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IBASE Technology MI945X User Manual

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

Summary of MI945X

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    Mi945x intel ® core tm 2 duo/gm45 mini-itx motherboard user’s manual version 1.0a.

  • Page 2: Acknowledgments

    Ii mi945x 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

    Mi945x user’s manual iii table of contents introduction ....................................................... 1 product description ............................................................. 1 checklist .............................................................................. 2 mi945x spec...

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    Important note: when the system boots without the crt being connected, there will be no image on screen when you insert the crt/vga cable. To show the image on screen, the hotkey must be pressed (ctrl-alt-f1). Mi945x mini itx motherboard iv mi945x user’s manual.

  • Page 5: Introduction

    Introduction mi945x user’s manual 1 introduction product description the mi945x 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 mi945x user’s manual checklist your mi945x package should include the items listed below. •the mi945x 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: Mi945X Specifications

    Introduction mi945x user’s manual 3 mi945x specifications cpu type intel® mobile core tm 2 duo/core tm 2 quad processor (penryn) intel® celeron 5x5 series cpu speed up to 2.93ghz fsb 667/800/1066mhz fsb l2 cache 3mb or 6mb (p8000-series or p9000-series, t9000-series) green /apm apm1.2 cpu socket soc...

  • Page 8: Board Dimensions

    Introduction [ board dimensions 4 mi945x user’s manual.

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    Introduction mi945x user’s manual 5.

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  • Page 11: Installations

    Installations mi945x user’s manual 7 installations this section provides information on how to use the jumpers and connectors on the mi945x in order to set up a workable system. The topics covered are: installing the cpu ..................................................................................

  • Page 12: Installing The Cpu

    Installations installing the cpu the mi945x board supports a socket m 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 inserting the processor. Place t...

  • Page 13: Installing The Memory

    Installations installing the memory the mi945x board supports two ddr3 memory socket for a maximum total memory of 4gb in ddr3 memory type. Installing and removing memory modules to install the ddr3 modules, locate the memory slot on the board and perform the following steps: 1. Hold the ddr3 module...

  • Page 14: Setting The Jumpers

    Installations 10 mi945x user’s manual setting the jumpers jumpers are used on mi945x 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 mi945x an...

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    Installations jumper locations on mi945x jumpers on mi945x ......................................................................... Page jp1: keyboard/mouse power selection .............................................. 12 jp2: lcd panel power selection ................................................

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    Installations jp1: keyboard/mouse power selection jp1 lcd panel power 5v 5vsb(standby) jp2: lcd panel power selection jp2 lcd panel power 3.3v 5v jp5, jp6, jp7: rs232/422/485 (com2) selection com1 is fixed for rs-232 use only. Com2 is selectable for rs232, rs-422 and rs-485. The following table desc...

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    Installations 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 jp9: compactflash slave/master selection jp9...

  • Page 18: Connectors On Mi945X

    Installations 14 mi945x user’s manual connectors on mi945x connector locations on mi945x ........................................................ 15 cn1: ps/2 keyboard and ps/2 mouse connectors ............................. 16 cn2, cn3: com1 and vga connector ...........................................

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    Installations connector locations on mi945x mi945x user’s manual 15 connector locations on mi945x j1: lcd backlight connector j2 (f_panel): system function cn1: ps/2 keyboard and ps/2 mouse j3: digital i/o cn2, cn3: com1 and vga connector j4: spi flash connector usb_lan1: rj-45 and usb1/2 ports j7: ...

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    Installations 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 name pin # pin # signal n...

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    Installations usb_lan1: 10/100/1000 rj-45 (mi945x) and usb1/2 ports sb1: usb3/4 ports n4: gbe rj-45 (mi945xf) n5: audio connector u c c tx1: atx power supply connector a mi945x user’s manual 17 signal name pin # pin # signal name 3.3v 11 1 3.3v -12v 12 2 3.3v g ground round 13 3 ps-on 14 4 +5v groun...

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    Installations cpu_fan1: cpu fan power connector this is a 3-pin header for the cpu fan. The fan must be a 12v fan. Pin # signal name 1 ground 2 +12v 3 rotation detection 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...

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    Installations com3_com4: com3, com4 serial port signal name pin # pin # signal name dsr 2 1 dcd rts 4 3 rxd cts 6 5 txd ri 8 7 dtr na 10 9 ground dsr 12 11 dcd rts 14 13 rxd cts 16 15 txd ri 18 17 dtr na 20 19 ground lvds1, lvds2: lvds connectors (1st channel, 2nd channel) the lvds connectors on boa...

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    Installations j2 (f_panel): system function connector j2 provides connectors for system indicators that provide light indication of the computer activities and switches to change the computer status. J2 is a 20-pin header that provides interfaces for the following functions. Hard disk drive led rese...

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    Installations reset switch: pins 9 and 19 the reset switch allows the user to reset the system without turning the main power switch off and then on again. Orientation is not required when making a connection to this header. Hard disk drive led connector: pins 10 and 20 this connector connects to th...

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    Installations j10: parallel port connector signal name pin # pin # signal name line printer strobe 1 14 autofeed pd0, parallel data 0 2 15 error pd1, parallel data 1 3 16 initialize pd2, parallel data 2 4 17 select pd3, parallel data 3 5 18 ground pd4, parallel data 4 6 19 ground pd5, parallel data ...

  • Page 28: Bios Setup

    Bios setup 24 mi945x user’s manual 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 .......................................................................................

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    Bios setup mi945x user’s manual 25 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 26 mi945x user’s manual 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...

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    Bios setup mi945x user’s manual 27 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 28 mi945x user’s manual 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 mi945x user’s manual 29 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...

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    Bios setup 30 mi945x user’s manual 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 mi945x user’s manual 31 boot other device these fields allow the system to search for an os from other devices other than the ones selected in the first/second/third boot device. Boot up numlock status this allows you to activate the numlock function after you power up the system. Gate a2...

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    Bios setup 32 mi945x user’s manual os select for dram > 64mb this option allows the system to access greater than 64mb of dram memory when used with os/2 that depends on certain bios calls to access memory. The default setting is non-os/2. Small logo (epa) show the epa logo appears at the right side...

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    Bios setup mi945x user’s manual 33 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 support fsb and ddr3 667mhz disabled pci ex...

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    Bios setup 34 mi945x user’s manual vga setting the fields and the default setting for the vga setting are as follows: peg/onchip vga control auto peg force x1 disabled on-chip frame buffer size 64mb dvmt mode enable total gfx memory 128mb pavp mode pavp-lite peg/onchip vga control the options are on...

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    Bios setup mi945x user’s manual 35 sdvo lvds protocol the options are: 1ch spgw, 24bit 2ch spgw, 24bit 1ch openldi, 24bit 2ch openldi, 24bit 1ch 18bit 2ch 18bit sdvo panel number the options are: 800x600 852x480 1024x768 1366x768 1400x1050 1600x1200 1920x1080 active lvds device the options are no lv...

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    Bios setup 36 mi945x user’s manual integrated peripherals this section sets configurations for your hard disk and other integrated peripherals. The first screen shows three main items for user to select. Once an item selected, a submenu appears. Details follow. Phoenix - awardbios cmos setup utility...

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    Bios setup mi945x user’s manual 37 ide hdd block mode this field allows your hard disk controller to use the fast block mode to transfer data to and from your hard disk drive. Ide dma transfer access this field, by default, is enabled on-chip primary/secondary pci ide the integrated peripheral contr...

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    Bios setup 38 mi945x 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 ports these fields allow you to select the onboard serial ports and their addresses. The default values for ...

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    Bios setup mi945x user’s manual 39 power management setup phoenix - awardbios cmos setup utility power management setup pci express pm function press enter item help acpi function enabled menu level > acpi suspend s3(str) run vgabios if s3 resume auto power management user define video off method v/...

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    Bios setup 40 mi945x user’s manual power management this field allows you to select the type of power saving management modes. There are four selections for power management. Min. Power saving minimum power management max. Power saving maximum power management. User define each of the ranges is from...

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    Bios setup mi945x user’s manual 41 soft-off by pwr-btn this field defines the power-off mode when using an atx power supply. The instant off mode allows powering off immediately upon pressing the power button. In the delay 4 sec mode, the system powers off when the power button is pressed for more t...

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    Bios setup 42 mi945x user’s manual 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...

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    Bios setup mi945x user’s manual 43 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...

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    Bios setup 44 mi945x user’s manual 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 ...

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    Bios setup mi945x user’s manual 45 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...

  • Page 50: Drivers Installation

    Drivers installation 46 mi945x 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 purc...

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    Drivers installation 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. Insert the cd that comes wit...

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    Drivers installation 48 mi945x 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 ...

  • Page 53: Vga Drivers Installation

    Drivers installation 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 driver. 3. When the welcom...

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    Drivers installation 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 continue. 7. Setup com...

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    Drivers installation high definition codec audio driver installation 1. Insert the drivers cd. Click intel and then intel(r) gm45 chipset drivers. Click realtek high definition codec audio driver. 2. On the welcome to the installshield wizard screen, click next. 3. Installshield wizard is complete. ...

  • Page 56: Lan Drivers Installation

    Drivers installation 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 drivers. 2. When the welc...

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    Drivers installation 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. Mi945x user’s manual 53.

  • Page 58: Appendix

    Appendix 54 mi945x 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 mi945x 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 mi945x 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 mi945x user’s manual 57 set_w627dhg_ld(0x08); set_w627dhg_reg(0x30, 0x01); //enable timer bbuf = get_w627dhg_reg(0xf5); bbuf &= (~0x08); set_w627dhg_reg(0xf5, bbuf); //count mode is second set_w627dhg_reg(0xf6, newinterval); //set timer } //--------------------------------------------------...

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    Appendix 58 mi945x user’s manual ucdid = get_w627dhg_reg(0x20); if (ucdid == 0xa0) { goto init_finish; } else if (ucdid == 0xb0) //w83627dhg-p?? { goto init_finish; } w627dhg_base = 0x2e; result = w627dhg_base; ucdid = get_w627dhg_reg(0x20); if (ucdid == 0xa0) { goto init_finish; } else if (ucdid ==...

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