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Disabled

No POST procedures are skipped

Enabled D

EFAULT

Some POST procedures are skipped to decrease

the system boot time

Quiet Boot [Disabled]

Use the

Quiet Boot

BIOS option to select the screen display when the system boots.

Disabled D

EFAULT

Normal POST messages displayed

Enabled

OEM Logo displayed instead of POST messages

AddOn ROM Display Mode [Force BIOS]

The

AddOn ROM Display Mode

option allows add-on ROM (read-only memory)

messages to be displayed.

Force BIOS

EFAULT

Allows the computer system to force a third party

BIOS to display during system boot.

Keep Current

Allows the computer system to display the

information during system boot.

Bootup Num-Lock [Off]

The

Bootup Num-Lock

BIOS option allows the Number Lock setting to be modified

during boot up.

Off D

EFAULT

Does not enable the keyboard Number Lock automatically. To

use the 10-keys on the keyboard, press the Number Lock key

located on the upper left-hand corner of the 10-key pad. The

Number Lock LED on the keyboard lights up when the Number

Lock is engaged.

Allows the Number Lock on the keyboard to be enabled

automatically when the computer system boots up. This allows

the immediate use of the 10-key numeric keypad located on

the right side of the keyboard. To confirm this, the Number

Summary of Contents for WAFER-945GSE2

Page 1: ...WAFER 945GSE2 User Manual Page i tiWAFER 945GSE2 WAFER 945GSE2 3 5 SBC with 1 6 GHz Intel Atom N270 VGA LVDS Dual GbE CFII USB SATA on board 1 GB Memory and PC 104 Rev 1 02 25 June 2009...

Page 2: ...WAFER 945GSE2 User Manual Page ii Revision Date Version Changes 25 June 2009 1 02 New photographs added 11 March 2009 1 01 Model name update 17 February 2009 1 00 Initial release...

Page 3: ...es 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...

Page 4: ...contact an IEI sales representative please send an email to sales iei com tw The items listed below should all be included in the WAFER 945GSE2 package 1 x WAFER 945GSE2 2 x SATA Cable P N 32000 06280...

Page 5: ...W 8 2 3 EMBEDDED WAFER 945GSE2 PROCESSOR 9 2 3 1 Overview 9 2 3 2 Features 9 2 3 3 Front Side Bus FSB 10 2 4 INTEL 945GSE NORTHBRIDGE CHIPSET 11 2 4 1 Intel 945GSE Overview 11 2 4 2 Intel 945GSE DDR2...

Page 6: ...r I O Keyboard Mouse Controller 25 2 7 ENVIRONMENTAL AND POWER SPECIFICATIONS 26 2 7 1 System Monitoring 26 2 7 2 Operating Temperature and Temperature Control 26 2 7 3 Power Consumption 27 3 UNPACKIN...

Page 7: ...COM2 RS 232 RS 422 or RS 485 51 4 3 17 USB Connectors Internal 52 4 4 EXTERNAL PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTOR PANEL 53 4 4 1 LAN Connectors 53 4 4 2 Serial Port Connector COM1 54 4 4 3 USB Connectors...

Page 8: ...77 5 7 1 LAN Connection Single Connector 78 5 7 2 Serial Device Connection 79 5 7 3 USB Connection Dual Connector 80 5 7 4 VGA Monitor Connection 80 6 BIOS SCREENS 82 6 1 INTRODUCTION 83 6 1 1 Startin...

Page 9: ...N 123 7 4 VGADRIVER INSTALLATION 127 7 5 LAN DRIVER INSTALLATION 131 7 6 AUDIO DRIVER INSTALLATION 134 7 6 1 AC 97 Driver Installation 134 7 7 INTEL MATRIX STORAGE MANAGER DRIVER INSTALLATION 137 7 8...

Page 10: ...ALS DISCLOSURE 172 G 1 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DISCLOSURE TABLE FOR IPB PRODUCTS CERTIFIED AS ROHS COMPLIANT UNDER 2002 95 EC WITHOUT MERCURY 173 H AC 97 AUDIO CODEC 176 H 1 INTRODUCTION 177 H 1 1 Accessi...

Page 11: ...111CP PCIe GbE Controllers 20 Figure 2 13 SATA Connectors 22 Figure 2 14 Onboard USB Implementation 23 Figure 2 15 Super I O 24 Figure 4 1 Connector and Jumper Locations Front Side 33 Figure 4 2 Conne...

Page 12: ...igure 5 5 Clear CMOS Jumper 66 Figure 5 6 COM 2 Function Select Jumper Location 67 Figure 5 7 LVDS Voltage Selection Jumper Pinout Locations 68 Figure 5 8 SATA Drive Cable Connection 70 Figure 5 9 SAT...

Page 13: ...on Welcome Screen 135 Figure 7 23 AC 97 Driver Installation Verification 136 Figure 7 24 AC 97 Driver Installation Complete 136 Figure 7 25 SATA RAID Driver Installation Program 137 Figure 7 26 SATA R...

Page 14: ...WAFER 945GSE2 User Manual Page xiv Figure 7 42 iSMM InstallShield Wizard Complete 148 Figure 7 43 iSMM Restart Confirmation 148...

Page 15: ...43 Table 4 11 LED Connector Pinouts 44 Table 4 12 LVDS LCD Port Connector Pinouts 45 Table 4 13 PC 104 Connector Pinouts 1 of 2 47 Table 4 14 PC 104 Connector Pinouts 2 of 2 47 Table 4 15 PC 104 Powe...

Page 16: ...ual Page xvi Table 5 4 Clear CMOS Jumper Settings 65 Table 5 5 COM 2 Function Select Jumper Settings 66 Table 5 6 LVDS Voltage Selection Jumper Settings 68 Table 5 7 IEI Provided Cables 69 Table 6 1 B...

Page 17: ...99 Menu 9 Advanced Power Configuration 100 Menu 10 ACPI Configuration 100 Menu 11 Advanced Power Management Configuration 101 Menu 12 Remote Access Configuration Advanced 104 Menu 13 USB Configuration...

Page 18: ...WAFER 945GSE2 User Manual Page 1 Chapter 1 1 Introduction...

Page 19: ...onboard 1 0 GB DDR2 SDRAM The board comes with an LVDS connector and supports both 18 bit and 36 bit single channel LVDS screens The WAFER 945GSE2 also comes with two PCI Express PCIe Gigabit Ethernet...

Page 20: ...llowing connectors on board 1 x ATX power connector 1 x ATX enable connector 1 x Audio connector 1 x Backlight inverter connector 1 x CompactFlash socket 1 x Digital input output DIO connector 1 x Fan...

Page 21: ...or The WAFER 945GSE2 has the following on board jumpers AT Power mode setting Clear CMOS CF card setting COM2 Port mode setting LVDS1 Voltage selection 1 2 3 Technical Specifications WAFER 945GSE2 tec...

Page 22: ...A Two 1 5 Gbps SATA drives supported Keyboard mouse One internal pin header connector Expansion One PC 104 ISA slot ISA DMA Mode not supported Digital I O One 8 bit digital input output connector 4 bi...

Page 23: ...WAFER 945GSE2 User Manual Page 6 Chapter 2 2 Detailed Specifications...

Page 24: ...nsions The dimensions of the board are shown below Figure 2 1 WAFER 945GSE2 Dimensions mm 2 1 2 External Interface Panel Dimensions External peripheral interface connector panel dimensions are shown i...

Page 25: ...age 8 2 2 Data Flow 7Figure 2 3 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 2...

Page 26: ...at sink and is shown in Figure 2 4 below Figure 2 4 Embedded Processor 2 3 2 Features Some of the features of the Intel Atom processor N270 are listed below On die primary 32 kB instructions cache and...

Page 27: ...C4 e L2 Dynamic Cache Sizing Advanced power management features including Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology Execute Disable Bit support for enhanced security 2 3 3 Front Side Bus FSB The Intel Atom...

Page 28: ...s and Memory Controller Hub GMCH supports the embedded Intel Atom N270 processor The Intel 945GSE is interfaced to the processor through a 533 MHz FSB 2 4 2 Intel 945GSE DDR2 Controller There is 1 0 G...

Page 29: ...V core voltage Supports TV Out LVDS CRT and SDVO Dynamic Video Memory Technology DVMT 3 0 Intel Display Power Saving Technology 2 0 Intel DPST 2 0 Intel Smart 2D Display Technology Intel S2DDT Intel...

Page 30: ...l DB 15 interface connector The connector is shown below Figure 2 7 VGA Connector Some of the features of the CRT include Integrated 400 MHz RAMDAC Analog Monitor Support up to QXGA Support for CRT Ho...

Page 31: ...TFT panel to emulate 24 bpp true color displays Panel Fitting Panning and Center Mode Supported CPIS 1 5 compliant Spread spectrum clocking supported Panel Power Sequencing support Integrated PWM int...

Page 32: ...troller o Interrupt controller o Timer functions Integrated SATA host controller with DMA operations interfaced to four SATA connectors on the WAFER 945GSE2 Integrated IDE controller supports Ultra AT...

Page 33: ...tible six channel audio codec The codec and the audio connectors are shown in Figure 2 10 Figure 2 10 Audio Codec and Connectors Some of the features of the RealTek ALC655 are listed below Meets perfo...

Page 34: ...saving features Supports Power Off CD function Adjustable VREFOUT control Supports 48KHz S PDIF output complying with AC 97 Rev 2 3 specifications Supports 32K 44 1K 48KHz S PDIF input Power support D...

Page 35: ...faced to the CPU through an ITE IT8888F PCI to ISA bridge single function device The ITE IT8888F is a bridge between the PCI bus and the ISA bus The 32 bit PCI bus interface on the IT8888F is complian...

Page 36: ...ons Supports NOGO function Single 33 MHz Clock Input 3 3V PCI I F with 5V tolerant I O buffers 5V ISA I F and core Power Supply 2 5 6 Intel ICH7 M PCIe Bus The Intel ICH7 M Southbridge chipset has fou...

Page 37: ...detection and auto correction polarity correction adaptive equalization cross talk cancellation echo cancellation timing recovery and error correction are implemented to provide robust transmission a...

Page 38: ...Scaling RSS 2 5 7 Intel ICH7 M Real Time Clock 256 bytes of battery backed RAM is provided by the Motorola MC146818A real time clock RTC integrated into the ICH7 M The RTC operates on a 3V battery an...

Page 39: ...w speed USB devices are supported by the ICH7 M on the WAFER 945GSE2 High speed USB 2 0 with data transfers of up to 480MB s is enabled with the ICH7 M integrated Enhanced Host Controller Interface EH...

Page 40: ...cted to components listed below Super I O chipset LPC Serial Port Chipset 2 6 2 BIOS Chipset The BIOS chipset has a licensed copy of AMI BIOS installed on the chipset Some of the BIOS features are lis...

Page 41: ...s an LPC interface based Super I O device that comes with Environment Controller integration Some of the features of the iTE IT8718F chipset are listed below ACPI and LANDesk Compliant Enhanced Hardwa...

Page 42: ...are Monitor monitors two thermal inputs VBAT internally and eight voltage monitor inputs These hardware parameters are reported in the BIOS and can be read from the BIOS Hardware Health Configuration...

Page 43: ...or monitor the following voltages CPU Core 1 05V 3 3V 5 0V 12V 1 5V 1 8V 5VSB VBAT The WAFER 945GSE2 Super I O Enhanced Hardware Monitor also monitors the following fan speeds CPU Fan speed The values...

Page 44: ...of the heat sink before it is mounted on the CPU A heat sink is also mounted on the Southbridge chipset to ensure the operating temperature of the chip remains low 2 7 3 Power Consumption 7Table 2 1 s...

Page 45: ...WAFER 945GSE2 User Manual Page 28 Chapter 3 3 Unpacking...

Page 46: ...ic wristband 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 c...

Page 47: ...rchased from or contact an IEI sales representative directly by sending an email to 3sales iei com tw 3 3 1 Package Contents The WAFER 945GSE2 is shipped with the following components Quantity Item an...

Page 48: ...Quick Installation Guide 3 3 2 Optional Items The WAFER 945GSE2 is shipped with the following components Item and Part Number Image Dual USB cable without bracket P N 32000 070301 RS RS 232 422 485 ca...

Page 49: ...WAFER 945GSE2 User Manual Page 32 Chapter 4 4 Connectors...

Page 50: ...erface connector locations Section 4 2 lists all the peripheral interface connectors seen in Section 4 1 1 4 1 1 WAFER 945GSE2 Layout 7Figure 4 1 and Figure 4 2 show the on board peripheral connectors...

Page 51: ...udio connector 10 pin header AUDIO1 ATX power control connector 3 pin wafer ATXCTL1 ATX power connector 4 pin ATX ATXPWR1 Backlight inverter connector 5 pin wafer INVERTER1 Battery connector 2 pin BAT...

Page 52: ...l Connectors 7Table 4 2 lists the rear panel connectors on the WAFER 945GSE2 Detailed descriptions of these connectors can be found in Section 4 4 on page 753 Connector Type Label Ethernet connector R...

Page 53: ...N Pinouts See Table 4 3 The 4 pin ATX power connector is connected to an ATX power supply Figure 4 3 ATX Power Connector Location PIN NO DESCRIPTION 1 12V 2 GND 3 GND 4 5V Table 4 3 ATX Power Connecto...

Page 54: ...d Please refer to Chapter 3 for more details Figure 4 4 ATX Power Supply Enable Connector Location PIN NO DESCRIPTION 1 5V Standby 2 GND 3 PS ON Table 4 4 ATX Power Supply Enable Connector Pinouts 4 3...

Page 55: ...5 Line out L 6 Line in L 7 GND 8 GND 9 Mic in 10 Mic in Table 4 5 Audio Connector Pinouts 10 pin 4 3 4 Backlight Inverter Connector CN Label INVERTER1 CN Type 5 pin wafer 1x5 CN Location See Figure 4...

Page 56: ...ht Control 2 GROUND 3 12V 4 GROUND 5 BACKLIGHT Enable Table 4 6 Panel Backlight Connector Pinouts 4 3 5 CompactFlash Socket CN Label CF1 CN Type 50 pin header 2x25 CN Location See Figure 4 7 CN Pinout...

Page 57: ...N 1 GND 26 CD1 2 D3 27 D11 3 D4 28 D12 4 D5 29 D13 5 D6 30 D14 6 D7 31 D15 7 CE 32 CE2 8 A10 33 VS1 9 OE 34 IOR 10 A9 35 IOW 11 A8 36 WE 12 A7 37 IRQ 13 VCC 38 VCC 14 A6 39 CSEL 15 A5 40 VS2 16 A4 41...

Page 58: ...pin header 2x5 CN Location See Figure 4 8 CN Pinouts See Table 4 8 The digital input output connector is managed through a Super I O chip The DIO connector pins are user programmable Figure 4 8 DIO C...

Page 59: ...tor provides a 12V 500mA current to the cooling fan The connector has a rotation pin to get rotation signals from fans and notify the system so the system BIOS can recognize the fan speed Please note...

Page 60: ...Pinouts See Table 4 10 The keyboard and mouse connector can be connected to a standard PS 2 cable or PS 2 Y cable to add keyboard and mouse functionality to the system Figure 4 10 Keyboard Mouse Conne...

Page 61: ...an HDD indicator LED and a power LED on the system chassis to inform the user about HDD activity and the power on off status of the system Figure 4 11 LED Connector Locations PIN NO DESCRIPTION 1 5V 2...

Page 62: ...nel Figure 4 12 LVDS LCD Connector Pinout Location PIN NO DESCRIPTION PIN NO DESCRIPTION 1 GND1 2 GND2 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 NC 12 NC 13 GND3 14 GND4 15 B_Y0 16 B...

Page 63: ...ng others wireless LAN WLAN cards Figure 4 13 PC 104 Connector PIN Description PIN Description PIN Description PIN Description A1 IOCHK A17 SA14 B1 GND B17 DACK1 A2 SD7 A18 SA13 B2 RSTDRV B18 DRQ1 A3...

Page 64: ...11 DACK5 C2 SBHE C12 SD8 D2 MEMCS16 D12 DRQ5 C3 SA23 C13 SD9 D3 IOCS16 D13 DACK6 C4 SA22 C14 SD10 D4 IRQ10 D14 DRQ6 C5 SA21 C15 SD11 D5 IRQ11 D15 DACK7 C6 SA20 C16 SD12 D6 IRQ12 D16 DRQ7 C7 SA19 C17 S...

Page 65: ...C 104 Power Input Connector Pinouts 4 3 13 Power Button Connector CN Label PWRBTN1 CN Type 2 pin wafer 1x2 CN Location See Figure 4 15 CN Pinouts See Table 4 16 The power button connector is connected...

Page 66: ...ESET1 CN Type 2 pin wafer 1x2 CN Location See Figure 4 16 CN Pinouts See Table 4 17 The reset button connector is connected to a reset switch on the system chassis to enable users to reboot the system...

Page 67: ...8Table 4 18 The four SATA drive connectors are each connected to a first generation SATA drive First generation SATA drives transfer data at speeds as high as 150Mb s The SATA drives can be configured...

Page 68: ...mode COM2 is an RS 232 serial communication channel but with the COM2 function select jumper can be configured as either an RS 422 or RS 485 serial communications channel Figure 4 18 COM2 Connector Pi...

Page 69: ...nectors 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 are used fo...

Page 70: ...e 4 20 WAFER 945GSE2 External Peripheral Interface Connector 4 4 1 LAN Connectors CN Label LAN1 and LAN2 CN Type RJ 45 CN Location See 8Figure 4 20 CN Pinouts See 8Table 4 21 The WAFER 945GSE2 is equi...

Page 71: ...is linked See 8Table 4 22 STATUS DESCRIPTION STATUS DESCRIPTION GREEN Activity YELLOW Linked Table 4 22 RJ 45 Ethernet Connector LEDs 4 4 2 Serial Port Connector COM1 CN Label COM1 CN Type DB 9 conne...

Page 72: ...gure 4 20 CN Pinouts See 8Table 4 24 The WAFER 945GSE2 has two external USB 2 0 ports The ports connect to both USB 2 0 and USB 1 1 devices PIN NO DESCRIPTION PIN NO DESCRIPTION 1 VCC 5 VCC 2 DATA 6 D...

Page 73: ...in female connector for connectivity to standard display devices Figure 4 23 VGA Connector PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION 1 RED 2 GREEN 3 BLUE 4 NC 5 GND 6 CRT_PLUG 7 GND 8 GND 9 VCC 10 GND 11 NC 12...

Page 74: ...WAFER 945GSE2 User Manual Page 57 Chapter 5 5 Installation...

Page 75: ...revent 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 conducting materials that a...

Page 76: ...SD cuff removes ESD from the body and helps prevent ESD damage Place the WAFER 945GSE2 on an antistatic pad o When installing or configuring the motherboard place it on an antistatic pad This helps to...

Page 77: ...evices are properly connected o SATA drives o Power supply o USB cable o Serial port cable o Keyboard and mouse cable The following external peripheral devices are properly connected to the chassis o...

Page 78: ...s below Step 1 Locate the CF card socket Place the WAFER 945GSE2 on an anti static pad with the solder side facing up Locate the CF card Step 2 Align the CF card Make sure the CF card is properly alig...

Page 79: ...plastic clip from a jumper Figure 5 2 Jumper Locations Before the WAFER 945GSE2 is installed in the system the jumpers must be set in accordance with the desired configuration The jumpers on the WAFE...

Page 80: ...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 and 5VSB cable AT ATX Power Select jumper settings are shown in Table 5 2 AT Powe...

Page 81: ...either the slave device or the master device CF Card Setup jumper settings are shown in Table 5 3 CF Card Setup Description OFF Slave Default Short 1 2 Master Table 5 3 CF Card Setup Jumper Settings T...

Page 82: ...displayed during the boot up process the fault may be corrected by pressing the F1 to enter the CMOS Setup menu Do one of the following Enter the correct CMOS setting Load Optimal Defaults Load Failsa...

Page 83: ...jumper sets the communication protocol used by the second serial communications port COM 2 as RS 232 RS 422 or RS 485 The COM 2 Function Select settings are shown in Table 5 5 COM 2 Function Select D...

Page 84: ...efer to the user guide that cam with the monitor to select the correct voltage Jumper Label J_VLVDS1 Jumper Type 3 pin header Jumper Settings See Table 5 6 Jumper Location See Figure 5 7 The LVDS Volt...

Page 85: ...lection Jumper Pinout Locations 5 5 Chassis Installation 5 5 1 Airflow WARNING Airflow is critical to the cooling of the CPU and other onboard components The chassis in which the WAFER 945GSE2 must ha...

Page 86: ...ble chassis 5 5 2 Motherboard Installation To install the WAFER 945GSE2 motherboard into the chassis please refer to the reference material that came with the chassis 5 6 Internal Peripheral Device Co...

Page 87: ...he locations of the SATA drive connectors are shown in Chapter 3 Step 2 Insert the cable connector Press the clip on the connector at the end of the SATA cable and insert the cable connector into the...

Page 88: ...Connection 5 6 3 Dual RS 232 Cable Connection w o bracket Optional The dual RS 232 cable consists of two connectors attached to two independent cables Each cable is then attached to a D sub 9 pin male...

Page 89: ...Installation Step 3 Secure the connectors Both single RS 232 connectors have two retention screws that must be secured to a chassis or bracket Step 4 Connect the serial device Once the single RS 232 c...

Page 90: ...use and one for a keyboard To connect the keyboard mouse Y cable connector please follow the steps below Step 1 Locate the connector The location of the keyboard mouse Y cable connector is shown in Ch...

Page 91: ...chassis a keyboard and mouse can each be connected to one of the PS 2 connectors The keyboard PS 2 connector and mouse PS 2 connector are both marked Please make sure the keyboard and mouse are connec...

Page 92: ...o kit connector is indicated with a white dot See Figure 5 13 Figure 5 13 Audio Kit Cable Connection Step 3 Connect the audio devices Connect one speaker to the line in audio jack one speaker to the l...

Page 93: ...3 Align the PC 104 connector Align the PC 104 module connector with the corresponding connector on the WAFER 945GSE2 connector CN2 Gently push the module down to ensure the connectors are properly co...

Page 94: ...y aligned with the USB connectors on the WAFER 945GSE2 connect the cable connectors to the on board connectors See Figure 5 15 Figure 5 15 Dual USB Cable Connection Step 8 Attach the USB connectors to...

Page 95: ...perly aligned 5 7 1 LAN Connection Single Connector There are two external RJ 45 LAN connectors The RJ 45 connectors enable connection to an external network To connect a LAN cable with an RJ 45 conne...

Page 96: ...Follow the steps below to connect a serial device to the WAFER 945GSE2 Step 1 Locate the DB 9 connector The location of the DB 9 connector is shown in Chapter 3 Step 2 Insert the serial connector Inse...

Page 97: ...ter 3 Step 2 Insert a USB plug Insert the USB plug of a device into the USB receptacle on the external peripheral interface See 8Figure 5 18 Step 0 Figure 5 18 USB Connector 5 7 4 VGA Monitor Connecti...

Page 98: ...Insert the VGA connector Once the connectors are properly aligned with the insert the male connector from the VGA screen into the female connector on the WAFER 945GSE2 See 8Figure 5 19 Figure 5 19 VG...

Page 99: ...WAFER 945GSE2 User Manual Page 82 Chapter 6 6 BIOS Screens...

Page 100: ...sage 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 select...

Page 101: ...on 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 top of the BIOS screen...

Page 102: ...items shown in the system overview include AMI BIOS Displays auto detected BIOS information o Version Current BIOS version o Build Date Date the current BIOS version was made o ID Installed BIOS ID P...

Page 103: ...ripheral 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 compatible with the har...

Page 104: ...on menu 873H867HBIOS Menu 3 to view detailed CPU specifications and configure the CPU BIOS Menu 3 CPU Configuration The CPU Configuration menu 874H868HBIOS Menu 3 lists the following CPU details Manuf...

Page 105: ...S Menu 4 IDE Configuration ATA IDE Configurations Compatible Use the ATA IDE Configurations option to configure the ATA IDE controller Disabled Disables the on board ATA IDE controller Compatible Conf...

Page 106: ...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 Slave Secondary IDE Master S...

Page 107: ...f the device LBA Mode Indicates whether the LBA Logical Block Addressing is a method of addressing data on a disk drive is supported or not Block Mode Block mode boosts IDE drive performance by increa...

Page 108: ...channel 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 cha...

Page 109: ...mode 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 th...

Page 110: ...Multi Word DMA mode 2 selected with a maximum data transfer rate of 16 6MBps UDMA1 Ultra DMA mode 0 selected with a maximum data transfer rate of 16 6MBps UDMA1 Ultra DMA mode 1 selected with a maxim...

Page 111: ...he HDD SMART feature Enabled Allows BIOS to use the HDD SMART feature 32Bit Data Transfer Enabled Use the 32Bit Data Transfer BIOS option to enables or disable 32 bit data transfers Disabled Prevents...

Page 112: ...errupt address is IRQ3 Serial Port2 Address 2F8 IRQ3 Use the Serial Port2 Address option to select the Serial Port 2 base address Disabled No base address is assigned to Serial Port 2 2F8 IRQ3 DEFAULT...

Page 113: ...ode Fan is off when the temperature is low enough Parameters must be set by the user PWM Manual mode Pulse width modulation set manually When the CPU FAN Mode Setting option is in the Automatic Mode t...

Page 114: ...fied below Minimum Value 0 C Maximum Value 127 C CPU Temp Limit of Start 020 WARNING Setting this value too high may cause the fan to start only when the CPU is at a high temperature and therefore cau...

Page 115: ...ow PWM Minimum Mode 0 PWM Maximum Mode 127 Slope PWM 0 5 PWM The Slope PWM 1 option can only be set if the CPU FAN Mode Setting option is set to Automatic Mode Use the Slope PWM 1 option to select the...

Page 116: ...u to set select AT or ATX power modes This menu also displays the current AT ATX jumper setting BIOS Menu 8 Power Configuration When ATX power is selected the following menu appears 880H874HBIOS Menu...

Page 117: ...CPI configuration The ACPI Configuration menu 880H876HBIOS Menu 10 configures the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI BIOS Menu 10 ACPI Configuration Suspend Mode S1 POS Use the Suspend Mo...

Page 118: ...HBIOS Menu 11 allows the advanced power management options to be configured BIOS Menu 11 Advanced Power Management Configuration Restore on AC Power Loss Last State Use the Restore on AC Power Loss BI...

Page 119: ...t not generated by activity on the keyboard or mouse Enabled Wake event generated by activity on the keyboard or mouse Resume on Ring Disabled Use the Resume on Ring BIOS option to enable activity on...

Page 120: ...ected the following appears with values that can be selected RTC Alarm Date Days System Time After setting the alarm the computer turns itself on from a suspend state when the alarm goes off 6 3 6 Rem...

Page 121: ...sable access to the remote functionalities of the system Disabled DEFAULT Remote access is disabled Enabled Remote access configuration options shown below appear Serial Port Number Serial Port Mode F...

Page 122: ...t listed above Serial Port Mode 115200 8 n 1 Use the Serial Port Mode option to select baud rate through which the console redirection is made The following configuration options are available 115200...

Page 123: ...et terminal type is VT100 VT UTF8 The target terminal type is VT UTF8 VT UTF8 Combo Key Support Disabled Use the VT UFT8 Combo Key Support option to enable additional keys that are not provided by VT1...

Page 124: ...nfiguration Use the USB Configuration menu 883H879HBIOS Menu 13 to read USB configuration information and configure the USB settings BIOS Menu 13 USB Configuration USB Functions Enabled Use the USB Fu...

Page 125: ...oard support Normally 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...

Page 126: ...Available Use the IRQ address to specify what IRQs can be assigned to a particular peripheral device Available DEFAULT The specified IRQ is available to be used by PCI PnP devices Reserved The specifi...

Page 127: ...le 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 Size BIOS option to specify the amount of memory...

Page 128: ...Settings Configuration Use the Boot Settings Configuration menu 886H882HBIOS Menu 15 to configure advanced system boot options BIOS Menu 16 Boot Settings Configuration Quick Boot Enabled Use the Quick...

Page 129: ...a third party BIOS to display during system boot Keep Current Allows the computer system to display the information during system boot Bootup Num Lock Off The Bootup Num Lock BIOS option allows the Nu...

Page 130: ...tem through the LAN Enabled DEFAULT Can be booted from a remote system through the LAN 6 5 2 Boot Device Priority Use the Boot Device Priority menu 887H883HBIOS Menu 17 to specify the boot sequence fr...

Page 131: ...appears next to Change Supervisor 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 in...

Page 132: ...m to malfunction BIOS Menu 19 Chipset 6 7 1 Northbridge Chipset Configuration Use the Northbridge Chipset Configuration menu 890H886HBIOS Menu 19 to configure the Northbridge chipset settings BIOS Men...

Page 133: ...nes the amount of system memory that can be used by the Internal graphics device Disable Enable 1MB 1MB of memory used by internal graphics device Enable 8MB DEFAULT 8MB of memory used by internal gra...

Page 134: ...MB DEFAULT Maximum DVMT Boot Display Device Auto The Boot Display Device BIOS option selects the display device the system uses when it boots The available options are listed below Auto DEFAULT CRT LF...

Page 135: ...Controller option enables or disables the audio controller AC 97 Audio Only The on board AC 97 audio controller is enabled All Disabled DEFAULT The on board audio controller is disabled 6 8 Exit Use...

Page 136: ...hout saving the changes made to the system Discard Changes Use the Discard Changes option to discard the changes and remain in the BIOS configuration setup program Load Optimal Defaults Use the Load O...

Page 137: ...WAFER 945GSE2 User Manual Page 120 Chapter 7 7 Software Drivers...

Page 138: ...system 340H7 3 Chipset Driver Installation 889H123 341H7 4 VGA Driver Installation 890H127 342H7 5 LAN Driver Installation 891H131 343H7 6 Audio Driver Installation 892H134 344H7 7 Intel Matrix Stora...

Page 139: ...ars Figure 7 1 Start Up Screen Step 3 Click NANO ATOM Step 4 The screen in 896HFigure 7 2 appears Figure 7 2 Select Operating System Step 5 Select the operating system installed on the NANO ATOM syste...

Page 140: ...re 7 3 Drivers 7 3 Chipset Driver Installation To install the chipset driver please do the following Step 1 Access the driver list shown in 898HFigure 7 3 See Section 899H7 2 Step 2 Click 1 Chipset Dr...

Page 141: ...Manual Page 124 Figure 7 4 Chipset Driver Welcome Screen Step 4 Click NEXT to continue Step 5 The license agreement in 901HFigure 7 5 appears Figure 7 5 Chipset Driver License Agreement Step 6 Read th...

Page 142: ...k the YES button to accept the license agreement and continue Step 8 The Read Me file in 902HFigure 7 6 appears Figure 7 6 Chipset Driver Read Me File Step 9 Click NEXT to continue Step 10 Setup Opera...

Page 143: ...ual Page 126 Figure 7 7 Chipset Driver Setup Operations Step 11 Once the Setup Operations are complete click the NEXT icon to continue Step 12 The Finish screen appears Figure 7 8 Chipset Driver Insta...

Page 144: ...A Driver Installation To install the VGA driver please do the following Step 1 Access the driver list shown in 905HFigure 7 3 See Section 906H7 2 Step 2 Click 2 VGA Step 3 The VGA Read Me file in 907H...

Page 145: ...ge 128 Figure 7 10 VGA Driver Setup Files Extracted Step 6 The Welcome Screen in 909HFigure 7 11 appears Figure 7 11 VGA Driver Welcome Screen Step 7 Click NEXT to continue Step 8 The license agreemen...

Page 146: ...129 Figure 7 12 VGA Driver License Agreement Step 9 Read the License Agreement Step 10 Click YES to accept the license agreement and continue Step 11 The Readme file in 911HFigure 7 13 appears Figure...

Page 147: ...in 912HFigure 7 14 NOTE The Found New Hardware Wizard will appear and then disappear during this step Do not adjust any settings in the Found New Hardware Wizard window Figure 7 14 VGA Driver Setup O...

Page 148: ...want to restart the computer now and click FINISH See 913HFigure 7 15 Step 0 7 5 LAN Driver Installation To install the chipset driver please do the following Step 1 Access the driver list shown in 9...

Page 149: ...6 LAN Driver Welcome Screen Step 4 Click NEXT to continue Step 5 The Ready to Install screen in 917HFigure 7 17 appears Figure 7 17 LAN Driver Welcome Screen Step 6 Click NEXT to proceed with the inst...

Page 150: ...the progress bar shown in 918HFigure 7 18 Figure 7 18 LAN Driver Installation Step 9 When the driver installation is complete the screen in 919HFigure 7 19 appears Figure 7 19 LAN Driver Installation...

Page 151: ...WAFER 945GSE2 connect a HD Audio kit or AC 97 audio kit available from IEI Follow the installation applicable to the installed audio kit 7 6 1 AC 97 Driver Installation To install the chipset driver...

Page 152: ...2000 XP 2003 32 64 bits A3 84 923HFigure 7 21 Figure 7 21 AC 97 Audio Driver Options Step 4 Double click the installation file in 924HFigure 7 21 Step 5 The AC 97 Driver Installation screen in 925HFig...

Page 153: ...dow in 926HFigure 7 23 may appear Figure 7 23 AC 97 Driver Installation Verification Step 8 Click CONTINUE ANYWAY Step 9 When the driver is installed the driver installation finish screen in 927HFigur...

Page 154: ...x Storage Manager Driver Installation To install the Intel Matrix Storage Manager driver please follow the steps below Step 1 Select 5 SATA from the list in 928HFigure 7 1 Step 2 A new window opens 92...

Page 155: ...ID Driver Installation Program Step 5 Double click the IATA85CD exe program icon in 931HFigure 7 27 Figure 7 27 SATA RAID Setup Program Icon Step 6 932HFigure 7 28 shows the InstallShield Wizard prepa...

Page 156: ...allShield Wizard Setup Screen Step 7 933HFigure 7 29 shows the Matrix Storage Manager software configuring the installation process Figure 7 29 Matrix Storage Manager Setup Screen Step 8 934HFigure 7...

Page 157: ...ome Screen Step 9 Click NEXT and a warning appears 935HFigure 7 31 Read the warning carefully and decide whether or not to continue the installation process Figure 7 31 Matrix Storage Manager Warning...

Page 158: ...tep 11 Read the license agreement To accept the terms and conditions stipulated in the license agreement shown click YES and the Readme information file shown in 937HFigure 7 33 appears Figure 7 33 Ma...

Page 159: ...to take effect the computer must be restarted Click FINISH to restart the computer Step 0 7 8 iSMM Installation The iSMM Intelligent System Management Module allows hardware functions to be monitored...

Page 160: ...Directory Step 4 Double click the iSMM EN V1 11 00 directory icon 942HFigure 7 35 Step 5 The contents of the directory are displayed 943HFigure 7 36 Figure 7 36 iSMM Installation File Step 6 Double cl...

Page 161: ...ep 7 The iSMM InstallShield Welcome Screen appears 945HFigure 7 37 Figure 7 37 iSMM InstallShield Welcome Screen Step 8 Click NEXT to continue Step 9 The License Agreement screen appears 946HFigure 7...

Page 162: ...EXT to continue 948HFigure 7 38 Step 12 The Customer Information screen appears 949HFigure 7 39 Figure 7 39 iSMM Customer Information Step 13 Fill in the User Name and Organization fields which will b...

Page 163: ...FER 945GSE2 User Manual Page 146 Step 15 The Setup Type screen appears 952HFigure 7 40 Figure 7 40 iSMM Setup Type Step 16 Select Complete 953HFigure 7 40 Step 17 Click NEXT to continue 954HFigure 7 4...

Page 164: ...5GSE2 User Manual Page 147 Step 18 The Installation Confirmation screen appears 955HFigure 7 41 Figure 7 41 iSMM Installation Confirmation Step 19 Click INSTALL to begin installing the drivers 956HFig...

Page 165: ...57HFigure 7 42 Figure 7 42 iSMM InstallShield Wizard Complete Step 21 Click FINISH to exit the installation program 958HFigure 7 42 Step 22 The Restart Confirmation screen appears 959HFigure 7 43 Figu...

Page 166: ...WAFER 945GSE2 User Manual Page 149 Appendix A A BIOS Options...

Page 167: ...de Auto 973H92 360H S M A R T Auto 974H93 361H 32Bit Data Transfer Enabled 975H94 362H Serial Port1 Address 3F8 IRQ4 976H94 363H Serial Port2 Address 2F8 IRQ3 977H95 364H CPU FAN Mode Setting Full On...

Page 168: ...1007H107 394H USB 2 0 Controller Enabled 1008H107 395H USB2 0 Controller Mode HiSpeed 1009H108 396H Legacy USB Support Enabled 1010H108 397H IRQ Available 1011H109 398H DMA Channel Available 1012H110...

Page 169: ...945GSE2 User Manual Page 152 414H Save Changes and Exit 1028H119 415H Discard Changes and Exit 1029H119 416H Discard Changes 1030H119 417H Load Optimal Defaults 1031H119 418H Load Failsafe Defaults 10...

Page 170: ...WAFER 945GSE2 User Manual Page 153 Appendix B B Terminology...

Page 171: ...s 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 u...

Page 172: ...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 173: ...transfers 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 Ana...

Page 174: ...WAFER 945GSE2 User Manual Page 157 Appendix C C Digital I O Interface...

Page 175: ...tasheet for the Super I O chipset C 2 DIO Connector Pinouts The following table describes how the DIO connector pins are connected to the Super I O GPIO port 1 Pin Description Super I O Pin Super I O...

Page 176: ...gital 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 contr...

Page 177: ...WAFER 945GSE2 User Manual Page 160 Appendix D D Watchdog Timer...

Page 178: ...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 Watchdog...

Page 179: ...e 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_AP...

Page 180: ...WAFER 945GSE2 User Manual Page 163 Appendix E E Address Mapping...

Page 181: ...WAFER 945GSE2 User Manual Page 164 E 1 Direct Memory Access DMA Figure E 1 Direct Memory Access DMA...

Page 182: ...WAFER 945GSE2 User Manual Page 165 E 2 Input Output IO Figure E 2 Input Output IO 1 of 2...

Page 183: ...WAFER 945GSE2 User Manual Page 166 Figure E 3 Input Output IO 2 of 2...

Page 184: ...WAFER 945GSE2 User Manual Page 167 E 3 Interrupt Request IRQ Figure E 4 Interrupt Request IRQ...

Page 185: ...WAFER 945GSE2 User Manual Page 168 E 4 Memory Figure E 5 Memory...

Page 186: ...WAFER 945GSE2 User Manual Page 169 Appendix F F Compatibility...

Page 187: ...SE2 F 1 Compatible Operating Systems The following operating systems have been successfully run on the WAFER 945GSE2 MS DOS 6 22 Microsoft Windows XP 32 bit F 2 Compatible Processors The following Int...

Page 188: ...WAFER 945GSE2 other memory modules that comply with the specifications may also work on the WAFER 945GSE2 but have not been tested The following onboard memory modules have been successfully tested o...

Page 189: ...WAFER 945GSE2 User Manual Page 172 Appendix G G Hazardous Materials Disclosure...

Page 190: ...e 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 P...

Page 191: ...uit 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 con...

Page 192: ...WAFER 945GSE2 User Manual Page 175 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...

Page 193: ...WAFER 945GSE2 User Manual Page 176 Appendix H H AC 97 Audio Codec...

Page 194: ...puts along with flexible mixing gain and mute functions H 1 1 Accessing the AC 97 CODEC The CODEC is accessed through the phone jacks on the rear panel of the motherboard The phone jacks include LINE...

Page 195: ...cessing the Sound Effects Manager Follow the steps below to access the Sound Effect Manager Step 1 Install the ALC655 audio CODEC driver Step 2 Click the Sound Effect Manager icon in the system task b...

Page 196: ...section describes the different configuration options in the Sound Effect Manager H 2 2 Sound Effect Manager Configuration Options The Sound Effects Manager enables configuration of the items listed b...

Page 197: ...from the 23 listed options in the drop down menu Selected sound effect properties can be edited Click EDIT to edit the sound effect Karaoke Mode Karaoke Mode is accessed in the Sound Effect tab The Vo...

Page 198: ...6 channel audio operates properly S PDIF In and S PDIF Out S PDIF is used to transmit digital and analog audio signals with either a 48 or 44 1kHz sample rate HRTF Demo Adjust HRTF Head Related Transf...

Page 199: ...WAFER 945GSE2 User Manual Page 182 Index...

Page 200: ...nd pinouts 37 audio kit 74 installation 74 B backlight inverter connector 3 38 location and pinouts 38 baseboard 76 BIOS 23 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 94 95 96 99 100 101 103 104 106 107 108 109 110 111...

Page 201: ...41 fan 42 keyboard mouse 43 LED 44 LVDS LCD 30 pin 44 power button 48 reset button 49 serial port COM3 to COM6 51 USB internal 52 cooling 68 airflow 68 cooling fan 42 98 CRT 117 D DB 15 connector 80 D...

Page 202: ...VDS voltage selection 67 K keyboard 43 keyboard and mouse connector 3 keyboard controller 25 keyboard mouse 73 cable connection 73 onboard connector 73 Y cable 73 keyboard mouse connector 43 location...

Page 203: ...r Button Mode 101 102 power supply 36 37 AT power select jumper 62 AT power supply 37 ATX power supply 36 37 power LED 44 PS 2 cable 43 R RAID 50 real time clock 21 reset button connector 49 location...

Page 204: ...chnical specifications 4 temperature 95 U unpacking 29 unpacking checklist 30 unpacking precautions 29 USB 52 76 107 108 cable dual port 76 cable 76 cable 76 cable connection 77 connectors 76 controll...

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