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IB945 LGA775 Core 2 Duo Intel Q45 Chipset ® Full Size CPU Card USER’S MANUAL Version 1.0B...
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Intel and Core 2 Duo are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. Microsoft Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Winbond is a registered trademark of Winbond Electronics Corporation. All other product names or trademarks are properties of their respective owners. IB945 User’s Manual...
Realtek HD Code Audio Driver Installation ..... 48 LAN Drivers Installation ........... 49 Appendix ............51 A. I/O Port Address Map ........... 51 B. Interrupt Request Lines (IRQ) ........52 C. Watchdog Timer Configuration ........53 D. Digital I/O Sample Code ..........57 IB945 User’s Manual...
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(metal) backplate be used on the CPU card. This is to avoid the CPU card being bent/distorted, causing the CPU card to become damaged. A reference picture of a backplate and heatsink that has backplate are shown below. IB945 User’s Manual...
INTRODUCTION Introduction Specifications Model Name IB945 (Full Size CPU Card) CPU Type Intel® Core™2 Extreme processor QX9000 series Support Intel® Core™2 Quad processor Q9000 series, Intel® Core™2 Duo processor E8000 and E7000 series Intel® Pentium® Dual Core, Intel® Celeron® Dual Core CPU Speed Up to 3.0 GHz...
INTRODUCTION Checklist Your IB945 Core 2 Duo CPU Card package should include the items listed below: The IB945 Card This User’s manual 1 x IDE cable 1 x Floppy cable 1 x SATA cable 1 x TMDS cable ...
INSTALLATIONS Installations This section provides information on how to use the jumpers and connectors on the IB945 in order to set up a workable system. The topics covered are: Installing the CPU ................. 4 Installing the Memory ................5 Setting the Jumpers ................6 Connectors on IB945 ................
INSTALLATIONS Installing the CPU The IB945 CPU Card 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.
INSTALLATIONS Installing the Memory The IB945 CPU Card supports four DDR3 memory sockets for a maximum total memory of 8GB. It supports DDRIII 800/1066. Installing and Removing Memory Modules To install the DDR3 modules, locate the memory slot on the board and perform the following steps: 1.
INSTALLATIONS Setting the Jumpers Jumpers are used on IB945 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 IB945 and their respective functions.
13-15 16-18 14-16 14-16 Note: Factory is default RS-232 J4: Power Supply Type Select Use J4, a 3-pin header, to select between AT and ATX power supply. Setting Power Supply Type Pin 1-2 Short/Closed Pin 2-3 Short/Closed IB945 User’s Manual...
JP6: Clear CMOS Contents Use JP6, a 3-pin header, to clear the CMOS contents. Note that the ATX-power connector should be disconnected from the motherboard before clearing CMOS. Setting Function Pin 1-2 Normal Short/Closed Pin 2-3 Clear CMOS Short/Closed IB945 User’s Manual...
INSTALLATIONS Connectors on IB945 The connectors on IB945 allows you to connect external devices such as keyboard, floppy disk drives, hard disk drives, printers, etc. The following table lists the connectors on IB945 and their respective functions. Connector Locations on IB945 ............11 ATX1: ATX 12V/+12V Power Connector ..........
No connect IDE1 Address 0 Address 2 Chip select 0 Chip select 1 Activity Ground Note: The CompactFlash interface cannot be used simultaneously with the IDE interface. SATA1~SATA6: SATAII Connectors Pin # Signal Name Ground Ground Ground IB945 User’s Manual...
Signal Name Ground Ground Note: J2 COM2 is jumper selectable for RS-232, RS-422 and RS-485. Refer to page 19 for more information. J3: External ATX Power Connector Pin # Signal Name Ground PS-ON (soft on/off) 5VSB (Standby +5V) IB945 User’s Manual...
Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name Ground Out3 Out1 Out2 Out0 J9: System Function Connector J9 provides connectors for system indicators that provide light indication of the computer activities and switches to change the computer status. IB945 User’s Manual...
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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. IB945 User’s Manual...
J12 uses a Y-cable with dual D-connectors for a PS/2 keyboard and a PS/2 mouse. Pin # Signal Name Keyboard data Mouse data Ground Keyboard Clock Mouse Clock CN1: Intel PCI Express GbE RJ45 Connector Intel 82567LM CN2: Intel PCI Express GbE RJ45 Connector Intel 82574L IB945 User’s Manual...
<PgUp> and <PgDn> keys to change entries, <F1> for help and <Esc> to quit. When you enter the Setup utility, the Main Menu screen will appear on the screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from various setup functions and exit choices. IB945 User’s Manual...
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These defaults have been carefully chosen by both Award and your system manufacturer to provide the absolute maximum performance and reliability. Changing the defaults could cause the system to become unstable and crash in some cases. IB945 User’s Manual...
The following describes each item of this menu. Date The date format is: Day : Sun to Sat Month : 1 to 12 Date : 1 to 31 Year : 1999 to 2099 IB945 User’s Manual...
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Precomp : Write precompensation Landing Zone : Landing zone Sector : Number of sectors The Access Mode selections are as follows: (HD < 528MB) (HD > 528MB and supports Logical Block Addressing) Large (for MS-DOS only) Auto IB945 User’s Manual...
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The system boot will not be halted for a disk error; it will stop for all other errors. All, But Disk/Key The system boot will not be halted for a key- board or disk error; it will stop for all others. IB945 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. IB945 User’s Manual...
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Settings are from 6 to 30 characters per second. 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. IB945 User’s Manual...
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If you set this feature to Disabled, the BIOS will not report the missing floppy drive to Win95/98. Small Logo (EPA) Show The EPA logo appears at the right side of the monitor screen when the system is boot up. The default setting is Disabled. IB945 User’s Manual...
16 MB. The choices are Enabled and Disabled. PCI Express Root Port Func Press Enter to configure this field. Disable MCHBAR MMIO By default, this feature is Enabled. VT-d By default, this feature is Disabled. IB945 User’s Manual...
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The fields under the On-Chip VGA Setting and their default settings are: PEG/On Chip VGA Control: Auto On-Chip Frame Buffer Size: 32MB DVMT Mode: Enabled Total GFX memory: 256MB PAVP Mode: Lite SDVO Device Setting: None Boot Display: CRT IB945 User’s Manual...
Normal RxD , TxD Active Hi, Lo IR Transmission Delay Enabled UR2 Duplex Mode Half Use IR Pins IR-Rx2Tx2 Onboard Parallel Port 378/IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode EPP Mode Select EPP1.7 ECP Mode Use DMA PWRON After PWR-Fail IB945 User’s Manual...
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SATA performance with native command queuing & native hot plug. Select [RAID] to use SATA as RAID function. RAID function is supported on the board if it uses ICH10DO. (IB945F supports 6 x SATA with RAID.) IB945 User’s Manual...
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This field sets the system power status whether on or off when power returns to the system from a power failure situation. USB 1.0 Controller The options for this field are Enabled and Disabled. By default, this field is set to Enabled. IB945 User’s Manual...
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Enabled. In order to use USB 2.0, necessary OS drivers must be installed first. Please update your system to Windows 2000 SP4 or Windows XP SP2. USB Keyboard/Mouse/Storage Function The options for this field are Enabled and Disabled. By default, this field is set to Enabled. IB945 User’s Manual...
ACPI Function Enable this function to support ACPI (Advance Configuration and Power Interface). ACPI Suspend The default setting of the ACPI Suspend mode is S1(POS). RUN VGABIOS if S3 Resume The default setting of this field is Auto. IB945 User’s Manual...
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In the Delay 4 Sec mode, the system powers off when the power button is pressed for more than four seconds or enters the suspend mode when pressed for less than 4 seconds. IB945 User’s Manual...
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CPU's RDTSC instruction. HPET is not supported in Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, or earlier Windows versions. HPET is supported under Linux and Windows Vista. By default, this field is enabled. HPET Mode By default, this field is set to 32-bit mode. IB945 User’s Manual...
MPEG ISA/VESA VGA card. When this field is disabled, a PCI/VGA cannot work with an MPEG ISA/VESA card. Maximum Payload Size The default setting of the PCI Express Maximum Payload Size is 128. IB945 User’s Manual...
This function can help prevent damage to the system that is caused by overheating. Temperatures/Fan Speeds/Voltages These fields are the parameters of the hardware monitoring function feature of the board. The values are read-only values as monitored by the system and show the PC health status. IB945 User’s Manual...
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. The default setting is Disabled. This field is for CE testing use only IB945 User’s Manual...
Select this option to exit the Setup utility without saving the changes you have made in this session. Typing “Y” will quit the Setup utility without saving the modifications. Typing “N” will return you to Setup utility. IB945 User’s Manual...
Realtek HD Code Audio Driver Installation ........48 LAN Drivers Installation ..............49 IMPORTANT NOTE: After installing your Windows operating system (Windows 2000/XP/Vista), you must install first the Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility before proceeding with the drivers installation. IB945 User’s Manual...
Windows 2000/XP/Vista. (Before installing this utility, please update your system to Windows 2000 SP4 or Windows XP SP2) 1. Insert the drivers DVD into the DVD drive. Click Intel and then Intel(R) Q45 Chipset Drivers. Click Intel(R) Chipset Software Installation Utility. IB945 User’s Manual...
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3. On the Readme Information screen, click Next to continue. When the Setup Progress screen appears, click Next to continue. 4. Setup process is now complete. Click Finish to restart the computer. IB945 User’s Manual...
Intel(R) Q45 Chipset Drivers. Click Intel(R) Q45 Chipset Family Graphics Driver. 2. When the Welcome screen appears, click Next to continue. Click Yes to accept the software license agreement and proceed with the installation process. 3. On the Readme Information screen, click Next to continue. IB945 User’s Manual...
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DRIVERS INSTALLATION 4. When the Setup Progress screen appears, click Next to continue. 5. Setup is complete. Click Finish to restart the computer. IB945 User’s Manual...
1. Insert the drivers DVD into the DVD drive. Click Intel and then Intel(R) Q45 Chipset Drivers. Click Realtek High Definition Codec Audio Driver. 2. When the Welcome screen appears, click Next to continue. 3. InstallShield Wizard is complete. Click Finish to restart the computer. IB945 User’s Manual...
1. Insert the drivers DVD into the DVD drive. Click Intel and then Intel(R) Q45 Chipset Drivers. Click Intel(R) PRO LAN Network Drivers. 2. When the Welcome screen appears, click Next to continue. Click Yes to accept the software license agreement and proceed with the process. IB945 User’s Manual...
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3. On the Setup Options screen, the checkbox for Drivers should be checked. Now, click Next to continue. 4. The wizard is ready to begin installation Now, click Install to continue. 5. InstallShield wizard is complete. Click Finish. IB945 User’s Manual...
Serial Port #2 IRQ4 Serial Port #1 IRQ5 Reserved IRQ6 Floppy Disk Controller IRQ7 Parallel Port #1 IRQ8 Real Time Clock IRQ9 Reserved IRQ10 Reserved IRQ11 Reserved IRQ12 PS/2 Mouse IRQ13 80287 IRQ14 Primary IDE IRQ15 Secondary IDE IB945 User’s Manual...