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2808080 User's Manual
LGA775 Core 2 Duo
Intel 945GC Chipset
Mini-ITX Motherboard
Version 1.0 September 2008

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  • Page 1 2808080 User's Manual LGA775 Core 2 Duo Intel 945GC Chipset Mini-ITX Motherboard Version 1.0 September 2008...
  • Page 2 Copyrights This manual is copyrighted and all rights are reserved. It does not allow any non authorization in copied, photocopied, translated or reproduced to any electronic or machine readable form in whole or in part without prior written consent from the manufacturer. In general, the manufacturer will not be liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages arising from the use of inability to use the product or documentation, even if advised of the possibility of such...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    ............5 Installing the CPU ............... 6 ATX Power Installation ............6 Installing the Memory ............7 Setting the Jumpers ............. 8 Connectors on 2808080 ............. 11 BIOS Setup ............21 Drivers Installation ........43 Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility......44 VGA Drivers Installation ..........
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  • Page 5: Introduction

    Introduction Checklist Your 2808080 Core 2 Duo motherboard package should include the items listed below: • The 2808080 motherboard • This User’s manual • 1 x I/O shield • 1 x IDE cable • 1 x SATA cable • 1 CD containing the following: •...
  • Page 6: Product Description

    Chrontel CH7307 to support for CRT and DVI display interface. LAN functionality is supported with a Gigabit Ethernet controller. 2808080 is expandable, with the use of an adaptor card, ID394, to support more serial ports, or ID395 to support TPM 1.2 security function.
  • Page 7: Specifications

    Specifications Form Factor Mini ITX (for performance desktop market) Processor Socket LGA775, Supports the Intel Core 2 Duo and Intel Pentium D processors. 533/800 MHz Chipset Intel 945GC Chipset: • Intel 945GC Graphic Memory Controller Hub (GMCH) • Intel ICH7 I/O Controller Hub •...
  • Page 8: Board Dimensions

    Board Dimensions...
  • Page 9: Installations

    Installations This section provides information on how to use the jumpers and connectors on the 2808080 in order to set up a workable system. The topics covered are: Installing the CPU ................. 6 ATX Power Installation ................. 6 Installing the Memory ................7 Setting the Jumpers ................
  • Page 10: Installing The Cpu

    Installing the CPU The 2808080 motherboard supports an LGA 775 processor socket for Intel® Core 2 Duo processors. The LGA 775 processor socket comes with a lever to secure the processor. Refer to the pictures below, from left to right, on how to place the processor into the CPU socket.
  • Page 11: Installing The Memory

    Installing the Memory The 2808080 motherboard supports four DDR2 memory sockets for a maximum total memory of 2GB in DDR memory type. It supports DDR2 400/533/667MHz. Basically, the system memory interface has the following features: Supports two 64-bit wide DDR data channels Available bandwidth up to 5.3GB/s (DDR2 667) for single channel...
  • Page 12: Setting The Jumpers

    The following lists the connectors and their respective functions. Jumper Locations on 2808080 ............. 9 JP5: Clear CMOS Contents ..............10 JP1, JP2, JP3: RS232/422/485 (COM2) Selection ......10...
  • Page 13 Jumper Locations on 2808080 Jumper Locations on 2808080 ........... Page JP1, JP2, JP3: RS232/422/485 (COM2) Selection ....... 10 JP5: Clear CMOS Contents ............10...
  • Page 14 JP1, JP2, JP3: RS232/422/485 (COM2) Selection COM1 is fixed for RS-232 use only. COM2 is selectable for RS232, RS-422 and RS-485. ID394: COM3 and COM4 are fixed for RS-232 use only. The following table describes the jumper settings for COM2 selection. COM2 RS-232 RS-422...
  • Page 15: Connectors On 2808080

    Connectors on 2808080 The connectors on 2808080 allow you to connect external devices such as keyboard, floppy disk drives, hard disk drives, printers, etc. The following table lists the connectors on 2808080 and their respective functions. Connector Locations on 2808080 ..............12 ATX2: 24-pin ATX Power Connector .............
  • Page 16: Connector Locations On 2808080

    Connector Locations on 2808080 ATX2: 24-pin ATX Power Connector ....................13 ATX1: ATX 12V Power Connector ....................... 13 CPU_FAN1: CPU Fan Power Connector ....................13 SYSFAN1, 2: System Fan Power Connectors ..................13 CN3: PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connectors ................14 CN1, J1: COM1/2 Serial Ports .......................
  • Page 17: Atx2: 24-Pin Atx Power Connector

    ATX2: 24-pin ATX Power Connector Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name 3.3V 3.3V -12V 3.3V Ground Ground PS-ON Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Power good 5VSB +12V +12V Ground +3.3V ATX1: ATX 12V Power Connector This connector supplies the CPU operation voltage Pin # Signal Name Ground...
  • Page 18: Cn3: Ps/2 Keyboard And Ps/2 Mouse Connectors

    CN3: PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connectors Keyboard Signal Pin # Mouse Signal Keyboard data Mouse data N.C. N.C. Mouse (top) Keyboard clock Mouse clock Keyboard (bottom) N.C. N.C. CN1, J1: COM1/2 Serial Ports CN1 (COM1) is a DB-9 connector, while J1 is a COM pin-header connector.
  • Page 19: Cn4: Vga & Dvi-D Connector

    CN4: VGA & DVI-D Connector Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name Green Blue N.C. N.C. DDCDATA HSYNC VSYNC DDCCLK Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name DATA2- DATA2+ N.C. N.C. DDCCLK DDCDATA N.C. DATA1- DATA1+ N.C. N.C. Hot Plug Detect DATA0-...
  • Page 20: Cn6: Intel 82574L Pci-Express Gigabit Lan And Usb0/1 Connector

    CN6: Intel 82574L PCI-express Gigabit LAN and USB0/1 Connector CN7, CN8, CN9, CN10: SATA HDD Connectors Pin # Signal Name Ground Ground Ground IDE1: Primary IDE Connectors Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name Reset IDE Ground Host data 7 Host data 8 Host data 6 Host data 9...
  • Page 21: J3: Digital I/O Connector (4 In, 4 Out)

    J3: Digital I/O Connector (4 in, 4 out) This 10-pin digital I/O connector supports TTL levels and is used to control external devices requiring ON/OFF circuitry. Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name Ground Out3 Out1 Out2 Out0 J4: Audio Front Header Signal Name Pin # Pin #...
  • Page 22: J8: Usb4/5 Connectors

    Hard Disk Drive LED Connector: Pins 3 and 4 This connector connects to the hard drive activity LED on control panel. This LED will flash when the HDD is being accessed. Pin # Signal Name HDD Active Reset Switch: Pins 5 and 6 The reset switch allows the user to reset the system without turning the main power switch off and then on again.
  • Page 23: Id394 Lpc Serial Ports Adapter (Option)

    1008097 LPC Serial Ports Adapter (option) J1 J2: COM3/4/5/6 Serial Ports J1 - COM3/4 pin-header connector. PIN1~PIN10 COM3 PIN11~PIN20 COM4 J2 - COM5/6 pin-header connector. PIN1~PIN10 COM5 PIN11~PIN20 COM6 Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name DCD, Data carrier detect DSR, Data set ready RXD, Receive data RTS, Request to send...
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  • Page 25: Bios Setup

    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 ................ 21 BIOS Setup ................... 21 Standard CMOS Setup ..............23 Advanced BIOS Features .............
  • Page 26: Bios Introduction

    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 virus and password protection as well as special support for detailed fine-tuning of the chipset controlling the entire system.
  • Page 27: Standard Cmos Setup

    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 Password PnP/PCI Configurations Save & Exit Setup PC Health Status Exit Without Saving ESC : Quit...
  • Page 28 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 this option. You will need to run the Standard CMOS option, however, if you change your system hardware configurations, the onboard battery fails, or the configuration stored in the CMOS memory was lost or damaged.
  • Page 29 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”...
  • Page 30 Drive A / Drive B These fields identify the types of floppy disk drive A or drive B that has been installed in the computer. The available specifications are: 360KB 1.2MB 720KB 1.44MB 2.88MB 5.25 in. 5.25 in. 3.5 in. 3.5 in.
  • Page 31: Advanced Bios Features

    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 Boot Priority Press Enter USB Hard Disk Boot First...
  • Page 32 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 first for an operating system.
  • Page 33 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 Setup. The default value is Setup.
  • Page 34: Advanced Chipset Features

    Advanced Chipset Features This Setup menu controls the configuration of the chipset. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Features DRAM Timing Selectable By SPD ITEM HELP CAS Latency Time Auto Menu Level > DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay Auto DRAM RAS# Precharge Auto...
  • Page 35 DRAM RAS# Precharge This option sets the number of cycles required for the RAS to accumulate its charge before the SDRAM refreshes. Precharge delay (tRAS) The default setting for the Active to Precharge Delay is Auto. System Memory Frequency This field sets the frequency of the DRAM memory installed. The default setting is Auto.
  • Page 36: Integrated Peripherals

    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 Integrated Peripherals Press Enter ITEM HELP...
  • Page 37: Ide Hdd Block Mode

    Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility SuperIO Device ITEM HELP POWER ON Function BUTTON ONLY KB Power ON Password Enter Hot Key power ON Ctrl-F1 Onboard FDC Controller Enabled Menu Level > Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8/IRQ4 Onboard Serial Port 2 2F8/IRQ3 UART Mode Select Normal...
  • Page 38 On-Chip Serial ATA Setting The fields under the SATA setting includes SATA Mode (IDE), On-Chip Serial ATA (Auto), PATA IDE Mode (Secondary) and SATA Port (P0, P2 is Primary). USB Controller The options for this field are Enabled and Disabled. By default, this field is set to Enabled.
  • Page 39 Onboard Serial/Parallel Port These fields allow you to select the onboard serial and parallel ports and their addresses. The default values for these ports are: Serial Port 1 3F8/IRQ4 Serial Port 2 2F8/IRQ3 Parallel Port 378H/IRQ7 UART Mode Select This field determines the UART 2 mode in your computer. The default value is Normal.
  • Page 40: Power Management Setup

    Power Management Setup Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Power Management Setup Enabled ITEM HELP ACPI Function S1(POS) ACPI Suspend Auto Menu Level > RUN VGABIOS if S3 Resume User Define Power Management DPMS Video Off Method Video Off In Suspend Stop Grant Suspend Type Modem Use IRQ...
  • Page 41 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 video buffer.
  • Page 42 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 entering a power saving mode or can awaken the system from such a mode.
  • Page 43: Init Display First

    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 PCI Slot ITEM HELP Init Display First Disabled Reset Configuration Data...
  • Page 44: Pc Health Status

    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 ITEM HELP Shutdown Temperature Disabled CPU Warning Temperature Disabled Menu Level >...
  • Page 45: Auto Detect Pci Clk

    Frequency/Voltage Control Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Frequency/Voltage Control Disabled ITEM HELP Auto Detect PCI Clk Disabled Menu Level > Spread Spectrum Auto Detect PCI Clk This field enables or disables the auto detection of the PCI clock. Spread Spectrum This field sets the value of the spread spectrum.
  • Page 46: Load Fail-Safe Defaults

    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 the default values to your system configuration.
  • Page 47: Drivers Installation

    Drivers Installation This section describes the installation procedures for software and drivers under the Windows 2000 and Windows XP. The software and drivers are included with the board. If you find the items missing, please contact the vendor where you made the purchase. The contents of this section include the following: Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility .........
  • Page 48: Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility

    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 under Windows 2000/XP. 1. Insert the CD that comes with the board. Click Intel Chipsets and then Intel(R) I945G/GC Chipset Drivers.
  • Page 49 3. When the Welcome screen appears, click Next to continue. 4. Click Yes to accept the software license agreement and proceed with the installation process.
  • Page 50 5. On Readme Information screen, click Next to continue the installation. 6. The setup process will be in progress. When Setup completed, click Finish to restart the computer and for changes to take effect.
  • Page 51: Vga 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 Chipsets and then Intel(R) I945G/GC Chipset Drivers. Click Intel(R) I945G/GC Chipset Family Graphics Driver.
  • Page 52 2. When the Welcome screen appears, click Next to continue. 3. Click Yes to to agree with the license agreement and continue the installation. 4. On Readme File Information screen, click Next to continue. 5. On Setup Progress screen, click Next to continue the installation. 6.
  • Page 53: High Definition Codec Audio Driver Installation

    High Definition Codec Audio Driver Installation Follow the steps below to install the Realtek High Definition Codec Audio Drivers. 1. Insert the CD that comes with the motherboard. Click Intel Chipsets and then Intel(R) I945G/GC Chipset Drivers. Click Realtek High Definition Codec Audio Driver.
  • Page 54 2. When the Welcome screen appears, click Next to continue. 3. Setup has finished installing Realtek High Definition Audio Driver on your computer. Click Finish to restart the computer and for changes to take effect.
  • Page 55: Lan Drivers Installation

    LAN Drivers Installation Follow the steps below to install the Intel 82574L LAN Drivers. 1. Insert the CD that comes with the board. Click LAN Card and then Intel(R) PRO 82574L LAN Drivers. 2. In the next screen, click Install Drivers.
  • Page 56 3. In the Welcome screen to the InstallShield Wizard for Intel(R) Network Connections, click Next. 4. In the License Agreement screen, click Next to accept the terms in the license agreement. 5. In the Setup Options screen, click the checkbox of Drivers to select it and then click Next.
  • Page 57: Appendix

    Appendix A. I/O Port Address Map Each peripheral device in the system is assigned a set of I/O port addresses that also becomes the identity of the device. The following table lists the I/O port addresses used. Address Device Description 000h - 01Fh DMA Controller #1 020h - 03Fh...
  • Page 58: Interrupt Request Lines (Irq)

    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 Serial Port #2 IRQ4...
  • Page 59: Watchdog Timer Configuration

    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 circumstances, the timer will count to zero and the selected outputs will be driven.
  • Page 60 printf("System will reset after %d seconds\n", bTime); EnableWDT(bTime); return 0; //======================================================================= void copyright(void) printf("\n======== Winbond 83627EHF Watch Timer Tester (AUTO DETECT) ========\n"\ " Usage : W627E_WD reset_time\n"\ " Ex : W627E_WD 3 => reset system after 3 second\n"\ " W627E_WD 0 => disable watch dog timer\n"); //======================================================================= void EnableWDT(int interval) unsigned char bBuf;...
  • Page 61 //======================================================================= // 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 AND/OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR // PURPOSE. //======================================================================= ==== #include "W627EHF.H"...
  • Page 62 Lock_W627EHF(); //======================================================================= void Set_W627EHF_Reg( unsigned char REG, unsigned char DATA) Unlock_W627EHF(); outportb(W627EHF_INDEX_PORT, REG); outportb(W627EHF_DATA_PORT, DATA); Lock_W627EHF(); //======================================================================= unsigned char Get_W627EHF_Reg(unsigned char REG) unsigned char Result; Unlock_W627EHF(); outportb(W627EHF_INDEX_PORT, REG); Result = inportb(W627EHF_DATA_PORT); Lock_W627EHF(); return Result; //======================================================================= //======================================================================= // 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 AND/OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR // PURPOSE.
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  • Page 64 File of the Main.cpp //===================================================================== // 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 AND/OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR // PURPOSE.
  • Page 65 Any advice or comments about our products and service, or anything we can help you with please don’t hesitate to contact us. We will do our best to support your products, projects and business. Address: Global American, Inc. 17 Hampshire Drive Hudson, NH 03051 Telephone: Toll Free (U.S. Only) 800-833-8999...

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