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IBASE Technology MI945P User manual

Manual is about: Intel ® CoreTM 2 Duo/GM45 Mini-ITX Motherboard

Summary of MI945P

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    Mi945p intel ® core tm 2 duo/gm45 mini-itx motherboard user’s manual version 1.0

  • Page 2: Acknowledgments

    Ii mi945p user’s manual acknowledgments award is a registered trademark of award software international, inc. Ps/2 is a trademark of international business machines corporation. Intel and intel® core 2 duo and intel® celeron processors are registered trademarks of intel corporation. Microsoft window...

  • Page 3: Introduction

    Mi945p user’s manual iii table of contents introduction ....................................................... 1 product description............................................................. 1 checklist .............................................................................. 2 mi945p speci...

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    Iv mi945p user’s manual remarks: the ide connector on board does not support os installation in hard drive. A system hard drive connected to this ide cannot be booted up to os..

  • Page 5: Introduction

    Introduction mi945p user’s manual 1 introduction product description the mi945p mini itx board incorporates the mobile intel® gm45 express chipset for embedded computing, consisting of the intel® gm45 graphic memory controller hub (gmch) and intel® i/o controller hub (ich9-m), an optimized integrate...

  • Page 6: Checklist

    Introduction 2 mi945p user’s manual checklist your mi945p package should include the items listed below. The mi945p mini-itx motherboard this user‟s manual 1 cd containing chipset drivers and flash memory utility cable kit (ide, serial port, serial ata).

  • Page 7: Mi945P Specifications

    Introduction mi945p user’s manual 3 mi945p specifications form factor mini itx cpu type intel® mobile core tm 2 duo/core tm 2 quad processor (penryn) intel® celeron 5x5 series cpu speed up to 2.93ghz cpu fsb 667/800/1066mhz fsb l2 cache 3mb or 6mb (p8000-series or p9000-series, t9000-series) green /...

  • Page 8: Board Dimensions

    Introduction 4 mi945p user’s manual [ board dimensions.

  • Page 9: Installations

    Installations mi945p user’s manual 5 installations this section provides information on how to use the jumpers and connectors on the mi945p in order to set up a workable system. The topics covered are: installing the cpu ..................................................................................

  • Page 10: Installing The Cpu

    Installations 6 mi945p user’s manual installing the cpu the mi945p board supports a socket p processor socket for intel® core tm 2 duo, intel® celeron mobile processors. The processor socket comes with a screw to secure the processor. As shown in the left picture below, loosen the screw first before...

  • Page 11: Installing The Memory

    Installations mi945p user’s manual 7 installing the memory the mi945p board supports two ddr2 memory socket for a maximum total memory of 4gb in ddr2 memory type. Installing and removing memory modules to install the ddr2 modules, locate the memory slot on the board and perform the following steps: ...

  • Page 12: Setting The Jumpers

    Installations 8 mi945p user’s manual setting the jumpers jumpers are used on mi945p to select various settings and features according to your needs and applications. Contact your supplier if you have doubts about the best configuration for your needs. The following lists the connectors on mi945p and...

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    Installations mi945p user’s manual 9 jumper locations on mi945p jumpers on mi945p .......................................................................... Page jbat1: clear cmos setting .............................................................. 10 jp1: lcd panel power selection ..................

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    Installations 10 mi945p user’s manual jbat1: clear cmos setting jbat1 setting normal clear cmos jp1: lcd panel power selection jp1 lcd panel power 3.3v 5v jp3, jp4, jp5: rs232/422/485 (com2) selection com1/com3/com4 are fixed for rs-232 use only. Com2 is selectable for rs232, rs-422 and rs-485. The ...

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    Installations mi945p user’s manual 11 com2 is jumper selectable for rs-232, rs-422 and rs-485. Pin # signal name rs-232 r2-422 rs-485 1 dcd tx- data- 2 rx tx+ data+ 3 tx rx+ nc 4 dtr rx- nc 5 ground ground ground 6 dsr rts- nc 7 rts rts+ nc 8 cts cts+ nc 9 ri cts- nc 10 nc nc nc jp6: pci riser card ...

  • Page 16: Connectors On Mi945P

    Installations 12 mi945p user’s manual connectors on mi945p connector locations on mi945p ......................................................... 13 cn1: ps/2 keyboard and ps/2 mouse connectors.............................. 14 cn2, cn3: com1 and vga connector ..........................................

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    Installations mi945p user’s manual 13 connector locations on mi945p.

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    Installations 14 mi945p user’s manual cn1: ps/2 keyboard and ps/2 mouse connectors ps/2 mouse ps/2 keyboard signal name keyboard mouse signal name keyboard data 1 1 mouse data n.C. 2 2 n.C. Gnd 3 3 gnd 5v 4 4 5v keyboard clock 5 5 mouse clock n.C. 6 6 n.C. Cn2, cn3: com1 and vga connector [ signal n...

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    Installations mi945p user’s manual 15 usb_lan1: gigabit lan rj-45 and usb6/7 ports usb_lan2: gigabit lan rj-45 and usb0/1 ports cn4: audio connector sys_fan1: system fan power connector this is a 3-pin header for system fans. The fan must be a 12v fan. Pin # signal name 1 ground 2 +12v 3 rotation de...

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    Installations 16 mi945p user’s manual ide1: ide connector signal name pin # pin # signal name reset ide 1 2 ground host data 7 3 4 host data 8 host data 6 5 6 host data 9 host data 5 7 8 host data 10 host data 4 9 10 host data 11 host data 3 11 12 host data 12 host data 2 13 14 host data 13 host dat...

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    Installations mi945p user’s manual 17 atx1: atx power supply connector 11 1 20 10 signal name pin # pin # signal name 3.3v 11 1 3.3v -12v 12 2 3.3v ground 13 3 ground ps-on 14 4 +5v ground 15 5 ground ground 16 6 +5v ground 17 7 ground -5v 18 8 power good +5v 19 9 5vsb +5v 20 10 +12v com2: com2 seri...

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    Installations 18 mi945p user’s manual lvds1, lvds2: lvds connectors (1st channel, 2nd channel) the lvds connectors on board consist of the first channel (lvds1) and second channel (lvds2). Signal name pin # pin # signal name tx0- 2 1 tx0+ ground 4 3 ground tx1- 6 5 tx1+ 5v/3.3v 8 7 ground tx3- 10 9 ...

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    Installations mi945p user’s manual 19 j3: parallel port connector signal name pin # pin # signal name line printer strobe 1 2 autofeed pd0, parallel data 0 3 4 error pd1, parallel data 1 5 6 initialize pd2, parallel data 2 7 8 select pd3, parallel data 3 9 10 ground pd4, parallel data 4 11 12 ground...

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    Installations 20 mi945p user’s manual j7: digital i/o signal name pin pin signal name gnd 1 2 vcc out3 3 4 out1 out2 5 6 out0 in3 7 8 in1 in2 9 10 in0 j8: front audio connector signal name pin # pin # signal name mic2_l 1 2 ground mic2_r 3 4 presence# line2_r 5 6 mic2_id sense 7 8 nc line2_l 9 10 li...

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    Installations mi945p user’s manual 21 sata1, sata2, sata3, sata4: sata connectors pci1: pci slot (supports 2 master) pcie1: pci-e(x16) slot.

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  • Page 27: Bios Setup

    Bios setup mi945p user’s manual 23 bios setup this chapter describes the different settings available in the award bios that comes with the board. The topics covered in this chapter are as follows: bios introduction ........................................................................ 24 bios set...

  • Page 28: Bios Introduction

    Bios setup 24 mi945p user’s manual bios introduction the award bios (basic input/output system) installed in your computer system‟s rom supports intel processors. The bios provides critical low-level support for a standard device such as disk drives, serial ports and parallel ports. It also adds vir...

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    Bios setup mi945p user’s manual 25 phoenix - awardbios cmos setup utility standard cmos features frequency/voltage control advanced bios features load fail-safe defaults advanced chipset features load optimized defaults integrated peripherals set supervisor password power management setup set user p...

  • Page 30: Standard Cmos Setup

    Bios setup 26 mi945p user’s manual standard cmos setup “standard cmos setup” choice allows you to record some basic hardware configurations in your computer system and set the system clock and error handling. If the motherboard is already installed in a working system, you will not need to select th...

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    Bios setup mi945p user’s manual 27 to set the date, highlight the “date” field and use the pageup/ pagedown or +/- keys to set the current time. Time the time format is: hour : 00 to 23 minute : 00 to 59 second : 00 to 59 to set the time, highlight the “time” field and use the / or +/- keys to set t...

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    Bios setup 28 mi945p user’s manual video this field selects the type of video display card installed in your system. You can choose the following video display cards: ega/vga for ega, vga, sega, svga or pga monitor adapters. (default) cga 40 power up in 40 column mode. Cga 80 power up in 80 column m...

  • Page 33: Advanced Bios Features

    Bios setup mi945p user’s manual 29 advanced bios features this section allows you to configure and improve your system and allows you to set up some system features according to your preference. Phoenix - awardbios cmos setup utility advanced bios features cpu feature press enter item help hard disk...

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    Bios setup 30 mi945p user’s manual quick power on self test when enabled, this field speeds up the power on self test (post) after the system is turned on. If it is set to enabled, bios will skip some items. First/second/third boot device these fields determine the drive that the system searches fir...

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    Bios setup mi945p user’s manual 31 typematic delay (msec) when the typematic rate is enabled, this item allows you to set the time interval for displaying the first and second characters. By default, this item is set to 250msec. Security option this field allows you to limit access to the system and...

  • Page 36: Advanced Chipset Features

    Bios setup 32 mi945p user’s manual advanced chipset features this setup menu controls the configuration of the chipset. Phoenix - awardbios cmos setup utility advanced chipset features system bios cacheable enabled item help memory hole at 15m-16m disabled pci express root port func press enter vt-d...

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    Bios setup mi945p user’s manual 33 intel dynamic video memory technology 3.0 (dvmt 3.0) allows additional memory to be allocated for graphics usage based on application need. Once the application is closed, the memory that was allocated for graphics usage is then released and made available for syst...

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    Bios setup 34 mi945p user’s manual integrated peripherals this section sets configurations for your hard disk and other integrated peripherals. Phoenix - awardbios cmos setup utility integrated peripherals onchip ide device press enter item help super io device press enter menu level > 2nd super dev...

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    Bios setup mi945p user’s manual 35 ide primary/secondary master/slave udma these fields allow your system to improve disk i/o throughput to 33mb/sec with the ultra dma/33 feature. The options are auto and disabled. Sata mode the setting choices for the sata mode are ide and ahci mode. Select [ide] i...

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    Bios setup 36 mi945p user’s manual hot key power on this field sets certain keys, also known as hot keys, on the keyboard that can be used as a „switch‟ to power on the system. Onboard serial port/parallel port these fields allow you to select the onboard serial ports and their addresses. The defaul...

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    Bios setup mi945p user’s manual 37 phoenix - awardbios cmos setup utility usb device setting usb 1.0 controller enabled item help usb 2.0 controller enabled usb keyboard function enable usb mouse function disable menu level > usb storage function enabled *** usb mass storage device boot setting *** ...

  • Page 42: Power Management Setup

    Bios setup 38 mi945p user’s manual power management setup phoenix - awardbios cmos setup utility power management setup pci express pm function press enter item help acpi function enabled acpi suspend s3(str) menu level > power management user define video off method v/h sync+ blank video off in sus...

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    Bios setup mi945p user’s manual 39 video off method this field defines the video off features. There are three options. V/h sync + blank default setting, blank the screen and turn off vertical and horizontal scanning. Dpms allows bios to control the video display. Blank screen writes blanks to the v...

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    Bios setup 40 mi945p user’s manual resume by alarm this field enables or disables the resumption of the system operation. When enabled, the user is allowed to set the date and time. Reload global timer events the hdd, fdd, com, lpt ports, and pci pirq are i/o events that can prevent the system from ...

  • Page 45: Pnp/pci Configurations

    Bios setup mi945p user’s manual 41 pnp/pci configurations this option configures the pci bus system. All pci bus systems on the system use int#, thus all installed pci cards must be set to this value. Phoenix - awardbios cmos setup utility pnp/pci configurations init display first pci slot item help...

  • Page 46: Pc Health Status

    Bios setup 42 mi945p user’s manual pc health status this section shows the parameters in determining the pc health status. These parameters include temperatures, fan speeds and voltages. Phoenix - awardbios cmos setup utility pc health status shutdown temperature disabled item help cpu warning tempe...

  • Page 47: Frequency/voltage Control

    Bios setup mi945p user’s manual 43 frequency/voltage control this section shows the user how to configure the processor frequency. Phoenix - awardbios cmos setup utility frequency/voltage control auto detect pci clk disabled item help spread spectrum modulated disabled menu level > cpu host/src/pci ...

  • Page 48: Load Fail-Safe Defaults

    Bios setup 44 mi945p user’s manual load fail-safe defaults this option allows you to load the troubleshooting default values permanently stored in the bios rom. These default settings are non-optimal and disable all high-performance features. Load optimized defaults this option allows you to load th...

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  • Page 50: Drivers Installation

    Driver installation 46 mi945p user’s manual drivers installation this section describes the installation procedures for software and drivers under windows xp. The software and drivers are included with the motherboard. If you find the items missing, please contact the vendor where you made the purch...

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    Drivers installation mi945p user’s manual 47 intel chipset software installation utility the intel chipset drivers should be installed first before the software drivers to enable plug & play inf support for intel chipset components. Follow the instructions below to complete the installation. 1. Inse...

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    Driver installation 48 mi945p user’s manual 4. Click yes to accept the software license agreement and proceed with the installation process. 5. On the readme file information screen, click next to continue the installation. 6. The setup process is now complete. Click finish to restart the computer a...

  • Page 53: Vga Drivers Installation

    Drivers installation mi945p user’s manual 49 vga drivers installation to install the vga drivers, follow the steps below to proceed with the installation. 1. Insert the cd that comes with the board. Click intel and then intel(r) gm45 chipset drivers. 2. Click intel(r) gm45 chipset family graphics dr...

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    Driver installation 50 mi945p user’s manual 4. Click yes to to agree with the license agreement and continue the installation. 5. On the readme file information screen, click next to continue the installation of the intel® graphics media accelerator driver. 6. On setup progress screen, click next to...

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    Drivers installation mi945p user’s manual 51 realtek audio driver installation 1. Insert the cd that comes with the board. Click intel and then intel(r) gm45 chipset drivers. 2. Click realtek high definition audio driver. 3. On the welcome to the installshield wizard screen, click next. 3. Installsh...

  • Page 56: Lan Drivers Installation

    Driver installation 52 mi945p user’s manual lan drivers installation follow the steps below to install the intel lan drivers. This one installation will cover both 82574l and 82567lm lan controllers. 1. Insert the cd that comes with the motherboard. Click lan card and then intel(r) pro 82574l lan dr...

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    Drivers installation mi945p user’s manual 53 4. The wizard is ready to begin installation. Click install to begin the installation. 5. When installshield wizard is complete, click finish. Remarks: this intel® pro 82574l lan drivers support both intel 82574l and 82567lm lan controllers..

  • Page 58: Appendix

    Appendix 54 mi945p user’s manual appendix a. I/o port address map each peripheral device in the system is assigned a set of i/o port addresses which also becomes the identity of the device. The following table lists the i/o port addresses used. Address device description 000h - 01fh dma controller #...

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    Appendix mi945p user’s manual 55 b. Interrupt request lines (irq) peripheral devices use interrupt request lines to notify cpu for the service required. The following table shows the irq used by the devices on board. Level function irq0 system timer output irq1 keyboard irq2 interrupt cascade irq3 s...

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    Appendix 56 mi945p user’s manual c. Watchdog timer configuration the wdt is used to generate a variety of output signals after a user programmable count. The wdt is suitable for use in the prevention of system lock-up, such as when software becomes trapped in a deadlock. Under these sorts of circums...

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    Appendix mi945p user’s manual 57 void copyright(void) { printf("======== winbond 83627dhg watch timer tester (auto detect) ========"\ " usage : w627e_wd reset_time"\ " ex : w627e_wd 3 => reset system after 3 second"\ " w627e_wd 0 => disable watch dog timer"); } //==========================...

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    Appendix 58 mi945p user’s manual //=========================================================================== // // this code and information is provided "as is" without warranty of any // kind, either expressed or implied, including but not limited to the // implied warranties of merchantability a...

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    Appendix mi945p user’s manual 59 //=========================================================================== void set_w627dhg_reg( unsigned char reg, unsigned char data) { unlock_w627dhg(); outportb(w627dhg_index_port, reg); outportb(w627dhg_data_port, data); lock_w627dhg(); } //==================...

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