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MI945X
Intel
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2 Duo/GM45
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Mini-ITX Motherboard
USER'S MANUAL
Version 1.0A

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  • Page 1 MI945X 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. MI945X User’s Manual...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Board Dimensions ............... 4 Installations ............7 Installing the CPU ............... 8 Installing the Memory ............9 Setting the Jumpers ............10 Connectors on MI945X ............. 14 BIOS Setup ............24 Drivers Installation ........46 Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility......47 VGA Drivers Installation ..........
  • Page 4 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 (CTRL-ALT-F1). MI945X Mini ITX Motherboard MI945X User’s Manual...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    INTRODUCTION Introduction Product Description The MI945X 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 MI945X package should include the items listed below. • The MI945X Mini-ITX motherboard • This User’s Manual • 1 CD containing chipset drivers and flash memory utility • Cable kit (IDE, Serial port, Serial ATA) MI945X User’s Manual...

  • Page 7: Mi945X Specifications

    - 10-pin header x1 for audio Line-Out & Mic - SATA connector x4 for 4 SATA ports - 26-pin box-header x1 for parallel port Watchdog Timer Yes (256 segments, 0, 1, 2…255 sec/min) Board Size 170mm x 170mm MI945X User’s Manual...

  • Page 8: Board Dimensions

    INTRODUCTION Board Dimensions MI945X User’s Manual...
  • Page 9 INTRODUCTION MI945X User’s Manual...
  • Page 10 INTRODUCTION This page is intentionally left blank. MI945X User’s Manual...

  • Page 11: Installations

    INSTALLATIONS Installations This section provides information on how to use the jumpers and connectors on the MI945X in order to set up a workable system. The topics covered are: Installing the CPU ................. 8 Installing the Memory ................9 Setting the Jumpers ................10 Connectors on MI945X ...............

  • Page 12: Installing The Cpu

    INSTALLATIONS Installing the CPU The MI945X board supports a Socket M socket for Intel® Core Duo, Intel® Celeron mobile processors. The processor socket comes with a screw to secure the processor. As shown in the left picture below, loosen the screw first before inserting the processor. Place the processor into the socket by making sure the notch on the corner of the CPU corresponds with the notch on the inside of the socket.

  • Page 13: Installing The Memory

    INSTALLATIONS Installing the Memory The MI945X board supports two DDR3 memory socket for a maximum total memory of 4GB in DDR3 memory type. Installing and Removing Memory Modules To install the DDR3 modules, locate the memory slot on the board and perform the following steps: 1.

  • Page 14: Setting The Jumpers

    INSTALLATIONS Setting the Jumpers Jumpers are used on MI945X 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 MI945X and their respective functions.

  • Page 15: Jumper Locations On Mi945X

    INSTALLATIONS Jumper Locations on MI945X Jumpers on MI945X ................. Page JP1: Keyboard/Mouse Power Selection ..........12 JP2: LCD Panel Power Selection ............12 JP5, JP6, JP7: RS232/422/485 (COM2) Selection ......12 JP9: CompactFlash Slave/Master Selection ........13 JBAT1: Clear CMOS Setting .............. 13...

  • Page 16: 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 MI945X User’s Manual...

  • Page 17: Jp9: Compactflash Slave/Master Selection

    COM2 is jumper selectable for RS-232, RS-422 and RS-485. Pin # Signal Name RS-232 R2-422 RS-485 DATA- DATA+ Ground Ground Ground RTS- RTS+ CTS+ CTS- JP9: CompactFlash Slave/Master Selection CF Setting Master Slave JBAT1: Clear CMOS Setting JBAT1 Setting Normal Clear CMOS MI945X User’s Manual...

  • Page 18: Connectors On Mi945X

    Connector Locations on MI945X ............15 CN1: PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connectors ......16 CN2, CN3: COM1 and VGA Connector ..........16 USB_LAN1: 10/100/1000 RJ-45 (MI945X) and USB1/2 Ports ..17 USB1: USB3/4 Ports ................17 CN4: GbE RJ-45 (MI945XF) .............. 17 CN5: Audio Connector ................

  • Page 19: Connector Locations On Mi945X

    INSTALLATIONS Connector Locations on MI945X J1: LCD Backlight Connector Connector Locations on MI945X J2 (F_PANEL): System Function CN1: PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse J3: Digital I/O CN2, CN3: COM1 and VGA Connector J4: SPI Flash Connector USB_LAN1: RJ-45 and USB1/2 Ports...

  • Page 20: 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 MI945X User’s Manual...

  • Page 21: Usb_Lan1: 10/100/1000 Rj-45 (Mi945X) And Usb1/2 Ports

    INSTALLATIONS USB_LAN1: 10/100/1000 RJ-45 (MI945X) and USB1/2 Ports SB1: USB3/4 Ports N4: GbE RJ-45 (MI945XF) N5: Audio Connector TX1: ATX Power Supply Connector Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name 3.3V 3.3V -12V 3.3V round Ground PS-ON Ground Ground...
  • Page 22 INSTALLATIONS MI945X User’s Manual...

  • Page 23: Cpu_Fan1: Cpu Fan Power Connector

    Pin # Signal Name DCD, Data carrier detect DSR, Data set ready RXD, Receive data RTS, Request to send TXD, Transmit data CTS, Clear to send DTR, Data terminal ready RI, Ring indicator GND, ground Not Used MI945X User’s Manual...

  • Page 24: Com3_Com4: Com3, Com4 Serial Port

    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 J1: LCD Backlight Connector Pin # Signal Name +12V Backlight Enable Brightness Control Ground MI945X User’s Manual...

  • Page 25: J2 (F_Panel): System Function Connector

    This 2-pin connector is an “ATX Power Supply On/Off Switch” on the system that connects to the power switch on the case. When pressed, the power switch will force the system to power on. When pressed again, it will force the system to power off. MI945X User’s Manual...

  • Page 26: J3: Digital I/O

    Signal Name OUT3 OUT1 OUT2 OUT0 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 J9: Compact Flash Connector MI945X User’s Manual...

  • Page 27: J10: Parallel Port Connector

    J11: Reserved for factory use F_USB1: USB5/USB6 Connector Signal Name Signal Name Ground Ground Ground F_USB2: USB7/USB8 Connector Signal Name Signal Name Ground Ground Ground JMINI: Mini PCIE Connector SATA1, SATA2, SATA3, SATA4: SATA Connectors PCIEX16: PCI-E(x16) Slot MI945X User’s Manual...

  • Page 28: Bios Setup

    ................42 PC Health Status .................... 43 Frequency/Voltage Control ................. 44 Load Fail-Safe Defaults ................45 Load Optimized Defaults ................45 Set Supervisor Password ................45 Save & Exit Setup ..................45 Exit Without Saving ..................45 MI945X User’s Manual...

  • Page 29: 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. MI945X User’s Manual...
  • Page 30 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. MI945X User’s Manual...

  • Page 31: Standard Cmos Setup

    It will adjust automatically according to the memory changed. 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 MI945X User’s Manual...
  • Page 32 PRECOMP : Write precompensation LANDING ZONE : Landing zone SECTOR : Number of sectors The Access Mode selections are as follows: (HD < 528MB) (HD > 528MB and supports Logical Block Addressing) Large (for MS-DOS only) Auto MI945X User’s Manual...
  • Page 33 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. MI945X User’s Manual...

  • Page 34: Advanced Bios Features

    If it is set to Enabled, BIOS will skip some items. First/Second/Third Boot Device These fields determine the drive that the system searches first for an operating system. The options available include Removable, Hard Disk, CDROM, Legacy LAN and Disable. MI945X User’s Manual...
  • Page 35 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. MI945X User’s Manual...
  • Page 36 The EPA logo appears at the right side of the monitor screen when the system is boot up. The default setting is Disabled. Summary Screen Show The screen shows a summary of device listing. The default setting is Disabled. MI945X User’s Manual...

  • Page 37: Advanced Chipset Features

    ISA cards. This memory must be mapped into the memory space below 16 MB. The choices are Enabled and Disabled. Support FSB and DDR3 667Mhz The options are Enabled and Disabled. VT-d The options are Enabled and Disabled. MI945X User’s Manual...
  • Page 38 Integrated LVDS Protocol 18bit Panel Scaling AUTO Panel Type 1024x768 SC/DC Boot Display The options are CRT, LVDS, CRT + LVDS, DVI and CRT + DVI. SDVO Device Setting The options are None, LVDS, DVI and CRT. MI945X User’s Manual...
  • Page 39 The default setting is AUTO. The options are AUTO, FORCE OFF and Maintain Aspect Ratio. Panel Number The options are: 640x480 SC/DC 800x600 SC/DC 1024x768 SC/DC 1280x600 SC/DC 1280x768 SC/DC 1280x800 SC/DC 1280x1024 SC/DC 1400x1050 SC/DC 1680x1200 SC/DC 1920x1200 SC/DC 2048x1536 SC/DC MI945X User’s Manual...

  • Page 40: Integrated Peripherals

    Parallel Port Mode PWRON After PWR-Fail Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility 2nd SuperIO Device Onboard Serial Port 3 230h Serial Port 3 Use IRQ IRQ5 Onboard Serial Port 4 238h Serial Port 4 Use IRQ IRQ11 MI945X User’s Manual...
  • Page 41 Password, Hot KEY, Mouse Left, Mouse Right, Any KEY, BUTTON ONLY and Keyboard 98. KB Power ON Password This field allows users to set the password when keyboard power on is the mode of the Power ON function. MI945X User’s Manual...

  • Page 42: Hot Key Power On

    Enabled. In order to use USB 2.0, necessary OS drivers must be installed first. Please update your system to Windows XP SP2. USB Keyboard/Mouse/Storage Function The options for these fields are Enabled and Disabled. MI945X User’s Manual...

  • Page 43: Power Management Setup

    ACPI Function Enable this function to support ACPI (Advance Configuration and Power Interface). ACPI Suspend The default setting of the ACPI Suspend mode is S3(STR). RUN VGABIOS if S3 Resume The default setting of this field is Auto. MI945X User’s Manual...
  • Page 44 This field is related to the speed of the processor that drops when the CPU temperature reaches the threshold as set in the CPU Warning Temperature of the PC Health Status section. The options in this field include 75%, 50% and 25%. MI945X 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. MI945X User’s Manual...

  • 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 128. MI945X User’s Manual...

  • Page 47: Pc Health Status

    PC health status. 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. MI945X User’s Manual...

  • Page 48: Auto Detect Pci Clk

    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 CPU Host/SRC/PCI Clock The options are 100/100/33MHz, 133/100/33MHz, 166/100/33MHz, 200/100/33MHz, 266/100/33MHz, and 333/100/33MHz MI945X 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. MI945X User’s Manual...

  • Page 50: Drivers Installation

    High Definition Codec Audio Driver Installation ....... 51 LAN Drivers Installation ..............52 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. MI945X User’s Manual...

  • Page 51: 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. MI945X User’s Manual...
  • Page 52 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. MI945X User’s Manual...

  • Page 53: 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. MI945X User’s Manual...
  • Page 54 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. MI945X User’s Manual...

  • Page 55: High Definition Codec Audio Driver Installation

    1. Insert the drivers CD. Click Intel and then Intel(R) GM45 Chipset Drivers. Click Realtek High Definition Codec Audio Driver. 2. On the Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard screen, click Next. 3. InstallShield Wizard is complete. Click Finish to restart the computer. MI945X User’s Manual...

  • Page 56: 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. MI945X User’s Manual...
  • Page 57 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. MI945X User’s Manual...

  • Page 58: 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) MI945X User’s Manual...

  • Page 59: 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 MI945X User’s Manual...

  • Page 60: Watchdog Timer Configuration

    Winbond 83627DHG, program abort.\n"); return(1); WDTInitial(); WDTEnable(10); WDTDisable(); return 0; //--------------------------------------------------------------------------- void WDTInitial(void) unsigned char bBuf; bBuf = Get_W627DHG_Reg(0x2D); bBuf &= (~0x01); Set_W627DHG_Reg(0x2D, bBuf); //Enable WDTO //--------------------------------------------------------------------------- void WDTEnable(unsigned char NewInterval) unsigned char bBuf; MI945X User’s Manual...
  • Page 61 // IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND/OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR // PURPOSE. //--------------------------------------------------------------------------- #include "W627DHG.H" #include <dos.h> //--------------------------------------------------------------------------- unsigned int W627DHG_BASE; void Unlock_W627DHG (void); void Lock_W627DHG (void); //--------------------------------------------------------------------------- unsigned int Init_W627DHG(void) unsigned int result; unsigned char ucDid; W627DHG_BASE = 0x4E; result = W627DHG_BASE; MI945X User’s Manual...
  • Page 62 LD); Lock_W627DHG(); //--------------------------------------------------------------------------- void Set_W627DHG_Reg( unsigned char REG, unsigned char DATA) Unlock_W627DHG(); outportb(W627DHG_INDEX_PORT, REG); outportb(W627DHG_DATA_PORT, DATA); Lock_W627DHG(); //--------------------------------------------------------------------------- unsigned char Get_W627DHG_Reg(unsigned char REG) unsigned char Result; Unlock_W627DHG(); outportb(W627DHG_INDEX_PORT, REG); Result = inportb(W627DHG_DATA_PORT); Lock_W627DHG(); return Result; //--------------------------------------------------------------------------- MI945X User’s Manual...
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