BCM MX945GSE User Manual
Intel atom n270 cpu with 945gse/ich7m chipsets mini itx motherboard
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- Page 1 MX945GSE Intel® Atom N270 CPU with 945GSE/ICH7M Chipsets Mini ITX Motherboard User’s Manual v1.1 BCM Advanced Research www.bcmcom.com An Industry Leader Since 1990 in Industrial motherboards & Systems...
- Page 2 LANGUAGE IN ANY FORM OR BY ANY MEANS WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE MANUFACTURER. THIS MANUAL CONTAINS INFORMATION NECESSARY TO USE OF MX945GSE MOTHER-BOARD AND WE HAVE TRY TO INCLUDE IN THIS MANUAL AS MANY INFORMATION AS POSSIBLE, BUT WE RESERVE RIGHT TO CHANGE, UPDATE ANYTIME WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE.
- Page 3 (Including damages for loss or profit, loss of business, loss of use of data, interruption of business and the like). BCM reserve the right to change, correct at any time without notice. If any comments, suggestions, or errors for this manual, please write an e-mail support@bcmcom.com...
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
CONTENTS Chapter 1 Product Overview................1-1 Mainboard Specifications ..................1-1 Block Diagram ....................... 1-3 Mainboard Layout ....................1-4 Board Dimension ....................1-5 Back Panel & I/O Shield Drawing ................. 1-6 Power Consumption ....................1-7 Safety Compliance & MTBF .................. 1-8 Chapter 2 Hardware Setup ................. -
Page 5: Chapter 1 Product Overview
Chapter 1 Product Overview Motherboard Specifications System - Intel® Atom processor N270 (1.6GHz single core with HT) Processor - 533MHz - Northbridge: Intel® 945GSE chipset Chipset - Southbridge: Intel® ICH7M chipset - 1 unbuffered non-ECC DDR2 533/667/800 SO-DIMM slot Memory - Up to 1GB memory capacity - 2x Gigabit Ethernet by Intel®... - Page 6 - 1x chassis intrusion switch header - 1x S/PDIF-Out header - 1x amplifier header - 1x LVDS connector - 1x 20-pin ATX power connector Environmental - 1 Mini PCI-E slot Slots - 1 32-bit/33MHz PCI slot Form Factor - Mini ITX: 170mm x 170mm - 4 mounting holes Mounting Storage...
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Page 7: Block Diagram
Block Diagram... - Page 8 Motherboard Layout MX945GSE Mini ITX Mainboard...
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Page 9: Board Dimension
Board Dimension... -
Page 10: Back Panel & I/O Shield Drawing
Back Panel & I/O Shield Drawing... -
Page 11: Power Consumption
Intel® Atom Processor 200 Series Memory Corsair 1G DDR2-800 x1 Hard Disk Western Digital 80G IDE 7200rpm HDD x1 Operating Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2 System 3.3V Total 5VSB MX945GSE (ATX) input input input Watt Current Current Current Current Watt Enter DOS (stable) 0.54... -
Page 12: Safety Compliance & Mtbf
Safety Compliance & MTBF Safety Compliance Certification Standard number Title of standard EN 55022: 2006 Product family standard Limits for harmonic EN 2006 current emission Limitation of voltage EN 1995+A1:2001+A2:2005 fluctuation and flicker in low-voltage supply system Immunity EN 55024:1998+A1:2001+A2:2003 Product family standard CNS 13438 乙類(1995 年... -
Page 13: Chapter 2 Hardware Setup
Chapter 2 Hardware Setup Quick Components Guide... -
Page 14: Memory
Memory The DIMM slot is intended for system memory modules. Installing Memory Modules Locate the SO-DIMM slot on the mainboard. Align the notch on the DIMM with the key on the slot. Insert the DIMM at a 45 degrees into the SO-DIMM slot. Then push it in until the golden finger on the DIMM is deeply inserted in the SO-DIMM slot. -
Page 15: Power Supply
Power Supply System Power Connector: ATX1 This connector allows you to connect a 20-pin power supply. To connect the power supply, make sure the power supply connector is inserted in the proper orientation and the pins are aligned. Then push down the power supply firmly into the connector. -
Page 16: Back Panel I/O
Back Panel I/O Serial Port The serial port is a 16550A high speed communications port that sends/ receives 16 bytes FIFOs. You can attach a serial mouse or other serial devices directly to the connector. VGA Port The DB15-pin female connector is provided for monitor. USB Port The USB (Universal Serial Bus) port is for attaching USB devices such as keyboard, mouse, or other USB-compatible devices. - Page 17 Audio Ports These audio connectors are used for audio devices. You can differentiate the color of the audio jacks for different audio sound effects. Line-Out (Green) -Line Out, is a connector for speakers or headphones. Mic (Pink) -Mic, is a connector for microphones.
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Page 18: Connector
Connector IDE Connector: IDE1 This connector supports IDE hard disk drives, optical disk drives and other IDE devices. If you install two IDE devices on the same cable, you must configure the drives separately to master / slave mode by setting jumpers. Refer to IDE device’s documentation supplied by the vendors for jumper setting instructions. - Page 19 Serial ATA Connector: SATA1, SATA2 This connector is a high-speed Serial ATA interface port. Each connector can connect to one Serial ATA device. Please do not fold the Serial ATA cable into 90-degree angle. Otherwise, data loss may occur during transmission. SPI Flash ROM Header: JSPI1 This header is used to flash SPI flash ROM.
- Page 20 Please refer to the recommended CPU fans at CPU vendor’s official website or consult the mainboard vendor for proper CPU cooling fan. Backlight Connector: J1 This connector is provided for LCD backlight options. SIGNAL InverterOn BacklightControl Front USB Header: JUSB1 ®...
- Page 21 Note that the pins of VCC and GND must be connected correctly to avoid possible damage. Serial Port Connector: COM1, COM2, COM3, COM4 This connector is a 16550A high speed communications port that sends/receives 16 bytes FIFOs. You can attach a serial device to it through the optional serial port bracket.
- Page 22 SIGNAL SIGNAL SIGNAL SIGNAL RSTB# AFD# PRND6 PRND0 ERR# PRND7 PRND1 PINIT# ACK# PRND2 LPT_SLIN# BUSY PRND3 PRND4 SLCT PRND5 Audio Amplifier Connector: JAMP1 The JAMP1 is used to connect audio amplifiers to enhance audio performance. SIGNAL AMP_L- AMP_L+ AMP_R- AMP_R+ Front Panel Connector: JFP1 The mainboard provides one front panel connector for electrical connection to the...
- Page 23 Front Panel Audio Connector: JAUD1 This connector allows you to connect the front panel audio and is compliant with ® Intel Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide. SIGNAL DESCRIPTION MIC_L Microphone -Left channel Ground MIC_R Microphone -Right channel Active low signal – signals BIOS that a High Definition Audio dongle is PRESENCE# connected to the analog header.
- Page 24 LVDS Flat Panel Connector: JLVDS1 The LVDS (Low Voltage Differential Signal) connector provides a digital interface typically used with flat panels. After connecting an LVDS interfaced flat panel to the JLVDS1, be sure to check the panel datasheet and set the JVDD1 LVDS Power Selection Jumper to a proper voltage.
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Page 25: Jumper
Jumper LVDS Power Selection Jumper: JVDD1 Use this jumper to specify the operation voltage of the LVDS interfaced flat panel. COM Port Power Jumper: JCOMP1~6 These jumpers specify the operation voltage of the onboard serial ports. 2-13... -
Page 26: Slot
Slot PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Express Slot ® The CON1 is Mini PCI-E connector for wireless LAN, TV tuner, and Intel Turbo Memory (Robson NAND Flash). PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slot The PCI slot supports LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other add-on cards that comply with PCI specifications. -
Page 27: Chapter 3 Bios Setup
Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Entering Setup Power on the computer and the system will start POST (Power On Self Test) process. When the message below appears on the screen, press <Del> key to enter Setup. Press Del to enter SETUP If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to enter Setup, restart the system by turning it OFF and On or pressing the RESET button. -
Page 28: Getting Help
Getting Help After entering the Setup menu, the first menu you will see is the Main Menu. Main Menu The main menu lists the setup functions you can make changes to. You can use the arrow keys (↑↓) to select the item. The on-line description of the highlighted setup function is displayed at the bottom of the screen. -
Page 29: The Menu Bar
The Menu Bar Main Use this menu for basic system configurations, such as time, date etc. Advanced Use this menu to set up the items of special enhanced features. Boot Use this menu to specify the priority of boot devices. Security Use this menu to set supervisor and user passwords. - Page 30 Power Use this menu to specify your settings for power management. Exit This menu allows you to load the BIOS default values or factory default settings into the BIOS and exit the BIOS setup utility with or without changes.
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Page 31: Main
Main BIOS Information, Processor, System Memory These items show the firmware and hardware specifications of your system. Read only. System Time The time format is <Hour> <Minute> <Second>. System Date The date format is <Day>, <Month> <Date> <Year>. -
Page 32: Advanced
Advanced CPU Configuration These items show the advanced specifications of your CPU. Read only. - Page 33 Max CPUID Value Limit The Max CPUID Value Limit BIOS feature allows you to circumvent problems with older operating systems that do not support Hyper-Threading Technology. When enabled, the processor will limit the maximum CPUID input value to 03h when queried, even if the processor supports a higher CPUID input value. When disabled, the processor will return the actual maximum CPUID input value of the processor when queried.
- Page 34 IDE Configuration ATA/IDE Configuration This setting specifies the operation mode of the onboard ATA/IDE controller. Legacy IDE Channels This setting specifies the IDE channels. Primary/Secondary IDE Master/Slave...
- Page 35 [Type] Press PgUp/<+> or PgDn/<-> to select [Manual], [None] or [Auto] type. Note that the specifications of your drive must match with the drive table. The hard disk will not work properly if you enter improper information for this category. If your hard disk drive type is not matched or listed, you can use [Manual] to define your own drive type manually.
- Page 36 Super IO Configuration Serial Port Address, Serial Port IRQ Select an address and a corresponding interrupt for the serial port. Parallel Port Address Select an address for the parallel port. Watch Dog You can enable the system watch-dog timer, a hardware timer that generates either an NMI or a reset when the software that it monitors does not respond as expected each time the watch dog polls it.
- Page 37 Hardware Health Configuration Chassis Intrusion The field enables or disables the feature of recording the chassis intrusion status and issuing a warning message if the chassis is once opened. To clear the warning message, set the field to [Reset]. The setting of the field will automatically return to [Enabled] later.
- Page 38 ACPI Settings General ACPI Configuration Suspend Mode This item specifies the power saving modes for ACPI function. If your operating system supports ACPI, such as Windows 98SE, Windows ME and Windows 2000, you can choose to enter the Standby mode in S1 (POS) or S3 (STR) fashion through the setting of this field.
- Page 39 Advanced ACPI Configuration ACPI Version Features This setting allows you to select the ACPI version. ACPI APIC Support This BIOS feature is used to enable or disable the motherboard's APIC (Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller). The APIC provides multiprocessor support, more IRQs and faster interrupt handling. USB Configuration 3-13...
- Page 40 Legacy USB Support Set to [Enabled] if your need to use any USB device in the operating system that does not support or have any USB driver installed, such as DOS and SCO Unix. Set to [Disabled] only if you want to use any USB device other than the USB mouse.
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Page 41: Boot
Boot Boot Settings Configuration 3-15... - Page 42 Quick Boot Enabling this setting will cause the BIOS power-on self test routine to skip some of its tests during bootup for faster system boot. Quiet Boot This BIOS feature determines if the BIOS should hide the normal POST messages with the motherboard or system manufacturer's full-screen logo. When it is enabled, the BIOS will display the full-screen logo during the boot-up sequence, hiding normal POST messages.
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Page 43: Security
Security Supervisor Password / Change Supervisor Password Supervisor Password controls access to the BIOS Setup utility. These settings allow you to set or change the supervisor password. User Password / Change User Password User Password controls access to the system at boot. These settings allow you to set or change the user password. -
Page 44: Chipset
Chipset North Bridge Configuration 3-18... - Page 45 Configure DRAM Timing by SPD Selects whether DRAM timing is controlled by the SPD (Serial Presence Detect) EEPROM on the DRAM module. Setting to [Auto By SPD] enables DRAM timings and the following related items to be determined by BIOS based on the configurations on the SPD.
- Page 46 Flat Panel Type Use the field to select the resolution of the flat panel display. South Bridge Configuration USB Functions This setting specifies the function of the onboard USB controller. USB 2.0 Controller, Audio Controller, PRO-NIC Controller, SMBUS Controller These settings enable/disable the specified onboard controllers. 3-20...
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Page 47: Power
Power Restore on AC Power Loss This setting specifies whether your system will reboot after a power failure or interrupt occurs. Available settings are: [Power Off] Leaves the computer in the power off state. [Power On] Leaves the computer in the power on state. [Last State] Restores the system to the previous status before power failure or interrupt occurred. -
Page 48: Exit
Exit Save Changes and Exit Save changes to CMOS and exit the Setup Utility. Discard Changes and Exit Abandon all changes and exit the Setup Utility. Discard Changes Abandon all changes and continue with the Setup Utility. Load Optimal Defaults Use this menu to load the default values set by the mainboard manufacturer specifically for optimal performance of the mainboard. -
Page 49: Chapter 4 System Resources
Chapter 4 System Resources Watch Dog Timer Setting Software Code SIO_IDX equ 4EH SIO_DTAequ 4FH Timer equ 10; reset after 10 seconds Enter configuration mode Mov dx, SIO_IDX mov al, 87h out dx, al out dx, al Set to LDN 07 Mov dx, SIO_IDX mov al, 07h out dx, al mov dx, SIO_DTA... -
Page 50: Ami Post Code
AMI POST Code Bootblock Recovery Code Checkpoints The Bootblock recovery code gets control when the BIOS determines that a BIOS recovery needs to occur because the user has forced the update or the BIOS checksum is corrupt. The following table describes the type of checkpoints that may occur during the Bootblock recovery portion of the BIOS: Checkpoint Description... -
Page 51: Post Code Checkpoints
POST Code Checkpoints The POST code checkpoints are the largest set of checkpoints during the BIOS pre-boot process. The following table describes the type of checkpoints that may occur during the POST portion of the BIOS: Checkpoint Description Disable NMI, Parity, video for EGA, and DMA controllers. Initialize BIOS, POST, Runtime data area. - Page 52 keys to limit memory test. Display total memory in the system. Mid POST initialization of chipset registers. Detect different devices (Parallel ports, serial ports, and coprocessor in CPU, … etc.) successfully installed in the system and update the BDA, EBDA…etc. Programming the memory hole or any kind of implementation that needs an adjustment in system RAM size if needed.
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