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PICOe-GM45A Half-Size CPU Card

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PICOe-GM45A CPU Card

MODEL:

PICOe-GM45A

Half-size PCIe CPU Card Supports Intel® Core™ 2 Duo CPU,

VGA/LVDS/HDTV-out, Dual GbE, USB 2.0 and Four SATA II

Rev. 1.00 25 November, 2008

User Manual

Summary of Contents for PICOe-GM45A

Page 1: ...A Half Size CPU Card Page 1 PICOe GM45A CPU Card MODEL PICOe GM45A Half size PCIe CPU Card Supports Intel Core 2 Duo CPU VGA LVDS HDTV out Dual GbE USB 2 0 and Four SATA II Rev 1 00 25 November 2008 U...

Page 2: ...PICOe GM45A Half Size CPU Card Page 2 Revision Date Version Changes 25 November 2008 1 00 Initial release...

Page 3: ...ages 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 Al...

Page 4: ...lure to adhere to warning messages may result in permanent damage to the PICOe GM45A or personal injury to the user Please take warning messages seriously CAUTION Cautionary messages should also be he...

Page 5: ...s contained therein can help avoid making mistakes Notes are easy to recognize The word note is written as NOTE both capitalized and bold and is followed by text The text is the cautionary message A n...

Page 6: ...om or contact an IEI sales representative directly To contact an IEI sales representative please send an email to 0sales iei com tw The items listed below should all be included in the PICOe GM45A pac...

Page 7: ...M45APROCESSOR 403H30 14H2 3 1 Overview 404H30 15H2 3 2 Features 405H30 16H2 3 3 Front Side Bus FSB 406H31 17H2 4 INTEL GM45 NORTHBRIDGE CHIPSET 407H32 18H2 4 1 Intel GM45 Overview 408H32 19H2 4 2 Inte...

Page 8: ...Super I O Parallel Port 433H42 44H2 7 PCIE BUS COMPONENTS 434H42 45H2 7 1 PCIe Bus Overview 435H42 46H2 7 2 Intel ICH9M PCIe Bus Overview 436H42 47H2 7 3 PCIe x4 Interface Goldfinger 437H43 48H2 7 4 I...

Page 9: ...Drive Connectors 467H68 78H4 2 13 Serial Port Connectors COM 1 and COM 2 468H69 79H4 2 14 SDVO Connector 469H70 80H4 2 15 SPI Flash Connector 470H72 81H4 2 16 TV Out Connector 471H73 82H4 2 17 USB Co...

Page 10: ...2H5 7 4 USB Cable Dual Port with Slot Bracket 502H100 113H5 7 5 Parallel Port Cable without Bracket 503H101 114H5 7 6 Dual RS 232 Cable with Slot Bracket 504H103 115H5 8 EXTERNAL PERIPHERAL INTERFACE...

Page 11: ...6 146H6 7 1 1 Video Function Configuration 536H147 147H6 7 2 SouthBridge Configuration 537H148 148H6 8 EXIT 538H150 149H7 SOFTWARE DRIVERS 539H152 150H7 1 AVAILABLE SOFTWARE DRIVERS 540H153 151H7 2 ST...

Page 12: ...168HE 3 MEMORY ADDRESS MAP 558H191 169HF COMPATIBILITY 559H192 170HF 1 COMPATIBLE OPERATING SYSTEMS 560H193 171HF 2 COMPATIBLE PROCESSORS 561H193 172HF 3 COMPATIBLE MEMORY MODULES 562H194 173HG HAZARD...

Page 13: ...39 188HFigure 2 11 Onboard USB Implementation 578H40 189HFigure 2 12 Super I O 579H40 190HFigure 2 13 PCIe x4 Golden Finger Connection 580H43 191HFigure 2 14 Ethernet Controllers 581H44 192HFigure 4 1...

Page 14: ...216HFigure 5 2 Lock the CPU Socket Retention Screw 606H85 217HFigure 5 3 Cooling Kit Support Bracket 607H86 218HFigure 5 4 Installing a DIMM 608H87 219HFigure 5 5 Jumper Locations 609H88 220HFigure 5...

Page 15: ...H161 247HFigure 7 12 VGA Driver License Agreement 637H162 248HFigure 7 13 VGA Driver Read Me File 638H162 249HFigure 7 14 VGA Driver Setup Operations 639H163 250HFigure 7 15 VGA Driver Installation Fi...

Page 16: ...pin 662H63 273HTable 4 10 Infrared Connector Pinouts 663H64 274HTable 4 11 Keyboard Mouse Connector Pinouts 664H65 275HTable 4 12 LVDS LCD Port Connector Pinouts 665H66 276HTable 4 13 Parallel Port C...

Page 17: ...ttings 680H91 291HTable 5 4 LVDS Panel Resolution Jumper Settings 681H92 292HTable 5 5 LVDS Voltage Selection Jumper Settings 682H93 293HTable 5 6 PCIe Status Select Jumper Settings 683H94 294HTable 5...

Page 18: ...onfiguration 693H130 304HMenu 9 AHCI Port n Configuration Menu 694H131 305HMenu 10 Remote Access Configuration Advanced 695H132 306HMenu 11 USB Configuration 696H135 307HMenu 12 Power Configuration 69...

Page 19: ...PICOe GM45A Half Size CPU Card Page 19 1 Introduction Chapter 1...

Page 20: ...buffered DDR2 SDRAM DIMM are supported by the Intel GM45 graphics memory controller hub GMCH The Intel GM45 GMCH also supports 18 bit or 24 bit dual channel LVDS analog CRT and HDTV output The integr...

Page 21: ...A Overview Photo The PICOe GM45A has a wide variety of peripheral interface connectors 746H707HFigure 1 2 is a labeled photo of the peripheral interface connectors on the PICOe GM45A Figure 1 2 PICOe...

Page 22: ...supply enable connector 1 x Audio connector 1 x Backlight inverter connector 1 x CPU power connector 1 x Digital input output DIO connector 2 x DDR2 DIMM sockets 1 x Fan connector 1 x Front panel conn...

Page 23: ...ower selection Clear CMOS LVDS voltage selection LVDS panel resolution selection PCIe interface setup 1 2 3 Technical Specifications PICOe GM45A technical specifications are listed in 747H709HTable 1...

Page 24: ...external connector SATA Four 3 0 Gbps SATA II drives supported Keyboard mouse One external PS 2 connector One 6 pin header Parallel Port One 26 pin parallel port connector Digital I O One 8 bit digita...

Page 25: ...PICOe GM45A Half Size CPU Card Page 25 Temperature 0 C 60 C 32 F 140 F Humidity operating 5 95 non condensing Dimensions LxW 185 mm x 122 mm Weight GW NW 1000g 171g Table 1 1 Technical Specifications...

Page 26: ...PICOe GM45A Half Size CPU Card Page 26 2 Detailed Specifications Chapter 2...

Page 27: ...PICOe GM45A Half Size CPU Card Page 27 2 1 Dimensions 2 1 1 Board Dimensions The dimensions of the board are listed below Length 185 mm Width 122 mm Figure 2 1 PICOe GM45A Dimensions mm...

Page 28: ...rface connector panel dimensions are shown in 748H710HFigure 2 2 Figure 2 2 External Interface Panel Dimensions mm 2 2 Data Flow 749H711HFigure 2 3 shows the data flow between the two on board chipset...

Page 29: ...PICOe GM45A Half Size CPU Card Page 29 Figure 2 3 Data Flow Block Diagram...

Page 30: ...0 MHz or 1066 MHz FSB and has a 6 MB max L2 cache The processor is shown in 712HFigure 2 4 below Figure 2 4 Embedded Processor 2 3 2 Features Some of the features of the Intel Core 2 Duo processor Pen...

Page 31: ...Supports Enhanced Intel Virtualization Technology VT d1 Intel Trusted Execution Technology Enhanced Multi Threaded Thermal Management EMTTM Supports PSI2 functionality Intel Deep Power Down State C6 2...

Page 32: ...be installed on the PICOe GM45A Do not install DDR memory modules If a DDR memory module is installed on the PICOe GM45A the PICOe GM45A may be irreparably damaged There are two 240 pin DDR2 DIMM sock...

Page 33: ...g features Intel Gen 5 0 integrated graphics engine 533 MHz core render clock at 1 05 V core voltage Supports TV Out LVDS CRT and SDVO Dynamic Video Memory Technology DVMT 5 0 Video Capture via x1 con...

Page 34: ...t for CRT Hot Plug 2 4 3 2 LVDS Interface The LVDS interface is connected directly to the LVDS connector on the board 716HFigure 2 7 Some of the features of the LVDS interface include 25 MHz to 112 MH...

Page 35: ...DVI 1 0 support for external digital monitor o Only Downstream HDCP support o Supports TV and DVD formats o Display hot plug support 2 5 Intel ICH9M Southbridge Chipset 2 5 1 Intel ICH9M Overview The...

Page 36: ...io Supports Intel Matrix Storage Technology Supports Intel Active Management Technology Supports Intel Virtualization Technology Contains Low Pin Count LPC interface Supports Firmware Hub FWH interfac...

Page 37: ...The PCI interface on the ICH9M is compliant with the PCI Revision 2 3 implementation Some of the features of the PCI interface are listed below PCI Revision 2 3 compliant 33 MHz 5V tolerant PCI signa...

Page 38: ...backed RAM is provided by the Motorola MC146818A real time clock RTC integrated into the ICH9M The RTC operates on a 3V battery and 32 768KHz crystal The RTC keeps track of the time and stores system...

Page 39: ...bus 2 5 9 Intel ICH9M USB Controller Up to seven high speed full speed or low speed USB devices are supported by the ICH9M on the PICOe GM45A High speed USB 2 0 with data transfers of up to 480MB s i...

Page 40: ...ze CPU Card Page 40 Figure 2 11 Onboard USB Implementation 2 6 LPC Bus Components 2 6 1 iTE IT8718F Super I O Chipset The iTE IT8718F Super I O chipset is connected to the ICH9M through the LPC bus Fi...

Page 41: ...Specification Rev 1 0 The LPC interface supports both LDRQ and SERIRQ protocols as well as PCI PME interfaces 2 6 1 2 Super I O 16C550 UARTs The onboard Super I O has two integrated 16C550 UARTs that...

Page 42: ...multiple keyboard power on events Supports mouse double click and or mouse move power on events 2 6 1 7 Super I O Parallel Port The multi mode high performance parallel port supports the bi directiona...

Page 43: ...is interfaced to one PCIe x4 expansion card or four PCIe x1 expansion cards on a compatible PICMG 1 3 backplane 2 7 4 Intel PC82574L PCIe Gigabit Ethernet GbE Controllers There are two Intel PC82574L...

Page 44: ...ture Optimized transmit Tx and receive Rx queues 32 KB configurable Rx and Tx first in first out FIFO IEEE 802 3x compliant flow control support with software controllable pause times and threshold va...

Page 45: ...hanced Hardware Monitor monitor the following voltages CPU Core 1 05V 3 30V 5 00V 12 0 V 1 5V 1 8V 5VSB VBAT The PICOe GM45A Super I O Enhanced Hardware Monitor also monitors the following fan speeds...

Page 46: ...CPU Heat sinks are also mounted on the Northbridge and Southbridge chipsets to ensure the operating temperature of these chips remain low 2 8 3 Power Consumption 762H723HTable 2 1 shows the power con...

Page 47: ...PICOe GM45A Half Size CPU Card Page 47 3 Unpacking Chapter 3...

Page 48: ...stband can help to prevent ESD from damaging the board Self grounding Before handling the board touch any grounded conducting material During the time the board is handled frequently touch any conduct...

Page 49: ...e GM45A was purchased from or contact an IEI sales representative directly by sending an email to 326H317Hsales iei com tw 3 3 1 Package Contents The PICOe GM45A is shipped with the following componen...

Page 50: ...33100 000033 RS 1 Utility CD 1 Quick Installation Guide 3 3 2 Optional Items The PICOe GM45A is shipped with the following components Item and Part Number Image CPU cooler P N CF 479B RS LPT cable w o...

Page 51: ...PICOe GM45A Half Size CPU Card Page 51 AT 12V Cable P N 32100 087100 RS...

Page 52: ...PICOe GM45A Half Size CPU Card Page 52 4 Connectors Chapter 4...

Page 53: ...Section 727H4 2 766Hlists all the peripheral interface connectors seen in Section 728H4 1 1 4 1 1 PICOe GM45A Layout 768H729HFigure 4 1 shows the on board peripheral connectors rear panel peripheral c...

Page 54: ...iled descriptions of these connectors can be found below Connector Type Label Audio connector 9 pin header J_AUDIO1 ATX power control connector 3 pin wafer ATXCTL1 Backlight inverter connectors 5 pin...

Page 55: ...ATA SATA drive connectors 7 pin SATA S_ATA2 Serial ATA SATA drive connectors 7 pin SATA S_ATA3 Serial ATA SATA drive connectors 7 pin SATA S_ATA4 SDVO connector solder side 48 pin crimp SDVO1 RS 232...

Page 56: ...eral Connectors Internal peripheral connectors are found on the CPU card and are only accessible when the CPU card is outside of the chassis This section has complete descriptions of all the internal...

Page 57: ...e 4 3 ATX Power Supply Enable Connector Pinouts 4 2 2 Audio Connector 9 pin CN Label J_AUDIO1 CN Type 9 pin header 2x5 CN Location See 737HFigure 4 4 CN Pinouts See 738HTable 4 4 The 9 pin audio conne...

Page 58: ...UT 4 SB_SPKR 5 HDA_SDIN0 6 HDA_RST 7 VCC 8 GND 9 12V Table 4 4 Audio Connector Pinouts 9 pin 4 2 3 Backlight Inverter Connector CN Label INVERTER1 CN Type 5 pin wafer 1x5 CN Location See 739HFigure 4...

Page 59: ...DESCRIPTION 1 LCD Backlight Control 2 GROUND 3 12V 4 GROUND 5 BACKLIGHT Enable Table 4 5 Panel Backlight Connector Pinouts 4 2 4 CPU 12V Power Connector CN Label CPU12V1 CN Type 4 pin headers 1x4 CN L...

Page 60: ...GND 2 GND 3 12V 4 12V Table 4 6 CPU 12V Power Connector Pinouts 4 2 5 Digital Input Output DIO Connector CN Label DIO1 CN Type 10 pin header 2x5 CN Location See 743HFigure 4 7 CN Pinouts See 744HTabl...

Page 61: ...Connector Connector Pinouts 4 2 6 Fan Connector CN Label CPU_FAN1 CN Type 4 pin wafer CN Location See 777H745HFigure 4 8 CN Pinouts See 778H746HTable 4 8 The cooling fan connector provides a 12V 500m...

Page 62: ...ol Table 4 8 12V Fan Connector Pinouts 4 2 7 Front Panel Connector CN Label F_PANEL1 CN Type 8 pin header 2x4 CN Location See 747HFigure 4 9 CN Pinouts See 748HTable 4 9 The front panel connector conn...

Page 63: ...tton 3 PWR_BTN Power LED 4 PWR_LED 5 HDD_LED 6 RESET HDD LED 7 HDD_LED Reset 8 RESET Table 4 9 Front Panel Connector Pinouts 8 pin 4 2 8 Infrared Interface Connector CN Label IR1 CN Type 5 pin header...

Page 64: ...GND 5 IR TX Table 4 10 Infrared Connector Pinouts 4 2 9 Keyboard Mouse Connector CN Label KB_MS1 CN Type 6 pin wafer 1x6 CN Location See 751HFigure 4 11 CN Pinouts See 752HTable 4 11 The keyboard and...

Page 65: ...MS CLK 4 KB DATA 5 KB CLK 6 GROUND Table 4 11 Keyboard Mouse Connector Pinouts 4 2 10 LVDS LCD Connector CN Label LVDS1 CN Type 30 pin crimp 3x10 CN Location See 789H753HFigure 4 12 CN Pinouts See 79...

Page 66: ...PIN NO DESCRIPTION 1 GND 2 GND 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 2...

Page 67: ...26 pin parallel port connector connects to a parallel port connector interface or some other parallel port device such as a printer Figure 4 13 Parallel Port Connector Location PIN NO DESCRIPTION PIN...

Page 68: ...Parallel Port Connector Pinouts 4 2 12 SATA Drive Connectors CN Label S_ATA1 S_ATA2 S_ATA3 and S_ATA4 CN Type 7 pin SATA drive connectors CN Location See 793H757HFigure 4 14 CN Pinouts See 794H758HTab...

Page 69: ...ectors COM 1 and COM 2 CN Label COM1 and COM2 CN Type 10 pin header 2x5 CN Location See 795H759HFigure 4 15 CN Pinouts See 796H760HTable 4 15 The 10 pin serial port connector provides a second RS 232...

Page 70: ...RI 5 GND 10 NC Table 4 15 COM Connector Pinouts 4 2 14 SDVO Connector CN Label SDVO1 CN Type 47 pin connector 1x47 CN Location See 761HFigure 4 12 CN Pinouts See 762HTable 4 12 The 47 pin SDVO Serial...

Page 71: ...ND 31 GROUND 8 SDVOB_CLK 32 SDVO1_STALL 9 SDVOB_ CLK 33 SDVO1_STALL 10 GROUND 34 GROUND 11 SDVOB_GREEN 35 SDVO_TVCLKIN 12 SDVOB_GREEN 36 SDVO_TVCLKIN 13 GROUND 37 GROUND 14 SDVOC_INT 38 SDVO_CLK 15 SD...

Page 72: ...ype 8 pin header 2x4 CN Location See 763HFigure 4 17 CN Pinouts See 764HTable 4 17 The 8 pin SPI Flash connector is used for the BIOS Figure 4 17 SPI Flash Connector Pinouts PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRI...

Page 73: ...2x3 pin TV out connector connects to a TV output by using an S Video or RCA connector The TV out connector makes displaying media data on a television easier Figure 4 18 TV Connector Pinout Locations...

Page 74: ...USB pin connectors each provide connectivity to two USB 1 1 or two USB 2 0 ports Each USB connector can support two USB devices Additional external USB ports are found on the rear panel The USB ports...

Page 75: ...s of the following 2 x RJ 45 LAN connectors 1 x PS 2 connector 1 x USB connector 1 x VGA connector Figure 4 20 PICOe GM45A External Peripheral Interface Connector 4 3 1 Keyboard Mouse Connector CN Lab...

Page 76: ...Figure 4 20 CN Pinouts See 809H774HTable 4 21 The PICOe GM45A is equipped with two built in RJ 45 Ethernet controllers The controllers can connect to the LAN through two RJ 45 LAN connectors There are...

Page 77: ...linked See 810H775HTable 4 22 STATUS DESCRIPTION STATUS DESCRIPTION GREEN Activity YELLOW Linked Table 4 22 RJ 45 Ethernet Connector LEDs 4 3 3 USB Connectors CN Label USB_C1 CN Type USB port CN Locat...

Page 78: ...817H779HFigure 4 23 and 818H780HTable 4 24 The PICOe GM45A has a single 15 pin female connector for connectivity to standard display devices Figure 4 23 VGA Connector PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION...

Page 79: ...PICOe GM45A Half Size CPU Card Page 79 5 Installation Chapter 5...

Page 80: ...y other 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...

Page 81: ...described in this manual should be carefully followed in order to prevent damage to the PICOe GM45A PICOe GM45A components and injury to the user Before and during the installation please DO the follo...

Page 82: ...tion Checklist The following checklist is provided to ensure the PICOe GM45A is properly installed All the items in the packing list are present A compatible memory module is properly inserted into th...

Page 83: ...d fan is not properly installed and the system turned on permanent damage to the CPU PICOe GM45A and other electronic components attached to the system may be incurred Running a CPU without a cooling...

Page 84: ...se a screwdriver to unlock the screw See 781HFigure 5 1 Figure 5 1 Make sure the CPU socket retention screw is unlocked Step 2 Inspect the CPU socket Make sure there are no bent pins and make sure the...

Page 85: ...Step 7 Lock the retention screw Rotate the retention screw into the locked position See 783HFigure 5 2 Step 0 Figure 5 2 Lock the CPU Socket Retention Screw 5 4 2 Socket P Cooling Kit Installation An...

Page 86: ...r retention screws from the front of the CPU card Figure 5 3 Cooling Kit Support Bracket Step 2 Open the lever at the top of the heat sink Lift the lever at the top of the cooling kit to loosen the co...

Page 87: ...2 To install a DIMM into a DIMM socket please follow the steps below and refer to 784HFigure 5 4 Figure 5 4 Installing a DIMM Step 1 Open the DIMM socket handles The DIMM socket has two handles that s...

Page 88: ...three metal pins and a small metal clip often protected by a plastic cover that slides over the pins to connect them To CLOSE SHORT a jumper means connecting the pins of the jumper with the plastic cl...

Page 89: ...Power Select jumper specifies the systems power mode as AT or ATX Use a jumper cap to short pin 1 pin 2 on the ATXCTL1 connector to enable the AT Power mode on the system In the ATX mode use the PS_ON...

Page 90: ...s the system BIOS information To do this use the jumper cap to close pins 2 and 3 for a few seconds then reinstall the jumper clip back to pins 1 and 2 If the CMOS Settings Wrong message is displayed...

Page 91: ...ure 5 7 Clear CMOS Jumper 5 5 3 LVDS Panel Resolution Jumper Jumper Label JP1 Jumper Type 8 pin header Jumper Settings See 797HTable 5 4 Jumper Location See 798HFigure 5 8 The LVDS Panel Resolution ju...

Page 92: ...68 18 bit Short 7 8 1280 x 800 18 bit Short 1 2 7 8 1366 x 768 24 bit Short 3 4 7 8 1440 x 900 36 bit Short 1 2 3 4 7 8 1440 x 900 48 bit Short 5 6 7 8 1680 x 1050 48 bit Short 1 2 5 6 7 8 1920 x 1080...

Page 93: ...LVDS1 Jumper Type 3 pin header Jumper Settings See 801HTable 5 5 Jumper Location See 802HFigure 5 9 The LVDS Voltage Selection jumpers allow the LVDS screen voltages to be set J_VLVDS1 sets the voltag...

Page 94: ...s See 805HTable 5 6 Jumper Location See 806HFigure 5 10 The PCIe Status Select jumper allows the PCIe status to be configured The PCIe Status Select jumper settings are shown in 807HTable 5 5 PCIe Sta...

Page 95: ...PICOe GM45A 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 fa...

Page 96: ...the corresponding socket on the backplane To do this please refer to the reference material that came with the backplane Next secure the CPU card to the chassis To do this please refer to the referenc...

Page 97: ...dio jack Mic In connects to a microphone The remaining four audio jacks Line In Front Out Rear Out and Center Subwoofer connect to speakers To install the audio kit please refer to the steps below Ste...

Page 98: ...e driver If the 7 1 channel audio kit is used the ALC883 Realtek codec driver must be installed Refer to Chapter 7 for driver installation instructions Step 0 5 7 3 SATA Drive Connection The PICOe GM4...

Page 99: ...nnection Step 3 Connect the cable to the SATA disk Connect the connector on the other end of the cable to the connector at the back of the SATA drive See 853H812HFigure 5 13 Step 4 Connect the SATA po...

Page 100: ...locations of the USB connectors are shown in Chapter 3 WARNING If the USB pins are not properly aligned the USB device can burn out Step 2 Align the connectors The cable has two connectors Correctly...

Page 101: ...s Step 0 5 7 5 Parallel Port Cable without Bracket The optional parallel port LPT cable respectively connects the on board LPT 26 pin box header to an external LPT device like a printer The cable comp...

Page 102: ...ader connector on the PICOe GM45A connect the cable connector to the on board connector See 816HFigure 5 15 Figure 5 15 LPT Cable Connection Step 4 Attach the LPT connector to the chassis To secure th...

Page 103: ...attached to a D sub 9 male connector that is mounted onto a slot To install the dual RS 232 cable please follow the steps below Step 1 Locate the connectors The locations of the RS 232 connectors are...

Page 104: ...l that came with the chassisStep 0 5 8 External Peripheral Interface Connection The following external peripheral devices can be connected to the external peripheral interface connectors RJ 45 Etherne...

Page 105: ...the LAN cable with one of the RJ 45 connectors on the PICOe GM45A See 858H819HFigure 5 18 Figure 5 18 LAN Connection Step 3 Insert the LAN cable RJ 45 connector Once aligned gently insert the LAN cabl...

Page 106: ...ctor Step 3 Connect the keyboard and mouse Connect the keyboard and mouse to the appropriate connector The keyboard and mouse connectors can be distinguished from each other by looking at the small gr...

Page 107: ...ingle female DB 15 connector on the external peripheral interface panel The DB 15 connector is connected to a CRT or VGA monitor To connect a monitor to the PICOe GM45A please follow the instructions...

Page 108: ...een into the female connector on the PICOe GM45A See 863H822HFigure 5 21 Figure 5 21 VGA Connector Step 4 Secure the connector Secure the DB 15 VGA connector from the VGA monitor to the external inter...

Page 109: ...PICOe GM45A Half Size CPU Card Page 109 6 BIOS Screens Chapter 6...

Page 110: ...message appears on the screen 0 If the message disappears before the DELETE key is pressed restart the computer and try again 6 1 2 Using Setup Use the arrow keys to highlight items press ENTER to se...

Page 111: ...eboot After Configuration Changes If the computer cannot boot after changes to the system configuration is made CMOS defaults Use the jumper described in Chapter 5 6 1 5 BIOS Menu Bar The menu bar on...

Page 112: ...components The fields in System Overview cannot be changed The items shown in the system overview include AMI BIOS Displays auto detected BIOS information o Version Current BIOS version o Build Date...

Page 113: ...nfigure the CPU and peripheral devices through the following sub menus WARNING Setting the wrong values in the sections below may cause the system to malfunction Make sure that the settings made are c...

Page 114: ...Half Size CPU Card Page 114 BIOS Menu 2 Advanced 6 3 1 CPU Configuration Use the CPU Configuration menu 873H834HBIOS Menu 3 to view detailed CPU specifications and configure the CPU BIOS Menu 3 CPU Co...

Page 115: ...ssing speed FSB Speed Lists the FSB speed Cache L1 Lists the CPU L1 cache size Cache L2 Lists the CPU L2 cache size 6 3 2 IDE Configuration Use the IDE Configuration menu 875H836HBIOS Menu 4 to change...

Page 116: ...es Some legacy OS do not support this mode Configure SATA as IDE Use the Configure SATA as option to configure SATA devices as normal IDE devices IDE DEFAULT Configures SATA devices as normal IDE devi...

Page 117: ...in the IDE Configuration menu Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave Secondary IDE Master Secondary IDE Slave Third IDE Master Fourth IDE Master The IDE Configuration menu 876H837HBIOS Menu 4 allows cha...

Page 118: ...The grayed out items in the left frame are IDE disk drive parameters automatically detected from the firmware of the selected IDE disk drive The drive parameters are listed as follows Device Lists th...

Page 119: ...supported 32Bit Data Transfer Enables 32 bit data transfer Type Auto Use the Type BIOS option select the type of device the AMIBIOS attempts to boot from after the Power On Self Test POST is complete...

Page 120: ...the Block Multi Sector Transfer to disable or enable BIOS to auto detect if the device supports multi sector transfers Disabled BIOS is prevented from using Multi Sector Transfer on the specified cha...

Page 121: ...manufactured after 1999 For other disk drives such as IDE CD ROM drives check the specifications of the drive DMA Mode Auto Use the DMA Mode BIOS selection to adjust the DMA mode options Auto DEFAULT...

Page 122: ...a DMA mode 4 selected with a maximum data transfer rate of 66 6MBps To use this mode it is required that an 80 conductor ATA cable is used UDMA5 Ultra DMA mode 5 selected with a maximum data transfer...

Page 123: ...IOS to use 32 bit data transfers on supported hard disk drives 6 3 3 Super IO Configuration Use the Super IO Configuration menu 878H839HBIOS Menu 6 to set or change the configurations for the FDD cont...

Page 124: ...rmal DEFAULT Serial Port 1 mode is normal IrDA Serial Port 1 mode is IrDA ASK IR Serial Port 1 mode is ASK IR Serial Port2 Address 2F8 IRQ3 Use the Serial Port2 Address option to select the Serial Por...

Page 125: ...s 3BC Parallel Port Mode Normal Use the Parallel Port Mode option to select the mode the parallel port operates in Normal DEFAULT The normal parallel port mode is the standard mode for parallel port o...

Page 126: ...Use the Parallel Port IRQ selection to set the parallel port interrupt address IRQ5 IRQ5 is assigned as the parallel port interrupt address IRQ7 DEFAULT IRQ7 is assigned as the parallel port interrupt...

Page 127: ...n be set CPU Temp Limit of OFF CPU Temp Limit of On CPU Fan Start PWM Slope PWM When the CPU FAN Mode Setting option is in the PWM Manual Mode the following parameters can be set CPU Fan PWM control C...

Page 128: ...rn on When the fan starts it rotates using the starting pulse width modulation PWM specified in the Fan 3 Start PWM option below To select a value select the CPU Temp Limit of On option and enter a de...

Page 129: ...ture A list of available options is shown below 0 125 PWM 0 25 PWM 0 5 PWM 1 PWM 2 PWM 4 PWM 8 PWM 15 PWM The following system parameters and values are shown The system parameters that are monitored...

Page 130: ...ter and hardware assisted native command queuing Use the AHCI Settings menu 841HBIOS Menu 8 to report on the auto detection of devices connected to the onboard SATA drive connectors BIOS Menu 8 AHCI C...

Page 131: ...on Menu SATA Port n Auto Use the SATA Port n option to enable the system to auto detect the 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...

Page 132: ...access parameters The Remote Access Configuration is an AMIBIOS feature and allows a remote host running a terminal program to display and configure the BIOS settings BIOS Menu 10 Remote Access Config...

Page 133: ...ccessed through COM1 COM2 System is remotely accessed through COM2 NOTE Make sure the selected COM port is enabled through the Super I O configuration menu Base Address IRQ 3F8h 4 The Base Address IRQ...

Page 134: ...specify when console redirection should occur Disabled The console is not redirected after POST Boot Loader Redirection is active during POST and during Boot Loader Always DEFAULT Redirection is alway...

Page 135: ...figuration information and configure the USB settings BIOS Menu 11 USB Configuration USB Functions Enabled Use the USB Function option to enable or disable the USB controllers Disabled USB controllers...

Page 136: ...this option is enabled any attached USB mouse or USB keyboard can control the system even when there is no USB driver loaded onto the system Disabled Legacy USB support disabled Enabled DEFAULT Legacy...

Page 137: ...figuration menu 880H845HBIOS Menu 12 configures the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI options BIOS Menu 12 Power Configuration 6 3 8 1 ACPI configuration The ACPI Configuration menu 880H...

Page 138: ...e BIOS option to specify the sleep state the system enters when it is not being used S1 POS DEFAULT System appears off The CPU is stopped RAM is refreshed the system is running in a low power mode S3...

Page 139: ...gs WARNING Setting wrong values for the BIOS selections in the PCIPnP BIOS menu may cause the system to malfunction BIOS Menu 14 PCI PnP Configuration IRQ Available Use the IRQ address to specify what...

Page 140: ...Q 14 IRQ 15 DMA Channel Available Use the DMA Channel option to assign a specific DMA channel to a particular PCI PnP device Available DEFAULT The specified DMA is available to be used by PCI PnP devi...

Page 141: ...mory that should be reserved for legacy ISA devices Disabled DEFAULT No memory block reserved for legacy ISA devices 16K 16KB reserved for legacy ISA devices 32K 32KB reserved for legacy ISA devices 6...

Page 142: ...Configuration Quick Boot Enabled Use the Quick Boot BIOS option to make the computer speed up the boot process Disabled No POST procedures are skipped Enabled DEFAULT Some POST procedures are skipped...

Page 143: ...m Lock BIOS option allows the Number Lock setting to be modified during boot up Off Does not enable the keyboard Number Lock automatically To use the 10 keys on the keyboard press the Number Lock key...

Page 144: ...hrough the LAN 6 6 Security Use the Security menu 888H849HBIOS Menu 17 to set system and user passwords BIOS Menu 17 Security Change Supervisor Password Use the Change Supervisor Password to set or ch...

Page 145: ...installed select this field and enter the password After the password has been added Install appears next to Change User Password 6 7 Chipset Use the Chipset menu 889H850HBIOS Menu 18 to access the N...

Page 146: ...e Disabled Use the Memory Hole option to reserve memory space between 15MB and 16MB for ISA expansion cards that require a specified area of memory to work properly If an older ISA expansion card is u...

Page 147: ...Graphic Mode Select option determines the amount of system memory that can be used by the Internal graphics device Disable Enable 32MB 32MB of memory used by internal graphics device Enable 64MB DEFA...

Page 148: ...l connected to the system Configuration options are listed below 640x480 18b 800x600 18b 1024x768 18b 1024x768 24b 1280x1024 48b 1600x1200 48b BY HARDWARE 6 7 2 SouthBridge Configuration The SouthBrid...

Page 149: ...led The on board audio controller is disabled Restore on AC Power Loss Power Off Use the Restore on AC Power Loss BIOS option to specify what state the system returns to if there is a sudden loss of p...

Page 150: ...it Use the Save Changes and Exit option to save the changes made to the BIOS options and to exit the BIOS configuration setup program Discard Changes and Exit Use the Discard Changes and Exit option t...

Page 151: ...n 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 Use the Load Failsafe Defaults option to load failsafe d...

Page 152: ...PICOe GM45A Half Size CPU Card Page 152 7 Software Drivers Chapter 7...

Page 153: ...site or contact technical support for the latest updates The following drivers can be installed on the system Chipset VGA LAN Audio Installation instructions are given below 7 2 Starting the Driver Pr...

Page 154: ...PICOe GM45A Half Size CPU Card Page 154 Figure 7 1 Start Up Screen Step 3 Click PICOe GM45A Step 4 The list of drivers in 855HFigure 7 2 appears Step 0 Figure 7 2 Drivers...

Page 155: ...1 Access the driver list shown in 856HFigure 7 2 See Section 857H7 2 Step 2 Click 1 NF and double click the infinst_auto1 exe setup file Step 3 The setup files are extracted as shown in 858HFigure 7 3...

Page 156: ...ze CPU Card Page 156 Figure 7 4 Chipset Driver Welcome Screen Step 5 Click Next to continue Step 6 The license agreement in 860HFigure 7 5 appears Step 7 Read the License Agreement Step 8 Click the Ye...

Page 157: ...157 Figure 7 5 Chipset Driver License Agreement Step 9 The Read Me file in 861HFigure 7 6 appears Step 10 Click Next to continue Figure 7 6 Chipset Driver Read Me File Step 11 Setup Operations are pe...

Page 158: ...Chipset Driver Setup Operations Step 12 Once the Setup Operations are complete click the Next icon to continue Step 13 The Finish screen appears Step 14 Select Yes I want to restart the computer now a...

Page 159: ...ation To install the VGA driver please do the following Step 1 Access the driver list shown in 864HFigure 7 2 See Section 865H7 2 Step 2 Click 2 VGA and choose a proper folder base on the system Doubl...

Page 160: ...ize CPU Card Page 160 Figure 7 9 VGA Driver Read Me File Step 5 The installation files are extracted See 867HFigure 7 10 Figure 7 10 VGA Driver Setup Files Extracted Step 6 The Welcome Screen in 868HF...

Page 161: ...ize CPU Card Page 161 Figure 7 11 VGA Driver Welcome Screen Step 7 Click Next to continue Step 8 The license agreement in 869HFigure 7 12 appears Step 9 Read the License Agreement Step 10 Click the Ye...

Page 162: ...ge 162 Figure 7 12 VGA Driver License Agreement Step 11 The Read Me file in 870HFigure 7 13 appears Step 12 Click Next to continue Figure 7 13 VGA Driver Read Me File Step 13 Setup Operations are perf...

Page 163: ...ions Step 14 Once the Setup Operations are complete click the Next icon to continue Step 15 The Finish screen appears Step 16 Select Yes I want to restart the computer now and click the Finish icon Se...

Page 164: ...ct 3 LAN from the list in 873HFigure 7 2 Step 2 Locate the PRO2KXP_v13_1_2 exe setup file and double click it Step 3 The License Agreement for the Intel 82573 appears See 874HFigure 7 16 Figure 7 16 I...

Page 165: ...4 File Location Select Step 6 Click NEXT to continue Step 7 The driver begins to extract the installation files See 876HFigure 7 18 Figure 7 18 Intel 82574 Installation Files Extraction Step 8 The Int...

Page 166: ...Intel PRO Network Connections window Step 9 Click INSTALL DRIVERS in 878HFigure 7 19 Step 10 The Intel PRO Network Connections Welcome screen in 879HFigure 7 20 appears Figure 7 20 Intel PRO Network...

Page 167: ...0HFigure 7 21 Figure 7 21 License Agreement Step 13 Accept the terms and conditions in 881HFigure 7 21 and click NEXT to continue Step 14 The Setup Type window in 882HFigure 7 22 appears Figure 7 22 S...

Page 168: ...d Click FINISH in the termination screen Step 0 7 6 Audio Driver Installation To install the chipset driver please do the following Step 1 Access the driver list shown in 885HFigure 7 2 See Section 88...

Page 169: ...PICOe GM45A Half Size CPU Card Page 169 Figure 7 24 Extract HD Audio Driver Installation Files Step 4 The Welcome screen in 888HFigure 7 25 appears...

Page 170: ...PICOe GM45A Half Size CPU Card Page 170 Figure 7 25 HD Audio Driver Welcome Screen Step 5 Click Next to continue Step 6 The system updates See 889HFigure 7 26...

Page 171: ...PICOe GM45A Half Size CPU Card Page 171 Figure 7 26 System Update Step 7 Follow the installation instructions until the HD Audio driver installation is complete Step 0...

Page 172: ...PICOe GM45A Half Size CPU Card Page 172 Step 1 A BIOS Menu Options Appendix A...

Page 173: ...Sector Transfer Auto 902H120 334H PIO Mode Auto 903H120 335H DMA Mode Auto 904H121 336H S M A R T Auto 905H122 337H 32Bit Data Transfer Enabled 906H123 338H Serial Port1 Address 3F8 IRQ4 907H123 339H...

Page 174: ...4H USB 2 0 Controller Enabled 933H135 365H Legacy USB Support Enabled 934H136 366H USB2 0 Controller Mode HiSpeed 935H136 367H Suspend Mode S1 POS 936H138 368H IRQ Available 937H139 369H DMA Channel A...

Page 175: ...ARE 951H148 383H HDA Controller Enabled 952H149 384H Restore on AC Power Loss Power Off 953H149 385H Save Changes and Exit 954H150 386H Discard Changes and Exit 955H150 387H Discard Changes 956H150 38...

Page 176: ...PICOe GM45A Half Size CPU Card Page 176 B Terminology Appendix B...

Page 177: ...able Media Device ARMD is any ATAPI device that supports removable media besides CD and DVD drives ASKIR Amplitude Shift Keyed Infrared ASKIR is a form of modulation that represents a digital signal b...

Page 178: ...egister level interface description for USB 2 0 Host Controllers FSB The Front Side Bus FSB is the bi directional communication channel between the processor and the Northbridge chipset GbE Gigabit Et...

Page 179: ...ss Memory RAM is a form of storage used in computer RAM is volatile memory so it loses its data when power is lost RAM has very fast data transfer rates compared to other storage like hard drives SATA...

Page 180: ...niversal Serial Bus USB is an external bus standard for interfacing devices USB 1 1 supports 12Mbps data transfer rates while USB 2 0 supports 480Mbps data transfer rates VGA The Video Graphics Array...

Page 181: ...PICOe GM45A Half Size CPU Card Page 181 C DIO Interface Appendix C...

Page 182: ...For further information please refer to the datasheet for the Winbond W83697HG Super I O chipset C 2 DIO Connector Pinouts The following table describes how the DIO connector pins are connected to th...

Page 183: ...digital I O input functions is listed below MOV AX 6F08H Sets the digital port as input INT 15H Initiates the INT 15H BIOS call C 3 2 Enable the DIO Output Function The BIOS interrupt call INT 15H con...

Page 184: ...PICOe GM45A Half Size CPU Card Page 184 D Watchdog Timer Appendix D...

Page 185: ...A BIOS function call INT 15H is used to control the Watchdog Timer INT 15H AH 6FH Sub function AL 2 Sets the Watchdog Timer s period BL Time out value Its unit second is dependent on the item Watchdo...

Page 186: ...the system resets Example program INITIAL TIMER PERIOD COUNTER W_LOOP MOV AX 6F02H setting the time out value MOV BL 30 time out value is 48 seconds INT 15H ADD THE APPLICATION PROGRAM HERE CMP EXIT_A...

Page 187: ...PICOe GM45A Half Size CPU Card Page 187 E Address Mapping Appendix E...

Page 188: ...PICOe GM45A Half Size CPU Card Page 188 E 1 I O Address Map...

Page 189: ...PICOe GM45A Half Size CPU Card Page 189 Table E 1 IO Address Map...

Page 190: ...PICOe GM45A Half Size CPU Card Page 190 E 2 IRQ Address Map Table E 2 IRQ Address Map...

Page 191: ...PICOe GM45A Half Size CPU Card Page 191 E 3 Memory Address Map...

Page 192: ...PICOe GM45A Half Size CPU Card Page 192 F Compatibility Appendix F...

Page 193: ...Microsoft Windows Vista Business 64 bit Microsoft Windows XP with SP2 Microsoft Windows 2000 with SP4 Fedora Core 8 Mandriva Linux 2008 F 2 Compatible Processors The following Socket P processors have...

Page 194: ...y tested on the PICOe GM45A Manufacturer Chip Model No Capacity Speed Kingston HY5PS12821CFP Y5 512 MB 800 MHz Kingston HY5PS12821B 512 MB 667 MHz Kingston E5108AJBG 8E E 1 0 GB 800 MHz Apacer AM4B570...

Page 195: ...PICOe GM45A Half Size CPU Card Page 195 G Hazardous Materials Disclosure Appendix G...

Page 196: ...the 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...

Page 197: ...rcuit 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 c...

Page 198: ...COe GM45A Half Size CPU Card Page 198 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 200...

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