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- Page 1 MI945 Intel Core 2 Duo/GM45 ® Mini-ITX Motherboard USER’S MANUAL Version 1.0A...
- 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. MI945 User’s Manual...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Board Dimensions ............... 4 Installations ............5 Installing the CPU ............... 6 Installing the Memory ............7 Setting the Jumpers ............. 8 Connectors on MI945 ............12 BIOS Setup ............25 Drivers Installation ........47 Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility......48 VGA Drivers Installation .......... - 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. MI945 User’s Manual...
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Page 5: Introduction
INTRODUCTION Introduction Product Description The MI945 Mini ITX board incorporates the Mobile Intel® GM45 Express Chipset for Embedded Computing, consisting of the Intel® GM45 Graphic Memory Controller Hub (GMCH) and Intel® I/O Controller Hub (ICH9-M), an optimized integrated graphics solution with a 1066MHz and 800MHz front-side bus. -
Page 6: Checklist
INTRODUCTION 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) MI945 User’s Manual... -
Page 7: Mi945 Specifications
4-pin header x1 for CD in, SPDIF-out connector x1 SATA connector x4 for SATA ports Yes (256 segments, 0, 1, 2…255 sec/min) Watchdog Timer +5V, +3.3V, +12V, -12V, 5VSB (2A) System Voltage Others Modem Wakeup, LAN Wakeup Board Size 170mm x 170mm (Mini ITX) MI945 User’s Manual... -
Page 8: Board Dimensions
INTRODUCTION Board Dimensions MI945 User’s Manual... -
Page 9: Installations
INSTALLATIONS 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 ................ -
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. MI945 User’s Manual... -
Page 11: Installing The Memory
INSTALLATIONS Installing the Memory The MI945 board supports two DDR2 memory socket for a maximum total memory of 4GB in DDR2 memory type. Installing and Removing Memory Modules To install the DDR2 modules, locate the memory slot on the board and perform the following steps: 1. -
Page 12: Setting The Jumpers
INSTALLATIONS Setting the Jumpers Jumpers are used on MI945 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 MI945 and their respective functions. -
Page 13: Jumper Locations On Mi945
INSTALLATIONS Jumper Locations on MI945 Jumpers on MI945 ................Page 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 .............. -
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 MI945 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 MI945 User’s Manual... -
Page 16: Connectors On Mi945
Connector Locations on MI945 ............13 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 ..... 15 CN4: GbE RJ-45(MI945F) ..............15 USB1: USB3/4 Ports ................15 J6: SPDIF Out Connector .............. -
Page 17: Connector Locations On Mi945
INSTALLATIONS Connector Locations on MI945 MI945 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 MI945 User’s Manual... -
Page 19: Usb_Lan1: 10/100/1000 Rj-45(Mi945) And Usb1/2 Ports
INSTALLATIONS USB_LAN1: 10/100/1000 RJ-45 (MI945) and USB1/2 Ports CN4: GbE RJ-45 (MI945F) 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 MI945 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 MI945 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 MI945 User’s Manual...
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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 MI945 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 MI945 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- MI945 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 MI945 User’s Manual... -
Page 27: Id390C - J4 Vga Connector
INSTALLATIONS ID390C – J4 VGA Connector [[[[ Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name Ground GREEN N.C. BLUE N.C. HSYNC Ground VSYNC Ground Ground N.C. Ground MI945 User’s Manual... -
Page 28: Id391 - J2 Dvi Connector
Windows, then the second DVI output (via J2) will function. ID391D and ID391 are different since the latter (ID391) has video output via J2. The pin assignments of J1 and J2 are the same. MI945 User’s Manual... -
Page 29: Bios Setup
PNP/PCI Configurations .............. 42 PC Health Status ................43 Frequency/Voltage Control ............44 Load Fail-Safe Defaults ..............45 Load Optimized Defaults ............. 45 Set Supervisor/User Password ............45 Save & Exit Setup ................ 45 Exit Without Saving ..............45 MI945 User’s Manual... -
Page 30: 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. MI945 User’s Manual... - Page 31 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. MI945 User’s Manual...
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Page 32: Standard Cmos Setup
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 MI945 User’s Manual... - Page 33 The Access Mode selections are as follows: (HD < 528MB) (HD > 528MB and supports Logical Block Addressing) Large (for MS-DOS only) Auto Remarks: The main board supports two serial ATA ports and are represented in this setting as IDE Channel 0. MI945 User’s Manual...
- Page 34 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. MI945 User’s Manual...
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Page 35: Advanced Bios Features
“Bootable add-in Cards” which refers to other external devices. Virus Warning If this option is enabled, an alarm message will be displayed when trying to write on the boot sector or on the partition table on the disk, which is typical of the virus. MI945 User’s Manual... - Page 36 When enabled, you can set the two typematic controls listed next. By default, this field is set to Disabled. Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) When the typematic rate is enabled, the system registers repeated keystrokes speeds. Settings are from 6 to 30 characters per second. MI945 User’s Manual...
- Page 37 OS/2 that depends on certain BIOS calls to access memory. The default setting is Non-OS/2. 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. MI945 User’s Manual...
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Page 38: Advanced Chipset Features
ISA cards. This memory must be mapped into the memory space below 16 MB. The choices are Enabled and Disabled. Note: SDVO Device Setting, SDVO LVDS Protocol and SDVO Panel Number Selection fields are available when ID390, ID390C, ID391, ID391D or ID392 daughter cards are installed. MI945 User’s Manual... - Page 39 These fields allow you to select the LCD Panel type. The values for these ports are: 640x480 18bit SC 800x480 18bit SC 800x600 18bit SC 1024x768 18bit SC 1280x1024 18bit DC 1280x768 18bit SC 1400x1050 18bit DC 1600x1200 18bit DC MI945 User’s Manual...
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Page 40: Integrated Peripherals
PIO (Programmed Input/Output) allows the BIOS to communicate with the controller and CPU directly. The system supports five modes, numbered from 0 (default) to 4, which primarily differ in timing. When Auto is selected, the BIOS will select the best available mode. MI945 User’s Manual... -
Page 41: Sata Mode
This field allows users to set the password when keyboard power on is the mode of the Power ON function. Hot Key Power ON This field sets certain keys, also known as hot keys, on the keyboard that can be used as a ‘switch’ to power on the system. MI945 User’s Manual... -
Page 42: Onboard Serial Port
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 Disabled. MI945 User’s Manual... -
Page 43: Power Management Setup
Min. Power Saving Minimum power management Max. Power Saving Maximum power management. User Define Each of the ranges is from 1 min. to 1hr. Except for HDD Power Down which ranges from 1 min. to 15 min. MI945 User’s Manual... - Page 44 4 seconds. Wake up by PCI Card By default, this field is disabled. Power On by Ring This field enables or disables the power on of the system through the modem connected to the serial port or LAN. MI945 User’s Manual...
- Page 45 When an I/O device wants to gain the attention of the operating system, it signals this by causing an IRQ to occur. When the operating system is ready to respond to the request, it interrupts itself and performs the service. MI945 User’s Manual...
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Page 46: Init Display First
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 4096. MI945 User’s Manual... -
Page 47: Pc Health Status
This function can help prevent damage to the system that is caused by overheating. 1st 2st Smart Fan Temperature This field enables or disables the smart fan feature. At a certain temperature, the fan starts turning. Once the temperature drops to a certain level, it stops turning again. MI945 User’s Manual... -
Page 48: Auto Detect Pci Clk
This field enables or disables the auto detection of the PCI clock. Spread Spectrum Modulated This field sets the value of the spread spectrum. The default setting is Disabled. This field is for CE testing use only MI945 User’s Manual... -
Page 49: Load Fail-Safe Defaults
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. MI945 User’s Manual... - Page 50 BIOS SETUP This page is intentionally left blank. MI945 User’s Manual...
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Page 51: Drivers Installation
AC97 Codec Audio Driver Installation ..........52 LAN Drivers Installation ..............53 IMPORTANT NOTE: After installing your Windows operating system (Windows 2000/ XP), you must install first the Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility before proceeding with the drivers installation. MI945 User’s Manual... -
Page 52: 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. MI945 User’s Manual... - Page 53 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. MI945 User’s Manual...
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Page 54: 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. MI945 User’s Manual... - Page 55 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. MI945 User’s Manual...
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Page 56: Ac97 Codec Audio Driver Installation
Drivers. 1. Insert the CD that comes with the board. Click Intel and then Intel(R) GM45 Chipset Drivers. 2. Click Realtek High Definition Code Audio Driver. 3. On the Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard screen, click Next. MI945 User’s Manual... -
Page 57: 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. MI945 User’s Manual... - Page 58 DRIVER INSTALLATION MI945 User’s Manual...
- Page 59 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. MI945 User’s Manual...
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Page 60: 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) MI945 User’s Manual... -
Page 61: 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 MI945 User’s Manual... -
Page 62: 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; //=========================================================================== MI945 User’s Manual... - Page 63 = 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 //=========================================================================== MI945 User’s Manual...
- Page 64 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(); MI945 User’s Manual...
- Page 65 (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 MI945 User’s Manual...
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