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PI945GSE-270

Intel® 945GSE Supports Intel® FCBGA8 45nm Atom™ N270
Processor Mini ITX Main Board

User’s Manual

Ver. 1.2

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Page 1: ...PI945GSE 270 Intel 945GSE Supports Intel FCBGA8 45nm Atom N270 Processor Mini ITX Main Board User s Manual Ver 1 2 ...

Page 2: ...onfigurations 17 1 6 3 Installing a DIMM 18 1 6 4 Removing a SO DIMM 18 1 7 Expansion slots 18 1 7 1 Installing an Expansion Card 19 1 7 2 Configuring an Expansion Card 19 1 7 3 PCI slots 19 1 8 Jumpers 20 1 Clear RTC RAM CLRTC 20 2 COM1 RI 12V and 5V Power Select JCOMPWR1 JCOMPWR2 21 3 COM2 RI 12V and 5V Power Select JCOMPWR1 JCOMPWR2 21 4 COM3 RI 12V and 5V Power Select JCOMPWR3 JCOMPWR4 22 5 CO...

Page 3: ...BIOS Features 41 2 3 3 Advanced Chipset Features 46 2 3 4 Integrated Peripherals 48 2 3 5 Security Chip Configuration 53 2 3 6 Power Management Setup 54 2 3 7 PnP PCI Configurations 56 2 3 8 PC Health Status 57 2 3 9 Frequency Voltage Control 58 2 3 10 Load Optimized Defaults 59 2 3 11 Set Supervisor Password 60 2 3 12 Set User Password 61 2 3 13 Save Exit Setup 62 2 3 14 Exit Without Saving 63 ...

Page 4: ...is equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different fro...

Page 5: ...ing contact your local power company If the power supply is broken do not try to fix it by yourself Contact a qualified service technician or your retailer Operation safety Before installing the motherboard and adding devices on it carefully read all the manuals that came with the package Before using the product make sure all cables are correctly connected and the power cables are not damaged If ...

Page 6: ...re information Refer to the following sources for additional information and for product and software updates 1 Advansus websites The Advansus website provides updated information on Advansus hardware and software products Refer to the Advansus contact information 2 Optional documentation Your product package may include optional documentation such as warranty flyers that may have been added by yo...

Page 7: ...t press the enclosed key Example Enter means that you must press the Enter or Return key Key1 Key2 Key3 If you must press two or more keys simultaneously the key names are linked with a plus sign Example Ctrl Alt D Command Means that you must type the command exactly as shown then supply the required item or value enclosed in brackets Example At the DOS prompt type the command line afudos i filena...

Page 8: ... 3 PCI master 1 x Mini PCI Express DIO 8 bit General Purpose I O for DI and DO S3 S4 Yes TPM TPM1 2 Infineon TPM chip 9635 TT 1 2 on board LAN PME RPL Wake up on LAN or Ring YES Display Chipset Intel 945GSE GMCH integrated Graphics Media Accelerator 950 Display Memory Intel DVMT 3 0 supports 224 MB video memory Max Resolution CRT mode 2048x1536 75Hz LCD mode 2048x1536 60Hz Dual Display Dual view 2...

Page 9: ...an connector 1 x USB connectors support additional 2 USB ports 1 x LVDS connector 1 x LVDS inventor connector 1 x IDE connector 2 x SATA connectors 1 x Digital IO header 1 x Front panel header 1 x S PDIF Out header 1 x Audio amplifier connector 1 x Front audio connector 1 x Mini PCI Express Mechanical Environment Power Type ATX mode Operating Temp 0 60 32 140 Operating Humidity 0 90 relative humid...

Page 10: ...PI945GSE 270 10 PI945GSE 270 User s Manual 1 This chapter describes the motherboard features and the new technologies it supports Product Introduction ...

Page 11: ...ces on it check the items in your package with the list below 1 2 Package contents Check your motherboard package for the following items Before you begin installing your single board please make sure that the following materials have been shipped 1 x PI945GSE 270 Mini ITX Main board 1 x CD ROM contains the followings User s Manual in PDF file Drivers 1 x IDE cable 40 pin 2 x SATA cable kit SATA P...

Page 12: ...h I O capabilities for cost effective embedded solutions It features an integrated 32 bit 3D graphics engine based on Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 Intel GMA 950 architecture a 533 MHz front side bus FSB single channel 400 533 MHz DDR2 system memory SODIMM and or memory down and Intel High Definition Audio interface The chipset consists of the Intel 82945GSE Graphics Memory Controller Hub G...

Page 13: ...ate S PDIF digital sound ready The motherboard supports the S PDIF Out function through the S PDIF interfaces at mainboard The S PDIF technology turns your computer into a high end entertainment system with digital connectivity to powerful audio and speaker systems See page 1 31 for details Temperature fan and voltage monitoring The CPU temperature is monitored by the ASIC integrated in the Winbon...

Page 14: ... object such as the power supply case before handling components to avoid damaging them due to static electricity Hold components by the edges to avoid touching the ICs on them Whenever you uninstall any component place it on a grounded antistatic pad or in the bag that came with the component Before you install or remove any component ensure that the ATX power supply is switched off or the power ...

Page 15: ...Failure to do so can cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components 1 5 1 Placement Direction When installing the motherboard make sure that you place it into the chassis in the correct orientation The edge with external ports goes to the rear part of the chassis as indicated in the image below 1 5 2 Screw Holes Place four 4 screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the mot...

Page 16: ...PI945GSE 270 16 PI945GSE 270 User s Manual 1 5 3 Motherboard Layout ...

Page 17: ...but has a 200 pin footprint compared to the 184 pin DDR DIMM DDR2 DIMMs are notched differently to prevent installation on a DDR DIMM socket The following figure illustrates the location of the sockets 200 Pin DDR2 SO DIMM sockets Channel Socket Channel A SO DIMM_A1 1 6 2 Memory Configurations You may install 64 MB 128 MB 256 MB 512 MB 1GB and 2GB unbuffered ECC or non ECC DDR SO DIMMs into the SO...

Page 18: ...n only one direction DO NOT force a SO DIMM into a socket to avoid damaging the SO DIMM The DDR2 SO DIMM sockets do not support DDR SO DIMMs DO NOT install DDR SO DIMMs to the DDR2 SO DIMM socket 1 6 4 Removing a SO DIMM 1 Simultaneously press the retaining clips outward to unlock the SO DIMM Support the SO DIMM lightly with your fingers when pressing the retaining clips The SO DIMM might get dama...

Page 19: ...ated on the slot 5 Secure the card to the chassis with the screw you removed earlier 6 Replace the system cover 1 7 2 Configuring an Expansion Card After installing the expansion card configure it by adjusting the software settings 1 Turn on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings if any See Chapter 2 for information on BIOS setup 2 Assign an IRQ to the card if needed Refer to the tables...

Page 20: ...e jumper cap from pins 1 2 default to pins 2 3 Keep the cap on pins 2 3 for about 5 10 seconds then move the cap back to pins 1 2 4 Re install the battery 5 Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer 6 Hold down the Del key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to re enter data Except when clearing the RTC RAM never remove the cap on CLRTC jumper default position Removing the cap will cau...

Page 21: ... pins 3 5 and JCOMPWR2 to pins 1 3 to select 12V power Then set JCOMPWR2 to pins 3 5 and JCOMPWR1 to open for RI selection 3 COM2 RI 12V and 5V Power Select JCOMPWR1 JCOMPWR2 This jumper allows you to select COM2 RI 5V and 12V power Set JCOMPWR1 to pins 2 4 and JCOMPWR2 to pins 2 4 to select 5V power And set JCOMPWR1 to pins 4 6 and JCOMPWR2 to pins 2 4 to select 12V power Then set JCOMPWR2 to pin...

Page 22: ... pins 3 5 and JCOMPWR4 to pins 1 3 to select 12V power Then set JCOMPWR4 to pins 3 5 and JCOMPWR3 to open for RI selection 5 COM4 RI 12V and 5V Power Select JCOMPWR3 JCOMPWR4 This jumper allows you to select COM3 RI 5V and 12V power Set JCOMPWR3 to pins 2 4 and JCOMPWR4 to pins 2 4 to select 5V power And set JCOMPWR3 to pins 4 6 and JCOMPWR4 to pins 2 4 to select 12V power Then set JCOMPWR4 to pin...

Page 23: ...his connector is for the system power button Pressing the power button turns the system on or puts the system in sleep or soft off mode depending on the BIOS settings Pressing the power switch for more than four seconds while the system is ON turns the system OFF Hard Disk Drive Activity LED 2 pin HDLED This 2 pin connector is for the HDD Activity LED Connect the HDD Activity LED cable to this con...

Page 24: ...s port is for a PS 2 mouse 2 Serial connector This 9 pin COM1 port is for serial devices 3 DVI connector This 24 pin DVI port connects to a DVI monitor 4 5 LAN RJ 45 port This port allows Gigabit connection to a Local Area Network LAN through a network hub Refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications ...

Page 25: ... devices 10 USB 2 0 ports 1 and 2 These two 4 pin Universal Serial Bus USB ports are available for connecting USB 2 0 devices 11 VGA port This 15 pin VGA port connects to a VGA monitor 12 Serial connector This 9 pin COM2 port is for serial devices 13 PS 2 keyboard port purple This port is for a PS 2 keyboard 1 9 2 Internal connectors 1 Front panel audio connector 10 pin AAFP1 This connector is for...

Page 26: ...PI945GSE 270 26 PI945GSE 270 User s Manual It is recommended that you connect a high definition front panel audio module to this connector to avail of the motherboard s high definition audio capability ...

Page 27: ...nnectors 3 pin CHA_FAN The fan connectors support cooling fans of 350mA 740mA 8 88W max or a total of 1A 2 22A 26 64W max at 12V Connect the fan cables to the fan connectors on the motherboard making sure that the black wire of each cable matches the ground pin of the connector Do not forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors Insufficient air flow inside the system may damage the moth...

Page 28: ...this connector and the other end to the S PDIF module The S PDIF out module is purchased separately 5 USB connectors 10 1 pin USB45 This connector is for USB 2 0 ports Connect the optional USB module cable to any of these connectors then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis These USB connectors comply with USB 2 0 specification that supports up to 480 Mbps connect...

Page 29: ... connector then select one of the following modes to configure your hard disk drive s Cable Select Mode use this mode to select the operating mode by cable connectors No of drives Drive type Drive jumper Cable connector 1 With OS black With OS black 2 Without OS Cable select gray Jumper Select Mode use this mode to select the operating mode by hard disk drive jumper No of drives Drive type Drive j...

Page 30: ... is for ATX power supply plugs The power supply plugs are designed to fit these connectors in only one orientation Find the proper orientation and push down firmly until the connectors completely fit Use of a PSU with a higher power output is recommended when configuring a system with more power consuming devices The system may become unstable or may not boot up if the power is inadequate Make sur...

Page 31: ...human range of hearing to a level suitable for driving loudspeakers and is the final stage in a typical audio playback chain 10 SPI Connector 7 pin SPI_JP1 It is a point to point interface standard allows network equipment designers to develop an array of next generation multi service switches and routers to support multi service traffic with aggregate bandwidths up to OC 192 10 Gb s and beyond en...

Page 32: ...verter Connector 5 pin JBLK This function will be support to control internal LVDS brightness Please install Framework dotnetfx35 EXE and Brightness control SUSISetup EXE You can adjust the LCD brightness on the screen 12 Digital IO Connector 20 pin JDIO ...

Page 33: ...User s Manual PI945GSE 270 User s Manual 33 13 LVDS Connector 40 pin JLVDS ...

Page 34: ...PI945GSE 270 34 PI945GSE 270 User s Manual 2 This chapter tells how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided BIOS Setup ...

Page 35: ...the 3 1 2 Floppy Drive icon d Click File from the menu then select Format A Format 3 1 2 Floppy Disk window appears e Select Create an MS DOS startup disk from the format options field then click Start Windows 2000 environment To create a set of boot disks for Windows 2000 a Insert a formatted high density 1 44 MB floppy disk into the drive b Insert the Windows 2000 CD to the optical drive c Click...

Page 36: ...un this program Press Del during the Power On Self Test POST to enter the Setup utility otherwise POST continues with its test routines If you wish to enter Setup after POST restart the system by pressing Ctrl Alt Delete or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis You can also restart by turning the system off and then back on Do this last option only if the first two failed The Setup pr...

Page 37: ...tems in the menu you selected 2 2 3 Sub menu Note that a right pointer symbol appears to the left of certain fields This pointer indicates that you can display a sub menu from this field A sub menu contains additional options for a field parameter To display a sub menu move the highlight to the field and press Enter The sub menu appears Use the legend keys to enter values and move from field to fi...

Page 38: ... the following screen appears The BIOS menu screen displays the items that allow you to make changes to the system configuration To access the menu items press the up down right left arrow key on the keyboard until the desired item is highlighted then press Enter to open the specific menu ...

Page 39: ...clock 2 3 1 3 IDE Channel 0 1 Master Slave IDE HDD Auto Detection Press Enter to select this option for automatic device detection IDE Device Setup Auto Automatically detects IDE devices during POST None Select this when no IDE device is used The system will skip the auto detection setup to make system start up faster Manual User can manually input the correct settings Access Mode The options are ...

Page 40: ...s Array For EGA VGA SVGA or PGA monitor adapters CGA 40 Color Graphics Adapter power up in 40 column mode CGA 80 Color Graphics Adapter power up in 80 column mode MONO Monochrome adapter includes high resolution monochrome adapters 2 3 1 5 Halt On Sets the system to halt on errors according to the system functions specified in each option Configuration options All Errors No Errors All But Keyboard...

Page 41: ...IOS Features item from the Initial Setup Screen menu It allows the user to configure the RX945G according to his particular requirements Below are some major items that are provided in the Advanced BIOS Features screen A quick booting function is provided for your convenience Simply enable the Quick Booting item to save yourself valuable time ...

Page 42: ...um 4 s Thermal Monitor should be activated in automatic mode after the system boots For example with the default value of 16 Minutes the BIOS activates the Thermal Monitor in automatic mode 16 minutes after the system starts booting up Limit CPUID MaxVal Set Limit CPUID MaxVa1 to 3 This should be disabled for WinXP C1E Function CPU C1E function select Execute Disable Bit When disabled forces the X...

Page 43: ...the HDD boot priority list 2 3 2 2 Virus Warning Enables or disables the virus warning Item Description Enable Activates automatically when the system boots up causing a warning message to appear when anything attempts to access the boot sector or hard disk partition table Disable No warning message will appear when anything attempts to access the boot sector or hard disk partition table 2 3 2 3 C...

Page 44: ...ice CDROM CDROM Device ZIP100 ZIP 100 Device USB FDD USB Floppy Device USB ZIP USB ZIP Device USB CDROM USB CDROM Device USB HDD USB Hard Disk Device Legacy LAN Network Device Disabled Disabled any boot device 2 3 2 7 Boot Other Device Use this to boot another device The options are Enabled and Disabled 2 3 2 8 Boot Up NumLock Status Sets the boot up Num Lock status The options are On and Off Item...

Page 45: ... Control for OS This option is only valid for multiprocessor motherboards as it specifies the version of the Multiprocessor Specification MPS that the motherboard will use The MPS is a specification by which PC manufacturers design and build Intel architecture systems with two or more processors MPS 1 1 was the original specification MPS version 1 4 adds extended configuration tables for improved ...

Page 46: ...et to BySPD if not sure 2 3 3 2 CAS Latency Time Controls the latency between the SDRAM Read command and the time data actually becomes available 2 3 3 3 DRAM RAS to CAS Delay Controls the latency between the DDR SDRAM active command and the read write command 2 3 3 4 DRAM RAS Precharge Controls the idle clocks after issuing a precharge command to the DDRSDRAM 2 3 3 5 Precharge delay tRAS Precharg...

Page 47: ... area a system error may result 2 3 3 9 Memory Hole At 15M 16M Enabling this feature reserves 15 MB to 16 MB memory address space for ISA expansion cards that specifically require this setting This makes memory from 15 MB and up unavailable to the system Expansion cards can only access memory up to 16 MB The default setting is Disabled 2 3 3 10 On Chip Frame Buffer Size The On Chip Frame Buffer Si...

Page 48: ...PI945GSE 270 48 PI945GSE 270 User s Manual 2 3 4 Integrated Peripherals ...

Page 49: ...er access OnChip Primary PCI IDE The integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE interface with support for two IDE channels Select Enabled to activate each channel separately IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave PIO The four IDE PIO fields allow you to set a PIO mode 0 4 for each of the four IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports Modes 0 through 4 provide successively increased pe...

Page 50: ...uto to enable BIOS support On Chip Secondary PCI IDE Enable the secondary IDE channel On Chip SATA Controller To select Serial ATA mode The choices are Native IDE RAID AHCI Legacy IDE SATA Port Speed Settings PATA IDE Mode SATA Port 2 3 4 2 Onboard Device Azalia Audio Select Select Disabled if you do not want to use Azalia audio Configuration options Auto Disabled Audio Amplifier Amplifier Gain dB...

Page 51: ... Key Power ON Awaken the system by pressing the hot key button The choices are Ctrl F1 Ctrl F2 Ctrl F3 to Ctrl F8 Onboard Serial Port 1 2 The settings are 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 and Disabled for the on board serial connector PWRON After PWR Fail This item allows you to select if you want to power on the system after power failure The choice Off On Former Sts 2 3 4 4 Onboard Lan1 2 Boo...

Page 52: ...IRQ 2 3 4 8 USB Device Setting USB Controller This should be enabled if your system has a USB installed on the system board and you want to use it Even when so equipped if you add a higher performance controller you will need to disable this feature USB 2 0 Controller Enable the USB 2 0 controller USB Keyboard Support Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus USB controller and...

Page 53: ...2 3 5 Security Chip Configuration 2 3 5 1 TPM Support The choices are Enabled and Disabled 2 3 5 2 TPM Current Status This item shows you the current TPM status 2 3 5 3 TPM Status The choices are No Change Clear Enable Activate Deactivate Disable ...

Page 54: ... 3 6 2 ACPI Suspend Type This item allows you to set ACPI suspend type to S1 POS Power On Suspend or S3 STR Suspend To RAM 2 3 5 4 Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume Select Auto to run VGA BIOS if S3 resume automatically The Yes enables running VGA BIOS if S3 resume The No disables this function 2 3 5 5 Power Management There are three selections for Power Management and each of them has fixed mode settings...

Page 55: ...mum power management HDD Power Down 1 Min User Defined Allows you to set each mode individually When not disabled each of the ranges are from 1 min to 1 hr except for HDD Power Down which ranges from 1 min to 15 min and disable 2 3 5 9 Soft Off by PWR BTTN If you choose Instant Off then pushing the ATX soft power switch but ton once will switch the system to system off power mode You can choose De...

Page 56: ...oot 2 3 6 3 Resources Controlled By 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 of the boot and Plug and Play devices but you must be using Windows 95 or above 2 3 6 4 PCI VGA Palette Snoop This is set to Disabled by default 2 3 6 5 Maximum Payload Size This allows you to set the maxim...

Page 57: ...re 2 3 8 4 Current CPU1 Temperature This item shows you the current CPU temperature 2 3 8 5 CPU Fan Speed This item shows you the current CPU fan speed 2 3 8 6 System Fan Speed This item shows you the current system fan speed 2 3 8 7 Vcore This item shows you the current Vcore voltage value 2 3 8 8 12V This item shows you the current 12V voltage value 2 3 8 9 5V This item shows you the current 5V ...

Page 58: ...ed and Disabled 2 3 8 2 Spread Spectrum This setting allows you to reduce EMI by modulating the signals the CPU generates so that the spikes are reduced to flatter curves This is achieved by varying the frequency slightly so that the signal does not use any particular frequency for more than a moment The choices are Disabled and Enabled 2 3 8 3 CPU Host SRC PCI Clock The choice 100 ...

Page 59: ...l 59 2 3 10 Load Optimized Defaults Use this menu to load the BIOS default values for the minimal stable performance for your system to operate Press Y to load the BIOS default values for the most stable minimal performance system operations ...

Page 60: ...er If the CMOS is good and this option has been used to change the default password the user is asked for the password stored in the CMOS The screen displays the following message Please Confirm Your Password Type the current password and press Enter After pressing Enter ROM password or the current password user defined you can change the password stored in the CMOS The password must be no longer ...

Page 61: ...If the CMOS is good and this option has been used to change the default password the user is asked for the password stored in the CMOS The screen displays the following message Please Confirm Your Password Type the current password and press Enter After pressing Enter ROM password or the current password user defined you can change the password stored in the CMOS The password must be no longer tha...

Page 62: ...s and press Enter the values entered in the setup utili ties will be recorded in the CMOS memory of the chipset The processor will check this every time you turn your system on and compare this to what it finds as it checks the system This record is required for the sys tem to operate ...

Page 63: ...User s Manual PI945GSE 270 User s Manual 63 2 3 14 Exit Without Saving Selecting this option and pressing Enter lets you exit the setup program without recording any new values or changing old ones ...

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