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1. HERBERT ROHS gt RTI RoHS Exe DI ASP Gh ESI PA A ELE Rae ER AT AE BEG FR STE GRP BT gt BA AHA SJ Jul E SAE Z SRE Pb Hg Cd CR VI PBB PBDE 7 X O O O O X AEZ x O O O O X X X SREE X X X EH NE X X X O O X m dc eH SJ T11363 2006 F X DEER ES S s HA SJ T11363 2006 gt Page 178 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC Index Page 179 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A SBC ACPI 119 cables 81 airflow dual port USB 86 anti static precautions 31 67 keyboard mouse Y cable 82 83 anti static pad 31 67 SATA drive 85 anti static wristband 31 67 SATA drive power 85 handling 31 87 single RS 232 84 self grounding 31 67 card 42 71 ASKIR i
2. 89 Page 14 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC Figure 7 1 Start Up Screen U 137 Figure 7 2 Select Operating System u u 137 Figure 7 3 Drivers II Is sau 138 Figure 7 4 Chipset Driver Screen 139 Figure 7 5 Chipset Driver Welcome Screen 139 Figure 7 6 Chipset Driver License Agreement 140 Figure 7 7 Chipset Driver Read Me File eene 141 Figure 7 8 Chipset Driver Setup Operations 142 Figure 7 9 Chipset Driver Installation Finish Screen 143 Figure 7 10 VGA Driver Read 144 Figure 7 11 VGA Driver Setup Files Extracted 144 Figure 7 12 VGA Driver Welcome Screen 145 Figure 7 13 VGA Driver License Agreement 146 Figure 7 14 VGA Driver Read 146 Figure 7 15 VGA Driver Setup Operations
3. 117 Redirection After BIOS POST 117 Terminal Type ANSI 118 USB Functions Enabled 119 USB 2 0 Controller Enabled 119 Legacy USB Support Enabled 119 USB2 0 Controller Mode HiSpeed 120 TCG TPM Support NO riaceae AAA erint DOEA PERNE ETENE rime 121 IRQ u u u u u T u 122 DMA Channel Available 123 Quick Boot Enabled u 125 Quiet Boot Disabled 125 AddOn ROM Display Mode Force BIOS 126 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC Bootup Num Lock Orn u 126 Boot From LAN Support Disabled 126 Change Supervisor Password u uuu u
4. 104 Parallel Port Mode Normal u 104 Parallel Port IRQ u u 105 Serial Port1 Address 3F8 IRQ4 J J 105 Serial Port Mode Normal 105 Serial Port2 Address 2 8 2222 2 1 105 Serial Port2 Mode Normal 106 Serial Port3 Address 3E8 106 Serial Port3 IRQ II 106 Select RS232 or RS485 RS422 RS 232 107 Serial Port4 Address 2 81 107 Serial Port4 IRQ 10 u 7 107 CPU FAN Mode Setting Full On Mode 108 CPU Temp Limit of OFF 000 109 Page 155 156 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A SBC CPU Temp Limit of Start 020 109 CPU Fan Start PWM 070
5. ease es iv dius 46 4 3 9 Front Panel Connector 8 EUREN PE ER ea ERE UE 47 4 3 10 IDE Connector 44 48 4 3 11 Infrared Interface Connector 5 pin aiu testi Rp ENS 50 4 3 12 Keyboard Mouse Connector 51 4 3 13 LVDS CED COn ector enr nnie e 52 4 3 14 Parallel Port Connector a 53 ott tele ere 55 4 3 16 SATA Drive Connectors sra S a aQ nennen nennen nns 57 4 3 17 SATA Power Connectors eese esee eene eene ente 56 4 3 18 Serial Port Connectors COM 1 COM 4 56 4 3 19 COM 3 RS 422 485 nnn 59 4 3 20 Trusted Platform Module TPM Connector 60 4 3 21 TV Connector see tse eR T re e ev eve Gao 62 4 3 22 USB Connectors Internal eese eese eene nente nennen nnne nnn 63 4 4 EXTERNAL PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTOR PANEL eere 64 BAS EAN Connectors es ire r tete t e rooted RARE 64 5 INSTALLATION u nG Q q CEPR 66 5 LANTESTATIC PRECAUTIONS un usu 67 5 2 INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS 68 3 2 Installation
6. u 2 Figure 1 2 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A Overview Front View 3 Figure 1 3 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A Overview Solder Side 4 Figure 2 1 EX 9945GSE 5 25 Dimensions 9 Figure 2 2 External Interface Panel Dimensions mm 10 Figure 2 3 Data Flow Block Diagram 11 Figure 2 4 Embedded Processor 12 Figure 2 5 Front Side BUS aana Eann i AN ENA i NARREN 13 Figure 2 6 DDR2 SO DIMM Socket eene nennen nnns 14 Figure 2 7 CRT LVDS and TV Out Connectors 15 Figure 2 8 Audio Codec and Connectors u u 18 Figure 2 9 IDE Connector edenin 19 Figure 2 10 PC 104 Plus Connector 20 Figure 2 11 Realtek PCI GbE Controllers u 21 Figure 2 12 PCle Mini Slots 23 Figure 2 13 SATA Connectors 24 Figure 2 14 On boa
7. 147 Figure 7 16 VGA Driver Installation Finish Screen s 147 Figure 7 17 LAN Driver Welcome Screen 148 Figure 7 18 LAN Driver Welcome Screen 149 Figure 7 19 LAN Driver Installation 149 Figure 7 20 LAN Driver Installation Complete 150 Figure 7 21 Audio Driver Options U u uu u 151 Figure 7 22 AC 97 Driver Installation Welcome Screen 152 Figure 7 23 AC 97 Driver Installation Verification 152 Figure 7 24 AC 97 Driver Installation 153 Figure 7 25 AC 97 Driver Installation Complete 153 Page 15 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A SBC List of Tables Table 1 1 Technical Specifications seen enne 7 Table 2 1 Supported HDD Specifications 19 Table 2 2 Power Consumption u 29 Table 4 1 Peripheral Interface Connectors
8. Location See Figure 4 4 CN Pinouts See Table 4 4 The ATX power supply enable connector enables the EX 9945GSE 5 25 A to be connected to an ATX power supply In default mode the EX 9945GSE 5 25 A can only use an AT power supply To enable an ATX power supply the AT Power Select jumper must also be configured Please refer to Chapter 5 for more details Page 39 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A SBC 8888 a VCC5SBY Q 8882288998 ca om _ S J5 E 5 Uc Du N Y Led 1 Table 4 4 ATX Power Supply Enable Connector Pinouts 4 3 3 Audio Connector 9 pin CN Label J8 CN Type 9 pin header 2x5 CN Location See Figure 4 5 CN Pinouts See Table 4 5 The 9 pin audio connector is connected to external audio devices including speakers and microphones for the input and output of audio signals to and from the system Page 40 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC LINEOUTR LINEOUTL mone a LIL iili GND AUD Table 4 5 Audio Connector Pinouts 9 pin 4 3 4 Backlight Inverter Connector CN Label INVERTER1 CN Type 5 pin wafer 1x5 CN Location See Figure 4 6 CN Pinouts See Table 4 6 The backlight inverter connector provides the backlight on the LCD display connected to the EX 9945GSE 5 25 A with 12V of power Page 41 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A S
9. BIOS Menu 5 IDE Master and IDE Slave Configuration Auto Detected Drive Parameters The grayed out items in the left frame are IDE disk drive parameters automatically detected from the firmware of the selected IDE disk drive The drive parameters are listed as follows m Device Lists the device type e g hard disk CD ROM etc m Indicates the type of devices a user can manually select Page 98 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC Vendor Lists the device manufacturer Size List the storage capacity of the device LBA Mode Indicates whether the LBA Logical Block Addressing is a method of addressing data on a disk drive is supported or not Block Mode Block mode boosts IDE drive performance by increasing the amount of data transferred Only 512 bytes of data can be transferred per interrupt if block mode is not used Block mode allows transfers of up to 64 KB per interrupt PIO Mode Indicates the PIO mode of the installed device Async Indicates the highest Asynchronous Mode that is supported Ultra DMA Indicates the highest Synchronous DMA Mode that is supported S M A R T Indicates whether or not the Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology protocol is supported 32Bit Data Transfer Enables 32 bit data transfer gt Type Auto Use the Type BIOS option select the type of device the AMIBIOS attempts to boot from after the Power On Self Test POST is complete gt Not Inst
10. 38 Table 4 2 Rear Panel Connectors eere eene eene nnne nn 38 Table 4 3 AT Power Connector Pinout 39 Table 4 4 ATX Power Supply Enable Connector Pinouts 40 Table 4 5 Audio Connector Pinouts 9 42424222222 41 Table 4 6 Panel Backlight Connector Pinout 42 Table 4 7 CF Card Socket Pinouts l u u u T 44 Table 4 8 VGA Connector l l u u 45 Table 4 9 DIO Connector Pinouts uu uuu u 46 Table 4 10 12V Fan Connector Pinouts 47 Table 4 11 Front Panel Connector Pinouts 8 pin 48 Table 4 12 Secondary IDE Connector Pinouts 50 Table 4 13 Infrared Connector Pinouts eren 50 Table 4 14 Keyboard Mouse Connector Pinouts 51 Table 4 15 LVDS LCD Port Connector Pinouts 53 Table 4 16 Parallel Port Connector Pinouts 54 Ta
11. a 5 DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS 8 PAN L DIMENSIONS iesise orie M 9 2 1 1 Board Dimensions a 9 2 1 2 External Interface Panel Dimensions eese esee enne 10 22 DATA 10 2 3 EMBEDDED EX 9945GSE 5 25 A PROCESSOR 11 P E OA APR 11 VENE ARM E EE 12 2 32 Front Side Bus ESB aa kunan hatuna RES 15 2 4 INTEL 945GSE NORTHBRIDGE CHIPSET 14 2 4 1 Intel 945GSE Overview a 14 2 4 2 Intel 945GSE DDR2 Controller 14 24 2 asa es 15 2 4 3 1 Analog CRT Graphics 16 2 4 3 2 LV DS Interface better AE EES 16 2 4 3 3 TV Out Interface enne enne 16 2 5 INTEL ICH7 M SOUTHBRIDGE CHIPSET anna tenentes 17 2 5 1 Intel ICH7 M Overview 17 2 5 1 1 Intel ICH7 M Audio Codec 97 Controller es 17 2 5 2 Intel ICH7 M IDE Interface tette tenentis 19 2 5 3 Intel ICH7 M Low Pin Count LPC Interface 20 2 5 4 Intel ICH7 M PCI Interface ettet tette 20
12. Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI is an OS directed configuration power management and thermal management interface Advanced Host Controller Interface AHCI is a SATA Host controller register level interface The Advanced Technology Attachment ATA interface connects storage devices including hard disks and CD ROM drives to a computer The Advanced Power Management APM application program interface API enables the inclusion of power management in the BIOS An ATAPI Removable Media Device ARMD is any ATAPI device that supports removable media besides CD and DVD drives Amplitude Shift Keyed Infrared ASKIR is a form of modulation that represents a digital signal by varying the amplitude volume of the signal A low amplitude signal represents a binary 0 while a high amplitude signal represents a binary 1 The Basic Input Output System BIOS is firmware that is first run when the computer is turned on and can be configured by the end user The Compressor Decompressor CODEC encodes and decodes digital audio data on the system Complimentary metal oxide conductor is a type of integrated circuit used in chips like static RAM and microprocessors COM is used to refer to serial ports Serial ports offer serial communication to expansion devices The serial port on a personal Page 159 DAC DDR DMA DIMM FSB GbE GPIO IrDA L1 Cache L2 Cache LVDS Pag
13. Disabled Prevents BIOS from using the HDD SMART feature gt Enabled Allows BIOS to use the HDD SMART feature gt 32Bit Data Transfer Enabled Use the 32Bit Data Transfer BIOS option to enables or disable 32 bit data transfers Disabled Prevents the BIOS from using 32 bit data transfers gt Enabled DEFAULT Allows BIOS to use 32 bit data transfers on supported hard disk drives 6 3 3 Super IO Configuration Use the Super IO Configuration menu BIOS Menu 6 to set or change the configurations for the FDD controllers parallel ports and serial ports BIOS SETUP UTILITY Parallel Port Address BIOS Menu 6 Super IO Configuration Page 103 gt Parallel Port Address 378 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A SBC Use the Parallel Port Address option to select the parallel port base address gt Disabled gt 378 gt 278 gt 3BC No base address is assigned to the Parallel Port DEFAULT Parallel Port I O port address is 378 Parallel Port I O port address is 278 Parallel Port port address is gt Parallel Port Mode Normal Use the Parallel Port Mode option to select the mode the parallel port operates in Normal gt EPP gt Page 104 DEFAULT The normal parallel port mode is the standard mode for parallel port operation The parallel port operates in the enhanced parallel port mode EPP The EPP mode supports bi directional communication between the system and the
14. Step 2 Insert the cable connector Press the clip on the connector at the end of the SATA cable and insert the cable connector into the on board SATA drive connector See Figure 5 13 Page 85 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A SBC Figure 5 13 SATA Drive Cable Connection Step 3 Connect the cable to the SATA disk Connect the connector on the other end of the cable to the connector at the back of the SATA drive See Figure 5 14 Step 4 Connect the SATA power cable Connect the SATA power connector to the back of the SATA drive See Figure 5 14 Page 86 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC Figure 5 14 SATA Power Drive Connection 5 7 6 USB Cable Dual Port without Bracket The EX 9945GSE 5 25 A is shipped with a dual port USB 2 0 cable To connect the USB cable connector please follow the steps below Step 1 Locate the connectors The locations of the USB connectors are shown in Chapter 3 A WARNING If the USB pins are not properly aligned the USB device can burn out Step 2 Align the connectors The cable has two connectors Correctly align pin 1 Page 87 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A SBC each cable connector with pin 1 on the EX 9945GSE 5 25 A USB connector Step 3 Insert the cable connectors Once the cable connectors are properly aligned with the USB connectors on the EX 9945GSE 5 25 A connect the cable connectors to the on board connectors See Figure 5 15 Figure 5 15 Dual USB Cable Connection Ste
15. m BIOS chipset m Super I O chipset 2 5 4 Intel ICH7 M PCI Interface The PCI interface on the ICH7 M is compliant with the PCI Revision 2 3 implementation Some of the features of the PCI interface are listed below m PCI Revision 2 3 compliant m 33MHz m 5V tolerant PCI signals except PME m Integrated PCI arbiter supports up to seven PCI bus masters The PCI bus is connected to a PC 104 Plus connector as shown in Figure 2 10 PCI 104 Connector PC 104 Connector PC 104 Plus Connector Figure 2 10 PC 104 Plus Connector Page 20 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC 2 5 5 Intel ICH7 M PCIe Bus The Intel amp ICH7 M southbridge chipset has four PCle lanes Two of the four PCle lanes are interfaced to PCle GbE controller A third PCle lane is interfaced to a PCle mini Socket 2 5 5 1 PCle GbE Ethernet Two PCle lanes are connected to two Realtek RTL8111C PCle GbE controllers shown in Figure 2 11 below LAN1 RJ 45 LAN2 RJ 45 Realtek RTL8111C PCle GbE Controllers Figure 2 11 Realtek PCI GbE Controllers The Realtek RTL8111C PCle GbE controllers combine a triple speed IEEE 802 3 compliant Media Access Controller MAC with a triple speed Ethernet transceiver 32 bit PCle bus controller and embedded memory With state of the art DSP technology and mixed mode signal technology they offer high speed transmission over CAT 5 UTP cable or CAT 3 UTP 10Mbps only cable Functions such as Crossover Detection
16. 2 4 3 2 LVDS Interface The LVDS interface is connected directly to the LVDS connector on the board Figure 2 7 Some of the features of the LVDS interface include m Panel support up to UXGA 1600 x 1200 m 25 MHz to 112 MHz single dual channel 918 bpp O TFT panel type supported m Pixel Dithering for 18 bit TFT panel to emulate 24 bpp true color displays m Panel Fitting Panning and Center Mode Supported m CPIS 1 5 compliant m Spread spectrum clocking supported m Panel Power Sequencing support m Integrated PWM interface for LCD backlight inverter control 2 4 3 3 TV Out Interface The TV Out interface Figure 2 7 has the following features m Three integrated 10 bit DACS m Overscaling m NTSC PAL m Component S Video and Composite Output interfaces m HDTV support O 480 720 10801 1080 Page 16 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC 2 5 Intel ICH7 M Southbridge Chipset 2 5 1 Intel ICH7 M Overview The Intel ICH7 M chipset is connected to the Intel 945GSE GMCH through the chip to chip Direct Media Interface DMI Some of the features of the Intel ICH7 M are listed below m Complies with PCI Express Base Specification Revision 1 0a m Complies with PCI Local Bus Specification Revision 2 3 and supports 33MHz PCI operations m Supports ACPI Power Management Logic m Contains O Enhanced DMA controller O Interrupt controller O Timer functions m Integrated SATA host controller with DMA operations interfaced to two SATA
17. 940000 FES7FFFF Video Controller Compatible 980000 FE FFFFF Video Controller Compatible 72 FEAO0000 FEAFFFFF PCI standard PCI to PCI bridge FEAFFFFF Ethernet Controller 0000 FEBFFFFF PCI standard PCI to PCI bridge FEBFFODO FEBFFFFF Ethernet Controller FEC00000 FECOOFFF Motherboard resources FED13000 FED19FFF System board 1 000 FEDIFFFF Motherboard resources FED20000 FED3FFFF Motherboard resources FED45000 FED89FFF Motherboard resources 90000 FFFFFFFF System board 000 FEEQOFFF Motherboard resources FFB00000 FFBFFFFF Intel R 82802 Firmware Hub Device FFC00000 FFEFFFFF Motherboard resources FFF00000 FFFFFFFF Intel R 82802 Firmware Hub Device Table E 3 Memory Address Map Page 174 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC Appendix Hazardous Materials Disclosure Page 175 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A SBC F 1 Hazardous Material Disclosure Table for IPB Products Certified as RoHS Compliant Under 2002 95 EC Without Mercury The details provided in this appendix are to ensure that the product is compliant with the Peoples Republic of China China RoHS standards The table below acknowledges the presences of small quantities of certain materials in the product and is applicable to China RoHS only A label will be placed on each product to indicate the estimated Environmentally Friendly Use Period EFUP Th
18. Detailed descriptions of these connectors can be found below Connector Type Label 12V power source connector 4 pin connector J2 ATX power control connector 3 pin wafer J5 Audio connector 9 pin header J8 Backlight inverter connector 5 pin wafer INVERTER1 CompactFlash socket 50 pin CF socket J9 CRT connector 10 pin box header J7 DDR SO DIMM socket 200 pin socket DIMM1 Digital input output DIO connector 10 pin header DIO1 Page 36 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC Fan connector 3 pin wafer J1 Front panel connector 8 pin header F PANEL1 IDE disk drive connectors 44 pin 44 pin box header IDE1 Infrared interface IrDA connector 5 header IR1 Keyboard connector 6 pin wafer KB1 LVDS connector 30 crimp LVDS1 Parallel port connector 26 pin header J3 PCI 104 slot 120 pin socket J4 PC 104 slot 104 pin socket J6 PCle Mini Card slot PCIe Mini Slot MINI PCIE PCle Mini Card slot PCIe Mini Slot MINI PCIE2 SDVO connector 47 pin connector CN3 Serial ATA SATA drive connector 7 pin SATA 1 Serial SATA drive connector 7 pin SATA SATA2 SATA power connector 2 pin wafer CN1 SATA power connector 2 pin wafer CN2 RS 232 serial port connector 10 pin header COM1 RS 232 serial port connector 10 pin header COM2 RS 232 422 485 serial port connector 10 pin header COM3 RS 232 serial port connector 10 pin header COM4 COM
19. EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC Six USB 2 0 Devices Figure 2 14 On board USB Implementation 2 6 LPC Bus Components 2 6 1 LPC Bus Overview The ICH7 M LPC bus is connected to components listed below m Super I O chipset m LPC Serial Port Chipset 2 6 2 IT8718F Super I O Chipset The IT8718F Super chipset is connected to the ICH7 M through the LPC bus Page 25 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A SBC IT8718F Super I O Figure 2 15 Super I O The iTE IT8718F is an LPC interface based Super I O device that comes with Environment Controller integration Some of the features of the iTE IT8718F chipset are listed below m ACPI and LANDesk Compliant m Enhanced Hardware Monitor m Fan Speed Controller m Two 16C550 UARTS for serial port control m One IEEE 1284 Parallel Port m Keyboard Controller m Watchdog Timer Some of the Super features are described in more detail below 2 6 2 1 Super I O LPC Interface The LPC interface on the Super complies with the Intel Low Pin Count Specification Rev 1 0 The LPC interface supports both LDRQ and SERIRQ protocols as well as PCI interfaces Page 26 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC 2 6 2 2 Super I O 16C550 UARTs The on board Super I O has two integrated 16C550 UARTS that can support the following m Two standard serial ports COM1 and COM2 m IrDa 1 0 and ASKIR protocols Another chipset connected to the LPC bus provided connectivity to another two serial port
20. ECP modes 2 7 Environmental and Power Specifications 2 7 1 System Monitoring Two thermal inputs on the EX 9945GSE 5 25 A Super I O Enhanced Hardware Monitor monitor the following temperatures m System temperature m CPU temperature Eight voltage inputs on the EX 9945GSE 5 25 A Super I O Enhanced Hardware Monitor monitor the following voltages m CPU Core m 1 05 m 3 30 m 5 00 m 12 0 V m 1 5V m 1 8V 5VSB m VBAT The EX 9945GSE 5 25 A Super I O Enhanced Hardware Monitor also monitors the following fan speeds m CPU Fan speed The values for the above environmental parameters are all recorded in the BIOS Hardware Health Configuration menu Page 28 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC 2 7 2 Operating Temperature and Temperature Control The maximum and minimum operating temperatures for the EX 9945GSE 5 25 A are listed below m Minimum Operating Temperature 0 C 32 F m Maximum Operating Temperature 60 140 F A heat sink must be installed on the CPU Thermal paste must be smeared on the lower side of the heat sink before it is mounted on the CPU Heat sinks are also mounted on the Northbridge and Southbridge chipsets to ensure the operating temperature of these chips remain low 2 7 3 Power Consumption Table 2 2 shows the power consumption parameters for the EX 9945GSE 5 25 A running with a 1 6 GHz Intel Atom processor N270 with 1 GB DDR2 memory Voltage Current 5
21. You must accept all of the terms of the license agreement in order to continue the setup program Do you accept the terms INTEL SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT OEM ISV Distribution amp Single User IMPORTANT READ BEFORE COPYING IMSTALLING OR LISING Do not use or load this software and any associated materials collectively the Software until you have carefully read the Following terms and conditions By loading or using the Software you agree to the terms of this Agreement If you do not wish to so agree do not install or use the Software Please Also Note If you are an Original Equipment Manufacturer OEM Independent Hardware Vendor IHV or Independent Software Vendor ISV this complete LICENSE AGREEMENT applies lt Back No Figure 7 13 VGA Driver License Agreement Step 11 The Read Me file in Figure 7 14 appears Step 12 Click Next to continue Intel amp Graphics Media Accelerator Driver Intel Graphics Media Accelerator Driver Readme File Information Refer to the Readme file below to view the system requirements and installation information Production Version Releases Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windous XP lt Cancel Figure 7 14 VGA Driver Read Me File Step 13 Setup Operations are performed as shown in Figure 7 15 Page 146 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC Intel Graphics Media Accelerator Driver Intel Graphics Media A
22. connectors COM3 and 2 6 2 3 Super I O Digital Input Output The input mode supports switch debouncing or programmable external IRQ routing The output mode supports two sets of programmable LED blinking periods 2 6 2 4 Super I O Enhanced Hardware Monitor The Super I O Enhanced Hardware Monitor monitors three thermal inputs VBAT internally and eight voltage monitor inputs These hardware parameters are reported in the BIOS and can be read from the BIOS Hardware Health Configuration menu 2 6 2 5 Super I O Fan Speed Controller The Super I O fan speed controller enables the system to monitor the speed of the fan One of the pins on the fan connector is reserved for fan speed detection and interfaced to the fan speed controller on the Super I O The fan speed is then reported in the BIOS 2 6 2 6 Super I O Keyboard Mouse Controller The Super I O keyboard mouse controller can execute the 8042 instruction set Some of the keyboard controller features are listed below m The 8042 instruction is compatible with a PS 2 keyboard and PS 2 mouse m Gate A20 and Keyboard reset output m Supports multiple keyboard power on events m Supports mouse double click and or mouse move power on events Page 27 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC 2 6 2 7 Super I O Parallel Port The multi mode high performance parallel port supports the bi directional Standard Parallel Port SPP the Enhanced Parallel Port EPP and the Extended Capabilities Port
23. 2 5 5 Intel ICH7 M PCIe Bus Ma 21 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A SBC 2 9 9 JC IC GbE Ethernet a ide 21 2 5 5 2 PCIe Mini Expansion Slots sus ee input dv Eau 22 2 5 6 Intel ICH 7M Real Time Clock te aeria tnt 23 257 IN SATA CONTONE T 23 2 5 8 Intel ICH7 M USB Controller ettet 24 230 EPC BUS COMPONENTS Qasa utaq asi 25 2 621 LPG Bus OVEFVIEW ret i qe e erai ada aS eR ERR RENE 25 2 6 2 iTE IT8718F Super 25 2 6 2 Super O LPC Interface iios ct detis sett a a aan 26 2 56 22 Super VO 160550 UART 27 2 6 2 3 Super I O Digital 27 2 6 2 4 Super I O Enhanced Hardware Monitor 27 2 6 2 5 Super I O Fan Speed Controller a deer e em 27 2 6 2 6 Super I O Keyboard Mouse Controller 27 2 6 2 7 super YO Parallel eodd u aN A 28 2 7 ENVIRONMENTAL AND POWER SPECIFICATIONS 28 2 74 a aea RE REO 28 2 7 2 Operating Temperature and Temperature Control 29 27 3 POWer CONSWIMDIOR k n 29 3 UT vC 14 1L CE 30
24. 2 8 USB DT0 USB DT1 Figure 4 24 USB Connector Pinout Locations PIN NO DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION 1 VCC 2 GND 3 DATA 4 DATA 5 DATA 6 DATA 7 GND 8 vcc Table 4 24 USB Port Connector Pinouts Page 63 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A SBC 4 4 External Peripheral Interface Connector Panel Figure 4 25 shows the EX 9945GSE 5 25 A external peripheral interface connector EPIC panel The EX 9945GSE 5 25 A EPIC panel consists of the following m 2 45 LAN connectors Figure 4 25 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A External Peripheral Interface Connector 4 4 1 LAN Connectors CN Label LAN1 and LAN2 CN Type RJ 45 CN Location See Figure 4 25 CN Pinouts See Table 4 25 The EX 9945GSE 5 25 A is equipped with two built in RJ 45 Ethernet controllers The controllers can connect to the LAN through two RJ 45 LAN connectors There are two LEDs on the connector indicating the status of LAN The pin assignments are listed in the following table DESCRIPTION MDIA3 Table 4 25 LAN Pinouts Page 64 DESCRIPTION MDIA1 MDIA2 MDIAO MDI AO EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC LNK LED LED Figure 4 26 RJ 45 Ethernet Connector The RJ 45 Ethernet connector has two status LEDs one green and one yellow The green LED indicates activity on the port and the yellow LED indicates the port is linked See Table 4 26 STATUS DESCRIPTION STATUS DESCRI
25. cum Daha 68 5 2 2 Installation Checklist eese aee 69 2 3 UNPACKING tech Esa t tante vU 70 5 4 SO DIMM AND CF CARD INSTALLATION 70 3 4 1 SODIMM Installation i 70 5 4 2 CF Card Installation eese eee eene enne nennen nnne nnne 71 S S JUMPER SETTINGS An B Ode e a e ev UR RU 72 5 5 1 AT Power Select Jumper Settings eese eene 73 6 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A SBC 33 2 CF Card 74 252 Clear CMOS 75 5 5 4 COM 3 Function Select 76 5 5 5 LVDS Panel Resolution eene 77 5 5 6 LVDS Voltage Selectioh esatto ret tard retia 49 5 6 CHASSIS INSTAELATION 5516 fs ftot a tae dtr etta tree aqa 80 ODEON mier 80 5 6 2 Motherboard Installation 81 5 7 INTERNAL PERIPHERAL DEVICE CONNECTIONS eese enne 8l 5 7 1 Peripheral Device Cables inet p as Etica s 1 7 Audio Ki Installations e EE ae ate ERES 62 5 7 3 Keyboard Mouse Y cable Connector e
26. m CPU Temp Limit of OFF m CPU Temp Limit of Start m CPU Fan Start PWM m Slope PWM 1 Page 108 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC When the CPU FAN Mode Setting option is in the PWM Manual Mode the following parameters can be set m CPU Fan PWM control CPU Temp Limit of OFF 000 WARNING Setting this value too high may cause the fan to stop when the CPU is at a high temperature and therefore cause the system to be damaged The CPU Temp Limit of OFF option can only be set if the CPU FAN Mode Setting option is set to Automatic Mode Use the CPU Temp Limit of OFF option to select the CPU temperature at which the cooling fan should automatically turn off To select a value select the CPU Temp Limit of OFF option and enter a decimal number between 000 and 127 The temperature range is specified below m Minimum Value 0 C m Maximum Value 127 C Temp Limit of Start 020 WARNING Setting this value too high may cause the fan to start only when the CPU is at a high temperature and therefore cause the system to be damaged The CPU Temp Limit of Start option can only be set if the CPU FAN Mode Setting option is set to Automatic Mode Use the CPU Temp Limit of Start option to select the CPU temperature at which the cooling fan should automatically turn on When the fan Page 109 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC starts it rotates using the starting pulse width modulation PWM specified in the Fan 3 St
27. 00000420 00000 2 Motherboard resources 00000430 00000A3F Motherboard resources 00000460 00000A6F Motherboard resources 00000479 00000A79 ISAPNP Read Data Port 00000000 0000FFFF PCI bus 0000C000 0000C0FF Multimedia Audio Controller 0000 400 0000C43F Multimedia Audio Controller 0000 480 0000 49 Standard Universal PCI to USB Host Controller 0000C800 0000C81F Standard Universal PCI to USB Host Controller 0000 880 0000 89 Standard Universal PCI to USB Host Controller 0000CC00 0000CC1F Standard Universal PCI to USB Host Controller 0000CC80 0000CC87 Video Controller Compatible 00000000 QOOODFFF PCI standard PCI to PCI bridge 0000DC00 0000DCFF Ethernet Controller 0000 000 0000 PCI standard PCI to PCI bridge 10000 0000 Ethernet Controller E 0000 0000FFAF Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller Table E 1 IO Address Map Page 172 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC E 2 IRQ Address Map Ml Interrupt request IRQ 154 0 System timer Xu ISA 1 Standard 101 102 Key or Microsoft Natural 5 2 Keyboard 4 ISA 3 Communications Port COM2 7 ISA 4 Communications Port COM1 154 8 System CMOS real time clock ISA 9 Microsoft ACPI Compliant System 15 10 Communications Port COM4 7 15 11 Communications Port COM3 3 ISA 12 Microsoft 5 2 Mouse ISA 13 Numeric data processor 15 14 Primary IDE Channel PCI
28. 1 Db DD14 ia SDD15 19 20 GND1 5 os 21 DMARQ GND4 SHOR 59 DIOW GND5 SHDHDY 259 DIOR GND6 26 EDR IORDY CSEL ROIS 220 DMACK GND7 L SDA INTRQ Noi 3 DA1 PDIAG 3 lt uID SDA0 Sau Das Ea SDA2 SDCST 3 538 SDCS3 CSo a ad DASP 0 1 VCC2 21 GND2 2 44 DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION RESET GROUND s sma s sms s sms sm sma a0 omn mms e ome oma mme oms we ee _ HDDACTIVE 4 Page 49 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A SBC 43 GROUND 44 N C Table 4 12 Secondary IDE Connector Pinouts 4 3 11 Infrared Interface Connector 5 pin CN Label IR1 CN Type 5 pin header 1x5 CN Location See Figure 4 13 CN Pinouts See Table 4 13 The infrared interface connector supports both Serial Infrared SIR and Amplitude Shift Key Infrared ASKIR interfaces aan N 5 maaa IRRX Ill lt IRRX IRTX mm 00000 DESCRIPTION vcc NC IR RX GND IR TX Table 4 13 Infrared Connector Pinouts Page 50 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC 4 3 12 Keyboard Mouse Connector CN Label KB1 CN Type 6 pin wafer 1x6 Location See Figure 4 14 CN Pinouts See Table 4 14 The keyboard and mouse connector can be connected to a standard PS 2 cable or PS 2 Y cable to add key
29. 110 Slope PWM 0 5 PWM 1 2 nca cunei cantu 110 Restore on AC Power Loss Last 113 Power Button Mode On O1I1 J J 113 Resume on Keyboard Mouse 0 114 Resume on Ring Disabled J 114 Resume on PCI Express WAKEZ Disabled 114 Resume On RTC Alarm Disabled 115 RTC Alarm Date Days u 115 w uu Sua as 115 Remote Access Disabled 116 Serial Port Numbetr U U u uuu uuu uuu u 116 Serial Port Mode 116 Redirection after BIOS POST U u u u u 116 Terminal Ty pe cC 116 Serial Port Number J 117 Base Address IRQ 3F8h 41 222 2 2 1 117 Serial Port Mode 115200 8 n 1
30. 3 22 e pa Fed arae SURE pe Fees 3l du UNPACREING hur item ea Qhishwa lu 3l 3 2 4 Unpacking qa saan rre ER OR Da 31 3 9 UNPACKING GHECKLIST died p aqu s a V 32 33A Package Conten hu Qu uw hua uet teta ep ut 32 3 3 2 ODIIORGI Hem ett Sa atu ha 33 CONNECTORS erro ep USE 34 4 1 PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTORS eaa exu ape 35 dd EX OUJOGUISE 5 29 A uec dee pepe ous 35 4 2 PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTORS 36 4 2 1 External Interface Panel Connectors 36 4 3 INTERNAL PERIPHERAL CONNECTORS ee ut de revo 38 Power GONWECIOF S o TRUE UR RW hu 38 Page 8 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC 4 3 2 ATX Power Supply Enable Connector 39 4 3 3 Audio Connector 9 pIn i 40 4 3 4 Backlight Inverter Connector sassa 41 4 3 3 Commpacte ash tsp ate 42 2 3 0 CRT CORR6ClOF A eee 44 4 3 7 Digital Input Output DIO Connector eese eene enn 45 4 3 8 Fan Connector 12V Spin
31. 5 Ethernet Controller 5 Ethernet Controller PCI 5 Multimedia Audio Controller 5 SM Bus Controller PCI 5 Video Controller Compatible PCI 16 PCI standard PCI to PCI bridge PCD 16 Standard Universal PCI to USB Host Controller 17 PCI standard PCI to PCI bridge PCI 18 Standard Universal PCI to USB Host Controller 19 Standard Universal PCI to USB Host Controller 23 Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller PCI 23 Standard Universal PCI to USB Host Controller Table E 2 IRQ Address Map Page 173 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A SBC E 3 Memory Address Map M6 Memory 00000000 0009 System board 72 00040000 OOOBFFFF PCI bus lt gt 00040000 000 5 4 000C0000 ODOCFFFF System board 00000000 OOODFFFF PCI bus 000 0000 OOOFFFFF System board 00100000 1F7FFFFF System board 1F800000 DFFFFFFF PCI bus 100000000 DFFFFFFF Video Controller Compatible 1 0000000 E3FFFFFF Motherboard resources 4000000 FEDSFFFF PCI bus 00000 FDEFFFFF PCI standard PCI to PCI bridge FDEFOO00 FDEFFFFF Ethernet Controller FDF00000 FDFFFFFF PCI standard PCI to PCI bridge FDFF0000 FDFFFFFF Ethernet Controller FE880000 FEBFFFFF Video Controller 938400 FE93B4FF Multimedia Audio Controller 938800 FE93B9FF Multimedia Audio Controller FE93BCOD FE93BFFF Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller
32. 6 APM 112 6 3 7 Remote sees eene nennen enne nnne nennen nennen 115 10 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC 6 3 8 USB CORTE FOOL santet ot aaa aa aa aa ntt 118 6 3 9 COMPING Ses tas PETRUM 120 121 6 S BOOT utei etenim 123 6 5 1 Boot Settings Configuration a 124 6 6 SECURITY 455 teer 127 6 7 a un mu vee doce k s a bayu Me SSS a 128 6 7 1 North Bridge Chipset Configuration 129 6 7 1 1 Video Function Configuration 130 6 7 2 SouthBridge CONTE FOR iid e cast 131 E 133 T SOETWARE DRIVERS 135 7 1 AVAILABLE SOFTWARE DRIVERS 136 7 2 STARTING THE DRIVER 000000 136 7 3 CHIPSET DRIVER 8 2 2 000000000000 00 tette esse s anna 138 7 4 VGA DRIVER INSTALLATION marinan au Auk arn ren etie tese esa anna 143 7 5 LAN DRIVER INSTALLATION sei n i aan eer 148 7 6 AUDIO DRIVER INS
33. 9945GSE 5 25 A Overview 1 2 1 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A Overview Photo The EX 9945GSE 5 25 A has a wide variety of peripheral interface connectors Figure 1 2 is a labeled photo of the peripheral interface connectors on the EX 9945GSE 5 25 A Page 2 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC i amp gt o lt o 5 5 2 992g S9 z 0 5 o o a x a Infrared Mouse Keyboard LVDS Panel Resolution gt s as oo o 85 as o gt Figure 1 2 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A Overview Front View Figure 1 3 shows the rear side of the EX 9945GSE 5 25 A Page 3 Card Slot EX 9945GSE 5 25 A SBC DDR2 SO DIMM Slot Figure 1 3 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A Overview Solder Side 1 2 2 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A Peripheral Connectors and Jumpers The EX 9945GSE 5 25 A has the following connectors on board Page 4 1 x 12V power source connector 1 x Audio connector 1 x ATX power control connector 1 x Backlight inverter connector 1 x CompactFlash socket 1 x CRT connector 1 x Digital input output DIO connector 1 x Fan connector 1 x Front panel connector 1 x IDE disk drive connectors 44 pin 1 x Infrared interface IrDA connector 1 x Keyboard mouse connector 1x LVDS connector EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC m 1xParallelport connector m 1xPC 104 Plus slot m 2xPCle Mini Card slots m 2x Serial ATA SATA drive connectors m 1 x SDVO connector m RS 232 serial port conn
34. 9945GSE 5 25 A SBC 6 8 Exit Use the Exit menu BIOS Menu 20 to load default BIOS values optimal failsafe values and to save configuration changes BIOS SETUP UTILITY BIOS Menu 20 Exit Save Changes and Exit Use the Save Changes and Exit option to save the changes made to the BIOS options and to exit the BIOS configuration setup program Discard Changes and Exit Use the Discard Changes and Exit option to exit the BIOS configuration setup program without saving the changes made to the system gt Discard Changes Use the Discard Changes option to discard the changes and remain in the BIOS configuration setup program Page 133 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A SBC Load Optimal Defaults Use the Load Optimal Defaults option to load the optimal default values for each of the parameters on the Setup menus F9 key can be used for this operation Load Failsafe Defaults Use the Load Failsafe Defaults option to load failsafe default values for each of the parameters on the Setup menus F8 key can be used for this operation Page 134 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC Chapter 7 Software Drivers Page 135 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A SBC 7 1 Available Software Drivers The content of the CD may vary throughout the life cycle of the product and is subject to change without prior notice Visit the TOPSCCC website or contact technical support for the latest updates The following drivers can be i
35. Installation To install the chipset driver please do the following Step 1 Access the driver list shown in Figure 7 3 See Section 7 2 Step 2 Click 3 LAN Step 3 The Welcome screen in Figure 7 17 appears REALTEK GbE amp FE Ethernet PCI E NIC Driver InstallShield Wizard Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for REALTEK GbE amp FE Ethernet PCI E NIC The InstallShield Wizard will install REALTEK GbE amp FE Ethernet PCI E NIC Driver on your computer To continue click Next Figure 7 17 LAN Driver Welcome Screen Step 4 Click Next to continue Step 5 The Ready to Install screen in Figure 7 18 appears Step 6 Click Next to proceed with the installation Page 148 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC REALTEK GbE amp FE Ethernet PCI E NIC Driver InstallShield Wizard Click Install to begin the installation If you want to review or change any of your installation settings click Back Click Cancel to exit the wizard Figure 7 18 LAN Driver Welcome Screen Step 7 The program begins to install Step 8 The installation progress can be monitored in the progress bar shown in Figure 7 19 REALTEK GbE amp FE Ethernet PCI E NIC Driver InstallShield Wizard The InstallShield Wizard is installing REALTEK GbE amp FE Ethernet PCI E NIC Driver Figure 7 19 LAN Driver Installation Page 149 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A SBC Step 9 When the driver installation is complete the screen in Figure 7
36. a note message Notes should always be read Notes contain critical information about the EX 9945GSE 5 25 A Please take note messages seriously Page 5 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A SBC Packing List If any of the components listed in the checklist below are missing please do not proceed with the installation Contact the TOPSCCC reseller or vendor you purchased the EX 9945GSE 5 25 A from or contact an TOPSCCC sales representative directly To contact an TOPSCCC sales representative please send an email to sales topsccc com tw The items listed below should all be included in the EX 9945GSE 5 25 A package m 1x EX 9945GSE 5 25 A Single Board Computer m 1x Audio cable m 1 Keyboard Mouse Y cable m 4x RS 232 cables m 2x SATA cables m 1x USB cable m 1 VGA cable m 1x Mini Jumper Pack m 1x Utility CD m 1xQIG Images of the above items are shown in Chapter 3 Page 6 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC Table of Contents 1 2 INTRODUCTION a 1 MER UID n 2 1 1 1 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A Introduction 2 1 2 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A OVERVIEW uia aa 2 1 2 1 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A Overview Photo 2 1 2 2 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A Peripheral Connectors and Jumpers 4 1 2 3 Technical
37. amp Auto Correction polarity correction adaptive equalization cross talk cancellation echo cancellation timing recovery and error correction are implemented to provide robust transmission and reception capability at high speeds Some of the features of the Realtek RTL8111CP PCle GbE controllers are listed below Page 21 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A SBC Integrated 10 100 1000 transceiver Auto Negotiation with Next Page capability Supports PCI Express 1 1 Supports pair swap polarity skew correction Crossover Detection amp amp Auto Correction Wake on LAN and remote wake up support Microsoft amp NDIS5 NDIS6 Checksum Offload IPv4 IPv6 TCP UDP and Segmentation Task offload Large send and Giant send support Supports Full Duplex flow control IEEE 802 3x Fully compliant with IEEE 802 3 IEEE 802 3u IEEE 802 3ab Supports IEEE 802 1P Layer 2 Priority Encoding Supports IEEE 802 1Q VLAN tagging Serial EEPROM Transmit Receive on chip buffer support Supports power down link down power saving Supports PCI MSI Message Signaled Interrupt and MSI X Supports Receive Side Scaling RSS 2 5 5 2 PCle Mini Expansion Slots Two PCle x1 lanes in combination with USB port on the ICH7 M is interfaced directly to two PCle mini expansion slots These enable the addition of PICe mini expansion devices The PCIe mini slots are shown in Figure 2 12 Page 22 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC Two PCle Mini Slots Figure 2 12 PCle Min
38. connectors on the EX 9945GSE 5 25 A m Supports the four USB 2 0 devices on the EX 9945GSE 5 25 A with four UHCI controllers and one EHCI controller m Complies with System Management Bus SMBus Specification Version 2 0 m Supports Audio Codec 97 AC 97 Revision 2 3 m Supports Intel High Definition Audio m Contains Low Pin Count LPC interface m Supports Firmware Hub FWH interface m Serial peripheral interface support 2 5 1 1 Intel ICH7 M Audio Codec 97 Controller The Audio Codec 97 AC 97 controller integrated into the ICH7 M complies with AC 97 Component Specification Version 2 3 The AC 97 controller is integrated to a RealTek ALC655 audio codec The RealTek ALC655 is in turn connected to on board audio connectors which are then connected to compliant audio devices The RealTek ALC655 is a 16 bit full duplex AC 97 Rev 2 3 compatible six channel audio codec The codec and the audio connectors are shown in Figure 2 8 Page 17 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A SBC Realtek ALC655 AC 97 Controller Audio Connector Figure 2 8 Audio Codec and Connectors Some of the features of the RealTek ALC655 are listed below Page 18 Meets performance requirements for audio on PC99 2001 systems Meets Microsoft WHQL WLP 2 0 audio requirements 16 bit Stereo full duplex CODEC with 48KHz sampling rate Compliant with AC 97 Rev 2 3 specifications O Front Out Surround Out MIC In and LINE In Jack Sensing O 14 318MHz gt 24 576MHz PL
39. drives supported Keyboard mouse One 6 pin header for keyboard and mouse Parallel Port One 26 pin parallel port connector One 44 pin IDE connector connects to two Ultra ATA33 66 100 Hard Drives devices TPM One 20 pin header support TPM function One PC 104 Plus expansion slot ISA PCI bus Expansion Two PCle mini card PCle bus One PCI slot PCI bus One 8 bit digital input output connector 4 bit input A bit output Digital through the ITE IT8718F super I O Page 6 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC Watchdog Timer Software programmable 1 255 sec through the ITE super One infrared connector through the ITE super I O Supports Infrared m Serial Infrared SIR m Amplitude Shift Keyed IR ASKIR Power Supply ATX and AT power supported Power Consumption 5V 2 89A 12V 0 04A 1 6 GHz Intel Atom N270 CPU with one 1 GB DDR2 SO DIMM Temperature 0 C 60 C 32 F 140 F Humidity operating 5 95 non condensing Dimensions LxW 203 mm x 146 mm Weight GW NW 10000 4000 Table 1 1 Technical Specifications Page 7 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A SBC Chapter 2 Detailed Specifications Page 8 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC 2 1 Dimensions 2 1 1 Board Dimensions The dimensions of the board are listed below 203 mm Length Width 146 mm x gt 2 gt gt Es 66 9900000000000000009999 5555 l 909009990909999999
40. following appears with values that can be selected Alarm Date Days gt System Time After setting the alarm the computer turns itself on from a suspend state when the alarm goes 6 3 7 Remote Configuration Use the Remote Access Configuration menu BIOS Menu 10 to configure remote access parameters The Remote Access Configuration is an AMIBIOS feature and allows a remote host running a terminal program to display and configure the BIOS settings Page 115 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC BIOS SETUP UTILITY Remote Access Disabled BIOS Menu 10 Remote Access Configuration Advanced Remote Access Disabled Use the Remote Access option to enable or disable access to the remote functionalities of the system Disabled DEFAULT Remote access is disabled gt Enabled Remote access configuration options shown below appear Serial Port Number Serial Port Mode Redirection after BIOS POST gt Terminal Type These configuration options are discussed below Page 116 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC Serial Port Number COM1 Use the Serial Port Number option allows to select the serial port used for remote access COM1 DEFAULT System is remotely accessed through COM1 gt COM2 System is remotely accessed through COM2 gt System is remotely accessed through COM3 gt System is remotely accessed through COM4 NOTE Make sure the selected COM port is enabled t
41. otherwise the system resets Example program INITIAL TIMER PERIOD COUNTER W MOV AX 6F02H setting the time out value MOV BL 30 time out value is 48 seconds INT 15H ADD THE APPLICATION PROGRAM HERE CMP EXIT AP 1 1 the application over JNE W LOOP No restart the application MOV 6F02H disable Watchdog Timer MOV BL O INT 15H EXIT Page 169 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A SBC Address Mapping Page 170 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC E 1 Address Ml Input output IO 00000000 0000000F Direct memory access controller 00000000 00000CF7 PCI bus 00000010 0000001 Motherboard resources 00000020 00000021 Programmable interrupt controller 00000022 0000003F Motherboard resources 00000040 00000043 System timer 00000044 00000040 Motherboard resources 00000050 0000005 Motherboard resources gt 00000060 00000060 Standard 101 102 Kev or Microsoft Natural 5 2 Keyboard 00000061 00000061 System speaker 00000063 00000053 Motherboard resources gt gt 00000064 00000064 Standard 101 102 Kev or Microsoft Natural 5 2 Keyboard 00000065 00000065 Motherboard resources 00000067 0000006F Motherboard resources 00000070 00000071 System CMOS real time clock 00000072 0000007 Motherboard resources 00000080 00000080 Motherboard resources 00000081 00000083 Direct memory access controller 00000084 00000086 Motherboard resour
42. preprogrammed into the ROM BIOS The BIOS setup program allows users to modify the basic system configuration This chapter describes how to access the BIOS setup program and the configuration options that may be changed 6 1 1 Starting Setup The AMI BIOS is activated when the computer is turned on The setup program can be activated in one of two ways 1 Press the DELETE key as soon as the system is turned on or 2 Press the DELETE key when the Press Del to enter SETUP message appears on the screen If the message disappears before the DELETE key is pressed restart the computer and try again 6 1 2 Using Setup Use the arrow keys to highlight items press ENTER to select use the PageUp and PageDown keys to change entries press F1 for help and press Esc to quit Navigation keys are shown in Key Function Up arrow Move to previous item Move to next item Move to the item on the left hand side Right arrow Move to the item on the right hand side Esc key Main Menu Quit and not save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu Exit current page and return to Main Menu Page Up key Increase the numeric value or make changes Page Dn key Decrease the numeric value or make changes Page 91 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC F1 key General help only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu F2 F3 key Change color from total 16 colors F2 to select color forward Save al
43. system on bootup Page 60 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC TPM1 PCICLK1 LCLK GND2 LFRAME LFRAME KEY PCIRST LRESET LAD3 LAD3 LAD2 3V LAD1 LAD0 LADO SMBCK 14 SMBDT 3 3VDUALO SERIRQ CLKRUN 3 LDRQ1 7 LAD3 9 3V LADO SCL x ae ose 17 GND1 GLKRUN 19 LPCPD LDRQ Table 4 22 TPM Connector Pinouts Page 61 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A SBC 4 3 21 TV Out Connector CN Label TV1 CN Type 6 pin header 2x3 CN Location See Figure 4 23 CN Pinouts See Table 4 23 The 2x3 pin TV out connector connects to a TV output by using an S Video or RCA connector The TV out connector makes displaying media data on a television easier em om UT TV1 LJ 6 2 Figure 4 23 TV Connector Pinout Locations S Video Connector RCA Connector only video signal Table 4 23 TV Port Connector Pinouts Page 62 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC 4 3 22 USB Connectors Internal CN Label USB1 USB2 and USB3 CN Type 8 pin header 2x4 CN Location See Figure 4 24 CN Pinouts See Table 4 24 The 2x4 USB pin connectors each provide connectivity to two USB 1 1 or two USB 2 0 ports Each USB connector can support two USB devices Additional external USB ports are found on the rear panel The USB ports are used for I O bus expansion USB1 45V 2 8 1 7 USB2 2 8 1 7 USB3 USB DTO USB 1
44. the drive on the specified channel If supported the data transfer to and from the device occurs multiple sectors at a time Page 100 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC gt PIO Mode Auto Use the Mode option to select the IDE PIO Programmable mode program timing cycles between the IDE drive and the programmable IDE controller As the PIO mode increases the cycle time decreases gt Auto DEFAULT BIOS auto detects the PIO mode Use this value if the IDE disk drive support cannot be determined gt 0 PIO mode 0 selected with a maximum transfer rate of 3 3MBps gt 1 PIO mode 1 selected with a maximum transfer rate of 5 2MBps gt 2 PIO mode 2 selected with a maximum transfer rate of 8 3MBps 3 PIO mode 3 selected with a maximum transfer rate of 11 1MBps gt 4 PIO mode 4 selected with a maximum transfer rate of 16 6MBps This setting generally works with all hard disk drives manufactured after 1999 For other disk drives such as IDE CD ROM drives check the specifications of the drive gt DMA Mode Auto Use the DMA Mode BIOS selection to adjust the DMA mode options Auto DEFAULT BIOS auto detects the DMA mode Use this value if the IDE disk drive support cannot be determined gt SWDMA0 Single Word DMA mode 0 selected with a maximum data transfer rate of 2 1MBps gt SWDMA1 Single Word DMA mode 1 selected with a maximum data transfer rate of 4 2MBps gt SWDMA2 Single Word DMA mode 2 selected w
45. the Serial Port 3 signaling mode gt RS232 DEFAULT Serial Port 2 signaling mode is RS 232 RS422 RS485 Serial Port 2 signaling mode is RS 422 or RS 485 gt Serial Port4 Address 2E8 Use the Serial Port4 IRQ option to select the interrupt address for serial port 4 gt Disabled No base address is assigned to serial port 3 gt 3E8 Serial port 4 I O port address is 3E8 gt 2E8 DEFAULT Serial port 4 I O port address is 2E8 gt 2F0 Serial port 4 port address is 2F0 gt 2E0 Serial port 4 I O port address is 2 0 gt Serial Port4 IRQ 10 Use the Serial Port4 IRQ option to select the interrupt address for serial port 4 gt 10 DEFAULT Serial port 4 IRQ address is 10 gt 11 Serial port 4 IRQ address is 11 6 3 4 Hardware Health Configuration The Hardware Health Configuration menu BIOS Menu 7 shows the operating temperature fan speeds and system voltages Page 107 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC BIOS SETUP UTILITY CPU FAN Mode Setting Full On mode BIOS Menu 7 Hardware Health Configuration CPU FAN Mode Setting Full On Mode Use the CPU FAN Mode Setting option to configure the second fan Full On Mode DEFAULT Fan is on all the time 2 Automatic mode Fan is off when the temperature is low enough Parameters must be set by the user gt PWM Manual mode Pulse width modulation set manually When the CPU FAN Mode Setting option is in the Automatic Mode the following parameters can be set
46. 00 015100 RS HDTV output cable P N HDTVCABLESET 01 32 Page 33 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A SBC Connectors Page 34 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC 4 1 Peripheral Interface Connectors Section 4 1 1 shows peripheral interface connector locations Section 4 3 lists all the peripheral interface connectors seen in Section 4 1 1 4 1 1 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A Layout Figure 4 1 shows the on board peripheral connectors rear panel peripheral connectors and on board jumpers F_PANEL1 68 88880888508 J P1 Q 1 D 01 88888 8888 BAR JP2888 88888 COM3 66688 COM2 88888 TPM1 88888 J2 CN1 J4 i MINI_PCIE1 MINI_PCIE2 9223 1 9 J CMOS1em atxcTL1 OS 55 J_VLVDS1 T r 8888 2 0 INVERTERI CN3 Figure 4 1 Connector and Jumper Locations Front Side Figure 4 2 shows the solder side of the EX 9945GSE 5 25 A Page 35 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC Figure 4 2 Connector and Jumper Locations Solder Side 4 2 Peripheral Interface Connectors Table 4 1 shows a list of the peripheral interface connectors on the EX 9945GSE 5 25 A
47. 20 appears REALTEK GbE amp FE Ethernet PCI E NIC Driver InstallShield Wizard InstallShield Wizard Complete The InstallShield Wizard has successfully installed REALTEK GbE amp FE Ethemet PCI E NIC Driver Click Finish to exit the wizard Figure 7 20 LAN Driver Installation Complete 7 6 Audio Driver Installation To install the chipset driver please do the following Step 1 Access the driver list shown in Figure 7 3 See Section 7 2 Step 2 Click 4 Audio Step 3 The screen in Figure 7 21 appears Page 150 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC Ee HX SRE FEO HAH Geen 4 Q X 8 4 audo ess ET a ALC883 E ERER 287 878 BH 8 LEYES eis Figure 7 21 Audio Driver Options Step 4 Select 655 in Figure 7 21 Step 5 Locate the following directory x 4 Audio ALC655 Windows Windows 98Gold 98se Me 2000 XP 2003 32 64 bits A3 84 Click the WDM_A384 exe icon Step 6 The AC 97 Driver Installation screen in Figure 7 22 appears Step 7 Click Next to continue Page 151 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC Realtek AC 97 Audio Setup 5 19 Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for Realtek AC 97 Audio he InstallSh ard wil install Realtek AC S7 A To continue click PC gt ITH e Install Shieid Figure 7 22 AC 97 Driver Installat
48. 3 8 m Trusted Computing see Section 6 3 9 Page 94 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A SBC BIOS SETUP UTILITY duanced PCIPnP Boot Security BIOS Menu 2 Advanced 6 3 1 CPU Configuration Use the CPU Configuration menu BIOS Menu 3 to view detailed CPU specifications and configure the CPU BIOS SETUP UTILITY v02 59 C Copyright 1985 2005 Amer ic BIOS Menu 3 CPU Configuration Page 95 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC The CPU Configuration menu BIOS Menu 3 lists the following CPU details m Manufacturer Lists the name of the CPU manufacturer m Brand String Lists the brand name of the CPU being used m Frequency Lists the CPU processing speed m FSB Speed Lists the FSB speed m Cache L1 Lists the CPU L1 cache size m Cache 12 Lists the CPU L2 cache size 6 3 2 IDE Configuration Use the IDE Configuration menu BIOS Menu 4 to change and or set the configuration of the IDE devices installed in the system BIOS SETUP UTILITY ATA IDE Configuration Compatible BIOS Menu 4 IDE Configuration ATA IDE Configurations Compatible Use the ATA IDE Configurations option to configure the ATA IDE controller gt Disabled Disables the on board ATA IDE controller Page 96 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC gt Compatible DEFAULT Configures the on board ATA IDE controller to be in compatible mode In this mode a SATA channel will replace one of the IDE channels This mode supports up to 4 storage devices Enh
49. 3 RS 422 485 connector 6 pin header JP2 TPM connector 20 pin header TPM1 TV Out connector 6 pin header TV1 USB 2 0 connector 8 pin header USB1 Page 37 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A SBC USB 2 0 connector 8 pin header USB2 USB 2 0 connector 8 pin header USB3 Table 4 1 Peripheral Interface Connectors 4 2 1 External Interface Panel Connectors Table 4 2 lists the rear panel connectors on the EX 9945GSE 5 25 A Detailed descriptions of these connectors can be found in Section 4 4 on page 64 Connector Type Label Ethernet connector RJ 45 LAN1 Ethernet connector RJ 45 LAN2 Table 4 2 Rear Panel Connectors 4 3 Internal Peripheral Connectors Internal peripheral connectors are found on the motherboard and are only accessible when the motherboard is outside of the chassis This section has complete descriptions of all the internal peripheral connectors on the EX 9945GSE 5 25 A 4 3 1 AT Power Connector CN Label CN Type CN Location CN Pinouts See Figure 4 3 See Table 4 3 4 pin power connector 1x4 The 4 pin 12V AT power connector is connected directly to an AT power supply Page 38 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC B E en I xl Table 4 3 Power Connector Pinouts 4 3 2 Power Supply Enable Connector Label J5 CN Type 3 pin wafer 1x3
50. 30 February 28 2008 NOTE This document refers to systems containing 5 a Following Intel R chipsets wa Figure 7 10 VGA Driver Read Me File Step 5 The installation files are extracted See Figure 7 11 4 Intel R Chipset Graphics Driver Software InstallShield Wizard Extracting Files The contents of this package are being extracted Please wait while the InstallShield Wizard extracts the files needed to install Intel R Chipset Graphics Driver Software on your computer This may take a few moments Reading contents of package B Figure 7 11 VGA Driver Setup Files Extracted Step 6 The Welcome Screen in Figure 7 12 appears Page 144 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC Intel Graphics Media Accelerator Driver Intel Graphics Media Accelerator Driver intel Welcome to the Setup Program This setup program will install the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator Driver onto this computer It is strongly recommended that you exit all programs before continuing Click Next to continue Figure 7 12 VGA Driver Welcome Screen Step 7 Click Next to continue Step 8 The license agreement in Figure 7 13 appears Step 9 Read the License Agreement Step 10 Click the Yes icon to continue Page 145 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A SBC Intel Graphics Media Accelerator Driver Intel Graphics Media Accelerator Driver License Agreement
51. 4 16 Parallel Port Connector Pinouts 1 11 BUSY 3 Page 54 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A S BC 4 3 15 SDVO Connector CN Label CN Type CN Location CN Pinouts CN3 47 pin connector 1x47 See Figure 4 17 See Table 4 17 The SDVO Serial Digital Video Out port B connector supports additional video signaling interfaces Ee 45 1 CN3 go SDVOC CLK SDVOC CLK SDVOC GREEN SDVOC GREEN SDVOB CLK SDVOB CLK SDVOB8 GREEN GREEN SDVOC INT SDVOC INT SDVOSB INT SDVOB_INT SDVOC BLUE SDVOC BLUE SDVOC RED SDVOC RED Nhs E po BLUE SDVOB BLUE E 1 57 SDVOB8_RED SDVOB RED gt SDVO1 STALL SDVO1_STALL n SDVO TVCLKIN SDVO TVCLKIN SDVO CLK SDVO DATA PCIRST V5S O D 42 Figure 4 17 SDVO Connector Pinout Locations Page 55 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A SBC PIN NO DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION 1 GROUND 25 GROUND 2 SDVOC CLK 26 SDVOB BLUE 3 SDVOC CLK 27 SDVOB BLUE 4 GROUND 28 GROUND 5 SDVOC GREEN 29 SDVOB RED 6 SDVOC_GREEN 30 SDVOB_RED 7 GROUND 31 GROUND 8 SDVOB CLK 32 SDVO1 STALL 9 SDVOB CLK 33 SDVO1_STALL 10 GROUND 34 GROUND 11 SDVOB GREEN 35 SDVO TVCLKI N 12 SDVOB 36 SDVO TVCLKIN 13
52. 45GSE 5 25 SBC MAC PCle POST QVGA RAID RAM SATA S M A R T UART The Media Access Control MAC protocol enables several terminals or network nodes to communicate in a LAN or other multipoint networks PCI Express PCle is a communications bus that uses dual data lines for full duplex two way serial point to point communications between the SBC components and or expansion cards and the SBC chipsets Each line has a 2 5 Gbps data transmission rate and a 250 MBps sustained data transfer rate The Power on Self Test POST is the pre boot actions the system performs when the system is turned on Quarter Video Graphics Array QVGA refers to a display with a resolution of 320 x 240 pixels Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks RAID refers to redundantly backing up data on multiple disks to ensure that if one disk fails the data is not lost and can be restored from the remaining disks in the array Random Access Memory RAM is a form of storage used in computer RAM is volatile memory so it loses its data when power is lost RAM has very fast data transfer rates compared to other storage like hard drives Serial ATA SATA is a serial communications bus designed for data transfers between storage devices and the computer chipsets The SATA bus has transfer speeds up to 1 5 Gbps and the SATA Il bus has data transfer speeds of up to 3 0 Gbps Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology S
53. 5 Table 5 5 COM 3 Function Select Jumper Settings The COM 3 Function Select jumper location is shown in Figure 5 7 JP1 Figure 5 7 COM 3 Function Select Jumper Location 5 5 5 LVDS Panel Resolution Jumper Jumper Label J_LCD_TYPE1 Jumper Type 8 pin header Jumper Settings See Table 5 6 Jumper Location See Figure 5 8 The LVDS Panel Resolution jumper allows the resolution of the LVDS screens connected to the LVDS1 connector to be configured The LVDS Panel Resolution jumper settings are shown in Table 5 6 Page 77 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A SBC Table 5 6 LVDS Panel Resolution Jumper Settings The LVDS Panel Resolution jumper location is shown in Figure 5 8 Eee SE 3 mid 5855555889 E ni J_LCD_TYPE1 2 8 1 7 Figure 5 8 LVDS Panel Resolution Jumper Pinout Locations Page 78 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC 5 5 6 LVDS Voltage Selection WARNING Permanent damage to the screen and EX 9945GSE 5 25 A may occur if the wrong voltage is selected with this jumper Please refer to the user guide that cam with the monitor to select the correct voltage Jumper Label Jumper Type Jumper Settings Jumper Location J VLVDS1 3 pin header See Table 5 7 See Figure 5 9 The LVDS Voltage Selection jumpers allow the LVDS screen voltages to be set J_VLVDS1 sets the voltage connected to LVDS1 and J_VLV
54. 6 Menu 11 USB Configuration 119 Menu 12 Trusted Computing cesses 121 Menu 13 PCI PnP Configuration enses 122 Menu 14 124 Menu 15 Boot Settings Configuration 125 Men 16 SC CURLY Ae 127 Menu 17 128 Menu 18 North Bridge Chipset Configuration 129 Menu 19 SouthBridge Chipset Configuration 132 Men 20 Eit earannan aana EE EEE E 133 Page 18 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC Introduction Page 1 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A SBC 1 1 Overview Figure 1 1 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A 1 1 1 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A Introduction The EX 9945GSE 5 25 A 5 25 motherboard is embedded 45 nm Intel Atom processor platforms The Intel Atom processor N270 embedded on the EX 9945GSE 5 25 A has a 1 60 GHz clock speed a 533 MHz FSB and a 512 KB L2 cache The EX 9945GSE 5 25 A also supports one 200 pin 533 MHz 2 0 GB max DDR2 SDRAM SO DIMM The board comes with one LVDS connector and supports 18 bit dual channel LVDS screens The EX 9945GSE 5 25 A also comes with two PCI Express PCle Gigabit Ethernet GbE connectors two PCle mini slots and a PC 104 Plus expansion slot 1 2 EX
55. 99 9 9090909 9 000000 22 L13NVd 4 Figure 2 1 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A Dimensions mm Page 9 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A SBC 2 1 2 External Interface Panel Dimensions External peripheral interface connector panel dimensions are shown in Figure 2 2 k t v i Fr 5 iul i EE 1 Figure 2 2 External Interface Panel Dimensions mm 2 2 Data Flow Figure 2 3 shows the data flow between the two on board chipsets and other components installed on the motherboard and described in the following sections of this chapter Page 10 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC Embedded Intel Atom Processor N270 FSB Intel 945GSE GMCH Intel ICH7 M VO Controller Hub Super iTE IT8718F Figure 2 3 Data Flow Block Diagram 2 3 Embedded EX 9945GSE 5 25 A Processor 2 3 1 Overview The EX 9945GSE 5 25 A comes with an embedded 45 nm 1 60 GHz Intel amp Atom processor N270 The processor supports a 533 MHz FSB and has a 1 6 GHz 512 KB L2 Page 11 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A SBC cache The low power processor has a maximum power of 2 5 W The processor is shown in Figure 2 4 below Intel Atom Processor Figure 2 4 Embedded Processor 2 3 2 Features Some of the features of the Intel Atom processor N270 are listed below Page 12 On die primary 32 kB instructions cache and 24 kB write back data cache 533 MHz source synchronous front
56. BC INVERTER1 1 45 Figure 4 6 Panel Backlight Connector Pinout Locations DESCRIPTION LCD Backlight Control GROUND 12V GROUND BACKLIGHT Enable Table 4 6 Panel Backlight Connector Pinouts 4 3 5 CompactFlash Socket CN Label J9 solder side CN Type 50 pin header 2x25 CN Location See Figure 4 7 CN Pinouts See Table 4 7 A CF Type Il memory card is inserted to the CF socket on the solder side of the EX 9945GSE 5 25 A Page 42 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC 57 6 CFD1 a SDD3 50011 _ 5004 8 SDD12 SDD5 9 SDD13 SDD6 0 SDD14 SDD7 6 SDD15 SDCS1 SDCS3 8 45V 9 SDIOR 0 SDIOW e 7 RGIS Mid et 9 CSEL 40 y SET 42 SHDRDY lt DERST SDA2 18 SDDREQ SDA1 9 4 SDDACK SDA0 0 HD LED2 SDD0 T 5001 47 lt lt 410 5002 48 5009 Bum 49 SDD10 Figure 4 7 CF Card Socket Location DESCRIPTION a x Sma INN EN HDC CS1 N C IOR IOW VCC COM 37 IRQ15 VCC COM Page 43 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC DESCRIPTION eme we e poma _ so enone Table 4 7 CF Card Socket Pinouts 4 3 6 CRT Connector CN Label J7 CN Type 10 pin box header 2x5 CN Location See Figure 4 8 CN Pinouts See Table 4 8 The 2x5 CRT pin connector provides connectivity to an ext
57. BIOS Menu 11 USB Configuration USB Functions Enabled Use the USB Function option to enable or disable the USB controllers gt Disabled USB controllers are enabled gt Enabled DEFAULT USB controllers are disabled USB 2 0 Controller Enabled The USB 2 0 Controller BIOS option enables or disables the USB 2 0 controller gt Disabled USB function disabled gt Enabled DEFAULT USB function enabled gt Legacy USB Support Enabled Use the Legacy USB Support BIOS option to enable USB mouse and USB keyboard support Page 119 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A SBC Normally if this option is not enabled any attached USB mouse or USB keyboard does not become available until a USB compatible operating system is fully booted with all USB drivers loaded When this option is enabled any attached USB mouse or USB keyboard can control the system even when there is no USB driver loaded onto the system gt Disabled Legacy USB support disabled gt Enabled DEFAULT Legacy USB support enabled gt Auto Legacy USB support disabled if no USB devices are connected USB2 0 Controller Mode HiSpeed The USB2 0 Controller Mode BIOS option sets the speed of the USB2 0 controller gt FullSpeed The controller is capable of operating at full speed 12 Mb s gt HiSpeed DEFAULT The controller is capable of operating at high speed 480 Mb s 6 3 9 Trusted Computing Use the Trusted Computing menu BIOS Menu 12 to configure settings r
58. DS2 sets the voltage for the screen connected to LVDS2 The LVDS Voltage Selection jumper settings are shown in Table 5 7 LCD Voltage Select Description Short 1 2 3 3V LVDS Default Short 2 3 5V LVDS Table 5 7 LVDS Voltage Selection Jumper Settings The LVDS Voltage Selection jumper location is shown in Figure 5 9 Page 79 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A SBC J_VLVDS1 Figure 5 9 LVDS Voltage Selection Jumper Pinout Locations 5 6 Chassis Installation 5 6 1 Airflow A WARNING Airflow is critical to the cooling of the CPU and other on board components The chassis in which the EX 9945GSE 5 25 A must have air vents to allow cool air to move into the system and hot air to move out The EX 9945GSE 5 25 A must be installed in a chassis with ventilation holes on the sides allowing airflow to travel through the heat sink surface In a system with an individual power supply unit the cooling fan of a power supply can also help generate airflow through the board surface TOPSCCC has a wide range of backplanes available Please contact your EX 9945GSE 5 25 vendor reseller or an TOPSCCC sales representative at sales topsccc com tw or visit the TOPSCCC website http www topscccworld com tw to find out more about the Page 80 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC available chassis 5 6 2 Motherboard Installation To install the EX 9945GSE 5 25 A motherb
59. EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC EX 9945GSE 5 25 A 5 25 SBC with 1 6 GHz Intel AtomTM N270 Processor LVDS VGA HDTV Dual PCle Mini Dual PCle GbE USB 2 0 SATA and RoHS Compliance User Manual Page 1 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A SBC Revision Date Version Changes 2008 10 1 00 Initial release Page 2 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC Copyright COPYRIGHT NOTICE The information in this document is subject to change without prior notice in order to improve reliability design and function and does not represent a commitment on the part of the manufacturer In no event will the manufacturer be liable for direct indirect special incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use or inability to use the product or documentation even if advised of the possibility of such damages This document contains proprietary information protected by copyright All rights are reserved No part of this manual may be reproduced by any mechanical electronic or other means in any form without prior written permission of the manufacturer TRADEMARKS All registered trademarks and product names mentioned herein are used for identification purposes only and may be trademarks and or registered trademarks of their respective owners Page 3 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A SBC Manual Conventions WA WARNING Warnings appear where overlooked details may cause damage to the equipment or result in personal injury Warnings
60. GROUND 37 GROUND 14 SDVOC_INT 38 SDVO_CLK 15 SDVOC_INT 39 SDVO_DATA 16 GROUND 40 PCIRST 17 SDVOB_INT 41 5VS 18 SDVOB_INT 42 5VS 19 GROUND 43 5VS 20 SDVOC_BLUE 44 NC 21 SDVOC_BLUE 45 NC 22 GROUND 46 GROUND 23 SDVOC_RED 47 GROUND 24 SDVOC_RED Table 4 17 SDVO Connector Pinouts Page 56 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A SBC 4 3 16 SATA Drive Connectors CN Label SATA1 and SATA2 CN Type 7 pin SATA drive connectors CN Location See Figure 4 18 CN Pinouts See Table 4 18 The two SATA drive connectors are each connected to a first generation SATA drive First generation SATA drives transfer data at speeds as high as 150 Mb s The SATA drives can be configured in a RAID configuration SATA1 SATA2 Figure 4 18 SATA Drive Connector Locations PIN NO DESCRIPTION 1 GND TX TX GND RX RX w oO G GND Table 4 18 SATA Drive Connector Pinouts Page 57 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A SBC 4 3 17 SATA Power Connectors CN Label CN1 and CN2 CN Type 2 pin wafer CN Location See Figure 4 19 CN Pinouts See Table 4 19 The SATA power connector provides 5V power to the SATA drive VCC5 Figure 4 19 SATA Power Connector Locations PIN NO 1 DESCRIPTION 5V 2 GND Table 4 19 SATA Power Conne
61. L to eliminate crystal 12 288MHz BITCLK input O Integrated PCBEEP generator to save buzzer O Interrupt capability Three analog line level stereo inputs with 5 bit volume control LINE IN CD AUX High quality differential CD input Two analog line level mono inputs PCBEEP PHONE IN Two software selectable MIC inputs Dedicated Front MIC input for front panel applications software selectable Boost preamplifier for MIC input EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC 2 5 2 Intel ICH7 M IDE Interface The integrated IDE interface on the ICH7 M southbridge supports two IDE hard disks and ATAPI devices The IDE connector is shown in Figure 2 9 below IDE Figure 2 9 IDE Connector PIO IDE transfers up to 16MB s and Ultra ATA transfers of 100MB s The integrated IDE interface is able to support the following IDE HDDs m Ultra ATA 100 with data transfer rates up to 100MB s m Ultra ATA 66 with data transfer rates up to 66MB s Specification Ultra ATA 100 Ultra ATA 66 I DE devices 2 2 PIO Mode 0 4 0 4 PIO Max Transfer Rate 16 6 MB s 16 6 MB s DMA UDMA designation UDMA3 4 UDMA3 4 DMA UDMA Max 100MB s 66MB s Transfer Controller Interface 5 5V Table 2 1 Supported HDD Specifications EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC 2 5 3 Intel ICH7 M Low Pin Count LPC Interface The ICH7 M LPC interface complies with the LPC 1 1 specifications The LPC bus from the ICH7 M is connected to the following components
62. Locations 50 Figure 4 14 Keyboard Mouse Connector 51 Figure 4 15 LVDS LCD Connector Pinout Location 52 Figure 4 16 Parallel Port Connector Location 54 Figure 4 17 SDVO Connector Pinout Locations 55 Figure 4 18 SATA Drive Connector Locations 57 Figure 4 19 SATA Power Connector 58 Figure 4 20 COM Connector Pinout Locations 59 Figure 4 21 COM 3 RS 422 485 Connector Pinout Locations 60 Figure 4 22 TPM Connector Pinout Locations 61 Figure 4 23 TV Connector Pinout Locations 62 Figure 4 24 USB Connector Pinout Locations 63 Figure 4 25 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A External Peripheral Interface Connector 64 Figure 4 26 RJ 45 Ethernet Connector 65 Figure 5 1 SO DIMM Installation 70 Figur
63. M A R T refers to automatic status checking technology implemented on hard disk drives Universal Asynchronous Receiver transmitter UART is responsible for Page 161 UHCI USB VGA Page 162 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A SBC asynchronous communications on the system and manages the system s serial communication COM ports The Universal Host Controller Interface UHCI specification is a register level interface description for USB 1 1 Host Controllers The Universal Serial Bus USB is an external bus standard for interfacing devices USB 1 1 supports 12Mbps data transfer rates while USB 2 0 supports 480Mbps data transfer rates The Video Graphics Array VGA is a graphics display system developed by IBM EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC Appendix C DIO Interface Page 163 1 DIO Interface Introduction EX 9945GSE 5 25 A SBC The DIO connector on the EX 9945GSE 5 25 A is interfaced to GPIO ports on the ITE IT8718F Super chipset The DIO has both 4 bit digital inputs and 4 bit digital outputs The digital inputs and digital outputs are generally control signals that control the on off circuit of external devices or TTL devices Data can be read or written to the selected address to enable the DIO functions For further information please refer to the datasheet for the Winbond W83697HG Super I O chipset C 2 DIO Connector Pinouts The following table describes how the DIO con
64. PTION Table 4 26 RJ 45 Ethernet Connector LEDs Page 65 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A SBC Chapter 5 Installation Page 66 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC 5 1 Anti static Precautions WARNING Failure to take ESD precautions during the installation of the EX 9945GSE 5 25 A may result in permanent damage to the EX 9945GSE 5 25 A and severe injury to the user Electrostatic discharge ESD can cause serious damage to electronic components including the EX 9945GSE 5 25 A Dry climates are especially susceptible to ESD It is therefore critical that whenever the EX 9945GSE 5 25 A or any other electrical component is handled the following anti static precautions are strictly adhered to m Wear an anti static wristband Wearing a simple anti static wristband can help to prevent ESD from damaging the board m Self grounding Before handling the board touch any grounded conducting material During the time the board is handled frequently touch any conducting materials that are connected to the ground m Use an anti static pad When configuring the EX 9945GSE 5 25 A place it on an antic static pad This reduces the possibility of ESD damaging the EX 9945GSE 5 25 A m Only handle the edges of the PCB When handling the PCB hold the PCB by the edges Page 67 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A SBC 5 2 Installation Considerations The following installation notices and installation considerations should be read and understo
65. Settings 77 Table 5 6 LVDS Panel Resolution Jumper Settings 78 Table 5 7 LVDS Voltage Selection Jumper Settings 79 Table 5 8 TOPSCCC Provided 81 Table 6 1 BIOS Navigation u u u u uuu u uu u 92 Page 17 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC List of BIOS Menus Men 1 cece 93 Men EET p 95 Menu 3 CPU Configuration 95 Menu 4 IDE Configuration 96 Menu 5 IDE Master and IDE Slave Configuration 98 Menu 6 Super IO Configuration eese u uu uuu uuu uuu 103 Menu 7 Hardware Health Configuration 108 Menu 8 Power Configuration u uuu uuu uu u 112 Menu 9 Advanced Power Management Configuration 113 Menu 10 Remote Access Configuration Advanced 11
66. TALLATION eere ann ee ess anna 150 BIOS MENU OPT IDONG cccccccccsssssssssssssssssssssccoscssssscssscsscccsssscsssssssssscccscees 154 B SSS SO aS S SSS 158 DIO INTERFACE aao doa 163 C 1 DIO INTERFACE INTRODUCTION s 164 C 2 DIO CONNECTOR 75 0 4 20 0 0000000 164 ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE 5 0 rss 165 C 3 1 Enable the DIO Input Function 165 C 3 2 Enable the DIO Output Function eene 165 D WATCHDOG LDIMER 166 E ADDRESS q s 170 Bl I O XDDBESS S ua 171 5 ere dee dre n Sasu 173 E 3 MEMORY ADDRESS 174 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A SBC HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DISCLOSURE 175 HAZARDOUS MATERIAL DISCLOSURE TABLE FOR IPB PRODUCTS CERTIFIED AS ROHS COMPLIANT UNDER 2002 95 EC WITHOUT MERCURY 176 G INDEX u i q i 0 see 179 Page 12 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC List of Figures Figure 1 1 EX 9945GSE 5 25
67. V 2 89A 12V 0 04A Table 2 2 Power Consumption Page 29 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC Unpacking Page 30 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC 3 1 Anti static Precautions WARNING Failure to take ESD precautions during the installation of the EX 9945GSE 5 25 A may result in permanent damage to the EX 9945GSE 5 25 A and severe injury to the user Electrostatic discharge ESD can cause serious damage to electronic components including the EX 9945GSE 5 25 A Dry climates are especially susceptible to ESD It is therefore critical that whenever the EX 9945GSE 5 25 A or any other electrical component is handled the following anti static precautions are strictly adhered to Wear an anti static wristband Wearing a simple anti static wristband can help to prevent ESD from damaging the board Self grounding Before handling the board touch any grounded conducting material During the time the board is handled frequently touch any conducting materials that are connected to the ground Use an anti static pad When configuring the EX 9945GSE 5 25 A place it on an antic static pad This reduces the possibility of ESD damaging the EX 9945GSE 5 25 A Only handle the edges of the PCB When handling the PCB hold the PCB by the edges 3 2 Unpacking 3 2 1 Unpacking Precautions When the EX 9945GSE 5 25 A is unpacked please do the following Follow the anti static precautions outlined in Section 3 1 Make sure the packi
68. alled BIOS is prevented from searching for an IDE disk drive on the specified channel Auto DEFAULT The BIOS auto detects the IDE disk drive type attached to the specified channel This setting should be used if an IDE hard disk drive is attached to the specified channel CD DVD The CD DVD option specifies that an IDE CD ROM drive is attached to the specified IDE channel The BIOS does not attempt to search for other types of IDE disk drives on the specified channel ARMD This option specifies an Removable Media Page 99 EX 9945GSE 5 25 5 Device These include but are not limited to gt ZIP 15 120 LBA Large Mode Auto Use the LBA Large Mode option to disable or enable BIOS to auto detects LBA Logical Block Addressing LBA is a method of addressing data on a disk drive In LBA mode the maximum drive capacity is 137 GB gt Disabled BIOS is prevented from using the LBA mode control on the specified channel gt Auto DEFAULT BIOS auto detects the LBA mode control on the specified channel gt Block Multi Sector Transfer Auto Use the Block Multi Sector Transfer to disable or enable BIOS to auto detect if the device supports multi sector transfers gt Disabled BIOS is prevented from using Multi Sector Transfer on the specified channel The data to and from the device occurs one sector at a time gt Auto DEFAULT BIOS auto detects Multi Sector Transfer support on
69. anced Configures the on board ATA IDE controller to be in Enhanced mode In this mode IDE channels and SATA channels are separated This mode supports up to 6 storage devices Some legacy OS do not support this mode gt Legacy IDE Channels PATA Pri SATA Sec SATA Only Only the SATA drives are enabled SATAPri PATA Sec DEFAULT The IDE drives are enabled on the Primary IDE channel The SATA drives are enabled on the Secondary IDE channel PATA Only The IDE drives are enabled on the primary and secondary IDE channels SATA drives are disabled IDE Master and IDE Slave When entering setup BIOS auto detects the presence of IDE devices BIOS displays the status of the auto detected IDE devices The following IDE devices are detected and are shown in the IDE Configuration menu m Primary IDE Master m Primary IDE Slave m Secondary IDE Master m Secondary IDE Slave Page 97 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC The IDE Configuration menu BIOS Menu 4 allows changes to the configurations for the IDE devices installed in the system If an IDE device is detected and one of the above listed four BIOS configuration options are selected the IDE configuration options shown in Section 6 3 2 1 appear 6 3 2 1 IDE Master IDE Slave Use the IDE Master and IDE Slave configuration menu to view both primary and secondary IDE device details and configure the IDE devices connected to the system BIOS SETUP UTILITY uto
70. and 533 MHz m No support for Dual Channel Interleaved mode of operation m Enhanced Addressing support Swap only The SO DIMM socket is shown in Figure 2 6 below DDR2 SO DIMM Socket Figure 2 6 DDR2 SO DIMM Socket Page 14 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC 2 4 3 Intel 945GSE Graphics The Intel 945GSE supports CRT LVDS TV Out and SDVO The internal graphics engine has the following features m Intel Gen 3 5 Integrated Graphics Engine m 250 MHz core render clock and 200 MHz core display clock at 1 05 V core voltage m Supports TV Out LVDS CRT and SDVO m Dynamic Video Memory Technology DVMT 3 0 m Intel Display Power Saving Technology 2 0 Intel DPST 2 0 m Intel Smart 2D Display Technology Intel S2DDT m Intel Automatic Display Brightness m Video Capture via x1 concurrent PCle port m Concurrent operation of x1 PCle and SDVO m 4x pixel rate HWMC m Microsoft DirectX 9 1 operating system m Intermediate Z in Classic Rendering m Internal Graphics Display Device States DO D1 D3 m Graphics Display Adapter States DO D3 CRT Connector TV Out Figure 2 7 CRT LVDS and TV Out Connectors Page 15 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC 2 4 3 1 Analog CRT Graphics Mode The analog CRT bus is interfaced to an on board 10 pin connector The connector is shown in Figure 2 7 Some of the features of the CRT include m Integrated 400 MHz RAMDAC m Analog Monitor Support up to QXGA m Support for CRT Hot Plug
71. annot be changed The items shown in the system overview include wm AMI BIOS Displays auto detected BIOS information O Version Current BIOS version O Build Date Date the current BIOS version was made O ID Installed BIOS ID m Processor Displays auto detected CPU specifications O Type Names the currently installed processor O Speed Lists the processor speed O Count The number of CPUs on the motherboard m System Memory Displays the auto detected system memory Page 93 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A SBC O Size Lists memory size The System Overview field also has two user configurable fields System Time xx xx xx Use the System Time option to set the system time Manually enter the hours minutes and seconds System Date xx xx xx Use the System Date option to set the system date Manually enter the day month and year 6 3 Advanced Use the Advanced menu BIOS Menu 2 to configure the CPU and peripheral devices through the following sub menus A WARNING Setting the wrong values in the sections below may cause the system to malfunction Make sure that the settings made are compatible with the hardware m CPU Configuration see Section 6 3 1 m IDE Configuration see Section 6 3 2 m SuperlO Configuration see Section 6 3 3 m Hardware Health Configuration see Section 6 3 4 m Power Configuration see Section 6 3 5 m Remote Access Configuration see Section 6 3 6 m USB Configuration see Section 6
72. art PWM option below To select a value select the CPU Temp Limit of Start option and enter a decimal number between 000 and 127 The temperature range is specified below m Minimum Value 0 C m Maximum Value 127 C CPU Fan Start PWM 070 The Fan 3 Start PWM option can only be set if the CPU FAN Mode Setting option is set to Automatic Mode Use the Fan 3 Start PWM option to select the PWM mode the fan starts to rotate with after the temperature specified in the Temperature 3 Limit of Start is exceeded The Super chipset supports 128 PWM modes To select a value select the Fan 3 Start PWM option and enter a decimal number between 000 and 127 The temperature range is specified below m PWM Minimum Mode 0 m PWM Maximum Mode 127 Slope 0 5 PWM The Slope PWM 1 option can only be set if the CPU FAN Mode Setting option is set to Automatic Mode Use the Slope PWM 1 option to select the linear rate at which the PWM mode increases with respect to an increase in temperature A list of available options is shown below 0 125 PWM m 0 25 PWM m 0 5 PWM 1PWM 2PWM 4PWM 8PWM 15PWM Page 110 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC The following system parameters and values are shown The system parameters that are monitored are m System Temperatures The following system temperatures are monitored O CPU Temperature O System Temperature m Fan Speeds The CPU cooling fan speed is monitored O CPU Fan Spe
73. ble 4 17 SDVO Connector Pinout eres u 56 Table 4 18 SATA Drive Connector Pinouts 57 Table 4 19 SATA Power Connector Pinouts l 58 Table 4 20 COM Connector Pinouts u u eene 59 Table 4 21 COM 3 RS 422 485 Connector Pinouts 60 Table 4 22 TPM Connector Pinouts 61 Table 4 23 TV Port Connector Pinouts 62 Table 4 24 USB Port Connector Pinout u u 63 Table 4 25 LAN Pinouts 64 Page 16 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC Table 4 26 RJ 45 Ethernet Connector LEDs u 65 Table 5 1 J mbpers ane caseus ed re toc deas tabana sas 73 Table 5 2 AT Power Select Jumper Settings 73 Table 5 3 CF Card Setup Jumper Settings 74 Table 5 4 Clear CMOS Jumper Settings eere 76 Table 5 5 COM 3 Function Select Jumper
74. board and mouse functionality to the system Figure 4 14 Keyboard Mouse Connector Location DESCRIPTION PS2V5 L MS DATA L MS CLK L KB DATA L KB CLK GROUND Table 4 14 Keyboard Mouse Connector Pinouts Page 51 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A SBC 4 3 13 LVDS LCD Connector CN Label LVDS1 CN Type 30 pin crimp 3x10 CN Location See Figure 4 15 CN Pinouts See Table 4 15 The 30 pin LVDS LCD connectors can be connected to single channel or dual channel 18 bit LVDS panel LVDSB PINNO DESCRIPTION 3 LVDSA1 LVDSA1 5 LVDSA2 LVDSA2 LVDSA3 LVDSA3 Page 52 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC LVDSACLK 10 LVDSACLK 11 NC 12 NC 15 LVDSB1 LVDSB1 LVDSB2 LVDSB2 3 LVDSB3 LVDSB3 2 LVDSBCLK LVDSBCLK LCDVCC LCDVCC 29 LCDVCC LCDVCC Table 4 15 LVDS LCD Port Connector Pinouts 4 3 14 Parallel Port Connector CN Label J3 CN Type 26 pin header 2x13 CN Location See Figure 4 16 CN Pinouts See Table 4 16 The 26 pin parallel port connector connects to a parallel port connector interface or some other parallel port device such as a printer Page 53 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A SBC 13 26 PIN NO DESCRIPTION STROBE SLI NTI N 6 PD4 7 PD5 8 PD6 9 PD7 1 SLCT Table
75. ccelerator Driver Setup Progress Please wait while the Following setup operations are performed Copying File igxpun exe Copying File difxapi dll Copying File dll Creating Key HKLM System CurrentControlSet Control Windows SystemDirectory C WINDC Creating Key HKLM System CurrentControlSet Services ialm DeviceO SystemDirectory C W _ Creating Key HKLM System CurrentControlSet Services ialm Device1 SystemDirectory C W Creating Key HKLM SOFTWARE Microsoft Windows Current ersion Uninstall HDMI DisplayNa Creating Key HKLM SOFTWARE Microsoft Windows Current ersion Uninstall HDMI UninstallS Installing Driver Mobile Intel R 945 Express Chipset Famil Version 6 14 10 4926 Figure 7 15 VGA Driver Setup Operations Step 14 Once the Setup Operations are complete click the Next icon to continue Step 15 The Finish screen appears Step 16 Select Yes want to restart the computer now and click the Finish icon See Figure 7 16 Intel amp Graphics Media Accelerator Driver Intel Graphics Media Accelerator Driver Setup Is Complete You must restart this computer For the changes to take effect Would you like to restart the computer now Yes I want to restart this computer now No I will restart this computer later Click Finish then remove any installation media from the drives Figure 7 16 VGA Driver Installation Finish Screen Page 147 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC 7 5 LAN Driver
76. ces 00000087 00000087 Direct memory access controller 00000088 00000088 Motherboard resources 00000089 0000008B Direct memory access controller 0000008 0000008E Motherboard resources 0000008 0000008F Direct memory access controller 00000090 00000092 Motherboard resources 00000040 000000411 Programmable interrupt controller 00000042 000000BF Motherboard resources 1000000 0 000000DF Direct memory access controller 1000000 0 000000EF Motherboard resources 1000000 0 000000FF Numeric data processor 553 00000170 00000177 Secondary IDE Channel 1000001 0 000001F7 Primary IDE Channel 00000274 00000277 ISAPNP Read Data Port 00000279 00000279 ISAPNP Read Data Port a 000002 8 000002 Communications Port COM4 7 000002 8 000002 Communications Port 2 e 00000376 00000376 Secondary IDE Channel Page 171 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A SBC 7 00000378 0000037F Printer Port LPT1 gt 00000380 000003BB 5 000003 0 000003DF 5 7 000003 8 000003EF Communications Port COM3 1000003 6 000003F6 Primary IDE Channel 000003 8 000003FF Communications Port 1 00000400 0000041F SM Bus Controller 00000480 000004BF Motherboard resources 00000400 00000401 Motherboard resources 00000800 0000087F Motherboard resources 00000400 00000A0F Motherboard resources 00000410 00000 1 Motherboard resources
77. ckers are required for warranty validation Use the product before verifying all the cables and power connectors are properly connected Allow screws to come in contact with the PCB circuit connector pins or its components 5 2 2 Installation Checklist The following checklist is provided to ensure the EX 9945GSE 5 25 A is properly installed All the items in the packing list are present A compatible memory module is properly inserted into the slot The Type or CF Type card is properly installed into the CF socket The jumpers have been properly configured The EX 9945GSE 5 25 A is inserted into a chassis with adequate ventilation The correct power supply is being used The following devices are properly connected Primary and secondary IDE device SATA drives Power supply USB cable Serial port cable O O O O The following external peripheral devices are properly connected to the chassis O VGA screen O Keyboard O Mouse RS 232 serial communications device O USB devices Page 69 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A SBC 5 3 Unpacking When the EX 9945GSE 5 25 A is unpacked please check all the unpacking list items listed in Chapter 3 are indeed present If any of the unpacking list items are not available please contact the EX 9945GSE 5 25 A vendor reseller vendor where the EX 9945GSE 5 25 A was purchased or contact an TOPSCCC sales representative 5 4 SO DIMM and CF Card Installation 5 4 1 SO DIMM Installati
78. ctor Pinouts 4 3 18 Serial Port Connectors COM 1 COM 4 CN Label COM1 COM2 COM3 and COM4 CN Type 10 pin header 2x5 CN Location See Figure 4 20 CN Pinouts See Table 4 20 Page 58 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC The 10 pin serial port connector provides a RS 232 serial communications channel The COM serial port connectors can be connected to external RS 232 serial port devices PIN NO DESCRIPTION PIN NO DESCRIPTION 1 DCD 2 DSR 3 RX 4 RTS 5 TX 6 CTS 7 DTR 8 RI 9 GND 10 N C Table 4 20 COM Connector Pinouts 4 3 19 COM 3 RS 422 485 Connector CN Label JP2 CN Type 6 pin header 2x3 CN Location See Figure 4 21 CN Pinouts See Table 4 21 The COM 3 serial port can be set for RS 422 485 connectivity by on board jumper refer to Section 5 5 4 The JP2 connector provides the RS 422 or RS 485 signals when COM 3 is set for RS 422 or RS 485 devices Page 59 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A SBC JP2 HEADER 2 3 2 DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION 1 RS422 TX 2 RS422 RX 3 RS422 4 RS422 5 5485 DATA 6 5485 DATA Table 4 21 COM 3 RS 422 485 Connector Pinouts 4 3 20 Trusted Platform Module TPM Connector CN Label TPM1 CN Type 40 pin header 2x20 CN Location See Figure 4 22 CN Pinouts See Table 4 22 The Trusted Platform Module TPM connector secures the
79. e 160 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A SBC computer is usually a male DE 9 connector The Digital to Analog Converter DAC converts digital signals to analog signals Double Data Rate refers to a data bus transferring data on both the rising and falling edges of the clock signal Direct Memory Access DMA enables some peripheral devices to bypass the system processor and communicate directly with the system memory Dual Inline Memory Modules a type of RAM that offer a 64 bit data bus and have separate electrical contacts on each side of the module The Enhanced Host Controller Interface EHCI specification is a register level interface description for USB 2 0 Host Controllers The Front Side Bus FSB is the bi directional communication channel between the processor and the Northbridge chipset Gigabit Ethernet GbE is an Ethernet version that transfers data at 1 0 Gbps and complies with the IEEE 802 3 2005 standard General purpose input Infrared Data Association IrDA specify infrared data transmission protocols used to enable electronic devices to wirelessly communicate with each other The Level 1 Cache L1 Cache is a small memory cache built into the System processor The Level 2 Cache L2 Cache is an external processor memory cache Low voltage differential signaling LVDS is a dual wire high speed differential electrical signaling system commonly used to connect LCD displays to a computer EX 99
80. e 5 2 CF Card Installation 72 Figure 5 3 Jumper Locations eene u u uuu uuu u 72 Figure 5 4 AT Power Select Jumper Location 74 Figure 5 5 CF Card Setup Jumper Location 75 Figure 5 6 Clear CMOS Jumpetr uuu nenne nennen nnn 76 Figure 5 7 COM 3 Function Select Jumper Location 77 Figure 5 8 LVDS Panel Resolution Jumper Pinout Locations 78 Figure 5 9 LVDS Voltage Selection Jumper Pinout Locations 80 Figure 5 10 Audio Kit Cable Connection 82 Figure 5 11 Keyboard mouse Y cable 83 Figure 5 12 Single RS 232 Cable Installation 85 Figure 5 13 SATA Drive Cable Connection 86 Figure 5 14 SATA Power Drive Connection 87 Figure 5 15 Dual USB Cable Connection 88 Figure 5 16 LAN Connection
81. e Number Lock setting to be modified during boot up gt Off Does not enable the keyboard Number Lock automatically To use the 10 keys on the keyboard press the Number Lock key located on the upper left hand corner of the 10 key pad The Number Lock LED on the keyboard lights up when the Number Lock is engaged gt On DEFAULT Allows the Number Lock on the keyboard to be enabled automatically when the computer system boots up This allows the immediate use of the 10 key numeric keypad located on the right side of the keyboard To confirm this the Number Lock LED light on the keyboard is lit Boot From LAN Support Disabled The BOOT From LAN Support option enables the system to be booted from a remote system Page 126 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC gt Disabled DEFAULT Cannot be booted from a remote system through the LAN gt Enabled DEFAULT Can be booted from a remote system through the LAN 6 6 Security Use the Security menu BIOS Menu 16 to set system and user passwords BIOS SETUP UTILITY BIOS Menu 16 Security gt Change Supervisor Password Use the Change Supervisor Password to set or change a supervisor password The default for this option is Not Installed If a supervisor password must be installed select this field and enter the password After the password has been added Install appears next to Change Supervisor Password Page 127 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC Change User Password Use the C
82. e follow the steps below Step 1 Locate the CF card socket Place the EX 9945GSE 5 25 A on an anti static pad with the solder side facing up Locate the CF card Step 2 Align the CF card Make sure the CF card is properly aligned with the CF socket Step 3 Insert the CF card Gently insert the CF card into the socket making sure the Socket pins are properly inserted into the socket See Figure 5 2 Page 71 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A SBC Figure 5 2 CF Card Installation 5 5 Jumper Settings A NOTE A jumper is a metal bridge used to close an electrical circuit It consists of two or three metal pins and a small metal clip often protected by a PLASTIC CLIP CLOSED plastic cover that slides over the pins to connect them To CLOSE SHORT a jumper means connecting the pins of the jumper with the plastic LL 1 and to OPEN jumper means removing the 1 2 3 OPEN 2 3CLOSED plastic clip from a jumper Figure 5 3 Jumper Locations Before the EX 9945GSE 5 25 A is installed in the system the jumpers must be set in accordance with the desired configuration The jumpers on the EX 9945GSE 5 25 A are listed in Table 5 1 Page 72 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC Description Label Type AT Power Mode Setting ATXCTL1 2 pin header CF Card Setting J CF1 2 pin header Clear CMOS J_CMOS1 3 pin header Function Select JP 1 6 pin header LVDS Panel Resolution J_LCD_TYPE1 8 pin
83. e selection jumper 5 79 jumper settings 72 location 79 LVDS Panel Resolution 77 settings 79 LVDS voltage selection 79 memory module installation 70 Page 3 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A SBC motherboard 81 location and pinouts 59 installation 81 serial port devices 59 mouse 51 single cable 84 RS 232 serial port devices 59 SATA SATA drive 85 parallel port 103 104 cables 85 parallel port connector 53 connection 85 location and pinouts 53 power cable 85 PCI interface 20 SATA drive connector 57 peripheral connectors 38 location and pinouts 57 peripheral device cables 81 SATA drives 57 Power Button Mode 112 SDVO connector 55 power supply 38 39 location and pinouts 55 AT power select jumper 73 serial port connector 59 AT power supply 38 39 location and pinouts 59 ATX power supply 39 serial ports 27 PS 2 cable 51 SIR interface 50 installation 70 RAID 57 SO DIMM real time clock 23 specifcations 70 RJ 45 connection 88 Super chipset 25 single connector 88 System voltages 106 110 RJ 45 connector 64 RJ 45 Ethernet connector 5 T technical specifications 5 RJ 45 LAN connector 64 temperature 106 RS 232 59 84 trusted platform module 60 cable connection 84 trusted platform module TPM connector 60 connector location and pinouts 59 location and pinouts 60 Page 4 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC TV out connector 62 USB 2 0 63 location and pinouts 62 USB 1 1 63 USB 2 0 63 118 dual port 86 unpacki
84. ected to one of the PS 2 connectors The keyboard PS 2 connector and mouse PS 2 connector are both marked Please make sure the keyboard and mouse are connected to the correct PS 2 connector 5 7 4 Single RS 232 Cable w o Bracket The single RS 232 cable consists of one serial port connector attached to a serial communications cable that is then attached to a D sub 9 male connector To install the single RS 232 cable please follow the steps below Step 1 Step 2 Page 84 Locate the connector The location of the RS 232 connector is shown in Chapter 3 Insert the cable connector Insert the connector into the serial port box header See Figure 5 12 A key on the front of the cable connectors ensures the connector can only be installed in one direction EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC Figure 5 12 Single RS 232 Cable Installation Step 3 Secure the bracket The single RS 232 connector has two retention screws that must be secured to a chassis or bracket Step 4 Connect the serial device Once the single RS 232 connector is connected to a chassis or bracket a serial communications device can be connected to the system 5 7 5 SATA Drive Connection The EX 9945GSE 5 25 A is shipped with two SATA drive cables and one SATA drive power cable To connect the SATA drives to the connectors please follow the steps below Step 1 Locate the connectors The locations of the SATA drive connectors are shown in Chapter 3
85. ectors m 1 RS 232 422 485 serial port connector m 1 TPM connector m x TV Out connector m 3x USB 2 0 connectors supports six USB 2 0 devices The EX 9945GSE 5 25 A has the following external peripheral interface connectors on the board rear panel m 2xEthernet connectors The EX 9945GSE 5 25 A has the following on board jumpers m AT power selection m Clear CMOS m CF card setup m LVDS Voltage Selection LVDS Panel Resolution Selection 1 2 3 Technical Specifications EX 9945GSE 5 25 A technical specifications are listed in Table 1 1 See Chapter 2 for details Specification EX 9945GSE 5 25 A System CPU 45 nm 1 6 GHz Intel Atom N270 Front Side Bus FSB 533 MHz System Chipset Northbridge Intel 945GSE Southbridge Intel ICH7 M Page 5 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A SBC One 200 pin SO DIMM socket supports one 533 400 MHz Memory 2 0 GB max DDR2 SDRAM SO DIMM CompactFlash One CompactFlash Type Il socket Super I O ITE IT8718F Analog CRT supports CRT hot plug Display HDTV with 1080i maximum resolution supported 18 bit dual channel LVDS integrated in Intel amp 945GSE BIOS AMI BIOS label Audio Realtek ALC655 AC 97 codec LAN Two Realtek RTL8111CP GbE controllers Three RS 232 serial ports COM One RS 232 422 485 serial port USB2 0 Six USB 2 0 devices supported by on board pin headers SATA Two 1 5 Gbps SATA
86. ed m Voltages The following system voltages are monitored CPU Core 1 05V 3 30V 5 00V 12 0 V 1 5V 1 8V 5VSB VBAT 000 0 0 6 3 5 Power Configuration The Power Configuration menu BIOS Menu 8 configures the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI and Power Management APM options Page 111 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC BIOS SETUP UTILITY Select AT ATX Power BIOS Menu 8 Power Configuration 6 3 6 APM Configuration The APM Configuration menu BIOS Menu 9 allows the advanced power management options to be configured Page 112 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC BIOS SETUP UTILITY Restore on AC Power Loss Last State BIOS Menu 9 Advanced Power Management Configuration gt Restore on AC Power Loss Last State Use the Restore on AC Power Loss BIOS option to specify what state the system returns to if there is a sudden loss of power to the system gt Power Off The system remains turned off gt Power On The system turns on LastState DEFAULT system returns to its previous state If it was on it turns itself on If it was off it remains off gt Power Button Mode On Off Use the Power Button Mode BIOS to specify how the power button functions gt On Off DEFAULT When the power button is pressed the system is either turned on or off Page 113 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A SBC gt Suspend When the power button is pressed the system goes in
87. elated to the Trusted Computing Group TCG Trusted Platform Module TPM Page 120 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC BIOS SETUP UTILITY TCG TPM SUPPORT BIOS Menu 12 Trusted Computing gt Support No Use the TCG TPM Support option to configure support for the TPM No DEFAULT TPM support is disabled gt Yes TPM support is enabled 6 4 PCI PnP Use the PCI PnP menu BIOS Menu 13 to configure advanced PCI and PnP settings WARNING Setting wrong values for the BIOS selections in the PCIPnP BIOS menu may cause the system to malfunction Page 121 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC BIOS SETUP UTILITY BIOS Menu 13 PCI PnP Configuration gt IRQ Available Use the IRQ address to specify what IRQs can be assigned to a particular peripheral device gt Available DEFAULT The specified IRQ is available to be used by PCI PnP devices gt Reserved The specified IRQ is reserved for use by Legacy ISA devices Available IRQ addresses are m 1804 IRQ5 m 1807 1809 122 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC m 18010 m IRQ11 m 14 m IRQ15 DMA Available Use the DMA Channell option to assign a specific DMA channel to a particular PCI PnP device Available DEFAULT gt Reserved Available DMA Channels are m DM Channel 0 m DM Channel 1 m DM Channel m DM Channel 5 m DM Channel 6 m DM Channel 7 6 5 Boot The specified DMA
88. ene 3 5 7 4 Single RS 232 Cable w o Bracket 64 5 7 5 SATA Drive Connection nennen nnns 85 5 7 6 USB Cable Dual Port without Bracket 67 5 8 EXTERNAL PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTION aa 88 5 8 1 LAN Connection Single Connector 69 AMI BIOS E 90 6 L INTRODUCTION L u s n mah desde vei Sha IS 91 Starting paw ERR n i E EUER 91 ON PP ORTI SON s S S E 91 ON NONE DIUI 92 6 1 4 Unable to Reboot After Configuration Chansges 92 6 1 5 BIOS Menu B ro e erento ro ER da etae ee pue vas 92 6 2 MAN scc a ashma nanas d ctetu dul itasse 93 GB SADVANCED nas ha uh h uto feo o of fia n e 94 6 3 1 CPU Configuration ce S UI ENERO iq PIER 95 6 3 2 IDE 96 6 3 2 1 Slave eet u 98 6 3 3 Super IO Configuration 103 6 3 4 Hardware Health Configuration 107 6 3 5 Power Configuration 111 6 3
89. ernal VGA port enabling the System to be connected to a standard CRT screen Page 44 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC g PIN NO DESCRIPTION PIN NO DESCRIPTION 1 L RED 2 DDC CLK 3 L GREEN 4 DDC DATA 5 L BLUE 6 GND 7 HSYNC 8 GND 9 VSYNC 10 GND Table 4 8 VGA Connector Pinouts 4 3 7 Digital Input Output DIO Connector CN Label DIO1 CN Type 10 pin header 2x5 CN Location See Figure 4 9 CN Pinouts See Table 4 9 The digital input output connector is managed through a Super chip The DIO connector pins are user programmable Page 45 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A SBC VCC O Table 4 9 DIO Connector Pinouts 4 3 8 Fan Connector 12V 3 pin CN Label J1 CN Type 3 pin wafer 1x3 CN Location See Figure 4 10 CN Pinouts See Table 4 10 The cooling fan connector provides a 12V 500mA current to the cooling fan The connector has a rotation pin to get rotation signals from fans and notify the system so the System BIOS can recognize the fan speed Please note that only specified fans can issue the rotation signals Page 46 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC FANSPEED 1 O 12V Figure 4 10 12V Fan Connector Location PIN NO DESCRIPTION 1 GND 2 12V 3 Fan Speed Detect Table 4 10 12V Fan Connector Pinouts 4 3 9 Front Panel Con
90. hange User Password to set or change a user password The default for this option is Not Installed If a user password must be installed select this field and enter the password After the password has been added Install appears next to Change User Password 6 7 Chipset Use the Chipset menu BIOS Menu 17 to access the NorthBridge and SouthBridge configuration menus WARNING Setting the wrong values for the Chipset BIOS selections in the Chipset BIOS menu may cause the system to malfunction BIOS SETUP UTILITY BIOS Menu 17 Chipset Page 128 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC 6 7 1 North Bridge Chipset Configuration Use the North Bridge Chipset Configuration menu BIOS Menu 18 to configure the Northbridge chipset settings BIOS SETUP UTILITY Memory Hole Disabled BIOS Menu 18 North Bridge Chipset Configuration gt Memory Hole Disabled The Memory Hole reserves the memory space between 15 and 16MB ISA expansion cards that require a specified area of memory to work properly If an older ISA expansion card is used please refer to the documentation that came with the card to see if it is necessary to reserve the space gt Disabled DEFAULT Memory is not reserved for ISA expansion cards gt Enabled Memory is reserved for ISA expansion cards Page 129 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A SBC gt Internal Graphics Mode Select Enable 8MB The Internal Graphic Mode Select option determines the amount of syste
91. header LVDS Voltage Select J VLVDS1 3 pin header Table 5 1 Jumpers 5 5 1 AT Power Select Jumper Settings Jumper Label ATXCTL1 Jumper Type 3 pin header Jumper Settings See Table 5 2 Jumper Location See Figure 5 4 The AT Power Select jumper specifies the systems power mode as AT or ATX AT Power Select jumper settings are shown in Table 5 2 AT Power Select Description Open Use ATX power Default Short Use AT power Table 5 2 AT Power Select Jumper Settings The location of the AT Power Select jumper is shown in Figure 5 4 below Page 73 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A SBC ATXCTL1 100 Figure 5 4 AT Power Select Jumper Location 5 5 2 CF Card Setup Jumper Label J CF1 Jumper Type 2 pin header Jumper Settings See Table 5 3 Jumper Location See Figure 5 5 The CF Card Setup jumper sets the CF Type card or CF Type cards as either the slave device or the master device CF Card Setup jumper settings are shown in Table 5 3 CF Card Setup Description Open Slave Default Closed Master Table 5 3 CF Card Setup Jumper Settings The CF Card Setup jumper location is shown in Figure 5 5 Page 74 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC JCF1 100 Figure 5 5 CF Card Setup Jumper Location 5 5 3 Clear CMOS Jumper Jumper Label J CMOS1 Jumper Type 3 pin header Jumper Settings See Table 5 4 Jumper Location See Figure 5 6 If the EX 9945GSE 5 25 A fails to b
92. hrough the Super configuration menu Base Address IRQ 3F8h 4 The Base Address IRQ option cannot be configured and only shows the interrupt address of the serial port listed above gt Serial Port Mode 115200 8 n 1 Use the Serial Port Mode option to select baud rate through which the console redirection is made The following configuration options are available m 115200 8 n 1 DEFAULT 57600 8 n 1 m 38400 8 n 1 19200 8 n 1 m 09600 8 n 1 NOTE Identical baud rate setting musts be set on the host a management computer running a terminal software and the slave Redirection After BIOS POST Always Page 117 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A SBC Use the Redirection After BIOS POST option to specify when console redirection should Disabled The console is not redirected after POST Boot Loader Redirection is active during POST and during Boot Loader gt Always DEFAULT Redirection is always active Some OSes may not work if set to Always gt Terminal Type ANSI Use the Terminal Type BIOS option to specify the remote terminal type gt ANSI DEFAULT The target terminal type is ANSI gt VT100 The target terminal type is VT100 VT UTF8 The target terminal type is VT UTF8 6 3 8 USB Configuration Use the USB Configuration menu BIOS Menu 11 to read USB configuration information and configure the USB settings Page 118 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC BIOS SETUP UTILITY
93. i Slots 2 5 6 Intel ICH7 M Real Time Clock 256 bytes of battery backed RAM is provided by the Motorola MC146818A real time clock RTC integrated into the ICH7 M The RTC operates on a 3V battery and 32 768KHz crystal The RTC keeps track of the time and stores system data even when the system is turned off 2 5 7 Intel ICH7 M SATA Controller The integrated SATA controller on the ICH7 M supports up to four SATA drives with independent DMA operations Two SATA controllers are connected to two SATA connectors on the EX 9945GSE 5 25 A The SATA connectors are shown in Figure 2 13 Page 23 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A SBC Two SATA Connectors amp SATA 5V Power Connectors Figure 2 13 SATA Connectors SATA controller specifications are listed below m Supports four SATA drives m Supports 1 5 Gb s data transfer speeds m Supports Serial ATA Specification Revision 1 0a 2 5 8 Intel ICH7 M USB Controller Up to six high speed full speed or low speed USB devices are supported by the ICH7 M on the EX 9945GSE 5 25 A High speed USB 2 0 with data transfers of up to 480MB s is enabled with the ICH7 M integrated Enhanced Host Controller Interface EHCI compliant host controller USB full speed and low speed signaling is supported by the ICH7 M integrated Universal Host Controller Interface UHCI controllers The six USB ports implemented on the EX 9945GSE 5 25 A are connected to three internal connectors See Figure 2 14 Page 24
94. ion Welcome Screen Step 8 The Verification window in Figure 7 23 may appear Step 9 Click Continue Anyway Software Installation The software you are installing has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows gt P T ell me why this testing is important Continuing your installation of this software may impair or destabilize the correct operation of your system either immediately or in the future Microsoft strongly recommends that you stop this installation now and contact the software vendor for software that has passed Windows Logo testing STOP Installation Figure 7 23 AC 97 Driver Installation Verification Step 10 The driver installation begins See Figure 7 24 Page 152 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A SBC Begin to install update AC 37 drivers Figure 7 24 AC 97 Driver Installation Step 11 When the driver is installed the driver installation finish screen in Figure 7 25 appears Step 12 Select Yes wish to restart my computer now And click Finish Realtek AC 97 Audio Setup 5 19 InstallShield Wizard Complete Setup has finished installing Realtek AC 37 Audio on your computer Q Yes want to restart my computer now No will restart my computer later Remove any disks from their drives and then click Finish to complete setup Install fil lt Beck T cone Figure 7 25 AC 97 Driver Installation Complete Step 13 The system rebo
95. is available to be used by PCI PnP devices The specified DMA is reserved for use by Legacy ISA devices Use the Boot menu BIOS Menu 14 to configure system boot options Page 123 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC BIOS SETUP UTILITY gt Boot Settings Configuration BIOS Menu 14 Boot 6 5 1 Boot Settings Configuration Use the Boot Settings Configuration menu BIOS Menu 15 to configure advanced system boot options Page 124 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC BIOS SETUP UTILITY BIOS Menu 15 Boot Settings Configuration gt Quick Boot Enabled Use the Quick Boot BIOS option to make the computer speed up the boot process gt Disabled No POST procedures are skipped gt Enabled DEFAULT Some POST procedures are skipped to decrease the system boot time gt Quiet Boot Disabled Use the Quiet Boot BIOS option to select the screen display when the system boots Disabled DEFAULT Normal POST messages displayed gt Enabled OEM Logo displayed instead of POST messages Page 125 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A SBC AddOn ROM Display Mode Force BIOS The AddOn ROM Display Mode option allows add on ROM read only memory messages to be displayed gt Force BIOS DEFAULT Allows the computer system to force a third party BIOS to display during system boot gt Keep Current Allows the computer system to display the information during system boot Bootup Num Lock On The Bootup Num Lock BIOS option allows th
96. is is an estimate of the number of years that these substances would not leak out or undergo abrupt change This product may contain replaceable sub assemblies components which have a shorter EFUP such as batteries and lamps These components will be separately marked Please refer to the table on the next page Page 176 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC Part Name Toxic or Hazardous Substances and Elements Lead Mercury Cadmium Hexavalent Polybrominated Polybrominated Pb Hg Cd Chromium Biphenyls Diphenyl Ethers CR VI PBB PBDE Housing x O O O O x Display X 0 O O O X Printed Circuit x O O O X Board Metal x O O O Fasteners Cable x O O O x Assembly Fan Assembly X O O O O X Power Supply X X Assemblies Battery O O O O O O This toxic or hazardous substance is contained in all of the homogeneous materials for the part is below the limit requirement in SJ T 11363 2006 X This toxic or hazardous substance is contained in at least one of the homogeneous materials for this part is above the limit requirement in SJ T11363 2006 Page 177 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A SBC
97. ith a maximum data transfer rate of 8 3MBps Page 101 gt S M A R T Auto MWDMAO MWDMA1 MWDMA2 UDMA1 UDMA1 UDMA2 UDMA3 UDMA4 UDMA5 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A SBC Multi Word DMA mode selected with a maximum data transfer rate of 4 2MBps Multi Word DMA mode 1 selected with a maximum data transfer rate of 13 3MBps Multi Word DMA mode 2 selected with a maximum data transfer rate of 16 6MBps Ultra DMA mode 0 selected with a maximum data transfer rate of 16 6MBps Ultra DMA mode 1 selected with a maximum data transfer rate of 25MBps Ultra DMA mode 2 selected with a maximum data transfer rate of 33 3MBps Ultra DMA mode 3 selected with a maximum data transfer rate of 44MBps To use this mode it is required that an 80 conductor ATA cable is used Ultra DMA mode 4 selected with a maximum data transfer rate of 66 6MBps To use this mode it is required that an 80 conductor ATA cable is used Ultra DMA mode 5 selected with a maximum data transfer rate of 99 9MBps To use this mode it is required that an 80 conductor ATA cable is used Use the S M A R T option to auto detect disable or enable Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology SMART on the drive on the specified channel S M A R T predicts impending drive failures The S M A R T BIOS option enables or disables this function Page 102 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC gt Auto DEFAULT BIOS auto detects HDD SMART support
98. l port 98 Ethernet controllers 64 external indicators 47 external peripheral interface 87 serial ports 58 onfid iian 87 ROMA pons connectors 87 trusted platform module TPM 60 external switches 47 TV out 62 VGA internal 44 cooling 80 fan connector 46 airflow 80 location and pinouts 46 cooling fan 46 110 fan speed controller 27 CRT 44 FDD 102 CRT connector internal front panel connector 47 location and pinouts 44 location and pinouts 47 FSB 95 Page 2 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC hard disk drives keyboard 51 SATA 57 keyboard controller 27 keyboard mouse 82 onboard connector 82 IDE connector 44 pin 48 Y cable 82 location and pinouts 48 keyboard mouse connector 51 IDE device 82 location and pinouts 51 connector 82 50 infrared interface Amplitude Shift Key Infrared 50 LAN connection 88 ASKIR 50 LAN connector 64 Serial Infrared 50 LCD display 41 SIR 50 backlight inverter connector 41 infrared interface connector 50 LPC bus 25 location and pinouts 50 LPC interface 20 26 installation checklist 69 LVDS display 79 IrDA 104 105 voltage select 79 LVDS LCD connector 52 location and pinouts se LVDS panel 52 jumper 72 18 bit 52 AT power select 39 73 dual channel 52 CF card setup 74 single channel 52 clear CMOS 75 LVDS Panel Resolution jumper 77 COM 3 function select 76 M LVDS panel resolution selection jumper 5 jumper configuration 72 9 LVDS voltag
99. l the CMOS changes only for Main Menu Table 6 1 BIOS Navigation Keys 6 1 3 Getting Help When F1 is pressed a small help window describing the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item appears To exit the Help Window press Esc or the F1 key again 6 1 4 Unable to Reboot After Configuration Changes If the computer cannot boot after changes to the system configuration is made CMOS defaults Use the jumper described in Chapter 5 6 1 5 BIOS Menu Bar The menu bar on top of the BIOS screen has the following main items m Main Changes the basic system configuration m Advanced Changes the advanced system settings m PCIPnP Changes the advanced PCI PnP Settings m Boot Changes the system boot configuration m Security Sets User and Supervisor Passwords m Chipset Changes the chipset settings m Power Changes power management settings m Exit Selects exit options and loads default settings The following sections completely describe the configuration options found in the menu items at the top of the BIOS screen and listed above Page 92 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A SBC 6 2 Main The Main BIOS menu BIOS Menu 1 appears when the BIOS Setup program is entered The Main menu gives an overview of the basic system information BIOS SETUP UTILITY BIOS Menu 1 Main System Overview The System Overview lists a brief summary of different system components The fields in System Overview c
100. m memory that can be used by the Internal graphics device gt Disable gt Enable 1 1MB of memory used by internal graphics device gt Enable 8MB DEFAULT 8MB of memory used by internal graphics device Boots Graphics Adapter Priority PCI IGD Use the Boots Graphics Adapter option to select the graphics controller used as the primary boot device Select either an integrated graphics controller IGD or a combination of PCI graphics controller a PCI express PEG controller or an IGD Configuration options are listed below m IGD m PCIIGD DEFAULT 6 7 1 1 Video Function Configuration Use the Video Function Configuration menu to configure the video device connected to the system gt DVMT Mode Select DVMT Mode Use the DVMT Mode Select option to select the Intel Dynamic Video Memory Technology DVMT operating mode Fixed Mode A fixed portion of graphics memory is reserved as graphics memory DVMT Mode DEFAULT Graphics memory is dynamically allocated according to the system and graphics needs gt Combo Mode A fixed portion of graphics memory is reserved as Page 130 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC graphics memory If more memory is needed graphics memory is dynamically allocated according to the system and graphics needs DVMT FIXED Memory 128MB Use the DVMT FIXED Memory option to specify the maximum amount of memory that can be allocated as graphics memory This option can only be configured fo
101. nector 8 pin CN Label F_PANEL1 CN Type 8 pin header 2x4 CN Location See Figure 4 11 CN Pinouts See Table 4 11 The front panel connector connects to external switches and indicators to monitor and controls the motherboard These indicators and switches include Power button Reset Power LED HDD LED Page 47 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A SBC F PANEL1 Figure 4 11 Front Panel Connector Pinout Locations 8 pin FUNCTION PIN DESCRIPTION FUNCTION PIN DESCRIPTION Power 1 PWR BTN Power LED 2 VCC5 Button 3 GND 4 GND HDD LED 5 HDD Reset 6 SYSRST 7 HDD LED 8 GND Table 4 11 Front Panel Connector Pinouts 8 pin 4 3 10 IDE Connector 44 pin CN Label CN Type CN Location CN Pinouts IDE1 44 pin box header 2x22 See Figure 4 12 See Table 4 12 One 44 pin IDE device connector on the EX 9945GSE 5 25 A supports connectivity to two hard disk drives Page 48 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC 44 43 9 j lg 2 IDERST 32 RESET espa SDD8 5006 5 SDD9 m SDD5 Dos DD9 50010 um DD5 DD10 5004 9 10 50011 SDD3 Dos SDD12 11 pps DD12 5002 515 mm 50013 5001 15 pp 0614 16 SDD14 5000 17
102. nector pins are connected to the Super I O GPIO port Pin Description Super O Pin Super 1 Pin Description 1 Ground N A N A 2 vcc N A N A 3 Output 3 GP23 General Purpose O Port 2 Bit 3 4 Output 2 GP22 General Purpose 1 Port 2 Bit 2 5 Output 1 GP21 General Purpose 1 Port 2 Bit 1 6 Output 0 GP20 General Purpose 1 Port 2 Bit 0 7 Input 3 GP33 General Purpose I O 33 8 Input 2 GP32 General Purpose O 32 9 Input 1 GP31 General Purpose 1 031 10 Input GP30 General Purpose 1 O 30 Page 164 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC C 3 Assembly Language Samples C 3 1 Enable the DIO Input Function The BIOS interrupt call INT 15H controls the digital I O An assembly program to enable digital input functions is listed below MOV AX 6F08H Sets the digital port as input INT 15H Initiates the INT 15H BIOS call C 3 2 Enable the DIO Output Function The BIOS interrupt call INT 15H controls the digital I O An assembly program to enable digital output functions is listed below MOV AX 6F09H Sets the digital port as output MOV BL 09H INT 15H Initiates the INT 15H BIOS call Page 165 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A SBC Appendix D Watchdog Timer Page 166 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC The following discussion applies to DOS environment TOPSCCC support is contacted or the TOPSCCC website visited for specific drivers for more sophisticated operating s
103. ng 31 USB connector internal 44 63 unpacking checklist 32 location and pinouts 63 unpacking precautions 31 USB2 0 119 USB 62 63 86 117 118 119 cable dual port 86 cable 86 warranty validation 69 cable connection 87 controller 24 Y cable 51 devices 63 port 63 USB 1 1 63 Page 5
104. ng box is facing upwards so the EX 9945GSE 5 25 A does not fall out of the box Make sure all the components shown in Section 3 3 are present Page 31 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A SBC 3 3 Unpacking Checklist If any of the components listed in the checklist below are missing do not proceed with the installation Contact the TOPSCCC reseller or vendor the EX 9945GSE 5 25 A was purchased from or contact an TOPSCCC sales representative directly by sending an email to sales topsccc com tw 3 3 1 Package Contents The EX 9945GSE 5 25 A is shipped with the following components Quantity Item and Part Number Image 1 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A 1 Audio cable P N 32000 072100 RS gt Re 1 KB MS PS 2 Y cable 4 N Wa P N 32000 023800 RS 4 RS 232 cable w o bracket af 2 P N 32200 000049 RS 2 SATA cable P N 32000 062800 RS 1 Dual USB cable w o bracket E P N 32000 070301 RS Page 32 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC 1 VGA cable lt P N 32000 033804 RS 2 2 1 Mini jumper pack 2 0mm P N 33100 000033 RS Jiv 1 Utility CD 1 Quick Installation Guide 3 3 2 Optional Items The EX 9945GSE 5 25 A is shipped with the following components Item and Part Number Image SATA power cable Sy P N 32100 088600 RS HDD cable P N 32200 000009 RS LPT cable w o bracket P N 322
105. nstalled on the system m Chipset m VGA m LAN m Audio Installation instructions are given below 7 2 Starting the Driver Program To access the driver installation programs please do the following Step 1 Insert the CD ROM that came with the system into a CD ROM drive attached to the system Step 2 The screen in Figure 7 1 appears Page 136 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A SBC Version A 2 Copy right 2008 TOPSCCC Atom Series Figure 7 1 Start Up Screen Step 3 Click EX 9945GSE 5 25 A Step 4 The screen in appears Version A 2 Copy right 2008 TOPSCCC Atom Series Figure 7 2 Select Operating System Step 5 Select the operating system installed on the EX 9945GSE 5 25 A system This manual describes the installation for a Windows XP operating system Step 6 The list of drivers in Figure 7 3 appears Page 137 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC Version A 2 Copy right 2008 TOPSCCC Atom Series Figure 7 3 Drivers 7 3 Chipset Driver Installation To install the chipset driver please do the following Step 1 Access the driver list shown in Figure 7 3 See Section 7 2 Step 2 Click 1 Chipset Driver Step 3 The setup files are extracted as shown in Figure 7 4 Page 138 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC Intel Package Manager c Intel Package Manager Please wait while the Following setup Files are extracted 865 inF 915 cat 915 inF 915M cat 915M inF 945 cat 945 inF 945gm ca
106. nterface 50 installation 71 AT power connector 58 location and pinouts 42 location and pinouts 38 setup jumper 74 AT power select jumper 39 73 sock t 42 Gal on du CF card setup jumper 5 74 settings 13 location 74 ATX power supply enable connector 39 settings 74 location and pinouts 39 80 Audio Codec 97 17 installation 80 audio connector 40 chipset 14 location and pinouts 40 northbridge 14 audio kit 2 clear CMOS jumper 5 75 installation 81 location 76 settings 76 7 backlight inverter connector 41 clear CMOS jumper 75 location and pinouts 41 codec 17 0590 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 102 106 AC 97 17 107 110 111 112 114 115 116 117 118 COM 3 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 COM 3 function select 16 127 128 130 131 132 3 function select jumper 76 location 77 settings 77 CompactFlash 42 Page 180 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A SBC connectors external LAN connector 64 digital input output connector 45 RJ 45 connector 64 location and pinouts 45 connectors pinouts and location dimensions 9 AT power 38 board 9 ATX power supply enable 39 external peripheral interface connector audio 40 panel 10 backlight inverter 41 DIO Interface 162 CompactFlash 42 dual port USB cable 86 digital input output 45 ont pang a electrostatic discharge 31 67 28 Enhanced Hardware Monitor 27 infrared interface 50 Ethernet keyboard mouse 51 RJ 45 connector 5 EVES CD RD Ethernet connector external 64 paralle
107. ntroller 27CC Version 8 2 0 1008 Click Next to continue Figure 7 8 Chipset Driver Setup Operations Step 12 Once the Setup Operations are complete click the Next icon to continue Step 13 The Finish screen appears Step 14 Select Yes want to restart the computer now and click the Finish icon See Figure 7 9 Page 142 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC Intel Chipset Device Software Intel Chipset Device Software Setup Is Complete You must restart this computer For the changes to take effect Would you like to restart the computer now Yes I want to restart this computer now C No I wil restart this computer later Click Finish then remove any installation media From the drives Figure 7 9 Chipset Driver Installation Finish Screen 7 4 VGA Driver Installation To install the VGA driver please do the following Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Access the driver list shown in Figure 7 3 See Section 7 2 Click 2 VGA The VGA Read Me file in Figure 7 10 appears Click Next to continue Page 143 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A SBC Intel R Chipset Graphics Driver Software InstallShield Wizard Production Version Releases Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows Driver Revision Production Version 14 32 4 Package 45665 Graphics 6 14 10 4926 HDMI Audio 5 10 0 10
108. oard into the chassis please refer to the reference material that came with the chassis 5 7 Internal Peripheral Device Connections 5 7 1 Peripheral Device Cables The cables listed in Table 5 8 are shipped with the EX 9945GSE 5 25 A Quantity Type 1 Audio cable 1 Keyboard and Mouse cable 1 Dual port USB cable 1 RS 232 cable 2 SATA cable 1 VGA cable Table 5 8 TOPSCCC Provided Cables Some optional items that can be purchased separately and installed on the EX 9945GSE 5 25 A include m SATA power cable m HDD cable m LPT cable m HDTV out cable Page 81 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A SBC 5 7 2 Audio Kit Installation The Audio Kit that came with the EX 9945GSE 5 25 A connects to the 10 pin audio connector on the EX 9945GSE 5 25 A The audio kit consists of three audio jacks One audio jack Mic In connects to a microphone The remaining two audio jacks Line In and Line Out connect to two speakers To install the audio kit please refer to the steps below Step 1 Locate the audio connector The location of the 10 pin audio connector is shown in Chapter 3 Step 2 Align pin 1 Align pin 1 on the on board connector with pin 1 on the audio kit connector Pin 1 on the audio kit connector is indicated with a white dot See Figure 5 10 MICROPHONE SPEAKERS Figure 5 10 Audio Kit Cable Connection Step 3 Connect the audio devices Connect one speaker to the line in audio jack one speake
109. od before the EX 9945GSE 5 25 A is installed All installation notices pertaining to the installation of the EX 9945GSE 5 25 A should be strictly adhered to Failing to adhere to these precautions may lead to severe damage of the EX 9945GSE 5 25 A and injury to the person installing the motherboard 5 2 1 Installation Notices A WARNING The installation instructions described in this manual should be carefully followed in order to prevent damage to the EX 9945GSE 5 25 A EX 9945GSE 5 25 A components and injury to the user Before and during the installation please DO the following m Read the user manual O The user manual provides a complete description of the EX 9945GSE 5 25 A installation instructions and configuration options m Wear an electrostatic discharge cuff ESD O Electronic components are easily damaged by ESD Wearing an ESD cuff removes ESD from the body and helps prevent ESD damage m Place the EX 9945GSE 5 25 A on an antistatic pad O When installing or configuring the motherboard place it on an antistatic pad This helps to prevent potential ESD damage m Turn all power to the EX 9945GSE 5 25 A off Page 68 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC O When working with the EX 9945GSE 5 25 A make sure that it is disconnected from all power supplies and that no electricity is being fed into the system Before and during the installation of the EX 9945GSE 5 25 A DO NOT Remove any of the stickers on the PCB board These sti
110. on WARNING Using incorrectly specified SO DIMM may cause permanently damage the EX 9945GSE 5 25 A Please make sure the purchased SO DIMM complies with the memory specifications of the EX 9945GSE 5 25 A SO DIMM specifications compliant with the EX 9945GSE 5 25 A are listed in Chapter 2 To install a SO DIMM into a SO DIMM socket please follow the steps below and refer to Figure 5 1 jj MN Dia Figure 5 1 SO DIMM Installation Step 1 Locate the SO DIMM socket Place the EX 9945GSE 5 25 A on an anti static pad with the solder side facing up Page 70 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC Step2 Align the SO DIMM with the socket The SO DIMM must be oriented in such a way that the notch in the middle of the SO DIMM must be aligned with the plastic bridge in the socket Step 3 Insert the SO DIMM Push the SO DIMM chip into the socket at an angle See Figure 5 1 Step4 Open the SO DIMM socket arms Gently pull the arms of the SO DIMM socket out and push the rear of the SO DIMM down See Figure 5 1 Step 5 Secure the SO DIMM Release the arms on the SO DIMM socket They clip into place and secure the SO DIMM in the socket 5 4 2 CF Card Installation The EX 9945GSE 5 25 A support both CF Type cards and CF Type Il cards For the complete specifications of the supported CF cards please refer to Chapter 2 To install the a CF card Type or Type II onto the EX 9945GSE 5 25 A pleas
111. oot due to improper BIOS settings the clear CMOS jumper clears the CMOS data and resets the system BIOS information To do this use the jumper cap to close pins 2 and 3 for a few seconds then reinstall the jumper clip back to pins 1 and 2 If the CMOS Settings Wrong message is displayed during the boot up process the fault may be corrected by pressing the F1 to enter the CMOS Setup menu Do one of the following m Enter the correct CMOS setting m Load Optimal Defaults Load Failsafe Defaults Page 75 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC After having done one of the above save the changes and exit the CMOS Setup menu The clear CMOS jumper settings are shown in Table 5 4 Clear CMOS Description Short 1 2 Keep CMOS Setup Default Short 2 3 Clear CMOS Setup Table 5 4 Clear CMOS Jumper Settings The location of the clear CMOS jumper is shown in Figure 5 6 below Figure 5 6 Clear CMOS Jumper 5 5 4 COM 3 Function Select Jumper Jumper Label JP1 Jumper Type 6 pin header Jumper Settings See Table 5 5 Jumper Location See Figure 5 7 Page 76 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC The COM 3 Function Select jumper sets the communication protocol used by the third serial communications port COM 3 as RS 232 RS 422 or RS 485 The COM 3 Function Select settings are shown in Table 5 5 COM 3 Function Select Description Short 1 2 RS 232 Default Short 3 4 RS 422 Short 5 6 RS 48
112. ots Page 153 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A SBC Appendix BIOS Menu Options Page 154 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC System Overview 93 System Time xx xX xx u u ecce ream recorre trente crane netu eontra tech 94 System Date xx xx xx uyu tn sasa aa 94 ATA IDE Configurations Compatible 96 Legacy IDE Channels PATA Pri SATA 97 IDE Master and IDE Slave u uuu uuu uu u 97 Auto Detected Drive Parameters u u 98 Type 99 100 A 100 LBA Large Mode Auto nnmnnn nna 100 Block Multi Sector Transfer Auto 100 Mode Auto uu u U uuu 101 Mode Auto u J 101 S M A R T Auto u asas 102 32Bit Data Transfer Enabled 103 Parallel Port Address 378
113. p 4 Attach the USB connectors to the chassis The USB 2 0 connectors each of two retention screw holes To secure the connectors to the chassis please refer to the installation instructions that came with the chassis 5 8 External Peripheral Interface Connection The following external peripheral devices can be connected to the external peripheral interface connectors m HJ 45 Ethernet cable connectors To install these devices connect the corresponding cable connector from the actual device to the corresponding EX 9945GSE 5 25 A external peripheral interface connector making sure the pins are properly aligned Page 88 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC 5 8 1 LAN Connection Single Connector There are two external RJ 45 LAN connectors The RJ 45 connectors enable connection to an external network To connect a LAN cable with an RJ 45 connector please follow the instructions below Step 1 Locate the RJ 45 connectors The locations of the USB connectors are shown in Chapter 4 Step 2 Align the connectors Align the RJ 45 connector on the LAN cable with one of the RJ 45 connectors on the EX 9945GSE 5 25 A See Figure 5 16 Figure 5 16 LAN Connection Step 3 Insert the LAN cable RJ 45 connector Once aligned gently insert the LAN cable RJ 45 connector into the on board RJ 45 connector Page 89 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A SBC AMI BIOS Page 90 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC 6 1 Introduction A licensed copy of AMI BIOS is
114. parallel port device and the transmission rates between the two are much faster than the Normal mode The parallel port operates in the extended capabilities port ECP mode The ECP mode supports bi directional communication between the system and the parallel port device and the transmission rates between the two are much faster than the Normal mode The parallel port is also be compatible with EPP devices described above EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC gt Parallel Port IRQ IRQ7 Use the Parallel Port IRQ selection to set the parallel port interrupt address gt IRQ5 IRQ5 is assigned as the parallel port interrupt address 1807 DEFAULT 5 assigned as the parallel port interrupt address gt Serial Port1 Address 3F8 IRQ4 Use the Serial Port1 Address option to select the Serial Port 1 base address gt Disabled No base address is assigned to Serial Port 1 gt 3F8 IRQ4 DEFAULT Serial Port 1 I O port address is 3F8 and the interrupt address is IRQ4 gt 3E8 IRQ4 Serial Port 1 I O port address is 3E8 and the interrupt address is IRQ4 gt 2E8 IRQ3 Serial Port 1 I O port address is 2E8 and the interrupt address is IRQ3 gt Serial Port Mode Normal Use the Serial Port1 Mode option to select the transmitting and receiving mode for the first serial port gt Normal DEFAULT Serial Port 1 mode is normal gt Serial Port 1 mode is IrDA gt ASKIR Serial Port 1 mode is ASK IR gt Serial Port2 Addre
115. pendent Software Vendor 15 this complete LICENSE AGREEMENT applies lt Back Yes No Figure 7 6 Chipset Driver License Agreement Step 9 The Read Me file in Figure 7 7 appears Step 10 Click Next to continue Page 140 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC Intel amp Chipset Device Software Intel Chipset Device Software Readme File Information Refer to the Readme File below to view the system requirements and installation information Press the Page Down key to view the rest of the file RR RR Product Intel R Chipset Device Software Release Production Version Version 9 0 0 1008 Date 01 2008 Target Chipset Intel R 4 Series Chipset lt lt Back Cancel tal IME Figure 7 7 Chipset Driver Read Me File Step 11 Setup Operations are performed as shown in Figure 7 8 Page 141 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A SBC Intel Chipset Device Software Intel Chipset Device Software Setup Progress Please wait while the Following setup operations are performed Installing Driver Intel R 82801G ICH Family USB Universal Host Controller 27C9 Version 8 2 0 1008 Installing Driver Intel R 828016 ICH Family USB Universal Host Controller 27 Version 8 2 0 1008 Installing Driver Intel R 82801G ICH Family USB Universal Host Controller 27CB Version 8 2 0 1008 Installing Driver Intel R 82801G ICH Family USB2 Enhanced Host Co
116. r if DVMT Mode or Fixed Mode is selected in the DVMT Mode Select option If Combo Mode is selected the maximum amount of graphics memory is 128MB Configuration options are listed below m 64MB m 128MB DEFAULT m Maximum DVMT Boot Display Device CRT Use the Boot Display Device option to select the display device used by the system when it boots Configuration options are listed below m CRT DEFAULT m TV m LVDS 6 7 2 SouthBridge Configuration The SouthBridge Configuration menu BIOS Menu 19 the southbridge chipset to be configured Page 131 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC BIOS SETUP UTILITY Audio Controller Ac 97 Audio Only BIOS Menu 19 SouthBridge Chipset Configuration Audio Controller AC 97 Audio Only The Audio Controller option enables or disables the audio controller 97 Audio Only The on board AC 97 audio controller is enabled gt All Disabled DEFAULT on board audio controller is disabled Spread Spectrum Disabled Use the Spread Spectrum option to reduce the EMI Excess EMI is generated when the System clock generator pulses have extreme values Spreading the pulse spectrum modulates changes in the extreme values from spikes to flat curves thus reducing the EMI This benefit may in some cases be outweighed by problems with timing critical devices such as a clock sensitive SCSI device Disabled DEFAULT EMI not reduced gt Enabled EMI reduced Page 132 EX
117. r to the line out audio jack and a microphone to the mic in audio jack Page 82 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC 5 7 3 Keyboard Mouse Y cable Connector The EX 9945GSE 5 25 A is shipped with a keyboard mouse Y cable connector The keyboard mouse Y cable connector connects to a keyboard mouse connector on the EX 9945GSE 5 25 A and branches into two cables that are each connected to a PS 2 connector one for a mouse and one for a keyboard To connect the keyboard mouse Y cable connector please follow the steps below Step 1 Locate the connector The location of the keyboard mouse Y cable connector is shown in Chapter 3 Step 2 Align the connectors Correctly align pin 1 on the cable connector with pin 1 on the EX 9945GSE 5 25 A keyboard mouse connector See Figure 5 11 Step 3 Insert the cable connectors Once the cable connector is properly aligned with the keyboard mouse connector on the EX 9945GSE 5 25 A connect the cable connector to the on board connectors See Figure 5 11 Figure 5 11 Keyboard mouse Y cable Connection Page 83 Step 4 Step 5 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A SBC Attach PS 2 connectors to the chassis The keyboard mouse Y cable connector is connected to two PS 2 connectors To secure the PS 2 connectors to the chassis please refer to the installation instructions that came with the chassis Connect the keyboard and mouse Once the PS 2 connectors are connected to the chassis a keyboard and mouse can each be conn
118. rd USB Implementation 25 Figure 2 15 Super W O creta EENAA anas acea 26 Figure 4 1 Connector and Jumper Locations Front Side 35 Figure 4 2 Connector and Jumper Locations Solder Side 36 Figure 4 3 AT Power Connector Location 39 Figure 4 4 ATX Power Supply Enable Connector Location 40 Figure 4 5 Audio Connector Location 9 pin 41 Figure 4 6 Panel Backlight Connector Pinout Locations 42 Figure 4 7 CF Card Socket Location 43 Figure 4 8 VGA Connector Pinout Locations 45 Figure 4 9 DIO Connector Connector Locations 46 Figure 4 10 12 Fan Connector Location 47 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A SBC Figure 4 11 Front Panel Connector Pinout Locations 8 pin 48 Figure 4 12 Secondary IDE Device Connector Locations 49 Figure 4 13 Infrared Connector Pinout
119. should be taken seriously Warnings are easy to recognize The word warning is written as WARNING both capitalized and bold and is followed by text The text is the warning message A warning message is shown below A WARNING This is an example of a warning message Failure to adhere to warning messages may result in permanent damage to the EX 9945GSE 5 25 A or personal injury to the user Please take warning messages seriously A CAUTION Cautionary messages should also be heeded to help reduce the chance of losing data or damaging the EX 9945GSE 5 25 A Cautions are easy to recognize The word caution is written as CAUTION both capitalized and bold and is followed The italicized text is the cautionary message A caution message is shown below CAUTION This is an example of a caution message Failure to adhere to cautions messages may result in permanent damage to the EX 9945GSE Page 4 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC 5 25 A Please take caution messages seriously A NOTE These messages inform the reader of essential but non critical information These messages should be read carefully as any directions or instructions contained therein can help avoid making mistakes Notes are easy to recognize The word note is written as NOTE both capitalized and bold and is followed by text The text is the cautionary message A note message is shown below This is an example of
120. side bus FSB 2 Threads support On die 512 kB 8 way L2 cache Support for IA 32 bit architecture Intel Streaming SIMD Extensions 2 and 3 Intel SSE2 and Intel SSE3 support and Supplemental Streaming SIMD Extension 3 SSSE3 support Micro FCBGA8 packaging technologies Thermal management support via Intel amp Thermal Monitor 1 and Intel Thermal Monitor 2 FSB Lane Reversal for flexible routing Supports 0 1 2 4 L2 Dynamic Cache Sizing Advanced power management features including Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology Execute Disable Bit support for enhanced security EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC 2 3 3 Front Side Bus FSB The Intel AtomTM processor on the EX 9945GSE 5 25 A is interfaced to the Intel 945GSE through a 533 MHz front side bus FSB The FSB is shown in Figure 2 5 below Intel Atom Processor 533 MHZ FSB Intel 945GSE GMCH Figure 2 5 Front Side Bus Page 13 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A SBC 2 4 Intel 945GSE Northbridge Chipset 2 4 1 Intel amp 945GSE Overview The Intel 945GSE Graphics and Memory Controller Hub GMCH supports the embedded Intel Atom N270 processor The Intel 945GSE is interfaced to the processor through a 533 MHz FSB 2 4 2 Intel 945GSE DDR2 Controller There is one 200 pin DDR2 SO DIMM socket the EX 9945GSE 5 25 A The socket supports DDR2 SO DIMM with the following specifications m Maximum Memory supported 2 GB m Support for DDR2 at 400 MHz
121. ss 2F8 IRQ3 Use the Serial Port2 Address option to select the Serial Port 2 base address Page 105 Disabled 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A SBC No base address is assigned to Serial Port 2 DEFAULT Serial Port 2 I O port address is 3F8 and the interrupt address is IRQ3 Serial Port 2 I O port address is 3E8 and the interrupt address is IRQ4 Serial Port 2 I O port address is 2E8 and the interrupt address is IRQ3 gt Serial Port2 Mode Normal Use the Serial Port2 Mode option to select the Serial Port2 operational mode gt gt gt Normal IrDA ASK IR DEFAULT Serial Port 2 mode is normal Serial Port 2 mode is IrDA Serial Port 2 mode is ASK IR gt Serial Port3 Address 3E8 Use the Serial Port3 Address option to select the base addresses for serial port 3 gt gt gt gt gt Disabled 3E8 2E8 2F0 2E0 No base address is assigned to serial port 3 DEFAULT Serial port 3 I O port address is 3E8 Serial port 3 port address is 2E8 Serial port 3 port address is 2F0 Serial port port address is 2 0 gt Serial Port3 IRQ 11 Use the Serial Port3 IRQ option to select the interrupt address for serial port 3 Page 106 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC gt 10 Serial port 3 IRQ address is 10 gt 11 DEFAULT Serial port 3 IRQ address is 11 gt Select RS232 or RS485 RS422 RS 232 Use the Select RS232 or RS485 RS422 option to select
122. t 945GM inf 965g cat 965g inf 965m cat 965m inf Figure 7 4 Chipset Driver Screen Step 4 When the setup files are completely extracted the Welcome Screen in Figure 7 5 appears Intel Chipset Device Software Intel Chipset Device Software Welcome to the Setup Program This setup program will install the Intel Chipset Device Software onto this computer It is strongly recommended that you exit all programs before continuing Figure 7 5 Chipset Driver Welcome Screen Step 5 Click Next to continue Page 139 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A SBC Step 6 The license agreement in Figure 7 6 appears Step 7 Read the License Agreement Step 8 Click the Yes icon to continue Intel Chipset Device Software Intel Chipset Device Software License Agreement You must accept all of the terms of the license agreement in order to continue the setup program Do you accept the terms INTEL SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT OEM IHY ISV Distribution amp Single User IMPORTANT READ BEFORE COPYING INSTALLING OR USING Do not use or load this software and any associated materials collectively the Software until you have carefully read the Following terms and conditions By loading or using the Software you agree to the terms of this Agreement If you do not wish to so agree do not install or use the Software Please Also Note f you are an Original Equipment Manufacturer OEM Independent Hardware Vendor or Inde
123. to suspend mode Resume on Keyboard Mouse Disabled Use the Resume on Keyboard Mouse BIOS option to enable activity on either the keyboard or mouse to rouse the system from a suspend or standby state That is the system is roused when the mouse is moved or a button on the keyboard is pressed gt Disabled DEFAULT Wake event not generated by activity on the keyboard or mouse gt Enabled Wake event generated by activity on the keyboard or mouse Resume on Ring Disabled Use the Resume on Ring BIOS option to enable activity on the RI ring in modem line to rouse the system from a suspend or standby state That is the system will be roused by an incoming call on a modem gt Disabled DEFAULT Wake event not generated by an incoming call Enabled Wake event generated by an incoming call Resume on PCI Express WAKE Disabled Use the Resume PCI Express WAKE BIOS option to enable activity on the PCI Express WAKE signal to rouse the system from a suspend or standby state Disabled DEFAULT Wake event not generated by PCI Express WAKE signal activity Enabled Wake event generated by PCI Express WAKE signal activity Page 114 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A SBC Resume RTC Alarm Disabled Use the Resume On RTC Alarm option to specify the time the system should be roused from a suspended state gt Disabled DEFAULT The real time clock RTC cannot generate a wake event Enabled If selected the
124. u u 127 Change User Password I U U U 128 Memory Hole Disabled u u J 129 Internal Graphics Mode Select Enable 8MB 130 Boots Graphics Adapter Priority PCI IGD 130 DVMT Mode Select DVMT Mode 130 DVMT FIXED Memory 128 2222 131 Boot Display Device CRT eene nnns 131 Audio Controller AC 97 Audio Only 132 Spread Spectrum Disabled 132 Save Changes and Exit U 133 Discard Changes and Exit eese eese eene 133 Discard Changes U U U eene nnn tn uuu u 133 Load Optimal Defaults u 134 Load Failsafe Defaults 1 1 11311111111 u u uuu u u T 134 Page 157 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC Appendix Terminology Page 158 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC AC 97 ACPI AHCI ATA APM ARMD ASKIR BIOS CODEC CMOS COM Audio Codec 97 AC 97 refers to a codec standard developed by Intel amp in 1997
125. ystems e g Windows and Linux The Watchdog Timer is provided to ensure that standalone systems can always recover from catastrophic conditions that cause the CPU to crash This condition may have occurred by external EMI or a software bug When the CPU stops working correctly Watchdog Timer either performs a hardware reset cold boot or a Non Maskable Interrupt NMI to bring the system back to a known state A BIOS function call INT 15H is used to control the Watchdog Timer INT 15H AH 6FH Sub function AL 2 Sets the Watchdog Timer s period BL Time out value Its unit second is dependent on the item Watchdog Timer unit select in CMOS setup Table D 1 AH 6FH Sub function Call sub function 2 to set the time out period of Watchdog Timer first If the time out value is not zero the Watchdog Timer starts counting down While the timer value reaches zero the system resets To ensure that this reset condition does not occur calling sub function 2 must periodically refresh the Watchdog Timer However the Watchdog timer is disabled if the time out value is set to zero A tolerance of at least 10 must be maintained to avoid unknown routines within the operating system DOS such as disk I O that can be very time consuming Page 167 EX 9945GSE 5 25 A SBC Page 168 EX 9945GSE 5 25 SBC When exiting a program it is necessary to disable the Watchdog Timer

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