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GMB-945GC User Manual

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3.1

Introduction

Advantech provides full-featured AwardBIOS 6.0 and delivers the superior perfor-
mance, compatibility and functionality that manufactures of Industry PC and Embed-
ded boards, its many options and extensions let you customize your products to a
wide range of designs and target markets.

The modular, adaptable AwardBIOS 6.0 supports the broadest range of third-party
peripherals and all popular chipsets, plus Intel, AMD, nVidia, VIA, and compatible
CPUs from 386 through Pentium and AMD Geode, K7 and K8 (including multiple pro-
cessor platforms), and VIA Eden C3 and C7 CPU.

You can use Advantech’s utilities to select and install features to suit your designs for
customers need.

3.2

BIOS Setup

The GMB-945GC Series system has build-in AwardBIOS with a CMOS SETUP utility
which allows user to configure required settings or to activate certain system fea-
tures.

The CMOS SETUP saves the configuration in the CMOS RAM of the motherboard.
When the power is turned off, the battery on the board supplies the necessary power
to the CMOS RAM.

When the power is turned on, press the <Del> button during the BIOS POST (Power-
On Self Test) will take you to the CMOS SETUP screen.

Control Keys

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><

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>

Move to select item

<Enter>

Select Item

<Esc>

Main Menu - Quit and not save changes into CMOS
Sub Menu - Exit current page and return to Main Menu

<Page Up/+>

Increase the numeric value or make changes

<Page Down/->

Decrease the numeric value or make changes

<F1>

General help, for Setup Sub Menu

<F2>

Item Help

<F5>

Load Previous Values

<F7>

Load Setup Default

<F10>

Save all CMOS changes

Summary of Contents for GMB-945GC

Page 1: ...User Manual GMB 945GC Intel LGA775 Core 2 Duo Mini ITX Motherboard with DDR2 Dual LAN 4COM PCIe x16...

Page 2: ...vantech Co Ltd Information provided in this manual is intended to be accurate and reliable How ever Advantech Co Ltd assumes no responsibility for its use nor for any infringe ments of the rights of t...

Page 3: ...maximum performance from your products So if you run into technical difficulties we are here to help For the most frequently asked questions you can easily find answers in your product documentation T...

Page 4: ...radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Opera tion of this device in a residential area is...

Page 5: ...M20EL2G3H34 10A1BOZ NA ELPIDA JAPAN E5108AB 5C E 64x8 1GB DDR2 533 SODIMM DDR2 M20EL2G3144 30B1BOZ NA ELPIDA TWN E5108AE 5C E 64x8 Transcend RoHS 256 MB DDR2 667 SODIMM DDR2 TS32MSQ64V 6M NA Hynix HY...

Page 6: ...ease consult your dealer for more details If you think you have a defective product follow these steps 1 Collect all the information about the problem encountered For example CPU speed Advantech produ...

Page 7: ...ng or damaged contact your distributor or sales repre sentative immediately We have carefully inspected the GMB 945GC mechanically and electrically before shipment It should be free of marks and scrat...

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Page 9: ...12 Processor Installation 9 Chapter 2 Connecting Peripherals 11 2 1 Introduction 12 2 2 USB and LAN Ports LAN1_USB12 LAN2_USB34 USB56 USB7 12 Table 2 1 LAN LED Indicator 12 2 3 VGA Connector VGA1 13...

Page 10: ...Introduction 48 5 2 Windows Vista XP 2000 48 Chapter 6 LAN Configuration 49 6 1 Introduction 50 6 2 Features 50 6 3 Installation 50 6 4 Win XP Vista Driver Setup Realtek RTL8111C 50 Appendix A Program...

Page 11: ...ATX Soft Power Switch JFP2_1 64 B 10 ATX1 12 V Auxiliary Power Connector ATX12V1 65 Table B 14 ATX1 12 V Auxiliary Power Connector ATX12V1 65 B 11 ATX Power Connector EXTPWR1 65 Table B 15 ATX Power C...

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Page 13: ...Chapter 1 1 General Information...

Page 14: ...ares system memory up to 224 MB Advantech GMB 945GC is designed with Intel 945GC chipset and supports Intel Core 2 Duo processor up to FSB 800 MHz A rich I O connectivity of 4 serial ports 6 USB 2 0 d...

Page 15: ...connectors are located on the mounting bracket for easy connection to a PS 2 keyboard and mouse USB port Supports up to six USB 2 0 ports with transmission rate up to 480 Mbps 2 on board pin header a...

Page 16: ...is chapter give instructions on setting jumpers Chapter 2 gives instruc tions for connecting external devices to your motherboard Table 1 1 Jumpers Label Function CMOS1 CMOS clear PSON1 AT ATX mode se...

Page 17: ...ter 1 General Information 1 5 Board layout Jumper and Connector Locations Audio1 LAN1_USB12 LAN2_USB34 VGA1 COM12 ATX12V1 KBMS1 SATA1 SATA2 USB56 CPU_FAN1 CHA_FAN1 PCIeX16 CMOS1 PSON1 USB7 EXTPWR1 SPI...

Page 18: ...GMB 945GC User Manual 6 1 6 GMB 945GC Block Diagram Figure 1 1 GMB 945GC Block Diagram...

Page 19: ...use a grounding wrist strap at all times Place all electronic components on a static dissipative surface or in a static shielded bag when they are not in the chassis Caution The computer is provided w...

Page 20: ...ther pins 1 and 2 or 2 and 3 A pair of needle nose pliers may be useful when set ting jumpers 1 8 2 CMOS clear CMOS1 The GMB 945GC motherboard contains a jumper that can erase CMOS data and reset the...

Page 21: ...ect position of the SODIMM socket To remove the memory module just push both handles outward and the memory module will be ejected by the mechanism in the socket 1 11 Cache Memory The GMB 945GC suppor...

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Page 23: ...Chapter 2 2 Connecting Peripherals...

Page 24: ...Bus The USB interface complies with USB Specification Rev 2 0 supporting transmission rate up to 480 Mbps and is fuse protected The USB interface can be disabled in the sys tem BIOS setup The GMB 945G...

Page 25: ...ripherals 2 3 VGA Connector VGA1 The GMB 945GC includes a VGA interface that can drive conventional CRT dis plays VGA1 is a standard 15 pin D SUB connector commonly used for VGA Pin assignments for CR...

Page 26: ...2 These ports can connect to serial devices such as a mouse or a printer or to a communications network The IRQ and address ranges for both ports are fixed However if you want to disable the port or c...

Page 27: ...er Manual Chapter 2 Connecting Peripherals 2 5 PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Connector KBMS1 Two 6 pin mini DIN connectors KBMS1 on the motherboard provide connection to a PS 2 keyboard and a PS 2 mouse res...

Page 28: ...GMB 945GC User Manual 16 2 6 CPU Fan Connector CPU_FAN1 If fan is used this connector supports cooling fans of 500 mA 6 W or less CPU_FAN1 1...

Page 29: ...17 GMB 945GC User Manual Chapter 2 Connecting Peripherals 2 7 System FAN Connector CHA_FAN1 If fan is used this connector supports cooling fans of 500 mA 6 W or less 1 2 3 CHA_FAN1...

Page 30: ...icated below Part Pin Function B 5 and 7 Reset switch C 1 and 3 Hard driver activity LED D 2 and 4 Power Sleep Waiting LED E 6 and 8 Power switch JFP2_1 Table 2 2 ATX power supply LED status No suppor...

Page 31: ...or JFP2_1 pins 1 3 You can connect an LED to connector JFP2 to indicate when the HDD is active 2 8 4 ATX Soft Power Switch JFP2_1 pins 6 8 If your computer case is equipped with an ATX power supply yo...

Page 32: ...45GC User Manual 20 2 10 Serial ATA Interface SATA1 SATA2 GMB 945GC features a high performance serial ATA interface up to 300 MB s which eases cabling to hard drives with thin and long cables SATA1 S...

Page 33: ...21 GMB 945GC User Manual Chapter 2 Connecting Peripherals 2 11 PCIe x 16 slot PCIE X 16 The GMB 945GC provides 1 PCIe x 16 slot...

Page 34: ...r connector ATX12V1 To ensure the enough power is supplied to the motherboard one auxiliary 4 pin power connector is available on the GMB 945GC ATX12V1 must be used to provide sufficient 12 V power to...

Page 35: ...GMB 945GC User Manual Chapter 2 Connecting Peripherals 2 13 SPI Flash connector SPI_CN1 SPI flash card pin header which can flash BIOS while GMB 945GC can not be power on and ensures platform integrit...

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Page 37: ...Chapter 3 3 BIOS Operation...

Page 38: ...signs for customers need 3 2 BIOS Setup The GMB 945GC Series system has build in AwardBIOS with a CMOS SETUP utility which allows user to configure required settings or to activate certain system fea...

Page 39: ...ll the items of Trusted Module Configuration fea tures This sub menu item only appears when Trusted Module plug in Power Management Setup This setup page includes all the items of Power Management fea...

Page 40: ...e or conventional memory installed in the system Extended Memory The POST of the BIOS will determine the amount of extended memory above 1 MB in CPU s memory address map installed in the system Total...

Page 41: ...Option Fast This item enables users to switch A20 control by port 92 or not Typematic Rate Setting This item enables users to set the two typematic controls items This field controls the speed at Typ...

Page 42: ...s users to set the timing of the transition from RAS row address strobe to CAS column address strobe as both rows and column are separately addressed shortly after DRAM is refreshed DRAM RAS Precharge...

Page 43: ...ace to ISA expansion cards that specifically require the setting Memory from 15 MB 16 MB will be unavailable to the system because of the expansion cards can only access memory at this area TEC Event...

Page 44: ...he OnChip IDE device status including some of new chipsets also support for SATA device Serial ATA Note This Integrated Peripherals option controls the configuration of the board s chipset includes ID...

Page 45: ...nable COM LPT and IR Onboard Serial port 1 3F8 IRQ4 This item allows user to adjust serial port 1 of address and IRQ Onboard Serial port 2 2F8 IRQ3 This item allows user to adjust serial port 2 of add...

Page 46: ...ows you to select EPP port type 1 7 or 1 9 The choices are EPP1 9 and EPP1 7 ECP Mode Use DMA 3 This item allows user to adjust ECP DMA resource Onboard Serial port 3 3E8 IRQ10 This item allows user t...

Page 47: ...anced Configuration and Power Management feature that makes hardware status information available to the operating sys tem and communicate PC and system devices for improving the power man agement ACP...

Page 48: ...e Enabled and Disabled USB KB Wake_Up From S3 Disabled This item allows user to set USB keyboard wake up system from S3 Enable or Disable PowerOn by Alarm Disabled The choices are Enabled and Disabled...

Page 49: ...ot boot Resources Controlled By Auto ESCD The commands here are Auto ESCD or Manual Choosing Manual requires you to choose resources from the following sub menu Auto ESCD automatically configures all...

Page 50: ...warning automatically when the CPU temperature is over the selected setting Current System Temperature This shows you the current temperature of system Current CPU Temperature This shows the current C...

Page 51: ...refore unusable These defaults will load automatically when you turn GMB 945GC Series system on Note To enable this feature you should first go to the Advanced BIOS Fea tures menu choose the Security...

Page 52: ...Password Type it again and press Enter 4 Select Set Password again and at the Enter Password prompt enter the new password and press Enter 5 At the Confirm Password prompt retype the new password and...

Page 53: ...it Setup 3 2 15 Quit without Saving Note Type Y will quit the BIOS Setup Utility and save user setup value to CMOS Type N will return to BIOS Setup Utility Note Type Y will quit the BIOS Setup Utility...

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Page 55: ...Chapter 4 4 Chipset Software Installation Utility...

Page 56: ...application software s user manual before performing the installa tion 4 2 Introduction The Intel Chipset Software Installation CSI utility installs the Windows INF files that outline to the operatin...

Page 57: ...allation Utility 4 3 Windows XP Driver Setup 1 Insert the driver CD into your system s CD ROM drive You can see the driver folders items Move the mouse cursor over the folder INF In INF folder you can...

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Page 59: ...Chapter 5 5 VGA Setup...

Page 60: ...ndent display enhanced display modes for widescreen flat panels and optimized 3D support deliver an intense and realistic visual experience without requiring a separate graphics card 5 2 Windows Vista...

Page 61: ...Chapter 6 6 LAN Configuration...

Page 62: ...press X1 host interface 6 3 Installation The GMB 945GC Realtek RTL8111C Gigabit integrated controller supports all major network operating systems However the installation procedure varies with differ...

Page 63: ...Appendix A A Programming the Watchdog Timer...

Page 64: ...er W83627DHG It provides the following functions for user programming Can be enabled and disabled by user s program Timer can be set from 1 to 255 seconds or 1 to 255 minutes Generates an interrupt or...

Page 65: ...945GC User Manual Appendix A Programming the Watchdog Timer Unlock W83627DHG Select register of watchdog timer Enable the function of the watchdog timer Use the function of Lock W83627DHG the watchdog...

Page 66: ...he watchdog timer waits for strobe before generating an interrupt or reset signal Writing a new value to this register can reset the timer to count with the new value F7h WDT enabling dis abling and s...

Page 67: ...8h Out dx al Dec dx Enable the function of watchdog timer Mov al 30h Out dx al Inc dx Mov al 01h Out dx al Dec dx Set second as counting unit Mov al 0f5h Out dx al Inc dx In al dx And al not 08h Out d...

Page 68: ...ute as counting unit Mov al 0f5h Out dx al Inc dx In al dx Or al 08h Out dx al Dec dx Set timeout interval as 5 minutes and start counting Mov al 0f6h Out dx al Inc dx Mov al 5 Out dx al Dec dx Lock W...

Page 69: ...h Out dx al Dec dx Lock W83627HG Mov al 0aah Out dx al 4 Enable watchdog timer to be reset by keyboard Mov dx 2eh Unlock W83627HG Mov al 87h Out dx al Out dx al Mov al 07h Select registers of watchdog...

Page 70: ...dx al Out dx al Mov al 07h Select registers of watchdog timer Out dx al Inc dx Mov al 08h Out dx al Dec dx Enable the function of watchdog timer Mov al 30h Out dx al Inc dx Mov al 01h Out dx al Dec d...

Page 71: ...Appendix B B I O Pin Assignments...

Page 72: ...VCC5 2 USB1_VCC5 3 USB0_D 4 USB1_D 5 USB0_D 6 USB1_D 7 GND 8 GND 9 Key 10 GND Table B 2 USB Header USB7 Pin Signal 1 USB2_VCC5 2 USB2_D 3 USB2_D 4 N C 5 GND 1 5 2 3 4 Table B 3 VGA Connector VGA1 Pin...

Page 73: ...ace COM1 and COM2 B 4 RS 232 Interface COM3 and COM4 Table B 4 RS 232 Interface COM1 and COM2 Pin Signal 1 DCD 2 RXD 3 TXD 4 DTR 5 GND 6 DSR 7 RTS 8 CTS 9 RRI 1 6 Table B 5 RS 232 Interface COM3 and C...

Page 74: ...le B 6 SPI_CN1 SPI fresh card pin connector Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 F1_3V 2 GND 3 F1_SPI_CS _Q 4 F1_SPI_CLK_Q 5 F1_SPI_MISO_Q 6 F1_SPI_MOSI_Q 7 NC 8 NC 1 2 8 7 Table B 7 PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Connec...

Page 75: ...Connector CPU_FAN1 B 8 System Fan Power Connector CHA_FAN1 B 9 Front Panel Connectors JFP2_1 Table B 8 CPU Fan Power Connector CPU_FAN1 Pin Signal 1 GND 2 12 V 3 DETECT 4 PWM 1 Table B 9 System Fan P...

Page 76: ...4 ATX Soft Power Switch JFP2_1 Table B 10 Power Sleep LED JFP2_1 Pin Signal 2 LED power 5 V 4 LED power 5 V 2 4 Table B 11 Reset Connector JFP2_1 Pin Signal 5 RESET 7 GND 5 7 Table B 12 HDD LED Connec...

Page 77: ...USB34 Table B 14 ATX1 12 V Auxiliary Power Connector ATX12V1 Pin Signal 1 GND 2 GND 3 12 V 4 12 V Table B 15 ATX Power Connector EXTPWR1 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 3 3 V 2 3 3 V 3 GND 4 5 V 5 GND 6 5 V 7...

Page 78: ...0Base T RJ 45 Port Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 XMT 5 N C 2 XMT 6 RCV 3 RCV 7 N C 4 N C 8 N C Line Out Mic In Line In Table B 18 Serial ATA0 SATA1 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 GND 2 SATA_0TX 3 SATA_0TX 4 GND 5...

Page 79: ...interrupt NMI mask 080 09F DMA page register 0A0 0BF Interrupt controller 2 0C0 0DF DMA controller 0F0 Clear math co processor 0F1 Reset math co processor 0F8 0FF Math co processor 1F0 1F8 Fixed disk...

Page 80: ...terrupt Interrupt source 1 NMI Parity error detected 2 IRQ0 Interval timer 3 IRQ1 Keyboard IRQ2 Interrupt from controller 2 cascade 4 IRQ8 Real time clock 5 IRQ9 Cascaded to INT 0A IRQ 2 6 IRQ10 Seria...

Page 81: ...l Appendix B I O Pin Assignments B 20 1st MB Memory Map Table B 24 1st MB Memory Map Addr range Hex Device E0000h FFFFFh BIOS CC000h DFFFFh Unused C0000h CBFFFh VGA BIOS A0000h BFFFFh Video Memory 000...

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