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MB945

Socket LGA775

Intel® Q45 Chipset

Industrial Motherboard

USER’S MANUAL

Version 1.0B

Acknowledgments

Award is a registered trademark of Award Software International, Inc. PS/2 is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. Intel is a registered trademark 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.

Table of Contents

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

Checklist .............................................................................. 1

Product Description ............................................................. 2

Specifications ...................................................................... 3

Board Dimensions ............................................................... 4

Installations ....................................................... 5

Installing the CPU ............................................................... 6

ATX Power Installation ...................................................... 7

Installing the Memory ......................................................... 8

Setting the Jumpers ............................................................. 9

Connectors on MB945 ...................................................... 14

BIOS Setup ....................................................... 27

Drivers Installation ...................................... 50

Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility......................... 51

Intel Graphics Driver Installation ...................................... 53

Realtek HD Codec Audio Driver Installation ................... 55

LAN Drivers Installation ................................................... 57

Intel Matrix Storage Manager Driver ................................ 59

Intel Management Engine Interface .................................. 61

Intel Active Management Technology .............................. 63

Appendix ........................................................... 68

A. I/O Port Address Map ................................................... 68

B. Interrupt Request Lines (IRQ) ...................................... 69

C. Watchdog Timer Configuration .................................... 70

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Ordering Information:

Model ICH SATA Intel LANPHY PCI-E Gigabit LAN

MB945 ICH10DO 6 82567LM N/A MB945F ICH10DO 6 82567LM PCI-E GbE (Intel82574L)

NOTE FOR SATA AHCI and RAID DRIVER

1. Assuming the drivers DVD is in D drive, the path for the relevant files is D:\SataRaid\ICH10DO

2. During Windows XP installation, press F6 and note the file path for driver installation.

NOTE FOR iAMT

1. Assuming the drivers DVD is in D drive, the path for the iAMT files is in D:\Intel\Q45\iAMT\iAMT5.0

2. This note only applies if you are using the MB945AF motherboard.

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Introduction

Checklist

Your MB945 motherboard package should include the items listed below:

• The MB945 motherboard

• This User’s manual

• 1 Back I/O shield

• 1 IDE cable

• 1 Floppy cable

• 1 SATA cable

• 1 Serial-Port cable

• 1 CD containing the following:

• Chipset Drivers

• Flash Memory Utility

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Product Description

The MB945 LGA 775 motherboard incorporates the Intel Q45 chipset that utilizes a single LGA775 processor and supports 800/1066/1333MT/s (200/266/333 MHz) FSB.

The Q45 chipset is designed for use with the Core 2 processor family, including a faster 1333 MHz system bus. The integrated GMCH component provides the CPU interface, DDR3 interface, Hub Interface and PCI Express graphics interface.

Four DDR3 memory sockets support DDR3 800/1066 SDRAM DIMM modules of up to 8GB in capacity.

The board is designed with an Intel 82567LM Gigabit Ethernet PHY and an optional Intel 82574LM PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet. Six Serial-II ATA connectors offer 3Gb/s data throughput speed - faster than the most advanced parallel ATA.

Expansion includes four PCI slots, one PCI Express x1 and one PCI Express x16 and one ISA slot. Other advanced features include twelve USB 2.0 ports, IrDA interface, digital I/O, four serial ports, watchdog timer and audio function. Dimensions of the board are 12” by 9.5” in an ATX form factor.

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Specifications

Product Name Form Factor CPU Type

CPU Speed CPU FSB L2 Cache Green /APM CPU Socket Chipset

BIOS Memory

VGA

LAN

USB Serial ATA Parallel IDE/ CF

Audio LPC I/O

Digital IO TPM1.2 Keyboard/Mouse Expansion Slots Edge Connector

Onboard Header/Connector

Watchdog Timer System Voltage Other

RoHS

Board Size

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MB945 ATX Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E8000 and E7000 series Intel® Core™2 Quad Processor Q9000 series Intel® Core™2 Extreme Processor QX9000 series Up to 3.0 GHz or higher 800/1066/1333MHz FSB Up to 12MB APM1.2 LGA775 Intel Eaglelake:Q45 + ICH10DO Chipset GMCH : AC82Q45, 34mm x 34mm, 1254-pin FC-BGA ICH10DO: AF82801JDO, 31mm x 31mm, 676-pin mBGA Award BIOS, support ACPI Function DDRIII 800/1066MHz

- DIMM x 4 (w/o ECC), Max. 8GB Q45 built-in Intel gen.5.0 Graphics Media Accelerator , supports DirectX10 (Vista), Integrated DP, DVI, VGA SDVO; Dual Independent Display

1. ICH10DO Gigabit MAC + PHY:

• Intel 82567LM Gigabit Ethernet PHY

2. Intel 82574L PCI-e Gigabit LAN controller x1 (MB945F)

ICH10DO built-in USB 2.0 host controller, supports 12 ports ICH10DO built-in SATA controller, supports 6 ports

- JMicron JM368 (PCI-e to PATA) x1 for 1 PATA channel for

IDE & CF: IDE 40 pin and vertical CF socket x 1

ICH10DO built-in HD Audio controller: ALC888 w/ 7.1 channels Winbond W83627DHG: IrDA x1, COM1 (RS232), COM2

(RS232/422/485), Hardware monitor (3 thermal inputs, 4 voltage monitor inputs, VID0-4 & 2 Fan Headers)

- Fintek 81216G for COM 3. COM4

4 in & 4 out ICH10DO built-in iTPM version1.2 controller by firmware Supports PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse connector PCI slot x4, PCI-e (x1) slot x1 and PCI-e (x16) slot x1, ISA slot x1 PS/2 Connector x1 for keyboard/mouse Gigabit LAN RJ-45 + dual USB stack connector x2 DB9 + DB15 stack connector x1 for COM 1 & VGA DB25 connector x1 for SPP/ECP/EPP RCA Jack 3x2 for HD Audio 40-pin box-header x1 for IDE 34-pin box-header x1 for FDD SATA connector x6 for 6 ports SATAI/SATAII CF connector x1 for CF Card 2x5-pin pin-header x4 for 8 ports USB 2x5-pin pin-header x1 for front panel audio 2x5-pin pin-header x3 for COM2/3/4 2x5-pin pin-header x1 for Digital IO Yes (256 segments, 0, 1, 2…255 sec/min) +5V, +3.3V, +12V, -12V, 5VSB (2A) LAN Wakeup

Yes

305mm x 244mm (12” x 9.5”)

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Board Dimensions

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Installations

This section provides information on how to use the jumpers and connectors on the MB945/MB945F in order to set up a workable system. The topics covered are:

Installing the CPU ................................................................................. 6

ATX Power Installation ......................................................................... 7

Installing the Memory ........................................................................... 8

Setting the Jumpers ................................................................................ 9

Connectors on MB945 ......................................................................... 14

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Installing the CPU

The MB945 motherboard supports an LGA 775 processor socket for Intel Core 2 Duo and Intel Core2 Quad processors.

The LGA 775 processor socket comes with a lever to secure the processor. Refer to the pictures below, from left to right, on how to place the processor into the CPU socket. Please note that the cover of the

LGA775 socket must always be installed during transport to avoid damage to the socket.

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ATX Power Installation

The system power is provided to the motherboard with the ATX1 and ATX_12V_2X1 power connectors. ATX1 is a 24-pin power connector and ATX_12V_2X1 is a 8-pin 12V power connector.

The 24-pin power connector can to be connected to a standard 20-pin ATX power connector in a standard ATX power supply (Min. 400watt).

Note: The power supply 5VSB voltage must be at least 2A.

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Installing the Memory

The MB945 motherboard supports four DDR3 memory sockets for a maximum total memory of 8GB in DDR memory type. It supports DDR3 800/1066.

Basically, the system memory interface has the following features:

Supports two 64-bit wide DDR data channels Available bandwidth up to 6.4GB/s (DDR3 800) for single-channel mode and 12.8GB/s (DDR3 800) in dual-channel mode. Supports 512Mb, 1Gb DDR3 technologies. Supports only x8, x16, DDR3 devices with four banks Supports only unbuffered DIMMs Supports opportunistic refresh Up to 32 simultaneously open pages (four per row, four rows maximum)

Dual Channel Memory Configuration

If you want to operate the Dual Channel Technology, please note the following explanations due to the limitation of Intel chipset specifications.

1. Dual Channel mode will not be enabled if only one DDR II memory module is installed.

2. To enable Dual Channel mode with two or four mem ory modules (it is recommended to use memory modules of identical brand, size, chips, and speed), you must install them into DIMM sockets of the same color. The following is a Dual Channel Memory configuration table: (DS: Double Side, SS: Single Side)

DDRIII1 DDRIII2 DDRIII3 DDRIII4 2Memory Modules DS/SS X DS/SS X

X DS/SS X DS/SS 4Memory Modules DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS

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Setting the Jumpers

Jumpers are used on MB945/MB945F 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 MB945/MB945F and their respective functions.

JP2: PS/2 Keyboard & Mouse Power Setting ..................................... 11

JP3 COM1 RS232 +5V/+12V Power Setting ..................................... 11

JP4: COM4 RS232 +5V/+12V Power Setting .................................... 11

JP5: COM3 RS232 +5V/+12V Power Setting .................................... 11

JP7: ME (Management Engine) – Disabled / pin closed ..................... 12

JP8: Clear CMOS Contents ................................................................. 12

JP9: Compact Flash Socket Master/Slave Setting ............................... 12

JP10: COM2 RS232 +5V/+12V Power Setting .................................. 12

JP11: RS232/422/485 (COM2) Selection ............................................ 13

JP6: Gigabit LAN (Intel 574L) Setting ............................................... 13

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JP2: PS/2 Keyboard & Mouse Power Setting ...................................... 11

JP3 COM1 RS232 +5V/+12V Power Setting ...................................... 11

JP4: COM4 RS232 +5V/+12V Power Setting ..................................... 11

JP5: COM3 RS232 +5V/+12V Power Setting ..................................... 11

JP7: ME (Management Engine) – Disabled / pin closed ..................... 12

JP8: Clear CMOS Contents ................................................................. 12

JP9: Compact Flash Socket Master/Slave Setting ............................... 12

JP10: COM2 RS232 +5V/+12V Power Setting ................................... 12

JP11: RS232/422/485 (COM2) Selection ............................................ 13

JP6: Gigabit LAN (Intel 574L) Setting ................................................ 13

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JP2: PS/2 Keyboard & Mouse Power Setting

JP5 Setting Function

Pin 1-2

Short/Closed

Pin 2-3

Short/Closed

JP3: COM1 RS232 +5V/+12V Power Setting

JP3 Setting Function

Pin 1-2

Short/Closed

Pin 3-4

Short/Closed

Pin 5-6

Short/Closed

JP4: COM4 RS232 +5V/+12V Power Setting

JP4 Setting Function

Pin 1-2

Short/Closed

Pin 3-4

JP5: COM3 RS232 +5V/+12V Power Setting

Short/Closed

Pin 5-6

Short/Closed

JP5 Setting Function

Pin 1-2

Short/Closed

Pin 3-4

Short/Closed

Pin 5-6

Short/Closed

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+5V

+5VSB

+12V

Normal

+5V

+12V

Normal

+5V

+12V

Normal

+5V

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JP7: ME (Management Engine) – Disabled / pin closed

The factory default setting of the 2-pin JP7 jumper is closed. This means the management engine function is disabled.

JP8: Clear CMOS Contents

Use JP8, a 3-pin header, to clear the CMOS contents. Note that the ATX-power connector should be disconnected from the motherboard before clearing CMOS.

JP8 Setting Function

Pin 1-2

Short/Closed

Pin 2-3

Short/Closed

Normal

Clear CMOS

JP9: Compact Flash Socket Master/Slave Setting

JP9 Compact Flash

Slave

Master

JP10: COM2 RS232 +5V/+12V Power Setting

JP10 Setting Function

Pin 1-2

Short/Closed

Pin 3-4

Short/Closed

Pin 5-6

Short/Closed

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Normal

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JP11: RS232/422/485 (COM2) Selection

COM1 is fixed for RS-232 use only. COM2 is selectable for RS232, RS-422 and RS-485. The following table describes the jumper settings for COM2 selection.

COM2

Function

Jumper Setting

(pin closed)

RS-232 RS-422 RS-485

Short:

1-2 9-11 10-12 15-17

16-18

Short:

3-4 7-9 8-10 13-15 14-16

Short:

5-6 7-9 8-10 13-15 14-16

Note: Factory is default RS-232

JP6: Gigabit LAN (Intel 574L) Setting

JP6 Function

Enable

Disable

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Connectors on MB945

The connectors on MB945 allows you to connect external devices such as keyboard, floppy disk drives, hard disk drives, printers, etc.

ATX1: 24-pin ATX Power Connector .............................................................. 16

ATX_12V_2X1: ATX 12V Power Connector .................................................. 16

DDRIII1, DDRIII 3: Channel A DDR3 Socket ................................................ 17

DDRIII2, DDRIII 4: Channel B DDR3 Socket ................................................ 17

CN1: VGA CRT Connector ............................................................................. 17

CN2: Parallel Port Connector ........................................................................... 17

CN3: Serial Ports(COM1) ................................................................................ 18

CN4: PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connectors .......................................... 18

CN5: HD Audio Connector .............................................................................. 18

CN8: Gigabit LAN (Intel 567LM) RJ-45&USB 4/5 Connector ....................... 18

CN9: Gigabit LAN (Intel 574L) RJ-45 &USB 10/11 Connector .................... 18

CN10: Compact Flash Type II Socket .............................................................. 18

IDE1: Primary IDE Connectors ........................................................................ 19

SATA1~SATA6: SATAII Connectors ............................................................. 19

CD_IN1: CD-In Audio Connector .................................................................... 19

COM3,COM4: COM3, COM4 Serial Ports(RS232) ........................................ 20

J1: Wake On LAN Connector........................................................................... 20

J2: SPDIFI/ SPDIFO Connector (Reserved) ..................................................... 20

J3, J5: ISA Slots ............................................................................................... 20

J4: SPI Debug Tools Port (Factory use only) ................................................... 20

J6: COM2 Serial Port ....................................................................................... 21

J7: System Function Connector ........................................................................ 21

J8: IrDA Connector .......................................................................................... 23

J9: Digital I/O Connector (4 in, 4 out) .............................................................. 23

F_AUDIO1: Audio Front Header ..................................................................... 23

F_USB1: USB8/USB9 Connector .................................................................... 24

F_USB2: USB6/USB7 Connector .................................................................... 24

F_USB3: USB2/USB3 Connector .................................................................... 24

F_USB4: USB0/USB1 Connector .................................................................... 24

CPU_FAN1: CPU Fan Power Connector ........................................................ 24

SYS_FAN1: system Fan1 Power Connector ................................................... 24

SYS_FAN3: SYSTEM Fan2 Power Connector ............................................... 24

FDD1: Floppy Drive Connector ....................................................................... 25

PCIE1: x16 PCI Express Slot ........................................................................... 25

PCIE2: x1 PCI Express Slots ............................................................................ 25

PCI1, PCI2, PCI3, PCI4: PCI Slots .................................................................. 25

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ATX1: 24-pin ATX Power Connector ATX_12V_2X1: ATX 12V Power Connector DDRIII1, DDRIII 3: Channel A DDR3 Socket DDRIII2, DDRIII 4: Channel B DDR3 Socket CN1: VGA CRT Connector CN2: Parallel Port Connector CN3: Serial Ports(COM1) CN4: PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse CN5: HD Audio Connector CN8: Gigabit LAN (Intel 567LM) RJ-45&USB 4/5 CN9: Gigabit LAN (Intel 574L) RJ-45 &USB 10/11 Connector CN10: Compact Flash Type II Socket IDE1: Primary IDE Connectors SATA1~SATA6: SATAII Connectors CD_IN1: CD-In Audio Connector COM3,COM4: COM3, COM4 Serial Ports J1: Wake On LAN Connector

Connectors on MB945/MB945F

: SPDIFI/ SPDIFO Connector (Reserved)

J3, J5: ISA Slots

J6: COM2 Serial Port

J8: IrDA Connector

F_AUDIO1: Audio Front Header F_USB1: USB8/USB9 Connector F_USB2: USB6/USB7 Connector F_USB3: USB2/USB3 Connector F_USB4: USB0/USB1 Connector CPU_FAN1: CPU Fan Power Con SYS_FAN1: system Fan1 Power Connecto SYS_FAN3: SYSTEM Fan2 Power Connecto FDD1: Floppy Drive Connector PCIE1: x16 PCI Express Slot PCIE2: x1 PCI Express Slots

ols Port (Factory use only) J4: SPI Debug To

onnector J7: System Function C

ector (4 in, 4J9: Digital I/O Conn

out)

nector

lots

SPCI1, PCI2, PCI3, PCI4: PCI

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MB945 Edge Connectors

MB945F Edge Connectors

ATX1: 24-pin ATX Power Connector

Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name

3.3V 13 1 3.3V

-12V 14 2 3.3V

Ground 15 3 Ground

PS-ON 16 4 +5V Ground 17 5 Ground Ground 18 6 +5V Ground 19 7 Ground

-5V 20 8 Power good +5V 21 9 5VSB +5V 22 10 +12V +5V 23 11 +12V

Ground 24 12 +3.3V

ATX_12V_2X1: ATX 12V Power Connector

Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name

+12V 5 1 Ground +12V 6 2 Ground +12V 7 3 Ground +12V 8 4 Ground

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DDRIII1, DDRIII 3: Channel A DDR3 Socket

DDRIII1 and DDRIII 3 are the first-channel DDR3 sockets.

DDRIII2, DDRIII 4: Channel B DDR3 Socket

DDRIII2 and DDRIII 4 are the second-channel DDR3 sockets.

CN1: VGA CRT Connector

CN1 is a DB-15 VGA connector located beside the COM1 port. The following table shows the pin-out assignments of this connector.

Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name

Red 1 2 Green

Blue 3 4 N.C. GND 5 6 GND GND 7 8 GND VCC 9 10 GND

N.C. 11 12 DDCDATA

HSYNC 13 14 VSYNC

DDCCLK 15

CN2: Parallel Port Connector

CN2 is a DB-25 external connector situated on top of the VGA and serial ports.

CN2 Parallel Port

Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name

Line printer strobe 1 14 AutoFeed PD0, parallel data 0 2 15 Error PD1, parallel data 1 3 16 Initialize PD2, parallel data 2 4 17 Select PD3, parallel data 3 5 18 Ground PD4, parallel data 4 6 19 Ground PD5, parallel data 5 7 20 Ground PD6, parallel data 6 8 21 Ground PD7, parallel data 7 9 22 Ground ACK, acknowledge 10 23 Ground

Busy 11 24 Ground

Paper empty 12 25 Ground

Select 13 N/A N/A

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CN3: Serial Ports(COM1)

CN3 (COM1) is a DB-9 connector, while J6, COM3 and COM4 are COM pin-header connectors.

COM1 (DB-9)

Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name

DCD, Data carrier detect 1 6 DSR, Data set ready

RXD, Receive data 2 7 RTS, Request to send

TXD, Transmit data 3 8 CTS, Clear to send

DTR, Data terminal ready 4 9 RI, Ring indicator

GND, ground 5 10 Not Used

CN4: PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connectors

Keyboard

Signal

Pin # Mouse

Signal

Keyboard data 1 Mouse data

N.C. 2 N.C.

GND 3 GND

Mouse (top)

Keyboard (bottom)

5V 4 5V

Keyboard clock 5 Mouse clock

N.C. 6 N.C.

CN5: HD Audio Connector

CN8: Gigabit LAN (Intel 567LM) RJ-45&USB 4/5 Connector CN9: Gigabit LAN (Intel 574L) RJ-45 &USB 10/11 Connector

CN10: Compact Flash Type II Socket

Note: The CompactFlash interface cannot be used simultaneously

with the IDE interface.

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IDE1: Primary IDE Connectors

Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name

ResetIDE 1 2 Ground Host data 7 3 4 Host data 8 Host data 6 5 6 Host data 9 Host data 5 7 8 Host data 10 Host data 4 9 10 Host data 11 Host data 3 11 12 Host data 12 Host data 2 13 14 Host data 13 Host data 1 15 16 Host data 14 Host data 0 17 18 Host data 15

Ground 19 20 Protect pin

DRQ0 21 22 Ground

Host IOW 23 24 Ground

Host IOR 25 26 Ground

IOCHRDY 27 28 Host ALE

DACK0 29 30 Ground

IDE1

IRQ14 31 32

Address 1 33 34

o connec o connec

Address 0 35 36 Address 2

Chip select 0 37 38 Chip select 1

Activit

39 40 Ground

Note: The CompactFlash interface cannot be used simultaneously

with the IDE interface.

SATA1~SATA6: SATAII Connectors

Pin # Signal Name

1 Ground

2 TX+

3 TX-

4 Ground

5 RX-

6 RX+

7 Ground

CD_IN1: CD-In Audio Connector

Pin # Signal Name

1 CD Audio R 2 Ground 3 Ground 4 CD Audio L

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COM3,COM4: COM3, COM4 Serial Ports(RS232)

COM3 and COM4 are COM pin-header connectors.

Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name

DCD, Data carrier detect 1 6 DSR, Data set ready

RXD, Receive data 2 7 RTS, Request to send

TXD, Transmit data 3 8 CTS, Clear to send

DTR, Data terminal ready 4 9 RI, Ring indicator

GND, ground 5 10 Not Used

J1: Wake On LAN Connector

J1 is a 3-pin header for the Wake On LAN function on the motherboard. The following table shows the pin out assignments of this connector. Wake On LAN will function properly only with an ATX power supply with 5VSB that has 1A.

Pin # Signal Name

1 +5VSB 2 Ground 3 LAN Wakeup

J2: SPDIFI/ SPDIFO Connector (Reserved)

Pin # Signal Name

1 SPDIF/I 2 Ground 3 SPDIF/O 4 Ground

J3, J5: ISA Slots

ISA slot does not support ISA master & DMA access function, but only ISA peripheral cards.

J4: SPI Debug Tools Port

(Factory use only)

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J6: COM2 Serial Port

COM2 is jumper selectable for RS-232, RS-422 and RS-485.

Please refer to JP11: RS232/422/485 (COM2) Selection

Pin # Signal Name

RS-232 R2-422 RS-485

1 DCD TX- DATA2 RX TX+ DATA+ 3 TX RX+ NC 4 DTR RX- NC 5 Ground Ground Ground 6 DSR RTS- NC 7 RTS RTS+ NC 8 CTS CTS+ NC 9 RI CTS- NC

10 NC NC NC

J7: System Function Connector

J7 provides connectors for system indicators that provide light i ndication of the computer activities and switches to change the computer status.

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Speaker: Pins 1 - 4

This connector provides an interface to a speaker for audio tone generation. An 8-ohm speaker is recommended.

Power LED: Pins 11 - 13

The power LED indicates the status of the main power switch.

ATX Power ON Switch: Pins 7 and 17

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.

Pin # Signal Name

1 Speaker out 2 No connect 3 Ground 4 +5V

Pin # Signal Name

11 Power LED 12 No connect 13 Ground

Reset Switch: Pins 9 and 19

The reset switch allows the user to reset the system without turning the main power switch off and then on again. Orientation is not required when making a connection to

this header.

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Hard Disk Drive LED Connector: Pins 10 and 20

This connector connects to the hard drive activity LED on control panel. This LED will flash when the HDD is being accessed.

Pin # Signal Name

10 HDD Active 20 5V

J8: IrDA Connector

Pin # Signal Name

1 +5V 2 No connect 3 Ir RX 4 Ground 5 Ir TX

J9: Digital I/O Connector (4 in, 4 out)

This 10-pin digital I/O connector supports TTL levels and is used to control external devices requiring ON/OFF circuitry.

Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name

Ground 1 2 +5V

Out3 3 4 Out1

Out2 5 6 Out0

IN3 7 8 IN1 IN2 9 10 IN0

F_AUDIO1: Audio Front Header

Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name

MIC2_L 1 2 Ground MIC2_R 3 4 Presence# Line2_R 5 6 MIC2_ID

Sense 7 8 NC

Line2_L 9 10 Line2_ID

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F_USB1: USB8/USB9 Connector F_USB2: USB6/USB7 Connector F_USB3: USB2/USB3 Connector F_USB4: USB0/USB1 Connector

The following table shows the pin outs of the USB pin header.

Signal Name Pin Pin Signal Name

+5V 1 2 +5V

USBD0- 3 4 USBD1-

USBD0+ 5 6 USBD1+

Ground 7 8 Ground

CPU_FAN1: CPU Fan Power Connector

Key pin 9 10 NC

Pin # Signal Name

1 Ground 2 +12V 3 Rotation detection

4 Control

SYS_FAN1: system Fan1 Power Connector

Pin # Signal Name

1 Ground 2 +12V 3 Rotation detection

SYS_FAN3: SYSTEM Fan2 Power Connector

Pin # Signal Name

1 Ground 2 +12V 3 Rotation detection

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FDD1: Floppy Drive Connector

Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name

Ground 1 2 RM/LC Ground 3 4 No connect Ground 5 6 No connect Ground 7 8 Index Ground 9 10 Motor enable 0 Ground 11 12 Drive select 1 Ground 13 14 Drive select 0 Ground 15 16 Motor enable 1 Ground 17 18 Direction Ground 19 20 Step Ground 21 22 Write data Ground 23 24 Write gate Ground 25 26 Track 00

FDD1

Ground 27 28 Write protect Ground 29 30 Read data Ground 31 32 Side 1 select Ground 33 34 Diskette change

PCIE1: x16 PCI Express Slot PCIE2: x1 PCI Express Slots PCI1, PCI2, PCI3, PCI4: PCI Slots

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BIOS Setup

This chapter describes the different settings available in the Award BIOS that comes with the board. The topics covered in this chapter are as follows:

BIOS Introduction ........................................................................................ 28

BIOS Setup .................................................................................................... 28

Standard CMOS Setup ................................................................................. 30

Advanced BIOS Features ............................................................................ 33

Advanced Chipset Features ......................................................................... 37

Power Management Setup ........................................................................... 43

PNP/PCI Configurations ............................................................................. 46

PC Health Status ........................................................................................... 47

Frequency/Voltage Control ......................................................................... 48

Load Fail-Safe Defaults ............................................................................... 49

Load Optimized Defaults ............................................................................ 49

Set Supervisor/User Password .................................................................... 49

Save & Exit Setup ........................................................................................ 49

Exit Without Saving ..................................................................................... 49

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BIOS Introduction

The Award BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) installed in your computer system’s ROM supports Intel processors. The BIOS provides critical low-level support for a standard device such as disk drives, serial ports and parallel ports. It also adds virus and password protection as well as special support for detailed fine-tuning of the chipset controlling the entire system.

BIOS Setup

The Award BIOS provides a Setup utility program for specifying the system configurations and settings. The BIOS ROM of the system stores the Setup utility. When you turn on the computer, the Award BIOS is immediately activated. Pressing the <Del> key immediately allows you to enter the Setup utility. If you are a little bit late pressing the <Del> key, POST (Power On Self Test) will continue with its test routines, thus preventing you from invoking the Setup. If you still wish to enter Setup, restart the system by pressing the ”Reset” button or simultaneously pressing the <Ctrl>, <Alt> and <Delete> keys. You can also restart by turning the system Off and back On again. The following message will appear on the screen:

Press <DEL> to Enter Setup

In general, you press the arrow keys to highlight items, <Enter> to select, the <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.

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Standard CMOS Features Frequency/Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Management Setup Set User Password PnP/PCI Configurations Save & Exit Setup PC Health Status Exit Without Saving ESC : Quit Ç È Æ Å : Select Item F10 : Save & Exit Setup

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Time, Date, Hard Disk Type…

The section below the setup items of the Main Menu displays the control keys for this menu. At the bottom of the Main Menu just below the control keys section, there is another section, which displays information on the currently highlighted item in the list.

Note:

If the system cannot boot after making and saving system changes with Setup, the Award BIOS supports an override to the CMOS settings that resets your system to its default.

Warning:

It is strongly recommended that you avoid making any changes to the chipset defaults. 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.

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Standard CMOS Setup

“Standard CMOS Setup” choice allows you to record some basic hardware configurations in your computer system and set the system clock and error handling. If the motherboard is already installed in a working system, you will not need to select this option. You will need to run the Standard CMOS option, however, if you change your system hardware configurations, the onboard battery fails, or the configuration stored in the CMOS memory was lost or damaged.

Date (mm:dd:yy) Wed, Oct 3, 2007 Item Help Time (hh:mm:ss) 16 : 11 : 00 Menu Level >

IDE Channel 0 Master None Change the day, month,

IDE Channel 1 Master None IDE Channel 1 Slave IDE Channel 2 Master IDE Channel 3 Master IDE Channel 4 Master IDE Channel 4 Slave

Drive A 1.44M, 3.5 in. Drive B None

Video EGA/VGA Halt On All, but keyboard

Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 2086912K Total Memory 2087936K

At the bottom of the menu are the control keys for use on this menu. If you need any help in each item field, you can press the <F1> key. It will display the relevant information to help you. The memory display at the lower right-hand side of the menu is read-only. 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

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None None None None None

Year and century IDE Channel 0 Slave None

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To set the date, highlight the “Date” field and use the PageUp/ PageDown or +/- keys to set the current time.

Time

The time format is:

Minute : 00 to 59 Second : 00 to 59

Hour : 00 to 23

To set the time, highlight the “Time” field and use the <PgUp>/ <PgDn> or +/- keys to set the current time.

IDE Channel Master/Slave

MB945 with ICH10DO supports 6 Serial ATA connectors; MB945series boards with JMicron controller support 1 CF and 1 IDE connectors.

The onboard Serial ATA connectors provide Primary and Secondary channels for connecting up to four Serial ATA hard disks . Each channel can support up to two hard disks; the first is the “Master” and the second is the “Slave”.

Press <Enter> to configure the hard disk. The selections include Auto, Manual, and None. Select ‘Manual’ to define the drive information manually. You will be asked to enter the following items.

Capacity : Capacity/size of the hard disk drive Cylinder : Number of cylinders Head : Number of read/write heads Precomp : Write precompensation Landing Zone : Landing zone Sector : Number of sectors

The Access Mode selections are as follows: CHS (HD < 528MB) LBA (HD > 528MB and supports Logical Block Addressing) Large (for MS-DOS only) Auto

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Drive A / Drive B

These fields identify the types of floppy disk drive A or drive B that has been installed in the computer. The available specifications are: 360KB

5.25 in.

1.2MB

5.25 in.

720KB

3.5 in.

1.44MB

3.5 in.

2.88MB

3.5 in.

Video

This field selects the type of video di splay card instal led i n your syst em . You can choose the following video display cards: EGA/VGA For EGA, VGA, SEGA, SVGA or PGA monitor adapters. (default) CGA 40 Power up in 40 column mode. CGA 80 Power up in 80 column mode. MONO For Hercules or MDA adapters.

Halt On

This field determines whether or not the system will halt if an error is detected during power up. No errors The system boot will not be halted for any error

that may be detected.

All errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non-fatal error,

the system will stop and you will be prompted.

All, But Keyboard The system boot will not be halted for a

keyboard error; it will stop for all other errors

All, But Diskette The system boot will not

e 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.

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Advanced BIOS Features

This section allows you to configure and improve your system and allows you to set up some system features according to your preference.

CPU Feature Press Enter ITEM HELP Hard Disk Boot Priority Press Enter Virus Warning Disabled Menu Level > CPU L3 Cache Enabled

First Boot Device Floppy Second Boot Device Hard Disk Third Boot Device CDROM Boot Other Device Enabled Swap Floppy Drive Disabled Boot Up Floppy Seek Disabled Boot Up NumLock Status On Gate A20 Option Fast Typematic Rate Setting Disabled Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) 6 Typematic Delay (Msec) 250 Security Option Setup APIC Mode Enabled MPS Version Control for OS 1.4 OS Select For DRAM>64MB Non-OS2 Console Redirection Disabled Baud Rate 19200 Agent after boot Enabled Small Logo (EPA) Show Disabled

CPU Feature

Press Enter to configure the settings relevant to CPU Feature.

Hard Disk Boot Priority

With the field, there is the option to choose, aside from the hard disks connected, “Bootable add-in Cards” which refers to other external devices.

CPU L3 Cache

This feature is enabled.

Removable Device Priority

Press Enter to configure the device priority order.

Virus Warning

If this option is enabled, an alarm message will be displayed when trying to write on the boot sector or on the partition table on the disk, which is typical of the virus.

Quick Power On Self Test

When enabled, this field speeds up the Power On Self Test (POST) after the system is turned on. If it is set to Enabled, BIOS will skip some items.

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Quick Power On Self Test Enabled

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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 Disabled.

Boot Other Device

These fields allow the system to search for an OS from other devices other than the ones selected in the First/Second/Third Boot Device.

Swap Floppy Drive

This item allows you to determi ne whether or not to enable Swap Floppy Drive. When enabled, the BIOS swaps floppy drive assignments so that Drive A becomes Drive B, and Drive B becomes Drive A. By default, this field is set to Disabled.

Boot Up Floppy Seek

This feature controls whether the BIOS checks for a floppy drive while booting up. If it cannot detect one (either due to improper configuration or its absence), it will flash an error message.

Boot Up NumLock Status

This allows you to activate the NumLock function after you power up the system.

Gate A20 Option

This field allows you to select how Gate A20 is worked. Gate A20 is a device used to address memory above 1 MB.

Typematic Rate Setting

When disabled, continually holding dow n a key on your keyboard will generate only one instance. When enabled, you can set the two typematic controls listed next. By default, this field is set to Disabled.

Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)

When the typematic rate is enabled, the system registers repeated keystrokes speeds. Settings are from 6 to 30 characters per second.

Typematic Delay (Msec)

When the typematic rate is enabled, this item allows you to set the time interval for displaying the first and second characters. By default, this item is set to 250msec.

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Security Option

This field allows you to limit access to the System and Setup. The default value is Setup. When you select System, the system prompts for the User Password every time you boot up. When you select Setup, the system always boots up and prompts for the Supervisor Password only when the Setup utility is called up.

APIC Mode

APIC stands for Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller. The default setting is Enabled.

MPS Version Control for OS

This option is specifies the MPS (Multiprocessor Specification) version for the OS. 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.

OS Select for DRAM > 64MB

This option allows the system to access greater than 64MB of DRAM memory when used with OS/2 that depends on certain BIOS calls to access memory. The default setting is Non-OS/2.

Small Logo (EPA) Show

The EPA logo appears at the right side of the monitor screen when the system is boot up. The default setting is Disabled.

Console Redirection

This configuration is supported only with MB945AF (with iAMT function). The default setting is Disabled.

Baud Rate

This configuration is supported only with MB945AF (with iAMT function). The default setting is 19200.

Agent after boot

This configuration is supported only with MB945AF (with iAMT function). The default setting is Enabled.

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Advanced Chipset Features

This Setup menu controls the configuration of the chipset.

System BIOS Cacheable Enabled ITEM HELP Memory Hole at 15M-16M Disabled Menu Level > PCI Express Root Port Func Press Enter Disable MCHBAR MMIO Enabled VT-d Disabled

Intel AMT Configuration Press Enter

** VGA Setting ** PEG/On Chip VGA Control Auto On-Chip Frame Buffer Size 32MB DVMT Mode Enabled DVMT/FIXED memory Size 256MB PAVP Mode Lite SDVO Device Setting None SDVO LVDS Protocol 1 Ch 18bit SDVO Panel Number 640 x 480 Boot Display CRT

AMT BIOS Support Enabled ITEM HELP SOL Support Enabled Menu Level > IDE-R Support Enabled Platform Mng Selection Intel AMT QST Support Disabled Danbury Technology Disabled

OEM Flag BIT0 Disabled

OEM Flag BIT1 Disabled OEM Flag BIT2 Disabled

System BIOS Cacheable

The setting of Enabled allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at F000h-FFFFFh, resulting in better system performance. However, if any program writes to this memory area, a system error may result.

Memory Hole At 15M-16M

In order to improve performance, certain space in memory can be reserved for ISA cards. This memory must be mapped into the memory space below 16 MB. The choices are Enabled and Disabled.

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Intel AMT Configuration

PCI Express Root Port Func

Press Enter to configure this field.

Disable MCHBAR MMIO

By default, this feature is enabled.

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VT-d

By default, this feature is disabled.

Intel AMT Configuration

This configuration is supported only with MB945AF (with iAMT function).

VGA Setting

The fields under the On-Chip VGA Setting and their default settings are:

PEG/On Chip VGA Control: Auto On-Chip Frame Buffer Size: 32MB DVMT Mode: Enabled DVMT/FIXED memory Size: 256MB PAVP Mode: Lite SDVO Device Setting: None SDVO LVDS Protocol: 1 Ch 18bit SDVO Panel Number: 640 x 480 Boot Display: CRT

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This section sets configurations for your hard disk and other integrated peripherals. The first screen shows three main items for user to select. Once an item selected, a submenu appears. Details follow.

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OnChip IDE Device Onboard Device SuperIO Device 2nd SuperIO Device USB Device Setting

IDE HDD Block Mode IDE DMA transfer access IDE Primary Master PIO IDE Primary Slave PIO IDE Primary Master UDMA IDE Primary Slave UDMA On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE IDE Secondary Master PIO IDE Secondary Slave PIO IDE Secondary Master UDMA IDE Secondary Slave UDMA SATA Mode LEGACY Mode Support

High Definition Audio Onboard LAN Boot ROM Disabled

Onboard FDC Controller Enabled Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8/IRQ4 Onboard Serial Port 2 2F8/IRQ3 UART Mode Select Normal RxD , TxD Active Hi, Lo IR Transmission Delay Enabled UR2 Duplex Mode Use IR Pins Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode EPP Mode Select ECP Mode Use DMA PWRON After PWR-Fail

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Integrated Peripherals Press Enter ITEM HELP

Press Enter Menu Level > Press Enter Press Enter Press Enter

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OnChip IDE Device

Enabled ITEM HELP Enabled Auto Menu Level > Auto Auto Auto Enabled Auto Auto Auto Auto

IDE Enabled

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Onboard Device

Enabled ITEM HELP

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SuperIO Device

ITEM HELP

Menu Level >

Half IR-Rx2Tx2 378/IRQ7 SPP EPP1.7 3 Off

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Onboard Serial Port 3 Serial Port 3 Use IRQ Onboard Serial Port 4 Serial Port 4 Use IRQ

USB 1.0 Controller USB 2.0 Controller USB Operation Mode USB Keyboard Function USB Mouse Function USB Storage Function Enabled

*** USB Mass Storage Device Boot Setting ***

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2nd Super IO Device

Disabled ITEM HELP IRQ11 Menu Level > Disabled IRQ10

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USB Device Setting

Enabled ITEM HELP Enabled Menu Level > High Speed Enabled Enabled

IDE HDD Block Mode

This field allows your hard disk controller to use the fast block mode to transfer data to and from your hard disk drive.

IDE DMA Transfer Access

This field, by default, is enabled

OnChip Secondary PCI IDE

This field, by default, is enabled

IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave PIO

These fields allow your system hard disk controller to work faster. Rather than have the BIOS issue a series of commands that transfer to or from the disk drive, PIO (Programmed Input /Output) allows the BIOS to communicate with the controller and CPU directly.

The system supports five modes, numbered from 0 (default) to 4, which primarily differ in timing. When Auto is selected, the BIOS will select the best available mode.

IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave UDMA

These fields allow your system to improve disk I/O throughput to 33Mb/sec with the Ultra DMA/33 feature. The options are Auto and Disabled.

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SATA Mode

The setting choices for the SATA Mode are IDE, RAID and AHCI Mode. Select [IDE] if you want to have SATA function as IDE. Select [AHCI] for Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) feature, with improved SATA performance with native command queuing & native hot plug. Select [RAID] to use SATA as RAID function. RAID function is supported on the board if it uses ICH10DO. (MB945 supports 6 x SATA with RAID.)

LEGACY Mode Support

When the Serial ATA (SATA) is set with the legacy mode enabled, then the SATA is set to the conventional IDE mode. Legacy mode is otherwise known as compatible mode.

PWRON After PWR-Fail

This field sets the system power status whether on or off when power returns to the system from a power failure situation.

Onboard FDC Controller

Select Enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller (FDC) installed on the motherboard and you wish to use it. If you install an add-in FDC or the system has no floppy drive, select Disabled in this field. This option allows you to select the onboard FDD port.

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Onboard Serial/Parallel Port

These fields allow you to select the onboard serial and parallel ports and their addresses. The default values for these ports are: Serial Port 1 3F8/IRQ4 Serial Port 2 2F8/IRQ3 Serial Port 3 Disabled /IRQ11 Serial Port 4 Disabled/IRQ10 Parallel Port 378H/IRQ7

UART Mode Select

This field determines the UART 2 mode in your computer. The default value is Normal. Other options include IrDA and ASKIR.

Parallel Port Mode

This field allows you to determine parallel port mode function. SPP Standard Printer Port EPP Enhanced Parallel Port ECP Extended Capabilities Port

ECP+EPP Combination of ECP and EPP capabilities Normal Normal function

USB 1.0 Controller

The options for this field are Enabled and Disabled. By default, this field is set to Enabled.

USB 2.0 Controller

The options for this field are Enabled and Disabled. By default, this field is set to Enabled. In order to use USB 2.0, necessary OS drivers must be installed first. Please update your system to Windows 2000 SP4 or Windows XP SP2.

USB Keyboard/Mouse/Storage Function

The options for this field are Enabled and Disabled. By default, this field is set to Enabled.

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Power Management Setup

PCI Express PM Function ACPI Function ACPI Suspend Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume

Power Management Video Off Method Video Off In Suspend Suspend Type Modem Use IRQ Suspend Mode HDD Power Down

Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN CPU THRM-Throttling Wake-Up by PCI Card Power On by Ring Resume by Alarm

Date (of Month) Alarm 0 Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm 0 : 0 : 0

** Reload Global Timer Events ** Primary IDE 0 Primary IDE 1 Secondary IDE 0 Secondary IDE 1 FDD, COM, LPT Port PCI PIRQ[A-D] # HPET Support HPET Mode

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Press Enter ITEM HELP Enabled Menu Level > S1(POS)

Auto User Define

DPMS Yes Stop Grant 3 Disabled Disabled

Instant-Off

50.0% Disabled Disabled Disabled

Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Enabled 32-bit mode

ACPI Function

Enable this function to support ACPI (Advance Configuration and Power Interface).

ACPI Suspend

The default setting of the ACPI Suspend mode is S1(POS).

RUN VGABIOS if S3 Resume

The default setting of this field is Auto.

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Power Management

This field allows you to select the type of power saving management modes. There are four selections for Power Management.

Min. Power Saving Minimum power management Max. Power Saving Maximum power management. User Define Each of the ranges is from 1 min. to

1hr. Except for HDD Power Down which ranges from 1 min. to 15 min.

Video Off Method

This field defines the Video Off features. There are three options.

V/H SYNC + Blank Blank the screen and turn off vertical and

horizontal scanning.

DPMS Default setting, allows BIOS to control the

video display.

Blank Screen Writes blanks to the video buffer.

Video Off In Suspend

When enabled, the video is off in suspend mode.

Suspend Type

The default setting for the Suspend Type field is Stop Grant.

Modem Use IRQ

This field sets the IRQ used by the Modem. By default, the setting is 3.

Suspend Mode

When enabled, and after the set time of system inactivity, all devices except the CPU will be shut off.

HDD Power Down

When enabled, and after the set time of system inactivity, the hard disk drive will be powered down while all other devices remain active.

Soft-Off by PWRBTN

This field defines the power-off mode when using an ATX power supply. The Instant Off mode allows powering off immediately upon pressing the power button. In the Delay 4 Sec mode, the system powers off when the power button is pressed for more than four seconds or enters the suspend mode when pressed for less than 4 seconds.

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CPU THRM-Throttling

When the system enters Doze mode, t he CPU clock runs only part of the time. You may select the percent of time that the clock runs.

Wake up by PCI Card

By default, this field is Disabled.

Power On by Ring

This field enables or disables the power on of the system through the modem connected to the serial port or LAN.

Resume by Alarm

This field enables or disables the resumption of the system operation. When enabled, the user is allowed to set the Date and Time.

Reload Global Timer Events

The HDD, FDD, COM, LPT Ports, and PCI PIRQ are I/O events that can prevent the system from entering a power saving mode or can awaken the system from such a mode. 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.

HPET Support

HPET stands for High Precision Event Timer. HPET can produce periodic interrupts at a much higher resolution than the RTC and is used to synchronize multimedia streams, providing smooth playback and reducing the need to use other timestamp calculations such as an x86 CPU's RDTSC instruction. HPET is not supported in Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, or earlier Windows versions. HPET is supported under Linux and Windows Vista. By default, this field is enabled.

HPET Mode

By default, this field is set to 32-bit mode.

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PNP/PCI Configurations

This option configures the PCI bus system. All PCI bus systems on the system use INT#, thus all installed PCI cards must be set to this value.

PNP OS Installed Init Display First Reset Configuration Data

Resources Controlled By IRQ Resources DMA Resources

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop

**PCI Express relative items** Maximum Payload Size

PNP OS Install

Enable the PNP OS Install option if it is supported by the operating system installed. The default value is No.

Init Display First

The default setting is PCI Card.

Reset Configuration Data

The default value is Disabled.

Resources Controlled by

This PnP BIOS can configure all of the boot and compatible devices with the use of a PnP operating system such as Windows 95.

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop

Some non-standard VGA display cards may not show colors properly. This field allows you to set whether or not MPEG ISA/VESA VGA cards can work with PCI/VGA. When this field is enabled, a PCI/VGA can work with an 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.

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No ITEM HELP PCI Slot Menu Level Disabled

Auto (ESCD) Press Enter

Press Enter

Disabled

128

Select Yes if you are using a Plug and Play capable operating system Select No if you need the BIOS to configure non-boot devices

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PC Health Status

Shutdown Temperature CPU Warning Temperature System Temp. 32°C/89°F CPU Temp. System Fan Speed CPU Fan Speed 4440 RPM Vcore 1.31 V

+12 V 12.19 V Vmem 1.90 V + 5 V 5.14 V

3.3 V 3.32 V

VBAT (V) 3.21 V

3.3VSB(V) 3.35 V

** Smart FAN III **

CPU Smart Fan Temperature Disabled

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Disabled Disabled

39°C/102°F

0 RPM

ITEM HELP

Menu Level >

CPU Warning Temperature

This field allows the user to set the temperature so that when the temperature is reached, the system sounds a warning. This function can help prevent damage to the system that is caused by overheating.

Shutdown Temperature

This field allows the user to set the temperature by which the system automatically shuts down once the threshold temperature is reached. This function can help prevent damage to the system that is caused by overheating.

Temperatures/Fan Speeds/Voltages

These fields are the parameters of the hardware monitoring function feature of the board. The values are read-only values as monitored by the system and show the PC health status.

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Frequency/Voltage Control

Auto Detect PCI Clk Spread Spectrum CPU Host/SRC/PCI Clock

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Disabled ITEM HELP Disabled Menu Level > Default

Auto Detect PCI Clk

This field enables or disables the auto detection of the PCI clock.

Spread Spectrum

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

This field is set as Default.

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Load Fail-Safe Defaults

This option allows you to load the troubleshooting default values permanently stored in the BIOS ROM. These default settings are non-optimal and disable all high-performance features.

Load Optimized Defaults

This option allows you to load the default values to your system configuration. These default settings are optimal and enable all high performance features.

Set Supervisor/User Password

These two options set the system password. Supervisor Password sets a password that will be used to protect the system and Setup utility. User Password sets a password that will be used exclusively on the system. To specify a password, highlight the type you want and press <Enter>. The Enter Password: message prompts on the screen. Type the password, up to eight characters in length, and press <Enter>. The system confirms your password by asking you to type it again. After setting a password, the screen automatically returns to the main screen.

To disable a password, just press the <Enter> key when you are prompted to enter the password. A message will confirm the password to be disabled. Once the password is disabled, the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely.

Save & Exit Setup

This option allows you to determine whether or not to accept the modifications. If you type “Y”, you will quit the setup utility and save all changes into the CMOS memory. If you type “N”, you will return to Setup utility.

Exit Without Saving

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.

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Drivers Installation

This section describes the installation procedures for software and drivers under the Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Vista. The software and drivers are included with the board. If you find the items missing, please contact the vendor where you made the purchase. The contents of this section include the following:

Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility ........................................... 51

Intel Graphics Driver Installation ........................................................ 53

Realtek HD Codec Audio Driver Installation ...................................... 55

LAN Drivers Installation ..................................................................... 57

Intel Matrix Storage Manager Driver .................................................. 59

Intel Management Engine Interface ..................................................... 61

Intel Active Management Technology ................................................. 63

IMPORTANT NOTE:

After installing your Windows operating system (Windows 2000/XP/Vista), you must install first the Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility before proceeding with the drivers installation.

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Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility

The Intel® Chipset Drivers should be installed first before the software drivers to enable Plug & Play INF support for Intel chipset component s. Follow the instructions below to complete the installation under Windows 2000/XP/Vista. (Before installing this utility, please update your system to Windows 2000 SP4 or Windows XP SP2)

1. Insert the drivers DVD into the DVD drive. Click Intel and then

Intel(R) Q45 Chipset Drivers. Click Intel(R) Chipset Software Installation Utility.

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2. When the Welcome screen appears, click Next to continue. Click Yes to accept the software license agreement and proceed with the installation process.

3. On the Readme Information screen, click Next to continue. When the Setup Progress screen appears, click Next to continue.

4. Setup process is now complete. Click Finish to restart the computer.

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Intel Graphics Driver Installation

To install the Graphics drivers, follow the steps below to proceed with the installation.

1. Insert the drivers DVD into the DVD drive. Click Intel and then

Intel(R) Q45 Chipset Drivers. Click Intel(R) Q45 Chipset Family Graphics Driver.

2. When the Welcome screen appears, click Next to continue. Click Yes to accept the software license agreement and proceed with the installation process.

3. On the Readme Information screen, click Next to continue.

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4. When the Setup Progress screen appears, click Next to continue.

5. Setup is complete. Click Finish to restart the computer.

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Realtek HD Codec Audio Driver Installation

Follow the steps below to install the Realtek High Definition Codec Audio Driver.

1. Insert the drivers DVD into the DVD drive. Click Intel and then

Intel(R) Q45 Chipset Drivers. Click Realtek High Definition Codec Audio Driver.

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2. When the Welcome screen appears, click Next to continue.

3. InstallShield Wizard is complete. Click Finish to restart the computer.

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LAN Drivers Installation

Follow the steps below to start installing the Intel PRO LAN drivers.

1. Insert the drivers DVD into the DVD drive. Click Intel and then

Intel(R) Q45 Chipset Drivers. Click Intel(R) PRO LAN Network Drivers.

2. When the Welcome screen appears, click Next to continue. Click Yes to accept the software license agreement and proceed with the process.

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3. On the Setup Options screen, the checkbox for Drivers should be checked. Now, click Next to continue.

4. The wizard is ready to begin installation Now, click Install to continue.

5. InstallShield wizard is complete. Click Finish.

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Intel Matrix Storage Manager Driver

This driver is needed to be installed when the board supports SATA AHCI or SATA RAID.

1. Insert the drivers DVD in the DVD drive. Click Intel and then Intel(R) Q45 Chipset Drivers. Click Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager Drivers.

2. In the welcome screen to the Setup Program, click Next. In the next “warning” page as below, click Next.

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3. In the License Agreement page, click Yes to agreement with the agreement. Then , in the Readme File Information page, click Next.

4. In the Setup Progress page, click Next, and restart the computer when prompted.

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Intel Management Engine Interface

This driver is used only on MB945AF (with iAMT function).

1. Insert the drivers DVD into the DVD drive. Click Intel and then Intel(R) Q45 Chipset Drivers. Click Intel(R) IAMT.

2. In the next page, click Intel(R) MEI Driver.

3. In the welcome screen to the Setup Program, click Next. In the next License Agreement page, click Yes to accept to all the terms with the agreement and continue the setup program.

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4. Click Yes in the Readm e File Inform ation page and continue the set up program. Setup is now in progress. Click Next.

5. Setup is complete. Click Finish.

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Intel Active Management Technology

This driver is used only on MB945AF (with iAMT function). It will first install the update for “Hotfix for Windows XP (KB942288-v3)” and Microsoft .NET Frame 3.5 SP1 Setup.

1. Insert the drivers DVD into the DVD drive. Click Intel and then Intel(R) Q45 Chipset Drivers. Click Intel(R) IAMT, then Intel(R) SOL/LSM Driver.

2. In the welcome screen to the Setup Program, click Next to continue. In the License Agreement screen, click Yes accept the terms of the agreement and proceed with the setup program.

3. In the Readme File Information screen, click Next to continue.

4. The next screen is for the Software Update Installation Wizard. It will install the update for “Hotfix for Windows XP (KB942288-v3). Click Next to continue.

5. In the License Agreement screen, click Next to agree with the Microsoft Software License Terms.

6. Setup is complete. Click Finish.

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7. The next screen will show the setup welcome screen to the Microsoft .NET Frame 3.5 SP1 Setup. Follow the instructions accordingly to finish the setup process. In this screen, check the checkbox for “I have read and ACCEPT the terms of the License Agreement”, and then click Install.

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8. After Setup is complete, click Exit.

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9. Once the Microsoft .NET Frame 3.5 SP1 Setup is complete, the next screen shows the Intel Active Management Technology Setup Progress. Click Next to continue.

10. The Intel Active Management Technology Setup is now complete. Click Finish to complete the setup process.

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Appendix

A. I/O Port Address Map

Each peripheral device in the system is assigned a set of I/O port addresses that also becomes the identity of the device. The followin g table lists the I/O port addresses used.

Address Device Description

000h - 01Fh DMA Controller #1 020h - 03Fh Interrupt Controller #1 040h - 05Fh Timer 060h - 06Fh Keyboard Controller 070h - 07Fh Real Time Clock, NMI 080h - 09Fh DMA Page Register 0A0h - 0BFh Interrupt Controller #2 0C0h - 0DFh DMA Controller #2 0F0h Clear Math Coprocessor Busy Signal 0F1h Reset Math Coprocessor 1F0h - 1F7h IDE Interface 278h - 27Fh Parallel Port #2(LPT2) 2F8h - 2FFh Serial Port #2(COM2) 2B0h - 2DFh Graphics adapter Controller 378h - 3FFh Parallel Port #1(LPT1) 360h - 36Fh Network Ports 3B0h - 3BFh Monochrome & Printer adapter 3C0h - 3CFh EGA adapter 3D0h - 3DFh CGA adapter 3F0h - 3F7h Floppy Disk Controller 3F8h - 3FFh Serial Port #1(COM1)

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B. Interrupt Request Lines (IRQ)

Peripheral devices use interrupt request lines to notify CPU for the service required. The following table shows the IRQ used by the devices on board.

Level Function

IRQ0 System Timer Output IRQ1 Keyboard IRQ2 Interrupt Cascade IRQ3 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

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C. Watchdog Timer Configuration

The WDT is used to generate a variety of output signals after a user programmable count. The WDT is suitable for use in the prevention of system lock-up, such as when software becomes trapped in a deadlock. Under these sorts of circumstances, the timer will count to zero and the selected outputs will be driven. Under normal circumstance, the user will restart the WDT at regular intervals before the timer counts to zero.

SAMPLE CODE:

void WDTInitial(void); void WDTEnable(unsigned char); void WDTDisable(void);

//--------------------------------------------------------------------------int main (void) { char SIO;

SIO = Init_W627DHG(); if (SIO == 0) { printf("Can not detect 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;

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Set_W627DHG_LD(0x08); Set_W627DHG_Reg(0x30, 0x01); //enable timer

bBuf = Get_W627DHG_Reg(0xF5); bBuf &= (~0x08); Set_W627DHG_Reg(0xF5, bBuf); //count mode is second

Set_W627DHG_Reg(0xF6, NewInterval); //set timer } //--------------------------------------------------------------------------void WDTDisable(void) { Set_W627DHG_LD(0x08); Set_W627DHG_Reg(0xF6, 0x00); //clear watchdog timer Set_W627DHG_Reg(0x30, 0x00); //watchdog disabled } //---------------------------------------------------------------------------

//--------------------------------------------------------------------------// // THIS CODE AND INFORMATION IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY // KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE // IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND/OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR // PURPOSE. // //--------------------------------------------------------------------------#ifndef __W627DHG_H #define __W627DHG_H 1 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------#define W627DHG_INDEX_PORT (W627DHG_BASE) #define W627DHG_DATA_PORT (W627DHG_BASE+1) //--------------------------------------------------------------------------#define W627DHG_REG_LD 0x07 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------#define W627DHG_UNLOCK 0x87 #define W627DHG_LOCK 0xAA //--------------------------------------------------------------------------unsigned int Init_W627DHG(void); void Set_W627DHG_LD( unsigned char); void Set_W627DHG_Reg( unsigned char, unsigned char); unsigned char Get_W627DHG_Reg( unsigned char); //--------------------------------------------------------------------------#endif //__W627DHG_H

W627DHG_BASE = 0x4E; result = W627DHG_BASE;

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ucDid = Get_W627DHG_Reg(0x20); if (ucDid == 0xA0) { goto Init_Finish; } else if (ucDid == 0xB0) //W83627DHG-P?? { goto Init_Finish; }

W627DHG_BASE = 0x2E; result = W627DHG_BASE;

ucDid = Get_W627DHG_Reg(0x20); if (ucDid == 0xA0) { goto Init_Finish; } else if (ucDid == 0xB0) //W83627DHG-P?? { goto Init_Finish; }

W627DHG_BASE = 0x00; result = W627DHG_BASE;

Init_Finish: return (result); } //--------------------------------------------------------------------------void Unlock_W627DHG (void) { outportb(W627DHG_INDEX_PORT, W627DHG_UNLOCK); outportb(W627DHG_INDEX_PORT, W627DHG_UNLOCK); } //--------------------------------------------------------------------------void Lock_W627DHG (void) { outportb(W627DHG_INDEX_PORT, W627DHG_LOCK); } //--------------------------------------------------------------------------void Set_W627DHG_LD( unsigned char LD) { Unlock_W627DHG(); outportb(W627DHG_INDEX_PORT, W627DHG_REG_LD); outportb(W627DHG_DATA_PORT, 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; } //---------------------------------------------------------------------------

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