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EMX-945GSE Series
Intel® 945GSE Supports Intel® FCBGA8 45nm Atom™ N270
Processor Mini ITX Main Board
User's Manual
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Ed – 31 August 2011
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  • Page 1 EMX-945GSE Series Intel® 945GSE Supports Intel® FCBGA8 45nm Atom™ N270 Processor Mini ITX Main Board User’s Manual Ed – 31 August 2011...
  • Page 2 For detailed information, please always refer to the electronic user's manual. Copyright Notice Copyright  2011 Avalue Technology Inc., ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No part of this document may be reproduced, copied, translated, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, for any purpose, without the prior written permission of the original manufacturer.
  • Page 3 Avalue has come to be known. Your satisfaction is our primary concern. Here is a guide to Avalue’s customer services. To ensure you get the full benefit of our services, please follow the instructions below carefully.

  • Page 4: Technical Support

    Room 805, Building 9,No.99 Tianzhou Rd., 2F keduka-Bldg, 2-27-3 Taito, Caohejing Development Area, Taito-Ku, Tokyo 110-0016 Japan Xuhui District, Shanghai Tel: +81-3-5807-2321 Tel: +86-21-5169-3609 Fax:+86-21-5445-3266 Fax: +81-3-5807-2322 Information: sales.china@avalue.com.cn Information: sales.japan@avalue.com.tw Service: service@avalue.com.tw Service: service@avalue.com.tw 4 EMX-945GSE Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 5: Product Warranty

    If any of Avalue’s products is defective, it will be repaired or replaced at no charge during the warranty period. For out-of-warranty repairs, you will be billed according to the cost of replacement materials, service time, and freight.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    4. COM3 RI, +12V and +5V Power Select (JCOMPWR3, JCOMPWR4) ......27 5. COM4 RI, +12V and +5V Power Select (JCOMPWR3, JCOMPWR4) ......27 6. System Panel Connector (F_PANEL1) ................28 1.9 Connectors ......................... 29 1.9.1 Rear panel connectors ....................29 1.9.2 Internal connectors ....................30 6 EMX-945GSE Series User’s Manual...
  • Page 7 Frequency/Voltage Control .................. 65 2.3.10 Load Optimized Defaults ..................66 2.3.11 Set Supervisor Password ..................67 2.3.12 Set User Password ....................68 2.3.13 Save & Exit Setup ....................69 2.3.14 Exit Without Saving ..................... 70 EMX-945GSE Series User’s Manual 7...

  • Page 8: Notice

    This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications. This class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. 8 EMX-945GSE Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 9: Safety Information

    The symbol of the crossed out wheeled bin indicates that the product (electrical and electronic equipment) should not be placed in municipal waste. Check local regulations for disposal of electronic products. EMX-945GSE Series User’s Manual 9...

  • Page 10: About This Guide

    Refer to the following sources for additional information and for product and software updates. 1. Avalue websites The Avalue website provides updated information on Avalue hardware and software products. Refer to the Avalue 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 11: Typography

    Example: <Ctrl>+<Alt>+<D> Command Means that you must type the command exactly as shown, then supply the required item or value enclosed in brackets Example: At the DOS prompt, type the command line: afudos /i[filename] afudos /iP5P800VM.ROM EMX-945GSE Series User’s Manual 11...

  • Page 12: Emx-945Gse Specifications Summary

    Single/Dual channel 18bit LVDS LVDS Backlight power connector Networking LAN1 Realtek RTL8111C Gigabit LAN LAN2 Realtek RTL8111C Gigabit LAN Audio Audio Codec Realtek® ALC888, 5.1 HD Audio Audio Interface Mic in, Line in, Line out 12 EMX-945GSE Series User’s Manual...
  • Page 13 Power Type ATX mode 0 ~ 60℃ (32 ~ 140℉) Operating Temp. Operating Humidity 0%~90% relative humidity, non-condensing 170 mm x 170 mm Size (L x W) * Specifications are subject to change without notice. EMX-945GSE Series User’s Manual 13...

  • Page 14: Product

    EMX-945GSE Series This chapter describes the motherboard features and the new technologies it supports. Product Introduction 14 EMX-945GSE Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 15: Welcome

     Drivers 1 x IDE cable (40-pin)  2 x SATA cable kit (SATA and Power)  1 x I/O Shield  If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer. EMX-945GSE Series User’s Manual 15...

  • Page 16: Special Features

    The motherboard fully supports PCI Express, the latest I/O interconnect technology that speeds up the PCI bus. PCI Express features point‑to‑point serial interconnections between devices and allows higher clockspeeds by carrying data in packets. This high 16 EMX-945GSE Series User’s Manual...
  • Page 17 The CPU temperature is monitored by the ASIC (integrated in the Winbond Super I/O) to prevent overheating and damage. The system fan rotations per minute (RPM) is monitored for timely failure detection. The ASIC monitors the voltage levels to ensure stable supply of current for critical components. EMX-945GSE Series User’s Manual 17...

  • Page 18: Before You Proceed

    Before you install or remove any component, ensure that the ATX power supply is switched off or the power cord is detached from the power supply. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard, peripherals, and/or components. 18 EMX-945GSE Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 19: Motherboard Overview

    The edge with external ports goes to the rear part of the chassis as indicated in the image below. 1.5.2 Screw Holes Place four (4) screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the chassis. Place this side towards the rear of the chassis EMX-945GSE Series User’s Manual 19...

  • Page 20: Motherboard Layout

    EMX-945GSE Series 1.5.3 Motherboard Layout For EMX-945GSE-A1-DVIR : with VGA+DVI connector  20 EMX-945GSE Series User’s Manual...
  • Page 21 User’s Manual For EMX-945GSE-A1R : with VGA connector only  EMX-945GSE Series User’s Manual 21...

  • Page 22: System Memory

    You may install 64 MB, 128 MB, 256 MB, 512 MB and up to 2 GB unbuffered ECC or non-ECC DDR SO-DIMMs into the SO-DIMM sockets using the memory configurations in this section. 1.6.3 Installing a DIMM 22 EMX-945GSE Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 23: Removing A So-Dimm

    Failure to do so may cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components. 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. EMX-945GSE Series User’s Manual 23...

  • Page 24: Configuring An Expansion Card

    The PCI slots support cards such as a LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other cards that comply with PCI specifications. The figure shows the type of LAN card that can be installed on a PCI slot. 24 EMX-945GSE Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 25: Jumpers

    You do not need to clear the RTC when the system hangs due to overclocking. For system failure due to overclocking, use the C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) feature. Shut down and reboot the system so the BIOS can automatically reset parameter settings to default values. EMX-945GSE Series User’s Manual 25...

  • Page 26: Com1 Ri, +12V And +5V Power Select (Jcompwr1, Jcompwr2)

    2-4 and JCOMPWR2 to pins 2-4 to select +5V power. And set JCOMPWR1 to pins 4-6 and JCOMPWR2 to pins 2-4 to select +12V power. Then set JCOMPWR2 to pins 4-6 and JCOMPWR1 to open for RI selection. 26 EMX-945GSE Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 27: Com3 Ri, +12V And +5V Power Select (Jcompwr3, Jcompwr4)

    2-4 and JCOMPWR4 to pins 2-4 to select +5V power. And set JCOMPWR3 to pins 4-6 and JCOMPWR4 to pins 2-4 to select +12V power. Then set JCOMPWR4 to pins 4-6 and JCOMPWR3 to open for RI selection. EMX-945GSE Series User’s Manual 27...

  • Page 28: System Panel Connector (F_Panel1)

    The IDE LED lights up or flashes when data is read from or written to the HDD.  Reset Button (2-pin RESET) This 2-pin connector is for the chassis-mounted reset button for system reboot without turning off the system power. 28 EMX-945GSE Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 29: Connectors

    7. Line Out port (lime). This port connects a headphone or a speaker. In 4-channel, 6-channel, and 8-channel configuration, the function of this port becomes Front Speaker Out. 8. Microphone port (pink). This port connects a microphone. EMX-945GSE Series User’s Manual 29...

  • Page 30: Internal Connectors

    This connector is for a chassis-mounted front panel audio I/O module that supports either HD Audio or legacy AC’97 audio standard. It is recommended that you connect a high-definition front panel audio module to this connector to avail of the motherboard’s high‑definition audio capability. 30 EMX-945GSE Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 31: Cpu, Power And Chassis Fan Connectors (3-Pin Cha_Fan)

    Do not forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors. Insufficient air flow inside the system may damage the motherboard components. These are not jumpers! DO NOT place jumper caps on the fan connectors. EMX-945GSE Series User’s Manual 31...
  • Page 32 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. The S/PDIF out module is purchased separately. 32 EMX-945GSE Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 33: Usb Connectors (10-1 Pin Usb45)

    This connector is for USB 2.0 ports. Connect the optional USB module cable to any of these connectors, then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis. These USB connectors comply with USB 2.0 specification that supports up to 480 Mbps connection speed. EMX-945GSE Series User’s Manual 33...

  • Page 34: Primary Ide Connector (40-1 Pin Ide1)

    Jumper Select Mode - use this mode to select the operating mode by hard disk drive jumper. No. of drives Drive type Drive jumper Cable connector With OS Master With OS Master black or gray Without OS Slave 34 EMX-945GSE Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 35: Serial Ata Connectors

     Make sure that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide at least the minimum power required by your system. See the table below for details. EMX-945GSE Series User’s Manual 35...

  • Page 36: 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. 36 EMX-945GSE Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 37: Spi Connector (7-Pin Spi_Jp1)

    It is a point-to-point interface standard, allows network equipment designers to develop an array of next-generation multi-service switches and routers to support multi-service traffic with aggregate bandwidths up to OC-192 (10 Gb/s) and beyond, enabling them to dramatically increase system performance. EMX-945GSE Series User’s Manual 37...

  • Page 38: Lcd Inverter Connector (5-Pin Jbkl)

    EMX-945GSE Series 11. LCD Inverter Connector (5-pin JBKL) 12. Digital IO Connector (20-pin JDIO) 38 EMX-945GSE Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 39: Lvds Connector (40-Pin Jlvds)

    User’s Manual 13. LVDS Connector (40-pin JLVDS) For EMX-945GSE-A1-DVIR : support 18bit x 2CH LVDS.  EMX-945GSE Series User’s Manual 39...
  • Page 40 EMX-945GSE Series For EMX-945GSE-A1R : support 24bit x 2CH LVDS.  40 EMX-945GSE Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 41: Bios Setup

    User’s Manual 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 EMX-945GSE Series User’s Manual 41...

  • Page 42: Managing And Updating Your Bios

    From the Open field, type D:\bootdisk\makeboot a: assuming that D: is your optical drive. d. Press <Enter>, then follow screen instructions to continue. Copy the original or the latest motherboard BIOS file to the bootable floppy disk. 42 EMX-945GSE Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 43: Bios Setup Program

    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 Avalue website to download the latest BIOS file for this motherboard. EMX-945GSE Series User’s Manual 43...

  • Page 44: Legend Box

    While moving around through the Setup program, note that explanations appear in the Item Specific Help window located to the right of each menu. This window displays the help text for the currently highlighted field. 44 EMX-945GSE Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 45: Bios Menu Screen

    To access the menu items, press the up/down/right/left arrow key on the keyboard until the desired item is highlighted, then press [Enter] to open the specific menu. EMX-945GSE Series User’s Manual 45...

  • Page 46: Standard Cmos Features

    [Press Enter] to select this option for automatic device detection.  IDE Device Setup [Auto]: Automatically detects IDE devices during POST [None]: Select this when no IDE device is used. The system will skip the auto-detection setup to make system start up faster. 46 EMX-945GSE Series User’s Manual...
  • Page 47 Sets the system to halt on errors according to the system functions specified in each option. Configuration options: [All Errors] [No Errors] [All, But Keyboard] 2.3.1.6 Memory This category displays base memory, extended memory, and total memory detected during POST (Power On Self Test). EMX-945GSE Series User’s Manual 47...

  • Page 48: Advanced Bios Features

    RX945G according to his particular requirements. Below are some major items that are provided in the Advanced BIOS Features screen. A quick booting function is provided for your convenience. Simply enable the Quick Booting item to save yourself valuable time. 48 EMX-945GSE Series User’s Manual...
  • Page 49 Limit CPUID MaxVal Set Limit CPUID MaxVa1 to 3. This should be disabled for WinXP  C1E Function CPU C1E function select  Execute Disable Bit When disabled, forces the XD feature flag to always return 0 EMX-945GSE Series User’s Manual 49...
  • Page 50 No warning message will appear when anything attempts to access the Disable boot sector or hard disk partition table. 2.3.2.3 CPU L1 & L2 Cache Enabling this feature speeds up memory access. Item Description 50 EMX-945GSE Series User’s Manual...
  • Page 51 This category determines whether the password is required when the sys- tem boots up or only when entering setup. The options are: Item Description System The system will not boot and access to Setup will be denied if the EMX-945GSE Series User’s Manual 51...
  • Page 52 2.3.2.13 Small Logo (EPA) Show This item allows you enabled/disabled the small EPA logo show on screen at the POST step. Item Description Enabled EPA Logo shows is enabled Disabled EPA logo show is disabled 52 EMX-945GSE Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 53: Advanced Chipset Features

    DRAM RAS# Precharge Controls the idle clocks after issuing a precharge command to the DDRSDRAM. 2.3.3.5 Precharge delay (tRAS) Precharge Delay This setting controls the precharge delay, which determines the timing delay for DRAM precharge. EMX-945GSE Series User’s Manual 53...
  • Page 54 Use this field to select the memory to allocate for video memory. The choices are “Fixed”, “DVMT” and “BOTH”. 2.3.3.12 DVMT/FIXED Memory Size Specify the size of DVMT/system memory to allocate for video memory. 2.3.3.13 Boot Display 2.3.3.14 Panel Number 54 EMX-945GSE Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 55: Integrated Peripherals

    User’s Manual 2.3.4 Integrated Peripherals EMX-945GSE Series User’s Manual 55...
  • Page 56 In Auto mode, the system automatically determines the best mode for each device.  IDE Primary/Secondary Master/ Slave UDMA Ultra DMA/33 implementation is possible only if your IDE hard drive supports it and the 56 EMX-945GSE Series User’s Manual...
  • Page 57  SATA Port 2.3.4.2 Onboard Device  Azalia Audio Select Select [Disabled] if you do not want to use Azalia audio. Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled]  Audio Amplifier  Amplifier Gain(dB)  Onboard LAN1 Device EMX-945GSE Series User’s Manual 57...
  • Page 58  PWRON After PWR-Fail This item allows you to select if you want to power on the system after power failure. The choice: Off, On, Former-Sts. 2.3.4.4 Onboard Lan1/2 Boot ROM The choices: Enable, Disable. 58 EMX-945GSE Series User’s Manual...
  • Page 59 Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller and you have a USB keyboard.  USB Mouse Support Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first and second serial ports EMX-945GSE Series User’s Manual 59...

  • Page 60: Security Chip Configuration

    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”. 60 EMX-945GSE Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 61: Power Management Setup

    BIOS if S3 resume. The “No” disables this function. 2.3.5.5 Power Management There are three selections for Power Management, and each of them has fixed mode settings. Item Description Min. Power Saving Minimum power management, HDD Power Down = 15 Min EMX-945GSE Series User’s Manual 61...
  • Page 62 2.3.5.11 Power On by Ring 2.3.5.12 USB KB Wake-up From S3 2.3.6.3 Resume by Alarm When Enabled, your can set the date and time at which the RTC (real-time clock) alarm awakens the system from Suspend mode. 62 EMX-945GSE Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 63: Pnp/Pci Configurations

    This is set to “Disabled” by default. 2.3.6.5 Maximum Payload Size This allows you to set the maximum TLP payload size for PCI Express devices. The options are [128 bytes], [256 bytes], [512 bytes], [1024 bytes], [2048 bytes], and [4096 bytes]. EMX-945GSE Series User’s Manual 63...

  • Page 64: Pc Health Status

    This item shows you the current system fan speed. 2.3.8.7 Vcore This item shows you the current Vcore voltage value. 2.3.8.8 +12V This item shows you the current +12V voltage value. 2.3.8.9 This item shows you the current +5V voltage value. 64 EMX-945GSE Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 65: Frequency/Voltage Control

    This is achieved by varying the frequency slightly so that the signal does not use any particular frequency for more than a moment. The choices are “Disabled” and “Enabled”. 2.3.8.3 CPU/Host/SRC/PCI Clock The choice: 100 EMX-945GSE Series User’s Manual 65...

  • Page 66: Load Optimized Defaults

    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. 66 EMX-945GSE Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 67: Set Supervisor Password

    CMOS. The password must be no longer than eight (8) characters. Remember, to enable the password setting feature, you must first select either “Setup” or “System” from the “Advanced BIOS Features” menu. EMX-945GSE Series User’s Manual 67...

  • Page 68: Set User Password

    CMOS. The password must be no longer than eight (8) characters. Remember, to enable the password setting feature, you must first select either “Setup” or “System” from the “Advanced BIOS Features” menu. 68 EMX-945GSE Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 69: Save & Exit Setup

    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. This record is required for the sys- tem to operate. EMX-945GSE Series User’s Manual 69...

  • Page 70: Exit Without Saving

    EMX-945GSE Series 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. 70 EMX-945GSE Series User’s Manual...

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