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MI945PA 

Intel 

®

 Core

TM

 2 Duo/GM45 

Mini-ITX Motherboard 

 

USER’S MANUAL 

Version 1.0

 

 

 
 

Summary of Contents for MI945PA

Page 1: ...MI945PA Intel CoreTM 2 Duo GM45 Mini ITX Motherboard USER S MANUAL Version 1 0...

Page 2: ...Machines Corporation Intel and Intel Core 2 Duo and Intel Celeron processors are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation Microsoft Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation Winbon...

Page 3: ...ting the Jumpers 8 Connectors on MI945PA 12 BIOS Setup 23 Drivers Installation 45 Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility 46 VGA Drivers Installation 48 Realtek Audio Driver Installation 50 LAN Dr...

Page 4: ...iv MI945PA User s Manual Remarks The IDE connector on board does not support OS installation in hard drive A system hard drive connected to this IDE cannot be booted up to OS...

Page 5: ...wo SoDIMM sockets on board the board supports up to 4GB of DDR2 system memory Intel Graphics supports a unique intelligent memory management scheme called Dynamic Video Memory Technology DVMT DVMT han...

Page 6: ...r s Manual Checklist Your MI945PA package should include the items listed below The MI945PA Mini ITX motherboard This User s Manual 1 CD containing chipset drivers and flash memory utility Cable kit I...

Page 7: ...ontroller supports 8 ports Serial ATA ICH9M built in SATA controller supports 4 ports Parallel IDE JMicron JM368 PCI e to PATA x1 for 1 PATA channel for IDE Audio Intel ICH9M built in High Definition...

Page 8: ...INTRODUCTION Board Dimensions 4 MI945PA User s Manual...

Page 9: ...ions This section provides information on how to use the jumpers and connectors on the MI945PA in order to set up a workable system The topics covered are Installing the CPU 6 Installing the Memory 7...

Page 10: ...w first before inserting the processor Place the processor into the socket by making sure the notch on the corner of the CPU corresponds with the notch on the inside of the socket Once the processor h...

Page 11: ...on the board and perform the following steps 1 Hold the DDR2 module so that the key of the DDR2 module aligned with that on the memory slot 2 Gently push the DDR2 module in an upright position until...

Page 12: ...s and applications Contact your supplier if you have doubts about the best configuration for your needs The following lists the connectors on MI945PA and their respective functions Jumper Locations on...

Page 13: ...Jumper Locations on MI945PA Jumpers on MI945PA Page JBAT1 Clear CMOS Setting 10 JP1 LCD Panel Power Selection 10 JP3 JP4 JP5 RS232 422 485 COM2 Selection 10 JP6 PCI Riser Card Selection 11 MI945PA Us...

Page 14: ...OM2 Selection COM1 COM3 COM4 are fixed for RS 232 use only COM2 is selectable for RS232 RS 422 and RS 485 The following table describes the jumper settings for COM2 selection COM2 Function RS 232 RS 4...

Page 15: ...e RS 232 R2 422 RS 485 1 DCD TX DATA 2 RX TX DATA 3 TX RX NC 4 DTR RX NC 5 Ground Ground Ground 6 DSR RTS NC 7 RTS RTS NC 8 CTS CTS NC 9 RI CTS NC 10 NC NC NC JP6 PCI Riser Card Selection JP6 Riser Ca...

Page 16: ...Connector 16 COM3_COM4 COM3 COM4 Serial Port 16 ATX1 ATX Power Supply Connector 17 COM2 COM2 Serial Port 17 LVDS1 LVDS2 LVDS Connectors 1st channel 2nd channel 17 J1 LCD Backlight Connector 18 J2 TV...

Page 17: ...INSTALLATIONS Connector Locations on MI945PA MI945PA User s Manual 13...

Page 18: ...2 N C GND 3 3 GND 5V 4 4 5V Keyboard clock 5 5 Mouse clock N C 6 6 N C CN2 CN3 COM1 and VGA Connector Signal Name Pin Pin Signal Name DCD 1 6 DSR RXD 2 7 RTS TXD 3 8 CTS DTR 4 9 RI GND 5 10 Not Used S...

Page 19: ..._FAN1 System Fan Power Connector This is a 3 pin header for system fans The fan must be a 12V fan Pin Signal Name 1 Ground 2 12V 3 Rotation detection CPU_FAN1 CPU Fan Power Connector This is a 3 pin h...

Page 20: ...Host data 15 Ground 19 20 Protect pin DRQ0 21 22 Ground Host IOW 23 24 Ground Host IOR 25 26 Ground IOCHRDY 27 28 Host ALE DACK0 29 30 Ground IRQ14 31 32 No connect Address 1 33 34 No connect Address...

Page 21: ...wer good 5V 19 9 5VSB 5V 20 10 12V COM2 COM2 Serial Port Signal Name Pin Pin Signal Name DCD2 1 2 RXD2 TXD2 3 4 DTR2 GND 5 6 DSR2 RTS2 7 8 CTS2 RI2 9 10 Not Used COM2 is jumper selectable for RS 232 R...

Page 22: ...X0 2 1 TX0 Ground 4 3 Ground TX1 6 5 TX1 5V 3 3V 8 7 Ground TX3 10 9 TX3 TX2 12 11 TX2 Ground 14 13 Ground TXC 16 15 TXC 5V 3 3V 18 17 ENABKL 12V 20 19 12V J1 LCD Backlight Connector Pin Signal Name 1...

Page 23: ...parallel data 6 15 16 Ground PD7 parallel data 7 17 18 Ground ACK acknowledge 19 20 Ground Busy 21 22 Ground Paper empty 23 24 Ground Select 25 26 N A J4 System Function Connector Signal Name Pin Pin...

Page 24: ...Pin Pin Signal Name MIC2_L 1 2 Ground MIC2_R 3 4 Presence Line2_R 5 6 MIC2_ID Sense 7 8 NC Line2_L 9 10 Line2_ID J9 SPDIF Out Connector Pin Signal Name 1 SPDIF out 2 Ground J10 USB4 USB5 Connector Si...

Page 25: ...INSTALLATIONS MI945PA User s Manual 21 SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 SATA4 SATA Connectors PCI1 PCI Slot supports 2 Master PCIE1 PCI E x16 Slot...

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Page 27: ...ettings available in the AMI BIOS that comes with the board The topics covered in this chapter are as follows BIOS Introduction 24 BIOS Setup 24 Main BIOS Setup 25 Advanced Settings 26 PCIPnP Settings...

Page 28: ...diately activated Pressing the Del key immediately allows you to enter the Setup utility If you are a little bit late pressing the Del key POST Power On Self Test will continue with its test routines...

Page 29: ...Core TM 2 Duo CPU T9400 2 53GHz Speed 2533MHz Count 1 System Memory Size 3995MB System Time 02 29 50 System Date Fri 01 02 2009 Note If the system cannot boot after making and saving system changes w...

Page 30: ...ry SuperIO Configuration ACPI Configuration AHCI Configuration APM Configuration Event Log Configuration Intel AMT Configuration Intel VT d Configuration MPS Configuration USB Configuration The Advanc...

Page 31: ...equency 2 53GHz FSB Speed 1066MHz Cache L1 64KB Cache L2 6144KB Ratio Actual Value 9 5 Max CPUID Value Limit Disabled Intel R Virtualization Tech Enabled Execute Disable Bit Capability Enabled Core Mu...

Page 32: ...IDE Slave IDE Detect Time Out Sec ATA PI 80Pin Cable Detection Not Detected 35 Host Device The IDE Configuration menu is used to change and or set the configuration of the IDE devices installed in th...

Page 33: ...Select Screen Select Item Change Field Tab Select Field F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Serial Port3 Address Disabled Serial Port4 Address Disabled Onboard Serial Port Parallel Port These...

Page 34: ...ecurity Chipset Exit ACPI Settings General ACPI Configuration settings Select Screen Select Item Change Field Tab Select Field F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit General ACPI Configuration Chi...

Page 35: ...ings AHCI BIOS Support Enabled General ACPI Configuration settings Select Screen Select Item Change Field Tab Select Field F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit AHCI Port0 Not Detected AHCI Port1...

Page 36: ...end or standby state That is the system will be awakened by an incoming call on a modem Resume on PME This option is used enable activity on the PCI PME power managementevent controller to wake up the...

Page 37: ...Save and Exit ESC Exit View Event Log Mark all events as read Clear Event Log BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Security Chipset Exit Configure Intel AMT Parameters Options Disabled Enabled...

Page 38: ...ion capabilities one physical computer system can function as multiple virtual systems BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Security Chipset Exit MPS Configuration Select MPS Revision Select S...

Page 39: ...ave and Exit ESC Exit Module Version 2 24 3 13 4 USB Devices Enabled 1 Drive Legacy USB Support Enabled BIOS EHCI Hand Off Enabled USB Mass Storage Device Configuration The USB Configuration menu is u...

Page 40: ...Disabled PCI IDE BusMaster Enabled IRQ3 Available IRQ4 Available IRQ5 Available IRQ7 Available IRQ9 Available IRQ10 IRQ11 IRQ14 IRQ15 DMA Channel 0 DMA Channel 1 DMA Channel 3 DMA Channel 5 DMA Chann...

Page 41: ...ing for BIOS reading writing to IDE devices IRQ Use the IRQ address to specify what IRQs can be assigned to a particular peripheral device Boot Settings This option configures the settings during syst...

Page 42: ...o type it again After setting a password the screen automatically returns to the main screen To disable a password just press the Enter key when you are prompted to enter the password A message will c...

Page 43: ...ITY Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Security Chipset Exit North Bridge Chipset Configuration Disabled 15MB 16MB Select Screen Select Item Change Field Tab Select Field F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC...

Page 44: ...isplay Device Enabled Flat Panel Type 1024 x 768 TV Standard Auto Active LVDS Device Integrated LVDS Integrated LVDS Protocol 18bit SDVO Device Setting None Video Function Configuration This option is...

Page 45: ...Auto PCIE Port 1 Auto PCIE Port 2 Auto PCIE Port 3 Auto PCIE Port 4 Auto PCIE High Priority Port Disabled PCIE Port 0 IOxAPIC Enable Disabled PCIE Port 1 IOxAPIC Enable Disabled PCIE Port 2 IOxAPIC E...

Page 46: ...option allows you to enable or disable the HECI message End Of Post S5 HECI Message This option allows you to enable or disable HECI message when the system is in the off S5 state ME HECI This option...

Page 47: ...ot to accept the modifications and save all changes into the CMOS memory before exit Discard Changes and Exit This option allows you to exit the Setup utility without saving the changes you have made...

Page 48: ...BIOS SETUP 44 MI945PA User s Manual This page is intentionally left blank...

Page 49: ...you made the purchase The contents of this section include the following Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility 46 VGA Drivers Installation 48 Realtek Audio Driver Installation 50 LAN Drivers In...

Page 50: ...INF support for Intel chipset components Follow the instructions below to complete the installation 1 Insert the CD that comes with the board Click Intel and then Intel R GM45 Chipset Drivers 2 Click...

Page 51: ...ccept the software license agreement and proceed with the installation process 5 On the Readme File Information screen click Next to continue the installation 6 The Setup process is now complete Click...

Page 52: ...s below to proceed with the installation 1 Insert the CD that comes with the board Click Intel and then Intel R GM45 Chipset Drivers 2 Click Intel R GM45 Chipset Family Graphics Driver 3 When the Welc...

Page 53: ...llation 5 On the Readme File Information screen click Next to continue the installation of the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator Driver 6 On Setup Progress screen click Next to continue 7 Setup complet...

Page 54: ...comes with the board Click Intel and then Intel R GM45 Chipset Drivers 2 Click Realtek High Definition Audio Driver 3 On the Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard screen click Next 3 InstallShield Wizar...

Page 55: ...CD that comes with the motherboard Click LAN Card and then Intel R PRO 82574L LAN Drivers 2 When the Welcome screen to the InstallShield Wizard for Intel Network Connections appears click Next On the...

Page 56: ...ady to begin installation Click Install to begin the installation 5 When InstallShield Wizard is complete click Finish Remarks This Intel PRO 82574L LAN drivers support both Intel 82574L and 82567LM L...

Page 57: ...ent Engine Interface Follow the steps below to install the Intel Management Engine 1 Insert the drivers disc that comes with the motherboard Click Intel and then Intel R AMT 4 0 Drivers then Intel R M...

Page 58: ...DRIVERS INSTALLATION 2 When the Setup Progress screen appears click Next Then click Finish when the setup progress has been successfully installed 54 MI945PA User s Manual...

Page 59: ...the Intel Management Engine 1 Insert the drivers disc that comes with the motherboard Click Intel and then Intel R AMT 4 0 Drivers then Intel R LMS SOL Driver 2 On the Setup screen for Microsoft NET F...

Page 60: ...LATION 3 The next screen shows the Intel Active Management Technology setup progress where the Intel AMT SOL driver is being installed Click Next Click Finish when setup process is complete 56 MI945PA...

Page 61: ...troller 1 040h 05Fh Timer 060h 06Fh Keyboard Controller 070h 07Fh Real Time Clock NMI 080h 09Fh DMA Page Register 0A0h 0BFh Interrupt Controller 2 0C0h 0DFh DMA Controller 2 0F0h Clear Math Coprocesso...

Page 62: ...ng table shows the IRQ used by the devices on board Level Function IRQ0 System Timer Output IRQ1 Keyboard IRQ2 Interrupt Cascade IRQ3 Serial Port 2 IRQ4 Serial Port 1 IRQ5 Reserved IRQ6 Floppy Disk Co...

Page 63: ...MPLE CODE THIS CODE AND INFORMATION IS PROVIDED AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND OR FITNESS FOR...

Page 64: ...igned char bBuf bBuf Get_W627DHG_Reg 0x2D bBuf 0x01 Set_W627DHG_Reg 0x2D bBuf Enable WDTO Set_W627DHG_LD 0x08 switch to logic device 8 Set_W627DHG_Reg 0x30 0x01 enable timer bBuf Get_W627DHG_Reg 0xF5...

Page 65: ...result unsigned char ucDid W627DHG_BASE 0x2E result W627DHG_BASE ucDid Get_W627DHG_Reg 0x20 if ucDid 0x88 goto Init_Finish W627DHG_BASE 0x4E result W627DHG_BASE ucDid Get_W627DHG_Reg 0x20 if ucDid 0x8...

Page 66: ...INFORMATION IS PROVIDED AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE i...

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