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MX945GSE3 User’s Manual 

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Max. Power Saving 

Maximum 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. 

2.3.5.6 

Video Off Method 

Use this to select the method to turn off the video. The choices are “Blank Screen”, “V/H 

SYNC+ Blank”, and “DPMS”. 

2.3.5.7 

Video Off In Suspend 

When the system is in suspend mode, the video will turn off. The choices are “No” and 

“Yes”.

 

2.3.5.8 

Suspend Mode 

Item 

Description 

Min. Power Saving 

Minimum power management, HDD Power Down = 15 Min 

Max. Power Saving 

Maximum 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 “Delay 4 sec”. If you do, then 

pushing the button for more than 4 seconds will turn off the system, whereas pushing the 

button momentarily (for less than 4 seconds) will switch the system to “suspend” mode. 

2.3.5.10  Wake-up by PCI Card 

The choices are “Enabled” and “Disabled”. 

2.3.5.11  Power On by Ring 

2.3.5.12  USB KB Wake-up From S3 

2.3.6.3 

Resume by Alarm 

When 

Enabled,

 your can set the date and time at which the RTC (real-time clock) alarm 

awakens the system from Suspend mode. 

Summary of Contents for MX945GSE3

Page 1: ...l Ver 1 00 BCM Advanced Research An Industrial Leader Since 1990 in Industrial Motherboards Systems 7 Marconi Irvine CA 92618 USA www bcmcom com PH 949 470 1888 FAX 949 470 0971 For Tech Support pleas...

Page 2: ...ns 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 Cle...

Page 3: ...ures 40 2 3 3 Advanced Chipset Features 45 2 3 4 Integrated Peripherals 47 2 3 5 Security Chip Configuration 52 2 3 6 Power Management Setup 53 2 3 7 PnP PCI Configurations 55 2 3 8 PC Health Status 5...

Page 4: ...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...

Page 5: ...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...

Page 6: ...efer to the following sources for additional information and for product and software updates 1 BCM websites The BCM website provides updated information on BCM hardware and software products Refer to...

Page 7: ...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 Comma...

Page 8: ...ral 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...

Page 9: ...or 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 he...

Page 10: ...MX945GSE3 User s Manual 10 Chapter 1 This chapter describes the motherboard features and the new technologies it supports Product Introduction...

Page 11: ...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...

Page 12: ...abilities 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 FS...

Page 13: ...F 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 di...

Page 14: ...uch 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 compo...

Page 15: ...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...

Page 16: ...MX945GSE3 User s Manual 16 1 5 3 Motherboard Layout...

Page 17: ...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...

Page 18: ...e 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 Removin...

Page 19: ...he 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...

Page 20: ...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...

Page 21: ...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 C...

Page 22: ...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 C...

Page 23: ...ctor 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 fo...

Page 24: ...D indications 6 Line In port light blue This port connects a tape CD DVD player or other audio sources 7 Line Out port lime This port connects a headphone or a speaker In 4 channel 6 channel and 8 cha...

Page 25: ...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 a chassis mounted front...

Page 26: ...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...

Page 27: ...ector 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...

Page 28: ...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...

Page 29: ...TX 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...

Page 30: ...e 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 netwo...

Page 31: ...MX945GSE3 User s Manual 31 11 LCD Inverter Connector 5 pin JBLK 12 Digital IO Connector 12 pin JDIO...

Page 32: ...MX945GSE3 User s Manual 32 13 LVDS Connector 40 pin JLVDS...

Page 33: ...MX945GSE3 User s Manual 33 Chapter 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 34: ...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 a Insert...

Page 35: ...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 Ct...

Page 36: ...e 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 add...

Page 37: ...owing 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...

Page 38: ...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 Selec...

Page 39: ...or 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 resoluti...

Page 40: ...res 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 Featur...

Page 41: ...ermal 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 th...

Page 42: ...oot 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...

Page 43: ...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...

Page 44: ...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 P...

Page 45: ...PD 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...

Page 46: ...ystem 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 memor...

Page 47: ...MX945GSE3 User s Manual 47 2 3 4 Integrated Peripherals...

Page 48: ...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...

Page 49: ...able 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...

Page 50: ...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 th...

Page 51: ...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 controll...

Page 52: ...rity 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 Clea...

Page 53: ...PI 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 automaticall...

Page 54: ...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...

Page 55: ...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...

Page 56: ...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 s...

Page 57: ...sabled 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 freque...

Page 58: ...0 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 minima...

Page 59: ...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...

Page 60: ...OS 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 Typ...

Page 61: ...ss 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 find...

Page 62: ...MX945GSE3 User s Manual 62 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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