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MSI IM-945GC User Manual

MSI IM-945GC User Manual

Ms-9832 v1.x motherboard
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MS-9832 (V1.X) Mainboard
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  • Page 1 IM-945GC / IM-945GC-D MS-9832 (V1.X) Mainboard G52-98321X1...

  • Page 2: Trademarks

    If a problem arises with your system and no solution can be obtained from the user’s manual, please contact your place of purchase or local distributor. Alternatively, please try the following help resources for further guidance. Vis i t the MSI webs ite at http ://glob al.msi. com.tw /index. php? func=service for FAQ, technical guide, BIOS updates, driver updates, and other information.

  • Page 3: Safety Instructions

    Safety Instructions Always read the safety instructions carefully. Keep this User’s Manual for future reference. Keep this equipment away from humidity. Lay this equipment on a reliable flat surface before setting it up. The openings on the enclosure are for air convection hence protects the equip- ment from overheating.

  • Page 4: Fcc-B Radio Frequency Interference Statement

    FCC-B Radio Frequency Interference Statement T h is eq uip men t h as been tested and found to c omply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.

  • Page 5: Weee (Waste Electrical And Electronic Equipment) Statement

    WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Statement...

  • Page 8: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS Copyright Notice ......................ii Trademarks ........................ii Revision History ......................ii Technical Support ......................ii Safety Instructions ......................iii FCC-B Radio Frequency Interference Statement ............iv W EEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Statement ........v Chapter 1 Product Overview ................1-1 Mainboard Specifications ...................

  • Page 9: Chapter 1 Product Overview

    (MS-9832 v1.X) Mini ITX mainboard from MSI. ® Based on the innovative Intel 945GC & ICH7 control- lers for optimal system efficiency, the IM-945GC / IM- ® 945GC-D acc ommodates the latest Intel Atom proc es s or, s ingle-c ore (230 ) & dual-c ore ( 330)

  • Page 10: Mainboard Specifications

    M S-9832 M ainboard Mainboard Specifications Proce ssor - I nt el A t om pr oc es sor, si n gl e-c ore (230 ) & dual -c or e (3 30) (Diam ondville) - 533MHz Chipset - Northbridge: Intel 945GC chipset - Southbridge: Intel ICH7 chipset M e mo r y - 1 unbuffered non-ECC DDR2 533/667/800 DIMM slot...
  • Page 11 Product Overview Connectors Back Panel - 1 PS/2 mouse port - 1 PS/2 keyboard port - 3 serial ports - 1 VGA port - 2 Gigabit LAN jacks - 4 USB 2.0 ports - 3 audio jacks Onboard Connectors - 1 front panel audio pinheader - 1 USB 2.0 pinheader (2 ports) - 3 serial port connectors - 1 SPI Flash ROM pinheader (for debugging)

  • Page 12: Block Diagram

    M S-9832 M ainboard Block Diagram...

  • Page 13: Mainboard Layout

    T: Line- In CON1 M: Line- Out B: MIC-In Audio Chip JCOMP3 JFP1 JAUD1 JUSB1 P CI1 JSPI1 IM-945GC (MS-9832 v1.X) Mini ITX Mainboard JPWR2 SYSFAN1 Top: Mouse CPUFAN1 Bottom: Intel Keyboard Diamondville JPW1 Top: CONN1 Serial Port Bottom: VGA Port...

  • Page 14: Board Dimension

    M S-9832 M ainboard Board Dimension...

  • Page 15: Back Panel & I/O Shield Drawing

    Product Overview Back Panel & I/O Shield Drawing...

  • Page 16: Power Consumption

    M S-9832 M ainboard Power Consumption Component Description ® Intel Atom™ Processor 200 Series Memory Corsair 1G DDR2-800 x1 Add-On VGA Hard Disk Western 80G IDE 7200rpm HDD x1 ® ® Operating system Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2 MS-9832 (ATX) 3.3V input 5V input 5VSB...
  • Page 17 Product Overview Component Description ® Intel Atom™ Processor 200 Series Memory Corsair 1G DDR2-800 x1 Add-On VGA Hard Disk Western 80G IDE 7200rpm HDD x1 ® ® Operating system Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2 12V input MS-9832 (DC) Current(A) Watt Enter DOS (Stable) 1.613 A 19.356W...

  • Page 18: Safety Compliance & Mtbf

    M S-9832 M ainboard Safety Compliance & MTBF Certification Standard number Title of standard Product family standard EN 55022: 2006 EN 2006 Limits for harmonic current emission Limitation of voltage fluctuation and EN 1995+A1:2001+A2:2005 flicker in low-voltage supply system Immunity EN 55024:1998+A1:2001+A2:2003 Product family standard CNS 13438 乙類...

  • Page 19: Chapter 2 Hardware Setup

    Hardware Setup Chapter 2 Hardware Setup This chapter provides you with the information about hardware setup procedures. While doing the installation, be careful in holding the components and follow the installation procedures. For some components, if you install in the wrong orientation, the components will not work properly.

  • Page 20: Quick Components Guide

    M S-9832 M ainboard Quick Components Guide CPUFAN1, p.2-9 JPW1, p.2-4 SYSFAN1, p.2-9 Back Panel JPWR2, p.2-4 DIMM Slot, p.2-3 I/O, p.2-5 ATX1, p.2-4 JCOMP1, p.2-14 COM1, p.2-9 JCOMP4, p.2-14 COM2, p.2-9 JCOMP5, p.2-14 IDE1, p.2-7 JCOMP2, JCOMP7, JCOMP6, p.2-14 JCI1, p.2-10 JBAT1, p.2-13 COM3, p.2-9...

  • Page 21: Memory

    Hardware Setup Memory These DIMM slots are intended for system memory modules. DDR2 240-pin, 1.8V 64x2=128 pin 56x2=112 pin Installing Memory Modules 1. Locate the DIMM slots on the mainboard. Flip open the retaining clip at each side of the DIMM slot. 2.

  • Page 22: Power Supply

    System Power Connector: JPW1 (for IM-945GC-D) This 12V power connector is used to provide power to the system & CPU. Pin Definition JPW1 SIGNAL SATA HDD Power Connector: JPWR2 (for IM-945GC-D) These connectors provide power to the SATA hard disk drives. JPWR2...

  • Page 23: Back Panel I/O

    Hardware Setup Back Panel I/O CONN2 CONN1 Line-In Serial Port Serial Port M ou se Line-Out Keyboard VGA Port CONN2 USB Ports USB Ports Serial Port M ouse/Keyboard ® ® The standard PS/2 mouse/keyboard DIN connector is for a PS/2 mouse/keyboard.
  • Page 24 M S-9832 M ainboard Audio Ports These audio connectors are used for audio devices. You can differentiate the color of the audio jacks for different audio sound effects. Line-In (Blue) - Line In, is used for external CD player, tapeplayer or other audio devices.

  • Page 25: Connector

    Hardware Setup Connector IDE Connector: IDE1 This connector supports IDE hard disk drives, optical disk drives and other IDE devices. IDE1 Important If you install two IDE devices on the same cable, you must configure the drives separately to master / slave mode by setting jumpers. Refer to IDE device’s documentation supplied by the vendors for jumper setting instructions.
  • Page 26 M S-9832 M ainboard SPI Flash ROM Pinheader: JSPI1 This pinheader is used to flash SPI flash ROM. Pin Definition Description Description JSPI1 VCC3_SB VCC3_SB SPI_MISO_F SPI_MOSI_F SPI_CS0_F# SPI_CLK_F SPI_HOLD# Serial ATA Connector: SATA1, SATA2, SATA3, SATA4 This connector is a high-speed Serial ATA interface port. Each connector can con- nect to one Serial ATA device.
  • Page 27 Hardware Setup Serial Port Connector: COM1, COM2, COM3 This connector is a 16550A high speed communications port that sends/receives 16 bytes FIFOs. You can attach a serial device to it through the optional serial port bracket. Pin Definition COM1 SIGNAL DESCRIPTION COM3 Data Carry Detect...
  • Page 28 M S-9832 M ainboard Chassis Intrusion Connector: JCI1 This connector connects to the chassis intrusion switch cable. If the chassis is opened, the chassis intrusion mechanism will be activated. The system will record this status and show a warning message on the screen. To clear the warning, you must enter the BIOS utility and clear the record.
  • Page 29 Hardware Setup Front Panel Connector: JFP1 The mainboard provides one front panel connector for electrical connection to the ® front panel switches and LEDs. The JFP1 is compliant with Intel Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide. Power Power Switch JFP1 Reset Switch Pin Definition...
  • Page 30 M S-9832 M ainboard Front Panel Audio Connector: JAUD1 This connector allows you to connect the front panel audio and is compliant with ® Intel Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide. JAUD1 HD Audio Pin Definition SIGNAL DESCRIPTION MIC_L Microphone - Left channel Ground MIC_R Microphone - Right channel...

  • Page 31: Jumper

    Hardware Setup Jumper Clear CMOS Jumper: JBAT1 There is a CMOS RAM onboard that has a power supply from an external battery to keep the data of system configuration. W ith the CMOS RAM, the system can auto- matically boot OS every time it is turned on. If you want to clear the system configuration, set the jumper to clear data.
  • Page 32 M S-9832 M ainboard Serial Port Jumper: JCOMP1 ~ JCOMP7 These jumpers specify the operation voltage & function of the onboard serial ports. JCOMP1 (for COM1), +12V JCOM P5 (for CONN1) JCOMP2 +12V (for COM2), JCOM P7 (for CONN2 top port), JCOM P6 (for CONN2 bottom port)

  • Page 33: Slot

    Hardware Setup Slot PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Express Slot The CON1 is Mini PCI-E connector for wireless LAN, TV tuner, and Robson NAND Flash. Mini PCI-E Slot PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slot The PCI slot supports LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other add-on cards that comply with PCI specifications.
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  • Page 35: Chapter 3 Bios Setup

    BIOS Setup Chapter 3 BIOS Setup This chapter provides information on the BIOS Setup program and allows you to configure the system for optimum use. You may need to run the Setup program when: ² An error message appears on the screen during the system booting up, and requests you to run SETUP.

  • Page 36: Entering Setup

    M S-9832 M ainboard Entering Setup Power on the computer and the system will start POST (Power On Self Test) process. W hen the message below appears on the screen, press <Del> key to enter Setup. Press Del to enter SETUP If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to enter Setup, restart the system by turning it OFF and On or pressing the RESET button.

  • Page 37: Control Keys

    BIOS Setup Control Keys < ↑> Move to the previous item < ↓> Move to the next item < ←> Move to the item in the left hand < →> Move to the item in the right hand Select the item <Enter>...

  • Page 38: The Main Menu

    M S-9832 M ainboard The Main Menu Standard CM OS Features Use this menu for basic system configurations, such as time, date etc. Advanced BIOS Features ® Use this menu to setup the items of AMI special enhanced features. Integrated Peripherals Use this menu to specify your settings for integrated peripherals.
  • Page 39 BIOS Setup Load Optimized Defaults Use this menu to load the default values set by the mainboard manufacturer specifi- cally for optimal performance of the mainboard. BIOS Setting Password Use this menu to set the password for BIOS. Save & Exit Setup Save changes to CMOS and exit setup.

  • Page 40: Standard Cmos Features

    M S-9832 M ainboard Standard CMOS Features Date (MM:DD:YY) This allows you to set the system to the date that you want (usually the current date). The format is <day> <month> <date> <year>. Day of the week, from Sun to Sat, determined by BIOS.
  • Page 41 BIOS Setup IDE Primary M aster/Slave, SATA1/2/3/4 Important The IDE Primary Master/Slave, SATA1/2/3/4 items appear when you con- nect hard disk drives to the IDE/SATA connector on the mainboard. Device, Vender, Size These settings show the IDE/SATA device information. Read only. LBA/Large M ode This setting allows you to enable or disable the LBA Mode.
  • Page 42 M S-9832 M ainboard Halt On The setting determines whether the system will stop if an error is detected at boot. W hen the system stops for the errors preset, it will halt on for 15 seconds and then automatically resume its operation. System Information These items show the CPU information, BIOS version and memory status of your system.

  • Page 43: Advanced Bios Features

    BIOS Setup Advanced BIOS Features Boot Sector Protection The item is to set the Virus W arning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection. If the function is enabled and any attempt to write data into this area is made, BIOS will display a warning message on screen and beep.
  • Page 44 M S-9832 M ainboard your operating system. To find out which version to use, consult the vendor of your operating system. Flash Write Protection This function protects the BIOS from accidental corruption by unauthorized users or computer viruses. CPU Feature Hyper-Threading Function The processor uses Hyper-Threading technology to increase transaction rates and reduces end-user response times.
  • Page 45 BIOS Setup Chipset Feature HPET The High Precision Event Timer (HPET) was developed jointly by Intel and Microsoft to meet the timing requirements of multimedia and other time-sensitive applications. In addition to extending the capabilities and precision of a system, the HPET also improves system performance.
  • Page 46 M S-9832 M ainboard Boot Sequence 1st Boot Device The items allow you to set the first boot device where BIOS attempts to load the disk operating system. Boot From Other Device Setting the option to [Yes] allows the system to try to boot from other device. if the system fails to boot from the 1st boot device.

  • Page 47: Integrated Peripherals

    BIOS Setup Integrated Peripherals USB Controller This setting allows you to enable/disable the onboard USB 1.1/ 2.0 controller. Onboard LAN Controller This setting allows you to enable/disable the onboard LAN controller. LAN Option ROM The items enable or disable the initialization of the onboard LAN Boot ROM during bootup.
  • Page 48 M S-9832 M ainboard On-Chip ATA Devices On-Chip IDE Controller This setting enables/disables the onchip IDE controller. PCI IDE BusMaster Set this option to [Enabled] to specify that the IDE controller on the PCI local bus has bus mastering capability. On-Chip SATA Controller This setting enables/disables the onchip SATA controller.
  • Page 49 BIOS Setup I/O Devices COM Port 1, COM Port1 M ode, COM Port 2, Serial Port 3/ 4/ 5/ 6 Address, Serial Port 3/ 4/ 5/ 6 IRQ These settings specify the base I/O port address and IRQ resource of the onboard serial ports.

  • Page 50: Power Management Setup

    M S-9832 M ainboard Power Management Setup Important S3-related functions described in this section are available only when your BIOS supports S3 sleep mode. ACPI Function This item is to activate the ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Management Interface) Function. If your operating system is ACPI-aware, such as Windows 98SE/ 2000/ME/ XP, select [Enabled].
  • Page 51 BIOS Setup is saved to main memory that remains powered while most other hardware components turn off to save energy. The information stored in memory will be used to restore the sys- tem when a “wake up” event occurs. Recall VGA BIOS from S3 Selecting [Enabled] will make BIOS call VGA BIOS to initialize the VGA card when system wakes up (resume) from S3 state.
  • Page 52 M S-9832 M ainboard Wake Up Event Setup Resume From S3 By USB Device The item allows the activity of the USB device to wake up the system from S3 (Suspend to RAM) sleep state. Resume By Ring W hen it is set to [Enabled], the feature allows your system to support COM port Modem to resume.

  • Page 53: Pnp/Pci Configurations

    BIOS Setup PnP/PCI Configurations Primary Graphic’s Adapter This setting specifies which graphic card is your primary graphics adapter. PCI Latency Timer This item controls how long each PCI device can hold the bus before another takes over. W hen set to higher values, every PCI device can conduct transactions for a longer time and thus improve the effective PCI bandwidth.
  • Page 54 M S-9832 M ainboard IRQ Resource Setup IRQ 3/4/5/7/9/10/11/14/15 These items specify the bus where the specified IRQ line is used. The settings determine if AMIBIOS should remove an IRQ from the pool of available IRQs passed to devices that are configurable by the system BIOS. The available IRQ pool is determined by reading the ESCD NVRAM.

  • Page 55: H/W Monitor

    BIOS Setup H/W Monitor Chassis Intrusion The field enables or disables the feature of recording the chassis intrusion status and issuing a warning message if the chassis is once opened. To clear the warning message, set the field to [Reset]. The setting of the field will automatically return to [Enabled] later.

  • Page 56: Load Fail-Safe / Optimized Defaults

    M S-9832 M ainboard Load Fail-Safe / Optimized Defaults The two options on the main menu allow users to restore all of the BIOS settings to the default Fail-Safe or Optimized values. The Optimized Defaults are the default values set by the mainboard manufacturer specifically for optimal performance of the mainboard.

  • Page 57: Bios Setting Password

    BIOS Setup BIOS Setting Password W hen you select this function, a message as below will appear on the screen: Type the password, up to six characters in length, and press <Enter>. The password typed now will replace any previously set password from CMOS memory. You will be prompted to confirm the password.
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  • Page 59: Chapter 4 System Resources

    Sy stem Resources Chapter 4 System Resources This chapter provides information on the following system resources: 1. W atch Dog Timer Setting (p.4-2); 2. AMI POST Code (p.4-3); 3. Resource List (p.4-7).

  • Page 60: Watch Dog Timer Setting

    M S-9832 M ainboard Watch Dog Timer Setting Software Code SIO_IDX equ 4EH SIO_DTAequ 4FH Timer equ 10; reset after 10 seconds 1. Enter configuration mode dx, SIO_IDX al, 87h dx, al dx, al 2. Set to LDN 07 dx, SIO_IDX al, 07h dx, al dx, SIO_DTA...

  • Page 61: Ami Post Code

    Sy stem Resources AMI POST Code Bootblock Recovery Code Checkpoints The Bootblock recovery code gets control when the BIOS determines that a BIOS recovery needs to occur because the user has forced the update or the BIOS checksum is corrupt. The following table describes the type of checkpoints that may occur during the Bootblock recovery portion of the BIOS:...
  • Page 62 M S-9832 M ainboard POST Code Checkpoints The POST code checkpoints are the largest set of checkpoints during the BIOS pre- boot process. The following table describes the type of checkpoints that may occur during the POST portion of the BIOS:...
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  • Page 65: Resource List

    Sy stem Resources Resource List ICH7 GPIO GPIO TYPE MULTI POWER CONNECTION AB18 Unmultiplexed# 3.3v GPI0(pull high) REQ5# PREQ#5 I/OD PIRQE# GPIO2(pull high) I/OD PIRQF# GPIO3(pull high) I/OD PIRQG# GPIO4(pull high) I/OD PIRQH# GPIO5(pull high) AC21 Unmultiplexed 3.3v ATADET0 AC18 CLEAR CMOS 3.3v GPIO7(pull high)
  • Page 66 M S-9832 M ainboard GPIO TYPE MULTI POWER CONNECTION OC6# 3.3v USB_OCP#3 OC7# 3.3v USB_OCP#3 AG18 Unmultiplexed 3.3v AC19 Unmultiplexed 3.3v Unmultiplexed 3.3v AD21 SATACLKREQ# 3.3v PULL HIGH AH19 SATA2GP 3.3v PULL HIGH AE19 SATA3GP 3.3v PULL HIGH AD20 Unmultiplexed 3.3v GPIO38 (pull high) AE20...
  • Page 67 Sy stem Resources SIO GPIO GPIO TYPE MULTI POWER CONNECTION I/OOD12t SLOTOCC# SLOTOCC# OD12 GPIO11 MB_ID0 OD12 GPIO12 MB_ID1 OD12 LED_VSB/ALERT# LED_VSB OD12 LED_VCC/Turbo2# LED_VCC PCIRST2# PLTRST_BU2# PCIRST3# PLTRST_BU3# OD12 RSTCON# RSTCON# OD12-5v PME# PME# ATXPG_IN ATX_PWR_OK OD12 PWROK SIO_PWOK INts5v PWSIN# PSIN#...

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