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USER'S MANUAL
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  • Page 1 MI945AF Intel Core 2 Duo/GM45 ® Mini-ITX Motherboard USER’S MANUAL Version 1.0...
  • Page 2 Intel and Intel® Core 2 Duo and Intel® Celeron processors 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. MI945AF User’s Manual...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    LAN Drivers Installation ........... 51 Intel® Management Engine Interface ....... 53 Intel® AMT SOL Driver Installation ........ 55 Appendix ............57 A. I/O Port Address Map ........... 57 B. Interrupt Request Lines (IRQ) ........58 C. Watchdog Timer Configuration ........59 MI945AF User’s Manual...
  • Page 4 CRT/VGA cable. To show the image on screen, the hotkey must be pressed (CTRL-ALT-F1). Remarks: The IDE connector on board does not support OS installation in hard drive. A system hard drive connected to this IDE cannot be booted up to OS. MI945AF User’s Manual...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    ID390: Chrontel 7308, supports 24 bit single or dual LVDS channel ID390C: Chrontel 7021, supports CRT ID391: Chrontel 7307C, single DVI (connector on cable) ID391D: Chrontel 7307C, dual DVI (connector on cable) ID392D: Chrontel 7307C, dual DVI (one connector on card and one on cable) MI945AF User’s Manual...

  • Page 6: Checklist

    Checklist Your MI945 package should include the items listed below. • The MI945 Mini-ITX motherboard • This User’s Manual • 1 CD containing chipset drivers and flash memory utility • Cable kit (IDE, Serial port, Serial ATA) MI945AF User’s Manual...

  • Page 7: Mi945 Specifications

    LVDS LCD Panel 1. ICH9M 10/100/gigabit MAC + PHY • Intel 82567L 10/100/1000 2. Intell 82574L PCI-e Gigabit LAN controller x1 (MI945AF) ICH9M built-in USB 2.0 host controller, support 8 ports ICH9M built-in SATA controller, supports 4 ports Serial ATA Ports ICH9M built-in iTPM version1.2 controller by firmware implement...

  • Page 8: Board Dimensions

    INTRODUCTION Board Dimensions MI945AF User’s Manual...

  • Page 9: Installations

    This section provides information on how to use the jumpers and connectors on the MI945 in order to set up a workable system. The topics covered are: Installing the CPU ................. 6 Installing the Memory ................7 Setting the Jumpers ................8 Connectors on MI945 ................12 MI945AF User’s Manual...

  • Page 10: Installing The Cpu

    Refer to the figures below. NOTE: Ensure that the CPU heat sink and the CPU top surface are in total contact to avoid CPU overheating problem that would cause your system to hang or be unstable. MI945AF User’s Manual...

  • Page 11: Installing The Memory

    DDR2 module in place when the DDR2 module touches the bottom of the slot. 3. To remove the DDR2 module, press the clips with both hands. DDR2 Module Lock Lock Lock Lock MI945AF User’s Manual...

  • Page 12: Setting The Jumpers

    JBAT1: Clear CMOS Setting............... 11 IMPORTANT NOTE: When the system boots without the CRT being connected, there will be no image on screen when you insert the CRT/VGA cable. To show the image on screen, the hotkey must be pressed. MI945AF User’s Manual...

  • Page 13: Jumper Locations On Mi945

    JP1: Keyboard/Mouse Power Selection ..........10 JP2: LCD Panel Power Selection ............10 JP5, JP6, JP7: RS232/422/485 (COM2) Selection ......10 JP9: CompactFlash Slave/Master Selection ........11 JP10: PCI/PCIE Riser Card Selection ..........11 JBAT1: Clear CMOS Setting .............. 11 MI945AF User’s Manual...

  • Page 14: Jp1: Keyboard/Mouse Power Selection

    The following table describes the jumper settings for COM2 selection. COM2 RS-232 RS-422 RS-485 Function JP5: JP5: JP5: Jumper Setting JP6: JP6: JP6: (pin closed) 3-5 & 4-6 1-3 & 2-4 1-3 & 2-4 JP7: JP7: JP7: 3-5 & 4-6 1-3 & 2-4 1-3 & 2-4 MI945AF User’s Manual...

  • Page 15: Jp9: Compactflash Slave/Master Selection

    RTS+ CTS+ CTS- JP9: CompactFlash Slave/Master Selection CF Setting Master Slave JP10: PCI/PCIE Riser Card Selection JP10 Riser Card IP390 Riser Card Install IP151, IP240 Riser Card Install JBAT1: Clear CMOS Setting JBAT1 Setting Normal Clear CMOS MI945AF User’s Manual...

  • Page 16: Connectors On Mi945

    CN1: PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connectors ......14 CN2, CN3: COM1 and VGA Connector ..........14 USB_LAN1: 10/100/1000 RJ-45 (MI945) and USB1/2 Ports CN4: GbE RJ-45 (MI945AF) .............. 15 USB1: USB3/4 Ports ................15 J6: SPDIF Out Connector ..............15 CN5: Audio Connector ................

  • Page 17: Connector Locations On Mi945

    INSTALLATIONS Connector Locations on MI945 MI945AF User’s Manual...

  • Page 18: Cn1: Ps/2 Keyboard And Ps/2 Mouse Connectors

    Mouse clock N.C. N.C. CN2, CN3: COM1 and VGA Connector Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name Not Used [[[[ Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name Green Blue N.C. N.C. N.C. N.C. HSYNC VSYNC MI945AF User’s Manual...

  • Page 19: Cn4: Gbe Rj-45 (Mi945Af)

    INSTALLATIONS USB_LAN1: 10/100/1000 RJ-45 (MI945) and USB1/2 Ports CN4: GbE RJ-45 (MI945AF) USB1: USB3/4 Ports J6: SPDIF Out Connector CN5: Audio Connector SYS_FAN1: System Fan Power Connector This is a 3-pin header for system fans. The fan must be a 12V (500mA).

  • Page 20: Ide1: Ide Connector

    Host ALE DACK0 Ground IRQ14 No connect Address 1 No connect Address 0 Address 2 Chip select 0 Chip select 1 Activity Ground COM3_COM4: COM3, COM4 Serial Port Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name Ground Ground MI945AF User’s Manual...

  • Page 21: Atx1: Atx Power Supply Connector

    ATX Power On Switch Not Defined Power LED Speaker Speaker: Pins 1 - 4 This connector provides an interface to a speaker for audio tone generation. An 8-ohm speaker is recommended. Pin # Signal Name Speaker out No connect Ground MI945AF User’s Manual...
  • Page 22 Hard Disk Drive LED Connector: Pins 10 and 20 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 MI945AF User’s Manual...

  • Page 23: F_Usb1: Usb5/Usb6 Connector

    The LVDS connectors on board consist of the first channel (LVDS1) and second channel (LVDS2). Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name TX0- TX0+ Ground Ground TX1- TX1+ 5V/3.3V Ground TX3- TX3+ TX2- TX2+ Ground Ground TXC- TXC+ 5V/3.3V ENABKL +12V +12V MI945AF User’s Manual...

  • Page 24: J1: Lcd Backlight Connector

    CD Audio R Ground Ground CD Audio L J4: SPI Flash Connector (factory use only) J7: Front Audio Connector Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name MIC2_L Ground MIC2_R Presence# Line2_L MIC2_ID Sense Line2_R Line2_ID J8: PCI-E(x1) Slot MI945AF User’s Manual...

  • Page 25: F_Usb2: Usb7/Usb8 Connector

    SDVOC Green- SDVOC Red+ SDVOC Red- SDVO TVClkIn+ SDVO TVClkIn- SDVOB Int+ SDVOB Int- SDVO CtrlData SDVO CtrlClk SDVOB Clk+ SDVOB Clk- SDVOB Blue+ SDVOB Blue- SDVOB Green+ SDVOB Green- SDVOB Red+ SDVOB Red- SDVO Stall+ SDVO Stall- MI945AF User’s Manual...

  • Page 26: Headers And Connectors On Mi910 Daughter Cards

    ID390 – J3 and J2 1 LVDS Channel Connectors Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name TX0- TX0+ Ground Ground TX1- TX1+ 5V/3.3V Ground TX3- TX3+ TX2- TX2+ Ground Ground TXC- TXC+ 5V/3.3V ENABKL +12V +12V MI945AF User’s Manual...

  • Page 27: Bios Setup

    ..................25 Advanced Settings ..................26 PCIPnP Settings .................... 36 Boot Settings ....................37 Security Settings ................... 38 Advanced Chipset Settings ................. 39 Exit Setup ...................... 43 Load Optimal Defaults ................43 Load Failsafe Defaults ................. 43 MI945AF User’s Manual...

  • Page 28: Bios Introduction

    <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. MI945AF User’s Manual...

  • Page 29: Main Bios Setup

    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. MI945AF User’s Manual...

  • Page 30: Advanced Settings

    The fields in each section are shown in the following pages, as seen in the computer screen. Please note that setting the wrong values may cause the system to malfunction. If unsure, please contact technical support of your supplier. MI945AF User’s Manual...
  • Page 31 Manufacturer: the name of the CPU manufacturer Brand String: the brand name of the CPU being used Frequency: the CPU processing speed FSB Speed: the FSB speed Cache L1: the CPU L1 cache size Cache L2: the CPU L2 cache MI945AF User’s Manual...
  • Page 32 Tab Select Field : 3.392V General Help VBAT (V) :3.21 V F10 Save and Exit ACPI Shut down Temperature 95°C/203°F ESC Exit The Hardware Health Configuration menu is used to show the operating temperature, fan speeds and system voltages. MI945AF User’s Manual...
  • Page 33 Onboard Serial Port/Parallel Port These fields allow you to select the onboard serial ports and their addresses. The default values for these ports are: Serial Port 1 3F8/IRQ4 Serial Port 2 Disabled Serial Port 3 Disabled Serial Port 4 Disabled MI945AF User’s Manual...

  • Page 34: Restore On Ac Power Loss

    Repost Video on S3 Resume [No] <- Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item Change Field Tab Select Field General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Suspend Mode The options of this field are S1, S3 and Auto. MI945AF User’s Manual...

  • Page 35: Apm Configuration

    RI to generate Resume On Ring Disabled a wake event. Resume On PME# Disabled Resume On RTC Alarm Disabled <- Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item Change Field Tab Select Field General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit MI945AF User’s Manual...
  • Page 36 This option is used enable activity on the PCI PME (power managementevent) controller to wake up the system from a suspend or standby state Resume On RTC Alarm This option is used to specify the time the system should be awakened from a suspended state MI945AF User’s Manual...
  • Page 37 Intel AMT Support [Disabled] Enabled Unconfigure AMT/ME [Disabled] <- Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item Change Field Tab Select Field General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit The Intel AMT Configuration configures the Intel Active Management Technology (AMT) options. MI945AF User’s Manual...

  • Page 38: Mps Version Control For Os

    This option is specifies the MPS (Multiprocessor Specification) version for your operating system. MPS version 1.4 added extended configuration tables to improve support for multiple PCI bus configurations and improve future expandability. The default setting is 1.4. MI945AF User’s Manual...

  • Page 39: Legacy Usb Support

    Legacy USB Support This option is used to enable the USB mouse and USB keyboard support. This option is enabled by default. USB Mass Storage Device Configuration This option is used to configure USB mass storage class devices. MI945AF User’s Manual...

  • Page 40: Pcipnp Settings

    PnP devices not required for boot if your system has a Plug and Play OS. PCI Latency Timer This item sets value in units of PCI clocks for PCI device latency timer register. Options are: 32, 64, 96, 128, 160, 192, 224, 248. MI945AF User’s Manual...

  • Page 41: Allocate Irq To Pci Vga

    System Boot. ► Boot Settings Configuration Boot Device Priority ► Hard Disk Drives ► CD/DVD Drives ► <- Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item Change Field Tab Select Field General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit MI945AF User’s Manual...

  • Page 42: Security Settings

    Supervisor Password : Not Installed User Password : Not Installed <- Select Screen Change Supervisor Password ↑↓ Select Item Change User Password Change Field Tab Select Field Boot Sector Virus Protection [Disabled] General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit MI945AF User’s Manual...

  • Page 43: Advanced Chipset Settings

    This option is used to select the graphics controller used as the primary boot device. Select either an integrated graphics controller (IGD) or a combination of PCI graphics controller, a PCI express (PEG) controller or an IGD. MI945AF User’s Manual...

  • Page 44: Internal Graphics Mode Select

    This option is used to select the type of flat panel connected to the system. Options include: 640x480 18b / 800x600 18b / 1024x768 18b / 1024x768 24b / 1280x1024 24b / 1600x1200 24b Active LVDS Device This option is set to Integrated LVDS, by default. MI945AF User’s Manual...
  • Page 45 This option is disabled by default. The system, then, will not boot using the Gigabit LAN interface. GbE Wake Up From S5 This option is disabled by default. HDA Controller This option is used to enable the Southbridge high definition audio controller. MI945AF User’s Manual...
  • Page 46 Serial-Over-Lan (SOL). When enabled, the KT function allows a management system to control an IntelR AMT clientsystem remotely. The keyboard interface of a managed client system, such as BIOS menu, is displayed through the management system. MI945AF User’s Manual...

  • Page 47: Exit Setup

    These default settings are optimal and enable all high performance features. Load Failsafe 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. MI945AF User’s Manual...
  • Page 48 BIOS SETUP This page is intentionally left blank. MI945AF User’s Manual...

  • Page 49: Drivers Installation

    Intel® Management Engine Interface ..........53 Intel® AMT SOL Driver Installation ..........55 IMPORTANT NOTE: After installing your Windows operating system (Windows XP), you must install first the Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility before proceeding with the drivers installation. MI945AF User’s Manual...

  • Page 50: Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility

    1. Insert the CD that comes with the board. Click Intel and then Intel(R) GM45 Chipset Drivers. 2. Click Intel(R) Chipset Software Installation Utility. 3. When the Welcome screen to the Intel® Chipset Device Software appears, click Next to continue. MI945AF User’s Manual...
  • Page 51 4. Click Yes to accept the software license agreement and proceed with the installation process. 5. On the Readme File Information screen, click Next to continue the installation. 6. The Setup process is now complete. Click Finish to restart the computer and for changes to take effect. MI945AF User’s Manual...

  • Page 52: Vga Drivers Installation

    1. Insert the CD that comes with the board. Click Intel and then Intel(R) GM45 Chipset Drivers. 2. Click Intel(R) GM45 Chipset Family Graphics Driver. 3. When the Welcome screen to the Setup Program appears, click Next to continue. MI945AF User’s Manual...
  • Page 53 5. On the Readme File Information screen, click Next to continue the installation of the Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator Driver. 6. On Setup Progress screen, click Next to continue. 7. Setup complete. Click Finish to restart the computer and for changes to take effect. MI945AF User’s Manual...

  • Page 54: Realtek Audio Driver Installation

    1. Insert the CD that comes with the board. Click Intel and then Intel(R) GM45 Chipset Drivers. 2. Click Realtek High Definition Audio Driver. 3. On the Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard screen, click Next. 3. InstallShield Wizard is complete. Click Finish to restart the computer. MI945AF User’s Manual...

  • Page 55: Lan Drivers Installation

    Network Connections appears, click Next. On the next screen, click Yes to to agree with the license agreement. 3. Click the checkbox for Drivers in the Setup Options screen to select it and click Next to continue. MI945AF User’s Manual...
  • Page 56 4. The wizard is ready to begin installation. Click Install to begin the installation. 5. When InstallShield Wizard is complete, click Finish. Remarks: This Intel® PRO 82574L LAN drivers support both Intel 82574L and 82567LM LAN controllers. MI945AF User’s Manual...

  • Page 57: Intel® Management Engine Interface

    DRIVERS INSTALLATION Intel® Management Engine Interface Follow the steps below to install the Intel Management Engine. 1. Insert the drivers disc that comes with the motherboard. Click Intel and then Intel(R) AMT 4.0 Drivers, then Intel(R) MEI Driver. MI945AF User’s Manual...
  • Page 58 DRIVERS INSTALLATION 2. When the Setup Progress screen appears, click Next. Then, click Finish when the setup progress has been successfully installed. MI945AF User’s Manual...

  • Page 59: Intel® Amt Sol Driver Installation

    1. Insert the drivers disc that comes with the motherboard. Click Intel and then Intel(R) AMT 4.0 Drivers, then Intel(R) LMS/SOL Driver. 2. On the Setup screen for Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SPI, click Install. When Setup is complete, click Exit. MI945AF User’s Manual...
  • Page 60 DRIVERS INSTALLATION 3. The next screen shows the Intel® Active Management Technology setup progress where the Intel AMT SOL driver is being installed. Click Next. Click Finish when setup process is complete. MI945AF User’s Manual...

  • Page 61: Appendix

    Parallel Port #1(LPT1) 360 - 36F Network Ports 3B0 - 3BF Monochrome & Printer adapter 3C0 - 3CF EGA adapter 3D0 - 3DF CGA adapter 3F0h - 3F7h Floppy Disk Controller 3F8h - 3FFh Serial Port #1(COM1) MI945AF User’s Manual...

  • Page 62: Interrupt Request Lines (Irq)

    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 MI945AF User’s Manual...

  • Page 63: Watchdog Timer Configuration

    (argc != 2) printf(" Parameter incorrect!!\n"); return 1; if (Init_W627DHG() == 0) printf(" Winbond 83627HF is not detected, program abort.\n"); return 1; bTime = strtol (argv[1], endptr, 10); printf("System will reset after %d seconds\n", bTime); EnableWDT(bTime); return 0; //=========================================================================== MI945AF User’s Manual...
  • Page 64 = Get_W627DHG_Reg( 0xF5); bBuf &= (!0x08); Set_W627DHG_Reg( 0xF5, bBuf); //count mode is second Set_W627DHG_Reg( 0xF6, interval); //set timer //=========================================================================== void DisableWDT(void) Set_W627DHG_LD(0x08); //switch to logic device 8 Set_W627DHG_Reg(0xF6, 0x00); //clear watchdog timer Set_W627DHG_Reg(0x30, 0x00); //watchdog disabled //=========================================================================== MI945AF User’s Manual...
  • Page 65 Init_Finish; } W627DHG_BASE = 0x00; result = W627DHG_BASE; Init_Finish: return (result); //=========================================================================== void Unlock_W627DHG (void) outportb(W627DHG_INDEX_PORT, W627DHG_UNLOCK); outportb(W627DHG_INDEX_PORT, W627DHG_UNLOCK); //=========================================================================== void Lock_W627DHG (void) outportb(W627DHG_INDEX_PORT, W627DHG_LOCK); //=========================================================================== void Set_W627DHG_LD( unsigned char LD) Unlock_W627DHG(); outportb(W627DHG_INDEX_PORT, W627DHG_REG_LD); outportb(W627DHG_DATA_PORT, LD); Lock_W627DHG(); MI945AF User’s Manual...
  • Page 66 (W627DHG_BASE) #define W627DHG_DATA_PORT (W627DHG_BASE+1) //=========================================================================== #define W627DHG_REG_LD 0x07 //=========================================================================== #define W627DHG_UNLOCK 0x87 #define W627DHG_LOCK 0xAA //=========================================================================== unsigned int Init_W627DHG(void); void Set_W627DHG_LD( unsigned char); void Set_W627DHG_Reg( unsigned char, unsigned char); unsigned char Get_W627DHG_Reg( unsigned char); //=========================================================================== #endif //__W627DHG_H MI945AF User’s Manual...

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