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1. 115 Menu 4 IDE COnMGUI ANON sssrinin aaia Dg 116 Menu 5 IDE Master and IDE Slave Configuration 118 Menu 6 Super IO Configuration 22 2222 4 2 2 1 123 Menu 7 Hardware Health Configuration 2 12222 128 Menu 8 Power Configuration 132 Menu 9 ACPI 133 Menu 10 Advanced Power Management Configuration 134 Menu 11 Remote Access Configuration Advanced 137 Menu 12 USB Configuration 141 Menu 13 PCI PnP Configuration 1 16 1 111 eene nnn 143 145 Menu 15 Boot Settings 11 4 4 1 18 146 Menu 16 Boot Device Priority eec 148 Menu
2. 30 2 6 3 7 Super UO Parallel POT ec oae ertet er eoo tr 30 2 6 4 Fintek F81216DG LPC Serial Port Chipset eese 30 2 7 ENVIRONMENTAL AND POWER SPECIFICATIONS 2 2 2 0 042000000000 3l Zod OTU 31 2 7 2 Operating Temperature and Temperature 31 o TNT mE 32 AIRING M 33 S NIE dU REC AU TIONG 34 SIBI qc 34 S24 Unpacking Precautions isse ene ente 34 35 DON 35 eas 36 CONNECTORS 38 4 1 PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTORS easain 39 Page viii NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard cy n Corp CNN NANO OSOS 39 4 2 PERIPHERAL INTERFACE 2 40 4 2 1 External Interface Panel Connectors 41 4 3 INTERNAL PERIPHERAL CONNECTORS 02 0 1 esas snas stata tette eese eene 42 43d SV Tower teet mU e BD debt UAM e EIUS 42 APERIRE RR 43 4 3 3 Power Supply Enable Connector eese 44 2 3 4 Audio CORHECtOF 9 DIm cccesseseeuxusseree
3. 2 Figure 1 2 NANO 945GSE Overview Front View 3 Figure 1 3 NANO 945GSE Overview Solder Side 4 Figure 2 1 NANO 945GSE Dimensions mm crees 10 Figure 2 2 External Interface Panel Dimensions mm 10 Figure 2 3 Data Flow Block Diagram eere eere 11 Figure 2 4 Embedded Processor Covered by Heat Sink 12 Figure 2 5 Front Side BUS 13 Figure 2 6 DDR2 SO DIMM annee nana nnns 14 Figure 2 7 cinta KNEE 16 Figure 2 8 Chrontel SDVO to LVDS DAC Chipset 18 Figure 2 9 IDE COMA CON 20 Figure 2 10 PCI 104 22 Figure 2 11 Realtek PCI GbE Controllers 2 22 2 23 Figure 2 12 PCle Mini anna ins acu aL vndc nun 25 Figure 2 13 SATA
4. 155 DAVE CHANGES 156 Discard Changes 156 156 Load Optimal Delaulls 156 Load Failsafe Defaults ucc 156 e Page 183 NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard UTechnology Gorp Terminology Page 184 NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard AC 97 AHCI ATA APM ARMD ASKIR BIOS CODEC CMOS COM e Page 185 cy n Corp Audio Codec 97 97 refers to a codec standard developed by Intel in 1997 Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI is an OS directed configuration power management and thermal management interface Advanced Host Controller Interface AHCI is a SATA Host controller register level interface The Advanced Technology Attachment ATA interface connects storage devices including hard disks and CD ROM drives to a computer The Advanced Power Management APM application program interface enables the inclusion of power management in the BIOS An ATAPI Removable Media Device ARMD is any ATAPI device that supports removable media besides CD
5. Gigabit Ethernet MIC 2 3 0000 FDFFFFFF Intel R 826016 ICH Family PCI Express Root Port 2702 FOFFOOOO FOFFFFFF Realtek RTL81568C P 8111C6 P PCI E Gigabit Ethernet 880000 FESFFFFF Mobile Intel R 945 Express Chipset Family gt 9 Intel R 828015 ICH Family USB2 Enhanced Host Controller 27CC T 940000 FE87FFFF Mobile Intel R 945 Express Chipset Family 980000 FESFFFFF Mobile Intel R 945 Express Chipset Family 3 00000 FEAFFFFF Intel R 826016 ICH Family PCI Express Root Port 2700 FEAFFFFF Realtek Gigabit Ethernet MIC 2 4 0000 FEBFFFFF 826016 ICH Family PCI Express Root Port 2702 88 FEBFFFFF Realtek Gigabit Ethernet 0000 Motherboard resources gt 13000 FEDISFFF System board 2 1 000 FEDIFFFF Motherboard resources 20000 FEDSFFFF Motherboard resources 3 4 FEC4 0000 FEDSFFFF Motherboard resources 90000 FFFFFFFF System board 000 Motherboard resources Table E 3 Memory Address Map 199 2 NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard
6. ee ceeeeeeeeeeeass 118 r 119 7A 119 ES D mc 119 EBA Lardge Mode AUTO CH MEER EUN 120 Block Multi Sector Transfer Auto 120 120 DNIA M de FAUTO EE E 121 UD I c 122 32Bit Data Transfer Enabledq 122 Parallel Port Address Disabled 123 Parallel Port Mode Normal 124 Parallel Port IRQ n diuo cdidit 124 Serial Port1 Address 3F8 IRQ4 125 Serial Port Mode Normal sese 125 Serial Port2 Address 2F8 IRQ93 eere 125 Serial Port2 Mode Normal esses 126 Serial Port3 Address 3E8 eee crees 126 POFES THO ETT 126 Serial Port4 Address 2 8
7. aa 26 Figure 2 14 Onboard USB Implementation cce 27 Figure 2 15 28 Figure 4 1 Connector and Jumper Locations Front Side 39 Figure 4 2 Connector and Jumper Locations Solder Side 40 Figure 4 3 Power Connector Pinouts 2 41 1 1 1 1 43 Figure 4 4 AT Power Connector Location eere 44 Figure 4 5 Power Supply Enable Connector Location 45 Figure 4 6 Audio Connector Location 9 pin 46 Figure 4 7 Panel Backlight Connector Pinout Locations 47 Figure 4 8 CF Card Socket 4 2 42 44 2 48 Figure 4 9 DIO Connector Connector Locations sss 49 Figure 4 10 12V Fan Connector 51 t Z3 ooo coc Page xiii 150 Figure 4 11 Front Panel Connector Pinout Locations 8 pin 52 Figure 4 12 Secondary IDE Device Connector Locations 53 Figure 4
8. 149 Menu CS sc cM M M 150 Menu 19 North Bridge Chipset Configuration s 151 Menu 20 SouthBridge Chipset Configuration 154 c 155 Page xix NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard THIS PAGE IS INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK NE pur Corp NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard Chapter 1 Introduction NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard 1 1 Overview Figure 1 1 NANO 945GSE 1 1 1 NANO 945GSE Introduction The NANO 945GSE EPIC motherboards are embedded 45 nm Intel Atom processor platforms The Intel Atom processor N270 embedded on the NANO 945GSE has a 1 60 GHz clock speed a 533 MHz FSB and a 512 KB L2 cache The NANO 945GSE also supports one 200 pin 533 MHz 2 0 GB max DDR2 SDRAM SO DIMM The standard model comes with a single 18 bit dual channel LVDS connector and the NANO 945GSELVDS model comes with an additional 24 bit dual channel LVDS connector The NANO 945GSE also comes with two PCI Express PCle Gigabit Ethernet GbE connectors a PCI 104 expansion slot and a PCle mini slot on the solder side 1 2 NANO 945GSE Overview 1 2 1 NANO 945GSE Overview Photo The NANO 945GSE has a wide variet
9. Hazardous Materials Disclosure Page 200 cy 1 B Corp F 1 Hazardous Material Disclosure Table for IPB Products Certified as RoHS Compliant Under 2002 95 EC Without Mercury NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard The details provided in this appendix are to ensure that the product is compliant with the Peoples Republic of China China RoHS standards The table below acknowledges 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 Period EFUP This is an estimate of the number of years that these substances would not leak out or undergo abrupt change This product may contain replaceable sub assemblies components which have a shorter EFUP such as batteries and lamps These components will be separately marked Please refer to the table on the next page Page 201 150 NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard Part Name Toxic or Hazardous Substances and Elements Lead Mercury Cadmium Hexavalent Polybrominated Polybrominated Pb Hg Cd Chromium Biphenyls Diphenyl Ethers CR VI PBB PBDE Printed Circuit Board Metal X Fasteners Cable Assembly paw _ 8 Ix Power Supply X X Assemblies o o 59 59 P O This toxic hazardous substance is contained in all of
10. 2 4424222 242422222 11 1 70 Figure 4 28 VGA Connector cada 72 Figure 5 1 SO DIMM Installation eee e erre 77 Figure 5 2 CF 2 79 Figure 5 3 Jumper Locations 79 Figure 5 4 AT Power Select Jumper Location 81 Figure 5 5 CF Setup Jumper Location 82 Figure 5 6 Clear CMOS 83 Figure 5 7 COM 2 Function Select Jumper Location 84 Figure 5 8 LVDS Panel Resolution Jumper Pinout Locations 85 Figure 5 9 LVDS Voltage Selection Jumper Pinout Locations 87 Figure 5 10 104 Voltage Setup Jumper Pinout Locations 88 Figure 5 11 Power Cable to Motherboard Connection 91 Figure 5 12 Connect Power Cable to Power Supply 92 Figure 5 13 5 1 Channel Audio
11. 1 1 2 2 2 93 Figure 5 14 7 Channel 24 6 95 m n Corp NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard Figure 5 15 IDE Cable Connection 96 Figure 5 16 SATA Drive Cable Connection 97 Figure 5 17 SATA Power Drive Connection nnmnnn 98 Figure 5 18 Single RS 232 Cable Installation 99 Figure 5 19 Dual USB Cable Connection s 100 Figure 5 20 LPT Cable Connection 101 Figure 5 21 Connect the LPT nnmnnn 102 Figure 5 22 Dual Serial Port Connector Cable Connection 103 Figure 5 29 LAN suse na 104 Figure 5 24 PS 2 Keyboard Mouse 105 Figure 5 25 Serial Device Connector 1 122211111 eene 106 Figure 5 26 USB 107 Fig re 9
12. 126 Serial Portas IRO ien t abd Au KS Gta UR GR EDU 127 CPU FAN Mode Setting Full On Mode 128 CPU Temp Limit of OFF 000 eere rere 129 CPU Temp Limit of Start 020 129 Sh Page 181 IEI 182 CPU Fan Start PWM 070 ences 130 Slope PWM 10 5 130 Suspend Mode S1 POS 133 Restore on AC Power Loss Last State 134 Power Button Mode On Off sss 134 Resume on Keyboard Mouse Disabled 135 Resume on Ring Disabled 135 Resume on PCI Express WAKE Enabled 135 Resume RTC Alarm Disabled 136 SU uU Us 136 E 136 Remote Access 015 2
13. 2 70 Table 4 28 RS 232 Serial Port COM 1 4 70 Table 4 29 USB Port PINGUIS 71 Table 4 30 VGA Connector Pinouts nennen nennen 72 Table 5 17 ICUS aces sera ince eee eaten nen ecw eee 80 Table 5 2 AT Power Select Jumper 665 1111 11 2 1 2 81 Table 5 3 CF Card Setup Jumper Settings cesses 82 Table 5 4 Clear CMOS Jumper Settings 83 Table 5 5 COM 2 Function Select Jumper Settings 84 Table 5 6 LVDS Panel Resolution Jumper Settings 85 Table 5 7 LVDS Voltage Selection Jumper Settings 86 Table 5 8 PCI 104 Voltage Setup Jumper Settings 87 Table 5 9 IEI Provided CableS 89 Table 6 1 BIOS Navigation nenna 111 Page xviii m PTechnology Corp NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard List of BIOS Menus Menu 1 112 Menu 2 Advan E TN 114 Menu 3 CPU Configuration
14. 137 Serial Port INCI aaa 137 sided 137 137 Redirection after 05 137 cc 138 VT UTFS Combo Key 138 Serial Port Number COM Y1 138 Base Address IRQ 25803 138 Serial Port Mode 115200 8 11 2 222 2 1 138 Flow Contor NOn 139 Redirection After BIOS POST Always 139 Terminal 139 VT UTF8 Combo Key Support Disabled 139 Sredir Memory Display Delay Disabled 140 USB Functions Enabled verbi hori cr or an 141 USB 2 0 Controller Enabled 2 141 USB2 0 Controller Mode HiSpeed 141 Legacy USB Support Enabled 142 EM 143
15. Corp The AddOn ROM Display Mode option allows add on ROM read only memory NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard messages to be displayed Force BIOS DEFAULT Allows the computer system to force third party BIOS to display during system boot gt Keep Current Allows the computer system to display the information during system boot gt Bootup Num Lock Off The Bootup Num Lock BIOS option allows the Number Lock setting to be modified during boot up gt DEFAULT 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 gt 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 Lock LED light on the keyboard is lit Boot From LAN Support Disabled The BOOT From LAN Support option enables the system to be booted from a remote system Disabled DEFAULT Cannot be booted from a remote system through the LAN a 4 Page 147 NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard Enabled DEFAULT Can be booted from a remote system through the LAN 6 5 2 Boot Device Priority Use the Boot
16. 45 43 Inverter Connector NER RU rs Rueda 46 OM OO GH TR TORRE 47 4 3 7 Digital Input Output DIO 49 4 3 6 Fan Connector 12 V 3 50 2 5 9 Front Panel Connector 2d Connector Aa DUI tem CU 52 4 5 11 Infrared Interface Connector 5 pin 54 4 3 12 Keyboard Mouse 55 LVDS E 56 COT ___ 58 ____ EENES 59 60 4 3 17 SATA Drive Connectors 63 4 3 18 Serial Port Connectors COM 4 64 4 3 19 Serial Port Connector COM 2 RS 232 RS 422 or 5 485 65 CONMCCIOR EE 66 4 3 21 USB Connectors Internal cccccccccccccccccccsccccccsecsccsccccccecscuueccsesecscucecssuueeseueuess 66 4 4 EXTERNAL PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTOR PANEL eene 67 4 4 1 Keyboard Mouse Connector 66 TESTO 69 4 4 3 Serial Port Connector 70 OTS ___ 4____ __6_ _ _ 71 CONIC ERES 71 MSALA TON cR 73 ILAN OAT IC PRECAUTIONS 74 5 2 INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS cccccccscececcececsceccccecsccecccececsccce
17. NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard gt UDMA1 Ultra DMA mode 0 selected with a maximum data transfer rate of 16 6MBps gt UDMA1 Ultra DMA mode 1 selected with a maximum data transfer rate of 25MBps gt UDMA2 Ultra DMA mode 2 selected with a maximum data transfer rate of 33 3MBps gt UDMA3 Ultra DMA mode 3 selected with a maximum data transfer rate of 44MBps To use this mode it is required that an 80 conductor ATA cable is used gt UDMAA Ultra 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 gt UDMA5 Ultra DMA mode 5 selected with a maximum data transfer rate of 99 9MBps To use this mode it is required that an 80 conductor ATA cable is used gt S M A R T Auto Use the S M A R T option to auto detect disable or enable Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology SMART on the drive on the specified channel S M A R T predicts impending drive failures The S M A R T BIOS option enables or disables this function Auto DEFAULT BIOS auto detects HDD SMART support Disabled Prevents BIOS from using the HDD SMART feature Enabled Allows BIOS to use the HDD SMART feature gt 32Bit Data Transfer Enabled Use the 32Bit Data Transfer BIOS option to enables or disable 32 bit data transfers Page 122 Disabled Prevents the BIOS from using 32
18. 133 985109102 117017 TE EET 136 OF BIS SW Ro 140 OAP VPND M 142 E 145 03d BOOED CHINES COM 145 0 2 2 Bool Derice 148 5 149 USO d 150 6 7 1 North Bridge Chipset Configuration 2 2 2 6 52020200 00 nnne 151 6 7 2 SouthBridge Configuration eese 154 C 155 T SOFTWARE DRIVERS osinean roe e IE 157 7 1 AVAILABLE SOFTWARE 5 158 7 2 STARTING THE DRIVER 158 7 CHIPSET DRIVER INSTALLATION 160 7A VOARDRIVER INSTAEEATION 165 7 5 LAN DRIVER INSTALLATION ccccceccscecccceccececcecscescscescececescecescscscscesescesescucesees 170 150 7 6 AUDIO DRIVER INSTALLATION ccceccscecccceccsceccscecscececcececescecescecesescesescesescucesces 172 7 6 1 HD Audio 2 2 0000000000 ese esses ese sus 173 7 6 2 AC 97 Driver Installation oo cc cc cccccc
19. m q Technology Corp E NANO 945GS 45 nm Intel Atom Processor EPIC SBC Supports 2 GB DDR2 Memory VGA Dual LVDS Dual PCle GbE CF Type II Dual SATA PCI 104 and PCle Mini User Manual Rev 1 01 11 March 2009 gt 0 NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard Revision ems 11 March 2009 1 01 Added LVDS2 connector pinouts Changed model name 25 September 2008 Initial release NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard cy n jeTecnmnology Corp Copyright COPYRIGHT NOTICE The information in this document is subject to change without prior notice in order to improve reliability design and function and does not represent a commitment on the part of the manufacturer In no event will the manufacturer be liable for direct indirect special incidental or consequential damages 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 rights reserved No part of this manual may be reproduced by any mechanical electronic or other means in any form without prior written permission of the manufacturer TRADEMARKS All registered trademarks and product names mentioned herein are used for identification purposes only and may be trademarks and or registered trademarks of their respectiv
20. Resume on PCI Express WAKE Enabled Use the Resume PCI Express WAKE BIOS option to enable activity on the PCI Express WAKE signal to rouse the system from a suspend or standby state gt Disabled Wake event not generated by PCI Express WAKE signal activity Enabled DEFAULT Wake event generated by PCI Express WAKE signal e Page 135 NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard activity Resume On Alarm Disabled Use the Resume On RTC Alarm option to specify the time the system should be roused from a suspended state gt Disabled DEFAULT The real time clock RTC cannot generate a wake event gt Enabled If selected the following appears with values that can be selected gt 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 Remote Configuration Use the Remote Access Configuration menu BIOS Menu 11 to configure remote 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 Page 136 IE ij Corp Configure Remote Access type and parameters Select Remote Access type Select Screen T1 Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC He dn BIOS Menu 11 Remote Access
21. 98 5 7 8 USB Cable Dual Port without Bracket 2 99 5 7 9 Parallel Port Cable without Bracket 100 5 40 Dual RS A 22 453 Cabo 102 5 8 EXTERNAL PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTION 103 5 6 1 LAN Connection Single 104 362 PS 2 104 2 9 9 Serial Device GONNCCHON Ro RIA ed 105 5 6 4 USB Connection Dual Connector eese hee 106 5 6 5 VGA Monitor 107 cy n Corp NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard mmc 109 TINT OT ON ese ete oe eee eee ee 110 VON I ETI NED M 110 SUES r 110 OLO Gen EE 111 6 1 4 Unable to Reboot After Configuration Changes esses 11 OO BIOS Ment GT serene reete 111 eae E T 112 SIS Ap NOD M 113 114 085920 181720 COM 11 277 115 03 21 IDE Master 117 6 3 3 Super IO 8 123 6 3 4 Hardware Health Configuration eese eene nnns 127 O PONO 131 6 50 1 AGPECONMOCULAIION 132
22. NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard cy n Corp Channel Available 144 Reserved Memory Size Disabledq 144 Quick Boot EC cae 146 Quiet Boot Disabled a 146 AddOn ROM Display Mode Force BIOS 146 Bootup Num Lock 147 Boot From LAN Support Disabled 147 Change Supervisor Password eeeeeee ee ccce e nennen nnns 149 Change User Password 1 1 3311 3 3 1 nnn nn nnn nnn nnn 149 Memory Hole Disabled se 151 Internal Graphics Mode Select Enable 8MBJ 151 DVMT Mode Select DVMT Mode cnn 152 DVMT FIXED Memory 152 Boot Display DEVICE CRT 153 LVDS Panel TYPE rt 153 LCD Brightness Controleren aaa aAA 153 o 2 ERE EE E E E E E E 153 Audio Controller All Disabled
23. Product Intel R Chipset Device Software Release Production Version Veraion 9 0 0 1008 Target Chipset Intel R 4 Series Chipset Date May 01 2008 Back Cancel Figure 7 7 Chipset Driver Read Me File Step 11 Setup Operations are performed as shown in Figure 7 8 2 ee ee Page 163 Intel Chipset Device Software Intel Chipset Device Software Setup Progress Please wait while Ehe Following setup operations are performed Installing Driver Intel R 828016 ICH Family USB Universal Host Controller 2709 version 6 2 0 1009 Installing Driver Intel R 828016 ICH Family USB Universal Host Controller 2704 Version 8 2 0 1008 Installing Driver Intel R 82801 ICH Family LISB Universal Host Controller 87 Version 8 2 0 1008 Installing Driver Inkel R 8280165 ICH Family 4582 Enhanced Host Controller 2700 version 9 2 0 1008 Click NexE ko continue Figure 7 8 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 want to restart the computer now and click the Finish icon See Figure 7 9 Page 164 DW 6 Corp Intel Chipset Device Software Setup Is Complet
24. gt Enabled DEraur USB function enabled USB2 0 Controller Mode HiSpeed soll 141 cd gt STUC NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard 150 The USB2 0 Controller Mode BIOS option sets the speed of the USB2 0 controller FullSpeed The controller is capable of operating at full speed 12 Mb s gt HiSpeed DEFAULT The controller is capable of operating at high speed 480 Mb s Legacy USB Support Enabled Use the Legacy USB Support BIOS option to enable USB mouse and USB keyboard 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 When 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 USB support enabled Auto Legacy USB support disabled if no USB devices are connected 6 4 PCI PnP Use the PCI PnP menu BIOS Menu 13 to configure advanced PCI and PnP settings WARNING Setting wrong values for the BIOS selections in the PCIPnP BIOS menu may cause the system to malfunction Page 142 Corp NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard BIDS SETUP UTILITY BIOS Menu 13 PCI PnP Configuration gt IRQ Available Use
25. y PCICLK4 127 X LILILJILILILILILILJILJ mu 7 D INTR_D A D3 i 26 012 SDONE amp DEVSEL lt C 2 019 _ IDSELZ 39V ma IDSELS P3 p n c LJ E27 HE 59 GND 3 3V 104 120 A D27 A 031 6 GNTS PCICLKS lt PCIRST INTR_C c NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard Column A Column B Column C Column D i e e _ N Table 4 19 104 Slot Connector Pinouts Corp NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard 4 3 17 SATA Drive Connectors CN Label SATA1 SATA2 CN Type 7 SATA drive connectors CN Location Figure 4 19 CN Pinouts See Table 4 20 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 in a RAID configuration 4 16 64 NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard 4 3 18 Serial Port Connectors COM 3 and CN Label and CN Type 10 pin header 2x5 CN Location See Figure 4 20 CN Pinouts See Table 4 21 The 10 pin serial port connector provides a second
26. 12V 1 53A Power Consumption 1 6 GHz Intel Atom one 2 0 GB DDR2 SO DIMM 0 C 60 C 32 F 140 F 5 95 non condensing Table 1 1 Technical Specifications gt BR m 150 NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard Chapter 2 Detailed Specifications NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard 2 1 Dimensions 2 1 1 Board Dimensions The dimensions of the board are listed below m Length 165 mm m Width 115 mm he 100000000900000 gt DOr pr JOL io 9 o 9i X JO O0000000000000000000000000000 Qro 9100000900900900 me 00000000000000000000000000000 zi oooon 20000000000000000000000000000 E 00000000000000000000000000000 noo 0000 85 36 80 01 115 00 19 18 Corp 00000000000000000000 0000000000000000000004 TUTTO TUUS 959999 C2 0J 5 658 Dt OQ gt J ia 1nnnnnninnnnnnnnnnnhr C e a 22 7 Co CO CO LP o of a o o o o a a a a a a a a a a poca oooog Figure 2 1 NANO 945GSE Dimensions mm 2 1 2 External Interface Panel Dimensions External peripheral interface conn
27. 2 7 3 Power Consumption Table 2 2 shows the power consumption parameters for the NANO 945GSE running with a 1 6 GHz Intel amp Atom with 2 0 GB DDR2 memory 12 1 5 Table 2 2 Power Consumption Page 32 m B Corp NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard Chapter 3 Unpacking t 1 12 2 NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard 9 3 1 5 Precautions WARNING Failure to take ESD precautions during the installation of the NANO 945GSE result in permanent damage to the NANO 945GSE and severe injury to the user Electrostatic discharge ESD can cause serious damage to electronic components including the NANO 945GSE Dry climates are especially susceptible to ESD is therefore critical that whenever the NANO 945GSE or any other electrical component is handled the following anti static precautions are strictly adhered to m Wear an anti static wristband Wearing a simple anti static wristband can help to prevent ESD from damaging the board m Self grounding Before handling the board touch any grounded conducting material During the time the board is handled frequently touch any conducting materials that are connected to the ground m Use an anti static pad When configuring the NANO 945GSE place it on an antic static pad This reduces the possibility of ESD damaging the NANO 945GSE
28. 5 7 5 ATA Flat Cable Connection The ATA 66 100 flat cable connects to the NANO 945GSE to one or two IDE devices To connect an IDE HDD to the NANO 945GSE please follow the instructions below Step 1 Locate the IDE connector The location s of the IDE device connector s is are shown in Chapter 3 Step 2 Insert the connector Connect the IDE cable connector to the onboard connector See Figure 5 15 A key on the front of the cable connector ensures it 2 Page 95 gt 0 NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard can only be inserted in one direction Figure 5 15 IDE Cable Connection Step 3 Connect the cable to an IDE device Connect the two connectors on the other side of the cable to one or two IDE devices Make sure that pin 1 on the cable corresponds to pin 1 on the connector 5 7 6 SATA Drive Connection The NANO 945GSE is shipped with two SATA drive cables and one SATA drive power cable To connect the SATA drives to the connectors please follow the steps below Step 1 Locate the connectors The 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 onboard SATA drive connector See Figure 5 16 2 PTechnorogy Corp Figure 5 16 SATA Drive Cable Connection Step 3 Connect the cable to the SATA disk Connect the
29. Internal Graphics Mode Select Enabled 8MB Video Function Configuration DVMT Mode Select DVMT Mode DVMT FIXED Memory 128MB Boot Display Device Auto LVDS1 Panel Type by H W LVDS1 Current Jumper Setting 800x600 185 LVDS2 Panel Type by H W Select Screen LVDS2 Current Jumper Setting 800x600 18b 1 Select Item LCD Brightness Control 100 Change Option F1 General Help TV Standard VBIOS Default F10 Save and Exit ESC EXILE BIOS Menu 19 North Bridge Chipset Configuration gt Memory Hole Disabled The Memory Hole reserves the 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 used please refer to the documentation that came with the card to see if it is necessary to reserve the space Disabled DEFAULT Memory is not reserved for ISA expansion cards Enabled Memory is reserved for ISA expansion cards Internal Graphics Mode Select Enable 8MB P Page 151 NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard 150 The Internal Graphic Mode Select option determines the amount of system memory that can be used by the Internal graphics device gt Disable Enable 1MB 1MB of memory used by internal graphics device Enable DEFAULT 8MB of memory used by internal graphics device DVMT Mode Select DVMT Mode Use the DVMT Mode Select option to select the Intel Dynami
30. Pure UART 1x UART IR m One Watch dog timer with WOTOUT signal m One Frequency input 24 48MHz m Powered by 3Vcc Page 30 NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard cy 1 B Corp 2 7 Environmental and Power Specifications 2 7 1 System Monitoring Two thermal inputs on the NANO 945GSE Super Enhanced Hardware Monitor monitor the following temperatures System temperature CPU temperature Eight voltage inputs on the NANO 945GSE Super I O Enhanced Hardware Monitor monitor the following voltages m CPU Core 1 05V 3 3 12V 15 1 8V 5VSB m VBAT NANO 945GSE Super Enhanced Hardware Monitor also monitors the following fan speeds m CPU Fan speed The values for the above environmental parameters are all recorded in the BIOS Hardware Health Configuration menu 2 7 2 Operating Temperature and Temperature Control The maximum and minimum operating temperatures for the NANO 945GSE are listed below m Minimum Operating Temperature 0 32 F m Maximum Operating Temperature 60 C 140 gt 0 NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard A heat sink must be installed on the CPU Thermal paste must be smeared on the lower side of the heat sink before it is mounted on the CPU Heat sinks are also mounted on the northbridge and southbridge chipsets to ensure the operating temperature of these chips remain low
31. method of addressing data on a disk drive is supported or not m Mode Block mode boosts IDE drive performance by increasing the amount of data transferred Only 512 bytes of data can be transferred per Page 118 cy 1 B Corp interrupt if block mode is not used Block mode allows transfers of up to 64 KB NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard per interrupt m Mode Indicates the PIO mode of the installed device m Async DMA Indicates the highest Asynchronous DMA Mode that is supported m Ultra DMA Indicates the highest Synchronous DMA Mode that is supported gm 5 Indicates whether or not the Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology protocol is supported m 3281 Data Transfer Enables 32 bit data transfer gt 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 gt Not Installed BIOS is prevented from searching for an IDE disk drive on the specified channel gt Auto DEFAULT BIOS auto detects the IDE disk drive type attached to the specified channel This setting should be used if an IDE hard disk drive is attached to the specified 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 channel gt
32. ARMD This option specifies Removable Media Device These include but are not limited to ZIP 15 120 4 Page 119 150 gt LBA Large Mode Auto NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard Use the LBA Large Mode option to disable or enable BIOS to auto detects LBA Logical Block Addressing LBA is a method of addressing data on a disk drive In LBA mode the maximum drive capacity is 137 GB Disabled BIOS is prevented from using the LBA mode control on the specified channel Auto DEFAULT BIOS auto detects LBA mode control on the specified channel Block Multi Sector Transfer Auto Use the Block Multi Sector Transfer to disable or enable BIOS to auto detect if the device supports multi sector transfers gt Disabled BIOS is prevented from using Multi Sector Transfer on the specified channel The data to and from the device occurs one sector at a time gt Auto DEFAULT BIOS auto detects Multi Sector Transfer support on the drive on the specified channel If supported the data transfer to and from the device occurs multiple sectors at a time gt Mode Auto Use the PIO Mode option to select the IDE PIO Programmable mode program timing cycles between the IDE drive and the programmable IDE controller As the PIO mode increases the cycle time decreases gt Auto DEFAULT BIOS auto detects the PIO mode Use this value if the
33. ID configure system Time Processor Type Intel Atom TM CPU N270 8 1 60GHz Speed 1600MHz Count System Memory Select Screen size 1016 11 Select Item Change Field System Time 14 20 7277 Tab Select Field System Date Tue 05 06 2008 F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC EXILE BIOS Menu 1 Main System Overview The System Overview lists a brief summary of different system components The fields in System Overview cannot be changed The items shown in the system overview include m AMI BIOS Displays auto detected BIOS information O Version Current BIOS version Build Date Date the current BIOS version was made ID Installed BIOS ID m Processor Displays auto detected CPU specifications O Type Names the currently installed processor Speed Lists the processor speed Page 112 cy n Corp NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard Count The number of CPUs on the motherboard System Memory Displays the auto detected system memory O Size Lists memory size The System Overview field also has two user configurable fields System Time Use the System Time option to set the system time Manually enter the hours minutes and seconds System Date xx xx xx Use the System Date option to set the system date Manually enter the day month and year 6 3 Advanced Use the Advanced menu BIOS Menu 2 to conf
34. IT8718F chipset listed below m ACPI LANDesk Compliant m Enhanced Hardware Monitor m Fan Speed Controller m Two 16 550 UARTs for serial port control m One IEEE 1284 Parallel Port cy n Corp NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard m Keyboard Controller m Watchdog Timer Some of the Super features are described in more detail below 2 6 3 1 Super LPC Interface The LPC interface on the Super complies with the Intel Low Pin Count Specification Rev 1 0 The LPC interface supports both LDRQz and SERIRQ protocols as well as PCI interfaces 2 6 3 2 Super 16C550 5 The onboard Super has two integrated 16550 UARTs that can support the following m Two standard serial ports COM1 and COM2 m IrDa 1 0 and ASKIR protocols Another chipset connected to the LPC bus provided connectivity to another two serial port connectors and COMA 2 6 3 3 Super Digital Input Output The input mode supports switch debouncing or programmable external IRQ routing The output mode supports two sets of programmable LED blinking periods 2 6 3 4 Super Enhanced Hardware Monitor The Super Enhanced Hardware Monitor monitors three thermal inputs internally and eight voltage monitor inputs These hardware parameters are reported in the BIOS and can be read from the BIOS Hardware Health Configuration menu 2 6 3 5 Super
35. LA ERE AERE EE BST 1 111111 dE Td Figure 2 12 PCle Mini Slot 2 5 7 Intel ICH7 M Real Time Clock 256 bytes of battery backed RAM is provided by the Motorola 146818 real time clock RTC integrated into the ICH7 M The RTC operates on a battery and 32 768KHz crystal The RTC keeps track of the time and stores system data even when the system is turned off 2 5 8 Intel ICH7 M SATA Controller The integrated SATA controller on the ICH7 M southbridge supports up to four SATA drives with independent DMA operations Two SATA controllers are connected to two SATA connectors on the NANO 945GSE The SATA connectors are shown in Figure 2 13 NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard SATA Drive Connectors nu IE veg d Momm Tern Figure 2 13 SATA Connectors SATA controller specifications are listed below m Supports four SATA drives m Supports 3Gb s data transfer speeds m Supports Serial ATA Specification Revision 1 0a 2 5 9 Intel ICH7 M USB Controller Up to six high speed full speed or low speed USB devices are supported by the ICH7 M on the NANO 945GSE High speed USB 2 0 with data transfers of up to 480MB s is enabled with the ICH7 M integrated Enhanced Host Controller Interface EHCI compliant host controller USB full speed and low speed s
36. P N 32200 015100 5 5 232 422 485 cable P N 32200 026500 RS ATX cable P N 32100 043403 HDTV output cable P N 32000 083701 5 HDD cable P N 32200 000009 RS Page 36 a NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard IDE cable P N 32200 008800 SATA power cable P N 32100 088600 RS Audio kit 5 1 Channel P N AC KITOSR R10 Audio kit 7 1 Channel P N AC KIT 883HD R10 m Corp NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard UTechnology Gorp Chapter 4 Connectors Page 38 Corp NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard 4 1 Peripheral Interface Connectors 4 1 1 NANO 945GSE Layout Figure 4 1 shows the on board peripheral connectors rear panel peripheral connectors and on board jumpers LVDS1 l W lt DL LL 341PC104 PLUS1 pm iB CPU J VLVDS1 888 J AUDIO1 Figure 4 1 Connector and Jumper Locations Front Side Figure 4 2 shows the solder side of the NANO 945GSE NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard 150 DIMM1 Figure 4 2 Connector and Jumper Locations Solder Side 4 2 Peripheral Interface Connectors Table 4 1 shows a list of the peripheral interface connectors on the NANO 945GSE Detailed descriptions of these connectors can be found below Digita
37. 1 1 Technical Specifications 7 Table 2 1 Supported HDD Specifications 21 Table 2 2 Power Consumption 44 42 1 32 Table 4 1 Peripheral Interface 1 11 111113 esses 41 Table 4 2 Rear Panel 1 11 1 4 4 4 42 Table 4 3 5V Power Connector 43 Table 4 4 AT Power Connector Pinouts 111112 44 Table 4 5 ATX Power Supply Enable Connector Pinouts 45 Table 4 6 Audio Connector Pinouts 9 pin sess 46 Table 4 7 Panel Backlight Connector Pinouts eere 47 Table 4 8 CF Card Socket Pinouts 49 Table 4 9 DIO Connector Connector 15 2 2 4 4 41 50 Table 4 10 12V Fan Connector Pinout 51 Table 4 11 Front Panel Connector Pinouts 8 pin 52 Table 4 12 Secondary IDE Connector Pinouts ess 54 Table 4 13 Infrared
38. 13 Infrared Connector Pinout Locations 54 Figure 4 14 Keyboard Mouse Connector Location 55 Figure 4 15 LVDS LCD Connector Pinout Locations 56 Figure 4 16 Parallel Port Connector Location 58 Figure 4 17 PCle Mini Card Slot Location eese 59 Figure 4 18 PCI 104 61 Figure 4 19 SATA Drive Connector Locations ee ecce 63 Figure 4 20 COM Connector Pinout Locations 64 Figure 4 21 RS 232 422 485 Serial Port Connector Location 65 Figure 4 22 TV Connector Pinout Locations e ecce 66 Figure 4 23 USB Connector Pinout Locations ecce 67 Figure 4 24 NANO 945GSE External Peripheral Interface Connector 68 Figure 4 25 5 2 Pinout and Configuration eese 68 Figure 4 26 RJ 45 Ethernet Connector ccc 69 Figure 4 27 COM1 Pinout
39. 27 m 108 Figure 7 T Start UD 159 Figure 7 2 Select Operating System eren 159 Figure 7 3 DTIVOI S n 160 Figure 7 4 Chipset Driver Screen ssssssssssssnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nnmnnn nnna 161 Figure 7 5 Chipset Driver Welcome Screen eee esee 161 Figure 7 6 Chipset Driver License Agreement 162 Figure 7 7 Chipset Driver Read File e 163 Figure 7 8 Chipset Driver Setup Operations 164 Figure 7 9 Chipset Driver Installation Finish Screen 165 Figure 7 10 VGA Driver Read Me sse 166 Figure 7 11 VGA Driver Setup Files Extracted 166 Figure 7 12 VGA Driver Welcome 5 cree 167 Figure 7 13 VGA Driver License Agreement 168 Figure 7 14 VGA Driver Read ese 168 Figure 7 15 VGA Driver Setup Operations ee ce
40. 3 Getting Help When F1 is pressed a small help window describing the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item appears To exit the Help Window press Esc or the F1 key again 6 1 4 Unable to Reboot 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 top of the BIOS screen has the following main items m Main Changes the basic system configuration m Advanced Changes the advanced system settings m PCIPnP Changes the advanced PCI PnP Settings m Boot Changes the system boot configuration m Security Sets User and Supervisor Passwords m Chipset Changes the chipset settings m Power Changes power management settings m Exit Selects exit options and loads default settings The following sections completely describe the configuration options found in the menu items at the top of the BIOS screen and listed above d e 111 Ir M NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard 6 2 Main The Main BIOS menu BIOS Menu 1 appears when the BIOS Setup program is entered The Main menu gives an overview of the basic system information OS SETUP UTILITY System Overview Use ENTER TAB or SHIFT TAB to select AMIBIOS a field Version 2050015 Build Date 08 28 08 Use or to
41. 5 232 serial communications channel The COM serial port connectors can be connected to external RS 232 serial port devices Figure 4 20 COM Connector Pinout Locations Receive Data RXD Request To Send RTS Transmit Data TXD le Clear To Send CTS Data Terminal Ready DTR 8 Ring Indicator 1 qu Table 4 21 COM Connector Pinouts PTecnnology Corp 4 3 19 Serial Port Connector COM 2 RS 232 RS 422 or RS 485 NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard CN Label COM2 CN Type 14 pin header 2x7 CN Location See Figure 4 21 CN Pinouts See Table 4 22 The 14 pin serial port connector connects to the 2 serial communications channels 2 is a multi function channel In default mode COM2 is an RS 232 serial communication channel but with the 2 function select jumper can be configured as either an RS 422 or RS 485 serial communications channel 2000000 ri dr d TXD485 TXD485 RXD485 RXD485 65 lr M 4 16 NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard 4 3 20 TV Out Connector CN Label TV1 CN Type 6 pin header 2x3 CN Location See Figure 4 22 CN Pinouts See Table 4 23 The 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 tel
42. 7 6 appears Step 7 Read the License Agreement Step 8 Click the Yes icon to continue Intel Chipset Device Software Intel Chipset Device Software License Agreement You must accept all of the terms of the license agreement in order to continue the setup program Do vou accept the terms INTEL SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT OEM IHV ISV Distribution amp Single User IMPORTANT READ BEFORE COPYING INSTALLING OR USING Do nat use load this software and any associated materials collectively Ehe Software until au have carefully read Ehe Following terms and conditions loading or using the Software you agree to the terms af this Agreement IF you nat wish to so agree do nat install or use the Software Please Also Mate IF vou are an Original Equipment Manufacturer Independent Hardware Vendor THY Independent Software Vendor 15 this complete LICENSE AGREEMENT applies Back Figure 7 6 Chipset Driver License Agreement Step 9 The Read Me file in Figure 7 7 appears Step 10 Click Next to continue Page 162 DW 2 Corp Intel Chipset Device Software Readme File Information Refer to the Readme File below to view the system requirements and installation information Press the Page Down key to view Ehe rest of Ehe File CNN CNN
43. CRT Graphics Mode The analog bus is interfaced to an external DB 15 interface connector connector is shown below e NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard WIRE PR n Wy 1 LALA t IM FT mm T hire VGA DB 15 Connector Figure 2 7 VGA Connector Some of the features of the CRT include m Integrated 400 MHz RAMDAC m Analog Monitor Support up to QXGA m Support for CRT Hot Plug 2 4 3 2 LVDS Interface The LVDS interface is connected directly to one of the LVDS connectors on the board Some of the features of the LVDS interface include m Panelsupport up to UXGA 1600 x 1200 m 25 MHzto 112 MHz single dual channel 218 bpp O TFT panel type supported Pixel Dithering for 18 bit TFT panel to emulate 24 bpp true color displays m PanelFitting Panning and Center Mode Supported CPIS 1 5 compliant cy 1 B Corp NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard m Spread spectrum clocking supported m Panel Power Sequencing support m Integrated PWM interface for LCD backlight inverter control 2 4 3 3 TV Out Interface The TV Out interface has the following features m Three integrated 10 bit DACS m Overscaling m NTSC PAL Component S Video and Composite Output interfaces m HDTV support O 480 720 10801 1080 2 4 3 4 Chrontel CH7308B SDVO LVDS Support A 30 pi
44. Configuration Advanced Remote Access Disabled Use the Remote Access option to enable or disable access to the remote functionalities of the system gt Disabled DEFAULT Remote access is disabled Enabled Remote access configuration options shown below appear Serial Port Number Serial Port Mode Flow Control Redirection after BIOS POST 137 150 NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard Terminal Type VT UTF8 Combo Key Support These configuration options are discussed below Serial Port Number COM1 Use the Serial Port Number option allows to select the serial port used for remote access gt gt COM1 DEFAULT System is remotely accessed 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 gt Base Address IRQ 2F8h 3 The Base Address IRQ option cannot be configured and only shows the interrupt address of the serial port 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 Page 138 m 115200 8 n 1 DEFAULT m 57600 8 1 m 38400 8 1 m 19200 8 1 m 09600 8 1 Identical baud rate setting be set on the host a management
45. Ehe terms of this Agreement IF you do not wish to so agree install ar use the Software Please Also Mate IF you are an Original Equipment Manufacturer Independent Hardware vendor Independent Software vendor 15 this complete LICENSE AGREEMENT applies Back Figure 7 13 Driver License Agreement Step 11 The Read Me file in Figure 7 14 appears Step 12 Click Next to continue Intel Graphics Media Accelerator Driver Refer to the Readme below view the system requirements and installation information aa Production Version Releases Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows lt Back Cancel Figure 7 14 VGA Driver Read Me File Step 13 Setup Operations are performed as shown in Figure 7 15 Page 168 Intel Graphics Media Accelerator Driver Intel Graphics Media Accelerator Driver Setup Progress Please wait while the Following setup operations are performed Copying File igxpun exe copying File diFxapi dll copying File HOMIEML dll Creating Kev HELM SystemiCurrentControlset Controlwindows SystemDirectory C Creating Kev HELM System CurrentControset Services ialm Device0 SystemDirectory C iy _ Creating Key HKLM System CurrentControlset Serviceslialm Device1 SystemDirectory Ci Creating Kev HELMSOFTW ARE Microsofhy Windows Current version Uninstal HMI D
46. Fan Speed Controller The Super fan speed controller enables the system to monitor the speed of the fan One of the pins on the fan connector is reserved for fan speed detection and interfaced to the fan speed controller on the Super The fan speed is then reported in the BIOS Poe am Page 29 Ir M NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard 150 2 6 3 6 Super I O Keyboard Mouse Controller The Super keyboard mouse controller can execute the 8042 instruction set Some of the keyboard controller features are listed below m The 8042 instruction is compatible with PS 2 keyboard and PS 2 mouse m Gate A20 and Keyboard reset output m Supports multiple keyboard power on events m Supports mouse double click and or mouse move power on events 2 6 3 7 Super I O Parallel Port The multi mode high performance parallel port supports the bi directional Standard Parallel Port SPP the Enhanced Parallel Port EPP and the Extended Capabilities Port ECP modes 2 6 4 Fintek F81216DG LPC Serial Port Chipset The Fintek F81216DG chipset enables the addition of four additional UART serial ports and UART includes 16 byte send receive FIFO The Fintek serial port chipset is interfaced to the Southbridge chipset through the LPC bus Some of the features of the Fintek chipset are listed below m Supports LPC interface m Totally provides 4 UART 16550 asynchronous ports
47. GbE Controllers UU i wu T HAM a ii 19 1 d jus Me 17771111777 DNE Tea 1 giz ME x s EL m nins i p d OO m 1 F 4 elt Hen Er E RI E i 7 RES zs inis n PE us SEM i idt 1 4 ri Fe a Ti E H a co 1 5 a i r ra 1 LI PLE is TX LET TM S laf lr MELLE L i qae E IN ME i 1 Ei Lus zc n 1 h cb m mr i i i 7 a iA i TI Wr E p E E Ethernet Connectors Figure 2 11 Realtek PCI GbE Controllers The Realtek RTL8111C PCle GbE controllers combine a triple speed IEEE 802 3 compliant Media Access Controller MAC with a triple speed Ethernet transceiver 32 bit PCle bus controller and embedded memory With state of the art DSP technology and mixed mode signal technology they offer high speed transmission over CAT 5 UTP cable or CAT 3 UTP 10Mbps only cable Functions such as Crossover Detection amp Auto Correction polarity correction adaptive equalization cross talk cancellation echo cancellation t
48. IDE disk drive support cannot be determined Page 120 NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard gt Mode Auto cy n Corp mode 0 selected with a maximum transfer rate of 3 3MBps PIO mode 1 selected with a maximum transfer rate of 5 2MBps PIO mode 2 selected with a maximum transfer rate of 8 3MBps PIO mode selected with a maximum transfer rate of 11 1 MBps PIO mode 4 selected with a maximum transfer rate of 16 6MBps This setting generally works with all hard disk drives manufactured after 1999 For other disk drives such as IDE CD ROM drives check the specifications of the drive Use the DMA Mode BIOS selection to adjust the DMA mode options DEFAULT BIOS auto detects the DMA mode Use this value if the IDE sWDMAO gt swomat gt swoma2 gt MWDMAO gt MWDMA gt MwDMA2 disk drive support cannot be determined Single Word DMA mode 0 selected with a maximum data transfer rate of 2 1 MBps Single Word DMA mode 1 selected with a maximum data transfer rate of 4 2MBps Single Word DMA mode 2 selected with a maximum data transfer rate of 8 3MBps Multi Word DMA mode 0 selected with a maximum data transfer rate of 4 2MBps Multi Word DMA mode 1 selected with a maximum data transfer rate of 13 3MBps Multi Word DMA mode 2 selected with a maximum data transfer rate of 16 6MBps Page 121 150
49. INT 15H controls the digital An assembly program to enable 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 controls the digital I O An assembly program to enable digital I O output functions is listed below MOV AX 6F09H Sets the digital port as output MOV BL 09H INT 15H Initiates the INT 15H BIOS call lt Page 191 NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard 150 Watchdog 192 cy n Corp NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard The following discussion applies to DOS environment IEI support is contacted or the IEI website visited for specific drivers for more sophisticated operating systems e g Windows and Linux The Watchdog Timer is provided to ensure that standalone systems can always recover from catastrophic conditions that cause the CPU to crash This condition may have occurred by external EMI or a software bug When the CPU stops working correctly Watchdog Timer either performs a hardware reset cold boot or a Non Maskable Interrupt NMI to bring the system back to a known state A BIOS function call INT 15H is used to control the Watchdog Timer INT 15H AH 6FH Sub function Sets the Watchdog Timer s peri
50. Location See Figure 4 7 CN Pinouts See Table 4 7 The backlight inverter connectors provide the backlights on the LCD display connected to the NANO 945GSE with 12 of power Page 46 1 Corp INVERTER1 IP E E E s ela ik Figure 4 7 Panel Backlight Connector Pinout Locations NO DESCRIPTION a Table 4 7 Panel Backlight Connector Pinouts 4 3 6 CompactFlash Socket CN Label CF1 solder side CN Type 50 pin header 2x25 CN Location See Figure 4 8 CN Pinouts See Table 4 8 CF Type memory card is inserted to the CF socket on the solder side of the NANO 945GSE 4 16 IEI amp GFD1 50011 50012 50013 n 50014 50015 50053 45V SDIOR SDIOW 7 CSEL lt IDERST SDDREO 4 SDDACK LED 5009 SDDIO Figure 4 8 CF Card Socket Location Ta eme weet eno C ews o oma m C mm __ __ Ce ___ m ows renew poem _ ow ew _ _ tome C __ we Corp NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard __ ewe ow ee m ee m e Cm om e Cm __ __ _ Cm _ C ow _ wem
51. MBps sustained data transfer rate The Power on Self Test POST is the pre boot actions the system performs when the system is turned on Quarter Video Graphics Array QVGA refers to a display with a resolution of 320 x 240 pixels Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks RAID refers to redundantly backing up data on multiple disks to ensure that if one disk fails the data is not lost and can be restored from the remaining disks in the array Random Access 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 Serial ATA SATA is a serial communications bus designed for data 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 Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology S M A R T refers to automatic status checking technology implemented on hard disk drives Universal Asynchronous Receiver transmitter UART is responsible for NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard asynchronous communications on the system and manages the system s serial communication COM ports UHCI The Universal Host Controller Interface UHCI specification is a register level interface description for USB 1 1 Host Controllers USB
52. Supports the four USB 2 0 devices on NANO 945GSE with four UHCI controllers and one EHCI controller m Complies with System Management Bus SMBus Specification Version 2 0 m Supports Audio Codec 97 AC 97 Revision 2 3 m Supports Intel High Definition Audio m Contains Low Pin Count LPC interface m Supports Firmware Hub FWH interface m Serial peripheral interface support 2 5 2 Intel ICH7 M Audio Controllers The Intel amp ICH7 M has the following to audio controllers m AC 97 controller m HD Audio controller The controllers share the same pins and only one can be activated at a time The controllers are interfaced to the NANO 945GSE audio connector which is in turn connected to an option audio kit with either an AC 97 codec or an HD Audio codec 2 5 2 1 Intel ICH7 M Audio Codec 97 Controller The Audio Codec 97 AC 97 controller integrated into the ICH7 M complies with AC 97 Component Specification Version 2 3 The AC 97 controller is connected to the onboard audio connector The audio connector is connected to an optional 5 1 channel audio kit with an embedded AC 97 audio codec The AC 97 controller supports up to six PCM audio output channels Complete surround sound requires six channel audio consisting of m Front left m Front right m Back left 4 Page 19 Ir M __ NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard m Back right m Center m Su
53. The Universal 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 VGA is a graphics display system developed by IBM Page 188 m B Corp NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard DIO Interface dr 3 Page 189 dm 2 IEI C 1 DIO Interface Introduction NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard The DIO connector on the NANO 945GSE is interfaced to GPIO ports on the ITE 178718 Super chipset The DIO has both 4 bit digital inputs and 4 bit digital outputs The digital inputs and digital outputs are generally control signals that control the on off circuit of external devices or TTL devices Data can be read or written to the selected address to enable the DIO functions For further information please refer to the datasheet for the ITE T8718 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 Pin Description Super 1 Pin Super 1 Pin Description wA WA Page 190 cy 1 B Corp NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard C 3 Assembly Language Samples C 3 1 Enable the DIO Input Function The BIOS interrupt call
54. align pin 1 on the cable connector with pin 1 on the PCIE 9452 LPT box header connector See Figure 5 20 Page 100 72 Corp NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard Step 3 Insert the cable connectors Once the cable connector is properly aligned with the 26 pin box header connector on the PCIE 9452 connect the cable connector to the on board connector See Figure 5 20 Figure 5 20 LPT Cable Connection Step 4 Attach the LPT connector to the chassis To secure the LPT interface connector to the chassis please refer to the installation instructions that came with the chassis Step 5 Connect LPT device Once the LPT interface connector is connected to the chassis the LPT device can be connected to the LPT interface connector See Figure 5 21 5 101 __ NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard Figure 5 21 Connect the LPT Device 5 7 10 Dual RS 422 485 Cables The NANO 945GSE is shipped with one RS 422 485 dual serial port connector cable The dual serial port connector cable connects the serial port connectors on the cable to the 5 422 485 serial port connectors on the NANO 945GSE Follow the steps below to connect the dual serial port connector cable Step 1 Locate the serial port connector The location of the RS 422 485 serial port connector is shown in Chapter 3 Step 2 Align the connectors Correctly align pin 1 on th
55. and DVD drives Amplitude Shift Keyed Infrared ASKIR is a form of modulation that represents a digital signal by varying the amplitude volume of the signal A low amplitude signal represents a binary 0 while a high amplitude signal represents a binary 1 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 user The Compressor Decompressor CODEC encodes and decodes digital audio data on the system Complimentary metal oxide conductor is a type of integrated circuit used in chips like static RAM and microprocessors COM is used to refer to serial ports Serial ports offer serial communication to expansion devices The serial port on a personal 150 DAC DDR DMA DIMM EHCI FSB GbE GPIO IrDA L1 Cache L2 Cache LVDS Page 186 NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard computer is usually a male DE 9 connector The Digital to Analog Converter DAC converts digital signals to analog signals Double Data Rate refers to a data bus transferring data on both the rising and falling edges of the clock signal Direct Memory Access DMA enables some peripheral devices to bypass the system processor and communicate directly with the system memory Dual Inline Memory Modules are a type of RAM that offer a 64 bit data bus and have separate electrical contacts on each side of the module The Enhanc
56. bit data transfers NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard Enabled DEFAULT Allows BIOS to use 32 bit data transfers on supported hard disk drives 6 3 3 Super IO Configuration Use the Super IO Configuration menu BIOS Menu 6 to set or change the configurations for the FDD controllers parallel ports and serial ports DS SETUP UTILITY Allows BIOS to select Configure ITES8718 Super IO Chipset Serial Portl Base Parallel Port Address 378 Addresses Parallel Port Mode Normal Parallel Port IRQ IRQ7 Serial Porti Address 3F8 IRQ4 Serial Porti Mode Normal Serial Port2 Address 2F8 IRQ3 Serial Port2 Mode Normal Serial Port3 Address 3E8 Serial Port3 IRQ 1 Serial Port4 Address 2E8 Serial Port4 IRQ Select Screen Tl Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC ETE BIOS Menu 6 Super IO Configuration Parallel Port Address Disabled Use the Parallel Port Address option to select the parallel port base address Disabled DEFAULT base address is assigned to the Parallel Port gt 378 Parallel Port I O port address is 378 a Page 123 150 NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard gt 278 Parallel Port I O port address is 278 Parallel Port I O port address is Parallel Port Mode Normal Use the Parallel Port Mode option to select the mode the parallel port operates in Normal DEFAULT nor
57. computer running a terminal software and the slave cy 1 B Corp NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard Flow Control None Use the Flow Control option to report the flow control method for the console redirection application gt DEFAULT No control flow gt Hardware Hardware is set as the console redirection gt Software Software is set as the console redirection Redirection After BIOS POST Always Use the Redirection After BIOS POST option to specify when console redirection should gt Disabled The console is not redirected after POST gt Boot Loader Redirection is active during POST and during Boot Loader Always DEFAULT Redirection is always active Some OSes may not work if set to Always gt Terminal Type ANSI Use the Terminal Type BIOS option to specify the remote terminal type ANSI DEFAULT The target terminal type is ANSI gt VT100 The target terminal type is 100 gt VT UTFS The target terminal type is VI UTF8 VT UTF8 Combo Key Support Disabled Use the VT UFT8 Combo Key Support option to enable additional keys that are not provided by VT100 for the PC 101 keyboard Page 139 NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard The VT100 Terminal Definition is the standard convention used to configure and conduct emergency management tasks with UNIX based servers VT100 does not support all keys on the
58. connector on the other end of the cable to the connector at the back of the SATA drive See Figure 5 17 Step 4 Connect the SATA power cable Connect the SATA power connector to the back of the SATA drive See Figure 5 17 e NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard Figure 5 17 SATA Power Drive Connection 5 7 7 Single RS 232 Cable w o Bracket The single RS 232 cable consists of one serial port connector attached to a serial communications cable that is then attached to a D sub 9 male connector To install the single RS 232 cable please follow the steps below Step 1 Locate the connector The location of the RS 232 connector is shown in Chapter 3 Step 2 Insert the cable connector Insert the connector into the serial port box header See Figure 5 18 A key on the front of the cable connectors ensures the connector can only be installed in one direction Corp NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard Figure 5 18 Single RS 232 Cable Installation Step 3 Secure the bracket The single RS 232 connector has two retention screws that must be secured to a chassis or bracket Step 4 Connect the serial device Once the single RS 232 connector is connected to a chassis or bracket a serial communications device can be connected to the system 5 7 8 USB Cable Dual Port without Bracket The NANO 945GSE is shipped with a dual port USB 2 0 cable To connect
59. m Only handle the edges of the PCB When handling the PCB hold the PCB by the edges 3 2 Unpacking 3 2 1 Unpacking Precautions When the NANO 945GSE is unpacked please do the following m Follow the anti static precautions outlined in Section 3 1 m sure the packing box is facing upwards so the NANO 945GSE does not fall out of the box m sure all the components shown in Section 3 3 are present Page 34 Corp NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard 3 3 Unpacking Checklist A NOTE If any of the components listed in the checklist below are missing do not proceed with the installation Contact the IEI reseller or vendor the NANO 945GSE was purchased or contact an IEI sales representative directly by sending an email to sales iei com tw 3 3 1 Package Contents The NANO 945GSE is shipped with the following components Quantity Item and Part Number mae 00000 NANO 945GSE SATA cable P N 32000 062800 RS KB MS PS 2 Y cable P N 32000 000138 RS AT 12V Cable P N 32100 087100 RS 1 COM wo bracket P N 32200 000049 RS Mini jumper pack 2 0mm P N 33100 000033 RS Utility CD Quick Installation Guide REVELL 07 TETONOLUSY G Beep Pela E Lt mcum 3 3 2 Optional Items The NANO 945GSE is shipped with the following components Dual USB cable wo bracket P N 32000 044300 5 LPT cable wo bracket
60. password must be installed select this field and enter the password After the password has been added Install appears next to Change Supervisor Password gt Change User Password Use the Change User Password to set or change a user password The default for this option is Not Installed user password must be installed select this field and enter the 149 NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard password After the password has been added Install appears next to Change User Password 6 7 Chipset Use the Chipset menu BIOS Menu 18 to access the NorthBridge and SouthBridge configuration menus WARNING Setting the wrong values for the Chipset BIOS selections in the Chipset BIOS menu may cause the system to malfunction 08 SETUP UTILITY Advanced Chipset Settings Options for NB WARNING Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction gt Northbridge Configuration Southbridge Configuration gt Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to SubScreen General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC He de By BIOS Menu 18 Chipset Page 150 Lr M NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard 6 7 1 North Bridge Chipset Configuration Use the North Bridge Chipset Configuration menu BIOS Menu 18 to configure the Northbridge chipset settings OS SETUP UTILITY Northbridge Options Memory Hole Disabled
61. returns to if there is a sudden loss of power to the system gt Power Off The system remains turned off gt Power The system turns on gt LastState DEFAULT system returns to its previous state it was on it turns itself on If it was off it remains off gt Power Button Mode On Off Use the Power Button Mode BIOS to specify how the power button functions gt On Off DEFAULT When the power button is pressed the system is either Page 134 cy n Corp NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard turned on or off gt Suspend When the power button is pressed the system goes into suspend mode Resume on Keyboard Mouse Disabled Use the Resume on Keyboard Mouse BIOS option to enable activity on either the keyboard or mouse to rouse the system from a suspend or standby state That is the system is roused when the mouse is moved or a button on the keyboard is pressed Disabled Default Wake event 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 the RI ring in modem line to rouse the system from a suspend or standby state That is the system will be roused by an incoming call on a modem gt Disabled DEFAULT Wake event not generated by an incoming call Enabled Wake event generated by an incoming call
62. standard PC 101 key layout however The VI UTF8 convention makes available additional keys that are not provided by VT100 for the PC 101 keyboard Disabled DEFAULT Disables the VT UTF8 terminal keys Enabled Enables the VT UTF8 combination key Support for ANSI VT100 terminals Sredir Memory Display Delay Disabled Use the Sredir Memory Display Delay option to select the delay before memory information is displayed Configuration options are listed below m No Delay DEFAULT m Delay 1 sec m Delay 2 sec m Delay 4 sec 6 3 7 USB Configuration Use the USB Configuration menu BIOS Menu 12 to read USB configuration information and configure the USB settings Page 140 Corp USB Configuration Enables USB host controllers Module Version 2 24 0 11 4 USB Devices Enabled None USB Function Enabled Legacy USB Support Enabled USB 2 0 Controller Enabled USB 2 0 Controller Mode HiSpeed Select Screen Tl Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC BIOS Menu 12 USB Configuration gt USB Functions Enabled Use the USB Function option to enable or disable the USB controllers gt Disabled USB controllers are enabled gt Enabled DEFAULT USB controllers are disabled gt USB 2 0 Controller Enabled The USB 2 0 Controller BIOS option enables or disables the USB 2 0 controller gt Disabled USB function disabled
63. the CPU is at a high temperature and therefore cause the system to be damaged Page 129 Ir M IEI gt gt 130 NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard The CPU Temp Limit of Start option can only be set if the CPU FAN Mode Setting option is set to Automatic Mode Use the CPU Temp Limit of Start option to select the CPU temperature at which the cooling fan should automatically turn 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 Start option and enter a decimal number between 000 and 127 The temperature range is specified below m Minimum Value 0 m Maximum Value 127 C CPU Fan Start PWM 070 The Fan 3 Start PWM option can only be set if the CPU FAN Mode Setting option is set to Automatic Mode Use the Fan 3 Start PWM option to select the PWM mode the fan starts to rotate with after the temperature specified in the Temperature 3 Limit of Start is exceeded The Super chipset supports 128 PWM modes To select a value select the Fan 3 Start PWM option and enter a decimal number between 000 and 127 The temperature range is specified below m 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 optio
64. the IRQ address to specify what IRQs can be assigned to a particular peripheral device gt Available DEFAULT The specified IRQ is available to be used by PCI PnP devices gt Reserved The specified IRQ is reserved for use by Legacy ISA devices Available IRQ addresses are m IRQ3 1804 m 105 IRQ7 dir z Page 143 NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard m 1809 m IRQ10 m m IRQ14 m 15 DMA Channel Available Use the Channel option to assign a specific DMA channel to a particular PCI PnP device gt Available DEFAULT The specified DMA is available to be used by PCI PnP devices Reserved The specified DMA is reserved for use by Legacy ISA devices Available DMA Channels are m Channel 0 Channel 1 m Channel Channel 5 m Channel 6 DM Channel 7 gt Reserved Memory Size Disabled Use the Reserved Memory Size BIOS option to specify the amount of memory 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 Page 144 NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard 64K reserved for legacy ISA devices 6 5 Boot Use the Boot menu BIOS Menu 14 to configure system boot options Corp OS SETUP UTILITY Boot Settings
65. 1 4 Im wu Figure 5 1 SO DIMM Installation Step 1 Locate the SO DIMM socket Place the NANO 945GSE on anti static pad with the solder side facing up 150 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard Align the SO DIMM with the socket The SO DIMM must be oriented in such a way that the notch in the middle of the SO DIMM must be aligned with the plastic bridge in the socket Insert the SO DIMM Push the SO DIMM chip into the socket at an angle See Figure 5 1 Open the SO DIMM socket arms Gently pull the arms of the SO DIMM socket out and push the rear of the SO DIMM down See Figure 5 1 Secure the SO DIMM Release the arms on the SO DIMM socket They clip into place and secure the SO DIMM in the socket 5 4 2 CF Card Installation The NANO 945GSE can support both CF Type cards CF Type II cards For the complete specifications of the supported CF cards please refer to Chapter 2 To install the a CF card Type 1 or Type 2 onto the NANO 945GSE please follow the steps below Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Page 78 Locate the CF card socket Place the NANO 945GSE an anti static pad with the solder side facing up Locate the CF card Align the CF card Make sure the CF card is properly aligned with the CF socket Insert the CF card Gently insert the CF card into the socket m
66. 1x4 CN Location See Figure 4 4 CN Pinouts See Table 4 4 The 4 pin 12 AT power connector is connected directly to an AT power supply Foca 5 32 Table 4 4 AT Power Connector Pinouts 4 3 3 ATX Power Supply Enable Connector CN Label ATXCTL1 CN Type 3 pin wafer 1x3 CN Location See Figure 4 5 CN Pinouts See Table 4 5 The ATX power supply enable connector enables the NANO 945GSE to be connected to an ATX power supply In default mode the NANO 945GSE can only us an AT power supply To enable an ATX power supply the AT Power Select jumper must also be configured Please refer to Chapter 3 for more details Page 44 Corp NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard ATXCTL1 Table 4 5 ATX Power Supply Enable Connector Pinouts 4 3 4 Audio Connector 9 pin CN Label J AUDIO 1 CN Type 9 pin header 2x5 CN Location See Figure 4 6 CN Pinouts see Table 4 6 The 9 pin audio connector is connected to external audio devices including speakers and microphones for the input and output of audio signals to and from the system wc E ih 4 16 IEI 97_5 AC97 BITCLK 97 SDOUT 9 PCBEEP 97 SDIN 97 RST amp ACG VCC GNDO ACS7 12V HEADER 2x5 2 Table 4 6 Audio Connector Pinouts 9 pin 4 3 5 Backlight Inverter Connector CN Label INVERTER1 and INVERTER2 CN Type 5 pin wafer 1x5 CN
67. 26 USB Connector 5 8 5 VGA Monitor Connection The NANO 945GSE has a single 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 NANO 945GSE please follow the instructions below Step 1 Locate the female DB 15 connector The location of the female DB 15 connector is shown in Chapter 3 Step 2 Align VGA connector Align the male DB 15 connector on the VGA screen cable with the female DB 15 connector on the external peripheral interface Step 3 Insert the VGA connector Once the connectors are properly aligned with the insert the male connector from the screen into the female connector on the NANO 945GSE See Figure 5 27 107 __ Figure 5 27 Connector Step 4 Secure the connector Secure the DB 15 connector from the VGA monitor to the external interface by tightening the two retention screws on either side of the connector Page 108 m Bis Corp NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard Chapter 6 BIOS Screens dr 3 Page 109 dm 2 IEI NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard 6 1 Introduction Page 110 A licensed copy of AMI BIOS is preprogrammed into the ROM BIOS The BIOS setup program allows users to modify the basic system configuration This chapter describ
68. 5 150 NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard E 1 Address Map Input output TO 00000000 OOO0000F Direct memory access controller 00000000 OO000CF PCI bus 00000010 00000017 Motherboard resources 9 00000020 00000021 Programmable interrupt controller 5 00000022 000003 Motherboard resources 100000040 00000043 System timer 3 00000044 000000527 Motherboard resources 00000061 00000061 System speaker 5 00000063 00000063 Motherboard resources 00000065 00000065 Motherboard resources 5 00000067 0000 Motherboard resources 4 00000020 00000071 System 5 time clock 5 00000022 00000007F Motherboard resources 00000080 00000080 Motherboard resources 00000081 00000083 memory access controller 00000084 00000086 Motherboard resources 5 0000008 00000087 Direck memory access controller 00000088 00000088 Motherboard resources 3 00000089 00000088 Direct memory access controller 00000084 0000008 Motherboard resources 5 10000008 OOO0008F Direck memory access controller 00000090 000009 Motherboard resources 00000040 00000041 Programmable interrupt controller 00000042 Motherboard resources 0000000 OOOO00DF Direct memory access controller 1000000 0 Motherboard resources q 000000F0 000000FF Numeric data processor 000001
69. 5 4 Intel ICH7 M Low Pin Count LPC Interface The ICH7 M LPC interface complies with the LPC 1 1 specifications The LPC bus from the ICH7 M is connected to the following components m BIOS chipset m Super I O chipset 2 5 5 Intel ICH7 M PCI Interface The PCI interface on the ICH7 M is compliant with the PCI Revision 2 3 implementation Some of the features of the PCI interface are listed below m Revision 2 3 compliant m 33MHz m 5V tolerant PCI signals except PME m Integrated PCI arbiter supports up to seven PCI bus masters E 21 2 __ NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard The PCI bus is connected to a 104 connector as shown in Figure 2 10 104 Slot 2n 7 La i o Maud 11 T E LI i LI EEr ee ee E ee Figure 2 10 104 Connector 2 5 6 Intel ICH7 M PCle Bus The Intel amp ICH7 M southbridge chipset has four PCle lanes Two of the four PCle lanes are interfaced to PCle GbE controller A third PCle lane is interfaced to a PCle mini Socket 2 5 6 1 PCle GbE Ethernet Two PCle lanes are connected to two Realtek RTL8111C PCle GbE controllers shown in Figure 2 11 below I PTechnology Corp NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard PCle
70. 70 00000177 Secondary IDE Channel Page 196 mn Corp NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard 00000 000001727 Primary IDE Channel 00000274 00000277 ISAPMP Read Data Part 00000279 00000279 ISAPMP Read Data Port E 000002 8 000002 Communications Port COPI E 00000278 000002 Communications Port COM 00000376 00000376 Secondary IDE Channel 00000378 00000372 Printer Pork LPT1 00000380 00000366 Mobile Intel R 945 Express Chipset Family 000003 0 Mobile Intel R 945 Express Chipset Family 1000003 8 Communications Pork COPS 1000003 6 000003276 Primary IDE Channel 00003 8 000003FF Communications Park COM 000004400 0000041 InteR 826016 ICH Family SMBus Controller 2704 00000480 000046 Motherboard resources 100000400 00000401 Motherboard resources 00000800 0000087 1 Motherboard resources gt 00000400 0 1 Motherboard resources 00000410 000004127 Motherboard resources 00000420 OOO0042F Motherboard resources 00000430 0000 Motherboard resources 2 00000460 OOO0046F Motherboard resources 00000479 00000479 ISAPMP Read Data Port 100000000 OOOOFFFF PCI bus 00007480 OOO0C49F Intel R 628016 ICH Family USB Universal Host Controller 22 10000 800 aaddgacetiF Intel R 828016 ICH Family USB Universal Host C
71. Audio Driver The InstallShield Wizard will install Realtek High Definition Audio Driver on your computer continue click Next E installs jd B Figure 7 23 HD Audio Driver Welcome Screen Step 4 Click Next to continue Step 5 The system updates See Figure 7 24 a Page 175 131 NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard Software Update Installation Wizard Updating Your System Please wait while setup inspects your current configuration archives pour current files and updates your files Backing up L Details Creating restore paint Figure 7 24 System Update Step 6 Follow the installation instructions until the HD Audio driver installation is complete 7 6 2 AC 97 Driver Installation To install the AC 97 audio driver please do the following Step 1 Select 2 AC 97 in Figure 7 21 Step 2 The installation files are extracted as shown in Figure 7 25 Page 176 Corp Realtek 97 Audio InstallShield Wizard Extracting Files e The contents of this package are being extracted X j IEI Technology Corp Please wait while the InstallShield Wizard extracts the files needed to install Realtek AC97 Audio on your computer This may take a Few moments Reading contents of p
72. Connector 5 55 Table 4 14 Keyboard Mouse Connector Pinouts 56 Table 4 15 LVDS LCD Port Connector Pinouts LVDS1 57 Table 4 16 LVDS LCD Port Connector Pinouts LVDS2 57 Table 4 17 Parallel Port Connector Pinouts nnmnnn 59 Table 4 18 PCle Mini Card Slot 4 2 60 Table 4 19 1 104 Slot Connector Pinouts ener 62 Table 4 20 SATA Drive Connector Pinouts 63 Table 4 21 COM Connector 16 1 1 11 64 Table 4 22 RS 232 RS 485 Serial Port Connector Pinouts 65 Table 4 23 TV Port Connector Pinouts 66 Table 4 24 USB Port Connector Pinouts 4 21 2 67 Table 4 25 Keyboard Connector Pinouts cessere 68 t Z3 ooo coc Page xvii 150 Table 4 26 LAN P redit td 69 Table 4 27 RJ 45 Ethernet Connector
73. DDR2 Controller There is one 200 pin DDR2 SO DIMM socket on the NANO 945GSE The socket supports DDR2 SO DIMM with the following specifications m Maximum Memory supported 2 GB 1 GB per rank m Support for DDR2 at 400 MHz and 533 MHz m support for Dual Channel Interleaved mode of operation m Enhanced Addressing support Swap only The SO DIMM socket is shown in Figure 2 6 below SO DIMM Figure 2 6 DDR2 SO DIMM Socket cy 1 B Corp NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard 2 4 3 Intel amp 945GSE Graphics The Intel 945GSE supports CRT LVDS TV OUT and SDVO The SDVO bus is interfaced through a Chrontel SDVO to LVDS transmitter to a second LVDS connector The internal graphics engine has the following features m Gen 3 5 Integrated Graphics Engine m 250 2 core render clock and 200 MHz core display clock at 1 05 V core voltage m Supports TV Out LVDS CRT and SDVO m Dynamic Video Memory Technology DVMT 3 0 m Intel Display Power Saving Technology 2 0 Intel DPST 2 0 m Smart 2D Display Technology Intel amp S2DDT m Intel Automatic Display Brightness m Video Capture via x1 concurrent PCle port m Concurrent operation of x1 PCle and SDVO m 4x pixel rate HWMC m Microsoft DirectX 9 1 operating system m Intermediate Z in Classic Rendering m Internal Graphics Display Device States DO D1 D3 m Graphics Display Adapter States DO D3 2 4 3 1 Analog
74. Device Priority menu BIOS Menu 16 to specify the boot sequence from the available devices The following options are available m 1 Boot Device m 219 Boot Device m 39 Boot Device Boot Device Prioritu specifies the boot SP nb the available devices Boot Device CD DUD PS TERC DU 3rd Boot Device Network v3 0 1 A device enclosed parenthesis has heen disabled in the corresponding type menu select Screen select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Era ya Eee SS ee Se v02 61 Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 16 Boot Device Priority Settings Page 148 Corp NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard 6 6 Security Use the Security menu BIOS Menu 17 to set system and user passwords BIOS SETUP UTILITY Hain Advanced PLI PnP hoot Chipset Power Exit Security Settings Install or Change the supervisor Password Not Installed User Password Hot Installed Change User Password select Screen 11 select Item Enter Change Fl General Help 210 Save and Exit Exit vO2 61 Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 17 Security Change Supervisor Password Use the Change Supervisor Password to set or change a supervisor password The default for this option is Not Installed supervisor
75. E3 support and Supplemental Streaming SIMD Extension 3 SSSE3 support m Micro FCBGA8 packaging technologies m Thermal management support via Intel Thermal Monitor 1 and Intel Thermal Monitor 2 m FSB Lane Reversal for flexible routing m Supports CO C1 e C2 e CA e NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard m 2 Dynamic Cache Sizing m Advanced power management features including Enhanced Intel opeedStep Technology m Execute Disable Bit support for enhanced security 2 3 3 Front Side Bus FSB The Intel Atom processor on the NANO 945GSE is interfaced to the Intel 945GSE Northbridge through a 533 MHz front side bus FSB The FSB is shown in Figure 2 5 below Intel 945GSE ETATEM pug RE F GE FSB c n 3 apu LIS Wall CE Bp z 1 ny r FEBBEEWERWW annann 7 Intel Atom Figure 2 5 Front Side Bus I PTechnology Corp zie NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard 2 4 Intel 945GSE Northbridge Chipset 2 4 1 Intel amp 945GSE Overview The Intel 945GSE Graphics 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
76. ICH7 M Audio Codec 97 e 19 2 5 2 2 Intel ICH7 M High Definition HD Audio Controller 20 2 5 3 Intel ICH7 M IDE Interface tete 20 Page vii 150 2 5 4 Intel ICH7 M Low Count LPC Jae m 21 2 5 5 Intel ICH7 M PCI Interface retener tette nne 21 2 5 6 Intel ICH7 M PCIe viccccccccssssssesesssssssssssesesecesvsvsvsvevsvssscsencnsesavavavavavacacnens 22 ZnO NP Cle EIU RON 22 2 249 2 P Cle Mmi Expansion 24 2 5 7 Intel ICH7 M Real Time Clock eene 23 2 5 8 Intel ICH7 M SATA Controller eene 2 2 5 9 Intel ICH7 M USB Controller eerte 26 BUS COMPONENTS 27 ena __ __ _ 6_ _8__ 27 27 2 6 3 ITE ITS718F Super chipset eese eene nnne nns 26 T Super OLPC EN 20 Super VO TOC SO 20 2 6 3 3 Super I O Digital Input Output eeeeeeeeessesseseeeeeeeeeeeeeeennnnnnnn 20 2 6 3 4 Super I O Enhanced Hardware 20 2 6 3 5 Super I O Fan Speed Controlleg 20 2 6 3 6 Super I O Keyboard Mouse
77. L2 512 KB Ratio Actual Value 12 p Select Screen 11 Select Item General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit BIOS Menu 3 CPU Configuration The CPU Configuration menu BIOS Menu 3 lists the following CPU details m Manufacturer Lists the name of the CPU manufacturer m Brand String Lists the brand name of the CPU being used m Frequency Lists the CPU processing speed m FSB Speed Lists the FSB speed m 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 BIOS Menu 4 to change and or set the configuration of the IDE devices installed in the system 115 42 gt 22294 4 216 NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard IDE Configuration DISABLED disables the integrated IDE ATA IDE Configuration Compatible controller Legacy IDE Channels SATA Pri PATA Sec PRIMARY enables only the Primary IDE Primary IDE Master Not Detected controller gt Primary IDE Slave Not Detected SECONDARY enables gt Secondary IDE Master Not Detected only the Secondary gt Secondary IDE Slave Not Detected IDE controller BOTH enables both IDE controllers Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Hp BIOS Menu 4 IDE Configuration gt ATA IDE Configurations Compatible Use the ATA IDE Confi
78. NEL1 Figure 4 11 Front Panel Connector Pinout Locations 8 pin FUNCTION DESCRIPTION FUNCTION DESCRIPTION Power PWR Power LED E VCC5 HDD LED HDD LED EM SYSRST Table 4 11 Front Panel Connector Pinouts 8 pin 4 3 10 IDE Connector 44 pin CN Label IDE1 CN Type 44 pin header 2x22 CN Location See Figure 4 12 CN Pinouts See Table 4 12 One 44 pin IDE device connector on the NANO 945GSE supports connectivity to two hard disk drives Page 52 at Corp IDERST 0 RESET 007 5005 006 SUL 1172 5 1 LL SDDREO LC SHDRDY ASDDACK AOIS __ SDAD PDIAG pii 5642 6 10 SDCST DAZ Tag 50053 HD Figure 4 12 Secondary IDE Device Connector Locations Pm DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION ca a eno __ s 1 ef C 9mm o o Cw 9m o Cw _ Cw f oms Cw ww __ _ Cm uw oroo 29 I DE DACK GROUND DEFAULT 6 VCC Table 4 12 Secondary IDE Connector Pinouts 4 3 11 Infrared Interface Connector 5 pin CN Label IR 1 CN Type 5 pin header 1x5 CN Location See Figure 4 13 CN Pinouts See Table 4 13 The infrared interface connector supports both Serial Infrar
79. NO 945GSE 2 L2 INAANO 9459GSBE OVERVIEW onto E esu naues P 1 2 1 NANO 945GSE Overview 2 1 2 2 NANO 945GSE Peripheral Connectors and Jumpers eee 4 1 2 3 JeonnicalSDOeer CUL 5 2 DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS es qao Eu Ee oves 8 PENSIO 9M 9 Ze Mi Dodd D mM cutus aes 9 2 1 2 External Interface Panel Dimensions cease eene nnne 10 DD 10 2 3 EMBEDDED NANO 945GSE PROCESSOR eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee eene eene nennen 11 PEREAT UM 11 LEV IM 12 PE ee ee 15 2 4 INTEL 945GSE NORTHBRIDGE CHIPSET 2 1 1 4724242 4 2 4444000000004444 nn nennen 14 24d 14 2 4 2 Intel 945GSE DDR2 14 2 4 3 Intel 945GSE Graphics 15 2 4 3 1 Analog CRT Graphics 15 2053 LV DS dC Wer S 16 pass M 17 2 4 3 4 Chrontel CH7308B SDVO LVDS 17 2 5 INTEL ICH7 M SOUTHBRIDGE CHIPSET eerte teen 18 2 5 1 Intel ICH7 M Overview Leere tette tette 16 2 5 2 Intel ICH7 M Audio Controllers eerte 19 2 5 2 1 Intel
80. SD is therefore critical that whenever the NANO 945GSE or any other electrical component is handled the following anti static precautions are strictly adhered to m Wear an anti static wristband Wearing a simple anti static wristband can help to prevent ESD from damaging the board m Self grounding Before handling the board touch any grounded conducting material During the time the board is handled frequently touch any conducting materials that are connected to the ground m Use an anti static pad When configuring the NANO 945GSE place it on an antic static pad This reduces the possibility of ESD damaging the NANO 945GSE m Only handle the edges of the PCB When handling the PCB hold the PCB by the edges Page 74 cy n Corp NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard 5 2 Installation Considerations A NOTE The following installation notices and installation considerations should be read and understood before the NANO 945GSE is installed All installation notices pertaining to the installation of the NANO 945GSE should be strictly adhered to Failing to adhere to these precautions may lead to severe damage of the NANO 945GSE and injury to the person installing the motherboard 5 2 1 Installation Notices WARNING The installation instructions described in this manual should be carefully followed in order to prevent damage to NANO 945GSE NANO 945GSE componen
81. Use the Serial Port3 IRQ option to select the interrupt address for serial port 3 10 Serial port 3 IRQ address is 10 gt 11 DEFAULT Serial port 3 IRQ address is 11 Serial Port4 Address 2E8 Use the Serial Port4 IRQ option to select the interrupt address for serial port 4 Page 126 cy 1 B Corp NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard Disabled No base address is assigned to serial port 3 gt 3E8 Serial port 4 port address is 3E8 2E8 DEFAULT Serial port 4 I O port address is 2 8 gt 2 0 Serial port 4 I O port address is 2 0 2 0 Serial port 4 port address is 2 0 Serial Port4 IRQ 10 Use the Serial Port4 IRQ option to select the interrupt address for serial port 4 10 DEFAULT Serial port 4 IRQ address is 10 gt 4 Serial port 4 IRQ address is 11 6 3 4 Hardware Health Configuration The Hardware Health Configuration menu BIOS Menu 7 shows the operating temperature fan speeds and system voltages 4 Page 127 Hardware Health Event Monitoring CPU FAN Mode Setting Full On Mode CPU Temperature 43C 109F System Temperature 33C 91F CPU Fan Speed 4821 RPM CPU Core quc c DIM DLII 040 V tise 1 488 V LI 1788 11 792 F1 5 5 F10 VBAT 3 184 V ESC Select Screen Select Item General Help Save and Exit Exit BIOS Menu 7 Hardware Health Configuration gt CPU FAN Mode Setting Fu
82. ackage Dimensions 510 x 407 Type Bitmap Image Size 608 KB s Visit IEI Website Explore CD Exit lt lt Figure 7 25 97 Driver Installation File Extraction Step 3 The AC 97 Driver Installation screen in Figure 7 26 appears Step 4 Click Next to continue Realtek 97 Audio Setup 5 19 Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for Realtek AC 97 Audio The InstallShield Wizard will install Realtek 7 Audio on your computer To continue click Next InstallShield Figure 7 26 AC 97 Driver Installation Welcome Screen Step 5 The Verification window in Figure 7 27 may appear Step 6 Click Continue Anyway 177 NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard Software Installation EN The software you are installing has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows Tell me why this testing 15 important Continuing your installation of this software may impair or destabilize the correct operation of your system either immediately or in the future Microsoft strongly recommends that you stop this installation now and contact the software vendor for software that has passed Windows Logo testing Continue Anyway STOP Installation Figure 7 27 AC 97 Driver Installation Verification Step 7 driver installation begins See Figure 7 28 b Begin ta i
83. aking sure the Socket pins are properly inserted into the socket See Figure 5 2 e Corp Figure 5 2 CF Card Installation 5 5 Jumper Settings A NOTE A jumper is a metal bridge used to close an electrical circuit It consists of two or three metal LJ pins and a small metal clip often protected by a PLASTIC CLIP OPEN CLOSED plastic cover that slides over the pins to connect them CLOSE SHORT a jumper means connecting the pins of the jumper with the plastic LLL clip and to OPEN a jumper means removing 1 2 3 2 3 CLOSED plastic clip from a jumper Figure 5 3 Jumper Locations Before the NANO 945GSE is installed in the system the jumpers must be set in accordance with the desired configuration The jumpers on the NANO 945GSE are listed in Table 5 1 150 Description AT Power Mode Setting CF Card Setting Clear CMOS 2 Mode Setting LVDS1 Panel Resolution LVDS1 Voltage Select L VDS2 Voltage Select 104 VIO Select Table 5 1 Jumpers JP1 JP2 5 5 1 AT Power Select Jumper Settings A NOTE The AT Power Select Jumper is the same as the ATX Enable connector Jumper Label Jumper Type Jumper Settings Jumper Location ATXCTI1 3 pin header See Table 5 2 See Figure 5 4 The AT Power Select jumper specifies the systems power mode as AT or ATX Use a jumper cap to short
84. amily SMBus Controller 2704 Intel R 8280165 TCH Family Express Root Port 2700 Intel R 828016 TCH Family USB Universal Host Controller 2 Mobile Intel R 945 Express Chipset Family Realtek RTLB168C P 8111C P PCI E Gigabit Ethernet MIC 2 Intel R 826016 ICH Familv PCI Express Root Port 2702 Realtek RTLB168C P 8111C P PCI E Gigabit Ethernet MIC Intel R 828016 ICH Famili USB Universal Host Controller Intel R 828016 ICH Famili USB Universal Host Controller 2709 Intel R 828016 ICH Famili USB Universal Host Controller 2708 Intel R 828016 ICH Familv USB Enhanced Host Controller 27CC Table E 2 IRQ Address Map Page 198 NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard mn PTechnorogy Corp NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard E 3 Memory Address Map Memory 00000000 System board 00040000 OOOBFFFF Mobile Intel R 945 Express Chipset Family 100040000 OOOBFFFF PCI bus 00050000 OOOCFFFF System board 000060000 OOODFFFF bus 4 1000 0000 QOOFFFFF System beard 00100000 3FFFFFFF System beard 372800000 DFFFFFFF PCI bus 3 20000000 DFFFFFFF Mobile Intel R 945 Express Chipset Family 1 0000000 E3FFFFFF Motherboard resources 4000000 FEDSFFFF PCI bus 0000 FDEFFFFF Intel R 928016 ICH Family PCI Express Root Port 2700 FOEFFFFF Realtek
85. ard extracts the Files needed to install Intel R Chipset Graphics Driver Software on your computer This may bake a Few moments Reading contents of package Figure 7 11 Driver Setup Files Extracted Step 6 The Welcome Screen in Figure 7 12 appears Page 166 E tO Technology Corp Welcome to the Setup Program This setup program will install the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator Driver onto this computer is strongly recommended you exit all programs before continuing Click Next to continue Cancel lation Framewior Figure 7 12 VGA Driver Welcome Screen Step 7 Click Next to continue Step 8 The license agreement in Figure 7 13 appears Step 9 Read the License Agreement Step 10 Click the Yes icon to continue 167 Ve IEI Intel Graphics Media Accelerator Driver Intel Graphics Media Accelerator Driver License Agreement You must accept all of the terms of the license agreement in order to continue the setup program Do vou accept the terms INTEL SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT IHY 15 Distribution amp Single User IMPORTANT READ BEFORE COPYING INSTALLING OR USING Do not use load this software and any associated materials collectively the Sofbware until you have carefully read the Following terms and conditions By loading using the Software vou agree to
86. ble 4 25 Keyboard Connector Pinouts Page 68 PTecnnology Corp NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard 4 4 2 LAN Connectors CN Label LAN1 and LAN2 CN Type RJ 45 CN Location See Figure 4 24 CN Pinouts See Table 4 26 The NANO 945GSE 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 two LEDs on the connector indicating the status of LAN The pin assignments are listed in the following table PINS DESCRIPTION DESCRI PTI ON ES ree Table 4 26 LAN Pinouts ACT LNK LED LED Figure 4 26 RJ 45 Ethernet Connector The RJ 45 Ethernet connector has two status LEDs one green and one yellow The green LED indicates activity on the port and the yellow LED indicates the port is linked See Table 4 27 NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard STATUS DESCRIPTION STATUS DESCRIPTION Table 4 27 RJ 45 Ethernet Connector LEDs 4 4 3 Serial Port Connector COM1 CN Label DB 9 connectors Location See Figure 4 24 see 2 CN Pinouts oee Table 4 28 and Figure 4 27 The 9 pin DB 9 serial port connectors are connected to RS 232 serial communications devices NO DESCRIPTION PIN NO DESCRIPTION Table 4 28 RS 232 Serial Port COM 1 Pinouts Figure 4 27 COM1 Pinou
87. bwoofer 2 5 2 2 Intel ICH7 M High Definition HD Audio Controller The Intel HD Audio controller on the Intel ICH7 M shares pins with the 97 controller Only one controller can be used at a time Intel amp HD Audio controller is interfaced through the Intel amp High Definition Audio serial link to the audio connector which is in turn connected to an optional 7 1 channel audio kit with an HD audio codec 2 5 3 Intel ICH7 M IDE Interface The integrated IDE interface on the ICH7 M southbridge supports two IDE hard disks and ATAPI devices The IDE connector is shown in Figure 2 9 below IDE Connector To l ned pe 19 pears ie DUNS mi 1 bobo noch ws III c mme EI ret t AY Figure 2 9 IDE Connector m hs Corp IDE transfers up to 16MB s and Ultra ATA transfers of 100MB s The integrated IDE NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard interface is able to support the following IDE HDDs m Ultra ATA 100 with data transfer rates up to 100MB s m Ultra ATA 66 with data transfer rates up to 66MB s Specification Ultra Ultra ATA 100 ATA 66 Table 2 1 Supported HDD Specifications 2
88. c Video Memory Technology DVMT operating mode Fixed Mode A fixed portion of graphics memory is reserved as graphics memory DVMT Mode DEFAULT Graphics memory is dynamically allocated according to the system and graphics needs Combo Mode A fixed portion of graphics memory is reserved as graphics memory If more memory is needed graphics memory 15 dynamically allocated according to the system and graphics needs DVMT FIXED Memory Use the DVMT FIXED Memory option to specify the maximum amount of memory that can be allocated as graphics memory This option can only be configured for if DVMT Mode or Fixed Mode is selected in the DVMT Mode Select option If Combo Mode is selected the maximum amount of graphics memory is 128MB Configuration options are listed below m 64MB m 128MB DEFAULT m Maximum DVMT Page 152 cy 1 B Corp NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard Boot Display Device CRT The Boot Display Device BIOS option selects the display device the system uses when it boots The available options are listed below m Auto DEFAULT m CRT TV m LFP m LVDS Panel Use the LVDS Panel Type to determine the LCD panel resolution Configuration options are listed below m 640 x 480 18b m 800 x 480 18b m 800 x 600 180 m 1024 x 768 18b m 1280 x 1024 36b m 1400 x 1050 360 m 1440 x 900 36b 1600 x 1200 360 m by H W gt LCD Brightness C
89. cccccccuccccuccccuccccccccecuccscuccccscuscucussscucucencuseas 176 A BIOS MENU OPTIONS ev vega UNE E ue Pi Eo ees 180 BD TERMINOLOGY qm 184 189 1 DIO INTERFACE INTRODUCTION c cccccccceccsceccsceccececccecesescecescececcscesescecescucesees 190 C 2 DIO CONNECTOR PINOUTS cccccecescececcsceccececcccecescecesceceseecesescscescscesescesescucesees 190 ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE 5 5 0 000000000 002000 191 3 1 Enable the DIO Input Function eee ecce ee eee eese eee eene eese eene een usan anas 191 C 3 2 Enable the DIO Output 191 D WATCHDOG TIMER __8_ VET I 192 195 1 ADDRESS 196 2 IRQ ADDRESS utres 198 MEMORY ADDRESS 20 00000 000000000000000 199 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 200 1 HAZARDOUS MATERIAL DISCLOSURE TABLE FOR IPB PRODUCTS CERTIFIED AS ROHS COMPLIANT UNDER 2002 95 EC WITHOUT MERCURY ecce 201 Page xii m nh Corp Figure 1 1 NANO S94SGISE
90. e You must restart this computer the changes to take effect would vau like to restart the computer now Yes I want to restart this computer now C I will restart this computer later Click Finish then remove installation media From the drives an Framewor Figure 7 9 Chipset Driver Installation Finish Screen 7 4 Driver Installation To install the driver please do the following Step 1 Access the driver list shown in Figure 7 3 See Section 7 2 Step 2 Click 2 VGA Step 3 Read Me file in Figure 7 10 appears Step 4 Click Next to continue LL Page 165 IEI e e pe pee e p pe ee e p pee op pee pepe e pee e e eoe be ee be b ope obo bes Production Version Releases Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows Driver Revision Production Version 14 32 4 Package 45665 Graphics 6 14 10 4926 HEMI Audio 5 10 0 1030 February 28 2008 NOTE This document refers to systems containing X X X X X X X X X Following Intel R chipsets Figure 7 10 Driver Read Me File Step 5 installation files are extracted See Figure 7 11 2 Intel R Chipset Graphics Driver Software InstallShield Wizard Extracting Files The contents of this package are being extracted Please wait while the InstallShield Wiz
91. e owners Page iil NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard Manual Conventions Page iv WARNING Warnings appear where overlooked details may cause damage to the equipment or result in personal injury Warnings should be taken seriously Warnings are easy to recognize The word warning is written as WARNING both capitalized and bold and is followed by text The text is the warning message A warning message is shown below WARNING This is an example of a warning message Failure to adhere to warning messages may result in permanent damage to the NANO 945GSE or personal injury to the user Please take warning messages seriously CAUTION Cautionary messages should also be heeded to help reduce the chance of losing data or damaging the NANO 945GSE Cautions are easy to recognize The word caution is written as CAUTION both capitalized and bold and is followed The italicized text is the cautionary message A caution message is shown below CAUTION This is an example of a caution message Failure to adhere to cautions messages may result in permanent damage to the NANO 945GSE Please take caution messages seriously cy 1 B Corp NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard A NOTE These messages inform the reader of essential but non critical information These messages should be read carefully as any directions o
92. e cable connector with pin 1 on the NANO 945GSE 2 serial port connector Step 3 Insert the cable connectors Once the cable connector is properly aligned with the 2 serial port connector on the NANO 945GSE connect the cable connector to the on board connectors See Figure 5 22 Page 102 72 Corp NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard Figure 5 22 Dual Serial Port Connector Cable Connection Step 4 Attach DB 9 serial port connectors to the chassis The dual DB 9 serial port connectors can be inserted into dual preformed holes in the chassis Once inserted the DB 9 connectors should be secured to the chassis with retention SCrews 5 8 External Peripheral Interface Connection The following external peripheral devices can be connected to the external peripheral interface connectors m HJ 45 Ethernet cable connectors m PS 2 devices m Serial port devices m USB devices m VGA monitors To install these devices connect the corresponding cable connector from the actual device to the corresponding NANO 945GSE external peripheral interface connector making sure the pins are properly aligned 103 IEI 5 8 1 LAN Connection Single Connector NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard 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 conn
93. ector please follow the instructions below Step 1 Locate the RJ 45 connectors The locations of the USB connectors are shown in Chapter 4 Step 2 Align the connectors Align the RJ 45 connector the LAN cable with one of the RJ 45 connectors on the NANO 945GSE See Figure 5 23 Figure 5 23 LAN Connection Step 3 Insert the LAN cable RJ 45 connector Once aligned gently insert the LAN cable RJ 45 connector into the onboard RJ 45 connector 5 8 2 PS 2 Y Cable Connection The NANO 945GSE has PS 2 connector on the external peripheral interface panel The dual PS 2 connector is connected to the PS 2 Y cable that came with the NANO 945GSE One of the PS 2 cables is connected to a keyboard and the other to a mouse to the system Follow the steps below to connect a keyboard and mouse to the NANO 945GSE Page 104 PTecnnology Corp Step 1 Locate the dual PS 2 connector The location of the PS 2 connector is shown NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard in Chapter 3 Step 2 Insert the keyboard mouse connector Insert the PS 2 connector on the end of the PS 2 y cable into the external PS 2 connector See Figure 5 24 gt in 4 Figure 5 24 PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Connector 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 s
94. ector panel dimensions are shown in Figure 2 2 Figure 2 2 External Interface Panel Dimensions mm 2 2 Data Flow Figure 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 PTechnology Corp NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard NANO 945GSE VA p 0 Intel Atom Processor 270 LET Figure 2 3 Data Flow Block Diagram 2 3 Embedded NANO 945GSE Processor 2 3 1 Overview The NANO 945GSE comes with an embedded 45 nm 1 60 GHz Intel Atom processor N270 The processor supports a 533 MHz FSB and has a 1 6 GHz 512 KB L2 cache The low power processor has a maximum power of 2 5 W The processor is covered with a heat sink and is shown in Figure 2 4 below __ E m LLLI M c E NENNEN im ie Intel Atom Figure 2 4 Embedded Processor Covered by Heat Sink 2 3 2 Features Some of the features of the Intel Atom processor N270 are listed below m primary 32 kB instructions cache and 24 kB write back data cache m 533 MHz source synchronous front side bus FSB m 2 Threads support m 512 kB 8 way L2 cache m Support for 32 bit architecture m Intel Streaming SIMD Extensions 2 and 3 Intel SSE2 and Intel SS
95. ed SIR and Amplitude Shift Key Infrared ASKIR interfaces Page 54 jc PTecnnology Corp NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard Table 4 13 Infrared Connector Pinouts 4 3 12 Keyboard Mouse Connector CN Label KB1 CN Type 6 pin header 1x6 Location See Figure 4 14 CN Pinouts See Table 4 14 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 14 Keyboard Mouse Connector Location pesonn _ E o ewm DESCRIPTION peu Ce meme Table 4 14 Keyboard Mouse Connector Pinouts 4 3 13 LVDS LCD Connector CN Label LVDS1 and LVDS2 CN Type 30 pin crimp 2x10 CN Location See Figure 4 15 CN Pinouts See Table 4 15 and Figure 4 16 The 30 pin LVDS LCD connectors can be connected to single channel or dual channel 24 bit or 36 bit LVDS panel Page 56 m 1 B Corp VCC LCD E ____ ___ NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard 4 16 4 3 14 Parallel Port Connector CN Label LPT1 CN Type 26 pin header CN Location Figure 4 16 CN Pinouts See Table 4 17 The 26 pin parallel port connector connects to a parallel port connector interface or some other parallel port device such as a pri
96. ed Host Controller Interface EHCI specification is a register level interface description for USB 2 0 Host Controllers The Front Side Bus FSB is the bi directional communication channel between the processor and the Northbridge chipset Gigabit Ethernet GbE is an Ethernet version that transfers data at 1 0 Gbps and complies with the IEEE 802 3 2005 standard General purpose input Infrared Data Association IrDA specify infrared data transmission protocols used to enable electronic devices to wirelessly communicate with each other The Level 1 Cache L1 Cache is a small memory cache built into the system processor The Level 2 Cache L2 Cache is an external processor memory cache Low voltage differential signaling LVDS is a dual wire high speed differential electrical signaling system commonly used to connect LCD displays to a computer NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard MAC PCle POST QVGA RAID SATA S M A R T UART a 4 Page 187 cy n Corp The Media Access Control MAC protocol enables several terminals or network nodes to communicate in a LAN or other multipoint networks PCI Express PCle is a communications bus that uses dual data lines for full duplex two way serial point to point communications between the SBC components and or expansion cards and the SBC chipsets Each line has a 2 5 Gbps data transmission rate and a 250
97. es how to access the BIOS setup program and the configuration options that may be changed 6 1 1 Starting Setup The AMI BIOS is activated when the computer is turned on The setup program can be activated in one of two ways 1 Press the DELETE key as soon as the system is turned on or 2 Press the DELETE key when the Press Del to enter SETUP 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 select use the PageUp and PageDown keys to change entries press F1 for help and press Esc to quit Navigation keys are shown in Key 000000000000 Move to previous item Move to next item Move to the item on the left hand side Right arrow Move to the item on the right hand side Esc key Main Menu Quit and not save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu Exit current page and return to Main Menu Page Up key Increase the numeric value or make changes Page Dn key Decrease the numeric value or make changes cy Corp NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard F1 key General help only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu F2 F3 key Change color from total 16 colors F2 to select color forward F10 key save all the CMOS changes only for Main Menu Table 6 1 BIOS Navigation Keys 6 1
98. esesecccceesesceceecsees 75 150 um 75 22 Installation CACC IST 76 sPol usedict 17 5 4 SO DIMM AND CF CARD INSTALLATION 11 2 21200094000000000000000000000000 0 71 7 3d OF E BIN miii 78 C 79 5 5 1 AT Power Select Jumper 5 80 81 MONS TU timer aiite MM Me NU 82 5 5 4 COM 2 Function Select 83 5 5 5 LVDSI Panel Resolution nennen 84 86 SS NAE EPIO Volla ge ETE 87 5 6 CHASSIS INSTALLATION eee cesse eee ______________ 88 Um MWE 88 050 2 Motherboard 89 5 7 INTERNAL PERIPHERAL DEVICE 8 9 69 5 7 1 Peripheral Device Cables sees 89 5 7 2 Power Connection 90 5 7 3 5 1 Channel Audio Kit Installation 92 D1 Channel Audio Kit Installat OM IR E S Sd tha EA EC US 94 5 7 9 ATA Flat Cable 95 5 7 6 96 RS 232 Cable W O Bracket
99. evision easier me 6 jew Table 4 23 TV Port Connector Pinouts 4 3 21 USB Connectors Internal CN Label 05801 and 05823 8 pin header 2x4 CN Location See Figure 4 23 CN Pinouts See Table 4 24 Page 66 Corp The 2x4 USB pin connectors each provide connectivity to two USB 1 1 or two USB 2 0 NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard ports Each USB connector can support two USB devices Additional external USB ports are found on the rear panel The USB ports are used for bus expansion Figure 4 23 USB Connector Pinout Locations NO DESCRIPTION PIN NO DESCRIPTION Table 4 24 USB Port Connector Pinouts 4 4 External Peripheral Interface Connector Panel Figure 4 24 shows the NANO 945GSE external peripheral interface connector EPIC panel The NANO 945GSE EPIC panel consists of the following m 2xHJ 45LAN connectors m 1 x PS 2 connectors m 1 Serial port connectors m 2 USB connectors 1x VGA connector Fona 3 Figure 4 24 NANO 945GSE External Peripheral Interface Connector 4 4 1 Keyboard Mouse Connector CN Label KB MS CN Type PS 2 CN Location See Figure 4 24 labeled 1 CN Pinouts See Figure 4 25 Table 4 25 The NANO 945GSE keyboard and mouse connector is a standard PS 2 connector Figure 4 25 PS 2 Pinout and Configuration PIN DESCRI PTI ON ms crock Ta
100. f drivers in Figure 7 3 appears 3 IEI 7BUOU 000214 RS Intel Navy Pier Platform Y 1 00 Windows XP 2000 e IEI Technology Corp 1 Chipset 2 V 4 Audia 5 SATA 8 iSMM S ALIPS Visit IEI Website gt Explore CD Series Exit Figure 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 Figure 7 3 See Section 7 2 Step 2 Click 1 Chipset Driver Step 3 setup files are extracted as shown in Figure 7 4 Page 160 _ Corp Intel Package Manager Intel Package Manager Please wait while Ehe Following setup Files are extracted 3456M inf 3565g cat a amp 5g inf a65m cat a65m inf dmi pci cat Figure 7 4 Chipset Driver Screen Step 4 When the setup files are completely extracted the Welcome Screen in Figure 7 5 appears Intel Chipset Device Software Welcome the Setup Program This setup program will install the Intel Chipset Device Software onto this computer is strongly recommended that vau exit all programs before continuing Figure 7 5 Chipset Driver Welcome Screen Step 5 Click Next to continue m Page 161 NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard Step 6 The license agreement in Figure
101. gs The LVDS Voltage Selection jumper location is shown in Figure 5 9 Corp NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard J VLVDS2 Z om 7 J VLVDS1 co G 3 1 Figure 5 9 LVDS Voltage Selection Jumper Pinout Locations 5 5 7 104 Voltage Setup Jumper Label JP2 Jumper Type 3 pin header Jumper Settings Table 5 7 Jumper Location See Figure 5 9 The 104 Voltage Setup jumper settings are shown in Table 5 7 CAUTION The default for this jumper is All Open meaning the user must select the voltage to be used PCI 104 Setup Description Table 5 8 PCI 104 Voltage Setup Jumper Settings The PCI 104 Voltage Setup jumper location is shown in Figure 5 9 4 1 NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard Figure 5 10 PCI 104 Voltage Setup Jumper Pinout Locations 5 6 Chassis Installation 5 6 1 Airflow WARNING Airflow is critical to the cooling of the CPU and other onboard components The chassis in which the NANO 945GSE must have air vents to allow cool air to move into the system and hot air to move out The NANO 945GSE must be installed in a chassis with ventilation holes on the sides allowing airflow to travel through the heat sink surface In a system with an individual power supply unit the cooling fan of a power supply can als
102. gurations option to configure the ATA IDE controller gt Disabled Disables the on board ATA IDE controller gt Compatible Configures the on board ATA IDE controller to be in compatible mode In this mode a SATA channel will replace one of the IDE channels This mode supports up to 4 storage devices gt Enhanced DEFAULT Configures the on board ATA IDE controller to be in Enhanced mode In this mode IDE channels and SATA channels are separated This mode supports up to 6 storage devices Some legacy OS do not support this mode Page 116 cy n Corp NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard gt Legacy IDE Channels PATA Pri SATA Sec SATA Only Only the SATA drives are enabled gt SATA Pri PATA Sec DEFAULT The IDE drives are enabled on the Primary IDE channel The SATA drives are enabled on the Secondary IDE channel Only The IDE drives are enabled on the primary and secondary IDE channels SATA drives are disabled IDE Master and IDE Slave When entering setup BIOS auto detects the presence of IDE devices BIOS displays the status of the auto detected IDE devices The following IDE devices are detected and are shown in the IDE Configuration menu m Primary IDE Master m Primary IDE Slave m Secondary IDE Master m Secondary IDE Slave The IDE Configuration menu BIOS Menu 4 allows changes to the configurations for the IDE devices installed in the sy
103. ignaling is supported by the ICH7 M integrated Universal Host Controller Interface UHCI controllers The six USB ports implemented on the NANO 945GSE are connected to two internal connectors and one external connector See Figure 2 14 I Corp Fini A nu E eer E E Tm ri nr H NENNT mM 17 7004 ee AE USB Connectors Figure 2 14 Onboard USB Implementation 2 6 LPC Bus Components 2 6 1 LPC Bus Overview The LPC bus is connected to components listed below m BIOS chipset m Super I O chipset m 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 listed below Flash BIOS SMIBIOS DMI compliant m Console redirection function support e slechnology Corp NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard m PXE Pre boot Execution Environment support m USB booting support 2 6 3 IT8718F Super I O chipset The IT8718F Super chipset is connected to the ICH7 M southbridge through the LPC bus arti PH n PU ERR ET S da TARLI Oui super 1 0 Figure 2 15 Super I O The iTE IT8718F is an LPC interface based Super I O device that comes with Environment Controller integration Some of the features of the
104. igure 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 compatible with the hardware m CPU Configuration see Section 6 3 1 m IDE Configuration see Section 6 3 2 m SuperlO Configuration see Section 6 3 3 m Hardware Health Configuration see Section 6 3 4 m Power Configuration see Section 6 3 5 m Remote Access Configuration see Section 6 3 5 2 m USB Configuration see Section 6 3 7 4 Page 113 216 NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard Configure CPU Advanced Settings WARNING Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction CPU Configuration IDE Configuration SuperlO Configuration Hardware Health Configuration Power Configuration gt Remote Access Configuration USB Configuration Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to SubScreen RI General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC ESETE BIOS Menu 2 Advanced 6 3 1 CPU Configuration Use the CPU Configuration menu BIOS Menu 3 to view detailed CPU specifications and configure the CPU Page 114 Corp Configure advanced CPU settings Module Version 11 05 Manufacturer Intel Intel Atom TM CPU N270 1 60GHz Frequency 1 60GHz FSB Speed 532MHz Cache L1 24 KB Cache
105. iming recovery and error correction are implemented to provide robust transmission and reception capability at high speeds Some of the features of the Realtek RTL8111CP PCle GbE controllers are listed below m Integrated 10 100 1000 transceiver m Auto Negotiation with Next Page capability NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard m Supports PCI Express 1 1 m Supports pair swap polarity skew correction m Crossover Detection amp amp Auto Correction m Wake on LAN and remote wake up support m Microsoft NDIS5 NDIS6 Checksum Offload IPv4 6 TCP UDP and Segmentation Task offload Large send and Giant send support m Supports Full Duplex flow control IEEE 802 3x m Fully compliant with IEEE 802 3 IEEE 802 3u IEEE 802 3ab m Supports IEEE 802 1P Layer 2 Priority Encoding m Supports IEEE 802 10 VLAN tagging m Serial EEPROM m Transmit Receive on chip buffer support m Supports power down link down power saving m Supports PCI MSI Message Signaled Interrupt and MSI X m Supports Receive Side Scaling RSS 2 5 6 2 PCle Mini Expansion Slot One PCle x1 port in combination with a USB port on the ICH7 M is interfaced directly to a PCle mini expansion slot This enables the addition of mini expansion devices The PCle mini slot is shown in Figure 2 12 Page 24 I PTechnology Corp NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard PCle Mini Slot seine LR
106. interrupt address is IRQ3 Serial Port1 Mode Normal Use the Serial Port1 Mode option to select the transmitting and receiving mode for the first serial port gt Normal DEFAULT Serial Port 1 mode is normal gt IrDA Serial Port 1 mode is IrDA gt ASK IR Serial Port 1 mode is ASK IR 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 Serial Port 2 I O port address is 3F8 and the interrupt address is IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 Serial Port 2 I O port address is 3E8 and the interrupt address is IRQ4 au Page 125 NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard gt 2E8 IRQ3 Serial Port 2 I O port address is 2E8 and the interrupt address is IRQ3 Serial Port2 Mode Normal Use the Serial Port2 Mode option to select the Serial Port2 operational mode gt Normal DEFAULT Serial Port 2 mode is normal gt IDA Serial Port 2 mode is IrDA ASKIR Serial Port 2 mode is ASK IR Serial Port3 Address 3E8 Use the Serial Port3 Address option to select the base addresses for serial port 3 gt Disabled No base address is assigned to serial port 3 gt 3E8 DEFAULT Serial port I O port address is 3E8 2E8 Serial port 3 port address is 2 8 2 0 Serial port 3 port address is 2 0 2 0 Serial port 3 port address is 2 0 gt Serial Port3 IRQ 11
107. isplavMa Creating Kev HELM SOFTWARE Microsofti Windows current Yersion Uninstal HEMI Uninstalls Installing Driver Mobile Intel R 945 Express Chipset Famil Version 6 14 10 4926 Figure 7 15 VGA Driver Setup Operations Step 14 Once the Setup Operations are complete click the Next icon to continue Step 15 The Finish screen appears Step 16 Select Yes want to restart the computer now and click the Finish icon Figure 7 16 Intel Graphics Media Accelerator Driver Intel Graphics Media Accelerator Driver m Setup Is Complete You must restart this computer For Ehe changes to take effect Would vau like to restart the computer now Yes I want to restart this computer now No I will restart this computer later Click Finish then remove any installation media From the drives ation Framework Figure 7 16 VGA Driver Installation Finish Screen 169 2 Corp NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard 4 16 ya 7 5 LAN Driver Installation NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard To install the chipset driver please do the following Step 1 Access the driver list shown in Figure 7 3 See Section 7 2 Step 2 Click 3 LAN Step 3 The Welcome screen in Figure 7 17 appears REALTEK GbE amp FE Ethernet PCI E NIC Driver InstallShield Wizard Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for REALTEK GbE am
108. it connects to the 10 pin audio connector on the NOVA 9452 The audio kit consists of five audio jacks One audio 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 Step 1 Connect the audio kit cable The audio kit is shipped with a cable that connects the audio kit to the NOVA 9452 Connect the cable to the connector on the back of the audio kit Make sure the pins are properly aligned i e pin 1 connects to pin 1 Step 2 Locate the audio connector The location of the 10 pin audio connector is shown in Chapter 3 Step 3 Align pin 1 Align pin 1 on the on board connector with pin 1 on the audio kit cable connector Pin 1 on the audio kit cable connector is indicated with a white dot See Figure 5 14 Page 94 Corp Figure 5 14 7 1 Channel Audio Kit Step 4 Mount the audio kit onto the chassis Once the audio kit is connected to the NOVA 9452 secure the audio kit bracket to the system chassis Step 5 Connect the audio devices Connect one speaker to the line in audio jack one speaker to the line out audio jack and a microphone to the mic in audio jack Step 6 Install the 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
109. l input output DIO connector Page 40 cy Corp NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard Infrared interface IrDA connector IR1 Serial ATA SATA drive connectors SATA1 Serial ATA SATA drive connectors SATA2 Table 4 1 Peripheral Interface Connectors 4 2 1 External Interface Panel Connectors Table 4 2 lists the rear panel connectors on the NANO 945GSE Detailed descriptions of these connectors can be found in Section 4 4 on page 67 4 Page 41 Ir M 2 NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard Ethernet connector HJ 45 LAN1 Ethernet connector HJ 45 LAN2 RS 232 serial port connector Dual USB port USB Table 4 2 Rear Panel Connectors 4 3 Internal Peripheral Connectors Internal peripheral connectors are found on the motherboard and are only accessible when the motherboard is outside of the chassis This section has complete descriptions of all the internal peripheral connectors on the NANO 945GSE 4 3 1 5V Power Connector CN Label CN3 CN Type 2 pin wafer 1x3 CN Location See Figure 4 3 CN Pinouts See Table 4 3 The 5V Power Connector provides 5V power output Page 42 Corp CN3 f IN 2 111 Mine Table 4 3 5V Power Connector Pinouts 4 3 2 AT Power Connector CN Label CN1 amp CN2 CN Type 4 pin AT power connector
110. le w Y Configure Settings during System Boot Boot Settings Configuration Boot Device Priority Hard Disk Drives CD DVD Drives m Enter F1 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Go to SubScreen General Help Save and Exit Exit BIOS Menu 14 Boot 6 5 1 Boot Settings Configuration Use the Boot Settings Configuration menu BIOS Menu 14 to configure advanced system boot options c ew ooo Fr e STUC Page 145 Allows BIOS to skip Boot Settings Configuration certain tests while Quick Boot Enabled booting This will puiet Boot Disabled decrease the time AddOn ROM Display Mode Force BIOS needed to boot the Bootup Num Lock On system Boot From LAN Disabled Select Screen Select Item Change Option BE General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC BIOS Menu 15 Boot Settings 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 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 DEFAULT Normal POST messages displayed gt Enabled OEM Logo displayed instead of POST messages AddOn ROM Display Mode Force BIOS Page 146 cy 1 B
111. ll On Mode Use the CPU FAN Mode Setting option to configure the second fan Full On Mode DEFAULT Automatic mode PWM Manual mode Fan is on all the time Fan is off when the temperature is low enough Parameters must be set by the user Pulse width modulation set manually When the CPU FAN Mode Setting option is in the Automatic Mode the following parameters can be set m CPU Temp Limit of OFF m CPU Temp Limit of Start Page 128 cy n Corp NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard m CPU Fan Start PWM m Slope PWM 1 When the CPU FAN Mode Setting option is in the PWM Manual Mode the following parameters can be set m CPU Fan PWM control gt CPU Temp Limit of OFF 000 WARNING Setting this value too high may cause the fan to stop when the CPU is at a high temperature and therefore cause the system to be damaged The CPU Temp Limit of OFF option can only be set if the CPU FAN Mode Setting option is set to Automatic Mode Use the CPU Temp Limit of OFF option to select the CPU temperature at which the cooling fan should automatically turn off To select a value select the CPU Temp Limit of OFF option and enter a decimal number between 000 and 127 The temperature range is specified below m Minimum Value 0 m Maximum Value 127 C CPU Temp Limit of Start 020 WARNING Setting this value too high may cause the fan to start only when
112. lues and to save configuration changes BIOS SETUP UTILITY BIOS Menu 21 Exit Page 155 gt Save Changes and Exit NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard 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 to exit the BIOS configuration setup program without 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 Optimal Defaults option to load the optimal default values for each of the parameters on the Setup menus F9 key can be used for this operation Load Failsafe Defaults Use the Load Failsafe Defaults option to load failsafe default values for each of the parameters on the Setup menus F8 key can be used for this operation Page 156 Corp NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard Chapter 7 Software Drivers a 7 le NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard 71 Available Software Drivers A NOTE The content of the CD may vary throughout the life cycle of the product and is subject to change without prior notice Visit the IEI website or contact technical support for
113. mal parallel port mode is the standard mode for parallel port operation gt EPP The parallel port operates in the enhanced parallel port mode The EPP mode supports bi directional communication between the system and the parallel port device and the transmission rates between the two are much faster than the Normal mode The parallel port operates in the extended capabilities port ECP mode The ECP mode supports bi directional communication between the system and the parallel port device and the transmission rates between the two are much faster than the Normal mode The parallel port is also be compatible with EPP devices described above gt Parallel Port IRQ IRQ7 Use the Parallel Port IRQ selection to set the parallel port interrupt address gt 5 IRQ5 is assigned as the parallel port interrupt address gt 1807 5 assigned as the parallel port interrupt address Page 124 cy 1 B Corp NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard Serial Port1 Address 3F8 IRQ4 Use the Serial Port1 Address option to select the Serial Port 1 base address Disabled No base address is assigned to Serial Port 1 3F8 IRQ4 DEFAULT Serial Port 1 I O port address is 3F8 and the interrupt address is IRQ4 gt 3E8 IRQ4 Serial Port 1 I O port address is 3E8 and the interrupt address is IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Serial Port 1 port address is 2E8 and the
114. mall graphic at the top of the connector 5 8 3 Serial Device Connection The NANO 945GSE has a single female DB 9 connector on the external peripheral interface panel for a serial device Follow the steps below to connect a serial device to the NANO 945GSE Step 1 Locate the DB 9 connector The location of the DB 9 connector is shown in oco Page 105 NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard Chapter 3 Step 2 Insert the serial connector Insert the DB 9 connector of a serial device into the DB 9 connector on the external peripheral interface See Figure 5 25 Figure 5 25 Serial Device Connector Step 3 Secure the connector Secure the serial device connector to the external interface by tightening the two retention screws on either side of the connector 5 8 4 USB Connection Dual Connector The external USB Series A receptacle connectors provide easier and quicker access to external USB devices Follow the steps below to connect USB devices to the NANO 945GSE Step 1 Locate the USB Series A receptacle connectors The location of the USB Series A receptacle connectors are shown in Chapter 3 Step 2 Insert a USB Series A plug Insert the USB Series A plug of a device into the USB Series A receptacle on the external peripheral interface See Figure Page 106 m Corp NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard 5 26 Figure 5
115. n 5 5 5 LVDS1 Panel Resolution Jumper Jumper Label J LCD TYPE1 Jumper Type 8 pin header Jumper Settings Table 5 6 Jumper Location See Figure 5 8 The LVDS1 Panel Resolution jumper allows the resolution of the LVDS screens connected to the LVDS1 connector to be configured The LVDS1 Panel Resolution jumper settings are shown in Table 5 6 Page 84 rJ Corp Table 5 6 LVDS Panel Resolution Jumper Settings The LVDS Panel Resolution jumper location is shown in Figure 5 8 Figure 5 8 LVDS Panel Resolution Jumper Pinout Locations 150 86 NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard 5 5 6 LVDS Voltage Selection WARNING Permanent damage to the screen and NANO 945GSE may occur if the wrong voltage is selected with this jumper Please refer to the user guide that cam with the monitor to select the correct voltage Jumper Label J VLVDS1 and J VLVDS2 Jumper Type 3 pin header Jumper Settings Table 5 7 Jumper Location See Figure 5 9 The LVDS Voltage Selection jumpers allow the LVDS screen voltages to be set J VLVDS 1 sets the voltage connected to LVDS1 and VLVDSe2 sets the voltage for the screen connected to LVDS2 The LVDS Voltage Selection jumper settings are shown in Table 5 7 LCD Voltage Select Description 3 3V LVDS 5V LVDS Table 5 7 LVDS Voltage Selection Jumper Settin
116. n LVDS crimp connector is connected to the Chrontel CH7308B chipset which is connected to the Intel amp 945GSE through one of the SDVO ports Some of the features of the transmitter include m 18 24 bit outputs m Upto 140 megapixels per second The Chrontel SDVO to LVDS transmitter is shown in Figure 2 8 __ NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard LVDS Tu mE irni E IE n La E A mm SDVO to LVDS Transmitter LVDS Figure 2 8 Chrontel SDVO to LVDS DAC Chipset 2 5 Intel ICH7 M Southbridge Chipset 2 5 1 Intel ICH7 M Overview The Intel amp ICH7 M southbridge chipset is connected to the Intel amp 945GSE northbridge GMCH through the chip to chip Direct Media Interface DMI Some of the features of the Intel amp ICH7 M are listed below m Complies with PCI Express Base Specification Revision 1 0a m Complies with PCI Local Bus Specification Revision 2 3 and supports 33MHz PCI operations m Supports ACPI Power Management Logic m Contains Enhanced DMA controller cy n jeTecnmnology Corp NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard O Interrupt controller O Timer functions m Integrated SATA host controller with DMA operations interfaced to four SATA connectors on the NANO 945GSE m Integrated IDE controller supports Ultra ATA 100 66 33 m
117. n to select the linear rate at which the PWM mode increases with respect to an increase in temperature A list of available options is shown below OPWM gm 1 PWM 2 PWM m 4 PWM 8 PWM cy B Corp NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard 16 PWM 32 64 The following system parameters and values are shown The system parameters that are monitored are m System Temperatures The following system temperatures are monitored O CPU Temperature O System Temperature m Fan Speeds The CPU cooling fan speed is monitored CPU Fan Speed m Voltages The following system voltages are monitored CPU Core 1 05V 3 30V 12 0 V 1 5V 1 8V 5VSB VBAT O O O O O 6 3 5 Power Configuration The Power Configuration menu BIOS Menu 8 configures the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI and Power Management APM options 131 216 When set Power Switch to AT mode Then gt ACPI Configuration the Restore on AC Configuration Power Loss will always set to Power On Select Screen T4 Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit BIOS Menu 8 Power Configuration 6 3 5 1 ACPI configuration The ACPI Configuration menu BIOS Menu 9 configures the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI Page 132 M Ei Technology C
118. nstall update drivers Figure 7 28 AC 97 Driver Installation Step 8 When the driver is installed the driver installation finish screen in Figure 7 29 appears Step 9 Select Yes wish to restart my computer now And click Finish Page 178 Corp NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard Realtek AC 97 Audio Setup 5 19 InstallShield Wizard Complete Setup has finished installing Realtek Audio on your computer Qi ves want to restart my computer now 4 No will restart my computer later Remove any disks from their drives and then click Finish to complete setup Shield Figure 7 29 AC 97 Driver Installation Complete Step 10 The system reboots LL Page 179 NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard 150 BIOS Menu Options Page 180 m 1 B Corp NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard OVETVI CW 112 System Time DO OON 113 System Date CGU KU INR 113 ATA IDE Configurations 116 Legacy IDE Channels PATA Pri SATA Sec 117 IDE Master and IDE Slave SEV Ese 117 Auto Detected Drive Parameters
119. nter 4 LP AFD 15 LP ERR 5 LP INIT LP SLIN Figure 4 16 Parallel Port Connector Location DESCRIPTION PINNO DESCRIPTION a moe e oe 0 s s er ae _ Cw memmm _ xs auro ronm reens Page 58 cy n Corp PRINTER SELECT LN Table 4 17 Parallel Port Connector Pinouts 4 3 15 PCle Mini Card Slot CN Label CN4 CN Type 52 pin Mini PCle Card Slot CN Location See Figure 4 17 CN Pinouts See Table 4 18 The PCle mini card slot enables a PCle mini card expansion module to be connected to the board Cards supported include among others wireless LAN WLAN cards Table 4 18 PCle Mini Card Slot Pinouts 4 3 16 PCI 104 Slot CN Label PC104 PLUS1 CN Type 120 pin PCI 104 slot CN Location See Figure 4 18 CN Pinouts See Table 4 19 Page 60 2 Technology Corp NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard The 104 slot enables 104 compatible expansion module to be connected to the board PC104 PLUS1 Figure 4 18 1 104 Slot Location A D5 BEO gt D11 014 SERAY STOPS FRAME Y 018 A D21 IDSELO lt lt 120 A D22 IDSEL1 A D25 028 GNTT PCICLK7 lt lt JNTRB
120. o 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 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 m Enter the correct CMOS setting Page 82 Corp NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard m Load Optimal Defaults m Load Failsafe Defaults After having done one of the above save the changes and exit the CMOS Setup menu The clear CMOS jumper settings are shown in Table 5 4 AT Power Select Table 5 4 Clear CMOS Jumper Settings The location of the clear CMOS jumper is shown in Figure 5 6 below CMOS1 Figure 5 6 Clear CMOS Jumper 5 5 4 COM 2 Function Select Jumper Jumper Label JP1 Jumper Type 6 pin header Jumper Settings See Table 5 5 Jumper Location See Figure 5 7 4 16 NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard The COM 2 Function Select 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 Description Table 5 5 COM 2 Function Select Jumper Settings The COM 2 Function Select jumper location is shown in Figure 5 7 anke Figure 5 7 2 Function Select Jumper Locatio
121. o help generate airflow through the board surface Page 88 cy B Corp NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard IEI has wide range of backplanes available Please contact your NANO 945GSE vendor reseller an IEI sales representative at sales iei com tw or visit the IE website http www ieiworld com tw to find out more about the available chassis 5 6 2 Motherboard Installation To install the NANO 945GSE motherboard into the chassis please refer to the reference material that came with the chassis 5 7 Internal Peripheral Device Connections 5 7 1 Peripheral Device Cables The cables listed in Table 5 9 are shipped with the NANO 945GSE Keyboard and Mouse cable RS 232 cable Table 5 9 IEI Provided Cables Some optional items that can be purchased separately and installed on the NANO 945GSE include m Dual port USB cable m Parallel port cable m RS 232 422 485 cable m ATX power cable NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard m HDTV out cable m 44 pin 2 5 IDE cable m 44 2 573 5 IDE cable m power cable m 5 1 channel audio kit m 7 1 channel audio kit 5 7 2 AT Power Connection Follow the instructions below to connect the NANO 945GSE to an AT power supply WARNING Disconnect the power supply power cord from its AC power source to prevent a sudden power surge t
122. o the NANO 945GSE Step 1 Locate the power cable The power cable is shown in the packing list in Chapter 3 Step 2 Connect the Power Cable to the Motherboard Connect the 4 pin 2x2 Molex type power cable connector to the AT power connector on the motherboard See Figure 5 11 Page 90 Es Corp Figure 5 11 Power Cable to Motherboard Connection Step 3 Connect Power Cable to Power Supply Connect one of the 4 pin 1x4 Molex type power cable connectors to an AT power supply See Figure 5 12 e NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard Figure 5 12 Connect Power Cable to Power Supply 5 7 3 5 1 Channel Audio Kit Installation This is an optional item that must be ordered separately For further information please contact the nearest NOVA 9452 distributor reseller or vendor or contact an iEi sales representative directly Send any queries to sales iei com tw The optional 5 1 channel audio kit connects to the 10 pin audio connector on the NOVA 9452 The audio kit consists of three audio jacks One audio jack Mic In connects to a microphone The remaining two audio jacks Line In and Line Out connect to two speakers To install the audio kit please refer to the steps below Page 92 NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Corp Connect the audio ki
123. od Time out value Its unit second is dependent on the item Watchdog Timer unit select in CMOS setup Table D 1 AH 6FH Sub function Call sub function 2 to set the time out period of Watchdog Timer first If the time out value is not zero the Watchdog Timer starts counting down While the timer value reaches zero the system resets To ensure that this reset condition does not occur calling sub function 2 must periodically refresh the Watchdog Timer However the Watchdog timer is disabled if the time out value is set to zero A tolerance of at least 1096 must be maintained to avoid unknown routines within the operating system DOS such as disk that can be very time consuming 4 193 FO NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard A NOTE When exiting a program it is necessary to disable the Watchdog Timer otherwise the system resets Example program INITIAL TIMER PERIOD COUNTER W 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 1 15 the application over JNE W LOOP restart the application MOV AX 6F02H disable Watchdog Timer MOV BL O INT 15H EXIT Page 194 Corp NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard Address Mapping 4 19
124. ontrol Use the LCD Brightness Control option to specify the brightness of the LCD panel as a percentage Default setting is 10096 TV Standard The TV Standard option specifies the TV type connected to the system VBIOS Default DEFAULT TV type is set to VBIOS Default NTSC TV type is set to NTSC a Page 153 Stecnirology Corp NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard PAL TV type is set to PAL gt SECAM TV type is set to SECAM SMPTE240M TV type is set to SMPTE240M ITU R television TV type is set to ITU R television gt SMPTE260M TV type is set to SMPTE260M SMPTE295M TV type is set to SMPTE295M SMPTE296M TV type is set to SMPTE296M ElA 7702 TV type is set to EIA 770 2 ElA 770 3 TV type is set to EIA 770 3 6 7 2 SouthBridge Configuration The SouthBridge Configuration menu BIOS Menu 20 the southbridge chipset to be configured BIOS SETUP UTILITY BIOS Menu 20 SouthBridge Chipset Configuration Page 154 Corp NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard Audio Controller All Disabled The Audio Controller option enables or disables the audio controller Azalia Audio controller configured as Azalia gt AC 97 Audio Only The on board AC 97 audio controller is enabled Disabled DEFAULT The on board audio controller is disabled 6 8 Exit Use the Exit menu BIOS Menu 21 to load default BIOS values optimal failsafe va
125. ontroller 2704 00006880 0000 89 Intel R 628016 ICH Famil USB Universal Host Controller 2229 00006500 Intel R 628016 ICH Family USB Universal Host Controller 2708 72 0000 80 0000684 Mobile 945 Express Chipset Family 100000000 000 Inbelig 626016 ICH Family PCI Express Root Port 2700 100000 00 Realtek Gigabit Ethernet NIC 2 10000 000 InteR 826016 ICH Family PCI Express Root Port 2702 0000 Realtek Gigabit Ethernet NIC 000 OOOOFF AF Intel 82601GBM GHM TCH M Family Serial Storage Controlle Table E 1 IO Address Map 28 Page 197 150 2 IRQ Address Map Interrupt request 18 0 4 154 0 15 3 15 4 Y 15 8 4 5A 9 154 10 5a 11 Y 154 13 ISA 14 Sy ISA 15 PCT 5 PCT 16 PCT 16 PCT 16 PCI 16 Y PCD 17 PCD 17 PCD 18 19 PCD 23 PCD 23 System timer Communications Pork COM Communications Pork COMI System time clock Microsoft 4CPI Compliant System Communications Port COIT Communications Port COPS Numeric data processor Primary IDE Channel Secondary IDE Channel Intel R 828016 ICH F
126. or 1 x 5V power connector 1 x Audio connector 1 x ATX power control connector 2 x Backlight inverter connectors 1 x CompactFlash socket 1 x Digital input output DIO connector 1 x Fan connector 1 x Front panel connector 1 x IDE disk drive connectors 44 pin 1 x Infrared interface IrDA connector 1 x Keyboard connector 2 x LVDS connectors 1 x Parallel port connector NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard m n Corp 1 x PCI 104 slot 1 x PCle Mini Card slot 2 x Serial ATA SATA drive connectors 2 x RS 232 serial port connectors 1 x RS 232 422 485 serial port connector 1 x TV Out connector 2 x USB 2 0 connectors supports four USB 2 0 devices The NANO 945GSE has the following external peripheral interface connectors on the board rear panel 2 x Ethernet connectors 1 x PS 2 connector 1 x Serial port connector 2 x USB connectors 1 x VGA connector The NANO 945GSE has the following on board jumpers AT Power Mode Setting Clear CMOS CF card setup LVDS1 Voltage Selection LVDS1 and LVDS2 Panel Resolution Selection LVDS2 Voltage Selection COM Port Mode setting 104 VIO Selector 1 2 3 Technical Specifications NANO 945GSE technical specifications are listed in Table 1 1 See Chapter 2 for details Specification NANO 945GSE System CPU 45 nm 1 6 GHz Intel amp Atom 270 IEI NANO 945GSE EPIC Mothe
127. orp ACPI Settings Select the ACPI stae used for System Suspend Mode S1 POS Suspend a Select Screen T4 Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC i da BIOS Menu 9 ACPI Configuration Suspend Mode S1 POS Use the Suspend Mode BIOS option to specify the sleep state the system enters when it is not being used 51 POS DEFAULT System appears off The CPU is stopped RAM is refreshed the system is running in a low power mode gt 53 STR System appears off The CPU has power RAM is in slow refresh the power supply is in a reduced power mode 6 3 5 2 APM Configuration The APM Configuration menu BIOS Menu 10 allows the advanced power management options to be configured 133 Fr Go into On Off Suspend when Power button is pressed APM Configuration Restore on AC Power Loss Power On Power Button Mode On Of f Advanced Resume Event Controls Resume On Keyboard Mouse Disabled Resume On Ring Disabled Resume On PCI Express Enabled Resume On RTC Alarm Disabled Select Screen Tl Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC He dn BIOS Menu 10 Advanced Power Management Configuration Restore on AC Power Loss Last State Use the Restore on AC Power Loss BIOS option to specify what state the system
128. owen _ Table 4 8 CF Card Socket Pinouts 4 3 7 Digital Input Output DIO Connector CN Label DIO1 CN Type 10 pin header 2x5 CN Location See Figure 4 9 CN Pinouts See Table 4 9 The digital input output connector is managed through a Super connector pins are user programmable chip The DIO Table 4 9 DIO Connector Connector Pinouts 4 3 8 Fan Connector 12V 3 CN Label CPU 1 CN Type 3 pin header CN Location See Figure 4 10 CN Pinouts See Table 4 10 The cooling fan connector 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 that only specified fans can issue the rotation signals Page 50 1 Corp NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard CPU FAN1 1 8 FANSPEED EG Figure 4 10 12V Fan Connector Location ao fa o Fan Speed Detect Table 4 10 12 Fan Connector Pinouts 4 3 9 Front Panel Connector 8 pin CN Label F PANEL1 CN Type 8 pin header 2x4 CN Location See Figure 4 11 CN Pinouts See Table 4 11 The front panel connector connects to external switches and indicators to monitor and controls the motherboard These indicators and switches include m Power button m Reset m Power LED 4 16 IEI HDD LED F_PA
129. p FE Ethernet PCI E NIC river The InstallShield Wizard will install REALTEK GbE amp FE Ethernet PCI E NIC Driver on your computer To continue click Next Figure 7 17 LAN Driver Welcome Screen Step 4 Click Next to continue Step 5 The Ready to Install screen in Figure 7 18 appears Step 6 Click Next to proceed with the installation Page 170 Corp NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard REALTEK GbE amp FE Ethernet PCI E NIC Driver InstallShield Wizard Click Install to begin the installation If you want to review or change any of your installation settings click Back Click Cancel to exit the wizard Figure 7 18 LAN Driver Welcome Screen Step 7 The program begins to install Step 8 The installation progress can be monitored in the progress bar shown in Figure 7 19 REALTEK GbE amp FE Ethernet PCI E NIC Driver InstallShield Wizard The InstallShield Wizard is installing REALTEK GbE amp FE Ethernet PCI E NIC Driver Page 171 4 16 NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard Step 9 When the driver installation is complete the screen in Figure 7 20 appears REALTEK GbE amp FE Ethernet PCI E NIC Driver InstallShield Wizard InstallShield Wizard Complete Click Finish to exit the wizard The InstallShield Wizard has successfully installed REALTEK GbE amp FE Ethernet PCI E NIC Driver rd Figure 7 20 LAN Driver In
130. 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 Power Select jumper settings are shown in Table 5 2 Page 80 Corp NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard AT Power Select Description Table 5 2 AT Power Select Jumper Settings The location of the AT Power Select jumper is shown in Figure 5 4 below ATXCTL1 fus om m m gt n Figure 5 4 AT Power Select Jumper Location pane 5 5 2 CF Card Setup Jumper Label JCF1 Jumper Type 2 pin header Jumper Settings See Table 5 3 Jumper Location See Figure 5 5 The CF Card Setup jumper sets the CF Type card or CF Type cards as either the slave device or the master device CF Card Setup jumper settings are shown in Table 5 3 CF Card Setup Table 5 3 CF Card Setup Jumper Settings The CF Card Setup jumper location is shown in Figure 5 5 JCF1 2 A o 1 Figure 5 5 CF Card Setup Jumper Location 5 5 3 Clear CMOS Jumper Jumper Label 51 3 pin header Jumper Settings See Table 5 4 Jumper Location Figure 5 6 If the NANO 945GSE fails to boot due to improper BIOS settings the clear 5 jumper clears the CMOS data and resets the system BIOS information To do this use the jumper cap t
131. r instructions 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 note message is shown below A NOTE This is an example of a note message Notes should always be read Notes contain critical information about the NANO 945GSE Please take note messages seriously NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard 150 Packing List A NOTE If any of the components listed in the checklist below are missing please do not proceed with the installation Contact the IEI reseller or vendor you purchased the NANO 945GSE from or contact an IEI sales representative directly To contact an IEI sales representative please send an email to sales iei com tw The items listed below should all be included in the NANO 945GSE package m 1xNANO 945GSE Single Board Computer m 2 x RS 232 cable P N 32200 000049 RS m 2x SATA Cable P N 32000 062800 RS m 1 5 Cable P N 32000 000138 RS m 1 Power Cable P N 32100 087100 RS m 1x Mini Jumper m 1 Utility CD m 1x QIG Quick Installation Guide Images of the above items are shown in Chapter 3 Page vi m 1 B Corp ANIRODUCHIIONA 1 MPV 2 1 1 1 NA
132. rboard Front Side Bus FSB 533 MHz Northbridge Intel amp 945GSE System Chipset Southbridge Intel ICH7 M One 200 pin SO DIMM socket supports one 533 MHz 2 0 Memory GB max DDR2 SDRAM SO DIMM CompactFlash One CompactFlash Type II socket Super I O ITE IT8718 Intel Generation 3 5 integrated GFX core 133 MHz HDTV with 1080i maximum resolution supported m Dual LVDS support 18 bit dual channel LVDS integrated in Intel 945GSE NANO 945GSELVDS2 18 24 bit dual channel supported with CH7308 AMI BIOS label 5 1 channel audio kit with Realtek ALC655 AC 97 codec 7 1 channel HD audio kit with Realtek ALC883 codec supports dual audio streams Three RS 232 serial ports One RS 232 422 485 serial port Six USB 2 0 devices supported m Four by onboard pin headers m Two by external connectors One 44 pin IDE connector connects to two Ultra Hard Drives 66 1 00 devices Page 6 E Corp NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard One PCI 104 expansion slot PCI bus One PCle mini card PCle bus One 8 bit digital input output connector 4 bit input 4 bit Digital I O output through the ITE 178718 super I O Software programmable 1 255 sec through the ITE 118718 Watchdog Timer super One infrare connector through the ITE T8718 super Supports m Serial Infrared SIR Amplitude Shift Keyed IR ASKIR Power Supply ATX and AT power supported
133. rly inserted into the slot m CF card is properly installed into the CF socket m The jumpers have been properly configured m The NANO 945GSE is inserted into a chassis with adequate ventilation O O O O O The correct power supply is being used The following devices are properly connected Primary and secondary IDE device SATA drives Power supply USB cable Serial port cable The following external peripheral devices are properly connected to the chassis O VGA screen Keyboard Mouse RS 232 serial communications device USB devices PTecnnology Corp NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard 5 3 Unpacking When the NANO 945GSE is unpacked please check all the unpacking list items listed in Chapter 3 are indeed present If any of the unpacking list items are not available please contact the NANO 945GSE vendor reseller vendor where the NANO 945GSE was purchased or contact sales representative 5 4 SO DIMM and CF Card Installation 5 4 1 SO DIMM Installation WARNING Using incorrectly specified SO DIMM may cause permanently damage the NANO 945GSE Please make sure the purchased SO DIMM complies with the memory specifications of the NANO 945GSE SO DIMM specifications compliant with the NANO 945GSE are listed in Chapter 2 To install a SO DIMM into a SO DIMM socket please follow the steps below and refer to Figure 5
134. sse 169 Figure 7 16 VGA Driver Installation Finish Screen 169 Figure 7 17 LAN Driver Welcome Screen 170 Figure 7 18 LAN Driver Welcome Screen nnmnnn 171 Figure 7 19 LAN Driver Installation ee sees 171 Figure 7 20 Figure 7 21 Figure 7 22 Figure 7 23 Figure 7 24 Figure 7 25 Figure 7 26 Figure 7 27 Figure 7 28 Figure 7 29 Page xvi LAN Driver Installation Complete 172 Audio Driver ODHIODS cua cuan npa enu Liu Ru 173 Extract HD Audio Driver Installation Files 174 HD Audio Driver Welcome Screen esee 175 176 97 Driver Installation File Extraction 177 AC 97 Driver Installation Welcome Screen 177 AC 97 Driver Installation Verification 178 AC 97 Driver Installation 1 178 AC 97 Driver Installation Complete 179 List of Tables NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard Table
135. stallation Complete 7 6 Audio Driver Installation To install the chipset driver please do the following Step 1 Access the driver list shown in Figure 7 3 See Section 7 2 Step 2 Click 4 Audio Step 3 The screen in Figure 7 21 appears Page 172 cy 1 B Corp NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard Driver IEI Technology Corp 5 1 HDAudio lt lt Back Visit IE Website gt Explore CD gt Exit Figure 7 21 Audio Driver Options 7 6 1 HD Audio Installation To install the HD Audio driver please do the following Step 1 Select 1 in Figure 7 21 Step 2 Installation files are extracted as shown in Figure 7 22 a n Page 173 150 Realtek HD Audio InstallShield Wizard Extracting Files The contents of this package are being extracted Please wait while Ehe InstallShield Wizard extracts the Files needed to install Realtek HD Audio on your computer This may Few moments Reading contents of package Cancel Figure 7 22 Extract HD Audio Driver Installation Files Step 3 The Welcome screen in Figure 7 23 appears Page 174 m Corp NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard Realtek High Definition Audio Driver Setup 2 15 Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for Realtek High Definition
136. stem If an IDE device is detected and one of the above listed four BIOS configuration options are selected the IDE configuration options shown in Section 6 3 2 1 appear 6 3 2 1 IDE Master IDE Slave Use the IDE Master and IDE Slave configuration menu to view both primary and secondary IDE device details and configure the IDE devices connected to the system a 4 Page 117 216 Biechnology Corp NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Primary IDE Master select the type of device conmected Device Not Detected to the systen LBA Large Mode Auto Block Multi Sector Transfer futo PIU Auto DMA Auto 3 H R R T Ruta 32bit Data Transfer Enabled select Screen select Item Change Option General Help save and Exit Exit 02 61 Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 5 IDE Master and IDE Slave Configuration Auto Detected Drive Parameters 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 m Device Lists the device type e g hard disk CD ROM etc m Indicates the type of devices a user can manually select m Vendor Lists the device manufacturer m Size List the storage capacity of the device m LBA Mode Indicates whether the LBA Logical Block Addressing is
137. t Locations Page 70 cy 1 B Corp NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard 4 4 4 USB Connectors CN Label USB CN Type Dual USB port CN Location See Figure 4 24 CN Pinouts See Table 4 29 NANO 945GSE has two external USB 2 0 ports The ports connect to both USB 2 0 and USB 1 1 devices PINNO DESCRIPTION NO DESCRIPTION Table 4 29 USB Port Pinouts 4 4 5 VGA Connector CN Label 15 pin Female CN Location See Figure 4 24 CN Pinouts Figure 4 28 and Table 4 30 The NANO 945GSE has a single 15 pin female connector for connectivity to standard display devices NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard slechnology Corp 15 11 Figure 4 28 Connector DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION CRT PLUG Table 4 30 VGA Connector Pinouts Page 72 NE pur Corp NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard Chapter 3 Installation i 2 _ 73 NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard 150 5 1 Anti static Precautions WARNING Failure to take ESD precautions during the installation of the NANO 945GSE result in permanent damage to the NANO 945GSE and severe injury to the user Electrostatic discharge ESD can cause serious damage to electronic components including the NANO 945GSE Dry climates are especially susceptible to E
138. t cable The audio kit is shipped with a cable that connects the audio kit to the NOVA 9452 Connect the cable to the connector on the back of the audio kit Make sure the pins are properly aligned i e pin 1 connects to pin 1 Locate the audio connector The location of the 10 pin audio connector is shown in Chapter 3 Align pin 1 Align pin 1 on the on board connector with pin 1 on the audio kit cable connector Pin 1 on the audio kit cable connector is indicated with a white dot See image below Figure 5 13 5 1 Channel Audio Kit Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Mount the audio kit onto the chassis Once the audio kit is connected to the NOVA 9452 secure the audio kit bracket to the system chassis Connect the audio devices Connect one speaker to the line in audio jack one speaker to the line out audio jack and a microphone to the mic in audio jack Install the driver If the 5 1 channel audio kit is used the AL C655 Realtek codec driver must be installed Refer to Chapter 7 for driver installation instructions 9 slechnology Corp 5 7 4 7 1 Channel Audio Kit Installation NOTE This is an optional item that must be ordered separately For further NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard information please contact the nearest NOVA 9452 distributor reseller or vendor or contact an iEi sales representative directly Send any queries to sales iei com tw The optional 7 1 channel audio k
139. the USB cable connector please follow the steps below Step 1 Locate the connectors The 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 align pin 10n NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard each cable connector with pin 1 on the NANO 945GSE USB connector Step 3 Insert the cable connectors Once the cable connectors are properly aligned with the USB connectors on the NANO 945GSE connect the cable connectors to the on board connectors See Figure 5 19 Figure 5 19 Dual USB Cable Connection Step 4 Attach the USB connectors to the chassis The USB 2 0 connectors each of two retention screw holes To secure the connectors to the chassis please refer to the installation instructions that came with the chassis 5 7 9 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 comprises a 26 pin female header to be connected to the on board LPT box header on one side and on the other side a standard external LPT connector To connect the LPT cable please follow the steps below Step 1 Locate the connector The LPT connector location is shown in Chapter 4 Step 2 Align the connectors Correctly
140. the homogeneous materials for the part is below the limit requirement in SJ T11363 2006 X This toxic or hazardous substance is contained in at least one of the homogeneous materials for this part is above the limit requirement in SJ T11363 2006 Page 202 cy 1 B Corp ROHS SEPTA e RS A THEE RoHS o NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard WORE ERR GEERTE gt THER UR ARH o o o PBDE LIEN SERIE 1 EHE EE SJ T11363 2006 pr X NIAAA EB IPAE VACHES a Se SJ T11363 2006 203
141. the latest updates The following drivers can be installed on the system m Chipset m VGA m m Audio Installation instructions are given below 7 2 Starting the Driver Program To access the driver installation programs please do the following Step 1 Insert the CD ROM that came with the system into a CD ROM drive attached to the system Step 2 The screen in Figure 7 1 appears Page 158 I Corp WSB 945GSE NOVA 045GSE iE PICOe 045GSE eNOVA S45GSE Technology Com PCISA 045GSE NANO 945GSE 2 KINO 945GSE 94505 2 KINO 945GSE2 NANO 945GSE3 eKINO 945GSE WAFER 945GSE s WAFER 945GE2 VWWAFER 945GSE3 IEM 945GSE ICE 945GSE PM 945GSE Visit IEI Website gt Explore CD China RoHS Substance Report RU Figure 7 1 Start Up Screen Step 3 Click NANO 945GSE Step 4 The screen in appears 5 JEI 7B000 000214 RS Intel Navy Pier Plattorm Y 1 00 IEI Technology Corp OS Selection s 1 XP 2000 2Windows Vista lt lt Back gt Visit Website gt Explore CD ATOM Series Exit Figure 7 2 Select Operating System Step 5 Select the operating system installed on the NANO 945GSE system This 24 159 NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard 150 manual describes the installation for Windows XP operating system Step 6 The list o
142. ts and injury to the user Before and during the installation please DO the following m Read the user manual user manual provides a complete description of the NANO 945GSE installation instructions and configuration options m Wear an electrostatic discharge cuff ESD O Electronic components are easily damaged by ESD Wearing an ESD cuff removes ESD from the body and helps prevent ESD damage m Place the NANO 945GSE on an antistatic pad O When installing or configuring the motherboard place it on an antistatic pad This helps to prevent potential ESD damage Turn all power to the NANO 945GSE off T mI r23 Page 75 Ir M 150 NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard O When working with the NANO 945GSE make sure that it is disconnected from all power supplies and that no electricity is being fed into the system Before and during the installation of the NANO 945GSE DO NOT m Remove any of the stickers on the PCB board These stickers are required for warranty validation m Use product before verifying all the cables and power connectors properly connected m Allow screws to come in contact with the PCB circuit connector pins or its components 5 2 2 Installation Checklist The following checklist is provided to ensure the NANO 945GSE is properly installed Page 76 m All the items in the packing list are present m Acompatible memory module is prope
143. y of peripheral interface connectors Figure 1 2 is a labeled photo of the peripheral interface connectors on the NANO 945GSE I Corp NANO 945GSE EPIC Motherboard ATX Control 0 1 36 6 nveerter ront Panel Battery 4 USB e Is gt ed tL aa igital Sm M Mi RENAN SUE Input Output FE xum UR T Mme Wk iB EE uuu 6 BS aE c Chee LE HH E E A 01 B meer uf x COM ES LEGE 4 Em 4 hm 1 2 524171 3 j Mee rn d n 1 E JA DT 1 Ho 20 IrDA Inverter JSPI Keyboard amp Mouse LYDS2 48 bit 2 x Ethemet 2x USB Figure 1 2 NANO 945GSE Overview Front View Figure 1 3 shows the rear side of the NANO 945GSE 150 gt DDR2 533Mhz PCle Mini Card Up to 2GB Li a m d i CF Type Il Figure 1 3 NANO 945GSE Overview Solder Side 1 2 2 NANO 945GSE Peripheral Connectors and Jumpers The NANO 945GSE has the following connectors on board 1 x 12V power source connect

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