MX945GM-D Manual ver1.00
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1. MX945GM D 16 2 8 3 PCI Interrupt Request Routing The IRQ acronym of interrupt request line are hardware lines over which devices can send interrupt signals to the microprocessor The PCI IRQ pins are typically connected to the PCI bus pins as follows Order 1 Order 2 Order 3 Order 4 INTE INTF INT G INTH PCI Slot 2 INT F INTG INT H INTE IMPORTANTI If install PCI card on shared PCI slot make sure that the PCI card driversupports Shared IRQ or the card doesn t need IRQ assignment Otherwise conflicts will arise between two PCI groups that will make the system unstable or the PCI card inoperable MX945GM D 17 2 9 Starting Up the system 1 After all connection is made close the computer case cover 2 Be sure all the switch are off and check that the power supply input voltage is set to the local voltage usually the input voltage is 220V 240V or 110V 120V which depending on where the country s voltage used 3 Connect the power supply cord into the power supply located on the back of system case according to the system user s manual 4 on the peripheral as following order a The monitor Other external peripheral Printer Scanner External Modem etc The system power For ATX power supplies user needs to turn on the power supply and press the ATX power switch on the front side of the case 5 The power LED on the front panel of the system case will light The LED on the monitor may l2. CPUFAN1 Be sure there is sufficient air circulation across the processor s heatsink and Chassis FAN is working correctly Otherwise it may cause the processor and mainboard overheat and damage Install additional auxiliary cooling fan in the system chassis if necessary 2 7 4 Front Panel Connector JFP1 The MX945GM D provides one front panel connector for the connection to the front panel switches and LEDs Pin Definition PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION Power P Wer 1 HD LED P JHarddisk LED pull up LED Switch 2 FPPWRISLP MSG LED pull up 3 HDLED N jHarddiskactive LED 4 FPPWR SLP MSG LED pull up im 5 Reset Switch low reference pul downto GND HDD Re sel 6 Power Switch high reference pull up omen 7 ResetSwitch high reference pull up JFP1 8 SW Power Switch lowreference pull down to GND 9 RSVD DNU Reserved Donotuse MX945GM D 13 2 7 5 Front Panel Audio Connector JAUD1 The JAUD1 front panel audio connector provides connection to the front panel audio Pin Definition PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 N C N C 2 AUD GND Ground usedby analog audio circuits 3 AUD MIC Microphonepower 4 AUD Filtered 5V used by analog audio circuits gt 5 AUD FPOUT R Rightchannelaudio signal tofront panel 6 AUD RET R Right channel audio signalreturn fromfront panel JAUD1 E 7 N C N C 8 KEY Nopin 9 AUD FPOUT L Leftchannel audiosignal to front p
3. Onboard The system initializes the onboard graphic first MX945GM D 33 3 10 PC Health Status This section displays the Status of CPU Fan speed Warning for overall system status This is only available if there is a Hardware Monitor onboard Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PC Health Status Item Help Shutdown Temperature Disable Menu Level Move Enter Select 4 PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Optimized Defaults F7 Standard Defaults Shutdown Temperature This item allows user to set up the CPU shutdown Temperature The settings are Disabled 60 C 140 F 65 149 F 70 C 158 F and 75 C 167 F MX945GM D 34 3 11 Frequency Voltage Control This section is for setting CPU Frequency Voltage Control Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Uitility Frequency Voltage Control Auto Detect PCI CLK Enabled Spread Spectrum Disabled Item Help Menu Level Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Optimized Defaults F7 Standard Defaults Auto Detect PCI CIk This item allows user to enable disable auto detect PCI Clock The settings are Enabled Disabled Spread Spectrum This item allows user to set the CPU Host PCI clock and Spread Spectrum The settings are Enabled Disabled 3 12 Load Fail Safe Optimized Defaults Load Fail Safe Defaults When press E
4. Follow the instructions below to clear the data 1 3 1 3 ojo CLR CMOS1 Keep Data Clear Data NOTE The CMOS can be cleared by shorting pin 2 3 at least 30 seconds while the system is OFF Then return the pin connector back to pin 2 Avoid clearing the CMOS while the system is on this may damage the mainboard MX945GM D 15 2 8 Install PCI card The PCI slot supports LAN cards SCSI cards USB cards ad other add on cards that comply with PCI specifications At 32bits and 33MHz it yields a throughput rate of 133MBps WARNING Turn off system power when adding or removing PCI card or other component from the system Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the mainboard and PCI card 2 8 1 Procedure For PCI Card Installation 1 Read the documentation for the PCI card and make any necessary hardware setting for PCI card such as jumpers 2 Align the s connectors and press it into the PCI slot firmly 3 Setup the BIOS if necessary 4 Install the software driver for installed PCI card that is provided by the card manufacturer 2 8 2 Standard Interrupt Assignments IRQ Standard function 0 NA System Timer 3 8 CommuniatonsPot COM2 4 9 Communication Port COMI 5 6 Onboard Display Controller 8 NA System CMOS Real Time Clock These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices
5. Install System Memory 5 Install Expansion cards If there is any 6 Connect IDE and Floppy cables Front Panel Back Panel cables 7 Power cables 8 Power On and Load Optimal settings under BIOS 9 Save the BIOS setting and reboot 10 Install Operating System 11 Install device drivers and Utility MX945GM D 2 2 The Jumper Connector Location SYSFAN1 JPW1 CPUFAN1 DIMM1 2 Back Panel JAUD1 PCI1 SATA1 2 MX945GM D 2 3 Install CPU 1 The CPU socket comes with a screw to secure to the processor Turn the screw to Unlock position first 2 Position the CPU above the CPU socket and make sure the gold triangular mark on The corner of CPU is aligned with pin 1 of CPU socket then insert the CPU to the CPU Socket gently 3 Turn the screw to Lock position d Unlock Lock Gold e for y Pin 1 of the z triangular socket mark NOTE Do not force CPU into the socket It may bend the pins and damage the CPU WARNING sure there is sufficient air circulation across the processor 5 heatsink and Chassis FAN is working correctly Otherwise it may cause the processor and mainboard overheat and damage Install additional auxiliary cooling fan in the system chassis if necessary MX945GM D 2 4 Install DDRII Memory Module The MX945GM D provides two DIMM slots for 240 pins Dual Channel DDRII 533 667 DIMM which supports the memory size up to 4GB Since DDRII
6. 100 1000 Base TX Ethernet DMI CRT video output Audio Line Out and 2 COM ports Furthermore the MX945GM D also comes with four USB2 0 ports on back panel and two internal USB2 0 ports headers This board met today s market demand of low power consumption for POS Kiosk and embedded applications The 82801GHM I O Controller Hub ICH7 MDH on MX945GM D contains IDE controllers that supports Ultra ATA mode 66 100 This I O Controller Hub also supports two SATA ports one PCI slot and eight USB ports which support USB 1 1 2 0 standard performance stability and reliability requirements The MX945GM D Mini ITX Board is a valuable and it is suitable for all the industry applications which also well support with the Windows 2000 XP and Linux operating systems MX945GM D does provide scalability with high reliability amp Longevity for Embedded Application It is a wise choice for today s computing solution MX945GM D 1 2 Specification Mini ITX form factor PCB size 6 69 W x 6 69 D 170 x 170 mm Chipset Intel 945GM GMCH Chipset CO Intel Yonah h Intel Core Duo T2000 series and Intel Merom Intel Core 2 Duo mobile T5000 amp T7000 series mobile processor up to 2 33GHz Napa Platform in PGA Package Supports 2MB L2 Cache Yonah 4MB Merom Supports 533 667MHz FSB Front Side Bus Video Display Intel 945GM chipset Supports video outputs from DVI or VGA output
7. D 21 3 4 Standard CMOS Features The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into several categories Each category includes no one or more than one setup items Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the lt PgUp gt or lt PgDn gt keys to select the value that user wants in each item Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Date mm dd yy Tue Dec 16 2004 Time hh mm ss 11 26 48 IDE Primary Master None IDE Primary Slave None IDE Secondary Master None Menu Level IDE Secondary Slave None Drive A 1 44M 3 25 in Change the day month Drive B None year and century Video EGA VGA Halt On All But Keyboard Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 56320K Total Memory 57344K Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Optimized Defaults F7 Standard Defaults Date The date format is day month date year Day Day of the week from Sun to Sat determined by BIOS Read only Month The month from Jan through Dec Date The date from 1 to 31 can be keyed by numeric function keys Year The year depends on the year of the BIOS Time The time format is hour minute second MX945GM D 22 Primary Master Primary Slave Secondary Master Secondary Slave Press PgUp lt gt or PgDn to select Manual None Auto type Note that the specifications of the drive must match with the dr
8. Enhanced PCI IDE and Ultra DMA 66 100 controller that provides PIO modes 0 4 Bus Master and Ultra DMA 66 100 function The IDE1 connector can be connected to IDE devices like IDE HDD amp CD ROM Signal PN Sina Da2 5 6 DAO nc 7 Da NC 9 t GND 19 20 DREQ Di5 13 24 Di2 so Dii 1311321 Dio 33 34 15 D9 35 36 6 37 38 E og m 2 7 2 Serial ATAII Connectors SATA1 SATA2 SATA1 SATA2 are dual high speed Serial interface ports Each supports data transfer rate up to 300MB s These two connectors are fully compliant with Serial ATA specification Each Serial ATA connector can connect to 1 SATA hard drive Pin Definition Tew SIGNAL TXP 7 1 GND 2 4 5 1 5 2 gt GN MX945GM D 12 2 7 3 Fan Power Connectors SYSFAN1 CPUFAN1 The Fan Power Connectors supports system cooling fan with 12V It supports 3pins head connector When connecting the wire to the connectors Always take note that the red wire is the positive and should connected to 12V should be connected to GND pin 12V SENSOR GND SYSFAN1 WARNING pin the black wire is designated for Ground and 12V SENSOR GND
9. F10 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Optimized Defaults F7 Standard Defaults On Chip Frame Buffer Size Frame Buffer is the video memory that stores data for video display frame This field is used to determine the memory size for Frame Buffer Larger frame buffer size increases video performance DVMT Mode Use this field to select the mode of the digital monitor used Available options Fixed Mode DVMT Mode Both DVMT FIXED Memory Size Specify the size of DVMT memory to allocate for video memory NOTE It is not recommended to change these settings unless the user is familiar with the chipset MX945GM D 26 3 7 Integrated Peripherals Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals OnChip IDE Device Press Enter Onboard Device Press Enter 7 SuperIO Device Press Enter Menu Level Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Optimized Defaults F7 Standard Defaults OnChip IDE Device Please refer to section 3 7 1 Onboard Device Please refer to section 3 7 2 Super IO Device Please refer to section 3 7 3 Onboard LAN Boot ROM This item allows user to invoke the boot ROM of the onboard LAN chip The settings are Enable Disable Onboard Serial Port 1 2 3 4 Select an address for the serial ports The settings are Disabled 3F8 2F8 3E8 2E8 Serial Port 1 2 3 4 Use IRQ Select an interrupt for t
10. PCI Configurations Save amp Exit Setup PC Health Status Exit Without Saving Esc Quit NN f Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type Figure 3 1 Standard CMOS Features Use this Menu for basic system configurations Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to set the Advanced Features available on the system Advanced Chipset Features Use this menu to change the values in the chipset registers and optimize the system s performance Integrated Peripherals Use this menu to specify the settings for integrated peripherals Power Management Setup Use this menu to specify the settings for power management MX945GM D 20 PnP PCI configurations This entry appears if the system supports PnP PCI PC Health Status This entry shows the PC health status Frequency Voltage Control Use this menu to specify the settings for frequency clock control Load Fail Safe Defaults Use this menu to load the BIOS default values that are factory settings for the stable performance System operation Load Optimized Defaults Use this menu to load the BIOS default values that are settings for optimal performances system operations Set Supervisor Password Use this menu to set the Supervisor password Set User Password Use this menu to set the User password Save amp Exit Setup Save CMOS value changes to CMOS and exit setup Exit Without Saving Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup MX945GM
11. specify the base I O port addresses of the onboard Serial Port 1 and Serial Port 2 It has the following option Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 MX945GM D 30 3 8 Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup allows user to configure the system to most effectively save energy saving while operating in a manner consistent with user s own style of computer use CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2002 Award Software Power Management Setup ACPI Function Enable Soft Off by PWR BTTN Instant Off Item Help USB KB WakeUP From S3 S4 Enabled Resume by Alarm Disable PWRON After PWR FAIL OFF Menu Level Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Optimized Defaults F7 Standard Defaults ACPI Function This feature specifies the power saving modes for ACPI function If the operating system supports ACPI such as Windows 98SE Windows 2000 and Windows XP the user can choose to enter the Standby mode in 51 POS or 53 STR through the setting of this field The available options are S1 POS This item allows user to Enabled Disabled the Advanced Configuration and Power Management ACPI Available settings are Enabled and Disabled S3 STR The 53 sleep mode is a lower power state where the information of system configuration and open applications files is saved to main memory that remains powered while most of other hardware components tur
12. MX945GM D User s Manual Revision 1 0 http www bcmcom com Declaration Rights No part of this manual including but not limited to the products and software described in it may be reproduced transmitted transcribes stored in a retrieval system or translated in any form or by any means without the expressed written permission from the manufacturer Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies and are used only for identification or explanation purposes without intent to infringe Pentium M are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Phoenix and Award registered trademarks of Phoenix Technologies LTD Responsibility This manual is provided As Is with no warranties of any kind either expressed or implied including but not limited to the implied warranties or conditions of this product s fitness for any particular purpose In no event shall we be liable for any loss of profits loss of business loss of data interruption of business or indirect special incidental or consequential damages of any kind even the possibility of such damages arising from any defect or error in this manual or product We reserve the right to modify and update the user manual without prior notice WARNING Replace the system s CMOS RAM battery only with the
13. Memory Socket Two 240 pin 1 8V DDRII slots Supports DDRII 533 667 SDRAM 4GB max Integrate IDE One IDE port by Inte ICH7 MDH IDE port supports PIO Ultra ATA 66 100 modes Two SATAII ports by Inte ICH7 MDH SATAII ports supports data transfer up to 300MB s LAN On Board Two Intel 82541PI Gigabit Ethernet LAN Audio Realtek ALC655 AC 97 audio chip Hexible 6 channel audio TE ROM 4MB FlashROM Flash 4MB FlashROM PS 2 keyboard and PS 2 mouse connectors Floppy drive connector x1 Parallel port x1 Serial port x4 Three on header USB 2 0 connector x6 2 on header Audio connector CD In Audio connector Line Out BIOS Award Phoenix PNP BIOS APM ACPI compliant ATX standard 20 pin power connector MX945GM D 1 3 System Diagram MX945GM D Mainboard Diagram CLR CMOS1 FDD1ilsss8s8225225552 2 222 22 2888 5 N a uU 2 LL Top LAN Jack Bottom USB F USB1 EEEER Intel ICH7M DH AUXIS pegogcgoresgartOOSEEDOSIOONAIOONNIOUNSIOOICIOUDOUEHTID LJ JAub ARE Eee l 945 Chapter 2 Hardware installation 2 1 Hardware installation Steps Before starting the system it is recommended to complete the following steps 1 Make sure mainrboard jumpers are set in proper position 2 Install CPU 3 Install CPU Heatsink It is recommended to add proper amount of thermal compound between the CPU Heatsink and CPU 4
14. NT SETUP RUNN jum 0 19 19 19 20 22 24 26 27 28 29 30 31 3 9 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 PNP PCI CONFIGURATION SETUP 0 PC HEALTH STATUS 1 FREQUENCY VOLTAGE CONTROL 2 LOAD FAIL SAFE OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS 3 SET SUPERVISOR PASSWORD 33 34 35 35 36 Manual Revision Information Reversion Revision History Date Item Checklist MX945GM D board MX945GM D Quick Installation Guide MX945GM D User s Manual on CD Digital Format MX945GM D Device Drivers on CD 80 wire ATA66 100 IDE cable x1 SATA cable x2 SATA Power cable x2 CPU Heatsink x1 Shield for MX945GM D MX945GM D Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Features of MX945GM D The MX945GM D combines the high performance and exceptional value of Intel 945GM chipset with a full featured new generation industrial board The Inte 945GM chipset supports Intel Yonah Intel amp Core Duo T2000 series 2M L2 Cache and Intel Merom Intel amp Core 2 Duo mobile T5000 amp T7000 series 4M L2 Cache mobile processor up to 2 33GHz Napa Platform in PGA Package with the FSB Front Side Bus 533 MHz or 667MHz The MX945GM D supports 533 667MHz single dual channel DDR2 SDRAM 240pin 1 8V up to 4GB max It also provides onboard Intel 82541PI Ethernet controllers supports 10
15. anel 10 AUD RET L Left channelaudio signalreturn fromfront panel NOTE If the front audio connector JAUD1 is not used 5 6 9 and 10 have to be jumpered in order to provide signal output to the rear audio ports directly Otherwise the Line Out connector on the back panel will not function 10 6 2 7 6 Front USB Connectors F USB1 F USB2 The MX945GM D provides two standard USB 2 0 headers USB 2 0 technology increases data transfer rate up to a maximum throughput of 480Mbps which is 40 times faster than the USB1 1 and is ideal for connecting high speed USB peripherals such as USB HDD digital cameras MP3 players printers modems 10 9 Pin Definition EJ SIGNAL VOC C EE USB0 4 USB1 USBO USB1 2 GND GND F USB1 F USB2 Key no pin USBOC NOTE Be sure VCC and GND signals are connected to the right pins in order to avoid possible damage MX945GM D 14 2 7 7 Floppy Drive Connector FDD1 The MX945GM D provides a standard floppy drive connector that supports 1 44M floppy disk types nno FDD1 JUMPER 2 7 8 Clear CMOS Jumper CMOS1 There is CMOS RAM onboard which as a power supply from external battery to maintain the system configuration data When it is necessary to clear the system configuration use Clear CMOS jumper CMOS 1 to clear data
16. e operating system When user starts the computer the BIOS program gain control The BIOS first operates a self diagnostic test called POST Power On Self Test for all the necessary hardware it detects the entire hardware device and configures the parameters of the hardware synchronization Only when these tasks are completed done it gives up control of the computer to operating system OS Since the BIOS is the only channel for hardware and software to communicate it is the key factor for system stability and in ensuring that the system performance as its best There are several options available in the BIOS Setup main menu Figure 3 1 which will be explained in the following pages of this chapter Here are some function keys that may be useful e Press Esc to quit the BIOS Setup e Press T 1 up down left right to choose in the main menu the option user wants to confirm or to modify e Press lt F10 gt when user has completed the setup of BIOS parameters to save these parameters and to exit the BIOS Setup menu e Press Page Up Page Down or keys when user wants to modify the BIOS parameters for the active option 3 1 Entering Setup Power on the system and by pressing Del immediately allows user to enter BIOS Setup menu If the message disappears before user respond and user still wish to enter Setup restart the System to try again by turning it OFF then ON or pressing the RESET button on the sys
17. evel gt gt Enabled Enabled Enabled Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Optimized Defaults F7 Standard Defaults USB Controller This item allows user to enable disable the onboard USB controller USB 2 0 Controller This item allows user to enable disable USB 2 0 function USB Keyboard support This item allows user to enable disable legacy USB Keyboard function Available options are Enabled and Disabled AC97 Audio This item allows user to Enable disable the chipset family to support AC97 audio Available options are Auto and Disabled Onboard LAN Device 1 2 This setting controls the onboard LAN1 and LAN2 devices Onboard LAN 1 2 Boot ROM These items enable or disable the initialization of the onboard LAN Boot ROMs during bootup Select Disabled will increase the boot process MX945GM D 29 3 7 3 Super IO Device Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Super IO Device Onboard FDC Controller Enabled Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8 IRQ4 Item Help Onboard Serial Port 2 2F8 IRQ3 Menu Level 55 Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Optimized Defaults F7 Standard Defaults Onboard FDC Controller This item allows user to enable disable onboard floppy disk controller function Available options are Enabled and Disabled Onboard Serial Port 1 2 These items
18. ff the power to the system board Pin Definition PINSIGNAL 33V 33V 33V 12V M G GND a 5V PS_ON GND GND 5V GND 5 GND GND 8 PW 5 20 10 5 5 5V ATX1 2v 5v 2 5 2 ATX 12V Power Connector JPW1 This 12V power connector is designed to provide power to theCPU Pin Definition GND 2 GND 374 3 DV JPW1 a NOTE 1 Make sure that all the power connectors ATX1 JPW1 are connected to proper ATX power supply to ensure stable operation of the mainboard 2 130 Watts power supply and above is hightly recommended for system stability 3 ATX 12V power connection should be greater than 6A MX945GM D 2 6 BACK PANEL The Back Panel Provides the following connectors LANJacks Line In Mouse DVI Port green Keyboard VGA Port SerialPorts USB Ports MIC In purple 2 6 1 Mouse Keyboard Connector The connector for PS 2 mouse PS 2 keyboard 2 6 2 VGA Port VGA port is the 15 pin D Subminiature female connector for display monitor 2 6 3 DVI Port The DVI Digital Visual Interface connector allows connection with an LCD monitor when there is matched DVI connector on the LCD monitor It provides a high speed digital interconnection between the computer and its display device To connect a LCD monitor simply plug the DVI connector from LCD monitor into the DVI port Refer to the LCD monitor user s manual for detail information 2 6 4 Serial P
19. he serial ports The settings are IRQ3 IRQ4 IRQ5 IRQ7 IRQ9 IRQ10 IRQ11 MX945GM D 27 3 7 1 OnChip IDE Device Settings Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility OnChip IDE Device SATA Mode IDE On Chip Serial ATA Enhanced Mode Item Help SATA PORT Speed Settings Disabled Menu Level gt gt Move Enter Select 4 PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Optimized Defaults F7 Standard Defaults SATA Mode Available options IDE Default RAID Selected if user wants to have RAID feature if there are two SATA HDDs On Chip Serial ATA This setting is used to specify the SATA Controller The settings are Disabled Disable the SATA Controller Auto PATA and SATA will be arranged by BIOS and user will be able to see the IDE device status listed under Standard CMOS Features Combine Mode PATA and SATA will be combined Max of 2 IDE drives in each channel are available Enhanced Mode PATA and SATA will both be enabled Max of 6 IDE drives are supported SATA PORT Speed Settings This setting controls the speed of the SATA port MX945GM D 28 3 7 2 Onboard Device Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility USB Controller USB 2 0 Controller USB Keyboard Support AC97 Audio Onboard LAN Device 1 Onboard LAN Device 2 Onboard Lan 1 Boot ROM Onboard Lan 2 Boot ROM OnChip IDE Device Enable Enable Item Help Disabled Auto Onboard AGP Menu L
20. ice Try to automatically detect any available bootable devices not Enabled in the Boot Device Menu Boot Up NumLock Status The default value is On On default Keypad is numeric keys Off Keypad is arrow keys Security Option This category allows user to limit access to the system and Setup or just to Setup System The system will not boot and access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt Setup default The system will boot but access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered prompt APIC Mode This field is designed to enable or disable the APIC Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller Complied with PC2001 design guide the system is able to run in APIC mode Enabling APIC mode will expand available IRQ resources for the system MPS Version Control For OS This field allows user to select which MPS Multi Processor Specification version to be used for the operating system User needs to select MPS version MX945GM D 25 3 6 Advanced Chipset Features The Advanced Chipset Features Setup option is used to change the values of the chipset registers These registers control most of the system options in the computer Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Features VGA Setting On Chip Frame Buffer Size 8MB Item Help DVMT Mode DVMT DVMT FIXED Memory Size 128MB Menu Level Move Enter Select 4 PU PD Value
21. identical CR 2032 3V Lithium Ion coin cell or equivalent battery type to avoid risk of personal injury or physical damage to the equipment Always dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions or as required by the local ordinance where applicable References This manual is created and written by BCM Technical Dept but not limited to the information from the MX945GM D External Production Specifications and MX945GM D Specifications If any comments suggestions or errors on this manual please write an e mail to support bcmcom com Compliance amp Certificate Compliance amp Certificate ISO 9001 Certificate This device was produced in our plant with advanced quality system certified by DNV QA Ltd in according to ISO 9001 This Certificate is valid for DESIGN amp MANUFACTURE OF MOTHERBOARD AND PERSONAL COMPUTERS CE Declaration CE marking is a visible declaration by the manufacturer or his authorized representatives that the electrical equipment to which it relates satisfies all the provisions of the 1994 Regulations FCC Compliance FCC stands for Federal Communications Commission This product complies with FCC Rules Part 15 and has been tested and complied with the EMI rules by a certified body In normal operation there shall be no harmful interference caused by this device nor shall this device accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operati
22. ight up or switch between orange and green after the system is on If it complies with green standards or if it is has a power standby feature The system will then run power on test While the test is running the BIOS will alarm beeps or additional message will appear on the Screen If user does not see any thing within 30 seconds from the time power on the system The System may have failed on power on test Recheck the jumper settings and connections or call the retailer for assistance One short beep when displaying logo No error during POST Long beeps in an endless loop No DRAM install or detected One long beep followed by three short Video card not found or video card memory bad beeps High frequency beeps when system is CPU overheated working System running at a lower frequency 6 During power on press Del key to enter BIOS setup Follow the instructions in BIOS SETUP 7 Power off the system User must first exit or shut down the operating system before switch off the power switch For ATX power supply user can press ATX power switching after exiting or shutting down the operating system If user uses Windows 9X click Start button click Shut down and then click Shut down the computer The power supply should turn off after windows shut down MX945GM D 18 Chapter 3 Introducing BIOS The BIOS is a program located on a Flash Memory on the motherboard This program is a bridge between motherboard and th
23. isabled Once the password is disabled the system will boot and user can enter Setup freely PASSWORD DISABLED When a password has been enabled user will be prompted to enter it every time who try to enter the BIOS Setup This prevents an unauthorized person from changing any part of the system configuration Additionally when a password is enabled user can also require the BIOS to request a password every time the system is rebooted This would prevent unauthorized use of the computer User determines when the password is required within the BIOS Features Setup Menu and its Security option If the Security option is set to System the password will be required both at boot and at entry to Setup If set to Setup prompting only occurs when trying to enter Setup MX945GM D 36
24. ive table The hard disk will not work properly if improper information is entered for this category If hard disk drive type is not matched or listed user can use manual option to define the drive type manually If user selects Manual option related information is asked to be entered to the following items Enter the information directly from the keyboard This information should be provided in the documentation from the hard disk vendor or the system manufacturer If the controller of HDD interface is SCSI the selection shall be None If the controller of HDD interface is CD ROM the selection shall be None Access Mode Cylinder Head Precomp Landing Zone Sector MX945GM D The settings are Auto Normal Large and LBA Number of cylinders Number of heads Write precomp Landing zone Number of sectors 23 3 5 Advanced BIOS Features Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features Hard Disk Boot Priority Press Enter Virus Warning Disabled CPU L3 Cache Enabled First Boot Device removable Second Boot Device CDROM Menu Level Third Boot Device Hard Disk Boot other Device Enabled Swap Floppy Drive Disabled Boot Up NumLock Status On Security Option Setup APIC Mode Enabled MPS Version Control for OS 1 4 Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Optimized Defaults F7 Standard Defaults Removable Device P
25. modules are not interchangeable with DDRI and DDRII standard is not backward compatible only DDRII memory module is allowed to be installed in DIMM slots DIMM1 and DIMM2 Otherwise the system won t be able to boot up and mainboard might be damaged B8 DIMM1 orange DIMM2 green 1 There is one notch on the center of DDRII memory module The module will only fit in the right orientation 2 Insert the DDRII memory module vertically into the DIMM slot Then push it in until the gold fingers on memory module is deeply inserted in the DIMM slot 3 Make sure the plastic clips on both ends of DIMM slot are locked on the DDRII memory module securely MX945GM D 2 5 POWER SUPPLY The MX945GM D supports ATX power supply for the power system Before connecting the power supply connector always make sure that all components are installed properly in order to avoid damage to the mainboard or components 2 5 1 ATX 20 Pin Power Connector ATX1 ATX Power Supply connector is a 20 pins connector comply with Intel ATX standard The ATX Power Supply allows to use soft power on with a momentary switch that connect from the front panel switch to 2pins Power On jumper pole on the motherboard When the power switch on the back of the ATX power supply turned on the full power will not come into the system board until the front panel power switch is momentarily pressed Press this power switch again will turn o
26. n off to save energy The information stored in memory will be used to restore the system when up event occurs Soft Off by PWR BTTN When enabled turning the system off with the on off button places the system in a very low power usage state with only enough circuitry receiving power to detect power button activity or MX945GM D 31 USB KB WakeUp From S3 S4 When setting to enabled this setting allows the system to be awadkened from S3 state through USB KB Resume by Alarm When enabled user can set the date and time at which the RTC real time clock alarm awakens the system from suspend mode PWRON After PWR fail This item specifies whether the system will reboot after a power failure or interrupt occurs Available options are Off Leaves the system in the power off state On Leaves the system in the power on state Former sts Restore the system to the status before power failure or interrupt occurred MX945GM D 32 3 9 PnP PCI Configuration Setup Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PnP PCI Configurations Init Display First PCI Slot Menu Level Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Optimized Defaults F7 Standard Defaults Init Display First This setting specifies which VGA device is set as the primary source of graphic Available options are PCI Slot The system initializes the PCI graphic card first
27. nter on this option the following confirmation dialog box with a message will be displayed Load Standard Defaults Y N N Pressing Y loads the BIOS default values for the most stable minimal performance system operations Load Optimized Defaults When press Enter on this option a confirmation dialog box with a message will be displayed as follow Load Optimized Defaults Y N N Pressing Y loads the default values that are factory settings for optimal performance system operations MX945GM D 35 3 13 Set Supervisor Password User can set either supervisor or user password or both of them The differences are Supervisor password Can enter and have full privilege to change the options of the setup menus User password Can only enter but do not have the right to change the options of the setup menus When password function is selected the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist user to create a password ENTER PASSWORD Type in the password up to eight characters in length and press Enter The password typed now will clear any previously entered password from CMOS memory User will be asked to confirm the password Type the password again and press Enter User may also press Esc to abort the selection and not enter a password To disable a password just press Enter when prompted to enter the password A message will confirm that the password will be d
28. on of this product TABLE OF CONTENT MANUAL REVISION INFORMATION ITEM CHECK LIST CHAPTER 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 CHAPTER 2 2 7 2 8 2 9 CHAPTER 3 3 1 3 8 INTRODUCTION FEATURES OF MX945GM D SPECIFICATION SYSTEM DIAGRAM HARDWARE INSTALLATION HARDWARE INSTALLATION STEPS THE JUMPER CONNECTOR LOCATION INSTALL CPU INSTALL DDRII MEMORY MODULE POWER SUPPLY 2 5 1 20 PIN POWR CONNECTOR ATX1 2 5 2 12V POWER CONNECTOR JPW1 BACK PANEL 1 MOUSE KEYBOARD CONNECTOR 2 PORT 3 DVI PORT 4 SERIAL PORTS 5 USB PORTS 6 LAN RJ 45 JACKS 7 AUDIO PORT CONNECTORS UMPER AND CONNECTOR 1 IDE CONNECTOR 2 SERIAL CONECTORS 5 1 SATA2 3 FAN POEWR CONNECTORS SYSFANI CPUFANI 4 FRONT PANEL CONNECTOR JFP1 5 FRONT PANEL AUDIO CONNECTOR JAUD1 6 7 8 T FRONT USB CONNECTORS USB1 F USB2 FLOPPY DISK DRIVE CONNECTOR FDD1 CLEAR CMOS JUMPER CLR CMOSI NSTALL PCI CARD 1 PROCEDURE FOR PCI CARD INSTLLATION 2 STANDARD INTERRUPT ASSIGNMENTS 3 PCI INTERRUPT REQUEST ROUTING TARTING UP THE SYSTEM 2 6 2 6 2 6 2 6 2 6 2 6 2 6 J 2 7 2 7 2 7 2 7 2 7 2 7 2 7 2 7 I 2 8 2 8 2 8 S INTRODUCING BIOS ENTERING SETUP GETTING HELP THE MAIN MENU STANDARD CMOS FEATURES ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS 3 7 1 ONBOARD IDE FUNCTION 3 7 2 ONBOARD DEVICE FUNCTION 3 7 3 ONBOARD SUPER IO FUNCTION POWER MANAGEME
29. orts This board offers two 9 pins male DIN connectors as serial ports The ports are 16550A high speed communication ports that send receive 16 bytes FIFOs A serial mouse or other serial devices can be connected to the serial port directly 2 6 5 USB Ports The OHCI Open Host Controller Interface Universal Serial Bus port is designed for connecting USB devices to the board MX945GM D 10 2 6 6 LAN RJ 45 Jacks The standard RJ 45 jacks are provided for Local Area Network LAN connection Activity E a Link Indicator T uni Indicator State Condition Of link is not established Orange On steady state LAN link is established On brighter amp pulsing The computeris communicating with another computer onthe LAN 10 Mbit sec data rateis selected Green Right TAN 100 Mbit secdata rateis selected 1000 Mbit sec data rate is selected 2 6 7 Audio Port Connectors The audio connectors are used for audio devices Line In e 8 CH Line Out MIC In Line In blue audio jack Or Side surround Out in 5 1 channel mode Line In is used for external CD player or other audio devices Line Out green audio jack Connector for speakers or headphones MIC In pink audio jack Or Center LEF in 5 1 channel mode MIC In is used for microphones MX945GM D 11 2 7 JUMPER amp CONNECTOR CONNECTORS 2 7 1 IDE Connector IDE1 The MX945GM D has a 32 bit
30. riority Press ENTER to enter a sub menu which displays every current removable device installed Use PageUp or PageDown key to select the first boot removable device Hard Disk Boot Priority Press ENTER to enter a sub menu which displays every current hard drive installed Use PageUp or PageDown key to select the first boot hard disk Virus Warning Allows user to choose the VIRUS Warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection If this function is enabled and someone attempt to write data into this area BIOS will show a warning message on screen and alarm beep Disabled default No warning message to appear when anything attempts to access the boot sector or hard disk partition table Enabled Activates automatically when the system boots up causing a warning message to appear when anything attempts to access the boot sector of hard disk partition table MX945GM D 24 CPU L3 Cache Level 3 cache is the extra cache built into mainboard between the microprocessor and the main memory Located away from the CPU the L3 cache is slower than the L1 amp L2 caches This setting allows user to turn on or off the L3 cache First Second Third Other Boot Device This option allows user to set the sequence of boot devices where BIOS attempts to load the disk operating system NOTE Available settings for First Second Third Boot Device vary depending on the bootable devices user have installed Boot Other Dev
31. tem case User may also restart by simultaneously pressing Ctrl lt Alt gt and Delete keys If user does not press the keys at the correct time and the system does not boot an error message will be displayed and user will be asked to Press F1 to continue Ctrl Alt Esc or Del to enter Setup 3 2 Getting Help Main Menu The on line description of the highlighted setup function is displayed at the bottom of the Screen Status Page Setup Menu Option Page Setup Menu Press F1 to pop up a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item To exit the Help Window press Esc MX945GM D 19 3 3 The Main Menu Once user enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility the Main Menu Figure 3 1 will appear on the screen The Main Menu allows user to select from fourteen setup functions and two exit choices Use arrow keys to select among the items and press Enter to accept or enter the sub menu NOTE The settings listed in this section are for reference only Due to the BIOS version difference some of the settings listed in this manual might be different from the actual BIOS Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility 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
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