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- Page 1 User Manual GMB-945GC Intel® LGA775 Core 2 Duo Mini ITX Motherboard with DDR2/Dual LAN/4COM/PCIe x16...
- Page 2 No part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of Advantech Co., Ltd. Information provided in this manual is intended to be accurate and reliable. How- ever, Advantech Co., Ltd.
- Page 3 Whether your new Advantech equipment is destined for the labo- ratory or the factory floor, you can be assured that your product will provide the reliability and ease of operation for which the name Advantech has come to be known.
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Page 4: Declaration Of Conformity
Caution! There is a danger of a new battery exploding if it is incorrectly installed. Do not attempt to recharge, force open, or heat the battery. Replace the battery only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the man- ufacturer. Discard used batteries according to the manufacturer's instructions. GMB-945GC User Manual... - Page 5 DDR2 SODIMM ELPIDA E5108AGBG-6E- DDR2 E (64x8) Transcend DDR2 SODIMM TS128MSQ64 HYNIX HY5PS12821E-FP- (RoHS)" DDR2 S5 (64x8) DDR2 SODIMM ELPIDA TWN (RoHS) DDR2 E5108AHSE-8E-E (64x8) Note! All the memories tested are Non-ECC (Error Correcting Code) memo- ries. GMB-945GC User Manual...
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Page 6: Ordering Information
Because of Advantech’s high quality-control standards and rigorous testing, most of our customers never need to use our repair service. If an Advantech product is defec- tive, 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 7 It should be free of marks and scratches and in per- fect working order upon receipt. As you unpack the GMB-945GC, check it for signs of shipping damage. (For example, damaged box, scratches, dents, etc.) If it is dam- aged or it fails to meet the specifications, notify our service department or your local sales representative immediately.
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Page 9: Table Of Contents
Table 1.1: Jumpers..............4 Table 1.2: Connectors ..............4 Board layout: Jumper and Connector Locations ........5 GMB-945GC Block Diagram ..............6 Figure 1.1 GMB-945GC Block Diagram ........6 Safety Precautions ..................7 Jumper Settings ..................8 1.8.1 How to set jumpers ............... 8 1.8.2... - Page 10 Table B.4: RS-232 Interface (COM1 and COM2) ...... 61 RS-232 Interface (COM3 and COM4)............. 61 Table B.5: RS-232 Interface (COM3 and COM4) ...... 61 SPI_CN1: SPI fresh card pin connector..........62 Table B.6: SPI_CN1:SPI fresh card pin connector ....62 GMB-945GC User Manual...
- Page 11 Table B.21:System I/O Ports ............67 B.18 DMA Channel Assignments ..............68 Table B.22:DMA Channel Assignments........68 B.19 Interrupt Assignments ................68 Table B.23:Interrupt Assignments..........68 B.20 1st MB Memory Map ................69 Table B.24:1st MB Memory Map ..........69 GMB-945GC User Manual...
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Page 13: Chapter 1 General Information
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Page 14: Introduction
Cost effective 945GC chipset: support 533/800 Front side bus Rich I/O connectivity: 4 serial ports, 6 USB 2.0, dual GbE LAN Standard Mini ITX form factor with industrial feature: The GMB-945GC is the most fully-featured Mini ITX motherboard with balanced expandability and the... -
Page 15: Specifications
Operating temperature: 0 ~ 60° C (32 ~ 140° F, Depending on CPU) Storage temperature: -20 ~ 70° C (-4 ~ 158° F) Humidity: 5 ~ 95% non-condensing Power supply voltage: +3.3 V, +5 V, +12 V, -12 V, 5 Vsb GMB-945GC User Manual... -
Page 16: Jumpers And Connectors
Board weight: 0.365 kg Jumpers and Connectors Connectors on the GMB-945GC motherboard link it to external devices such as hard disk drives and a keyboard. In addition, the board has a number of jumpers used to configure your system for your application. -
Page 17: Board Layout: Jumper And Connector Locations
Board layout: Jumper and Connector Locations LAN1_USB12 JFP2_1 VGA1 LAN2_USB34 Audio1 COM12 KBMS1 ATX12V1 CPU_FAN1 SATA1 SATA2 USB7 PCIeX16 CMOS1 PSON1 CHA_FAN1 COM3 COM4 USB56 EXTPWR1 SPI_CN1 DIMM1 GMB-945GC User Manual... -
Page 18: Gmb-945Gc Block Diagram
GMB-945GC Block Diagram Figure 1.1 GMB-945GC Block Diagram GMB-945GC User Manual... -
Page 19: Safety Precautions
Caution! There is a danger of a new battery exploding if it is incorrectly installed. Do not attempt to recharge, force open, or heat the battery. Replace the battery only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the man- ufacturer. Discard used batteries according to the manufacturer’s instructions. GMB-945GC User Manual... -
Page 20: Jumper Settings
SDRAM). They are available in capacities of 256, 512 and 1024 MB. The sockets can be filled in any combination with DIMMs of any size, giving a total memory size between 256 MB and 2 GB. GMB-945GC does NOT support ECC (error correcting code). -
Page 21: Memory Installation Procedures
The built-in second-level cache in the processor yields much higher performance than conventional external cache memories. 1.12 Processor Installation The GMB-945GC is designed for LGA775, Intel Pentium 4, Intel Core 2 Duo, Celeron D and Intel Pentium dual core D processor. GMB-945GC User Manual... - Page 22 GMB-945GC User Manual...
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Page 23: Chapter 2 Connecting Peripherals
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Page 24: Introduction
USB and LAN Ports (LAN1_USB12/ LAN2_USB34/USB56/USB7) The GMB-945GC provides up to seven ports of USB (Universal Serial Bus). The USB interface complies with USB Specification Rev. 2.0 supporting transmission rate up to 480 Mbps and is fuse protected. The USB interface can be disabled in the sys- tem BIOS setup. -
Page 25: Vga Connector (Vga1)
VGA Connector (VGA1) VGA1 The GMB-945GC includes a VGA interface that can drive conventional CRT dis- plays. VGA1 is a standard 15-pin D-SUB connector commonly used for VGA. Pin assignments for CRT connector VGA1 are detailed in Appendix B. GMB-945GC User Manual... -
Page 26: Serial Ports (Com1~Com4)
COM1/COM2 COM3/COM4 GMB-945GC supports four COM with RS-232. These ports can connect to serial devices, such as a mouse or a printer, or to a communications network. The IRQ and address ranges for both ports are fixed. However, if you want to disable the port or change these parameters later, you can do this in the system BIOS setup. -
Page 27: Ps/2 Keyboard And Mouse Connector (Kbms1)
PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Connector (KBMS1) KBMS1 Two 6-pin mini-DIN connectors (KBMS1) on the motherboard provide connection to a PS/2 keyboard and a PS/2 mouse, respectively. GMB-945GC User Manual... -
Page 28: Cpu Fan Connector (Cpu_Fan1)
CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) CPU_FAN1 If fan is used, this connector supports cooling fans of 500 mA (6 W) or less. GMB-945GC User Manual... -
Page 29: System Fan Connector (Cha_Fan1)
System FAN Connector (CHA_FAN1) CHA_FAN1 If fan is used, this connector supports cooling fans of 500 mA (6 W) or less. GMB-945GC User Manual... -
Page 30: Front Panel Connectors (Jfp2_1)
Front Panel Connectors (JFP2_1) There are several external switches to monitor and control the GMB-945GC. JFP2_1 Part Function 5 and 7 Reset switch 1 and 3 Hard driver activity LED 2 and 4 Power/Sleep/Waiting LED 6 and 8 Power switch 2.8.1... -
Page 31: Reset Connector (Jfp2_1 Pins 5 & 7)
JFP1 pins 1&2. This connection enables you to turn your computer on and off. Line In, Line Out, Mic In Connector (AUDIO1) Line In Line Out Mic In AUDIO1 GMB-945GC User Manual... -
Page 32: Serial Ata Interface (Sata1, Sata2)
2.10 Serial ATA Interface (SATA1, SATA2) SATA1, SATA2 GMB-945GC features a high performance serial ATA interface (up to 300 MB/s) which eases cabling to hard drives with thin and long cables. GMB-945GC User Manual... -
Page 33: Pcie X 16 Slot (Pcie X 16)
2.11 PCIe x 16 slot (PCIE X 16) The GMB-945GC provides 1 PCIe x 16 slot. GMB-945GC User Manual... -
Page 34: Auxiliary 4-Pin Power Connector (Atx12V1)
Auxiliary 4-pin power connector (ATX12V1) To ensure the enough power is supplied to the motherboard, one auxiliary 4 pin power connector is available on the GMB-945GC. ATX12V1 must be used to provide sufficient 12 V power to ensure the stable operation of the system. -
Page 35: Spi Flash Connector(Spi_Cn1)
2.13 SPI Flash connector(SPI_CN1) SPI flash card pin header which can flash BIOS while GMB-945GC can not be power on and ensures platform integrity. GMB-945GC User Manual... - Page 36 GMB-945GC User Manual...
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Page 37: Chapter 3 Bios Operation
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Page 38: Introduction
CPUs from 386 through Pentium and AMD Geode, K7 and K8 (including multiple pro- cessor platforms), and VIA Eden C3 and C7 CPU. You can use Advantech’s utilities to select and install features to suit your designs for customers need. -
Page 39: Main Menu
Set Password Establish, change or disable password. Save & Exit Setup Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit BIOS setup. Exit Without Saving Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit BIOS setup. GMB-945GC User Manual... -
Page 40: Standard Cmos Features
Extended Memory The POST of the BIOS will determine the amount of extended memory (above 1 MB in CPU’s memory address map) installed in the system. Total Memory This item displays the total system memory size. GMB-945GC User Manual... -
Page 41: Advanced Bios Features
Eight settings are 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24 and 30. – Typematic Delay (Msec) This item sets the time interval for displaying the first and second characters. Four delay rate options are 250, 500, 750 and 1000. GMB-945GC User Manual... -
Page 42: Advanced Chipset Features
This item enables users to set the DRAM RAS# precharge timing, system default is setting to “Auto” to reference the data from SPD ROM. Prechage delay (tRAS) [Auto] This item allows user to adjust memory precharge time. GMB-945GC User Manual... - Page 43 This item allows the user to adjust Intel's Dynamic Video Memory Technology (DVMT). BIOS provides three options to choose (DVMT,FIXED and Both). DVMT/FIXED Memory Size [128MB] This item allows the user to adjust DVMT/FIXED graphics memory size. GMB-945GC User Manual...
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Page 44: Integrated Peripherals
Super IO and Sensor devices, this page is developed by Chipset inde- pendent. OnChip IDE Device This item enables users to set the OnChip IDE device status, including some of new chipsets also support for SATA device (Serial-ATA). GMB-945GC User Manual... - Page 45 This item allows you to select UART mode. The choices: “IrDA”, “ASKIR”, and “Normal”. RxD, TxD Active This item allows you to determine the active level of the RxD and TxD serial lines. The choices: “Hi, Hi”, “Lo, Lo”, “Lo, H”, and “Hi, Lo”. GMB-945GC User Manual...
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Page 46: Security Chip Configuration
Select an item and then press <Enabled> to display the configuration options. Note! To enable the TPM function, set the TPM Support item to [Enabled] and then save the change , After rebooting, the TPM Configuration menu will change into the following one. GMB-945GC User Manual... -
Page 47: Power Management Setup
PC and system devices for improving the power man- agement. ACPI Suspend Type [S3(STR)] This item allows user to select sleep state when suspend. S1(POS) The suspend mode is equivalent to a software power down; GMB-945GC User Manual... - Page 48 Use this to set up the system after power failure. The “Off” setting keeps the system powered off after power failure, the “On” setting boots up the system after failure, and the “Former-Sts” returns the system to the status before power failure. GMB-945GC User Manual...
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Page 49: Pnp/Pci Configurations
PCI / VGA Palette Snoop [Disabled] This is set to “Disabled” by default. Maximum Payload Size [128] This item shows you the maximum TLP payload size for PCI Express devices. The option is setting to [128 bytes] by chipset specification. GMB-945GC User Manual... -
Page 50: Pc Health Status
VCORE and Other Voltages This shows the voltage of VCORE, +3.3 V, +5 V, +12 V, -12 V, VBAT(V), and 5 VSB (V). 3.2.11 Frequency/Voltage Control Spread Spectrum [Disabled] This item enables users to set the spread spectrum modulation. GMB-945GC User Manual... -
Page 51: Load Setup Defaults
Load Setup Defaults loads the default system values directly from ROM. If the stored record created by the Setup program should ever become corrupted (and therefore unusable). These defaults will load automatically when you turn GMB-945GC Series system on. 3.2.13... - Page 52 Select Set Password again, and at the “Enter Password” prompt, please don’t enter anything; just press <Enter>. At the ”Confirm Password” prompt, again, don’t type in anything; just press <Enter>. Select Save to CMOS and EXIT, type <Y>, then <Enter>. GMB-945GC User Manual...
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Page 53: Save & Exit Setup
Type “Y” will quit the BIOS Setup Utility and save user setup value to CMOS. Type “N” will return to BIOS Setup Utility. 3.2.15 Quit without Saving Note! Type “Y” will quit the BIOS Setup Utility without saving to CMOS. Type “N” will return to BIOS Setup Utility. GMB-945GC User Manual... - Page 54 GMB-945GC User Manual...
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Page 55: Chipset Software Installation Utility
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Page 56: Before You Begin
To facilitate the installation of the enhanced display drivers and utility software, read the instructions in this chapter carefully. The drivers for the GMB-945GC are located on the software installation CD. The driver in the folder of the driver CD will guide and link you to the utilities and drivers under a Windows system. -
Page 57: Windows Xp Driver Setup
Insert the driver CD into your system's CD-ROM drive. You can see the driver folders items. Move the mouse cursor over the folder "INF". In INF folder, you can click "setup.exe" to complete the implement of the driver. GMB-945GC User Manual... - Page 58 GMB-945GC User Manual...
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Page 59: Vga Setup
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Page 60: Introduction
Insert the driver CD into your system's CD-ROM drive. You can see the driver folders items. Move the mouse cursor over the folder "VGA". In VGA folder, you can click "setup.exe" to complete the implement of the driver based on Vista,Windows XP and Windows 2000. GMB-945GC User Manual... -
Page 61: Lan Configuration
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Page 62: Introduction
Introduction The GMB-945GC has a dual Gigabit Ethernet LAN via dedicated PCI Express x 1 bus (Realtek RTL8111C), which offers bandwidth of up to 500 MB/sec, eliminating the bottleneck of network data flow and incorporating Gigabit Ethernet to operate at 1000 Mbps. -
Page 63: Appendix A Programming The Watchdog Timer
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Page 64: Programming The Watchdog Timer
Programming the Watchdog Timer The GMB-945GC's watchdog timer can be used to monitor system software opera- tion and take corrective action if the software fails to function within the programmed period. This section describes the operation of the watchdog timer and how to pro- gram it. - Page 65 Unlock W83627DHG Select register of watchdog timer Enable the function of the watchdog timer Use the function of the watchdog timer Lock W83627DHG GMB-945GC User Manual...
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Page 66: Table A.1: Watchdog Timer Registers
EFIR stands for Extended Function Index Register in Super I/O control- ler while EFDR stands for Extended Function Data Register. They coin- cide to each other so as to read and write the Data to its corresponding Index in Super I/O controller. GMB-945GC User Manual... -
Page 67: Example Program
Inc dx Mov al,10 Out dx,al ;----------------------------------------------------------- Dec dx ; Lock W83627HG Mov al,0aah Out dx,al Enable watchdog timer and set 5 minutes as timeout interval ;----------------------------------------------------------- Mov dx,2eh ; Unlock W83627HG Mov al,87h Out dx,al Out dx,al GMB-945GC User Manual... - Page 68 Enable watchdog timer to be reset by mouse ;----------------------------------------------------------- Mov dx,2eh ; Unlock W83627HG Mov al,87h Out dx,al Out dx,al ;----------------------------------------------------------- Mov al,07h ; Select registers of watchdog timer Out dx,al Inc dx Mov al,08h Out dx,al ;----------------------------------------------------------- GMB-945GC User Manual...
- Page 69 Dec dx ; Enable the function of watchdog timer Mov al,30h Out dx,al Inc dx Mov al,01h Out dx,al ;----------------------------------------------------------- Dec dx ; Enable watchdog timer to be strobed reset by keyboard Mov al,0f7h Out dx,al Inc dx In al,dx Or al,40h Out dx,al GMB-945GC User Manual...
- Page 70 Dec dx ; Generate a time-out signal Mov al,0f7h Out dx,al ;Write 1 to bit 5 of F7 register Inc dx In al,dx Or al,20h Out dx,al ;----------------------------------------------------------- Dec dx ; Lock W83627HG Mov al,0aah Out dx,al GMB-945GC User Manual...
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Page 71: Appendix B I/O Pin Assignments
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Page 72: Usb Header (Usb56/Usb7)
Table B.1: USB Header (USB56) Signal Signal USB0_VCC5 USB1_VCC5 USB0_D- USB1_D- USB0_D+ USB1_D+ Table B.2: USB Header (USB7) Signal USB2_VCC5 USB2_D- USB2_D+ N.C. VGA Connector (VGA1) Table B.3: VGA Connector (VGA1) Signal Signal CRT_VCCIN VGA_G VGA_B V_SDAT H-SYNC V-SYNC V_SCLK GMB-945GC User Manual... -
Page 73: Rs-232 Interface (Com1 And Com2)
RS-232 Interface (COM1 and COM2) Table B.4: RS-232 Interface (COM1 and COM2) Signal RS-232 Interface (COM3 and COM4) Table B.5: RS-232 Interface (COM3 and COM4) Signal GMB-945GC User Manual... -
Page 74: Spi_Cn1: Spi Fresh Card Pin Connector
Table B.6: SPI_CN1:SPI fresh card pin connector Signal Signal +F1_3V F1_SPI_CS#_Q F1_SPI_CLK_Q F1_SPI_MISO_Q F1_SPI_MOSI_Q PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Connector (KBMS1) Table B.7: PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Connector (KBMS1) Signal KB DATA KB VCC KB CLK M_DATA M_VCC M_CLK GMB-945GC User Manual... -
Page 75: Cpu Fan Power Connector (Cpu_Fan1)
CPU Fan Power Connector (CPU_FAN1) Table B.8: CPU Fan Power Connector (CPU_FAN1) Signal +12 V DETECT System Fan Power Connector (CHA_FAN1) Table B.9: System Fan Power Connector (SYSFAN1/SYSFAN2) Signal DETECT +12 V Front Panel Connectors (JFP2_1) GMB-945GC User Manual... -
Page 76: Power/Sleep Led (Jfp2_1)
Table B.11: Reset Connector (JFP2_1) Signal RESET B.9.3 HDD LED Connector (JFP2_1) Table B.12: HDD LED Connector (JFP2_1) Signal IDE LED+ IDE LED- B.9.4 ATX Soft Power Switch (JFP2_1) Table B.13: ATX Soft Power Switch (JFP2_1) Signal 5 VSB PWR BTN GMB-945GC User Manual... -
Page 77: Atx1 12 V Auxiliary Power Connector (Atx12V1)
Signal Signal +3.3 V +3.3 V +5 V +5 V 5 VSB 12 V 12 V 3.3 V 3.3 V -12 V PSON -5 V B.12 USB/LAN ports (LAN1_USB12/LAN2_USB34) Table B.16: USB Port Signal Signal Data0+ Data0- GMB-945GC User Manual... -
Page 78: Line In, Line Out, Mic In Connector (Audio1)
Line In, Line Out, Mic In Connector (AUDIO1) Line In Line Out Mic In B.14 Serial ATA0 (SATA1) Table B.18: Serial ATA0 (SATA1) Signal Signal SATA_0TX+ SATA_0TX- SATA_0RX- SATA_0RX+ B.15 Serial ATA1 (SATA2) Table B.19: Serial ATA1 (SATA2) Signal Signal SATA_1TX+ SATA_1TX- SATA_1RX- SATA_1RX+ GMB-945GC User Manual... -
Page 79: At/Atx Mode (Pson1)
Prototype card 360-36F Reserved 378-37F Parallel printer port 1 (LPT2) 380-38F SDLC, bisynchronous 2 3A0-3AF Bisynchronous 1 3B0-3BF Monochrome display and printer adapter (LPT1) 3C0-3CF Reserved 3D0-3DF Color/graphics monitor adapter 3F0-3F7 Diskette controller 3F8-3FF Serial port 1 GMB-945GC User Manual... -
Page 80: Dma Channel Assignments
IRQ12 PS/2 mouse IRQ13 INT from co-processor IRQ14 Primary IDE Channel IRQ15 Secondary IDE Channel IRQ3 Serial communication port 2 IRQ4 Serial communication port 1 IRQ5 Available IRQ6 Diskette controller (FDC) IRQ7 Parallel port 1 (print port) GMB-945GC User Manual... -
Page 81: 1St Mb Memory Map
1st MB Memory Map Table B.24: 1st MB Memory Map Addr. range (Hex) Device E0000h - FFFFFh BIOS CC000h - DFFFFh Unused C0000h - CBFFFh VGA BIOS A0000h - BFFFFh Video Memory 00000h - 9FFFFh Base memory GMB-945GC User Manual... - Page 82 No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior written permis- sion of the publisher. All brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. © Advantech Co., Ltd. 2009...
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