Elitegroup ST945GM User Manual V1.0

Preface

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Version 1.0

Disclaimer

The information in this document is subject to change without notice. The manufacturer makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. The manufacturer reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes from time to time in the content hereof without obligation of the manufacturer to notify any person of such revision or changes.

Trademark Recognition

Microsoft, MS-DOS and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp. MMX, Pentium, Pentium-II, Pentium-III, Celeron are registered trademarks of Intel Cor-

poration. Other product names used in this manual are the properties of their respective owners and

are acknowledged.

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Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

This equipment has been tested and found to comply 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. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna

• Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver

• Connect the equipment onto an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help

Shielded interconnect cables and a shielded AC power cable must be employed with this equipment to ensure compliance with the pertinent RF emission limits governing this device. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the system’s manufacturer could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

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Declaration of Conformity

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following conditions:

• This device may not cause harmful interference, and

• This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation

Canadian Department of Communications

This class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-causing Equipment Regulations.

Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Réglement sur le matériel brouilieur du Canada.

About the Manual

The manual consists of the following:

Chapter 1 Introducing the Motherboard

Describes features of the motherboard. Go to

page 1

Chapter 2 Installing the Motherboard

Chapter 3 Using BIOS

Chapter 4 Using the Motherboard Software

Describes installation of motherboard components.

Go to

Provides information on using the BIOS Setup Utility.

Go to

Describes the motherboard software Go to

page 7

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Chapter 1

Introducing the Motherboard 1

Introduction.................................................................................................1

Feature..........................................................................................................2

Motherboard Components........................................................................5

Chapter 2

Installing the Motherboard 7

Safety Precautions......................................................................................7

Choosing a Computer Case.......................................................................7

Installing the Motherboard in a Case......................................................7

Checking Jumper Settings.........................................................................8

Setting Jumpers..............................................................................8

Checking Jumper Settings..............................................................9

Jumper Settings..............................................................................9

Connecting Case Components...............................................................10

Front Panel Header.....................................................................11

Installing Hardware...................................................................................12

Installing the Processor...............................................................12

Installing Memory Modules.........................................................14

Installing a Hard Disk Drive/CD-ROM/SATA Hard Drive........16

Installing a Floppy Diskette Drive...............................................17

Installing Add-on Cards..............................................................18

Connecting Optional Devices......................................................19

Connecting I/O Devices..........................................................................24

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Chapter 3

Using BIOS 25

About the Setup Utility............................................................................25

The Standard Configuration........................................................25

Entering the Setup Utility..............................................................25

Updating the BIOS.......................................................................27

Using BIOS................................................................................................27

Standard CMOS Setup.................................................................28

Advanced Setup............................................................................29

Advanced Chipset Setup...............................................................31

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Integrated Peripherals.................................................................32

Power Management Setup...........................................................33

PNP/PCI Setup.............................................................................34

PC Health Status..........................................................................35

Frequency /Voltage Contr ol..........................................................37

Load Defaults Setting...................................................................37

Supervisor Passward...................................................................37

User Password.............................................................................38

Save & Exit Setup.........................................................................38

Exit Without Saving.......................................................................38

Chapter 4

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Using the Motherboard Software 39

About the Software CD-ROM................................................................39

Auto-installing under Windows 2000/XP.............................................39

Running Setup..............................................................................40

Manual Installation..................................................................................42

Utility Software Reference.......................................................................42

Chapter 1

Introducing the Motherboard

Introduction

Thank you for choosing the ST945GM motherboard. This motherboard is a high performance, enhanced function motherboard designed to support the mPGA479 socket for Intel Core™ Duo/Core™ Solo/Core™ Duo LV/Core™ Duo ULV/Core™ Solo ULV/Celeron M/ Celeron M-ULV processors for high-end business or personal mobile markets.

The motherboard incorporates the 945GM Northbridge (NB) and ICH7-M Southbridge (SB) chipsets. The Northbridge supports a Front Side Bus (FSB) frequency of 667/533 MHz using a scalable FSB Vcc_CPU. The memory controller supports dual-channel DDR2 memory DIMM frequencies of 667/533/400. It supports two DDR2 Sockets with up to maximum memory of 4 GB.

The ICH7-M Southbridge supports one standard PCI slot with riser card support and one MINI PCI which are PCI 2.3 compliant. In addition, one PCI Express x1 slot is supported, fully compliant to the PCI Express Base Specification, Revision 1.0a. It implements an EHCI compliant interface that provides 480Mb/s bandwidth for six USB 2.0 ports. One onboard IDE connector supports 2 IDE devices in Ultra ATA100/66/33 mode. The Southbridge integrates a Serial ATA host controller that is SATA II compliant, supporting two SATA ports with maximum transfer rate up to 3.0 Gb/s each.

The motherboard is equipped with advanced full set of I/O ports in the rear panel, including COM1 and COM2, one DVI1 port, four USB ports, one optional LAN port, one optional 1394 port and audio jacks for microphone, line-in and 6-ch line out.

Introducing the Motherboard

Feature

Processor

The motherboard uses an mPGA479 socket for Intel Core™ Duo/Core™ Solo/Core™ Duo LV/Core™ Duo ULV/Core™ Solo ULV/Celeron M/Celeron M-ULV processorsthat carries the following features:

• Accommodates Intel PeCore™ Duo/Core™ Solo/Core™ Duo LV/Core™ Duo ULV/Core™ Solo ULV/Celeron M/Celeron M-ULV processors

• Supports a system bus (FSB) of 667/533MHz

Chipset

The 945GM Northbridge (NB) and ICH7-M Southbridge (SB) chipsets are based on an innovative and scalable architecture with proven reliability and performance.

945GM (NB)

• Supports 667/533 MHz front side bus (FSB)

• Supports 256-Mb, 512-Mb and 1-Gb DDR2 technologies for x8 and x16 devices

• Intel Gen 3.5 integrated Graphics Engine

• Supports TV-out, LVDS, CRT and SDVO.

ICH7-M (SB)

• Enhanced DMA Controller , interrupt controller, and timer functions

• Compliant with PCI Express Base Specification, Revision

1.0a

• Compliant with PCI 2.3 specificaiton

• Integrated Serial ATA Host Controller, supported two ports

• Integrated USB 2.0 Host Controll

• Integrated IDE controller supports Ultra ATA100/66/33

• New Docking Support and Low Voltage Mode

• Support for “Intel SpeedStep® Technology” processer power control and “Depper Sleep” power state

Memory

• Supports DDR2 667/533/400 DDR SDRAM with Dual-channel DDR2 architecture

• Accommodates two unbuffered DIMMs

• Maximum memory supported up to 4 GB

Graphics

• Intel® Gen 3.5 Integrated Graphics Engine

• 250 MHz core render clock and 200 MHz core display clock at 1.05 V core voltage

• Supports TV-Out, LVDS, CRT and SDVO

1394a FireWire (Optional)

• Compliant with single chip host controller for IEEE Std 1394-1995 and IEEE 1394a-2000

• Integrated 400 Mb/s 2-Port PHY for the PCI Bus

• 3.3 V Power supply with 5V Tolerant Inputs

Introducing the Motherboard

Onboard LAN (Optional)

The onboard LAN controller provides the following features:

• Two-Wire Serial Interface (TWSI) for VPD

• Comppliant with PCI Express base specification 1.1

• Compliant to 802.3x flow control

• Supports IEEE 802.3 u/ab, 802.1p and 802.1q

• Compliant with 10/100/1000 IEEE 802.3

• Supports WOL power management and ACPI 2.0 specification

Audio

This motherboard may support either of the following Audio chipset:

• Compliant with the AC’97 v2.3 CODEC

• Supports 6-channel audio CODEC designed for PC multimidia systems

• Provides three analog line-level strereo inputs with 5-bit volume control: Line-in, CD, AUX

• Meets Micrsoft WHQL/WLP 2.0 audio requirements

• Supports 2W/channel

• Compliant with - 65 dB ripple rejection and channel separation, output referred

• meets very low cross-over distortion

• Wide supply range: 6V-24V

Expansion Options

The motherboard comes with the following expansion options:

• One PCI Express x1 slot

• One Mini PCI slot

• One 32-bit PCI v2.3 compliant slot with riser card support

• One SCN slot for CF (Compact-Flash) card installing

• One 40-pin IDE low profile header that support two IDE devices

• Two 7-pin SATA connectors

The motherboard supports UDMA bus mastering with transfer rates of 100/66 MB/s.

Integrated I/O

The motherboard has a full set of I/O ports and connectors:

• One DVI port

• Two COM ports

• Four USB ports

• One 1394 port (optional)

• One LAN port (optional)

• Audio jacks for microphone, line-in and line-out

Introducing the Motherboard

BIOS Firmware

This motherboard uses AMI BIOS that enables users to configure many system features including the following:

• Power management

• Wake-up alarms

• CPU parameters

• CPU and memroy timing

The firmware can also be used to set parameters for different processor clock speeds.

Some hardware specifications and software items are subject to change with out prior notice.

Introducing the Motherboard

Motherboard Components

Introducing the Motherboard

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Table of Motherboard Components

LABEL COMPONENT 1 CPU Socket

2 CPUFAN1 CPU cooling fan connector 3 IDE1 Primary IDE channel

4 PANEL1 Panel connector for case switches and LEDs

5 CF_PWR1 CF power voltage jumper 6 CLR_CMOS Clear CMOS jumper

7 ATX_POWER1 Standard 20-pin ATX power connector

8 PCIE1 PCI Express x1 slot

9 SATA1~2 Serial ATA connectors

10 PCI1 32-bit add-on card slot 11 MINI PCI1 12 USB1 Front Panel USB header

13 1394A2 IEEE 1394a header

14 SPKOUT1 External amplifier for internal speaker out

15 AUDIO1 Front panel audio header

16 LVDS1 LVDS connector 17 LVDSP1 LVDS Power connector

18 CASFAN1 Case cooling fan connector

19 JP3 LVDS Power jumper 20 S1 S-Video output connector

21 AV1 AV Composite connector

22 COM3~4 Onboard Serial port haders

23 DIO1 Digital IO 3 Channel IN/5 Channel OUT

24 PSKB1 PS/2 Keyboard Header

25 JP1~2 Select 5/12 V RI Header

26 DIMM1~2 240-pin DDR2 SDRAM slots

27 SCN1 Compact-Flash Type-II socket via IDE bus

mPGA479 socket for Intel Core™ Duo/Core™ Solo/Core™ Duo LV/Core™ Duo ULV/Core™ Solo ULV/Celeron M/ Celeron M-ULV CPUs

Mini PCI type-III socket

This concludes Chapter 1. The next chapter explains how to install the motherboard.

Introducing the Motherboard

Chapter 2

Installing the Motherboard

Safety Precautions

• Follow these safety precautions when installing the motherboard

• Wear a grounding strap attached to a grounded device to avoid damage from static electricity

• Discharge static electricity by touching the metal case of a safely grounded object before working on the motherboard

• Leave components in the static-proof bags they came in

• Hold all circuit boards by the edges. Do not bend circuit boards

Choosing a Computer Case

There are many types of computer cases on the market. The motherboard complies with the specifications for the Mini-ITX system case. First, some features on the motherboard are implemented by cabling connectors on the motherboard to indicators and switches on the system case. Make sure that your case supports all the features required. Secondly, this motherboard supports one or two floppy diskette drives and two enhanced IDE drives. Make sure that your case has sufficient power and space for all drives that you intend to install.

Most cases have a choice of I/O templates in the rear panel. Make sure that the I/O template in the case matches the I/O ports installed on the rear edge of the motherboard.

This motherboard carries an Mini-ITX form factor of 170 x 170 mm. Choose a case that accommodates this form factor.

Installing the Motherboard in a Case

Refer to the following illustration and instructions for installing the motherboard in a case. Most system cases have mounting brackets installed in the case, which correspond the holes

in the motherboard. Place the motherboard over the mounting brackets and secure the motherboard onto the mounting brackets with screws.

Ensure that your case has an I/O template that supports the I/O ports and expansion slots on your motherboard.

Installing the Motherboard

Do not over-tighten the screws as this can stress the motherboard.

Checking Jumper Settings

This section explains how to set jumpers for correct configuration of the motherboard.

Setting Jumpers

Use the motherboard jumpers to set system configuration options. Jumpers with more than one pin are numbered. When setting the jumpers, ensure that the jumper caps are placed on the correct pins.

The illustrations show a 2-pin jumper. When the jumper cap is placed on both pins, the jumper is SHORT. If you remove the jumper cap, or place the jumper cap on just one pin, the jumper is OPEN.

This illustration shows a 3-pin jumper. Pins 1 and 2 are SHORT

SHORT OPEN

Installing the Motherboard

Checking Jumper Settings

The following illustration shows the location of the motherboard jumpers. Pin 1 is labeled.

Jumper Settings

Jumper

CLR_CMOS1 3-pin

CF_PWR1 3-pin

JP1/2

JP3 3-pin

Type

10-pin

Description Setting (default)

1-2: NORMAL

CLEAR CMOS

CF power voltage

Select 5/12V RI

LVDS Power

2-3: CLEAR CMOS Before clearing the

CMOS, make sure to turn off the system.

1-2: VCC3 2-3: VCC5

7-9: NRI1/3 8-10: NRI2/4

1-2: VCC3 2-3: VCC5

Installing the Motherboard

CLR_CMOS1

CF_PWR1

JP1/2

JP3

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