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NOVA-GM45A Motherboard 

Page 15 

3.1.2 Peripheral Interface Connectors 

The table below lists all the connectors on the board. 

Connector 

Type 

Label 

Audio connector 

10-pin box header 

AUDIO1 

ATX power control connector 

3-pin wafer 

ATXCTL1 

Battery connector 

2-pin wafer 

BAT1 

Digital I/O connector 

10-pin header 

DIO1 

DDR2 SO-DIMM socket 

200-pin socket 

DIMM1, DIMM2 

Fan connector (CPU) 

4-pin wafer 

CPU_FAN1 

Fan connector (system) 

3-pin wafer 

FAN1 

Front panel connector 

14-pin header 

F_PANEL1 

Keyboard/mouse connector 

6-pin header 

KB_MS1 

LVDS backlight connector 

5-pin header 

INVERTER1 

LVDS connector 

30-pin crimp 

LVDS1 

Parallel port connector 

26-pin header 

LPT1 

PC/104+ connector (PC/104 part) 

PC/104 

J1 & J2 

PC/104+ connector (PCI-104 part) 

PCI-104 

PC104_PLUS1 

PCI connector 

PCI 

PCI1 

PCIe Mini Card slot 

PCIe Mini 

CN4 

Power connector 

4-pin molex 

PWR1 

Programming port for LC4064 

8-pin header 

CN1 

SATA connectors 

SATA 

SATA1, SATA2, 

SATA3, SATA4 

SATA power connector 

4-pin wafer 

CN2, CN3 

SDVO connector 

45-pin flat cable 

CN17 

Serial port connector (COM1~COM4)

40-pin header 

COM 

Serial port (RS-232/422/485) 

14-pin header 

COM5, COM6 

Summary of Contents for NOVA-GM45A

Page 1: ...GM45A Motherboard Page i IEI Technology Corp User Manual MODEL NOVA GM45A 5 25 Socket P Motherboard with PC 104 PCIe Mini Card Slot PCI Slot Dual PCIe GbE 4 x SATA 6 x Serial Ports Rev 1 00 9 March 2...

Page 2: ...NOVA GM45A Motherboard Page ii Revision Date Version Changes 9 March 2010 1 00 Initial release...

Page 3: ...s 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 r...

Page 4: ...ayout 14 3 1 2 Peripheral Interface Connectors 15 3 1 3 External Interface Panel Connectors 16 3 2 INTERNAL PERIPHERAL CONNECTORS 16 3 2 1 Audio Connector 16 3 2 2 ATX Power Control Connector 17 3 2 3...

Page 5: ...ctor 46 3 3 EXTERNAL PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTOR PANEL 47 3 3 1 HDMI Connector 48 3 3 2 LAN Connector 48 4 INSTALLATION 50 4 1 ANTI STATIC PRECAUTIONS 51 4 2 INSTALLATION CHECKLIST 52 4 3 UNPACKING...

Page 6: ...IPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTION 78 4 10 1 HDMI Connection 78 4 10 2 LAN Connection 79 4 11 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 80 5 BIOS 83 5 1 INTRODUCTION 84 5 1 1 Starting Setup 84 5 1 2 Using Setup 84 5 1 3 Gettin...

Page 7: ...5 7 1 Northbridge Configuration 118 5 7 2 Southbridge Configuration 120 5 8 EXIT 121 A BIOS OPTIONS 123 B TERMINOLOGY 127 C WATCHDOG TIMER 131 D COMPATIBILITY 134 D 1 COMPATIBLE OPERATING SYSTEMS 135...

Page 8: ...igure 3 9 Front Panel Connector Pinout Locations 24 Figure 3 10 Keyboard Mouse Connector Location 25 Figure 3 11 Panel Backlight Connector Pinout Locations 26 Figure 3 12 LVDS Connector Pinout Locatio...

Page 9: ...ons 65 Figure 4 11 PC 104 Plus Voltage Setup Jumper Pinout Locations 66 Figure 4 12 Power Cable to Motherboard Connection 67 Figure 4 13 Connect Power Cable to ATX Adapter Cable 68 Figure 4 14 Connect...

Page 10: ...board Mouse Connector Pinouts 25 Table 3 11 Panel Backlight Connector Pinouts 26 Table 3 12 LVDS Port Connector Pinouts 27 Table 3 13 Parallel Port Connector Pinouts 29 Table 3 14 PC 104 Slot Connecto...

Page 11: ...umpers 59 Table 4 2 AT Power Select Jumper Settings 60 Table 4 3 Clear CMOS Jumper Settings 61 Table 4 4 COM5 Mode Setting 62 Table 4 5 COM6 Mode Setting 62 Table 4 6 LVDS Panel Resolution Jumper Sett...

Page 12: ...ration Menu 104 BIOS Menu 10 Remote Access Configuration 105 BIOS Menu 11 USB Configuration 107 BIOS Menu 12 APM Configuration 109 BIOS Menu 13 PCI PnP Configuration 110 BIOS Menu 14 Boot 112 BIOS Men...

Page 13: ...NOVA GM45A Motherboard Page 1 Chapter 1 1 Introduction...

Page 14: ...t side bus The system supports up to two 667 800 MHz DDR2 SODIMM memory modules of up to 2 GB each Video outputs include HDMI VGA SDVO and LVDS The LVDS connector is for use when the NOVA GM45A is ins...

Page 15: ...5A Motherboard Page 3 1 2 Connectors The connectors on the NOVA GM45A are shown in the figure below Figure 1 2 Connectors 1 3 Dimensions The dimensions of the board are listed below Length 146 mm Widt...

Page 16: ...NOVA GM45A Motherboard Page 4 Figure 1 3 NOVA GM45A Dimensions mm External peripheral interface connector panel dimensions are shown in 2Figure 1 4 Figure 1 4 External Interface Panel Dimensions mm...

Page 17: ...ge 5 1 4 Data Flow 2Figure 1 5 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 Figure 1...

Page 18: ...ipset Intel ICH9M Memory 667 800 MHz DDR2 SODIMM Audio Realtek ALC888 HD audio LAN Realtek RTL8111CP PCIe GbE Serial Port Controller iTE IT8718F BIOS AMI BIOS label Watchdog Timer Software programmabl...

Page 19: ...V Power Consumption 5 76 A 12 V 2 26 GHz Intel Core2 Quad Q9100 with 1066 MHz FSB and 2 x 2 GB 800 MHz DDR2 running 3DMark 2001SE Operating temperature 0 C 60 C requires cooler and silicone heat sink...

Page 20: ...NOVA GM45A Motherboard Page 8 Chapter 2 2 Unpacking...

Page 21: ...discharge Self grounding Touch a grounded conductor every few minutes to discharge any excess static buildup Use an anti static pad When configuring any circuit board place it on an anti static mat O...

Page 22: ...an IEI sales representative directly by sending an email to 3sales iei com tw The NOVA GM45A is shipped with the following components Quantity Item and Part Number Image 1 NOVA GM45A motherboard 1 VG...

Page 23: ...1 Utility CD 1 Quick Installation Guide Table 2 1 Packing List The following optional items are also available Item and Part Number Image Dual USB cable with bracket P N CB USB02A RS SATA power cable...

Page 24: ...cooler P N CF 479F RS SATA to IDE CompactFlash converter board P N SAIDE KIT01 R10 PCIe Mini Wireless card PCIe interface P N WMPCIE V01 R10 PCIe Mini Wireless card USB interface P N WMUSB V01 R10 Par...

Page 25: ...NOVA GM45A Motherboard Page 13 Chapter 3 3 Connectors...

Page 26: ...herboard Page 14 3 1 Peripheral Interface Connectors This chapter details all the jumpers and connectors 3 1 1 Layout The figures below show all the connectors and jumpers Figure 3 1 Connector and Jum...

Page 27: ...ctor 14 pin header F_PANEL1 Keyboard mouse connector 6 pin header KB_MS1 LVDS backlight connector 5 pin header INVERTER1 LVDS connector 30 pin crimp LVDS1 Parallel port connector 26 pin header LPT1 PC...

Page 28: ...below lists the connectors on the external I O panel Connector Type Label HDMI Connector HDMI type A connector HDMI1 LAN Connector RJ 45 LAN1 Table 3 2 External Peripheral Connectors 3 2 Internal Per...

Page 29: ...6 LINEIN_L 7 GND_AUDIO 8 GND 9 LMIC1 R 10 LMIC1 R Table 3 3 Audio Connector Pinouts 3 2 2 ATX Power Control Connector CN Label ATXCTL1 CN Type 3 pin wafer 1x3 CN Location See Figure 3 3 CN Pinouts See...

Page 30: ...PS ON 3 GND Table 3 4 ATX Power Control Connector Pinouts 3 2 3 Battery Connector CN Label BAT1 CN Type 2 pin wafer 1x2 CN Location See Figure 3 4 CN Pinouts See Table 3 5 This is connected to the sy...

Page 31: ...ound Table 3 5 Battery Connector Pinouts 3 2 4 Digital I O Connector CN Label DIO1 CN Type 26 pin header CN Location See Figure 3 5 CN Pinouts See Table 3 6 The digital I O connector provides programm...

Page 32: ...5 Input 1 6 Output 1 7 Input 2 8 Output 2 9 Input 3 10 Output 3 11 8IN0 12 8OUT0 13 8IN1 14 8OUT1 15 8IN2 16 8OUT2 17 8IN3 18 8OUT3 19 8IN4 20 8OUT4 21 8IN5 22 8OUT5 23 8IN6 24 8OUT6 25 8IN7 26 8OUT7...

Page 33: ...e memory slot is for connecting memory to the system Figure 3 6 DIMM Connector 3 2 6 Fan Connector CN Label CPU_FAN1 CN Type 4 pin header CN Location See Figure 3 7 CN Pinouts See Table 3 7 The fan co...

Page 34: ...Connector Location Pin Description 1 Ground 2 12 V 3 CPUFANIN 4 CPUFANOUT Table 3 7 Fan Connector Pinouts 3 2 7 Fan Connector CN Label FAN1 CN Type 3 pin wafer 1x3 CN Location See 2Figure 3 8 CN Pino...

Page 35: ...n 1 SYSFANIN0 2 12V 3 GND Table 3 8 Fan Connector Pinouts 3 2 8 Front Panel Connector CN Label F_PANEL1 CN Type 8 pin header 2x4 CN Location See Figure 3 9 CN Pinouts See Table 3 9 The front panel con...

Page 36: ...er button 4 Power LED 5 Hard drive LED 6 Reset 7 Hard drive LED 8 Reset Table 3 9 Front Panel Connector Pinouts 3 2 9 Keyboard Mouse Connector CN Label KB_MS1 CN Type 6 pin header 1x6 CN Location See...

Page 37: ...board data 5 Keyboard clock 6 Ground Table 3 10 Keyboard Mouse Connector Pinouts 3 2 10 LVDS Backlight Connector CN Label INVERTER1 CN Type 5 pin wafer 1x5 CN Location See Figure 3 11 CN Pinouts See T...

Page 38: ...t Control 2 GROUND 3 12V 4 GROUND 5 BACKLIGHT Enable Table 3 11 Panel Backlight Connector Pinouts 3 2 11 LVDS Connector CN Label LVDS1 CN Type 30 pin crimp 3x10 CN Location See 2Figure 3 12 CN Pinouts...

Page 39: ...3 A_Y0 4 A_Y0 5 A_Y1 6 A_Y1 7 A_Y2 8 A_Y2 9 A_CK 10 A_CK 11 A_Y3 12 A_Y3 13 GND 14 GND 15 B_Y0 16 B_Y0 17 B_Y1 18 B_Y1 19 B_Y2 20 B_Y2 21 B_CK 22 B_CK 23 B_Y3 24 B_Y3 25 GND 26 GND 27 LCD 28 LCD 29 LC...

Page 40: ...face or some other parallel port device such as a printer Figure 3 13 Parallel Port Connector Location Pin Description Pin Description 1 STROBE 14 AUTO FORM FEED 2 DATA 15 ERROR 3 DATA 16 INITIALIZE 4...

Page 41: ...1 J2 CN Type PC 104 Connector CN Location See Figure 3 14 CN Pinouts See Table 3 14 The PC 104 connector is for attaching a PC 104 expansion card Figure 3 14 PC 104 Slot Location Pin Row A Row B Row C...

Page 42: ...11 DACK7 16 SA15 DREQ3 SD12 DREQ7 17 SA14 DACK1 SD13 5 V 18 SA13 DREQ1 SD14 MASTER 19 SA12 REFRESH SD15 GROUND 20 SA11 ISACLK NC GROUND 21 SA10 IRQ7 22 SA9 IRQ6 23 SA8 IRQ5 24 SA7 IRQ4 25 SA6 IRQ3 26...

Page 43: ...1 5 V AD00 2 VI O1 AD02 AD01 5 V 3 AD05 GND AD04 AD03 4 C BE0 AD07 GND AD06 5 GND AD09 AD08 GND 6 AD11 VI O2 AD10 M66EN 7 AD14 AD13 GND AD12 8 3 3 V C BE1 AD15 3 3 V 9 SERR GND SB0 PAR 10 GND PERR 3 3...

Page 44: ...O2 24 GND REQ2 5 V GNT0 25 GNT1 VI O3 GNT2 GND 26 5 V CLK0 GND CLK1 27 CLK2 5 V CLK3 GND 28 GND INTD 5 V RST 29 12 V INTA INTB INTC 30 12 V TBD2 TBD GND 3 3 V Table 3 15 PCI 104 Connector Pinouts 3 2...

Page 45: ...TRST B1 12 V A2 12 V B2 TCK A3 TMS B3 GND A4 TDI B4 TDO A5 5 V B5 5 V A6 INTA B6 5 V A7 INTC B7 INTB A8 5 V B8 INTD A9 RESERVED3 B9 PRSNT1 A10 5 V B10 RESERVED1 A11 RESERVED4 B11 PRSNT2 A12 GND B12 G...

Page 46: ...BE3 A27 3 3 V B27 AD23 A28 AD22 B28 GND A29 AD20 B29 AD21 A30 GND B30 AD19 A31 AD18 B31 3 3 V A32 AD16 B32 AD17 A33 3 3 V B33 C BE2 A34 FRAME B34 GND A35 GND B35 IRDY A36 TRDY B36 3 3 V A37 GND B37 DE...

Page 47: ...60 REQ64 B60 ACK64 A61 5 V B61 5 V A62 5 V B62 5 V Table 3 16 PCI Slot 3 2 16 PCIe Mini Card Slot CN Label CN4 CN Type 52 pin PCIe Mini Card Slot CN Location See 2Figure 3 17 CN Pinouts See Table 3 17...

Page 48: ...17 PCIRST 18 GND 19 N C 20 VCC3 21 GND 22 PCIRST 23 PERN2 24 3VDual 25 PERP2 26 GND 27 GND 28 1 5V 29 GND 30 SMBCLK 31 PETN2 32 SMBDATA 33 PETP2 34 GND 35 GND 36 USBD 37 N C 38 USBD 39 N C 40 GND 41 N...

Page 49: ...he power supply unit Figure 3 18 Power Connector Location Pin Description 1 12 V 2 GND 3 GND 4 N C Table 3 18 Power Connector Pinouts 3 2 18 Programming Port for LC4064 CN Label CN1 CN Type 8 pin head...

Page 50: ...4 NC 8 TCK Table 3 19 Programming Port Pinouts 3 2 19 SATA Drive Connectors CN Label SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 SATA4 CN Type 7 pin SATA drive connectors CN Location See 2Figure 3 20 CN Pinouts See 2Table 3 2...

Page 51: ...scription 1 GND 2 TX 3 TX 4 GND 5 RX 6 RX 7 GND Table 3 20 SATA Drive Connector Pinouts 3 2 20 SATA Power Connector CN Label CN2 CN3 CN Type 4 pin wafer 1x4 CN Location See Figure 3 21 CN Pinouts See...

Page 52: ...GND 4 12V Table 3 21 5V Power Connector Pinouts 3 2 21 SDVO Connector CN Label CN17 CN Type 45 pin flat ribbon cable connector CN Location See Figure 3 27 CN Pinouts See Table 3 27 The SDVO port is fo...

Page 53: ...SDVOC_CLK _C 27 N C 4 GND 28 GND 5 SDVOC_GREEN _C 29 N C 6 SDVOC_GREEN _C 30 N C 7 GND 31 GND 8 N C 32 SDVO_STALL _C 9 N C 33 SDVO_STALL _C 10 GND 34 GND 11 N C 35 SDVO_TVCLKIN 12 N C 36 SDVO_TVCLKIN...

Page 54: ...N Label COM CN Type 40 pin header 2x20 CN Location See Figure 3 23 CN Pinouts See Table 3 23 This connector provides RS 232 connections for four serial ports Figure 3 23 Serial Port Connector Location...

Page 55: ...RXD3 24 REQUEST TO SEND RTS3 25 TRANSMIT DATA TXD3 26 CLEAR TO SEND CTS3 27 DATA TERMINAL READY DTR3 28 RING INDICATOR RI3 29 GND 30 GND 31 DATA CARRIER DETECT DCD4 32 DATA SET READY DSR4 33 RECEIVE...

Page 56: ...DCD 2 NDSR2 3 RXD 4 NRTS2 5 TXD 6 NCTS2 7 DTR 8 NRI2 9 GND 10 GND 11 TXD485 12 TXD485 13 RXD485 14 RXD485 Table 3 24 Serial Port Connector Pinouts 3 2 24 SPI ROM Connector CN Label JSPI1 CN Type 8 pin...

Page 57: ...1 VCC 2 GND 3 CS 4 SCK 5 SO 6 SI 7 N C 8 N C Table 3 25 SPI ROM Connector Pinouts 3 2 25 USB Connectors CN Label USB01 USB23 USB45 and USB67 CN Type 8 pin header 2x4 CN Location See Figure 3 26 CN Pi...

Page 58: ...Description Pin Description 1 VCC 2 GND 3 DATA1 4 DATA2 5 DATA1 6 DATA2 7 GND 8 VCC Table 3 26 USB Port Connector Pinouts 3 2 26 VGA Connector CN Label VGA1 CN Type 10 pin box header CN Location See...

Page 59: ...SYNC 8 GND 9 5 VVSYNC 10 CRT_PLUG Table 3 27 VGA Connector Pinouts 3 3 External Peripheral Interface Connector Panel 3Figure 3 28 shows the NOVA GM45A external peripheral interface connector EPIC pane...

Page 60: ...rces Pin Description Pin Description 1 DATA2 2 GND 3 DATA2 4 DATA1 5 GND 6 DATA1 7 DATA0 8 GND 9 DATA0 10 CLK 11 GND 12 CLK 13 N C 14 N C 15 SCL 16 SDA 17 GND 18 5V 19 Hot plug detect 20 Chassis GND 2...

Page 61: ...DIA1 2 MDIA3 6 MDIA2 3 MDIA2 7 MDIA0 4 MDIA1 8 MDIA0 Table 3 29 Ethernet Connector Pinouts Figure 3 29 Ethernet Connector LED Description LED Description A on linked blinking data is being sent receiv...

Page 62: ...NOVA GM45A Motherboard Page 50 Chapter 4 4 Installation...

Page 63: ...her 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 dama...

Page 64: ...nd injury to the user Before and during the installation please DO the following Read the user manual o The user manual provides a complete description of the NOVA GM45A installation instructions and...

Page 65: ...cket The jumpers have been properly configured The NOVA GM45A is inserted into a chassis with adequate ventilation The correct power supply is being used The following devices are properly connected o...

Page 66: ...user WARNING CPUs are expensive and sensitive components When installing the CPU please be careful not to damage it in anyway Make sure the CPU is installed properly and ensure the correct cooling kit...

Page 67: ...Make sure the IHS integrated heat sink side is facing upwards Step 4 Correctly position the CPU Match the Pin 1 mark with the cut edge on the CPU socket See Figure 4 1 Step 5 Align the CPU pins Carefu...

Page 68: ...the pre sprayed layer of thermal paste on the bottom of the heat sink The thermal paste between the CPU and the heat sink is important for optimum heat dissipation To install the cooling kit please f...

Page 69: ...place the heat sink and cooling kit onto the CPU Make sure the hooks are properly secured to the bracket To secure the cooling kit close the top lever Step 4 Connect the fan cable Connect the cooling...

Page 70: ...gle See Figure 4 4 Step 4 Seat the SO DIMM Gently push downwards and the arms clip into place See Figure 4 4 Step 0 4 7 Jumper Settings NOTE A jumper is a metal bridge used to close an electrical circ...

Page 71: ...6 mode setting JP3 8 pin header LVDS Panel Resolution JP1 8 pin header LVDS Voltage Select J_VLVDS1 6 pin header PC 104 Plus voltage setup JP5 3 pin header Table 4 1 Jumpers 4 7 1 AT Power Selection N...

Page 72: ...Table 4 3 Jumper Location See 3Figure 4 6 If the NOVA GM45A fails to boot due to improper BIOS settings the clear CMOS jumper clears the CMOS data and resets the system BIOS information To do this use...

Page 73: ...hown in 3Table 4 3 Pin Description 1 2 Keep CMOS Setup 2 3 Clear CMOS Setup Table 4 3 Clear CMOS Jumper Settings The location of the clear CMOS jumper is shown in 3Figure 4 6 below Figure 4 6 Clear CM...

Page 74: ...g Figure 4 7 COM5 Mode Setting Jumper Location 4 7 4 COM6 Mode Setting Jumper Label JP3 Jumper Type 8 pin header Jumper Settings See Table 4 5 Jumper Location See Figure 4 8 Sets the communication pro...

Page 75: ...solution of the LVDS screens connected to the LVDS1 connector to be configured The LVDS Panel Resolution jumper settings are shown in Table 4 6 Pin Description Open 640 x 480 18 bit 1 2 800 x 600 18 b...

Page 76: ...ion is shown in Figure 4 9 Figure 4 9 LVDS Panel Resolution Jumper Pinout Locations 4 7 6 LVDS Voltage Selection WARNING Permanent damage to the screen and NOVA GM45A may occur if the wrong voltage is...

Page 77: ...oltage Selection Jumper Settings The LVDS Voltage Selection jumper location is shown in Figure 4 10 Figure 4 10 LVDS Voltage Selection Jumper Pinout Locations 4 7 7 PC 104 Plus Voltage Setup Jumper La...

Page 78: ...5A 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 pow...

Page 79: ...rd from its AC power source to prevent a sudden power surge to the NOVA GM45A Step 1 Locate the power cable The power cable is shown in the packing list in Chapter 3 Step 2 Connect the Power Cable to...

Page 80: ...t one of the 4 pin 1x4 Molex type power cable connectors to a 20 pin ATX power adapter cable See Figure 4 13 Figure 4 13 Connect Power Cable to ATX Adapter Cable Step 4 Connect ATX Power Adapter Cable...

Page 81: ...ect ATX Power Adapter Cable to Power Supply Step 5 Connect ATX Power Cable to Motherboard Connect the 3 pin ATX power connector to the ATX power connector on the motherboard See Figure 4 15 Step 0 Fig...

Page 82: ...ied 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...

Page 83: ...ow Step 1 Locate the connector The LPT connector location is shown in Chapter 4 Step 2 Align the connectors Correctly align pin 1 on the cable connector with pin 1 on the NOVA GM45A LPT box header con...

Page 84: ...ted to the chassis the LPT device can be connected to the LPT interface connector See Figure 4 18 Step 0 Figure 4 18 Connect the LPT Device 4 9 4 PC 104 Plus Card Installation To install a PC 104 Plus...

Page 85: ...rd Installation To install the PCIe Mini card please refer to the diagram and instructions below Figure 4 20 PCIe Mini Card Installation Step 1 Insert into the socket at and angle Line up the notch on...

Page 86: ...d with the serial port connector on the NOVA GM45A connect the cable connector to the on board connector Figure 4 21 Dual Serial Port Connector Cable Connection Step 4 Secure the bracket The dual RS 2...

Page 87: ...onboard SATA drive connector See 3Figure 4 22 Figure 4 22 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...

Page 88: ...ctor connects the board connector to four DB 9 connectors To install please follow the steps below Step 1 Locate the COM connector The locations of the COM port connectors are shown in Chapter 4 Step...

Page 89: ...DB 9 connectors to secure them to the chassis Step 0 Figure 4 25 Serial Device Connector 4 9 9 USB Cable Dual Port without Bracket The NOVA GM45A is shipped with a dual port USB 2 0 cable To connect...

Page 90: ...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 cha...

Page 91: ...a gentle push If the connector does not insert easily check again that the connector is aligned correctly and that the connector is being inserted with the right way up Step 0 4 10 2 LAN Connection T...

Page 92: ...nsert the LAN cable RJ 45 connector into the onboard RJ 45 connector Step 0 4 11 Software Installation All the drivers for the NOVA GM45A are on the CD that came with the system To install the drivers...

Page 93: ...NOVA GM45A Motherboard Page 81 Figure 4 29 Introduction Screen Step 3 Click NOVA GM45A Step 4 A new screen with a list of available drivers appears Figure 4 30...

Page 94: ...NOVA GM45A Motherboard Page 82 Figure 4 30 Available Drivers Step 5 Install all of the necessary drivers in this menu S t e p 0...

Page 95: ...NOVA GM45A Motherboard Page 83 Chapter 5 5 BIOS...

Page 96: ...sed restart the computer and try again 5 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...

Page 97: ...oot after changes to the system configuration is made CMOS defaults Use the jumper described in Chapter 5 5 1 5 BIOS Menu Bar The menu bar on top of the BIOS screen has the following main items Main C...

Page 98: ...creen Select Item Enter Go to SubScreen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 61 Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 1 Main System Overview The System Overview lists a brief...

Page 99: ...lly enter the day month and year 5 3 Advanced Use the Advanced menu BIOS Menu 2 to configure the CPU and peripheral devices through the following sub menus WARNING Setting the wrong values in the sect...

Page 100: ...ed 5 3 1 CPU Configuration Use the CPU Configuration menu BIOS Menu 3 to view detailed CPU specifications and configure the CPU BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPNP Boot Security Chipset Exit Confi...

Page 101: ...IDE Slave Not Detected Secondary IDE Master Not Detected Secondary IDE Slave Not Detected Third IDE Master Not Detected Fourth IDE Master Not Detected Options Disabled Compatible Enhanced Select Scre...

Page 102: ...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 Primary IDE Master Primary IDE...

Page 103: ...ameters are listed as follows Device Lists the device type e g hard disk CD ROM etc Type Indicates the type of devices a user can manually select Vendor Lists the device manufacturer Size List the sto...

Page 104: ...hannel 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 chan...

Page 105: ...program timing cycles between the IDE drive and the programmable IDE controller As the PIO mode increases the cycle time decreases Auto DEFAULT BIOS auto detects the PIO mode Use this value if the ID...

Page 106: ...WDMA2 Multi Word DMA mode 2 selected with a maximum data transfer rate of 16 6 MB s UDMA0 Ultra DMA mode 0 selected with a maximum data transfer rate of 16 6 MB s UDMA1 Ultra DMA mode 1 selected with...

Page 107: ...lows BIOS to use 32 bit data transfers on supported hard disk drives 5 3 3 Super IO Configuration Use the Super IO Configuration menu BIOS Menu 6 to set or change the configurations for the FDD contro...

Page 108: ...Address option to select the Serial Port 2 base address Disabled Port 2 disabled 2F8 IRQ3 DEFAULT I O address 2F8 and interrupt address IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 I O address 3E8 and interrupt address IRQ4 2E8 IR...

Page 109: ...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 bet...

Page 110: ...2E8 DEFAULT I O address 2E8 Serial Port4 IRQ 10 Use the Serial Port4 IRQ option to select the interrupt address for serial port 4 10 DEFAULT Interrupt address 10 Serial Port5 Address 2F0 Use the Seri...

Page 111: ...to select the base addresses for serial port 6 Disabled No I O address 3E8 I O address 3E8 2E8 I O address 2E8 2F0 I O address 2F0 2E0 DEFAULT I O address 2E0 Serial Port6 IRQ 10 Use the Serial Port6...

Page 112: ...V 1 05V 1 056 V 3 30V 3 344 V 5 00V 5 080 V 12 0V 11 776 V 1 50V 1 488 V 1 80V 1 904 V 5VSB 5 053 V VBAT 3 232 V Fan configuration mode setting Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to SubScreen F1 Gene...

Page 113: ...n cooled to the normal temperature range The fan will turn off if the temperature falls below this temperature Minimum Value 0 C Maximum Value 127 C CPU Temperature Limit of Start 020 WARNING CPU fail...

Page 114: ...0 5 PWM 1 PWM 2 PWM 4 PWM 8 PWM 15 PWM 5 3 5 AHCI Configuration NOTE Advanced Host Controller Interface AHCI is a new programming interface for SATA host controllers AHCI systems do not have master sl...

Page 115: ...creen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 61 Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 8 AHCI Configuration AHCI Port n Not Detected Use the AHCI Port n BIOS option to check wha...

Page 116: ...type of drive connected to SATA drive connector n S M A R T Enabled Use the S M A R T option to enable S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology on the drive connected to SATA drive...

Page 117: ...ess Disabled Use the Remote Access option to enable or disable access to the remote functionalities of the system Disabled DEFAULT Remote access is disabled Enabled Remote access configuration options...

Page 118: ...Use the Serial Port Mode option to select baud rate through which the console redirection is made The following configuration options are available 115200 8 n 1 DEFAULT 57600 8 n 1 38400 8 n 1 19200 8...

Page 119: ...ion information and configure the USB settings BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPNP Boot Security Chipset Exit USB Configuration Module Version 2 24 3 13 4 USB Devices Enabled None USB Functions En...

Page 120: ...y 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...

Page 121: ...nd Exit ESC Exit v02 61 Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 12 APM Configuration Power Supply Mode AT Use the Power Supply Mode BIOS option to select the power supply that is connect...

Page 122: ...MA Channel 7 Available Reserved Memory Size Disabled Available Specified IRQ is available to be used by the PCI PnP devices Reserved Specified IRQ is reserved for use by legacy ISA devices Select Scre...

Page 123: ...is reserved for use by Legacy ISA devices Available DMA Channels are DM Channel 0 DM Channel 1 DM Channel 3 DM Channel 5 DM Channel 6 DM Channel 7 Reserved Memory Size Disabled Use the Reserved Memory...

Page 124: ...erican Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 14 Boot 5 5 1 Boot Settings Configuration Use the Boot Settings Configuration menu to configure advanced system boot options BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPNP Boo...

Page 125: ...OM Display Mode Force BIOS Use the AddOn ROM Display Mode option to allow add on ROM read only memory messages to be displayed Force BIOS DEFAULT The system forces third party BIOS to display during s...

Page 126: ...DEFAULT 5 5 2 Boot Device Priority Use the Boot Device Priority menu BIOS Menu 16 to specify the boot sequence from the available devices The drive sequence also depends on the boot sequence in the in...

Page 127: ...Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 61 Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 17 Hard Disk Drives 5 5 4 Removable Drives Use the Removable Drives menu BIOS Menu 18 to specify the boot sequence o...

Page 128: ...Select Item Enter Go to SubScreen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 61 Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 19 CD DVD Drives 5 6 Security Use the Security menu to set sys...

Page 129: ...isor Password Change User Password Use the Change 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...

Page 130: ...tion menu BIOS Menu 22 to configure the Northbridge chipset BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPNP Boot Security Chipset Exit Northbridge Configuration Memory Hole Disabled Boot Graphic Adapter Prior...

Page 131: ...used PCI IGD The PCI slot is checked for a graphics card first if none is available then the built in graphics devices are checked Internal Graphics Mode Select Enable 32 MB Use the Internal Graphic...

Page 132: ...d Exit ESC Exit v02 61 Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 23 Southbridge Chipset Configuration HDA Controller Enabled Use the HDA Controller option to enable or disable the High Def...

Page 133: ...t Discard Changes and Exit Discard Changes Load Optimal Defaults Load Failsafe Defaults Exit system setup after saving the changes F10 key can be used for this operation Select Screen Select Item Ente...

Page 134: ...oad 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...

Page 135: ...NOVA GM45A Motherboard Page 123 Appendix A A BIOS Options...

Page 136: ...o 93 S M A R T Auto 95 32Bit Data Transfer Enabled 95 Serial Port1 Address 3F8 IRQ4 96 Serial Port2 Address 2F8 IRQ3 96 Parallel Port Address 378 96 Parallel Port Mode Normal 96 Parallel Port IRQ IRQ7...

Page 137: ...HiSpeed 108 Power Supply Mode AT 109 IRQ Available 110 DMA Channel Available 111 Reserved Memory Size Disabled 111 Quick Boot Enabled 113 Quiet Boot Disabled 113 AddOn ROM Display Mode Force BIOS 113...

Page 138: ...NOVA GM45A Motherboard Page 126 Load Optimal Defaults 122 Load Failsafe Defaults 122...

Page 139: ...NOVA GM45A Motherboard Page 127 Appendix B B Terminology...

Page 140: ...a binary 0 while a high amplitude signal represents a binary 1 BIOS 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 use...

Page 141: ...dStep Technology EIST allows users to modify the power consumption levels and processor performance through application software The application software changes the bus to core frequency ratio and th...

Page 142: ...ransfers between storage devices and the computer chipsets The SATA bus has transfer speeds up to 1 5 Gbps and the SATA II bus has data transfer speeds of up to 3 0 Gbps S M A R T Self Monitoring Anal...

Page 143: ...NOVA GM45A Motherboard Page 131 Appendix C C Watchdog Timer...

Page 144: ...5H 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 C 1 AH 6FH Sub function Call sub...

Page 145: ...s not deactivated the system will automatically restart after the Timer has finished its countdown EXAMPLE PROGRAM INITIAL TIMER PERIOD COUNTER W_LOOP MOV AX 6F02H setting the time out value MOV BL 30...

Page 146: ...NOVA GM45A Motherboard Page 134 Appendix D D Compatibility...

Page 147: ...t Windows XP with SP2 64 bit Microsoft Server 2008 32 bit Microsoft Server 2008 64 bit Chinese version Microsoft Server 2003 32 bit Microsoft Server 2003 64 bit Chinese version Microsoft Windows 2000...

Page 148: ...75 2 00 GHz 667 MHz 65 nm D 3 Compatible Memory Modules NOTE The memory modules listed below have been tested on the NOVA GM45A other memory modules that comply with the specifications may also work o...

Page 149: ...TT 1 0 GB 667 MHz UMAX DA6701GP5 63BHt 1 0 GB 667 MHz A DATA M20AD5G3H344611C52 512 MB 667 MHz A DATA AD29608A8A 3EG 1 0 GB 667 MHz A DATA M2OAD6G314430Q1E52 1 0 GB 800 MHz CORSAIR VS1GB667D2 1 0 GB 6...

Page 150: ...NOVA GM45A Motherboard Page 138 Appendix E E Hazardous Materials Disclosure...

Page 151: ...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 Pe...

Page 152: ...t Board X O O O O X Metal Fasteners X O O O O O Cable Assembly X O O O O X Fan Assembly X O O O O X Power Supply Assemblies X O O O O X Battery O O O O O O O This toxic or hazardous substance is conta...

Page 153: ...NOVA GM45A Motherboard Page 141 RoHS RoHS Pb Hg Cd CR VI PBB PBDE X O O O O X X O O O O X X O O O O X X O O O O O X O O O O X X O O O O X X O O O O X O O O O O O O SJ T11363 2006 X SJ T11363 2006...

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