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MITX-6892 Industrial Mini-ITX Motherboard User Manual V1.0...
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Safety Instructions 1. Please read this manual carefully before using the product 2. Put all the unused or uninstalled boards or electronic components in a static dissipative surface or static shielding bag. 3. Always ground yourself to remove any static discharge before touching the board , to place your hands on grounding metal object for a while or wear a grounding wrist strap at all times.
Product Introduction 1.1 Overview Intel GM45+ICH9EM chipset based, MITX-6892 supports Intel Penryn / Core 2 Duo / Celeron M processor. It provides 2x DDRIII 800/1066 SODIMM sockets, with each supporting up to 4GB. Board integrates Intel GMA 4500MHD display controller into its north bridge, supports up to five display ports–...
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MITX-6892 Intel GM45 Based Mini-ITX Motherboard ●TV-OUT: 2x3 Pin TV output System Memory ●2x dual channel DDRIII memory slot ●Support DDRIII 800/1066MHz RAM upto 4GB Storage ●2x Serial ATAII ports ●Compact Flash:50Pin Socket(support DMA) ●Atop INTEL82567LM/82574L LAN chip ●2x Gigabit Ethernet ●2x standard RJ45 ports...
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MITX-6892 Intel GM45 Based Mini-ITX Motherboard Expansions ●Provide 1x PCIE ●2x Mini-PCIE ports. Mini PCIe1 supports MINI-SSD or standard Mini-PCIE optional. Power Supply ●12V DC Single Power Watchdog ●Support system reset function BIOS ●8Mb/32Mb SPI Flash BIOS Working Environment ●Operating Temperature: 0-60℃...
Following picture illustrates the front panel interfaces location and dimension of board MITX-6892(Rear panel provides 1x DIMM slot, 1x CF card socket and 1x Mini-PCIe). Please pay attention to the installation steps. Improper installation of some components may lead to system failure.
MITX-6892 Intel GM45 Based Mini-ITX Motherboard 2. Install CPU 3. Install Memory 4. Install other expansion cards 5. Connect all signal line, cables, panel control circuits and power adaptor. 6. Power on the computer and complete BIOS setup. 。 Key components of this motherboard are Integrated circuit, and these components could be easily damaged by electrostatic influence.
MITX-6892 Intel GM45 Based Mini-ITX Motherboard 2.4 RAM Installation Board with 2x DDRIII DIMM slots. Please pay attention to following points when installing RAM: 1. Align the notch of the DIMM memory bank with that of the socket. Insert the memory bank into the socket and press the memory bank vertically and evenly on both sides until the memory bank fully into the slot.
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MITX-6892 Intel GM45 Based Mini-ITX Motherboard Setting BIOS back to intialization (factory dafault) Normal Status, System default Do not clear CMOS when the computor is power on, otherwise, it will cause damage to the motherboard ! 2.5.2 COM2 Jumper Setting(J7, J8, J9)...
MITX-6892 Intel GM45 Based Mini-ITX Motherboard COM2 RS422 COM2 RS485 COM2 RS232(Default) 3-5 4-6 1-3 2-4 1-3 2-4 3-5 4-6 1-3 2-4 1-3 2-4 5-6 7-8 2.5.3 LVDS Rated Voltage Select Jumper Setting(J2) Please check LVDS rated working power voltage of before using it. J2 is selected as per...
MITX-6892 Intel GM45 Based Mini-ITX Motherboard Setting VCC3 2.6 Interfaces Description Please read this manual carefully before installing any external connectors, in case of any damage to the motherboard! 2.6.1 SATA & SATA_PWR Interface(SATA1, SATA2, J6) Board provides 2x SATA ports. SATA_PWR interface is use to provide power supply to SATA...
MITX-6892 Intel GM45 Based Mini-ITX Motherboard SATA: Signal Name J6(HDD Power Interface): Signal Name +12V VCC3 2.6.2 CF Card Socket(Compact Flash) Board provides one 50Pin CF card socket.DMA mode supported.
MITX-6892 Intel GM45 Based Mini-ITX Motherboard 2.6.3 Serial Ports(COM1,COM2,COM3-6) Board provides 6x serial ports. COM1 is the standard DB9 COM port. COM2 is the 2x 5Pin COM port. COM2 needs to be converted to standard DB9 interface to connect external serial devices.
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MITX-6892 Intel GM45 Based Mini-ITX Motherboard COM2: Signal Name Signal Name SOUT Setup COM2 as RS232/RS422/RS485, Pins define as below: RS485 RS422 RS232 RS232 RS422 RS485 DATA- DATA+ COM3-6: Signal Name Signal Name HDCD#3 HDSR#3 HRXD3 HRTS#3 HTXD3 HCTS#3 HDTR#3...
MITX-6892 Intel GM45 Based Mini-ITX Motherboard HTXD6 HCTS#6 HDTR#6 HRI#6 2.6.4 Display Interface(VGA, TV-OUT, HDMI, DVI, LVDS) VGA: Signal Name Signal Name Signal Name GREEN SDA_R BLUE HS_R VS_R SCL_R TV-OUT: Signal Name Signal Name TV-DACA-OUT TV-DACB-OUT TV-DACC-OUT HDMI:...
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MITX-6892 Intel GM45 Based Mini-ITX Motherboard Signal Name Signal Name D2 Shield D1 Shield D0 Shield CK Shield CE Remote DDC DATA DDC CLK HP DET SHELL0 SHELL1 SHELL2 SHELL3 SHELL4 SHELL5 SHELL6 SHELL7 SHELL8 SHELL9 SHELL10 SHELL11 DVI(Recommend to use 18bit DVI Cable):...
MITX-6892 Intel GM45 Based Mini-ITX Motherboard Signal Name +12V L_BKLTEN L_BKLTCTL 2.6.6 USB_LAN(USB_LAN1,USB_LAN2,USB_1,USB_2) Board provides 8x USB2.0 ports and 2x RJ-45 ports. USB_LAN1 and USB_LAN2 both integrate 2x standard USB2.0 ports and 1x 10/100/1000Mbps RJ45 LAN port. USB_1,USB_2 use extension cable to connect 2x5Pin USB signal to standard USB socket, upto 4x standard USB sockets.
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MITX-6892 Intel GM45 Based Mini-ITX Motherboard RJ45 PORT LED Status: LILED(GREEN) Function ACTLED(YELLOW) Function Effective Link Flash Data transfer Ineffective Link/Close No Data Standard USB Port: Signal Name USB DATA- USB DATA+ USB_1, USB_2: Signal Name Signal Name USB DATA-...
MITX-6892 Intel GM45 Based Mini-ITX Motherboard 2.6.7 Keyboard & Mouse Interface(PS/2) PS/2 is the onboard keyboard and mouse interface. (the green one is the mouse interface,the purple one is the keyboard interface). Signal Name MS_DATA MS_CLK Signal Name KB_DATA KB_CLK...
MITX-6892 Intel GM45 Based Mini-ITX Motherboard 2.6.8 IRDA Board provides one IRDA port. Support IRDA1.0 SIR protocol and Sharp ASK-IR protocol IRDA: Signal Name IRRX IRTX 2.6.9 GPIO General Purpose Input/Output Port.
MITX-6892 Intel GM45 Based Mini-ITX Motherboard GPIO: Signal Name Signal Name GP30 GP31 GP34 GP32 GP35 GP33 GP36 GP37 2.6.10 Power Interface (PWR) MITX-6892 provides 12V single power supply...
MITX-6892 Intel GM45 Based Mini-ITX Motherboard PWR: Signal Name Signal Name +12V +12V 2.6.11 FAN Connector(GMCHFAN, CPUFAN) Board provides two 3Pin fan connector.( The CPUFAN and the GMCHFAN-system FAN). Keep the following two points in mind when using FANs. (1)FAN Current ≤350mA(4.2W, 12V)...
MITX-6892 Intel GM45 Based Mini-ITX Motherboard FAN: Signal Name +12V Speed detect 2.6.12 AUDIO Onboard audio controller provides SPEAKER-OUT & MIC-IN function( the blue one is MIC-IN,the green one is SPEAKER-OUT ) . The one close to PCB is MIC-IN. while SPEAKER-OUT is located on the far side of the PCB) 2.6.13 Front Panel Connector(JFP)...
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MITX-6892 Intel GM45 Based Mini-ITX Motherboard JFP: Signal Name Signal Name GRELED+ GRELED- HDD_LED+ HDD_LED- BUZZDATA RSTBTN PWRSW- PWRSW+ Please follow the table below to connect, pay attention to the anode(+)and cathode(-), otherwise , some function can not be realized.
800/1066MHz RAM upto 4GB. 2.6.15 PCIE Slot MITX-6892 provides one standard PCIE port to connect external devices. 2.6.16 Mini PCIE Socket(MINI_PCIE1, MINI_PCIE2, J3, J4) Both the front panel and the rear panel has one Mini PCIE slot. If you use the Mini PCIE WiFi, the status of which will be determined by the wireless network that you choose.
MITX-6892 Intel GM45 Based Mini-ITX Motherboard Chapter 3 BIOS Setup AMI BIOS Flash BIOS functions as a bridge connecting hardware and operating system. Hardware and software are upgrading all the time, so when your system goes wrong, for example, your system can not support the newest CPU, you need to upgrade BIOS to keep up with the latest technology.
MITX-6892 Intel GM45 Based Mini-ITX Motherboard To BIOS SETUP interface after detecting the IDE devices. 1. Power on or restart the system, self-detection message will display on the screen. 2. When system pops out the prompt "Press <Del> to enter setup" , please press <Del> key to enter BIOS sutup interface.
MITX-6892 Intel GM45 Based Mini-ITX Motherboard System Memory(Read Only) System Memory Size. System Time System Time Format: Hour/Minute/Second. System Date System Date Format: Week/Month/Day/Year. 3.2 Advanced Menu Note: The incorrect parameter may lead to your system failure, pls set up this section carefully...
MITX-6892 Intel GM45 Based Mini-ITX Motherboard 3.2.1 CPU Configuration The read only options contain detailed information of CPU, including CPU manufacturer, model No. frequency, L1 cache, L2 cache, etc. Hardware Prefetcher Disable or enable hardware prefetcher. Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch(Enabled/Disabled)---to enable or disable the Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch mode.
MITX-6892 Intel GM45 Based Mini-ITX Motherboard Intel(R)Virtualization Tech Disable or enable Intel Virtualization Technology. Intel virtualization technology enables to run multiple O/S of the same kind or different kind by using the same physical platform so as to realize the management and allocation of computer resources, maxmizing the resource utilization.
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MITX-6892 Intel GM45 Based Mini-ITX Motherboard Select the Setting value as [Disabled] or [Compatible] or [Enhanced](SATA#2 can not support [Compatible] mode). Configure SATA#1 as SATA Configuration mode select:[ RAID], [AHCI] or traditional [IDE]. Primary/Secondary /Third IDE Master/Slave To setup the IDE interface types. Recommended to select default value [Auto] to let the system automatically setup the devices。...
MITX-6892 Intel GM45 Based Mini-ITX Motherboard 3.2.3 Supper IO Configuration Serial Port Address To setup serial port address and IRQ. Recommend to select the default address and IRQ. 此项 COM1 and COM2 can not use the same base address and IRQ.
MITX-6892 Intel GM45 Based Mini-ITX Motherboard 3.2.4 Hardware Health Configuration Hardware Health Configuration Display the status of the system including system temperature, CPU temperature, CPU Fan Speed, Voltage etc.
MITX-6892 Intel GM45 Based Mini-ITX Motherboard 3.2.5 ACPI Configuration...
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MITX-6892 Intel GM45 Based Mini-ITX Motherboard 3.2.5.1 General ACPI Configuration Suspend mode Select the ACPI state used for System Suspend. Different modes are defined with different power consumption. S1 (POS): CPU stops working while other devices are still connected to power supply.
MITX-6892 Intel GM45 Based Mini-ITX Motherboard 3.2.6 AHCI Configuration AHCI Port0 Move the mouse cursor to ”AHCI Port0” and press“Enter”, then following screen pops up:...
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MITX-6892 Intel GM45 Based Mini-ITX Motherboard SATA Port0 Setting values are [Auto],[Enabled],[Disabled]. System default [Auto]. S.M.A.R.T. S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology; often written as SMART) is a monitoring system for computer hard disk drives to detect and report on various indicators of reliability, in the hope of anticipating failures.
MITX-6892 Intel GM45 Based Mini-ITX Motherboard 3.2.7 ASF Configuration ASF Support Enable or disable the Alert Standard Format (ASF) support. ASF is an acronym for Alert Standard Format. Alert Standard Format (ASF) is an industry standard protocol used with Local Area Network (LAN) controllers.
MITX-6892 Intel GM45 Based Mini-ITX Motherboard 3.2.10 MPS Configuration MPS Revision Select MPS Revision. [1.4] or [1.1]. 3.2.11 APM Configuration...
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MITX-6892 Intel GM45 Based Mini-ITX Motherboard RTC Power On To enable or disable the function of system wakeup on RTC alarm. When <Enabled>, users can set the date and time at which the RTC (real time clock) alarm awakens the system from...
MITX-6892 Intel GM45 Based Mini-ITX Motherboard 3.2.12 USB Configuration Module Version (Read Only) USB module version information. USB Devices Enabled(Read Only) This option will display the USB devices that connected to the motherboard. Legacy USB Support Legacy USB support setting. To support USB devices in DOS mode, such as USB FLASH disk, USB keyboard, select this option as [Enabled] or [Auto].
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MITX-6892 Intel GM45 Based Mini-ITX Motherboard BIOS EHCI Hand-off <Enabled>: When enter OS, BIOS auto close. <Disabled>:When enter OS, BIOS closed by OS. Move the mouse cursor to ”USB Mass Storage Device Configuration” and press“Enter” key,then following screen pops up: USB Mass Storage Reset Delay To setup the delay time to reset the USB devices.
MITX-6892 Intel GM45 Based Mini-ITX Motherboard 3.3 PCI PnP Menu Note: The incorrect parameter may lead to your system failure, pls set up this section carefully according to the following instructions! Clear NVRAM To clear or keep the NVRAM during system boot.
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MITX-6892 Intel GM45 Based Mini-ITX Motherboard Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA <Yes>: Allocate IRQ to PCI /VGA card <No>: No need to use the PCI /VGA card. Palette Snooping To change the settings of system palette. System defaults as [Disabled].
MITX-6892 Intel GM45 Based Mini-ITX Motherboard 3.4.1 Boot Setting Configuration Quick Boot <Enabled>: Allows BIOS to skip certain tests while booting. This will decrease the time needed to boot the system. Quiet Boot <Enabled>: to display the supplier’s logo on the screen when system startds up.
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MITX-6892 Intel GM45 Based Mini-ITX Motherboard PS/2 Mouse Support To enable or disable the PS/2 keyboard and mouse interface. Wait For “F1” If Error If error occurs , wait for “F1”. When the error doesn’t lead to power down, then following messages will show: “Press ‘F1’...
MITX-6892 Intel GM45 Based Mini-ITX Motherboard 3.4.2 Boot Device Priority Press “Enter” , then the following sub-menu will show: 1st Boot Device System will detect devices by this priority until it finds an available boot device. (Boot device can be the Removable Drive or the Hard Disk Drive).
MITX-6892 Intel GM45 Based Mini-ITX Motherboard 3.4.3 Hard Disk Drives This option contains hard disk drivs that can be used as bootable devices. If multi- HDD be connected, user must set up their priority. The HDD of the highest priority will display in “Boot...
MITX-6892 Intel GM45 Based Mini-ITX Motherboard 3.5 Security Menu Supervisor Password If you set up the supervisor password, system will display “Installed” If not, system will display “Not Installed”. User Password If you set up the User Password, system will display “Installed”...
MITX-6892 Intel GM45 Based Mini-ITX Motherboard Boot Sector Virus Protection <Enabled> the bootable sections protection will be available. If you execute disk format or write the bootable section instruction, BIOS will send a warning. Example as below: Boot Sector Write! Possible VIRUS: Continue (Y/N)? _ (Must press ‘N’...
MITX-6892 Intel GM45 Based Mini-ITX Motherboard 3.6.1 North Bridge Configuration Boot Graphic Adapter Priority Select which graphics controller to use as the primary boot device. Internal Graphics Mode Select Internal Graphics Mode Select. Share the video memory before installing drives. After installing drives, video memory will be allocated by DVMT.
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MITX-6892 Intel GM45 Based Mini-ITX Motherboard DVMT Mode Select Integrated graphics shared memory mode select: [DVMT]: Dynamic sharing video memory size. Drive allocates the shared memory size according to system memory capacity. [FIXED]: Fixed sharing video memory size. Drive allocates the memory size acoording to BIOS settings.
MITX-6892 Intel GM45 Based Mini-ITX Motherboard 3.6.2 South Bridge Chipset Configuration SMBUS Controller Enable or disable SMBUS Controller. SLP_S4# Min. Assertion Width SLP_S4# Min. Assertion Width. Defautl value:[4 to 5 seconds]。 Restore on AC Power Loss Select the computer startingup status after restore the AC power.
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MITX-6892 Intel GM45 Based Mini-ITX Motherboard PCIE High Priority Port To setup PCIE prots priority and the PCIE high pricority port. PCIE Port 0,1,2,3,4,5 IO×APIC Enable Enable or disable PCIE Port 0,1,2,3,4,5 IO×APIC. System defaults[Disabled]. 3.6.3 ME Subsystem Configuration This part is recommended to keep the default values.
MITX-6892 Intel GM45 Based Mini-ITX Motherboard 3.7 Exit Menu Save Changes and Exit Press [Enter] to select this option and press [Enter] to confirm to save all BIOS changes and Exit. Discard Changes and Exit Press [Enter] to select this option and press [Enter] to confirm to discard all changes and exit.
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MITX-6892 Intel GM45 Based Mini-ITX Motherboard Load Failsafe Defaults Load failsafe defaults. System obtains a high stability at a lower efficiency under this setting. If system fails, this setting is very helpful.
MITX-6892 Intel GM45 Based Mini-ITX Motherboard Appendix Appendix 1: Watchdog Programming Guide Watchdog reference code (ASM) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Set the port to realize watchdog function through DEBUG order, so that it can carry out Watchdog Timer’s various functions. Port Instruction: 2EH:...
MITX-6892 Intel GM45 Based Mini-ITX Motherboard Appendix 2: Glossary ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Management。ACPI specifications allow O/S to control most power of the computer and its add-ons BIOS Basic input/output system. It is a kind of software including all in/out control code interface in PC.
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MITX-6892 Intel GM45 Based Mini-ITX Motherboard DRAM Dynamic Random Access Memorizer.It’ s a normal type of memory often with a transistor and a capacitance to store 1 bit. With the development of the technology, more and more types of DRAM with different specifications exist in computer applications. For example: SDRAM/DDR SDRAM/RDRAM.
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MITX-6892 Intel GM45 Based Mini-ITX Motherboard PS/2 A keyboard & mouse connective interface specification developed by IBM.PS/2 is a DIN interface with only 6PIN; it also can connect other devices, like modem It is the Universal Serial Bus for short. A hardware interface adapts to low speed peripherals, and is always used to connect keyboard, mouse etc.
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