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Summary of Contents for 945GC Network

Page 1: ...i 945GC Network MS 96C4 V1 X Server Board G52 96C41X1 ...

Page 2: ...emarks of Intel Corporation PS 2 and OS 2 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation Windows 98 2000 NT XP Vista are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Netware is a registered trademark of Novell Inc Award is a registered trademark of Phoenix Technologies Ltd AMI is a registered trademark of American Megatrends Inc Revision History Revision Revision Histor...

Page 3: ...r module 9 All cautions and warnings on the equipment should be noted 10 Never pour any liquid into the opening that could damage or cause electrical shock 11 If any of the following situations arises get the equipment checked by service personnel The power cord or plug is damaged Liquid has penetrated into the equipment The equipment has been exposed to moisture The equipment does not work well o...

Page 4: ...e interference by one or more of the measures listed below Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio television technician for help Notice 1 The changes or modifications not expressly approved...

Page 5: ...v WEEE Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Statement ...

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Page 8: ...Equipment Statement v Chapter 1 Getting Started 1 1 Mainboard Specifications 1 2 Mainboard Layout 1 4 Watch Dog Timer Setting 1 5 Chapter 2 Hardware Setup 2 1 Quick Components Guide 2 2 Memory 2 3 Power Supply 2 4 Front Panel I O 2 5 Connector 2 9 Jumper 2 16 Slot 2 17 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup 3 1 Entering Setup 3 2 The Menu Bar 3 4 Main 3 5 Advanced 3 6 Boot 3 18 Security 3 20 Chipset 3 21 Exit 3 24 ...

Page 9: ...ciency the 945GC Network ac commodates the latest Intel AtomTM processor single core 230 dual core 330 Diamondville and sup ports up to two unbuffered non ECC DDR2 400 533 DIMM slots to provide the maximum of 2GB memory capacity In the entry level and mid range market segment the 945GC Network can provide a high performance solu tion for today s front end and general purpose server as well as in t...

Page 10: ...ry 2 unbuffered non ECC DDR2 400 533 DIMM slots 240pin 1 8V Up to 2GB memory capacity Single Rank x 2 or Double Rank x 1 LAN Supports 4 Gigabit Ethernet ports by Intel 82574L LAN1 LAN2 support LAN bypass function IDE 1 IDE port by Intel ICH7 Supports ATA100 66 SATA 2 SATAII ports by Intel ICH7 Supports 2 SATAII devices Supports up to 3Gb s data transfer rate Graphics Onboard graphics integrated in...

Page 11: ...gabit LAN jacks Onboard Connectors 1 USB 2 0 pinheader 2 ports 1 serial port pinheader 1 DB15 VGA connector 1 TPM pinheader 1 SPI Flash ROM pinheader for debugging Slot 1 Mini PCI slot 1 CompactFlash socket Regulations FCC CE Dimension uATX form factor 9 6 X 9 3 Mounting 8 mounting holes ...

Page 12: ...er Board Mainboard Layout J3 J0 CPUFAN1 IDE1 JP2 J4 J6 JB AT SYSFAN1 MINI PC I1 CF1 JSPI1 SATA1 SATA3 JFP1 COM2 JVGA1 COM1 ATX1 AUXFAN1 DIMM1 DIMM2 F_USB1 JP1 JTPM1 BATT JPW1 JUSB1 JLAN1 JLAN2 JLAN3 JLAN4 PCI_E1 Intel 945GC Intel ICH7 Intel Diamondville CPU ...

Page 13: ...dx al B Set pin 77 to WDTO function mov dx 04eh mov al 02Dh Register 2Dh out dx al inc dx in al dx and al 0FEh Config Bit 0 As 0 out dx al Config PIN 77 as WDTO C Select Logical Device 8 mov dx 04eh mov al 07h out dx al point to Logical Device Number Register inc dx mov al 08h select Logical Device 8 out dx al D Enable watchdog timer Activate WDTO Watch Dog Timer Setting ...

Page 14: ...MS 96C4 Server Board 1 6 mov dx 04eh CR 30h bit 0 fill in 1 mov al 030h out dx al inc dx mov al 01h out dx al Setup WDTO count mode Set bit 4 and bit 3 by request Set bit 2 to 0 Set bit 1 to 1 ...

Page 15: ...ing Started mov dx 04eh CR F7h bit 4 fill 0 clear event mov al 0f7h out dx al inc dx in al dx and al 0efh out dx al CR F6h bit0 7 fill in counter time E Exit configuration mode mov dx 04eh mov al 0aah out dx al ...

Page 16: ...MS 96C4 Server Board 1 8 ...

Page 17: ...edures While doing the installation be careful in holding the components and follow the installation procedures For some components if you install in the wrong orientation the components will not work properly Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components Static electricity may damage the components ...

Page 18: ...F_USB1 p 2 12 JSPI1 p 2 10 DIMM Slots p 2 3 JTPM1 p 2 14 JFP1 p 2 13 JVGA1 p 2 12 IDE1 p 2 9 MINIPCI1 p 2 17 J4 p 2 18 AUXFAN1 p 2 11 J3 p 2 13 JBAT1 p 2 16 JPW1 p 2 4 CPUFAN1 p 2 11 ATX1 p 2 4 COM2 p 2 11 Front Panel I O p 2 5 JP1 p 2 15 J0 p 2 14 SYSFAN1 p 2 11 JP2 p 2 15 J6 p 2 18 ...

Page 19: ...lot Insert the DIMM vertically into the DIMM slot Then push it in until the golden finger on the DIMM is deeply inserted in the DIMM slot The retaining clip at each side of the DIMM slot will automatically close if the DIMM is properly seated 3 Manually check if the DIMM has been locked in place by the retaining clips at the sides 4 Follow the same procedures to install more DIMMs if necessary Imp...

Page 20: ...push down the power supply firmly into the connector You may use the 20 pin power supply as well If you d like to use the 20 pin power supply please align your power supply connector with pin 1 pin 13 There is also a foolproof design on pin 11 12 23 24 to avoid wrong installation Power Supply PIN SIGNAL 13 3 3V 14 12V 15 GND 16 PS ON 17 GND 18 GND 19 GND 20 Res 21 5V 22 5V 23 5V 24 GND PIN SIGNAL ...

Page 21: ...k is for connection to Local Area Network LAN You can connect a network cable to it WAN LAN LAN Bypass Enable WAN LAN LAN Bypass Disable Serial Port USB Ports LAN3 GbE LAN LAN1 GbE LAN LAN Bypass LAN2 GbE LAN LAN Bypass LAN4 GbE LAN LED Color LED State Condition Off LAN link is not established Left Orange On steady state LAN linkis established On blinking The computeris communicating withanother c...

Page 22: ... setting in BIOS Power Status BIOS Bypass Setting Bypass Behavior Disable A On Bypass mode after power on Enable B Disable A Off Bypass mode after power off All segment or by each segment are controllable Enable B Pass Through Behavior A Bypass Behavior B ...

Page 23: ...Bypass Control Status Register Bit Field Name Value 3 0 Segment 1 to 4 Segment control bit Each bit corresponds to a specific segment numbered 1 thru 4 Write 1 Force Bypass 0 Force Pass Through Read 1 Bypass Mode 0 Pass Through Mode PWRON Signal Action Segment Signal Name Description Type Bypass Pass Through RELAY_SET2 Enable LAN 1 2 bypass Output 1 0 Segment 2 RESET_RESET2 Enable LAN 1 2 bypass O...

Page 24: ... al and al 0fch Clear Bit 0 and 1 out dx al Write to 5Eh Set Bit 2 and 3 to High mov dx 5Eh in al dx Read 5Eh s value to al and al 0f3h Clear Bit 2 and 3 or al 0ch Set Bit 2 and 3 to high out dx al Write to 5Eh Set Bit 2 and 3 to Low mov dx 5Eh in al dx Read 5Eh s value to al and al 0f3h Clear Bit 2 and 3 out dx al Write to 5Eh IO Port 5Eh High Low Bit 0 1 POWER ON LAN 1 2 Bypass POWER ON LAN 1 2 ...

Page 25: ... drives optical disk drives and other IDE devices Important If you install two IDE devices on the same cable you must configure the drives separately to master slave mode by setting jumpers Refer to IDE device s documentation supplied by the vendors for jumper setting instructions IDE1 ...

Page 26: ... SPI_MOSI_F 5 SPI_CS0_F 6 SPI_CLK_F 7 GND 8 GND 9 SPI_HOLD 10 NC Pin Definition Serial ATA Connector SATA1 SATA3 This connector is a high speed Serial ATA interface port Each connector can con nect to one Serial ATA device Important Please do not fold the Serial ATA cable into 90 degree angle Otherwise data loss may occur during transmission SATA1 SATA3 1 JSPI1 2 9 10 ...

Page 27: ...l Serial Port Connector COM2 This connector is a 16550A high speed communications port that sends receives 16 bytes FIFOs You can attach a serial device to it through the optional serial port bracket PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 DCD Data Carry Detect 2 SIN Serial In orReceive Data 3 SOUT Serial Out orTransmit Data 4 DTR DataTerminal Ready 5 GND Ground 6 DSR DataSetReady 7 RTS Request T o Send 8 CTS Cl...

Page 28: ...s USB HDD digital cameras MP3 players printers modems and the like PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL 1 VCC 2 VCC 3 USB0 4 USB1 5 USB0 6 USB1 7 GND 8 GND 9 Key no pin 10 USBOC Pin Definition 1 9 2 10 F_USB1 VGA Connector JVGA1 The DB15 pin female connector is provided for monitor Important Note that the pins of VCC and GND must be connected correctly to avoid possible damage USB 2 0 Bracket Optional ...

Page 29: ...h lowreferencepull down to GND 9 RSVD_DNU Reserved Donot use JFP1 Pin Definition Front Panel Connector JFP1 This connector is for electrical connection to the front panel switches and LEDs and is compliant with Intel Front Panel I O Connectivity Design Guide 2 1 10 9 JFP1 HDD LED Reset Switch Power LED Power Switch I2C Bus Connector J3 This connector known as I2 C is for users to connect System Ma...

Page 30: ...ects to an optional TPM Trusted Platform Module Please refer to the TPM security platform manual for more details PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 LCLK LPCclock 2 3Vdual 3V_STB 3V dualor3Vstandbypower 3 LRST LPCreset 4 VCC3 3 3Vpower 5 LAD0 LPC address data pin0 6 SIRQ Serial IRQ 7 LAD1 LPC address data pin1 8 VCC5 5Vpower 9 LAD2 LPC address data pin2 10 KEY No pin 11 LAD3 LPC addre...

Page 31: ...2 15 Hardware Setup JP1 JP2 1 8 CPLD Data Reflash Pinheader JP1 JP2 Pin Description Pin Description 1 VCC 2 TDO 3 TDI 4 IspEN 5 TRST 6 TMS 7 GND 8 TCK Pin Definition ...

Page 32: ...he CMOS RAM the system can auto matically boot OS every time it is turned on If you want to clear the system configuration set the jumper to clear data Jumper Important You can clear CMOS by shorting 2 3 pin while the system is off Then return to 1 2 pin position Avoid clearing the CMOS while the system is on it will damage the mainboard JBAT1 1 Clear Data 1 3 Keep Data 1 3 ...

Page 33: ...xpansion cards make sure that you unplug the power supply first Meanwhile read the documentation for the expansion card to configure any necessary hardware or software settings for the expan sion card such as jumpers switches or BIOS configuration Mini PCI Slot ...

Page 34: ... the second drive to Slave mode by setting its jumper Refer to the hard disk documentation supplied by hard disk vendors for jumper setting instructions If you install one IDE device with ATA100 IDE cable and one CF device you must configure the CF device to Master mode by setting jumper J6 CF only supports Master mode by using ATA100 IDE cable CF only supports Slave mode by using ATA33 IDE cable ...

Page 35: ...BIOS Setup program and allows you to configure the system for optimum use You may need to run the Setup program when An error message appears on the screen during the system booting up and requests you to run SETUP You want to change the default settings for cus tomized features ...

Page 36: ... PHOENIX 2nd 5th digit refers to the model number 6th digit refers to the chipset as I Intel N nVidia and V VIA 7th 8th digit refers to the customer as MS all standard customers V1 0 refers to the BIOS version 071408 refers to the date this BIOS was released Power on the computer and the system will start POST Power On Self Test process When the message below appears on the screen press Del key to...

Page 37: ... Then you can use the control keys to enter values and move from field to field within a sub menu If you want to return to the main menu just press the Esc General Help F1 The BIOS setup program provides a General Help screen You can call up this screen from any menu by simply pressing F1 The Help screen lists the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item Press E...

Page 38: ...features Boot Use this menu to specify the priority of boot devices Security Use this menu to set supervisor and user passwords Chipset This menu controls the advanced features of the onboard Northbridge and Southbridge Exit This menu allows you to load the BIOS default values or factory default settings into the BIOS and exit the BIOS setup utility with or without changes ...

Page 39: ...e items show the firmware and hardware specifications of your system Read only System Time This setting allows you to set the system time The time format is Hour Minute Second System Date This setting allows you to set the system date The date format is Day Month Date Year ...

Page 40: ...3 6 MS 96C4 Server Board Advanced CPU Configuration ...

Page 41: ...ur operating system doesn t support HT Function or unreliability and instability may occur IDE Configuration ATA IDE Configuration This setting specifies the operation mode of the SATA port Configure SATA as s This setting specifies the function of the on chip SATA controller Primary Second IDE Master Slave Onboard SATA 1 2 Type Press PgUp or PgDn to select Manual None or Auto type Note that the s...

Page 42: ... A R T Self Monitoring Analysis Reporting Technology capability for the hard disks S M A R T is a utility that monitors your disk sta tus to predict hard disk failure This gives you an opportunity to move data from a hard disk that is going to fail to a safe place before the hard disk becomes offline 32 Bit Data Transfer Enables 32 bit communication between CPU and IDE card Super IO Configuration ...

Page 43: ...nables or disables the Smart Fan feature Smart Fan is an excellent feature which will adjust the CPU system fan speed automatically depending on the current CPU temperature to prevent your system from overheating Available options are Manual Mode Thermal Cruise Mode Manual Mode SYSFAN PWM Control CPUFAN PWM Control AUXFAN PWM Con trol This setting allows users to control the fan speed by changing ...

Page 44: ...CPUFAN Tolerance Value AUXFAN Toler ance Value You can select a fan tolerance value here for the specific range for the SYSFAN CPUFAN AUXFAN TargetTemp Value items If the current tem peratures of the 3 fans reach to the maximum threshold the temperatures set in the SYSFAN CPUFAN AUXFAN TargetTemp Value plus the tolerance values you set here the fans will speed up for cooling down On the contrary i...

Page 45: ...3 11 BIOS Setup ACPI Configuration Advanced ACPI Configuration ACPI Version Features This item specifies the ACPI version ...

Page 46: ...APIC and Multipro cessor Tables High Performance Event Timer The High Precision Event Timer HPET was developed jointly by Intel and Microsoft to meet the timing requirements of multimedia and other time sensitive applications In addition to extending the capabilities and precision of a system the HPET also improves system performance ...

Page 47: ...cifies whether the system will be awakened from power saving modes when activity or input signal of onboard LAN is detected Resume On RTC Alarm When Enabled your can set the date and time at which the RTC real time clock alarm awakens the system from suspend mode ...

Page 48: ...at the receiving device can handle all of the incoming data This is particularly important where the sending device is capable of sending data much faster than the receiving device can receive it Redirection After BIOS POST This setting determines whether or not to keep terminals console redirection running after the BIOS POST has booted Terminal Type To operate the system s console redirection yo...

Page 49: ...egrated circuits ICs built into a variety of platforms to enable strong user authentication and ma chine attestation essential to prevent inappropriate access to confidential and sensitive information and to protect against compromised networks TPM Services is now a new feature set in Windows Server Longhorn and Win dows Vista TPM Enable Disable Status This setting displays the TPM enable disable ...

Page 50: ...iguration Legacy USB Support Set to Enabled if you need to use any USB 1 1 2 0 device in the operating system that does not support or have any USB 1 1 2 0 driver installed such as DOS and SCO Unix USB Mass Storage Device Configuration ...

Page 51: ...ay This setting controls the number of seconds the POST waits for the USB mass storage device after the start unit command is sent Emulation Type This setting enables you to set the type of device you want the USB mass storage device to emulate ...

Page 52: ...3 18 MS 96C4 Server Board Boot Boot Settings Configuration ...

Page 53: ... Hit DEL Message Display Set this option to Disabled to prevent the message as follows Hit Del if you want to run setup It will prevent the message from appearing on the first BIOS screen when the computer boots Set it to Enabled when you want to run the BIOS Setup Utility Flash Write Protection This function protects the BIOS from accidental corruption by unauthorized users or computer viruses Wh...

Page 54: ...word Supervisor Password controls access to the BIOS Setup utility These settings allow you to set or change the supervisor password User Password Change User Password User Password controls access to the system at boot These settings allow you to set or change the user password ...

Page 55: ...3 21 BIOS Setup Chipset North Bridge Configuration ...

Page 56: ...C Controller This setting disables enables the Gigabit Ethernet controller Restore on AC Power Loss This setting specifies whether your system will reboot after a power failure or interrupt occurs Available settings are Power Off Leaves the computer in the power off state Power On Leaves the computer in the power on state Last State Restores the system to the previous status before power failure o...

Page 57: ...imer is timed out PWRON LAN1 2 Bypass Control PWROFF LAN1 2 Bypass Control LAN bypass feature removes a single point of failure so that essential business communication can continue while a network failure is diagnosed and resolved In the event of a power hardware or software failure Hardware Bypass will automati cally activate allowing network traffic to continue Traffic between the LAN and WAN i...

Page 58: ...he Setup Utility Discard Changes Abandon all changes and continue with the Setup Utility Load Optimal Defaults Use this menu to load the default values set by the mainboard manufacturer specifi cally for optimal performance of the mainboard Load Failsafe Defaults Use this menu to load the default values set by the BIOS vendor for stable system performance ...

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