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BCM MX945GSE3 User Manual

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MX945GSE3
Intel® 945GSE Supports Intel® FCBGA8 45nm Atom™ N270
Processor Mini ITX Main Board
User's Manual
Ver. 1.00
BCM Advanced Research, An Industrial Leader Since 1990 in Industrial Motherboards & Systems
7 Marconi, Irvine, CA 92618 USA | www.bcmcom.com | (PH)949.470.1888 | (FAX)949.470.0971
For Tech Support, please visit http://www.bcmcom.com/bcm_support_legacyProductSupport.htm or
contact BCMTechSupport@bcmcom.com

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  • Page 1 Processor Mini ITX Main Board User’s Manual Ver. 1.00 BCM Advanced Research, An Industrial Leader Since 1990 in Industrial Motherboards & Systems 7 Marconi, Irvine, CA 92618 USA | www.bcmcom.com | (PH)949.470.1888 | (FAX)949.470.0971 For Tech Support, please visit http://www.bcmcom.com/bcm_support_legacyProductSupport.htm or...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents Notices ..........................4 Safety information ......................5 About this guide ........................ 6 Typography ........................7 MX945GSE3 specifications summary ................8 1.1 Welcome! ........................10 1.1 Welcome! ........................11 1.2 Package contents ...................... 11 1.3 Special features ......................12 1.3.1 Product highlights ..................... 12 1.4 Before you proceed ....................
  • Page 3 MX945GSE3 User’s Manual 2.2 BIOS setup program ....................35 2.2.1 Legend Box ......................36 2.2.2 List Box ........................ 36 2.2.3 Sub-menu ......................36 2.3 BIOS menu screen ..................... 37 2.3.1 Standard CMOS Features ................... 38 2.3.2 Advanced BIOS Features ..................40 2.3.3...

  • Page 4: Notices

    MX945GSE3 User’s Manual Notices Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:  This device may not cause harmful interference, and  This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation.

  • Page 5: Safety Information

    MX945GSE3 User’s Manual Safety Information Electrical safety  To prevent electrical shock hazard, disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet before relocating the system.  When adding or removing devices to or from the system, ensure that the power cables for the devices are unplugged before the signal cables are connected.

  • Page 6: About This Guide

    Refer to the following sources for additional information and for product and software updates. 1. BCM websites The BCM website provides updated information on BCM hardware and software products. Refer to the BCM contact information. 2. Optional documentation Your product package may include optional documentation, such as warranty flyers, that may have been added by your dealer.

  • Page 7: Typography

    MX945GSE3 User’s Manual Typography Bold text Indicates a menu or an item to select Italics Used to emphasize a word or a phrase <Key> Keys enclosed in the less-than and greater-than sign means that you must press the enclosed key Example: <Enter>...

  • Page 8: Mx945Gse3 Specifications Summary

    MX945GSE3 User’s Manual MX945GSE3 Specifications Summary Specifications System Supports Intel® FCBGA8 45nm Atom™ N270 Processor 533 MHz Award 4MB (Mega Byte) SPI BIOS BIOS System Chipset Intel® 945GSE + ICH7-M Chipset I/O Chipset Winbond W83627DHG-A One 200-pin SO-DIMM up to 2GB single Channel DDR2 533 SDRAM ,...
  • Page 9 MX945GSE3 User’s Manual I/O Port 1 x PS/2 Keyboard, 1 x PS/2 Mouse, 1 x VGA port, 1 x DVI port, 2 x COM Back Panel I/O Port Port, 2 x RJ45 port, 4 x USB 2.0/1.1, 1 x Audio Jack (3 ports)
  • Page 10 MX945GSE3 User’s Manual Chapter 1 This chapter describes the motherboard features and the new technologies it supports. Product Introduction...

  • Page 11: Welcome

    MX945GSE3 User’s Manual 1.1 Welcome! Thank you for buying an ® MX945GSE3 motherboard! The motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technologies, making it another standout in the long line of quality motherboards! Before you start installing the motherboard, and hardware devices on it, check the items in your package with the list below.

  • Page 12: Special Features

    MX945GSE3 User’s Manual 1.3 Special features 1.3.1 Product highlights The Latest Processor Technology The Intel® Atom™ processor is Intel's smallest processor, built with the world's smallest transistors and manufactured on Intel's industry-leading 45nm Hi-k Metal Gate technology. The Intel Atom processor was purpose-built for simple, affordable, netbooks and nettops.
  • Page 13 MX945GSE3 User’s Manual speed interface is software compatible with existing PCI specifications. See page 1-22 for details. Serial ATA technology The motherboard supports the Serial ATA technology through the Serial ATA interfaces and the Intel® ICH7 chipset. The SATA specification allows for thinner, more flexible cables with lower pin count, reduced voltage requirement, and up to 300 MB/s data transfer rate.

  • Page 14: Before You Proceed

    MX945GSE3 User’s Manual 1.4 Before you proceed Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings.  Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component.  Use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safely grounded object...

  • Page 15: Motherboard Overview

    MX945GSE3 User’s Manual 1.5 Motherboard overview Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it. Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard. Failure to do so can cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components.

  • Page 16: Motherboard Layout

    MX945GSE3 User’s Manual 1.5.3 Motherboard Layout...

  • Page 17: System Memory

    MX945GSE3 User’s Manual 1.6 System memory 1.6.1 Overview The motherboard comes with one 200-pin Double Data Rate 2 (DDR2) Small Outline Dual Inline Memory Modules (SO-DIMM) sockets. A DDR2 module has the same physical dimensions as a DDR DIMM but has a 200-pin footprint compared to the 184-pin DDR DIMM.

  • Page 18: Installing A Dimm

    MX945GSE3 User’s Manual 1.6.3 Installing a DIMM Make sure to unplug the power supply before adding or removing SO-DIMMs or other system components. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both the motherboard and the components. 1. Unlock a SO-DIMM socket by pressing the retaining clips outward 2.

  • Page 19: Installing An Expansion Card

    MX945GSE3 User’s Manual 1.7.1 Installing an Expansion Card 1. Before installing the expansion card, read the documentation that came with it and make the necessary hardware settings for the card. 2. Remove the system unit cover (if your motherboard is already installed in a chassis).

  • Page 20: Jumpers

    MX945GSE3 User’s Manual 1.8 Jumpers 1. Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC) This jumper allows you to clear the Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM in CMOS. You can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data.

  • Page 21: Com1 Ri, +12V And +5V Power Select (Jcompwr1, Jcompwr2)

    MX945GSE3 User’s Manual 2. COM1 RI, +12V and +5V Power Select (JCOMPWR1, JCOMPWR2) This jumper allows you to select COM1 RI, +5V and +12V power. Set JCOMPWR1 to pins 1-3 and JCOMPWR2 to pins 1-3 to select +5V power. And set JCOMPWR1 to pins 3-5 and JCOMPWR2 to pins 1-3 to select +12V power.

  • Page 22: Com3 Ri, +12V And +5V Power Select (Jcompwr3, Jcompwr4)

    MX945GSE3 User’s Manual 4. COM3 RI, +12V and +5V Power Select (JCOMPWR3, JCOMPWR4) This jumper allows you to select COM3 RI, +5V and +12V power. Set JCOMPWR3 to pins 1-3 and JCOMPWR4 to pins 1-3 to select +5V power. And set JCOMPWR3 to pins 3-5 and JCOMPWR4 to pins 1-3 to select +12V power.

  • Page 23: System Panel Connector (F_Panel1)

    MX945GSE3 User’s Manual 6. System Panel Connector (F_PANEL1) This connector supports several chassis-mounted functions.  System Power LED (2-pin PWRLED) This 2-pin connector is for the system power LED. Connect the chassis power LED cable to this connector. The system power LED lights up when you turn on the system power, and blinks when the system is in sleep mode.

  • Page 24: Connectors

    MX945GSE3 User’s Manual 1.9 Connectors 1.9.1 Rear panel connectors 1. PS/2 mouse port (green). This port is for a PS/2 mouse. 2. Serial connector. This 9-pin COM1 port is for serial devices. 3. DVI connector. This 24-pin DVI port connects to a DVI monitor.

  • Page 25: Internal Connectors

    MX945GSE3 User’s Manual 10. USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are available for connecting USB 2.0 devices. 11. VGA port. This 15-pin VGA port connects to a VGA monitor. 12. Serial connector. This 9-pin COM2 port is for serial devices.
  • Page 26 MX945GSE3 User’s Manual 2. Serial Port connectors (9-pin COM3, COM4) This connector is for a serial (COM) port. Connect the serial port module cable to this connector, then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis.
  • Page 27 MX945GSE3 User’s Manual 4. Digital Audio connector (4-1 pin SPDIF_OUT) This connector is for the S/PDIF audio module to allow digital sound output. Connect one end of the S/PDIF audio cable to this connector and the other end to the S/PDIF module.
  • Page 28 MX945GSE3 User’s Manual 6. Primary IDE connector (40-1 pin IDE1) These connectors are for Ultra DMA 133/100/66 signal cables. There are three interfaces on each Ultra DMA 133/100/66 signal cable: blue, black, and gray. Connect the blue interface into the motherboard’s IDE connector, then select one of the following modes to configure your hard disk drive(s).
  • Page 29 MX945GSE3 User’s Manual 7. Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1, SATA2) These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk drives. Install the Windows® 2000 Service Pack 4 or the Windows® XP Service Pack1 or later before using Serial ATA.
  • Page 30 MX945GSE3 User’s Manual 9. Audio Amplifier connectors (4-pin JAMP1) An amplifier connector is an electronic amplifier that amplifies low-power audio signals (signals composed primarily of frequencies between 20 hertz to 20,000 hertz, the human range of hearing) to a level suitable for driving loudspeakers and is the final stage in a typical audio playback chain.
  • Page 31 MX945GSE3 User’s Manual 11. LCD Inverter Connector (5-pin JBLK) 12. Digital IO Connector (12-pin JDIO)
  • Page 32 MX945GSE3 User’s Manual 13. LVDS Connector (40-pin JLVDS)
  • Page 33 MX945GSE3 User’s Manual Chapter 2 This chapter tells how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided. BIOS Setup...

  • Page 34: Managing And Updating Your Bios

    MX945GSE3 User’s Manual Managing and updating your BIOS 2.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk Do either one of the following to create a bootable floppy disk. DOS environment a. Insert a 1.44MB floppy disk into the dirve. b. At the DOS prompt, type format A:/S then press <Enter>.

  • Page 35: Bios Setup Program

    See section “2.7 Exit Menu.”  The BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference purposes only, and may not exactly match what you see on your screen.  Visit the BCM website to download the latest BIOS file for this motherboard.

  • Page 36: Legend Box

    MX945GSE3 User’s Manual 2.2.1 Legend Box The keys in the legend bar allow you to navigate through the various setup menus. Key(s) Function Description General help, only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu Return to the main menu from a sub-menu or prompts you to quit the setup program , ...

  • Page 37: Bios Menu Screen

    MX945GSE3 User’s Manual 2.3 BIOS menu screen When you enter the BIOS, the following screen appears. The BIOS menu screen displays the items that allow you to make changes to the system configuration. To access the menu items, press the up/down/right/left arrow key on the keyboard until the desired item is...

  • Page 38: Standard Cmos Features

    MX945GSE3 User’s Manual 2.3.1 Standard CMOS Features The Standard CMOS Features screen gives you an overview of the basic system. 2.3.1.1 Date [Day, xx/xx/xxxx] The date format is <week>, <month>, <day>, <year>. 2.3.1.2 Time [xx:xx:xx] The time format is <hour> <minute> <second>, based on the 24-hour clock.
  • Page 39 MX945GSE3 User’s Manual  Head: Number of heads  Precomp: Write precomp  Landing Zone: Landing zone  Sector: Number of sectors 2.3.1.4 Video This category detects the type of adapter used for the primary monitor that must match your video display card and monitor.

  • Page 40: Advanced Bios Features

    MX945GSE3 User’s Manual 2.3.2 Advanced BIOS Features The “Advanced BIOS Features” screen appears when choosing the “Advanced BIOS Features” item from the “Initial Setup Screen” menu. It allows the user to configure the RX945G according to his particular requirements. Below are some major items that are provided in the Advanced BIOS Features screen.
  • Page 41 MX945GSE3 User’s Manual 2.3.2.1 CPU Feature  Delay Prior to Thermal The Delay Prior To Thermal BIOS feature controls the activation of the Thermal Monitor's automatic mode. It allows you to determine when the Pentium 4's Thermal Monitor should be activated in automatic mode after the system boots. For example, with the default value of 16 Minutes, the BIOS activates the Thermal Monitor in automatic mode 16 minutes after the system starts booting up.
  • Page 42 MX945GSE3 User’s Manual Hard Disk Boot Priority Set hard disk boot device priority.  CH0 S. Primary SATA channel with Master Device. It will show the device model / type when SATA HDD or CD ROM connected.  Bootable Add-in Cards "Bootable add-in cards"...
  • Page 43 MX945GSE3 User’s Manual Enable Enable cache Disable Disable cache 2.3.2.4 Hyper Threading Technology System will detect automatically and show up when you installed the Intel® Pentium® 4 processor with HT Technology. Set to “Enabled” for faster system performance. 2.3.2.5 Quick Power On Self Test This allows the system to skip certain tests to speed up the boot-up procedure.
  • Page 44 MX945GSE3 User’s Manual correct password is not entered at the prompt. The system will boot, but access to Setup will be denied if the correct Setup password is not entered at the prompt. To disable security, select PASSWORD SETTING at Main Menu and then you will be asked to enter password.

  • Page 45: Advanced Chipset Features

    MX945GSE3 User’s Manual 2.3.3 Advanced Chipset Features 2.3.3.1 DRAM Clock/Drive Control When select to “BySPD”, the DRAM timing parameters are set according to DRAM SPD (Serial Presence Detect). When disabled, one can manually set the DRAM timing parameters through the sub items below. Set to “BySPD” if not sure.
  • Page 46 MX945GSE3 User’s Manual 2.3.3.6 System Memory Frequency Allow to choose different frequency of memory module. 2.3.3.7 System BIOS Cacheable Selecting “Enabled” allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at F0000h- FFFFFh, resulting in better system performance. However, if any pro-gram writes data to this memory area, a system error may occur.

  • Page 47: Integrated Peripherals

    MX945GSE3 User’s Manual 2.3.4 Integrated Peripherals...
  • Page 48 MX945GSE3 User’s Manual 2.3.4.1 OnChip IDE Device  IDE HDD Block Mode Block mode is also called block transfer, multiple commands, or multiple sector read/write. If your IDE hard drive supports block mode (most new drives do), select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block read/writes per sector the drive can support ...
  • Page 49 MX945GSE3 User’s Manual operating environment includes a DMA driver (Windows 95 OSR2 or a third-party IDE bus master driver). If you hard drive and your system software both support Ultra DMA/33, select Auto to enable BIOS support  On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE Enable the secondary IDE channel ...
  • Page 50 MX945GSE3 User’s Manual  Onboard LAN2 Device 2.3.4.3 SuperIO Device  POWER ON Function  KB Power ON Password The system will ask for a password, after entering the correct password the keyboard can then be used.  Hot Key Power ON Awaken the system by pressing the hot key button.
  • Page 51 MX945GSE3 User’s Manual 2.3.4.5 Watch Dog Timer Select This option will determine watch dog timer. The choices: Disabled, 10, 20, 30, 40 Sec. 1, 2, 4 Min. 2.3.4.6 Onboard Serial Port 3/4 The settings are “3F8/IRQ4”, “2F8/IRQ3”, “3E8/IRQ4”, “2E8/IRQ3”, and “Disabled” for the on-board serial connector.

  • Page 52: Security Chip Configuration

    MX945GSE3 User’s Manual 2.3.5 Security Chip Configuration 2.3.5.1 TPM Support The choices are “Enabled” and “Disabled”. 2.3.5.2 TPM Current Status This item shows you the current TPM status. 2.3.5.3 TPM Status The choices are “No Change” / “Clear” / “Enable & Activate” / “Deactivate & Disable”.

  • Page 53: Power Management Setup

    MX945GSE3 User’s Manual 2.3.6 Power Management Setup The power management setup controls the single board computer's “green” features to save power. The following screen shows the manufacturer’s defaults. 2.3.6.1 ACPI Function The choices are “Enabled” and “Disabled”. 2.3.6.2 ACPI Suspend Type This item allows you to set ACPI suspend type to S1/POS(Power On Suspend) or S3/STR(Suspend To RAM).
  • Page 54 MX945GSE3 User’s Manual Max. Power Saving Maximum power management, HDD Power Down =1 Min Allows you to set each mode individually. When not disabled, each User Defined of the ranges are from 1 min. to 1 hr. except for HDD Power Down which ranges from 1 min.

  • Page 55: Pnp/Pci Configurations

    MX945GSE3 User’s Manual 2.3.7 PnP/PCI Configurations 2.3.6.1 Imit Display First 2.3.6.2 Reset Configuration Data The default is “Disabled”. Select Enabled to reset Extended System Configuration Data (ESCD) if you have installed a new add-on card, and system configuration is in such a state that the OS cannot boot.

  • Page 56: Pc Health Status

    MX945GSE3 User’s Manual 2.3.8 PC Health Status 2.3.8.1 Shutdown Temperature 2.3.8.2 CPU Warning Temperature 2.3.8.3 Current SYSTEM Temperature This item shows you the current system temperature. 2.3.8.4 Current CPU1 Temperature This item shows you the current CPU temperature. 2.3.8.5 CPU Fan Speed This item shows you the current CPU fan speed.

  • Page 57: Frequency/Voltage Control

    MX945GSE3 User’s Manual 2.3.9 Frequency/Voltage Control 2.3.8.1 Auto Detect PCI Clk This allows you to enable or disable auto detect PCI clock. The choices are “Enabled” and “Disabled”. 2.3.8.2 Spread Spectrum This setting allows you to reduce EMI by modulating the signals the CPU generates so that the spikes are reduced to flatter curves.

  • Page 58: Load Optimized Defaults

    MX945GSE3 User’s Manual 2.3.10 Load Optimized Defaults Use this menu to load the BIOS default values for the minimal/stable performance for your system to operate. Press <Y> to load the BIOS default values for the most stable, minimal-performance system operations.

  • Page 59: Set Supervisor Password

    MX945GSE3 User’s Manual 2.3.11 Set Supervisor Password You can set password to be able to enter/change the options of setup menus. Follow these steps to change the password.  Choose the “Set Password” option from the “Initial Setup Screen” menu and press <Enter>.

  • Page 60: Set User Password

    MX945GSE3 User’s Manual 2.3.12 Set User Password You can set password to be able to enter/change the options of setup menus. Follow these steps to change the password.  Choose the “Set Password” option from the “Initial Setup Screen” menu and press <Enter>.

  • Page 61: Save & Exit Setup

    MX945GSE3 User’s Manual 2.3.13 Save & Exit Setup If you select this and press <Enter>, the values entered in the setup utili- ties will be recorded in the CMOS memory of the chipset. The processor will check this every time you turn your system on and compare this to what it finds as it checks the system.

  • Page 62: Exit Without Saving

    MX945GSE3 User’s Manual 2.3.14 Exit Without Saving Selecting this option and pressing <Enter> lets you exit the setup program without recording any new values or changing old ones.

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