Micro atx motherboard with lga 775 socket (170 pages)
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User’s Manual 2808060 Mini-ITX Mainboard Version 1.0, October 2008...
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Thank you for choosing the 2808060 Mini ITX mainboard from Global American Inc. Based on the innovative Intel GM45 & ICH9M-E con- ® trollers for optimal system efficiency, the 2808060 ac- commodates the latest Intel Penryn/Core 2 Duo/ ® Celeron M processors and supports two...
2808060 M ainboard Mainboard Specifications Proce ssor - Intel Penryn/Core 2 Duo/Celeron M CPU - Supports 4-pin CPU fan pin-header with Fan Speed Control - Supports Intel Dual Core Technology to 667/800/1066MHz and up - 667/800/1066MHz Chipset - North Bridge: Intel GM45 chipset...
Product Overview Connectors Back Panel - 1 PS/2 mouse port 1 PS/2 keyboard port - 1 RS-232/422/485 serial port - 1 HDMI port - 1 D-Sub VGA port - 1 DVI port - 2 RJ-45 LAN jacks - 4 USB 2.0 ports - 3 audio jacks Onboard Connectors - 1 front panel audio pinheader...
Bottom: USB Ports L AN Top: LAN2 Jack Bottom: USB Ports JMB368 JLVDS1 J SPI 1 Intel Top: GM45 VGA Port Bottom: DVI Port Top: Serial Port DIMM1 Bottom: HDMI Port ATX1 Top: Mouse DIMM2 Bottom: Keyboard 2808060 Mini ITX Mainboard...
2808060 M ainboard Power Consumption Component Description Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2G CPU Memory Transcend 667MHz DDR2 1GB Add-On VGA Hard Disk Seagate Momentus 5400.3 160 GB SATA Hard Drive Operating system Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2 Idle Stress utility...
Product Overview Safety Compliance & MTBF Standard number Certification Title of standard EN 55022:1998+A1:2000+A2:2003 Class B Product family standard Limits for harmonic current EN 6100-3-2:2000 Class D emission Limitation of voltage EN 6100-3-3:1995+A1:2001 fluctuation and flicker in low- voltage supply system Immunity EN 55024:1998+A1:2001+A2:2003 Product family standard CNS 13438 乙類(1997年版)
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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.
Hardware Setup Memory The DIMM slots are intended for system memory modules. DDR2 SO-DIMM Slot 200-pin, 1.8V Installing Memory Modules 1. Locate the SO-DIMM slots on the mainboard. 2. Align the notch on the DIMM with the key on the slot. Insert the DIMM vertically into the SO-DIMM slot.
2808060 M ainboard CPU (Central Processing Unit) The mainboard supports Intel Penryn/Core 2 Duo/Celeron M processors in ® Socket P. W hen you are installing the CPU, make sure the CPU has a heat sink and a cooling fan attached on the top to prevent overheating. If you do not have the heat sink and cooling fan, contact your dealer to purchase and install them before turning on the computer.
Hardware Setup Socket P CPU Installation 1. L oc at e t h e C P U s oc k et on t h e mainboard. 2. Place the CPU on top of the socket. Make sure that you align the gold arrow on the CPU with the arrow key on the socket.
2808060 M ainboard Power Supply ATX 20-Pin System Power Connector: ATX1 This connector allows you to connect to an ATX power supply. To connect to the ATX power supply, make sure the plug of the power supply is inserted in the proper orientation and the pins are aligned.
Hardware Setup Back Panel RS-232/422/485 Serial Port M ou se VGA Port Line-In Line-Out Keyboard HDMI Port DVI Port USB Ports USB Ports M ouse/Keyboard The standard PS/2 mouse/keyboard DIN connector is for a PS/2 mouse/keyboard. ® ® Serial Port The serial port is a 16550A high speed communications port that sends/ receives 16 bytes FIFOs.
2 8 0 8 0 6 0 M ainboard The standard RJ-45 LAN jack is for connection to the Local Area Network (LAN). You can connect a network cable to it. Activity Indicator Speed Indicator Left LED Right LED Active LED 100M/1000M Speed LED LED Color Yellow...
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.
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2808060 M ainboard S/PDIF-Out Connector: JSPD1 (Optional) This connector is used to connect S/PDIF (Sony & Philips Digital Interconnect Format) interface for digital audio transmission. JSPD1 S/PDIF-Out S/PDIF Bracket (Optional) Serial ATA II Connector: SATA1 ~ SATA4 This connector is a high-speed Serial ATA II interface port. Each connector can connect to one Serial ATA II device.
Hardware Setup Audio Amplifier Connector: JAMP1 The JAMP1 is used to connect audio amplifiers to enhance audio performance. Pin Definition JAM P1 SIGNAL AMP_L- AMP_L+ AMP_R- AMP_R+ 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.
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2808060 M ainboard Fan Power Connectors: CPUFAN1, SYSFAN1 The fan power connectors support system cooling fan with +12V. W hen connecting the wire to the connectors, always note that the red wire is the positive and should be connected to the +12V; the black wire is Ground and should be connected to GND.
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Hardware Setup LVDS Flat Panel Connector: JLVDS1 The LVDS (Low Voltage Differential Signal) connector provides a digital interface typically used with flat panels. After connecting an LVDS interfaced flat panel to the JLVDS1, be sure to check the panel datasheet and set the J2 jumper (p. 2-16) for proper power voltage.
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2808060 M ainboard Front USB Connector: JUSB1, JUSB2 This connector, compliant with Intel I/O Connectivity Design Guide, is ideal for con- ® necting high-speed USB interface peripherals such as USB HDD, digital cameras, M P3 players, printers, modems and the like.
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Hardware Setup RS-232 Serial Port Connector: COM2 ~ COM5 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 COM2/3/4/5 SIGNAL DESCRIPTION Data Carry Detect...
2808060 M ainboard Jumper Serial Port Power Jumper: J1 This jumper specifies the operation voltage of the onboard serial ports. +12V LVDS Power Jumper: J2 Use this jumper to specify the LVDS power. 2-16...
Hardware Setup Slot PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Express Slot The PCI Express slot supports PCI Express interface expansion cards. The PCI Express x 1 slot supports up to 250 MB/s transfer rate. The CON1 is Mini PCI-E connector for wireless LAN, TV tuner, and Robson NAND Flash.
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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: An error message appears on the screen during the system booting up, and requests you to run SETUP.
2808060 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.
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 <Enter> Select the item <Esc>...
2808060 M ainboard The Menu Bar Main Use this menu for basic system configurations, such as time, date etc. Advanced Use this menu to set up the items of special enhanced features. Boot Use this menu to specify the priority of boot devices.
BIOS Setup Main AM I BIOS, Processor, System M emory These items show the firmware and hardware specifications of your system. Read only. System Time The time format is <Hour> <Minute> <Second>. System Date The date format is <Day>, <Month> <Date> <Year>.
BIOS Setup Hardware Prefetcher The processor has a hardware prefetcher that automatically analyzes its re- quirements and prefetches data and instructions from the memory into the Level 2 cache that are likely to be required in the near future. This reduces the latency associated with memory reads.
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2808060 M ainboard IDE Configuration M irrored IDER Configuration This setting enables/disables the mirrored IDE RAID drive. SATA#1 Configuration This setting specifies the operation mode of SATA ports. Configure SATA#1 as s This setting specifies the function of the on-chip SATA controller.
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BIOS Setup [DMA Mode] Indicates the type of Ultra DMA [S.M.A.R.T.] This allows you to activate the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring Analysis & Reporting Technology) capability for the hard disks. S. M.A.R.T is a utility that monitors your disk sta tus to predict hard disk failure. This gives you an opportunity to move data from a hard disk that is going to fail to a safe place before the hard disk becomes offline.
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2808060 M ainboard Hardware Health Configuration These items display the current status of the monitored hardware devices/compo- nents such as voltages and temperatures. CPUFAN1 Mode Setting, SYSFAN1 Mode Setting This item enables or disables the Smart Fan feature. Smart Fan is an excellent feature which will adjust the CPU/system fan speed automatically depending on the current CPU temperature to prevent your system from overheating.
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BIOS Setup speeds reach the maximum threshold (the fan speed set in the “CPUFAN1/ SYSFAN1 TargetSpeed Value” plus the tolerance values you set here), the fans will speed up for cooling down. On the contrary, if the current fan speeds reach to the minimum threshold (the set fan speeds minus the toler- ance values), the fans will slow down to keep the temperatures stable.
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2808060 M ainboard ACPI Configuration Suspend M ode This item specifies the power saving modes for ACPI function. If your operating system supports ACPI, you can choose to enter the Standby mode in S1 (POS) or S3 (STR) fashion through the setting of this field.
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BIOS Setup ASF Configuration ASF Support Alert Standard Format (ASF) is an industry standard protocol used with Local Area Network (LAN) controllers. This protocol is designed for use with system management through the network to improve system health monitoring, asset protection and remote administration.
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2808060 M ainboard Intel AM T Configuration (Optional) Intel AM T Support Intel Active Management Technology (AMT) is hardware-based technology for remotely managing and securing PCs out-of-band. Force IDER, Force SOL SOL/ IDER (Serial Over LAN/ IDE-Redirection) is a protocol defined for Intel Active Management Technology that allows redirecting the keyboard/text or floppy disk/CD transfers from a local host to a remote workstation.
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BIOS Setup M PS Configuration MPS Revision This field allows you to select which MPS (Multi-Processor Specification) ver- sion to be used for the operating system. You need to select the MPS version supported by your operating system. To find out which version to use, consult the vendor of your operating system.
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2808060 M ainboard Remote Access Configuration Remote Access The setting enables/disables the remote access function. W hen set to [Enabled], us ers may c onfigure the f ollowing s ettings f or remote ac cess type and parameters. 3-16...
BIOS Setup Trusted Computing TCG/TPM Support This setting controls the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) designed by the Trusted Computing Group (TCG). TPMs are special-purpose integrated circuits (ICs) built into a variety of platforms to enable strong user authentication and machine attestation—essential to prevent inappropriate access to confidential and sen- sitive information and to protect against compromised networks.
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2808060 M ainboard USB Configuration Legacy USB Support Set to [Enabled] if you need to use any USB 1.1/2.0 device in the operating system that does not support or have any USB 1.1/2.0 driver installed, such as DOS and SCO Unix.
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2808060 M ainboard Quick Boot Enabling this setting will cause the BIOS power-on self test routine to skip some of its tests during bootup for faster system boot. Quiet Boot This BIOS feature determines if the BIOS should hide the normal POST mes- sages with the motherboard or system manufacturer's full-screen logo.
BIOS Setup Security Supervisor Password / Change Supervisor Password Supervisor Password controls access to the BIOS Setup utility. These settings allow you to set or change the supervisor password. User Password / Change User Password User Password controls access to the system at boot. These settings allow you to set or change the user password.
2 8 0 8 0 6 0 M ainboard Chipset North Bridge Configuration 3-22...
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BIOS Setup DVMT Mode Select Intel's Dynamic Video Memory Technology (DVMT) allows the system to dynami- cally allocate memory resources according to the demands of the system at any point in time. The key idea in DVMT is to improve the efficiency of the memory allocated to either system or graphics processor.
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2 8 0 8 0 6 0 M ainboard USB Functions, USB Port Configure These settings specify the function of the onboard USB controller. USB 2.0 Controller Set to [Enabled] if you need to use any USB 2.0 device in the operating system that does not support or have any USB 2.0 driver installed, such as DOS and SCO Unix.
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BIOS Setup ME Subsystem Configuration BootBlock HECI M essage, HECI M essage, End of Post S5 HECI Message, ME HECI Configuration These settings control the Host Embedded Communication Interface (HECI). Only advanced users are advised to change the settings. 3-25...
2 8 0 8 0 6 0 M ainboard Exit Save Changes and Exit Save changes to CMOS and exit the Setup Utility. Discard Changes and Exit Abandon all changes and exit the Setup Utility. Discard Changes Abandon all changes and continue with the Setup Utility. Load Optimal Defaults Use this menu to load the default values set by the mainboard manufacturer specifi- cally for optimal performance of the mainboard.
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).
Sy stem Resources Resource List ICH9 GPIO Pin GPIO Type Function Power Description GPIO1 IDE cable detect 3.3V GPIO6 PCB version identify 3.3V GPIO7 PCB version identify 3.3V GPIO8 USB port power enable pin 3VSB Set to 1 at S0,S3 1: enable USB port power Set to 0 at S4,S5 0:disable USB port power...
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GP34 #EN485 3VSB Default high for RS232 function GP35 #EN422 3VSB Default high for RS232 function GP36 EN232 3VSB Default high for RS232 function...
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Sy stem Resources I/O Map I/O Port Description 0000-000F DMA Controller 1 0020-0021 Interrupt Controller 1 0040-0043 System Timer 004E-004F SIO Port 0060, 0064 Keyboard Controller 0070-0073 RTC and CMOS 0080-0090 DMA Controller Page Registers 0092 Port 92h 00A0-00A1 Interrupt Controller 2 00B2-00B3 APM Register 00C0-00DF...
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