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1. eeeseeeeeeer nnne 60 Appendix 5522222 veneer 63 A I O Port Address Map see 63 B Interrupt Request Lines IRQ ueessse 64 MB945 User s Manual lii Ordering Information Model ICH SATA Intel LANPHY PCI E Gigabit LAN MB945 ICHIODO 6 82567LM N A MB945F ICHIODO 6 82567LM PCI E GbE Intel82574L Ha D nr Y iv MB945 User s Manual INTRODUCTION Introduction Checklist Your MB945 motherboard package should include the items listed below e The MB945 motherboard e This User s manual e 1 Back I O shield e IDE cable e 1 Floppy cable e 1 SATA cable e 1 Serial Port cable e 1 CD containing the following e Chipset Drivers e Flash Memory Utility MB945 User s Manual 7 INTRODUCTION Product Description The MB945 LGA 775 motherboard incorporates the Intel Q45 chipset that utilizes a single LGA775 processor and supports 800 1066 1333MT s 200 266 333 MHz FSB The Q45 chipset is designed for use with the Core 2 processor family including a faster 1333 MHz system bus The integrated GMCH component provides the CPU interface DDR3 interface Hub Interface and PCI Express graphics interface Four DDR3 memory sockets support DDR3 800 1066 SDRAM DIMM modules of up to 16GB in capacity The board is designed with an Intel 82567LM Gigabit Ethernet PHY and a2. Note Factory is default RS 232 MB945 User s Manual 13 INSTALLATIONS Connectors on MB945 The connectors on MB945 allows you to connect external devices such as keyboard floppy disk drives hard disk drives printers etc ATX1 24 pin ATX Power Connector ec eceesssseeeecseseeesesseeseeeeeeseesseeseeeees 16 ATX_12V_2X1 ATX 12V Power Connector eese 16 DDRIII1 DDRIII 3 Channel A DDR3 Socket ee 17 DDRIID DDRIII 4 Channel B DDR3 Socket 17 CNI VGA CRT Connector eeeeee 17 CN2 Parallel Port Connector wil CN3 Serial Ports COM D nA e PE HU REOR ie 18 CN4 PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Connectors esses 18 CN5 HD Audio Connector CNS8 Gigabit LAN Intel 567LM RJ 45 amp USB 4 5 Connector 18 CN9 Gigabit LAN Intel 574L RJ 45 amp USB 10 11 Connector 18 CN10 Compact Flash Type II Socket eee 18 Note The CompactFlash interface cannot be used simultaneously with the IDE interface 33 ed ee E te ete emet ner e eee 18 IDEI Primary IDE Connectors eene 19 Note The CompactFlash interface cannot be used simultaneously with the IDE InteT QGO qoi rine eee ete eno a eis 19 SATAI SATAO6 SATAII Connectors esee 19 CD INI CD In Audio Connector nnne 19 COM3 COM4 COM3 COMA Serial Ports RS232 20 J1 Wake On LA
3. Board Dimensions i ny RR Vy ini Vv Jae Ej pe TE IPN 4 MB945 User s Manual INSTALLATIONS a GM Installations This section provides information on how to use the jumpers and connectors on the MB945 MB945F in order to set up a workable system The topics covered are Installing the CPU i acte etr reete ee beet tos 6 ATX Power Installation esee 7 Installing the Memory eene nennen nennen 8 Setting tlie JUmpers istae deep eed erbe 9 Connectors on MB945 s doneeo bte egt prete 14 Watchdog Timer Configuration eene 26 MB945 User s Manual 5 INSTALLATIONS Installing the CPU The MB945 motherboard supports an LGA 775 processor socket for Intel Core 2 Duo and Intel Core2 Quad processors The LGA 775 processor socket comes with a lever to secure the processor Refer to the pictures below from left to right on how to place the process
4. ISA slot does not support ISA master amp DMA access function but only ISA peripheral cards J4 SPI Debug Tools Port Factory use only eC 20 MB945 User s Manual INSTALLATIONS J6 COM2 Serial Port COM2 is jumper selectable for RS 232 RS 422 and RS 485 nunn op 1 Pin 10 not used Please refer to JP11 RS232 422 485 COM2 Selection Pin amp SignalName RS232 R2422 RS485 1 3 J7 System Function Connector J7 provides connectors for system indicators that provide light indication of the computer activities and switches to change the computer status HDD LEI MB945 User s Manual 21 INSTALLATIONS Speaker Pins 1 4 This connector provides an interface to a speaker for audio tone generation An 8 ohm speaker is recommended Pin Signal Name Speaker out I EP Ely Er El IAE Eb TE No connect Ground 5V Power LED Pins 11 13 The power LED indicates the status of the main power switch Pin Signal Name 11 Power LED 12 No connect ATX Power ON Switch Pins 7 and 17 This 2 pin connector is an ATX Power Supply On Off Switch on the system that connects to the power switch on the case When pressed the power switch will force the system to power on When pressed again it will force the system to po
5. Setting Function Dg Short Closed uu Pin 3 4 Dur Short Closed Normal Pin 5 6 Short Closed 5V JP5 COM3 RS232 5V 12V Power Setting Setting 0 of Short Closed na Pin 3 4 s n Short Closed Normal Pin 5 6 Short Closed 5V MB945 User s Manual 77 INSTALLATIONS EEE JP7 ME Management Engine Disabled pin closed The factory default setting of the 2 pin JP7 jumper is closed This means the management engine function is disabled JP8 Clear CMOS Contents Use JP8 a 3 pin header to clear the CMOS contents Note that the ATX power connector should be disconnected from the motherboard before clearing CMOS Pin 1 2 Short Closed Normal Pin 2 3 Short Closed Clear CMOS JP9 Compact Flash Socket Master Slave Setting Compact Flash Oo a hort Master JP10 COM2 RS232 5V 12V Power Setting Jio Setting Function O T Pee T O O 1 2 Short Closed 12V Pin 3 4 Short Closed Normal Pin 5 6 Short Closed 5V 72 MB945 User s Manual INSTALLATIONS JP11 RS232 422 485 COM2 Selection COMI is fixed for RS 232 use only CON is selectable for RS232 RS 422 and RS 485 The following table describes the jumper settings for COM2 selection COM2 Function Jumper Setting pin closed uuganuognuuuuuuuu uuganuognuuuuuu
6. BIOS Setup This chapter describes the different settings available in the Award BIOS that comes with the board The topics covered in this chapter are as follows BIOS Introduction s eiaa resi teen tnt 32 BIOS Setup aeae eea b SU e eh dbi ies 32 Standard CMOS Setup escenes irar i a e a 34 Advanced BIOS Features eee ceecesecesecseecreeeeeeeeeeeeeeseneeensees 37 Advanced Chipset Features essere 40 Integrated Peripherals sse 42 Power Management Setup 46 PNP PCI Configurations esee ener 49 PC Health Status t mete creto erbe tees 50 Frequency Voltage Control esee 51 Load Fail Safe Defaults eese 52 Load Optimized Defaults eese 52 Set Supervisor User Password seen 22 Save amp Exit Set p eee ote ertet erepti 52 Exit Without Saving insect dri 52 M MH a o M E Bea 3 MB945 User s Manual 37 BIOS SETUP TE BIOS Introduction The Award BIOS Basic Input Output System installed in your computer system s ROM supports Intel processors The BIOS provides critical low level support for a standard device such as disk drives serial ports and parallel ports It also adds virus and password protection as well as special support for detailed fine tuning of the chipset controlling the entire system BIOS Setup The Award BIOS provides a Setup
7. n we Usage W627E_WD reset_time n 5 Ex W627E WD 3 gt reset system after 3 second n W627E WD 0 gt disable watch dog timer void EnableWDT int interval unsigned char bBuf bBuf Get W627EHF Reg 0x2D bBuf amp 10x01 Set W627EHF Reg 0x2D bBuf Enable WDTO Set W627EHF LD 0x08 switch to logic device 8 Set W627EHF Reg 0x30 0x01 enable timer bBuf Get W627EHF Reg OxF5 bBuf amp 0x08 Set W627EHF Reg OxF5 bBuf count mode is second Set W627EHF Reg OxF6 interval set timer ss ee void DisableWDT void Set_W627EHF_LD 0x08 switch to logic device 8 Set_W627EHF_Reg 0xF6 0x00 clear watchdog timer Set_W627EHF_Reg 0x30 0x00 watchdog disabled MB945 User s Manual 27 INSTALLATIONS THIS CODE AND INFORMATION IS PROVIDED AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE include W627EHF H include lt dos h gt unsigned int W627EHF_BASE void Unlock_W627EHF void void Lock_W627EHF void unsigned int Init_W627EHF void unsigned int result unsigned char ucDid W627EHF_BASE 0x2E result W627EHF_BASE ucDid Get_W627EHF_Reg 0x20 if ucDid 0x88 goto Init_Finish W627EHF_BASE 0x4E result W627EHF_BASE ucDid Get_W627EHF_Reg 0x20 if ucDid 0x88 go
8. 2 2F8 IRQ3 UART Mode Select Normal RxD TxD Active Hi Lo High Definition Audio Enabled Intel 82574L Giga LAN Enabled ITEM HELP Menu Level gt IR Transmission Delay Enabled UR2 Duplex Mode Half Use IR Pins IR Rx2Tx2 Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode SPP EPP Mode Select EPP1 7 ECP Mode Use DMA 3 PWRON After PWR Fail Off BEER aa aem 42 MB945 User s Manual BIOS SETUP an Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility 24 Super IO Device Onboard Serial Port 3 Disabled ITEM HELP Serial Port 3 Use IRQ IRQ11 Menu Level gt Onboard Serial Port 4 Disabled Serial Port 4 Use IRQ IRQ10 Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility USB Device Setting USB 1 0 Controller Enabled USB 2 0 Controller Enabled Menu Level gt USB Keyboard Function Enabled USB Mouse Function Enabled USB Storage Function Enabled USB Mass Storage Device Boot Setting IDE HDD Block Mode This field allows your hard disk controller to use the fast block mode to transfer data to and from your hard disk drive IDE DMA Transfer Access This field by default is enabled OnChip Secondary PCI IDE This field by default is enabled IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave PIO These fields allow your system hard disk controller to work faster Rather than have the BIOS issue a series of commands that transfer to or from the disk dri
9. Boot Up NumLock Status On Gate A20 Option Fast Typematic Rate Setting Disabled Typematic Rate Chars Sec 6 Typematic Delay Msec 250 Security Option Setup APIC Mode Enabled MPS Version Control for OS OS Select For DRAM gt 64MB Report No FDD For WIN 95 Small Logo EPA Show Disabled CPU Feature Press Enter to configure the settings relevant to CPU Feature Hard Disk Boot Priority With the field there is the option to choose aside from the hard disks connected Bootable add in Cards which refers to other external devices CPU L3 Cache This feature is enabled Removable Device Priority Press Enter to configure the device priority order Virus Warning If this option is enabled an alarm message will be displayed when trying to write on the boot sector or on the partition table on the disk which is typical of the virus Quick Power On Self Test When enabled this field speeds up the Power On Self Test POST after the system is turned on If it is set to Enabled BIOS will skip some items MB945 User s Manual 37 BIOS SETUP EEE First Second Third Boot Device These fields determine the drive that the system searches first for an operating system The options available include Removable Hard Disk CDROM Legacy LAN and Disabled Boot Other Device These fields allow the system to search for an OS from other devices other than the ones selected in the First Second Third Boot Device Swap Flop
10. Disabled By default this field is set to Enabled USB 2 0 Controller The options for this field are Enabled and Disabled By default this field is set to Enabled In order to use USB 2 0 necessary OS drivers must be installed first Please update your system to Windows 2000 SP4 or Windows XP SP2 USB Keyboard Mouse Storage Function The options for this field are Enabled and Disabled By default this field is set to Enabled O a al O 1 MB945 User s Manual 45 BIOS SETUP De M Power Management Setup Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Power Management Setup ACPI Function Enabled ITEM HELP ACPI Suspend S1 POS Menu Level gt Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume Auto Power Management User Define Video Off Method DPMS Video Off In Suspend Yes Suspend Type Stop Grant Modem Use IRQ 3 Suspend Mode Disabled HDD Power Down Disabled Soft Off by PWR BTTN Instant Off CPU THRM Throttling 50 0 Wake Up by PCI Card Disabled Power On by Ring Disabled Resume by Alarm Disabled Date of Month Alarm 0 Time hh mm ss Alarm 0 0 0 Reload Global Timer Events Primary IDE 0 Disabled Primary IDE 1 Disabled Secondary IDE 0 Disabled Secondary IDE 1 Disabled FDD COM LPT Port Disabled PCI PIRQ A D Disabled HPET Support Enabled HPET Mode 32 bit mode ACPI Function Enable this function to support ACPI Advance Configuration and Power Interface ACPI Suspend The default setting of the ACPI Suspend mode is 1
11. Interrupt Request Lines IRQ Peripheral devices use interrupt request lines to notify CPU for the service required The following table shows the IRQ used by the devices on board Reserved i p M S 64 MB945 User s Manual
12. POS RUN VGABIOS if S3 Resume The default setting of this field is Auto Ba E Q n 7 1 46 MB945 User s Manual BIOS SETUP EE Ss Power Management This field allows you to select the type of power saving management modes There are four selections for Power Management Min Power Saving Minimum power management Max Power Saving Maximum power management User Define Each of the ranges is from 1 min to Ihr Except for HDD Power Down which ranges from 1 min to 15 min Video Off Method This field defines the Video Off features There are three options V H SYNC Blank Blank the screen and turn off vertical and horizontal scanning DPMS Default setting allows BIOS to control the video display Blank Screen Writes blanks to the video buffer Video Off In Suspend When enabled the video is off in suspend mode Suspend Type The default setting for the Suspend Type field is Stop Grant Modem Use IRQ This field sets the IRQ used by the Modem By default the setting is 3 Suspend Mode When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity all devices except the CPU will be shut off HDD Power Down When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity the hard disk drive will be powered down while all other devices remain active Soft Off by PWRBTN This field defines the power off mode when using an ATX power supply The nstant Off mode allows powering off
13. a password highlight the type you want and press lt Enter gt The Enter Password message prompts on the screen Type the password up to eight characters in length and press lt Enter gt The system confirms your password by asking you to type it again After setting a password the screen automatically returns to the main screen To disable a password just press the lt Enter gt key when you are prompted to enter the password A message will confirm the password to be disabled Once the password is disabled the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely Save amp Exit Setup This option allows you to determine whether or not to accept the modifications If you type Y you will quit the setup utility and save all changes into the CMOS memory If you type N you will return to Setup utility Exit Without Saving Select this option to exit the Setup utility without saving the changes you have made in this session Typing Y will quit the Setup utility without saving the modifications Typing N will return you to Setup utility age f 52 MB945 User s Manual DRIVERS INSTALLATION Drivers Installation This section describes the installation procedures for software and drivers under the Windows 2000 Windows XP and Windows Vista The software and drivers are included with the board If you find the items missing please contact the vendor where you made the purchase The contents of this section incl
14. immediately upon pressing the power button In the Delay 4 Sec mode the system powers off when the power button is pressed for more than four seconds or enters the suspend mode when pressed for less than 4 seconds A A RM ari d MB945 User s Manual 47 BIOS SETUP HERIDA CR Y m H CPU THRM Throttling When the system enters Doze mode the CPU clock runs only part of the time You may select the percent of time that the clock runs Wake up by PCI Card By default this field is Disabled Power On by Ring This field enables or disables the power on of the system through the modem connected to the serial port or LAN Resume by Alarm This field enables or disables the resumption of the system operation When enabled the user is allowed to set the Date and Time Reload Global Timer Events The HDD FDD COM LPT Ports and PCI PIRQ are I O events that can prevent the system from entering a power saving mode or can awaken the system from such a mode When an I O device wants to gain the attention of the operating system it signals this by causing an IRQ to occur When the operating system is ready to respond to the request it interrupts itself and performs the service HPET Support HPET stands for High Precision Event Timer HPET can produce periodic interrupts at a much higher resolution than the RTC and is used to synchronize multimedia streams pro
15. 5 Chipset Drivers Intel R GM45 Chipset Drivers Intel R Q45 Chipset Drivers Support Intel R Q45 Chipset Drivers Intel R Chipset Software Installation Utility Intel R Q45 Chipset Family Graphics Driver Realtek High Definition Codec Audio Driver P ALUATIAMD Intel R PRO LAN Network Drivers uw VGA Card iB cd LAN Card c SCSI SATA Card ye Tools Upiae y Windows os wih h Plog id Pu ieu and alow is Os p menti 54 MB945 User s Manual DRIVERS INSTALLATION Es 2 When the Welcome screen appears click Next to continue Click Yes to accept the software license agreement and proceed with the installation process 3 On the Readme Information screen click Next to continue When the Setup Progress screen appears click Next to continue Intel Chipset Device Software Intel Chipset Device Software Setup Progress Please wait while the following setup operations are performed Installing Driver Intel R ICH10 Family USB Universal Host Controller 3468 Version 9 0 0 1005 Installing Driver Intel R ICH10 Family USB Universal Host Controller 3469 Version 9 0 0 1005 Installing Driver Intel R ICH10 Family USB Enhanced Host Controller 3464 Version 9 0 0 1005 Installing Driver Intel R ICH10 Family USB Enhanced Host Controller 346C Version 9 0 0 1005 Intel Chipset Device Software Intel Chipset Device Software i el Setup Is Complete You must restart this computer for the changes to take effe
16. EHF void void Set_W627EHF_LD unsigned char void Set W627EHF Reg unsigned char unsigned char unsigned char Get W627EHF Reg unsigned char endif __W627EHF_H MB945 User s Manual 29 INSTALLATIONS EEE File of the Main cpp Il ee a THIS CODE AND INFORMATION IS PROVIDED AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE include lt dos h gt include lt conio h gt include lt stdio h gt include lt stdlib h gt include W627HF H void ClrKbBuf void int main int argc char argv int main int argc char argv unsigned char ucDO 0 data for digital output unsigned char ucDI data for digital input unsigned char ucBuf Set_W627HF_LD 0x07 switch to logic device 7 Set_W627HF_Reg 0xF1 0x00 clear ucDI Get_W627HF_Reg OxF1 amp OxOF CIrKbBuf while 1 ucDO Set_W627HF_Reg 0xF1 ucDO amp OxOF lt lt 4 ucBuf Get_W627HF_Reg 0xF1 amp Ox0F if ucBuf ucDI ucDI ucBuf printf Digital I O Input Changed Current Data is 0x X n ucDI if kbhit getch break delay 500 return 0 ee void ClrKbBuf void while kbhit getch eager 30 MB945 User s Manual BIOS SETUP
17. LLATIONS Watchdog Timer Configuration The WDT is used to generate a variety of output signals after a user programmable count The WDT is suitable for use in the prevention of system lock up such as when software becomes trapped in a deadlock Under these sorts of circumstances the timer will count to zero and the selected outputs will be driven Under normal circumstance the user will restart the WDT at regular intervals before the timer counts to zero SAMPLE CODE THIS CODE AND INFORMATION IS PROVIDED AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE include lt stdlib h gt include W627EHF H int main int argc char argv void copyright void void EnableWDT int void DisableWDT void int main int argc char argv unsigned char bBuf unsigned char bTime char endptr copyright if argc 2 printf Parameter incorrect n return 1 if Init W627EHF 0 printf Winbond 83627HF is not detected program abort n return 1 bTime strtol argv 1 endptr 10 eee 26 MB945 User s Manual INSTALLATIONS printf System will reset after d seconds n bTime EnableWDT bTime return 0 ee void copyright void printf n Winbond 83627EHF Watch Timer Tester AUTO DETECT
18. MB945 Socket LGA775 Intel Q45 Chipset Industrial Motherboard USER S MANUAL Version 1 0 Acknowledgments Award is a registered trademark of Award Software International Inc PS 2 is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation Microsoft Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation Winbond is a registered trademark of Winbond Electronics Corporation All other product names or trademarks are properties of their respective owners Table of Contents Introduction sss 1 Checklist iieiadieseitteieco n reete senes 1 Product Description 2 Specifications nosenie a E E REEE 3 Board Dimensions essere enne 4 Installations 5 Installing the CPU ics ie e 6 ATX Power Installation eseeeeeeeerrnerene 7 Installing the Memory eene 8 Setting the JUMPS nnrir cerien iei aiii 9 Connectors on MB945 sssssssesssssesssssssesssesssssssessserssssrees 14 Watchdog Timer Configuration sss 26 BIOS Setup utet ar uei 31 Drivers Installation 53 Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility 54 Intel Graphics Driver Installation esses 56 Realtek HD Code Audio Driver Installation 58 LAN Drivers Installation
19. N Connector 20 J2 SPDIFI SPDIFO Connector Reserved 20 33 15 IS ACS lots rr rrr eO EE EET ER var t 20 J4 SPI Debug Tools Port Factory use only 20 J6 COM2 Serial Port J7 System Function Connector essere 21 JS IED A ConnectoE eenn teet e eee 23 J9 Digital I O Connector 4 in 4 out 23 F_AUDIOI Audio Front Header 123 F_USB1 USB8 USB9 Connector F_USB2 USB6 USB7 Connector F_USB3 USB2 USB3 Connector F_USB4 USBO USBI Connector CPU FANI CPU Fan Power Connector esee 24 SYS FANI system Fanl Power Connector sese 24 SYS FAN3 SYSTEM Fan2 Power Connector 24 FDDI Floppy Drive Connector 4 25 PCIEI x16 PCI Express Slot 425 PCIE27x1 PCT Express SlotS iler reete etu 25 PCTI PCI2 PCI3 PCIA PCI Slots rettet Henr penne 25 Et 14 MB945 User s Manual INSTALLATIONS Connectors on MB945 MB945F MB945 User s Manual 15 IN
20. On the Setup Options screen the checkbox for Drivers should be checked Now click Next to continue Intel R Network Connections Setup Options Select the program features you want installed Install Drivers Intel R PROSet For Windows Device Manager Advanced Network Services Intel R Network Connections SNMP Agent Feature Description 4 The wizard is ready to begin installation Now click Install to continue ie Intel R Network Connections InstallShield Wizard Ready to Install the Program The wizard is ready to begin installation 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 5 InstallShield wizard is complete Click Finish MB945 User s Manual 67 DRIVERS INSTALLATION EE This page is intentionally left blank eg 62 MB945 User s Manual APPENDIX Appendix A I O Port Address Map Each peripheral device in the system is assigned a set of I O port addresses that also becomes the identity of the device The following table lists the I O port addresses used Address 000h O1Fh 020h 03Fh 040h 05Fh 060h 06Fh 070h 07Fh O80h 09Fh OAOh OBFh 0COh ODFh OFOh OFIh 1FOh 1F7h 278h 27Fh 2F8h 2FFh 2BOh 2DFh 378h 3FFh 360h 36Fh 3BOh 3BFh 3COh 3CFh EGA adapter 3D0h 3DFh 3FOh 3F7h 3F8h 3FFh MB945 User s Manual 63 APPENDIX B
21. STALLATIONS MB945 Edge Connectors ar ar MB945F Edge Connectors of ot ATX1 24 pin ATX Power Connector Signal Name Pin Pin Signal Name 3 3V 13 1 3 3V 12V 14 2 3 3V Gema i5 sv pcs uude 9 5VSB Signal Name Pin Pin Signal Name 2v 6 aa yj 16 MB945 User s Manual INSTALLATIONS a CER NR RN M CERE DDRIIH DDRIII 3 Channel A DDR3 Socket DDRIII1 and DDRIII 3 are the first channel DDR3 sockets DDRIII2 DDRIII 4 Channel B DDR3 Socket DDRIII2 and DDRIII 4 are the second channel DDR3 sockets CN1 VGA CRT Connector CNI is a DB 15 VGA connector located beside the COMI port The following table shows the pin out assignments of this connector Signal Name Pin Pin Signal Name Rea 1 2 Green E Bhe ef sep NES E 6 GND GND 7 8 GND vce pg CN2 Parallel Port Connector CN2 is a DB 25 external connector situated on top of the VGA and serial ports CN Parallel Port Signal Name Pin Pin Signal Name Line printer strobe AutoFeed PDO parallel data 0 Error PD1 parallel data 1 Initialize PD2 parallel data 2 Select PD3 parallel data 3 Ground PD4 parallel data 4 Groun
22. abled if only one DDR II memory module is installed 2 To enable Dual Channel mode with two or four memory modules it is recommended to use memory modules of identical brand size chips and speed you must install them into DIMM sockets of the same color The following is a Dual Channel Memory configuration table DS Double Side SS Single Side DDRII DDRIII2 DORMS DDRIII4 2Memory Modules DS SS X DS SS X x DS SS X DS SS l4Memory Modules DS SS DS SS DS SS DS SS 8 MB945 User s Manual INSTALLATIONS a Setting the Jumpers Jumpers are used on MB945 MB945F to select various settings and features according to your needs and applications Contact your supplier if you have doubts about the best configuration for your needs The following lists the connectors on MB945 MB945F and their respective functions JP2 PS 2 Keyboard amp Mouse Power Setting esesss 11 JP3 COMI RS232 5V 12V Power Setting sess 11 JP4 COM4 RS232 5V 12V Power Setting esee 11 JP5 COM3 RS232 5V 12V Power Setting esee 11 JP7 ME Management Engine Disabled pin closed 12 JP8 Clear CMOS Contents essere 12 JP9 Compact Flash Socket Master Slave Setting 12 JP10 COM2 RS232 5V 12V Power Setting sees 12 JP11 RS232 422 485 COMO Selection sere
23. ct Would you 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 MB945 User s Manual 55 DRIVERS INSTALLATION Intel Graphics Driver Installation To install the Graphics drivers follow the steps below to proceed with the installation 1 Insert the drivers DVD into the DVD drive Click Intel and then Intel R Q45 Chipset Drivers Click Intel R Q45 Chipset Family Graphics Driver we rd B 2 When the Welcome screen appears click Next to continue Click Yes to accept the software license agreement and proceed with the installation process 3 On the Readme Information screen click Next to continue 56 MB945 User s Manual DRIVERS INSTALLATION 4 When the Setup Progress screen appears click Next to continue Intel Graphics Media Accelerator Driver Intel Graphics Media Accelerator D Setup Progress Please wait while the following setup operations are performed Creating Key HKLM SOFTWARE Microsoft Windows Current ersion Uninstall HDMI DisplayIcc Creating Key HKLMISOFTWAREMicrosoftlWindowslCurrentVersionlUninstall K HOMI Publisher Creating Key HKLM SOFTWARE Microsoft Windows CurrentVersion Uninstall HDMI NoRepair Installing Driver Intel R Q45 Q43 Express Chipset Version 6 14 10 4980 Click Next to continue Intel Graphics Media Accele
24. d PDS parallel data 5 7 Ground PD6 parallel data 6 Ground PD7 parallel data 7 Ground ACK acknowledge 10 23 Ground Busy 11 24 Ground Paper empty 12 25 Ground Select N A MB945 User s Manual 17 INSTALLATIONS CN3 Serial Ports COM1 CN3 COM1 is a DB 9 connector while J6 COM3 and COM4 are COM pin header connectors KERI i ooooo pann n Pin 10 not used COMI DB 9 C Siema Name Pin Pin Signal Name DCD Data carier detect 1 6 DSR Data set ready TXD Transmit data 3 8 CTS Clear to send FDTR Data terminal ready 4 9 RI Ring indicator CN4 PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Connectors Keyboard Mouse LNG 6 N amp Mouse top Keyboard bottom CN5 HD Audio Connector Blue Line Ir Irround sreen Lir irround t sa ter LFE Firk Microphor CNG8 Gigabit LAN Intel 567LM RJ 45 amp USB 4 5 Connector CN9 Gigabit LAN Intel 574L RJ 45 amp USB 10 11 Connector CN10 Compact Flash Type II Socket Note The CompactFlash interface cannot be used simultaneously with the IDE interface eC 18 MB945 User s Manual INSTALLATIONS IDE1 Primary IDE Connectors Signal Name Pin Pin Signal Name Reset IDE Ground Host data 7 Host data 8 d Host data 6 Host data 9 E Host data 5 Host data 10 Brig Host data 4 Host data 11 d Host data 3 Host data 12 no Host data 2 H
25. e default is BUTTON ONLY KB Power ON Password This field allows users to set the password when keyboard power on is the mode of the Power ON function Hot Key Power ON This field sets certain keys also known as hot keys on the keyboard that can be used as a switch to power on the system Onboard FDC Controller Select Enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller FDC installed on the motherboard and you wish to use it If you install an add in FDC or the system has no floppy drive select Disabled in this field This option allows you to select the onboard FDD port BH a ert 44 MB945 User s Manual BIOS SETUP TT IDEEN CECI Onboard Serial Parallel Port These fields allow you to select the onboard serial and parallel ports and their addresses The default values for these ports are Serial Port 1 3F8 IRQ4 Serial Port 2 2F8 IRQ3 Serial Port 3 Disabled IRQ11 Serial Port 4 Disabled IRQ10 Parallel Port 378H IRQ7 UART Mode Select This field determines the UART 2 mode in your computer The default value is Normal Other options include IrDA and ASKIR Parallel Port Mode This field allows you to determine parallel port mode function SPP Standard Printer Port EPP Enhanced Parallel Port ECP Extended Capabilities Port ECP EPP Combination of ECP and EPP capabilities Normal Normal function USB 1 0 Controller The options for this field are Enabled and
26. en the Welcome screen appears click Next to continue Realtek High Definition Audio Driver Setup 2 57 R will install Realtek High Definition Audio Driver on your computer To Install Shield 3 InstallShield Wizard is complete Click Finish to restart the computer Realtek High Definition Audio Driver Setup 2 57 R1 90 InstallShield Wizard Complete InstallShield MB945 User s Manual 59 DRIVERS INSTALLATION LAN Drivers Installation Follow the steps below to start installing the Intel PRO LAN drivers 1 Insert the drivers DVD into the DVD drive Click Intel and then Intel R Q45 Chipset Drivers Click Intel R PRO LAN Network Drivers 2 When the Welcome screen appears click Next to continue Click Yes to accept the software license agreement and proceed with the process ie Intel R Network Connections InstallShield Wizard License Agreement Please read the following license agreement carefully INTEL SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT Final License IMPORTANT READ BEFORE COPYING INSTALLING OR USING Do not use or load this software and any associated materials collectively the Software until you have carefully read the following terms and conditions By loading or using the Software you agree to the terms of this Agreement If you do not wish to so agree do not install or use the Software LICENSES Please Note vl 60 MB945 User s Manual DRIVERS INSTALLATION 3
27. ent Setup Set User Password PnP PCI Configurations Save amp Exit Setup PC Health Status Exit Without Saving ESC Quit V gt Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type The section below the setup items of the Main Menu displays the control keys for this menu At the bottom of the Main Menu just below the control keys section there is another section which displays information on the currently highlighted item in the list Note If the system cannot boot after making and saving system changes with Setup the Award BIOS supports an override to the CMOS settings that resets your system to its default Warning It is strongly recommended that you avoid making any changes to the chipset defaults These defaults have been carefully chosen by both Award and your system manufacturer to provide the absolute maximum performance and reliability Changing the defaults could cause the system to become unstable and crash in some cases Dn C o OO MB945 User s Manual 33 BIOS SETUP TE Standard CMOS Setup Standard CMOS Setup choice allows you to record some basic hardware configurations in your computer system and set the system clock and error handling If the motherboard is already installed in a working system you will not need to select this option You will need to run the Standard CMOS option however if you change your system hardware configurations the onboard battery fails or the co
28. eters of the hardware monitoring function feature of the board The values are read only values as monitored by the system and show the PC health status HE R C R A D M E Eng M 50 MB945 User s Manual BIOS SETUP Frequency Voltage Control Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Frequency Voltage Control Auto Detect PCI Clk Disabled ITEM HELP Spread Spectrum Disabled Menu Level gt CPU Host SRC PCI Clock Default Auto Detect PCI Clk This field enables or disables the auto detection of the PCI clock Spread Spectrum This field sets the value of the spread spectrum The default setting is Disabled This field is for CE testing use only CPU Host SRC PCI Clock This field is set as Default MB945 User s Manual 57 BIOS SETUP Cee ET Load Fail Safe Defaults This option allows you to load the troubleshooting default values permanently stored in the BIOS ROM These default settings are non optimal and disable all high performance features Load Optimized Defaults This option allows you to load the default values to your system configuration These default settings are optimal and enable all high performance features Set Supervisor User Password These two options set the system password Supervisor Password sets a password that will be used to protect the system and Setup utility User Password sets a password that will be used exclusively on the system To specify
29. ime field and use the lt PgUp gt lt PgDn gt or keys to set the current time IDE Channel Master Slave MB930RF R with ICH9R supports 6 Serial ATA connectors while MB930 R and MB930F R with ICH9 supports 4 Serial ATA connectors MB930 R series boards with JMicron controller support 1 CF and 1 IDE connectors The onboard Serial ATA connectors provide Primary and Secondary channels for connecting up to four Serial ATA hard disks Each channel can support up to two hard disks the first is the Master and the second is the Slave Press Enter to configure the hard disk The selections include Auto Manual and None Select Manual to define the drive information manually You will be asked to enter the following items Capacity Capacity size of the hard disk drive Cylinder Number of cylinders Head Number of read write heads Precomp Write precompensation Landing Zone Landing zone Sector Number of sectors The Access Mode selections are as follows CHS HD lt 528MB LBA HD gt 528MB and supports Logical Block Addressing Large for MS DOS only Auto i MB945 User s Manual 35 BIOS SETUP a Drive A Drive B These fields identify the types of floppy disk drive A or drive B that has been installed in the computer The available specifications are 360KB 1 2MB 720KB 1 44MB 2 88MB 5 25in 5 25in 3 5in 3 5in 3 5in Video This field selects the type of video display card installed in yo
30. n optional Intel 82574L PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Six Serial II ATA connectors offer 3Gb s data throughput speed faster than the most advanced parallel ATA Expansion includes four PCI slots one PCI Express x1 and one PCI Express x16 and one ISA slot Other advanced features include twelve USB 2 0 ports IrDA interface digital I O four serial ports watchdog timer and audio function Dimensions of the board are 12 by 9 5 in an ATX form factor 2 MB945 User s Manual INTRODUCTION o pM 9 o R 242 OOb scknn bkAk RARRnLRALA e qexspoALIU IG xa Specifications Product Name MB945 Form Factor ATX CPU Type Intel Core 2 Duo Processor E8000 and E7000 series Intel Core 2 Quad Processor Q9000 series Intel Core 2 Extreme Processor QX9000 series CPU Speed Up to 3 0 GHz or higher CPU FSB 800 1066 1333MHz FSB L2 Cache Up to 12MB Green APM APM1 2 CPU Socket LGA775 Chipset Intel Eaglelake Q45 ICH10DO Chipset GMCH AC82045 34mm x 34mm 1254 pin FC BGA ICH10DO AF82801JDO 31mm x 31mm 676 pin mBGA BIOS Award BIOS support ACPI Function Memory DDRIII 800 1066MHz DIMM x 4 w o ECC Max 16GB Q45 built in Intel gen 5 0 Graphics Media Accelerator supports VGA DirectX10 Vista Integrated DP DVI VGA SDVO Dual Independent Display 1 ICH10DO Gigabit MAC PHY LAN e Intel 82567LM Gigabit Ethernet PHY 2 Intel 82574L PCl e Gigabit LAN controller x1 MB945F USB ICH10DO built in USB 2 0 host c
31. n2 D MB945 User s Manual 23 INSTALLATIONS Dee ane F_USB1 USB8 USB9 Connector F_USB2 USB6 USB7 Connector F_USB3 USB2 USB3 Connector F_USB4 USBO USB1 Connector The following table shows the pin outs of the USB pin header Signal Name EIN Signal Name 5V Baba 5V BIER 4 USBDI CPU_FAN1 CPU Fan Power Connector Pin Signal Name Ground 12V Rotation detection Control SYS_FAN1 system Fan1 Power Connector Pin Signal Name Ground 12V Rotation detection Ground 12V Rotation detection 5 24 MB945 User s Manual INSTALLATIONS FDD1 Floppy Drive Connector Signal Name Pins Pin Signal Name Ground 1 2 RM LC Ground 3 4 No connect oo Ground 5 6 No connect n Ground 7 8 Index PB Ground 9 10 Motor enable 0 pu Ground 11 12 Drive select 1 pus Ground 13 14 Drive select 0 oo Ground 15 16 Motor enable 1 E Ground 17 18 Direction ME Ground 19 20 Step oo Ground 21 22 Write data E Ground 23 24 Write gate a o 54 Ground 25 26 Track 00 FDD1 Ground 27 28 Write protect Ground 29 30 Read data Ground 31 32 Side 1 select Ground 33 34 Diskette change PCIE1 x16 PCI Express Slot PCIE2 x1 PCI Express Slots PCI1 PCI2 PCI3 PCI4 PCI Slots eae ee 1 MB945 User s Manual 25 INSTA
32. ne 13 MB945 User s Manual 9 INSTALLATIONS Jumper Locations ete edente tede Page JP2 PS 2 Keyboard amp Mouse Power Setting sess 11 JP3 COMI RS232 5V 12V Power Setting eese 11 JP4 COMA RS232 5 V 12V Power Setting ees 11 JP5 COM3 RS232 5V 12V Power Setting esses 11 JP7 ME Management Engine Disabled pin closed 12 JP8 Clear CMOS Contents sese 12 JP9 Compact Flash Socket Master Slave Setting 12 JP10 COM2 RS232 5V 12V Power Settng sese 12 JP11 RS232 422 485 COMO Selection cee ceeceesecseeeeceeeeeeeseeees 13 70 MB945 User s Manual INSTALLATIONS JP2 PS 2 Keyboard amp Mouse Power Setting Setting Pin 1 2 Short Closed Pin 2 3 Short Closed 5VSB JP3 COM1 RS232 5V 12V Power Setting nn Short Closed Hu o Pin 3 4 sin ui Short Closed Normal Pin 5 6 Short Closed 5V JP4 COM4 RS232 5V 12V Power Setting
33. nfiguration stored in the CMOS memory was lost or damaged Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Date mm dd yy Wed Oct 3 2007 Item Help Time hh mm ss 16 11 00 Menu Level gt IDE Channel 0 Master None Change the day month IDE Channel 0 Slave None Year and century IDE Channel 1 Master None IDE Channel 1 Slave None IDE Channel 2 Master None IDE Channel 3 Master None IDE Channel 4 Master None IDE Channel 4 Slave None Drive A 1 44M 3 5 in Drive B None Video EGA VGA Halt On All Errors Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 2086912K Total Memory 2087936K At the bottom of the menu are the control keys for use on this menu If you need any help in each item field you can press the F1 key It will display the relevant information to help you The memory display at the lower right hand side of the menu is read only It will adjust automatically according to the memory changed The following describes each item of this menu Date The date format is Day Sun to Sat Month 1 to 12 Date 1 to 31 Year 1999 to 2099 Hac C 5 M 1 34 MB945 User s Manual BIOS SETUP EE SS To set the date highlight the Date field and use the PageUp PageDown or keys to set the current time Time The time format is Hour 00 to 23 Minute 00 to 59 Second 00 to 59 To set the time highlight the T
34. ontroller supports 12 ports Serial ATA ICH10DO built in SATA controller supports 6 ports Parallel IDE CF JMicron JM368 PCI e to PATA x1 for 1 PATA channel for IDE amp CF IDE 40 pin and vertical CF socket x 1 Audio ICH10DO built in HD Audio controller ALC888 w 7 1 channels LPC I O Winbond W83627DHG IrDA x1 COM1 RS232 COM2 RS232 422 485 Hardware monitor 3 thermal inputs 4 voltage monitor inputs VIDO 4 amp 2 Fan Headers Fintek 81216G for COM 3 COM4 Digital lO 4 in amp 4 out TPM1 2 ICH10DO built in iTPM version1 2 controller by firmware Keyboard Mouse Supports PS 2 Keyboard Mouse connector Expansion Slots PCI slot x4 PCI e x1 slot x1 and PCl e x16 slot x1 ISA slot x1 Edge Connector PS 2 Connector x1 for keyboard mouse Gigabit LAN RJ 45 dual USB stack connector x2 DB9 DB15 stack connector x1 for COM 1 amp VGA DB25 connector x1 for SPP ECP EPP RCA Jack 3x2 for HD Audio Onboard 40 pin box header x1 for IDE Header Connector 34 pin box header x1 for FDD SATA connector x6 for 6 ports SATAI SATAII CF connector x1 for CF Card 2x5 pin pin header x4 for 8 ports USB 2x5 pin pin header x1 for front panel audio 2x5 pin pin header x3 for COM2 3 4 2x5 pin pin header x1 for Digital IO Watchdog Timer Yes 256 segments 0 1 2 255 sec min System Voltage 5V 3 3V 12V 12V 5VSB 2A Other LAN Wakeup RoHS Yes Board Size 305mm x 244mm 12 x 9 5 ee MB945 User s Manual 3 INTRODUCTION
35. or into the CPU socket Please note that the cover of the LGA775 socket must always be installed during transport to avoid damage to the socket 6 MB945 User s Manual INSTALLATIONS ATX Power Installation The system power is provided to the motherboard with the ATX1 and ATX_12V_2X1 power connectors ATXI is a 24 pin power connector and ATX_12V_2X1 is a 8 pin 12V power connector The 24 pin power connector can to be connected to a standard 20 pin ATX power connector in a standard ATX power supply Min 400watt Note The power supply 5VSB voltage must be at least 2A MB945 User s Manual 7 INSTALLATIONS Installing the Memory The MB945 motherboard supports four DDR3 memory sockets for a maximum total memory of 16GB in DDR memory type It supports DDR3 800 1066 Basically the system memory interface has the following features Supports two 64 bit wide DDR data channels Available bandwidth up to 6 4GB s DDR3 800 for single channel mode and 12 8GB s DDR3 800 in dual channel mode Supports 512Mb 1Gb DDR3 technologies Supports only x8 x16 DDR3 devices with four banks Supports only unbuffered DIMMs Supports opportunistic refresh Up to 32 simultaneously open pages four per row four rows maximum Dual Channel Memory Configuration If you want to operate the Dual Channel Technology please note the following explanations due to the limitation of Intel chipset specifications 1 Dual Channel mode will not be en
36. ory Size 128MB PAVP Mode Lite SDVO Device Setting None SDVO LVDS Protocol 1 Ch 18bit SDVO Panel Number 852 x 480 Boot Display CRT MB945 User s Manual 41 BIOS SETUP zi Integrated Peripherals This section sets configurations for your hard disk and other integrated peripherals The first screen shows three main items for user to select Once an item selected a submenu appears Details follow Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals ITEM HELP Menu Level gt Press Enter Press Enter Press Enter Press Enter Press Enter OnChip IDE Device Onboard Device SuperlO Device 2 SuperlO Device USB Device Setting Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility OnChip IDE Device IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled ITEM HELP DE DMA transfer access Enabled DE Primary Master PIO DE Primary Slave PIO DE Primary Master UDMA Auto Menu Level gt Auto Auto DE Primary Slave UDMA Auto On Chip Secondary PCI IDE Enabled DE Secondary Master PIO Auto DE Secondary Slave PIO Auto DE Secondary Master UDMA Auto DE Secondary Slave UDMA Auto SATA Mode IDE LEGACY Mode Support Enabled Robson Support Disabled Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Onboard Device ITEM HELP Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility SuperlO Device POWER ON Function BUTTON ONLY KB Power ON Password Enter Hot Key power ON Ctrl F1 Onboard FDC Controller Enabled Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8 IRQ4 Onboard Serial Port
37. ost data 13 a Host data 1 Host data 14 oo Host data 0 Host data 15 ao Ground Protect pin E DRQO Ground s Host IOW Ground oo Host IOR Ground E IOCHRDY Host ALE jo of DACKO Ground js s dO IRQIA No connect IDE1 Address 1 No connect Address 0 Address 2 Chip select 0 Chip select 1 Note The CompactFlash interface cannot be used simultaneously with the IDE interface SATA1 SATAO SATAII Connectors Signal Name Pin a me LS LL RE IEEE o ae CD IN1 CD In Audio Connector Pin Signal Name CD Audio R Ground Ground CD Audio L MB945 User s Manual 19 INSTALLATIONS COM3 COM4 COM3 COM4 Serial Ports RS232 CONG and COM4 are COM pin header connectors fe Signal Name Pin DCD Data carrier detect i Pin 10 not used Piny Signal Name F6 DSR Data set ready TxD Transmit data 3 8 FDTR Data terminal ready 4 9 10 GND ground J1 Wake On LAN Connector J1 is a 3 pin header for the Wake On LAN function on the motherboard The following table shows the pin out assignments of this connector Wake On LAN will function properly only with an ATX power supply with 5VSB that has 1A Pin Signal Name 5VSB Ground LAN Wakeup CTS Clear to send RI Ring indicator Pin Signal Name PS 1 SPDIF I oa 2 Ground m 3 SPDIF O 4 Ground J3 J5 ISA Slots
38. ou select System the system prompts for the User Password every time you boot up When you select Setup the system always boots up and prompts for the Supervisor Password only when the Setup utility is called up APIC Mode APIC stands for Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller The default setting is Enabled MPS Version Control for OS This option is specifies the MPS Multiprocessor Specification version for the OS MPS version 1 4 added extended configuration tables to improve support for multiple PCI bus configurations and improve future expandability The default setting is 1 4 OS Select for DRAM gt 64MB This option allows the system to access greater than 64MB of DRAM memory when used with OS 2 that depends on certain BIOS calls to access memory The default setting is Non OS 2 Report No FDD For WIN 95 If you are using Windows 95 98 without a floppy disk drive select Enabled to release IRQ6 This is required to pass Windows 95 98 s SCT test You should also disable the Onboard FDC Controller in the Integrated Peripherals screen when there s no floppy drive in the system If you set this feature to Disabled the BIOS will not report the missing floppy drive to Win95 98 Small Logo EPA Show The EPA logo appears at the right side of the monitor screen when the system is boot up The default setting is Disabled ESN aa RRRRRRRRRRREEERREEEEE 3 MB945 User s Manual 39 BIOS SETUP L Advanced Chipset Features This Set
39. ows 95 PCI VGA Palette Snoop Some non standard VGA display cards may not show colors properly This field allows you to set whether or not MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards can work with PCI VGA When this field is enabled a PCI VGA can work with an MPEG ISA VESA VGA card When this field is disabled a PCI VGA cannot work with an MPEG ISA VESA card Maximum Payload Size The default setting of the PCI Express Maximum Payload Size is 128 Dn MB945 User s Manual 49 BIOS SETUP ee ELI PC Health Status Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PC Health Status Shutdown Temperature Disabled ITEM HELP CPU Warning Temperature Disabled System Temp 32 C 89 F Menu Level gt CPU Temp 39 C 102 F System Fan Speed 0 RPM CPU Fan Speed 4440 RPM Vcore 131 V 412 V 12 19 V Vmem 1 90 V 5 V 5 14 V 3 3V 3 32 V VBAT V 321 V 3 3VSB V 3 35 V Smart FAN III CPU Smart Fan Temperature Disabled CPU Warning Temperature This field allows the user to set the temperature so that when the temperature is reached the system sounds a warning This function can help prevent damage to the system that is caused by overheating Shutdown Temperature This field allows the user to set the temperature by which the system automatically shuts down once the threshold temperature is reached This function can help prevent damage to the system that is caused by overheating Temperatures Fan Speeds Voltages These fields are the param
40. py Drive This item allows you to determine whether or not to enable Swap Floppy Drive When enabled the BIOS swaps floppy drive assignments so that Drive A becomes Drive B and Drive B becomes Drive A By default this field is set to Disabled Boot Up Floppy Seek This feature controls whether the BIOS checks for a floppy drive while booting up If it cannot detect one either due to improper configuration or its absence it will flash an error message Boot Up NumLock Status This allows you to activate the NumLock function after you power up the system Gate A20 Option This field allows you to select how Gate A20 is worked Gate A20 is a device used to address memory above MB Typematic Rate Setting When disabled continually holding down a key on your keyboard will generate only one instance When enabled you can set the two typematic controls listed next By default this field is set to Disabled Typematic Rate Chars Sec When the typematic rate is enabled the system registers repeated keystrokes speeds Settings are from 6 to 30 characters per second Typematic Delay Msec When the typematic rate is enabled this item allows you to set the time interval for displaying the first and second characters By default this item is set to 250msec eee 38 MB945 User s Manual BIOS SETUP TT E E NCC RUEEEI Security Option This field allows you to limit access to the System and Setup The default value is Setup When y
41. rator Driver Intel Graphics Media Accelerator Driver Setup Is Complete You must restart this computer For the changes to take effect Would you 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 MB945 User s Manual 57 DRIVERS INSTALLATION Realtek HD Code Audio Driver Installation Follow the steps below to install the Realtek High Definition Codec Audio Driver 1 Insert the drivers DVD into the DVD drive Click Intel and then Intel R Q45 Chipset Drivers Click Realtek High Definition Codec Audio Driver Intel R 855 852GME Chipset Family Drivers Intel R IS10GML Chipset Drivers Intel R I915G Chipset Drivers Ld ALIIATVAMD Intel R I915GM Chipset Drivers Intel R IS45G GC Chipset Drivers uw VGA Card Intel R IS45GM GME GSE Chipset Drivers Intel R Q965 Chipset Drivers LAN Card Intel R GM GME965 Chipset Drivers G scsuSATA Card Intel R Q35 Chipset Drivers Intel R GM45 Chipset Drivers ey Tools Intel R Q45 Chipset Drivers Support Intel R Q45 Chipset Drivers Intel R Chipset Software Installation Utility Intel R Q45 Chipset Family Graphics Driver rd ALUATVAMD Intel R PRO LAN Network Drivers uw VGA Card m s LAN Card amp SCSI SATA Card ye Tools 3 Realtek High Definition Codec Audio Driver 58 MB945 User s Manual DRIVERS INSTALLATION 2 Wh
42. toInit Finish W627EHF BASE 0x00 result W627EHF BASE Init Finish return result void Unlock W627EHF void outportb W627EHF_INDEX_PORT W627EHF UNLOCK outportb W627EHF INDEX PORT W627EHF UNLOCK void Lock W627EHF void outportb W627EHF_INDEX_PORT W627EHF LOCK Unlock W627EHF outportb W627EHF INDEX PORT W627EHF REG LD outportb W627EHF DATA PORT LD Hr 17 28 MB945 User s Manual INSTALLATIONS Lock_W627EHF void Set_W627EHF_Reg unsigned char REG unsigned char DATA Unlock_W627EHF outportb W627EHF INDEX PORT REG outportb W627EHF DATA PORT DATA Lock W627EHFQ unsigned char Get W627EHF Reg unsigned char REG unsigned char Result Unlock_W627EHF outportb W627EHF_INDEX_PORT REG Result inportb W627EHF_DATA_PORT Lock_W627EHF return Result THIS CODE AND INFORMATION IS PROVIDED AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ss ee ifndef __W627EHF_H define __ W627EHF H 1 ss ee define W627EHF_INDEX_PORT W627EHF_BASE define W627EHF_DATA_PORT W627EHF_BASE 1 se define W627EHF_REG_LD 0x07 define W627EHF_UNLOCK 0x87 define W627EHF_LOCK OxAA unsigned int Init W627
43. ude the following Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility 54 Intel Graphics Driver Installation eene 56 Realtek HD Code Audio Driver Installation 58 LAN Drivers Installation esee 60 IMPORTANT NOTE After installing your Windows operating system Windows 2000 XP Vista you must install first the Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility before proceeding with the drivers installation MB945 User s Manual 53 DRIVERS INSTALLATION Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility The Intel Chipset Drivers should be installed first before the software drivers to enable Plug amp Play INF support for Intel chipset components Follow the instructions below to complete the installation under Windows 2000 XP Vista Before installed Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility Please update your system to Windows 2000 SP4 or Windows XP SP1A 1 Insert the drivers DVD into the DVD drive Click Intel and then Intel R Q45 Chipset Drivers Click Intel R Chipset Software Installation Utility Intel R 855 852GME Chipset Family Drivers Intel R I910GML Chipset Drivers Intel R I915G Chipset Drivers P ALWATHAMD Intel R I915GM Chipset Drivers Intel R I945G GC Chipset Drivers LA VGA Card Intel R 1945GM GME GSE Chipset Drivers E Intel R Q965 Chipset Drivers ep LAN Card Intel R GM GME965 Chipset Drivers exc SYSATA Card Intel R Q3
44. up menu controls the configuration of the chipset Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Features System BIOS Cacheable Memory Hole at 15M 16M PCI Express Root Port Func Disable MCHBAR MMIO VT d VGA Setting PEG On Chip VGA Control On Chip Frame Buffer Size DVMT Mode DVMT FIXED memory Size PAVP Mode SDVO Device Setting SDVO LVDS Protocol SDVO Panel Number Enabled ITEM HELP Disabled Menu Level gt Press Enter Enabled Disabled Auto 32MB Enabled 128MB Lite None 1Ch 18bit 852 x 480 Boot Display CRT System BIOS Cacheable The setting of Enabled allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at F000h FFFFFh resulting in better system performance However if any program writes to this memory area a system error may result Memory Hole At 15M 16M In order to improve performance certain space in memory can be reserved for ISA cards This memory must be mapped into the memory space below 16 MB The choices are Enabled and Disabled PCI Express Root Port Func Press Enter to configure this field Disable MCHBAR MMIO By default this feature is enabled VT d By default this feature is disabled Ha E r 7 1 40 MB945 User s Manual BIOS SETUP VGA Setting The fields under the On Chip VGA Setting and their default settings are PEG On Chip VGA Control Auto On Chip Frame Buffer Size 32MB DVMT Mode Enabled DVMT FIXED mem
45. ur system You can choose the following video display cards EGA VGA For EGA VGA SEGA SVGA or PGA monitor adapters default CGA 40 Power up in 40 column mode CGA 80 Power up in 80 column mode MONO For Hercules or MDA adapters Halt On This field determines whether or not the system will halt if an error is detected during power up No errors The system boot will not be halted for any error that may be detected All errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non fatal error the system will stop and you will be prompted All But Keyboard The system boot will not be halted for a keyboard error it will stop for all other errors All But Diskette The system boot will not be halted for a disk error it will stop for all other errors All But Disk Key The system boot will not be halted for a key board or disk error it will stop for all others ag 36 MB945 User s Manual BIOS SETUP Advanced BIOS Features This section allows you to configure and improve your system and allows you to set up some system features according to your preference Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features CPU Feature Press Enter ITEM HELP Hard Disk Boot Priority Press Enter Virus Warning Disabled Menu Level gt CPU L3 Cache Enabled Quick Power On Self Test Enabled First Boot Device Floppy Second Boot Device Hard Disk Third Boot Device CDROM Boot Other Device Enabled Swap Floppy Drive Disabled Boot Up Floppy Seek Disabled
46. utility program for specifying the system configurations and settings The BIOS ROM of the system stores the Setup utility When you turn on the computer the Award BIOS is immediately activated Pressing the lt Del gt key immediately allows you to enter the Setup utility If you are a little bit late pressing the lt Del gt key POST Power On Self Test will continue with its test routines thus preventing you from invoking the Setup If you still wish to enter Setup restart the system by pressing the Reset button or simultaneously pressing the Ctrl Alt and Delete keys You can also restart by turning the system Off and back On again The following message will appear on the screen Press lt DEL gt to Enter Setup In general you press the arrow keys to highlight items Enter to select the lt PgUp gt and lt PgDn gt keys to change entries F1 for help and Esc to quit When you enter the Setup utility the Main Menu screen will appear on the screen The Main Menu allows you to select from various setup functions and exit choices Hzc E C 1 32 MB945 User s Manual BIOS SETUP E Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utilit Standard CMOS Features Frequency Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Managem
47. ve PIO Programmed Input Output allows the BIOS to communicate with the controller and CPU directly The system supports five modes numbered from 0 default to 4 which primarily differ in timing When Auto is selected the BIOS will select the best available mode IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave UDMA These fields allow your system to improve disk I O throughput to 33Mb sec with the Ultra DMA 33 feature The options are Auto and Disabled MB945 User s Manual 43 BIOS SETUP EE SATA Mode The setting choices for the SATA Mode are IDE RAID and AHCI Mode Select IDE if you want to have SATA function as IDE Select AHCI for Advanced Host Controller Interface AHCI feature with improved SATA performance with native command queuing amp native hot plug Select RAID to use SATA as RAID function RAID function is supported on the board if it uses ICH9R MB930RF R supports 6 x SATA with RAID LEGACY Mode Support When the Serial ATA SATA is set with the legacy mode enabled then the SATA is set to the conventional IDE mode Legacy mode is otherwise known as compatible mode Robson Support This field by default is disabled PWRON After PWR Fail This field sets the system power status whether on or off when power returns to the system from a power failure situation Power ON Function This field is related to how the system is powered on such as with the use of conventional power button keyboard or hot keys Th
48. viding smooth playback and reducing the need to use other timestamp calculations such as an x86 CPU s RDTSC instruction HPET is not supported in Windows XP Windows Server 2003 or earlier Windows versions HPET is supported under Linux and Windows Vista By default this field is enabled HPET Mode By default this field is set to 32 bit mode eC 48 MB945 User s Manual BIOS SETUP a PNP PCI Configurations This option configures the PCI bus system All PCI bus systems on the system use INT thus all installed PCI cards must be set to this value Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PnP PCI Configurations PNP OS Installed No ITEM HELP Init Display First PCI Slot Menu Level Reset Configuration Data Disabled Select Yes if you are using a Plug and Play capable operating system Select No if you need the BIOS to configure non boot devices Resources Controlled By Auto ESCD IRQ Resources Press Enter DMA Resources Press Enter PCI VGA Palette Snoop Disabled PCI Express relative items Maximum Payload Size PNP OS Insiall Enable the PNP OS Install option if it is supported by the operating system installed The default value is No Init Display First The default setting is PCI Card Reset Configuration Data The default value is Disabled Resources Controlled by This PnP BIOS can configure all of the boot and compatible devices with the use of a PnP operating system such as Wind
49. wer off ay SEs SET SEP EE SEN Dou p Ek eps SET 2 Sel SEL Oo oO 0 OO 06000 000 0 0 Go cco ood Reset Switch Pins 9 and 19 The reset switch allows the user to reset the system without turning the main power switch off and then on again Orientation is not required when making a connection to this header El EIE Bs Eli gt Gl Wels TI o Ebo DEBE E o E E El Eh Bl REIE q ey 22 MB945 User s Manual INSTALLATIONS Hard Disk Drive LED Connector Pins 10 and 20 This connector connects to the hard drive activity LED on control panel This LED will flash when the HDD is being accessed Pin Signal Name ea eee 10 HDD Active ID eles Ea B CE dE UB Lll 20 5V J8 IrDA Connector Pins Signal Name 5 IRRX IRTX 45V No connect Ir RX GNI Ground Ir TX J9 Digital I O Connector 4 in 4 out This 10 pin digital I O connector supports TTL levels and is used to control external devices requiring ON OFF circuitry meme mae EE qua omma 1 2 sv 2d pom aa oa a mnm 7 s WM m3 3 39 no J F AUDIO 1 Audio Front Header Signal Name Pin Pins Signal Name EISE o L MIC2R 3 4 Presence Lin2R 5 6 MCD Sense Deme cw EIC Lin2 L 9 10 Li
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