot supports cards such as a Mini Cards as WiFi , bluetooth, SSD, COM, USB modules, and other cards that comply with mini Card Rev. 1.2 specifications .
1.8 1.8.1 Jumpers Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC) This jumper allows you to clear the Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM in CMOS. You can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data. The onboard button cell battery powers the RAM data in CMOS, which include system setup information such as system passwords. To erase the RTC RAM: 1. Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord. 2. Remove the onboard battery. 3. Move the jumper cap from pins 1-2 (default) to pins 2-3.
User’s Manual 1.8.2 COM1 RI, +12V and +5V Power Select (JCOMPWR1, JCOMPWR2) This jumper allows you to select COM1 RI, +5V and +12V power. Set JCOMPWR1 to pins 1-3 and JCOMPWR2 to pins 1-3 to select +5V power. And set JCOMPWR1 to pins 3-5 and JCOMPWR2 to pins 1-3 to select +12V power. Then set JCOMPWR2 to pins 3-5 and JCOMPWR1 to open for RI selection. 1.8.3 COM2 RI, +12V and +5V Power Select (JCOMPWR1, JCOMPWR2) This jumper allows you to select COM2 RI, +5V and +12V power.
1.8.4 COM7 RI, +12V and +5V Power Select (JCOMPWR7, JCOMPWR8) This jumper allows you to select COM7 RI, +5V and +12V power. Set JCOMPWR7 to pins 1-3 and JCOMPWR8 to pins 1-3 to select +5V power. And set JCOMPWR7 to pins 3-5 and JCOMPWR8 to pins 1-3 to select +12V power. Then set JCOMPWR8 to pins 3-5 and JCOMPWR7 to open for RI selection. 1.8.5 COM8 RI, +12V and +5V Power Select (JCOMPWR7, JCOMPWR8) This jumper allows you to select COM8 RI, +5V and +12V power.
User’s Manual 1.8.6 4-in-1 COM Port The main board can provide COM3, COM4, COM5 and COM6 port when a 4-in-1 COM cable is connected through a 40-pin box header. 4 COM ports only can provide RI function and they are with no electricity. 1.8.7 System Panel Connector (F_PANEL1) This connector supports several chassis-mounted functions. - System Power LED (2-pin PWRLED) This 2-pin connector is for the system power LED. Connect the chassis power LED cable to this connector.
1.9 Connectors 1.9.1 Rear panel connectors 1. PS/2 mouse port (green). This port is for a PS/2 mouse. 2. Serial connector. This 9-pin COM1 port is for serial devices. 3 & 4. LAN (RJ-45) port. This port allows Gigabit connection to a Local Area Network (LAN) through a network hub. Refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications.
User’s Manual 5. Line In port (light blue). This port connects a tape, CD, DVD player, or other audio sources. 6. Line Out port (lime). This port connects a headphone or a speaker. In 4-channel, 6-channel, and 8-channel configuration, the function of this port becomes Front Speaker Out. 7. Microphone port (pink). This port connects a microphone. 8. USB 2.0 ports 3 and 4. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are available for connecting USB 2.0 devices. 9. USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2.
1.9.2.2 CPU and Chassis fan connectors The fan connectors support cooling fans of 350 mA ~ 740 mA (8.88 W max.) or a total of 1 A ~ 2.22 A (26.64 W max.) at +12 V. Connect the fan cables to the fan connectors on the motherboard, making sure that the black wire of each cable matches the ground pin of the connector. Do not forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors. Insufficient air flow inside the system may damage the motherboard components.
User’s Manual 1.9.2.4 LCD Inverter Connector (5-pin JBLK) This function will support the control of internal LVDS brightness. 1.9.2.5 Serial Port connectors (9-pin COM7 COM8) This connector is for a serial (COM) port. Connect the serial port module cable to this connector, then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis.
1.9.2.6 Digital IO Connector (20-pin JDIO) 1.9.2.7 Digital Audio connector (4-1 pin SPDIF_OUT) This connector is for the S/PDIF audio module to allow digital sound output. Connect one end of the S/PDIF audio cable to this connector and the other end to the S/PDIF module.
User’s Manual The S/PDIF out module is purchased separately. 1.9.2.8 Audio Amplifier connectors (4-pin JAMP1) (Optional) An amplifier connector is an electronic amplifier that amplifies low-power audio signals (signals composed primarily of frequencies between 20 hertz to 20,000 hertz, the human range of hearing) to a level suitable for driving loudspeakers and is the final stage in a typical audio playback chain. 1.9.2.
The PS/2 header and PS/2 connector on the Rear I/O are designed to share the same signal bus, connecting both and using devices synchronously will lead to OS errors.
User’s Manual This chapter tells how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided.
2.1 2.1.1 Managing and updating your BIOS Creating a bootable USB disk a. Download the HP free software : “HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool” from the website , which includes HPUSBF：DOS environment and HPUSBFW：Windows environment . b. Insert a USB disk into the USB port. c. Run the HPUSBFW tool , choose USB disk device , select “create a DOS startup disk” and then Press then follow on-screen instructions. d.
User’s Manual 2.2 BIOS setup program This motherboard supports a programmable firmware chip that you can update using the utility described in section “2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS.” Use the BIOS Setup program when you are installing a motherboard, reconfiguring your system, or prompted to “Run Setup”. This section explains how to configure your system using this utility. Even if you are not prompted to use the Setup program, you can change the configuration of your computer in the future.
2.2.1 Legend Box The keys in the legend bar allow you to navigate through the various setup menus.
User’s Manual 2.3 BIOS menu screen When you enter the BIOS, the following screen appears. The BIOS menu screen displays the items that allow you to make changes to the system configuration. To access the menu items, press the up/down/right/left arrow key on the keyboard until the desired item is highlighted, then press [Enter] to open the specific menu.
2.3.1 Standard CMOS Features The Standard CMOS Features screen gives you an overview of the basic system. 2.3.1.1 Date [Day, xx/xx/xxxx] The date format is , , , . 2.3.1.2 Time [xx:xx:xx] The time format is , based on the 24-hour clock. 2.3.1.3 IDE Channel 0/1 Master / Slave y IDE HDD Auto-Detection [Press Enter] to select this option for automatic device detection.
User’s Manual 2.3.1.4 Video This category detects the type of adapter used for the primary monitor that must match your video display card and monitor. y EGA / VGA: Enhanced Graphics Adapter/Video Graphics Array. For EGA, VGA, SVGA, or PGA monitor adapters. y CGA 40: Color Graphics Adapter, power up in 40 column mode. y CGA 80: Color Graphics Adapter, power up in 80 column mode. y MONO: Monochrome adapter, includes high resolution monochrome adapters. 2.3.1.
2.3.2 Advanced BIOS Features The “Advanced BIOS Features” screen appears when choosing the “Advanced BIOS Features” item from the “Initial Setup Screen” menu. It allows the user to configure the RX945G according to his particular requirements. Below are some major items that are provided in the Advanced BIOS Features screen. A quick booting function is provided for your convenience. Simply enable the Quick Booting item to save yourself valuable time.
User’s Manual 2.3.2.1 y y y y CPU Feature Delay Prior to Thermal The Delay Prior To Thermal BIOS feature controls the activation of the Thermal Monitor's automatic mode. It allows you to determine when the Pentium 4's Thermal Monitor should be activated in automatic mode after the system boots. For example, with the default value of 16 Minutes, the BIOS activates the Thermal Monitor in automatic mode 16 minutes after the system starts booting up. Limit CPUID MaxVal Set Limit CPUID MaxVa1 to 3.
2.3.2.3 Virus Warning Enables or disables the virus warning. Item Description Enable Activates automatically when the system boots up causing a warning message to appear when anything attempts to access the boot sector or hard disk partition table. Disable No warning message will appear when anything attempts to access the boot sector or hard disk partition table. 2.3.2.4 CPU L1 & L2 Cache Enabling this feature speeds up memory access.
User’s Manual 2.3.2.9 Boot Up NumLock Status Sets the boot up Num Lock status. The options are “On” and “Off”. Item Description On Enable NumLock Off Disable NumLock 2.3.2.10 Gate A20 Option Item Normal Fast Description A pin in the keyboard controller controls GateA20 Lets chipset control GateA20 (Default) 2.3.2.11 Security Option This category determines whether the password is required when the sys- tem boots up or only when entering setup.
2.3.3 Advanced Chipset Features 2.3.3.1 DRAM Clock/Drive Control When select to “By SPD”, the DRAM timing parameters are set according to DRAM SPD (Serial Presence Detect). When disabled, one can manually set the DRAM timing parameters through the sub items below. Set to “By SPD” if not sure. 2.3.3.2 CAS Latency Time Controls the latency between the SDRAM Read command and the time data actually becomes available. 2.3.3.
User’s Manual 2.3.3.8 Video BIOS Cacheable Selecting Enabled allows caching of the video BIOS ROM at F0000h-FFFFFh, resulting in better video performance. However, if any program writes to this memory area, a system error may result. 2.3.3.9 Memory Hole At 15M-16M Enabling this feature reserves 15 MB to 16 MB memory address space for ISA expansion cards that specifically require this setting. This makes memory from 15 MB and up unavailable to the system. Expansion cards can only access memory up to 16 MB.
2.3.3.14 Panel Number IX945GSE2 supports 18 & 24 bit single and dual channel LVDS panel , default resolution settings are “1024x768 18bit” , “1080x1024 48bit” , “1024x768 24bit” , and “1600x1200 48bit” . For specific LCD panel resolution, please contact BCM FAE for customized VBIOS support .
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2.3.4.1 y y y y y y y OnChip IDE Device IDE HDD Block Mode Block mode is also called block transfer, multiple commands, or multiple sector read/write.
User’s Manual y y y To select Serial ATA mode. The choices are “IDE” and “AHCI” On-Chip Serial ATA Settings are “Disable” , “Combined mode” , “Enhanced mode” , and “SATA only” PATA IDE mode : set as Secondary SATA port : set P0,P2 is Primary 2.3.4.2 y y y y y Onboard Device Azalia Audio Select Select [Disabled] if you do not want to use Azalia audio. Configuration options: [Enable] [Disabled] Audio Amplifier (optional feature).
y y POWER ON Function KB Power ON Password The system will ask for a password, after entering the correct password the keyboard can then be used. y Hot Key Power ON Awaken the system by pressing the hot key button. The choices are “Ctrl-F1”, “Ctrl-F2”, “Ctrl-F3” to “Ctrl-F12”. y Onboard Serial Port 1 & 2 The settings are “Disabled”,“3F8/IRQ4”, “2F8/IRQ3”, “3E8/IRQ4”, “2E8/IRQ3”, and “Auto” for the on-board serial connector.
User’s Manual y y y y y y USB 1.0 Controller This should be enabled if your system has a USB installed on the system board and you want to use it. Even when so equipped, if you add a higher performance controller, you will need to disable this feature USB 2.0 Controller Enable/Disable the USB 2.0 controller USB Operation Mode Settings are [Full/Low Speed ], [High Speed] USB Keyboard Function Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller and you have a USB keyboard.
2.3.5 Security Chip Configuration (Optional) 2.3.5.1 TPM Support The choices are “Enabled” and “Disabled”. 2.3.5.2 TPM Current Status This item shows you the current TPM status. 2.3.5.3 TPM Status The choices are “No Change” / “Clear” / “Enable & Activate” / “Deactivate & Disable”.
User’s Manual 2.3.6 Power Management Setup The power management setup controls the single board computer's “green” features to save power. The following screen shows the manufacturer’s defaults. 2.3.6.1 PCI Express PME The choices are “Enabled” and “Disabled”. 2.3.6.2 ACPI Function The choices are “Enabled” and “Disabled”. 2.3.6.3 ACPI Suspend Type This item allows you to set ACPI suspend type to S1/POS(Power On Suspend), S3/STR(Suspend To RAM) , S1&S3 . 2.3.6.
which ranges from 1 min. to 15 min. and disable. 2.3.6.6 Video Off Method Use this to select the method to turn off the video. The choices are “Blank Screen”, “V/H SYNC+ Blank”, and “DPMS”. 2.3.6.7 Video Off In Suspend When the system is in suspend mode, the video will turn off. The choices are “No” and “Yes”. 2.3.6.8 Suspend Type Setting is “Stop Grant” and “PwrOn Suspend” 2.3.6.9 Modem Use IRQ Setting is “NA , 3 , 4, 5, 7, 9 , 10 ,11 2.3.6.
User’s Manual 2.3.7 2.3.8.1 PnP/PCI Configurations Init Display First The choices are “PCI slot” and “Onboard”. 2.3.8.2 Reset Configuration Data The default is “Disabled”. Select Enabled to reset Extended System Configuration Data (ESCD) if you have installed a new add-on card, and system configuration is in such a state that the OS cannot boot. 2.3.8.3 Resources Controlled By The commands here are “Auto(ESCD)” or “Manual”.
2.3.8 2.3.8.1 PC Health Status Shutdown Temperature The options are [60°/140°], [65°/149°], [70°/158°], and [disable]. 2.3.8.2 CPU Warning Temperature The options are [disable], [50°/122°] ,[53°/127°], [56°/133°], [60°/140°], [63°/145°], [66°/151°], and [70°/158°]. 2.3.8.3 Current System Temperature This item shows you the current system temperature. 2.3.8.4 Current CPU Temperature This item shows you the current CPU temperature. 2.3.8.
User’s Manual 2.3.8.9 +5V This item shows you the current +5V voltage value. 2.3.9 Load Optimized Defaults Use this menu to load the BIOS default values for the minimal/stable performance for your system to operate. Press to load the BIOS default values for the most stable, minimal-performance system operations.
2.3.10 Set Supervisor Password You can set password to be able to enter/change the options of setup menus. Follow these steps to change the password. y Choose the “Set Password” option from the “Initial Setup Screen” menu and press . The screen displays the following message: y Please Enter Your Password y Press . y If the CMOS is good and this option has been used to change the default password, the user is asked for the password stored in the CMOS.
User’s Manual 2.3.11 Set User Password You can set password to be able to enter/change the options of setup menus. Follow these steps to change the password. y Choose the “Set Password” option from the “Initial Setup Screen” menu and press . The screen displays the following message: y Please Enter Your Password y Press . y If the CMOS is good and this option has been used to change the default password, the user is asked for the password stored in the CMOS.
2.3.12 Save & Exit Setup If you select this and press , the values entered in the setup utili- ties will be recorded in the CMOS memory of the chipset. The processor will check this every time you turn your system on and compare this to what it finds as it checks the system. This record is required for the sys- tem to operate.
User’s Manual 2.3.13 Exit Without Saving Selecting this option and pressing lets you exit the setup program without recording any new values or changing old ones.
